, 1862-11-09
TIE EUlsNE%lsEsk OF KxAurkIk.S
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Correspondence Of the New Tar.. Tr15ope.l
WAtHISGTnS, November :, ls6s
Nov that t.e military commission h<s I'm.
sshed taking :es'sunpy in regard to the sus-
zerdc1 ol I1Irper's Ferry, It can do TO public
inis;t: &c allow some OF the facts With regard
TO that transaction TO be known.
Fsom the statements Of oiiiser5 summoned
to give eylGence hetore that comtnission. aud
from Other sonrcce, nc have collected the
following. which We tbiuk will be found the
tnllest h|.:ory yet given OF this entire .r.as-
action:
Easf3 in September It appears that GanesA
Wool received strong Suggestion FROM the
"af department to the elect that II t.per'3
Ferry rroper ssz regarded as 81 ial.jc,tyi!te
IH,sHi, and that tic trnol,s should uc With
ara~n !tom its occupation and concentrated
upon atar.'aAd Ht4 ,,h:s for Its ,.ettass, T'uuas
.rdefs Ttrr perriuptot5 to the exteU. Of
e,1eng.y savizsss the .,,cnsurc, as:l,ou .h lesv-
ins III Wool, A. coshtn Aud.ns ntlleeE Vi ths DE-
n,;Ient, the courtesy VI dlscs elton, as to re-
iusiEg 10 obey i1 case hc rel. cuuS1nc:e TINT
t'e assrn OF the ~ss department, w.,a l;rouud-
leso. ltsheuld. perhaps, slso he added that
tue wa. t.pariID1E, had ordered G G.n. Julius
The fttes.tlun tlltt henhpufd lake couaand a.
the Ferry. he being sh- senior o1Eccr at that
point.
Ills Intention. however, vac cnun4e eac&sA
by the 0tfrE of tisjor General Wool. that
f;entral While should leave the c1earrr pArs
| r] his forces at Uari,ers Ferry, uudsr CON
blnnd Of Co1onea 0ixoa Il tlilc., aua himsclf
frncetd 10 NAEr,nsturg wlth i s:u Ill pu1.ion
Q, his lorce &. .5Dl--1ae greatsr part hsng
lett ErceE Co|uuel Miles ~ uAr,,sr's Ferzy.
| against tais enlargement Gen. Waltz I,ro.
fts'ta, but without arsi'--t;en. Vol taxing
;he responsibility OF con1tcering H1rpe,'s
rtfE5 t:ftns':'ie, aud rehiatrg tae troops
ILt day SITTER tue army Of itn Mcclellan
TIT Washington on hts ulaech to drive Lea
| ttut Gf MajyIasd. this ~ar department not, 1.ts
Col. Msivs that ticu. McClttian x:.s matciliax
10 h!s - iet, ard World he up ID abundant
tine TO r. sihfi'rcc aud ptut:ct III, pos., and
'lla, u DIR I'll circumstances the purt wss ts
I be hell TO the latest uo.t emt. TIL. dish ttc1.
sh ~ have heard tsHu1 officers Of Co. al,!r.'
stah. WAY coIched In the sltonst.t term<, aud
.ss ared Col Miles. .Ao appeared fcartui ttas
'he government bud condemned nt4u In at
vance ,or biz part III th: dt. aA:cr al Bull Fan,
fsht the department We new kindly disposed
iowzrd hin, aud would give htu ths utyr,s!
| eErcit Ii. any defense tliIt he should be H,,t
10 Inske. To this Cui. Ail~. replied, thank
Ing The ~ar 'tspsit nsrt 3Dr It's con.iittlce, and
firttK afs>.rA'sce that file place ehv1id b.
/. Il; ~ he utt4:rmo=c- IT.. also add d t1us III,
funny WA then asiesrclng upon him froe
NMcnvetrf. Three dlys later, he reus,r,.
| hiu,Eelt reasy "a xcfcl aa attack, although
: made b. 70. LGN 1pcn. hut aida thAt lie due:
| nut EXPECT 10 b. attacked, snd 1, NAV hAy.
is.tn ILLS Assurance which lulled Gel Woo
| ITO the false security wAtco preventrd hi.
I ub.licpce 10 tie orders Of tie VIZ I.p4-t
! n,sn.-
On tEe l1tb Of September Gen. McEtelta.
! wEEsc At at1uarfbJs Ne then vt Rockville
~1ot@ to the va. department asktus
9lsat tie &c, ,0gU} m:u then under command o
Calo1tl Mrs, nt Haries's Ferry should h,
ordered to join MIN immediately. and thu!
ketp 70 swell TIE force OF tho amy ot tn.
| Potomac. II beateEed they wers useles,
I ~h+so taey then we're Aua In danger. but b,
! Joining HIN they might asxe themselves AZ
make h!s victory more secafe. To this th.
~bvious Answer ~as, tnat, II from his safe
uttt II The garrison Was brsi-ged, the OIL,
~sy BY which The junc,ion d-sireit could b
.Gected, would betox Gcn. Mcclellan 1o CD
fs}s '. - .:'rougu the hs-tcginE fu1c-s aud si
fec, junction eiia Col Miles, It being eddes
&e n matter oi cauEse thst The uoulsat tht
, junction vAs effected, Cvl. Niles, from th
The cetaSfm<ot Ct Ger. Wool and placed IN
der Gen. AcCi*1tan'h command
Thete kuFyt%'iosA vera earnestly re!tTAtc
to Gen Mcclellan, aod Col. Niles re :.1ved ia
-tt4cf&oce to obey al 0t.ters from Gc1- III
CtlaAn, witn notification that G H. heCl-lla'
~ss n,sfchfpg 10 tin relief aud with instrat
| 'ioo4 10 do bis best t. cooperate WITH tha *
4t.visg army, and force passage fuEoa<h tt
t<.ieked lines. 10 luta AeCl=i,aa on the Lin
l o& The Muo,GscY. 80.
o. 10 iash d Sp,enbsf Gea. Ncclel.
.nt report ts sss sscrs.se9 u sag taas Co
A:he ~ak thec s1oesty besissed, and IN ~