Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-09-18
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TO TEE rUBLIC.

To THE PUBLIC.
Having Obser, ed in the last New
York Columbian, received al this
place. paragraph stating that the Ca
diets of the United States Military
Academy had northumberland that l had
promoted it, or al least had cOunte-
nanccd il. deem it a duty which lowe
10 myself, to the gentlemen cadets.
and to the public. TO give correct
but summary statement of the tran
sactions here. which have been stig-
natiscd with the na5sse of mutiny, ac-
compaRiSa with such ebscry atiOHs As
may appear necessary, and thereby
10 contradict a repor; 90 false, so base,
and so malicious, x so injurious to the
reputation of the Military Academy.
The following are the facts.
Iarrived in the Steamboat. at this
MACE, from ew-York, on Friday,
the 2Sth of August, about two o'clock
in the Afternoon. Immediately al
ter being landed, proceeded from
the dock accompanied by several off,
GERS Of the post up to tho plain for
the purpose Of reporting myself TO the
commanding officer. Breyet Major
Sylyanas I hayer, Of tine corps Of
Engineers. When J arrived on the
p'a;Y saw considerable Humbrr
af r9Eets standing Al = ,ittle distance,
wha rs they saw ne, uncovered Their
heals AVID gave six hearty Cheers
The rheerirS being finished they i'm
rrea.atcis advanced. and with the
mild Expressions oFmdisguised friend
shin hcsm:us on their youthful c0un-
tqnaIccs. shook me h artily by the
hand, and with an affection almost
fIial. encuired relative to my heaifh
mud Welfare. As snOn as the friendly
saluatinns were over, they rcrirrd
to taoir quarters with the most per-
scct dcrorum Ny f iiHss were so
much affected III the warm attach
mcrt manifested towards me- by these
generous youths on this occasion, as
almost to deprive me IF he power OF
utteranrs, and consequently III pre-
vent my reciprocati"c in pruper
manner their EXPRESS MS oil friend.
shin, accordingly the same even
ing, requested one of the officers Of
the Military Academy. 10 present to
ihc vnnng geailcmoH. in my behalf.
nv a,,Gsigned acknowledgements for
tho af!ectienate attachment they had
So often ION many former occasions
manifested towards me. and tn as.
SIRE them oftbe sincere regard l cn-
tertaire& Tor them ali 4: with this re-
cues: he complied in consequence OF
which am informed, be has been ac-
cnsed Of making sediti0us speeches and
exciting matiny.
On the following day an order was
pubIisred on parade, stating that |
took upon myself (fOr the present
the Cammsnd and superistnndance oil
the Military Academy. rs being the
senior 9fficcr Of Engineers present.
AZ soon rs the order was read and
the parade dismissed. the ysung gen.
tlcmen gave three cheers, and iBme-
diafety retired without any disorder
or rnnfiiylnn. IsI,su not, al present.
enter intp any detail relative 70 my
taking upon myself the command as
already stated bnt would merely ob-
serve. that ..h!s event had NO cunnec-
ton whatever with any oFths traiisac-
tious in which the gentlemen cadets
we're concerned, No fnrce was nm-
played or contemplated By me antns
occasion at WIS an art ~ my nT'n
perFarmins without any concert with
any IlgrsGn. IeEsn do not believe
that any person al the post Except
NaFr Tbayrr) had any knowledge
relative to my iatendiHg to take the
comalsnd, until the order for that
yurposc was published. The right