Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-09-11
NEW YoRK, Sept. 4.
COURT MARTIAL.

NEW YORK, Sept q.
COURT MARTIAL.
Yesterday the members and witnesses
beirg present, with the exception of Gen.
Miller, General Scott enquired of General
Gaines, the prosecutor, nieutenant Col
onel Trimble) and the judge advocate,
whether they wished to wait another day
for the arrival OF General Miller. Gener-
al Gaines replied that though he should
like to see General NJ. on the court, yet
that was not material. He had some obs
jec;ions to the mode of proceeding. which
he should state at large Tomorrow, rela-
tive to the charges exhibited, Sc. Colonel
Trimb!e barely answered to this question
that he was quite ind ferent whether Gen
eral M. should be OH the Court Martial or
rot. however happy he might be to see
that officer. General Scott then, (about
quarter before one o'clook) adjourned the
Court I'll! 10 a. NJ. this day.
The following is list of the members
PREsIpENt-Msjor General Scott.
MENIBERs- -Brigadicr Generals Porter,
Swift and Miller Colonies Brady, Akin
son and Mitchell 1t. Coils. Bali, House,
Croghan. Arbuukle, Pinkney and 1owson
Majors Crane, Humphrey and Stockton.
JUDGE ADvocArk-MaJ, IT Winder.
The Court h7ariiak-Gen. Miller hav-
ed this forenoon. Gen. Gaines gave up his
swor.!, OF conrse. to the Judge advocate.
The charges and specifications, at EuU
iengsh, were read by the judge. They In
Glade accuse ions against General Gaines's
conduct at Sacketts Har or and Fort Eric,
in 1914 at the former place FIR violating
the law relative to transfers # officers from
one corps to another, &c. &c.--;t the lat
ter, @sA great variety OF ciierc's, as, do
ing injustice to the me,itorious au1 render
ing pr Use to those who hal ii,le sr no
merit eXtp,ling some vino were engaged
bur partially or not at all, anil observing
repeatedly, a partial en' unjust silence res
pecting differs and corps who had borne
the brupt OF battle, particularly tine officers
and men of the 10Th infantry. His plans
are inpeachcd he is accused of reject
ing opportunities of destroying a crippled
Enemy, Stc. aud even of giving false ac-
count of the very works at Fort Eric. His
dispatches are represented as grossly iAac-
curate, false and partial ana he denoun-
cel for premeditated wrong. One of the
specificatus affirms that at PHILADELPHIA,
he Confessed the injury done to major Trim
BE, &c. and promised to redress it. but
subsequently aggravated the i, jury by fail
ing in his promise.
To the usual question. by the Judge adj
vocase, whether he pleaded guilty or not
guilty, Gen. Games replied" Not guilty,
as my accuser we'll knows"
The Judge advocate remarked, that
so re OF the alleged offences were of two
years standing, previous to the order for a
trial, and by law, the accused could not be
tried and punished for such, except in cir
cumstances where an earlier tria! was I'M
cttanable, which did not appear to he the
case in the present instance but it was
for tie court to decide whether they would
take cogHizance of such charges.
Gen. Gaines addressed the court de-
cIarirg that he waved all objections, and
wished All investigation. There was COM
bination formed against him; but he well
knew that base cabai could not stand be-
fore that honourabie court. He wished 20
destroy it as soon as possible.
The courtroom was then cleared, thet
tee Court might make up Their opinion OH
points requirng secrecy.
Some Of the charges are singular enough,
others weighty, if true. However, it is not
for rs to give opinions.
This sketch is published only to satisfy
public curios,v. 1t is necessarily imper-
feet. But. here we drop our curtain till
the trial shall! have been concluded.
Columbian.
September 5.-Msjor-G eneral Brown
and suite arrived in town last evening. We
believe he is summoned as witness on the
trial now going on.
The New-York Historical Society con-
vened yesterday at twelve o'clock in the
Sessions Chamber Of the City Hail to com
memoratc the 206th Anniversary of Hud
sons discovery Of this part of the continent
&C America. The honorable Gouverneur
Nor s, President Of the Society for the err
suing year, delivered an appropriate and
eloquent Inaugural Address.
TMER. Adv.
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The u S Sloop OF War SPARK, Capt
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