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Hiiiwrtyy riiVS - '-"TVS OREGON , 'ttfrM ivif fcJitt, 'i i i flKl ftWl jtvi fl. jj ' tff , "Wastararsl Ike atar iUjiUm MiJWfi;'; lw lt" HSHSSwfercis maj.jjl. Vr'ltkji '4i.iiJi ffl-" a" .j.- J aaaaaaw a .al A3gHi afl bbbT a) J aaT Br t" 1 V Vol. 3. C'aartV Martini. OsftRR or OrnRRAL Bc()TT COllUrON. DISK RRTWRRN UmtltU WoRTM AND Scott I.rttrr or Cot. DoacAN DlCISION IN Till TRIAL OF CoLO.IRL Krrmunt. Our reader roawaro llnl much his been talit, In the public paper, nf Ihn Uni ted Slatca and (Nowhere, in rrlallunlo tlm arrest nf (Jenorala Worth anil I'illow, and Cnluuol Duncan, by General Hooll, and tlia aulne.tienl pro. acquittal of General Worth, ami I he eatabllahinrnt of a court of Inquiry In llio C'ily of Mexico. Wo have complied the ortlttr and oorreaoii. dvnoa found below from the "Hi. loula Union," ami "New York Herald," which give, aa wo Uow, a fair alatcmenl of tlm whole IraiiMcllon, o faraa It relalra to Gruerala Scoll and Worth, and Colonel Duncan. Il will be arm that Gen. Scott complains of two Irllrra written by olTi ccr In llio army, onr of which womve not arrii i but III" Herald auya llni.tho Irlli r admitted b) Oil. Human lo hato brrli wrillin li) him, toiilnlii the aub. ataiirn nf Intli letter. ooiiUlni'il of by Gen Scott Il it iiilininliil by tin' Aini'ii tan Slur, ihn urcau nf (mil tfu.tl, llmt (it'll I'illow Man undid for aoinn eau.o Kin r than tho I-IIt what lint came wo arc unable lo b nm II should bo rcuw inhered, thai I 'ity of Mexico m laltrn li) an American nrn.) wlv about 11,111111 strong, ami llio in ct aa of the arm) in llial brilliant achii M oirllt, atlrthutcil, ill part, t'i Ihn route taken in Ha inhume U'ii the oil) the li Iter of (. Hum mi, at winch Gen. Scott look umbrage, aim. bull', ll . ( it diacurry nf Ibe iitilii) of ll," route taken, lo other ollircra not the general, in. chief. We publi.h the iht'iamu of the court martial in the trial of Lieutenant C'lourl rremoiit. Tl p procet.liua urn loo Milu. iiilnoua to admit of publication in our pa ier."riieim.unit ratamhiig la twtt n ling, tiin. Kami) and l.ieut Col. I'.'t ni'iiil, which led luihe couit martial, it a matter of deep rci;nt. Colonel rrt'inout ha. won fur lumvlfa reputation which but cry few men of hi. age, any when- enjoy. It la .aid that the war department inclined accepting lliej realgnatioii of Col. rrernont, ami orilerctl him to California, in the public arrvicc. Urnrral Orlrn, A. 34U. HeAiqi'KTcs or tiik Akmv, Metico, Nov. I'.', IH 17. I lw .attention m irriainuuiu. ra ... .... army la recalled M tho foregtiiug regula. , tlon, which the general. in chief . reaolvcl , . t ... C.. . u.r U I iiiuivi mi ne it ihwi m iti' " ii A. Ml but two echo.a fnim hnmo of the brilliant operation, ofour-ami. in thi. , i... i.. I.. . I....I .... .1.. ,.. i.. . W.u Orlcana, and tho .ccoiul Ihrougha 'I'ampi liaiiii iieiav m oviiki a mei m a ' ' co newipapor. It rcquirranot a little charity to brliete that the principal heroea of tho acan daloua letlera alluded to did not write, them, or apeclally procure them to lie written, and the intelligent can bo at no loaa In conjecturing the authora chief., partizana, and pet famillara. To the honor of the .en Ice, the diaeaae pruriency of fame, not earned cannot have aeited up on half ii dozen officera (preaent), all