Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-08-29


fly request We publish the following con
= municalion, from Capt x A Stuart. Some
The charges advanced against him are fefu
: ted, whether satisfactorily 10 tboBe i%Dtefesta
, of moi, time will hhov. The langa8ge at ID
end Of tbs document IA IA. bef Bliohg, but nt
more 81 thar Il ought u be, coming from
man who f5eIs conscious Of his Innocence
but IN our opinion much more Roud could b.
effected II the Captain was to call a meeting
gn account Of htB conduct. If the Cutupanl
Refused to meet, Ut being met felt perfectly
satisiel of his conduct while in command
his lnftueefee Of the charges preferred woult
then be clear aud lndtsputablc, and goot
feeling again restored between lbe parties
We have known Captain Stuart for years
and lave always esteemed him ne n gentle.
man and a Christian, md The only reaeou I've
took notice Of the aflir in question was that
we had heard serious charges proclaimed
purlicly against hin and sincerely wish him
to ezeulpate himself Fron them, If possible.
We hope it shall be done.
REPLY OF CAPT. STEWART IN
ANSWER TO THE CHARGE or
REPORTING AIS MEN AS DIES.
ERTERs. JUS u..
Mn. HArUn III thank you for calling
my attention to sorne reports prejidicial to
my character, and thus giving me nm op
portttntty to place my conduct before The
people o fthis town and parish. am char.
gtd with reporting my men rs desertBfs &c.
On arriving in New Orleans, ms our ship
rieared The wharf, at the Barracks, an Off
Ger appeared, who directed lis 10 land NJ a
cotton shed above. Az soon "a the YES.
sel was landed, in company with several
officers, ! visited the shed and found Il n
suitable habitation for hogs. Mi. I1uw.
Ter being IN command ordered the yesaelto
the upper landing. | procured a cab and
went to the QuartersmaHtpr's ~ ascertain
ifany provisions had been or could BIO made
Tor otlr accommodation, learning that there
had been none. and mono could be made. I
sought the officer whose duty Il WINS to mus.
ter 's ont Of service ; he not being NJ
home, his clerk informed me, il could moi
he done until the succeeding Wednrsdav .
J then called on the Cornmiszary for pro
Visions, and was told 10 take what want.
Major Fowler had said to me, my men
tnttld be mustered oRt Of service Us well IN
Rouge ms In New Orleans, and Tint
hey could be mustered out absent on lenve
rs wei as II present md advised that all
who desired to 60 up home should do 81. /
10 tho boat and told the fnrta-T
proposed to Mr., Waddill to 20 and make
arrangements with the Belle Creole for
heir passage, after taking oft n full SIN.
by OF provisions, he told me i'll would loava
vi these matters to hls care he ,yottld al
end TO them, did 50, snpposihg ~ they
his neighbors their wants would he
veil attended tonHnOru especially, hs Mr..
'atterson would o be with them, whose
.isinterostcd kind heartedness none doubt.
Mr.. Waddill took for the mon who r1mr
Iotno, D bhls. bread, | Dbl. sugar, | orcoE
go | meat, ! box sperm r0ndlea, | box
oap-~for those who remained he took 3
IBIS sugar, | of meat, | of coffee, 2 boxes
nndles, | box soap, for all of which
hovc daily rations was chargenbln ty
nc C0nmissary. In this situation / tnh {
10 men about dark III Saturday evening, {
were to leave the next morning nj 10. Il
he following "Wednesday I returned to :
Orleans, and appeared with rs many |
my lnen us had remained to be mustered
1t of surviee. Upon calling the roll a !
rye number We're absent, | told the officer '
.e4 tUefc absent on lcate, but he refused To
'cogniae any other than u Gtrlottgh or Ger. I
from Gen. Taylor as sufficient : |
as allowed by the officer TO append a Ger. .
Hcate to the pay roll, saying they were !.
Dsent by leave Of Maj. Fowler, as be was !
command, md | certainly thought he a
I'd directed me TO grant such. Unless he y
I'd the power and did so, | could not have !
nc it. anticipated no difficulty whatev. l'
, in relation to this matter, knowing Mai. 7,
'wler to have been long in service. In. !,
OF reporting my mon ns deserters, y
i all In my power 10 have them honora. o.
Y discharged, and paid, for they merited
| hope none ofthtm would have asked II =
, to certify they were absent on leave Of =,
Taylor. have written TO General U
lylor TO order all not yet Discharged to DO y
out and paid of in Baton Rouge.
lese are nh tho facts so far rs | recollect q
connected with this matter. fthere N
ould be any unanswered, OF any ono ur- al
lsied, am ready either publicly or pr. BIZ
to answer this, or any other COM III
or charge That yotr Of my friend Du. ~
ca may deem of sufficient Importance, | G.
the n back. biting hypoerite, detcst a 81
in the grass, and hope no such rep. &c
will be found In my pdth. hope my W
'nds Of the Gazette will take this as an 4
'wer 10 their notice Of to-day md pub. 70
it. Hn# 90,
Very respectfully, yours, no
RICHARD A. STEWART. wi
22nd, 1916 "n