, 1862-11-10

11ie TsstSsa KaIstory---Sues esta1ee Of OH
Es~1 F'r1r.Ts.sssN -~- s:cAa Wool anti
N1cClellA14 tn It.s1"rys

Correspondence Of tic New Toslz Tnbune,7
{TAsM1SGToS. November s. 1861.
Now that the military commission has ill.,
ithed taking testimony in regard to the sur
render OF uarprr's Ferry, It eau do no public
injury to allow some OF the facts with regard
to that TRANSACTION to be known-
From the statements Of officers summoned
to give evidence before tnat commission, and
from other Sources, NC have collected the
following. WHICH We think will be found the
fullest history get given OF this cutise traa=-
action:
Early IN September II appears that Ganeral
Wool recsiyel strarg suggestion from the
=ar department 70 the elii-ce that Harp=r's
Ferry pro: or n:s regarded is IN i'A!:tcnsi5@s
ToiH., aid Irat the tr.,0;,s oipuit be With
drawn tjtm 1ts nccnca.ioE and concentrated
uW'u Mar. Land ltights for It's deteusr. Taese
I1tefs WIZ peremptoty to ths exteut Of
strongly sav;si.g the nlsasure, atth3uy h leay-
ing 10 " oeI, n cuinmlndiu:, u11i:er vi e. -.
1artmcut, the courtesy vi diocl etian, as to re-
fnsing to obey iu case Re i'll. convinced TINT
+. alatE, o' tile ~ar department was groua1-
less. Il shnuli, perhlps, also be addet that
tie war department had ordered G:". tu:lus
Nhit, to ti..s rtig ghburhond. doubtless with
tie inte,tiou that hc should take comaland at
tht. Fans, nc being The senior oi}ictr III taat
po;1t.
Ills iatcrtion, however, vas counseracted
hhy the o1dtr Of A1sjor General Wool, that
General White should leave 1he ereaser part
OF his forces at HaEperss Ferry, uud=r COM
n,and Of Colonel Dixaa ii. Miles, aad himself
proceed to MSrfitsbuEg ~ita small portion
Ct his :cree ,5tp}.:ne gse2s=r part being
agsipst this arrangement Gen. White pro-
tessed, bus without arait-Gen. Woul tailag
She responsibility Of considering H1rper'5
F,rsy defensihle, and re.aiaiag the troops
tht'e iu its occupation.
TIE III, after thu army OF Gen. Mcclellan
left Washington On his r.arcb to drive Lee
ont OF Ma1y'up0, the TaT department nat11e
Col. Mics tuat Gen. A1cGletfau ~as marcaiug
to Lis 1e1e', and Fonid ht up III abundant
tame to n irtiorce and protect ilis FosE, aud
that u DIR I'll cifeunssiaacts the p7se ~as to
be held to lDe latest moIent. This dispatch,
as We have iseard from officers OF Col. 3Ii!es'
| etsf, was concaed in the strongest ter.ns, and
| assGsed Col. Aiilcs, v1o ap9sa1ed fe7rfd' tlat
! the guverrueut had condemned him in au-
| vance TOR his part in the diexster at Bull Run,
II st rte department 8as uoF kindly Disposal
| toward him, and would give him ths utmost
creCit in ary dcfeuse that he should be sale
| 10 make TO ybis Col Miles replied, thank
/ ing the wnr depastu1eut FORTS conddsace, aud
: giving aesprancc that the place should b.
he1d to tlc utterr1ost- He also added tnat the
: EEEWf WIS llGu ausauE1HEs ApuA AtsA 1aoG4
; Winchester. Thres days later, he reports
/; hitbself rcady to repe} an attack. although
! n.sds by Il, TOO men, but adds 1hat he does
I net expect 10 be attacked and il msy have
| been 16is assurance which }ulied Geu. Wool
! Ito the fatse security Whica prevented his
| nbe dience 10 the orders Of tla war depart
| Ment-
On the 11th Of September Gen. Mcclellan
[ whose headquarters we then ut Rockville,
| wrote 10 the war department. askiug
that TIE &c. .G00} Inen then under commaud u
! Colonel Miles, at Harptr's Ferry should be
ordered to join him Immediately. and TINS
] help to swell Tie force OF The army ot the
Po'omac- II besieged they were useless
| ~herr they then were and In danger. but bY
juinipg him they might save themselves and
obvious answer w2s, that, as from his s'ate.
ment II the garrison WIS besieged, the only
~ay BY Which the junction d=sired could be
F..ttsc1ed. would be tor Gen. Mcclellan to cut
| his Wsy through the beste2ihg forces and ef
feet a junction with Col. Miles, It being added
as matter of course that the moment this
junction was effected, Col. Miles, fion the
necessities Of war, would be transferred from
lbs department. of Gen. Wool and placed an
der Gen. McClellan's command
These snTg+n'ions were earnestly reiterated
to Gen. Mcclellan, and Col. Miles, te :eiyed 10
tt1nctipns to obey all orders IRON Gen. N.
EtIlar, with Modification that G In. McCl. liar
WIS marching to his relief, aud with instruc
-iuns 10 do bis best to Cooperate with The r.
,ie~ipg army, and force passsge tarough III
pesiesed lines, 10 join McCissaAa cu thu Lin
| OF The Monocacy.
On the 14th OF 9sptember Gen. NcClcllA
u ut report to the secretary Of var that ca
Mills was then closely bealesed, and IN Set