The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-27


Hsut been nassIsaed b hin By W. Dc Hsvea. wso
gave Mr Waltsr = b sstAesity; tsia h ssad' was
witness said, % u best q . rocellect On. II
was . very shoH - Gtsr the squ9Gra went over;
the captain of tbs C0ysto was q 6oe armed man;
understood English nselc bat did not speak It at
all !, the officers and crew Of the squadron CON.
planned Of Urquizs, not OF Coe; Urquiss had not
raid them; l also heard ON board the Correo, when
Coe was leaving the ship, the men say, when they
came to take leave, that i was not his fault they
having said to Mr.. Pendleton that declioed taking
q violent verbal message nom him to Capt. Down
ing; this was account OF my not believing 1t to
be proper message for me to carry, or Mr. Pendle-
ton v e snd 70 the ' ct S e. my my ;a spSs e:
tenor ! know that on several occasions
Mr.. Pendeten desired Capt. Do wning to send boats
to unusual places 70 bring on natives Of Buenos
Ayres inimical 70 the existing government, and
claimed traitor; after taking on several, Capt.
Downing refused, On account Of getting the govern
ment into difficulty, and also TO avoid exposure to
the boats and officers DR.. Alvaer escaped on board
charge. at tie request Of Mr. Pendieton who stated
that his life was in daneer-but Afterwards heard
il was to escape from his creditors Dr.. Aivaer
said that II Rosas caught him, he would shoot him
IL fifteen minutes understood tn he was con-
tamperng with the troops OF Rosas, whom they
were trying to get or reported TO Capt. Down
ing certain rumors OF fraud being practised in pro-
curing provisions under the seal OF the American
Consulate, and was sent by Captain .sl,
time Garfield was running boat with
the permission Of Mr. PendIeton, and under the Con-
sular seal; Mr.. Pendeton, in his arrangemen for
provisions. included tae jamestown, without the
knowledge of Capt. Downing, to the best Of my be-
lief and was only informed Of it on my return from
an official visit In consequence Of the smuggling
carried on by Canfeld, Mr.. Pcndeton was o great
friend and partizan of Cen. Urquiza, and q cores
pondence was carried on between them; have no
reason to think that Capt. Downing believed the
ports charging Commodore Coe with treachery !;
Capt. Downing told me to tell Mr.. Pendleton that he
would not consent to send any officers or boats to
the Boca for provisions; this was before the arrange
ment was made with Gen. Urquiza; on returning 70
the jamestown, with Commodore Coe in the boat
under my charge, answered to the hail, "No, no."
my reason for this answer was that CON- Coe no lon
ger had flag flying, and was, simply, citizen; was
pc mitted on several occasions BY Capt. Downing,
10 assist Mr.. Penoleton in preparing his dispatches
for the United States; and / also know that Mr..
PeDdleton did receive letters from the outside par
ty for distribution in this city among the friends Of
the outside party; do not know that this was done
under the zeal of the legation; ST. Clair delivered
provisions 10 the city purchased by myself aud other
officers; they were sent to American and Spanish
families; recollect something of Mr. Pendleton be-
ing angry at person charged with letter for Gen.
Urquiza, committing blunder, but cannot recall
the particulars.
Questions by the court elected the following
The report Of DR.. Alvaer having escaped to avoid
his creditors current about the city, but can
not name any particular authority; Mr.. Pendleton
said his life was in DANGER the provisions sent
on ehore by myself were for friends and included
both American and Spanish families; Icannot speak
for the other officers.
The examination of the witness here closed, and
he was dismissed.
Henry A. Adams, q midshipman on board the
jamestown, depOsed in substance, rs f0llows:--
While at Bueuos Ayres boat came to the James.
town from Commodore Goes flag ship, with mes
sage to Capt Downing, stating that his crew had
muttnied and were going over to the enemy; the
officer told me this himself and appeared to be Ia
boring under the effects Of liquor or excitement;
Mr.. Walker brought Coe on board; most of his bag
gage came on board that evening, and the rest the
next morning in boat from the ship; was sent
to the Boca to get provisions for two American
shipe, and had an interview with General Urquixa,
during which he told me that should have no pro-
visions from that place because he had made ar.
rangements with Mr.. Pendleton that all American
vessels and citizens should be supplied at Palermo
reported this to Capt. Downing on going on board;
in relation TO the deeertion of Simonda and Carroll
at Norfolk, he said that between halfpast IL and IL
o'clock, during my first watch with Lieut.. Deas !
heard him hail some person going out on the star
board boom, who was getting into the dingy, (the
smallest boat): Mr.. Deas ordered me to call away
boat, and get my side arms on went after the de-
serter and brought him back the next morning,
about 10 o'clock, this man, named Carroll, with
Caswel, left the ship; saw them 60 over the side
The court here adjourned.