The New York herald., 1845-07-04

WAsHSeToS July p lsij
Charges, aud Specification of Charges preferred By me
Secretary n he Nary against Philip j. poorhees
Captain IN The Nary Of The United States.
CHARGE DlsosEDESch o. 0EprRs.-Specifcation /.
been, about the 3th day OF March 1915 ordered
by the Secretary of the Navy to proceed without delay
port of Norfolk Virginia, did unnecessarily delay the
execution Of the said order.
CHARGr ?, IsrL,crrso PusrsHmrNr ILLraaLLY-Spe.
cifcdtfon LIN this, that the said Captain Phillip f.
voorhees,, while in the command Of the IT, s. ship Con
gress ON or about the 18th day of July 1912 or between
tbe said day and the Doth day September ls44 did in
violation of the Sd article of ls section of the Act of
Congress for the better government of the Navy of the
United States" approved April 23d 1900 establish an
order or regulation for the internal government Of the
said ship, authorizing and allowing the euenants Of
the Navy attached to the SAID ship to punish be.
iasses u 'e '''u snip % 'ne extent o. SIX
n CnAneE -searnAtous eOSpuor rrSpise TO rHE
that the said Captain Philip Voorhees, having been or
dered by the Secretary Of the Navy on the 10Th day of
Marcn, ieao 70 state hs reasons Tor not obeyng
der given to him by nis commanding Officer CAPTAIN
Daniel Turner tho 18th day of january Isis m nro
Seed Gee r wn m tss T. mp Gonsres under his command
ry Of the Navy on the 22d day of March, slS e,ter in
the following words, viz = "
~. s. snp CoSen,ss
" NoRroLx, March ~ 1915
"SR:-1n answer to your commune alton OF the 10th
relative to my proceeding OF proceed
ing to Norfolk, ordered by Commodore Turner pro.
ceeded from desire to despatch the public business
IN the most expeditions manner. On entering the
Horseshoe aiwaysa dangerous place. The morn.
ing the wind blew fresh from the w. and the pilot
informed me that could not go into Hampton Roads and
there being every probability Of reaching Annapolis that
hght having some prisoners board, number of men
whose term service had expired and worried with their
as here was every prospect in my mind OF being
on he horseshoe for days, Thought best
Ior tne Puoh good TO expense by saving time TO
proceed 70 annapolis. No orders had been give by
ne FORMER secretary TO Commodore Turner to send the
snip INTO any particular port but the Commodore dc.
sired TO send the ship to New York vet left Il 10 me
which port TO choose and chose bis mort and shonId
have come on direct had the wind been ,vorahlo en
since my arrival, the winds have been s,ron fr, ~
north and north and west with slight excens;o @ ,h
the winds, which carried TO Annapol,s ~ ~ AZ ~
layed me but for short hour or two " ,ri'a
pilot Mr.. Rudd, informed me- as | Judged ~. ~.
If had been at anchor for week previous Could 10.
have gone up ! think have very materially dona
for the better. II certainly gave more trouble
IN navigating up and down the bay than il would have
done II had remained at anchor. II was with no inten
ton Of violating order and il have the de-
partment, am sorry for H.
=" have the honor to be Sir.
Very respectfully, your obt servt
J. u. VOORHEES,
Secretary of the Navy, Washington d. 60
Which letter false In this that IL affirmed that he
the said Captain Philip H. Voorhees, had no h.
tenton OF violating the said order of CAPTAIN Daniel
turner and was written and framed az To conway
TO the Secretary Of the Navy the meaning and exps
nstion that he the said Captain Philip + VOORHEES,