New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-08-31
rr,al Of Aieus. charles Wilkes, G. .. n.
NAYAL COURT MARITAL,
n, hoard the o. S. Ship North Carolina, lying in
=. the New York HsTbor
Reported for The New.York Tribune.


did re.ship but infer from the fact of their being
aered q. the time the seamen were, and afterwards
.yipg the bounty to go the crnize in the Exploring Ex
they did understanding the terms in the same
as the searen; and would further state tina; the
;,s are never required sign the articles the
seanien
Major Hare ealledn and s'rorn .
VIII Won state to the Court If there has been
evidence in the 6Iss of your Office, that The marines who
cen. ont in the Exploring Expedition, reenisted before
,hs souadron sailed from The U. 5.
:. Ihaye not been able 10 find any.
n Has any evidence been offered 10 your mind to induce
ron 70 belive they did re-ensi!
A None sir, to my recollection
if,bere had been such re.enlis,ment should there
moi have been evidence act ON 'he your once
A. There shsuld be-
O. Since you have been in The service have you ever
re.enis,nen of marines who had three years to
serve.
A. Never, sir
O. Do you consider you have right re-enlis,
who have so long time to serve
a. We have tight
Cross eramined Have You known of the re.cnlst
meat OF seamen who hal three years TO serve:
A. / know aohing about the seamen.
Is not the only information you have on the .ubec
derived the fact OF your not having any evidence
thereof on the files of your Office the Department.
A. / have other Information.
Lieut. Hudson cacd for the Defence, when, after read
Ing bis ,esSony over 10 him, very nice little bit of bob
berry xpIod.d in relation TO the duplicate copies OF bis
report 10 Lieut. Wilkes dated Sydney, New South Wales
March 3tU copy containing The words, "On Sunday
mornng, January 10TH made what we believed 10 be
land 10 the :outh ward anC westward" The other wa
written T" On Sunday, Jan. 49, &c.
Tnese Two copies different reporters, and
consequently, both versions appeared in print After
discussion, both copies placed The record ofihe
CourL
Question by Tee accused. Were any alterations made in
your report consequence OF what the French Exploring
Exposition reputedt TO have done in the Anarc,s!
A. don't think heard OF their discovery.
q Did YOU nsendiug your report TO Lieu tenant Wilkes
call his attention TO the word morning which is not found in
the other'
A. No.
O. Is /, usual receiving reports purperng be copies
.ocola.e them!
A. Me- i, i. not usual; we rely those who make
lhenl
O. When did you first know the word morning was In
one report and not il the other!
A. This morning.
O. Did Lieutenant Wilkes suggest, nr in any manner
direct what your report was TO contain:
No.
O. How were Your comprises TO he depended onas to
bearing while in the Aniartc! State what you know
on this subject
A. They were no, to be depended upon, without
tinna shaking TIE ship has round without the
compass card moving.
O Would The ships the morning OF the 10th make
( different bearing OF the same object!
a. Yes, from their different positions they would.
@. From your recollection will you state 10 the Cour
whSh OF the two reports hes, relates 10 tie po, OF time
when yon discovered and?
4 That ,rsieh leapes morning did land on
the 18Th in the morning.
You have said SIR that both copies prepared by
clerk compare them and see they are tie same hand
writing.
A. cannot say My clerk is Sick or he would know his
own handwriting.
@ Look at the report now shown YOU and say if you
have seen it before CHS was the one with the words
A. No, not with the word morning, sir.
G. Is not that your correction! =.
A. Cooking i'll cannotell now after the lapse OF two
years know that signed report and that is my sigma
tu never knowingly signed report claiming 10 have
discovered land OF Sunday morning-my whole coarse
shows the contrary, because we did not discover land
@ State how the appearance of land on the morning o.
the l9th bore from the Peacock?
4. Southwest
@ Were you gunner of the vncennes her last cruize
If aye did you see land on the 18th, and speak 10 Lieut.
Wilkes about ii!
nnne have been acting gunner for the last four years
gangway Capt Wilkes deck; he came TO me and
asked what thought of the appearance of the land; my
answer was" II il is not land have never seen any
Lieut. Wilkes made reply; between and ten in
The morning l think Lieut. Case was the officer OF the
hook at the paper now shown you and il that paper
was presented 10 you and at what time.
petty Officers do Know II bears their own Signatures
Mr. Hamilton wanted to read the paper but the Judge
Advocate objected.
Witness The paper written by me and presented to
Captain Wilkes.
The paper read. 1t request from the petty
officers and seamen that iPeter Sweeney should be dis
charged from the ship after he had been furnished as ne
wssa dangerous man. and if he was in debt they would
RilHess. was deck when the paper was presented
10 captain Wilkes Twas written on the sund i
William Hyde Examined. was carpenters mate on
board the Vincennesi can read and write
O. Look the paper now shown you, and state all you
know OF il.
a. My name is it. wrote it with pencil. The pa
was drawn up by some of the petty officers in the ship
They did all write the names themselves Those who
Old net their authorized them.
g Was Feter Sweeney an American or r., foreigner g.,
CON- Jones' All those who sail under the american nag
are Americans, and to be treated and protected Us
A. did not know whether he was an Americas or not.
The Court here cleared decide the paper should
received testimony not. The Court ruled tha
was competent testimony
G. Was that paper given Lieut. Wilkes after he recsiv-
ed the punishment awarded by the Court Martial
O. Did Lieut. Wilkes take any further notice of the APP
peance OF the land the morning OF the 18th than you
nave here stated
/, a Nothing else else, ,c,.,.,ma. FL, called
q Was you attacked the Peacock ana DID you see
land on the 18th OF Jan, $780, from that vessel
was attached TO that vessel and TO The best OF my
knowledge land late the afternoon OF That day
NcaIsed considerable excitement among The ohcerS was
al The masthead two three hours ON that day IL was
halcnze. The form also of this appearance OF land was
se,y different IRON any thing ever saw on that cru1e
" DID yon see land any day prior TO- the lS'h! ii So
A saw the 18th, between lO and Ill saw II from
ne nainopmast trees in company with Lieut.
wood rs il my custom TO decry day while crulzing in
Mat sea Both OF Immediately exclaimed There IS te
aad Thsre were peaks, OF conica and
Two with the appearance Of DOME much Ike mountains tam,
o. ayoicapic formation After looking at it tor some time
we sent down for spyglass and examined very closely
and came to the conclusion that cod be nothing else than
ersa trma This like the land spoke OF on the l9th was
much higher than ice island, and very strong reason
would give for being land is that all ice islands before
oeng detached from the shore invariably table topped
o. large square masses and never become OF the variety
o. figure until they have undergone tbs vicSS!udeS OF
saate and have been broken by being melted or per
sa broken by their weight or the ACTON OF the sea
would also remark il very clear and beautiful day
ea ie 10th, with little light cumulrS !oaiins above the
horizon JUS, where we could see the land