of whom, it ia hclicvrd, belong to the aame two colerira. I'nl.o credit iay, nodmiht, lie oltalnctl at home, by aiith .le.iilcabloaelf.puiringa, and malignant rxrlu.ioiinfothera; but at the rxpeiiac of tho ju.t ratcem and con alderallon of all honorable officer, who lovo their country, their profeeaion, and the truth of hiatory. The indignation of tho great numlieror tho utter claaa can not fail, In ihn rnd, to bringdown Ihn con. crlted and tho rnvioua to their proper level. lly command of Mai. Oen. Scott, II. L. SCOTT, A. A. A. U. . Thla order called out the following let ter from Lieut. Col, Duncan, Mexico, Nov. 18, 1847. To tt Editor of tke North America. Six. 1 herewith preaent a copy of the " Tamplco letter, characterized aa "(cinda'oua, deaplcablr, malignant," Ac. In general onlura No. IMD, publiahcd in the American Snraf thla piomlng. To Ihn rnd that tlm Iruo character of thla letter may bo known, I dealro that you republi.li it inynur paper; and that none ol my brother officers nmy Innocently ailller fur a imbllcation ao ohnnxioua, I hereby publicly acknowledge niyaelf to bo it author. The aubatancn ot It I com muiiloalcd from Taoubaya, soon after llio battle, In a prltole letter lo friend In I'itlaburg. Tho atatcment in tho letter aro known by very many officer of thi army to bo true, and I can but think that the puhll cation of truth I In likely to do violence to ludUiduala, or tho aorvlec, than the auppreulon or perveralon of ll. Juatlce to Oeneral Worth (who la evi dently on of the heroea pointed at in order No. 849,) require mo to atate that he knew nothing whatever of my pitrpoao lo write Ilia letter In Question, nor that ll had been wrlUen, till well on Ita Way lo ite destination ; be never saw, nor aid he know, directly or indirectly, even the pur. Grt of one line, word, Or ay liable of it, till aaw it in print J and he laeaually Igno rant nf my deign to inako thia dtclara. lion, which I do, aa I wrote my letter, un prompted, and on tny own responsibility. Very rrapeolfully, your obedient eervant, JAMKS DUNCAN, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel U. S. A. The letter thua acknowledged lo have been written by Colonel Duncan (a the following i Taoubaya, Mexico, Aug. 97, IH47. Tho whole forco which moved from I'urhla, amounted to l(),(H0 men more or leaa marching In four roliimin, on auc cc.lctl)., In llin following order, viz Twlgg, Quitman, Worth, and I'illow. In approaching the city of Mexico, by the, main highway, you go directly on to .lie VJgtil of Kl I'enon, which i a atrong i. alllou, ami et(eltrl) lurlilinl. Ililuri havi.ii I'urbla, it hail b.e t.on,,Pf,, iiivii- whether the innli. rond ioul.1 not boa- u,l,li,l. nn.l Kl I', mm tum.d. bv i.n..Ioo urn. d, by iianaing I h A of the laki a I'haKo nml Jorhinuleo. Tho ingiueer ...i: .......... i ..ii. ...i i iiml lo die kotilh ami . V " U r tli-r...... (luiludtng .pie. . u.d agent. ' ..'lit to ..xnmine Ihe rout-.) and the uial ol tiMlinony ni ciillro to the iggy, nut Uy. and pnifeillv iiuprni li. able elm. ra. ler, for wnggnua and amlliry, of the r 1' n"'"K "' "'' "rerio. ,. w IlKarnliit-. I.i nrtf I .tlll.t.l Kit. to lllttl l I I ' ' I'tnoii. b firi'luu Ihn i ni ill) a lines at Mi iiiilei.i(;o, nllhouh I In- (jri il.ul una ililln lilt uinl ihr bntteriM L.ionn lo ho no H'l i. Tlm rout' )uii Mill