, 1865-12-19

speetscn or all hez vr!ncsablo points. He would
sEcn, aso, kaye orsn ready to avail himself Of any
ss = :s a hase es5sa @ ~ ~ eneJ
exen,4 h. Gen'i @ hnr. asnf M tne a. Tpen
and teso satisdei OF % 6er wheresboota Ssltsrs
doe- she coars 6nl It in evidence ,hat hs had form
ed With his cousort any plan Of attack should an
acuon M ha1e @ ocsusEsdi l.. cou ,., .-
n,isV n =, y" .h ehsr, ao.e su"sS % PIT,
Ind Elm sniiiy Of ths csrra In leu .sre M 1Ss,,
CHARGED,
.'And the Court doth award the following scn-
lepec. viz:
bo The anq1 1homss G
1sar. .. ~ seoose 11o1' ou'' ou 1s"'ep's LUZ w"
Vice Admiral D. q. FAgn.ou
President
4. PAutDIsd, Rear Admifa
G.H- DAy1s. fear Ad1nfrai
= I, ~! f. uAntGn5S, !ta 1e.S, MsaE Aan1rA"
jas, j. Fs1xSn t:nnmodo,r
Jso. A. WEslow, Commodorr.
s. p LEE. Captain.
MELAScToS SxtE1F. Captain.
The record WIS transmitted to the Secrc-
taEy OF the Navy. and BY him returned to the
Court, with the following letter:
"WAsuEsGros, Dec. !, 1856.
SIT: ING record Of ne proceedings OF Tbs
bo1n,a J" n E'isp ry yo1 ~ 's, u t1e easo o.
1tson Of lie ndnr vhch IN ,bs npiniap us ef H..
nrfxri wnn5 lend to ren,icr h ;lIs nna - y ~
Which he accused il charrrd with Tioi,tinr Nj -" =
dead letter. "3'A' 't' >
II is we'll eettlel thai court martial my ind
prisoner guilty In 1ess degree than changed. bnr
ue u H. ee .pS "a ,h
found urnse: ~. Tar instaacc hatss~er m,fe
and nan-hughter, Or between aeser,ion sna s6-
senca without leave.
= In 'he opinion Of The Department the statutory
oosnee VIII which Co1oInodoEc CIavcn ts charged
M arc Mss dfsignea 10 smolase ~ offences
cuse il Sun 10 hava Seen n,1iv ~ ,nv la1 n1c a e+
believed 10 render him chafEeabls N1tn thc capifal
otnee then he IS neeessat3Iy guilty Of tho espitai
oherce, 1oE instance, his ALLURE to do hls Utmost
arose ron negHsenee. hen nc u gn1ty, not simply
e. Ignhoe h's t.,,nta ant ,< o. INC 49, eap54 Offence
copufdjce. cuipa5ia irefgcfencTa dtsohedanc,,,
construction Of the law would leave Il in tho power
Of courts martial to conslder The statutory odense
a. abolished End repealed, or to ezise only at ther
o'eeiesion; t.
cttanart t1s Yin enta y Mou n!q, So &c. ,eavs Is a
rroibc- ~ H., nea ~ 'eo In
vi An. respectfully
"Yonr ~. ~ ,.vr,,,
.sGIukos WEILra,
uv:. ASecrctary Of the Sayy.
we Admiral D. G. FAnEAac7. i. ). n,
president Naraf. General Court Marital.
u.rh.,nu,. ,.o c.u.. washington, DE-
acton mon he eh1rs sn., !necfdc.tsnn M; sfer
more mature dclihcfatnn. dnth ind ffe snse1nc,-
non Of The charge proEs, except the Words 'sas it
vas bis duly 70 have done. aud doth hnd tho &c
enseo. Cetnmooose 1honas I. Eravcu, OF tho
enstsn - and }l1aRg. tsn.R,, N, ,,,,,,,,.n,...
has he arrn.cl Tnc = ~
ven. te spspended from uty for tnn vears m 1ssYe
pay. Vice Admiral D. 6, FAe.Acrr.
Prcsident.
q. rAcIprso. Reaz Admiral.
e. Il DAVIS, Hear Admiral
=: A. DAazoasS. Rear Admiral.
\: H.. tEanSRsn. Con1odose-
Jso. a. W1; WT.1o;x Gomm1aole: G
MELAsCToy Sxrr,I c.,t.,n "
The irrrnr+ance ~ mi. -, ~. =.
nrh1;,, IS tavtss. 49, -. stm4s @np 4TlFe VI
hht1h stsnS;n.. ~ "n ~ ~ aas attlac!eds 1he
ona H. o1,-s,,3i ~ sas meMoets o. too court,
t;nns cnnst-s;', H. M Tsas o. taelf aehbera-
~ 11,srs nv"s ~ ~ @ ena DePaEtment 70 express
nr;,i, ~, ns.assoa sae' Ao1e IT. Aensta tnan Is
The otfsncs +, r,,,. c.-
Craven wns +riad uten T. Sor,tnoooEe n;1
law with a r;au ~ 5o,tt " nt "tn tua
oT H. nnh1ic ;ntsrnst ~ eoug'. - Luc pspeecuon
n time or Wo- has fnein.'o., S L.onat % saa1actcr
which III. nan,it@ - sS..t'. - as.F tnose 70
The enm6 law Hos 81 anin;, aentn = 1.tacaea. =
martia1 = IN m eFn.;1.; T. upon Soatts
q nunjshnc1t ada1nnta ~ ~ " auJuusc
uuture Of the offsnca .,,e,st as y anu
IT discretionary with a canrt 1ea,.,o1 ts tsssA w
commend the person conricted ~ - @ $500. ~ -.
this clemency, however. to hc cTerrf.oJ ~
BY the court, but by the revising power a. H. ths
President OF the United States. who are Ar.
pressly clothed with the power to mitigate