Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-03

said flank attack, had it b-en made by said
General Porter In comri,.nc. Win the s.id
order which he 20 HhNrne fully disci~v-d. This
AT or near NJ anassas, in the State OF Virginia.
on or about the nth Of August i-da.
81 SPECIFICATIONS ~ In this tina; the said Major
General Fitz John Porter. being with his army
corpe on Friday. the 2ath Oh August, i-s2. be-
tween Manassas Station and IN" friAof nat-
tie thru pending betwePn the forces OF the
United States and lfho-e OF tho r-b"is, ~Snd
within sound Of The guns, aud In the prrrfncc
Of the en-, nv, and knowing that sev-r- Sc
ton of great consequence was bring fought,
ard that the aid Of his corps was greatly nerd-
I'd did fail all that day 10 bring il on to the
field and did shauefully fall back ami retreat
fr. m the advance OF the enemy without any
attempt 10 give them battle, and without know
ing the forces from which he shamefuily re-
STATE OF Virginia, on the 18th of August, fS6s.
Specification ID In that the said Major General
Fitz John Porter being with bis army corps
rrar the field Of hattie Of Manassas, on the 2sth
OF August. l-62, while = severe action was 5enE
fought by the troops Of Major General Pope's
command, and being In the b.li-f that the
troops Of the said General Pope Were sustain
ing defeat and r. firing from the field, did shame
fully fail 10 so TO the aid Of said troops, and did
shamsfully retreat away and fall back with his
army TO the Manassas Junction, and leave 70
the disaster Of pres umed defeat the said army,
and did fail by any attempt to attack the en-
envy TO aid in avrriing the misfortunes Of q dis
aster that would have endangered the safety Of
he Capital Of the country. This At or near
II
the 2ath day Of August, 1872.
Specification ia. In this, thai the said Major
General Fitz John Porter, on the field OF battle
Of Manassas, on Saturday the 3oth August,
Is62 Ia wing rrcrived n lawful order from hts
superior officer and commanding general, MAJ.
General john Pope, 70 engage the enamy's lines,
and 70 carry position near their center, and
TO lake an annoying battery there posted, did
proceed IN the exec ution Of that order with IN
necessary sIowness, and by delays give the
enemy opportunities TO watch and know his
at - 49, .lr
And finally 90 feehly fall upon the enemy's
lines rs TO make little or no impression or the
same, and did fall back and draw away his
forces unnecessarily and without making any
of the great personal efforts to rally his trooss
10 me- the sacrifices and TO make the resistance
demanded by the Importance of his position,
and the momrntous consequences and disasters
OF II retreat at 80 critical junction OF the day.
Il. =. RoBRRTs,
Brig Gen. Volunteers and
Inspector General Of Pope's Army.
A true COPY:
T. HOLT, Judge Advocate General
Notc.-The last specification (of the second
CHARGE was abandoned bv the Judge Advo cate
ard withdrawn, the Government having no
testimony to offer TO sustain il.
The counsel OF Major General Porter, on his
behalf submitted the Joint, that the military
(original commission WAS convened 10 inves-
tigate charges made by Major General Pope
whilst those exhibited before this court martial
the military commission having been dismiss
ed by order of the Government) are charges
exhibited by b. :. Roberts, Brigadier General
I. :. Volunteers, and Inspector General OF
Major General Pope's army, and Gen. Porter
desired the opinion OF the Court, whether the
Chargss thus exhibited are 10 lie considered, in
point OF law, charges exhibited by General
Pope: a., in that event, the or FER converting
this Court will be illegal, as the law makes it
necessary, where one general officer command
ing brings charges against another, the curt
must be convened by the President.
The court having been cleared to consider
this point, on re-opening the doors it was an
nounced that the objection WAS not sustained,
and that the charges were 10 be regarded as no;
preferred by Gen. Pope, but by Gen. Roberts