The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-10-01
[Vol, 10,--~No. ~.

! iais isneihS enc 'and. scrSe cthts -
Il. Mat Hampton Roads, dated 81
| quarters, July Ssh 1913.
II have nue the honor to transmit I'd
the proc eedinGs O! The p1art! - oifC.Ys
| vened ts enquire into thp t,-s,,s. IONS ar
Craney Island They doubtless viii convince
yon that III that affair, tire Ac.sti,an troors ,
neri,ed 40 cehsure5 thar their cuatuct vss
distinguished 81 humanity and ,naicranjir,fty
--a"d that the d;stsrCe 20 hich vo1 we're
removed from the scene, by rendering. is in
! possible thst you conid lie Informed tF tie
motives On their conduct, unhappily led ven
To Draw conclusions equally mistaken and
Iqrnerited.
| You have done me the justice 10 declare
mat the measures pursued by me. c,''inee a
disposition TO erToit in my trcpps no abuscs
on humanity or inc laws If civilized war.
AS Cannot doubt the existence Of similar
| sentiments with you, / have a right to eS-
pect on your part measures equally decisive
and unamhigucus- 1t had deemed it need
fui to forbid openly to nv whole army all
acts OF improperly, and to direct p public
investigation, of charges believed to be un
rnerited, but having the sanction of youy i'm
putation, put 70 your candur 20 determine,
II eXcesses IN your troops, admitted BY YOUR
self, and some 81 them of tie most afro
cious character, should pass unnoticed.-
MY Conduct and vour declarations siye me a.
cisini 70 ask that these es1cceses be punished
your army Will then learn the adherence
Won teel Tor such acis and Re restrained NV
he lear OF your Indignation from siir;lar
tontraSes. Bat If theSe admitted excuses
are Passed by, the IN puniiy of the past viii
ne construed by yoCr troops into an enccur-
! agenent OF tuture outrages, 6 your own hg-
| name inteotions he completely defeated
neither can You be unmindful of the propr.e-
~ OF takirg from my army the pretexts for
'mpropricty by knowledge cf cifsctual re-
straintS ui YOURS
| am fully impressed with the l;berality
OF your Conduct IN promising to remove the
troops who committed the outraCes at HanD-
'on from the opportunity Of repeating these
enormiueS. Bat, besides that nv conf
dcnce in he gallan,ry of the American
troops torbids me &c Ges;re any diIDinution of
your Iorce, such a meaSure, be,rg liable 10
misconCepGcn by cur own troops, nj ehl NOT
attain your object. .aui ard fie Of On
army SELDOM reason very profoundly, aud,
however erroneousy, might ascriJe their
withdrawal TO tie desertions which have on
! every opportunity taken place in chat corps.
! ahd IN their IN willingness, if any should rave
oeen DISPLAYED, tn hre on the American
troops. II this should unfortunately he the.
case, your force will be diminished. with QUE
securing The great Gods Of disciDiiae and nu.
! manly tor Vnich you had with 60 fnoci, IL
berailty made the sacrifice. I am the ,nore
pressing on tiiis subject, because have Iea-
son 10 bebeve, thar, even since your assur-
ahCe, though unqueStionabiv egsi0st Your
good wishes, very improper acts have been
committed by the troops on James River.
ne domestic property # psaceabie private
citizens, respected By all civilized nat;ors.
mas been pillagcd, and WHAT furni.hcA no
eh9rement TO ouPidify, has been wantonly
defaced and destroyed.
." II such acts are either directed or sanc-
TONED, 1T Is important 20 US nd 10 the word
10 kro~ what sp cics # warfare The
arms OF Ire9t FT!t7iu mean to wage. y au-
thori3ed. ii will be of lftle y actical avail TO
snow that the director nF tfe-e arms entar-
fainS the most liberal personal dispositions
'"hhe THESE dispositions remain dormant and
imperative
! II am troublesome on this suhject,
charge II TO my anxious desire that ro.hinf:
may occur 20 e5p5i ter our own feelipqs and
those OF our respective nations. In the pro-
| sress ot The war charges Of inhuoauity have
uhhapp'iy hten frequent and reciprocal.
| am not Indifferent to the infarnv, which s;,ch
8 charge fixes Gu che officer. who either en-
conrages or permits it. ! derive the high
eSr satisfaction from the assurances YOU
nave given OF similar sentiments. We haze,
SIR, become em@mies by the sacred oSHra-
tiohs We owe our respective countr'cc. But
On the great and expanded subject q human
happiness, we should be friends 6y 10 svrl-
patty OF our feelings. Let us then cordially
anite, and exercising effectualy The powers
with whi1.. our governments have invested
u.s. give TO COR Warfare character Of mag
nanimi.y. comforting equal honor ON CUT
selves and on onr coultries.''
Extract from General Orders.
49, AgJt. Gen. OHice WlrJolk, JnIQ ] /,
1915.