Court--there should be nothing to weaken the full and appropriate effect of such determination. After some observations in regard to two exceptional cases--that of Gordon, on his first trial for engaging in the slave trade,[2] and the case of the parties convicted of murder on board the ship "Gen. Parkhill," both cases having been tried before a District Judge sitting alone, the counsel for the defendant in each case making no request to have a full Court--Judge Shipman went on to say, that in consequence of Judge Nelson's engagements in another District, in September, and in view of his confinement with the effects of a fall from his carriage, which would prevent his sitting in August, he (Judge Nelson) could not probably hear this case until the October term. He therefore ordered the trial to be set down for the third Monday of October, at eleven o'clock. [2] The second trial of Gordon, resulting in a conviction, took place before a full Court, Mr. Justice NELSON sitting with Judge SHIPMAN. The prisoners were remanded to the custody of the Marshal, and their manacles, which had been removed while they were in Court, being replaced, they were taken to the Tombs. TRIAL OF THE OFFICERS AND CREW OF THE SCHOONER SAVANNAH, ON THE CHARGE OF PIRACY. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. Wednesday, Oct. 23, 1861. THE UNITED STATES _against_ THOMAS HARRISON BAKER, CHARLES SYDNEY PASSALAIGUE, JOHN HARLESTON, JOSEPH CRUSE DEL CARNO, PATRICK DALY, JOHN MURPHY, MARTIN GALVIN, HENRY CASHMAN HOWARD, HENRY OMAN, WILLIAM CHARLES CLARKE, RICHARD PALMER, ALEXANDER CARTER COID, ALBERT G. FERRIS. HON. JUDGES NELSON AND SHIPMAN PRESIDING. _Counsel for the United States_: E. DELAFIELD SMITH, WM. M. EVARTS, SAML. BLATCHFORD, ETHAN ALLEN. _Counsel for the Defendants_: BOWDOIN, LAROCQUES & BARLOW, DANIEL LORD, JAMES T. BRADY, ALGERNON S. SULLIVAN, JOSEPH H. DUKES, ISAAC DAVEGA, MAURICE MAYER. _E. Delafield Smith, Esq._, United States District Attorney, stated that he desired to use Albert Gallatin Ferris, one of the prisoners indicted, as a witness, and would therefore enter a _nolle prosequi_ in regard to him. _The Court_: Are the prisoners to be tried jointly? _Mr. Lord_: I believe so, sir. _The Clerk_ called over the names of the prisoners, directing them to challenge the Jurors as called. _Judge Nelson_: Those of the prisoners who desire to do so may take seats by the side of their counsel. _The Clerk_ proceeded to call the panel. _Edward Werner_ called, and challenged for principal cause by Mr. Smith: _Q._ Have you any conscientious scruples that would prevent your finding a verdict of guilty, in a capital case, where the evidence was sufficient to convince you that the prisoner was guilty? _A._ No, sir. _By Mr. Larocque_, for the prisoners: