The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-12
Sayal General Court Martial on board Of
the U. y. ship North Carolina.
A. A
THunspAY, Aug. II, 1872
TnIAL or Lmur. R. F.:prcKsrr, CosrrsurD.

| ihAL OF LIEUT. IL CONTINUED.
The Court met pursuant to adjournment and the Court
ordered that the reading of the minutes Of yesterday pro
| ceedings be dispensed with unnecessary.
Lieut.. WILKES then made request to the Court that he
might be allowed to make explanation respecting some
portion OF the report eff yesterdays proceedings in the
TO this the Court objected that they had nothing d.
with any opinion which might be expressed in the papers
by any person who might form and express opinion
| as 10 what had occurred
Lieut. wnKEs stated it in regard to his having dis
regarded three orders IRON the Secretary OF the Navy to
deliver up Journals, &C.
The President said il did appear the minutes OF
the proceedings and what appeared in the papers could
not be motto ed by the Court
Lieut. WLKrs then stated that so far as he was person
ally concerned che cared little about what the newspa
pers said he hiekskinned far they
The subject then set at rest and Lieut. Wilkes, as
| we understand, was to state what he desired in wri-
| ting
The JUICE ADVOCATE then stated that Lieut. Perry de-
| sired to correct part Of his testimony.
Lieut. PERRY recalled and said wish to state that
after leaving the cabin Tuesday afternoon, and
sderng my testimony doubt arose in my mind whether
was patent deck log that had used in the sur
10 my sn nc p
but did not, told was be called before the
Court again. OF the fact that we used log AN perfectly
positive and at the time gave my testimony was under
the impression It was patent log but after the most anx-
ious reflection cannot decide whether it patent
deck og had been greatly in the habit of using patent
log board the Peacock and had to plot the work of the
schooner in which she used patent log.
/ The accused here presented a TO the
Court against Lieut. Wilkes the prosecuting witness being
assisted by Attorney to conduct the prosecution and
the Court stated that they coud not allow the Judge
Advocate was appointed by Government to conduct the
prosec ution
LIEUT.. WILKES said in reply that he had not had any
assistance from counsel in conducting the prosecution.
In reply to questions from the accused the witness said
During the first survey of the Island of Upoo the wind
was from the south and and during the last from the
north and west and part of the time calm and the south
side of the island consequently exposed during the
first survey and sheltered during the last surveyed
the harbor Falea under the orders and
by myself measured the charts and to the eye
the only difference appeared to be in the sketchng
considered them as corresponding The boats during the
first survey not sent inside tn reef prac
cable because did not slider it necessary the first
day. the weather being fine for the schooner to be engaged
and the coast appearing straight, without sny harbor
They could be sent when it was necessary because
the weather prevented it. The first survey was about
three hours making survey of Falealit the last time
think began at SUNRISE and think nearly finished
that afternoon and took two lines of sounding the
next day. 1t smy impression that we los. time that
Lieut. WILKES made attempt to examine this wit.
ness as to the evidence given by Lieut. Sinclair report
ed in the HERALD thus acknowledging the correctness of
the reports which the reporter understood him to mpugn
at the commencement of the proceedings
Passed Midshpman MAY called and sworn.The letters
on which the first specification of the first charge is
grounded were shown to Witness who said he did not
know that Lieut.. Pnkney had written them caused
them to be forwarded to Lieut. Wilkes.
The second specification charges the accused with
hbting the letters and charges junior officers under his
command The witness said he exhibited any let.
u
to witness, he said have these charges before.
The JUDGE ADyocArE was here sworn, in order to put
an end to an objection raised by Lieut. Wilkes the prose-
cutting Witness that might be copy and he
certified that tie original charges forwarded the depart
ment by Lieut.. Pnkney against Lieut. Wilkes had been
destroy in consequence of having been much boted
and inerined by himself that they not fit to be
again to the Department, but that the copy before the
Court had been made from copy kept by Lieut. Pink
ney and to all ntens and purposes copy thereof
and, he believed, literal and verbatim copy.
This the prosecuting witness desired might appear upon
Ia " 10 ~ al
tainly would.
