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AT a general Court Martial Of Which
Lieut. Colonel Williams was PreIident, held
at Weft-Point on the r4th September Sos,
and continued by ajournment until the 18th
Of the fame month -


Capt Nathaniel Leonard Of the Regiment
of Artillery, was tried on the following
Charges.


LIT Charge, -UnofFicerlike conduit in
punilhing Hugh Mallin, private of Capt
Freeman'5 Company, without Court-Mar
tial, and inficing on the iaid Hugh Malhn
one hundred and fifty lafhes contrary to the
rules and articles OF war.


I'd. Charge.-Condua unbecoming an
officer and agentleman in abufing the Pre-
ident Of the United States, in the prefence
of the troops under bis command, 70 the
prejudice Of good order and military difci-
pine, viz. in ufing the following words
Damn JeferIon.


To which Charges the prifoner plead Not
GMty.


The Court taking into confederation the
whole Of the foregoing tetimony, conceive
it is but jufice TO the prifoner to declare,
that the punilhment inflicted on Mallin
which is the fpeci6cation Of the 1T Charge)
is but indie hnitely proved as to quantity,
and under the circumstances of the cafe,
fully iufihable, Especially as the number 81
fripes, (whatever it may have BEEN was ev-
idently provoked by mutinous fpirit of the
mott daring kind-and the abufe Of the
mott vile and vulgar delcriptson.-In the
opinion Of the Court Capt. Leonard's COM
mandwould have been profrated before an
outrageous folder, and himfelf liable TO the
a1a ilinaton implied in Mallin's threats If
this culprit had not been reduced 10 order.


1t is doubefs the duty Of every officer to
have the authority of Court Martial for
the puniihment Of every crime that in its
nature will admit Of the d clay incident to
the convening Of Court: but il is well
known TO all military men, that there are
cafes in which punilhment On the fpot is Of
the frf necegity, and clearly implied in
fpirit, if not in the lerter Of bfdtiaF La7v.


The cafe Of Mallin was in the opinion
OF the Court a cafe of TINS fort, and Court
Martial was at that time impoiIible 70 Be con-
vened.-


Capt. Leonard IS therefore aquirted Of the
Iis Charge in the mott honorable manner.


There does not appear to the court the
ilightef degree of evidence nor even Of
probability in fupPort Of the I'd Charge
Capt Leonard is therefore mon honora5ly
acquitted of all the charges againh him,
with every mark Of APPRECIATION in the pow
er Of the Court to bcRow.


The Colonel approves the fentence Of The
CourtMart;al and orders Capt Leonard to
relrme his fword and take command Of his
Pot- III. BURBECK, &C.! Ccm'a.


We obferve an article in the Charlenon
papers which more than any thing which
we have feen, fheWs TIE deplorabie fitua-
tion-of our commercr. a meeting Of tie
Stockholders Of the inIurance company of
thar city IS called, 10 conGder tla ex eden
Cy q ditconnapinf i1f-r4nees at prelent.
Tg7l7l Glz.