By Mr. Smith:
Q. Do you think you can understand English well enough so that you can, from the evidence, form an opinion of your own?
A. I think I will.
By Mr. Larocque:
Q. You read the account of the capture of the privateer Savannah in the newspapers?
A. Yes, sir; in some German paper.
Q. Did you form or express any opinion as to the guilt or innocence of these prisoners?
A. No, sir.
Q. Did you form or express an opinion whether the facts charged against them, if proved, constitute the offence of piracy?
A. No, sir.