New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-18

mae and We but few men. 20 one who raw him
leave thecity and take the road TO Enmetisburg
doubted hit he would accomplish all he came to per-
form. nd he did accomplish all he desired. do
rot believe he had the least intention OF entering
Frederick. He was sbrewd enough 10 know that
Mcclellan wodfd send all the troops ne could spare
TO protect that point, and thus weaken the regions
he desired to have left exposed. Our Generals upon
the right wing moved the trooVs under their com'
manJs npon the theory that Stfrt intended to Say
three or four days With us, il DOT entire week;
tnat he wonld stop fleep and feed his horses oil
night, and conduct himself, as good Christians
sho Id inA mercifui banner toward his men and his
beasia.,, Accordingly, no 0oysmeDts were made AZ
all unY he had more than balf accomplished bis
onrnH. Stuart crossed the Potomac AZ McCoy's
Ferry, On Friday morning st daylight 1t was
knowRat headquarters, IN Hagersown, IA miles
distant three hOurs after. ii regiment had been cent
10 Ciambersbnrg the afternoon ot FRIDAY, etnait
could fot possibly have crossed the Cumberland Val
Icy Railroad. But the regiment or rather rcgi'
nents we're not sent nnT Saturday night, Blk
teen hours after Stuart had left ChanheFsourg
ond Was half way On hS return to Virginia.
At noon on Saturday General Plcasanton came
dazzling into the city, and all thought some
thing was going TO be done. He dashed through 1t
went three or four miles on the road TO Chambers
blrg-inen retrrned-hslied two or three hours anu
hen started ofi ia the direction of Gettysburg.
This Last movement looked 10 if somebody with
brains had directed il il it had only been made the
day before. But the order having been given on
Saturday insteadtf Friday, led US oil to predict,
WHO saw The cafslry start, that it would about as
loon reach the North Star as Stuart's thieves. And
our predictions were iulflled Stuart might have
been captured with ease If orr generals had acted
upon information in their posse ssiOn Friday moTn-
ing. As upon many other occasions during, this
war a loyal black was the first person 20
bring the intelligence Of Stuarts arrival at Ier-
cers6urg to headquarters. His story was told in
front of the Washington House, and hajors
snd Brgadier-Generals, as well as crowd
of civilians heard il. TIE civilians believed il, and
damned rome persons high in authority Tor not act
i1g upon 1t instantly Every word the negro told
has sluce been proved to lie true. A few hours de-
lay on our pant enabled Stuart to reach Chambers
bdrg, destroy an immenee amount Of property,
clothe and feed his men from warehouses, and
take 800 prlsoDers.
IL giving these facts an not laying the blame at
the feet OF any particular General. l have simply
demonstrated that Stuart might have been caught
win esse, j any thing like oeleIiry Of movement had
been made ia the disposition of orr troops. Il will
~ an outrage upon the lpsl people Of Pennsyvania
AID Mary land II prominent General IL not sborn
Of bis shoulderstraps for this failure 10 crush the
Rebel General who has so frequently compelled Us
to hang our Heads In shame and modification before
the whole world. Mp.