The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-06
comprehend tho disastrous results that
.muHt follow to the cniin ny ~

comprohend tho disastrous results tina
must follow to tho country"
Secretary u. NJ. stanton wrote tt
ioneral Dana, in command ut Phil.
aauoeiplla, from War Department June
| ~ (d0S): ut Is very important tina,
Ihacnihery for misunderstanding arms
should not fall into the hands OF the
enemy, and that 1t should be preserved
.or INC use of the government. In
oes,s ot imminent danger to the works
rvI, t. eu = onks 6 Son, OF philadelphia,
onva. 10 !. misunderstanding arms for the
.t. HIne en-, you arc authorized and
a o.. 70 Impress steam tugs. bargcs
=, any description OF vessels 10 re-
10y. ING gun MISUNDERSTANDING machine.
sDeyond tile reach OF the cnenv.I
~ nese extracts Indicate what tho
n.s nos. onicials OF tho United states
sover government, thought wero some OF tiie
I u ,,! before General Lee. and
also that Harrisburg would not have
attempted to resist an attac,, ''a ~, !.
Ewcl. It is presumed that CAMERA,
Lee knew something OF these condi.
lions, for he had always heretofnrn
Kept himself well-informcd IN revard
70 tho conditions he had to anco,,,tar
II Q must l1ayo known something or thu
Quality OF the militia, for Early,a
cavalry had come upon full regime ON
OF this militia at Gettysburg, which
nad dispersed so quickly that jenkins
could NOT get IN sight OF It. York
had been abandoned by the military.
and the municipal officers mot Early
several miles from tho city to treat
Tor its surrender. Again, at Wrights-
WIG. LOO militia had retrcatcd across
the bridge and sct fire TO 1t before
Gordon could get his brigade In post
ton to attack. General Early writes
ep 4s7) II regretted very much the
failure TO secure the bridge, as, find
Ing the dcfenseles5 condition OF the
country generally and the little OBJ
s.a , nkcly to be afforded by tho
iHliltla 70 OUR progress. / had dotcr-
mined. II could get possession OF the
Columbia bridge. TO cross my division
over the Susquehanna."
E,vcll,s Possibilities.
General Ewell reached Carlisle m
the 9th. and writes a. 44a). "Tron,
Carlisle sent forward my engineer.
captain H.esB. Richardson. with Jcn-
KINGS Cavalry to reconnoitcr tho Dr.
FENCES OF Harrisburg. and VIZ 81 starting
on tho 2sth for that place. whom orr
aered by the general commanding to
JOIN the main body OF the army at
Gashtown. near Gettysburg, General
Eodes writes tp. 552): "on tho ar
- - ~ -aIllSIe Jenk1nS'S Cavalry ad.
Sanced towards Harrisburg and had
on the goth. nade a thorough recon.
Nuisance OF the defenses of the place.
Wlth the view OF our advance upon
IL. stop which every man in Inc
olYision contemplated with eagerness.
ana which was to havo been executed
on the a0th." Ewell therefore mnst
nave known that the river was ford
a Ole above and below the city. ana
something OF the number and quality
OF tho troops defending It.
With these lights to guido us n
!, seems probable that General Lee. win
nls communications safe. would nor
nave called OF Ewell from hefnra
harrisburg, but rather pressed hin,
forward to its capture, ana after the
capture : 1t may be. to turn back n |
me assistance OF Fill. possibly 10
cross over the river and meet Meade
on Q tho line Of the susquchanna. a con-
.ition that appeared so ALARMING -
senator Cameron. or even 10 haste,,
20 the capture OF Philadelphia, trustin.-
10 MS ability, with the two corps ~
Lonsstreet and Hill. to hold Meade.s
army in check in the mountain Masses
An expectation that does not anncar
80 unreasonable. since hc with hut
title moro than thirds OF hts
present. army at chancellorsville, had