The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-01-02
The Naval Court OF INJURY.


The SasGt's Washington correspondent gtyes"a
fs>p behind, the curtain Of the Naval Courts Of
Inauiry. He says that gentlemen Of high eharae
ter and unbsemshed professional reputation have
sas~a aud intjfastes that their failure IL due 10 H.
naeneas surrep,itionsy excited. lie says that ihs
case q CON mAnder J. s. Nicholas. Of the late
Judge Nicholas Of this city, is suspended snc thai
ID is Understood be WA restored by the action Of
- cocrt bnt that sosz appended or lorts evil
Deuce to the record, with the view Of prejutieiDe
the case with the Executive,
Reference 10 also made to the Of 1t R0Ia- q
ds. Who was thee second in command % the eel =.
brased and brilliant boat expedition some few
years sincs, Commanded by the gallant Ii. Pegram.
II Virginia agains, the Chinese pirates. "Tho bat
tie In xhich this expedition was engaged say
~. correspondent. LASTED a whole day, CONNER.
cling - 5R VI. AID ending at % P. NJ, and eleven
hundred Of the Chinese wera killed. Ont Of one
hundred Americans engaged In the battle twenty
six wtre killed or ", nndod. among the latter Ii
Rolanao himself. Seventeen lsrg| jnnkS were cap
snred after desperate resistance Of which sixteen
were taken BY the Americans Commander Eel
lows. Of she British navy, Tho headed Inc exped'-
tGon with large force. was promoted TO post
csptaincy; and all the English officers under him
we're advanced one gra lei Our government HI :
never paid any proper tribute to the gallant and
ep,erpri,ine conduct Of It's own officers in thIs
matter! The only tiibEfe paid to them has been
By this English officer. in hi. fsfterng report e.
his government and 10 bis personal letter to Ii.
Psg,ami Mr.. Buchanan was thu n Min lister t.
England and his report 10 the State Department OF
he affair uss rnnoticed. How this neglect on the
r@rt q eur government could have proceeded Is a
curious Speculation. Pa'!cuiar mention was nadf
10 Mr Dobbin's reports Of 1t S. p Lee for sounding
d the cesnu; Of Capt. Ingrsham for his conduct IN
the KosEa affair Cf 1t Strain uhose expedition 7"
Darien WAS failure; Of Capt iiartsteiu, vho went
after DR.. Kane; Of 1t. he Haven, who went amer
Cir John Franklin. &c &C but never word VA
paid Of the brilliant conduct ofeither 1t Pegran'
q L. Rolando in the desperate battle ut the Is
land % Chsse. And wby1 Plainly because 20
eretery pobbin dros1sd making even an indirect
at tack upon the Retiring Boass by lauding an on
OF vino, as In the cars of 1t. Rolando had spen-
saiy dating uIshed himself at the very time OF his
bstDg furloughed.
with respect to 1t. Pegram, as the general go
r,rpmsnt has failed 10 ro.Ioe him es tie hero of
what has b.. n described as one Of the best naval
boat ashts that has ever occurred il may be ask
ed why Is the Legislature of Virginia negie-tfal
in this matter Of her distinguished son. AT least
of ihc-s marks of public honor due to those who
have ipns such distinguished ser-te as It. fegrain
by caiug at this late day, for the records In
the case"
We heartily secori this suggestion. There is an
other Virginia officer. too. concerned In one OF the
affairs referred TO above, we mean 1t. Gibson. ma
eve OF this city who has been left by the CouTts
Of Inquiry Oh che fuf:rVgh list Mr.. Gibson WAS
the rst lieutenant of the 81. Louis, in the k"azta
Business and is one Of the ablest an most efficient
Of car naval men. Only few days ago We heard
an accomplished naval Officer expires the opinion
that Gil--on is " tho beet ssaman in tie Navy
The Representatives of Virginia in the Legislature
and In Congress ought TO let their VOICE be heard
tn behalf of these gallant Virgi rs, Who by some
miserable hocus pocus, are "a thrust off the
de.ks which they have ius;rr' ) liant and
lnagy deed. and make room for IN So 20 happen
20 enjoy T. sun.hine Of more powerful influence
withoc ,v superiority Of ser ice CT merit.