The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-29

r A CARD.-In the Daily Dispatch, OF 18th
- October, there appeared cara f on Lieut.
MARABLE, cf company E, sd Regiment Virgi ia
Foiun ears in which lie ATTEMPTS 20 vlnd.cate
himself 10 reser3 to the position lie occupies in a
circular Issued by myself son time since
Were it MT for an indirect thrust made In bis
caro- 81 friend Of IN ne woui treat is as Justly
deserveS, with silent contempt hut .. iud.T ert
involves others, feel called upc~ Ee this a..
swsr il Justification Of them:
His ca bea coutrsdic;loh - - face and rou-
tains fa Sc statements frUm be- j1g to end al i
we'll he knowsit.
He says. speaking &c ny G. IT. he asserts
that by unanimous vote OF all ti officers pr,se9t
"a list of whom be gives acquitted ti OF certai
Tumors In circulate y in the c unt of Halifax de.
fog tory to his character gsnlAIn and fl
GER" He cannot hud the war unaI im0us ia be
whole circular, and defy him 10 the truth
fuiness of his assertin by showipgit.
Again, Re ceuies havlng tes,ii before The IN
ves'ige,ipg com" ittee, that he did nc. u che can
non, having gotten SO lar ahead oi Sac company,
nut SAYS: "Wh n called upon 10 say whgt !
n1 OF the conduct of Capt. H. on the retreat fron
Laurel Hill, &C, expressly At d that knesc
nothing tat Uds nor in the G2h having been sent
ahead with the wagon by erie II Capt. H., &C..
aod Cd co. know our army had been overtaken, till
hear the csnnon.' In regard to his hearing he
cannon OF course cannot sar but know be tes.
titled he did not hear them, As cry g.rt emao on
That committee well knows, and the eyilenee a.
taken down By the Secretary Of the commit ee and
row In my possession, viii how; AID g o nv
ffs-f6 4
from hat given before the board off. ers pro-
nouncs ba ely ia as tn cert Fl of ,ha Secre-
try that here Include for pub ation vii prove
Lieut. MsTabe. Ia trying to reaieve fiu1-eif from
n position be occupies as An eficar ard bel &
out Of hearing Of the cannon as he testified while
Ills men wsre lighting, has placed himself by iar
Ia worse co. diron. lie gives a rea.cu for not
being a. the eight et Car,ick's Ford that he was
q ahead " itn the wsgon by my orders. That he
knows Is not SO; tor if he was with the WAGON that
dsy, he was there wi hout my knowledge or IN
struction. had de.silei TOUR OF my men to keep
with the wagon scd &c. 1t along. and II l. hardl,
| PR osbis coull haye cent of NV lie ten apts
along with II aiso, to rush through u.ud b, CD, &c
But "v admitting diu send him with the " sgop,
DIS eSeuse for not being st tbs fight ,ronts Lin
nothig for ths wagon was lef, III the rirsr exac.y
cacre TIE Eght took place. and pas taken GU, bp TIE
enemy, AFTER our forces had ief,
Now, II sc wa with the wagon by my criers
why d. he nos stay with II q ard be G. uid have
It'll been It the fight. tor the wagon was certainly
evea ahead of the wagon.
Again-ro relieve himself from his "seemfn9 tco-
fota position Of Judge and accusing y tatss," he
attempts an explanation. Nov. wheeler Lieut.. NJ
voted for or against the resolution, aequ ing me
OF the charges made i certainly caanct say, a
was absent WIN I. vote tax co; but this do
know, and think every officer constituting tbs
COMMITTEES will bear me cut In saying, make q
fair statement
After the testimony had been gone through with,
Imaae ottecu n to Lieut.. n as one OF the q m
mittae from the fact that he been the principal
W tnsss sgsin,t me; but inasmnch a. I had asked
reriment lie .ontehded a. sug he had q ne feet
right 10 act on the case, and went out tni left
him there. The full proceedings, containing the
svidsI &C. and tho decisi of the committee kased
tbs secretary. Of ~hich my circular Il tn coy
In giving hls NOTES to Ii ut. Q card Of loth Oc.
tober. bid him adieu far = ne ~fpaper confro.
vsrsts are concern ID and IN tbs future. ahal treat