Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-29

nasia
case. except an indisposition on the par
of Gen. Porter to support Gen. Pope IN
fighting that battle.
LETTERS SHOWING PoRTEh's HATRED OF POPE
For the purpose of showing that which
was working in Fitz John Porter's mint
as we'll as showing his feeling of contemp
for Pope and MCDOWELL will here Civ
two letters to show his animus at the tim,
and TO show the unkind terms in which b,
expressed his distrust of the capacity O.
his superior commander, and in order t.
show that he had no intention of faithful
~ serving under Pope.
In the first letter he speaks of the enemy
having captured all of Pope's clothing
and McDowell's also, including McDowelll
liquors, when it is a well-known fact thai
the enemy did not capture Pope's or Nc
Dowell's clothing, nor could they capture
McDowelrs whisky, as it was equally
we'll known in the army and by all his
acquaintances that he never used liquor in
his life of any kind. This letter is as fol
10 VS.:
WARRENToN, 9th, p. MO Gen. Burnside
-Morell left his medicine, ammunition, and
baggage at Kelly's Ford. Can you have it
hauled to fredericksburg and stored? His
wagons were all sent to you for grain and am
munitlOn. have sent back to you every man
of the First and Sixth New York cavalry, except
what has been sent to Gainesville. will get
them to you after while. Everything here is
at skies and sevens, and find l am to take care
of myself in every respect. Our line of COM
iiulaicdtion hos taken Of itself, in compliance
acith orders. The army has not three days pro-
visions. The enemy captured all POpe's and
other ctothiag; and from McDo,ceu the same, IN
GLIDING liquors. No guards accompanying the
trains, and small ones guard bridges. The
wagons are rolling on, and l shall be here to-
morrow. Good night. i. J. PORTER,
Major General.
Following this was letter to Gen.
Burnside at Falmouth, Va, at 4 O'Clock
p. M:
WARRENToN JUNCTION, Aug. 81, 1862 p.
H. len. B,t,1s side, F'a mouth: l send you the
last order from Gen. Pope, which indicates the
future well as the prc sent. Wagons are roll
ing along rapidly to the rear, as if a mighty
pow II was propelling them. / see no cause for
aiar Il, though l think this order may cause it.
Nc Oowell moves Gainesville, where
Slgl nov is. The latter got
Bu~kland brilse in time to
pa. out the fire ard kick
the enemy, who is pur ,uins his route
un,nolested t. the Shenandoah, or Loudoan
county. The forces are Longstreet's, A. P.
Hills, Jackson's, Writings, Ewell's, and Ander-
sons Cate Hunger's) divisions. Longstreet is
said by deserter to be very strong. They have
much artillery and long wagon trains The raid
OF the railroad was near Cedar Run, and made
by reg imeut of infantry, two squadrons of
cavalry, and section of artillery. The place
was guarded by nearly three regiments of infant
ry and some cavalry. They routed the guard,
90, ,fr1rnI q tras and r,ao tbo
bridge. and retired leisurely down the road to
Manassas. 1t can be easily repaired. No troops
are coming up except new troops, that l can
hear of. Sturgis is here with two regiments
Four were cut off by the raid. dispositions of
the troops are given in the order No enemy in
our original front. A letter of Gen. Lee, seized
when Stuart's assistant acknowledgement was
taken directs Stuart to leave squadron only to
watch in front of Hanover Junction, etc. Every,
thing has moved up north. find a vast difference
between these troops and ours. But l suppose
they were new, as they to-day burnt their
clothes, ETC., when there was not the least cause
l hear that they are much disorganized, and
give them heart, and. think
head. We are acorkipg no,o to get behind Bull
Run, and. presume, sciu be there in fe,, days,
If strategy don't use as up. The strategy is mag
1!tice,t, and tactics an the inrerse proportion.
7rOuld like some Of Dly dntbaldnccs acOuld like,
also, to be ordered to reta n to Ffedericksb ara
end to push tOacdrd HmOrer, on, Nth q large
) Orce, to strike ct Grange Court House. acist
ln,ier aUds ut HIGsftington, and ap near the
MOnOcacy a0it good batteries. do not doubt the
eiaemy haze large amounts Of supplies prOrdcd
1tT them, and 6eliere they hare contempt for
II is army of Virginia. / irish myself annoy from
i auth all Our old dqny Of the Potomac, and so
60 our companions. l was Informed to-day by
Il best authority that, in opposition to Gen.
the army of the Potomac, an army that could
toke the best care Of itself. Pope says he long
81, avdnted to go behind the OccOqLda. 1 am III
goat need of ambulances, and the officers Iced
medicines which, for the want of Transportation,
were left behind. l hear many of the sick of my
cops are in houses on the road very sick. l
think there is no fear of the enemy crossing the
Eappahannock. The cavalry are all il the adj
vance of the rebel army. At Keliy's ard Bar
nelt's fords much property Was left, n conse-
quence of the wagons going down for grain, etc.
If you can push up the grain tonight please do
SO. direct to this place. There is no grain here
to-day, or anywhere, and this army is wretched-
ly supplied in that line. Pope says he never
could get enough. Most of this is private
f. J. PORTER.
But if you cnn get me away please do so.
Make what use Of this you choose. so it does
good. +. j.. P.
This was written on the evening that
Porter received the order to support Gen.
Pope, in which he gives the most discourag
ing account possible of Pope's movements.
for no other purpose, in my judgment,
than to demoralize the army and bring
Pope into disrepute among the officers.
He says ''the strategy is magnificent.
{ nd the tactics in the inverse proportion,"
showing his utter contempt for the ability
tf his comm anding officers.
In the conclusion of his letter he begs
'please." Do what? Please get me out of
this. Out of what?
He had not yet received his orders to
move or to fight, and what does he want to
get out of? Out of the army of Virginia?
1 suppose out from the command of Gen.
Pope, and to bring about such influence as
would put Pope under the ban of his Off
GERS. so that he might be relieved and prob
ably Mcclellan put back in command. This
letter shows that he started in after recev-
ing his very first order from Pope with
criticisms of the army and of the general
commanding. his movements, his positions,
and of everything in connection with what
he had to do in commanding the same.
He begged to be taken away, saying to
Burnside to do what he wished with the let
ter, so that it would DO good.