The Sun.
London, England, 1812-12-17 00:00:00

THE ARMY,

COURT-MARTIAL.

llorse-Snards, Nor'. 10.

At a General Court-Martial held at Omagh, on
the 29th July, 1812, and continued by adjourn •
meets to the. 6th of August following, Lieut-Col.
Marcus Corry, of the South Down regiment' of
Militia, was arraigned upon the 'undermentioned
charges, :
lst. For not taking the notice he was bound to
take, as Commanding Officer, that John Gibson,'
a drummer in Captain Bailie's company, had
been most illegally and unjustifiably punished, said
drummer's., sentence being altered by, the Presi-
dent of the Court-Martial that tried hitt), without
the consent of the Members, and the 'punishment
awarded, viz. fifty lashes, increased to two hun-
dred lashes; when the proceedings of .said Court
were sent back to be revised by order of Lieut.-
Colonel Corry, and which increased punishment,
or the greatest part Of it, was indicted upon said
prisoner, on or about the Gth day of November,
1.810 ; he, Lieut.-Col. Corry, knowing the impro-
per conduct of :he Presidentas aforesaid.
2d. For conduct most unoffieerlike, in beating
violently with a stick in the streets Of Litford, in
or about the latter end of December, 1811,,0r be-
ginning of January, 1812, Serjeant, or reputed
Serjeant Morrison, of the 1 lth regiment of Foot.
. 3d. For conduct calculated to prevent the sol-
diera-of the; regiment from preferring any claims
they might think themselves justly entitled to, in
ordering.Lieutenaat Montgomery, when in cdm-
nrand of Captain Bailie's compauy, to tell the sol-
diers of tire said company, that any of them that
again made- application for the fuel money due to
them at Aughmtcley, should be confned, and
which fuel money they hare. since received, by
order of Alajor-Gencral Burnet, at an investiga-
tion of the varin claimS• of the men on or about
the 30th- day of /Nati}, 1812.
4th. For condu,:t ea,lculated to diminish the re-
spect due to non-counnisSioned officers, but par.'
titularly the scrja'nts of the regiment. in ordering
Serjeant Bell of the said regiment to be flogged,
and for making hinr attend. the parade ia the
streets of Litford for Several days with the log on
him,- in or about the Litter end of December last,
or the, beginning of January, 1812.
-sth. For conduct uubeComing an Officer, in
stating to Major-General Burnet, in_ or about the
month of October or November last, that Pay-
maSter Birch was -sick in his bed, when the-said
,Officer was absent from the regiment.
66. "'or conduct ill-calculated to support the
respect due 'to, and authority of, a General Of-
ficer, iii stating in the ".1 .regimental Mess-room, in
or-about .the month of January or February last,.
that the Brigade Order issued by , Major-General
Burnet, dated 11th December, 1811, Was smashed,
and that no one. but a fool or a blockhead, could
suppose that such an order would remain in force,
or words to that effect, and with-having issued Or-
ders in violation of said Order.

,7th. For conduct most unbecoming in a Com-
manding Officer, in having in or about the latter
cud of December, 1811, Or begining of January,
1812, gone into the Regimental Guard Room in
coloured cloaths, and personally assisted in gag-
ging•a private soldier of the,Stmth,Down
Bth For inatttntion to the comforts .of the:sol-
diers, in excusing seveial
.of the privates from
duty-, and-allowing them to be otherwise'employ-
ed, but particularly in the 'months of - December
and January List, whereby the duty at lead-quar-
ters was 1 endered unusually severe upon the -men
stationed there.
• - 9th. For conduct unbecoming in a Commanding
Officer, in being under pecuniary obligations to
the undermentioned_ non-commissioned officers and
privates under his.connuanti:—
" Serjeant Rogers, Serjeant Fary ; Privates R.
M. Coombe, H. M'Kee,,C7. Gr,ffith; L. S. A-P.l(er-
rol,..and others."

Upon which charges the Court mile to the fol-
low•ing decision:. . _ _

The Court having taken into their considera-
tion the evidence laid before them in support of
the prosecution, as also-what had been offered by
the prisoner in his defence, and baying delibe-
rately and maturely weighed and considered the
whole matter laid before them, arc of opinion as
follows :

" With respect to the first charge, the Court are
of opinion that ,he prisoner Lieut.-Colone.) Corry
is guilty, insofar, that he did not take the notice he
ivas bound to take, that drummer, John Gibson;
of. Capt. Bailie's company, had been 'most ille-
gally and. unjustifiably punisheJ, by the sentence
on the said drummer having been altered without
the consent of the majority of the Members of the
said Curt-Marfial that tried him; and the pu-
nishment first awardett altered and increased,
when. told of the. illegality and unjustifiablenes
of the said punishment. by Captain Bailie., the
Prosecutor ; but the Court do acquit the prisoner
of any knowledge of the said punishment being
illegal or unjustifiable at the time of its infliction.
The Court cannot, however, pass over without
animadversion the numerous irregularities_ as ap=
pealing on the face of the proceedings of the said
Court-Martial:

With respect to the second charge, th&Court
are of opinion that the prisoner Licut.-Cof, y
.-Col, Corr
is guilty of beating Serjeant, oryeputed Serjeant,
Morrison, of the llth foot, with • .a stick, but not
violently, as stated in the charge.
. " With respect to the third charge, the Court
arc of opinion, that the prisoner, Lieutenant-Co-
lonel Corry, is not guilty, and do therefore acquit
him thereof.

With respect to the fourth charge, the Court
are of opinion that the prisoner, Lieut.-ColOnel
Corry, is guilty.
" With respect to the fifth charge, the Court
are of opinion, that the prisoner, Lieut.-Colouel
Corry, is guilty.
" With respect to the sixth charge, the Court
are of opinion, that the prisoner, Lieut.-Colonel
Corry, is guilty, except that he did not snake use
of the word blockhead.

With respect to the seventh charge, the
Court are of opinion, that the prisoner, Lieut.-