Arizona miner., 1868-01-18

judge as to the truth and correctness of these charges, propose to call attention to the fol- lowing communication from Dcpartmcn, Head Quarters to General Gregg, the then Com mandcr of the District of Prescott:
 HEAD QUARTERS DEPr. OF CALIFORNIA
 SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July l3, 1867. Breyet Brig Gen J. l. Gregg, Colonel sth U. $. Cavalry, Commanding District of Pres colt, Camp Whippc, A. T..
 General: 1 have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of June lOth. in reply to mine of April l7th in reference to the employment of citizens at Fort Whpple. and am directed by the Department Com mander to say that you are authorized to em- ploy citizens as hcrders to the extent that the cattle and horses on hand may, from time to time, justify.
 You say you did not thinl, yourself war ranted in moving q long distance to the east to guard against possible danger, leaving an imminent one behind you, threatening de- struction to all the industrial interests of the 1 District
 am further directed to say that the Gene ral has given you no instructions to move "a long distance Co the east to guard against | possible danger, leaving an imminent one be. hind you, etc, etc.,
 | By paragraph c. Special Orders, No. 16. [of January 25d, lsG7l you were specially directed to protect the Moiave and Prescott road, and the La Paz and Wickenburg roads. | And by paragraph &, of the same order, ! you were directed to keep the two companies l of infantry at Camp Lincoln actively employed 1 in offensive operations after the hostile In- ! dians.
 And by paragraph 9, of the same order, | you were instructed to keep your two cavalry companies " ia o1asiuHt dct,te serrice where ! they may be most needed, and WHEREVER THEY CAN BE MOST LIKELY TO MEET THE Hos- l TILE INDIANs.n
 The particular operations necessary to carry these orders into effect have been left entirely Co yOu.
 have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obcdicnt servant,
 JoHN P. SHERBuRNE,
 Assistant Adjntant General.
 From the above communication. it appears that General Gregg was ordered to protect the roads, to keep the infantry at Lincoln ac- lively employed against the hostile Indians. and to keep the cavalry companies in constant active service where they might be mos, needed and wherever they would be most likely to meet the hostile Indians and it is further expressly declared that the particular operations necessary to carry those orders into effect had been left entirely with Genera Gregg. He is not directed to move east, west north, or south, but to keep his troops actively employed against the hostile Indians.
 Certainly, no Arizonian will find fault witl this order. If it be true, as asserted in tn, communication above cited, that the particu lar operations necessary to carry on activ, warfare against the hostile Indians were Jeff to the discretion of the District Commander it is apparent that injustice has been donc General Mcdowell.
 have taken some pains to inquire into General McDowell's action in reference tc military matters in this Territory, and from the inquiry made, I am of opinion that h5 most earnestly desires to serve us and the Government, by putting an end to the Indian troubles in this Territory. If Gen. Mcdowell has been wronged by false representations il is no more than justice to him that the facts should be made manifest. l intend, in a fti- ture communication tO refer to that celebrated order of General Gregg's modifying previous order, the modification said to have been made by order from Department Head Quarters
 JUSTICE.