New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-24

msnt with the "coR.' h'ch took place IN the
pfeseIce Of arc BY Ike order Of Cap,. LAsimer, on
ue l3tb cay Of August, l>i9.
Carefully.
&c In his, that Cao, Laaner. between The lsh
,,y Of July 1919, ara ne 18th day OF August. 1880
hss been IN the habit Of puaIshng with the colt"
J. private, IN The cam II TINS ship, Joseph Wat
Sol. tooy) aLc eta twice IN one day, IN viola
Ton OF az order o. me Department directing tas,
all pOnishments IN board The |. vessels OF war,
shall De IN public and IA presence o. the crew.
Gcurt-Guity.
ID In THIS that Capt Laiimer has. "a soSsdience
,hs or efs OF the Bureau Of Construction, Equip
meut and Repsirs, knONngly and ~ilfuuy caused
a rumheT OF alterations 10 he made IN tnis ship,
VIZ Removing ne horse blocks from The ships
side altering the 9sfs removing the nal lock
,rs from under tie poop removing the rail from
tie break OF the pop, removing the ooarding
rises from AROMA ne mast AMI uaSing neS rack
IN The main hstch altering AMI enlarglng the cabin
psptry making tsw olkhead and blocking up
another guz pr'trg up q bUlkheat on the berth
Geek for the iorssId o.csrs and many other aliers
'ions which are upou record
fOtrf-GuliN.
Thru. Scar3ai7us Conduct
LIST. That Capt Latusr. while lying IN the harbor
a Mtssra, or aSsu the Ssh Gay OF January 1850
after having foeRed number Of men, caused the
Cats" an instrument Of punishment, 10 be hung up
publicly at TIE malumasi, where they renamed until
he was prevailed up0n - allow them 10 be taken
DOWN by rerTespr taiions made 20 HIM, BY the First
Iltutsrsnt. Of The ND effect such thing lreportet.
would have uVol his character az home, has bring
ug the Navy OF oar country into cisrepuse "lhtae
foreigners cpusfi Us NleiNg the sap ana Nct st2
The crew ~ 1--we. Nlfh galley slaves
Cotrt--';Not fully excusable, blt not guilty. be
cause ti< cas- were III bag' tTae bags Of
these cats 70 e. their shape, AID NJ more hide
their contents n DO the bags IN which hams
are put up Every sailor ana every foreign naval
officer kreW reriscl vel "h4t the bags he'd YET
the Captain No g. 'Orrr are welcome g. ihe o.a-
eht OF she rag. ana since y0u Sir seem % coAsi ier
OF picent Govern 90 shield tho Cap-3 n fou a.sOi
are welcome TO ths rfueht Of the same eas)
% H. tins, n Cspt-iu Lstmer dii, on nc IT. "a
H- .fNHA "a To H. ID 4
The hsrbOr Of trieste a'ta,S and Osas ~ita rs as,
ava choke. James II Tfayaaan, 90. s. belonging
to said ship, While said James H. Iftsansh Us ul-
der charge al sctiy. AZ" m aState OF gfutS eckl
ca'i0n ana futtp'. tha. Captain Latiiner nd A.
tempt 10 draw cu,lasS upon sad james Il tfayan-
an, for The pWJo,e, aS he publicly sc Jared ~ he
gangvay, OF running 4 through the BODY ol sud
James Ii. Traysnsn snt further that Ga )sain Lat
mer did publicly express regret that ne Mas prevent
ed rom runph him through the BODY, by the Scab.
bard adheripg TO the cuil4ss when he Dire y Il rom
the rack ard fur.t er that Captain Lstlmer did DIS
mss the said James IA rfavanan from the LATED
states frlgaie Cumberland without bringing him 10
a Court Martial, and publishing nm according 10
law after hayirg publicly charged the SAID James 4.
Travanan with hayrg LAID his HANDS upon him,
~ q oby evncIg desire 20 smother the affair OF the
18th OF June between hinSelt and the said James IT,
Cunt" Not oxcussble but not fully guilty be-
/ cause The proyocsron was great" sailor who
has got drunk according 10 the rules OF the service
that's. while " on liberty. but mo Is 10 proper AMI
safe GUST dy in me proper part ~ The Shp some slight
words provoke his Captain who theleupon does
| what tins specification alleges Can any words JUS.
iiy IN assault lie thsi Look ~ The testimony, and
see IL the finding should no. rather be fully guilty
Thu qwbble OF lie Courts useful to show the feel
mes unceT which they acted and your acquiescence
! III l. show - hoN necessary new bureau is
/ IA your Dspu'n ent, 20 dispense justice
81. In tins, that Captain IatimeT mas, ny haVlng
exhibited on fTeqren. occasions an ua~ilungness to
promote worthy ner, as petty oihceTs, on account
OF their being If foreign oI,h, and by dschargng
most Unanimously several men for de canng them
selves, while 4 SAFE Of inioxcaion, to be EGG.
