The New York herald., 1868-02-20
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Loss Of the Sacramento O-Findings Of the
Brooklyn Court Martial.
The following order has b EN- Issued from the Navy
Deparmant
GENERAL ORDERS no. SO.

GENERAL ORDERS no. SO
NAVY DEPARTMENT., Feb 10, ls6S.
At . Naval General Court Martial, convened at the
Navy Yard at New York January 8. 1868 Captain Ma
polson Collins Of the navy was tried upon the following
charRe and spec fIca ion -
ChGrge-,uiiering q l0f the navy TO upon a
shoal through inattenli.n.
S,ccGco ionID this, that on or about the 10th day
of June 1857 the said aptan Nap ,lean Collins Of the
ti,ted States Navy, beng then 10 co.umand Of the
United States steamer Sacrament DID through inatten
ton, suffer the saia be upon a
mouth Of the Kanapalain river tue coast OF Cor)
mandel aud wrecked; Of which cnarge aud specihca-
tion tie was found gully aud sentenced as follows: :
To be suspended Tor me term OF three from rank
and duty during which period OF time nc aii receive
only tue pay Of captain on the retired lit, and his
suspension from shall only affect his pron,ton to
higher grade aud 10 bo publicly reprmandsd by the
honorable Secretary OF the NAVY.
Al TINS same court Lieutenant Commander George
Bachc, OF the navy, tried upon the following charge
aud specifcati0n:-
CITgs-Sulie Ing vessel Of the navy to be run
upon a shaai, through inattention
Spccfcat on-In this. that or about the 10th day
Of june. 1867, the said Lieutenant Comman l.r Geo.
N. Bacue, Of the United tstes Navy, being then
tached TO tn United states st Sa ramento. ma
sigai ion officer, did, through inaltsnton, suffer tho
said vessel 10 bo run upon q snoai al the mo ith OF
tho Kattapaam river OF de aud wrecked
Of which charge AMI spec 1caton he VAS fouad guilty
and sentenced ~ folio ~s-ro he saspenied from duty
the retired pay Of his grade for the term Of year
and 70 be publicly repr maaded ~ the honorable Sscrs
tary Of the NAVY,
approved. aptan Napoleon COLLINS and Lieutenant
Commander George M LAcne viii be considered
pended from this oato IN conformity with their respec
tive sentences
Sue department finds In these as In most cases, some
Difficulty in carrying into execution that part OF tue adg
msnt OF he require pab ic prinind 70
bs administered 10 Ccer jeaous Of his reputa
desrous OF preserving unsp0ted oic al rec rd. Con-
vic,son and sentence by martha, suics Mt
rrpnmard permanent adn.ontion and The depart
has d0uo tnat tbis viii be the with the
officers whose names IL regrets to Ia TINS n.
order The official standing hIs been high aud he
pa, RI 0tfsm well teS ell.
The department must avail itself OF this occasion to
~ tHnn xatnn
by the De of defencs aopted belalf of 0i
officers Is entertained TO tho responsibility Of COM
nanding and navigating officers.
II public properly to q large amount Is los, and the
lives OF Q numerous crew placed imminent
du,y II is 70 guard them from danger anu we'll
compensated tor the discharge Of hs duy the deUar
mcnt ~ well as the pubic, viii cast uppn these cers
e burden OF proving that the loss da not occur from
any negligence their part. and they Will not De p,r
mMted bv mil tary court TO profit oy sne Ischu cal
peas aud Quboles which have been worn out Ia the
vica OF peity criminals before lowest civil
GIDEON WELLES. Secretary OF the Navy
Captain Collins OF the most gallant officers In
this service dur,og .he war; He comm .nded the gin-
boat Unadla at captire OF Psrt Ro,s AMI subso.
ouenty the Oc crara in this West India slna iroa an
the wacnuset the Brazils. in which he boarded aud
captured tho rebei iva Fl,rids, in the p,rt of
Bania and sent her homo prize. That az, ,nougb
T. ia mcct with the approval cf tna ieFament
under ths instances, gave the greatest joy an sat-
is action 10 people He took tho ponsIoiiy and
although the governmrnt apo!osizei for tne act
from the Que o. tue most dangerous
and sdccessal corsair. proved upon
That one sulcent to sn.iue Captain Coli to
gra isuds o. tn, AMI their synpatnes viii
10 with In his rtir ment In 1856 he was placed 10
command of the Sacrameato. on was lost In tho
East Iniisa Lieutenant Comnan Ter Bacha sas or
ceedingv promin.nt the Nj s-sippi durn, the
war. and commanded a division oi gunboits He DIS
psved great 70 and the big est pr essonai ss
Commodore Charles IL Poor will b. detached from tho
command the naval rttuon NJ Mound Ctv H., on
tina { o. Nav neat. Commodore Henry Wake has
been ordered 10 command that ,ost