New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-08
FITZ JOHN PORTkRS CONDUCT.
THE ROUTE TAKEN BY GENERAL PoPE's AIDs-GEN
ERAL PoRTER's EXPRESSION OF LOYALTY II
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THE ROUTE TAKEN BY GENERAL PoPEs AIDs-GEN-
ERAL PoRTER's EXPRESSION OF LOYALTY TO
GENERAL MCCLELLAN.
The examination IN the case OF General
Fitz John Porter resumed yesterday ut Governors
Island General Mcdowell was present, and exprcte'
to testify but having accidentally neglected to bring
some valuable papers In his possession, he was not
called. Major Douglass, Of General "stonoWall" Jack
sons staff and Colonel BlacKford, Of General j. E b.
Stuarts staf. present
Ex-orderiy Sergeant Charles Duffee who accompanied
Captain Pope on the delivery the 43O order testified
that General Mcdowell about three-lourths OF a
mile from General Pope, and from three and half TO
four miles from General Porter Mr. Butt OF General
Portes counsel quoted from Dudes testimony before
The court martial wherein he described McDowels po-
siton az upon the road tho house 10 Hay
market. about two miles from POpes headquarters.
The witness had that impression. he said, until he Wis
tied the ground Tuesday last when he decided that
he had mistaken the distance. He liked the point
on the map little the west OF the sudey Springs
road, near the Hazard farm. Returning, he had fol-
lowed as near practicable the same road, and had
met General Mcdowell at point somewhat nearer the
stone house. Troops In sight at different poin :
along the road TIE witness arrived at Mcdowell
headquarters little after dark The return took from
hour and quarter 10 an hcur ana haL ne shN 20
troop. from point about 400 yards north OF Porters
headquarters until he arrived at McDowes and he did
not OF any Of the orderlies who accom-
panied him that day.
EX-laptnln Douglass Pope, OF General POpc's stan
and nephew OF the GeneIRD was recalled. aud marked
on the Humphreys map The r1ad taken WITH the $50
Thomas r. Mccoy, OF Lewiston, PENN, veteran OF
the Mexican war, breveclptain IN the Regular Army.
and ex-cOOne OF the lU7 Pennsylvan IniAntry tes
tined that August 70, 1862, his regiment lay little
sOuth Of War; ntOn On the 21th II was IN motion unnl
about 10 O'Clock On the morning Of the 10Th it was
Manassas Junction. In The vicinity Of the Oh Bull
Run battle-ground. He knew that battle was IN pro-
| gress on that day. He heard heavy and CONTINUOUS
firing In the direction GrovetOn after they started
This the day on winch General Porter claimed
that he knew OF battle In progIessl Ihere was a
shower on Of the 27h between the time the
ment ted aud daybreak Tine distance travelled that
asy W" WrTentop aid halted at Newaitmore about
The early part OF Tue night was cear DeIore ,e
Waterman L orm.Sy T.. Of No Sno, 24 Z. Put ut
toner General Porter * TspntsGn' benz w
p peri is6a. I was accompanied by Mr.. Lord,
the Official steuographsr OF The court martial went
10 procure some documents that mad been offered In eyi
dence and which needed complete my report for tie
journal with winch was thea connected General FOR
imuressSd me stropgy. He said: Il warn't
loyal TO Pope was ioyai 70 ,no'd ~, ,te
Conversation recoect positively that General Porter
said warmth General 5cnoaeld asked tie witness
To- give an idea OF the used by General Porter. and
describe rs moral quality. Mr. ormsby replied: Ger
tainly II was not repentant nor sOrrOWfl u was
earnest n explaining bis position icopsdeied u 40
an unguaTded statement"
capfn Charles Potter, OF the 9th Pennsylvania Regi-
ment Third Brigade General ReJ noldss Division, test
fed mat his lay ravine to the left Of Grove
ton ON the morning August 20, on the extreme lett OF
Pope's army, and was kept IN movement nj nhy. ~
was on the skrInish line. There Infantry nr1nR on
the right In the morning, but 1t was heaviest at D. m
| Then IL " as rapid aud constant.
Mark ]. Bunne, OF DanyIle, N. Y, testified: was
lieutenant Company b N the l3th New-fork Colo
nel Marshalls) On August 20, 1862, General Porter
rode up as lay the grass and ordered Colonel Mar
shall 10 depOy bis regiment skrmsbers but not 10
bring on a general engagement. / saw some skrinisG-
Ing and heard artillery and carbne nring (rum cav
airy during the day 'front.' aud Infantry ana al
tllery hriug ON our rigat Later In the afternoon
heard huzzas aud hOwng the soldiers were eharg
ing Tne circumstances of General POrtsrs orders to
Colonel Marshall impressed upon because u wns
with OF relief that heard there was TO be nc
| general engagement.
The Court then adjourned until 10 O'Clock this morn
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