The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-28
Tn. D.vr,nx S.v., Court a.rtsaa.
EIGHTaEs DAY.

Tns D~~vrsnx Naval Court Martssas
EIGHrsEsra DAY
puu.pxLpsA NV, I'D. July 76. 1854.
- court no assr mnlsd tls,a morning aud resumed
the exam rat on dsapuau AdA~.. Nothing
of any mpor ance wa elected bayoad corroborat
ing tho evidence OF otaer ~,tne-ss.
Commodore Isaac n Kees-r, II. 8. Navy, was
next called, and deossta that hs knew nothipg Of
the charges and specia.st sas . chsr e.. Ia reply
to queries by the court hs lated that the osukng
Of vessels at Montevi frequently done; the
Jamestown, he thought. cooid have been csulksd in
Aontevideo above her copper; VA acquainted
with Commodore Coe M Boenos Ayres while block
adipg that harbor A. " III general G laracter.
know nothing Of my o~n knowledge; [ respected
him Is comma der OF tbc hry.ntine squadron; |
heard many insinoatioas * sinss bis chsrsc-
tor, and but few conpAmenis the yes
sels under my commsld IN the river l., latte,
during my late cruis- lgd rsquirec eau king, and
the interests OF the u1itfa sase- I'D Ut the Same
time required their ps,seuge, should not have
deemed II necessary - = SO 70 be caulxed;
LETT the La Platte weeks before tho events
specified Ia the c, ara % not resolis q receiving
any application from Cap1a Downing for survey
Of the Jameste vi. pravous 20 ny irxsng the La
Platte; l did hear tn sbS relu,raa c.alkug.
rna .,oas .xom;,., A., H.. ....,,.a .,,,,,oa ~,
.-n''.N MI ,''''u o'0''eu ~. .a'
iohoWinB-i saw the s'bestA ne CO between mr..
Pcudleton and Ca taia lo,gon N r-,ation {, .ing
the ships boats tort a.taga ~ Drfs III. from Ie
nos Ayres, but did o. 1at,se d gi- GORE pond
en- ,e on either side; t. sus IA i.uje' "a, sommand
were never requt e. % .sraa,a cou.rary to my
own discretion, vt 81, 81 tne IL ,omatic repre-
seotatives; / shou! u.yar l.vo lcted contrary to
my own discretion. ~ times wouid lave b-en pos-
sib.e for the Jawest j a4ye la.l a the hsrbor
OF Moptevidpo, TIL, -. arawac 81, cen feet Of
water, in sui Ia gS seUgt u, i,a TO aifo d CON-
yeniences for ,aulkers l.riug the -,rin< OF 1854
Commodore Coe I've aea iy opDp - to me- ia
New York: called .nn im sevs ii lines and Maid
the usual atteBtio.., aapiaX IA wu him and his
family for maLy yer
Question by the L ol1 N-ucU you visited Com
modore Coe in New IL \ hsd =. been IN de ac-
nuainted with hrs ttca~nery ii tlns hla "a rad con
4. Bueuos Ayr.s2
Auswer-f kne 1atiip. rp3oL il mysels and
never al anv corve. 30 t,,h ~, ,,,odo cnc IN
relation to III: had h.. H. -, I'D Or hi. amt il.
was pIeased with my u1 .i in =, ,ir.,. With HIM
when in com,oana =, ,ae In c.siny ou.a,on ar
Buenos Ayrrs. h. h.vi,u =, ~ es.ry djsn,.ition
to reape, the RI hit, OF m ta. ., nt,vm m there
The evidence o., ~, ,,.r ov.. q, tho urtn.a.
when ohie, ton wa. m. !. ~ -. rs,or, hy Eantain
Gardner On accoun, .f t,e Ind,a Adv ,..,a not
having nut the question \. q. IL. rank IN the navy
The President ovei,nlrd ,be %, ct,n but the nit
vas cIea ed for arv,,n.,t ~ The - int and nm re-
opening the usual question was nut to wnic1 the
vitnoes replieo that b. b.li !, ~ n ~ c.nt.jn In
the navy. and commsaa,d "a. nuy,l forces on the
coast of Brazil from June 1850. u JAW 1883.
In reply 1, anest,,,ns d, IN accn. d-Rv an off,
cial letter dated limo ii js,a ai,rct,nv Cant
Downing to keen tie c.,afn ,ndee al tine sa1 .dron
nv successor ADVISED Of ~ or ce ,i,ys. ami until
advised of his sr,iv,I usc' III. s,stion 4 Sand
oopies of his ,ennr,a In III. N,vv Dena, tment.
Cant Downtno wss ~ 4. - 40, hi, Ia tho man
neI In wi ich tie public i,s r. Il we're G ,n.a Tar.
Francis Boom sui, nkrr Of the. Jan,estOvn do
poee in substaIc. as fo,t,w. in .rp, 4, ou.ries bv
the accused A Il. IA -, won. u, oss le xv,n0
his squadron wss alonp,s de III. @ ,reo. In charpe
Of q boat, mn | head some Of the crew re-
mark that II they did not re, IN ,sey and liberty
Soon the shin would hay. l.. q, over "a the To IN.
on one occasion, the boat > rev, Of ~h,ca was
one, were all taken prisoners .ne ou witt to the
shore for provision T. and payaed u /, I, the com.
manding officer If the station; after .xamiuiup our
permits we we've allow ed to a-s a. hut he retained
the permit q ter viii h We were iab to be stopper
BY sentrits stationed quartz. of a mile art on
the creek we tetu ned l., our no. and EN- 4incd
all night, without having a.com ,sll- d our object;
on another occasion .e Wer, de ,,ned All night by
stress of weather. aud We WEI. ala, frequently de-