The New York herald., 1845-07-03
WAsHINcTos, June 80, lS45,

| conhnued-Punch in The Nary-Lieut. Bache's Tssti.
BY the accused-I no approval Of Capt " to this
| log book; his signature does not appear to it.
BY the JuDcE ApyocArE-This is the second volume
OF the log book OF the Congress- and the signatures at
tached are genuine; there was no other log book on
| board the ship
Advocate, and being duly sworn by the President was
examined the part of the prosecution and testified
from the Brazil station, in the Office Of chaplain; pnder
the first specification and first charge know nothing;
ton to the naicen Of which authorized or
gave permission to the ieuenants to fog the men, THE
Judge Advocate said, your answer to the question is
rss@embor s1s % &C. WI Judge '1 Well ssii viii put
down you have stated it'll was notorious board
fore made land of the Cape Captain " observed to
me, hope to have the pleasure of hearing preach
S them as s
the remainder of the conversation general and had
n@ M TO lou
casual remark; It certainly with me, never
es. on ssea s9sse.i oeneve there is regular line of
steamboats, that ply between Norfolk and Baltimore
the understanding that the Congress Annapolis
by the end Of that time that to report there
Annapolis the day after the ship arrived and returned
again to her at that place
The examination ofRev. Mr. Jackson was here closed
and at the request of Commodore Morgan who was in
attendance as witness the part of the accused, he
was called and sworn by the President.
lows on the part Of the accused:Capt Voorhees, dur
ing the cruise of the Congress- under my command
from September ls42 to April lS43 do not know exact
" the day; think it time in September 1912.
The Judge Advocate objected the witness answering
what Capt v had reported to him what another person
the Secretary of the Navy, had authorized him do
&C.; considerable random conversation took place and
the propriety Of allowing witness to give his
swer was variously discussed by the different
bers, one Of them in particular, was peculiarly
of what Lord Nelson once related to his officers
in informing them Of their duty" Says the lord,
very emphatcaly "There are two things you must
forget and always perform the very letter: lst
nate Frenchman as you do the DEVIL and 3D. obey the
tory chit chat the witness was allowed to continue as
follows Capt " informed that the Secretary of the
ship to punish the men could have prevented Il but
chose to let the Department take the responsibility be-
lieving that they would bear him out in it. Did any 9th
or person make similar report to you that Of Capt
Y. to wit; that the Secretary Of the Navy had au
thorsed him to allow the ieuenants to punish the men
counsel for the accused contended that the question
ought to be admitted the only he had Of
retary Of the Navy he dead and that Capt.
Spencer of the Columbus, had also reported the
The court was cleared for deberaton and on
bling, the accused informed that the question
lnadmissbe The witness then oceeded with his tes
tmony: think the Congress joined me at Gibraltar in
september s42 was on board Of her till the middle Of
October; the ship of the finest frigates
saw and in good order; her officers and appeared
TO be in fine order and discipline the time oil their
service would admit. There never any complaint
made to me Of illegal unjust punishment. When she
transferred Commodore Morris, in ls4s she
in as fine order as ever any ship; Capt Voorhees,
was her captain.
The hour of three being near at hand the journal was
read and afterwards the court adjourned till tomorrow
at 10 o'clock.
am in hopes, ere long, to furnish you with fine set
Df drawings of captains who about to apply to the
government for captancy under the contract system
which IL is said the present administration about
,dopng. When you these etchings, should be SO
ortunate to obtain hem will acknow ledge them
,qua If not SUPERIOR to any thing from Cruikshank
,race the pages of the funny London Punch II they
given to the public, you may be assured it will be
hrcugh the medium of your paper, and will be quite
feather in your cap, to be able to give them the
rst publicity they will have in the United States You
rest ssured to their correct naval appearance
10Th in regard TO their dressing, &C., they from
he pen OF Of our stauncb "old commodores' and
comical old chap you'll acknowledge him to be- ana
merry witha' with many broad and hearty
augh, should you ever view his ''comicalities."
wAsHiNeroN July |, Is45
Serenh Daus Proceedings of the Ne,c Court Martial.
The court having met, and the journal Of yesterday
icing read Commodore Morgan was called, and he re-
umed his testimony for the accused The question De-
ng proposed HAS it been, and is it not now the prac
ice on board American menofwar, for the captains to
ow their lieutenants to punish the men for MINOR Oh
ences or starting them with the colt is called; and
not such the common usage in the navy was ooJee
ed to by the Judge Advocate. The court was cieared
md on the reopening Of the the Judge announced
hat the question in its prescnt form was opJected to-
rhe following substitute was men ProPoscc' nasN
and is il the III the navy, so ar as your
goes for captains to authorise their lieute
H. 10 pnnsh the with the colt to the extent Of
ix Iashes when the judgment of such lieutenant the
enJer TO the captanr No objection being made, wit
ess answ ered ut has been, far my knowledge ex
ends the CUSTOM and is to great extent general
=. Commodore Keainey here moved the court to be
oaraJ Jxyhtc l,xruc lama In re.a