New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-01

being In the direction Of Porter
denerdl Grant says. " He three miles awav from
JacksoDs naak" II 49, then why not attack Longstree
whusS nlnk was sticking out In mir where Porter could
have attacked H. T. the only flank that presented
Itself where he could attack How then, he to
strIe tue orier wos he 70 order his men 70 attack
L9ngstrees flank is sticking out there can see T.
order says to atao the enemy" VIII he say that does
nor mean TO attack Longstrect This Is the logic Oh
General Grant also assumes that to have attacked
nner tha order would have taken Porter until O'clock
lnssuen ne ne wosd have to make disposition OF some
,nonid issue Orders etc HOW is posslols enh
voulu nave required much time when he was sent out
orders would have been obliged to issue except
move th troops forward to the position OF the hank and
his troops following regiment right other
aceH taem TO the flank of the enemy he would nave
day prepared las Grant says at IL O'clock Tor the attack
say would have asa bp r rnm cS NATL O'Clock 10
maze made an attack when his troops were in readiness
70 40 30 a- Porter nimsef claims they were at IL O'CLOCK
on that day, aud a. General Grant also claimsi
THE MOVEMENT OF PORTER AND M0owELLs.
Let US contrast also the ncten of Porter with tbat OF
a. H., - J. Who as IN evidence pfoves, nosVd
~ me Oh Date ana atacScd tie enemy at O'CLOCK anu
MeDowells forces, VITA others along the line OF POPE
were ensaged In battle until O'Clock NJ night C0uId
not Porter have fought his troops this hour as well as
General deDowel aud other officers did theirsi Was ne
70 oe up cil exception To all rules OF wararef Is ne
70 po excused for everything ne aed to do we Others
did the Things ne fhied nj
. |lsh 10 CAL General GRANTS attention 10 one tue
thing which occurred during the war, under bis com
maud. he remembers the march that McPherson's
Doee De not rememOer th-t while PemUcron, with
nearly ms whoe army was attacking Hoyeys dlviSioi
my division was moved Ia Oh he rignt Of HOyey, 0nd
CrOeker supporting HOvey nree divisions rceiy,
ing nearly tIe whole Of PembertOns 10000 men
DOES he not rem-mOer OF one small brigade sc by me
twLh ms aSseHt) down through strip OF WOOD, ais
lance OF me or a mi e and IA mai away rom the bal
ance OF the force. getting left flank of Pemoer
TONS army Does he not that niue brigade
OF not more tnan 1000 men attacked tue left haik OF
PemDeItOn's army and the latter became so panic
stricken tlat the whole hei, and captured All
tae artillery ana drov them that night across Back
kiv'rt II brigade Of 1000 men could do all this ~
rialns me haHk " the enemy, what does General
Grant think Porter with his corps could done by
striking Longstreet in flank on that afternoon!
Ilcrc ma. be this difference. no General Grant
VIII remember that his generals were ia earnest ana
supported ann IA all tangs that he required me ey-
dence SLOWS that atfcr Porter received tas 430 order
movement was made across Dawkn's bianc- by some
OF MS troops AMI the general officer, wde placing his
troops I'D position Us though gong to move III the dlrec-
ton " Longs reefs flank locke around where
tue other troops were and found they were all retiring
or tempt 70 do Other than what nave stated. but
that hey retired and that some OF Porters conmand-
to Wits one brigade returned Cenreylle that night,
The evidence saows that Porter did not attempt TO
communicate with Pope during ihe Gag, but that az
ence to position etc were sent to HcD0-gci ami King
AT the time tna Pope ISSUE lis order 20 Porter II wac
DGwe's command would Also attack at lie same time.
AcOowePs comm md nd attack, and LoagsreePs
forces poured upon the LETT link o.. Poe aud
Iorcc lhe back, and Instead. a have said, OF PJrters
attacking or moving 10 The 'front.' he moved 10 The rear
THE RETREAT To MANASSAS.
