The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-22
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Senator Chambers Speech On
"Our Disasters"
Tie Tremendous Efforts Of The Radicals TO
stcp EnlisImcltS,
TFrcm the New Y5Ik rribnns,l

q stAa and stigma o. that Geeaf Fl
the East, The West, the North and the Mid o States
thousau II thousands and h nieds tf thou
sands pouring in, until the vernneat said, Hold
snouga" The my u the Potomac, denuled IN August
of the three IN nths' men, cey numbered 10000
efficient swslIed in September 10 over 100000, in
October $50 900 November 10 IT'S 900 and upward
until the iOih day of december. the morning rolls
showed 195 400 men, and thirteen regiments NOT re-
ported chiefly Intended for the Burnside expedition, out
all under the csmnaud OF General McC elan. Dur the
months OF October, November and December the woa-
Their was delight vi and the roads fine. The question
began to be asked in October, when will the advance
take placer All had the most unbognded eonuaencs
NJ the army and It's young general and anxiousy
waiting for a Napoleouio stroke II came, but such
. stroke That general movement aas oeins pre-
pared the whole country had known for weeks; but
WHOM the terrific bog to be struck no one anew
the commander Of the Army " tho Potomac The
nation behaved in IS young commandsr tho President
upon him, and all myself included, had tho most
unbounded cann il ths result Of the intended move
nsnt 1t came. ON the 2Ist OF October, McC's divis
upon a recon smiths division, twelve thou
sand strong ordered TO SUPPORT him. McCan's
sonnossarcs extended odr miles beyond Dranesv lie and
TO mics Of ,sburg. stone, on Sunday was
Mc airs and Smiths advance, and directed
80 MAKE sigh, demonstration upon leesburg. HOWE
he could do la o ono way and that WAS BY crossing
The river and moving upon Is. According 10 the testi
OF Colonel Lee. cnirmel by Major Revere, OF the
twentieth Massachusetts, tho following despatch was
sent from Nice e.ln ~ Stone -
ocrosre %, 1867
Gen Mcclellan des to inform you taal Gen Mccall
occupied Draaesviie y,stsr ay all IS t there VA send
pDnG Inc GENERA desires ,hai YOU Keep good LOOKOUT
Epon Leesbr :" see tnis 9 M ms ihe cue 70
part would have = eIee g nov them General
General slct all says
Gen Mcclellan told me- when he gave The orders TO
mani a ra nSi hif mere here 80 ~ @
Zone. ms afriva Dra e.y all the inhabitants told
"a as s q At on aesy al
ha. Ean. had sen. Sacs
his heavy o"e VIZ. saard ana 'aa' ogdy s er9ssnS
rs wnos iorse B. he was there a. the time was a.
WARM have U n the slightest aoab. Sa oud hase DE-
fated Evans md captured his waole But ceH
could have thrown twenty thirty thousand from
Centrey. lie aad cut oil retreat from Dranesyile.
In another place Gen. Mccall says
O'Clock Monday morning reported to him General
5a ,a whom ss sad ~ s report
that express, General Mcclellan six O'Clock. sot
the she'd sol MS answer between nine
anu IS WORK was 70 my
under orders.
Here are The orders given by Gen. Stone on that occa
aion:-
Sc. os a. 81
Col pcvens win and opposite Harrsons Island with five
III enemy disco. cred by Capt Phbriek ia the rect on
Col Lee Tw ieth Massachusetts Volunteers win mne.
diateiy aier Col Deven. departure oeeapy Harrisons
isad IN or o. his rssen and WI w cause
Of Departure OF Col. Devens.
the Virginia shore after Colonel Devens departure,
Two monntaiD hovitzers win DO taken silently up the
towph and carried z, the opposite side OF the island under
Colonel yels vii attack the camp Of The enemy q day
he deems prudent and viii destroy the camp, praci
he will make ations possible on the country
VIII under IA elrcamstances Keep MS command well In
turn present position anss. ses one on the
Virginia SIDE nearer me river which he undoubtedly
held against largely superior In case be
WIN A0'4 % As CHARLES R P STONE pris.a,.r General
srag comana for CURIOSITY plum.