nlnene, it In llie nulli nn.l flit of tho-o lake I lui rni i Hi tin it lii at if I lua nmaiiia nru t i,n !' '"' ini"im(n . .. ill' I IILIII'lll "I in , uiU .l,,,,,,,!,,,,!,,, ,,. ,I. mrnn time, lit n. Worth, wh' iliM.iou hail bull li It lit Chalcn, (while (ten, Scott, with Twigg'a ilniii'Mi. had gone to Ajot. la, ) .nit Colonel Duncan, with n ntrong nnrlv. to etumilie the Henounced route. I'.iln'iul lluncnii fniiuil it ju.t llio ruierao of what it had I cm pronouncod to U-; it a firm, rocky, and iilite practhable, rtiinriii(.', to be Hire, a little lalior here alnl llit re. (ivucral Worth hi.tantly .cut IColnne) Hum an with thi. iuformation to Ueneral Scott, nti'l urgctl the inoiemcnt of ihn uholn urmy to tho left of lake iChatco. Thi. roqirntncwiatinii initantly iireiailcd. The direct attack o aban- doneil, and the next inoriiim.' tho whole nrui) wa.in inoliinvortli aillii.iou in ihr rear, (nowjefihe dinugn of tlm line ofoinration'tMCoiiie the fronl,) ttkik the linil, and ttit' uliote man filnl In the left nftlie lalfei v S.m Auuu'lm, which i. on the crest Aiapulco hiuhu .'. to lhcc.il) of I Mexico, nml nlHiui lime mile. Irnui It. .,, )t, ,rv , ,e MM.teg) of the mi( ... i.e. . .i " am.ru ni .-nil .Miuii.inici.il iru- . 'I'i "i.ii.k -. ...o '1 ha fir.t poii. "" ' '" "ir lI,u'"- "" nilliaoir in adwince lien. ortli tent an engineer officer thu next morning lo reconnoitre ; Captain 1 liormou ol llio dragoona, c.iorting him. He went to uboiit 1,111111 )arda of tho enemy 'a battery, leading the coiuiiniiy mi.iio hundred arla in llie rear. Wirn tho engineer officer brgau lo examine tho battery with hia apy glaaa, a gun wa fired at him. Tho ball paaalng over him, atruck Caplaiu Thornton from hi horae, tearing away hi whole breait and rib. I'oor fallow he had not ten daya to live ; he waa w feeble lw could ecarcely lit In hi uddle. I'liyaiclaua and frienda had rrmon.trated again.! hia going out, but ho had, I doubt not, made up hia mind that nothing but death itself ahould part him from hia Middle. Ho had been troubled and peatcred in many way, but lis waa a pure and honorablo a man aa ever lived. Thia rrconnoiiance reiulted in the intelligence that the poaition of San Antonio could be turned by ila right or left. Another rrconnoLanae waa directed by lien. Kent I, to aacerlain whether, by branching oil" at Ran Antonio, and taking a wider circuit lo our left, wo could not gain tho Tucubuyn road, and turn all llio enemlea work. Tho engineer ollicor weul about a league ou thi road, where ho camo upon a ravine occupied by iho enemy In forco on tho oppoalle aide. Tho ground waa found to bo rough and broken beyond deacription, atill pratlicahlu for in fantry, and with luhor, doublleaa could bo made an for cavalry end artillery. Ac cordingly, thla waa decided upon aa Iho mute on which tho army waa lo move. On ihn morning nf tlw lUlh working par tie were puahed forward to repair, or rather inalru llm mad. I'illow' divi.iou, inppnrlrd by Twlgg', worn to diiovia Iho enemy (if tho ruvlno before mi ntipned. Upon trial, il we found that tho enemy could not bo hrnahrd away. Ho wna alrongly fortified, in great foice, with up wnnl. nf twenty piece of artillery. A balllo had, therefore, lo bo fought, before the road could bo cleared. A our Iroopa approached tho position, the enemy evened adiatant cannonade, which