Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-05-09
THE ELEVENTH ARMY CORPS.


! in the battle Of Saturday last, Gen Hooker, It
is known, sent orders to ueneral Berry div.
sion directing them to check the advance Of
the M Confaderates in that direction. Gen
Hooker, it is said, Awards to Gen. Berry di-
vision which had formerly been his OWN the
honor Of saving the Army of the Potomac,
whose safety had been endangered by the ere
ven conduct of the German troops.
Tn speaking as We do, at the close OF the.
preceding paragraph, respecting the conduct OF
the German division commanded by Gen.
Karl Schurz, ex-minister Of the United States
TO Spain we limit ourselves simply to the re-
port Of observations made to us by eye wit
nesses If there are others who feel them
selves called to vindicste the demeanor Of this
division, We raise no question in the premises.
We observe that German paper in New
York. replying to an article in the N: \. Iri-
bune calling for the decimation OF the Eleventh
Army Corps, expresses the opinion that such
advice is "barbarous, and attributes the con-
duct Of these troops to the decentralization exls~
ting in the corps, for which it holds the Gene
rails alore responsible. 1t adds:-"lt ten.
Schurz's division had behaved lii good style
and repulsed the Contederates 1t would havs
been stated that Gen. Schurz. with daring
bravery, ETC.. defeated the Contederates, (eVena
if he himself had not been within one thousand
wards of the enemy, but now that MS division
took t1irht, it is not Gen. Schurz whose pun
;shmenf IS called for by the Tribune, but his
demoralized soldiers. The Stats zeitung
thinks ic highly necessary to institute a rigid
Investigation into the conduct OF officers pre-
sent on the field, to cashier all those unit Tor
command, and to put an end to all political ln-
trigue. which is the sole cause Of a want OF
ambition on the part of such officers. These
nolitical Generals it says, have nearly ruined
the army National Intelligencer
FROM WASHINGTON C1rY.-The n. 7. Ex-
press of yesterday afternoon says:-"Ihe city
is in state of much sorrow and excitement 70"
day, only paralleled by the disasters OF the hrst
and second Bull Runs, and the defeat at Fred
ericksburg last December. There Is feeling
of pity for Hooker, but no one torgets his re-
cent criticism upon Mcclellan, and all are now
making those ccm parsons between the two COM
manders which are forced by Hooker recent
disaster. Sunday Monday and Tuesday all
we're praising his strategy. Last evening and
to-day all are judging him as he ]udged hla
late chief in battle. In the absence OF Gener-
al Heintzelman, gone to support hooker, the
military department OF the city is in command
Of Gen. Casey. -
ARRIVAL OF WOUNDED. The Hugh Jen-
kins arrived mere this morning about @ 9, Clock
bringing l4O wounded soldiers; Inc nero ere ar
rived about the same time, bringing SOW
Tbe ~ Mary % Washington and Juniata arrived at
80 ne eor1 . Ronr. the former having on board $50
an and 1411 the @ latter l27 more of the wounded
Thev The T have been distributed among the various
hosnitals nvy of the city. We understand that ar
10 nv9p paments have been made with the City
Ra;Iroad Co., for the removal Of the wounded,
Who shall hereafter arrive, by means OF the
cars, instead of ambulances, as heretofore
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