The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-11-04

y of them nave paid for their treachety by
IN Igusmiuious death on the galloWs p
AgaInthe genefal.in-chef calls on his /,
brethren IN arms, OF all grades, 10 be con.
s:auty on the alert, by day as by night t
never TO appear IN the streets Withou, side {
arms 10 walk out only IN parties Of iNos,
threes or more, and to avoid all obscure
places particularly treacherous dram shops
aud liquor stores
By command Of Mai. Gen. Scott.
II. l.. SCOTT, A. A. AG
PUNISHMENT OF THE DESERTERS.
We have not room FOR the orders in full
10 the trial aud sentences Of the differ.
enl deserIers are gwen, bu; give The sub.
stance.
By general order, dated The 6.h Sept,
II appears that coutI martial, of which
Col. Riley, Of the I'd Infantry was Pres-
deaf, tried twen,y.nine men for dtsertioH 10
The enemy. Their fate may be read IN the
following sentences Of Gen Scott
SENTENCES
The court found the above named pr.
soners, (he names are gwen again heloel
sevcrally guilty as charged, and sentence
each (two thirds of the members OF the
court in every case conceuiug IN the SEP.
tence) ito be hanged BY The neck until he
is dead"
.. The General in.chief approves the
foregoing proceed ~ ond sentences, With
the following exceptions: the cases Of
Thes. Riley, company | 81 lnianiry Jas.
Mills, company IL, same re -imeni, and
john Reilly, company X 5.h Infantry.
Thege three prisoners sesefaiiy commit.
ted the crime OF desefion as charged, in
The early part OF April, Is46. Atthat date
the United States were al peace with Mex.
ico and oil the world: for Tie present war
did not break cut, il fact, CID a later da.e,
and was no, recognised 10 exist, by the Con
gress Of the Uule1 States I'll the l3,h d
the following mon'h.
No higher punishment can, therefore be
legally inflicted upon those aitoctous ot
tenders, I, Riley, J Mills aud J. Reilly, thar
tina, prescribed for IN a state Q peace, w
til,y lsshes with taSh.de WHIP, well lax
on the bare back OF each, and their punish
ment is commuted accordiugl y-wth th'
addition, ,ha, each Be branded On cheel
with the letter u, Kept close prisoner a
long as this army remains 10 Mexico, an,
then be drummed out OF the service.
So much Of the punishment, IN the cast
OF Henry Newer comnanv p Ar Art,lle
~, as relates 70 hanging, i On he recon
menda,on Of many members Of tho cclrf
remiued: aad Ike remission IS made ia
The case Of Edward Mnerron, compan,
q, same regiment, out OF consideration 70
son, private in the same company, VIII
has remained faithful 10 his coors.
There beng some slight circumstance
OF mitigation 10 til. several cases o. Eeze
kiah Akes. J.hn Barley, AK. " Zee
and John Blaeis, All d company II 3
Artillery, their .n,ences are commu,ed d
IN The cases Of T. Riley j, Nils and J
Reilly above.
The remander OF the prisoners tired b!
the same court, and .ot the same crlDe
viz: Henry Ncnator, company |, 2 Dfa
goons; F Rhode, company /, ~ Dragons
w. A. Wallace, company c, 81 ln'an'fy
Lawrence Macky, company h, 80 lntan
try; Patrick Dalton, coDPaRy b. "a II
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