The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-19

80 court martial resumed its session this morn |
ing, and after the reading ami approvs! OF TOE
record OF Saturday. The examination VI the non.
Robert G. S,henck was r suned:-
When the squadron q stmira Go vent over TO
the insice party NJ attempt madc by him,
that know OF. to stop them, be vsr fred gua.
or got up steam, or made any ther movement, With
the view to Intercept them cut OF those OF his
vessels that preceded she f,g NIP; 1 spesk, Of
course. from my personal knowledge only 50 far ~
l could see from tn bo.t IN ,,ch was coming
down the river, a. before stated. or from the deck
Of the Water Witch, Afterwards, il the evening; l
was not at Rio when Captain Downing arrived there
with Coe, but arrived few days Afterwards. aud
Coe was yet there; when arrived the jamestown
was lying In the dor, aud Gee was on shore.
stay ing at botel have no p-rs,asl knowied 90 of
the ciyihties exceeded IT, HIM by Cspt,in Downing,
after their arrival there, KEPT that have seen.
from the balcony OF In, house. ''ch fronted on the
margin OF the bay, between wner the snip was
lying and that hotei, the boats of the jamestown
passing and rpassng 1, the hotel; SIR Scott, the
Consul Of the United States. then newly arrived,
had been invited, as ! ,ndersto't y m him, BY
Captain Downing to meet IN board the James
town, and to partake perhup-. soIne entertainment
felt IL my outy to write, and IA write note to
Mr. Scott, abiding to TIE character Of Co-, and in
forming him of the trau Hictoa up the river Ola
Plate,) and advising him nt W z, until he had
heard from me; Mr.. Sect came I, see me, and
thanked me very heartily, but It'd me that tie had
already declined 70 g.. hav,ns. fortunately had
another engagement Int that If he had not this
engagement, he had already learned enough before
hearing from me, and was un HI. guard. and WON'T
not have gone; only know % the re ison way AID.
ing in the English packet ON the l.n
gnagt used by hiui. he uld me lhai he va lid not
agree to countenance ouch IA >a1an5rei y,ing in any
British thip, II he ha, poser n prevent u; this 3
after Cue had gone from Moat. ydro To RIO, aud
was told me by the Admiral IL Connection with his
narrative of Co.'s coming IL b6icd the Ceataur,
MS nag ship IT, make some eclt u an appeal to
him, because of Capti. Walvr o the English
h,tNf tIgpIt Ia take
when he had got gu board tn p,iet It uontevideo
with a false paper nrrer heard NJ another per-
son being refused paS~iS u the packets, VINO
could pay for il. st. Cl.,r the m,n VINO w. en-
gagged In bringing provisions The ,ide Curing
the siege, unoer some .r1angeme 4 with TIE James
town, came tn Mr.. Ptndetor Mt his residence to
make some explain u ion IA te ~uhject WITS escnt
at the interview. M. PeDdeton ,ecsme very much
excited, and denounc,d the VII lie scheme Nh prao-
tice for supplies, iii whicp 81. Clair was engaged,
as 20 better than smuggling AS piece Of villany
and swiDdliDg, ana declared suea that d wing
and St. Clair, he believed partners aud equally
concerned. ~. Clair made little reply 10 Mr.. PEN
dletoD, except TO remoustlaie against such de-
nunciation, aud 10 N IKE general 'enial. | was
somewhat cooler myself, and ihterfered and
proceed to put specific questions t. St Clair,
when he, with some seeming reluctance, answered;
asked him how many times week, uoder his ar
raDgement with the Jamest ,wt he brought In pro-
visi0ns he said every day; inquir-o Of him how
many times q week do you go with your boats with
provisions TO the Jane town. he said three days, or
perhaps sometimes four-geaeriily three; then
asked, do you carry your load Of provisions on
every other day except thcs three directly to the
shore TO land and sell in the city2 He admitted that
he did; then inquired whether he LETT at the
three days; he said the most ofit-an they wanted
that he also sometime delivered furnished quar-
tiers or pieces Of beef which were purchased by
some OF the officers ~ presents for s'me Of their
becomes Of the residue Of your boltl ads those
three days In the week ON which you visit the ship
after ceducting that port which you leave at the
chip and what you deliver account Of any Of the
oficers? He replied, that wat remained on sich
occasions was his. In anrw-r To furt nterroga-
tous be admitted that the "r four days of |
the week he sold all that he hit. tor prices
rs he could get inside, % he did al-0 whatever |
residue there was On the other three days.
