RECEIPTS mid expenditures.
STATEMENTof fraßeceipta and Expendi
ture* of Tioga county f or the
MscntP TS.
BjydfTrom collectors i if Veiled tax Tor 1860,
prtTifofrjffcWß*' '•*' $49214
Bao'djrdin coUectorspfSe&ted ta£ for IB3lj 1,318 38
Keo’d fromcolleotors jof Relief tajtfor 1861,, 684' 02
Itec'd'from collectors of Seated. l ® l f° r 18*2,10,998 43
Boo’d rf«ln : collectors of Eelteflax for 1882, 1,618 72
-Reo’d from collections on Unseated lands
■ forlB6o, - 'l l '.: ■■ ’ '
Boo'd from collections, on Unsealed lands
7*flBisir' ■ " 3,378 22
Beo’d from collections lends, 11 '
Belief, for 1861, . :f; ■ - 423 06
Boo’d ftaineoUectlonion Seated lands re-,
turned, ,’■ '] ■’! * 342 42-
Bti'd ftnm' ieelWctions oa S ndgmenfs, '' 3*7. 89
BaOftfcftoSaicillnoliopa-lpn'iCoihmgavreallh . 1
S???®**?; It Co.,- 660. do
'i'- ; J -' 889,8.19-77
*'■' Wages.
'iXnf’Vpaid AmbrinajiaHKif . .',
'.■™4o."‘ ,J, Jol» Bsxwri.r , : ,
V- i'd».. ... '
;' 5 '-ii#-?;--- ■•■■■ •
'| ■■• • '•£ ' - .
! ■ Counstl.
Ain’t paid H.' Vf. ■
' Com nit ; |h|#V Cleric,
Ain't paid J- A'. SiSi'pp ‘ ,
-••• ; ■ '■ 'i, J iimfcrtJ ■ '
JMai’tpaid Charts"*!. ? :
’ Jo. C. H. Goldamilhi ■ ;
James I. , .
do. Justus Deartnrf&i
ao. • J, Emery, of public
officers, ISSL-1,
do. J. Emory, audkfug ftp’t of pobKo
i ‘ • officers, I 868&
i < , **IV, ‘ ' *
Trax $$ Jurors,
■ _ Aux't paid J, G. Bcetn^-p^ataL,
Grtfiwtyrors.
Am't paid J, G. al..
Ain't paid T. P.- Wing
ConsiabU i'tfntf Tijpsiatesi
Am't paid E. Hart’,
-*. - . 'Justices.
Am't paid- A. Growl, e(fL»
AisMprs.
iAm’t paid D. L. Aiken,ti| al.,
V. i, t jfrikHng,
Am-’fc paid Bach Toune bH contract 1862,
‘ "do. '* do. Wants 1862,
do. B. Jenkins - f 1862,
Am’tpaid Israel Stone, Sfljjal.,
Cofomqnpgilih Costs,
AmVpaid J. D. StoneJ
Visti'icz lAitortxey.
Am f t paid Henry Alltfjr,/
. do. J. B, Niles,*
T'f ;■ |
Bounty iJFtfd! Cats,
Aifl*t paid B. C. Mann, bVrh.,
BounfyloTi Woltts,
Ain't paid C v JV. Scoutoti). }
Bridfa Repairs.
Ain’t paid B*fy|idgc, Osceola, 15 00
Jo. A. ap.-: “ 'Tioga, 40 15
do.. A. M, Spedif*jr,i ] “ Spencer'S Mill, 65 36
do, C. W. BaHeS; *|* tflansfield, 316
do: W. C. -L‘ 1 Lamb’s creek, 30 00
do. Bless, 2145
do. a. U. ‘“'Nelson, ' 2-50
.do. ■ Jared 15dVk i'Jr.'“ lO 00
■ ’ -Mi ■
paid (including Com’rs ,
wagcajro*’-yfejn D S sites, Ac.) 130 52
iVVv fridges,
Am’t paid G, W. UkrrivjAO o, bridge at Marsh
creek, < 165 00
do, Plillips £ ClAe, “ atWeslfieW, 443 50
do. Jaa. King, 2d» £\J “at Deerfield, 500 00
do. - A. Latbrop, “ atliawrence.
ville*. \ u
" ■ \[A . * 51,568 61
Damage to'lmproTenients
Ain't paid R. S. Mosher^; 1 4
do. Alonso Stevens/
do. Charles Ualljy ’ I
do. C. M. Dibble* \
do, Pavlh Carey .n i
do.- S. P. King,; Ip
do. Wm. Walking; .
do. George W. P helps,
do. Joseph WalkoH
do. B. Short, 't ! li -
do. Colet Close, ‘{ ;
r |f-
Views.
Am't pnidDarid Heisb/et-nl.,
- ,
Am't paid Chariot itcrriogtpn,
, Stationary, <tc,
Am’t paid Andrus, WcClminCet al.,
CWrk of Sessions.
Am’t paid J. E. Dot aMgon, ' '
■Proi\o wary’s Pees.
