Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-05-07

g,,,se!ags on the Irt9t 9- 8RIG.
f''' GEN HULL.
,Hn,.p, & Inspector Generals Of
,:s washington, April IS, 1914,
GENERAL ORDERS.
~. nrocesdiogs of the court mar
80 n me case Of William Hull, briga.
gs-.'.a,nersi in The army OF the United
s,,s,, having been submitted to the
VT~..,deut Of iae United States, and hav-
:, been approved by him, the follow
- .r,,.ct ,herefrom is ordered to be
= TIE head ofeach regiment of the
49, -, .ad 70 be published liz the Ma
' 49,. Jn,elligencer, Ut this city.
~ order,
n, .rsn J D. WALBACH.
20 Adjutaut General.
= e. ercl Court Martial { orcerrd by
=, Prssid. mt IF ice UNIed StafeS)
[.s,esea at .A.5axg, in TIE craze q
,..y. FORK, on the third day q ia
Urn ore thousand eight hu73rea .
,,-t.sz, and cost sued By 0djoarr
,,.,,, 10 tie 1z,c,s y.fJfH day J,
,5-ch toR'wrag, 5rgGaier sensrSt
Es5sm Hall zfthe army Of -fhe u
,rel States, soas {, ied on ne fHot9.
p2 charges and sfec yfce'iors, ps=:
CHARGE /.
TTn;,al
srtaesn he moth Of April and he Sc
,snstnta of August, one thou aud
,..A handrsd and twelve,
Fret Shec fcation In this THAT on
he FIRST day of July, III tne year ole
thousand eight hundred aus twelve, be-
fore that time and eser since, IN open
2,t pubic var, was adds yet, carriedon
a7l prosecuted by and between the U
puyd States Of America and their 'er'i-
tories, anc the united Kingdom or
Great ltain and Ireland aRd the de-
pssdCnciss thereof: and that William
hull, 5rigsdier general in the army OF
the ssid United States, cltlzen OF the
sid United States, owing allegiance to
the said United States, aud late com.
mandcr of the north. western army OF
the said United States. yell knowing
the premises, and trailorous!y and un-
lawfully designing and contriving to
send and cOsvey intelligence to the said
enemies uFtbe said United States, touch
irg declaration of war by the said y.
States, against the said united hing
t.m Of Greet Britain and ireland, and
t5e dcpSndcncies thereof and, also,
t0UchiHg the expedition on which the
said north.western army under his COM
aand a, aforesaid, was employed; and,
slso, touching the nunbers, state, and
condition OF the said northwestern ar
~, IN Z, osecuiion Of the aid tssitsr-
Crs and ual4afui design, CO The said
kls, cay Of July in the year aforesaid,
al The rapids oil the river Miami OF the
lasy ii he territory of Michigan, the
sac EiiI-m Huli (then and there be
IN btgodler general IN the army et
tbs United States, AID being then and
tn re commander of the said northwest.
sru array as slore said,) did traitoEously
hiSe or cause TO be hired, sn armed YES
SCI, with The pretended purpose ct
tsnsPor'ip9 therein certain sick SOL
dlsr', aid the principal part OF the hos
PiaI stores belonging 10 the sald north
Nes,ctD army, from the said rapids OF
ths river Miami OF Inc lake, 10 Dctroi',
nihe said territory OF Michigan, but in
ruJh, Uai.orGusly oonuiylns and in-
tending, that the said unarmed vessel,
hSs,her vita =! persons, papers ana
things puI on board thereof, should be-
SsNured by the enemies OF the SAID U
haed States, on the passage OF the said
harmed Ysssei from the said rapids o.
Tie nYer Miami Of the lake, to Detroit
Aforesaid, in tbe territory OF Michigan
Aforesaid and that the said William
Hull, is further prosecution of has SAID
N4''0rCus and unlawful design and con-
WnN'nce, being then and there brlga-
0ier general in the army of the United
Oates as aforesaid, and being then snd
Sere commander of the northwestern
a'ng as efsresald,) did then and there
"sf'oToasly put, or traitorously cause
Dc put on board Of the said unarmed
vessel, q trunk, containing (amon8 o.
ref thlngs) the official correspondence
0'"e secretary of the department OF
var ord the SAID brigadier general VIII
n'@ Hull as we'll touching the expedl'
uOa on which the said northwestern
army under his command as aforesaid,
HN '5en employed, as touching a de-
- "'on ct war BY the said United
suites sea'rst the said united kingdom
"H'ee; Evi,ain and Ireland, and the
sepeneencies thereof and, also, Ger
~ln o!doial mus,er-rOlls, reports and
%,.,ofhs, ofthe numbers. state, and Goa
'' OF the said northwestern army
"Ssr HE command as aforesaid; and