Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-08

/ CorrespOndeass If the NeT York Tr.bunel
WAsHIEGTUy, September 26 So mach has
been said and wii-ten Of late fu reference 10 tire
surrender of HazpeT's Ferry By persons prolss-
ing uCre OF ess-FuUcIplly less-Au0n ledge
Of the facts il th= ease, mat one feels some hssi-
t.sion 10 agaiu. viidHg upon the topic, lest hs
! may Be REGARDED as eus oi tHs--ii noe thc " re-
| liable gentleman" who has heru So instrumental
IL making a Euids Of wax news tur1 g tie
Dast wear OF more a statement of facts, is9.asd
rom the general account % the affair. ~ one
! who was present, msy explain rag some oi the
| 2rei-dics winch exists against Co.Olel Miles,.
anu tend to soften the harsh egitAeis spplsd %
( one who morGlly wounded on the field OF Bat
! tie, now rests in a soldier grave.
( All accounts agree that the evacuation NJ the
Maryland Hghis WAS the real cause Of the uil-
I mate sur-enasr. Ira, eva. Us'iJu has been set
forth IS the act Of Colonel Niles, thar IS % say.
Il Is made 30 sppear that il was done 0y Eis or
/ ders. The writer Of this wss present az a con
vsrsation between Colonel Niles and Colonel
Ford, or the occasion of a visit By Colonel Niles
10 the battery sui camps on Maryland Higbls-
/ At that time attack was expected The next
I day. Colonel M..es spoke of the strength and
I Importance Of tae posi- ion, and tod Co-orei
Ford thai be expected him to hold i5to tls LASS
extremity, 10 wIich end sucl -eiLiIrcs uleuts IS
! were necessary sh5uld be sent him and all the
| assistance rendered that the eEigencies Of tLs
/ case might TequIls- Colonel Ferd ia reply said
| " Al hell can't driVe me from i-- i know lay
men viii fight, and I do not mean TO be
whipped out; not g man shall come down 20
tell tnat they have been whipped away from
I. don want any rPlafJre1 nents- i thiaE
/ that you (meauing Colonel Niles AID the fJEcs
on the other s1-) Eiii have to come up 10 n5
for protection" and more Of tue same tenor.
Colonel Mules answered tHata hs dldu5 think
rhetorical flourish wolll do much toward it, but
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able to give a good account OF themselves
The impression then seemed 20 be that the 81
( tack would come from SJlouOl's Gap, where
/ Colonel Ford said he had stTcag p.cs--s, and
I Suggestions were msl5 by Colonel Ford as 30 in
creased vigilance Ia taa5 qusrter. Az the time
I Of this visit, Captain EcCra-L, commanding the
battery, Us 8 informed of the eLueerel attack,
| and answered that he W Tealy.' Inquiry
was then made by Colonel Miles 20 whether
] one CT the leayy Zaus clgi4 5s Ule-ga. % bear
up certain points l-, --s PurrO-5 Of she ing cut
/ a1y r5lr-s vino -Llza- lLtllss Captain LgJ-ath
replied that h~ Coul- SO gGcs .h- gun ss % have
I the desired c5. IHs cap.l.u ESQ reualk-d
( that lis men Trss aus Ing gUl,' aud as hoped
! that an opportunity would be offered soon 20
[ take some of -h5 -g- of.
subsequently, G l7-e Ford remarked TO Hsi1r
Steiner aud your correspondent, that he had
looked tEa l'l al over, as5 sa.i & that il
was strong position, and mcgHt % stag tls~cf'
that he thought 2 small force OUgh- 10 keep q
I disPr0portiOl.a ely large enc at bay ]. was
! sitarwaId sutjsc5 o. comment between the two
4 listeners, thar they a51s glad 20 near Colonel
Ford say so, as tley thought he meant IT, and
would fight
! ASIDE from these verbal orders given BY Col
/ Miles, and the remarks as to the iupregnabiliry
/ aud lmportancs OF the position, i Ts5 ku.wE
l and scEHO wleGgEd by C-leeTs, men and ciLZ ms,
I that Maryland Higuts was LIa key Co Ihe w11i1
position, and the Imperative necessity Of holding
| tnsn was fit by all. In addition to verbal or
ders, Colonel Miles sent Colonel Ford written
order, IS follows:
HARPER'S FERRY, Sepsenbar I5-Colouel
Ford, commanding &zgy all Il =lss-1ircs Z
returned 30 tais side Ou close inspection. I'D
/ your position m5rs d-i-usi1le than J.. a1pes-s
when 81 your stat.0n covered as It IS all rCiu.s
( 5y the cannon Of Camp Hall You will b.id or.
