The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-01


Consul at Rio, coocerning the affairs at Baenos
Ayree.
We sometimes have, at least from Mr. PendMtou.
evidence which false data, and then Argues
be tells that sent him two letters-,ne from q
u ne and the snswer 70 It; Goes iettec nformips
me that frsuds ~e.e being peri etrated at 4lermS
aha elsewhere. Yet says Mr.. Peudleton, CAPTAIN
Downing sent not 70 Palerm0 where he was inf M
ed that Sinclair WAS SIN aging, but to Barrscs..
where Cauheld was ope stng. against whom he
had nothing but ruDOfs." Nov, ma &c ,e's let
ter wac dated 80 O'Clock Pm 3lst May, 1885," ana
mine 'lss jane, 1882 wherein say sen. yester-
cavthat IL, before Goes letter was ever written to
BARRACKS and thst will that day investig ate Goes
charges against Sinclair. So NJ. PeDdieton's coz
ciusion 10 founded on false premises, the evidence
white. Bot farther why did send 10 BARRACKS
1T oil Z Because l WAS informed that some person
wss there procuring supplies In the name Of tho
jamestown. when had only authorized them TO be
the BARRACKS? NJ. PendIet0ns own pet and pFotcge,
CanGed, Who was obtaining fresh provisio o
IN the name Of the Jamestown, under Mr.. PEN
die ton's authority. and with bis kn0 Wedge, wheo. 10
tist honorable gentle man well knew-and his OWE
evidence conyicts him Sinclair alone supplied the
jamestown. And yet, il the court please, this Mr.
pepole,on y the man who Thought proper, a. Mr..
Sctncs Tells ns to a;cuse one and Sinclair Of being
PNHers, ana equally deeply concerned Ii =
Piece OF viiiany ana swindimg." He might havo
los IL d nearer home. = 4 go
One more example OF irregular evidence and wc
VIII dismiss the subject. THIS sort Of evidence, ia
such eudeAvors 10 insinuate what the witness d.
c'iBes ODenlv To assert
DR.. Folfz says -" told Capt. Downiur the low.
es, sum heard Coe had received IL 600 ounces,
the he hest 20 00c. He said he knew pothing abo,n
that. but that short time before, for tho
1900 ounces that had been placed on board
Q Jamesiown. he had received one per cent,
the ntual chsrge.) | never knew whore
lie 130c0 onnces came from, or who 1t be-
opged 10. | mentioned the matter, because
thought it had reference t, the charges whioa
understood t. Imply bribery to Coe. Tue iasinua-
ton - plain- Now for the answers on crdss-exami-
patons: Mr.. Hale asked me in the Americas
Consulate (he WIS an American nierchant) II money
c"uic coroe on b ard the j 4mestSwa; tod MIN is
could; the Jaw permitted it. The money came
bostd shortly after my conversation with Nc. II ale:
had reason to believe IL came from Mr.. Hae:
make no insinuatoDs whatever" The sauna inse-
hioue system appcs in NJ. Pendleton's heai,say
account Of toe same conversation between DR.. Fult.
ard me. winch bearsay account IL widely different
from the core one gwen by Dr. Foltz. @s
BOW proceed 10 take up the different arcusa-
tions against me, and TO see how far tbs evde 1ce
supports them.
In explanation Of the grounding at Olinda It
sex ma TO me only necessary to repeat the evidence
OF the MASTER OF the shi, (the most proper perspn
to consult Oh the subjec) and of the officer Of the
cecB Of the time. MIR. De Haven says, "when 1
left the De- AZ four o'clock, she was heating we'll
TO wIndward OF all the shoals, distant from shore:
jud ged six miles. When the was discovered,
".
b.r put up another point 70 N. NJ E., wuich so d.
