Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-03-25
ALEXANDRIA,,
THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH Is.
Extract Of a letter TO The Editor Of The
Norfolk Herald, dated
8 WAsHIHGT0N, March g, Ie2A

Norfolk Herald. dated
WAsHINGr0N, March IS, 1898.
DEAR SIR-lhe sentence OF the Court
Martial upon Mr.. Kennun is ..fuil oceuil.
tar upon every charge ana. speeyfcalson--
but the Court 20 no iurlher!
He is ordered TO the Pacific 10 tie
Peacock-snd Il report tells true, this is 4
step by, the power. that rule the roast to
stiAe all further inquiry about tue ianou.
Georgia libeI!-for, il is understood he.e.
the Secretary will make no part OF the
proceedings public but the senience--aDd
making Kennon's sailing nearly simaira.
neou, with knowledge OF his sentence,
puts It out of his power to get any thug
else for that purpose.
mo steps are to be taken against toe
prosecutor, though the Court here declar.
ed that the charges and specifications are
not prousd'
Il make this known TO you to satisfy
the curiosity know your readers have a.
bout The late Court Martial, and suggest i,
as due to justice and the honor OF The Ma.
w, whether it will not be exptdlent Tor
Ii, KsnBon 10 publish all luat he can,
10 wit: his defence. The public will from
that, | am told, be able 10 comprehend
something OF a transaction Vt winch they
are to be officially kept ignorant, hut
which they nave only to know 10 stan.p
with their seveIesl reprehenslon.
The officers here. under the rank Of
captain hope some independent menu
Der OF Congress will call tor the proceed.
iDgs of the Court Martial Amen say H.
THE sentence OF the Court has been re.
ceived by 1t. Kennon, but, We UNDER
stand, will not be published by him, al.
though authorised 10 do so, il being uu.
derslood that il is The intention OF the De-
partment TO publish ii. We can state,
sentation in The foregoing extract. II 10
also true that Lieut.. K. has received or,
ders to take passage in the Peacock, to
resume his station as FIRST lieutenant OF
the frigale United States in The Pacific
The Peacock is on the eve OF her depar-
ture. so that all possibility Of obtaining So.
tistaction for The IibellUus attack on him
in the Savannah paper, is officially cut off,
COMBINATION OF INDIANS.
The Missouri lntelligencer of The 9Th
inst. (printed at Frsnklln) contains the
following important information:
We are indebted 10 the politeness of q
friend at Fort Usage, for the following in.
formation, direct from Arkansas, which is
from an authentic source:
Major Cummings, the commsBdant at
Fort Smith, has demanded OF the Usage
Chiefs those who committed the late muir
ders in that quarter. The chiefs are will
ling to surrender them, but cannot enforce
obedience, as the murderers refuse to 10
given UP, and are protected by majority
oil the nation. The CommandaDt has ri.
ven hem until the 10th OF Jan. to consider.
IT.; at the expiration OF which time, unless
they should be given up, an attempt will be
made 10 take them by force. They threaten
resistance, aud say that il such an attempt
should be made, they will compel the
Mission families to supply them with pro-
visions, and the traders to furnish them
all their guns and ammunition The Us.
agesare divided into several bands, one of
which, the Chienias, did the mischief.-
The others did not hold themselves in any
manner accountable tor the deprsdstions
OF that band, aud will, in all probability,
in case OF necessity, assist The traders 10
the vicinity.
A letter Of late Gate, from respect.
able source, on the Arkansas; states that
the Osages, Cberokess. Klckapuos and
Delawares, met al Chouleau's trading
house, and Joined in great dance Mr..
Auguste Cbouteau stated that this savored
very much of combination OF those ma.
lions against the whites. Such ding
y ould be very dangerous 10 the frontier
settlements OF Arkansas and Missouri, and
require considerable force quell IT. The
Union Mission family are much alarmed.
q nd the Harmony family do not consider
themselves tree from danger.
The settlers upyn thesArkansas ,re now
raising volunteers, and have already or.
ganlzed ore company. II il should be ne~
cesssry We have NO doubt that Boon's
Lick could furnish lew riaemen OF bold
hearts and correct aim