The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-01-05
Difficulties between Gems. Scott and
Worth.

The first clause of complaint on the part
of Brewer Major General Worth, against the
General in Chief, was the unqualified disap-
probation of the latter, of the terms of capt.
ulation entered into by the former, with the
municipal authorities of the city of Puebla
in his advance upon and occupation of that
city.
" The second cause of complaint on the
part of Gen. Worth against the General-in-
Chief. was the disapprobation of the latter at
circular addressed by the former to his divi.
sion alone, at period when the entire force
of the army, including the General-i i'm Chief,
was garrisoned in the city of Puebla, with the
exception of the small force left at Jalapa
under Col. Childs. That circular purported
to convey the information to the first division.
of which Gen. Worth was the commanding
officer, that design was contemplated by the
citizens of Puebla to poison the fountains
from whence our army drew their daily sup
ply of water, and in that way destroy US; and
placing them on their guard against such in
human and nefarious designs, if in reality
there was any ground of apprehension what
ever that such threats had been made, or if
made, whether there was the slightest pos
sibility OF their being put into execution.
ITO the exceptions taken by the General
in Chief at these two official acts of Gen.
Worth, the latter became greatly incensed,
and permitting his feelings to prevent his
better judgment, became most violently and
bitterly inimical to the General-i in Chief
The result was, what every rejecting officer
in the army most deeply regretted, rupture
in those friendly relations which, for upwards
of thirty years, had existed between these
two gallant and justly distinguished military
chieftains. =.lE .fss##a t.Hr
!" Upon this Court of Inquiry was de-
manded BY Gen. Worth to investigate certain
matters in which that general officer conceives
himself to have been I'M ured by the the gen.
eral in chief of this army, viz in the matter
of the terms granted by the said Brevet Major
General to the functionaries of this city, in
the way of capitulation, as guarantees, at Or
about the time MAY Is, 1919 of his en-
trance with the advanced corps of the army
into the city; and in the matter of circular
dated June l6, 1S47, published by the said
Major General to the officers of his division"
The complaints set forth that the General
in-Chef had Improperly" harshly and
injuriously" characterised said proceedings
to the prejudice and wrong of Gen. Worth.
TIE Court was composed of Generals Quit
man, Twiggs and General Smith, who gave
the following opinion:
"That. regarding the remarks of the Cen
dorsed upon the translated copy of a letter
from the Mexican Judge Duran, to Major
General Scott, dated the 10th of June, instant,
as Hypothetical, and applicable only to claims
urged by the Mexican authorities which the
General in chief, at the time of his remarks,
supposed to be without authority and
which Brevet Major Gneral Worth insists
were not conceded by any of his official acts
the court can perceive nothing in the re-
marks of the General in Chief, to which
Brevet Major General Worth could properly
take exception.
"The court is further of opinion that the
terms of stipulations granted by Brevet Ma
Tor General Worth to the functionaries OF the
city of Puebla, upon his entrance with the
advanced corps of the army into that city, on
the 10th of May last, were unnecessarl ~
Welded, improvident, and, in effect, detriment-
al to the public service. And that the grant
of these privileges was in contravention OF
the ninth and tenth paragraphs OF General
0do-o No On .,,,hlishnd at Tamnico. on the