The Dermott news., 1917-05-24

II, lSO0, nc never heard her name again. For that half century and more he was man without coun- try.
 Old Morgan. as I said. was terribly shocked. If Nolan had compared George Washing on to Benedict Ar hold, or had cried, God save King George" Morgan would not have felt worse. He called the court into his private room, and returned in fifteen minutes, with face like sheet. to say:
 Prisoner. hear the sentence of the court The court decides. subject to the approval of the president, that you never hear the name of the United States again"
 Nolan laughed But nobody else laughed. Old Morgan was too solemn. and the whole room was hushed dead as night for q minute. Even Nolan lost his swagCer in a mo- ment. Then Morgan added: "Mr. Marshal, take the prisoner to Orleans in m armed boat. and deliver him to the naval commander there"
 The marshal gave his orders. and the prisoner was taken out of court.
 MT. Marshall" continued old Mor gan, "see that no one mentions the United States tn the prisoner. Mir Marshal, make my respects to Lieu tenant Mitchell at Orleans, and re- quest him to order that no one shall mention the United States to the pris- oncr while he is on board ship. You will receive your written orders from the officer on duty here this evening The court is adjourned without day.
 I have always supposed that Colonel Morgan himself took the proceedings of the court to Washington City, and explained them to Mir. Jefferson. Ger tain 1t is that the president approved them, certain, that is if 1 may believe the men who say they have seen his signature.
 The plan then adopted was sub stantially the same which was neccs- sarily followed ever after Perhaps it was suggested by the necessity of sending him by water from Fort Adams and Orleans. The secretary of the navy was requested to put Nolan on board Il government vessel bound on long cruise. and to direct that he should be only so far confined there as to make 1t certain that he never saw or heard of the country. We had few long cruises then, and the navy was very much out of favor: and as almost all of this story is traditional, as have explained. do not know cer- tainly what his first cruise was. But the commander to whom he was in truSted-perhaps 1t was Tingey or Shaw. though 1 think it was one of the younger men-we are all old enough now-regulated the etiquette and the precautions of the affair and according to his scheme they were carried out, 1 suppose. till Nolan died.
 When I was second officer of the In trepid some thirty years after. l saw the original paper of instructions. I have been sorry ever since that l did not copy the whole of 1t. It ran, how ever, much in this way:
 Washington" (with the date. which must have been late in lS0T). "Sir-You will receive from Lieu tenant Neale the person of Philip No Ian. late Il lieutenant in the United States army.
 This person on his trial by court. martial pressed with an oath the wish that he might never hear of the United States again.
 "The court sentenced him to have his wish fulfilled.
 For the present, the execution of the order Is intrusted by the president of this department.
 You will take the prisoner on board your ship. and keep him there with such precautions as shall prevent his escape.
 You will provide him with such quarters. rations. and clothing as would be proper for an officer of his late rank. If he were passenger on your vessel on the business of his gov ernment.
 "The gentlemen on board will make
 
 selves regarding his society. He Is to be exposed to no indlgnlty of any kind nor Is he ever unnecessarily to be re minded that he Is Il prisoner.
 But under no circumstances Is he ever to hear of his country or to see any information regarding It: and you will especially caution all the officers under your command to take care that, in the various indulgences which may be granted. this rule, in which his pun ishment is involved, shall not be broken.
 Ut is the intention of the govern ment that he shall never again see the country which he has disowned Before the end of your cruise you will receive orders which will give effect to this intention.
 Respectfully yours,
 "W SOUTHARD,
 .S, V