Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-06-10

1.-THE neglect of most Of these important OBJ |
legations on the part of the commander, threw
upon the junior officers. capable OF phys'esi
effort. aboard of each vessel that mad Colonel
Gates rs passenger. the necessary o1 supply
ing his deficiencies by spontaneous and extra
ordinary services. with more or less Of volun- |
tary concert among themselves. Thus, on the
wreck. I'd Lieutenants Charles s. Winder, Van |
Voast, and Oh ndler particularly distinguished |
themselves. and seem to have earned just |
claim to special commendation and Brevet |
Major Wyse also rendered good services on The |
wreck before and after the departure OF the
Colonel. And 80 again, in the kilby, some of |
the iunior officers there with Colonel Gates |
were Obliged. under continued privations and |
sufferings. to take upon themselves many i'm |
portant duties of command for the common |
safety of ALI on board. In this connection |
Captain Gardiner, of the LIST Dragons. Grip
pied with the rheumatism, who emo arked with |
the Sd Artillery as passenger 1or Caiifornla;
and I'd Lieutenant Van Voast seem entitled
10 special notice.
Tho Court feels itself called upon to speci
fy the act of Colonel Gates in taking, against
the admonition of the Surgeon, case of
measles lin his family on hoard the San Fran
cisco to the great danger of many men, women.
and children who were fellow passengers and
liable to receive an infection nearly as bad at
sea as the smallpox; and also 70 specify ms
speot to extra water, that he cared nothing for
his men with an OATH and would rather
twenty of them should die than his child should
suffer for die) when there was no immediate
danger that any one on board would perish
| from thirst. The court regard the conduct of
Colonel Gates, in these instances, as highly
| selfish and censurable.
haui GIL
ted by Colonel Gates against Captain Gardi
ner, Before mentioned, relative 20 the purloin-
| ing of food on board the bark Kilby tue court
| directed that the witnesses should be called,
| as the matter came under the orders of the
| War Department instituing this court. and
| Colonel Gates having farther charged the same
officer with tampering wi b witness sent tor
| by the Colonel to support the previous accu-
| sation, which tamperiDg, if true, would have
been high got of contempt towards thiscourt
and Captain Gardiner urging an investigation,
! the Court directed Colonel Gates, as prosecu-
| tor to adduce the evidence which he had
| made those grave allegations. Accordingly
witnesses have been called and examined, and
The Court is constrained to say that the said
! allegations against Captain Gardiner were en-.
tirely groundless, and seem to nave orr inated
| in a spirit of gross malignity.
| "WINFIELD SCoTr,
! "Major GsnH and Pres't of tue Court.
81. f. LEE, Judge Advocate."
VI-The court of Inquiry of which Major
| General Winfield Scott is President is dis
/ solved.
| By order of the Secretary of War:
| S. COOPER, Aajutamt General.
Important to those who served in private
armed ships, during the last war with Great
Britain-We call attention to this class of our
H. A.
Commissioner of Pensions, setting forth the
method in which those of them who were
wounded should proceed to avail themselves OF
the benefit of the recent action of Congress in
their behalf
PRIvATEER PENsIoNs.-Cnngress having by
the act approved May 81, 1854, made an ap.
| preparation for paying the Pensions of invalids
who were wounded on board Of private armed
vessels during the last war with Great Britain J,
to the thirtieth of the present month inclusive
parties interested are hereby notified that The
following evidence Of their being entitled te
tho benefits of the law will be required viz
|. Sworn declaration or memorial, setting
forth the vessel to which the pensioner belong
ed !; his rank or station whom and in what
manner disabled monthly rate Of pension, anc
| da 9 TO which last paid
: g. Evidence of identity, either by affidavit
| of two credible witnesses, or the certificate O
| justice Of the peace.
The ab5ve evidence to be authenticated b,
the certificate under seal Of the proper officers
showing the ofhcial character of the justice O
the peace, and to be forwarded, together will
the original pension certificate, to this Office
LIP WALDO,
Commissioner Of Pensions.
Pension Office, June 3, 1854.
| The Law-under the deficiency bill-havin
authorized two new clerkships ut 81 800 pc
annum I'D class in the Office of the Registe
of the Treasury, the following appointments
promotions, DC, have been made there
r E. Bateman promoted from I'd to Sd class; J
r. Peters appointed to Sd class; F. A. Will
promoted from 1st to I'd class, vice Batema1
D promoted; T. II. Maddox, of Louisi ana, ar
pointed to 1st class clerkship, vice Willis pre-
a NOTED.
Generous Ght.-Wesley Smead, Esq
y Banker of Cincinnati, Ohio, has just handle
/, to the Hon. Elisha Whittlesey, General Ager
T of the Washington Monument Association, b
7 | check for one thousand dollars, in behalf
| that noble enterprise.
y The Few Spanish Minister is believed
be very busy in negotiations with the Secrt
i tary of State. It is thought that protracte
e consultations (interviews) are taking plac
:. between them at the State Department almo
If daily.
Commencement Of Staff Appointment Pa,
In the settlement of accounts at the Treasur
Department, it is held that when staff q,
l. pointment is conferred upon an officer in IL
J. line of the army it is not considered a prom,
d ton, but an original appointment, and its pa
TT will commence as in her cases, from the da
y the officer becomes subject to its duties al
= responsibilities, by acceptance, either by lie
E; ter or entering upon duty. Similar views a
u substantially expressed by Attorney Gener
% Butler in his opinion of April l8, 1884.
n The Current Operations Of the Treasul
Department.--On yesterday, tho 9th Of Jun
=. there were of Treasury Warrants entered {
l. tho books of tho Department
For the redemption Of stocks..... $ll,749
! Fer the payment of other Treasury
| debts % $50
- For the Customs. ................ 32,01
10 Covered into the Treasury from
Customs. .,........ 245,32l
.. Covered into the Treasury from