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

Canada, On the 18th Ssptember,, 1914, in
taking his. position at or steara ravine be-
tween Fort Erie and the woods, wholly |
out OF danger, and employing captain |
Newman 5. Clarke to deliver an order to |
general Ripley, when engaged with the, 4
enemy.
/. The co.rt find the prisoner not Gull 4
ty ef the first, second, and third charges ~
Charge 4th, Condnct uhbecoming an
officer and a gentleman.
LIST, In addressing note at Boston or
the 14th September, 1915 to major gene
raj Ripley, and leaving the same with the
bar-keeper ola public house, as follows.
viz:
SiR-I have within but few DAYS
past at Philadelphia, and on enquiry at
!" New York, heard of abusive expressions
which you have applied to me at Fort
!" Erie and elsewhere. g
:" Why, in SO longs period have not
been informed Of them before this, I can
!" only impute to the opinion of those who
may have heard them, that the malice of
the expressions defeated themselves.-
That you have used them principally be-
tore your friends, but in frequent instan-
ces, / now have all the evidence which is
t"requisite, though you have taken me by
s. the hand whenever occasion occurreJ
"as If nothing of that kind had happened.
This Injury Is entirely a private one.
ana Conceive it wholly distinct from
any difference which you may have with
any other officer
The memorandum of an officer of dis.
JUNCTION, who. was present, that you e.r-
pressed apeUect willingness to bring the
difference to personal issue, and that
you intended the expressions for my ear,
i" have In my possession.
!" now demand redress. Nv friend. a
I" field officer of the line, requires an as.
surance Ut being safe, in military point
OF view, when he will wait on you. To
/" this one point, request your reply.''
I'd. In transmitting the same note again
by captain Deacon Of the navy, who onlv
consented to bear the letter as a STRANGER.
Sd. In suffering lieutenant Lee of the ar.
my to inform him, that general Ripley,s
opinion OF him was 10 low and contemnti.
tble that he should think il degrading 70
correspond with him without resentine II
4th.' For attempting to open a CORRESPOND
ence With general Ripley, in q manne; be-
fore stated, when he had been called by
the said major general Ripley, scoun
| drel or coward, ,on the frontier, more than
year since, of which the said Gardner
then and there well knew, but of which he
took no notice and supplementary-in
showing OF colonel Aspinwall, late of the
army, while at Boston, as before stated. .
| and under arrest by order of major pene.
RAJ Ripley, a work in manuscript. purport.
ing to be 4 narrative of the last canpa;on.
IN when ne had grossly and outrageously
Gensured the conduct of major general
Ripley and Ia that he instructed said AS
pinwaii 70 propose TO major general Rip
ley, that IT ne would discharge the ARE t
OF said Gardner, and let the business drop,
he would su press the said work.
i" The couit acquit the prisoner of the
=" fourth charge, but Cfind him guilty of so
much OF the first specification as charges
him with writing the letter of the 18th of
September, 1915 and of SO much of the
second specification as charges him with
sending it Casain] by captain Deacon.
I" They also find him. guilty of all the sun.
Elementary specifications except that
{" lpartl which charges the prisoner with
grossly and outrageously cenauring the
$ conduct OF major general Ripley.o0
Charge 9Th. Disrespectful conduct and
language.
In addressing note from Fort Warren.
to major general Ripley, in the form ofa
pro est, containing the following para.
graph -" wish to give you notice, that
s. the court martial for nv case. which
you have ordered to convene on the 4th
instant, and your arrest Ofme on char.
ges not of immediate occurrence, and
which admit of reference to your com
maDding general, are illegal and that
cit will become the subject Of ali addition
I" al accusation against you It persisted in''
1.-The same being intended to TIL eaten
major general Ripley with an accusation
If he persisted in doing his duty.
)" The court Jtfd him guilty cfth 5M
charge
g sdnd do therefore sentence him to be re-
Prtmanded in General Orders"
Major general Brown approves the de-
cisioR OF the Court, and will proceed to
fulfil the sentence
Major Gardner should have known that
he was bound to separate the rank ard su-
thoFit5 OF an officer in command, fyom any
consideration Of the private responsibility
of that officer. for his conduct towards an
other in service and that the sta ion and
dignity Of the former claim his reverence
and respect as derived from the govern.
meet OF his country, whatever NAV be the
consideration which he is disposed TO give
20 the latter when subject to the laws of
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