The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-04-11

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New York, April 8.
Part second Of the report Of the COM
mittee on the Conduct Of the War i is-
sued. Il embraces the battles OF Bun
Run and Balls Bluff. Inrelation to the
former, the committee states that tns
great error Of that campaign VA the fail-
ORE to occupy Centreville and Manassas
when Alsxa ndria was occupied In MAY.
Their force which opposed u wsre most
" collected and brought TO Manassas in
June and July. The three months mon
could have made Manassas easily defense
IDLE against any force the enemy could
have brought against it, and II u not at
ali probable that tho rebel forces would
have been advanced from the line OF the
Rappahannock had Manassas been occu-
pied BY our troops. Tho next cause Of
disaster was the delay in prooeediag
against the enemy until the time OF the
three months men expired. When ths
novement ws 6naNy determined upon,
much VA needed . render The troops
eficiopnt. Little time had been devoted
to locating then, and little instruction had
been given in reference to brigade moves
mont, and none at al to Divisions. The
principal caase Of our defeas was the fail
ure OF Gen. Pattersoa 70 hold the forces
of johnson in the Shenandoah valley.
In relation to the battle Of Balls Bluf,
the committee, after giving an account
of the engagement. &c., says AL the to-
timony goes to prove tho means Of trans
portation we're very inadequate. Gen.
Stone, while inclined "a. deem il sufficient,
left much to tho Judgement Of others -
and this much can be aid for him. that he
received no intimation that movement
over the river would be expected from him
till the day before it was actually nade and
the committee adds, the reasons he had foz
lsupposing other forces were within .
short distance to render him assistance.
are Get forth in previous portion Of this
report. This relates to the movements o.
Gen. Mccall to Drainesville, for The puf.
pess Of reconnniiering tina nnnntry and
in reference TO reinforcing Col. Baker
The testimony Was vary conflicting. Gen
Stone testifes that be received no intima
ton from Col. Baker that he needed ~
Inducements that he received little, j
any information from Col. Baker, in ret
erence to affairs at Balls Bluff; even ]
reinforcenents hadbse seeded they eoult
not have been sent upon the Virgins
hide, il consequences Of tho ensmy's earth
works and batteries between Edwards
Ferry and Balls BluG. Some other Wit
nsssss testify 70 the same s6sot 9th
ers my there was no Obstacle to oul
troops passing up tho Virginia side. TIT
committse refrains from expressing IN.
opinion on this point
In refarence 70 tho arrsst Of Gen. Stone
the committee ~ they Informed Sscrota
rvs Cameron and Santos that some ex
| plantation was required BY whom he ap
peared before the committee. They mad
Iexplanation in general terms ooncernin
the testimony against him, in regard I
undue intercourse with tho enemy, d.
| The committee reported 70 the Secretar,
Of War that the testimony Was conRictin
i without Recommendation % TO Viii
should be done. II afterwards appears
from tho testimony Of General MoOa
that Gen. Stone was arrestsd on write
order Of the Secretary Of War, for Il
reason that be had been informed b
members Of tho committee on the COZ
duct Of thu war that they had taken test
mony going 70 Ihuw thxt hs hst bee
! guilty Of conduct mot consistent with
loyal citizen. Since his release he b,
{ been permitted to axamine al The tes,
. nony, and demanded that he b furpDhs
i With copy Of the charges against hir
which request Was not granted.
Il Part third embraces the Department
q 1.-The Wsstss The committee say it b
/ been unable u collect necessary testimol
in this department, particularly while q
der command Of Gen. Fremont, on acceu
Of the great distance Of witnesses 70 &
administration Of Fremont The comm
Tee says mnch should be pardoned in O
! compelled 70 cot - promptly and with
!. little at his pleasure. Soms Of Tho arl
engaged by Fremont for his departmel
we're taken to the Army Of the Potom
by the Goverpmsat. and ths dspartme
long felt the want Of IN adequate supp
AZ 70 the fortlhoati0ns around 81. Lou
Fremont but carried ont what Gen. Ly'
deemed nscsssary. Al TO the msnner
!. which il was done, the committee Il
! bears expressing IN opinion. Ia reea
to reinforcing promptly points thrs4tss
BY the enemy, d. committee believe Fl
4 mont aStsd with energy and promptne
= Troops were oollectad b him . sooa
n could b dons, and promptly sent WI,
THAR service was demanded. The Gt
srnment called upon him for troops to
sent East 1t time when hs was ~
earnestly engaged in procuring forces
:. the assistaaes Ut Mulligaa. These 4
=. wsse left 10 ssnt promptly, and only. 4