New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-25
ppeu Condemned by all his Officers
and Men.
Suspicion Of Something Worse than
lacapacity.
now BRAGG WAS ALLOWED TO ESCAPE.
Ito ferryville Battle Anything but a
Victory.

sI., ,al Drpsl,h 10 The y. Y 1noune 49,
Loul,yI1Lg Friday. Oct a. let2.
Your correspondent returned last hlght from "e''
peells army, having left 1t the preceding morning
near Dsnville, upons retroerade march TO Lebanon.
An the heh expectations raised by the first move
,o.n,s OF the Army Of the Ohio have been disap-
,o;nted and Gen. Bueils second campaign against
R,ce has proved more lanentable failure than bis
first
IRE official records win show derections Of duty
i, The management Of lie last campaign test Will
.,,,upd the country. The reports Of Gen. McCook
md the Division Commanders Of Gen. Gilbert upoi.
as battle Of Perryvile will establish the fact, that
ae revene suffered by the fret corps was solely due
70 DE want of support by the contiguous third corps
.fGen Gilbert. They demonstrate beyond oon1rade-
ton that the whole Of the latter was lying within
,ort cannon range, and in full view Of the scene OF
saoD during The entire battle; that The column OF
the enemy attacking McCook marched past its entire
fropt; that the enemy enabled 10 Hank and crush
heCooks right Of new troops by most unaecouni-
able backward movement of Gen. Giberts COM
nand, that Gen. MeCoOk sent repeated requests for
reeniorcements with representations OF lii precai-
OLE situation 10 Gen. Gilberi, who, instead OF re-
,pondng promptly referred them TO Gen. Buell. three
miles in tie rear; and hat owing TO the delay
tbereby caused, two brigades re-enioreed him only
toward the end Of the battle and tina, after the sinh
bern resistance of Gen. McCook's left our old trooIs
bsd already broken the force Of the enemys attack
IT is the unanimous opinion of officers Of Gen.
Boens amy, tina, tie portion Of Bragg's army
thrown upon McCOok was il our power at the time
Of and right after tie battle. and nigh, have been
6ssuoyed or captured by simply pushing forward
o short distance entire center and right. Gen.
Boells failure TO improve this precious opportunity,
together with the Subsequent cscspe of Bragg's en-
tire force were due alone 20 the lying idle Of the
amy for three days after The battle, and the follow
iss Of circuitous route instead Of pressing directly
upon the eneruys lines Of retreat have lost him the
last Of the few friends be had left in bis command.
Your correspondent knows positively that except.
nv Gen. Gilbert every general oiicer pronounce,
bin utterly unfit for bis position, and is anxious for
hi, removal. The feeling of disgust and contempt
towards hin among field and line officers and rank
and file fairly deles description. Suspcions are
bodily expressed by many.
Even those who were instrumental in his restoTa'
ton at Louisville, including Gen. Crittenden, have
ryen him up as q hopeless case. John j. Criten-
dep, who had exerted himself vigorously in lis
behalf, and accompanied the army during part Of tbs
campaign, expresses as profound disappointment rs
any.
Itis row poritvely ascertained that Bragg fought
a perryviDs. and afterward fell back to Camp Dick
Robinson in order TO give Kirby Smith time to Join
him from Frankfort. Tie latter movement took
him 30 miles out of the way Of bis direct line Of re-
tres,, and would have placed him at the mercy Of
Gen. Buell. Lad he promptly occupied the various
routes through Southern Kentucky.
Tie precise direction in which Bragg turned after
reaching London, is not trusiwoithily known. The
report iLal he will make foe Nashville is based upon
mere presumption. Tie pur,uit was continued TO
Rocscist.e River by Crittenden's Corps but since
yesterday week ago, all the corps have been lying
Idle between Crab Orchard and Mount Vernon. The
reiroeJade movement from the former place com
meneed on Tuesday last. il is presumed that they
will be ordered 10 make forced marches for Nash
VILE after receiving their nluch-needed baggage q,
Lebanon.
Or trophies Gen. Buell. has hardly any to boas,
Of. Not single wagon was captured during the sp.
parent pursuit. The Rebel sick and wounded and a
lev hundred strhggleTe, numbering III All h"t over
1890. togsther with 400 bbls. Of pork and 700
lusbels Of wheat, found at Camp Robinson, repre-
mm tie total Of our captures.
The last successful ioray Of Morgan upon orr
Army tain between Bsrdb,own and Louisville has
still more intensified the evaporation OF the-army OF
Gen. Buell.. His inability TO protect his present
short lines Of communication with his base furnished
but another proof OF his disgraceful iucompetency
Thote that have heretofore styled the battle OF Per
ryville or Chapion lights as Gen. McCook bap-
ties il, Union success are sadly mistaken. Ii was
terrible and wholly fsuitess waste Of life and
property.
Official returns from all the div isions engaged
show aggregate lose Of 800 killed, 9, 5S5 wounded,
and nearly 800 missing and prisoners. The enemy
captured II guns during the battle. The Rebels
abandoned them in disabled condition upon their
retreat Oh Thursday morning, excepting two Napo.
leon guns, in place Of which they left two smooth
bore 6-pounders.
After careful investigation, 1 have become salts
he'd that the Rebel loss does not exceed two-thrds
ours. Between GOO and 700 of their dead were
buried BY u.s. and about 1 300 wounded remained on
cur Aands. We took no prisoners during the battle.