New-York daily tribune., 1842-09-07
Trial of Lleut. Charlie. wilkes, q. 9. n.
NAVAL COURT AARTIAL,
On board the q. S. Ship North Carolina, lying In
the New York Eazbor.
Reported for The New.York Tribune.


There very large attendance Of speetntsrs ana
ion hunters this morning. including every grade OF The
val service from the junior officers mp 10 the peru, Post
| Captain There also vast uambcr OF young and
pretty women present TO add interest To The scene
| The usual preiimnanes having beea duly eSsetycd
Lieut. Wilkes rose read us tecncs, which comprises
! octave pamphlet OF hiiS-s pages
The defence by inorang tie Court, that during
VIA, was iaappropriass,y called the tris of Leuts Pick
ney Johasort vaIu; Midshpmen May, d.. Guillod the
accused had been treated by the prosecution as he real
cnpr; and then he proceeds 10 arrsgn ise press shch
the defence says has teeued with unqualified deeera
ton of the accused personally and Of his actors fer the
purpose OF oyerawHg the Court and forcing 'erct IN
opposition 10 The cousciences OF the Judges
These efforts against the accused date so far bacS that
on his lasdng after hve years voyage be toand ai be
was on the of sustaining injury almost equa % The
mos, severe sentence which the Court could have inflicted
had all the charges been proved The accused nett ad
ver,ed to the high character and standing of he bes
of The Court as sufficient protect him against this ep
dice and then into history nj his hrs; connection
with the Expedition ander the command OF CON- TaoS
An CateSby Joues his voyage 10 Europe resan, and
having the unsolicited command cfhe Expedition Bestowed
on him by Mr. E1-Secrerary Ponsest He next adwrts to
die officers OF the Squadron, nsinua,eS that eaoa existed
n tbwart all the objects OF the expedition which were In
consistent with the OF the gentcmea eonfo'pg 1t
aad adds that they all volunteers Tor he same and
were 10 receive an extra compensation FOR extra services
l
ron 10 the Navy particularly the old school, al adds
that he shall be found opposed TO the new lde that
authority is be derived from the stesase ana aT ooA
md that officers are to be shown the instructions OF their
omnander and be cyily asked if they will perform the
| duty.
These arehe principal points OF the Exofdun age TIE
accused then proceeds deinolish the charges @7aim
To the first charge of oppression 70 Dr. 0ulou h says,
thai he kept the communication OF that ocer 10 me Sc
cretary OF the Navy, could have done Dr. Giton no
iarn because Court could have been ordered 10 Try
the accused abroad and ii he TO be tried In The United
STATES i, could not have been done satisfactorily 10 the
Doctor apti the of The SQuadron he coaplains
also that TIL, document not found and protuced be-
| fore the Court and then insinuated that il had been
Intentionally detained lest by lis contents it hal been
proved to have been dsrespectful.
The sane reply given the 2l specification 10 rela
ton 10 The charges against Lieut. Ringsod. To the 3d. he
oleas the Doctors misconduct iorh his lack
promotion To the fourth, he puts dsnal OF tht ac
and enters n,o a very minute hyperc-tical diseaoa
on The Doctors testimony, show that the Imperial aal
date OF quit the presence, Sir. quit the presence sou
order from the house top at the pitch OF the aceuset
voice for doctor go boaru Sir, and don't leave
noken IN public place. which is the main allegation The
charge To other part of this specification in relation
@ no. a ionoun he denies that he refused him any trial.
