The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-15

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The Court met this morning. pursuanG To sdjssrn-
ment, but was deiayef until twenty minutes past
ten O'Clock, in consequence Of the absence Of The
Judge Advocate, and then further de Isyod because
Of an error In the record.
John Gulick. witness, resumed--I have an I'm
preston that such negotiation for provisions was
going ON b-tween Mr.. Pendieton and Mr.. Caudead
about or previous b. the time that 81 Clar was em
ployed; think was not informed 20 by Mr.. Pen
dlctcn or those engaged In making the arrange
ments; was not pre cent at the time the negotiation
Was made and kl CIV nothing about il, nor d, re-
collect that Captain DowDiug informed me of It; |
know nothing If the arrangement made between
Mr.. Pendleton and Gen Urquiza relative to supply
OF provisions; / do not know whether Captain
Downing knew anything Of the arrangement spoken
Of or not
was on board the Jamestown on the afternoon
Of the day the squadron went into the innor roads
Admiral Coe was received on board that evening.
and left in two or three days; was informed by
Captain Downing, considerable time before the
squadron went over, that large sum Of moDey had
been sent on board the jamestown from Baenos
Ayres for safe keeping during the troubles. do
not know from whom this money came was not
on board when IL was receivec aud Ii was never
der my charge Capt. Downing handed me bag or
package Of money, about two thousand dollars or
less. which lie said WAS one per cent charged for
taking charge of this money, which he requested me
to put In the iron chest his private property 1t
was handed back to him from time TO time until 1t
war oil returned to him. About month, as near NJ
my recollection Is before the squadron went over.
some boxes sewed up In canvass, were brought up
from the magazine and taken on deck these, was
informed, contained the money which had been de.
posted for Capt Downing; l believe the boxes
/ we're ut in one OF our boats to go ashore.
IL may be proper f.r me To state there was bag
Of ey brought on beard by o. j. Hays h Co.,
which Captain Downing told me to put n the strong
box; this bag was sealed, and remained in tue
b x short time, and was returned To Mr.. Hays By
the q, X Of Captain Downing; should think this
bag contained from four to six hundred doubtoons;
don't know OF any other money having come o.
board the ship, except public money received by
me officially.
don't think saw our boat 60 for nor return
with Admiral Coe, hut saw him after he was On
board; vas informed that he came in one OF our
boa;s.
| do not know that there was any communication
between Aomirai Coe and the authorities on shore
previous 70 The squadron going over. had nothing
to do With the deposits received board, except
ing the one bag spoken of, nothing to do with them
whatever. don't know what general disposition
WAS made OF the deposits; this was my first cruise,
aad saw no other money received don't know
" ether St. Clair was employed bsfsre or after the
arrangements were made by Mr.. Pendlcton and
Gen. Urquiza for supply Of provisions The pro-
visions were received fre m st. Clair by the ships
aseward; my agent, this his business. st.
Clair brought for me such IN amount of provisions
IA was necessary for the ship; don't know that he
had surplus beyond what was received on board.
don't know that even looked into his boat.
Question by Conrt-Have yOn any knowledge
to cause you to believe that Captain Downing was
in coliusicn with st. Clair la furnishing the be-
sieged party with provisions
Answer-NO, sir.
/ do not know why Coe left his ship when the
squadron went over, whether he left contrary to
the wishes of his officers; know that the ship left
Buenos Ayres when tho place was In q state of
that Mr.. schenck and Mr. Pendleton wished the
ship to remain, but that he was going to Rio, and
assigned a reason that the ship required caulk-
ing; don 3 know that Capt. Downing treated the
diplomatic agents with contempt or disrespect.
do not know that Hays 4 Co. were the money
agents Of the inside party they were American
merchants. The men from the shore who were en-
po ed to get tho ship from the reef at Pernambuco
were paid for their services; do not recollect the
humber Of men; there were between fifty and hun
dred the paid for pilots and boats anchors and
hawsers, was about eleven hundred and ffty-two
dollars
Captain Downing did not in direct words, order
me TO receive the money due by Simons and Carol,
who deserted from the ship at Norfolk but inferred
as much from the expressions he made; reported
which he approved. Captain Downing, on this oc
casion, asked me il those were in debt; stated
SO before, in the letter which wrote TO Captain
language used BY Captain Downing that 5mons and
Carol were 10 be permitted TO leave the vessel
without being regularly discharged.
| He did hot Immediately oider their names to be
! bad missed their musters. From what Captain
Downing said, considered that such arrangements
should be made with the two men that the govern
ment SHOULD not be the loser.
! do not know that Captain Downing bad any
reason to believe that Admiral Coo sought refuge
/ on boerd the jamestown, be :ause he had sold the
! squadron. ! don't think that Captain Downing
| knew the squadron had been sold; heard him say
! repeatedly that he did not believe il was sold.
| Crosse xamiDation-I had no direct knowledge
that when Coe Was received on board the James
town, he wns q traitor; | do not know that it is
legal and customary to receive specie on board OF
American ships Of war when abroad, nor do know
that it is legal and customary to receive one per
cent; after refreshing his memory by looking at
the articles OF war, he said at is customary and le
] gal" believe some AAerican families in Buenos
! AyIes, during the siege, were supplied by Captain
Downing with provisions.
plumber of letters were here presented to the
witness, Of which was identified az having been
written by Mr.. Parker, an American shoemaker
| residing at Buenos Ayrce, in which he ackuow
lodges the receipt OF provisions from Capt. Down
| ing. Another letter written by an Episcopal minis
ter also an American, returning tho most grateful
thanks, in behalf of number Of families, 20 Capt
r. for his kindness. and requesting continuance Of
the same friendly feeling, fur as il does not con-
| fiet with the neutrality of his position.
| The evidence OF the witness here closed.
|
TaE RECIPROCITY TREATY.-It was seen by our
last number that the Senate OF the United States ssd
rejected The ElQin Treaty. II reourca tuf fhirds of