Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-09-06

shc P"perS inconsistent with those made b. ~
out ain iuliy satisfied, after mature ~refec,i+'
that mine are correct, and can be sutstan.j.,.
II necessary, BY ir%rcfragiole evidence. s,,.,
nave male incorrect statements, believing ,S,.:
to be true, whilst there are others vbn ~.
no doubt perverted facts, or mixed IN ,~
and falschood in such manner as to mako a..
hood appear like truth. Amongst IL. 80 Ga
ments which have done Col. Scott inirc,;e'
one which was published in the P;cSm%'
"Whig," of July, and taken from the ..Er,H|:
iner, and which was said to have bee, G,--;:.
cd by an officer Of General Garnct:'s CORR.
Now, that officer could have known ,l":.
personally Of the facts which he sat- :s
ton to Col. Scott and his regimen, 49,.
no doubt labcr!ng under u mis,ake c.[1..
by the information OF others. e.. s.,.. ~
vas generally believed by The ~niic,;s n g."
Garnet that if Col. Scott aa,. gone 10 =. We"
OF Col. Pegram's little bard, the :e>gIt
have been different. His reasons Tor TO-
so may hereafter prove solid, ard his c,".
justified, but there can be no Goph. 81 ,"F
facts, that he did not suppor, rol Use
that he did not dispute the passs>,i.r
rosd with the enemy, gnl ihat h.. did go, 3,
the road. The first charge IS H.. :, 80.
not support Col. Pegram." ,NIon. l. a.. -
port him, in the very way and a, n. ,
he was requested to do So BY Csfi,., . :: 'h>
and if that way and time ga nc, i. ...'M
and time, it was Col. P.is, sai 70, 6 u. wy
fault. He did support that little I..
was engaged in the fight as e~ficiea:lc ~: ~
$40 men a; Col. Pcsram supported j: y.' 49,
1900 o. 400 which hc hsd rrra;oir. g..
camp, and which mad never en- :. -.
enemy: The second charge IS ,5s, h. .
ecot'l III 60; dispute tie "p"-,>,aaa
the road with the cacmy." What ROAD
particular roai Is certainly referred Ia, r.
writer explained before, namely, the ro,I
which Col. Scott had been rcpnes,sG hl ~
Pegram and ordered ~ Gee. Garn.;, ,...
position and to defend. Now here i : ..,or
charge that Col. Scott had been orlcrod ,f.,I
position on that road and 10 dci.Yi i 4"
last extremity, and yet tina, ID. rin! -;
pute the possession Of the roai Wit. lie
my but allowed that enemy t, %; IN Il
rear of Col. Pegran by that road w:tYay, :.
sistance; . charge for which, if i: be u:e C.,
Scott ought to be cashiered. But !. is ~; ,rr.
for it can be established By Tie III ;rir,.,.
testimony Of $40 men that Col. Scott III =,
position On that road, and th.; 10 caeln, rlD.
along il or put his feet on i! on the G4v II
battle. Ga the contrary. it is now aim. q.
vcrsaliy known that they came aroGr: G..
Pcgram's LCt, and ros his riyh; AIN. IT,,
mex. charge is that nc did no. hl9ci. he .os,
What road: Not the turnpike icatiu. IL
Go; p:g:auu's camp to Beverley, bu, re rr.
which e. me into it or ] miles from B.'c:,r,
and on winch Col. Pcgram had rrqI%..ci.
Gen. ~tiaTnrti had ordered Col. Sc.u :, .At
position. and by which they expected ;uec,...
to &C. into Col. Pegram's rear. This y" .ir'
10 which Gen. GarnCtt dpl"tias;s, Gir~ L.
heard oc the result Of the Rich M""r..,., i:.,
ordered Col. Scott to beck by isGHs IT,,
and, to yrere.: mistake, Sent Gel S'"'t 4. D.
grsn,, shCsiTg to what point NJ d"$:r. rec
b.ockc::. Now I have already aIn!ttrt s'r.
that Col. Scott did disohes tha;":'!rr III
the reason for his doins 50; innr.iy, t''..s.
delusion produced By Col. P.;s ist;cT 10 hin &
the forenoon, that the enemy has! gotten ii;
Col. p.'s rear b. that road. and wOu.hst!. e.
tinuc to come that way whereas Co. $.
knew THAI the encInv lid not ccni" by -"
way. but came around C"i. P.S LETT .l:h, .M;
therefore had no use for tina: r9.G; and r-cIt.
