Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-15
WILKES NAVAL ooURT-MARTIAL.

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WII.K res NAVAL COURT-MAHTIAL.
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,anons MIN the accused during me perlo1 hli h,s
s.s ~ inc NsnIIsFout anu "nile 'hA' sh'P v"
ISiStr q: Quite friendly, without suy Interrupt
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ns 'mSl ,nt,SIoouIse Wnloh took bihuoU SV'
'eii and the aceuled during that period a.,., A.,
aHsgr ENsr mlnR IelAtihb 70 w o'mu'nt t.Iu "
Ies s,, VIII tno admiral went on quite sn0otny
Win the exception ot thm-ny eontlnue9 utg.
ns lne lwpIog,pyley g,yy oI uetanins my snip IN INV
'ervies Of me Msst inaia sqnsorn,tn; r,t .,,,r
Qkhion, upon Wha srounu aln you pIAee H"oh
TemonsttAnsel ,.-,,
ansRer. lhst ny oruess Ir2m tnc nsyS ~ DtpS,I p.s
W an, S,s anu NV n% ne
vesIeIs OF InS squAuton coulu nave peiioImeu 'he
duty on whiGh was employer IIoin Gay 20 ,, aHy.
Qus,hon. ~ nIslns this tepte OF you. ins,tuc' i,t
Ions rem ths nayy upon 'he ,, ,o
elf or by him TO any personal Interview which
ary Of the Navy or the Assistant seeretvry Of the
Navy, with read 70 hsten9r and nc 'nSenm,n
oi your Instructions AND, u 90, what L9'sIenee
vas made to that point, either BY yourself or the
This question was objected to b. the counsel for
he delenee, and he wished to put his ohjeeuon In
wrung
FOURTH DAY.
The court assembled at II ocluck to-dAyi all the
The Judge Advocate read the testimony of Com:
nodorn Baldwin, as given in the RErunLicAH OF
Yesterday He then read poTtion, of the cross, 2.
synopsis OF II. He said he made two cruises IN the
Wander bllt, he went to newfoundland and thence
| TO the Western Islands, speaking vessels on the
sfagk of the European routeu, ot1i'ing where the
cebel pirates were las seen. These cruises were
| made by order OF the Secretary Of the Navy. The
tonnage Of tne Vanderbilt Is 1900 tons; the had
OF about IS knott she can carry about 900 tons OF
| ;oalj she carries an armament Of u eineh guns,
i 100 FOUNDER guns on the spar deck. When he aE=
iTed At HSvSnA hu reesiyei Information from the
Consul General that the Florida sailed from there
liz days previous, ana that the Alabama was lying
in Kingston hsrbor undergoing iepssnE
| He went TO Kingston, but learned that the Ala
bIna hsd eft few days previous. He then went
Thomas, and from there to Point au PcIrs, whsre
| he met the steamer lApama. He had conference
| with Commander Nichols, of the Alabama, and an
| agreement was made In which polnts they should
9 uisei but Commander Nichols would give NO or
under separate orders.
The eoross-cNaminHtion OF this w.tnC1s was then
| continued, as follows;
instead OF continuing your cruise to the south ldo
II the iIlAnd'l .,-,.-, ,...,. ,..-.
Ansrer. Dy or-er ol Adml'h WiEes went
into Y, Ihomea.
| question. WheFe did you receive your UrGeTHi
| Anager While shlp wh1 lying At the mouth
OF the harbori ! had gone there Intending TO
uspsteh hoat 10 the Consul ssStng II hs
had any later inlormHtioh than had already
e;tiysd; hS the ship ranged ahead say the
1t then became my duty, according to the ussgcs
Of the service, 10 ylsit him ln person ana SHOW
MN my osueta' lhih vas hbOut 10 40, WIN
received an order through Flag Lieutenant Todd
then going out Of the haIbor, and aftcrwAFi, tC
| bring my snip tNsnIelIitl loto port.
Som, lou nayS , ntS answered INC question
| where you received the Ofuef
hailed BY hnA';
; Question "a tAt outer hhlUot or inner hargol
AnsHfr' ihefc '' no ou'eF ""fn'r' lhero "
Queil0h DID you receive any oI1fr Ia tho hhr
oor OF St. IhomaSi
} Anirer. lhSNe already 5ald a! iaE as ny meno
ry serves me, received tho order in the hSrbo
hom Lieut. Todd
rxs, 9Ssnio"' what 'oek y"" 'n'o 'ne h"'0'r OF 81
| IHtuer. Bctng q ihc nelshhorhood thought I
adv aa9le To learn from the Consul before SHOULD
60 further TO tLe eewHrd II anX atSr Information
Ihonas being the heatQuS''crt OF the wc'' IndI'
Mali steaioIs; y,;,,o -o ~. ,,,,,.u,
the harbnr ri St. Thomas, did you makcs signs o
Number
Amptr. Yea
| QUESTION What was u number
dn!gr. wonia not lke ,,, 20 tr1st @ memory lvssy
=, Question. What answer did you receive to you
, AHElssr. don'i rGc1!luet,
Qusition. Was any answer made by signal
The counsel for defence then sAl1 the slgnsl wa
answered, hisnii ins that this vessel was Tut nv
= der orders according 10 usage. The cohrt rule
otherwise.
CRoss-ESAsIEATION RLSUHED
| QueItiDH. At what time did Lieut.. Todd come y
board Your ship with orders ,,.--
= insiceT He came on board ~ the AdmirAIs al
the next night.
Qushig1 Dti you perform any tuty with tn
Y Vanderbilt before tho day you signGlled you
numbeFi II so, by whose order, and what dut
did you perform
An,per The steamer Peterhnff was coming on
whilst was diBpatohibG my pAymastrr to IT.
| Gonsu!; 1 was whiting for her, (leferhO1,l an
g,t 10 the oling clear OF maritime iuriEdi
tioL when I discovered the AdmirAlB hA
this reminded me Of the proprie,y OF leAviO
{ my ship TO yl"t The Admiral IN persQnj while Q
Y hin or that steamer, and then bring the vande
hIItin. decided to seize the Psterhuf and put o
hoard prIIs grfW, huu lllG lntO TN
A'5SsE qssSn Sa st. nnSS the