and conends the Doctor would have had moreo CON-
plain Of he had been forced TO take LIS uia seorea
court there the members of which were personal leHd
OF himself In the fifth specitcaiisn IN relation 10 The stop
page the Doctors pay be contends that The Doctor bad
extra dnty and the keeping OF Journal
TO the charges OF cruelty TO the inhabitants OF Clermon
Touuere DrummoBd se &c &c he pleads the orders and
instructions Of the Secretary OF the Navy, and contends thai
armed with plenary powers and unless eea; asi
wnnton abuse these powers IS established the charge
must fall He then cies the dongs OF the inh abitals
against the officers o! the ESpeditlon and hnds III their
| case verdict Observed them quite right
To the fourth charge OF illegally pnnlsng the me under
his command the accused says" is The only charge
caused him the least east "a ANXIETY ns es nu ,ba M
been made 10 appear punshments were notonly ur
quen in The squadron but that they were m absolutely neces
TO the sixth charge of scandalous conduct IN The matter
of the discovery of The 18th January he cites portions O.
reference to non.appearance Of OF those sights
the ta, the commander OF vessel exercises no
control the ogbook for which the ocer OF Inc utck
is responsible To the matter OF the discrepancy IN the re-
port, the Secretary Of the Navy he nerp9ses an excuse
or himself had designed to perpeate fraud they would
been clever not TO have put The important Sar n
sell offence Of hosting the broad wear
ing the captains uniform he cites The regulations OF The
unless be SHAH have been appointed command squadron
and his the command oi squadron that regulation
,ders the charge toe frivolous by argument when
every skipper OF North river soop bears the utie oil cap
iain and mashipman 1t in command el tenae' ~'1''
The charges brought by Lieutenant Pinckney ware
mex, disposed olu short order he angry reproQisde.
ned and the God damn considered as noi proven De
cause only of the witnesses testify ibat lhy heard
the expression, God damn H. sir, you've dlsoDyeaI ny
that without this phrase the reproach could not be ha@
Icanaal OF. -
Fying Fish, he says that Lieutenant Plnkney nian5sa
his vessel unskully on that occasion that he was uy
ashamed Of il, and matter would never nave pea
brought light bad not been necessary eroschars
and a, proof OF ihis he charges Lieutenant PinhTry WIN
yiacennes seven days after this reprocf was gwen
To the 18th Specification that OF refusing TO pay er e
repairs the Flying Fish, he pleads The necessity o. eoa
serving the public interest and says that the
ways urgent, and that the duty OF Lieut. fInhny
have waited hs arrival at the Bay OF Islands 10 f
charge OF neglect duty III retaining the
Lieut. r. the Secretary ofthe Navy, the accused cog
tends as the of Guou that was of no CONSEQUENCE
when the complaint came as ne could not be ed enls %
arrival in the United States. To the charge ol oppe@W
in confnng Lieut. Pinkney to the Peacock from May
October 1870, The accused says that Lieut. Phney ta
been tried for the for which he suspended aN
the counsel judge whether the arrest amounted 70
To the last CHARGE that cfcruey the marines, Baou
and three Others who refused to reener the service, aa
the period they enlisted for had expired he pleadft
justification says that this charge has less Foundation
| Than any others in the whole catalogue.
.avjng thus disposed OF the charges the accused aeh
the motives the Judge Advocate in nos .as se al4
unprecedented manner and charged that gentlemen WIZ
NOT besi,atine TO mpeach the testimony OF every wims
who did not testify exactly what tst learned gentleman
wanted for conviction The prosecuting witnesses Lieu.
p.rknrv and Dr (;u,ou suffered soa,e also OF the Tor.
ner the accused said, be has told the Court that be
surveyor and his evidence must have satisfied nt
The defence thus concluded counlry's gratitude WIZ
cheer and reward me ss the gallant officers whom
Guou (the author of the charge) will be uttered eny
| a by.word and reproach'' c
| The Court was then cleared and the members eith
| their deliberations.
DA young man named r. B. Ogden from
Philadelphia, who last fall bought farm neaf
Grswold, Illinois, is missing, and it is fearedtiai
| he has been murdered.
| 70 Mr.. Daniel Cahoon, aged 90, was drowned
on the 9Th ult while bathing in Black river, se3
| Eluria Inra In county Ohio