The New York herald., 1845-10-22
Naval Court OF Inquiry.

Navy DEpARrMENT,
WARRINGTON, October I6, lo45.
Upon Dr. w. p c. Barton being called this morning,
and appearing the Court gave their decision with re-
By ows regard to the a the
Court have refused to receive it, and have determined
to PROFOUND to you such questions as they may deem
paper the Court have refued to receive it, whereupon
the papers returned to Dr. Barton and he was then
eexamined with regard to certain Information, embra
ced In the said paper.
Dr.. BARros..By the Counr.-I have re-examined the
reports of sick made from the document, or re-
cord from assistant surgeon Hopknson, referred to in
my evidence of the 9Th instant the dates of the
is42 and the 2st of April following inclusive the re-
turn made from that psper will be found in pages r.
correct these dates embrace period already comprised
in the synopsis of assistant surgeon Hastings VIZ De-
ls4a period Of two months and days the record
OF assistant surgeon Hopknson for this designated Pc
riod gives certain data of dates Of admission and
time Of continuance in the hospital from which true
sick list is attained by assistant surgeon Hopkinson en-
braciDg period OF nine months gives the sum only OF
monthly aggregates. 1t is also made at distance from
the the hospital Assistant Surgeon Hopkinson
gives so, at most 81 actual cases in the hospital in
18th of February the oIs of April foowiDg from the
10Th of March to the 9th of April 20 admissions;
from the to the record IS cases only The resu OF
the whole is 81 Assistant Surgeon Hopkinson's
report and the synopsis of Dr. Hastings give u.s. toge
ther average of l5 per month during the whole
nine months. The average stated my examination
the 9Th instant which based the synopsis Alone
correctly stated then be 56i monthlysay
81 The average of the 40 given, is reached
in .he additional report mentioned
By Lieut.. McLAucHLiS-Pr Prior to the organization Of
the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, not usual
for the make returns OF the sick at all 10 the
Secretary OF the Navy; there was no head OF the
ment referred to at that tme the reports were daily
made to the commanders made no report from Sune'
1888, to June, lS40
Lieut.. r. r. G. RODGERS, Of the u 8. Navy, was then
recalled
By Lieut.. MoLAucHLrS-when was ordered to take
my crew expedition to the Everglades all the men
we're taken with one exception, carpenter, whom a.
ways left the vessel to 60 to any other part OF
left take her Iound my vessel certainly well
adapted for the transportation OF stores and supplies to
she was fitted in her internal arrangements heard
conversation between Lieut. Henry and DR.. Broughton
N the latter part OF September beginning Of October
1912; DR. Broughton presented bill for 1t Henrys ap
proval in which quantity of porter was charged and
Lieut. Henry required Dr. Broughton to pay for por-
ton OF himself which he did-at least know It was
not paid for by government. really cannot tell how
many barrels my vessel would have carried account
left all their clothing ano other property behind; the
birth deck than 81 feet high and the holi
was generally well led with articles belonging to tho
vessel The mems effects could have been taken OUT
casks and ballast could been removed aud her
berthdeck taken up and she might thus have been able
to carry considerable quantity Of provisions but
think it would have been treating the men badly to
dangered their effects and would have injured their at
tachment to the vessel, and their interest in her
think quantity of medicines hospital stores and
their small articles, could have been carried in any ono
OF the small vessels without Inconvenience to her re-
duced crew.
By Lieut. McLAUGHLis.-Lieut. Henry told me, when
he board of the Wave that he going to stop
this porter business This after Lieut. Mclaughlin
had left Florida, and when Lieut.. Henry was IN COM
mand of the squadron
By sthe JUDGE ADvocArE.--Lieut Henry alluded
to the free of porter at the time Dr. Broughton had
charge Of the hospital That after Liout McLaugh-
lin had left. so stated yesterday these were hospital
stores have to believe that Lieut. McLaugh-
lin ever attempted to defraud the by collu
sion or partnership with any other person, &c.
The witnesses wero then all discharged until Mon.
day next and the court proceeded to the
of the documentary evidence file in the Navy Depart
ment.1
Before the court adjourned the JUper ADVOCATE sug.
gesed to the csurt that ina much the ndisposon OF
Lieut. Tans would preclude his attendance upon the
court in order to give his testimony that time might be
afforded him to write and forward the necessary ques
tons to him. together with Lieut. McLaughn's cross
examination, and have Lieut.. Tanslls in wr
ting, at his residence sworn to before magistrate. The
court refused to acsede to the request at present.