The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-03-23


. printed copy of the full report of the
proceedings of I" A Naval Court Of In
quiry held at her Brittanic Majesty .
Consulate, Kanagawa, to Investigate
the circumstances of and attendant upon
the disastrous collision between the p.
L o. Compauy's steamship Bombay
and the U. 5. corvette Oneida of the
Kanonsaki Light House. on the night OF
the oath of January, 1870, which result
ed in the loss of a hundred and fifteen
men of the q. s. Navy" This report
is very long, embracing not less than
twenty three pages of large quarto
form pamphlet, closely printed. Our
readers are aware of the result Of that
Investigation. Captain Eyre has been
"suspended for six months or, as
the Yokohama Gazette, a copy of
which Mr.. DeLong has also sent US
says:
The Naval Court acquitted Captain Eyre
Of the Bombay of having caused the accident;
bat to mark its sense of disapprobaticn at his
not making any positive effort to save life,
suspended his certificate for six months.
They merely ordered him to stay
ashore for six mouths and receive NO
pay for abandoning to their fate the of
ficers and crew of . ship which be bad
run down and sunk Looking over this
report We find that one Barnard, an
Eoglisb pettifogeer, appeared for the
Captain of the Bombay and that Minis
ter belong appeared in behalf Of our
naval Interests. We should judge that
Charley rather warmed" this fellow,
judging from the following which We clip
from the report. 1t says:
The former q. {. BarnarD had intimated
something or other-what, our reporter did
not hear-to the latter Who replied, q" It's
false. Don't you intimate any such thing to
me, or III treat you like a puppy! I've
been perfectly respectful to you-though you
DON'T deserve il, ever since this Court assem-
bled: Be 50 to me, or you'll fare very bad
We also fud the following in the re.
port Of the next days proceedings:
Mr.. belong apoloeized for hasty language
ON the previous day, stating that the remark
having been made that the witness action
might have been different had he known the
vessel was built in compartments. Mr.. Bar
nard has said that the witness did not say
that: +" the latter part vas an invention" of
speakers )-thus saying in point of
fact, thai il was . falsehood-
Mr.. Barnard said he had no intention of
impuiing anything Of the sort and rendered
his apologies.
Mr.. belong made no formal argumen,
in this case, but, choosing rather to ap-
pear in his official character Of United
States Minister to that of lawyer, sub
mitted a brief and calm statement of
the facts elici-ed, from which we make
the following extracts:
This cause is one that naturally must at
tract, throughout Europe and America, much
attention and all Of our proceedings and
: our Honours Judgment must necessarily be
expected to be passed In review and critically
BY the civilized world. In addition
10 this, the conclusions of this court in this
rase must necessarily be regarded as prece-
dent of leading character, at least BY the
TWO great nationalities here represented.
Hence, considering that your actions here
must live after you, and that the greatest pos |
sole good or i'll may be worked by your &C. |
lion. feel safe in the assurance that you |
neither desire, nor can you afford to do aught |
lse than mete out BY our judgment, unbend- |
ng and rigorous justice regardless alike of
ae nationality Of the accused and his accu- |
eYs, and also Of the individual sympathy |
on may feel for him by whose negligence or |
'rror il may have been that this dire calamity |
,as been wrought.
Viewed from this stand point, the question /
{ what may or may no: be the consequences
. the officers of the steamer Bombay, Of your
Judgements In this action, sinks into utter /
beside the most important
fleets upon the maritime interests of Eng
and and America-and indeed of the civilized
action here must necessarily
ave.
That the Steamer Boml az, on the night Of
he 18th of January, 1870, in the bag o. Yedo,
N starlight. stormiess night, in a deep
safer channel several miles in width, collided
18th the American Man-of-War Oneida,
ausing her TO sink in about twenty fathoms
4 water. and besides entailing her loss, also
aused the CIti;neiy death of one hundred and
srelre men, Is al historical fact.
That this steamer OF much superior tonnage
o the Oneida an iron vessel with a crew of
,inety three men, and equipped with seven
eats, after this -,iision stood On into port
rithout lowering 1oa, or changing her course
u making a sigma l, stands also admitted.
aat anchoriay in a harbour surrounded oy
ren Of war of nesr.y all nations, and with
lie Representatives of nearly all nations
thin eaSy communication these officers