The New York herald., 1845-07-07

tempt get the shipunder way. TheraFstsa Sss ver
shipped. and the messenger hove tauht and we pipe
fresh heard tho First Lieutenant mention i as h
came from the quarterback. The only difficulty wa
ngly asked the Counsel for the accused he knew wha
being logged" vast he said yes, know what beint
dogged Is There many ofthe clerks in the depart
ments who know the same full equivalent thereto
Means could have been adopted to get the anchor up
was a new messenger made Of stream cable. we dis
not heave in much do not remember any other attemp
to get under way that day. This was about O'CLOCK
was board all that morning, and the anchor nigh
short of ofsers and all might have been called II
the morning Of Monday, see from my remarks in the
way that morning the first part of the day the wind
was Southwark and Eastward it changed about II
o'clock to Norhward and Westward, near as reco
lect The wind being from the Souhward and Eastward
was the reason perhaps why we did not get under way
After the wind changed there was no reason that know
of why did not get under way.
I'd Charge, LIST Specification -Eramindfion.-Capt v.
did establish an order allowing the Lieutenans to punish
verbally through to the Lieutenants and afterwards
inserted what considered equivalent to order in
the order book He told me to tell the l,ieutenants
10 punish the men for slight offences such as were
not necessary to refer to him. That he had
received Secretary Upshurs authority for doing
il was established order Of the ship, like eve
rythng in the book of regulations issued by Capt "
(The order book shown to witness the copy Of the
original one) think have this book before and
that the SD article the in substance that in the
book hung the cabin door, except the words and all
persons logged must he noted in the log remarks and
their crimes also specified which not familiar to
The marginal note is the same in both books ] am not
certain as to the words above quoted. do not know
where the order book is il is the property of the Capt
and has any right to take it but him.
Examination The Sd charge aud ls specfcationThe
first information had Of Capt " that the ship going
TO Annapolis was when We hailed the pilot boat / was
the officer Of the deck at the time the Sth of March,
about l.30 r. NJ, about 25 mes outside Cape Henry
light Capt " ordered to hail the pilot, and ask him
to take the ship to Annapolis When the pilot came on
board the Capt asked him if he could take the ship to
Annapolis; that he bound for Anapolis and whether
he was the best pilot board the boat The pilot said
yes he could take the ship Anapos that he had taken
the Delaware there; but that it customary for
OF war to have two pilots going up the bay The Capt
told him the government only allowed one, and he
sented to CO. was ordered to follow the directions Of
by S. w. or s. S. W., and hauled the SD and
Ed We stood for Cape Henry light, as the pilot said,
and the larboard studding sails set When left the
deck at p NJ the wind fair for Hampton Roads,
then averaging about four knots through the water The
tide was flood. The light house the larboard
Sovs Sow when: when left the deck heading BY was on
because we were bound up the bay The pilot said he
could not run up the bay at night. The wind fair
did land there Nothing occurred the day after
we left the Horse shoe to going back to Norfolk
bay We could then have returned, and gone into
Hampton Roads. did take dispatches from Capt " at
they were. lsome papers here shown the witness
put ne could not identify them) The court then ad
JouTneu I'LL III O'Clock, a. NJ tomorrow.
wA,Hlscros D. c., July 3, ls45
81 o'clock, p. NJ.
The Conclusion of the Ninth Day
In my letter TO you of yesterday, for want of time
and space the following was precuded from being for
warded you. Lieutenant R. L. Browning. the part of
the prosecution. continued his testimony follows
We had free wind running in, and it was my impress
sion that the ship was in Lynn Haven Bay: was told
you not go when you can lr-meaning up the hay
supposed we were going to Annapolis He replied 81
anchor" We Were then on the tail Of the Horse Shoe;
Icould see Cape Henry light While were lying at
anchor in the afternoon of the mouth Of the Potomac
would he great deal better had head wind
forAnnapos put the he about and go to Norfolk that
hewoud save great deal oftrouble and discomfort byit
He said he could not for the government expected him
at Annapolis On the first day, when left the Horse
Shoe, ! remarked that if we had remained down
could have got in with this wind. The pilot Mr. Grggs
replied to that the wind fair the night before
ahead and he could not get in called the pilot to me
as he was not far OFF and said pilot did you not tell
Hampton Roads last nighti' He replied mo; for Lynn.
haven Bay" think Lynnhaven Bay much safer
place to have anchored than where did, and believe
we could have reached there that night and further that
we could have beat up to Hampton Roads, finally
did, when we reached there the 21st, return
annapolis Bar in the presence OF Captain Voorhees,
o'clock.
wAsnrscrOs, July 4, ls45.
O'Clock, P. NJ.
The Court met at the usual hour; the journal Of yes
terday was read corrected, and approved.
Lieutenant X. L. BROWNING was called to resume his
testimony the part of the prosecution Capt Ballard
here presented to the Court motion for adjournment
stating that to-day is the Fourth of July, agenera
day ofestva and ofcessaton business thought
would be far appropriate for the Court to ad
journ He could not think theslaw of 1900, which
thought binding theCourt to except
Sunday could have any weight with the Court, it
could not possibly be intended that this natal day
OF independence, and of general manifestation of pa
American
should be passed by them in the business of the Court
Besides we have met, and particular time is ap
pointed for adjournment We can, think adjourn with
being before the Court, and objection being made
the court adjourned to 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, July 6, 1915
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