Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-09-12
THE RETREAT FROM cENrREvlLLL.


orr defeat and disgrace in Virginia. One
says that VIC outnumbered the enemy at least
two TO one in Virginia, and that everything
was ruined by the incompetency OF Pope
The Tribune correspondent, who laid the
whole blame of failure upon Mcclellan, few
days since, now transfers the entire load to
Pope, and heaps reproaehes upon him in this
style -
/ Generals who fought with the most heroic courage
and the most sodcry ability whose praises In every
ones muuth speak Of the battles IN which they have
just won honest fame with chagnn and renorsc Their
efforts became futile from the incompcicncc " their
commanding general Said ono 10 me II must All to
be relieved unless Gen Pope Is removed I cannot see
my murdered" / met general who had led his
division in the hottest NJ the fight with heroic courage
and veteran skill He said Il have lost thousand
men, dare not into the hospital and look in the faces
Of those wounded men, who know have shed their
blood brayey and ia vain Ii was Carl Shufs. The
successful movement NJ the rebels upon the flank aud
" Gen. Pope must be traced % his want "
proper means ot information, but TO his refusal 10 regard
the Intelligence that was seut him. lie was officially IN
formed Of II, but would not believe it, would
take reasonable precautions against It's pnssbiity lie
actually Withdrew Sgc's COPS from his eNpustd aank
while The enemy turning that point Officers sta
TONED In front on the Rappahannock line saw for three
days the constant clouds u dust which announced the
moving columns n the enemy but tn the oyc NJ gem
efa they gave no sign lie persisted in regarding their
success at Catetts as a mere cavalry dash aud
hardly convinced by Manassas that the enemy had gain
ed his rear IN force From that hour his movements
have been followed by nothing but disaster But it is
needless, and have no time TO Accumulate evidence
such point Half the strength " army confidence
IN IT, commanders. That confidence given o Gen
Pope The opinion OF his troops unanimously against
him. | numerous officers NJ all ranks la almost
every corps Of the army. There dissent disa
gfcomcut They will not, cannot fight again under Pope
with confidence The army Of Virginia demands
general
rHg ARMY IN DISORDER.
OF the disorder which reigned IN our army
alter the defeat OF Saturday, and the reasons
for II, the same writer says
II Is needless now to explain the constantly changing
disposition NJ foces during the DAYS which followed thu
defeat uf SATURDAY Three corps At least remained
CcnteNlc on MOnuay aud were scattered The broad
SLOPES of the hill un either side uf the TOAD ia uumi
ary disorder They had never been m ordef--nu
had the rest u the army since the retreat here wac
no head 10 put them IN order here was no order IA
any department Of the service. There MT ainmu-
milton M the batteries or IN the catrdyc o the
hntfy enough or another battle yet knew where
the ammunition train wereI be found In the first five
minutes net three ordinance officers riding IN search
Of these trains No fault Of theirs that the trains could
not be found They able Off tcrs but control
Ia their handsno Of doug theirdu Ofdertes
had just been all directions in search Of the WAY
on'-and II was already 10 O'clock aud battle hourly
expected since daylight
IL better the supplies of food The troops
were hall FED " fed utcguiaily Gegimenal wagons
we're unloaded. ami ordered 10 Alexandra for flud and
Forage Then the order was c0untefmAnded, the they
we're reloaded and ordered 40 the Bades without
supplies were stnt out the hauss and IA trout and
let IN re without wagons To shift for themseyes-I sup
pose To- snbsst on the country aud from the c,uniIy
they might have gath red scanty grass and, il in the
woods, leaves for their hoises-ior the men, nothing
But general on the eve Of battle cannot supply his
troops wi powder II is useless to except they shall
led n ed not multiply instances. There was misman-
agenent everywhere because al hcaduaftprs There was
Incompetence, confusion, settled Plans no head
he army vas not so much disheafteued enraSed--
wiling To night but not willing 10 be slcfhecddcnuunc
ing With uuauhnity that had exception, the cApa-
] cy which mad caused their defeat 80 believed
that the combined force " the rebels fron aud
as for the battle OF saturday, the men, the officers the
generals VINO fought IT, confess with shame and anger
tnat they were beaten by half their ar. The army
vas not defeated, its commander was out general lie
neither knew where his enemy was, nor would suffer
himself TO be Informed lie warned that the enemy
was massng ON his left-eNery soldier it, but he
disbehrved and denied sent batteries aud tiuops to
where they were wauted-then, IN mument found him-
self surrounded, enyeloped crushed, aud defeated
OUR LOSSES.