Col. Scott believed (ard 10 doubt truly ;Ha
lie did attempt 10 block thai road, thr c,'@:
would hear him, and come down The tlrr.
and enter the road behind him. and hrA rn,
in between the road blocked in iro"! ~!
overwhelming enemy in MS rear. Since
nov admitted BIZ Gen. G:rDetIS "li, IL" j..
was under that d"elusion, there can no lacg
he room for doubt. Col. Scott WAS right T".s
obcyins 80 useless, and, .ir i. had been rner'5
so m:schicrous an order. | have ;h!> -"
d.avorei TO review, as impartially As "oa3!
Cot. SCOTS course, from the time he lei! sttri.
ton COR Laurel Hill, until his return nom Z.
criey 10 this place. ] have shown Il. 'e
repeated orders to hasten TO !EG'r.
Hi; ,!ia,, notwithstanding these orders. a"'i n.
tncdiataly on the reception Of Col. PeEr'@.S
suggesting that it was almost rrr:.'''
the enemy would come into the taiarlH" ie@f!
in: from his canp 10 Beverley by 9 ro.i vi
one and half miles from Bever,e: aai
requesting him to take position on TIA; r1a:
he turned back and did take position ~ =
requested that be afterwards received a.. q:
Ter from General Garnctt to take posrt!1t go,
that rJad and hold it to the last th.: l.. -
rot know the nature Of the acton. - .~.
mountain, nor the number G! men eng,
nor the relative positions; Of the coa;r.Gs.
nur whether it was g real ac:i2n -.
40 Interior object, or 4 feint to attract a::":,- ;.
from their real object, TO come into thc tu:m,
by the road on which he was posted, az.
it was 'almus. certain the; w"n,i
ter; that he had been Informed o. Col. j.. So
that he hal cavalry scouting bc,wCcn
and that road, and had Il ri.nt 10 .h;r
Col. P. would send for him if he wanted le
tina, Col. p. made no effort in the CARY r=r'o'
tie action 20 communicate with Col. -.,...
that Col. Scott did make al effort 10 CO...
nicatc with Col. p, and thought he mad t,#
so; that Col. Scott ought 10 have waite m,'
he had heard from his messenger or from Coi.I
before quitting the position which ne h.: ~"
requested by Pegram and ordered by G,I'"'
to occupy, and by which it was almost c''a'
the enemy were to come; ;hst he did % 4. -:
mountain, the first monen. he saw 80 .:..i.
the battle who gave him ir'elligence;'a'' b.
went up as rapidly as the insI! could -. '"'
frcquently hurried them, that The BIT 50
over, our men driven from the led, a"'
our artillery taken, before he coHd - ~
that i. would have been foliy and n"."@> 70
with 500 men, withou; art!!tFE. D"i,
tack 1000 or 1900 men with artilley, E'''sI
with victory, and who could rcce': ".'" I"
ambush, or choose their own gr.u"1 J.: :,
that from the situation Of lis rcsi:n""'.
when halted, he had a right to think ~ "a
seen by the enemy and would be pnIan-'' '@''
so, it vas his best policy to fill d. ne
mountain, and receive them in aaih:,@.' A'..
they did not pursue, he "s= 'a-'
that after he did hesv Gen. Gar, -.
about TO retreat, he was right 10 ieirea: e.. .'''
Huttonsvillc; that be was RICH; hot l.
Gen. Garnett's order 10 block The road 81 "...'
he was posted, as they were s."cn !nde'
l~lsion, and would have cause! lhr dcS'i .- ''
OF his command if they had been "hty'' -
Gen. Garnet virtually approved Ct M If
by sending him an order TO Do The Tr'2 -
he was doing when he got il, namely. n1
treat beyond Iluttoassille; .hs; he va
in uniting with Col. Johnson'S co''''nai,'
allowing him TO Judge who're position "as0'
he taken, as that omcer was ais Superior
tina: he saved all or nearly ali Of Coz Peg
command that were saved, alnou"'!&
large number: and that he saved n! o''':''i'''