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lizhsat Is The said MAJOR General 10 the officers
0f his alVision''
II there Be- o,be6 matters in the conduct ofthe
said BreveI Major General which he may spevi-
ally desire 10 have investigated by the said
Csurs of Inquiry, he will submit them TO the
General -in-chiei, through the Recorder, for fur.
Iher orders in the case. -..--.
DsiaH.-Major Gen. QrITNAN, Brig. Gen.
TwIGGs, BreveI Brigadier SMITH, Members
Lieut.. X. P. Hammond is appointed special
Judge Advocate.
The Court will give an opinion Of the merits
ofall the matters investigated by il.
BY command Of Major Gen. SeoTT
II. L. SCOTT, A. .A.A.G.
Second. A brief statement by BreyeI Major
Gen. WORM, of the matters in which he con.
ceivad himself wronged by the General-in.chief,
aud 10 which the investigation extended under
the order inslitutng the couu, in the following
terms, viz
|. In the matter Of an interview had May 10,
at Chichapa, Mexico, between BreyeI Major
General Worth, commanding Isl division Of the
army, and the civil authorities of Puebla, at The
instance of the said BreyeI Major General-Ihe
General.in-chief (, erbaly and wriIing) has i'm.
properly, in manner aud in matter, character
lied the proceedings at said interview TO the
prejudice and wrong Of said BreyeI Major Cen
cral.
IL. In the matter Of a circular, which was ad-
dressed by Breyet Major General Worth, TO the
lst Division, ON or about June 10, 'I84T-Ihe
Gcneral-in-chiel, verbally and ii writing, has
harshIy aud injuriously characterized said eircu-
lar, aud in Il manner uncalled for, aud TO the
undcserved reproach of said inferior officer.
After an investigation of the above matters,
the court made the following decision in the
case:
OPINION.
That, regarding the remarks of the General.
n.chicl, dated June l7lh instant, endorsed upon
the translated copy of letter from the Mexican
Judge Duran to Major General Scott, dated the
10Th Of June instant, us hypothetical and appli-
cable only to the claims urged by the Mexican
authorities which the General in.chef, at the
time of his remarks, supposed to be "wilhoul
authority" and which Brevet Major General
Worth insists were not conceded by any Of his
official acts, the Court cun perceive nothing in
the remarks of the General.in.chef to which
Brovct Major General Worth could properly
take exception.
The court is further of the opinion that tho
terms of stipulation granted by Brevet Major
General Worth to the lunclionurcs of the city
Of Puebla upon his entrance with the advanced
corps of the army into that city on the 10Th of
Nav last, were unnecessarily yieided, imprOri.
dent. aud in effect detrimental to the public SER
vice. And that the grant of these privileges was
in contruvcnton Of the ninth and tenth para.
graphs ofGcneral Orders No. 20, published at
Tampico on the 18th day of February last, and
rcds MOI parrdHicd by the letter of instructions
of the ncral.in-chicf to Gen. Worth.
The Court, us required, further declares its
opinion that the "circular" published by Brevet
Major General Worth to his DIVISION dated Puc-
bu, June l6, t847, was HIGHLY IMPROPER and
extremely objectionable in many respects, Cspe-
ciolIy as ii might tend, by exasperaIing the
wholc Mexican mutton. TO thwan the well known
pacific policy Of the United States, and, in view
Of the high sourIe from which il eminnled to
disturb tho friendly relations of our Govern
mcnt with Spain, or at least give occasion to
thai Power to call for explanations or apologies.
The harbarOus offence against which the circu.
lar warned the soldiers Oft the first division, it il
existed at all, equally affected the whole army.
! The Information Obtained by Gen. Worth, il
worthy of notice, should therefore have been
communicated to the GcnGraI.in-coici, that he
might have exercised his discretion on the means
10 be adopted for correcting tho evil.
With these views of the circular alluded to-,
the Court is of opinion that II called Tor the EN-
! rUATIC ADMoNITloN AND REBUKE of the General
n.chicl.
/ In conclusion, this CourI deems il material to
the case to express the opinion that ii is the
! right and duty Of the GeneraI.in.chicI, ind in
disponsabc to the preservation of proper disci-
pInc in the army, Ihu, he should at all times
possess the privilege of freely commenting up.
ON, disappearing, or ccnsuring the official acts
Of his subordinate officers.
H. The Gencral-in-chiof approves the Opn-
ion and proceedings in the foregoing case.
Ill. This order will not extend beyond tho
commanders Of divisions and brigadcs, and the
chiefs o! the general staff.
". The Court of Inquiry, of which Major
General Quilman is president, is dissolved.
BY command Of Major General Scott.
IL. l.. SCOTT, A. A. A. G.
: regret that the circular alluded TO in the
r foregoing proceedings has been mislaid by me,
+, or would likewise have given a copy of that.
( GOMEZ