II is probable that ia the late battles have
been eXage.vted. Gen. fopes estimate Of losses on
Friday bttte was twice too large. An officer who has
iAues io' W. BAe luts,ihe whole ioss q" The week at
not over l5u0O IN killed wounded aud missing aud the
VINO aie coming IN constitute large part Of
we missi"S Inc number OF wounded fat % far below
the hrs estimate that II is found necessary to use
he Capitol and Patent Office los hospitals. Hundreds
OF mch aud women who FASTENED 20 Washington vu
unteet nurses, are not requ ed aud rnnp hume
communication IS kept open with Bail Run, aud sup
Plies are sent forward Ia abundance for the wounded
who still the field The surgeon general has sent
nome more than 600 volunteer surgeons
Col Cowdu Of the Massachusetts lst Regiment hid
his clothes ridded by balls during the battle II Mondoy
lat, but was not wounded reported. Adj. 4. II.
Ha'and Of the Massachusetts, lth, laken prisoner
In the battle u Saturday last.
seems that Gen. Keatney his death in carrying
ont one Of the rules Of Napoleon-s that where II Is
pIa9ucaOle' aud an important reconnaissance is to be
made, no ono ian better perform the service Than the
general hmsef" kearney knew the terrible despcra-
ton Of the enemy, and was well Of his cunning;
ne would trust no but himself the front and
tconnoiler on Monday night in view " the hazad ous
situation of our army. After visiting his pickets aud
outpns guards salutng each with an adnouitiou 10 be
cautions cou geuus, and yigant he proceeded forward
to recnunoitcr the enenys POSITION Moving steAlthy
about he suditny came upon the picket guard N ,ho
Tho 81 .t.1k \
wounded
mated will be more than thirty pieces No batteries
were taken from the rebels. During the stampede of
saturday surgeon present says that ~ least IS 900 Of
our men Threw away their arms, but this b incredible.
VARIOUS PARTICULARS
Ten Burnside whose lucati'u has been something II
mystery was On Monday night on the east side Of Po
tomac Hun, about xix miles hom Fredeucks burg ia
position /" punish the enemy II they IN, ud attempt &,
press him. Some OF the eneny's cavalry had atempted
hhk movement upon him, crossing Jerry ID miles
TO" Fredericksburg, but bad not effected their pur
Gen White was i , command at Winchester. received
no orders IN move, and did wait for the enemy to
serve Oh him even Notice To quit Hearing that Gen
Pope had been routed easily credng the rebel rumurs
NAY zen, Jackson was approaching the town, General
White burned all the commissary and quartermasters
stores which had been collected at this depot, left the 80
FOUNDERS with which the Notifications about the town
were mounted in position, and marched toward Mary
land not to tue sound OF the enemys cannon for they
, were miles aud miles distant.
The rebels used our Telegraph wire in Virginia recent
~ with even more signal success than they had in Ken
lucky and with quite much impudencc The moment
Fiz Hugh Lee captured anassa he elegraphed in the
name Of Gen Popes chief Of staff the popcr Ger in
Washington requesting him send 10 the Junction
large supply Of shelter tents and harness for artillery
horses
The order was promptly filed aud the rebels were
soon gaddened by the appearance OF train loaded with
what they wanted. Jackson his arrival sent mes
sage 10 the superintendent Of military railroads cooy
asked him to change the timetable the road for his
accommodation
On Tuesday night at the Chain Bridge hy some I'M.
accountable blunder Of troops mistuok each
other for enemies, and commenced brisk skrmish
which continued long enough 10 do considerable damage
before the mistake was discovered
he rebels claim 10 have buried 1--WE thousand Of nur
dead, ana that u took them all night Thursday, Friday
Saturday 20 perform the operation. They also claim that
seven thousand wounded and six housond prisoners fell
into their hand
I All of Pope's officers captured in the re-
cent battles have been sent to Richmond to
Richmond to suffer the penalties prescribed
IN the barbarous retaliatory order of Jeff Da.
yls One who was not permanently attached
to ropes army was among the number.
Capt. Duncan A. Pell. A. D. c., to General
Burnside, who was temporarily serving, was
on the staff Of Gen. Sedgwick, was taken
prisoner, and on Tuesday morning sent with
the other officers to Richmond Burnside's
regimental officers we're, however, released