The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-11

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The public to-day than . ssninisss,es 80
ssaGlsnan tAat has juss bssa % hsdly esuuaoa
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bee gsaNsnaa tAss eealA b sivsa. 4 q
SsaGsd and r1iasd 0saAal, 10 y - bsse pssl.
men Of their niliisry nm. His tssaine1y ~
fore the "Comnit*ss o. the Cen6aeI of ~
Was'' = safirsly Eieh, aad shows thsbsaeDss
. completely shat ws give sons psssieas e1
it 1of the aausemsnt Of ths Coattdea1e paAllo.
We win take Tie Asst q11seiea po 10 Nh
wAsn sGajor. Gen. Hooker was sSsrs b ~
ehairnan Of The senmittss:"
Quaaoasa.-To whas do you atts1bo1o -
fail9s Of the Peninsula campaien7
Answer:-I Do not hssita'e to ny thae & II
e b attributed To- tie ssss ef ssssrslal1p -
the line OF the Psniusala In peo6oeoonS = -
one direct TO Rieamondf
Al never was consulted On the oubSeca
OWNS Was The eonditioa. OF thknnae -
YofktowD. when our troops Arse hnsod 6 -
PsniDsala q regards The sersngth Of ~ 80.
and the relative strength Of the episaln9
forces1
Al did not 80 down for soms three veahe
anss Gen. Mcclellan went down. He -
down with tAoxxmy 1o0 Alennnn)H
return vessels stopped q Bsdas Hsssy, W.
I wss, and took my division down. 0saslal
Mcclellan took down about 81, 600, aaA Whsn
Ijoined him l took II ,Ooo down % hin. la
standing there. Franklin afterwards je1nod
with his division. Al the time that 0eosgol
Mcclellan landed with this large army thseO
was something between 5000 and Il, ,Ooo 6
Yorktown. Ihave heard II sssimasea O leW
- 5000 and 40 high ~ Is, ,0O0.
Q.-Whst course would you have aAviss1ae
the circumstancesf
A.-What I subsequsntly did win, I think.
convey an answer 10 that question. 1 sAAnoko1
with my single division Ane Of xoyks at W.
Hansbmrg stronger than tie line across tAs re.
ninsula at Yorksorn. At Yorktown, lone
after Joined, never could understand why I
duty, day and night, 70 dig. % - 70 invest the
place. could only conclude that . siege I'D
been determined upon somewhere in tie peo.
gramme, before ever havfT 3 felt to 80 whsshae
we had an enemy In front or not, an9a eEsae
many others felt % too. From my exa3ina-
,ion Of the works at Yorktown. and reaching
away beyond the position that occupied, I
felt that their lines could bs pierced without
any considerable loss hy the c0Hps with which
was on duty, Hsintselman's cofpa WseoulI
hare gone right through and gone to sAe rser
of tie enemy. They Uoxld run the moment sce
rot to their rear, and We could have pickod up
the prisoners. Right there ss Yorktown The
Icl IA a AL IS E~h A->
scould haze marched right through tie ~
doubts-which were part of the Gordon they
had-and got on the road between yorktown
and Richmond, and thus compel the enemy =
fight mo on my own ground, and not kavo
fought them on theirs.
Q-Soppose that General MoClsllan haA
thrown his army between Yorktown and WI
what would have probably been the sAbslt
Alt would have resulted IN the eapssre
and destruction Of the eRsmy's army.
Q-Do you know any reason why thot
could not have been dons7
Al do not.
Q-You were there when the enemy ~
treated from Yorktownf
Al was within mile and half Of there.
The bully then goes IN TO STATE how hs lol-
lowed the rstrssting Confsdsrsasa Whaa
they reached Fort Aagrudsr, where The Fsde.
rals got their defeat, Hooker says,
supposed then that Cen Hsinizslnan vas
there, but IL turned ont thss ho ho6 IeA. NJ
Gen. Sumner was in command WITH laxao
force, certainly not less than thirty the1aaal
men. He could have s9vaooed throaGa shs
line Of dsfsness asros tAs Psninssia, q WI
liamsburg, without losing ten men TIE -.
eny could NOT fire, for ! had hin IN Viz. I
wanted him to advance, and until three o'eloek
OF that day expected he would advaneo and
march through the line held By the sos1y,
and 60 to picking up prisonsra During III
time my oscw troops cere engaged wttk s6e lsss
than three or four times their numbey. 0sn.
leave Yorktown-sxcspt Pogter's divilea,
| which was left TO garrison YorktoWn-Waa
| the first to come 70 my assistance. II Gen.
Sumner had advsneed, Ae rebellion would kase
been buried there. He did not advance 6 IN
| Q-Where was Gen. HsClellan all tAia
X-At Yorktow About nine o'e3osk. q
thersabout, Of the morning Of The feht, Pfinoo
| dc Joinvills, seeing that no rein1bEoemanGs
would bs sent 70 ne. started for YorkteWD,
| and reached thero In about IN hour. Il = -.
ported to me, and ] have no doubt that u = @,
| that hs said 70 Gen. 4eClellau, "0ensa
you have three old women in sdvsssa 0sn.
him n no rsinfososssn.s. i Z ne nssssss.v rs - 10
to 20 In advance" Ithink Gov 0pss6ao 49,
down also 70 urge Gen. AcClsllan % oono =,
It was reported to ne that Cen MeClall:n
left Yorktown between four and I've o'eloek
| in the afternoon. Us1t Col Webb, nov -
inspector Of the Fifth Corps, Wa prsoeas &
the interview between Prince Do Jodnyillo
and Gen. Mcclellan. Gen. cClellan showed
. great indisposition TO 60 forward, ard oaly
lek. - Am told, between four and ave O'Clock.
Q.-You stood your ground
| A-Yss, cir. When Gen. KsaYney oa0o a
hs was my senior; bat Gen Heinfaelmaa sss
| under the impression at shaa time thai yanknh
Ksarnsy, and hs ssnt hin up 70 Eepost % -
When Gen. kearnsy came up, % his hsiRs1oG
came up lput them In position. Az sson q
that was done, my own tseops were Wilh1saWu
from the front and collected Together q 1ne q
praeaieable, Gen. Kssrnay holding he aAvaneo
Gen. Kearnsy then eAid 70 n II think
rank you" rsplisd: "Csstsinly, 0eneeal
you do" He then odd h would assuneoo0.
| mAnd, which Wa very proper. Thas niGhth3l
lines Of pickets held the advance. DuR1o9 ~
night the enemy evaCuatsd Wlxamsbur9.
hare since learned, from most reIia6le sessca
that chen the ners Of that battle reached RieA.
nsoad, Je6srson Darts and Governor LeeeSss
naored their families out Of Ric&moad, yeasosei
the aTcAsces and their lS6r0viee. and evort eiai.
zen rhO could conmaxd reAiele had Ais 6oe4l
piled on sagons. and prepared to ebaslos ~
city. Thsy only returned tshess Who haA laA)
when they found tAet the parsuit esassd-I q
mose say, was abandoned.
! Ola Il your Judgment that yea eea11
have gone into Richmopd theu7
| Al Mixk ce could kare M0se3 SiR1t -;
| asd got into Richmond ky sAe secosa 4G0 -
that bottle, risAost esetkss sss 1si.g Evx
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