New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-02-14
Nnvnl Court Martial en- board the q. y.
.f,iD North Carolina.


and his direct examination resumed. 1t was tae
same as reported in our Pamphlet of the proceed
ings of the Court of Inquiry, except that the wit
ness said, after he bad bid Cromwell good bye, he
retained his hold Of witnesses arm so tight that he
had to strike his hands off, and be gave 1t as his
opinion that il he had had an opportunity he
(CromwelD intended to have sprung overheard
and carried him (witness) with him.
His cross-examination was commenced, Dat
without eliciting anything important. A great
portion of it was test the accuracy of Dir. Wales
testimony in various points, but nothing appeared
to shake it. In answer TO some questions the
witness said:
| don't know that the Commander ever express
ed any objection. to Mr.. Spencer's assocatns
with his (,he Commander relatives and connec-
tons don't remember that l had any CONVEX
sation with the Commander on the subject OF MIR.
Spencer quitting the brig, but l thought that 1t
would be best he shetd, as we had not room
enUugh in the steerage. At the time Wales re-
ported to me that Spencer had been handling the
baitIe.axe, he told me that he had such singu-
lar look that he was afraid to go past him.
went on deck and saw him handling it, and spoke
10 him about disobeying my orders, when he told
me that he was merely doing it for sport but
thought from his manner he was trying what he
could do with his irons on.
The cross-examnation was suspended, and the
testimony read over, when the Court adjourned
till this (Tucsday) morning.
~ CHlRtEs VAN yELsoR and EUGENE Sui
LryAN, apprentices of the crew of the Somers,
were brought before Hon. J. Greenwood at the
Court House, Brooklyn, yesterday, on writ OF
Ha6eas Corpus, requiring their custodians 70
sh aw cause why they kept in confinement,
when no charges or specifications had been pre-
ferred against them. On motion of Mr. Walton
for the u. States, they were remandcd, to give
him time to show cause, till to-day, when the ex-
animation will take place. Much interest is felt
in the question of their disposal, involving as it
does the most important rights
~ The barn Of Mr.. Ephraim Leonard, of Al
bion, Orleans County, was burned on the night OF
the Sd inst. Loss 5000. A young man has been
arrested on charge of having set i, on fire.
" A FIRE a, Rochester on the 9Th destroyed
building owned By H on. C. H. Carroll of Grove
land, Livingston Co. The wind was very high,
and the fire threatened to be very destructive but
it was soon cx,inguished. Several slight acct
dents occurred during the conilagration.
INSPECTION LAws.-The following are the pro-
visions of the bill concerning the Inspection Laws
introduced into the Legislature by Mr. Lee:
1t reduces the fees of the Inspector of Pot and
Pearl Ashes from 10 to cents per every 100 lbs,
and from usual storage to half the usual storage
Tobacco Tnspection-fees to be reduced from 81
to 81 SO per hsgshead. and from 25 cents to 129
cents per month per hid. for storage
Beef and Pork nspectors-Goverpor to appoint
ten or more Inspectors.
FIour-divides the city into three districts-aP-
points three Inspectors without any deduction Of
fees.
~ On Monday night, 9Th inst. fire broke out
in the drug store of H. S. Fleming 81 Co., Pitts
burgh, Pa, the whole interior of which was con-
sumcd Loss $4,000 insurance $4,000. The hat
store of VIM. NJ. Marshal Ill was injured to the
amount of about $500. Mess. Black Il McLean's
and Mr.. Auy Browns shoe stores were destroyed
Messrs. Ford & Smiths dry goods store, and r
H. Palmer bonnet store, were also much injured.
The entire loss is estimated at $4,000, about $4,000
of which amount is covered By insurance.
pPo,t Mahon, in the Mediterranean, is about to
be abandoned by our Government as a naval depot,
and place of rendezvous is about to be establish
ed at Spezzia. Mahon, tits stated, has been aban-
doned in consequence Of the disorders which pre-.
vail among the sodiery at that place, and the fire.
quent quarrels, often resulting in death, between
! them and the sailors of the squadron.
G The very worthy members of the Legisla-
ture of Arkansas, recently passed q bill to pay
themselves in specie for their services, but Cover
nor Yell very properly and promptly put the exec.
utive veto upon it. The members of the Lesisa-
,ure on the return of the bill to them passed it by
the constitutional majority
70 OsEIDA County has held her Town Elec-
tions, choosing Is Regency, Wing and . Bolt
or Supervisors-a Wing gain.
% Another cotton picksry belonging to DR..
Bergman at Mobile, with SO bales of Gotten and
valuable press, was burned on the Goth. This is
the third he h.s lost within few weeks.
p Miss JANE T. LoMAx, of Washington City,
one OF the most popular magazine writers of the
day, was married the 9th inst TO Francis A.
Worthington, Esq. CT Chilico,hr, Ohio.
O. The Housa,onc Railroad now carries
through passengers daily from Albany to this Cit,
well Is hence to Albany, starting from each City
in the moTninp and ysachinp rho .t har j., no syc,