New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-12
COURT AARr1AL AT GovERyoR s rsr1yo
From Our Own CoTrsspoldert
EIGHTH DAY-TErnso., NJ "a

SrtasEs vovEAsoa Drn, ~ Seii' 80.
yeSs ne aa Nv Ia .a o H.,..s we Nal ,snsap
ber ies dur hey owe to ihs ~. ss.S."s
th.f sssui. the Unprecedented mrO,ou r,edee4 se 80
40 shT t-~eu NswOle.n. sud bss,as sd the cy oScSs
whs Tu II 20 Psysu os' o.. sad lO ss
rrrs r. Inc norh east rsnd BY hesyy Ar. =.
Prr,ssu. 10 h,r le.yis or'ans u ws. advertised .aas n
as.rtc, ,, u,w double engine 'e.a'hp FIson c 0rly cs
sSGer viii 'svs ber wssrt erPo&,s 80 Jsssos sla.'s 4.
Urder Trdaced t ~ asRssr
T W. hsd su New Ole iSsud ;5e pusaon aslss.
islse H aeeemmesai;o.. % asy 40 ne i1p ss
~ srr At nsssas OF Of ,hsiSh and sh a.
nosuirs De eh il sons sse 'sSn sae T. AZ ~s
Ss,s SS iT0 W hs hsr pekins her an,
S.rsuseS Ard eoa iuscsn e Keep ap Steam she "s as
sn 's,J her he she Of half or ie hs
F o .h ssss tor % .'oS tSaT.sd s.n ' IA s
prps Of al his she sd her arIiv sse s
;s1 tome ia dun, 1r 'i t RS Rs S sS Ss .s
eaisin,d lsIse qusi! :. ,oa s aus ana ma "a.
srorsh os e ard ne Company would els 'sa "T
Aac TN afs rsrsirs represented By III; asss,
ss and New iork days ras isaas some .
on s eSenns Of ,hs sd after isy us At and
when O. the hsIbor ys S4nt she va. ~ hs es
b.Ssv le srns nolthesst Wind shat blowis h wss
nr " GsS' ss sssSS ysS5.% nj ,1 70 49, -s
soprd timely Tier ssps wa. ioeSs . osd IS yrs .as -
Tt eoa h. bed ouud impossible TO seeP auisisas
of slice ~
irdrerdut CT b- Out >esm current n ro =, IN,
the were TOD ey some ahos' '' 'Ae ~ ~
Iosr, I'D untii mile. % Charleston yhsa
We ourd rs il her fagd whh here wa, great daHs
mOtls keep hs s,s "a s o. sis5 s5 ana S no nass MAJ
A, this time e coa used was Iieked s hana 0 on M. 10 4 w & ~
s ~ esef he ship Il thes desena 70 of Chanss
eyous Sd discovered By an ''er 81 the boat 'a' 'os
We s~sd ia Csse.'on habor The afternoon Of the 2h
when ou,d to Keep ap 'a'sney Of steam eo.s
% SS i m he Va. @skns tsh niche. hoar under
,h,,e Sde% % b e he Ship ana oasd o5yernor
nasv oI the des nations the Two former intending TO
Ne seger, bove riveu syersy ,eertaiued BY the
ss flSi u Cart Rodns, Baxter commanding the Falcon.
v obs sk n the the ship, and his iudiv aal
e.isH under the tyus circumstances IN when ""
W. eloss ihi, Communication y e'si9s-
ad in Sew the commander OF the mssuasent new
double engine steamship Falcon sud Ssp Baxter "o" sns"
Ssd led not Csp Gray ,hssgen A'Pnws been wri
,. s sd Falcon suow Of her stns and other un.sa
wi'hn''' aud why were not ss 'pp'sS Of 'a' ''''
Henry w,n,r Of Baton Rouge wosn u Consul Naisn.
sttrltu Bfrtzi. uow Of y. Y, fas. - . -
I,ues Goodwin, Maine John IL Drew, Maine
Il. " Thoild,ke, Frank Th9y. ,,,.,.,-,,.