Am’t paid J. F. Dgikali ton, I
Inqtieij |ul Bodies.
Am't paid Joel Rose, etpl v on body of Miss
Sterons, !,,
do. E. J. Botwoefjh, et al., on body of
R'ob’t Tongue, .
do. E. Kfff, et al., on body, of E. M.
McCniliff, ■ , ;
Districting Afyeshmeni Books, < fcc.
Am’t paid Ambrose Barker, .- .
do. Job Rexford, t“ t
do. Charles F. .Miller, .
.{.I ' $39 68
Repairs on Jail, *Cp)LfI M&ise <& Co. Grounds.
Am’t paid S. B, Elliott, eL'ui., * 193 41
JRrion er f‘
Am'tpaid H. Ji&fjW board, Ac., 420 90
do. 4 11. Stowe!’! J.r|npr ( carrying pris
oners tr.|Potyhfcniiftry,
do. 11. carrying Meina
•Farrer |i> Lfenitio Hospital,
do. J. U. Bow|m, eCa4., for clothes and
' beddiDg'fo,r-3>risoEM»rs. Ac.,
do, 1 S. A. ijpKujg prisoners,
«do. I/. St. Johnsoe/et al., for medi
cines, Ac., , }
-
*Am’tpaid ELSlowall,in.WyjfeuialSohingjaryj 126 00
Mont i\p&fund£d.
•'Am’t paid Charleston collected by
Trcas'r, cnto Co. fund, 39 34
v §*- Brookfield il “ " 53 76
*ho. Xjdstces, u ,l 25 55
do. ’ Tos, Wo> i‘Aronson, " 23 C 6
•do. (t 16 93
•-do. William' B BbUie, " 23 20
'**• “ • 1130
'do. B. S. l i[i * it j%o
;do. J. N. Baihei iil « I? 08'
•do. E. S. BaJce^i.J . u 115
do. B. M. Stlrn,*’ -1 110
do. I W. A. RbckM
do. R. C.* Shaw, 1 11 ‘j. 1 :
do. William 'tboiLa^
' do. E. Hart, j ;;' ■’ f
■do,' 3. H, Humbiiy, 1 { •
• .
... ' .fyfej" he.
ain’t paid Bullard 4 j osj uti al.,
■ Pennsykm. Agnatic Hospital.
Am’t paid John A. fl i&aWs’r, for aopport
■of Mar ? r a»urk<i, 37? 54
y&iete.
•Am t paid Herring A ,
e a % \*Qoqjet pl-i^reight,
• V ri ‘]^
u i «•
. ’ Insurance*
309 59
€V« nty ffieasurcf.
Am l paid H. C; Catfd, d’cids, Ac., on sales of
THE AGITATOR.
ScWteiMo M)e of tf>t area of iFm&on* a«sr of f&ealt|*£l&cfo*m.
2,640 70
toil ix.
~ and ficated landgj4sB 56
3b.' H: B 1 Card, c«mmiEsion bn' $22,-
: 18& 46, per cent, 865 65
■ do. ’ * H.-B. Cord,for receiving and die
burring Col loon and expenses; 200 00
212.08
21000
245>62
rAm’tpaid Rob’t Orr on bend No. 2 r ■ * 3,333 33
, do. .' Kob’t Qrr, interest on bond No. 2, 233 33
... do., Bob't Orr, interest on bond No. 3, 233 34
$673 70
40‘00
Am’t paid Why,‘Palmer & Cb., two Co. Mops,- 10 00
do. -H./C. Johns, two Purdon’s Digest, 16 00
j; ~do.;, - ,B. lE. Vanhorn, jury .box,. . r fc,qa
. . \E« 6. Fo?t, .Otj pU» express , . , 2,00
do. ; Sceley^^ettUng 1 with auditors,. 5 80
’doW * J.- examining
\ State account, , 16 65
do, . Hugh. Young, et al., expenses in as-,
‘ certaining. quota of soldiers fop
county, &‘c ‘ ’ 24 35
387 50
,50 48
V 4 00
• r -, 200
'.‘SB 36
4l 96
24 00
24,00
, - Relitf Fundi
Am’t of Orders issued,
do. Bounty paid Tolauleers,
SlB2' 80
4527 74
760 58
Judgments.
Am’tp’d J. S. Wetrons on Jndgm’t •«. Co,, 1,313 85
140 00
Total Expenditures,
481 94
Ambrose Barker, Comtnissionor, in account with
Tioga county! DR.
iTo county orders,
To balance doe accountant,
43 83
386 00
•>: 1 : cr.
By 04 days service at $2, 188 00
.By 504 miles travel at 6c., «■ 'BO 24
&y b’alance doe from 1861, 20 OS
100 00
35' 25
IT 00
§155 ?5
1,010 13
Job Rex-ford, ComnlisEiooeT, in account with Tioga
county; * DR,
To county orders, 1 218 00
To balance due accountant,' 58 88
1,104 10
222 00
60 00
OR
By 107’ days service at $2,
$291 00
By 460 miles travel at 6e.,
By balance due from 1861,
* %
G 00
25 00
Charles F. Miller, Commissioner, in account with
Tioga county; , I)K;
To county orders,
To balance duo accountant.
