New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-12

TIT II course he corn-nrri wa further i5or-ani7ei
bv the t-snser rIu ihe wrrck 70 toe three receiving
ve--.l- srd the s- al king ~ Of cpupanes or b'ar
tie lscr, Which Ln-er tle clcumstance- w. am 81
unavoidable.
Bu, th Court h pain l. obliged adi that there
rom ~ time II the wreck until the return into pOTt pane
aLla c-rganzaon the head OF the ,pmmani-npt me
ie-ul, Of panic physical irca1aci;y FOR General "aes'
Notwithstanding the ics Of Interesting son seems 70
have beer cool and quite active foot out dls0rg
ou resulting from faulty or crooh -ineS' oi nnl VIZ,
leaving him alive to HE immediate wants and those
Of his family. and 10 ne fst accidental chance OF escape
caused hin 10 Eeci nearly every high duty poel oy
his nix ard the the duty 81 gong
often ong his To- cheer and animate them; % Or
csnzng and directing their abors in pumping bany ana
tightening the wreck. OF organizing all the company ON
crr f for duty including the staff iegtenants INTO reg
ulGr reits those labor and other duties Of
the transfer OF persons AMI supplies from the Wreck TO the
bark kiby, and of regulating the abOrs ani issues Oh
bread and board OF that vessel 10 which he ws
the first 10 hasten instead Of remaining in the steamer 10
superintend the transfer
The neglect Of most of these important obligations on
the part Of the commander threw upon the junior officers
capable q. physical Effort aboard of each vessel that hal
Col Gates passenger the necessity OF supplying Ms
Deficiencies by spontaneous and extraord nary services
with lees of voluntary concert among themselves
Thus on the wreck Seconi-Leuenants Chas. ;. nder,
Van Noast and Chandler particularly distinguished them,
selves ard have earned just claim 10 special
COMMUNICATION. and Breve, Wyse also rendered good
services the wreck before and after the departure OF
the Colonel.
And So again in the Kiby. of the junior officers
there with Col Gates Obliged, under continued phi
vaiions ana suferng 10 take upon themselves many I'M
rrtsut duties Of command the safety Of al
on board In ths connection Capt. Gardiner OF the lst
Dragons crippled with the rheumatism. who embarked
with the Sd Artillery passenger for California AMI
Second Van Voast entitled TO special no.
tee. .
The Court eels itself called upon 70 specify the act Of
Col Gates in taking against the sdmonton OF the sur
oeon a case Of measlos in his family board the San
Francisco the great danger of many women AMI
children who eOwpasse myers, and liable Ia receive
All inf, ton nearly bad the small poy and also,
TO specify his GcCara.ion made board the hby IN re-
uet 10 extra water that he cared nothing for his men
with an oath ana would rather twenty OF them should
die han hs child should suffer die when there was no
INN ediaie danger that any on board would peri'n
from Thirst Tie Court regard the conduct OF Col. Gates
in these instances as highly selfish and censurabe.
specifc accusation having been presented by Colonel
GATES against Captain Gardner before mentioned relative
10 the puroung Of food board The bark kuby, the
Court directed that The witnesses should ne called a. tue
matter cane under the orders the War Department in
sttutir this court and Colonel Gates having further
charged the saulc officer with tamperng with witness
sent for bv the Colonel support the previous accusation
which lamp, my if true would have been high act OF
~ towards this Court and Captain Gardiner urging
an investigations the Court directed Colonel Gates, as
nrc ctor 10 alduce the evidence which he had msie
those crave allegations. Accordingly. many witnesses
have been called and examined, and the Court is con-
Gardner were entirely groundiess and to have
WINFIELD SCOTT.
Major Gsaeral and President Of the Court
J r IFE Judge Advocsto. $3.50
VI The COut of Inquiry of which MalOr-'ieneral IN
field Scott is President is dissolved
COOPER AduiantG Genera