New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-03

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uantls f5L te resons for as recall 10 tho dspstch The
Getelsl sas srosiy published"
Thee slateaents afe far more important than Mr.
pistt bas lny idea Of aud it is most fortunate Tor
Ge1. Beulum that lis opponent has here gwen 10
The public the grounds II til fatal recall. ~ tait
las yet 70 lc;rn how great mistake he commit CD
in Jumping 20 tie conclusion that became Iie i's'
OF tloy0s wagons had passed many hours o lore
Gen. Eenham's corps that the pufuit was a farce
The rebels lad indeed Va1sed many hours belere
nut whit Mr. pi,tt III rot learn IL bat house wac
the equag eert,u fact that only lew mice beyond
il the weariod rebel brigade, eXhsusied by day and
Il night Of hasty retreat had teei ofced oSiop los
the u1b- AID H0l tie Wkois Of Fi0yds army, f0-
sfer6 If be4ng tqanV hCVTS IN CfTGpcS tr0S amy
sLort GistqHre 0he0d. TIE impetuoCs General had
nseertaiuei this ule Circumstance which bis acousef
did not dream Of, and tie old eOicr was In tie moet
eager and effective pursuit which the civilian IL bis
rear pronounced " tt once perfect farce, and
ordered lin to " discontinue" This grand and faig
ierake. OF which Mr.. Pait now 81 eniy oe uneg the
responsibility was safic euiy authenticated before;
hut it re elves fresh calculation from the rebel hc
count 10 which reference has already been made
" ii be brigade says tie rebel wli;er, " continued
lie retreat ten nice the 18Th, aud k0tcd az Cnmg
NcC0V FIR tie uighf" They actually passed tic
night there, near this house, where Mr.. Pitt got
he partial and dctt ciYe Information ulon which
lie pronounced Deubams pursuit q farce, aud die.
trusting lis accuracy, ordered him back. DeuAam,
not oOutent with learning that the enemy had passed
some h0urs before, had followed elrf-ciclly upon
Fbyds track, Lad actually come up with hi aL
McCoy's, soon after lloyd rad started IN The morn
ing, aud, routing bis cavalry, lre'sed oil IN eager
pursuit, sending tack to ScaencI Tor Ic-euiorce-
ests, rad assuring BIN tEat II he would Jsin the
Two oOuriHlds tley could A." dive the euemy through
Raleigh Tomorrow" Mr. Piltt dii not believe
Gen. Benhnn words asd took not the smallest no.
lice ii him IN il rel ". lie lad himself asceiiairej
tbst the enemy Lad passed many hours before, and
Ice imagined that Behham's accHfa'e and most In
po,tani information was q mere idle boast lie ter
minated tie pursuit by his own oIder. II seems
little ludrous. 70 be sure, Nj. Dom PiSt, giving
orders lis responsibility to The hero Of Car
rickr Ford snd CaTniieX Ferry; but he limsclf in
utter simplicity, svows aud lusujee the deed. lie
hAe since refused 20 be ieve that BsBlGm had rea ~
oveftakcn floyd. ] was only t single company Of
cgyalfy, lie maintains. which Beuham dispersed.
The statement that lie had actually overtahen and
driven tie enemy is only Beuhams iElulency.'
But see how the Richmond and Lyncb5nrgh parers
fogib the facts which tiis gentleman TO hQpauty
refuses TO believe, and go confidently sncers at.
Ire rebel account proceeds IN these words;
1.-THE moment h,, tbos. who wee with the Colonel die
covered thst their ho'c' rad been 'ssen by tie isns~.
rckr who he'd rushed 'he tte TUNED and fed AID
Ae s eardlI wisAu i've uiuu OF being on AID
The cavsy then al .Sep. abreast, snfg hsy ~
rN nc Fe-' - orr monty, snd Proclaimed that gle ese
army ndes, hoabe snd OF ,erfe confusion. Al The word
he eosl, arc p.f.uiLt al DI.s ~ 'one % .h
but gun aid siiie to defend tbeusrivr' with Iae
seemed 70 nave the RffHf0 fGf f'4r
sen ~ '''''at and e@e ~" ,.,ra re' s. t4s esa
nsn and fred g. .h,fs tIoa Hs rear u ne I',gads"
The rebels hal already, tins writer tays, burned
800 tents ed their -four IN tie rosd and aban
dOn6d many OF tbeir wagons, 10 esesl tbe puIsn
tieir every effort was II seems Ipeliectnal. IeI-
ham Ss1re upon them, routed tue cavalry two niirs
ia iit4r rear drove tie Infantry IL di'cra eiul
Eight, and the finding a. iMpOssitIs' to continue
The purslif that evening, restef JOr ne night shd
proposed 10 Gen. ScbeDck to jOIn bin, AMI drive
t.ad If ebsla
Raleigh f..n,orr0U. And Mr. DoDu Piait declares
al re pursuit farce, and that b cat once,
upon obtaining information from some good, iutle
pe.ple' osoi cd u 10 be So and determined 70 |
recall the in!, tuous Geuefhl!'
