Daily national Republican., 1864-03-17
wrLKns NAVAL OouRF.mART1AL.


March iTl-Ths eourt reassemblsd to-day At u q.
m. All the members present. The record Of the
presiding day y.a read and approved. -,
by ths ooanssl for 'tks defence wss raised By the
Judge Advooate. The oouft thereupon ordered the
room cleared for deliberAtion. The court remained
in secret session for come time, when IL was re-
opened.
The court declared its opinion that henceioTth,
on any question not pertinent 70 the Issue caleu.
viii decide then Of Its relevancy. I"EE
Commodore Baldwin was then recalled, and his
croas-examl1a,ion a.. was resumed; n Ia
sheihsr i !. true copy Sf iSs original order, in
Substance, Of that issued 10 you on that day
JudOe Adpocais. what is the ohjectl
Copnssl Jor DsJencc. The object 10 TO show, as
spscined, that Admiral wilkes in writing testified
Judge Advocate. In the examination In chief the
witness was not Questioned In regard TO these Or
dersj in the cross-examination he has been exam
ined In regard 70 these orders. When put him
on the stand announced that had not finished
the documentary evidence for the prosecution. /
m iSs 'hs except anS 70 Se
presented In the animation by the defence.
cOunislJOr Defence. We want TO prove Its su-
Judge Idpooaie shall put in
Counsel for Defence. We do not want TO detain
Son BALDWIN here and ,h,, t. the rsHSn we offer
AnsTtr. should say IL was.
This letter was marked No. on the record OF
e oSIiioa. Did you receive any answer to your
letter Of the 18th Of March, 1863 from the seore-
tary Of the Navy in regard TO the detention OF the
Vanderbilt by Admiral wilkes
dnttner. never received any. | was report
written about the soth Of March, at Key west
Question. Did you ever receive any answer to
your letter Of March 3Oth, 1881
AnHrer. Ida not.
QVciiion. Did you receive letters by the mail
that came by the JuniAta on the eoh Of June 1891
by the Juniata, TO the best OF my recollection.
oue,tion. When did they arriye-about what
timel
dnfrer I do not reeolleet precisely; think II
was serore We sailed for LaguAyra.
Quetion. Might II not have been short time
before you sailed for Fernando dc Noronoi
lafesT II might have been so, Il was before
oSSiiion. Did You hear at Santa Cruz, on your
| last visit, that the Confederate steamer Alabama
vas expected there, and that the authorities on
that island made preparations to prevent her from
obtsinins coal BY removing II from the beach, and
dAirer. Yesi we spoke vessel who gave u1
| that rumor; there are always such reports AnoAt,
went to SAINTS Cruz and found that these preeau.
/ tions had been taken.
QuesiioH Did the United States Consul at that
port INT, Moore, communicate this Information TO
AnIreT. think It was Mr.. Moore's son who
| came on board and told me Of these things.
| QueHion, You have stated that the Vanderbilt
was atty days At anchor, between the 26th Of Feb.
ruAry and the 18th OF June, 1863. VIII you state
for what purpose, whether for coal, repairs or do
| lying idle any portion OF that tlnel
AnIicsr. As well a. Irecollect, at least 90 day.
such repairs as We could make. The only time
| that recolleot that lhe was detained for more
than a day, VISA week or so at Havana, and eight
were almost constantly going.
QueLioH. while the Vanderbilt was lying In
.Soas sooS O. to g Sns mU@sn c n @ 6f 5stasy ay
pursuit Of any rebel cruiser, upoa intelligence
Information being received Of the presensc of Any
In,ipsr. The vanderbilt, during the timO tn,
| time she was lying at LaguAyra, the fires were
banked up under her boilefSiwe Gould have go
| under weigh with full steam at Auy time.
Ovation. Were orders left by the Admiral, wheI
no went to Caracas from LAguayrA, TO pursue any
rebel cruiser upon proper Information or presence
inIlcer. / do not reeolleut precisely such an or
der, though II may have been so.
Qsehion. Didyou go with the Admiral to Ca
AnTips. Yes; went at his request.
QueStion. Did the Admiral order you to rsturI
the authorities there had taken plaoei
/ mAnslrer. MOI waited four or hye days and 60
Tired, and requested his permission TO 20, whiei
he granted. He wanted to have special Interview
with the Minister Of ForSisnlA Affairs OF Vcnezusli
the next day.
sion to Caracas and recover $3.50 indemnity TO
our citizens who had suffered at the hands Of tn,
| Venezuelan Governmtntl
unoeIhhoOu ne was Qultt
but do not think any money passed. he got th
promise Of IL.
Question. When you returned to the VANDERBILT
did you consider yourIelf authorized to depart II
pursuit OF rebel privAteers, II any should hay,
| made their ApPeAfanset
AHSIrer. In the absence OF any order TO remain
! should have been justified In going away on
well-founded report, and undoubtedly should hSy,
done so.
QHefion. Did the Admiral ask you to do So
Anitra' Do not think there was sny such init
nation passed.
| Question. Did Admiral Wilkes make any un
necessary delay at CArAccAs1
| Judge Adroedie. am not going to make any cap
tlous objections but the prosecution proceeds OF
the ground that Admiral wilkes was not in th
Counsel for offence. The witness understand
that.
AnSlrcr. During most OF the time l was there h
made 20 ID good haste. Ho WAS in constant com
munioAtion with the President aud Minister o
Foreign Anairs OF Venezuela, and the Minister o
the United States.
Qu<siion. Had the Minister OF the United State
Withdrawn his credentials at that tlmei
Qussfion. Did not the President's Secretary
Senior Rojas, inform the Admiral, In your presence
that he would hold no ofnclal intercourse with ou
| Minister
AnIper. think he did.
| QUESTION. IL the roadsteAd OF LAguAyTA and Gu
rAcoa so situated that vessels usually touch ther'
In passing along the coast
Anstper. LAguAyrA IL situated almost dead to tn
windwArd, and It would depend to what point tn
| vessel was bound.
QueItion. IL LaEuAyrA or Curacao so situated a
to form part OF the cruising ground OF the WeH
| India squadron
AnIiosr. Yes; should say that both are within