The New York herald., 1864-07-13
G R A N T..
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The Expulsion of Delinquent
Correspondents.
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GEN. MEADE'S OFFICIAL ORDER.
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CAUSE OF THEIR REMOVAL.
Consolidation Of tho Tenth and Eighteenlh
Corps, Under General Smith.


for erroneous reports.
append the Orcs,sr order issued ana promaesAed 10
the army
HxAseUAnzas, ARxr or TEE Poron.c,(
fe July o, 1854.
Mr. VIM. swsutou, aduly registered correspondent with
this army for ths New York Times, and Mr.Kent cor.
respondent for the New Y0rk T16aue, have by direction
Of the Lsuieosnt commanding tho armies In the
neld been ordered 10 leave the lines having abused the
cation incorrect statements vespccrg o
the trceps, and thcy have boon warmed return
caraers and should the pss,iss be
found within the limits Of this army they will be sent
under gu.sd 70 the Provost Marshal General .; these
Major General MEADE,
s. wntssu Assistant Adju,snt General
Toward n. Null. Assistant Adjntant General.
am not aware or the nature Of Mr.. Kent's offence
Regarding M SwIntou, however, am better informed
throughout the present campaign he has psrsisenuy
nsrepressntsd the operations Of the Ninth corps
His reason for 70 doing, A. am assured On tho bess
authority, personal hostility 70 General Burnside ito
commander, from whom he tho recipient o( rspd.
maud for nscious statement regarding operations
in the vicinity Of Fredericksburg when the Gencsa
10 conmand Of the Army Of the Potomac smartng
under its sting, ~ has taken advantage OF any oppor
tunity Afforded 70 cass . sar upon General Burnsidss
lighting this campaign. Tho effect would be. tho
influence OF the correspondent at all woghty to create
dstruss on the part OF The soldiers in tho sbiny
OF their commanding oGicer-a proceeding glarngiy
preudca, to the interests Of god order and
10th 10 point out tho o.
contemporary. as discriminating public sufficiently
able to do 80. am equally opposed 70 making my
respondeueo vehicle for the expression Of personalities
out in the present instance Mr. Swinton aud his deeds
before 10 Onicai circular from the headquar
tsrs Of the army. This circular has been regularly dis
tribuied through the army, and In tho most public
and therefore becomes legitimate piece OF
Ono OF Ms. Swinton's particular offences is will
fui misrepresentation OF the operations Of the
Ninth oorps at The battle Of Bethesda church
He derdsd tho character OF that contest and sought
deprive Gsssral Burnside and his gallant troops Of the
glory attaching 70 consummats victory in which tho
rebel General Ewsl bioody repulsed According 70
NJ swlnton the corps participated with artillery only
and did not engage the enemy u short range was 10
quos from his letter, Tos pretersa mihI" There is
good deal of Latin about that but very facts. On
reference 70 Tho ofncia report hnd that the
battle was twelve hundred. When many men
killed and wounded in corps 10 sufficient evi
dence Of Z severe and sanguinary struggle
No doubt every correspondent retains the right cr
else the movements OF the army but he should be tho
roughly unbiased and particularly from anything
Ike pique hostility. since in the OF battle
many opportunities afforded tor the gratuoaton Of i'll
fee!ic. the most gallant the: neld This has
been SIR. Swnton 3 fault.