I hShmen, caused a hostile splrlt 70 exist on board
the ship under MS command, between the native
and adopted citizens Of the United States, thereby
violating the spint OF the la OF our country with
regard 10 its adopted citizens and also holding out
an Involvement e. IN sc who wish 10 get rad OF the
ship 10 SIMPLY declare themselves of English birth
aud thus achieve their purpose, thereby seriously
! IuparIng the discipline apt efficiency OF the ship.
| CotJt-NOt gully because certain degree oil
/ preference is exCuSab,e
4ih. In his tia. Cept Latimer when called upon
by Surgeon Burlington and Lieut.. Stedman, on
June -, 1850, IN relation 20 having changed the
WaTd-To0m dinner hOur, WIS guilty of wlllful false.
hood in stating 70 th6m that he had not interfered
nth TIE ward room dinner hour and had given no
such order, when he well knew that he had but
feN days before while lying IN the harbor oil
Trieste, given the following order 10 the First
Lieutenant, 10 Wit When we go to sea again. the
vard.ToOm officers must dine at two o'clock OF
votds % that effect and also that he had Teieratei
that orc er al sea- on June "a, 1850 and also m thus
hat Capt LaiuleT has been IN the habit, from time
20 time Of making statements and assurances TO OF
hcers on board this ship relation TO affairs which
Immediately concerned their comfort and interests,
ard subsequently exhibited such an entire disregard
for bis word conveyed IN these assurances az 30 de-
! stTOy ali confidence IN his yeraclty.
by The Court Ii appears In evidence that Capt.
Latimer Yves guilty Of pfevaTicatlon and falsehooo
In relation 10 matters pertaining 10 dischargng the
men, &C. but they do not psrtake Of the personal
character set forth Ia the specification, the Court de-
clnes their consideration"
THE Cour. is unwilling to admit the guilt Of
faltehoOd n relation to the order changing the din
ner hour, whatever other inputstion may attach 10
Capt. H. IN const quenco Of his cOnduc. In this re-
spect" ." lie Is not responsible TO his officers for
changes Oipurpose,' &c.
Fourth Neglect Of Dntv
Let. In this that Capt. Latimer did not cause
Tie crew OF this ship, while under his command.
10 DO exercised ~ the great guns a! hrlng at
a target until The 20th day Of June, 1850, more
q an eleven months after the ship was put In
commits sion, he having had abundant opportunity to
cause The crew TO be 80 exercised and further that
he crew of said ship have not been drilled at load
ire bnG hfng the muskets and carbInes with either
pan or blank cartridges up TO this date there having
been abundant tine and opportunity for so doing
Cout-Nctguiity, as the allowance OF ammunition
Tor tie great guns Tor that year was exhausted.
I'll. Ia this, that Capt. LasiDer has been guilty OF
most ~anton rtgltcl Of duty N permitting the bu
81 me JetuoJs OF IBIS ship to be oOsructed by The
capln por's the existence o. such obstruction having
Lieutenant.
Cowf--Not excus BE
Pd. In this, that Captain Latimer permitted the
Tatins Of the rigging Of this ship 70 remain m wear
aner the same hsi been frequently reported TO him
az UNIT Tor use, ana dangerous 10 the crew and fur
neT that be did not C3nse IatiDs 10 be ltted IN
ul several OF The men bad been hurt, one OF them
Icing seriously byn 60 By he breaking OF the same.
Colzt-Nof guilty.
lIiih JJrGaHlcat and opgrsssre conduct
lst In this. that Cap ain Latlner did cause To be
Drawn Rom the euIdeck beams Of this shIp two hun
cIed aud fifty hammock hooks, thereby forcing 50
many Of the crew 20 sleep upon the berth or lower
Geek as TO seriously onoangtT the health OF the ship,
ara cause me Iemonstance Of the Surgeon and
iurher, that Captain La.imer after an interval Of
tt'eiai weeks CD replace only portion Of said
looks, hereby still more UncOmfOrlaby erowding
Ire men below tending 10 the injury Of the health 81
tie crew, and also to The efficiency of the ship in
solaiion Of the usagos Of the service, and his duty
- heir Commanding Cricer
CoITf-"Tfu ano 10. ekcutaOle."
-. IL this thst Ca tam La.lmeF has Issued from
us.e 70 time, dyrIg his command Of this ship,