Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-04-29

in actually sending colonel (now major gen.
era) Macomb with the corps elite TO- carry
the said post of Matilda, when the same
had in fact been evacuated, or was noe then
occupied by the enemy, thereby greatly and
unnecessarily impeding the progress Of his
army, when it was in his power to have as
certained the true state and coalition ct
The said post before he made the said de-
tachment /; also in similar other delays at
various other places between Prescott and
the vicinity Of Cornwall; thus allowing the
enemy to discover the object of bis move
ment, enabling them to come up with his
rear, TO make more effectual preparation
TO resist anc repci his attack on Mon
treat, the protested object Of his move
lnents, and to check. harrass, and impede
his progress, to the great injury of the ser
vice. 81
Specification z. In detaching brigadier
(now ,najor) genera. Brown with large
corps of tue army in front. on or about the
10Th of November, 1918. after il was known
the enemy was in his rear and disposed to
assaii il and in not first taking competent
measures TO defeat and destroy the corps of
.he enemy thus hanging on and disturbing
his rear or afterwards to form a junction
with the troops thus detached. as soon as
the object of the detachment was effected,
but on the contrary, exposing the service
to imminent hazard and to great actual in
Jury, by unnecessarily engaging the enemy
with portion of his army only, inferior to
that of the hostile corps, which hung on
and threatened his rear at tae time of the
detachment Of gen. Brown as afort said.
.Shecifco fio,a 8 In failing to adopt such
measures as were proper and pracucable,
on ar about the 30th of March 1914 tore.
duce lac British post at La Cole Mil, IN the
prorsnce of Lower Canada, and 10 capture
The gsrFisop thereof. especially III remain
Ing teci,se four hours and upwards before
the said post, with an effective and well
disciplined force under his command, far
suptrior in number to the enemy and fully
adequate 10 the reduction of the said place !;
il nnitting t. demand the surrender thereof,
aud 10 carry the same by Storm and final
~ Withdrawing his troops in hasty and
disgraceiul manner under cover OF the night
fruTI before the said cost, defended by a
small body of the enemy, thereby deeply
wouading he feelings or his subordinate Of.
ficers, destroying the spirit of the soldiers,
aud exposing the 1rry 20 modification and
disgrace.
CHARGE II.
Drunkenness Sn duiy-
Specification In being intoxicated by wine
or sp!r;uc us liquors or both, on OF about the
6.h of Nov. 10 8, in the vicinity of Ogdens-
burg, and while the fiotiia and army under
his command were preparing to pass, and
were engaged inpassiog the enemy's for-
tress at Prescott and TO such degree as
to disquaify him from a c0rrect, regular.
and faithful ischarge of his du'y as CONS
manciine general whereby a pernicious ex-
ample was given 10 he officers and troops
Under his command. the discipline # the
said troops in danger of being relaxed, their
confidence in the discretion of their com
mander diminished, and the said army ex-
posed 70 the hazard of disorder and defeat
Shec!fcation 2. In being intoxicated by
wine OF spiritucus liquors, or both, on or "a
bout The 9TH e; November 1878, in the vi
cinity of Ogdensburg, during the said expe-
dition under his command to a degree dis
Qualifying him for the faithful discharge of
the duties attached to his station, and high
Iy degrading to his character as a gentls-
man aud commanding officer of an my, in
The presence of several subordinate officers
Ind other persons /; thereby wounding the
just pride Of the officers under his com
nand, exposing them to great mortifca Tor +,
impairing the confidence in their comm D.
ding general, and also thereby exposing the
prosecution of the said expedition to great
hazard, shame and disappointment.
CHARGE III
Conduct unbecoming an officer and gen
tls,nsu.
Specification I In declaring, on or abou,
the 1st OF November 1918, at OF near Gre
nader Island, that his orders were positive
TO make Montreal the object of his attack
and that they left nothing to his own choice;
thereby wilfuIIy and falsely misrepresentins
the orders under which he acted
Sterilization 2. In speaking very disre
spsoiiuiiy and improperly Of the army anc
of the service in which he was emploved
on or about the 9TH of November 1918, il
the vicinity of Ogdensburg. by damuing the
army, the expedition, and himself.
Specification 3. In writing a letter, on OF
about the l0th-of June, 1918, and after his de-
sIgDation to a command IN the ninth militar,
district, to major general Morgan Lewis, thei
serving in that district, tending to induce thai
officer to avoid danger in battle under the pre.
text, that he, the said major general Lewis
and he himself, major general Wilkinson, wer.
master spirits, and not to De exposed to sucl
danger, into which the younger officers should
be pushed, or words 70 that effect tbereb,
striking at the very foundation of military char,
acter aud service, and calculated to kr,ns
shame and disgrace upon the American arms
Specification In being intoxcat d by wine
or spurious liquors, or both. on or about tn
9th OF Move mber 1919, in the vicinity o Og
densburg, and while the f1otIla and army uidel
his command we're preparing TO pass am wer,
engages in passing The enemy's fortress Al Pres
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