The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-07 00:00:00

GENERAL DYER.

The Court of-Inquiry, which for so long a pericd
has been sitting at Washington, to investigate the
charges brought against General A. 13. DYER, Chief
of Ordnance, has closed its proceedings in the full
and honourable acquittal of that officer. These sesi-
ons charges were
.grounded on the Report of the
Joint Select Committee on Ordnance, of the Se-
nate and House, submitted to the Senate, on July
17; 1868. They mainly had reference tothe official
misbehaviour of General DYER, as Chief of Ord-
nance ;.in the purchase of projectiles, and the Court
composed of Generals GEORGE U. THOMAS, WIN-
TERRY,7and JOSEPH BOLT,Hap, S. IiANCOCK,
Judge Advocate, finds theie charges either grossly
exaggerated or utterly unfounde-i. The last Re-
port of this Committee "4 On Ordnance" has lately
excited no. little attention in England. Some days
W ;IS' *paper in the Pall Mall Gazette, which
_alluded to-the articles on the subj et published in
the Ailylo--A merican. -Times, and, following this, the
report-in full, with the E•iitor's comments thereon,
appeared in the Globe. Considering that months
have 'elapsed • since the American, rapers gave that.
document to the world, discussed it and dismissed
it ; considering that we reflected what they said and
the 'United Seecke Gazate reflected vs ;' coneld, r-
ing, too; the importance of the matter discussed, to
all nations, yet remembering what a heavy. bedl
the London press is, we may congratulate it on
reaching the subject in the unusually short space of
tAro nzwths. These articles, as well as the teteeina-
lion of t!‘e DvEn proceedings, have recalled an
almost forgotten topic, for, although the inquiry
did not arise out of that report, it was connected
with the investigations made by and the evidence
taken before the Joint Committee. We may then
be. excused fur reverting to both as connected.
General Dun is exonerated from all accuiations
concerning projectiles and arms. There. were
other charges connected with the dismissal of Mr.
TAYLOR for not allowing the Government the free use
of an invention made while he was in Government
employ The displacement of General RAMSAY as
Chief of Ordnance, followed by DYER'S succession,
was brought against him as an intrigue, but proved
to be wholly without foundation. Other charges
were preferred for falsely claiming inventions, such
for instance as the plan. for casting soft metal ia/i(lts
on the iron bodies of projectiles, and an expression
. that he was entitled to.a royalty on. the DicKEssoN
and ZANE shell, but it appeared that' if not the first
inventor of both, he was among the inventors: We
cannot estimate the exact 'value to -be attached -to
the extraordinary Congressional Report, not only
condemning the ordnance ,of the United States,
but the Scientific Corps also, which followed that
out.of.which these proceedings arose. But one fact
is beyond question--the record given of. the guns
bears out the remarks harsh as they are, even au nit-
tieg that many of the witnesses were inepired by jea-
loe;sy and emnity,-feelings;Wlich more particularly
characterise- rival inventors. Perhaps no task
could be more embarrassing than to sit in judgment
in an American capital on American inventions to
award impartial justice ; and it need not surprise
that this inquiry should 'mire been the result of
General DYER'S holding a post rendered more than
ever difficult by the rapid change
progressing in
ordnance, towards which-the attention of.inventors
-was directed to the exclusion of other subjects,. in
consequence of the confliathen raging. It is clear
that the •
• their evidence with
that these
enetirs wGeerneeraabllemtaodeimbpirtteesrs enemies,
italeport was Missed by their testimony. The pro.
,force and effect on the joint committee, and that-
denCe could- noVhave.. been. w.h,olly reliable,
• ceedin,p then of :thin
.inquirer .show that:,h or
at efyi-
though the report on - which these charges were
elon ordnance was not sub-
itatted to Senate on the 17th
while
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mitred till 'the 15th February
can, Times. • last,illearoYther.
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