He admitted also that he was making coasidera
bic money by the operation. He did not ,eem dig
posed to answer very dire thy or clearly about the
profits or what became OF III m aud l did not press
ny Inquiry. lasked what proportion was furnished
the jamestown, and whether he was PAID by Capt.
Downing at the outside prices for what DC deliver
ed. He said that he did not kn,x that he should
charge anything foi what re 80 supple /. that be
had had no settlement. that he was not afraid but
that be would be fully satisfied or paid.
In reply to queries put by the Court, the witness
stated know nothing about the provisions except
that whatever supply he was bringing in, under.
stood that be purchased ana bought under liccnse
OF some sort, and under arrangeme It made with
Capt. Downing. The sran cement for procuring
INT incense IT. N zen. lFfihlZA wa m10e WINE i
vAs absent at Uruguay. Mr.. Per et,n seemed to
Rppoee that st. Clair was acting for DO wing under
an old license, which he. Mr. Pendleton had oriyi.
nally obtsined for Canfirld-some objection having
been mad TO its abuse, and Gen. UrIuza having
required that the place of obtaining the provisions
should be changed from La Bocs below, to Palermo
above. the city.
have also understood that st. Clair obtained his
provisions under pass gwen by Commodore Coe. l
never heard Of any mut,ny by Goes officers and
creWs against him, except rs the reason assigned
BY Captain Downing for receiving him on board
the Jamestown. After the selling IL his squadron,
l bave hesrd 1t rumored that he, or his crews had
complained Of not being paid for their aervices by
General Urquiza. The FIST int,mation or sugges-
ton that ever l heard Of Coc having fed from Q
mutiny, was contained IN the letter from Captain
Downing 10 Mr. Peodleton. | know Mr. Hamilton,
Consul at Montevideo, also Messrs Pendleon and
Graham. ct BueDos Ayres, and presume they must
have had much more opportunity Of nnde, stand
ing the condition of Affairs than he {Mr. Fl anil
toni could. ono hundred and twenty miles distant;
and especially as the means Of communication were
irregular and unfrequent. know nothing Of my per.
sonal knowledge, Of Goes having converted large
smount OF gold into bills Of exchange at Rio de
Janeirc.
Our understanding 10 Buenos Ayres was, that Coe
did not come 10 shore, as did Others Of his Officers
after the surrender OF the squadron because he
afrsid Of encountering his Creditors. who supposed
he was then in possession OF funds to pay them
Mr.. Livingston ADD Mr.. Hayes, two American
citizens resident In Buenos Ayres, were consulting
with 10 the proprety OF their going OF to the
jamestown to secure, il they could, the debts due
them nom Coe, out Of the money received by him
for the sale of bis squadron at the very time when
we heard that he had left that ship; heard great
deal said by foreigners. both officials and private
persons: they made reflections and imputxtions on
the conduct Of Captain Downing, in connection with
the affair. very painful and moitiying 10 MS, Ameri
cans, to hear and all the painful because there
seemed 30 much ground for them. Captain Down
ings connection with Coe, In receiving him board
a very nafaf sfufc0 nveP
sation In the city; it sp ken Of, remember.
in my presence, or to Inc, by Sir Charles Hotham,
the English Minister, and some other members
OF his diplom stic family. II was also men,
toned, on perhaps more than one occ 4si n,
within my hearing, by the Chevalier st Gsork es,
French Minister, and NJ. Brns-ard, his Secretary
and other members Of the French Legation. The
general TENOR OF what these and other gentlemen