The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-08


cabin contained eleven state nine OF these were
occupied by officers and their families about h,f Of
them contained six bsrths each he rest three each IN
rear OF this small saloon; the Brasan Consul aud
officer OF the Brazilian navy, and their wives were 10
IN the ssndss bsrSs this esek Wa formed Of the
OF the top and the projecting guards rem the forward
hatch to III rear Of ths wheels asd engine room
standee berths for the men the guards but
from tine engine to the Of the vAloop were all
stsndse berths the guards both sdss in the
o. o .s saloon WAS S:gsass arm chests aud under
it, will add that this putting the the side of the
saloon tho guards intended for temporary
rapgement and expected to cease in about week
room ss coal and provisions enough uned TO
able to the baggage from before the forward
hatch the saloon on the deck contained tbeus twenty
small state ms three berths each with the
of two which hAd bedseacs this saloon uped by
officers one or two families and some citizen passengers
the master Of the vessel had his room ,hsre.
O. How was this upper deck sheltered from the
weather.
A. BY the huniclss deck overhead against the wheels
Of the saloon the protection by curtains from
the hurricane deck to the bu the sides and ia
front in front Of the ensss theirs we're small rooms
Il .ides, and the shelter from the bow BY
curtsins but 1t was very open to the wind necessarily
By direction of this Court the examination OF this wit
ness here suspended, to eAnsine Colonel Thomas,
who il required to return to Warrington.
Lieut. Col lorenzo Thomas Assi.tsnt Adutsnt General
Unsd States Army wtssss called for the United States
being duly sworn testided an follows -
O. What nst uotions given Ool Gates from the
Of the eimeDt for California
A. present copy OF the Instructions In addition to
the general order, directing tae movement
Reao, as follows:
HEAD QUARTERS OF TuE ARMY,
NEw YORK, Sept so 1858 )
ColoSnThe General In Chief instructs TO say tina
during your stay with tee companies OF your regiment
Governors slsnd you will of ooursb have command
Of the place. and make such arrangements for the quar-
the case shall require At the time you re-
quesed as the stay Of your regiment IL temporary
and Es the recruiting service ID under the direction OF tbs
AdjuAnt General through the superintendent you vii
not interfere with the OF the rscruisg officer
| OF the depot on the island.
All the dispcsahe recruits on the isl,&o and those
under orders for IT. will be turned over 70 you by the
please Immediately have them assigned to compsuiss
All men belonging to your cofomhnd who have but
Ine months to serve viii be isft oehne aud transferred
enlist These will be discharged and re enlhted here De-
fore Failing.
command for the voyage. The Quarters master General
hiss been requested to ample transportation to be
provided, and it will be your duty to zee that this shall
not be auged-hat every has his proper share You
will make your regulations the Assistant
Qus rteIm master and Ccmmisssry OF Subsistence on
this st.toD for tie Transportation ard sao.iss
OF tho latter for at least nine monsha Three
months flour and six months hard bread. Should
and aks twelve months srbstencs Of all articles except
beadstus You will see that tbs necessary fixtures for
cooking and particularly for baking bread are provided
The officers going around the Horn will be allowed six
months pay in advance.
You Will report Is possible the day which
you expect to have your command ready Tor
md ell your arrangement are MAIDS, you viii
embsrk and Immediately proceed via Cape HON to Cali
fornis
Should the winds be able and the portion o,
chip admit, you will .ouch st San Dego where will
find orders from the General commanding he PAchc Dr.
vson for the eistribaton OF yerr regiment which will
govern your further movements II you should not be
Diego you will make for sxn Frassisco where you viii
report for further Instructions to the Gsne, command
log the Pacific division.
Should you touch at apy place In South America you
wyTspot the state Of your command, aud seni return
ONT ID the ueual form IL General Headquarters and to
TN Ajutsnt General On your arrival =. San Fraucisoo
yoA will make similar report and return embracing all
which shall hAva taken pisss since your EN-
lam, Colonel, very respectfully, your ob.d'. serv.