rected her course "a, In my opinion, to insure her
s.feiy. die not think hes in any danger at all. l
did not consi the current strong enough to carry
her In TO the reef. The course run SHOULD nave
,arried her Ivy that time, two or three miles TO
the northward and eastward of the reef,
gong clear Of it by'a mite and half at least"
Lieut. Stembel says: sl did not think they woro
reported the fact to Captain Downing" Believing
themselves long post the reot, breakers or dangers
were thought impossible. The accident. as bosh
tine little way the snip" IL aft< rwards appeared
the current was strong enough to force the ship
three miles out OF her course, and to carry her
entirely over and in shore Of the reef; but, in
ignorance OF its strength, Cross bearings were
thought unnecessary. Why soundings were not
taken ia easy cay; Lieut. Stembel, whose duty It
"a 10 DO 81, says-and the log confirms him-that
II was usual TO do go apprc sohing shore and tho
fact that he did not do 70 on this occasion only
elbows tho confidence OF safety with which tpeir
course had ms rcd thom, and how far t0c current,
varying With wind and tide, defeated all their calcC
la,icps. The sbip WAS got ont Of her critical md
almost hops less condition. without the loss of gun
Or spar, when 1t was pronounced impossible by
the local pilots, md now lies safely within few
yards Of us. 6ia '~9
1t il needless to examine the case Of the Water
Witch in detail. The interference, If any, was toe
order not TO leave anchorage, and the to ring
tho fats. Now, first her presence at Buenos
Ayrcs was absolutely necessary TO tow the
jamestown aloneside the Utah, (for which
purpose, eays Lieutenant Mcintosh. the order
10 remain Was issued) to prevent OUTRAGE
on American rights. TIE towing over the fats was
the DOLLY certain way Of getting the jamestown
from Buenos Ayes I'd. Her special duty was NOT
ioterfercd with. for she did not, and could not AS
Lieut.. Donaldson has proved, leave Buenos Ayrcs
upon II till the end OF July at the earliest, and
these occurrences were, one ia May; and the. other
on the I'd of July. I'D. she was perfectly available
tDr general sorvie u TO, nj least, the l4h 20ta
OF July when sbc became the ark of safety for Dr.
mad inf Iar Far ,srss,
plant ne ne also It'd one occasion to take Mr..
Pcndlston on n shouting party--though Lieut.
Dopad.on can't remember it-aud on aaot1cr to
take the Charge and his colleague on a diplom tito
excursion. Attn. You will not find anywhere ON
your record--irom Lieut.. Pages report to the De-
partment, which not being on oath, il at any rate
no evidtnce-down through the whole of toe Judge
Advocates volumnous manuscript--the first A.
tempt to prove that the Secretarys instructions 70
Lieut.. Page were ever exhibited 70 me at all. No
body aaserts il; oven Commodore McKccvers order
to nc has never been produced and rests upon too
unsTorn evidence of iicut. Pages report; wails In
prosivr tho exhibition 70 me OF Lieut. Pages in
siru tioas-that is. In tho hiuging point Of tho
whole accusation--the prosecution has entirely
correspondence with there IL scarcely the
occasion to speak the Court has heard it.
and will drew their own conclusions. Lieu
t., ant Pa2ess associations at Buenos Ages
ibioiu rs where he learned to adopt course so en-
tiicly opposed to all principles Of discipline and
sib0rdinaii0n. 10 the accusation OF rcfu ing TO
,hey Captain Strngham's order to report the fscs
10 relation to Bimonds and Cara J ans vcr That I
Hay, 1851; that this was all Ca stain Strngaam re-
CURED his written order of TIE 3lst To me being
merely reduction to paper OF the same o, der YER
baly given on the 30th, and that he considered my
letter OF the 30th at the time, as in obedieace to
that order, aud giving the Information required for
in his second letter of the 3st OF May he refers to
Hy letter OF the 30tl "a Ia answer TO that order.
Tie fact was, the letters crossed each other Above
L sailed mr. & n
and could net further and formally obey his order
Of the 3lst of NAV.
To TIC specification concerning Sn,onds and Car
roll say:-lst. That IL i enti,ely proved. NO
action could be taken upon it, as It is wholly mis-
PLACED.
II IL not proper specification rssder charge az
seal daors conduct, lending TO tho destruction q
good moraIs,- but would only be good for anything
arder charge Of "aeglect Of duty" or conduct
unbecornipg an oficer.
%. The specification, in one Il its double branches