Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-12-22
GENERAL SCOTF.

The Court Of enquiry ordered by tie Pre-
1ident on the conduct Of Gen ScorT in Flo
rida and the Creek country, is how sitting II,
Frederick. Maryland. General Scott, it will
!bc seen by the following acccnnf of the pro.
ceedings, is much excited, and highly indig-
nant at the charges brought against him.
The Court is composed Of Gen. KtcoMB, ny
President; Generals ATKINSON and BaAB1,
Members; and Captain Cooper, as Judge Ad-
vocate. ...... ...
Correspondence ofihe Baltimore ChronicleJ
MILITARY COURT OF INQUIRY.
..,..... FREDERicK, Md. Dec. l2
The Court Of Inquiry was occupied sthe
greater part of this morning in hearing the
testimony Of Mr.. Dr. PEYsTER, a volunteer
aid to General EUsTIs, whose official rela g.
tions gave him extensive opportunities of
Judging of the circumstances which einbar-
rassed the operations in Florida. His pvi.
dcnce accords will, that given by General
SANFORD (of the Georgia troops) Col. l,ND-
SAY, Major GRAHsm, Captain GREEN and 9TH
crs, and goes to show that Gen. Scorr was
nntiring in his Efforts, and jndicious in his
plans, to terminate the war, and that the want
of subsistence, stores and clothing among the
troops, was the primary cause Of our failures
an the Seminole country. Gen. ScOrT, filed
up the intervals Of the testimony by remarks
q" The Court on tic Importance of evidence
expected from witnesses now absent, and
enumerated Gen. CLrNCH. Colonel BASx-
HEAD, Capt. DRkNE, LIT. G. MoRRIs, It. Nc
CRABB, and others. as invaluable to him.
81 SHALL" said he "Mr President, put agnes
tion to Mr.. MoKaTs, the answer to which
anticipate, and which answer shall apply
with tremendous effect" The General
teems much eMcitcd, and occasionally gives
vent to very sharp expressions. In reference
tn the letter addressed to the President. by
the Hon. JOS. NJ. WHITE, of Florida. in which
General s. is spoken of harshly, the latter,
few days ago intu1ged in very spirited lan-
gnage:-"I'll see fllc honorable gentleman,
Mr.. President, under other circumstances,
! and retort upon him, Sir, in other termSE
To day he observed, "r shall avail myself Of
my right, and elicit ut nll prints the informa-
ton necessary to elucidate my relation TO NY
country. Ifthe Court think proper, would
suggest the reading of the documentary evil
dence in the matter Of the CREEK War
Let the imputations cast upon me Tor my con-
duct in that nntioB, be NOW taken up, and by
the fine we are through the prcliminaues,
the witnesses, for whom we are now waiting
will certainly have arrived" To discuss this
proposition, the Court was cleared, snd after
wards adjourned to 10 clock io-nrow.
II is thought that some months must elapsc
ere the trials arc copcf,rledy and that foil and
free inquiry will be- diligently had into all
matters connected with tho Indian cam-
ps,gns. '.'L' % . -4lL ali
DEcsMsrR 18th.
The court this morning oesented to tie
proposition Of Gen. Scot, as proposed by him
yesterday, and directed the judge sdvocate to
commence the reading Of the official docu-
mcnts pertaining to the Creek war. The
first pnper introduced TO notice, was tho orig
inal communication transmitted to Mr.. Blair.
of tine Globe, by Major General Jcssupl. ~
this letter. you p,ay rcrrn,ber the military
character Of Gen. Scott is most mcrcilessy
csnvassed, and the self-csteem Of the writer
strikingly portrayed. Ns soon AZ tho judge
advocate had concluded its pcrusal, Gen.