New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-08-30
Trial Of Lient. Charles wilkes, U. 8. n.
N4Y6L COURT M4RTIAL,
On board the q S. Ship North Carolina, lying In
the New York Hsrbor.
Renor,a,d fnr The New-York Trfhuns

guest OF i member OF the Co1rt
The following question was put by the
Judge Adcocate. State the conversation which occurred
New Zealand, between Lieutenant Wilkes and youseif in
relation 10 the discovery os land BY him the iiih jar.
uary, ls4e.
Ansrer cauno, state that the 18th particularly
mentioned think it Was in reference TO the dhcovery
generally previous 20 the 26th.
Oxsstion Did tie appearance OF land to you, on the
18Th al all confirm the alleged discovery OF the 18th by tue
ViEccpness
Arsrer. The appearances OF land were srong thai,
expected no,nentariiy to discover it, and another eorrobo.
rating fact that received Belamy's English Na,igs.
tor of the previous year right after got back Ne~
Zealand and found that We were on The same track
when he discovered the land IN that quarter.
Gross Eraained ~ Mr.. Neutrality-suspicious. From the
position OF the several vessels the lsh OF January 1919
could they Lave been each near eontnent ay thee
existed tending E. aud w, and does noI the fact Ct h
distance OF the Peacock al SO miles ana The orpose al no
iromh vncenre so prove ihat The and could mol have
been seen from both either Of those vessels on ha,day
Amsser To the FIRST part OF the question answer les 10
the latter No believe that will cover IL
Question Were not the positions O.. tie vessels on The
10Th as It. ON the coa,, OF America one had been OF Bosor
another Of Network, and third of Norfolk
Ansrer. Yes, sir.
Lieut. De Haen called was sailing master OF the Viz
cennes in January 1910 The Log Book Was sent in daily
10 Lieut. Wilkes O'Clock in the afternoon; presume De
examined II.
osest;on Did he find any fault that it was not recorded
there that land discovered TIE 10Th OF that month!
Anseer. No, sir
ouestion What portion OF Lieut.. Wlikess TINE, eaca
t l,v ra, devoted to the duties OF the squadron,
i,rrt am under the impression that he was on decs
no,I nor,iau of each day esttended 10 MS duties very
constantly .a,s
ouesti.n Was he not occupied most Of the night also
! Ah,,rer. Yes sir
Here the Judge Advocate read rcm tue synopsis OF Tic
as sent 10 the Secretary of the Navy by 1t Wilkes
ON his return The Judge Advocate read from page
10 as follows:
On I'd of Jonuary we lost sight OF the eyng tsl,
and on the 3d. of the Peacock The gincennes ana Por;
n"is made the ice barrier the ll Of January In lat u
Il S long 1864 50 +; and separated ia fog lhe following
day The Peacock made the ice on the losn anu 'as y
| inc Fish on the Dist OF January.
The di.coloratiop the was soon seen, and seals
and pensuins were in numbers but appearance d
land uni, the l5h 10th and 7th in long, 100 f. ana iato
rbe Peacock Porpoi.e and vincennes all agree in this
hourh Macy doubted the existence OF land, considering
| TO be too good news 10 be true - -, ,o
vanns nnd fescock laud was aScerained positively 70
csi,t though they were separated several miles
! Mr. Hamilton said by reading portion The whoelad
been made evideace and could mol be contradIced
len, called ard examined.-Ouestion Who had the
watch rom A NJ 10 y board the Vino annes ON the
ansi,cr don't recelee, the date without reference to
the Log Book. [Aiter reierencel : i mad.
