Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-08-17

n, =, Republic, at the city of Houston, the 18th
day OF September lei2, and Of the indie
Penaehee oi Inc hePunS se wGnISroN
Under the order of the government Of Texas,
they were surrendered, and an order was issued
to the commodore to try the men on the charges
which were preferred against them. A court
martial was ordered. They were arraigned.
oouneo. "as s"Pioyeu " uS, I, 'n
VIZ 'iieu anu oonsioseu. nav ioinaineu ~,
the commodore to do? Here was command
from the president OF Texas to the governor OF
Louisiana to surrender the men, and he did
surrender them. Here was an order 10 the
commodore for q conrt mart;al N try tbem
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'tina.sai was UloeieI' anu 'hey were u,Iu
anu cohVicted. NAT, ASK any honoraoe
man, renamed Tor the commodore TO do, but
to execute the law? For executing that law
he is denounced as a murderer. Will YOU 90
into Yo,r on,,, 49, onI ,uoo,o;,, - AZ. rorld
r., tIa e.. op.,,ss- ~ o,.sa n' -
.""s 'ne o.Ii "no ING oen'eneo "
court-inartiai 10 muruerer.
Those men were adjudged TO be guilty. NO
one pretends to assert that they were not guilty
They we're fairly tried. They were condemned
They were executed "a thew have been execu-
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.ea. ,A1 .o.t.y " MT nm nan, "ao
was aPPo'h'eu W the authorites OF texas 70
go ana control the movements OF the vessels
which the commodore commanded. He was
there upon the day of execution, and he de-
clares that it was conducted with the utmost
fa;,.,,oss a,d ELo.oI;.., ..sa IL -. s.,oot
saal:n on" -. anu wl'n 'ne siea.eos
eonsis'eht Win tue honess an. -,
iaithiui execution OF sworn duty wnich VIII
appear py Inc following from The records OF the
special court ordered by the Texas Congress to
try Commodore Moore:
EAAS SLoOP-OF- w Ar austin,
hHgna 10, 1915.
ooMMop 1yE f. " MOORE
Dir we, Inc president ana menDers OF me
lsourt'Maliu' convened LOT lhe tfiai Oh freoeFick
ohePne,u anu others, nave inc honor 10 transmit
| 70 you lne accompanying documents, oeing true
responsibilities imposed upon us, we have endea-
vored 10 confne ourselves strictly TO the law gov
ernng court martial and to the evidence that has
been brought before US, and we have duly deliber-
ated upon the verdlcts returned.
ln the trial OF Frederick Shepherd, we are OF
opinion that there Is no evidence before the court
10 prove that he was aware that a mutiuy was 10
take place, or that he was in situation 10 aid or
assist IN qneiling one on the night Of its occur
renee We have, therefore, found the prisoner
not gully, and recommend his discharge.
VI The prisoners Antonio Landois, James Hud-
gins, isaac Alien, and William simpson, we have
only 10 say that We deem the evidence elected al
the trial OF each and every one OF them sufficiently
clear and distinct TO convict them each of the va
rlous charges and specifications preferred against
them, and We have therefore sentenced them TO
death.
| the case OF William Darlington, from which you
VIII hnd that he was deeply engaged in the mutiny
on board the San Antonio but It also appears IN
the evidence That he isformed one OF the ofhcers
that II was 10 take place. In consequence OF this
Information, the court have sentenced him 10 re-
VI the evidence IN the case OF John Williams
and Edward keenan,, We think II unnecessary 10
make any comments. Williams, you will ind, Is
strongly recommended 10 mercy.
very respectfully, &c,
| (Sgned by the I'VE officers omprising the COURT
| F,o, ,5. ,-,,;uo,, .f To,n,,;.,;o,,. L. NJ
co.,
eNestioh ls'-ion wili please state 10 the court
my oohoue'' as colhn,snoer Oh Inc Ansun, from
lhe Time we ,eh new orleans 10 our arrival Oh
ue COAST oi iucaan ana meeting the enemy, ano
paIucula.y IN ,e'atIon 10 inc mutneers and 'mur'
uerers wno NAG oeeh trleo oy court martial before
VIC en Hew oIieahs, ano 20. carrying OUT me
sentence OF saia court martial, i am accused OF
e 80
t 14sI. e. me CONQUER OF Commodore moore,
On poaru 'ne Ausun, was snch rs should nave
eApe 80 noah = eImmsnoer OF neei-raiher
.no,e PI .i '"a" snouiu nave ehPec'eo rom
~
siIp"e, anu aPPeale1 70 1noersano every avs
ePae On Ooa'u man-or~H-'ne
.,ew mene e1erc aI .~lee Gay al me guns,
ehu spuc'eu "a Az tne arts OF naval warfare that
could judge.
With regard TO the mutineers, the third or
n ,ou,n aay amer we were Out dhey were brought
a.ssnhl.J 20 r.. .' ne 'ne omees ana crew al
were read aloud bv Commodor. MOOR himself IN
presence OF all on board. The law, for the gov.
eminent Of the navy were also read Aher the
sentence Of each one was read, he gave notice to
those VINO were TO be executed, to prepare them
J eve TOT oea'n mar ne gave Them 10 the next
ali ,s.embi.d ,nd ~. n,;.oos. b snu ctew ~ere
execution. Commodore Moor. read ,bs rnle. md
regulations for The government Of the navy, and
the punishment mutneers were subject to. He
then stated 10 those who were condemned to be
nange1 lns' ,ney mao peen larry tired by court
nnnn..l s..iSusd ,Ir ane Putpose; ana haa abe
a patient ipye.tisatiop OF ,Ss wbois ,sa, , ,hsy
were condemned 10 The nnnisbmen, 81 do.,b
which he, as the officer in command, was bound
" DIS osin, sno tne avs o. his country to see
IA So s"e ,ts' .ne 10 Dis ne ne
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