The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-04-07

rally. of his summary Of de evidence
iaaching the operations of has semiaale
campaign. parieulariy shsl par Il d
coBched in the fnllo~lng issms. &c
affrociOas mackiaafions II fhe secoad
United States Graerd Offer. srk0 Aas
erer dared 70 aid and assist The open en-
smy offke Repsblie n their operations
against The Unifed Safes' Jerces en-
ployef IL ne protection Of he frontier
people. The first great egeader ras
Major General Benedict .7TnOld; fhe Sc
coad a. your finding must shoar. Is Na-
jor Gensrd Hlyfsld SeOff Asser-
lions. wishoul facts Or circumstances 20
sustain them. and unhecoming his Major
General Gaines's) high rank and station;
remarks and assertions which the Court
condemns in The most decided terms Of
apprehension.
a. The Court. in continuation, fel.s H.
self compelled % notice ihe eensure IN
the official letters Of Major General Scott
lspread upon The record Of these proceed
ings) cast upon Major General Gaines.
in reference 10 his operations in FLORIDA.
and 10 tone of language that could not
be otherwise than offensive To the later
General; and ia terms, the Court - Of
.opinion, not called lor under the rireum-
stances Of the case, and ought not 10 have
been INDUCED in."
4. Opinion Of the Court IN reference 10
unauthorized reports and Publications
ofo6fesrs ofthe army.
The Court took into consideration
communication from Captain Hitchcock,
Of the llIh Of March. 1886, To The Hon.
Mr.. Lyon, Of Alabama. published in the
Globe, Of the End of April. 1886. detail
ing the operations Of Msjor Gen Gaines.
in his campaign against the Seminole In
dams in Florida. in 1896, and Iiads that
lis publicity was made with the apprnba-
lion Of Major General Gaines, and does
nos violate any regulation or rule Of SER
vice; that IL appears To be narrative
OF facts assumed by the writer. without
any commenIs or reilecIians injurious To
the public service; and the Court cannot,
therefore. see that there is any necessity
for further investigation into The subject.
rhe Judge Advocate laid before the
Court number Of The Globe of the
9Th Of April, 1896. containing a publIca-
ton purporling ~ be from the pen oi Ma
jor General Jesup. commenting on the
letter ri Captain Hitchcock. II the llih
Of March: also letter Of The 2nd Of June.
addressed by Captain Hitchcock to the
editors of The Globe aud published in
that paper Of the 4lh of June, in reply To
the publication, having the signature of
M4jor General Jesup. IL viewing tile
contents Of the letter Of Captain Hitch
cock Of Ihe 2nd June, il purporls 10 be
justification Il the premises assumed in
his letter 10 Mr. Lyon, Ut The llth Of
March, and contains nothing contrary to
the regulations Of the Army.
"lhe Couri was called to consider a
publication made By Captain Meal. adj
dressed 10 the Editor OF the New Orleans
Bulletin under date Of the 18th of May,
1895, aud published in the Army and
Navy Chronicle Of The lIth of August,
1896. also. a postscript or mites to said
letter, published in the Army and Navy
Chronicle Of The 29ih Of September.
1896. The purporI If the letter and
postscript rs detail or narrative Of the
campaign OF Majar General Gaines
against the Seminole Indians in Florida,
in 1896. But as the publications were
made more than month after the cam
paign was closed, the Army regulations
were not violated thereby"
The proceedings and opinions in The
foregoing cases have been submitted 10 the
President, and are approved
the Court Of Enquiry IS dissolved.
J. r. POiNSETT,