Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-07-26
raE YANKEE GEN. MICCHEL-THE CHARGE 8
AGAINST BIN.
Prom the Baltimore Sun, OF 2lss.l


The following from the Cincinnati Commercial, pur-
D. ing embrace he charges against General Nj chel,
We publish as q matter OF Interest," and - portion oil
b story Of the times. TIE statements annexed are
made with tone OF posltveness Nhca might seem 10
preclude the Dc Is bi " OF their success ul rebnts!
'Tasre great deal said al tie country about the
ueshAt vsgu, publication OF charges made sgainst
g H. michel and there is a general cenand for specih-
ions As We happen 10 be pretty well inform d about
points, presume It Il our duty 10 make Eto VI
h1j-ty What TIE charges sgainsi Genera NJ tche are
BE is accused Of specua lou ~ cotton Il Is yea N
t granted special fsclts 70 = certain cotton buyer,
tie way OF guards snd government wagons, and
yst this niviiual detected in passing count'i'
lei. and bogus moaey upon the people, and oeiI z
a.. ested tor it. was summsry discharged by
o der of tue General. We have seen in The
har de- OF COCue Norton of the TSeny first Ohio, doCu.
mems on this pon vhjsl, genuine, aud he assured
u they ~ere, would Os exceedingly dmcuN 10 eGplAi'
Is not charged that General Nj chel had anything 10
Do in the way OF showing bogus money on the people,
but ma-y Il t Ulcers DO believe that he was intsrss ed
il the cotton business and used his official position for
spscula i've purposes. While desire distinctly to os-
CAIN any personal knONeCge or responsibility ~ TO TIE
usce Of these charges feel bound 10 state that "e
Srow more than ous prominent Ctstr Wao Las asIvea
under General M,chsl Who is firmly persuaded OF their
Another charge against the General is that OF IN.
mil .sry conduct his correspondence With the Govern
nent.
II
por which made coed deal Of noise by telegraph, wIs
N Insignificant stAr in Which three regiments OF in-
alrry and battery on our side we're engaged with
.erSd o. lees than a hundred tsbl cavalry, ever whom
the glorious triumph obtained without the loss OF
mn But in this f.ir Gen Mitchell is said TO have been
crazy With excitement and have shown his ircApAcity
10 handle three regiments in the hsld One OF bis Ooo'
uels refused obey his orders repeatedly IN eonse-
Oh nc, OF their garng absurdy, and has never been
repruanded for bis usubOrdiaAuoa, and vas not pei
m...sd 10 resign.
'sThe pa-!c which at one time prevailed in General
Nr.le's department about being Gu. CT by the right
VIM Of the rebel army Cornth, is charged to tas
Gen raj and Ehol.y gratui'ous and dscredltabe
q IT, There reason TO suppose that BeaufegArd,
VII. he bands full they were, at Oorinth could reach
around beyond the breaks in the Charleston road made
b. Gsueral Sherman and sTike General Mitchell. Blu:
rs, after one hundred thousand rations were SAINT by
General HAleck for the subsistence OF Colonel chns
Birads Il Tuscurba party Of glerillas made cat
Tor IA that quarter aud Turchn ordered 10 fall back
il no: haste which he did destroying three iourhs Of
The enc Lurdred thousand ratons sent him by General
| .ltck The mex. thing VAS the destrrc ION oil the
great bridge across the Tennessee river, near Decatur
most unWse proceeding, u1caled for by any eHgency,
I'd which has seriously embarrassed our military opera
| uOns In the fAl 8 uh.
The panic like retreat from Athens, Alabama, was
likewise gave mistake. force OF rebel cavalry, sad
20 be nrecis one hundred aud four 10 numoer crossed
"a. Tennes zee river Gld we're guhed into vast host
by An intelligent courAband Who il believed 70 have
been manipulated By the rebels Tor the OCCASION Ihe
oleuce vas prscpitae retreat lIom Athens made
~ 1urchu's brigad which resulted Ia considerable
isICctjOn Of government property. The retreat WAS
made by ordsr Of Gen Mitchell IL vas believed when
Col Turchn returned 10 Athens that he permitted bis
! soldiers % piage the town. The sa'knG Of AIhets
we the most shameful sfrr Of tho war Soldiers Of
Tlrc brigade we're then and there guilty OF outTAgcs
n f. 10 be named Gu. Mitchell, for the cake Ct Il .
preservation o, discipline IN biz army, should hsNe
brccgat them 10 punishment he did nothing OF the
I sort.
"Tae advance upon Chattanooga vas abou! a. pur'
p,ssss and nbecils an stair the retreat from Tus
clmbis and Athena aud he destruction o! the Decatur
BE- DE The force cent the Chattanooga expedition
vas utterly mad q1ate 10 ke and hold the place, and II
u rad been competent in other respects unable to
cross the Tennt see river The IN this case was
bout a. rapid as the advance aud the result was the
premature display Of loyalty by few East tennessee
sus, Who we're Immediately SCI upon by their traitor
| neighbors when our forces retired.
| General MicheIs measures for the suppression o.
guerilla warfare are also complained Of ia stated that
wherever soag the line OF the railroad bis trains have
been fred into be has burned houses indscrimnAtely
and ~ az extent that s attoni-hng also appears that
this vigorous policy has not bad the II ct Of decreasing
| the number OF mArauders but rather the eyerse.
The depOHment Of General Mitchell toward the In
hibitInts Of Huntsville is said to have been marked at
tines By remarkable demonstrations OF personal sccen-
| e. city. We are informed that no would make his
appearance on the putlc lquAre with most Aue!ere
lun enauce and scov srug group OF the male inhAb-
ians talk ng or PLAYING marbles that be would gesticu-
lac in the imposing manner, aud cry oui with an
sEfu voice, Traitors, ca. of my sight :! Rdts TO
yn holes p and forth, tina: the poor butternuts
aid not know Whe h'r 20 be'mosl amsz,d or alarmed.
The substance Of these charges has been formally
placed bsiore the President and Col Norton, OF the
TIeny first Ohio passed through this city the other day
with bundle Of documents with which he proposed to
subs late thrm."