The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-11-04
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The Court Martial os Lieut.. Col Frem mt
DAY
WAsHIseTos, Nov. l5a7
In pursuance to late general order from the War De-
partmen the members Of the Court Martial sppontsd
to Investigate charges and specifications prefer
red against 1t. Col Fremont the instance Of Gen.
ksarny assembled at the Washington Arsenal this
ing and at IL o'clock the meeting called order
wnen the following precspt read by Capt Lee, the
Judge Advocate -
Wan DEpARrMssr,
ADJUIAsr GESERALs OSricE,
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general Court Martial consisting Of thirteen man.
bsrs will assemble at Fortress Monr ss at "A O'CLOCK
NJ on the I'd day Of Noyomb.r is.7, soon there
J. c Fremont Of the Regiment Of Mountsd Rides.
Brevet Brig General q NJ Brooke, Col 5th Infantrv
Col. 8. Churchill, Inspector General
Col j. b. Crane, LIST Artillery
Brsvet Col NJ. M. Payne, 4th Artillery.
Brsvet Lieut.. Col 8. II. Levy, Corps Typographical
Lieut. Col r E De Russsy, Corps Engineers
Br.vet Lieut.. Col II X Craig Ordnance Department.
Msjsr X. L. Baker, Ordnance Department.
M:jor D.sasIa Corps TopossspnIo.i Ensnssrs
Brevet Major q A MCall, Assistant Adj't. General.
Captain +. Lee, Ordinances Department, u appointed
the Judge Advocate Of the court
Should any onaosr named in the detail be prevented
nom attending at the time and place specified the court
will nevertheless proceed to and continue the business
before It, provided the number be not less than
nine. r. JONES' Adutant General.
By order Of the President.
A subsequent order read changing tho place OF
holding the court from Fortress Monroe to the Wssh
ington Arsenal.
The roll then called and all the members named
Mccall Who, it is expected viii be present to- morrow
Gen Kesrny for whom the usual salute was given ON
matter puuotusly on the ground; both handsome
men en- az, ana both. both looking very we'll
IN mat Ain IN.
At ten in the morning.
On both sdes but the most interesting group
to Us was detachment Of Col Frsmont's Csiiiounis
rangers and mountain scssrs consisting Of Capt
Richard Owens, Capt VIM Findey Lieut.. Cooley,
nsden Moore, Thos Williams, J. c. Davis, T. E. Blaken.
ridge, and Josiah Ferguson; also COL w. H. Russell Capt
Of whaling vessel Most Of these men were With FREE
mont through all bis explorations in California and
know the exact relish Of dish of grssshoppsrs the
entrails of mule, to hungry man. after two or three
days ournsyiDg over the desert plains Of the Great
The matters between the parties in this case
grew out Of the dispute between Commodore Stockton
Hsnsfa kssrpy In Alta California Fremont va
arrival overland claimed the functions of the gubsrna
tora Office and that Fremont subject to his conn.,
mand Fremont refused obedience claiming under
| the higher authority Of Com Stockton. Cen. Kssrny
submitted to this state Of things until the arrival Of
Com Biddle to the command Of the squadron, where
upon the general formally declared governor In
place Of Fremont by the commodore. Gen. Kear
ny and Col Fremont subsequently returned to tho
United States proper leaving the barren possessions Of
New Mexico and California to . military locum tsnsns
| ad Interim and indefinitely At Fort LeSvsnworth,
Fremont arrested being ignorant Of any charges
against him up to that time and suppose It
deemed Of much moment sooner to inform him Of the
actual state OF the case
This understand to be the general position Of the
to each The charges against Fremont
dsobsdience, Sci aud 1t 10 said that
Gen Kearny has never undertaken anything In which
he has failed, there would bs ANAL chance for FIRE.
mont II 1t known that he has success
full In everything he has undertaken, which makes the
case exceedingly interesting
We thank the and the parties Ia this case, for
the facilities extended to the hope
the sake OF fair hearing before the public good
Of the testimony that all proper facilities
will be continued to the press-gsng, whose Judgment
goes largely to make up the judgment Of the public
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