New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-12

engagement This exploit certaiuly deserves
official investigation.
Tie sum total Of the positive results Of Gen.
Bues operations after the Sih. is represented by he
wounded and sick, with q cr attendants LEFT Oh The
battlefield, HanodsNlrg and DanvilIe, together
with about so stlaggeTs picked up by cur advance
between Dlnville and Rockcastlc Hiyei-in aii some
, 500; drove Of cattle found LETT IN yaiu besi
Dsnvlle and 260O barrels OF pork and ?ooV pusueis
of wheat abandoned mt Camp Dick Robinson by the
enemy not because we were too fast Tor then'' ou'
because they had no transportation TO haul tneii
away with. -.
AZ the champions of Gen. Buell. have laid some
stress upon the fault finding OF southern papers Win
the results OF the Rebel camreign in Kentucky, let
us see by balancing accounts, whether the Sculu-
ern editors. who cannot know as well az Bragg the
great superiority in numbers and armament az iho
command OF Bnel, have real cause 10 'onp'aih'
GEY. BULLS CREDIT.
Oficeu
and Animals.
Captured on the msreh from Bowling Green -.
TO Louisville Shout. .'''' '............'.'. Nv Nv
Georgist syslry regiment taken New.
Hsven, by LienLCoL Stewart OF the "a am a.,
Indians. No <eo
Killed. wounded, and captured on tie 9th,
and f'V'
Total. .........:....;.'...'.....t . zoV 90
To this must be added the ammunition train ana
cassops taken by Col Csrlin on tho Sih about JOO
small arms found Oh the battlefield AID the drove of
cattle and pork, and wheat above mentioned.
REBEL CREDIT.
Killed wounded and captured a, Richmond in tie
bstts oe, %een Ses1n Ssp a'u n'io' loo
Killed wounded and capared at PsTJvile, toco
Total. lZ,cOo
At Richmond and Munfordsve the enemy took at
least ten thousand endid small and Al the same
points and Perryvle together "a pieces Of artillery.
The exact nuulber OF wagons aud animals captured
by the Rebels at Richmond and Munfosdsvile do
not know, but il was large. The captures Of men,
animals, and wagons by John Morgan, comprising
Thousands OF the former and huudItd OF tie latter
represent also a fearful item Of Union loss. And,
last not least, must DO considered tie Thousands OF
losses of mues cattle, hogs, and wagons, snd mil.
hoos Of dollars worth Of clothing, boots ana shoes,
and forage aud provisions carried away BY Bragg.
Who in the face OF these figures and the fact that
the Rebel incursion into Kentucky brought Buell.
back to where he was year ago. Will say that ihs
balance OF the operations Oh both sides IA IN our
favor
With this concludes my history OF the Kentucky
campaign. 10 might have been the means Oi imGor-
talziug Buell.. That il ended in lis disgrace, can
certainly only be laid at bis own door, It's reenlis
are not unexpected 20 thoee wLo served under bin.
AT the tine the army Of the Ohio marched from lou
syille IL would have been difficult to hnd one In
every hundred OF his officers and mcn that euter
tanned any confidence ia him. There was, on tho
contrary, widespread belief created 10y ihe strange
management OF his command in the Of bragg,
between Bowling Green and Green River, that he
war PLAYING false TO the Government he represented.
Aftor The battle Of Perryyi!le this Leloi became
liked in the minds Of tenr Of thousands, and il was
not uncommon 10 hear him openly denounced n
traitor by oitcers and men, from Generals down TO
priyates state bu. the truth in saying that at the
lime Of bis second removal, Gem. Eoubssau and
Crttendeu were the only individuals in the army
that did not favor it, although even they were not
at all ratished with all Gen. Buell. had done.
Confidence begets confidence. Gen. Buell. never
reposed auy in his licutenanis by communicating his
plans or consulting with them. Such an Institution
AZ d council OF war " was never known under
him. Strange il may seem. II isnoyeTiheess true,
that till after the battle Of PeTryvile, Of bis
copps commanders ever knew snything OF his plans,
nor even had any official Information on any one day
of the whereabout OF the portions OF the army not
under lis command. What could be expected from
such management
Gen. Buell., II is well known, was never popular
with his command. lie Is one Of the most callous
distant, chilling rotcent men the Creator over made.
If he had any sympathy with bis subordinatcs, be
mover evinced ii. lie came TO and left his tociers
a stranger 10 the feelings Of all Us well as the eyes
Of most.
Gen. Buell. has bad some reputation IA good dis
eiplinaran. IL is true lie issued excellent orders
but he did not to their enforcement. In witness
Of this, 1 need but cite the desertion Of between
900 aud 5000 Of bis old troops at Louisyile, aud
the fearful struggling and marauding during the
campaign.
la conclusion, / will record angular discovery
made in regard 10 Gen. Gilbert during tho cam
paign. Some time after the 9th, Gen. Rousseau, in
whom Gilbert failure TO feud prompt assistance to
Gen. McCOok and prevent the turning of Lytle's
brigade had awakened no very high opinion of his
geneIglship, and had doubts aroused by
as to Gbens actual rank, addresscd note Of in
quTy upon the subject to Gen. BGeil. The latter
sent 1t TO Gilbert, who wrote on the back OF IT, al
an Major-Gereral by the appointment Of Major.
Gen. Wright" IA the latter had, OF course, night
to give HIN such rank, Gilbert appeared 1T In
the part Of prolender. The indignation OF the VET
general officers III his corps upon finding them
selves imposed upon by an incapable without actual
rank may be Imagined.
Gen. Bdell himself professed the utmost astonsh-
ment at the disclosure. Tie command of the corrs
has since been taken from him. Bfiof as his career
corps commander has been, it was long enough
to prove him not only an incompetent OF the iirst
water, but 20 make himself unpopular in his corps
as Buell. did 10 the whole army lie quickly became
object Of hatred and contempt 10y lowering him. |
ref 10 whipping eamsters aud soldiers abusing Of
ioeTs, and general brutal interference matters be-
meath he station he assumed to in.