New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-08
TrsR EXPEDITION TO PORT ROYAL
A Statement from nrsg. General Il. w.
Sherman.


A statesacns from ig.-Gcnerni Il. w.
Sherman.
TIE Washington I0teH,sencer publishes the
following interesting document:
THE PAST AND TIE FUTURE-THE NEW
ENERGY OF TIlk GOVERNMENT.
F,om a N,,-- York paper. Of July rs.
| 1t will be seen, by the news OF yesterday, TINT
everything has been going wrong IN tie army AT
Port Rovsl The General seems TO have eiher
matters 10 attend to than pushing the enemy 70 the
wall His forte lies in agriculture and primary
education. TIE afnirs of tho army ar, mere sec-
ondary consideration. 1t is no wonder, therefore,
that the eoufus~a which Gen. Hunter foand, On his
arrival, has been rendered worse eou,oai'1su
Never did any campaigl terminate more Ing oriousiy
for oil army l. MI that of the army Tor when o"ee
of operations was conquered at Por' Royal, oy
brilliant achievement u the navy. With the exep-
ton Of the capture OF Fort Pnlnkl, the Eee' mas
done everything and the land 'orces nothing.
TIE Government, at great expense, fitted out
rnaUpificen, expedlion to op-rat~ on the coas' oil
south Carolins and against the cities of Charleston
and Savannah. What has been the reenlt Oh inns
great naval and military armament win sDame
snd sorrow we confess thu. the resut has been such
"a. to cast d,credit upon our army and to diIirt the
great Union masses Of the Nation. The navy, under
lie able management of Commodore Dupont has
done well, and, TO use q hacEneyed Phrase-ou nv
orally true in this respec-bas covered it'eh WIN
olory" The bombardmept and capture OF tor's
Walker and Beauregard, and the taking OF Port
Rovsl in consequence, were achievements equal 70
any Of the most brilliant naval exploits in the annals
IF naval history. We can call to mind nothing III
s.ory that surpssses the grand mnnenveribg OF our
f. IN it. circular attack upon those two tremendous
rts and in the skill with which ali our cannona-
ding was made to tell, and that OF the enemy Was
rendered inenect We. ,,,
The great Union heart OF the nation beat sndloiy
III. a
SPLENDID victories and great expectations were the
order Of the day. But alas Gen. Sherman, who
commanded the land forces, did not correspond IN
energy aud activity with our gallant navy anu its
brave Commander. savaun'h was virtually .yAen'
hsd we but possessed General willing TO take H.
I've people had commenced hurried stampede; there
were few. il any. trooIs to oppose "a. Charleston
was in precisely the same predieament; terror ana
p-uic bnd seized upon Ill the inha6itants lhe TWO
cities we're ready 10 fall into our hands they were
ours, had We only chosen TO take them; but Gen
Sherman old not choose TO do 10.
Tbj. wss q great mistake Alnentable error.
Instead Of moving on sgsinst the enemy rapidly and
bodily be ougnt instantly to have DONE lie sto PED
q, Port ROYAL 10 forify the saDdbsDks Oh the COST
& build whsrv,s for boats sd transports, and t.
prepare q stupid. silly proclamation, addresed to
rampant, raving Rebss, who scorned to read bis
honey words, and utterly diIi,ed his bland sooh
ips Al NJ. Thus We lost the best chance We have
syst had since tie outbreak Of the Rebellion, and
the General lost the best and only chance lie ever
bad Of establishing an impsrishnbls reputation
There WAS YET, however, come hope lclt 1t was
not quite too lsto TO rstri-ys toe fatal dAtoriness
and disgr.cefu inaeIion of Gem shor'.a": he WAS
recalled, aud Gen. Hunter SUGGESTED him. hope
ssaiu revived among the people, but only t, be
cTncly deferred, AID ut length wholly destroyed.
