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The Scott Court Of Inquiry,


The Washington union has received by tele.
graph dispatch copied from the Picayuno ex.
ira Of the 29lh ult. The dates are, CITY Of
Mexico, March 2lst-and Vera Cruz 25lh:
The difficulties between Gems. Worth and
Scott had been renewed. Ar. Trist was de.
taned at the city Of Mexico witness in the
court Of inquiry. Gen. Scott leaves for the
United States as soon as the court shall have
adjourned. Gen. Twiggs and a number of
other officers are passengers in the New Or
leans. Col. Henry Wilson succeeds General
Twiggs as Governor Of Vela Cruz.
No more supplies than are actually necessa.
ry are now being sent into the interior, in view
Of the immediate withdrawal Of the troops.
The court sat in secret session at the Palace
on the 10Th ultimo; on the next day, after
short private session, the court announced its
deliberations. Gen. Scout asked what persons
were tho accused parties, uni what subjects
were 10 be investigated. The order for the as
sembing Of the court was then read, and the
court examined the charges by Gen. Scott II.
gainst Pillow and Duncan, also the complaints
of Worth against Scott, and designated the time
and place Of meeting, and other prelimnaries.
Gen. Scott expressed his desire that all interest
ed parties should be present. particularly Col.
Duncan, as some remarks would be made which
would concern him. Gen. S. also inquired
whether any other persons were embraced in
the order as accused persons. The court de.
liberated privately half an hour, and then re.
piled that no other parties were accused. Gen.
Scott then made a short speech, speaking feel
| iugly of being struck down at distance from
home, from high and elevated command, and
of finding himself suddenly placed as the chief
crmnal--the accused had become his accu.
sors. The president Of the court admonlshed
Gen. Scott that such remarks infringed on the
rules, and ordered him to resume his seut. Tho
court then adjourned ill the next day. The
court expressed its readiness to investigate the
charges Of Worth against Scott, when a letter
was read from Gen. W. stating that, for the
welfare of the service, he wished to withdraw
his accusation, in his appeal against Scott; after
reading tho paper the doors were closed, and
when rs.opened, the court announced its de-
termination to suspend proceedings in that mat
ter.
Tho court then proceeded to the case of Col.
Duncan, with view to save time, und Scott.
insisted on reading documents relating to tho
charge against Col. Duncan, which the courI
refused.
The accusations against Duncan were subse-
lquentIy Withdrawn by Scott.
Tho New York Courier gives some farther
military correspondence which will be read
with interest.
Headquarters OF THE ARMY,(
Mexico, Feb. 8, 1913.
SIR have received no communication from
tho War Department or the Adjulunt Generals
Office, since my last report, (No. 49, dated the
lSt instant; but slips from newspapers and letters
from Washington have come TO interested par.
ties here, representing, learn, that the Presi-
dent has determined 10 place me before a court,
for daring to enforce necessary discipline in
this army against certain of its high officers. |
make only u passing comment upon those un-
official announcements; learning with pleasure,
| through the same sources, that am To be- super.
seeded by Major General Butler Perhaps, af.
ter trial. may DO 'permiued 10 return 10 the
United Slales My poor services with this
most gallant army are ut length to be requiucd
as have long been led 10 expect they would
! be.
! | have the honor 10 remain, with high re-
spect, sir your obedient servant,
WINFIELD SCOTT.
To the Hon, Secretary of War.
! The North American, in giving this letter,
says; "Wo had almost exclaimed, read THAT,
: Mr. Marcy But MIR. Marcy has read it. lie
has also read his own letter, and, we suppose, =,
with much greater pleasure and admiration.-
We can imagine, that when those two letters
were written, the authors paused moment,
each to muse over The coming times when the
freshly written sheets should have grown the
records of history. Did Secretary Marcy look
u hundred years ahead asking what posIerly
might think of HIN, who, by few lines Of hi
pen, had suddenly arrested the proud career o
great general at the head of his army! W.
a can see, as IN dream, postcrily looking sur
prlsed-iho nOmo of Marcy puzzles it; but Soml
y book-worm relieves the difficulty, and there i,
i a general marmur-"Oh, ay, Marcy there wa
+. Il Marcy-ho was II Secretary III War, it wa
hd who had the honor Of insulting and ill.treat
ing the famous General, Winfield Scott"
D And ScotI muses. TOO, over his letter. Di,
. ho muse Of luturi,y hundred years hcncel-
No, indeed; the man who wrote that letter look
ed thousand years ahead. He wrote in Mex
leo, on the throne of the Monleznmas-a mil
l and half in the air, nearer, by that height. t
r thA heaven Of renown than the poor official o
g the banks Of tho Potomac, from whom he eS
} peeled the ingrattude Of his government.