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Court then adjourned till Thursday, at IL A. n.
Naval Court Martial ut Philadelplaln.
TRIAL i II.

Naval Court MARTIAL at Philadelphia
TRIAL OF C0MMAsDER J. II. ROWAN, or TIE BRIG
BAIsB8IDGE.
PHILADEIPHIA, Jan. Z, 1857.
The Court nbled this morning and the uirut y
yesterdays proceedings we're and approved Th,
trial be the first OF series charges
volvng nearly all the officers board ths s,nbridge
and rioh will probably be developed by the
test mouy 10 be produced.
The ur.t witness called was Lieut.. william Mitchell
who deposed tba-About the middle OF May we were In
the Straits of Magellan, when disturb took psOe
the captains cabin think the captain was under the
influence fquor; the riot between the captain, hs
captain (his clerk and Lieut. Fleming word vas
passed for the officers to deok went on deck
and looked down int, the cabin; Com Rowan, Lieut.
Fleming the captains and the doctor we're there;
saw Com r. between Lieut. and ths clerk AZ II IN sepA
hem heard the captain say $50 you are" s. ou
So words that effect In regsad to the thlr
specification The witness nothing 10 regard the
fourth sec catCn wines testified toat tha Cbmmander
bad the nonis apou; took the chart cabin
navigate the thip tnink Captain Rowan was not aware
OF my dong 80.
by the Court-The urst spe off cation is thAt Capt. R.
was drunk-wss he 40 much 40 as to be unable 70 per
form his duties 2 A. think 30; would consider MIN
drunk.
q by the Court We're there any strangers In the
cabin at the time OF the riot, they they
could be cogp'z1nt OF It, Tney were nos 10 the csbia
but were all a,out where they could hear the disturb
anc ordered to take the chart from the cabin by
Lieut.. Fleming; gave the reckon ng to the first Lieu
tenant (Ar Ft ming du log the time Go n Ro van WAS
the list the olse made by the disturbance he
tween Com and Lieut.. f. could be heard by the crew
oi the orig.
q. by accused hid or did not attend to my duty in
the Straits Of Magellan, and on the day specified was
not con.t inty oa decks A. Com. 4. was decK but
did net arene 70 his duty; did not see Com drink
any liquor May H. 1855; do whether there
was any quor the cabin not there In the
Ques,on by the accused-was there not brought on
board the Brnbrdse on the 4,h OF Nay 1865, hVe gal
Ions OF liquor lfso state what kind and the name Of
the officer who had S brought on board.
Objection oeipe made 10 'ns question: Capt Rich, the
counsel ior tine accused stated that bis object 10
sho~ that after that date there liquor brought
board the sop that none OF tne liquor spoken d went 10
the captains cabin.
witness follows ron liquor was brought on board In
the straits Of Magellan. near sandy Point; don't
know wno brought don't know whether tue CApia'n
had iUblbed any OF II on the Isth oI Nay; DO not
rtcoct whether Capt rad during the disturbance to
Lieut. Fleming Capt runter says ycu are t~o f.;ed
and d---d scoundfel;'' pesrd Capt say the
Odd scoundrei" but don, recoliect tha other; |
don't ihIk advised Lieut. Fleming 10 awe NJ the brig
toCsp,. Ro~sp. while Lieut. had toe commsad the
evening Of the disturbance amer O'Clock wnen 70
leyed tie deck the continued vita Capt R1san
ana ola son about couple OF hours, on the next dav
Capt ko"ans lace had every appearance Of haytas been
N dght
Several other questions werc pu, ov the
wtoess vi hout eic.ng anything VI importance. Lieut.
Nj chell wss tneD discharged.
Lieutenant wm Gurria sworn-He iesiiGci that a, ths
time psosd IN the q rst spPCiacatOa Capt e)gaa was
drupk Judging hts sciions deck sod Ia tne clbii
The wtpesB ctscribe the captain aftorvsrds i1sl
Ing him to 10 loving maunor:-l was on the sicS i
and while the spar deck smos1g segsr the captain
cane forward aud asked kr. RuGesten, the surgeon.
Il be allowed his patients 10 smoke, sddiag ether
marks said 11h,ng then. but put ga roy uuof and
into the oRbin aud told the cap,su that sgch re
MARKS very dirsgreeasie vhen no asSei ue wast
can ] DO; repeated that AGcn remarks were die
agreeable.
The Court took . recess, aud reusembhng the
exam patton o. Lieut. Gsrvin resunet. Nothing sd.
dioBal or importance elected aud ne vas ds-
charged
Iieut. Chapman beiug sworn, testded-I only saw
Coui. X. for few INITIATES the day specified In
the rHt speclGc,ton he then very much excited,
and thought ne drunk from tue manner In witch
he asted, and ie way he staggered on the grazing la
relation tc the second spccd wltno,a said
that the afternoon of the a,b OF Jooc Mr.
Rossn. tbs clerk, vas talking very i0ut TO the
captain OF the western Bride, whom We had taken
on board from wreck OF oat vessel he struck the
bulk head and exclaimed. ''you are id scouudre,"
with other oatbs whicn do net recoecs my tell and
other officers went INTO the cabin o have The
abuse stepped; when went down there, heard Mr.
Rowan say 10 Lieut. fleming, ''vou are id liar and
scoundrtl;" heard nose tnsrs. several oicsrs ana
Myself ceok ana passed over to the ssrboard
side ss pa'sed the cabin hatch, ana head Mr. Rowan
cursng the executive ocer, there number OF tho
crew the wcstsrn ide board, ordered them FOR.
ward; our oboy.d the ovdor instantly.
Question by the Court-Did Any of the crew hear tho
rtt. A. think Incv did.
rhr lo.,t hcve IA iar mad ul n rnorro.s