III conclusion OF the Argument j. Satisfactory 70
him il certainly 10 to tie friend. OF Gen. Il nham.
Il is certainly 20 be wished, however, that tieIU
should he some investigation Of the cOndnrt 81 the 4
pcu'einan who IA sach simplicity, ussures The puolc
llt he wrote The order which put an end 10 Ben 1
aus purslN. Gen. BsBban has agked for n CONT /
II inquiry. Itere j. 40 reason why l. should got /
De gfauted. feir aad comprehensive iIvet lgaiion
b. Las Limseli asked and urged-ed he wss the hrst
20 doIrand an iuvrs alton. Les tlat investigation be
pustued, AID Geo. B,nhhm need have % fears Of
iAe result. lie achieved, against many ciAnhnos, /
a s1cous. hi.h Mr. DOM ilit does not behave ~,
bal which vac, not~ithst indiug, - un.quroc'i
tnit the rebels themselves DO not deny a. ana 30
pfeat tbst tie editor Of TIE Lgaciburg IUC .Hi0n
sta.e- thai lhe letter from winch have copieo gives
an hone,s All baisi aeoaf Of me fao' d''g,a''lsI
t.1f hItefetf during ne raf - '-'ffh
"a. re Z, f',,a elaras5a .. Hsi.,a J,gu. 4
stoyJ0r 10 la'.ees'
Such II the language in which Viz, mia editor
iefew 10 the puisIt which Dir. Doln PA pro-
nonnces feeble" Such tie glory With which the |
tumatng confession Of tie Teb,l- the author
II Ibis pursuit, Who're name they evidently did not
know Such II tie clam 20 pubic honor hnd lame, |
on the rat # Gen. BeHhGEi--a claim which Is re |
quited by his commanciug General with aue.. and
Il ftf al tI4 mr.
arms viii bold denial aud ippant snecrs.
! need roy no more Oh the general subject. have
shown in Il previous article by extracts copied by
my Own hand aud O. NY own discrei on, from Gen. /
Bsnhame DISPATCHES ard orders, that # be va mac
live after crossing lie river 1t wHs ouly because he
could not obtain the cooperation Of Gen. Schenck,
whose boats were not ready" for week hter |
IeuhnIn was pressing for movement. To this Mr..
Iiati replies that all tAese proposals. were made van
IN If 10 though proposals. TO & superior officer
could be made in any other way than viii tie con-
orion % their meeting lis approval have now
shown still further that Gen. B-nham went as lar ~
be prudeniy could III ordering the force from Carl
dv's alain,t the rebel; aud that he alleged
mistake at tha. point was tie salvation Of that
foree from inevitable disaster aud ruin. j have
shown also that he moved with all the promptness
which wac compatible, 81 her with hs orders. or
will prudeoce ia folio aing zoe III Of lloyd Oh
tis intreuehseut-; aud / have shown LeyOnd
9pbt me yigor and succets Of tie pursuit ia Which
ne actually overlook the army 81 tbe r.Dcir hi-
iarked Grove aud deuOIalizsd II. L have SHOWN, |
too Tic fatal bluudef Of Nr. Dom Pau iu "fdeung
A soldier OF Benham's energy and eAlerieA,e 10 40
continue tie pursuit Of defeated and Ianlcslfkeh
l,e feel that have said enough 10 Onou ile eyes
On of tbaf peutlegan Limss.i 20 the real tlun- |
1.ter whoge misctievOus Interference otcatlobeu
he unsatisfactory result, ana whose loslVe astor-
Iiens based upon detective information hhsIly Cd
aIued, appear 70 have msied Gen hoeSiAns INTO 'u'