New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-04
N.y3l General Order.

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A. Naval General Court Martial tonventd IN ,ne ~ "
2h day Of March n. @ tco%n. o%g and
.phostions preferred against him by direction oi he
of,he Navy: o, x.o,vc- ovr rrr1
Ssaat,on In that the said Capt james Amstfops
ssa sI '.a the AVN as waI son
ruv force thereat adequate 70 dee Sc OF 'aa y ST.. of
Flods imported by military force fl, m the a'e' OF Aa
hama aud Fioda surend'r TO them wlthou, ~ fh " f nn
ard the public properly therea' and portion o the ce VI"
der Ms In hi. That the said Captain James Arm
strong being the seventh doy OF JsnusIy OF % e .d
.,ghe, hundred AID siYty one in ceinmsld oI tne %
fc bsest ard having spprehend the approach
hostile force did ,hen and here and a. all s nmss
aud sixty one the Ordinary and Prope, nres 0f
defense Of said yard and the pubic PSp j,we Arm
strong being the ninth day of January eghern nuu
eicatiop did aud there and at all times ub'eqn'us
hereto twelfth day o. Jaouary ineiosSe eishee hh
Mace of safety the under his command ana o
war aid other public property In h charge Or the s.t 20 De
ti OF the approach of hostile force which beevei he
could not, with the forces under his command successfully
CssSes lI.-DsoBKpIsScK OF ORDrRs CosDucr UNHE'
s,.dootion In Ill: tht the sad Capt Armstrong
being, the 9th day OF Jennay 1901 10 s'11n I o ,ng
ocs threat and in charge of the public properly attached
thereto and receipt also az that time o mn ORDER @ e
lowing: Be siglt TO project the pqic pooey. me con-
nandng office fort Baaness has been 20 sS.u mn
WA ,n. thereto to the 10Th January 1861 in
violation Of H. d tS oct Picker. cooperate
Tense .Bd remove to Iiace oi 'siety e Pupn
@ for tse p,ose,ion Of said SavyYagd and public prop
er stscbed thereto except to double the guard ono VIC
Specaei,sa : In this. tbs. the said C,ptain James Arm
strong being command Of the United states Navy ,sia & ~
Warrington Foda, and the naval forces tbrTes and uhh
isucioSs from The secretary Of the Navy directing linn to be
s.n b nc PadisS cSs P1oFs Fox
ssmIue United state: Army did on he tenth day o Jsls
urdef.andng previously had with Lieutensn seumsT
dispatched steamer Wysndoe to I'D him. Lie,nsu sen
- tn III. defense of his post Fort lct's Florida 10 "heh
he Lieut., nsp Slemmer had removed and heI"sie 90 "it
on twelfth dy Of January eighteen hundred and y ore
the Ca ain James Armstrong IN vosiion o snch de
,ndns .a HI issued hiSs TIE
Lieutenant 5itnner 70 L'e%g"sI I ,ao,s % You vii
continue cooperate with the ommpd: Officer at Fort fieE
D e. s z Eses G2 w" 1as G ane S,f @sS
msnd event Si he e.p,ars e the fort you will pro-
b. tn. Navy Department 1t !. reported that the y'd ssr
rounded by armed men" -.
C5uit 4 "a the following terms:
That the first Pechcaion Of the tis charge against ,he
said Captain James Armstrong; prord except >. I" ia. words
in .ad .pecidsn- adequate to dfense OF ,si y.d
SAID Captsin james trms,ropg Is Prorrd
That the thd lecidcaron o. the r charge s. pressa
rnen pr of his commsndtity mussess and some smrra
Iiion, am bs ge load Of provisions ,,
James Armstrong ga Of the '" charge OF H'g' dpr
{" And the Court doth flrher ind:
That the specification the second charge against the
accused porsd except that Thirty part Of his command
we've b. ,ad Capaa Janes Armstrong to cooperate
In the def NE OF Fort III kens
Aud hey further find: . 80
That ssood specification Of tho second charge Is
heenpon the Cour, find the said Captain James Arm
guy Of the second ehdrge II dotoeee " orders
and oeadad a.beoo",1f az 2 ef,G,.' ,:
That the .aid Csptsin James Armstrong be suspended from
duty for the Of 1--we yeTs With ibe Of psy for the t
half Of the said and be by the honorable Sec
retsry Of the Navy IN general orders -, -
have approved his sentence and cspisn Jane: ArfSps
year, this date with loss Of for the fret hall o the 'aid
term. 80 :,
that Csps Armstrong o reprmandod Ia seoea oife
have paint duiyto peryrm ne .sn,,nee IN ths ease
Court composed OF ohceT OF tue hgnrst as and most
experienced In the service has deemed 1no =, Jai
but be approyet lhe nconduc,, indeed vhh
led trial does Affect alone the reputation aud dp
line Of the naval service but Ae Interests Of the "hoe people
And age and length Of service OF the oihcer VINO hs. been
found guilty Of derecOn Of d0J, under such ocistsnce
instead Of constituting any claim 10 lenry only render ne
imperative that the discipline Of the 'eiee should be n
II wa. the duty Captain Armstrong the conmAndna Of
but know expressed and strictly" eIJoinod or hm by
show In himself good example Of Pa'notisn az
well az TO be vgan inspecting tine conduct" Of nis
der III. the enbras uelts Of his post
nave been, earnest patriotism would have
taught him the best possible OF all he Ieouees
AT bis acknowledgement uscequaoaad TO have impaired
nomnug Of Hy 10 be checked either by any speculation,
conjecture. of his sngge.tion from oher to
the possible views and degus Of ,up.os In oce Had he
discharged his duty with stern fidelity be might have dsP
poI bu6 events have recently shown in the Of
smother officer placed in sar acknowledgements wood hfe
upheld by the sppause Of HE fellow couutymen and the
orabe course individual ia the ~ bile beer
bo oius.is to be true 10 The lag Of his cou
try. 10 matter what difficulties OF dangers encompassh
This general Order will be promulgated as usual at al the ns
val stations and on board OF all vessels o. the Navy nmn
siou GIDEON WELLts, Secretary oftte Navy.
Nary Department. Api1l "A. lSel