New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-08-23
Question Did you not discover on these Islands whi,c
sea who had deserted and had lived there loug tie
Mr.. Hamton. don't think that evidence We all know


on board the ship at Navigation Island man named Tho
williams, who had IN bis possession journal kept on boa
British vessel had about years previously been weck-
on Drummonds Island and tina, all the had been
had been saved aud in captivity Drummonds
Island This whale ship afterwards beat up for tie put
current strnng, they found il ipracticabe. This
men, received confirmation OF from of the native.
ihe vessel ashore suspect ,ha, journal speak Of
Cross examination byRamilton.
did not report TO Lieut. Hudson tia, | had been il
uaond's Island
Witness. The did no, re,rea, Immediately, tu,
,ep, crowdAs into We l,en threw rock into
be tewn, and fired scattering vocy landed and orn.tl
nay and reduced the ashes The natives made
no resistance. They had nothing oppose to US but spear
and clubs and obliged TO drive them before me IN
order get the beach They had cssques, coats OF
glse Court. The natives had not attacked me in auy
manner and not by throwing stoes that morning They
we fell in with.
Bytae Judge ddrocate. Lieut.. Hudson approved of all
BY the Court DO not know if any complaint made
to Lieut. Wilkes, OF The destruction iof the towns upoio
The President asked him what by saying tina, John
Anderson had resisted stronger temptations desert"
To this the witness replied ''sy, beautiful aoe,.
and better opportunities to get a: them"
By the Aec,sd Did the natives deny tina; Anderson
Hitnsss. They evaded allmy enquiries aud seemed in
tent on dragging my boat on ,.a the beach:
came home in the squadron.
Eramineo resumed took command oil the expedition
under written orders from Lieut. Hudson which lost
the wreck OF the Peacock ordered reaching the
shore endcavor 10 obtain The release OF Anderson be
wasnexsence, by offering reward OF large quantity
tobacco the most valuable commodity in tie e. OF that
people In the OF not meeting with success d.
ecte0 land and destroy the town In pursuance of this
order formed my in front Of the town. | then ad.
vanced distance with Ar Hale interpreter, and
offered the reward for the restoration OF Anderson. The
natives advanced from both exircmecs OF the beach al!
we'll armed with the esign Of Selling my boat and dragging
nr into line ,hen Destroyed their town as have stat d.
Before that told Mr. Field, WHO considered Of the
bes, shots ameDg Us. 10 demonstrate the efficiency of
hoped by tbs means 10 avoid The necessity OF shoo,
ing them TO DEATH The natives did not Immediately retreat
50 / threw rocket intothe town.
Judge dyecue We'll, sir, how did you demonstrate The
efficiency OF your arms!
Fitness Oh, by shooting native
Lieut.. Hudson cued, snd examined reported 10 Lieut..
Wilkes my proceedings Up &c d Drunmonds Island. lie
hfr Hamilton We ADM, it, sir and that were JUST
fed in what we did
he conduct Of Lieut.. walker on the occasion
Uitnest approved OF H.
Judge AdrocGte. State what you know relation TO John
Witness They confined and punished stated in
HE specification in consequence of refusing duty
They refused 10 come 10 their quarters when beat 10
ararers They stated TO ha their time out had
another saienent from the SergeantstArms to whom
The Judge Advocate required this paper obe produced
Q1es. Did Lieut.! Wilkes approve of the punishment OF
3 these men!
8 1n,. do not know that reported the punishment
II
BIZ he Court. Did receive orders from Lieut. Wilkes
TO eonfne these and give them dozen lases each
By Mr. Hamilton To my knowledge the time those men
had enlisted for had not expired believe it had no, ex
q pred.
Lieut. Wilkes ind did punish the marines OF
1 cord warning 10 my crew.
Mr. Hamilton here stated that the further examination OF
hi, witues he proposed 10 suspend until he into the
! defence Of Lieut. Wilkes
Midhipndn Elliott called and examined 10 The charg-
efertelt. know of Royal Hope being punched with "a
with ii Iashes, and Royal Hope with "a asies. These
aea the men that know of being punished as aedged
Here the Judge Advocate read from The log of the Vr
cenneS June %, 1889:
Called al! hands 10 witness punishment and gave John
Blake, Royal Hope and another man number oil lashes
= follows.
Fpm the same book, July IL. Called all hands at day
1 TO %fss on nn gsy 5sp S and
dn Dunbar "a lahes each The ship al his date was of
From the same dated 25th Dec 1885, Called all hands
Blackstone "a ashes. and John Fisk 10 laes These Christ
boxes distributed while the ship was lying OF
! administered while at, off. callao.
Ishn Myers seaman, called and examined
eddy order of Lieut. Wilkes when was, where and how
fitness do not knew when, but it Monday
vile at Rio Jaueiro, and bad 25 lashes was punished
u1nng away while on me outward Gruze m .id moi
s certain book which contained some of the partcu
M of the voyage of Lieutenant Walker to the Judge Adj
The witness said he could give information about it
le had never had it in his possession
Rere Mr.. Hamilton stated that the charges had been
\ rsRed on illegal ntormaon and that il was mol 10 be
found in the Log Book. To which The Judge Advocate
pied that be could show by abundant testimony that ii
4 wasmore usual with Mr. Wilkes to punish Illegally Than lie.
saJ and that nineteenth, of the punishmeEts were not re-
corded in the Log
VILLAIN p Lester eranlined-John Dunnick punished
vice with "a ashes each time but DO nj know the dates
Dcnrick punished Callao for drunkenness know
John Maddocks got lezen but can't tell how
hwas for fighting. II tine in december Crowd
rgd dozen al the lime. do not know any
| hing Lawrence McGiiL Crowder punished for
sshtisg with Maddocks.
IiesL Alden stated that ut the commencement of The
ze customary record the regulations lis the
A1g Book.