By 9S days service at $2,
By 380 miles travel at 6e.,
By balance due from 18GI,
§IBT 62
Tioga County, ss. ,
\Ve, tbe. Commissioners of said county, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a correct statement of
liffS-nmHer therein set forth. In testimony whereof,
wo •bare hereunto set our hands this 2d day of
February, A. D. ISC3.
AMBROSE BARKER, )
JOB REXFOKD, V CbmmtMvottcrt.
CHARLES F. MILLER, J
Attest: J. A. K.s ut, Clerk.
455 01
30 00
4SHW)
UENRY B, CARD, Treasurer of Tioga county, in
account with said county from January 18, 1562,
to January 22, 1863 : Dll.
To am’t of judgments rendered on outstand
ing County, Slate and Militia tax for 1860,
and previous year? $2,055 51
To ain't of judgments entered on county tax
outstanding, IS6I 2,511 88
To am’t ot judgments entered on relief tax
. outstanding, 1861.., 878 60
To am'tpf taxes assessed (county) 1862 16,940 49
To am’t of taxes assessed (relief) 1862 2,141 70
To am’t of taxes collected on unseated
' lands, 1860 2,253 84
To ain't of taxes collected on unseated
lands; 1861 2,995 74
To am’t of taxes collected on seated lands
returned, 1860 11 10
To ain’t of taxes collected, on seated lauds
returned, 1861 37 58
To ain't of taxes collected on (relief) seated
lands returned, 1861 5 33
To am’t of taxes collected on seated lands
returned, and 1559 288 41
To ain’t of taxes collected on unseated lands
(relief) 1861 375 69
To am’t Of taxes collected by sale of un
seated lands, 1860 and 669 36
To am’t of taxes collected by sale of un
seated lands (relic!) 1861 47 35
To am’t of Commonwealth costs received... 16 GO
To ain't received of John W. Maynard on
.judgment....* 276 25
To ain’t received of J. S. Watrous on
judgment, 1861 121 44
To ain't received on certi6cates issued by
Commissioners for Bounty loan 16,815 00
To nm’t received gift by Tioga it. B. Co.,
-bounty 500 00
To balance due the Treasurer 2,515 07
30 00
30 00
5 00
32 00
25' 00
30 00
65 00
26 00
25 00
$365 00
411 75
23 50
89 37
348 30
17 93
15 15
10 62
19 27
$45 04
24 95
28 84
35 89
CR.
By am’t of judgments entered on taxes of
-1860 and previous years 1,563 37
By abatement on county tax of year 3861.. 471 32
By commissions allowed collectors IS6I 569 44
By outstanding tax in judgments 1861...... 367 24
By abatement on relief tax in 1861... 71 33
By commission allowed collector, relief,’6l. 82 13
By am't bf outstanding relief in judg’t ’6l. 41 12
By abatements on seated tax year 1862 416 54
By commission allowed collector 1863.. 340 84
By am't of outstanding tax for year 1862... 5,184 63
By abatement on relief 1862.,.., 50 741
By commission allowed collectors, relief, 'O2 82- 97
By am’t of outstanding relief, 1862 380 31
By am’t error, double entry on bill book,
unseated •••♦• 16 33
140 00
39 38
34 55
3 00
17 50
$655 33
By am'l paid Kub’l Orr ip full of Eocd No.
2, and interest (n No. 3 3,800 00
By’am't crders cancelled, as per 'Commis
sioners’receipts 14,946 59
By am’t.ordirs cancelled, relief, as per Com
missioners* receipts 3,592 64
By am’l receipts fur bounties' paid vols 16,140 00
By ain’t of certificates redeemed 1,225 00
By ain't of reeeiots of J. S. Watroos on
judgment 5..,.............. 1,313 85
By am'l paid auditors, extra session, 1862.. 11 62
By am’l paid auditors, Jon. 23, 1863 ' 123 IS
By*atn’t allowed.Trens'r for reeeiylng and
disbursing county loan and expenses,,,,. 200 00
By am’t commission allowed Treasurer on
$22,188 46 665 63
2 81
4 II
2 51
1 53
$225 82
We, the undersigned Auditors of Tioga county,
having audited, adjusted and settled the above ac
count with Henry B. Card, Treasurer of said county,
do eertify that wo find, as above Stated, a balance
due the accountant of two thousand five hundred
and fifteen dollars and seven cents, as Tvilnelfi our
hands the 22d day of .January, A. B. 1863,
10 21
126 60
9 89
CHARiBS.F. YEIL, )
JUSTUS DEARMAN, > Auditors.
JAMES I. JACKSON, J
y. Wellsboro, -Feb. 4— 4 t. . •
$129 69
if"’’! ONCfiNTBATED LYE, for sale at
Vj fU>V’* DRUG STORE.
