, 1861-11-21

He made, 0ut1ng Inc 6Fenlugs ooeaca u
J, Is aclion, or rather inaction, in not attack
70 General Johnston. of the rebel forces. st
= near Cba,lestovn, auter1or to the battle of
'uA ~. 1'u' ~ Nte 1.Aet ~ ""''
T..l remember that the ptes& rung WITH IN
'}gcapt denanciatioa Of his conduct on TINT
.fcs,;cn. the sni,aus of which uas sup1,oaed I
~ y. trs..on U. ,ha-sd ~ md e-nrea.-d
q oe trsseon. oe eaareu In Ano e.pteao
ant OF the disgust Which 8as felt in view Of !
he Generals ignerance, cowaraice or dit
ozaur. hut II the tacts set forth tn hi. Dc.
i nee csn be suhs tsrtisted. va A.. r,aav IN
.smit that he h.s been wronyfn1,v accnsed,
- t,.t A. t.s.-l,..
~ t1~' .10 n"ioe" "1.eu NJ 1As ~ ion6 H.
Snfly and patiently carried, SHOULD be laid Oh
he shoulders OF hia supetiorB. The General
vu, u.s urpu eur
-l.,. ~ ..Ae n1AS e1,4hH..
1aIloG tne iAtse1 psl1 " Juty, 81 august,
sno patt u 5spteMuel, theie ~ oe99 no
: s'Anotl aee1nss LII so gtoes IaaElt coulo nos
oe s5ee1.sa .a sn4 feats5asea ~ M1n IT impnn1t5 ana
sWaI1wed viii aH1ditJ. inc gentlemen OF
lne Troop A4eM noW use taese slanoeis
Meie s,el ae nsa s9snltteo 70 t5e@ N auiet,
~ nroEs t1st h. ia iii 1hat - he 20 orde1ed
to %, md more than any one Ind right to
expect 1udet the circumstances in which he |
and his command Eere placed, and he defed
ADJ man, high or low, to put his Anger On IN
of'e1 a''o0sse1 ~ r.,sr STEP MADE
.ybeoent1.ner ef The Troon v,rr ,1tnr4..a
rs - Jn-,s ~ 10 .ssar+sS - -hs4 .hs~
=. n11. ~ ~ +bat ~ ~ soin1., ns 1neH e1
~ rFhera waennt fa'ae aten 1oade
nor hiunder commjtted. The .EirTnishers
Te1e w. alMaEs % IN tront .nd the ian Ks val pro- |
tae+ed 1ne1 ~ Vere ca,,oht n 40 t,an % and
eTIe FL tnto ~ .nhntcsdx MIN TbeV renes1ad14
nf7.@ad 10 ensmv h.sti- md when thev A..
c.1dea - 1bev he5t rem There ga ~ ie
tsrsr * ~ A. ~ ry T:,,est e E,th vi. co1nmn
FULL INVESTIGATION DEMANDED.
It night be asked, "Why have you not
ms2e tbis statement sooner?" Because the
publication OF the documents sooner would
Eave been mcst detrimental to the public In
5s1es1 ne be1'ngh The 5an 9aa% 30
himself at the expense Of the Gauss In which
we were eli ergaged. The time had arrived
wheu the matter could, without injury to the
service, be inquired INTO; and he Was deter
mined that It shonld be done, and that before
lorg ~ The documents referred TO eaould DC
pnoltsaed. and spread before the Amef1can
people, unless thoee whose duty Was to do 30
should IN tie mean time DO ham ]ues1ce.
IMPORTANT ORDERS
n, F-;5.x tha 18th h.. ,a. informed tt.+
~ ~ .nn:,l,,.i4ion ~ +hat he Ton1S croaa ~
~ s;4sr ~ m TX se1t MandsTsr "a nesd.v Ge1era1
me- ~ 3e 1i as1s Hoaa! ~ " r. ese =
| McDoNeh H*ola o9 @astac1e4 20, maAe ~
sa ..441.;ead ~ the or3a- f,nt >1n, n1nT,,t11
| pM - t1 n.a{ y ~ fnoE! s,t1--
oceyea4 W toe totn ~ Isacae1 " nx4elsLoMMn' ~
ano, on tne 1oLa, ~ % u y. ~ 49, 5 -
crossed me % 6usensc ine p!Unsoea 10 a. seo a,1a,
e.lae " ~ ut1 ..e+;e,s "e.s - - naSs,
iioa OF Manassas 1anSsaon, Ea* nos nas1e
~ ~ ~ ha .sss te|n.eteG ~ crnso 10 1ras
tel. l.aranhed hy the General in Chit to send
h3T1 4 It nnce III The rega1ar troops. horse
HattaTo J, and tnid tfat he 20 stranr enoo-h
4.9t D3tbaSt ne renn,srs and to Fes6 With7o
,:,n..e 1,,.t;1 he ENID sstisfu f1mseIf +hat he
,,rns't 10 en bevcnd them. 1z t6e 18th he va
srs,n fs1errsphed. HWe are prexseA here.
sE4d sEa the tSooIsz have tr;ce cafied fnr With.
srn,rs Ia,. ,ent 1~aVlnr him Withont si:,.
a1s 4;sca ~ ,rt3isew ana tnr t1e tine = IN,
:S;1s 1,noo nf c.Ts1ry II W. a rIoomV nieht
5.,t 1bef ~ we11 ali h,nnsbt t,1sr tne rfye1
."ein y1t ~, Eitbnnt 1oss. ' WA ~S'
~7'@ SOME OF TIE FACTS.
