The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-22

have performed that miracle. They have
got lost In their geol rraphy: they evident
IS think that the .ilspuehanDa emptfes
into the Potomac. Otherwise. they could
not have supposed that Stuart could be
on both rivers at the same time. stuart
went the way Longs treet told him 10 go.
bat Longstrcet stili insists that stuart
disobcYea his orders. Colonel Marsnaii
says that Longstrcet qualified his order
by telling him TO go by 'the rear OF the
enemy n you-,Hc)-can get through.
This Is n bubble Of n specia: pltadeI'
stuart d5d get through: he was SIMPLY DC
laycd' In his letter 20 Stuart 6enerai
Lee had said. "Onc column OF Eweiis
army will probably move toward 'he Sus-
qushanna by tho EmmettsDurS Toutoe; an
other by Chambcfsburg.' in passing the
roar Of the enemy. which was the most
direct route. and crossing at Seneca. STU
art cxpected 10 join Fairly. who had been
detached hv T,Wel and sent east toward
York. Two br.gades Of cavalry under
Robertson and Jones were left behind
with Ioncstrctt 10 observe the enemy.
Robertson was the senior officer lie was
oydered by Stuart 30 keep Up communlca-
tion with Lonestrce by line 81 relay
courier. through Charlestovn, whom the
army moved. Robertson, in published
letter saws that he did So Stuart also
sent Instructions 20 Jones through Robegt-
son Kobertson's Brigade was in 'front.' OF
Ashby's Gap; Jones was twelve miles iur-
ihcr north. in Loudoun. Jones was re-
gardcd as the best outpost onicer IN the
army. Stuart mainly relied on MN 10
keen Genera. Lee informed OF the enc
MS movements. lie sent the 18th Vir-
,,inia Cavalry to CharlcstOwn, and ostab-
lishod a line Of pickets III front oil tar-
peg's Ferry. No one who knew Jones VIII
believe that VIXEN Hooker passed alonG
his frcut ana crossed the Potomac, at
Edwards Ferry In LOudoun, that DO did
not promptly MORN General LONE
az Il. lave shown that he obeyed a part
of Stualts order In sending ,aNalrs 70
f-,,a. lcstowI. go a. to have an intertncdl-
ofe post between him aud Longstreet AS
h. executed n part. the pfesump'ion ~
that me executed ALL
AS fhee. brigades Of cavalry were under
his orders, Longstreet was as resp' nsiD'e
FOR the use OF thcm az for any two So
fantry brgades IN his corps thlhN
Colonel Marshall does great INJUSTICE -
General Lee. and General Long treet does
% himself, when they say thal no Use
was made OF this cavalry.
GENERAL LEES FEAR.
on the I'D General Lee again ordered
stuart 10 20 TO Ewel, as his corps was
Isolated He left IL 10 Stuarts discretion
ia cross the Potomac, west or east OF thc
pire Ridge. The objective point on which
no was directed 20 march was EaIly'
General Lees correspondence at TINS time
shows his uncasiness lest Hooker nilBht
cot over the river ahead OF HIM On the
9od no wrote to Stuart: Il fear ne VIII
efeol n march on as, and get across the
Potomac before we are aware. Inc mex
dov he wrote Mr.. Davis: Reports OF
r,ovements Of the enemy east OF the biue
Ridge cause me to believe than ne Is pre-
ling TO cross the Potomac. A pontoon
irioce is said 10 be laid al EDWARDS fer-
w and his army corps That he has ad-
vanced TO Leesburg, and the foot OF the
mountains. appear TO be wltnura"ins'
Their attempts to penetrate Inc noun
tains have been successfully repeleo pg
General Stuart with the cavalry
on that day Hill moved from Charles-
town TO Shepardstown. and crossed inc
river the next day One division was Sent
10 Boonsboro Gap. in the South Mountain
no doubt TO attract the attention oil the
oncr,v and TO draw him over the river
M the 25th and 26th General Lee cross
"a AT Wuliamsport. From there ne wrote
Az Davis. II have not suihcient uoop'
80 maintain my commentators ana,
therefore have 20 abandon mem.
stftT< CAN THROW GENERA
trn,or-ER's Army ACROSS TIE 70
lr0NfAc and draw troops from the south,
embarrassing their plan oi campaign ~