WILE- THERE SHALE BE A WRONG UNSIGHTED, AND UNTIL "MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN” SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE.
rELLSBOiIO, TIOGA COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 18, 1863.
$1,324 21
Bonds > 1
$3,800 00
Incidentals,
$74 "40
3,292 17
16,140 00
$19,432 17
$41,283 92
212 OS
32 24
$244 32
$244 32
§274 88
' 214 00
$274 88
245 62
)7 74
$263 36
196 00
22 80
44 66
$263 36
$51,455 85
$51,455 85
THE BATTLE BEFORE "WASHINGTON.
General Hope’s Official Report,
1 General Pope has Bent to General IXallepk
his official report of his campaign in Tirginnia.
The document gives a complete history of-his
plans and. the operations before Washington.
The General states : that -when he assumed cont
ra ahd of the army- of Virginia on-the 26th of
Jane, it consisted of three corps, under Gener
als Fremont,Banks, and'McDdwell, as follows:
Fremont's corps, 11,500 strong; Banks’ corps,
•reported at 14,500, but,in reality.only 8,000 ;
McDowell’s corps, 18,400—making a'total of
38,000. The .cavalry, numbered about 5,000,
bnt most of it was- badly mounted-and armed
pnd in pbor'condition for service. These forces
were scattered over a wide district of country,
not within supporting distance of each other,
and many of the brigades and divisions were
badly organized and in a demoralized condition.
This was particularly the case with the army
corps of Major General Fremont, a sad report
of which was made by General Sigel when he
relieved General Fremont in command of the
corps. The object of the campaign is thus sta
ted : ' . i
“It was the wish of the Government that I
should cover the city of Washington from any
attacks fVom the direction of Richmond, make
such dispositions ns were necessary to assume
the safety of the valley of the Shenandoah,
and at the same time os to' operate upon the
enemy’s lines of communication in the di
rection of Gordonsvilie and Charlottesville ns
to draw off, if possible, a considerable force of
the enemy from Richmond, and thus relieve
the operations against that city of the army of
the Potomac.”
As the best plan for .accomplishing the re
sults desired of him, General Pope concentrated
all his forces, except that part of McDowell’s
troops guarding Fredericksburg, on the line of
the Rappahannock, and tbward Culpepper and
Gordonsvilie. After detailing these operations,
he goes on to. speak of General McClellan’s
movements on the Peninsula, and the offer of
I co-operation which bo made to that officer as
fpllows :
“ While these movements were in progress
the series of battles began which preceded and
attended the retreat of General McClellan from
the Ghickahominy toward Garrison's Landing.
When General Mcobllan first began to inti
mate by his dispatches that he designed making
this movement toward James river, X suggested
to the President of the United States the im
tpulicy of such a movement, and the serious
j consequences which would bo likely to result
from it, and urged upon him that bo should
send orders to General McClellan that if he
were able to maintain his position on the Chick
aborning, and vrero pressed by superior forces
, of the enemy, to mass bis whole force on the
north side of that stream, even at the risk of
i losing much material of war, and endeavor to
I make his way in the direction of Hanover
I Court-House, hut in no event to retreat with
, bis army further to the south than the White
House on York river.
I stated to the President that the retreat to
James river was carrying Gen. McClellan away
from any reinforcements that could possibly be
sent him, within a reasonable time, and was
absolutely depriving him of any substantial
I aid from the forces under my command ; that
j by this movement the whole army of the enemy
j *ould be interposed between his army and
i mine, and that they would then be at liberty
l to strike in cither direction, as they might con
j aider it most advantageous ; that this move
ment to James river would leave entirely un
protected. except in so for as the small force
! under my command was able to protect it, the
j whole region in front of Washington ; and that
it would, therefore,, be impossible to send any
of the forces under ray command to reinforce
Gen. McClellan without rendering it certain
that the enemy, even hn the worst case for them
selves, would have the privilege and power of
exchanging Richmond for Washington city ;
that to them the loss of Richmond would be
trifling, whilst tbe loss of Washington to ns
would be conclusive, or nearly so, in its results
upon this war.
X was so deeply impressed with these views
that X repeatedly and earnestly urged them up
on the President and the Secretary of war.
' After General McClellan had taken his posi
tion at Harrison’s Landing, I addressed him a
letter, staling to him my position, and the dis
tribution of the troops under my command,
and requesting him, in all earnestness and
good faith, i to write me freely and fully bis
views, and to suggest to me any measures
which he thought desirable to enable me to co
operate with him, or to tender any assistance
in my power in the operations of tbe army un
der his command. X stated to him I bad no (
object except to assist his operations, and that
I would undertake any labor, and run any risk
,for tjiat purpose. I therefore desired him to
feel ho hesitation in communicating freely with
me, as he might rest assured that every sug
gestion that he would make, would meet all
respect and consideration nt my hands, and I
that, so far as it was in my power to do so, I
would carry out his wishes with all energy, and
with all the means at my command.
