New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-23

as the sword, and could pray and fight with equal
fervor and spirit. IL has been said that bad the
Firs. Corps, under Reynolds which occupied our
extreme right on the Elys. Ford road, been allowed
to make flank attack during Sundays lighting, me
enemy would have been thoroughly defeated. Inns
would have depended altogether upon bow our
soldiers conducted themselves; movements may De
well planned but il they are not well executed,
such as the one speak oil had better not be essyed
IL is maintained by many tina. the disgaoefnl rout
of the 11tb Corps on Saturday, dlsarranged Gen.
Hookers plan of battle, and changed an aggressive
movement into defensive one. Very likely this Is
true In a measure. Nevertheless, it might have
been anticipated and prevented by an advance OF
our line during Friday, which day. and that lo!-
lowing, the enemy were permitted 10 perform, Nj
most entirely unmoiested, what ID pronounced by
high authorities one OF the most difficult feats IN the
whole art of war--that of q flank march.
have been requested TO do justice to brave OIL
Ger and the troops under bis command, forming
brigade in the llth Corps, by stating that they were
not IN the retreat, bnt were on detached service,
supporting Gen. Sickes in his advance toward
Spottsy wanna. was aware OF this, and make the
statement all the more cheertully now inasmuch as
mentioned the fact in letter TO your paper which
did not appear in pnDt. The officer speak OF Is
Brig-Ge Francis e. Barlow, and the troops those
composing the I'd Brigade. I'd Div sion. Ano her
officer in this corps deseryes exemption from the
general odum which rests upon il, for gallant con.
DIVISION.
shall never forget with what buoyaut spirits we
entered Charlottesville, or how, in the damp ind
darkness, we recrossed the Rappahannock With not
q star above, expecting each moment to bear behind
us the thunder of the euemys artillery. IL was fear
fully Encouraging. Then, the KNOWLEDGE that The
nights of Fredericksburg bad been ours, but were
ours no longer. Why were they gwen up Where
are the official repor.si Let the people know sll
about the late campaign, right and wrong-n Is
their privilege.
Yesterday was the fret day that the Dews agents
were allowed 70 bring the New-York paper INTO
the camps. was assured by high authority that no
restrictions were imposed upon them. TVS IL
good story for marines. The Rebel sympa:hizers
living on the rivers bank can DO more harm with
the privileges they enjoy through the euiency OF tie
Provost hal than oil the statements 0f The Dews-
papers, be they honest or otherwise. Let ne ask
the meaning Of tho.e cabalistic words which l am
told sped with ligning swifness during the " i've
days battle to the busy narts OF traffic,
stirring the tides Of trade, hich rose and fell Win
each successive throb OF tLe yires Some one there
is, perhaps who can answer his question.
In lime Of doub. and trial ike the present,
when the hopes Of grea, people and the fate Of a
great nation hang in the balance, II IL consons TO
reflect tbat there il one man who, when all others
shall have proved uueQ lal 70 the emergency, taads
ready 10 rally our shattered columns and lead them
on TO victory. i cannot believe in any man who is
not an avowed advocate Of human liberty all over
the world and it il this, and in consideration OF
what he has already accomplished. tha, 1 write in
tbis connection the name Of John Q. Fremont.
NC. g.