The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-10-30
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"e! 'urVeyed as lar as they could Ky ocular
,urHey, and viewed it very attsntiv,y. They
. ..rnoo much fatisied with ii, and ipent the
: greater part OF the day there at the iprinr On
our return TO our quarters, col Eag,l;,s ,c. "a
. me 'or copy of my letter to the fccretary q
o war; ncicribiog the relative petition of th.r,
u Two potts, and alto what ! haS t,ated as to n :
Mutation of the other objects under NV con,
!. inand. fhewcd him that COPY. He read i,
, ss.!snuVey, and making ap ,aophe TO me
,a'u' think. Fir, l will now infur n, Won thar
tue commissioners have private ipIfrpn;o,o
10 aicertan the truth OF certain controyerGra
between you and certain ecntlemss bieb I'M
nun mere I; and have the pleafure to inform,
yoh that we i'iall bear telttncny OF the truth
=" OF all your fste,nrhts." COMETS coof;drr.
co th's rs agreat gain, If not triumph over
tnole gentlemen Seagroves and Gather; g., as
tuch, fpokc of it.
l heard much OF the obferyations of the ,v,r,
gentlemen OF whom have fpokeu. Seagrovcs
iaid that Eaton mult be got off this place !: Cal.
'oer replied" leave that to me-" He could
not remove me by his own order and r,fort,d
20 court martial rs bis derHier.
| unwilling to iufler the embsrraGment Of au
arreit and trial, wrote to col. Gather and uro-
| pofed an interview. ~
| Whether he condecended to anfwer nv let
YET or nor do not remember. But ] was foon
after arreised on FIVE feveral charges either of
which, fiurported would be fuficient to cslhie.
me oet officer on the fervice. cannot give
'no'e charges in their regular order, bat car
| give them, with their ipecificatons
FnF general charge.-Difobedieuc Of orders.
| SPeetftafioa. Diiohedicnce of the orders OF
COL Gather, with refped to fome police of the
garrIion, IN which he had no right to interfere.
but the Specification was not fuported, and on
~ as wen az Inc general charge was acquitted
Second general harge.-Neele6t of duty.
| iDcCitlCdtIOn. md ef,I,
charge the fame as the frft. was ACQUITTED.
| =. What was the specification of that charoe ,
n. Some little arrangement in the garrriron a.
20 the men.
Thru general chargc.-specula:ion
| SpseEheatieS, In paying the arrearages cs
bounty TO lone of the men of my pany in
goods taken from the factory: and in (un6jv-
ing them with certain articles of coathinr. II
appeared in evidence that thefe arrangements
were with the unanimous vote OF the coinpany-
and tho much pains had been taken, but on.
iohtary folder could be found to fay that he
was difsatisicd, potwithtaading every one vot
ed for the meafurc. Ny ohie6 was to give
the men c!oathing fuited TO the climate, With
out any private views whatever. The fame ar
ransement had been made by every command
ing officer there. and with the appreciation oe
Gather. On this general CHARGE gves az.
quilted.
Fourth general charge. Population.
Specification IN telling public corn.
admitted the fact, and fhewed in evidence
by the tcitmony OF two commiifioned officers.
that ihis corn, about twenty. five or thirty bun
els, was periihing my hands, and was fold
by the verbal order of col. Gather, given in
their pre!ence, and the avaiIs placed in tie ouar.
tcr.mafters' hands, for the puI pofe of PROCURING
hoipita tuppes.
Asqaiited, on the general charge.
LGfiy.-Frauo
Spe z.cation. For having retained from III
carlton certain rationa of -four due az arrf,ra-
ees, and flowing them in the magazine. Tn.
taet OF retaining the ratiOna, and foriug then,
IN the general magazine, ALTO admitted, and
ihewed IN evidence, that retained them tn
meet claim of the contractor, for an ,ou.I
number of rations uied or deflroyed by the fol-
dierS, when he had laid in provGons unfit for
uie. The folders being without corn or flour
lent to the contractor advi.ing him of it. IT..
withcd me 10 ute ione damaged -four, whit
rcfnied but The folders from neceilitv. v,,re
compelled 10 open ieveral barrels, and fe,efr
iuch as could be uted. This occaIioned con-
hdefabie lois, which the contractor wilied me
to bear. absolutely retu!ed and he nGitutej
fnit aGainft ms. when the proviions arrived
ordered the contractor to provide number
OF rations for the folders equal TO thofe to which
they were entitled, when he had left tbey,
without wholeiomc provitions. On his refiIf,I-
l retained that number for the benefit of ~
folders, and had them ftored in the general ms
game. wae acquitted ON that charge.
For what good reaion know not, or for vb,.
good purpofe fee not, except like Felix ~
thew the Jews peculiar favour wa, rsDIen.
ced to be fuipended from command oniv. for
two months. The proceedings Of the Con-.
Martial were fent TO col. Gather, whof. dntv
1t was to decide upon them. Finding thai HI,
object was not attained, he did not decid. SO
on the ientence, from what fpirt Of bsnevn-
lence know not {; but he kept me in a br,r-
ing fun, confined within the walls of nv Cy,,
fort, tor more than month, without letting mn.
know the isntence Of the court. At length h..
informed me by an order, that was tn rec,i-
to the feat of government aud receive fnrtber
inltructions AsI had fuffered myfelf to he A..
relted by his order, | WAC compelled 70 ohev
and went round to the feat of government, T
pretentcd nyief to the Secretary at War. and
begged to know what fanding had, efoe9-
ed my rank. lie fsid, we have been mad, a.
quanted wiz the uuh,ppy mrunderaandings
which have exifted in Georgia and we CONT
der you as we always have done. mir II,,
Who was the Secretary NJ War; A, Mcg.c
rYD The ien!ence never was approved Of.
AVID President Wilmington pronounced on ,b,
"hole proceedings, that they were tifi,s ~
pcriecutIon and wickednefs as was toid by
gentleman who heard him ufs the exorcly;o,
To thrOty inu,,- les l. liz.