kept upfront ono or two o'clock until dark, Tho moun tain howitzer, and Magruder'a battery wero poaled on counter batlerlea: but aa tho enemy' gum were 18 pounder, 34 pounder, and uch like, behind parapet, or, at any rate in commanding poaltiona, you can readily Imaglno whogot the wont Oregon City, (Oregon Territory,) Thursday, October 1J, of ll. When will auoh Iblllee oeaee f Our Iroopa look up poaltiona during tke night for the attaok of the enemy,' Tinea lb next looming, which they did In hani. eome atylo, and with complete aucceae, killing many hundred, Uking many prl aonera, upwarda of twenty plecea of can non, (amongat which wero Ihoeo taken from General Taylor at liucna Viata,) email arma without number, and a great abundance of cannon ammunition, which we were in much need of. Among lb firiaonere were eeveral officera of rank, ncluding tho late acting I'reaidenl (Jen. Halaa, llio author of that infamoua paper exhorting the guerlllaa to "wavo war without pity." In the mean lima Worth'a dlvlalon began operation on tho vulli, a round Han Antonio, over tho route that had twice been rcconnoilered by tho engi neer officer, who led Hmilh'a light batal. lion and Clark'a brigado arrund thla po. aitiun. Aa eoon aa tin enemy diacovered our Iroopa In nxition, he began to abandon Ina worka, am lo retreat on tho main road lo tlm city ; our tiooiia iiuthiuir on with . -, ... ,-, ., ". , I "l'iv. reocucu i.io p.au in in. o lop.crco '7., i K ui i a tenire, Mlllng and capturing ao.ne, and di.per.lng I V"1"" "'' t;'JI'!u""" M'nf 'J '"I"'' I n' " dirtctionn. I ho remaind '"f Hi"ioii hurried up through iilInK", and joined Clark a briijailn. the I'lie I IL liritia ilii Inidii lireiaaiul nn mtitttii tint lilttli WB'' '" h"x V"'ui"r ''""f rn''- '"' "I' '" ",0 v,!t of t-hurubuaco, where our troop came aero., iiuothnr .trongly ent remind position, Tlieae de li nee. tnn.i.ied of a regular baation field work, with wit tlilche.. It arrveil aa a bridgehead, and wan thrown ncro.. the remit ; to ila right, end aoinuwhal in oil. iniKti of it, iaa alrong atone cliorch, with a fiehl work in front. The flank, of the held work Were conuri led Willi n hili kioiio uull, winch furiosi il the t lutrcli, 'i'o the rnr of the clnirili and bridge head there i. n det p wet tlitch, running perpen dicularly In the rnuil, und extemiing far oil' to the cnern)'a left, and, therefore, par allel to our front ; behind thi. ditch wa. an infhntry line, airolcinni; from right to loft, mute a ililln lonir. When Worlh'a I dii.iou came in reach of Ihn bridge heud, 1 it waa formed on tho right (our riuht,) of the road, and moved forward through the ilcn.o cornfield., In front of the enemy' line. Tlm infantry troop, behind tho ditch beforo mentioned, Boon gavo way, and lied to their entrenchment.. Aa our troop approached the enemy' entrench ment, tin. moat terrfllo fire that you can poa.ihly Imagine waa opened uimn Idem. Suffice it to auy, that Iho britfge head waa forced, and Iho enemy left, completely routed. Twigca' ami Shield.' troop., and aoino of I'llloAr'a nppronihrd the right of the enemy'a Iniea, where they uiTercd iteierely. I'rank Taylor' battery waa brought up to counter batter tho field work, and mo.t gallantly aerved, but being dinclly opMi.ed to henxier metal, was cut to piecea. Duncan'a battery waa ca lahli.hed in a position