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WASHINGTON CRY, Oct. 22, l844


Court Martial-Politics, &C.


JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EsQ.-


The Naval General Court Martial met yesterday
at 10 o'clock, pursuant to adjournment, when the
defence OF Richard Muzzleton, seaman, for as
saulting Midshipman Bohrer whilst on duty on
board the U. S. ship Potomac, in the harbor OF
Philadelphia, in September last, was readily James
Hoban, Esq his counsel The charge is serious
one, coming within the jurisdiction OF the law
that gives to the Court the power of inflcting
death, if, in their opinion, justice demands It
The conflicting testimony upon which the prisoner
is TO be convicted, and his hard fate since the com
mission of the crime, having been most OF the
time confined at the Marine Barracks in double
irons-the ingenious and peculiarly touching appeal
s.poor tar does not justify the belief that The
Court will inf1ct additional punishment than thai
already received


Court met to day at 10 o'clock, but not having
disposed Of the case OF yesterday, adjourned Til
10 o'clock tomorrow.


Robert Rantoul, Jr., Esq, arrived in this city
yesterday and took lodgings at the City Hotel


II is rumored and confidently asserted by the
knowing ones that Robert is going 1t "suong" for
President certainly has too much sagaclty and
good sense to believe or expect that the Senate
would confirm him after having once been reject
ed and Congress having at It's last session cut on
all compensation from those nominated to foreign
missions during its recess, whom the Senate might
think proper 10 reject afterwards.
The locofocos ready to "bust" since the
news, per telegraph, OF their triumph at the late


Veyv resne rtfulv II