aud can bold ON, Until The cows tails drop If
Yours, d s.. Mills,
/ Colonel Second Illanlry
/ Colonel Ford. /. is understood. has dsa.aI rs-
cevirg this order The order could hardly have
missed hiG, ss the 0rderiies ve-s sIssys re-
/ quir5d to b.. beck Che rzc-us Tor messages OF
/ dispatches s.ur ialgrssd upon The suvzl De. sud
/ any omission upon so imgoI-sn- -a order would
have bsen nc iced. turIlsE1--a ~ 81
ieTeEcs t5 Colonel i1rl .eplT. settles tas point
as 90 It's rece.Yt 3y tie person 20 whom ii vas
addressed.
After the evae1a'i1n, ycu- respondent tod
Colonel Mites .hsr there seemed tJ be q t.Vers.-
= Of opiai1u as 70 sL5 w=s responsible iJl the
evacuation and asked him a-z-z.T as Cd Wur-.i-
sr .wss d.hs by bis orders. "29, sir, 5n- IN
direct opposition 70 them was the rpy al
/ ready recorded. ALusIon was iE=u male by
/ Colonel Niles TO the c1-Trrzarr0u before men
/ TONED, to which yoIr c.-res-5l1elt "a as a Ls.-
nsr, and also m=uti1u made ei ihs order 90
I "hold on Til the cows Tail eames cH-' Colonel
| Miles remarked tlas Fa-l's rsyly % that or1tr
Z aid not ildicste that De a-i the slightest ll.-l-
tion Of giving up the Highs Tais certainly
proves tbs receipt Of the dispatch
The statement has also been made that Colo
mel FOrd had --discre.iIlsry power Admit
4 ting this, which is ms-s than improbable. then
the necessity of the ovscu-ti7l must be proved
At the time the troops retired, the rebels had
been sheled bsck from th- woods by Captain
N Grsth's and Captain Grahsm's batter s..
which were both firing es tho troops
marched down. Ohcers and -en Who were
in the most advanced positions on the HigaLa
say n0s a rebel was 90 BE- szea- though their
presence On the other side of the mountain
is not denied The assertion that the Highs
( were not surrendered v1iii tls ammunition
gave Cut, made ia rls Hrgid 10 doUbi ari-es
from the happy faculty d that sheet OF usSics
parts OF two or three stories d0va-tau luto esch
other As this is often done IN tcleTaOly
Eorkmaniike manner, the iucOugrUitY ct the
narrative is NOS readily detected 5y the reader
, Tae assertion j. c.ssr'y dspE0v5d by the fac,
, that on Sunday The expedition sent up Aarylsnd
p Hights By C0lonsI d'GGssy, brought down
quantity Of ammunition. which proved Of ser
vice on M0nda~, and is.l some still oeHird-
j. That Colonel Miles was rsmiss 10 his duty ~
+ not arrestiny Colon ! FyEd and ordering re-
occupation of the nights. If only % prevent the
re aels from planting battery there, IS not de-
e nisd. Thai he also neglected 70 t0rcty Lou1ou
] IIghss. is apparent, JnsUgB pa-is-ed BY the
o fec. that TIE bG-e.y on Maryland Hights com
c manded LOudon lights, and she 0eli.f that It
y was impossible TO t-ks cannon Of s1taclentty
. long rs9ge no the hiEGtS-
q The assertion .aa. C5iluz. Niles vas C. traitor
and coward IS 10s waUa~ssd By Iaa t-cis,
It and arises rom tl- Old Bri cice -aiust Colonel
II Miles. da.i1z back 10 BUA Run. Ls, justice Go
e done The living and sJrgy U-tsd out 90 the
n des1 Th5 er1rz OF omission were greater
l. than those Of c7nu-s5i9n has certainly d. not
IS Justify the sDulea.ou Of the worse OF all posi-
1t Dls terms TO q solder.
5, Erc- 'sizs0urd.
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