Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-11-29
The ResnonsIbliitSi Ifof LlEloyd,s Ias-
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The Hesp0nsIbIlityi for gE10yd'B Essl
gaiIli l[Ftom the OincfnnetF aat6tta sil t57l
The itnpfe sion tisl becoming general that
Floyds last escape from Geo Rnseerans
strategy al New River was owing entirely
to the anacGountable negisst of Gen. Ben
ham to move forward as he was ordered,
and carry out his part Of the combined
attack Oft will be Fsmsmbsfed by most of
l0ur readers that Gen, RoSScTans' falling
back ffem S6WetI M9untaf1 vas Supposed
here TO be afdtreat befof6 superior force
and great hbbrehensfohB were excited for
his safety. ItafterwaFd turned out 10 be-
not only fol the pdrPose of shoFteniuG his
lc6mmnnica ations With supplies over part
of the country almost impa sSable in bad
weathe4, but was Int edded - draw Floyd
itts n fss - his 6nI AVE.
nue. offetreat e6uidsbe eae btE.si i'ls 4-il4
This was successful, and LoYD came on
into tie trap, and app AIRED On the Opposite
side Of the liver, where he undertook TO
shell our camp. This vas jast where Gen.
RosECRAss wanted him and hrrAnEemsn
vere made to take hiua5by "a combined at
tack in three divisions, which, had they
been moved according to- orders, would
lave cut OF every way Of escape. An Of
ficer from Gen. RosECRAN's army, who left
there after ELoYD's cann0hhde began, gave
information u the plan to the newspapers
of this city, .stipposing that the plan WAS
carried out and FLOYD taken before he ar
rived here. But owing. 70 the failure of
Gen B xxHkA to'mOVe to sG4rfy out his part,
the Cincinnati papers withtlfs intelligence
reached the ground before the plan was
executed! For giving this intelligence,
Capt. 'GouLpINsis now under arrest.
Bat it does not seem that this intelh-
gence affected the affair, so far as Cen
Benham's intentions and movements were
concerted, for it does n6tlappear that Gen.
Deuham Would have mbyed to intercept
Floyd aEt t7aild Capt, G6nIdtug hidi gootl
reason TO suppose that die affair was over
when he gave ittslligehee Of it here, or, at
farthest, before the fpapeis could reach the
GauIey;iih which ease there could be no
itiproprfety IN giving It The result that
It did reach there before The plan was car
ried out was BECAUSE IL had not been carr
fied out according to orders, aud it does
not appear to have been the intention of
Gen. Behham to carry it out on his part.
f This view of the caseis sustained by a
eommuptcAt in this 'paper, which comes
to, as reliably Endorsed, attacking the tele-
graphic report of this affair, and defending
General Benham from what the wtiter re-
CARDS, as a reflection, or. him 10 that report,
the telegraPhic repolt false in effect; but
his defense Of General Ben lam Is a jnsti-
-fication as IL the statements Sewers true.-
He claims that Genet ham could not
carry out his part of the plan, because he'
had only ], 900 men, and superior artillery;
and then he describes how vigorously Geo
-Benham pursued Floydls army after was
beyond his reach. .8 epo Soc la...
Two other divisions of the army were TO
attack Floyd, and waited anxtously day at
ter day for Gen. Benham to move which
was the signal for their movements. edi
+ If, rs the writer says, Gen. Benham did
not move because he was not strong
enough to attack Floyd, his pursuit of
Floyd was d sham. lila General is afraid
TO attack an enemy when he can reach.hlm,
1t is poor farce to pursue him because be
is out of reach. .sz,---
/ We publish, also, In this paper, another
communication from irresponsible source,
giving foil history Of this failure to i'm
prove great opportunity, by an achieve
ment which would have been crowniag
victory to the Western Virginia campaign,
and would have had an excel lent moral ef-
feet on the country. za,, - sii4a -. st s5i
Elfy losiiThs fsat, Home Guard p aoa
The CIeyelaud PtgiaSeatert's 3 pt.Fat Con-
sribntor Griswold) has Joined the valiant
nHome Guards1'f Heteils his experience
thus: Lozfuro't.79sos ad' ti5iall 2eit
EoIaThe moment the flag was threatened,
large bodies Of men were called upon TO
trally to It's defence. Being large bodied
!man, rallied sand enrolled imyselfiin the
iHome Guards. The drill is very severe on
me this hot weather. lam q living paTa-
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