which enfiladed, or took iho itieniy'a worka in reterw; it therefore did great execution, and not being rxpoeed to the enemy' heay guna, autTcml but little. Our lo. waa aetcre pmbabl) it will rxcrrd athouaand, killed ami wounded. The loas of the enemy, in killed and wounded, i. much greater than our, but cannot bn accurately climated. Wo hao 3,700 prianncra, aeveral hundred of whom arc officer, of all grade., from general to lieutenant. There ia no oh atacle to our entering the city at any time wocbooae. The following I the correapondenoo between General Scot: and Worth, which led to Iho arret of iho Utter, and the ui icusioii of iho former : Mexico, Nov. 13, 1847. Sir, 1 learn with much aatoni.hment that tho prexailing opinion in lhi army point tho imputation of " acandaloua" conduct In tho third, and the invocation of " the great number" in the fourth para, graph of order No. 840, printed and iaaued on ycaterday, to myaelf, aa one of the offi cer alluded to. Although I cannot aup. poan thou opinions to be correctly formed, nctcrthclcs, regarding the high aourco from which audi impuUtiona flow, soacri oiialy alTecling tho n,ualitiea aa a gentle man, the character a an officer, of him to whom they may be aimed, I feel It in cumbent to aak, a I now do, moat respect fully, of iho frankncuaiul nenao of iusllco of the general. in-chief, whether in any len.n or degree, ho condescended to apply, or designed lo hao implied Iho cpilhcta contained in that order to myaelf; and conatiHiently, whether the general mili tary opinion or sentiment, in that matter ha taken a right or intended direction. I truat I ahall bo pardoned for pressing with urgency, an early reply to thla com munication. Very reapeclfiilly, Aic, W. J. WOUTII, Hvl. Maj. Gen., Commanding 11 Dhl.Ion. Capt. Scott, A. A. Adj. Gen., Head Quarters. HEAPqCAIITKRS or THE AltMY. Moxlco, Nov. 14, 1847. Six, havo Iho honor to acknowledge tho receipt, thi morning, of your commu nication dated iho 13lh inat., relalivo to ccncral order No. 340, and I am InstructedJ uy llio genorai-in.Liiici io repiy "inai the general order No. 340 wa, aa la pretty clearly expressed on It face, meant to amly lo a letUr. da, in a New Orlcana papar, Mas) tk eummary of two lattars give ia Ite Washington Union, and eefled late Tamplco papr; to the Salter, ana aueiior oi inoee letter, be Hjr WMta inor may," I am, very reipeelfullr, your rxll dlenl ervnt. I!. L. SCOTT, A. A. Adj. Om. uvi. maj. uen. wonn, u. m. A., manaer, ore. IIiatxiVAiTiu, 11 DtraHM. Mexico. Nev. 14.1MT. Six, I have had tte beaer to rWfjrtw your letter In reply, bat net fa Mtfir, mB-f yeeterday'e M'mwmtmim nsVnlng. TtegeoerfJetvWhaWtaaalt; "ezprtued on tefcoa" t aaaaa af aay doubt of Ita apellaatioa Ja regard a ar M the object of my Uewr, aa I aaaW vend clearly to Mpreaa, wa a aatk la know dlatinctly, and with a iv le fcr. tber meaaure to protect myealC Ml a I uppoard, I wa ox of ibe pereaa refarred to. iiesretunv tne ncccMtty or iMruawa. I am compelled again repeclluliy to eoll cit'an answer lo that question. 1 aak it .. I- . ' -. a an act of aimpte justice, wbisb, it it nopcowiti not tie denied. 1 have (he honor lo be, very reeoeetfttlly, your oneuient eervant. W. J. WORTH, Bvt Maj. Oaa. Commandlna let Diriakm Capt. II. L. Scott, A. A. Adjt. Oaa., Ile'uaner.. . HfxDQi'AkTZRi or Tin Army. .Mexico. Nov. 14. 