The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-09-01

obligng US to be seated, by pressing US downwsrds
and forcing our legs, while numbers stood around
with TIER weapons ready Tor Immediate use. We
would not submit to it, threatened them with our
arms and left them.
Q.-Were not the females of that island consi-
dered remarkably beautiful in the squadron'
This question and answer were objected to by
some of the members OF the Court, and were with
drawn by the Judge Advocate.
Odd not the attack take place at Loalib, after
the boat was restoredf
A 1T did
Q.-Iow do you know the effects were not re-
soredl
A.-3ecause her sails were stripped from her.
BY HMLToN--Was not the clothing bags OF the
men fetainedl
A.-They were; know il because saw the ma
tives with the mems shirts on their backs
BY JUICE ADvocATE-Were no articles OF that
kind obtained by the natives III trade!
A.--There were at other places, so obtained from
the boats of the squadron; don't know as to that
place.
BY HAMnroN-Do you know that any churches
or school houses were burned at any OF the attacks
any of the islands by the squadron!
A.-None tina. know Of
LIZ CRAVEN, called by MIR. Hamilton, and exam
ined.
Q.--Were Royal Hope, WIN. Lester, and John
Blake, deserters from the squadron at Valparaiso, II
yea, did you arrest theml
A.--They were deserrers and arrested them.
don't recolect about Hope and Blake, but few
days after the vincennes sailed from Valparaiso,
met Lester IN the street, and attempted to arrest
HIM by Selling him by the collar, he pushed himself
away from me In an Insulting manner and ran. |
ran after him short distance, but could not catch
HIM, and was obliged to send constable after him,
who caught him IN a few hours, and he was sent on
board the Falmouth | wrote letter by the Fal-
mouth to Capt Wilkes. Blake and Hope were also
sent on board as des-rters.
JUDoE ADvocATE.-Look at the first specification
of the first charge, and say if you know If any OF
those men were illegally punished!
Al don't recollect, know one or two named
there were punished, bus do not recoect the mum
Der OF lashes they received
BY HAMiLToN.--Staie whether the punisnments
were frequent on board the Vincennes, while you
A.--There were few punishments till we got to
Rios there recollect of one or two. sailed In the
Expedition In August, 1888, and lett at Valparaiso In
June, 1889.
LIZ Carr, recalled by Mr. Hamilton, and exam
ined through the Judge Advocate.
Q.-Look al the log and see II John Dupnock,
James Green, Peter Lewis, John Kidd, Michael
Ward, and Addison Dunbar, were not captured as
few days before sailing for the island.
A.-The log states they received twenty-four
lashes each, but does not state whether they were
deserters They were punished on the llth, and
the vessel sailed on the 18th.
Q.-Do you know whether these men, or any OF
them were deserters from the Vlncennes, and were
not they brought on board short time before being
A.-There were some men that ran from boat
at Callao, but whether these were the men cannot
recolect. Twill state that James Green, captain OF
the mzzentop, was coxswain OF the boat,and we had
much trouble with him. There were some who
punished Just befo1e left CallaO tor stealing
LIQUOR from on board the Relief and gettsg drunk,
but don't know whether they were these men or
not. There was a marine punished who had been
stationed the liquor and got drunk, but can't
say that II was one Of these
Q.-Look at the log under date of June 9Th, 1889,
and see If i is there stated that George Porter re-
cevcd five lashes, VIM. Soule nine lashes, and John
Fisk ten Also, if anything is stated Of Joseph Lee
mont receiving twenty five lashes, and Charles Coils
ton twenty-four lashes?
Al find that Porter, Soule and Fisk, are men,
toned receiving that number OF lashes, but no
| mention is made OF Lemont or Colsfon.
| Q-Look at the log of June 49, $40, and state il
anything is said Of Elijah King receiving twenty.
| four lashes!
| A-No, sir; no punishments are noted on that day
q. BY JUDGE ADvocATE-Were punishnents al
ways entered on the log of the Vincennesl
Al presume so; il is the custom OF the service,
Capt McKEEvER called by MIR. Hamilton and ex-
amined through the Judge Advocate.
Q.-Were you in command of the Falmouth at
Callao at the time the Exploring Expedition was
therel
Al Twas.
Q.--Had you opportunities of observing the oper-
atoms of the squadron while there; were they not
constantly employed in its duties, and were not the
attention and asiduity such as to call forth comnen-
daton and surprise from you1
A.-To the whole question answer yes.
Q.-Could Court Martial have been held there
at any time without interfering with the pursuits OF
the squadron, and prejudice the public INTEREST,"
Alt could not.
The evidence OF the witness was read over, and
the Court adjourned till Thursday morning at 10
o'clock.
After the adjournment of the court, the Judge
Advocate and MIR. Hamilton proceeded TO Brooklyn
for the purpose of taking the evidence Of Frederick
D. Steward, 1t Hudson's clerk, de 6sne esse. After
NJ Iob T Eov bod 6od hail o IanU
ousy i'll with the remittent fever and could not at
tend the court, the examination proceeded as fol-
lows nQnuU3 t .1 .n " 'n
O-By Mr HAMILroN.--Lock at the papers now
cock, Sydney, New Louth Wales, Sd March, 1910, -
respectively signed William l.. Hudson, addressed
]. X. Pauf1ing, Eeq., Secretary of the Navy, and
state whether the bodies Of both those papers are in
A.~No. sir; only the one marked A. at the top
(Ths is the report in which the word morning" is
O. State in whose handwriting the body Of the
other paper isl
Al do not know.
O-By JupeR ADVOCATE State from what you
cqpied that which you have acknowledged to be in
Al copied i from Capt Hudsons own hand.
writing. recolect it caused considerable excite
ment. fs
Q.-state at what time you made the copy. as
Al hardly recollect the date. know it was at
Sydney, in the latter part Of February, the frs,
Of March.
Q.-Was it before or after the arrival of the Vim
cennes at Sydneyl
A.-There was a copy made before the arrival Of
the Vincennes. / don't know whether this copy
was made before or after her arrival. cannot tell
the exact time.
Q--Do you recolect that 1t: Wilkes, on the
night of his arrival went out of town to visit 1t
Hudson; vast not made after that VISIT
Al recollcct of such visit, but cannot say
whether this report was made before or after.
Odd you make dupIicatesa :,
Al cannot say Ibid copy II IN the book.
think il was in the letter book as II is usual to copy
all such things in the letter book, but am not sure
O-By Mr.. HAMILTON. you know Of your
ever having made any other than this copy shown
you
copv with the exception OF the one in the book
~ - ...e<1 huau there and L NAV NOT have