Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-12-23

before TINS war, Voluntarily, ucloeTatelS, a.
as plan TO separate two armies whose future
junction is assumed to he iadisp:ns and
then 10 trust To luck and c.,n.> tu effect the
junction.
If Gen Burnside really needed the addition
of Gen Banks troops TO march upon fion
nnnd, the Banks expedition should G2ve
gone, not TO James river, dm 10 -iq"ia creek.
That would have made the junction certain.
In fact, if Gen. Banks was now a. Harm
son IS Landing, what could he accomplish, the
advance Of Gen. Burnside having been pre-
vented by an unexpected turn OF fortune -
His force, without aid from Gen. Burnside,
would be too small to effect anything; and
the government, in addition 10 all its other
troubles, would have tie job on Its hands Of
getting q II. Banns away to Some Place OF
safety. That would have been the actual re.
sui, OF tins piece uf strategy, SO pcr:iuacicus-
" urged upon the auInIuistratlou-thc dcStl-
nation Of Gen. Banks to tie J,mcs river.
We SIN ue conlent ii Gen. Banks strikcs
anywhere ia the c"tton States, but shsil be
hcs pleased. il lis Original rcror.tai dest;n2-
ion ~ 'tex:-S has no: ,cen changed. Or all
Tic Gulr States, il :. re u,e, the pU:,scSS;on
Of WHICH is most important To us If Texas
IS rid Of slavery, and in no Other way can We
r:.nig possess it, it will be a compie:c oa,.:er
20 the further extension Of slavery in any ard
every eycntuality. Sc, too, it is this posses
sion Of Texas, which will cXtingu:SA the
French scheme, If there Is any such, Of con-
mccrin. the conquest OF Mexico with "a ALI
ancc with the Confederate States.
TIE .WDOWhLL COUET IhQGRY.
This court is still in session Ill Waahirc-
i)Ilp~ins testimony was given. Clark knew
in giving this testimony that hc was telling
an untruth or V has was wo:S., lie gas in
tcntIonAIly lying:
Slr poieg q. Clark late Of fredericksburg,
Va, was sw"Tn. stating, In answer 20
questions III: ne left Il ESCAPE arrest by the
rebels about the 2%.l. 2ltn or 2jth OF April.
crossing the river At stafford Court House,
1T General Kings headquarters, where L:S
division was. lie knew man by the name ul
William 4. Little lie Q.Ittl,) rrSi,:c II,
Frederick >burg nj that time. lie had az adu-
run,; appointment in the rebel AMY. This
was previous to the arrival Of The iLcra!
ar,uy four or five months. ! have seen him
in tho st.reiS uf fredericksburg "n GIty
while tho 1cbci army was Irart"rrd lhr'c.
Witness had seen this Adjuiant ". \. Lt:lc
within the lines Cl the federal army =: "arl-
Gus times. II; hai seen Gen. Mcdowell.
and informed him Of the CHARACTER OF Ltlln,
and Of his being within his lire. ana "I my
suspicion of his hring Sry for the r"hc:s.
ten. Mcdowell rrpIyed t"a. he had 10 doubt
there were siics III his lines. aud thai such
was the case wrh every large army. Each
had spies within the Others line. Ga GER
tain OCCASION ten. Mcdowell questioned him
steInIy whether he could swear that the msn
I.it,lu had ever held 4 commission IN The
rcbc! army ns aijutani: IL" irl.'I"'! that
never having S"cn bis commission, a. would
M; say: but he had seen Il notice Of his ap-
poinimrs IN the Richmond papers, and from
his observations in the streets he bore
that character. Witness cited cIrcumSiarCS
and names 10 prove the position oi Little ~
the rebel army as M aljItaat. He handed
Gen Mcdowell 4 paper signed b. Lutte rs
adj utant in the rebel lines, and Grn. McDawc!i
remarked if Little told nolning but ;hr truth,
it would do him (NcDowcl) M harm, and
tha. II he lied it would do the :Cbcis 10 COED.
Little was dressed III citizens dress, was On
horseback always. and went in ail 'Itecit"li'.
lie seemed to be thoroughly posted rs to our
movements. L:t!r was one vi the colnlnitiec
appointed by the Cc.:nci Of Fredericksburg
10 meet General Anger III regard I" tho S.lr-
render oil the town Gf Fredericksburg. W.T.
ness testified that Little rns in the rebel ser
vice ~ adjutant OF a reg simen,, and c!;ed
the fact of an exemption being gwen 20 - Mr.
Morrison. signed by Little as All adjutant IN
the rebel service. Witpss had no knowledge
Of any other reasonable conduct vi ten.
McDo.cl as a general officer. Witness, IN
answer 10 4 question OF General Mellow
ell, aS to how he got into the Unloa
lines, stated that be crossed tho EappahannJcK
in small Skif. Witness remained IN The
FEDERAL army untii it crossed the river. WIT
ness stated, after the assertion that DC never
had any transactions with the rebel army,
tha; he had sold them lumber and had made
hospital bch-trads Tor them.