, 1862-04-23


The report is such All cne as General con-
scious that lie had sacrificed his army bT lis
inconlpetency and neglect, aud de5iEons to
cover it mp, Tculd make. For the flel i
BOW palpablc to everybody that G1ue1al
Grants army was sacrificed BY Neglect and by
tack, or to provide against it, that can be ac-
counted for only By total incompateney or
something worse.
To account for the story tc1egraphed to the
New York Hsrd|d, Of General G1anI's hereism
and great genera!shfp, and Of his leading the
charge that broke the encmy's line on the
second day, which is nov shown to be pure
romance, it is only Necessary to state that
General Grant exercised the most rigid cen
korsa1p orer the telegraph, and that it WAS
necessary to write such an account Of his ser
vices to get it sent at ALL The Herald cores
This Has the secret Of the Herald's wonderful
enterprise This accounts for the fiction
which was spread oyer the country about this
afFair-fctiun passing under the censorship Of
General Grant, and robbing the officers OF
their merit who saved the day, in order to
make false reputation for him whefeWIth to
cover up his criminal sacrifice Of his ine army
and his peril Of the whole campaign Here is
the account OF the attack, totally covering up
the surprise, and representing due notice by
the driving in Of the picksts, and the regular
formation of the line Of battle On our side:
On Sunday morning our pickets were attacked
and driven ia b7 the enemy: Immediately the i've
divisions stationed At this place were drawn up IN
1lue OF battle ready to meer them. The bsttle
euon WaIed waI1l N the LETT and center, varying
st times to all parts Of the line
Thus easily are the facts skipped over, that
this army was encSmped without any dlsposl-
ton to meet the attack, that in spite OF signs
Of an attack which led Gen Grant to remark
on Saturday that it was highly probable, no
precautions were ordered either to give timely
oF -, uf II -.E3ri$p
ed in his comfortable quarters ten miles be-
low, and that whole regiments WeFe surprised
in their tents, and put to flight without arms
or aecontrements.
The Major General, made SO for victory
which his incompetency could not prevent,
was called from his luxurious quarters ten
miles from his army BY the thunder Of the bat
tie, and arrived on the ground to find the foe
army which had been intrusted to His care
driven at every point, every division engaged
and struggling to save itself from aunihilstio1,
and the river bank covered with fugitiVes who
had been routed unsrmed from their tents, or
the remnants Of broken regiments, who al,
officers andemeu, Ind given way to The panic,
and were sknlking for lie The case was too
far gone for his Eene1a1ship- He had alreadY
done all be could for that army. -
There IL another feature Of this affair now
known Believing that generai Grant would
be attacked, Ga1eTn Nelson and General Am
mon, with the brigade Of the latter. had made
an extraordinary; march, and arrived at saVah'
nah, ten miles from the battle field, on satur-
| day at IL o clock There they expressed to Gen
| Grant their readiness to mHch at any moment
| There we're plenty Of boats to transport them
| to Pittsburg- Bnt General Grant assured 9
member Of General Anmpu's staff thst he hae
more men thzu.: he had, At Donelson, ant
! conld hold his OWL No boats were furnish
when the firing was heard the brigade
!. WEE got ready for movement. No orde'
'eama. At eleven n'eioek Generai Mel
con deteuoined to move. at one, with o
/ Without orders. At one o'clock the column
marched, and passed over eight miles Of tn