WIrSEss.-I believe have seen copy of these charg
es beforethe referred to by the Judge Advocate
having been destroyed When was at the observatory
at Oahu received paper from Lieut. Alden deliver to
into Mr.. Wilkes own hands Mr.. Howison did not come
up before usual hour for leaving the observ aory and
therefore, on leaving carried the papers with ac
cdentally met in the street with acting Surgeon Palmer
who observed the paper in the breast OF my he ask
ed me what was Irepled apaper belonging to Lieut.
Pinkney He asked me II had read it / replied no.
He observed that Lieut. Pnney did design to conceal
from then had the paper my hand and said do
you authorize me to read it He said certainly that he
was sure would be agreeable to Pinkney. would OBJ
serve that at this time knew Dr. Palmer to be the conf
dent and adviser of Lieut. Pnkney and considered he
aDd there e shs
besides the charges do not recollect it, shortly
and he expressed himself perfectly satisfied my having
done So and left the charges with him. again recev.
ed the charges from him. but forget at what me the
morning gave them to Mr.. Howison.
Examined by Lieut. WINES
The ohcers engaged at the observatory plotting charts
were Leuts Alden Perry Case Budd, Walker and some
others don't recollect distinctly whom. Lieut.. En-
mons was another | think those nearly all the
Lieuts. that there. the observatory Lieut.
Alden gave these charges and gave me message to
deliver them into the hands Of Mr. Howison and for Mr.
Howison to deliver them into the hands of Lieut. Wilkes
himself think the charges directed to the Hon the
Secretary of the Navy, and the paper unsealed.
letter from the witness to Lieut.. Wilkes containing the
substance OF the above testimony was put by Lieut.
Wilkes and read
WrSEss-In an interview which had with Lieut..
he had sent for me- he wanted me to dvulge
the name of the friend who had authorized read the
charges declined doing So and addressed letter to
him giving my reasons for so declining.
The first specification of the second charge alleges that
Lieut.. Pinkney suffered arms &C. on board the Flying
Fish to become ruined by neglect. The witness said
knew nothing of it never have any neglect in
Lieut.. Pinkney.
The second specification relates to neglect in placing
watch whereby five deserted at Sydney. The wit
boat and it whilst Lieut. Sinclair then master was
responsible for the watch.
The third specification relates to the alleged negligence
in surveying the Island of Survey The witness not
then attached to the schooner
The third charge for altering and repairing the schr
without authority. The witness sad-Lieutenant Pink
ney made necessary repairs whilst at the Bay of Islands
We went into the Bay of Islands very unseaworthy
condition and these repairs put upon her were highly i'm
Q,-By Lieut.. wIkEs-what were those repairsl
A-Canking for she leaked like sieve While down
SOUTH making and repairing gas the jaws Of which had
been carried away raising and cleetng the saddle of the
man BOOM shifting and fitting the rigging, making
elects and Cables making for the better security
and safety OF the sails, and other minor alterations and
repairs.
Q-By JuDoE ApvocATE-Was there fore topmast fit
ted and how ii madel
A-Thero made, or rather signal pole, as l
understood at the time that is all know about Il.
In answer to question from Lieutenant Wilkes the
witness saidPart of the time that Sydney was
experimenting at the storehouse shore during the day
and keeping account of the stores and provisions going
Oft to the ship and excused from the night watch by
Lieutenant Pinkneys permission Ibelieve the schooner
had complete outfit at Sydney in all respects An or
der from Lieutenant Wilkes dated LIST April ls40 forbid
ding Lieutenant Pinkney from making repairs or atera
ons in the Flying Fish, without his (Lieut. Wilkes0
written ORDER shown to The witness who said he had
never seen it to his recollection. This order dated
three weeks after the date laid in the specification as
the offence having been committed in defiance Of that or
der.
The witness knew nothing about the fourth or fifth
charges, relating to the accused Journal which he is
first accused of not keeping regularly and destroying
The sixth charged for cruelty and illegally furnishing
black cook on the schooner named Jno. A. Weaver be.
tween the Goth Dec, 1899, and 18th April 1910.