New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-14

CsIEp--Ccmp 81 amiitOa.
Eson Our 81 eeisl Correspondent.
Oh FoRTRkss MOSROE, Old Point Comfort,
t.... ..f. July II 1861. !
The Cour. for the trial of w. ii. Allen of the lst
Resip.lt n. Y. Volunteer, assembled tons iorehooo'
On tlr names Of tie Court being read Col. Alien oo
10 aed to Col. DmWoG sitting az a member on 'no
g,ound thar 10 regular officer could SIT ON the rii OF
Jnirt!n officer, Which objection was ovsrrultd. oo'
Dupyee - ~ objected to the ground OF preJndee'
which objection q a. sustiDed. The COart was then
orgal,z Ell and sword, as follows:
Colon,l J. Dimrack. uCol % ,r'iley Cooqsi
toJ F. seSe8is IN EsgalG n y. 'ognt.r nii,is o.
T. G i,s-Ain' st ..eguer ~ H. NSS1 Ss 81 il' Ls1C
r. 4 W'slbnrDe 81 Vernon, yOuo'cef Amiai i n
i ~, "a O, ~ Y Rsaar Volunteer Ma Lieut. L.
sLoGor. ash AinIsay, Judge Advocate
Col Dimni k read communication lfom mo o'r-
1espopdr mt OF THG N. Y. TuGuSs, asking PERMISSION
20 epor the proceedings such portions as no chose
Col Allen objected and his objection was overrnIcd'
The Judge Advocate then read the following charges
and Specifications:
reeroe Frst-A disoledienes Of orders. SDecif-
canon In ,lis that Col WIN. H. Allen, nriaroiaS
Ia. regiment New-York Xollnleers, Did 90 Limset,
mud oil send potion Of his Command, beyond ihe hue
Of tie ri keis Of Camp lamilion, Va, IN direet N9a-
ton OF Srcih Order No - from haJ0r-Stp ha'ieF.
di'ed Juno lS6i. This, on or about the ~'th Gay Oh
Jnnr, 1861 ~ or near Bnekr1w Farm, Va:
Ctugt .SecoRd-Conductt to tic preJadiee OF good
order and military 6isci De. SptcJlc0,on l. ntois'
that Col WIN. II Allvr, commanding the ist kegi-
n,i.t N.w-YOrk Volunteers did arrest Or eapse 10 DC
arr, s,ed ia said VIM. II. Alleu's camp one Pa"lcA
IL uocSif q citizen Of the Stale OF Virginia, having
aud eynibtin, at the time Of his arrest written pro
lection and safeguard, from ijOT-Gcn. Bui Ter, com
audi g the department of Virginia, Ne; ana ia
ke,p sid HopAiDs prisoner an SAID CoI; AHets
camp revoIiI bOars without reporting eald HopkihsS
arrest 20 Gen Pierce, his inrneciate commanding ON
Ger Ghis, at she camp of the lst Regiment Neg-fors
YO riee,s rear Fort Monroe, Va, On OF aoonl t'e
Nmc,Gr',fiou 9. In this, that Col. VIM. II. Allen,
conn aiding the lst Regiment NoW-york Volunteers
I'D arrest OF be arrested one ROBBERS Jaek'o6
"a citizen of u STATE of Nirpitil said jackson having
aud nj the time Of his arrest safeguard or
protection in writing from haGen. Butler, ana ga
fail 10 report such arrest To Bjg-Gcn. Pierce MS
immediate commanding officer. This At or near baeI-
row Farm, Va on OF aboaJ the 21tb of June, locl;
SDee1fc0g,0R 3. la tits, that Col. Wm. II. Alien,
commanding the lat Regimen New-io ORR volunteers,
did arrest or 70 be arrested RctaTd Arfuetob
Ja,res Hoo ks and John Clinton citizens OF 'hs oate
If Virginia, and did seud Them TO MaI.'Gen buter,
O mu,ahdag the Department oil AlrSnS "NnVu'
Mai.-Gen. Basle-'s or his immediate commander,
Brig Gen. iiercss, Oriefs or without reporting 70
Gen Pierce bat he had made such arrest lhis az or
rear DuckToyg srm on about the y 10 June 1901.
Chargc TArd-- MaliciouFy 'apsing private Irogefl-
TWO be DESTROYED. Spec'fcdteH-in this, that COl.
