The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-28

TIE LAscAR CMw oP THE cUEfN OF TIE pAcIvrc--
BiHT yoR THE KoKAS-A MvFri ~ COURT.

TEE LAscAR CEBwvP THE cUEfN OF TIE pAcIvrc--
BiAT yoR the KoKAs--A hvFri ~ COURT.
[Iism u z B~fnh Herald July 20
The charge brnpl hit against Wi iiLn Red, MAJ
ter ot TIL - ~ Qlon of ibs Pscif f'r 1T estigg
his er ~ not ,sosidiog them With safii neno nf
B,aysions I'D the passage trnn Caicuta to this
pot, WAS heard this mo ming bsior. U. ) C,mmis
si'psr asrwln. ard fr"m the eyiden Introduce
should say It Is the most fiv, lous charge thai
c.u,d Ioer,tl be br'nghs before y lou 3.
The proceedings were INTERN ated Def re they
bPgrD, "a Pat would ssy, DO suse j. app AIRED tina,
no binding oath cOnld be administered uuls ss IL
mAte Oh The Koran. messenger despatched
i,r the sacr, solume, who, Ter hunt OF nearly
half an hour, returned bearing the OF ,ls ho1k
with him. An Interpreter was urst sworn 10 reader
the answe Of TIE evidence given in When she
fr>t "a, Achbar, the chief sarang Of the Las ar
cnw, AID nj lainant in tae ca.e. was calei;
Comm *ioner Me'win administered tue oath TO
bin III the i0ls wing fhrm:-
Interpreter, tell Acbhsr, am now about to ad.
minister an oash TO him upon the holy koran.
The interpreter did a. objected, aud Achbar
seized the bopk. This ~ the oath sE
You in the nnme Of Mahommed aud upon the
HOLY koran thst IN. sviaebo yoa sasD give 10 tho
nov IN hsa,ns shall DO the truth tss whole truth and
Achbsr dtvoutIy kissed The bo' and pro eeded
With lrs 'ijenee. He testified that he shiOpcd on
bfaid The Queen IL the Pac 6c, at Calcnits, with
IT, city nine Utbcre, all La-cars, and hat he vas
iheir captain Or chief sssaos; they were shipped
b., Capt. Carey. IN officer Of tie English go,
meat, without whose permission they could not ship
al oil; ttele wss al errtauding, anf IL was SD
sp, c,hed in The articles, that they should have
everything necessary live noon, viz.:-rice dahl
(spht Ieas), ghee, Sry fish, meat. fresh and salt,
leu. sugar, spices Of yariols kinds, onions, hoar,
Lscult, Oh :, wash IN. coiiRe and potatoes. Tue
sptain ., shppins nas,er3hotu agreed that taese
Az this ,oint IN she case, the interpreter nOthed
the Con that thtre . gentleman pre- ent wlo
could interpret better tian himself, he b ID not
bi Zen to Calcutta sr some time, and found some
diff rnity in making clear INTERPRETATIONS.
MINT led, b, y, nDeiDan alluded ~, was Gale
H. is OF iuD Atr. an blood, but al American brit
has liy' tor many ca in Calcutta, where nc ma
amasseo large fortune. He was elegantly dressed.
ami ia tyide'tly q grnsl man OF breeding and ca
tuIe. he oath was aamiu' ed tn hhm; ana + Q
examn alton oi Acbbar was resumed
rhs p oyisons that e actually inrnishe during
the yage ere three baskets Of potatoes, bnshel
aud a hali in each, hich lasted month-msit free
Ia take at any time, and in any quantity, which
iostsd tree months, umpkius, viii ii lasted a
month, six bags OF dahl, about three bushels III
each, two bar els VI hDr, bsenit and bread always
will out limitation, twenty two salt fish; tea, q
pnun, week, M lassea, half gallon day, curry
Suited Pepper, tume,ic and garlic as much as
wanted ri and oil without laiL, and for FRESH
meet tao sheep and o quarter, and Que goat and
u Give toni.
Dulipg The last mon.b The Calcutta meat and fish
ga7e ont, but the, were never refused food. fDere
was plenty of American beer, ahicn they refused to
receive; they were not stiDtsd for water, but mad
all THY wanted, plenty Of curry stuff, plenty OF
tamarinds plenty OF vmssar and plenty vf oil, toe
luAu ious d ga
They REUSED American beef on principle. Their
conscience sbs1ed, be- ause tier religion taught
then 10 cat no me al, thai WAS not kileA by true
believer.
Achlar further testified that Capt. Reed called
b,m to .xsai,,e she food that lad been provided,
told him tba. any sor. they wanted snouIi be
procure d for them. He gave nini (Achbar) money
- purchase hit was desirable.
AaalsHR. or CnwlsDg, The second sarang, was
N. u Il fa~w
tered, when T. e counsel for the defence remarked
that be should like 30 have tue oath administered
by prize st Of the hahonetan faith.
4.rwin--Yes, bur where shall we find one.
Counsel understand there is among tbc a
holy man, " no discharges oil the functions a.cA ~
calling to pray e,s, washing, XII ling sheep, &c.
Commits iOner-Weji, have linn In.
II prts came robed very nearly In the Georgia
sun ner ostDme, Of, more nearly, aft the fashion
Of John the Baptist, whose Sunday suit cancels
bair, eith q glidle OF skin about his loins. rhe
prs - prov, to be she worst looking fellow in the
While lot. he said he never Dad administered IN
oath, and told ~ sis down agaic.
One or Two other Lascar witnesses we're examined
WIEN the officers of tie ship, the steward aud Air.
hiitbtIl, assenger, were introduced a. witnesses
FIR ibe defence. The examination Of these last VAS
ve,y brief
III case wss q, isin il was submitted TO the
Commissioners without argument On eaber side.
Commissioner Merwia, in summing up the evi
deIce, sid, il VAS clear from the evidence, Of th
Jasca'a themselves that liberal mode Of provitln1
tr WIS proved 10 the outset. The provisions ver.
NJ jet 10 fhe Inspection Of Aebsr himself; ana il
sseTls by his own evidence shat every tliug was
provided that be Understood was 60 b. proyided.
Ann u provision for meat made, ana it Is yur
clear, FROM The evidence Of The crew Themselves th
care was used On tbs art NJ the authorities in Cal
cnitn in examining The food provided, and Rroa'
hseroIity On he art Of Captair Reed, in furnishing
money for the purchase Of su h articles 4s they
th. mselyes thought desirable. No complaints, it
se'ns, were though; Of during the voyage, and ii
not until aitef the arrival Of the ship in Boston
that my eomplaats were made. Toe charge against
Captain ca is not sustained in any particular, and
il must be dismissed.