The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-05-24
For that half century and more he
was man without country.

Old Morgan, as ] said, was terribl
; shocked. He called the court into hi
: room and returned in fifteen minute
! with a face like sheet, 70 say:
, prisoner, hear the sentence Of tn
court. The court decides, subject I
the approval of the president, that 20
! never hear the name Of the Unite
States again"
Nolan laughed. But nobody els
. laughed Old Morgan was too solemn
and the whole room was hushed dea'
as night for a minute. Even Nolal
lost his swagger in moment TheI
Morgan added: "Mr. Marshal, take th'
prisoned to Orleans in an armed boa
and deliver him to the naval com
mander there"
The marshal gave his order, and thu
prisoner was taken out of court.
"Mr. Marshal" continued old Nor
gan, "see that no one mentions thu
United States TO the prisoner. Mr.
Marshal, make my respects to Lieu
tenant Mitchell at Orleans and request
him to order that no one shall men
ton the United States to the prisoner
while he is on board ship. You viii
receive your written orders from the
officer on duty here this evening. The
court is adjourned with delay"
have always supposed that Colonel
Morgan himself took the proceedings
of the court to Washington city and
explained them to Mr.. Jefferson. Ger
tain it is that the president approved
them-certain, that is, if | may believe
the men who say they have seen his
signature. Before the Nautilus got
round from New Orleans to the north
ern Atlantic coast with the prisoner
on board the sentence had been ap-
proved, and he was a man without a
country.
When | was second officer OF the
Intrepid some thirty years after i
saw the original paper Of instructions:
Washington with the date, which
must have been late in 1S07.)
Sir:-You will receive from 1t.
Ncale the person of Philip Nolan, late
a lieutenant in the United States
army.
This person on his trial by court
martial expressed 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 to
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 a passenger on
your vessel on the business of his gov
ernment.
The gentlemen on board will make
any arrangements agreeable to them
selves regarding his society. He is to
be exposed to no indignity of any kind,
nor is he ever unnecessarily to be re-
minded that he is 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
punishment is involved, shall not be
broken.
1t is the intention Of the govern
ment that he shall never again see the
country which he has disowned. Be
fore the end of your cruise you will
receive orders which will give effect to
this intention. Resp'y yours,
w. SOUTHARD,
For the Secretary Of the Navy.
suppose the commander Of the Le-
,snt has it today as his authority for
keeping this man in his mild custody.
The rule adopted on board the ships
IN which l have met "The Man With
,ut Country was, | think, trans
nitten from the beginning. No mess
liked to have him permanently, be-
.ause his presence cut off all talk OF
,ome or of the prospect of return, of
,olitics or letters, of peace or of war
cut off more than half the talk men
ike To have at sea. But il was always
houyht too hard that he should never
meet the rest Of us, except to touch !
iats, and we finally sank into one
ystem. He was not permitted to talk
With the men unless an officer was
". With officers he had unrestrained
Intercourse, as far as they and he
hose. But he grew shy, though he /,
ad favorites. was one. Then the /,
aptain always asked him to dinner