, In reply to this communication I received a
letter from Gen. McClellan, very general in its
terms,.and proposing nothing .toward the ac
complishment of the purpi.se rhad suggested
to him. It became apparent that, considering
the situation in which the army of the Potomac
and the army of Virginia were placed in re
lation to each other, and the absolute necessity
of harmonious and prompt co-operation with
each other, some military superior both of Gen.
McClellan and myself should ha called to '
Wasbihgton and placed in command of all the
operations in Virginia.
In accordance with these views, Major Gen
eral Halleck was called to Washington and
plased In general command.”
• General Pope defends bis famous order for
bis troops , to subsist upon the country f and
Complains that itlins been wilfully construed
■ns authorizingindisoriminata robbery end plun
der ; when no such license was intended or ex
pressed. He declares that “the long delay and
embarrassment of tbe army under General Lee,
in its subsequent movement toward Washing
ton, occasioned largely by the wapt of supplies
27 60
33 28
■ takenfrpm the conntry under this order, fully
justified its wisdom."
Details are given of the operations for pro
tecting Washington and the Shenandoah Yal
! ley, and for drawing sufficient forces of the
-enemy froin Richmond to enable General Mc-
Clellan to transfer.his trpop.a fronj .Harrison's
f Landing .to Aquia Creek,. These t comprised
' several successful cavalry .raids upon tbo Vir
ginia Central railroad; the successful move
ment on Culpepper Court House, and beyond,
1 towards Gordonsville; and lastly, the expedit
■ ion ordered, under General Hatch, to capture
Gcrrdonsvitle, nnd'-destroy the-railroad toward
, Charlottesville.: This failed, through the incar
[ pacity of General Hatch. Of the work laid
out for General Hatch, the report says; ■
“Meantime, on the sixteenth of July the ad
: vance of Jackson's forces under Ewell had
reached Gordonsville, and the proposed move
! ment, as ordered, became .impracticable. Ho
satisfactory explanation has ever been made.tp
'roe of this departure from my orders on the
part of Geh. Hatch! Finding it.no longer prac
ticable to occupy Gordonsville ha-1 had de
signed, I sent orders to General Banks to di
rect General Hatch to solect.from his own cav
alry and that of General MoDowell, which !
bad sent forward, fifteen hu'ndred to two thous
and of the best 'roountej.meh, .and to proceed
from Madison Court House around thew'est
side - of the Slue Ridge, ti a point whence he
could make ah' easy descent upon the railroad
westuf Gordonsville, and,,if successful, to push
• on to Charlottesville, and if possible to destroy
the railroad between that place and Lyneh-1
■ bnrg. fn compliance With this order General
Hatch commenced to make the movement as di
i tected, bnt abandoned it very isoon offter he
started, and returned by way of Sperryville to
bis post. As soon as l.had received the report
of this second failure I relieved General Hatch
from the command of the cavalry of General
Bank’s corps, and sent Brigadier General Bu
ford to report to General Banks as the. chief
of cavalry of his corps."
On the 7th of .August Gen. Dope had all bis
forces, with the : exception of King’s division,
left on the lower Rappahannock, opposite
Fredericksburg,, stationed along the tutnpike
leading from Sperryville to Culpepper. They
numbered aboutl2B,ooo men. On the 9th oc
curred the Cedar Mountain, of which
the following version is given :
“Early on the morning of the 9th of Au
gust I directed deneral Banks to move forward
toward Cedar Mountain with his whole corps,
and to join the; brigade of| that’ corps under-
General Crawford, which had been pushed for
ward on the day | previous. I directed General
Banks to take UjJa strong position at or near
the point occupied by that brigade, fco check
the advance of the enemy, and to determine
his forces and the dharacter of bis movements
as far as practicable. The consolidated report
of General Bank’s, corps, received some days
previously, exhibited an effective force of some
thing over 14,000 men. Appended to this re
port will be found the return in question. It
appeared subsequently,-however, that General
Bank’s force at that time did not exceed 8,000
men. But although I several times colled Gen.
Banks’ attention to tho discrepancy between
this return and t{ie force he afterwards stated
to me be had led 1 totho front, that discrepancy
has never been explained, and I do not under
stand bow General Banks could have been so
greatly mistaken as to the forces under bis im
mediate command.
I directed him! when he went forward from
Culpepper Courlj House, that if the enemy ad
vanced to attaqk him in the strong position
which I had instructed him to take up, that be ,
should posh bisiskirmishers well to the front,
and notify me immediately. Three miles in
the rear, ami wilhin easy supporting distance,
Ricketts’ divisit n of McDowell’s corps had
been posted at the point where the road from
Madison Court House to Culpepper intersects
the road from Culpepper to Cedar Mountain.
This division wak so , posted because it was not
certain whether donsiderable force of the enemy
was not advancing on Culpepper from the di
rection of Madison Court’ House, General Bu
ford, having reported to me very early on the.
morning of theOth, from Madison Court House,
that the enemy was in heavy force on his right,
his left, and partly on his rear, and that be
was retreating in the direction of Sperryville.”
