Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-15

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4sleOAIs GEN. LANDER,ss DIVISION. !.
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1t isitoo early yet'to begin writing The
history OF the movements the Division is
oni aad too late, perhaps, to write the his
tory OF some former ones In this region,
that are still exciting discussion. sa
elpu0lio has been 0dyisedthNt the re-
cent retreat, as they call it, from Romney.
and the attendant circumstances have, ,ls,,
to miserable alienation between. Gen
bandet.and Gen. Mcclellan, which has rs-
suited 10 1lrequest from the former to be
relieved of his command, that he might
tender HE restgnation. Not by any means
TO add an iota tO5the difficulties 6at tlIRt
honest regulations may he left unaffected
BY the strange expedients our strategy in
this war compels, it is proper and right
that the public ishonltl also know lust what
the actualdesires and doinEs on each side
were IN this matter. LetEme premise that
while slSte' on absolute knowledge that
Ten. lIunder has asked to be relieved of.
his command, it should be added that tile
request has been preferred inIorinaily,7but
through Official sources, No direct nn-
swer TO the request has yct belieye. Itear,
returned, though it is known thai Gen.
Mcclellan has since volunteered to relievc
Gen. Lander, provided he will consent 10
accept a still more important commission,
IN tue advance of the Grand Army. and
do.the same for the Command Chief
thats he did at Rich Mountain,
When the rebel Geu. JAUksOn first as
sumeu tho aggressive and advanced on
HancoCkt Gen. Lander was in eommaud
therc. Our little OUTPOST at IlaIh, four
nlsesfd0.gt - into Rirgiuitis .of tel
back. They were too weak siosmGke d
stand, anu itwould have beeItfollY lore
enforce them and bring on general en-.
gagement Mt such a point. Gen. jack
son Intended to take Hancock and destroy
II we lave this on the authority Of The
rebel papers ut the time, which stated il ne
having come from Juckson himself. Gen.
Lander defended the place successfully.
aud Jackson failed in his first pnFDosc.
was compelled to retire. ri -. -,
Zen. Lander now asked to be permitted
TO cross the Potomac and attack onykso
as he retreated, promising at auy 1ate TO
harass the rear dreadfully and 20 Iite a
good account of himselfi if an engagement
were brought on. When. refused ON lie
ground that he was not strong enough to
venture into Virginia. he replied by sug.
gesttng where troops in his Immediate
vicinity, land ought really to have been
under hts command, could easily be spared
to cooperate with him, He was now
positively refused aud snnbbed. The man
who had served as a Junior officer under
him In the old army, aud wh0had SO often
professed his obligations TO and confidence
IN him now, telegraphed him that he
should do us he WIS ordered, and that le
was altogether too suggestive and eriti-
cal. And 10 complete the humiliation,
be was relieved Mt Hancock and ordered nj
once TO Romncy.
Then cant 9 an order to 'sretreat from
Romney and not get canghtn General
Lander protested, urged that he coui.i be
supported from certain points, attd-shtyei
at ltomney. Next came another positive
order to ''fall back on the railroad =,
Meantime General Mcclellan Ind Or
deredlup moro troops, bnt-and the fact
is at least siugular1ths General of the
Division, to be REINFORCED, was keptiguo-
rant OF tue time when he might expect the
endorsements. Aud, in fact, they did
not Arrive till week after OUT Il tdo1s had
rslired from Romney, and pitched their
tents at PatteIsou's Greek.
The point to fall back upon was len to
General Lauders Judgment. II seems to
haSe been expected that he wonId retreat
to New Greek, and perhaps send fepi-
ment or two to Cumberland. But though
compelled by positive and repeated orders
to withdraw, Gen. Lander was resolved no.
to make an actual retreat. And 30, in
stead Of Turning about and going west TO
New Greek, he made flank movement TO
tFategic point on the Potomar, careful
". Eseletted beforehand, Tor its advantage
OF at once protecting the railroad for miles
Doth east and west, and defending Cum
herland while, with New Greek stiif held
Il also defended our whole Western Yitei1s
mia lines, aud compt ely checked JGckson,
As to the nature of the withdrawal, tt
Is sufficient to say, that, as far as General
Landers orders were obeyed, the with
drawali was deliberate andin perfect or
der, every strap and buckle was brought
away, and as-an officer energehcally ex-
pressedi lit all the houses in the town might
have been, IL ttansp6 p6rtation have been
supplied! s ass
Three separate times Gen. Lander has
asked permission to advance on the ene-
my, and each time has been refused He
even built aatbppts at Cumberland, not to
retreat from Virginia into MaJyland, as
some Of the papers have kindiS surmised,
ttbongh even. that would have. been tpfe-
feFAhle to an teTnlOit,4 n Ct,slsH 5t,,sa 81 .
The boats might be taken down 10 Han
cock and used by General Rtiifamg ID.
crossing over and aiding him ID ia attSciS
on J6eEsonls rear. No matter how. com
plete, however, lie might show 6is ibtepa5
ratto1s TO be, he was sac time met With
the same refusal. 1850 .
AT iast.satter thkiug the resttonsibflftS
of ordering troops outof General Rose
cransl department. without leave. shNg is