, 1862-09-21
Correspondence of the Chicago Tr3hrne ]

AAsHlaf1oH, Etpt II. IH43.
We tsye lost f.arpcss Ferry aud ~c a-se:T-
ID 70 lose l. One OF two things was true
Either Col. AIll-s could uot reasonably hare
tteu expected 10 hold the po.!,ion with the
forces under Ills command, IL which e1ae hs
eheuld either tsst been withdrawn OF rein.
fusctt, as he essily might Eave been: or ha
could have hrid she place. .S which case he
~as 10: the nan 70 whoci its defense snouid
Lave been entrusted. The government, we
btlIcre, as we'll as fl.ost Of his men whom the
ertsoy, z,IeT capturing, pa,oled, think Als
tusret1cs unnecessary, II eas the least Of It.
Iteo, lie sov.sriu4n. Is To blame. Col. Miles
@lIf BE- recol1tct@d as the officer who Wis
brought ttfore a cnu:t ma1,l.l OH charge Of
drunkenness at bull Run, p'litre ..c vas In
coEnaEt Of tie tt=c1vcs, Wlose failure to
GENE up *.s nHe u tte c.csee Thlch con-
tsts,,s:, / TO cur defeat TIE finding uf the
eour. was In t.Isct, thar he 1,a: - drunk, but
aot vezy drunk" or prrh.pa. more occutsta,
Is, t.more or ],ss d1ulk-'' Col. Niles has
since said in coEvrr*ation w::.:h a.stnt1tmln u
ct INF acquaintance 1AAt he VIE really unable
TO sag " ahetler be Taa On tac tssas'on 10 4ues-
tion drunk Or sober: he bad been In the hluis
Of drinking freely up 10 that ti1le and h.! pos~
>ia1y done so lhcu. His rcjut .1Ion In this
:t.h-d Had been previously established in the
amy, and General Scct., 70 *hom hs Owed
lis important command It Bull Rnn when he
heard If the faljusG OF :hr ztserr-. to come up,
simply asked: "was N!les 1Iuak!'
With htee :acts In It's posses sion and With
cbssSes ereu grsTcE, before 1t, II contu1oa IT.
port 1lay be etlltved. the ,;orcvnultnt coatiu~
utd CO... Miles lr The Service, continued him
tu command Ct i brigade, and i1sally entrusted
wien 1t was, and was considered a very iiu'
po1tant charge ard wns In iauger Ut befng z, as
it did become, ! detached, lso.ated po4F, Of
which the commander WAS necessarily Etrea
large discretionary powers and ougk* there
fore to be ei.c1ve1 aid capable as we'll 1s ener-
=! Rettc htf determined Il bchDsrI Gen. Woot
and The ac,ninss:tatt to see that under these
circumstance, Tie right man was rl. In the
/! right pl1ce; aud it cI:staulY VAS Incumbent
| a7ou t1eus rot 10 c. EosSe 50 important trust
uI,or zean Of fashionable qualifications.
II, bow se1. the general scn:smsn. regard
! Ing Col. 4silce BE- wrn1E oEe-ff his aban-
| den1nent OF MARYLAND Heights, his throwtag
tn, el the rhf.r ii4g at Bolivar Heights. When
| Lis lVss IVES under Ito out u = fczce ot no!
't.e ,hsn 12,'9E, besides tie cavalry,
! pbteb, fo!era1Eed OF Cuiouelz Miles
:ntsn1iens, escspet THE rr:vi;'as night,
| rt:Ltotc.d- Usually ~eii-infnr7ntd anotl1 :ial
| I+rsons b, 1e supposed, Until within very
! lew days. that Gen. Wool had Il much larger
QGIf u t3Wt3 NJ l1IfN& FEEa1
ttan we're really there, and that o7e or
utcrr Of the new regiments wer. hid ng:
II. nttlyes to the Ean1fou daily. Gnless TINT
| garrison tre strong +nou3l to hul1 its oTu
sya:Lst ssFsult, no one could understand why
II Should bc kept ,htze; sfnco It WAS III si:st
Try to take the llacr, then ieaTr It In thrlt
rrar- IYtu after Frederick Was occupied ly
Jackson, II was possible for several days 4,
1rittorcc Miles. Thc Baltimore aod Ohio
Rsi!rond was running West, and supplies
w,rc received and cGnmuu!c .':oas sent BY
b,!cw vas uutceu}titt 10 the last, the :rle'
E.1rh Operate: thtfr serdiux tbe tr,s news oi
| tte tur1e,der. Ntcthrr Gsn S,;cl should o,
could hate been sent up tue river Oh The Viz
| Rit!l side = It'll u ct'.uuau uf t3xuty-iiyt ttHu
[ sasd men, ~ he aee17ed; aud whether Geu.