1S47. Sir, The general-In-chief desire me to reply to your note of thla date, by aey. ing lint he cannot bo more explicit than in lit reply, through mo, already given. That liu has nothing lo do with the iw nicion. of ethers, and ha no positive in. formation himself aa lo tho authorship of tho letter alluded to in oeneral orders No, 310. If ho had valid in formation ca tte aubjeci, ho would immediately prosecute the parties hcioro a general court martial, I have tho honor to be, very teepset. fully, your obedient servant. 11. L. SCOTT, A. A. Adjt. .Ota. Bvt. Maj. Gen. W.J. Wo;a, U. i. Army, commanding, dec. The above ia a true copy. J. C. I'EMBERTON. Capt. and A. D. C. lo Major Oeaaral ."Te ' - .. - T-'crM IlMDqriRTCRS, 1st Divihox. , Zi Mexico, Nov. Id, 1847. Sir. It la due to my official courtesy and propriety that i acknowledge your Idler, No.'.', in answer to mine oi this date, and in doing ao, and cloalnar this corrcatondenco with Iho headquarters of thla army, I dog permission to say, and with regret, that I hac received no aatla. factory an.wcrto tho firm and rightlul inquiries that I hate addressed to the ge-nerahin-chtef ; but inasmuch aa I know myaelf to bo deeply aggrieved and wrong, etl, it only remains to go by appeal as I .hall do, ihrour'li the prescribed channels, to tho constitutional commander-in-chief. Tho general. in-chief i pleased to say, through )oii, that " ho has nothing to do wt''h iho au.piciona of other, and that te lias no positlvo informalion, himself, as lo the authorship, tVc." Granted,but has not tho manner in which the general-in- chief h been piead to treat toe case, esiabli.hed, whether deaigned or not buo i,,- ofker tte said Worth grasaly aocu Ik, seen, an um-qulvocalpublio tontlaaeVt S tte M SeaH af. tetaf teaa, fa tte upon the lubjrct f There are alwa' araa airo ailfsvaiaraa enouoh of that peculiar -- 1 slSftr anecira. who only exist upon the breath of authority, to catch up the whispering of lancv, anil iniest a wnoie military com. munlty. i do not design to be stifled un der the miasma of such, nor itrtcken down in my advanced age, without an efort to convince my friend that 1 scom to wear " honor not earned." I remain, air, your obedient servant, W.J. WORTH, Dvt. Maj. Ora. Capt. il. L. Scott, A. A. Adjt. Oaa., Headquarters. Hkapqvarters, 1st Division or thi Arxy. Mexico, Nov. 16, 1847. The Hon. the Secretary of War, Wash ington i " Sir, From the arbitrary and illegal conduct the malice snd gross injueuo firactised by tho general oflloer, command' ng In chief thla army Major Oeneral Winfield Scott I appeal, as la my right and privilege, to Iho condltutlonal com. niander-ln-chiof, Iho President of the" Uni ted Stale. ,. I accuao Maj. Gen. Winfield Bcott of having acted in a manner unbecoming aa officer ami a gentleman. Ha tea availed himself of his position, to publish, by kl authority, to the army widen hia eoo manda, and of the influence of hi atatloa lo give tho highest efteot to, an order, bearing date Nov. 13th,' 1847, and num. bored 340, (official printed copy herewith,) calculated and deaiunrd to cast odium said diagraco upon Urcvet Major Gen. Worth, to bring that general officer inio dlarsput with tho army, and to lessen, if not destroy Ma lual Influenoo and oroDer authority with those officer and soldier over wham he la olaoed in