scquontly, prevented from continuing III.
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sequently, prevented from continuing his
reports.


AS soon as tho Judge Advocate had an
nounced the order, Mr.. Jones, on the part Of
Commodore Porter, expressed not only his
acqnlescencc in the prohibition, but the Sat :
lsiaction which lie felt that the Court should
have made this order.


The Judge Advocate then proceeded Ia
call Lieut. Ritchie, who accompanied l.icut
Platt on his landing az Foxardo, III the first
Instance; as well as afterwards, when Com
modorc Porter landed his force on the island
his evidence went to confirm, III all its most
particular points, the testimony of plott
lie dcpcscd to the landing in the dresses of
citizens, TO the original civility OF the Al
cadc and the Captain Of the port, 10 tbe
subsequent change in their department 10
the menaccs ct imprisonment which were
thrown out, to the insulting language with
which they were accostcd, to the actual


imprisonment for ii short time Of .;ent
Plat and himself, to the sending on bo,rd
tor the commission and uniforms, TO the H.
tcrterencc OF some Of the better class of i.
haDltants TO the interference of Mr. C.,n.
pas to induce Lieut.. Platt to go to a y;llana
about 20 miles distant, to seek for thc ,rooJs
stolen, and to the ultimate release of ,inI,
Platt and himself. He also gave eyitcnrc
on the subject of the second visit 10 Foxardo
when the Grampus bearing the Commo
dorc's pendant, and the Beagle, both cleared
for action, sailed into the port Of Foxardo;
OF the landing, forming on the beach. march
ing TO the town, spikins the guns, Of the re-
turn OF Lieut.. StriblinS from the town, with
the authorities, Of the interview between
them and Commodore Porter. of the demand
OF an apology, and Of the apology itself; Of
the invitation to the town, uf the return to
the beach. the refreshments there, &c.


The examination OF Lieut.. Ritchc CON
tinued until about . O'Clock, when the Court
took recess Of a few minutes, and Lieut..
Barton was then called and examined until
the Court adjourned.


We have proceeded thus far ii giving IN
outline of the evidence, but the reader has
seen that all further publication has been
suspended by the order Of the Court. itself
It was our intention to have followed The
Court, day by day, in publishing an abstract
Of the trial, but we are reluctantly compelled
to break eff for the reason above mentioned.