In order TO show that POrer not only failed te6oey
herewith RI q note enc to General MeD6>eAI by ain.
which was received 20 e's he 1Qu rters at O'Clock,
kept that day. General HelntZelman says III his
mnu;es: General Porter reports tho enemy IS driving
him k, and ne II retiring On Manassas Iils was re-
tnr sc ION win ~ division Here ia the noe Re-
ceivel ar POpes headquarters;
GENERAL Mcdowell Failed in getting Morel over TO
you. Afteg wdndeng about the woods for time with
HIM and while dong artillery opened upon US The
IRE the enemy having advanced and ours retired have de-
comm nitaie with Dowe am sge but my messengers
Ca ANY and infantry and tue advancing dust snow
the enemy coming n fore am now goiaS 10 the he Of
aoa VII V@unc@o WIN PoRyR u IS na
In tins uote he says % withdrew, aud wnIle dong
so artillery opened upon u and the fire o. the enemy
nav NJ advanced ana our retired hare determined to
from wLica cd that morning, five miles 10 the
rear Wuat archery opened upon mint Two small
battery hrcd few snOr al about o'clock, when his
men were directed TO put themselves uLder cover TO
keep the enemy from discovering them No attack was
made upon aim. He made no attack upon any one, and
yet says nave determined 10 wthdInw 10 Menas-
that at the time that Pope was In the
eig the engagement the whole corps OF Porter Gov
erng his ttt hanS, WAS piOOapy then on Tue retreat
He saws further that they have gathered artillery,
and cavalry, aud infantry ahG he adV muses. OF
dust shO" the enemy coming In force; Now the evil
deuce shows that enemy came In his 'front.' except
have ment Oned heretotore that no attack was
made on him. no movement IN Ioee "S maui ,, aEaInsC
and out b Rade ever showed Itself during
the day, and tnat did not advance upon him.
The evidence dos snow that the dust ne mentioned
was produced by dragging brush up ana down the road
TO ugh bat determined Ihat Pope should lose tnat
babe by his conduct Que might easily conclude that
hr wns seeking produce panic in the army ana,
while portion his command retreaung back not
only to Anassa-, bat 10 Csntreyhie Popes 3500O men
were hgntng whole combined army Of 1900, with
proudly eXcep ion Of few Drgaes, anu tue battle
at night Yet General Grant insists that those men
could hayc possibly gotten into that tight In any way
during that engagement without being utterly de
strOyed o
prr dii NOR Only dsobrv the $50 order OF the 27Jh,
INT ed lie 3u'..
29tn, wncI directed niin 10 move on to Sentreye
O'Clock morning Of the 29tn, ordering nun TO push
forward TO Gainesville, not leaving untl 10 O'Clock
tuat he dsOOeyed IL Ia pushing forward; that ne
utterly dsoneyed the 4:3O directing him to attack
cue enemy 5 right faux; aud II fact that he 0beyed no
order in any proper military sense lhat was gwen 10
uiln from order the nl@ht OF the 27tn dp To
aud through the engagement OF me 25tn. General
smith, who is now a Plymaster in the Army IN con,
yeIsatiOu Wh Pope on the morning o. Tue LSsn toIu
General Pope tina. General Porter would ran lm ID tnaI
battle General Ben tonars dd Tue s'ne tnhs tVIoeE
fai hn, utterly sob lying Ms orders 80 mat Ten
Pop constrained 10 issue an order on the night
OF 18TH IN me following words
ESRGAL mmeia ely upon receipt Of this order the pre-
your Command to the aeld OF today andepOrt 70
IN "a io o9e oI are 20 os and be- TesSn9 On
the neld three its reception or after day
break tOmorow morning.
And General Grant further says that he considers the
facts gwen before the scHoneld Board Iaiy exoRersed
Porter of the OF dsooedience OF the $50 order
and also IN ms luBcwarmness Ia supporting te COM
man ding General" How he can make this last state
mpt cannot uuQcfsl ana. Will uCAt AHnclt P"i'F
iraph from letter OF George b. Mcclellan. Maor-Gen
ernl written September l. lcb2 a. o:3O p H., 10
At Or-t General POrtcf CentrcNue commanding the
Enn CORPS ask YOU Tor my sake, that or the cOun-
try aud OF all the old Army OF tne Potomac, that you
and all Will fues and most cOrdai CO.
operation General Pope In all the operations now
gong OH . --..-.. - ,.....t
merely put this in to ask the question OF General
Grant whether or Mcclellan himself does not snow
FROM writing OF To General Porter that ne
di not believe mat Porter was cordially cOOperat-
ing with General Pope This note was written three
days e, ald yet General Grant says Ne -
fllly tx
IN ais support Genera Pope The sworn testimony OF
named Lord shows tna Generai Porter Ola Iiln
Qorij Loyal, AMI had not Deen loyal 70
Pore and ali the cOattd snow thls statement 10
he rue. Potter, with us trOOps-l3,OOO men under
h. and enne-Ll af ml-nA