Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-05-27

T.
,,snin In The Late BattIss-
eSISe n, at Esin outh-nis
Escapes In the oat'
.agstevt the Washington cofie-poH-
Gasstte, writing on the
18th, says:
NAV as we'll balance &C
sapPos 10 score of Generalship.-
counls oIasrIy outgeneraled Lee IN the
hooA and earlier movements on Chan-
cTosss;l,a Ii is almost as clear now thai
fyeueraled Hooker in pounclng IN
Le1.credly on the right flank on Saturday
= concentrating again on oedg"IoA :.
Monday, while three-tourths OF oui q
lay utterly idle. 70 loovo
It is unjust to Hooker, no"e reians,ian
- aroa7r without eXplanstioE-
1hls oa' - i aow lying very i'll at
,t il consequence, mainly, as Is
- fbe terrible shock he received
oelie .nnon ball during one of the ear
I,ar DAYS Of the operations or Chancellors-
.,lIa The ball struck pillar OF the
boasp. against which he was leaning at
,na-time. He was knocked TO the ground
and remained senseLess TOR tDe7aty or tharty
,a;,,,fes Ii Is impossible that he could
love recovered from such a shock SO as 10
lave been qualified 10 enter again, Gas he
I'D upon duties so weighty that the
strongest might well bend and tremble
beneath them.
Shortly afterward, Gen. Hooker had q
.rI.l more remarkable escape. Still feeling
weak AID dizzy from the shock, he lett
The command temporarily with Couch,
With orders 10 be called instantly, on the
appearance OF any emergency, and lay
down IN his tent. Presently be began 10
feel faint, sick al the stomach, and OPP
messed with the hot, close atmosI here OF
the tent and went ont To see if the fresh
sir would not relieve him. Within TWEEN
II minutes after he left, shell passed
through the tent, struck the mattress upon
s.tfcb he had been lying, and lett it mass
ot tattered rags!
ABOUT THE RETREAT.
There is a general settling down into
tie conviction that the retreat across the
river was unnecessary. 1t was undoubt-
eddy the act OF prudent General, but
Uruuence i best allied to wise audacity,
10 . case like this. There were, however,
many reasons that seemed to render II
necessary flood, the scarcity of pro-
visions, the uncertainty about Stoneman,
anu kUE TEST.
More weighty, doubtless, was the reason
which Hooker put nrst IN his explanations
to the President: chat the reverses OF Sat
urdat and Sunday had placed the army OF
ground near the river, go broken with "a
vines and hills that it was impossible TO
form d line OF battle for an offensive move
tlent. He regarded it IS impre guable
against attack, but could see no good to
DE gained by sustaining an attack there.
There Is also reason 10 believe that be
Lad convinced himself that there was d
better place to attack Lee than via KEEL
ley's Ford and Charlottesville. At least
such an opinion was expressed when the
President was there, and all the stories OF
rearossing, that are so abundant now, in.
voive a moyementson Fredericksburg from
al entirely different direction.
WHY AvERILL WAS RELIEVED.
1t Is not true that Gen. Averill was re.
lieYed from command for any failure il
fearing up railroad lines or burning briCg
q the direction OF Gordonsville. The
real cause OF the removal was that lie
failed TO keep up communications with
either Hooker or Stoneman, while his spe
cIal business was TO keep the one advised
ID the others doings.