Gen. Pope gees on to say that Gen. Banks
fought the battle; by advancing from the strong
position to which he had been ordered ; that the
battle was fought at that time and place against
his wishes, that fhe men under Gen. Banks be
haved gallantly, [but that the battle was not de
cisive, and so interfered with Pope’s plans.
Full details are given of the movements follow
ing this, in which Gen. Pope’s little army,
pressed by overwhelming numbers of the en
emy, were compelled to relinquish the line of
the Rappahannock,- but they a C too voluminous
for quotation. [When the rebels crossed the
Rappahannock, On Pope's extreme right, Jack
son’s corps advanced, and by some excellent
maoeavering Pope inserted his forces between
Jackson and Lee, and would have entirely cut
off the Stonewall General’s retreat, if Fits
John Porter had not failed him at this critical
moment. The rpport’says:
"While this attack was going -on, the forces
under Heintzelnian and Reno continued to push
back the left of the enemy in the direction of
Warrenton turnpike, go that about eight o’clock
in the evening -the greater part af the field of
battle was oooijpied by our army. Nothing
was heard of General Porter up to that time,
and his forces tciok no part whatever is the ac
tion, but were suffered, by him to lio idle on
their arms, within sight and, sound of the bat
tle during the whole day, so far as I know, he
made no effort Whatever to comply with my or- ,
ders, nor to take! any part in the action.
“ I do not hesitate to say that if be had dis
charged his duty as became a soldier, under the
circumstances, eind had made a vigorous attack
on tje enemy, ok he.was expected and directed
totfo, at any time up to eight o’clock that
night, we ,shon|d have utterly- crushed-or cap
tured the larger portion of Jackson’s force be
fore be could have been by any possibility suffi
ciently reinforced tn- have made any effective
resistance.” i 1 , . .
General Pope states tW ha Wd wore
than 20;500of the army of General McClellan
to help him at any time, and part of this force
was Porter's, which did'not help, but failed at
a critical mqment. In conclusion he says s, -
,“ Such is the history of a campaign, sub
stantiated by documents written during the op
erations, which has been misunderstood to an
extent, perhaps, Unparalleled in the history'of
■warfare. I submit it here to the public judge
ment, with all confidence , that it will.be fairly
and deliberately considered, and a just verdict
pronounced . upon it .and upon the army en
gaged in if.’ upon snob ‘unbiased, judgment I
am willing! setting aside any previous record I
have made during this war, to rest my reputa
tion as a soldier. I shall submit cheerfully to
the verdict of my countrymen, but I .desire
that the verdict shall be rendered upon a full
knowledge of the facts.”
“I well understood, as does every military
man, how difficult and how ■ thankless was the
duty, devolved upon me—and Inm notashamed
to say that I would gladly have avoidedit if I
could haye done so consistently with
of duty to the Government—to confront with q
'small army vastly superior forces 1 ;' to fight baR
lids without hope of victory, but : only to gamf
time and to embarrass and delay Thefomard
movements of the enemy, ia of, nil- duties .the
most hazardous and the most .difficult,which
can,ho imposed upon or anytjrmy.
While such operations require the highest
courage and' endurance on the part'of the
troops, they are, perhaps; unlikely to be un
derstood and appreciated, and tbe results, how
ever successful, bave-littlo in them to.attract 1
popular attention or applause. .. ' .-•
At no time could I have hoped to fight a sue-,
cessfiil battle' with the immensely superior
force of the enemy which confronted me, and
which was able at any time to outflank me and
bear my small army to the dnst. It wospnlyi
by constant movement, by incessant watchful;
ness, and by hazardous skirmishes and battles,
that the forces under my command were npt
overwhelmed ; while at the same time the •
ms was embarrassed and delayed in his adti&nbe
upon Washington, until the forces npon the
Peninaqla. were at lengtb.assembled.for the de
fense of that city. I, did hope that, in.the •
Course of these operations, the enemy might I
commit some imprudence, or leave some open;
ing,’ of which I could take such advantages ad
to gain at leasts partial victory overbisfforces.
This opportunity w.os prevented by the advance
of [Jackson upon Manassas Junction ; but.al
tbough the best dispositions possible under the
circumstances were ordered, the object was
frustrated in a manner and by causey noW well
understood. I am gratified to know that the
conduct of- that campaign, (every detail of
which was communicated day by day, to the
General-in-Chief) was fully npproved.by him
an(i by the Government, and I now gladly sub :
mit the subject to the judgment of the country."
i LETTER FROM MAJOR COX.
Cabp near Newbern, N. C„ 7
February I, 1863. j
Friend Agitator: I seat myself.a pensive
hour on this Holy Sabbath day, (so .quiet, and
still at pur homes in the North, but so little)
respeeted and so full of activity in the army,)
to let you know the whereabouts of the 171st
Pennsylvania Regiment. Wo left Camp Sim
mons, at Harrisburg, on the 28th of Nov’r last,
with orders to go to the District! of Columbia,
where we expected to remain at least for
days. We arrived at Washington on Saturday
night, the 291 h, and on the following Monday
morning we were ordered to take up our line
of march to the banka of the noble old Poto-
Mftac, to embark on board the steamer John A.
