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with one, which implied an entire dilre-
gard to military fubordlnation, connected
with iniolent and contemPtuous behavior
to his hyperion officers. He with his fub-
alfem Lieut.. James Sproul, art left the
held, prefenting TO the other dilaFe6fed
troops, both example and encouragement.
IL was aIledgcd il his vindication, that he
marched from the parade for no other pur-
pote than to procure rcfreihment for his
men. within the time in which the 6eld
officers were at dinner, and that he return
cd 1eatonlbly 60 mis- Ration. Major Gan
net found him near the hOufr Of a Mr.,
Bryant, at the head Of his COMPANY. and
ordered HIM to return 70 ms duty. Il aD-
pears that after Tome conversation, he con-
Tented 10 return and while paiiiug the
houte Of Mr.. Boland was dilcovrred by
Gen. SewalI and ordered 20 appear before
hlm--he Obeyed. The General required
his reaion for leaving his RatioR, aud IN
forming him that fuch conduct would ex-
pofe MN to he tried by Courtnartial,
ordered that he thouid take his place il the
inc. Capt. Young replied that " q. Bonid
take bis ozvn time, Or do ar be cboIt ablut
q. The General ordered him in arreh
and directed Major Gannet 10 take away
his tword Capt. Young drew bis fWord
upon Major Gannet, declaring that I" y
b7oHA not be taken firm, him but zyitb bis
LJr." lie then returned to his men aud
led them back 10 the field; but no further
noticl was taken Of him Or Of his compa-
ny by hIs hyperion officers.
For the trial Of the accufed officers, Di-
vlhon COurtmartial was convened At WifcaGet
on the 18Th day of October lat, of which
Col. Denny MCObb Of The firll regiment and
irft brigade was appointed PreGdent; the
Couri coatnued in iellIOa for three DAYS dur
ing which time each Of the arreited officers,
excepting Lieut.. Hatch, appeared and Plead
70 the ieverai charges Of whI>h they had been
acculed, and che trials of TWO officers, Capts.
Carlton and Hutton, were then and there ter
minated; after which the court adjourned IN
meet al the fame place on the irR Monday OF
the following December.
AT the adjournment the court Gniled the
buhneis for which i had been appointed
Captains Morton and Young, and Enagn Hun
ter appeared and leversIly plead anew; wit
nehes on both hdes were examined; all but
Captain Morton prepared a defeuce, which
being heard, together with the tatenenr Of
evidence made by the Judge advocate, the
court, after due deIberauUn, proceeded 70 PATS
lentence.
Four officers, viz Lieuts. Hatch h4Artfr,
and oPrOuI, AMI EnGgn Collemore, were few
orally called, but did not appear, the court,
AZ required 1y law, conGdercG each of them
guilty Ut The offence Of which he had been
accaled, and they were all lenrenCed to be re-
moved from office, and adjudged incaoable OF
holding any military commit 6on under thi,
Commonwealth, the three lat mentioned for 4
term ot two years, and Lieut.. Hatch for be
term Of life
The following articles OF charge were ex-
hibited againlt each of the Captains belonging
10 the Bailtown and Brftol companies, VIZ
neglef Of duty and diiobedlence Of orders.
49, In marching from the parade
"a, In net returning TO their fation when
required by their luperlors il r5mmand.
OF the hrlt Of thele article Capt. Hutton
was confdered guilty, of the lecond nor guilty,
oentencs-to be reprimanded in orders
40 the above charges, two additional articles
were added in the complaint againR Captain
Carlton, VIZ. of exerciGng perlonal violence
toward his cOmmiaiOned officers, aud of offer
ing Perlona violence TO Major Gannett when
communicating the orders Of the Major Cen
eral-AthOugh Capt. Carlton, To each Of theIe
charges plead ihat he was not guilty, ne nei-
Their adduced witneles nor offered any de-
fence After confederation of the evidence.
the court wa: unanimously Of opinion that be
was guilty Of each Of the above articles NJ
charge, aud thereupon lentenced him To be re-
moved from office, and adjudged incapable Of
holding any military commInion under this
Commonwealth for a term OF life
Again(t Capt Morton, a third article Of
charga was exhibited, III addition to the two
hrit before mentioned, viz. that after having
marched his company and refuled to return,
be, before the review of the regiment, In con-
tempt Of orders, did ddmils his men from fur
Their duy.
Of the fri charge againf cA1t Morton
he was conhdered guilty Of The fecond, not
guilty ; and of the third guilty., excepting 70
much of the fame as was predicated on the
iecond article.
Sentence-to be removed from Office, and
adjudged incapable Vt holding anv militia
commiiiion under this Commonwealth for the
term OF TWO years.
In addition to the two fri articles ofcbarce
the complaint aganf capt. Young ailcdged
that having refuied to return to his itauon. *
thereupon the Major General having perror-
ally ordered hum IN aFrelt, he drew III lwurd
Upon the oftcer directed to take it, aud de-
clared " It lhould not be taken rom him bu;
with his life ID another article he was char
ged with mitigating and procuring nis mcu u
agalnit the orders Of their iuperior Of
hcer,' TO each Of thele charges capt Young
plead guilty, and was leatenced to be reenov-
ed from office, ard adjudged incaD.s!o Of
holding any military commiAion under this
Commonwealth tor term Of four years.
Each Of the fubaIterns were accuied of mn
tinous cenfPiracy with the other officers Of the