The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-10-30

Ih! n. ~ inc report ran. The number G
charges againft him do not recolleet I; but b
was found guilty, OF fomc one or perhaps to-
whole. l had the proceedings ligned by tn
Proficient of the court captain Freeman !; an,
capt. Eaton was futpenGed from command eli
'nelr FOR or months. Mr.. Burr. What die
you 90 with theic proceedings? A. The,
were tent on TO the Secretary at war. The,
We're upwards Of 100 pages. do not know
whether / confirmed the ftntence or not
There were fome letters from capt. Eaton re-
quoting me not to fend them on.--Gen. Eaton
with thote letters produced. M. Barr. Anc
what did you clio with Eaton Did you feuc
HIN on! A. He was to be under arreft for font
monehs, after the confirmation of thefe pro
ceedInss. Macy things were laid againit him
| Mayor commaDdant Freeman complained of hi
quarters being ftoned in the night, and fuppofet
capt. Eaton was the caufe of il. / thought il
bet in coniequepce of thefe complaints, to fend
him on to the e cretary of war he being of no
ute there 70 long as he was fufpeDded. Mr.
| WTt. Was the fentcncc ever confirmed BY
the iecreiary at war? a. do not know.
never heard.
Mr.. Hay. Will you be peaicd to fay, what
the charSes. There was fome.hing about Eel
ling public corn to the i,rbabitants, and clothing
his folders with nankeens which he had brought
from Philadelphia, and TN which he made a
proht. However 1 never attended a'e court.
l only drrefed him. MIR. Hay. Can you form
any conjecture as to the number of charges
"A. cannot. The whole record was not filled
up with the charges; but they alto contained
the proceedings and capt. Eaton's defence. MIR.
Hay Do you know whether you conf rmed
the fenience or not ? a. | do not recoile6f.
But believe did not from having received
lone letters from capt. Eaton inlinuating that
would not DO juf1ice, at which was much
burt. .. And you do not know whether the
Secretary at War confirmed the fentence A.
do not. never heard any thing more about
ii, until heard of his being fent as Confu to
Tunis. Mr.. WIvt. Then be was appointed to
Iun's after all thefe proceedings? Mr. McRae.
When an officer is convicted of A crime, is it
not cuitomary TO GATHER him? 4. 1t depends
on the nature of the Offence. have feep them
iometimes chaihered aud fometimes rebuked
MIR. MeRae. Was it not regular for you 6rt
TO bave atled on this fentence a. BY the
Rules and hrticles of War, might have done
it; and TO far indeed, until it touched his com
milton.
Gen. Eaton. Are YOU pofitve that the fur-
peniion of the court was for or months
n. do not fay, that the fcntence ran for or
months. There was fnfpenfon for months
! or years. Mr. MeR0e. For years There
is very great difference between years
j
Importance. Mr.. MeRae. 1t certainly
ihows the incorrectnefs of the witnefs's memo
ry. .. Did You FAY that gen. Eaton wrote you
not to lend the records to the fecretary at war |?
A. So underttood from his letters. He want
ed conference with me. Gen. Fatou. Are
you confident whether this requeA was made
before or after the trial A. / am not conf
dent. II has been great while ago. Mr.. Hay
Is 1t cntomary for the Secretary at War to fcnd
. "a mi 4
conhrnaation? a. Y.s-but many letters
from hum to me never arrived and fome that ar.
rived were broke open. Q. And you fent gen.
Eaton to The Secretary At War? A. Yes
veiiel was going from ST. Mary's to PhiIadel-
phia. | wrote TO capt Eaton to come down,
and ient hin GA to philadelphia for further in.
itructions. Mr.. AIeR Did you hear from
gen. Eaton afterwards? A. Juft before he flip
ped himielf off TO Gunis, he wrote 70 me. Mr
| Martin. Did the complaints ceafe, after he
went to Philadelphia? a. Yes. We were
perfectly tranquil. Mr.. WIckbam. DO you re.
collect any charge of putting an infant on the
Muner Roll and drawing rations for him? A.
No. Q. little boy? A. Yes; fifer.
thought it improper TO have 2 Gfers and drum
ner on the roll. Mr.. Wjckbaw. What was
his name A. DonaIdion or DanielioD. Mr..
Hay. Was this one of the charges before the
Court Martial9 Il. No, MIR. Hay. Then
you viii aniwcr no qneilions as to that. Mr.
WIrf. How long did you remain in the army
after this? 4. Till June 1899. MIR. Mr..
Did you reign then? A. got letter from,
the Secretary at War, revokng my commif1ion
MIR. Hay. Were you not yourielf under arref
A. Yes; by the civil authority, and then by
the military. O. At what time? a. In 1902.
Q. Was nothing done in the military arreft
Il. con6dered my difmiRion as giving me II.
bertY to withdraw; and came off, O. BY
whom were you arreited? A. BY gen. WIkin-
fo0.
Mr.. WE,t. What officers competed the court
martial, that tried gen. Eston a. Major
Com. Freeman PRECEDENT, capt. S. Tinhey, capt.
Nicho, and fome other officers; ] am not Ger
tain whether capt. Davdfon and enlign Mccall
were the other members Gen. Eaten. 1Eey
were euhgn Mccall and lieut.. Thorn pfon. Mr..
Wirt. Did they remain in iervice? a. Free
man 10 now major. Ihompion is dead. Me-
Call, think, is in fervice.
CAPT. SAMUEL TGNsLRY.
Mr.. Burr. You were member oftbe Court
Martial that was aeld over gen. Eaton at 81.
Mays? A. ] wac. @. What were the char.
ges1 A. l recoett but one. .. Aud what
was that? A. For fpec ulation When general
Eaton weot there, be had brought round with
him fome nankeens, which he had made NO in
to fummer coats, and furuiIhed to his men on
y proai, as was fuppofed. O. Was he found
guilty Oh tbefe cbsrgesl a. lie was fufperd.
ed from his command. Mr.. Hay Do you re.
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