Washington telegraph., 1848-12-20
THE SAILOR IN COURT.


'finee Of Wales, in cuse of damage
sustained by her, in consequence OF heing
lnn loul Of by the barqne Lady Elizabeth.
il tie Downs.-Reellie.
Nc WdddB-." You have already
stated that the wind shifted in the even.
SHIFT la
The latter part Of the dog watch. /"
fplied the mate,
" ! ask not during which dog's watch
! was my question refers 10 time =
Nha aaar " Is it when the wind shift.
ellH
z nj ihfe bells
= 9 : o. pk, eh -
i never sad three O'clock returned
the witaess, marking the lawyers ms.
take . said three bells-hali.past five
four to six watch
Three bells-hali.past dve-four to
six, - reiterated Waddy. "What pre-.
else specification OF time, Well, then.
sir at three"
"Gfeasy looking to the sou'west Sun,
too, looked wild aud walcry. Any one,
with hall an eye, could u seed storm
was brewin.
When the Lady Elizabeth east an.
ehor, did she take position properly apart
ron the Prince Of Wales ,'
She did--bll-'
Come sir, hts have no bulz-answcr
the question direct"
We'll, then, says, when one takes
INTO account circumstances as might de.
eeiye the bcstmen in taking upa lI,iaaee.
| must say a. how the barque might have
lakcn up worse berth.
Ia what way could that deception
arise 2
In consequence of our buoy. no,
watching nd the time
The boy not watching at The time-a
lazy young doe-now the murder, CON.
ng ont. said Naddy exulHaaly. and
Then desiring the witness TO reply direct
10 the mex question which he Wa about
To put 10 him-and above all, 10 beware
ol any kiId OF preyari1alion, lie thus pro.
reedrd:
'' ash you, sif, as a seaman ON Your
oath, wulld matters have gone the wrong
way wilh the Prince OF Wucs. had there
beeu proper watch upon deck i'
The ahsurdiiy oi this question, aud the
pompou- declamalory tone VA which it
was dliycrcd, excited 20 much noise aud
ninth among the nautical portion OF the
audience, that It became necessary 10
eject from court a couple OF Suudyhguk
shippers, Upon thek.stonlion OF order,
aud the repetition oi the question, the
witar.s replied;
There was a watch upon deck -
"hy Lud" said Wnddy, turning to
the Bench, 9TH, j. positively the gro-,est
case oi prevancaiiou ever met WITH
DO yuu persist IN swearing -inlcnogut.
ing the wines" TINT a proper watch
had been on deck when the wind -hiilcd!'
II do. replied the mate IN a iirn aud
determined tone.
do you come here to insult our com.
moa sense! Isl possible You possess
sufficient ehroutcry TO tell these iu,clli.
gert gentlemen '-at the same time point.
ing tp the Juy-"lha in a vessel ,itus.
ted A. the Prince OF Wales was, and bad
weather coming ON, the watch should
have derolvcd on dumb animal
The witness looked blank.
DO you hear ,ir yociicalcd the
bully.
81 doesn't understand YOU replied
the deponcnt, with perfect composnre.
The question was shaped anew:
4 ash you, sir, whether 1t was fitting
to cnlrusl dog -
"'fhefc was ne'er dog on board,
said the witness, bluntly.
And yet, gentlemen Of the jury, the
witness has had the audncity 10 assert
upon oath that the wind shifted during
the latter par. Of the dog watch
Bill ict's bolt, said mn auditor, nd
dressing a broihcrtar IN the rear OF the
court. "By the Lord Harry, there's no
standing that squirting beggars lubbcrly
lip
ih' dNlI' Hdu dlI'hul utNlu'H Nlht
the witncs. was bound to state distinctly
the description Of the watch that had
been left upon the ships deck.
The wiIucs, said, "Jamcs Thompson,
my Lord, had charge OF the deck during
the whole OF the four to six watch. A
better seaman never puddencd an anchor,
hauled out a weather caring or took lead
or helm in hand"
"Then how comes it, - asked the law.
yer, "this superrxcclent seaman was not
as competent to prevent the Lady Eliza
beth mnning on board the Prince OF
Vale, as the boy Of whom you boast so
much! - {" Some brat OF his own, no
doubt added Waddy, aside to the jury)
The witness not appearing TO unJer.
stand the question: the Judge requested
Mr. Waddy to repeat it,
81 ask the witness, my lord, il the boy,