I (Signcd,) L. THOMAS, Assist AdTt GenL
To Col, WIN. GATES Third Artillery, For. Adams, RI
| Q Were any ether material orders given verbally
a When these Instructions we're mae out II sup
Iosed that the troops would 60 in clipper but
wss determined they should go In steamer verbal ia
tiucons were given to Gen. Wool TO the ede,t snst on
tfc.ent supply of subsistence need be taken; nor
were also gvsa 10 regard to stoppiu
at San Diego the General in Chsf after -sds di
Artillery serving in Texas, eh snd bo snerred to tn
First Artillery and that tho recruits of Fe.t ARTILLERY
enough 10 make two companies should be to C~or
MA in The San Fran isco, TO tht the two
paLes transferred from the regiment ia Tsxks They
we're sent accordingly in the steamer uoSer the Command
Of Capt Judd.
The witness here clofed his es.'nopy and retired.
Lieut. S. L. Fremont recalled, and testified ~ fol
O. How many men in the temporary be.ths on
the spar deck abaft the wheelsf
From ffty TO sever ty FIVE
. How many altogether in the six com panies on that
GsckY A. About three hundred
Witness expainet-I omitted Ia explaining the ca
pLcy Of the vessel to mention tho upper forward
on the par deck It contained about thirty Elk berths
occupied by the reSimental comm isgionej staff
ard tergsauts OF the reg with th.ir
1.-THE lower Eteersge had been free OF baggage, the
ship would have accommodated what part OF the whole
! command below deck 7
| About three hundred and seventeen, cut OF four
hundred Ard eighty six.
O. The charter you understood IT, did not allow spy
ohe saloon or cabin room, except the forward cabins
1t did mott .nsultsi with Kr AspinwaIl about Il.
1t vas objected at hrst to putting
10 the forward cabin intended to make point OF st
AND spoke 10 the Qdartern General about IL tua
Captain Watkins consented and ccupied those for
wsrd cabins as stated the ward cabins In thes
steamers are for different class OF passengers from tn
state rooms md falcon
Q. We're the best dispositions in your Judgment made
foi the emsnt and fort OF the troops the
vessel, that tbs case admitted Off Eot stae 10 what
A. tbiIk that the beat arrangements wife made thai
quantity ef bsggsge, and stores win sid, that Do
not ipk that ought in thts latitude to to sea
the Iar dsos without the possibility OF putting tse,
below In storm. This Ia opinion, no sever derived
on my recent experisnoe rather than from any prss
Gus Enorhdge rad on that subject
Q DID you hear any objections made thai The vessel
| was too deep osded2
A, Yes, did Hr. Aspnwall made the objection TO me
heard it fpoken Of by the ofsers OF the
il particularly spoken Of In the matter Of adding
drsgoon detaotrent 10 this command. Gr. Aspinwall
faa that he would state his objections to General WOOL
20 that II any thing Should happen he would wash bis
banda o,it. 49,
Q. We're the dragons sert-how many o: them WIS /.
pgcpc SEQ TO fenoS
A. They were not The nuh1Aer WAS supposed to be
about h.ty at hrst, and Afterwards eighty. -
To what eepth was 1t gamer ally understood that the
vessel vas losdsd2
A. Understood from, the owners And matter that she
drew sixteen O6) feet; do no. remember that ever
rentior ID anything this pubsct 70 Col Gates la my
etpscity as In supsrntendiss the loping
az the verse made frequent objections 70 Mr. Aspin
wall, to Capt Watkins and, think, to Dol Swords that
the yes. was selg too dep in the water and ured
Row nnth deeper she would settle when she had got In
her COAL said whom she sailed that sha four
feet eeps. .hsp she ought TO be to go 20 sea- said
that her last crsught and her ordinary dfausht loaded
on her trips twelve fest do not know that she
thought unsafe With greater drsugh thsSe objections
that have spoken OF 70 the owner and rAstAr,
In no. L. a. sfaf nfar