Wm. IL. Allen commanding lst Regiment n \. Vol
nnteers raused to he burntdin place Tiiei bsekro"
Farm, Va, quantity Of wheat in shooks the produce
of about twenty-five acres. This, without any author
i,y from Lbe Commauder-inChiet OF the army OF the
lifted States. This, at BuckrOw Fam, on OF
about the nth june, 1eOI
Charge FoHrtk-Coudnet unbeooming an oiieer and
n rep,leman. Sp ifc0lion-ln this, that Col. VIM.
H. Allen, commanding the LIST Regiment N. \. NOlun-
teers DID inform Gen. Pierce Ia the presence OF his
aids ana did iaform other officers, that be- Col. Aen
had hot sent party to burn wheat crop, referring 10
crop of wheat which had been burnt IN the neisLbor
hood. This, after he had sent party 10 burn the
wheat and sd approved tho report II the officer CON-
handing the party sent fbis, at or near camp Ham
ilton oa or about the 9th Jwe, 1861.
C2ergs Pstth-Breach OF Arrest. Specification
In his that Col VIM II. Allen, commanding the lst
Regiment New-YOk Volunteers, after beng laced 10
arrest by Maior-General Butler. 10 special orders
dated Juie 80 ls6l did leave bis confinement before
ut liberty by his commanding officer or by MS SUI
yeror officer, by going beyond The limits assigned by
Olders No. -, daled June %, 1861, and signed by
Major-Gen Batter, commanding Department OF Vn-
gipia &C. Tins at near Hampton, Va, on or about
July 2, 1861.
this, that Col WIN. H. Allen, commanding LIST Reei.
rneit New York Volunteers, drunk al Major-6en.
Bu,ers Office when whiting said Office by order Of
MajorCen. Butler. This al t0t Monroe, on or about
June IS ls6l. X. RoDER, First Lieut. 4th Art,
To all Of which eha,ees and specifications, except
she fifth charge and specification, Col. Allen pleaded
not gpllty. 10 the filth charge and specification, TO
wit, rvlrh Ut arrest, he pleaded guilty.
Col. Alice appeared BY hrns,h and counsel
"A,
three days which the Court denied, and directed the
sri1l 70 proceed. ra
Gait. Silss p Richmond Of Gen. Perees staff,
Salle,-Wness testified that be overheard CONVERSE
tion tetween Col. Allen and Gen. Pierce, in relation
10 the burnng Of field Of wheat, in the eolrse Of
which, Gen. Pierce asked Col. Allen il be ordered the
officer in charge OF The party sent by hin 70 BnsnGw
farm 20 burn the wheat; Col Allen answered, No, he
lid not; the place releued 20 WAS the Buckrow FARM
there lad been report made by the officer COMMAND
Inc the party sent by Cob Allen 10 Geo. Piercc saw
rbe reprt il w8s after the report made that Col
Allen told Gen. Pierce that be had not given orders TO
burn the wheat; the conversation between Col. A.
and Gen. L. took lace on the evening OF the 9Th
Of june.
Question BY Col. Allen-Did 1 not say to Gen.
Pierce the officer was act according TO cItcim-
IL ncesl Answer-No.
Question by Col. Allow do you know that the
rerOrt was made before the conversation between COL
Allen and Gen. Piercel A-Saw the report, and read
X myself previous TO Col. Allen calling on Gen.
Pierce; went 20 Col Allen with the note requesting
him 20 call on Gen. PIERCE.
Qnestion by Col. A.-Was not that the report Of
the officer OF the mon ing and not the report concern
ing the burning of The wheat All was the report
OF Lieut. Chrs,ianson relative to ordering Lin to bur
the whest. IL WAS handed in about q p.
pa Question by Col. Add not tell Gen. Pierce that
tbe officer bad not returned ut that timef A.Iien.
Chrlst4nson was with Col Allen at the time Of the
conversation.
ON st.oa IN Col. A.-Wbst Was the proyisO referred
80 in previous question: a. Whoa Col Allen SAID
did OF order the wheat TO he burned he also said If IL
Sot on IRE accidentally would not care.
Qsesii0Rby Col did not Col. Allen state tatfhe
whelt the property Of the seeeesioniss ana was
about 10 ie transmitted the enemy, he mad been
informedf
Objected to by the Judge Advocate, and the Court
susiai cd the objection.
Adjourned Till to-rorrow at = q. M