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

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Brlsish Soop of War.Pelicin.
ioey are therefore of opinion, that.e every off
hcer and mar with the exception Above ment;,
oned) displayed throughout The engagg rnen,, a
zeal, activity and spirit in defence OF the YES
sci and flag committed to their protection
WHICH entities them to the undimnished conf.
debce and respect OF their government aud fsi
iowrcitlzens, and do therefore honorably aco,nt
them. d'S
CHAs. G. RIDGLEY, Pres't :
JOAN SKINNER, Judge Advocate.
TRIAL OF GEN. WILKINSON.
Adjutant and Inspector Generals Office.
Warrington, April %, 1915.
fit General Court Martial CoF7phicb nm.
| Jgr General Henry Dearborn zeas Presi.
denf) eonOened az Utica, in tie STATE Of
.Nezo YORK. on the Srd day of Januaru.
1915, and continued at Troy. By adiournl
msnts 70 tie 2lSt day of llIarcI, 1915.
Inc}or GrneTdl James H'Hkinson qoas tri.
ed On fdeJoAopinS charges and stleeifea.
Hons. viz:
duct. ~ - eo''N
Specification l In unnecessarily delay.
ms and retarding the movement of he
troops under his command at Fo,t CO.
rem that POST to HeDderson's BAY. or Sack,
ett $ Harbor, ddring the months of S .ptem-
Der and October, 1918. to the great detrI.
nent OF the service; by failing to make, or
ctlse 10 DC taatie, the proper preparations
10 tne'r embarkaton, and particularly by
SeusinS the saiu troops, or part thereof.
aI'er they had embarked or sailed from
+ OFT Seorge, to return 10 the same nnder
hetitious siarm tor the safety of that lost.
NRecy1caffo'i 2 In nor accompanying. as
nus duss required him to do the movement
OF cue sad troops from Fort G gorge to Hen
derson,s Bay or Sackett's Harbnr during The
months OF September and October, 1919.
ana IN omitting to hasten their progress
Campaign. VIC
: SPECIFICATION 8; In losing much time We.
ry unnecessarily and to the great iniurv of
the service, during the month of Oet6bsr.
1873 at Sackett's Harbor, and in the move
ment OF the troops under his command from
mat post to Grenad er Island, and particu.
larV IN causing the said troops, or a part
thereof ater they had embarked, or were
prePared Tor embarkation for Grenader Is.
iaHus WIN their stores, artillery, provisions,
ac- 70 wit /: on or about the Attn day of Oct.
aforesaid, to debark at the said hafbor their
stores, artillery, provisions, &c. on pretence
OF making new arrangements, thereby los.
ing the period most TT FOR the said move
ment as to time and weather. causing the
actual movement TO be made under circum
stances bringing with them great delay,
embarrassment and public loss, and also
greatly tendingto preventa successful pros
ecutIon of the expedition for which the said
troops were destined.
nfecjfcafion 4. In declaring openly and
hal al Ok f ~
the 18th of November, 1918, and during the
expedition Of the said troops down the St.
Lawrence under his command, in substance.
that the officers Of the army, commanding
IN boats having on board provisions and
public stores. bad no care or charge there's
of' and that it made no part of their duty
10 preserve or keep safe the same, and re
fasing to make it the duty of the off
GERS 10 attend to heir safe keeping, although
ADVISED OF the abuses which eSisied in that
respect, thereby causing AID countenancing
negligence, and intoxicating On the minds OF
the officers under bis command disregard
TO the preservation Of the public property,
to the great damage nf the service.
.EfiecJfcation 5. 10 calling two councils Of
var during the month Of November 1918,
the one at or in the vicinity Of French Creek,
q the other in the vicinity of the village Of
Hamilton, and submitting thereto the state
OF bis provisions Che preservation Of which
had been SOFAS aforesaid, disregardedb by htn)
as a reason for discontiDoiog the expedite.
on, to the great injury of t!ie public SER.
vice
Shecifcafion g. In unnecessarily DELAY
ing HE movement Of the troops under his
command from Grehadier Island, and par.
ticularly in embarkng aud again olsen.
barking the corps of artillery attached TO
his command at Grenader Island aforesaid,
without reasonable cause in useless aud
injurious delays of the army under his com.
1aOd m its descent Of the St. Lawrence, and
at the places If his enclnp.
ment on French Creek, in Upper Canada.
Ia the vicinity of Morrisville, Ia thc state o.
New York, and below aud ~ The vicinity Of
Ogdensburg, undsr the pretence nc the is-.
,er place, Of detschiDg colonel (now maicr
senera) Macomb with the corps ellie al
seize on the village Of Matilda in Uppsr
Canada, without previously ascertAisjag
~hetber the said pose was occapie hy, o.
whether tho gCea.V were In .r~a 80.