The New York herald., 1878-09-11
FITZ JOHN PORTER.
SIXTEENTH DAY OF THE REHEARING OF THE
WONDERFUL STORY OF DULL RUNS PoRrEH

SIXTEENTH DAY OF THE REHEA RING OF The
WONDERFUL STORY OF DULL RUNS PoRrEH
vINDIcATED p IMPORTANT STATEMENTS.
West Poisr, Sept. 10. 1878.
The sixteenth day OF tho hearing 10 the case Of
General Ftz John Porter opened IN the library buiid-
ing ~ ten A. NJ, with quite number Of spectators
present The testimony as g,von below 10
strongly corroborstivs Of all previous testimony
before the present Board Of Inquiry. and
unless the government has some very strong evr.
dence In the background General Psrtsr's case
will result very favorably for him. The
general opiuion among the onicers VINO have
sat through the evidence thus far 10 that
he Is already vindeased. and that there never was
more mistaken than Pope in regard to tho where.
apou,s OF the enemy and the general topography Of
the country about BUN Run.
BUNTING uP TKsrihoSy
But Recorder Gardner, WHO'S conducting tho c'ss
for The government 10 working bard and has beep
very busy during the adjournmont OF the
Board, visiting Bull Run battle ncid, calling
handed to him for Witnesses &C. Sometimes
he written high as forty lesers q day IN search
nsssss Tor the government been com m uuicated
with In Montana, san Francisco, Virginia, Oregon
s,do OF the petitioner witness Two gentlemen on
tho stand to-day, one from California and the other
COLONEL DAVIS TESTIMONY
Colonel Walter 3 Davis gave MS Testimony In
a clear. s,rs'ghtiorward manner, and during
memorable Bull Run hsht vIvdly. Ono iuci
dent will illustrate. lie was gstsing hts
brigade IN pos,,on for movement and visited per-
sonaliy the colonel Of each regiment; when he came
W tho FIRST Michigan ho ddnI Colonel because
BY secsion Of mon; hs PASSED on rss" ana gave ave
orders to two regiments In tho rear, and when
"a. ns'a MS sSs r
wheel into lineln Colonel Roberts, of the latter
command came a, once TO tho 'front.' and exclaimed 10
fsno nsvte ~ Hi IT,
orders through me- Colonel DAVIS was glad 10 nud
Colonel Roberts, and npoiog'zed Tor me irseoom
Ihe latter didn't seem 10 get over il; the
next cay t3othh during the terribie ngnting
moment upon n log, wbeo Coone Davis again tried
to make friends with Colonel Roberts, telling him
were taking messenger came along who was ao,,g
to tho rear With mail matter, ana asked II either
Roberts tore piece OF paper from a blank book ana
said, Yes, IN write TO my vile, tor believe = viii
DO my last ls,tcr 10 her; 10 twenty minutes si,er
upon the Geld and had him carried OF in n blanket;
"ih,s, said the witness 'was one OF the scenes OF
tho battle ncid OF Built Run which remain Impressed
on my mnd, Tor shall always feel that Colonel Rob-
srls died ieeiing onendsd Al me-"
CONTINUATION or DAVIS STORY.
He en,erca the army In 1861, from Massach usctts.
and IN August, 1862, was q stan oulcer IN Msrten.
dae's bnssds and 0rs, Lieutenant IN Msssschusstls
regiment; ne said thAs the night OF The 2fih
OF August, 1902, Vas the darkest no ever knew.
aud hc aid not slsep because Porter anxious bis
he met General Porter, whom the latter told him to
notify General Sykes to move hts division st once;
General Sykes sent word back TO Porter that u
Impossible 10 move because OF the intense darkness
IN tho woods This was 10 show that IL
impossible Tor Porter TO obey Popes
order TO move tbat night. The witness also
indorsed other evidence showing that thers
was no 1ghtins, except artilcrv hrng on the
29tb; he said he knew OF order that day ior
Portsr's corps TO rstrent, nor did he know OF
any retreat; no described the severity OF The
fight on ine S0Ih and Porter's acuvtsy all
| along the lise; the conseDding forccs we're
no close that he saw Confederate SOL
dter seize Union ana hand him INTO tho Conted
crate ranks. on his cross nation, the witness
sad he knew Porter pxious TO rcpond to FJpss
order on night Of tho 27n, quickly as possoie:
the roads filled with wagons disorder ana all
| headed lor Washington.
MAJOR KARLE's srArnMEST
Major Earle, OF Colorado, Was next called. He
Assistant Adjusant General to MAJOR General Morssl
| In August 1854 lie testified 20 tho dsrkness Of
| the niebt OF the 27th, ana that the roads
werc very much blocked by wagon trains. Genorar
Porter having been cops0red Tor not attacking Long
street the 29b, the petitioners cOunsei proved BY
this witness, as also Dy previous one that the
18th General Mcdowell appronoued Gvocrsi Pos.
t'r IN biun manner aud exclaimed, Porter, you
are too lar out move your troops hack iuto those
woods THIS 10 no place to 6ght.r Tnis was br.uaht
out TO throw the responsibility ot Porter st,a,k.
ing that day upon General McDowei the witness did
not hear anyshng that day that inacated general
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