Warner for Fortress Monroe, which we did,
and landed at the Fort on the 2d of December)
and,.after reporting ourselves to Mnj. Gen. Dix,
werwere consigned to Gen. Peck’s-Diviaion, and
ordered to go to a place colled Suffolk, at which
place we arrived that same night; and.after
being led out into an open field or cleared place,
about two miles from the town, we were left to
take care of ourselves the best we could. We
bad nothing to shelter us, and aa it had been
raining nearly all day the ground was cold and
wet. Some of the men slept, and others walk
ed about the camp all night. The next morn
ing our tents came, and they were put up in a
hurry, and the camp was soon made exceed
ingly comfortable. 1
Suffolk is 38 miles from Fortress Monroe,-
and is the county seat of Nasemond county,'
Fa., and I think it the hardest looking speci
men of a place to be called a city thas I ever
saw. It contains about three churches,*’one
hotel, (which ia kept by an old sesesh,) court
house, jail, and almost any number of negro
huts. Our brigade, at that time, was compo
sed:of the 158th, 175th, ,168th and 171st Penn
sylvania, and the 132 d and 158th New York.
We are commanded by Brig. Gen. Spinola.
He is a New York man, and I have understood
has had but little military experience; but be
is a very active man and will, in time, make a
good officer. We left Suffolk on the 28th of
December for this plaCe) after being under
marching orders for several days; and tbq
change ho£ been a good one: It is much heaik
thier here. We marched from Suffolk to the'
Chowan river. It was a very hard march, ns
the roads were muddy roost of the way; nhd
the weather warm.- The first day we marched
eighteen miles, and had to cross a deep, swamp
that took us till 11 o’clock at night before we (
all got across; the balance of the night we en
camped near a corn field. The corn not being
husked we bad no trouble to find a full supply
for our horses and-mules. Many of the then,
took corn fodder to lay between them and the
cold .wet ground, and in the morning we were
surprised’ to see that there was at least eight
acres of the field completely cleared—corn,
fodder and all.
We again starred on the inarch over the
snored’ soil 6£ old North Carolina ; stopping
about every, three miles to let the men rest=-
they baying, to carry about sixty-five pounds
on their which was very burdensome.
About 11 o’clock the news came from the front
that the enemy was close at band, twd thou
sand strong, and had one piece of artillery.
Our cavalry being in the rear guard, was bru’(>
up in double-quick time, and one round from
the artillery in out front jmt them to -flight.
and the brigade vent on Sta way rejoicing;
ThatnfgKwreoeanipediieatGatesVille, where
wp'hldio thro# out pioketr.andtbtr tnen Wert
all'ofdefedtefoltd ibeil'. pieces, and hake them
close by thetr Sides all knight bar Genera] w»4
of the bpiniotf that tvs would be attacked be*
fore nioroing; but the night j»ssed r *fidwd
Were not molested.' The greater Jrtrtrbf the
•march Thr-twa dirt was through the Great
Ditto al-Swatnp. 'About this time bUr katioite
began to 'get scarce and our journey hot yet
finished- Thenext morning at daylight found
us again on the march, and about noon the
boys began Id get hungry, and their havers
Sachs .were empty* and. there was no remedy
left but;to, resort.to foraging; and it was a
aighjirto seohettery .chicken,, goose, duck, ,or
Jowl,of whatever kind it might be, that was
found along the road, pursued by. a soldier-.
Sweet potato holes were torn open,;nbd every,
thing that was eatable was discovered and
brought out. At; one place where we stopped
tq rest, : tbe boys discovered threat or' four beC
hives, and-, they .dove, right into them, the bees
fly ingall, around and stinging them, which
they did not mind in the,least. Some of them
were besmeared.with;honey from their fingers
to- their elbows. But in no case was there
anything taken except from those that- wets
in,opposition to our government; but we found
the people, generally of this kind. Such were
the scenes ;aIL along the road that afternoon,
ife .arrived at the: Chowan river that.night
about 9. o’clock, and took'shipping on hoard
government transportfl.for Newbern. .
no. §7.
Our " march by lend was abont sixty miles, -
where we took the boats at a place called Hoi.
ley Landing. We went- down -the Chowan
river through Albemarle Sound, Pamlico Sour,d
and up the Neuse river, and arrived at this
placq on the first day of January—distance
frog,; Suffolk said to be two hundred and sixty
mjlea. • Thg New York regiments have, since,
we bave. here, been stricken, off, and,yre.
are at .-present a Pennsylvania brigade—alt
drafted, few exceptions. , ; .
