Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-18


Oss0ssfs Gasossscssssss. My ~ leos. ) |
TO bis Exesllsscy the Pfssidsnt:
l obey yoar order i0mediatsIy, for IL IVES posi-. |
tive and usgses and perhaps, 10 . suborii sse,
there I osghs ~ st'p; but trust ] nay - sllow
q 10 say somsthng 10 relation ~ re suAject, -
peeiaily 10 viss o yous remark that svesy thing |
noe Jepsnds up,n celebrity and vtgor Il oovs-
/ beg 70 say that co. operation bstwssa Osssssl
Fremont and ~yseif 10 cut ID Jackson OF Ewell
Is no, be counted up"n even II IL 10 net pssc-
teal impossibii.ty. Next, that ] en- entirely be-
yosd helping distsncs Of General hanss, asd no
celebrity Of visor will avail fer - be 10 sonesrs
Cd, Next, that by glance at the map II will DO
seen that the line OF retreat Of the snemy's fssess
M the valley 10 shorter than mine TO 20 against
him. It will take . week or ten days for my
forces 10 get TO the valley By this route. which
viil give Il good forage, and By that tine The en-
emv gill have re,rrated. l shall gain nothing for
you ,hore end shall loose much fyr you here. Il
70. therefore, not only on psssousl grounds u At
havea heavy hesr,ein the MISTER, but that fssl
W sha have oil our large masses parsl, red and
shall have TO rspost what W have just accom-
plishsd.
movement by Tomorrow morning. A second d.
vlsi, will follow In tho afternoon.
Did undefst md you sright that you wished to
mpany shis expedition.
tRwis MoDovKLL.
Q. Did you frequently and daily zee
General Mcdowell when he was at FAIR
fax Court House in March last, aud, il
90. did you see him on the day when
the troop. we're ordered back to Alex
sndra' Ifso, state what was his coodi-
ton at that time, or at any time during
bis stay at Fairfax Coutt House, when
The army was there in March last; ;
whether he was or Vas not uadcr the
nfue, ce OF liquor. State slso how long
you have known Gen. McDcwell, and
what has been his reputation among
those who knew him ~ an abstainer
from all Intoxicating drirk..
A. .aw Gen. Mcdowell several
time. every day in March last, At Fair
fax Cont IIouse, and al.o on the day
tho troops were ordered back to Alex
andria. lie was in bis usual condition,
entirely free from any effect OF intoxica.
ting LIQUOR. / had known Gen. Nc
Do~.ll for nearly twenty years. l have
known him as one who sbstaiued entire
" from any thing 10 the shape Of wine
or spirituous liquors; think even from
tea aud coffee Laughter. ! know
that has been his reputation amorg al
who have kno~n him, and coald imag
ioe nothing moro absurd than the chsrg'
OF his beng IL Any way under the iltlu
encc Ct Iiqnor.
Gen. Mcdowell here stated that h
had no more questions 10 ak the Wit
ness .. present. The following question
we're then p'opcunded by the court:
Q. State whether Gen. Mcdowell va
under your command at the time
your movement from the Potomac AM
the Peninsula.
A. lie was.
@. What orders we're given by yo'
} to Gen. Mellow FL, having reference :
the movements on the Peninsula. m
now did these plans effect the genera
: plan OF movement for the Army Of III
Potomac!
A. The orders we're for Gen. Mellow
eli to embark his corps upon tho usr'
ports then engaged in carving tooop'
and, having the whole command embnl
kcd, 10 report to ME for fur, her orders 4
Fortress Monroe, or wherever | nigh
. hs, pen to be; the intention being
: move that corps ~ a unit by the Yor
Or severn River, accord ne to circuH
.,ances-ihat movement being 40 esse,
: t,al part OF The campaign.
q. Were these orders ever change
0 by you or .thers higher in sutborll.
> and, II so, hows
A. They were not changed BY M
!. but ty the President OF the United ST,
tss. When 10 front Of Yorktown, vii
a considerable portion Of the amy VI
der FIRE, l received the 6,st intimatiop .
an iptenteut,on to change the des,ini
ton Of Gen. McD,well's troops. Thu
. Information was q telegraphic dispatc
. from the War Department, informin
!. me that Gen. McDoweli's corps hs
!. been withdrawn from the Amy Of Il
Potomac.
Q. Did You, after the Investment
yorktown, send any orders to Gen. NJ
Dovell, or did you request any Orde
to be sent TO Gen. Mcdowell! II a
what we're the tenor Of such order
= and what we're the tenor Of such ords,
!. Of the reply from Gen. Mcdowell, or Il O
. those to whom the request Was made
!. A. Isent no orders to Gen. McDov
. ell after the investmen OF Ye.ktown, I,
2 the reason that / received the inform
= ton that no Was detached from m
= command the very day we arrived
! iron, OF Yo' kto~n.
q. When you caused the ocouratie
Of Hanover Court. House did you cxpe
the cooperation Of Gen. Mcdowell
corps, and, if'o, on what Was such expe
h tat,on based? For what purpose Vi
!. the CO. operation desired, and VII
. would have been the probable result
IT . junction Ct Mcdowell and Porter
+ that time or shortly afterwards
= A. hoped for the cooperation