The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-06-20
WAs,IrSoroS, d. G., June is.

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Trial Of Captain Yoorhees
Lieut. BROWSING was called, and resumed his test
mony for the accused.
o.-Coud not any vessel leave we'll as enter Il
blockade
A.-By watching her opportunity, and going up, and
favorable wind, she could No vessels arrived that
know heard Of during tine discussion between Capt
Voorhees, and Commodore Toll, the paper block
ade The internal regulations othe Congress did require
that all merchantmen that arrived there during the time
we were of Montevideo should be entered In the log
book and, far as know all the officers were very
particular in this respect Capt Y offered his Act % en-
forcing this command to be appended to the record
vent the squadron from boarding American vessels the
blockade was raised at one time by Captain v, but
man who came to Captain Y. with letter from the
rican Consul desiring permission to fish, wear the
American flag for projections; the letter stated that he had
large amlyof children and fsupporting them
and wanted this privileges his Cunningham and
ratons, he would allow him TO the Amcr flag
and that he must come and supply the officers of the
wanted any after the pass was given, Com Toll said
very well and that he would bring the pass him. he
Toll and have his word only that it signed by him.
this about the 9th Of October On the 9th OF Oct
he was passing out to the fishing ground when he was
agun to be fired as signal to stop the chase he how
ever, continued was Immediately ordered to have
interfering with the fishing boat, adding that if he took
AWAY any men from her, to bring the Argentine boat
alongside Lieut. ellis despatched execute this
order before he arrived to the spot the fishing boat had
been boarded and they had separated ordered to
recall Lieut. ellis and signal guns were fired for that
purpose, which he did not understand he still pursued
the Argentine boat was then despatched bring Gil
lis back ana let the Argentine boat 90 ellis had over.
hauled the boat, and both returning to the
Congress, when | met them; the officer in the
argentine boat stated that he only wished to learn
was intended to the flag; told him that all we re.
CURED, and that he might return ON board his ship.
Congress by Commodore Toll, well as was Lieut.
Brooke; the message was that Commodore Toll had
Captain would not impede him the discharge of
orders Capt said that he merely intended to protect
the American flag from insult and had disposition to
interfere with the Admirals orders.
The accused here proposed the introduction of sundry
any Official Information Of the precise or Of the
nature character of the blockade until the recction
OF this letter offered and received by Captain from Mr.
Moss and by Capt " forwarded to the State MT
and from thence Obtained and offered in evid nee
The Judge Advocate insisted that the accused did know
blockade and its character prior to the time the
date of MIR Moss letter which is Dec O. 1914 which also
contained translation Of the blockade proclamation &c
&c; the Consul denied that the accused knew Of the
nature terms Of the block de but admitted that he was
aware that there blockade at the time and nothing
more, and that the letter of Moss was the first inte
gence lie had of the terms of the blockade The Judge
Advocate did not object to their reception Further cor
respondence and documents of volumnous character
were offered by Mr.. Coke from the State Department;
the Judge Advocate cried out in dsmay why its SO
pages = the counsel replied don't care il its So 600
want 10 put in the remainder The Judge AdSo oa NOW o
ected to their admission it illegal evidence ana
the
court The correspondence contains some from Hami
ton u :. Consul with Gen Oribc the former maintain
Ing tns' tne later was not me legal or recognised pres
army, also, that the American Consul and Com Turner
justified the taking of the sancala sc. &C. The court
was cleared for dcIberation and opening of the
same announced that the documents could not be
admitted as evidence, but would the request Of the
accused be entered on the record this was done
VI Examination rcsrmed.-After frequent and urgent re.
quests of American merchantmen in the harbor of Mon
tevdeo, Capt endcavorcd obtain the consent of the
90 sian
10 introduce sufficient supply of fresh provisions for the
american merchantmen. Admiral Brown was first ap.
ped 70 afterwards was sent TO Cen Oribe's camp on
the 9Th OF May, to request him TO permit us 10 snnnv
with as much fresh beef would be necessary for he
the American merchantmen To be brought BY our boats
from the Buscao. Gen. orbe said that ali the nations
had made the same request and could not grant ms
was well known at Montevideo that all other foreign
merchant vessels were supplied by their own meat
war and that we asked TO do that which others did
without permission that did wish to do ,nv,bing
underhandedy He said he was fully aware that ali tbe
other nations had violated the blockade in this respect
with the exception OF the American that he was gra
tined to know such to be the facts but that il he should
grant us that privilege Purvs he British commodore
would claim It as right, and he was determined that
that fellow should not, long as he could pre-.
vent it. told him that had nothing to do with bis
difficulties with Com. Purvis and il that was the only OBJ
lection he had hoped that he would waive n He said
could not here but that they might get supplied at
some go or 10 miles of thereupon reported to ant
v that we were unable to get it. Capt. subsequently,
aSe an order 70 Inc pursr as to the times he get
witness copy OF which was sent the commandant Of
the Buscao. VI
oribc for permission to introduce for the NJ The
american merchantmen, by order Of Capt. " Witness
further laid, in behalf of the defence Subsequently pro
visions were received every other daytwo boevesas
We sent for them, and every week sent quarter to
each American merchantmen.
ny the CouRr.--0f the barque Rosalya / have M
personal knowledge except was there and sailing
uaer she american nag don't know she had any pa.
psfs, ~ na not see them only knew that Burrows
"wned the Rosslva because he said So and the