The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-26
GENERAL PORTER'S CASE.

MR.. MALTBY COMMENCES THE READING OF
GENERAL PoRTER's STATEMENT, WITH TEN
DER OF NEW AND IMPORTANT EVIDENCE.
PoUcHKgEpsiE, ~ Y, June %, 1878.
The Board OF Officers la The Fltz John Porter case
mot At West Point eleven O'Clock DAY, and.
agreeing TO receive General Porters statement, I'D
journed until three O'clock at which hour Mr. Maby,
OF counsel for General Porter, commenced his
statement IN behalf oil his client. He traced the
march of General Porter from Harrison's Landing
on the Potomac TO Warrenton junction. where alter
Two weeks Of incessaut marching and labor General
Porter's corps Joined General Pops's command
August 81 1862, the addition OF Porter's Pope's
command being on Portsr's motion. He sand
new evidence would DO introduced to strengthen tho
point that Porler's exhausted command better
carried out the spirit OF Popes order Of
that night by marching three O'Clock in
the morning than mad they marched al
O'Clock A. NJ that tho char rye of dsobedence OF
TINS order only makewsgnt 10 the moro SERIOUS
charges 10 later conduct that other generals had
failed to carry out tho letter OF similar orders issued
thar night without comment; that no bad effect was
claimed TO have followed this alleged dlsobedience;
that Tie joint order to Porter aud Mcdowell
was executed fully and completely. and that
his halt enforced by the spirit OF the
joint order and BY Mcdowell taking King away and
eav ng Porter with 200 men 10 hold IN check aud
prevent the throwing on Pope OF 10000 men under
Lon9s,reet; that Pope did not know oil Longstrects
presence: that Porter did, and produces audiiioLal
testimony showing that knowledge ana that presence
that Porter dd Know any battle save artillery
duel was In progress mi about dark, and that new
evidence Of TINS would be Introduced; that the
OF Porter which were not available tor evidence
the former triul, ana were tor The hrst Tine,
showed his understanding resulting from conversu-
ton with Mcdowell aud other sources. That battle
WAS 10 take place that Jay, ana that any iu-
dcation 4 retreat by Pope's main army
10 DO followed by PIrtcr's retreat and that
limo was to be formed behind Bun Run. there to slvo
batle that no order or report was 10 him III
late tina: day BY Pope showing desire Tor him To
attack give other aid than that afforded
by holding the enemy on his front; that
Porter could not 90 Ia Pope's aid because King
aud Ricketts,, under Mcdowell, illed the direct roads
and the intervening country was too rugged Tor
crossing IN tho lace Of the euemy thus presenting his
nahk 10 DC turned; that this movement would ut
any rate. have been improper; that Porter made
retreat Of the making OF which he found guilty
that Portes newly produced dispatches show not tho
iislessuess of disaneccd general with which Lc
chargej, but the ener-ctic anxiety OF general
jealous tor the common veal OF the whole army.
Maps showing the act uai position OF Porter and tho
enemy, and also Pope's erroneous location oil Porter
to the OF Jacksons righ--Longstree not bein.
set down by Pope-were produced and CON ment ted
by Mr.. Maltby, who will conclude his speech tomor-
row, beginning with consideration OF the charge OF
disobeyng Pope's order Of half tour r. H. August
%, 1862.
The Board adjourned to ten O'Clock 10 morrow
mn