New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-21

Shields had all along been narcping M from Ton.
Rovsl passing IN succession 'oo dlieTehy PoI'1S :;
which he was expected either TO throw bimseit W
J.. kson's rear or urie With FTenOn, ana nI Its'
was within ,igYt niles If Pori Repubhr, ana w.
doy before had fent forward two brlgaces un'I.
Col. Carroll, which had taken possession o. u,
town and bridge Both these bnsades asu ,S -,
himself, with bie mann &c lulnn were ~ io,I g
onJ Inc, scb. NJ tho battle of Gross keys on sun
dov and knew that the echOea OF t'at afIlh'iS ','
nave bot one meanicg-tl.ai Fremont had "vetlaAeh
Jackson and forced bin 10 ngh', ana NJ - - r.ccs
treat could be cut of now anu INC 'hl.n -. -
united. his whole army mnst be 'ateh FiI,l,oa 80,
~, % n;ncae Col. Carroll, lying with two bre AIDES
at pori Renuhlic knew thst the bridge was JACK
oo o,lv means of retreat, and that, on the o'uer
bard If ny considerable portion oil MS force escaped
frnr the battle of Sunday, he would sii DC S'ro"g
erc,g7 10 fall upon these two IS, lated brigades ava
en-, lem 10 pieces Yet, il such circumstances, WIN
everv fact OF the sitontinn epread broadly before
li,n and the voice OF FIemOnts artillery ecbolhS
from the mouutaius he lay quietly IN the valley
denied the earnest eutIeati-s OF his officers 10 De ~
lowed 10 burn the bridge threatened 10 shoot an Of
fcer who did set IL on fire. extnguished the ames,
and with uudegused trtacbery Or in redbe folly
allowed the whole army OF jackson 70 cross IN
molesfed into the valley beside him. No sooner was
the passage effected than Jackson aware OF the H.
significant force which Shields mud cent forward nndei
CAROLS commando attacked 1t, aud utter rou'eu
il with enormous loss Shi-de Was eight miies Nay.
Why was he rot at PoIt Republic Allowing Z c
bridge TO remain, he simply opened the doorfor Jack
sons escape
Still, pursuit might have been possible. Fremont
could have been over the river III day, and cnlug
his forces with Shiolds's would hayo teen strong
To enough have attacked lac,sCn Though IteDiOFcei
by Longstreet aud long before this would have been
in possessiou OF Stcunlon. Bat at that afternoon
( o. Monday when Fremont was haluDg On The bfi X
/ Of the Shenandoah, and with his artillery on Inc
highs was sending MS final salute to The rear guard
a e. .af.ia s.,A ssnft n IL
toou bridge was slieddy bali finished, and before
norm could have transported all the army over
the Iiver. Shi Ids had received Oi1ers IRON Nusb-
/ ing on aud without an effort to communicate with
/ the General whom he was ordered 10 desert, war
marching / is whole cOlumn on the road 20 hlch-
mond. Information of this extraordinary step was
received by the daring effort OF Capt. Haskell act
/ ing as aid TO Gen. FREMONT and chief Of scouts,
VINO succeeded grea: hazard in crossing the river
below and overtakitg tie rear guard of S'ielcs.
which was marching, It's oiiceis knew'not whittier.
SLieds's AGjutant- General was finally found,
Shields hiuself beng too far ahead 10 be cone uI'
with, aud from bin the facts wero obiaiued. w b
/ them Capt. Haskell returned TO Gen. Fremont, WHO
/ found himself thus suddenly deserted by his only
hope OF immediate re-eniorcements, while bi- enemy
had b-eu suffered 70 escape aud 30 streDg heued Il,
tie moment OF crossing the river ~ to render all
/ further pursuit hopeiessly impossible. His own
army had endured and accomplished everything In
the hope OF finally overaEny The flying Rebels. Al
the moment when sac ces Was certain, II WIS
snatched from him BY the criminal Incompetence OF
al officer not subject 10 bis CONTROL and 80 deprive
him of all chance of retrieving his position, tie
endorsements on which he depended are Suddenly
Withdrawn without word RELYING on lunct N
with Shields, Gen. Fremont would have crossed The
Shenandoah next morning ouly 10 iind himself con
ironted by four times HE own trergh, half Of them
fresh troops What position for Il General But
what can be said OF the conduct of Others which
placed Lin ia that position Exposed to apparently
certain destruction, Of witch only information ob-
tined by greatest Isks informed bim Instant retreat
was The only possible salvation. On Tuesday morn
ing the army retraced iva steps 10 Hau lsOnburI,
pursued by a storm which completed the discomiors
of the march whose direction was enough 10 break
the spirit Of the army which long rs il was ad-
vaucing and pursuing met every prva'iOn aud hard.
slip with uncOmp ai1inR courage and ianenl and
cheerful resola,iou. From IisIrisonburg 10 New
Market and thence to VI cunt jackson, which wac
reached On the l2lh brings IT'S history down To thi.
date. The position here strong enough 10 forbid
successfa assault, IL there any one to attach
il. Ii is known that Harrisonburg IL occul led BY
the enemy, but not ~ force.
H. remains ouly % say, lest this summary of facts
nav seem 10 hOiile eyes bear the mir Of eXpllnl-
lion, that Fremont alone has done what Fremont
Mcdowell aud Shields tveeiher were expected with
difficulty TO accomplish, VIZ: clear the Shenandoah
Valley vi Rebel, and as a consequence, relieve all
alarm further North. That jackson was not over
taken aud his array anninilated, lie due to causes
herein and heretofore set forth.