What, siuce them have 'esn TIE results OF an expe
ON Oh 40 happily opened, 70 MI crably aud dlsghee
, fully CONCLUDED For several months past every
.tenmer from Port Royal has brought accounts OF
the " lame and mPotent cooclo'iop," The sbor!ivs
snd ridiculous result of this great expedition
tUi. quasi grad armada. Are not all the lives los
and the blood ehec IN ibis csmp,ign nothing TO b,
, COMPARED with The result gained, with tie c0Inmu
nicatiop Of letters TO few sul erannusted md ill.,
iautiie DegIos5 Of South CsrOllna We ,ecm trans
u ported back Ak in 10 tie Ate vi Cadmus True II
II IA our army has not kIlled the Dragon nor even
q wounded il; bat il has taught letters TO liz aud
e iigIls negroes.
Seriously, ibis Of Port Royal /. the blacklist spot
= upon our military escuicbeon it 10 rank " it rrnell-
to Heaven" w. are Loot in hment that Cou.
Dupont, with all the honprs VI bravery, skil, and
y talent upon lis head have tainely submitted
Z long 10 alliance with tuch imYotency, shame, aud
y disgrace in Lis co-depsrimeut.
! WAsHISGros Saturday, July DC, 1904
} To he Eius y The Na!i0EgI Igfsui9,nco.
< GKNTLENgs: The above remarks appeared in an
9 editorial article Of O New-fork psP'r Of he 18th
Instant, and IL holds up 10 copdemna ion the op-
eIalons Of the land forces Of the southern exped.
ton TO such extent and on such grounds ~ 10
force ne TO departure from the silence have hith
ert0 stuGiously mabtaibed against The repeated and
= unJusuhabe attacks that have been made upon my
: course III some OF the public journals, beg you
grant the privilege OF reply through your col
, uinus.
sm no; here going TO enter upon a defense OF my
any further than 10 hastily reply to some vi
tue accusations snd insiDuations VIII ch have been
made sgaiBs myref and the Iorce command; for
Whenever aiD, Otica ly or otherwbe, Informed, or
a can obtain any tangible evidence that my course
r unsatisfactory TO the Government, shall Ia
I . Oh that may be urged against ne, aid entertain
fears but the invest. CATION will result In the AZ
q1 tai OF myself and ny commsId OF tie charge OF
"ca.'i ing dscr DIT upon our army and il, he
ariicls alleges the great Union masses OF the nation
have become diepied with Jhe result II the expc-
|. dion, / hmk IT will be found THAT those n;,eses
have been stIan civ oru)ed. probably by too ccn-
tious press, INTO false Lotion thai the expedition
O twelve thousand men, int ndad fof special and
70 ondary thOus Ia important Object was 10 overrun
= ant conquer TIE whole South.
The expedition was not fitted out 10 operate w
tie interior, nor on CDarlerion and Savannah.
Here The article PREMISES lie argument gssnd
error, That il sufficient Of itseli 10 destroy all The
conclusions at which it has arrived TIE OF ject OF
The exposition WAS to seize upon and bold two
hafbOrr our South. coast sufficient for dcpos
aud hsrDors of refuge for the vessels Of block
AIDING s4u.dssus in peIi Gus s,Orns. At that time
We hid possession If not n nook Oh our coast. from
the Chesapeake 20 Key West lexcep, fIa,teras H.
let, winch would answer sncb purpose. Inc
To- sade, whose efficiency had been ques toned by
hs Powers OF Europe, was thus 70 ~ made effective.
Tie two harbOfr were bot deh,itcly deteriIi ed on
unt after the departure Of the expedition, that it
may be ssid the OK edition was ftied ont with the
dirddyantsge Of ignorance OF Tie localities where
We might bo C ,lled 10 operate.
On The capture OF Port Royal, (which, admit.
" covered navy with glory, the prescribed du-
ties o the land forces 10 i0fiiy that valuable
harbor, hat il might be held securely as depot
al refuge for tie navy and army with the le"'t
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