Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-06-17

But the court with pain is obliged add that in its opn
ion there was from the time of the wreck until the
port bameabe dsorganizaon the head Of the commando
not the result Of panic physical ncapacy for Col Gates
Notwithstanding the loss of interesting washed
board have been cool and active but dis
resulting faulty or of mind
which, leaving him alive to his immediate wants and
of his family and to the first accidental chance Of
caused him TO neglect nearly high dny imposed
his rank and the such the duty going
often among his cheer and animate them organic
ing and directing their labor in pumping baing and light
ening the wreck of organizing all the company officers t
for Duty including the staff leutenants into regular reie
labors of regulating the transfer
persons and suppcs the wreck the barque Kby
the abors issues bread and
board of that vessel to which he was the first to hasten
stead Of remaining in the to superntend the transfer
The neglect of most of these important obligations the
of the commander threw the Junior officers capable
Of physical effort aboard of each vessel that had COL Gates
passenger the necessity of supplying his deficiencies by
and extraordinary services with less of
voluntary among themselves Thus the wreck
I'd Charles s. Winder Voas Chandler
particularly distinguished themselves and have
cd just claim to special conmendaion and Brevet Major
Wyse also rendered good services the wreck before and
after the departure Of the Colonel And again in the Kby
aon anS sn 1 % ss
selves many important duties Of command for the
l drsgoon crippled with the rheumatism, who embark
ed with the I'd artillery for CALIFORNIA; and ID
| Lieut. Van Voast, seem entitled to special notice.
The Court feels itself called upon specify the act Of Col
Gates in taking against the admonon Of the Surgeon
of measles Tin his family board the San Francisco to the
great danger of women and children who
passengers and liable receive infection nearly
bad the smallpox and also specify his decara
ton, made on board the Kby in extra water that
he cared nothing for his with oatb) and would
her twenty them should die than his child should suffer- Tor
die when there immediate danger that board
would perish from thirst The Court regard the conduct Of
Col Gates in these instances highly selfish and censur
able.
"A specific accusation having been submitted by Col Gates
against Capt Gardiner before mentioned relative to the
lenng of food board the baque Kby the Court directed
that the witnesses should bo called the matter under
the orders of the War Department nstung this Court and
COL Gates having further charged the officer with
pering with witness for by the Colonel support the
previous accusation which tampen il true would have been
high act Of contempt towards this Court and Capt Gardiner
urging investigation the Court directed Col Gates pro-
sccuto to adduce the evidence which he had made those
allegations Accordingly witnesses have been called
and examined and the Court constrained to that the
said allegations against Capt Gardiner entirely ground
less, and seem to have originated in spirit magny
a"s "WISFIELD ScoTT
| "Mdior General and President Of the Court.
a. I. LEE, Judge Adeocae"
VIThe Court Of Inquiry of which Major General Win
field Scott is President is dissolved.
| By order of the Secretary of War:
s. COOPER, 4djutant General