The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-03-07

E1aminaLlsn ., d. Kaapp ana e,A.r..

Examination Of DR.. Knapp and othsrs..
Eleventh Day. "WEDNESDAY, Maiuh. q |
JAMES sgmMERs-Is seaman on The Russia; haye oeen
to sea since was hirteen now thirty year, q sss: re
Ss ss ws e: 1--WE tired
bui che would not say took the wheel next m9ang ABOUT
and he second night think She made three
S6' st night under our lee lee bow s but whether
was The ship drfted to = and W. ~ asp
We're not taken Off that day al sail was s on the shin all
until the fire then the massl hauled up; on Ihnaay
captain Of her said il yo1 want o make any Roadway, yoe
had better keep ig to the land and PEnted oqf nsy
cabin and the second mate and William went down nio ine
candle and matches when he down; the candle was inst
haned 70 the second mate lighted but u Went OUT anu us
of the sailors called Crawford Scoy who gave WE
liam the matches; the captain was in his :taoon al ,
day; the matches put down over the pn; VS. go o
ea po sRa a we 5s eq e b while there be
carpenter went INTO the aernn but 1e haa n , g mi
the matches and deck: forgot to say we took out
some FIRE wood from the atterTun the captain tod n ~
second mate crawling around over the stores looking or
pork with the lighted candle but he could not md It IN some
places he had crawl his hands and Knees there was 10
smoke smell Of fire that time; table was ashed Overtime
Il was between and by the time we had fastened the batch
and the pilot boat along de was ape wei we ~
hatch We Were called on deck and saw the smoke in the
torecaste, and when we got on deck found US sui O
and the smoke ont, heavy, Ike tue CHIMNEY OF
s oe5s S Ye Rts 70 %s sRp bo Ike Snd
sOe sqparn the yards either @ seSSS 10 he
ship; the Captain told there was no langer 70 T eo0
and get a. near the land as RS s sD nj ws sd MS hssve
lead They did so three or four times, but got no bottom
hove three times but got no bottom pHe o. tns
and told the Captain that the second Slae was
cutting hole in the deck; he said, can't help that Why
don't you STOP him If he cuts n1 2e ana o sSS ' II
was over the cabin He was running eyer e snip rryS
get them ont ii he had cut he hole the flames woud have
prevented our getting the launch We kept on her until the
We were pulling SI i away SG o the land in launch NJ Jones
got Us among the breakers II was IN c o anu onf H G
whale boats when got among The 6reaSer he wsp oa
charts and quadrant and $25 in cash CONSIDER my los 70
Sc $50 s had been away from the ship about half
an hour when the mzen- mast fell. -.
Cross. EEanged.-I was shipped only two hours before
the Russia sailed by the shipping MASTER we were IN the
run an hour beer was passing W wood aIa otier
things; was in he cabin ie secoha ae s aip G,e men
ter never said on the Mary Kngsand the ship
give me as, Which had e with him and asked him for i
Capt Wilson said he had not cent Dr. Knapp al mat
Mr. Frost now called on the District Attorney whether
the Government paid the witnesses for the defendants,
whether he did not know fact that there was no pro-
vision for the defendants witnesses .,..
Mr.. Hunton stated that there was no law IN express terms
and he made objection to the payment by the defendants
of ten fifteen dollars but he wished to know exactly how
much each had received. ..
tending Court.
The first we heard of powder from the Second Mate
We wanted gel away quck heard Of the powder
the oTepeak; this was after we had got into the launch
The wanted to stay by the vessel that boats would
come to US and might be OF service in trying the
ship. Then was the Second Mate spoke Of the powder
But thought there danger from the powder and from
the swell dashng the boat against tho ship dom recoect
what the Captain said ,,.
free about two hours AFTER the wind headed them OIL
vas at the wheel next morning she was heading r. n E.
possible, and that The all the time she was ont
FRED BROWN of the seamen on the Russia-l was at
the wheel when the alarm of fire given i was about ~
l5mnutes after the captain was standing by me he had
been about 10 minutes the steward told the captain
there was smoke rising the cabin the captain said what
smoke is it, it must be the smoke OF the lamp the steward
SAID no. it can't be the captain went with the steward and
back and said the ship fire. and told the 10
call on hands great smoke up The pinnacle and put
the igbt the second mate came with an axe 70 cut mole
in the deck his clothes Of the said he should
cut the hole told him 70 see the captain the second
wheel could scarcely stand the smoke was 50 thick some
G onge g men x wS sb% he a9SeR tie mem were Skas
about powder being aboard IN the toTecase when
as there was but te powder and that the fore peak h
flames were coming of the cabin door when We left h
not save any thing had about SEQ worth Of clothes.
g ~ think we ett d te snip az R ,tc Of Of e
wheel Tuesday p. the ship headed and by y she wa
/ los The shp headed then s. and s. BY W., She was clos
haned with reef in the topRili when the alarm OF fire
Fred Brown roobOates the other seamen as to he wind
and course; the Rusa ia going knots would make pom
aud half lee way thinks that the ship could not have bee
got further eastward than she was the time OF the fire
The captain OF the PILOT boat tod the capan he ad belte
alO when the alarm was given; He described the o,
curence, substantially agreeing with the others as TO the col
duct of the captain, the violence of the Te. &C, sc.
CHAs CUrrER, seamln-C;ave minute description OF tn
themselves near the land on Thursday has been
Il years Iwss impossible to have put out the fire after ii
but the smoke rushed ont violently that was impossible
do anything with dlfCplty that the doors could
lint Dup
mposibe 10 pnt out The fire not soul left the ship lin
absolutely necessary the flames bursting out Of d
light, as signals; the flames were bursting out the SIC
where the boat was the Captain seemed to be cool sal
there danger, that the slowed forward
the Captain seemed reluctant leave the ship Mr. JON
was the last who left the ship ueiter the Captain
crosssfala;tsd. My second at the wheel
ring the time was at the wheel the wind was E.
day il hauled more 10 the southwark.
| w II. WHITE.-Seaman on the R9ssiai the ship wa
elose-haued all the time after she left took the helm al
o'clock on Wednesday morning me vessel headed n NE
the p continued t. tafk and made as much e te east
with the wind. Ia the afternoon watch Of Thursday Wen
down with and the second Mate into the atterruu
went into the cabin and lifted up the hatch; table stoo
overit, which was lashed went down to get provisions
Dunlap the second Mate; lighted the match in the cabin
and gayet to the second Mate; handed keg of vim
Than haanhour in the at!errun Mr. Dunlap was erawg
over the barrels looking for pork he had the candle all u
time do think the candle blown out in there
relghted they passed the Captains staeroom he to
them 10 be careful with The light this was all he sad.
All the seameu (hough examined apart agree in the
accounts of the ships and the incidents of the con
grafton.
1t is proper 10 remark that more intelligent crew new
went to ships forecase The counsel for the pros
cuton bear evidence to their superiority Wherever the fau
lies il is imputed by 70 the seamen.
The examination will last several days longer. Notion
half Of the sailors have YET boon examined and there
large number of WITNESSES other points OF the defence