CHARLES p. STONE, Brigadicr General
H.ADgEa aw.a.. c es or o.ss :;
coLcnI-In case Of heavy hrng in iron, harrisons
brsade; The cslone Lee and De-
s' 1'os re Very
Col 3. D BAKxa, Commanding Brigade.
HEApeuaRrEns CoRrs OBSERVATION,
cotosylI am inior led saat The orce Of tae enemy
"a. ave Strong near Lessbus yo % can
EsT and I The Gum @ o. you w Ss ps
low far but seize the first eoo position that road
Tar as Gooss creek hsre thn be reo 20 ra
they on ap sone n On Her
sr on !Fq sg com,a,n.
Col z. d. BAxrR, Commencing Brigade.
Thus it Is shown that Col Baker had expect
rsnforcenenis for tn, enemy were to be pushed apn
their tank by Gen. German. At O'Clock on Monday
morning Col Devens crossed the river upon reconnos
sance with four hundred men at Balls Bur opposite HA
rs ms Island, directed by Gen. Stone Al day i,bt
Col. Baker ordered the support OF Col
Devens I've read his One scow and two small
boats thor osy transportation Al eight
ocl OK on Monday morning the fight commenced by Col
Levens aud OIL Baker was laced in command ~ 10 al
legged witt dscf s,ioHary orders Col Baker knew that
Smith ant McCd at pranesvie or within striking
dstace that our troo wero crossing at Edwards, Fer
ry IN other words forty thousand effective men
were within twelve miles OF him that least thirty
tnousand were upon the Virginia sdo OF the Potomac,
mai IfFr hr xrlta ha
lie did not know that hall past ten A. H. OF
Monlay two aud one half hours after Col. Devers
commenced the fight the divisions of smith and Mccall
cemm need their retreat, by tue orders of
Gcreral Nc lelan. lie knew that Col'uel Dsvens
coitending With greatly superior forces and like a gal
lnt solder n he was be haste cd to his relief with
tho orce he could with his Inadequate Of
transportation. Colonel Baker boon charged with
imp udence and rashness but neither the the
testmny support TIE charge. Instead OF rasbiy inn
prufenty advancing into the snernys lines al
legei, he did rois the biug and tie
only sustaining 10 this rgo o1lc r.
who sN9re 1; at he tho ghL Colonel Baker imprudeDty
posed nscf q tue snemys bullets This kind o. rash
Is uss parGo ed tie death OF the perresrs-
tor ~ two O'Clock = ". Colonel Baker found himself in
comm Of 30 men upon Bals Bri, including Dsvsns'
me- am thc guns, and tho lighting commenced. Tho
hternat r. ngnI sad eoauer OF oe cap.
commander undsrst,od these terrible alternatives
well upoa that bloody Geld as we do now, and noby
All they vndtats their manhood. Daring all those long
hours from two O'Clock T. NJ until the early dusk Of the
evening the gallant Baker continued the unequal contest,
when lie fell pierced by three bullets and Instantly ex
r,r.J council OF war called (aitcr the frghsful
is.th struggle his feess remains and for them,
and was thai the only chance OF ESCAPE was by
cutting through enemy and reaching Edwards Ferry,
which dscised upon; but while forming Tor
the desperate encounter, tho enemy rushed upon our
little hand OF heroes In ovsrpowering numbers, aid the
ro1. perfect. Colonel Deyens says
Aswe we're taking Colonel Cogsveli came up, and sp
peareg Ia that he wasthe officer entitled 70 take
sac eoanand Colonel Cogswti said " me, toone De-
Edwards Perry; Is the thing TO be cone' replied 70
hm a. had V Colonel Lee, saat would take any orders OIL
Colonel Ice says
Captain Harvey OF Colonel Bakers STAFF bis Adjusnt 0e
ara up sad thai be Delt wed that Colonel Cogs
Nsl tar sn0f oicer CJoncl cogsvel was srsnser
tit Tho ueid but hetler he was my
s-nrr bis question would not Determine there
B Cspjan Harvey stated ~ cOuhdrntaly, accept
facts uuo u dispute about
hl y latte Ike that sal, Very well; what your
ore ~. ~ uiuk Colonel CogSa ell, that had bet
way through the enemy LETT % Edwards
kegfs FROM ana hat 70 lfce miles distant