Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-04-28

officers, anu bringing shame and dissrsee
upon the character of tie Ams S'sse
army.
Specification 6. In induc;rn ,.;,. .
general Swartwout to send or canys~ ''s.
him an original order given NV .
James Wilkinson, to said swarwopt -" f..
the purpose of having it copied. nro ~
tending to have no copy thereof, & l ids.
obtaining the said original order. de e1;r'
ing toreturn it, on the pretence tb,t !.
had not seen the same, or been in no ss nc
sion thereof, or that ithad not been V cae, :
municated to him siuee the tine of;tS;s
sue, thus falsely and uniust.v w:thbold;n.
an order. essential to the safety and ms
tifcation Of high and responsible eli.
GER.
CHARGE ".
Countenancing and encouraging diso-
bedienc Of orders.
Specification /. In Issuing ccra,,,
order at Waterford, in the state Of Me-
York, on the 18th of January. 1914. and
communicating the same to Colonel
Simon Larned, then in the military se,
vice of the United States, of the tenor
and effect following:
!" Waterford, Jan ID, 1914.
GENERAL ORDER
A military officer is bound 70 o,.x
promptly, and without hes tation, every
order he may receive. which does NOT Al.
fecthis honor but this precious inher;.
lance must never be voluntarily forfeited.
nor should any earthly power wrest i
from him: it follows when an officer "a
made prisoner, and released on his parole
of honor not to bear arms against the e.
nemy, that no professional duties can be-
imposed upon him while he continues in
that condition, and under such circun.
stances, any military man will justify
him for disobedience.
Captain J. d. Coon, Of the 10th in.
fantry, and Captsin Elam Lynds, of III.
e9th infantry, will join their respective
regiments without delay, and report 70
the commandments thereof.
JAS. WILKINSON
Intending to contravene and defeat al
order given'by tie department. of war,&
communicated to the said Colonel s.
Larned, commanding at Greenbush, in
the State of Newly ork, thereby counte-
nancing and intending to encourage sub.
ordinate officers to disobey orders from
the war department. and particularly that
in relation to the duties to be imposed on
prisoners of war, to the great detriment
of the service, and the entire prostratioa
Of all military discipline and obedieree.
NJ. Y. BEUREN,
Special Judge .1tocath
E. A. BANCKER,
Judge .idrocats.
Troy, March q, 1915.
The court convened pursuant TO ad'
journment.
The consideration of the case beingre-
sumed, the court, after maturely and de-
liberately weighing the facts adduced IN
evidence, Decided, p
That no sensure attaches to the accH'-
ed, from all or any of the specifications
embraced under charge first.
The court doth thereupon pronounce
hfa;or General James Wilkinson lot
guilty Of neglect Of duty and unOdlcerllke
conduct.
That the first and second specifications
of charge second, are unsupported byee-
violence. and the court accordingly iihas
Major General James Wilkinson moi
guilty of the second charge of drunken
ness on duty. ;. .,,.
braced under charges Sd and 4th, beng
next deliberated on in SUCCESSION u'
court decided that no blame attaches =
the accused from all or any of them, 'iG
accordingly pronounces Major Gen f1'.
lanes Wilkinson not guilty Of eOadue'
unbecoming an officer and gen'ie~EE''
and ofcountenanciDg and encoufaSlHo
obedience of orders.
It is therefore adjudged and , os'srn-
ed that Major General james NilSlDI$%.
of the United States Army, be, ana T.. u
hereby is honorablv acquitted OF ANA a, a' =.
every of the charges and specifications"
gainst him exhibited.
The court adjourned sine a't'
A. DI President.
EVERETT A. BANCk I'm,
April 70. 1915. uea