Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-12-04

me OF operations, move all supplies 10
frederick, occupy Maryland Heights with
MAJOR Doubleday's heavy guns, and bri-
Saae OF infantry 20 support them, and with
everything elsc-horse, foot and artillery -
TO cross the Potomac at Point of Rocks,
and unite with Col Stones forces at Lees
burg, from which point he could operate
as circumstances should demand, and the
Generals orders should require. No res
ply was received; but. on the 9th, the
General telgraphed to him that he suppo.
sed he was tina. day crossing the river in
pursuit of the enemy,
The Forces.
On that day the enemy was in condition
to cross the river in his pursuit. He had
over $1,000 men, and from 20 to q guns.
Gen. Patterson about 10 600 men and six
guns, the latter immovable for want of
harness. On the 2Sth he informed the
General of the strength of the enemy ana
OF his own force; that he would not, on
hls own responsibility, attack without ar,
tllery, but woulG do so cheerfullv and
promptly # he would give him an explicit
order to that effect No order was given.
On he 18th he received harness for his
ingle battery of six smooth.bore guns,
and on the Both gave the order to cross.
On the I'd OF July he crossed, met the en-,
my and whipped them.
Propositions.
Or the 9th of July council was held,
at which all the commanders OF divisions
and brigades, and chief of 5 aft were pres
ent, Col. Stone, the junior line officer,
spoke twice and decidedly against an ad-
vance, advocating direct movement
against Shepherdstown and Charlestown.
All who spoke opposed an advance, and
all voted against one. On the same day
he informed the General in .Chiet o! the
condition of affairs in the valley, and pro,
posed that he should 20 to Charlestown
and occnpy lIarrer's Ferry, and asked to
assas. On the 18th he was directed to
80 where he had proposed, and informed
that Manassas wloud be attacked on Tues.
day 10th. On the ljth he was telegraph
ed: "lt not strong enough to beat the en-.
emy early next week. make demonstra-
tions SO as to detain him in the valley OF
Winchester" He made .he demonstra-
tioEs, ana on the 10th, the day Gen Scott
said he would attack Manassas, he drove
the enemy's pickets into his intreuch-
nlentS at Winchester, and uu the 18th
marched to Charlcstown.
On the 18th he telegraphcd the Gencr,
alsin Chief that Johnson vas in position
TO have his strength doubled just as he
could reach him, and that he would rath-
er lose the chance of accomplishing some"
thing brilliant than by haznrdng his col
umn, to destroy the fruits of the campaign
by defeat, closing his telegram thus 'lt
wrong, let me be Instructed" But no in
ssructions came. This was eight days be-
fore the battle of Manassas. On the 18th
Gen. Scott telegraphed: "NcDowells
first days work has driven the enemy be.
yond Fairfax Court House. TO morrow
the Junction will probably he carried" "
With this information lie was happy
johnson had been detained the appointed
time, and the work of Gen. Patterson S
column had been done.
On the 18th. at in the morning, he
telegraphed Gen. Scott the condition OF
the enemy's force and Of his own, refer
ring to his letter of the 10th for full inter-
nation, and closed the dispatch 10y asking,
CUdil hbldCh ne tA ptCltu W VIC ~
tackled where he was, and if Manassas was
not to le attacked on that day, es stated
in Gen. SCOTS dispatch of the day previ-
Gus, he ought 10 have been ordered down
forthwith to join in :he battle, and the
attack delayed until he came. lie could
have been there on the day that the battle
was fought, and his assistance might have
produced a different result.
On the 10th he telegraphed that John
son had marched with $4,000 Confederate
troops, and large artillery force in a
south -easterly direction. lie immediate
ly ;elegraphed the Information to Gen.
Scott, ana knew that he received it the
same day.
DEATH FROM HYDRorHoBlA.- Mr.. John
Earnest, an influential citizen of Norris
town Ia. died few days ago, Of hydro
phcba. lie was bitten about a month
since bv dog which had no appearance OF
being raLbid, and which was accidentally
strangled shor: time after A: times du-
ring the couyulsions and spasms of the
deceased, it took the united strength OF
Gnur and five men TO hOld him. When