New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-07
Special CorresPondesnce OF the P,eayunee::


EDS PIcAYuSe: The Court Of inquiry held short
session at the Palace on Monday last lSIn inst bat
your reporter unable TO CLEAN anything which trans
PRED farther than that the meeting wss called for the
purpose Of arsngns some preliminary business sud that
order adopted requifns reporters tor the public
press 10 furnish their aud evidences OF RESPONSE
buity the Court; after which. motion for adjourn-
meuI, 20 meet again this morning tor general business
carried.
Inscoodsuce with adjournment the Court rsassemb led
this norning-s the members being present After sit
ting short time 10 private session the courtroom was
open Gen Scott entered, accompanied By Col
Hitchcock. Inspector Gen; Capt H. H. Scott, A A. g.;
Lieut. Wisms A. d. c and other officers Of the Gene
rails staff.
Court announced Itself ready proceed In It's debera
tiops.
would ask OF the Court what to be before the
Court as accused parties and what subjects designed to
investigate.
Tn. Judge Advocate was desired by the President to
read the orders for the assembling of the Court the first
Of which as follows;
War Department, Adjutsnt Generals Office,
WASHINGTON, Jan. IS, 1913. !
GENERAL ORDERs No. 2-The following order received
from the Secretary Of War Is Published for the norms
ton and guidance of the officers concerned;
WAR DEPARTMENT. Jan IS, 1915.
BY direction Of the President Of the United States,
Court Of Inquiry TO consist OF Brevt Brig Cen Towson
Paymsster General Brig. Gen. Caleb Gushing and Col
T. q w Butler, Sd Dragons members will assemble in
Mexico to inquire and examine into the charges and
allegations preferred by Masr General Winfield scott
sgaius Major General Gideon j. Pillow aud Brew Lieut.
Col James Duncan Captain Of the % Regiment Of Artl
ley, aud the charges m.ters Of complaint presented
mel Of the 9Th Regiment Of lnsntry, against Mai Gen.
Winfield Scott; and also into matters Connected with
united the consideration OF the Court after inves
tgatng the the Court will report the facts in each
together with the opinion thereon for the nfOrma
ton Of the President
The Court will convene the 18th day Of February
next thereafter practicable, IN the Castle Of
Peroe, in Mexico, where It viii continue TO hold its sit
tinss unless the exgences OF the public service
quie the place 20 be changed IN which the Court
authorized adjourn from place u place circumstances
may render necessary In order that no embarrassment 10
the service may be oee"loned by us sessions
Should any OF the members named Ia the order DO pre-
vented from attending the Court will proceed 10 and
continue the business before IT, provided the number
OF members present be within the limitation prescribed
Fm,t Lieuien.r, Richard P Hammond, Sd Artillery,
appointed TO set Judge Advocate and Recorder OF the
10 case the Judge Advocate and Recorder should pre-
the Court is authorized appoint other proper per
devove the duties OF Recorder upon the junior
member WIN h. MARCY, Secretary Of War
By order X. JONES, AdjutanI General
The Judge Advocate remarked when he had conelud "a
the reading OF the oye order that had been another
differed from the ust read only In the SUD
slituion OF Col BeSnap as mer instead Of Col But
er and himself as Judge Advocate In lieu OF Lieut. Ham
Mai Gen Scott then addressed the court stating that it
was his desire st the Of the pr0ceedng
that all the interested parties should be Present In the
court though he did not deem this At all Indispensable
lie would be perfectly satisfied with .Gy order rule
that ght be adopted by the Court IN thst particular
but remarks be might have To make, would par
eusrly refer to Lieutenant Colonel Duncan he desired
that that officer above s others, should DO present
He also wished to be informed by the Courl whether
any ofheer, separate from himself Msjor Genera
Pillow and Lieutenant Colonel Duncan, were EN-
braced in the order resd By the Judge Advocate 40 sc
cused parties Ger did not have the slightest desire 70
embarrass or ret. he proceedings Of the Court he safe
IL would materially enlghien hs Path IN the course he
should deem proper 10 u he could BE- informed Of
the itn preston OF the court IN that particular.
The Court wishing time for dsiberaron the room
cleared for the Of hsf hour and upon being
opened, the following decision was rendered
That the conduct oil Maj Cen Pillow. ard Breyet 1t
Col Duncso will under the order be investigated a. far
their conduct 10 involved In the charges preferred
against them by Major Gen Scott snd also ire Court will
examine into the merits Of the plant OF B-yet Msor
Gen Worth sgabs Msjor General Scott; and no other
parties beoIe the Court under any order known to the
CouTn
The also informed Major Gen Scott tina. si the
parties which the order referred would be present IN
morning the regular hour Of meeting
Gen. Scott here and ssd That the Court sat
we'll how much, how deeply he he'd been wound