Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-07-25

shall 1r;- Punishment or proceedings Eads-
tie r5il at ba 50 construed as t2wcrk 6 io'-
! faitiirc 0l the real estate CT tie n!iti'';cr h'
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iaE DESTRUCTION oprHE sVis6GH! -.
CHARGE -I!5n tsrE2Tt!cIroNG az G.I4G;is3.
AGIr,sT ciFEiIy JOSIAH 7AgEiEL 0F T3s
ctEEEpFaITE STATES TiI-i.
CHARGE lsT.
C.lIaIlr destruction an armea steamer
"tli Confederate States Navy.
Specification lSt.--ln this, that tho sad
,'afran. .I".i,i, Tatnail, on the llth ,iav 81
! Nav, riet,tcrn Irhir!rcd and fiN,y.two, rui
,.o,l,g, Ind .fzir"y, hy iire, the Confederate
traIn,r Virginia, III Hampton EG"ds, near
,oiiclf. Virginia
.S7.c-;,;cGtio,: d.--In ;his, tha: tie SID
Gariaii. ,iosi;h 'i:ii.,l. g. the said lin i&-
q ilaY. l>C2, at Hampton Reads, Eca1 No;-
i3ik. ;r,;ii:;a. di,i culpabir deStroJ the $50
steamer Virginia, rshca with ;Ec draft y
':hich she had been then ana there, or niC.1
haze been reduced. she could have been car
ried up James river t. 4 place WsctI!He6:..
IIse igon inmcdiHle danger.
,uAFoE iI.--HL..luIrEGT
!, ,.,., 5ifHiou l,i.-ln lhif thai rha stnt
| taptt,i. JOSIAH l,lmill. Oh ihr sAd nh tg,
81 Alay lHG.:, al SAID liamrt"n Roads. c,'i
nrulr.,l 10 li:iirn the sntd steamer Virgins,
Tor the purpose "l Iiking her ip James River,
| retaining, hUwcfrr, her armament, 0T'inaii''
slarc.:, necessary coal 'yaErr anii provision,
wilhGhi first having asGcrtalncd from sources.
Of information within hiS reach 10 what c'.-
tent the draft OF the sad steamer would De
reduced bv such Tightening.
Specification :H.-ln tins that the Sala
Captain ,I0sial. 'ininnl. after having, ltghlcncd
rh- sail steamer rama Ia certain drait.
..h !.c eg,i ii.i, DIS. Il 'Iay lcC2 81 said
Hampton Eosds ihen ,ni there and bHtora
sa,i tine nerla2Gfi ani iiil2d 10 ascertain
from sources Of information within his reach
the fact that the said steamer, at said draft
could have been carried about forty m!c5
above the mouth Of James River To Hog
Island
CHARGE II-IMrRov,pE:iT cn:IDrcT
!Sarrs fsaiiCM. In ihls hat The said Captain
:fGGIah Tanall, "r about the lta DAY "l
alav, lSL", when of Srwall's Point, in Hamr'
ton Road ln,rndnnto lake The said 2t"alhc'
iire mia up lamr.: l:ii"r 'd then aud ti,cf'
proceed tu ighten SGiL steamer lnStSa'' q
lalnr l.r iIp said James River and ih',rt
!:.''----.--''- - ''h;.''' tn ' 50
ih2 :''0a1 XII" 10 '.'S S''EN' W liza. 'DCVSs'''
The statement Of the parties b"inc thus III
possession % tEc our; ''ie 'r',''7' VIZ, ci't-
cd for dclibcration. ard having naturcly con-
Si.lcrcI the c"ilcnc" adiucc,i, ind as follows
That the first sr2ci;icatlc: q =" first
charge = ret r-c:2l,
That TIE second 81 ..Ni..S1 '!@:1 O. .Ge !.rSt
| charge IS not lT1Tcd
Ana tE"t lie aec''.'~.'' :'2' -'''''J "' ''''
LTsl "Eife
lEat The hTst cfc2ii.C''''2.' "i 'H- ~"-'"o
| charge is not pTo%ei.
lhaI INC second 'P'E''~@'''''' u ''s "''''1
'''"'5'f !, n"' pea"
ANA tii't 'ie "Cs''s'' - '''' oar! W '"'
=, -, 2"' .'"' .,;
"'. "'I 49, - '''" ''''' = '''"' C. -
fToT2I'
iAha 'hs' 'Na ",E"s'' - ''''' t''"'' ~ III
| ih:ra c'ia'S''
nc S""rt II" '''t'c' i,"u .'''', '''' .Ie"0.'
flau' WEilc Ill co'i'i''"h " '"' e.''"'
| and prcrouS To the evacuation ol Eori"!h
thrown down the gage OF battle 10 inc
cncmy's llcct III Hampton Roads, and lhat
| the enemy had declined to take II uJ--tllai
the dav before Norfolk was eFacua'tu, Il
consultation, At The instance OF the Secretary
ol the Navy. vas held by n JOINT commission
Gl navy and Army "lncerS, as 10 TIE pest d'S
position 10 he made OF Inc Shlp-that Ine ""
cUScd was in favor 0l passing Fortress NOR
| roe, am! taking the ship into ork RIVER, or,
of running down before Savannah Win heE-.
that ip this ne was orer-ruIed hy inc council
who advised that she should remain on 'h's
! side Of Fortress Monroe Tor Inc Prolec''oh 81
Norfolk and Richmond, and that'in accoruan'f
with th" aivi!c, be proceeded I'D reeal''e h''
movcmcnts-ttal after the evacntioh "'
Norfolk. Wcstover, on James Eiver: oe'a''e
the most suitable position Tor her 70 occupy
that while in The act Of Tightening her lor 'lr
purpose oI taking her up 10 that point, Tie
pilots l'r The i'.' t''''e ue'' cb,.,I!,
! t. take her up, even though her draft should
he reduced 10 lis minimum OF eighteen 1cei---
that Lv th. evacuation ol Horloli ana 'hs
aban,I.umeat ii our lort5 below NestoF,,
l,,th i.,nls ol lhr james River Inflow ih.i
noint were virtually giyen up 10 the enemy
| ib,t tn. ship being tlIus cur oil from N'ri"lh
ana Ri@hn0hh, vas aePi ii'Fi " "n 'us" az
sources OF supply, save lhoSc "i t'ie 'tp'l P''
cartons and uncertain charactef-.lat h'i
store Of provisions would not last lor more
than three wrrks-that when lighteneh aht
vas made vulnerable 10 The attacks ol i'e
enemy, and illat after having been llghtehH'i
there We're no available means ol hrmEihc ii'f
down t" her proper draft ami lighting trih',
and that she had but Two small boai7, ea@'
81 gable Of landing not more thah n''e''. -
eighteen men at tine e'eh IN 'll'o'tn ID
Such being the facts and circumstance, t,usi cl
the influence Of which the "EiTgrm louha
herself after the evacuation OF Nori'.h, 's Wa.
il the opinion ol the Ionr'' ,so "i"S . ha,,,o :,
lie h"l uone aihce '' i" d, nr:l .,d n oncofor-