Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-12-20
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MILITARY COURT OF INQUIRY.
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FREDERICK. MD. Dec. IL, lc.U
"Thc Court OF Inquiry was occupied the greater part
Of this morning in hearing The testimony Of Mr. De Fey
slcr volunteer aid 10 General EuSs whose oiEcal rr-
laUns gave him extensive opportunities OF lutLtng OF
tie circumstances which embarrassed the operations in
Fl.!a His evidence accords with that given By Gen
SluGrd Vi The Georgia troops:) Col. Lindsay. Major
Graham. Captain Green and others. and goes to show
that Cen Scot; unrng in his efforts and Jndclous
in his ians 10 terminate the war, and that the want q"
suJ:strncr stores and clothing among the troops, was
The urinary cause Of our failures in the Seminole coun
ry CEN Scott filed up the intervals oi the testimony
ly remarks TO the Coui the importance Of evidence
exrvc.L from witnesses now absent, and enumerated
Gen Cuch. Col. Bankhcad Capt D!ane: Ii q. Morris
IT, AcCrah0 and others as invaluable 10 him II Shall
said L 'Air President. put question 10 Mr. Norris the
answer to which anticipate, and which answer shall
aprv 10 tremendous effect" Tie General seems much
excited, and occasionally gives vent TO very sharp cX-
prpS$nnS. In reference Ia the letter addressed TO the
President " the Hon Jos NJ. White, Of Florida: in
which General 5 is spoken Of harsI!y, the latter, few
DAYS ago imag-d il very spirited angGagP:"i !! see
the honorable gcrl!eman Mr. PRESIDENT under other cir
cuns'aucrs and rctor, upon him, Sir. in other terms.
To-day he observed, 81 shall avail myself OF my right
and elicit at all points tie information necessary to clu
c:,iltc relation TO lny country II the Court THINK
proper would suggest the reading Of the documentary
evidence in the matter Of the Creek War. Let tie i'm
pnta!ions cast upon me- for my conduct IN nat nation,
BE- VOW taken up, and By the Sine we are through Tie
pclmnarics. the witnesses, for whom we are now wait
inr will certainly haze arrived. TO discuss this pro-
pusi'iun tic Court cleared, and afterwards adInnr
ed tn 10 0 clock to.nUrIuw.
General Muco:lh in personal appearance, resembles
Tyrone Power. He is about fifty years OF ag", and
s:r,;igy inclined to cOrpurncy. Grn. Atkinson is not
u!ikc the Cumman!rr.in. Chief but evidently much
od,r Cen Brady is tie oldest Of The three, and per-
scuication u! a field worn vctran-he is bordering rn
seventy and hears ba;iIy Capt. Cooper, tic Judge Ad
yoca,r i; perhaps thirty five very fine gentleman.
rapi pensinau and rather lean. They in fall dress
and the proceedings are conducted with the prescribed
trna.rs Some 81 the Generals have their families
with thea and do not disposed TO hurry through
their Gutlrs here.
..Il is In rgh, that some months must elapse the
trials are concluded and that full and free inquiry will
be diligently had into all matters connected with The In
dian Campaigns.
"rhe personal characteristics or General Sect are IA
mi!iar 10 o! readers 10 those WHO nave le
yer seen him may b. suggested Cleopatra dcscr
oil Mark Anthony lie is every inch soldier and a
gentleman. He bears in his features the operation o
tnch nena! diSgUlrude occasIOncu probably ny con-
templalicn Of his position after an active lie devoted 10
his country but the cvarous spirit That animated him
at Chippewa and Bridgewater is still t'stingusaDe IN
December 18Th, 1896.
The Cont This morning assen,ed to the proposition
of Gen Scott as proposed by him yesterday and direct
ed the Judge Advocate to commence the reading OF the
official documents pertaining 10 the Creek war. lhe
first paper introduced TO notice was the original comnu
nica,ion transmitted Mr. Editor Blair, of the Globe,
by Major Gen Jesup. In this letter. you may femeIn-
her the military character OF Gen Scott Is most heIc-
lrssly canvaSsed and The scieseem Of the writer sr'k-
inyy portrayed. AS the Judge Advocate had
concluded lis pcrnsg Gen. Scott evidently much irrita-
tod begged leave remark that tie letter just read,
was familiar to the court and The counlrythat To say
,,ipC lust now of its author ii had bee most in nudenly
ruhishrd and that he had been made the subject I" III.
naurcd animadrcrson in many parts OF the Union; that
To ali this lie had manifested Indifference, canSe OF
his regard for the rules OF service and his own seiire-
spscl that he had published or caused to he pub
Lshcd nor was he aware O.! his friends having publish
cd any article commendatory of his course through
the wars in question: in any degree rejecting on The
conduct or character Of others. But MIR. Prcsdcnt (c
continued suspend the operation OF your nlitay laws
for awhile and shall ask from tribunal. saisiac-
ton fer my wrongs; not from the government, s or
from any power under heaven vii! demand re'TDn-
ton if | NAV be permitted TO resort TO lhose powers,
with Which the Lord Of the universe has endowed me
In this good right arm, (he concludedJ will find re-
dress for all my wrongs" During the reading OF the
succeeding papers, the General frequently lose, and by
well timed plantations, eucidated obscure passages o
the documents and reconciled conflicting statements
These manuscripts constitute the correspondence which
General Scott conducted with the War Department: and
its multitudnous subordinates.
Gen Jesup is, in my humble opinion, i'll very un-
enviabie position The plan of Gen Scott says he
in his letter his friend Blair is very, very faulty his
campaigning paper, my dear SIT, looks agnihccny
we'll but &c. In short time, shall MAKE an I'M
preston In this style, does the Quarter. Nastcf-Cc
neral lecture his trustworthy friend, who forthwith
presents Tie epise the public and sets The Command
erin Chief by the Jesup shockingy nhis'
Greet in writing such letter, and Blair, lamcnlaby IN.
fortunate III publishing it, Nc, &c,