The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-06

which plantffsJsay they were fed,( IT IL food acme
thing like potatoe; not $50 good clammy ono
the quality; but the best OF the artlcleiis moi
as good as potatoe it is the custom OF the service
to record the log book the fogglngs inflicted at
sea- and the number of stripes, and believe there is
a recent regulation to this effect, by order of Mr..
Upshur, late Secretary of the Navy.
Cross-eraninsd by Mr.. BRADLEY-I have beentln
the service nine years and four mouths Sailed IN
the exploring expedition ctnglmidshpman; was
on board the Macedonian before the exploring ex-
petition, but MOTTO sea in that ship My duty at
Oahu was partly,ashore, partly on board; duty was
go throughwh it, The Peacock did mot require
repairs ike.the Vncennes. Recollects the Vincen-
mes had to take out her foremost which was sprung
The Peacock arrived at Honolulu some five or SIX
days after the Vincennes. The Peacock was not
overhaued to any great extent. Had been over
hauled at Sydney and re-caulked some six months
before. Bibs were put on the mainmast at Honolulu
which might be!done in day The hold was not
broken up more than usual on occasions of ships
going into port. The officers messed shore;
don't recollect OF the men messing on shore, but
officers and men messed shore according to leave
do so; did not remember of any prisoner escaping
from the Peacock ; men had escaped prisoner al
large might possibly escape prisoners confined on
board ship invariably got drunk they have liquor
carried in their food by their mesmates; do not re-
collect OF bringing but prisoner from the fort;
there were others, however, brought out from time
nor a marine, but landsman. [Mr. May objected
to this part of the testimony, and it was dropped.
Mr. Bradley asked if Mr.. Blair knew Of any fracas
the sentry and on board the ship
these fracas' were of common occurrence did not
recollect particularly the of Riley, tried by
court martial 1t was proof of the good discipline
of the Peacock that the court martlas were held
board of her the prisoner brought from the fort the
Peacock had been confined in cell under the
governors house; there were other cells opposite not
secure the ground under shelter in the fort must
have been damp, from its coral, porous nature; it
rained frequently on the island almost every day
in the evening the clouds would gather round the
mountains and come over the town in a shower Of
rain besides there was the rainy season witness
detailed the process of breaking up the ship and
overhauling did not Sutton at the fort liberty
given to the men in the early part Of the day to
go shore Mr.; Blair was further Intercepted and
replied with much promptitude and intelligence, a.
to the minuti@ Of the government and duties of
men on board ship, the manner of confning pr-
| soners, &c.
| Questions iby Mr. MAY-Witness answered, GER
| tainly sir could have undertaken to guard five
prisoners on board the Peacock, under irons, and
thought nothing Of it; we could have kept the
natives from the ship perfectly easy but we let them
come on board
Mr.. BRADLEY-How,,would you keep them off
WITNEss-By ordering them away, and II they
head, and the rest would be sure to keep their dis
lance; they a very inoffensve people, the Sand
witch Islanders; very little grog supplied by natives
to men on board; they were generally white men
who did this business, and we kept an eye on them;
there was no danger of the Islanders coming
board, and releasing the prisoners if there was pro-
per watch. rf
Is lieutenant of the Navy; every ship have been
on board of the punishments of men are recorded,
and the stripes; must imagine there is difficulty
in combining prisoners board ship of war; have
fifty sixty confined al for drunkenness
and other dlsordery conduct; prisoners ought not
to escape if ironed and under watch, according to
custom on board ships man should not be logged
more than once for the ofience refusing to do
duty and perslstlng in 1t, would be mutiny and sub
ject higher tribunal than the order to be fogged;
never have been at Oahu; can hardly imagine what
could be the condition OF ship that could not keep
Tour Uf MT own PRISONERS on board; did not sail
with the exploring expedition; commander of q
public ship has mol right to send prisoners on shore
for confinement unless at the Consul's house, they
were sent otherwise without the jurisdiction Of the
United States; had been attached to the coast
vey the ships in that service were under the regu-
lations of the Navy. Mr.. Porter being discharged,
Mr.. BRADLEY submitted certain instructions he
should ask Of the Court, and after some discussion
with the plaintiffs attorney, contesting exceptions
proposed, the Court adjourned
To be continued.
!.
REPORTED FAILURE OF THE BANK OF ST. CLAIR.
report was quite current inBufalo on 3rd inst that
the Bank Of st. Clair, of which Jesse Smith & Sons
the rcpued principal hackers, has suspended. Captain
ROXY, of the steamer Indiana informs that when he
left Detroit Thursday last the confidence in the
by Of the bank seemed to be mistaken but that his
arrival Mt Cleveland yesterday he found quite differ
were in state of excitement, and having been
made the Exchange office connected with the nstu.
ton. it was deemed necessary close the same This
cxaspeated the populace that attempt was made
to mob the building by proceeding to tear of the shut
ers number OF the principal citizens promptly check
ed proceedings by having the doors Of the Exchange
ofce opened, thereby giving admission to all who were
for goods and was being hawked about the streets at So
and IS cents the dollar On the other hand however
it is said that Mr. Barney arrived here last night with
quantity Of specie to supply the Bank and Immediately
ordered out the steamer Chesapeake The Chesapeake
not to have left here until this morning and the fact
Inf hor ln hare 10
cate that there truth in the report We trust that
this is and anxiousy await farther developments In
While waiting for such developments and more pre-
else information, do not deem advisable to give
to the thousand that aoat Much that
we hear is doubtless highly exaggerated
GREAT FIRE. AT PORTSMOUTH, N. H.--Nor LESS
THAN $4,000 DEsTRoYED.-lt becomes our painful
duty record the most serious and sad calamity that
has bcfallen town since lSt3 About half past II
o'clock this morning. small wooden building in the
of the hat store of Daniel knight Co. west side of
Market St. discovered to be on Ere The wind
blowing fresh from the westward at the timc, and the
flames communicated to the adjacent buildings and
sumng large and valuable brick blocks oget
with number Of wooden dwelling houses and out
town On market street. all is laid in ashes the
side from the store Of Nehemiah Moses to the Mcntre
pied Sy s. j. Dodge grocer, on the corner Of Hanover
street on the east side from the store OF Samuel Rowe
q dS ss Of w 5Snso sS to the S
block occupied by Gonceder Derby and j. g Rand
Three wooden dwelling houses the south side of Han
over street. and all the buildings in the to- but
including those Ladd street The following ia
precise account Of the extent Of the damage for which
not time to ascertain further particulars Many goods
have been consumed and confident that the loss
be less than what have stated above Large
three story dwelling house rear of Market street. occu
pied BY Mrs. Lun brick block, Market street. owned
by Benz Chcever and David Kimball, and occupied BY
Benz. Cheever, clothing warehouse, David Rmball.
druggist and Brown JOY furniture warehouse; brick
house Market street. owned by Benz Cheever, and
cup;ed NV n NJ Clark provison and grocery store and
George w. Jenness, furniture warehouse part of .
brick block, Market street. belonging to John Haven and
occupied by John r. Lyman iron store, and NJ Mathes
grocery store brick block, Market street occupied by
Daniel Knight Co. hat store, and Hill Carr shoestore
Trick block, Market street. owned by Nehemiah Moses
and occ upisd by nehemiah Moses and Chas. w. Clark
as clothing warehouses. Wadrons brick block Market
street occupied by Ktrcdge sheldon, provision store
c. r.. Myers, clothing warehouse; Stephen Walker,
cotbino Va arehouse. n X walker hat store: Francis