Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-01-03

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the pr, jId;cies which they ncT entertain IA r.,
ference 10 Col. P,r.s.f,! J, aGd herei":e .:ls'
he vii. have tni opportunity .! na;:H ~:
explanation. i is Gae 20 b L. ~: he SCI (:
have this onpo.:Gai ;. 10: bis cheTa2c" IS -
ruusiy !nyol"sd, hg5 :ruSt ni2:e'!s!9 .E1cT: :!
kcEla ,x3laua.ion ~ tis c,E+ud: :. 70: GiG>i'.
styu,d BE- frrg !c2.Se - CAS- '-tc IL -
matter, re!orc C.!. Pro d. : .E2:a5st'1n d
ms1e d. sope liz; tag Convection S.
| eoop. tss sugsesiCL of icu gentleman i; z
August, (iIf. 5iLDw!.) - psss y ;e!s E!!I
ioalico, orA give C5i. i.r!e d:!4 e1 v?p?tta
n!.y Il I'll y.@ic 70 81; Co1:sn.i,a, e:s s-;!2:
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ca. i:SYs .ui c;,r &c: G2e5 -" c'.s;:.:. {.
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b III far &; c:1su.e, 6: c3Ga!gn Eiu- 70 go
nj, :a . n:.,er q per,vc. E,"a::r3 - .ic
pvis!as!iy.
l. z=eais T. ~ ira: u ie'err - reI:;a-
,ien % tA= GyTeTc2T, i. i! ,t:2;, -t:'!&':ag 30
C pirn il: l;!1eg "> dpGt: IL: ia ite c3lrE c
Q: Srry fcs: di;s, .2 vii uiTs [T 70; IL
fa7ins;;c;i from Col. F1rtreae!6. C. c.!is;n!y
! from Coi GArnelr, VITO supe:csdss i'ia:.
move thu. this rss2U;:au 81 .:.i 81 -:
table. The moi'Gn w:a o;'-
Mr.. EAEsouR, CT Ca'pepsr.-i ass !sacs .
mod II !he resolution, hy n.esi"g reference to
the particular cc.ioa II :"s-:d 10 shl:fi TIC
court L: inquiry Is 10 sc ':sG-zEiic.i uii-22:5,:
tba, 3! Philgp-
The RESOLUTION wss AZ uoJjaei ss - ,a2.s
It road:
"Easo:veG, Tra: Col. Porte: GsG, -: ye:
hGyirg hat I'd opportunity to dsmsnd csn7
Of iu9u!ry il r.!:rsae., 70 sia sc!.ou st pa:!
NCrt, Ei3 GQui''ailon OE, ~. 'nS Fi'trL, a
turat4 ts :ae G;Ter"ar."
E.r. BG,lls. - lhdcr lie cifcIrcs:a5ces cvn.
nec.ed vim ;:'s tlf-ir, lesl < des:cacg II
| ;s.iLs uo "a; inio Z! Lac CS2S-iI:-H og doy
rcrlarna ra!ztjTg to it, Sd; !se! that :: -
dr. 70 Col Po-:el aeiG .:r! ! s.ou:c GaiAe
ststSnc2: !u conpec;I5m S..i ,n.s Ins.!er, a1d
a5k ;ia, scti6r upJG Us EcuAu-;:oD &c Tisat,i
e; f,r ne pres:al
Ism s..i-eed ircm ..::s 1h!cS c.nc . n?
kt>~ieisa, TIA: g:est G.jsseP:e2"h7i5n e2iR's
Il raga7c ~ Coz. Po!i::.::i': lci!2n ol ta0
occ4sir7 .=.e:F..i u n-:e ny "Sa oPic:oas
upoa ;h.: ail;is: 81: ~ :rc :':S.- - CIR u
oGr o5rc!Jsi2o-. ..ci ~: i:!!=r cUGE:= u 70
GT-::t l. i,.;i dgs.!gp"rnr": Gf ;he facts m :a's
li7i.6: b:i,.a ling aG. .G-:;!rr .ct!Jn o Tn-
gard " Ile luGnulgla -! Isl Pu:te teiceA
al: say it, .uich in y!Et .cl;toa o! Cc!. Ps:tCr
Esii; that 70 o. c4n ti:d i4r!i IL. lis ccn1ac;
c:,her IL isiiiug e.cs IRON G:at!on to Pn!Ipri.
cr irOtu PbiiIipsi to s.Ve.!:. ;J2i fJr:srii:.1
al Grafton ig..d himself w.(is i've hundred
rs1 so:nateaTs-,uan r.!o "srG :. c: G.!,!eG,
| s;tG tia exception Vi L !sH or?, .':eF.6ls %
this ,!isss,c. =. also :ou1a himself rith1u!
iac s;l oi single cfi:ec 81 ssger!ecco Of so::i.
