Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-03-02

But Hy the swift.wlngSd courier time itself
And "die q thousand deaths, at thought of one.s
I'm made for rapiurr-feelaigs take the rsins.
RIAssS keep still-nor dare disturb my rest.
$50 ALBERT.
Frsm shs Same.
To sTATIRA.
Isar, Iknow that thou with .fns6ernr<' art hle,t,
Then Why let faisshssa' rob thee of repoye
Q lady, ctsek use sighs which fend Thy breast,
Fer hum who 'snG'T 'tfipmp6S in 1y woes.
Spend not thy time in unavailing sghs
For one who never brexth'd Sigh for yov-ss
But dry the tears that glisten in thlns eyes:
Nor say It was n ffssnd' that made them Aow.
For, lady, he could never be thy .fiiend,'
Who'd tain with :faseh osa blast thy rising flames
No--ra'h-r some malignant, envIous fiend,
Whose breast ne'er glow'd with friendships sa.
cred fame. q
Say not tits loss of tTiendsaip makes thee MOURN
For know, true friendship never can deceive,
- hes friend who'd pierce thee with thorn
No, Lady, nS--then cease for him to grieve
AL0NZO
Head Quarters, Attn Military District.
philadelphia Feb. Is. 1916.
DEPARTMENT ORDER.
The following Division Order is commu-
nicated tor he information of the troops
within this Department.
by order ofGolonel Mitchell, commando
ing.
c.. NOuRsE, Brig. Znsp. u s.
GENERAL ORDERS OF THE DIVISION OF
THE NORTH.
Head Quarters, Fe,s York,
sth February, 1916
Before General Court martial consist
iDg ofnine members of which col. M'Neal
is President, instituted at Fort Independ-
ence, in the I'd military Department, on
the 4th of October 1915, by major general
Ripley, was tried major Charles K. Gard
ner, (now Lieutenant CO.. by brevet) of
the Sd regiment of infantry, and acting
adjutant General of the Northern Division.
on charges preferred by major general
Ripley, commanding the Cd military De-
par'ment.
The extraordinary origin of this gene.
Eal court martial will be better understood
from the following report of major Gard
ner, dated at Fort Warren, Boston Har-
Dor, 18th September, 1915, to the COM
manding general, viz.
(" wrote to you at Detroit of the occa.
:" sion my sailing upon major general
|" Ripley, and fnhy repairing to this place,
under your leave Of absence l think il
necessary to apprize you by the enclos.
ed certified statement, of the manner in
which proceeded, and from the Gene
RAILS two replies, Of the manner in which
he received my demand and to report TO
YOU thath he has this day ordered me to
be arrested and transported to this Is.
Hland.''
The court, which had been ordered for
the trial OF major Gardner alone, had been
In session until the cd OF November, when
major general Brown directed the same
court to continue the investigation of the
charges, but ordered its proceedings TO be
reported n him and directed the sword
OF the prisoner to be transferred TO lieute-
rant col. Jones, an aid Of the command
ing general. The court continued the tri
al until the 22d January, 1916, when It
concluded its investigation and the deci-
sion has beer reported to Major general
Brown.
Major Charles.H. Gardner Is charged
BY major generaFRfpley, with
list, Misbehayior in the face Of the enc
ny.
ID, cowardicO in the face Of the enemy,
and
Sd, Neglect of duty in the face Of the
enemy
On three specifications, the same being
repeated under each of the above charges
LIST. At the battle Of Chippewa in Dp-
per Canada, in negIecfing his duties as
Adjutant General Of the American forces
in not appearing on the field where the
troops were engaged, in hiding behind a
barn, and when she'll from the enemy
burst upon the barn, in galloping to the
rear; "a. AT q, place called Lundy's Line
in Upper Canada, on the 25th july, 1914,
IN emitting to perform his duties as Adiu-
tantgepsral, and 10 taking up aposition in