, 1862-11-09

n,a hanger. but fhst, b McEel!a0's 1HdE.
Trnt. he eqTaM Ut hold cut for two 6&Is, Ard
: nrnr,ise vze gives IN tiae most entfsefH
fatsn TO reltxre htm u they heM ont evea tof
one dsv. GeA NeCfel}8n's army thee nesae
nsinly It Fnedsz1es 40 y ~ ~ 70 & % naeF Th
- M1ne,laa wss fall aware o4 the critical
ss;natioa of Hnpes's Fefry; n proved By n
,ert fhnf fhjs sarpe commune atioo anuooneed
thAt Thlls Col. Miles Still nktatnsd possession
o4 HarpcE's Ferry and Lond9n ItShss, tas en-
en,y d asested 3taSJlxnd H'ghts, PoeM1on
crTed thu troops III the Ferry; and against
Witch the f.rtsdca'ions erected en Londoa
Y3svffn Nere absolutely va1ue1ees. TN 1e Ian
of 4 1,ten,ber. Col. 4. Foss Of the 1s;h Atn
LOIS cavalry, who l:d tEccrsatca ;he night nt-
fure In sesl'ng tre;n Aarl'er's FstrT-1h.eh
sirxto, and with full COMMUNICATIONS open 70
lha ra.-.+poste ffom P.s,nsy ylFsnIa tnat:
whxn he In uArpeY'R Ferry, Col. Miles haa
been u hourly expectation OF recttSths tae
promised re-infcrcstnerts, and that on Inc
oay previous, On lila waf to fesnsF sFlvaota, he
had hesrd furious cannsi'adlng al aly ioIs' ea,.
On TIC aasae day, the var department tsit~
franLed ttis repurt Of Col. Toss to Gen. Nc
Eleilxp. urging, In the strongest ntanQer, thA.
rejuIortemtnte to the Ferry be ssnt at once.
an It was known that the enctny lad planted
canrou GU Maryland flights, and anno neinss
that large Te.ptoErticrnts Asd bern stnt toI-
ward to the Army OF thu Potomac, which
would more than replace any colamn that
might DC detached fDr The RELIEF OF C5i. Atlcs'
command.
The result Il known. On the 16:h OF Sep
TEMPER Ger. White, who bad. In detereuee 70
Gen. Nool's express and repealed tnst11c'
lions. wslye1 his eeuiorily and refused to 1s;e
commspd II fIstpe7's fesry. etat report "a
the war department that the place win all tts
defenders had surrendered, their sniNnailnn
being exhausted ~, with Taritus othes aaah-
The nc!pt os striking Interaat collateral to
the tu1vculu: narrative ii. thAt tns army o'
The Potomac, knowing tha. Hsrpe1'n Ferry
WAS bebiegsd AID In danger. AID thas It WAS to
cu ut t11tnt the key Uf the posstost retreat
Of the rebrts down The Virginia valley, I'D
~, Gu tn ile relief At Jat!y rate Of nassnlag
averaging l.fs than six n,lles per day, aud that
although from the 1lth inst. siAri'ers fsssS
Nsn then one cas i march tn celatans aband.
antly competent tn Its relief, nc si"sd. te9'ri
tli,tti o. intt>a, to*ktn7 taasrd tact s'at g's'
,;sale h45 he cr'ny ei The f1t"nae. MD r.
Iur'e Fcyry b.e,i ia uur pus sessioh whea ths
ha::lc cf .tntlrtaiu wAs fought, the Tea.1i
Z, uld not hut haye heeu widely different, ant
inert dI-aat rous to the rebEft.
The key to tbs only sEaiiable line ot rstssal
for Gen, j.et wuuttt have b.tn in the hApds q
tLtsU1 iot. frre.<; and th. c+'lun,ns, af Jackson
viii. tic lmtnensr prestige belonging To II
~. uld have BEEN withheld fFo:a the conflict.
. Ali theer p.,r1o viii be- tu'fJ SCI to1th ID sht
lc1,n.t Of III. military ee.bsuse-inn no~ aoAu1
to aupuar, sn.l rlunraCtn;. lie seAtItnHEF mol
merely q: the officers engaged IN the trAAeae
tiup, bat a!so tile olihio; q Mauy ~ LII
birbsst military aushasisits, wlAo haSe aet1
en, sn,te1, to the effect that I!arpess FesTs
eota c,,"Ai und shoUll hatc 6ern ftlttsxi ~ Ten