New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-21
"An.wer--No Sir; 7 did not We did not receive any
Are from any batteriea"
Pill . !Iayues t<siites:

"Que,ion-A,e you scquairt.d with the ground on the
vrein. ,.de betw Hiw,rds Ferry and balls Bluhl
"ADswer-Cersius. think ousht t. be- have been up
ard down there q great nspy times
Question: there any difficulty in the way Of H,h
passing from EswsTd's Ferry to Balls b'n on TIC 'He
'An.~er-I should think not.
Objectionable there any ioiuhcsion' 'hsfe 'A"' w"
"Answer-I wa. reported that there was l- embsns
there but tie men would lot require u go ".n
mile Of that TO 90 to Balls Biuh ,.,
"Answer-l never heard Of any. ,,, ...t;r,
"Onesion-Tbere was 10 obstacle 10 hianuy i"son'Ns
hsh; up yo,. ., ALL except right on III. bluff by the
river The rolling there a. it about ch.,@ blasi
but after you ge, from the river about on eighth oi e
10 perfectly accessible ioI infantry"
Gen. Stone says isecoud eAallialoDl' 80
"ou.son-Tb-y have guns to csnnonade win enc'p'
InswryNoee at all tina, In petition, nor have ,hey
an, time AceoIdng the ast information which
obtaoed thew had three field gun. tfs moved on point 10
n int; those ield guns thoy move about .
Han many were killed in battle, how many
drowned in the relentless river, will never be cor
rec,Iv known: suffice IL To say orr little force WAS
de,tcove1. Why YVES this little band permitted TO
be destroyed BY force litsle more than double
It's Numbers i'll presence OF iorty thontahd spieh,
cid rroonsf WHY were Mccall and Smith ordered
hack at he very moment that Baker was orjered
10 ero,s7 II we wanted Leesburg, Mccall could
have taken IL without the loss OF - man, IA hls
movement in mass bad already caused lts eVacu-
sion, ard the enemy nd not return IN force un'i'
after Mccall bad retreated. II VIC cid not Wish
To cOpiure Lessbnrg, why did we cross at al VI
what u.e il q "slight demonstration " even, with
ont rssugsl These ere questions which the people
will ask and 10 man can satisfactorily answer.
Why were not re-cnforcements cert from Edwards
Ferry TO Colonel Baker, The distance wac oliy
three and bali miles We had fifteen hundred
men across at Two clock on Monday, and the
universal concurrent testimony OF officers ana men
is that reinforcement of even one thousand men
some say five hundred, and one gallant captain
swears that with ore hundred men he could nave
struck them upon the flank, ana changed the re-
suit Of the day. Why, | say, we're not these re-
rnf,rcements sentl Stone swoaTs, AS l have al
ready ,bown. that thore We're batteries between
Edwardss Ferry and .ils Bluff which would have
utterly destroyed any force lie could have sent 10
Bakers relief AID That Baker knew it. Bur Stone
was BOT sustained by d single witness; on Tue COZ
trary all swear that there ere not, TO Their know'
sdve and that thew did not believe there were any
aid a civilian living upon he spot, aud III the habit
OF lasring over the ground frequently hweirr there
were none; and sgaIn, Stone Wien questioned a.
10 lie erection OF iois nader the range "a NJ gun
upon his second examination, sweirs roTnyeiy that
there i hot "a gun now between Edwards Ferry
and Balls Bluff and never has been. Why, then,
we're not feenfOrcemeuts sent from towards :
Ferry , Let the men who executed ana pii1i'eI
this horrible slaughter ansW er to God una AN ont
ragged country Gen. Banks swears that hls orders
were such from Gen. Mcclellan, that, upon his ar.
was az inst crossing lie did not feel himself at no
erty TO clue crossing, ana he remained npon the
Virginia side until Thursday.
Gen. Banks swears:
Questio-One question Ia relation 20 tn. crossing You
said hs Gen 8oan thou. II nos Edylbr r our forces
eros Lander thought Vs. end you fsiI c1'ai 80
to slopt Gen. LADDERS view. DO you mean tnai you ic
constrained ~ consequence Of instructions or ord.rl
Abswef- concuff-a with Gen La der o. sccunt Of ny
iu,rncons But then IL not Al air that should have
plann-t myself At that time ,
Qu-,toD-You TOOK your Instructions from Gen Ne.
Answer-My in.truci.on, ffom Gen Mcclellan we've 10
rver snd did 20 IS far - VS. p', soe The d
Gully thsi hal 'Pot.tioD 10 NJ he q ssf.
SO much Tor TIE wbOles ale murder AT Il Ills Bini.
