Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-05-28

deavor to suppress any mutiny, as required by
said order of the Esd Aug. 1914"
To which charges and specific atoms the pr
soner, Lieut.. James McCauley, pleaded Not
Gully.
The Court after mature delberation or the
evidence adduced, found the prisoner Gully, as
charged, and sentence that he be dismissed the
service, have his sword broken over his head,
with a total disqualification Of ever holding
commission in the army Of the u. 5.
The Court, next proceeded 10 the trial of ia.
cob Webb, a private Of Captain S,rothers com.
pany, charged with Deser,ion, Mutiny and Rob.
berry.
To which charge or charges, the prisoner,
Jacob Webb, pleaded Not Gully.
The court, after mature consideration on the
evidence adduced, find the prisoner guilty of
deserlon and mutiny, and not of robbery, and
sentence him to receive the punishment Of death
by shooting.
David Morrow, a sergeant of Captain Strolh.
er's company, charged with mutiny and ereaing
10 mutiny.
To which charges the prisoner pleaded Not
Gully.
The court found the prisoner Guilty, and sen.
fenced him 10 receive the punishment, Of death
by shooting. :"
! John Harris, private Of Captain Slrother's
company, charged with mutiny and conniyng
al mutiny.
pleaded Not Guilty.
The court, alter mature consideration on the
evidence adduced, find the prisoner Gully and
sentence him to receive the punishment Of dealt
by shooting.
Henry Lewis, private of Captain Mechanics
company, charged with mu'iny and exciting to
mutiny.
To which charge or charges, the prisoner
pleaded Not Guilty.
The court found the prisoner, Henry Lewis,
Gully, and sentence him to receive the punish,
ment Of death by shooting.
David Hunt, charged with mutiny
To which charge the prisoner pleaded Not
Gully.
The court found the prisoner guilty as chare.
ed, and has sentenced him TO receive The punish.
ment of death by Shooting.
Edward LInsey, private Of Captain Searcy's
company, charged with mutiny and exciting to
muliny
To which charge or charges, the prisoner
pleaded Not Guilty.
The court found The prisoner Gully, and has
sentenced him TO receive the punishment of
death by shooting.
The court next proceeded 10 the trials of the
feIlowing:---Leonard Farmer, Peter Duncan.
Stephen Johnson, Lewis Thomas, Semore Scott
Pharoah Huigins, Samuel II. Burton, and So
muel Austin, Of Captain Slrothers company
James Thompson, Hugh Carlin, Joseph Write
Joshua Joiner, John Smolhers, and Henry But
Ter, of Captain Mechanics company; Wade H
Night, Berwell Hobby, John Oliver, and Phi.
lip Holland, Of Captain Searcy's company
James Arnold, and Alexander McMorris, of
Captain Kilpatrick's company, charged with de-
seriion and mutiny.
To which charge or charges, the prisoners
unanimously pleaded Guilty
The court found them guilty, and has sen,en. .
ced them to make up the time whilst absent
from service; that one half of their pay he stop
ped; that al the end of their respective service,
they have one half of the hair of their head sha.
we'd off close, and then drummed out of camp
Sergeant James Nelson, Joseph Rau,on, A.
Wilson, and Robert b. Roberts, privates Of
Captain Mechanics company, charged with ma.
tiny and deserfion.
To which charge or charges, the prisoners
pleaded MOI Gully.
The court found them Guilty, and has sen.
fenced them TO remuncrate The government for
the time lost by their absence from duty;
s,oppage OF one third of their pay, and, at the
expiration of their time of service, to have one
half 81 the hair of their head shaved close offs
then drummed out Of camp.
Obadiah Nc Bey, private of Cspt.Stro,her'i
company-Jrremiah Dennis, and James Blythe,
of Captain Mechanics company, charged with
deserfion and muiiny
To which charge CT charges, the prisoners
pleaded Guilty.
The court found the prisoners Guilty, * has
sentenced them to make up the time lost whilst
absent from duty; that the one half Of their pay
be stopped; that, at the end Of their respective
service, shall have one half Of the hair of their
head shaved off close, and then drummed out Of
camp
The Court next proceeded TO the trials ofthc
following prisoners vIz:-Privates John Ban
field MAJOR Hedgpeath, Coleman Nicholas,
t6fer) Thomas Dunsway, John Manning James
Arnold, John Patterson, Thomas Wood, Ed
ward casters, Bethlehem casters, Basder Sun;
mers, Thomas Hall, John Williams, Thomas
Brondon, John Hampton, Jacob Bennett, VIM.
Quinn, John Earby, John L. Harrington, Ste
phen Blythe, John Kelly, John Jones, William