The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-07-10

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afUSD1as AxD CONFLICTING oxpEns.
IL may have been fsemont's .Aisaiisn 10
sst Tn Jaekson's rear. hat | doubt tho
necessity existed for such movement
while an imperative one demanded his max
ing an attack either Ia front or on the right
rsnk OF the rebels. IL l. probable that one
sound military dea--a dozen better than
which might play hide and seek" in the
brain-eavern OF any star spanglsd shoulder
strap gentleman--would explode my crani
un; yet. officers and prisates of-the line can |
not help having ideas. notwithstanding the
Article Of War and some Of a.. Who have
The facilities, will print them. That is JUS,
my case. aad my opinion l.. from the best
available Information. that John Charles.
the magnificent" made an egregious blum
der.-got In Jackson's rear. and thus opened
the door Of escape to an army that ~e al
most felt within our grasp. and that the hero
Of Balls Run issued duplicate OF his great
battle from the village Of Port Republic
Had Fremont marched 10 Stanton and thence
dorn the valiey lac wond have bad a choice
from a score OF the most excellent military
positions In the world 10 make a stand upon
while the enemy. up the valley. would have
been constantly exposed ! Was with the
advance when We drove Jackson up this
same road. and remember well how hi- de
moralved army held ours-equal in NUN
bers and flushed with victory. ia check ia
every one of their positions Fremont's plea
of short rations is futile. IL was no farther
from Franklin 20 Stanton than TO StrasbuIg.
and, once Ia tho valley. al army-especially
one composed mainly of Blenkcr's division
could es-ily have subsisted itseli for The
leagth of time necessary 10 lave accom-
plished % great an object. Besides. bad his
di,ision been totally rationless they would
have Jared ss snmpsuously every day as lid
Shields, for We marched three hundred mile-.
and, on that march through rayaged coun-
try, drew rations tsice aud carried them ia
our haversaoks. But Il will be remembered
that. when John Charles ran for President.
!, was whispered that he. during his Califor'
MIA campaign, WAS dear lover OF we'll
filed commissAry department. Thus. you
see. for one. can justify the telegraph for
supposinga fact not accomplished. for not
even the thickest skIlled ooHsraband ness.
cook dreamed tina, Fremont would come 70
Strasburg after Jackson has shaken its dusi
: from his fatent-leathers. IL IA said that
''our army in Flanders" wac unnecessaril
profane. bu. 10 no, believe 1. could hav,
ex selled our division when " learned ths
, three hundred miles had been toilet over 4
! catch old "Stonewall,' aud nov IL was TO b,
g gratifed with ~ exhibition of his coat. tail
: | at go long a range that distanee didn't len.
enchantment TO the. view. But their rag
e eliminated when. after marching 70 Co.ur,-
: bia bridge, they found that Mcdowell woul
!. send no reinforcement to take their place a
f Leroy. and that they would have to fal
d back. At that moment. Mellow ell and Ere
J. mont could not have been elected corporal
4 of any company in the division. Had Nc
I Deweu sent the reinforcement asked for b
II Gen. Shields. before starting from Leroy t
Q cut of all chances Of escape. should hav
IS been spared the sorrowful task Of recordin
N our defeat and what saw Of the
} MASSACRE or PORT REPUBLIC.
On Sunday morning at dsybrcak. Gener
Al Carols brigade. composed Of the 9Th low
y s4th and 10th Pa. lst Va, infantry.
; squadron of Va. dragons. and tao bate
" ries reached the ford opposite Port Republi
h when the dragons and two pieces of srtil
l. cry charged into town and drove out son
y .five hundred rebels. Who fed prcclpit.te
IN over the bridge. The dragons follow,
.. them. aud had ample time TO have fired Il
10 bridge. In about fifteen mlsutes after o.
is entry. force Of nearly 5000 rebels and Fl
u. teen pieces of artillery appeared on the b
nd above the bridge and opened fire upon
at with shell and grape. The heroes were
%. most instantly killed al our guns. and {
ne Artillerists. unsupported by infantry. We
On compelled 10 retreat from their pieces
no fore charge of tho rebel regiments. '
ut Immediately retrested 10 our position
his Saturday night. -four miles from the bridg,
TO AID waited for reinlorccments There "
nd but little more than -kirmishing and cam
- practice at long range the remainder OF s,
in day. Daring the afternoon and night I
he lsr's brigade came up. At down OIL Nc
*; day the battle was renewed by the rebs
els who had thrown large force over the riy
his during the night AMI had gained positi
IN. on our right flank From that time till no
I'D the battle ragged with the most terrific ia
e. and have heard men who fought at Be
re Run declare that At ro time was there
III. hard 6ghiing On that disastrous field -.
>" this
ler IL would bee impossible for even our q,
re- erals 10 relate all the movement. and mir
he tia Of this or an, battle. Cor they could
ks but a small portion u line extending ne
TO " four nile Therefore. can Ice escu'
AT Tor relating only such incident, - I saw.
nd acting As courier 10 Gen. Carol. wa !
Gle permitted 20 stand on one safe spot and "a
. bird's-ese viex Of the eoaaic,. Our b
teries we're 10 sp,erdhl positions and m
aAl effectively sersoi-every discharge oI'enl
nd a pass through the rebel ranks AZ u re
ed ing machine hsrnesset - lightning balls
,nt swept through them. IL required nearly
l. Whole Of our little fore . support the B