J,su Pydarr,uK pr Is. u Peteron, PbiisdeipaiA
nm wsi % swim IN this state yedias the stated du,
sit,.t,d
Count ia tbs anda, bu that prepared .d
iir we Tue no coud tho investigation q
& ,e Tf n n oa HG M Foa @ s esio". vosass and u
The Iacu facts AID causes Of that condition ought NOT 70 es
when the 10 Government, transport and tea
% = tn S s,ar,d i9 can be proved pfs.sa
r n.i4 r.wsrby-,Iss be ren, eydeHce-snd
N, he ough not to be asee.ned BY inv sanas
come Orleans fall end her eOnifQs
@ Il h M '1SS. hc % S jude Syosie viii s@i s much
he thinks would be 9das e 20 show by any gSoi eeos
Mor Nyc AID tie .sismeus in believed BY him The dsfeas
the son OF the affidavit 10 'he ehes' poPsed " inc
Testimonv for the defense of Maor John I. spragus
commanding the Post Of Fort toaipbs uoyemo' island
s cor d FS, On ne M l9 z, AP @ 'Ss
nyeennelei Maioi "Sse mao SoI, NV % III R he
rquy in regard to he vessel IN every respect sad wa,
I'd ths he you'd no be responsible hi. command
toa5 hs hip aad l.' he would not g ia hi and % h ~ nc s'
sTouby connected with the foois under his commando tnM
any va! ~haSr nom the protection snd comfort Of b, oonmsd
and a esent oeeoe91es % r, ss Ssn , h &
,sctan thcr with gree, accuracy and obtain them m proper
that en woud state 20 him IN casual conversation say
h would no, ws 70 Sh,p mex come $ to ,ne e ae %
s ,hs % SsI 1.p& %i & ps pO 5 % ni.c % 10
prevn his command going board was command Of hs Pos
and pesent hor. On h' morning o; the 18th Of April 1871 M
III the 18Th 1854 unes had been deprived Of he
potedfo nc on he oinnIns De April 1851
9Use had SEN him 10 ske he troops to bs Falcon a.f
cs mesenger. letter giving infopston hs not .ts
the responsibility OF nschns the he facon which he be
Upon tie Judge Adyocates inquiry for the letter Major
x % ~is The S. Letter letter SS Isd Z
maud
Wines continued-Mejor wyse said at the time Of
MS sh. although he expected 70 be arrested hIn's
troops aS' could loo. lie codisa lhe Foe;
isS CO seven days ssve daring Major Wy.s >
s.' ss 10 S aa S ss % SS sSe d
Resnn Of ID Artillery sail FOR Calf the 18th o Ap
] " IA
OF non snd nine Wtn,s- retired.
Testimony 1t Henry Rogers IT, \. Navy for the de-
fensi nsIdd The steamer Falcon for IS months aud upwsd
Apr 3 she sOw for passenger boat aud
for tie earlier Of that time very uncertain machinery
bad order and much nom incsant o
ale boat owing TO hi model lightly tbo'
than Other Of which know, and Considerably
strained her works consequence Of hsv.g bull her
decA and for passengers which the hull
originally intended bear wheu deeply loaded her engines hsd
sufficient drive her than seven mos whsn
good order they ps in opinion tbs addition Of
the deet manfe4y n,ered with her gusl. soas
steamer atd overaken At BY storm WIN her engn. Grip
pled upper hamper would have materially
her DO regard the worne Of the Falcon
eqe TO that OF me geo Law and oer m class sea sons steam
CIose xamnedlA the latter Of the time that command
ed tie Falcon her nsnes were repaired but not radically hss
ale wanted new Eders vh are very important and the mot
she eedea with proper repairs ths ssd
Poi. ~ so "a Ie Fs ~ h .hoaa 0ss
wanted dsons Knee. des and sddioDal snings he
for Of that length from New YORK Chags
when eomilsnded her she running for the geiie prt
a the time between EevfOrk and Chsgrs Of the time BE-
hsvsns and thsss she made trips from New Yosk
CEees n u emegercy several she experienced
ws good except that she made great deal Of water BY sskge De
could 70 safely drawing Is fret; from knowedss Of ne
Falcon should conzdeT her OTisina wohiness
paired - 'i long service On the Atlantic coast both r.
ses her ll ed m1ehinsy s could a0t 20 to see safely 1ls
y DO would be Ike overlooking horse and expecting
70 haysl fast sh would tighten b Onaupon ofcos
sr 10 b. b.cAuse the sed l. s-ed by dep,h OF daac
hosdsd to- extent Of IS feet aud inches By the head sn1