ese:yy, hive relieved Miles, rs he promises
II, t1o within the tko dos tIrinc which
! NEcs stint Liza word t1at he could hold Gut
ART Qatsticns witch It would perasps os pre-
mature 10 answcr' with positlrrnsss, q: pres
eEt-
/ The gli.n1eee ~.Ich Te hare ofthc coutcs
now IrgcecedinE on the upper Tot I'm &c IT,
tantafz:cCly few and Tar brt wecu. That tl'
katie nf EautA MoaktAla wAs victory ga.nce
BY the Exo corIs nj Generals Pens A3d li.;ok
eF. orrr an emmy very strongly 1vsted. bu
/ Dol, 50 lar IS Jet appsAts. OF Est.1 nn2l3eE5
Ia \ country presenting the rugged and grastd
as viii IS the peaceful ard losc!y c.I1ra:t..s
itttcs ef Swtss scenery, sppcars clear en- ,usd
Tut sda} y and Wtdutsd1,'s contests ee-,,t I.
hart r.gs d from Auteta;i ere. K, near Saur1s
burg, where The principal pars or The fsrcsi
~ete cTsnEcd, to the yiclEflY Of Berkf.hrIlla
nt Catoctin Greek, s0Me len miles 70 thl
foutl eesr, At greater distance fruul III. II r
aid lot faF fu,,n the kc.f,e oE Su1cay'4 baul.
| At South 2Iouotafc, The object Of The reats Ii
sHasing r'snd ct the latter RI ,ce appara.1I
lnlrg TO prevent ACCESS 70 u.7;'er>s Fer!
t SUI; q Iuesihls tlat King movement a:,llns
,t.is min body. The co,ite.t Va, oae ii u
tEl,ty, aE1 rrohsbly mora GUNS wcsu Trough
into action than ever engaged each nther vc
! fG1r In Ana1ca- Atthe cit,e.. ~ tie tlaF G en-
MtLl' l'aa ~ Mt f.'1c FIR supplies aad pruvis
. iors md 81 nn:murt,iou-tha: for his tweaty
pound Parrots sslHr eatnpl.trly cxh h.ustcst
Question tfsst has puzzled many good l.e ,pI.
: ! AZ ctict has i's'~n made 70 hold the nary d.
I'AI. Tneft fea;>cntibte and to CRY out upon th
ist {fcfcrcy OF the b3ocknde-n"n~ being t1or
III xiuus 10 make "n1i Mr.. Nrlles' the fc sre
Toat than The generals. Yet, AN ass;,eed y,
,, ! bold Il no one Of toc nnne1oun vessels n
! hssr captured have more ih&u TWO Or thec
. :..ess Of rannaa been found;
!ae Seksts which have SUCCEEDS
in. gettirE in haro cAr1,sd no my.
= If lA',fE TTe>rm'b'~. the supply Of art,ilcr
OH tbs tt'urrc 1lsslst have II. er 70 utsfstIrr
!, snhi1. We need p"t .esk "a tar lar an e1
: plantation. In titt courte ii the rsuIns1i
: cstnpatt the rcbrls captured at ls4<, tori
pitt ces OF csnnor In tl,: caar<, tf Ii. y. R.oo,
hsnpnck campaign they took kh,stY guns; =,
nov II II rrpt,ttrd 3rom Harisr's f.rrs I'll,
T. | uthinE 1rG lUnarrd aud svet,r c.sunn- !,
. thirty istscIic=-;L-ra s,cirg nut foar xuJ
a sAch-~lich. arc kpn~n II t.Ave film IN,
! ret.l .s1Ls II tae Elst stnec The in; oi ] 10.