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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
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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(
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" am.ru ni .-nil .Miuii.inici.il iru-
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'1 ha fir.t poii.
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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
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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
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Ml
Tte eotirt will aaavMa ate Mth Jar
of Pahntary aaaVar aa saaa itertesW aa
araaHiahli. Im ikm-OMt'tt PaaaMkti
Maafaa, wtera It wtt aiasjaiia la teafiH
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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,
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Matoaw4sftMaaiaV. ajaJL
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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
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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
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