HeHon1d state few facts On the 81 a
June ne took eemhaha at tnamoersoufg
on 1ne 1o9fsn ne Naa Mtotne9 ~ tea Gsn
eIailn Chlei nat ee c-ns1oe.1a s11l tne aaMaoi
reeuln miantf{ MuHpenEaola oalae ssn 2
1nne IetteI q 1nst!ue'.9as t. "as aeas ain'
Whlea ne - 'o!u LIE. .aeIa ;.1o i1 1ost o5 W ~
Eee eaeeA na s,i;,ts ca1,te II Toat4 III ~
sao,y ~ sSe Snx9, aaA VA ~ II. 49, I1ss
1oJ, M lanhs ~asa mea aau ~ n:
H"n foGatg h; ~, aed =,
10 taae ~ Msnsttse iaa ...at na% - !
tsp. 1r1,1,a r., ~ -.
sasn. s.hie .5,saa Go66d ~ h.S h. - ~ nh~.
se1s.u,e ~ ~ a'ie o'oa ~ o~'' oo VAS ~ WY
1lau O. operations. On the 2lst he submttte
L. T. 1rf H5d9
g abandon the present line Of operations, mo,
- s]l supplies to Frederick, occupy Mar3lsn
| Heights With Major DoubIedty'b heavy gun
e and brigade Of infantry to support them, ~
with everything else e-horae, foot and slti
h Iery-to cross tie Potomac al Point Of Rock
II from which point he could operate as circuu
le Stances should demand and the Generals 0
J. Gers ehould require, No reply was recsi1et
r. but, on the 27th, the General telegraphed hi
o rivsr in pursuit Of lie enemy.
r TIE FORCES.
=.
On that day the enemy was in condition
l. cross the river in his pursuit. BE had OF
q fifteen theusand men and from twenty
n 1weutg-four gups. General Patterson b
:: about ten Thousand men and eix guns, the i
!" ter immovHble for want of harness. On t
r. 28th he Informed the General sf the strene
le Of the enemy and Of his own force; that
r. would not, on bis own 1esponaloillty, alta
IA W1theut af114eiy, nat Eoala op so caesli. ,:
IN NJ pf9otth - ths. .9Fsct r. M nr7er ~ ~. ~,
Or the 29th he received the harness for
single battery Of tix smooth.bore guns, asd
me 5Wn gave Ae olael 70 crosA- W tao
Al" whipped them.
,. propnsf11oxs
Ii.
~ On the NTH Of July couacl Was held,
es which all the c:nmauaers Of divisions .
u b,fgades ald eaieas Of stat, ware Prese
he Col Stone, the junior line ofheer, spoke t"
NJ and decidedly axa,nst IN s" advance, aavis!nl
~ direct movement to shepnardsto. m =
oo Ctar1sstcwn. AL Nhs spoke opposed an
he vance, aud all voted ags1nst QUE. o. the "a
he day be informed the Gene7sl-ln-C Chief Of
"a condition Of affairs In the xauey, aud
~ posed that he should 60 10 Charlesto N
oa- ccCnFy Hs1pet's Ferry, and asked to be
On :otntd when he WoIld attack MANASSAS.
A. ,ne tFehtn 9e vas o1iee:ea 70 20 Hne1e
,, osa proposed, aau informed taat msoss
weuld be attacked On lneaaa9, the 1o@A:
nd The 18Th be was teieefspIed:-', not str
ks enough TO beal the eneaJ carry ne1t Ha
hat Ike sAe Ysf1tT of Winchsstsr" He 1nai'e de-
way demonstrations, and on the sixteenth, the
s1t. Gen. scott SAID he Woqla attack Manassas,
auy Grove the enemy I pteSe9s into AZ enus sn
ments st Winchester, and on Inc 18th marc
ns. to Charlestown.
lent On the 18th be telegraphed the General
oeo- Chief that Johnston Wss IN potltton TO
nj lis strength doubled just ~ he could re
Wv him, sud that he would rather lose the chs
uu' OF accomplishing something brilliant than
y nszs1ang ms Golnmn il 70 9es1oy US 1. anlts
tate he " os,sae, sat etos1og nn eSisf