The New York herald., 1845-10-10
Naval Court OF Inquiry.

wAsHrSoros, Oct. I, ls45.
Dr.. w. r. c. ayton Surgeon ef IN. United States Nary
On the opening of the court this morning, a paper
was submitted by Lieut.. Mclaughlin, attempting to i'm
peach the credbity Of this wness but the court de
cided that it was paper that they had nothing to Dc
with and, therefore, could not entertain it.
Dr. then read the charges contained in the precept
against Lieutenant Mclaughlin, and said in reference
to inquiries No g. 4, 8, and he knew nothing he dt
the medical accounts Of Lieut.. McLanehe' in the bu
reau OF Medicine and Surgery of the Navy Department
thought there was lavshness and unnecessary pur
chases as regards extent and kind in reference
number Of sick as far far that number could be OBJ
tanned thought the prices paid for of the liquors
very high thought, also that thereswere unnecessary
purchases, in extent and kind and lavish expenditures
OF DIVISIONS for the SICK and that the prices paid
many of them were very high. The average number of
Of sickness for the whole nine months embraced
IN Assistant Surgeon Hastings synopsis of cases. viz
between October 8, sT, and July s. 1912. 81 and
10th cases. ! computed the number Of sick from a
data contained in the document furnished by Assistant
Surgeon Hastings attesed by his attached, and
written in his own hand. which am perfectly we'll
quanted with. II is called Synopsis of Cases. and
also from letter dated Feb 49, ls43 from Lieutenant
Mclaughlin to the Hon Mr. York chairman Of the Com
mttee of Naval of the House of Repreen
taves enclosing the said synopsis of Assistant Surgeon
Hastings, and containing also account of fifteen
deaths in this tme The letter of Lieut. Mclaughlin,
TO Mr. York contains extract of letter from Lieut.
Mclaughlin dated JAM l6 lsl2 to the Secretary Of the
Navy by which he states The sick in the hospital for
the three months have averaged from 90 to 100 and
Notwithstanding the draft Of ncurables sent home
there still remains fifty Another datum to a bound
Navy Department bureau of Medicine and Surgery,
in answer to call from the Secretary of the Navy,
which record gives the and dates admission and
diseases of patients admitted into hospital under his
charge in most confused and almost unntelligble
petition over and over again, of the names, from
the 10Th Of July S4l to the 9th Of October following
inclusive The call for this record made at my in
stance by the Secretary of the Navy during the nves
CATION OF the hospital in the Bureau From
these data have obtained the following averages The
monthly average the nine months embraced in the sy
nopsis Of Assistant Surgeon Hastings already mentioned
Thn far tho fhrao
months between the sth October, ls4 and Jan. 10th,
ls42 the date of Lieut. McLaughln report to the secre
is about 80 monthly. The six consecutive months
OF these nine give average not exceeding Is monthly
The average Of Assistant Surgeon Hopknsons report
containing 1863 cases. from July g. ls4 to Oct follow
ing 70 days will give average of 81 cases. say
per month From these conclusions it is plain that the
1907 was only cached in its minimum during the first
three months Of Assistant Surgeon Hastings charge Of
tine Hospital at Indian Keys and was little more
Lieut. Mclaughlin, being the fair average Of the
six consecutive months Again, the average in Assistant
monthly With great deal of labor patience and care
made these Investigations. was two three weeks
rhs aao soa eases lIon l,is omcers confused record
lhere were some reports oil surveys two find in my
pamphlet, ordered by Lieut. Mclaughlin, Dec. 5, lsli,
and Jan ~ 1872 and two consequent reports condemn
ing AZ invads did not take into my calculation the
condemned men Of these surveys did consider
veys and reported conaemnatons reports Of SICK
information of the dates of admission or of tho time OF
continuance on the list being given AS to inquiry No g.
say The amount of ratons for the sick neglected to
bo stopped by Lieut. Mclaughlin and credited to Navy
Hospital fund, would be 20 cents per day per man. for
every day that every man patient in the hospital
Assistant Surgeon Duva gives in his report the ave-
rage OF the sick at Fort Dallas daily and
that post proverbiay healthy; that sometimes
there were none on the list and that when an exped
ton returned from the erglades there we're as many
as IL or 10, only broken down. and requiring and
diet; his time was something period of three
months Passed Assistant Surgeon Woodwork says, the
cases in the Flirt few and unmpor rtant Passed
Assistant Surgeon Harlan, in the Madison months
and days; he had 62 cases. which give monthly
rage OF about cases Assistant Surgeon nopkn
son was IN the Phunix AZ days from 27h December,
lS4l to llh ofFebruary 1872 during which he had 10
cases. that IS, about in every two and half
days Assistant Surgeon Hopknson in another service,
in the PhGnx VIZ from 22d April to the 9th May isi2
had Is cases In 3 days; say and half day,
an average here request to state to the Court that
whatever have said with regard lavish expenditure
OF provision and liquors. purchases Of liquors aud
provisions in extent and in kind exavagant and irregu
has no reference whatever TO the charge at Fort Dali
las or TO any Of tue vessels just mentonod far as
could receive Information from these not, on in
vestigation, nor do now any thing improper Be-
sides this wish to state, that the most lavish expend
lures OF liquors and provisions and the most unusual and
excessive purchases, both in kind and extent refer TO
the period intervening between the 9Th OF Oct lsi and
the sth OF July, 1872 at the Hospital at Indian Key
BY the CouRr-n reference to ice being used for the
SICK have only to that ice has been used both exter
nally and internally by OF sickness but new
freely and shall doubtless use il again. But do
consider II indispensable article the treatment
Of diseases any where Manila Beans which is incor
rect, II should be PdniHa. know nothing called Manl-
la Beans. do not consider IT indispensable, of much
or used in the practice fphysic as medicine Benzoic