The Arkansas advocate., 1837-02-17

For; Towson, by companies, or in n body. :. most convenient Gea. Gaiaes rees,is;f;oa nay Ls Cor. q .4rks. q June 2s, ls36. se 'ep0a 1s
 Upon this requisiioa, the Gov. made nro.,. on the Sin of July, 1856, ore e,ae,J s aoa, rd Gtn-lien, 10 consist ot len Conpaies ,, 1o pfoclamaiion and he other laws, &c. set forth 'ls ny battalion was ofganzed Soo'e, nc nlaaner q oppointiag the officers ;s ,b. ., bearing thai the Volunteer ahove set forh oay the laws of Arkansas--the osgaAi4aiio is l s,yes '0 shtHg a gwen exclusively 10 the United s,s.s. Authorities. es'es
 Chefges agaanst EoreeA tslils oeiins. os eoa,.: ] CHARGE i.-Disotsdisacc of orders aed na,,t;no,.
 duel. 1'''Ss0oas cos- ] spseGeoiion ,. That on the 2ad of oc,ob., ,... (aasng been ln command as senior captan L, 4o,0' oi tA Col Y, during his CTS absence} Lo yof e'a'r 10 deliver up the books of the battalion 10 IL ca T l oii hls re-ass ualipg command. T. l H. On the same day, attempted to exc;,e .o... and disobedienee, by ordering the relief 'uhy the guard to bring in and remove the senIneI. s 'hsT posts, promising 10 be himself responsible ea such dtsobedient conduct. VT
 ILL On same day, in disobedience of orders., attempting 10 excite mutinv, advised and oraayaau s"u sentinel to abandon hts post.
 IP. On the 25th day of October another ae.... to excite mntiny, by dsrespecif expressions ovss,d' lS commanding olcer calculated 10 produce that re- suii, he being then under arrest. Z. On 24th Oct, whilst under arrest. atlona,aat. excite muilny, by secretly stealing, in the dsad os nghi. ino the tents ol the soldiers and slatno n,as oas taisfhoods calculated to excite them aoans b. commanding officer. s@e' IL On l1h Eov., while in arrest atteno,e3 ,o excite volunteers 10 n1efny. by falsely lelma tbar, tbat ne was m acfaal command of I7i Towson. and thai they must and should assist him in resslpo be orders oi thelr commanding officer. Lf. Col FowIer H. On 27th Get, while io arres attempted to cSel'e miiay ey sending message 10 the several of fleeFs e he corps that they must b:n in res,snc the orders oi their said commanding officer FIJI. On 18th Nov, a tautiny ,Yas actuallv .., on foot with hs knowledge and advice, and he did not give information thereof 10 his commanding officer
 CHARGE 2.-Iacapacifg. 3pecgicafioa That he has not mental canac;tv o understand or inelcafe the panes duties of an o 6cer solder.
 IL That he cannot write the English Iapquaoe his molher tongue, as to be understood nor write or dictate properly the most simple order report, or other paper belonging to the duties of an officer
 III While in command of ihe corps as senior captain, he eoare9ed Geaefa Goaf-.nartiaL 10 try commissioned o6fesr
 GHARGe B. CoAd4ei Q1jecopliag oa officer oad a gentleman.
 spscgicaiioa [ On 17tb Nov, lalseig declared to number "f officers and soldiers, that he as in ocital command of Fort Towson.
 ~. From 18th Sept 10 9Th Oci, continuously, n the nshi, when the eyes o the other officers could not De upon h, was n the habit of secretly stealing into the tents Of the private soldiers and by taseoods attempting to excite them against their commanding eleer, 10 lnsuhordinafion and lnlliey
 III. From 20ih Sept. to 4th Oct. repeatedly brought secretly and caadcStiueiq, large quaaties of whlskey, Re, lnfo he vicinity of the camp. and dis rlbnied il secretly among the soldiers, contrary to or. der' for the purpose of excif0g disorder and nsbo- dnaion.
 CnAReE 4.-.l1utiny, on Ms17h Aop.
 CHARGE D. -UaotScsr-itke conduct
 Same as specification B. n charge ?.
 CHARGE 6.-- Breach of arrest.
 Three different specifications and separate offences
 ADDITIONAL CHARGE, ,cl,ic acitne as Col
 Specltcafion 4. When ordered 10 march 10 Fort Gibson, he granted about fifty flrloughs for men to visit the interior o Arkansas, ia direct violation of his duty an officer.
 S' Hf. He permitted every species of disorder on the march; and frequently canped at night without q single sentinel, in tte Indian country.
 ". lie attempted, though the Surgeon of the Volunteer corps, to procure the appointment of his nephear, as .7ssisfam sutgeoa-a boy, wholly without education or capacity; thereby eyincng utter dis regard for the lives of the men under his command. An additional charge might be added: that the Pay and Muster Rolls, made by him, at Fort Gibson, ARE FALSE.
 The charges against Kapanapgh Simpson and Jo'n's0n, were those of open and papablc MUTiNY, on tho 18th of November.