New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-08
rNlrIp srATEs CIRCUIT COURT-NOv. 7-B,toE,
the TRIAL OF CAPT. GORDON.
m. Jr,f,.d Gtste, AIT Nathaniel Gordon.


THE TRIAL or CAPT. GORDON.
The United States sgt. Nathaniel Gordon
Jury having been iuipanneed, and the case
oneped Yesterday teslimony was taken to-day for the
prosecution. Lieut.. Todd, U. S. Navy, was the first
witness. This examination was prolonged and COM
pee, but bis testimony was substantially the sa me as
on the former trial. The case attracts but little in
teresi there being few spectators IN Court. VIM.
Martin, n witness not produced on the former tial,
examined. III. testimony showed th,t be shipped on
River Gordan Captain IN addition to regular stores.
tere lgs uuuibsr Of shocks aud hoops OF board
when the mop'h the crew weot an AID de-
fnsuded Of Gordon statement where tho vessel vss go
he ssid she bound legal yoysse he va. Csp'r ssd
they had business ask ,uch question nothing mo-
wa; sd til they got 10 the Congo Rvsr the Il
aroused by the nature Of the cargo aud the
presence Of four Sp,nafds on the Vese none THO Slan
did nything except who dies little cs.uierwer
when they ihe ConEo ver the hoof, were sde TOTO
cak ard tie vessel anchors ed shout - nes up a." s
witness cent ashore by Capt Gordon to nks sails vi,
he got boad The vessel ho uoCsd that new water ek.
BAD slowed b0sid; they had been hiei nom the
river the vr,se had shsr Captain sn Gordon tie ne
sIoes taken bnsId further down ne r,r ,h~, wee
aen on board the s,inopu Of the Ith ~ AugNst o
tbes were brought board iu aucheis they npmbefoi
about 30 il took three quarters o an hel TO ct hon "a
board Capt. Gordon suprihtended lhe wets. oor
dou cut tie rag, Oft the he set te mo- e. Que
part sod tho women TO s1s'hef pert the spah'1Idl
kuv an account Of the uegroe. brought eoad s sdn
one Of the spanisTd. died before the urgoe. wer tn 90
b.y took m our or spSnds Portuguese s and iouf
or tive forsd Wh.D they sailed from the CotEo hNrr az
Ito egusI csms t'ck 'bes ws' no cbsnsc 10 r'pse'
90 Ood sutborty before and s'ie' the uegoc were ies
op witness was at the wheel tho neat uigu' Capt ooTdu
rave him directions lo the course 20 e' no Que r CAV,
rpy directions ocock te was relieve ~ 70. wee, And
IA 40 ook out fot II. neOes the wat hsch; IN
ushi before the negroes ~ere 'a'en on witness ~ eed 81
;. .,lot,. ~ cant oordon br. Warren, And q
The spsniaid. were In the Gallo; ,hs captain 'sle
60 witness and tho o'her siiios that they Ner'
soing TO tskr on oarra II negroes and that the)
hr ..lor, would receive ~ bed 'o' every one lstdd !
Cubs ssk.d II hat ell no could .iTe h- r,phei
Yea" sd3iag thst q they ~"rr not satisfied Prny .. MT
could Be got re ;the u ming q e. the tui,sd .'s
vessel Moiran Discovered they nd- up % and bpsfdcs
the IRE winss dl hnov oi s6y spanh o. Portuguese
officer board th. Erie.
On ofose1aninatiou witness t6hed tbet he had rTevi
oo.iv made one vaaaee a. the oooiersde bot had
been 20 thr before we-s Wss "fe II the sailors
y, so,td the Licaa 1r service sAd ut To Eoston;
nd. erSs there tie United 5tt,s Marcia. scns him to ihi
,.,or named Hatcher sso Of the ship Frie ard WI,
was not examined the last tris called to the stand
! HE testimony coTgobOrscd thst of Msrun
Fr,neisco Sa,ggc sp.nisfj. examined by
an Interpreter HE sf1mony vent 10 sEu" that he JONES
the krie the Congo River pssfe" he Sss TO pI
800 for h' pa'';fe to havan. lie tnsw only one Of ,h
Mohcsn csptun he weasel None Of the >psAcs on th'
ve,Se did dui5 oceIa When viues, "s. on be h'
ursrOe we're nearly al dipped lie helped Ia r.tinE h'
tt of M on board TuGs~ ~ tve 20 heen spsnsid
or 70 gucss the vessel II. did not uoe tht any one
beside Gordon AID the mates Nsuea snd Hail acted a.
On examination witness 'sid that two mouths nfter hs
captus Ee be toob pzssSe the boos the bonits
wts losdsd With n,efoss: there merchant We.
e ih,e aud he va sfrsid b. would be taken soS de
Vim ot-r, 70 hoonsr A. lstdsd St Psul De Losudo
om which place he m4ds h way t. ths Congo River ard
took patsss the Eons be vent 10 the Congo River lie
there Se'.ea o. Le,ldo n that n4s there
wer. 100 uegto,. on the Boris
question boiLg ssksd II the vtut" was undeT indictment
for hs connecton .ih The bonts inc district AuoTn-J
ilsd Tie adding Tia. he did loi eriect 10 convict n
Wines continued lie engszed Lis psssGe from tho
Loase Il sbpfed the HesIos o. The te The house aud
owner Ncle called ST. sichOlas dc Lenor M'jado
The ps Attorney sunouneed that tue closed
for the prosecution vas elo'si