The "Navy board" of 1855 in review before the Naval Court of Inquiry, sitting at Washington, 1857 : court composed as follows: Commodore, E.A.F. Lavallette, president., Capt., Wm. J. McCluney, Capt., Henry A. Adams, members, Charles H. Winder, Esq., judge advocate, P. Phillips, Wm. H. Rogers, and T.M. Blount, Esqrs., counsel for Washington A. Bartlett, ex-lieut. U.S. Navy, (Midshipman, 1833, passed Midshipman, 1839, Acting Lieut., 1842, Lieutenant, 1844, Civil Magistrate of San Francisco, 1846,'47, Lieut. Commanding "Argo," 1847, Lieut. Commanding, and Assistant Coast Survey, 1848-52, Special Agent Treasury Department at Paris, France, 1852-54, First Lieutenant Flag-ship African Squadron, 1855), appellant : being the defence and accompanying documents, read by Wm. H. Rogers, Esq., (of counsel), and admitted to the record, May 28th 1857.