New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-08-31


discovery the evening Of the leth,
A. s; did MOI ' know that there was before tha1
was not. suppose he means 10 say.
Ri.nesa. lay claim 10 it myself BIZ, know Of no claim
having been set by nay commander.
O. May il not have been up before you heard Of the
French claim,
a. That might have been, but ] never beard Of it,
Captain, Edettn called and ercmned-Q Was in
mand of the Marine Guard of the Exploring Expedition
while under the command of Commander Catesby Jones
a; olned The Expedition in May 1887 aad lett IN Jnae
1888 The marines received bounty equal three months
pay with ull understanding that they TO out
Do You mean to convey the idea that the marines
enlisted: II aye, was that re-epis,ment in wrtng'
A. give my impressions that they volunteered
Judge Advocate. But want the facts
Witness Well, do n, recsllect
q Could they have signed articles without your know
edge and was not duty to put them in place
a. can't say if there had been il would have been my
the Guard.
G. Would not some evidence of the re-eaiistmen have
been transmitted to the proper Department at Washing ton
A. None don't call it re.enlstnent, but volunteer
O. In such would not the Dames have appeared
The ships articles.
fbs sopd ea ssTf or separate rolls and
O. II marines sign written contract, do you call vol
unteering!
Lieut.. Carr recalled. Did you hand Lieut. Wilkes the
application OF the petty officers Of the Vincenne for the dis
A. Yes. On The morning Peter Sweeney was TO be pun
ished this paper was brought 10 me by the chief boat
the had been punished along side the Vncennes and
while the were ye, deck, handed that paper to
be discharged did any the sign the paper
All hands deck and dissenied from the paper
c. Will You state what was the condition of the Vincen-
Homnuiu when the Marines sent TO the Fort
for confinement.
Log Book referred to
4. The ship laying moored, sernas, TO the Shore
close the wharf do know that the Marines
to the Fort tina, dme some Of the Guard being ashore
on liberty. The prisoners when confined had not there
fore that strict guard kept over them that they should have
had.
O. Were you the First Lieutenant OF the ship?
O. Had men deserted from OF, the brig at that place
A. Don't recolect.
II. Had some OF the men confined in the brig on
board the ship get drunk!
A. Repeatedly.
O. Was not the Fort the place where Consus men
usually confined as prisoners.
a. Yes; was in The Fetonce MYSELF and varia
c. Why Dinsman separated from the other prison.
ers in the Fort.
O. Was Smith separated from tie others. and Why
A. don't know They were rst in " tho Fort" when
O. How long the squadron al Calao, VIVA, duty
going and it such fully occupied the officers and
A. We arrived there June 80 1885, and remained
there Is days. after long cruze and the men and boys
employed accordingly The officers were
ranged that while one portion were employed on board
the ship The others were engaged on the Island OF San lo-
taking magnetic and meteorological observations
measuring The height efthe Island &c The boats be-
lieve, dredging for shells On the I'd OF July
10 Ca'ao, when many were allowed To 80 on
shore could be spared from duty.
Was not the Relief about returning TO the United States
and was there not change of vessels made!
A. Yes and the crew were employed in new rigging her
O. Was not every exer;on made 10 gctto sea as soon as
possible!
a ,horgt Ny orders in the ship were TO that ei-
feet.
@. Could Court Martial have been convened there with
out great delay 10 the public service!
A. There would have been delay but don't know abou,
injury
q the Squadron when Sidney in December, 1899,
constantly employed in preparing Tor the Antarctic cruise
A. Yes.
G. Did the fitting out during the detention at Sidney re-
quite constant attention OF officers and men!
a OF the principal officers and the leading men, not the
whole OF them.
O. Could officers have been spared for Court Martial
without great delay
A. ! think not
O. Did DR. Fox in the Storage OF the vincennes at
Sydney, after he had received his appointment Surgeon
A Before he appointed he did, but after his APP
pontmen he messed in the Ward Room. He was appoint
ed at Honolulu.
@. Were all hands always called when punishment was
inflicted!
A. can, say always; but generally. can only speak Of
the time while was first Lieut., which WAS from the 9Th
OF June, 1888, TO the 25lh Oct. l84l.
Here The Court adjourned.