Alter the me ,nchol, disaster at Bale Bluff our
amy OF the Potomac OF over lJ1,uW men, retired
at al points except cirecty IN front OF "asuiug t0n
where 1t remained stationary for many months. Tue
las, Of October the Navy Department applied 10 tie
military Tor 600 me. 10 hold MattuIas Point Alter
The enemy should have been shelled from J, by the
eunboAs, aud thus keep open the navigation OF the
Potomac, military as vel q, national necessity.
Assislant secretary Fox te,tihts:
"Oueuon-Do you tnOw Of en- attempt having been maAs
project formed 10 a.e POSSESSION 81 Point =.
sIy iin.e II 80. will you .aie tie p-siicslafs'
Ans~.r-The Navy Department, a. early ~ 10 june l..
Q8t Proposed the .T department 10 axe plse sion q
that pint end examination uade hJ The NsI Der Al
the ,usesr. Csptsin fsn-r d tie topcs graphical =
The War Department or General ocott declined =
send i,rcs down early June Capi-il .d cent
up sep Urgent Request, just be oFc he Wa srd hfs Tor
ony 80 to ocr.ry ,asi point and orn.fs scot con.
that there ought 10 be nany 3V and Il fol- through
probably ths. seccUnt hpukh General inhot wa very
eaTnc,t and very positive IN f osh Ls "s' Peih1 oish'
10 be occupied IA force.
Mr. Weirs went over 10 see Gsn Scott Abou; q, ,hns
IN June. pressed u upon him ps.onsy a. vel a oy i,
ter. be- { official Letter that tnd upon our 3'oh' ~
tho let day Il JOY IL "a - follows addressed 70
M Cameron: go,
sR: have tb, hoaof to Inform you thai th' Del ant
menl entirely s1ti,hsd from iepoi!, Of 70 oc'r IA. ~
Potomac river sil be closed by the nsenr al the
Rebels more important points are occupied BY
Then Bu!l Run interviewed between thai ard the u-I. one
whica upon booi. which dated August 70, lool
Mr. Cameron from NJ We b. i q loliows: 49,,
HAvi DgPlRTaEsT, August 20. 1851.
SIR The importanc. Of ksepiag open tie lasiaon q
IN, u6i,r ofre, !, po..ib. ,ni. Depsi,meu. hs, ana
viii dcusfge M dlfy IN this matter BY ~ aiHcd
Gota but here swo points ~hefe shore ostt-
can be- mad 10 intercept COMMUNICATION and IN Vie" Of
ns dagger AID ayes i0na. would lost nraenuy
request be tihnn ~ tie Mar Del
neni 10 iy sud int.nch Msittis lint single trg
hap. may still possession aud secure H. But If mJfe
than regiment - required Il sppesn 70 Ae nospcn ios
that the requisite number should be urisbed
go Atten repeated occaou has teen called TO tie
particular necessity OF no ding that place absolutely ,'eu-
will At auy c1uthnl- ia Efforts tcweid ,eitug snG
holding that place sud sIprend thefe need be any de-
ay Cannot sufficient 'c be sent dosu forthwith 10 srle,
aud e. come with such armed vessel trif
hold Nathan Point, aud anus seep o.n Tie r4g'n Of tho
uldertsnd that troop, will re sent to Tie lower Mary
land Keep the peace aud prevent batteries nom
being erected 81 the Zen bank ih timely ana wise pro
cauo but II - equally nsces'ay that ,nond tsks poo
session Of Matthias Sbon the insuIg,nis poss,
ion point would require aYeIy !a.s force TO Gis-
yo.sess tnem'
tho Sat Of August find the following letter from tho
Navy Depafinl, ut 20 tho War Department:
"'AUGUsr 81 1861.
siA: have the honor to inclo,e copies dispatches re-
ceved from capt Cae Ia 4nd Of the Potomac hotla
beg to col your attention 70 Ls ,ugs.tii o the
ueetssy OF prompt aud ecrHi measures iof kerng open
TIE navigation II the Potomac. have heretofore
ted occaoLs called tie attention OF the War Department
% tuis subject which IL VI inmenfs tOth.s
md tho ol- tioos Of the Army vel the Navy. 40
pears % NE there should be delay Ia taking the pre-anton.
ay seps RECOMMENDED by tAp Craven aud this Depart
mont, with tue naval iOce IN the Potomac rsady a. all
times TO a!d IN ti.is uies,afe'
o. Nothing, however, was goI@ at that time
" Ia October there tho Potomac the Pavn,. tis
foclhontas aud the senuOc turee very heavily armed
et, aud thc H. forbos win two very for dabo gn. on
board 1h,se vsssels detailed to with Duro.t'.
L IL.