The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-04-12

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few items Of news. TIE mail Ii jjuss Il,
from the city Of Mexico, bringing dsies 10
the 2lH inst The diG3cultiea between
Gen. Scott and Gen. Worth have been.
renewed, and MI. Esfist il Ia be retsiiied
as witness. 1s5sa,
Santa Anna Is coming down 10 this plsoe
to embark Immediately.
Gen. Scott will come down from Next.
co a. soon rs the court OF inquiry adiourns,
and leave for the United Statcs, ssi
The man Clark, convicted OF tho vntr.
der Of Guerrero, who wasto have been OK.
ecuted yesterday, has had hts sentence
commnted to twenty years imprisonment
at hard labor.
have learned, on the best Of authority,
that TO more supplies than are absolutely
necessary for tho immediate use Of the
army will BE- sent to the interior, Ia view
of animmed:ate withdrawal Of our troops.
Such, am informed. were tho orders re.
ceised BY this morning. mail from Mexi.
CO. III ia
Cirr OF MExlco, Mar. l5.-Eds. Pic.
yune: The court Of inquiry held short
secret session st the Palace son Monday
last, 18th inst, but your reporter was un.
able to CLEAN anything which transpired,
further than that the meeting was called
for the purpose Of arranging some prelimi-
nary business, and that an order was ad.
opted requiring reporters for the public
press to furnish their names and eviden-
ces Of responsibility to the Court; after
which motion for adjournment, TO meet
again this morning, for general business,
was carried.
In accordance with adjournment, the
court re.assembled this morning-all the
members being present. After sitting q
short time in private session the court.
raom was thrown open and Gen. Scott en-.
tered, accompanied by Col. Hitchcock,
Inspector Gen.; Capt. Fl. l.. Scott, A. A..
G.; Lieut.. T. Williams. A. D. c., and
other officers Of General Scott's stnff.
All preliminary business having been
arranged, the court announced Itself
ready to proceed in its deliberations,
Gen. Scott rose and, said that, at the
proper time, he would ask of the court
what persons were to be before the court
as accused parties, and what subjects 1t
designed to investigate.
The Judge Advocate was desired by the
President to read the orders for the as.
sembling of the court, the first of which
was as follows:
War DEPARTMENT., Adj. Gems Office.
Washington, January l3, le4e.
6rnprul 'Oriurs No. 0.-The fellow.
ing order, received from the Secretary OF
War, Is published for the information and
guidance Of tho officers concerned:
WAR DEAARrMERf, Jan. 13, 1885,
By direction Of the President Of the Uni.
ted States, n Court Of Inquiry, to consis,
Of Brew. Brig. Gen. Towson, Paymastel
General; Brig. Gen. Caleb Gushing, and
Col. E. G. w. Butler, Sd Dragons
members, will assemble in Mexico to in.
| quire and examine into the charges and
allegations preferred by Maiof General
Winfield Scott against Maj. Gen. Gideon
J. Pillow and Brow. Lieut.. Col. James
Duncan, Captain Of the ID Regiment o.
Artillery, and the charges or matters o.
complaint presented by way Of appeal by
Brew. Maj. Gen. w. J. Worth, Col. Of the
9Th Regiment Of Infantry, against Maj
Gen. Winfield Scott; and also into any
matters connected with the same, as wei
as such other transactions as may be sub
mitted to the consideration of the court
and after investigating the same, the. cour
will report the facts in each case, togeth
er with the opinion thereon, for the infor
nation of the President.
The court will convere on the letf
day Of February next, or az soon there
after as practicable, in the castle Of Pefote
in Mexico, where it will continue to hole
its sittings, unless the exigencies Of til.
public service may require the place e
be charged, in which case the court is au
thorized 10 adjourn from place TO place
as circumstances may render necessary
in order that no embarrassment to the ser
vice may be occasioned by its sessions.
! Should any Of the members named il
the order be prevented from attending, tht
count will proceed to, and continue tht
business befo' provided the number o.
members present be within the limitatioI
prescribed by law.
lst. Lieut.. Richard P. Hammond, 81
|. Artillery, is appointed to act as Judge Ad
vocate and Recorder of the court.
| In case the Judge Advocate and Re
corder should be prevented from attend
ing, or unable to discharge the duties, III
court is authorized to appoint some othe
proper person, or devolve the duties o
Recorder upon the junior member.
WM. L. MARCY, Sec'ry ofWar.
By order: r. JONES, Adju,ant General
/ The Judge Advocate remarked, whe'
he had concluded the reading ofthe abov
order, that there had been another orde
issued from the Department, four day