command. That te kW without inquiry or loveotlaallon, ia ate Mid order, (published to tte army and lo zmzr I84& mm STOitt. mtimm4mm mmmmmJL m att tSkmmmm m iJateami teteataMfaaiaad toaajaylttrji-. of HaaaaMi, aaiaJ& ifair.ltei be baa mad iteea -mmWk'w ate 4d,araagta mmmjmWmwm - mMmmMm Maai AgiTaftaam aa kla aMl a?VlaMTlu a Wmlm aaW ' WmWmmmlmm Wt Haal MMlMk WMMt M MM telMlaalari aftteJatay mtuMfrnt am AMtteir datiaij tlaw1riay mmA tj(aaMAM1jg tWaasaaamak aaVafa saWsSjjtekaaai m WWmYfUWnj 8aYTOjsV asaW aTVaHatsaTWI Uee iterasC aad piaiml ftaai ate arti. urjr eaadtMl af aaid axaaliaa te may I have tte teaar la te, vary ratairt- isanr, jaw osjesaaai iibj, V.J.WMTI. B.H.O. I.V.EA. KadMVSMaaat aa ta datad Nov. If. 1847. twaaaaarva tedM,Waaa would mmiI aa aatafianlai. Nov. M. w. . W. Tte above i a Mrajrt'a af tte ori glnal eedorsssasal. "' j. v. rBMnivr!.UBau a. v. v. iluaqPABTiaa o im Aaarr m Mmx, Nw.taVWn. Sii-Toor letter to aw af tte Bam Inst., ooveriBg a cvMaasaassatiaai fram jraa to tte fcVcmanr af War, dual atate day before, arnfimiaa to te aa aaaaaiaai general order No. tdf, iMM mm oaW te biea rwivd, aalBliaf miralsg raa aria MK' For tte staalldeteaaaaatsj toward tte. jn la ais, MM aaaaaaaavajasw to wa War. aader itejsraiaf m iBtrjsja ay taa itetfMiai aWl M IsrWI JW fPM )MPaH of kW airy aad to add that la MR MaMfMaMHTt I mm " OCHVa BtaHsWaTsto Iteveiteaeaertotebrarrl your alaiilft atrtail Jri . h. ii. Buorr, a. a. Aa oea. Brvt. Maj . Oea. W. J. Wana, V. 0. CAWrge arsjd afsraVaawa arvfvrrad swanssf BrttHMtjoruetL rrsra,fiM imm bltr$ armf. Charge Bebaviac with aaatomat aad dUrespect toward bb cetuaadtoi oaVosr. optcpouton in tni, taat tae aaia m. Major Oen. Worth, in a comMuaieatioo dated Nov. 18, 1847, addraaaad' Ihroagh the AasbUnt Adjutant Geasral anacbed to the acneral head qua run af tte Aawri. can foroes in Mexico, to tte sVaretary of War, under Ibe pretevl aad turn of an appeal to the President of tte Vailed State, from a general order N. a"4, Kblisted Not. W, 1847, to tteaaaktaad , command 'of Maj. Oaa. ( tte Gm. cral-iDCblef of tte aaid laraa at tte ,. .....t- -..,... . ... wi lai nniar rmilaaal T ..! - Worth, "anlis aetod in a manaer mbm ir aad a gentleman" toward tte aaid Worth, ia tte matter of tte said order. All thi at tte aapttol of Meafaa, at tte data first ateva wrktoa. WINFWU)IOOTTt Majsr Oaaaral, aw. Wa IteABTsnRT, Adiataat Oaaaral' OAoa, Wasblagtoa, Ma. 18, 1848. Otmtral Order. JW. . Tte followiag order, raivd Aoat Ite aaoretory of war, I aaalhated fcr tte fa. formaiioa aad smtdaaaa .af laa aflaai oeaaeraedi Wa IAirxttirr, Jaa. II, 1848. By diiTMtioa of tte Prwilial al tte Uaiied atetoa. a aaarl affaaairy. la aaa- ate of Brvt. Brig. Oaa. N. TasraMa, Parmaatar Oaaaral t Brk- Oaa. Caleb Cttshiag, aad Col. B. Q.W. Battor, Sd drsgooas, members, win asssmbl ia Mexico to Inquire aad aaamfaa fata tte otergoaaad ailegatioas refarred by Maj. uen. winaeid bcotj, arnuasx maj. uen. Gideon J. Pillow, aad Brvt Llsut. Col. Jama Duaoaa, oaptaln of tte Sad regl. meat of artillery, aad tte chart ar mat. tsr af oosaplalat areseatod ay way of aaatal by Brvt. Mai. Oaa; W. I. Wana. aefaaelof tte 8th raalawt af fafcatry. agalaat Maj. Oaa. Wlaaaid BaMtt aad alia, fata aay laattor aaaaaalad with Ite aaw, aa wall aa aaah alter traaaUoa a may te anlttod la tte' aaaaidrloa of ite aaartt aad alter' faysaligailag tte tte aaiirt wiU mart. tte faatato VaNi VHt MjraBfW WardH BJ8J fBBfjggasjfjpj 4jsTBMJa Ml Tte eotirt will aaavMa ate Mth Jar of Pahntary aaaVar aa saaa itertesW aa araaHiahli. 