: ; Major Gen,- Fob ter has been among os, and
says .tba| we.are-.the finest looking set.of men
that he has seen in the service; nnd l tell you
that, if w.® shall ever meet the rahs in open
combat yon .wiU hear tell of the One Hundred
qnd Seventy-First walking right up to therack.
fodder, or no fodder,:. There is no mistake, we
have a,noble set of men, and -our, Colonel-is ft—
xiirdcianlifications. He baa been well,
tried beibro Richmond, Fair Oaks, Gaines’Hilt
and South : Mpuntain, where be received at
severe wound while bravely defending his posi
tion. ii-s n general thing we have a good sot
of fine officers, and. the One Hundred and
Seventy-First is considered a No. 1 regiment.
The men ore well, with very few
and in good spirits, and anxious foraoofrething
more .to do-.. They are becoming quite.-apt in
drill, basing .four drills each day, and that
keeps.them quite-busy. We are encamped
about one imile eost'of Newbern. The Neuse,
river separates ns from it. We bave just fin
ished a splendid line of rifie.pits about half a
roilo long, w.bich are in front of our camp,
behind.which we feel quite secure.
. Newbern can be justly called a fine sontherri
city, .qs well ,as a place of considerable busi
ness, but it contrasts with every northern place
of. fha same importance. The bouses.are gen
erally built of wood and detatched, affording
room Tor, fine yards and flower beds. The
streets are wide, running at right angles, and
ornamented by .rows of shade trees on each
side,, giving the. place, a fine appearance. It
contains, several churches, where the people,
in times of peace, worshipped God and slave
ry. J It never could have been a manufactur
ing town, as it only has one, manufactory—-
that is a sash and door factory. The court
house, is an old. brick edifice, standing in the
centre of a square, surrounded by forest trees.
The place is-well provided with store*, shops,
4c., which are principally occupied by northern!
men. .Yours, It. C. C., Maj. 171 s! Reg't.
From tio 101st Pennsylvania Begimenti
Newborn, N! o.', February 3, 18C3.
Friend Agitator ; In my last I mentioned
an expedition of our land forces tbai' was then
out.' They returned after being absent five
days, and capturing 40 prisoners arid destroy-'
■ ing a rebel nest or two. The places destroyed
were Trenton arid Pollockaville. They also
captiired and destroyed -considerable amoiintof
commissary stores and look.'! two pieces of ar
tillery; The expedition was a complete -suc
cess. ftnr loss was pne killed and two slightly
wounded. It baa been stirring times here for
the last, few days. Twelve thousand troop* 1
have left this place and were jpined at Bcaftfhrt’
by 13 thousand more and three iron pHdst. Of
course their destination is unknown. It ispre- -
snmed that they will payWJmiiigt'on ftvisit on'
their way.- Most likely CtaWestbri- df Savaft-"
nah is thefr.destination. We shrill sh'ditljjHwr’
from-them,'for they are rihder the command'of
Geti. Foster, and ho is a fighting man.
Our division expected lo go, but our’general
was selected to command this, pest, and if th an
rebels thirik fit tb pay uft a- Visit Gen. W«-s" la
will be'ready to give them a warm reception.
We-are fortifying at this place v'ery strongly.-
Our picks ISart almost daily attacked on tlie'
raijroad Ifeading from'this place to'Kinston, t
think no attaokbf any magnhilde Will be madtf
from this point., It is Trot advisable ,& StSlif
the number of troops left here at present.- If
we are not' attacked in ten days, I think onsf
hundred thousand men cannot drive us.
We have had no snow here yet, and brit very
Hide fro St. The, wind blows nearly all thti
time, and of late vfe have had considerable fain.-
Moat pf the troops here are conscripts, of nidi _■
months volunteers. They are a healthy looking
set of men and look aft if they could give bit
Jeffa’ miniona asound threshing. Sfostof tflent
arc untried yet, but seem to be eager for ft fight;
The h.ealth of our company is very good anti
has been since we came here. We left 'our
sick at 'Suffolk. Corporal Solon Dewey pf 1--
vates Palmer, Peters and Hourka are sick. Id
hospital here Corporal Burr and-R. Briiley
We .report forty rank and file fur duty.
We have beard a report that the government
bad at last concluded to let the oontrab'iifids
'opme.in for a share pf the fighting. If thift is.
so we shall begin at last to do what shtMld
have been, done nhe year ago. lam safe by
what I have leafbfid by talking with the 8(4-
diefs that ot least nine tenths of them ieii'rft
that the negroes should be armed. Art they
any better than we, that, they, should 1161 lift
allowed to fight? ■ It is the sootimen't of the
army that this rebellion sloiild be crushed
if it costs every slave in the south, arid' that
speedily. If the citizens at home will (list in
concert'there is no use of this war lasting lon
ger than six months, for it is certain that si
!soon os the South dees that the Nurthis united
and are going to 'Use'their pbculinr institution
to crush them out, that they, will yield. And -
what reasonable excuse can you at the North!
■have for rieft arming the negro. They harp
fought heretofore and, inrule good, soldiers.—
They are well acquainted with the location vd"