Question state il you land that day. or i N'ss sup
oard a and hsd been seen on NJ, .Ga,
Va .n ss nv sa@eipg nbuu, it, but my recollection
distinct Ishould have II entirely IL had not oesn
| ,poken 10 on The subject few days ago
Question Was il supposed on b. ard that dhcoyery
| and had been made on thai DAY
| ansutr Mt to my knowledge. J.,
Question Have you distinct recollection when land vas
| first seen, sir! -, ,; 49,
ON the M or 6h but should not ha>, bt en- certain OF
if had rot again on the 28ih or 2sth That winch
1nre Mr. Hamilton pu, IN an objection the pur
.reJ Inv the Judge Advocate who first read portion OF
Lieut. Wilkes ,ynopss as testimony anu hen ea'''' WV
Tie Judge Advocate stated that he offered that synopsls
,how that Lieut.. Wilkes was determined not 10 allow sne
claim of Len, Riuggod the APPEARANCES which he ala
On the 18th and 6 bsc they were Hot seen py hias
but was determined that he should hare The credit OF Inc
much stronger by Lieut. Ringgod than those &C sn
by the officers oflhe fincennes ,..,.,o.. >, ,,.,
party and commended that the Judge Advocate could Tot
,iduce now TO con'raaict e SYNOPSIS OF Lea
Wilkes He insisted that the whole OF that synopsnws@w
| n evidence .,,..
Their fIonors decided that the Synopsis was ncosie
| tent testimony, and rejected the "hoie OF II.
Mr. Hamilton here read written statement TO The exc
that the Synopsis having been offered and extracts
read could not be rejected and the accused claimed the
whole as testimony and requested that this objection might
| appear on the record
Question TO Lieut. Case When did you frs; hear Of The
claim the discovery OF the land on the is OF
| Anaper Either al Sydney or when l saw lhe report
Gy,,t;oy Were YOU not employed so you took
1
| 10 tow the ship off the baTrerf
Ans,rer. was z.,, -. :.
seals psnguins, and were the W alters discolored'
Answer My remarks on the log book say that saw
| zeal 4 penguin, and a variety OF petrel =.
QUESTION What entry did yeu make N the Log, aad ila
| il remain there ,y, d
mt on the Log Book Strong appearances Of land" y
ya ordered 10 erase that and that it proved to be al
iceberg Lieut.. Hudson gave ina! order. The ce'peg
| More TO the southwark and westward.
o,s,t;on How many hours it daylight in the Ant
As II was dark a, no time and il was perfectly light
during q hours; there light enough TO read at any
ou,an You say i, was stated or the Log, at the or!ef
of Lieut. Hudson that it iceberg; did you believe
! il 10 be land at that time! l.,
| getting soundngs some days alter =,
Question How long after the l9th ala me feacocX Se.
soun,linp, and al what pth!
an.rs5 On The 25d in $50 attoms; did rot try Tor
souadings on the 18Th ,....,
Snywer do not now eco!lect; but piece OF stone was
| brought mp, on which we cheered ship; =,
QUESTION Were the Vincennes and Peacock IN ssh Oh
Anner To The best Of my recollection saw the PeacaA
from the deck could her mast head the ice ~ me
afternoon of that day She under top-.als only After
referring the LogYes sue was on our quarter a. ~
the morpi.y; also, seals and some ice-bergs were seen
A. The srSgeson Of the Court the whoe OF the days work
was read io:n the log OF the 18TH LIT contained nons
o.t;.n VIVA, was the position of the Peacock be
3d. with reference the position OF the Vncennes ahd
position also! .rds
miles OF latitude There about Is miles to degree
iIat latitude By dead reckoning the Log Book II ap
pears the Peacock the l9ss in long l5S 20 n,
Es % on the sd, Isl As long w., in lat to ~ lhs"s
osess;on What was the difference by that data along he
land ~,
Ans,cer. About fifty miles on thai parallel ,,,,
O,t,oa When did the Peacock leave the Antartac' "a
was The rea.on she left? aad where did she go;
ASser On the 24th she came in contact WIN a az be 70;
lost her rudder and the morning OF the 2'ln sns @
clear the ice She le because she very ss. vas
hove sown and on examination found thai her sh'nA
was en- through near her timber heads .,ba
Question How long did she arrive at sydney Oeio''
vincennes! ,a ~, zee