The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-22
AFFAIRS at THE SOUTH.
Important Court-Martial Decisions
Matters In East Tennessee from
Gen. Fioyd's Camp, &c.

We give below 2 summary OF news gath
cred from the latest Southern ex changes "a
ceised at this Office:
SENTENCES rvD2R ooCkr nARTlAI-t.poRr4sr
DECISION OFNAJoS- ~ ERAL lowell
The New Orleans Bee, of ths i4th instant.
says the Proceedings Of the grand Court
Martial, which was convened III that city on
the :oth of October, have just been made pab-
lie. Col Randell l.. Gibson, 18th regimen :
Louisiana Volunteers g. ). A, President #
the court martial, delivered the following
sentences:
Private Bernard Deeean, Company u O. :
recruits, guilty of positive and giiifuI disc
beaieHCe OF orders, and Of g. violation o! the
Zist Article OF War, to De kept in solitary
confinement alternate weeks Tor two months
the time Of relief during the two months
10 labor with bail and chain from guard
mounting 10 retreat, and 1T hard labor dur
ing the remaining ten months Of the year
tOrfeIting half his pay for six months.
Private WIN. Forehee, Company 3, 4. s,
guilty Ct the same charges, 10 solitary con
hnemen FOR alternate weeks for Two mon tbs,
and TO hard labor III some Of the forts on b III
pay for one year, inclusive.
Private JJhu DUun, Capt. Nortons com
pany OF the Thirteenth Regiment of Loulsi-
ana Volunteers, guilty OF desartlon, 10 be
shot to death by Ia ushetry, by ii detachmen
composed Of an equal numoer Of men from
Capt. Higg,ns's Light Il tttery o. kegnlars.
ana OF the Thirteenth Louisiana beg iment OF
Volunteers, =. :. a II such time and place
as the commanding General may appoint.
In Mayor 1eneral I4c bells general orders.
which disappT0ve % the latter sentence
merely beCau-p il WAS proved by the deIeucr
me prisoner had enlisted III the tOnIeiera ate
STA tes recruits previous 70 Uis alleged enlist
ment in the thirteenth louisiana (Olyu-
tse-s, We find tie following interesting re-
marks
Tine DIE ior General commanding desires
TO impress upon private Dunn the fact TIA
he has only escaped he penalty Of cath from
al Irrtktarlty III the charge preferred aE&Iust
him. u appears from the evidence that lie
Was roubiy guilty OF the crime OF daseriiou
frs, III desaE;Iug from the Confederate Sta l. r
CruitS, ana secondly. III enlIslo% III fLO LGFI
regiment without regular discharge, which,
by the s2d Article of War, is declared 10 IL
de.ertIOn. Fer these Offences, he richly 90
served the penalty Q! death, and the Com
handing General takes his occasion 70 rOti
fy the OFFICERS and enlisted men Of his com
maud that here-f reU the crime OF G-eert.,g ~
time OF W;-r-One Of the HI gii, oiteac. Nuov1n
70 the military 'av-wili be visited with t,.a
penalty OF death, whenever, UTrJu CcnN ictiuu
in reg MAR form, that aan LHnCe Shall b. eV4Ed-
ii by General Cont Martial.
"All officers will DO required immediately
20 return 70 their proper commands ali eis-
listed soldiers whom they ia iy I--Cy!.i<a as
belonging 20 smother regiment, tr5 ~. or con.
p2ny. IN falling TO d. -, they render them
selves liable TO De- casaier"d, under the 20 ar
Ac!e q war The Commanding General
trusts that hereafter = different and o. ttEg
spirit VIII prevail III regard % "a. adherence
OF = soldier % his Coiogs, and tina: j. y, Ill no
De necessary 70 lniIct the awful penalty O
Ge2th II order 70 convince his command o.
the serious nature Of tue crime - assertion
"Ali men now absent from their Command,
without ieaVe, ara hereby notified 70 return
"ltnln len days 70 their respective companies
After that time al deseT1ers v il be- proceeded
ag4In-t 10 the utmost extremity OF thu iaW
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