The New York herald., 1845-10-20
Naval Court OF Inquiry.
INANY DEPAKT MINT
WAAHINGInS 0cfahar Ii


WAsHISoToS, October l6, lsa5.
Hon. JAMES q. CLISToN witness the part of Lieut.
Mclaughlin, appeared at the laters request and was
IA copy of letter submitted to the Court, ad-
presenaves Of the session. by Lieut. Mead OF the
U. 8. Navy, in relation to Lieut.. Mclaughlin, which
Lieut. Mclaughlin desired to refresh the memory OF this
witness with, in order that he might testify to it, and
thus have appended to the record but the Court OBJ
ected to it, upon the ground that they had already lum
oered the record enough, and Lieut.. Mclaughlin
required to put the necessary questions nng what
was contained in the letter referred tol
BY Lieut. McLAUGHLrN-I saw letter in the Commit.
tee Room, public expenditures purportng from
Lieut. Mead, of the U. s. Navy, and addressed to the
Hon. j. Reding think it was the last session OF Con
gess; that letter relation 10 Lieut. Mclaughlin in
matter then pending be fore the committee; it
teri but at Lieut. Laughlins request permitted him
to take copy there something said in that letter
about Lieut. McLaughlins going below and getting
mentioned and offering that money to Lieut. Mead and
stating that was government money, public money
OIL the ships There also statement made that he
Qeut. McLaughlin) had received was going to re.
ceive some money; think $4,000. There were some
Mclaughlin, such damned scoundrel or something
tantamount the letter was a long one; think some
three pages That's about all recollect Of it,
Aquestion was then put to the witness by Lieutenant
mclaughlin concerning the identity Of copy of the
letter referred to above when the Court cleared
about ten minutes during which il sat in session
or sne purpose OF deciding whether the question might
ana mus have the paper alluded TO appended to
nounced ITS decision in the affirmative The witness was
tneh ssKeo on his reading the copy shown him. il was
copy, and he answered, % believe il isn
by Lieut. McLAroHLIr-I called this morning at the
Office Of the Clerk OF the House of Reprssenatives with
papers, (viz: letters Of Lieut. Mead Of the U S Navy
and Commodore Moore, Of the Texan Navy with thar
replies by Lieut. Mclaughlin to the Committee on pub
lie Expenditures of the House of Representatives 10
which Lieut. Mclaughlin refers, file; on exami
nation, he found and showed to me- an order signed bv
john Appleton for the Secretary Of the Navy direct;
ing all these papers to be sent to the Navy Department
proper here to remark that the letters spoken Of
have important bearing this case, and called
for by Lieut. Mclaughlin. They missing, and IL is
strongly suspected and limited by Lieut. Mel that
have been abstracted.1
The JUpeE ADVOCATE then stated that he had placed
al the papers in charge of MIR. Watkins he clerk who
attends to such matters in the Navy Department. with
nc that no person to them, unless he
gave tnem permission to do He permitted Mr.. Win
ger 70 look al then and Lieut. did so also
witness called and sworn ' va '"o '~
~ Lieutenant McLAuoHLIN.-I sailed from Nav York
inme last OF july 1888, in the Wave and ret rnad n
the samo vessel early in July 1889 was on The
OF Florida between these dates on service under the
she had no ounces or douboons board; INV
that the public money was English sovereign S
as could know there public money on bos "a h
recollection of Lieut Mclaughlin being verv anxia,
TO hasten the pilot from the vessel for the of
king bag OF money which he afterwards told me tha,
to deposit in the bank to his eut McIaughlnsl Gre
dit the character Of the contents of the bag do MOI
Know; neither Lieut. Mead any strangers were or
tine vessel az the time the money sent the best q
my knowicdgej during my cruise heard any per
scn say that Lieut. Mclaughlin was to 100000 ii
~ the cocsr-I never knew, TO my knowledge, 1t