The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-24

TniAL or LIEUT.. CHAs. WLxEs CONTINUED.
The Couhr met pursuant adjournment, and the pro
csedings of yesterday read by the Judge Advocate
Tsr JuDoE ADyocArK read the following order
| NAVY DEPARTMENT,
| June -, 1912.
You will repair forthwith to Washington and report
yoursslfto this Department
| 81 am respectfully yours.
| "A. F. UPSHUR.
CDR. c. F. b. GuiLLou, Assistant Surgeon U. s. Navy
Philadelphia"
| On this order was endorsed
Reported 9Th June lsa and discharged from further
attendance June 3lst, l5a2. A p. UPSHUR"
Dr. c. F. B. GuILLou rec alled.-This is the order
ceived from the Secretary OF the Navy. returned it to
the Navy Agent at Philadelphia with receipt for monies
paid for my expenses When was ask ed for il in
wrote for it, he sent il on to me- presume the
mark Of wafer of is where attached it
to the receipt gave the Navy Agent There was moth
| ing attached to IT by the Secretary Of the Navy.
Lr. HuDsos recalled by the Judge Advocate.
Jcpor ADvocArI-sste whether Lieut.. Wilkes refus.
ed to allow Dr. Gnillou trial by court martial send
him home for trial. and martial session at
| the time of his arrest on board the Peacock
Al do not know that It. Wilkes refused to bring him
TO trial do not know whether court martial was in
session at that time not. ION eering log it
found that court martial was in session at that me)
The JUDGE ADVOCATE remarked that It. Wilkes al.
mitted the dates in the third charge to be correct
Mr. HAMILTON said he did admit any such thing but
he waived his right to object take any advantage Of
any such errors.
Lr. EAMOs' called BY the Judge Advocate and sworn
tack canoes at the island Of Maoo the day Of the
attack.
Al had command of the forces anoat and had two
skirmishes during the day with man
ned with each. My force consisted of the first
cutter at attack, manned by eight the 9th
escaped through the surf the There be-
tween twenty and thirty natives killed. returned the
TO the Popoise with the exception oone
which was partly sunk, and anchored her the reef
Odd you know these canoes were manned by inhab-
ants Of the island Of Maloo 2
Al did they all acknowledged it so through the in.
terpreter.
Q-Dd they mako this acknowledgement before after
the shooting1
9-How many ofyour party were killed or wounded
in these skrmishesf
ously wounded was hit myself Several spears were
Q-Were all the canoes Of the town destroyed
ALL we could find
QOn what did those inhabitants depend for sub,ist
A-By fishing, bread fruits. yams. tarrou and
nuts.
Q,-Were not most of those sources of existence de-
A-No sir. saw cocoanut trees standing, and they
could not destroy the tarrou without digging up It was
Thex afsrwards rnssed ~. Nth u,9v of those articles
Q.-Voluntary, sir.
ANo sir, but from stipulation, after very little
allowed them.
Crosreramined by Mr.. HAMILTON, through the Judge
attached to the Exploring Expedition, if yea they
not destroyed the island Of Maloo about the s5h Of
II.
A.-They attached to the Expedition, and were
destroyed at the island of Malolo about that date
They were, together with myself Lieutenant Alden
ing the island of Malolo, and others in the same
group Being out of provisions. and the time separa
ted from the squadron Lieut. Underwood was induced
through consent of Lieut. Alden and the promise of the
natives to furnish provisions to land at the of Soalb
abIes and fruit The principal chief Of this town had Pre-
vously sent his spokesman invite this town.
ing that he had these things have before specified to
urak Tho thnxr
Every inducement was offered them to bring them
off to the beats but they declined doing so.
Underwood to land. Previous to doing So how
ever, he detained chief as hostage and upon Lieut.
Aidens joining him he was obliged to separate in conse-
quence OF coral reefhat separated them from the town.
1t Underwoods boat drawing less water and when the
tide It. Alden joined him. He then passed the hos
age to It. Aden boat and approached the beach for the
purpose of receiving the present from the
after joined t. Alden with my own boat when he com.
menced telling that the chief hostage then in his
ooat had eudeavored to escape-he had Just hauled him
into the boat-and while relating this to he actually
made hi: escape by jumping over the stern into
tween the boat and the shore. 1t. Underwood
the shore when Ioined 1t Alden, and all this time
and Mdshipman Henry with him. He landed with
his boats crew in the first place. and finding that the
missed that he was able to exchange for
them he sent off canoe to It. Aldens boat get hatch
Henry went to the shore in it, he having volunteered
and obtained the consent Of It. Alden TO CO. This
previous to the chiefs escape. As quick this hostage
escaped from the boat endeavor made recapure
him. In the meantime discovered that the party
were engaged shore fighting The natives had in.
creased from about twenty a hundred, having
been secreted in the bushes close the beach, imme
diaely renquhed the chase for the hostage and put
boat in for the shore accompanied by It. Alden and COM
menced random firing the natives. There many
OF them wadng out towards the boats Several of them
seen to fall and were dragged off by their compan
IONS The natives retreated advanced Our boas
soon took the coral and jumped overheard and waded
to the shore On arriving there found the bodies OF
It. Underwood and Midshpman Henry the beach close
to the water. Midshpman Henry entirely naked and
It. Underwood had on pair of thick trousers
they could not tear off, They were both wounded in the
head. All the crew wounded and one of the
was crazy on the beach,
QDm you inquire Of the persons in the canoes. men.
toned in your direct examination whether they belonged
the Island Of Maolo be you did njure
the wrong persons
Ayes, sir; and they informed they belonged
Odd Lieut.. Wilkes endeavor to restrain the sea-
men from killing the inhabitants ofMalolo
Q-Have you not expressed belief that Lieut. wilkes
vas moderate in his punishment of the inhabitants
received order from Lieut. wilkes that day
hosties and felt mortified, because thought they had
not been punished enough.
Q-Has the conduct of Lieut. Wilkes SO far as il |
has come under observation been marked with for.
oearance 10 the natives and has not the attacks uniform
~ peen 10 further the objects of the Exploring Ex
petition suppress hostes, and for the protection of
The Iupor Apvoc objected to this question on the
his i'm pressions
The Court was cleared and re-opened in FIVE minutes
when the JupoE ADVOCATE stated the Court had over
ruled his objection and the witness would proceed
swer the question.
Alt has, with the exception of Clermont Tonnerre; |
and know Of that from hearsay than observ alton
was distance off shore, and from that cause do not
consider myself capable ofjudging of that affair.
Q.-By JupaE ApyocATE-Did not the attack of the |
town VIENNA Lebre take place short previous
to the death Of Lieutenant Underwood and Midhpman
Henry
A.--fes sir. -
Q.--Would not this catastrophe have been avoided
il sufficient number of men had been landed with
them
Alt might have been; can't say but our whole
force small not thirty forty men, and the
tives were in large numbers on the Island.
Q.-By Mr.. HiHLror.-H,w far distant is Sandalwood
Bay from hlaolo and is there any intercourse between
the tive places7
AThe distance Is between so and 100 miles. There Is
intercourse between all the islands of the group al
though many Of them hostile esch other and there
are many hostile parties on the islands
BY Juror AovocATE.-Were the Malooese and VIENNA |