The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-14

gard to any of the sptclbeaaons. and h regard to
charge fifth.
The Court proceeded 10 POI queries TO the Wit
ness, which he answered 70 libsiaace AZ foll0ws:-
Gen. UrQuiza had simy Vi fourteen thousand
men outside the city 20 tho ctnnonading upon
the town was incessaes, sappose there never was
time when an Americsn nan o. var WIS more ne.
cessary to be present; know nothing of any colIu.
sion OF Downing with s.. Clir. rpre than I have
stated was informs 81 gentlemen of the James
town that the cargo, So Clais boat were very
valuable, and that but small portion Of them were
iet Oh board; the surgeea told me that he had
calculated the price o. b1at l0ad. and that, ac-
cordipg TO inside pI,eo- & was worth 200 hard
dollars; think the nct that Capt Downing was
perfectly aware OF t'o buses hos been proved by
my corr espondence h Ian 81 fse 4th of June, in
which Informed him a The k.ct.
The minutes of to-1ags pgcce iings were here
read and corrected, aud the Court adjourned until
to morrow morning.
SEVENTH DAY
PHiLABELraiA, JAY Is, 1854.
The Court met THE Iocuiag. pursuant to adjour-
rnent, all the memocrs bcins present, xept Capt.
French Forrest, who wa yesterday ruled out from
being present as a voting member.
After the approval u the record, the President,
Captain Gregory, stated mat Mr.. Pendieton had
been excused from attendance, a. his request, for
the day.
Frederick Homer, Assistant Surgeon Of the Uni
ted States ship jamestown, being sworn, deposed
70 the following efiect:-l served with Captain
downing during tue la erase Of the jamestown,
In regard 10 the INST specialization charge first,
on the 10th june, lovJ, J Was called to a.nputate
an arm OF sailor On board tae It. amer Correo in
command OF Comma ,orr Coe, OF the navy of Buenos
Ayres; on the way beteeen the two sseis, tue of
hcer who had charge ofthr boat ia which vas. made
remark in connection with one of the vcs
sells OF the squadron having passed over that
morning to the opposite side, anu assigned a. a
reason that some difficulty mad occurred between
Commodore Gee and Gen, raj urquza; was en-
pioyed about three houis, and afterwards, when
went on deck in company With NJ gilsh surgeon,
was met by Commodore Cse and was invited to his
cabin; there, also, remark was made about the
desertion Of one OF the vessels belonging to the
squadron; Coe appeared to be restless, aud shortly
- ter this We took Our eave when returned on
boarS the jamestown and reported 70 Capt. Down.
ing, he inquired Of ne II had hear0 any news;
replied that from what had gathered there would
likely be o break up OF tue bockadng squa iron;
about half an hour afterwards | heard ii reported
that Commodore Coz has applied to be taken on
board the jamestown; shortly afterwards saw tho
Commodore come on board.
Ia regard to specification secOnd:-- On the 8th OF
July, 1858, shortly after the jamestown had an.
chored at MontevideO, saw Commodore C0e come
on board; on the Sal, day l was on shore, at the
consulate and was toe BY Mr.. Hamilton. the Ameri-
can Consul, that he had just written t. Captain
Downing, requesting HIM to give Commodore Coe a
passage to Rio Janelro.
OF the third specifications heard the Hon.
John &. Pendeton, when on shoce, say that Capt.
Downing had sent for provisions for the ships
use, at place different from the one specified Ia
his agreement with the authorities; when on
shore, at BueLos Ayes, was n-ked by Mr.. PeDdle'
ton 70 call at his Office; met there Mr.. Schenck,
the United States Minister to Brazil; he inquired of
me If Commodore Coe had left the jamestown;
replied that he had the day before, in American
schooner, bound for Monievideo; Mr.. Schenck
turned to Mr.. Pendleton, and remarked that no
dOnt had taLs hn frnu al Lot.
ter to him the day before; and then addressing
himself to me, he asked IL l knew that the term
alcnhutyfa. or pimp, had been applied to the James
town; this occurred between the 10th Of June and
Charge third-The jamestown underwent repairs
in the harbor of Rio Janeiro at some time during
The month of July, 1853
Charge fourth.-Of specifications the first and
second know nothing.
Charge Rfth.-On or about the 10th Of March,
1854 the jamestown struck on reel OF rocks, not
far frcm the harbor of Pernambuco; was on deck
at the time Of the occurrence, aud heard the sur
ge0n saying, q short time before the vessel struck
on the reef that he had gone to the captain and
expressed the opinion that there were breakers
ahead.
In reply to queries put by the Court, the
ty men not belonging to the vessel were en-
ployed in getting The ship OF the reef. -sBefore
Goes squadron went over TO the inside par
~, Lieutenant attached to the Correo, and whom
This was about an hour before the vessels compos-
ing the squadron passed over; ! saw no officer or
amp person belonging to the besegcd forces on
board the jamestown at any time; when on board
the Correo heard one Of the officers, lieutenant,
say to the English surgeon who was with me, that
before sunses all the ships OF the squadron would
follow the one which had just gone over; saw no
signs Of insubordination; remember seeing Com
modore COe on board the jamestown on two sepa-
rate occasions, have no recollection OF any per
sons accompanying him, nor do i remember when
these visits were made; there WAS no report made
to Commodore Coe while wss IN his cabin, by
any officer relative 10 the dsafection Of the crew
or officers that had that morning gene over; have
no knowledge Of Commodore Coe having received
sum Of money for giving up his squadron.
In reply 10 question by the accused, the witness
said:--.The officer who accompanied me in the boat
on the day Of my visit 10 the Correo said that the
crew had not been paid their wages by Commodore
Coo, and were dissatisfied. The reason assigned by
the lieutenant for the desertion OF the Enigma,
commanded by the Englishmsn Turner, was q diff
Guilty between Coe and Crquiza, from the former
having declined the offer made by Urquiza to APP
point an officer to supersede Coe. aud to send on
board Of Goes vessel an armed force for some rur-
pose. l did hear that some OF the crew OF Coo g
ship we're much dissatisfied with the proposal to
send an armed force on board Of the Correo.
In reply to question by the Court, the witness
stated that he did not know whether Coo could have
prevented the desertion Of the vessel.
The examination of the witness here closed, and
the court took q recess for twenty minutes. During
the recess the incompetency Of the Judge Advocate
was, usual, fayorite topic Of conversation with
the members Of the court. II was feared that the
effect of his Encouragement would be source of re-
proach to all engaged In the trial. One declared his
be lief that If the hrst white picked up from the
street outside Of the yard had been selected for the
post. II would have been more worthy filed.
The members of the court have rather an arduous
time In remaining in session from ten until three
O'Clock, without refreshments relaxation, aud
some exhibitions Of III humor at the frequent delays
must be expected from those subjected 10 them.
Were there q tearoom, such AZ your City Fathers
used to tolerate, or o cold snack provided about
noon, the proceedings would probably be more har-
mopious The Judge Advocate has also the mis-
fortune to belong 10 the ella termed By old Salts
land sharks, and not displaying the ability aud tact
requisite 70 compete with the counsel on the other
side. their ire 10 hourly excited, and they make no
effort 20 conceal Is.
John 6. Guiick, Esq., purser on board the James
town, during the late cruise, depo.ed as follows:
jamestown, while lying on Buenos Ayrcs, at the