| | IEa1=7sl9oa i:onl htm, ;"l, bet one c; as
iiicGEs ed SuGic eH: bt;. - a,;tal 10 t.e
6 10 2tt6! lr;2.I ii correction ~tn 'se uio"e
:nrD:s c! tie !cr;aa?, gtti ~ - : c,1d;i"u :" .5
- cODps..et 80 a.. .G.:.s. T. '|s.. c.ac!p.EcG
! arc superior iar1e
liz aaG Sir:u.!!v &c c::!tl:n :le tu.:os ni
every Gr2ar:iu.G.:. uodcc tass: c!rcdu:is.ces
t.; 6.,us.:ol .lvs. necessarily bs bad Uae,
gr; Wi,!g Il .::a. 1n.:j .io:;, f1G ~i,l Less iu.
| sty round; .: s.nIuu1!.:ou, hc n2s iafoTp:G ci
/ m a
| direction g. Tilze!Iag lie iounG i. necessary,
!n :nis s;c>e ut G.iG, to isi. back 70 Y6i,?p;
a.aa;;, because MT COMMAND vas o5 I'd renns
4tie 70 cen!g:d wita such fcccc, arid secondly,
because be ees Gs7ci., ~ m@ua;:io6, While ibe
F,so4 ves very L4uca =; ne cnaiac:cr 0: Ear
pel's Ferry, rec lrirg large array 70 r"siS!
an attack lr0ui he various points a! wh;ca It
~ss ass2iisbls NJ fault therefore, can BE
found with bis o3nilc: ir thst particular.
Al paGi.oi Id !oGaj himself attacked b. 10
les: lSaH ;h"ee !h5us2nC men, comprising con
pa:!ea i.O;n u Lceiirg, Ollo und Indiana, un-
der Csie1yl k,i.F, wl.o attacked 10 front srd
reec l.. ttla at,I.Ldr, r.I5 81 o7eES he!nolg
70: CT as@i-st tiU, !: "'as ladispeasaoly hecss'
cary iur Lin, ia or,.cr 20 sG7c Eia ii:!e arfoy,
&C change LiI quarters.
The c.! IS !-u:; irar Lny oce ca n urge asa:het
hin il ris ;st,:eT, IS in s.!oHipg hlpst.:
to 81 auTfou;idrG; Vi: ,A;nk s7oen this uat-
ter cJ!n,; 10 be :a9eS.iga!td u si!! tC found
! tGa; tha, r.. ll,eL iio.G L MISUNDERSTANDING oi
g cemmsnt gwen, Coz! Porter Iisld believing
| ful; that "a. orders were given iMp!ec:y g..
| isss., # rot IL L nary words The comuaod
| was 20 do 81 ::.ing6 tie. n Sut 5e defined Nc
csssaly. F,o1l al: .i:s. coulo ge!hes in con
nec!ioi Sl,. iais at::T, there is no dou5. that
toe whel4 ! stcai:J ~as tc:asionec bg mis-
| understanding 81 Srdcrs. Under these circun
stances, YOU'D ::y4rG i: unjust - Col. Pr
*! Id 20 take Eny uc,lvn IL reference 70 ,aia
| nomination beicr. s!i IL. iacls ere ascer:a:n:G
Tas!e is as 20: 40 e,iIonce which is calculated
| to ri. &c: upon ne 'a;:i;aTy character cr c.oa
city Of Col P::t.rSeiti, and ina: ;:nct. ss, from
| the rrfiudlce runo:s which da.s 3sen ciTcr-
| lated IL re!eTrucs 20 biz, biz; clGIr1ali0n
! would bs j.opard:zsti il action is now lad
| UPON his noniua;ion. Thick the best COURSE
il to defer this action until toe matter Is .aiy
| inquired into.
CoL Porter Geld IS undoubtedly bTsva sud
| e1perieaced cttcor, possessed @i:d al he III
vantage Of e goo3 military education, end j;
seems 20 Inc that il would be by 60 EIasls just
| 10 hin to &C: upon his nomination whiIa ta is
! resting under .he ooum which the Yarit Us
rvreys circulated 20 his disadvantage hs7s cas-:
upol hin. Col Porte, 6e!G has SENT despa cals
to ,he government in re;.itoce 10 lie ~acls
matter, and Co. Garne;t upou his a:r;T.i
lhers vii make sucG isoulr;eG IS he c.se 7o-
euiret. i: the dispatches seu! By G1l. Pr
to, aald tavc no. reach.d here ye', IL! pe"sG.-s
ef ths ialc7;uFiion OF The mails between tbs
snG itss poin:- 'fhsa cane down / Carried
almost sn -nlire mail myself. p:rsoLs i1 !lai
reEion bcicg s3yiocs ~ svs!l themselves Vi
ply casaiSg n c!dc. 10 tecu!e tde ::an.?oi,a-
ton c! ls,!c-a WHICH might ioi:e: 10. ssT.7ai
weeas 90 The way because Of :he :lirI:ai':!c1a
to tie uaii. lis owing - taese doialE; hare
no doubt, t5st Col. flT.i.s,ds atEpe.cGts
| hsrs 10! reached at!e Aei2ret4E Coi pcT!s!
fe!d sts!,d Il Ioa Tia: he I'D 30: Les76 iro!n
z chr.nna - l., f.t.. u ih.s II