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B. IN TUB I col: pibmont. ;:-;:Tg itia-' . m , i . atf . aS A1SBJB1 j tenraaasi w tteiasatmaat ..BBa.aw aaaaHCsW data aawwHafflte SH aaaaatetafaaa fa tte aaw irGSf On. riaasnt. '.-:.. wMtriadteyiagbaateiiti at large te thia aaaar, with at alar which wr haawa a t transpired ditriag tte trial,' w macs oi iaa rcaaro aa aaaati id sasrilcatjoaa, mn m to; what will te i reader, tela: aa. fasaW aasT StmkWM arat m r return $ icaUaraad After full aad malar all tte leetimoay, tte aaart d, ueat. un,- jaaa v. aVgZaaT4TH 8B States Army, ssiiilliia. fa, JHL'fJL ' M agaBfBkjajjBBBmte.MaSl 11 sWl aVMaaWStMa atasaan" - -- .--! VaaaaMBTSll M MWlBaesltaBBte BTwAT I Mat Matoaw4sftMaaiaV. ajaJL 1MB HafaV afato la.Ac' ADQ itMooan Ibe said Lktut. Col. Mm C. FrVwfY the regiment of taoaalod Usssad- States army, to te rHimlessd tte airrtaa.' The court urt deem it proaer, fa view , of evidence o tte reaard, tofraV Paak aAilB Itfi eftteUaaaaftesassb ijj vn MMBJBJI ' mmm.' $ mamlmt ' J Laif'iiatei'ili -n BV aaaaPar wVaTv t 7 fL 3?i i,Wd?!-M3 VvWriirjaffcMiaa mark that the court ha tens aawMwiia $'' confine the acoussd to atriat:laaalsJa.vA'v4 fence, whloh tppeared to li wllhia aa LC row iinuuj. : h-- LMuiueniiaT ia gravity artaa tn court Ms aiiowea iaa lest scope In it sower .to aSW tractions of tte yvramay?te ai.!alV" 'X ourostaooee relating to tte lXi$U'm) cooouci, as weu a w impeaoa ma ssaaasff witness lor toe proeeetmoa. TM(aaat ha va iadulaed tte aoaaasd fa a aaaam unusual, and without Ha aiyrtkatteiia tte final defeooo.of using iadtotrteBBtojr' mauer wwcti aad been rajeatof ar ted in evidence. With all thUUtitudaofovl the broader latitude of difcanflte aaart ha found nothing cnaliaag hVitetr- dan and injtractioa or tteasmeasMati X imjuua iuivuaa; i vwmuwmmmj sww . ita part or the prosecution ; nothing, fa tea, ti'JSm to qualify, In a legal eease, tte natataaad tS&M to authority of which tteaeewaai hi aaai'iW victsd. i & ."m TL ll&it.B.I A aKakaaktl 4V t.a MS m eaata Sr Aiaaj aaiiaraiiifk aw sjLaasua aaasjj sjbjbjjbjjbjjbjm whi w s for tte prosecutioa. tea favatved point not fa faw, aad la waiah tte ar,' jm ooatloa ha broaaht Mavldaaaa. la ate W jaagmeai e u ooan sua aaaar aaw aaar. aotsr ara aaimpas. Tte whola aroaatdfag af tte gaaual oourt martial fa tte fcragofag aaaa, teva ten laid tefor tte rndSZSTot tte UJ. ladBtat. Tht Pretidtnt't deeition mad arslsr fa Vt raw. .'3 WAnutarox, Pb. IS, 1848. " I hava carsfully considsrad taa raaari of procecdlnt of tte general aaart aw. tlal in the caao of Lieut. Colaaal JateQ. Prsmont, of tte rogimonl'ofmeuaUd rhs. sovw, wiuuu tMnsan wa nMainai aaa MBal,b lteDiNrtetofCoiMabla,aa tte Id day of November, 1847, aadaf wafah ??.Tv?"M!,r """H P4W: wairnwaw. tjyga,1 iaa ooan aaa lmw. ub, m gaUry of tte followiag ehaasVia in, Huuay. aat iisttaaaassap lawful oommaaa ar aia Sd, Coaduol to Ite dar aad mllkarv dia. Mm to te dismissed from thai Foar atmr of tte aad tte raoard af thair ataaaaateji ",aI,.,-! . . VsO "uaaar taa auaaassji Usm. Col. PraawM waa S ,y fi ,v. M L - U .1 J .SttKl .! M tv i nrjm fj m to iTv Ml SJK jjihi . -oa-rvfeU,'.