New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-12-29
The nimcnlr, In the Army.

from which ! would inter that there Is no hope OF
h's recovery.
The Difficulty In the Army.
The difficulty among the prominent officers Of
oar Army appears 20 have been quite as serious as
was represented We publish here the orders OF
Gen. Scott rejecting upon the olhcers who were
said 20 be ulder arrest They betray no little TEN
pcr-perbaps We would say ascerbity OF temper
WAR DEPARTMENT. AoJr GEsEHALs oFuczl
WAsHIssToS Jan. =, isN. !
The owing reu st- has --en received from the War
Derartrcaf. W,E DlrAETMESIl
WAsnNeIOS. Jan. -, lsf7. !
The President cf che Crc1 sdrectstlai paragraph
$50 n General e-uatos for thc Army established on
he is OF March, ISIS ani inoaici among those pub
H.hcd January -. ISL be nov Published, AMI that is
Observance part o. the gclerh regulations pe srcL!
enoinee upon The army. bg order o. ine resident.
(>gneD Z. MARCY, Secretary Of Nar.
The following Is the paragraph of the General
Regulations Tor the Army. estabsnca on the lst OF
March ls2j. referred o. above.
$50 Private letters or reports. relative to military
marches and operations. are frequently nccvoGs IN de-
sign, ard always fisgracciul 20 the army ihey are
therefore srrcfy forbidden aHd officer found guilty Of
mskl1g report fIr nu1ca Hu i.hout special per
mission or Of acng he writing hey end rs control %
thai IL finds is way 90 the press, within ono monh after
the termination cd the ctmqaN 90 which u relates sha
be dismissed from the wee
By command ~ MAJ. Gen. Scott
(s.sucD VA. q. FREEMAN, Asst AiJ Gen.
HLADerARIERs oF rnE AMI
Mexico, nov. IL. 1871. }
The attention Of certain officers Of this army i recalled
10 the foregoing regulation. which TIE gencran-chic IS
resolved 20 enforce 50 far A. 10 may be- 10 h, power.
Asyet bur tso echoes rom home 20 the brilliant op,a
ton. q army 30 This basin have reached US the nr
90 Sew Orleans. Aad The second through TAmpico
Newspaper.
pal heroes Of ihc scs1daloui letters alluded 10 di NOT
write them OF specially procure them 20 bee written, and
the intelligent be- A no loss IN conlectunns the AL
thufs-chefs. paftEaus, fnd pef flmiiAs 40 le h"n'
III The service. che disease qrnffnCI O sle, nNf carmel
Cannot have .elct spol b tf dozen officers ie'ehr
an whom. 20 s believed belong % the same Two eo-eie
False credit may d0uDt Dee obtained A. nome, ~
such des,rhhe sefpndiaes and mtignant exclusion oi
others but a. ie expense Of thc Just esteem ana con-
alteration of gl honorable officers who love tncr cpui
try their prof ss0n, an1 The truth OF history ihe W
druaion the great number o the latter class cannot
fall the end brns down the con9eied 'hd TIE eIi-
Gus 10 their proper level
H. l.. SCOTT. A A A C.
The letters alluded to 10y Gen. Scott as tho
eonoes from home are evidently the " Leon'da'
letter and the other letter which appeared hfst
In the Piffsbargh Post. was thence transferred 10
the UuiOa. whence We copied 70 on the -ih Ocio
Der. with some Introductory remarks, aud The
whole then appeared ia a Tampico paper
When Gen. SCOTS orders were published. Lieut.
Col Duncan came out promptly IA the North Amer
lean with the following frank avoeel OF his cOnnec
lng 10 the North American the TampcO letter
was compiled from two letters written by officers
of the army in Mexico 70 brother officer IN PITS
burgh. for bis eye alone But read what Col.
Duncan has to say 10 It
MEXICO. Nov. 10, lsi7.
To the Editor Of Ne Nor's Ameucaa:
siE: herewith present copy Of the Tampco Let
ter" character zed his scandal u.s. despcable, " ma
ngnant' g.. a general orders 40. 40 published In the
american Sdr of this morning:
To the end that character of this letter may be
known desire that you rcpu0ish Il 10 you paper and
that OF my brother officers may nnoccniy suher Tor
a publication 80 obnoxious hereby publicly acsnoweds -
myself to be- is author TIC substance Of t eo'nmn'
Gated from racuoaya soon after the battles 10 private
letter 10 a friend IN Pittsburgh
The statements 10 the letter are Known by very many
officers of this army be true anc can but think that
the publication or truth IS les likely o. do violence TO IN
dydu4s the service than the suppression or perycr-
sion Off
Justice to Gen. Worth, who is evidently Of the
heroes" pointed al in order No. 3i9) requires me 70
state that he nothing whatever OF my purpose 10
write the letter Ia question, that II had been written
TIL well way its destination. ne never saw nor
oid he know directly Indirectly, the purport OF
one line wor syllable Of j. TIL he saw In PRINT aud he
IS equally ignorant Of my design to make this declaration
which DO, as wrote the letter, unpromPted and on ny
own possibility. Very respectfully your obi servt
JAMES DUNCAN, Breyet Lieut.. Col. l. ;. y
After the publication of this letter. Col. Duncan
was placed under arrest, AID subsequently Gen.
Pillow was arrested and next Gen. Worth. The
North American is of opinion tina, Gen. Pillow was
not arrested on account Of the d" Leonidas letter
bat on the following grounds
There has been another arrest, that OF zen. fil'
low one OF the chiefs atorensmed but not as sp
pears on account Oi the latters OF which he IS the
hero. We hear, generally, that the caose was
this: Gen. Pillow having taken exception to the
finding OF a court Of inquiry, which finding has been
approved by Gen. Scott addressed paper ating
to the matter to the Secretary Of War through TIE
CommanderIn chief preserving copy, which ne
avOved in q letter accompanying he nat SENT or
would send, directly 10 me Secretary 0 W"hhg
ton. This transaction If judged 10 be a contempt
aud for the sojadged contempt Gen. Pillow IS ar
rested Not understanding the techncalities oil the
case. Ne are not advised whether part OF or the
whole Of the transaction Is regarded as the con
tempt-but that is Immaterial.
Gen. Worth arrest Is thus noticed In the North
american Of the 10Th ult
The last arrest occurred yesterday THAT OF
Breyet Maj Gen. Worth, and the charge is we
believe. contempt toward the Commander IN Chief.
Without a full knowledge Of the facts. We do rot
purpose 70 lengthen this article by any remarks up
on this proceeding.
We shall have more 70 say GA this grave sub cct
another day.