Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-05-07

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ORDER.
The proceedings of the Court Mart ial in the
case OF William Hull, Brigadier General IN the
army of the United States, having bern submit
ted to the President ct the United States, and
having been approved byhim, the following ex.
tract thGrefro is ordered to be read 1T the head
of each regiment Of the army, and to be publish.
ed in the National Intelligencer ofthis city.
by order,
(Signed) J. B. WALBACH.
Adiutant- General
dt1 general Court martial (oydcred brittle Pre-.
s;denf of the United ytases corcenea at di5a.
ny, ia che sfafe ef.New 1ork, on tie thru day
of January, one thousand eigAf hundred and
fourteen, and continued 6y ad;ouynn.ents. 10 fhe
tpcnty fffh day Of March .foHossing, Bripadier
General William Hui, ffhe az nsyof the Cr,u.
ted States, tpds tried on ths fciiouing cAayre,
and spscif cations, zig. ~ -
CHARGE I.
Treason against the United States between
the ninth of April and the seventeenth of A,,-
gust, one Thousand eight hundred and twelve.
FIRsr sPEcIFIcATIeN. In this THAT ON
the Il st day of July, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and twelve, before that time and
ever since, an open and public war was, and i.
yet, carried ON and prosecuted by and between
the United States OF America and their terrific
rles, am the united Kingdom of Great Britain
and Irclan@, and the dependencies thereof: and
that William Huli,a Brigadier General in the
army OF the said United States, q citizen of the
SAID United sta'es, owing to allegiance to the
sad United States, and late commander of the
NORTHWESTERN army of the said United States.
we'll knowing the premises, and traitorous y
anil unlawfully designing and contriyine to send
and convey intelligence to the said enemies OF
the said United States, touching declaration
OF war by the said United States aga, 81 the
said united king ION OF Great Britain and Ire
land, and the dependencies thereof; and also.
touching the expedition on Which the said
northwestern army under his command as a.
focesaid, was employed and also, touching the
numbers, state, and condition Of the said north.
western army in prosecution OF the said tr,;,o.
rous and unlawful design, on the said first day
OF July, III the year aforesaid, at the rapids of
the river Miami of the lake, in the territory of
Michigan, the said William Hull (then and
there being Brlgadicr General in the army of
the United States, and being then and there
commander of the said north western army as
aforesaid, y did traitorously hire or cause 10 be
hired, an anarmed vessel, with the pretended
pu. pose of Transporting therein certain sick
soldiers, and the principal part O. he hosn,aI
stores belonging to the said north western ar.
my, from the said rapids oil the river Miami nj
the lake, to Detroit, III the said TERRITORY of Nj
chigan, but IN truth, trsitorously contriring and
intending, that the said unarmed vessel. foeek
ther with all persons, papers, and thi,es n,,
on board thereof, should be captured by the e.
nemics of the said United States, on the pas
sage OF the said unarms weasel from the SAID
rapids OF the river Miami Of the lake, 10 De-
troit aforesaid, IN the territory OF Michigan a.
ioresaid and that the said William Hui. in
further prosecution of his said q, aiforo,,e ana
unlawful design and contriyance, (beintr t,,en
and there a Brigsdier General IN the army OF
the United States, asaforessid, and being then
ana there commander OF the said NORTHWESTERN
army as aforesaid,) did then and there traito-
iousiy put, or traltorously cause To be nut ON
board ct the said nnsrmel vessel, a trunk. con-
tanning among other thIngs] the official cor-
respondence OF the secretary ofthe department
OF war and the saId BrigadIer General William
auii, as well ouching the expedition On which
the SAID northwestern army under his com.
Inand as aforesaid, was then employed, as
.oocning declaration OF war by he said Uni-
Ecu sc,i states against the sad united kingdom OF
oreat tam and Ireland, and the Dependent
c,es thereof; aid, also, certain official muster-
rois, reports, and returns, OF the numbers,
state' ana CONDITION OF the said north western
army under MS command as aforesaid and that
s'ter"aius' u VIII on the second day OF JULY,
IN the year Aforesaid, lie said vessei, so as a.
ioresaid traitorousi} hlred CT traitorousiy caus-
eu 10 De hired, BY the said Brigsdier General
whiiam HUI, on It's Passage from the said ra
P,os OF ne river Miami OF the lake to Detroit
a,oreSai,, was capture by the said enemies of
,le o'litea States having on board thereof at
VIC .i'iie vi we s'n capture, the said trunk con.
6 .'Y e''" Iih iN correspondence, as well
'oueii"'B ene saiu ehptditlon, as the said dea
u nfnlr