Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-11
WAR BUDGET.
sEoaRoY prsiaABLr In A aENERAL.

The Detroit Daily Advertiser in criticiging
Adjutsnt- General Thomas famous report
says: Wl /
As to the "paralleln which General
Thomas can not find, we beg to add an item
to his knowledge Of the "annals of military
warfare" II be will examine, he will find
that the First Consul framed aud kept
wholly to himself the campaign of Marengo,
and made 1t known TO no human being; no,
not even his wife, until he was far down the
eastern slope of the Alps and entering the
Austrian territory. This secrecy gave him
the victory, IecoDquered Italy end saved
France. The want of It has cost us Great
Bethel, Bull Run and Edwards Ferry, the
closing of the Potomac the chronic danger
of Washington, and the incredible and in
calculable mischief of publishing this ILL
judged report to the world
Contacts have been entered into in
Philadelphia, with the Government, to fur.
nish six thousand tents Abrie, or shelter
ing tents for pickets, in imitation of those
used by the French army. A portion of these
win be prepared at the arsenal. They are to
be Of linen, and both lighter in weight and
stronger than those of cotton. They are
buttoned together and form single tent, in
a long continuous line. Twenty thousand
Sibley tents have also been ordered, for win
ter quarters, at $40 each, to hold twenty
men. Sixteen thousand light sheet iron
stoves, without bottoms, have been ordered |
here at q cost of 50 62H. These are for |
officers tents. The FIRE will be kindled on |
the ground under them, aud narrow funnel |
will carry the smoke through hole in the |
top Of the tent.
MCCLELLAN ON RECoNNoIssANCEs.
There are two kinds Of reconnoissances
those to ascertain the general nature of the
pOqitiOn and mOVamnntu nf the
enemy, &c; and those Immediately preced-
ing an action. The first should be made with
extreme minuteDess, and as much time given
TO them as possible; they may be well done
by man with but little genius and of a care
| full, business turn of mind. The second re-
| quire the highest order of military genius, a
| rapid and unerring coup dell, an accurate
| and instructive knowledge of the tactics of
| all arms they must be made with extreme
| Iapi6ity, and acted upon at once.
There have been innumerable instances in
military history, and not few in our own,
where, on the one hand, invaluable time and
opportunity have been lost by the system Of
slow and minute rec0nDoissances in front of
The epemy--obtainiDk the horizontal curves
of field of battle; on the other hand, by
pluDging headloDg into action without
proper knowledge of the ground.
The important points are: the strength of
the enemy, the key-points of his position,
| Inc 0dIuE6 Ol lu6 REOuuu DoLW6tu JOuE OWu
position and hist that is, is it passable, and
for what armsP Let the subordinate COM
manders attend to MINOR obstacles, As soon
as the proper information is obtained on
these points, act. The mere moral effect of q
rapid and unhesitsting movement is very
great. During the ordinary marches and in
tervals of rest, the cavalry and staff officers
should collect every possible item of infor.
nation; nothing is too trifling to be worth
knowing; if they have done their duty prop
: erly, no General need hesitate more than a
t few moments when he finds himself in pres
3 ence of the enemy,
/ "A magnificent horse, valued at 5000,
E which was to be presented to Colonel Baker
2 on the very day on which he was killed. has
I been sold to the Duke de Chartres, of Gen
f McClelan's staff.
The criminals in the prison at Auburn,
New York, are now employed in making
7 army blankets, at the rate of one hundred
" and fifty per day. Another get in the same
> institution are manufacturing wooden stir
! rups for the cavalry, and will soon be able to
.. turn out immense numbers of the article.
HosPITAL FOR TRANSFERS.
, The Government teamsters contribute
one per cent. of their monthly wages to sup
port hospital for themselves. The sum thus
contributed is $1,000 per month.
. AN EXTENSIVE CONTRACT FOR ARMS.
5 Mr.. G. D. Shubarth, of Providence, has
: been awarded g contract for the manufacture
: of twenty thousand Springfield rifles, at an
aggregate cost of 100000. A factory is fit
ting up in Providence for their manufacture.
General Mcclellan has found it necessary
to organize staff of experienced army Of
ficers, several of them ranking as Brigadier-
{ Generals, that they can, if necessary, take
command at critical moment should Coli
onels not be equal to an emergency.
"A car load of Connecticut soldiers, leav-
ing Hartford on Monday night, thought
more ventilation was needed, and proc eded
to help themselves to it, by lifting the roof
from one of the cars and leaving it beside
the track. Unnecessary articles, such as
seats, &C. which only tended to uselessly fill
the vehicle, were laid out with the roof The
windows were taken out. The railroad
company estimate damages at aoout So, 900.
! The Washington correspondent of the
New York Commercial makes very impor-
! tant statement, of surprising character
, He says the War Department "has con-
tracted for 100000 stand of arms, very few oil
, which will bedelivered, and this information
7 comes from source not to be questioned
!. Mcclellan has on the line of the Potomac
! including General Dix's command, 100000
t men and 230 pieces of artillery. Mcclellan
3 needs, as he states, 400 pieces of artillery,
} and 10000 stand of arms to supply that
, number of his soldiers who carry weapons
T almost useless in battle"
MCCLELLAN ON sURRENDERs.
a Commanders of pstroling parties must
3 bear in mind that there are few circumstances
1 which can justify the surrender of cavalry
Proper precautions on the march render
surprise next to impossible; and when 6
a party of cavalry is attacked, no matter no "
a suddenly, or by what superiority of force,
determined and instantaneous charge will
n always enable the greater part to escape il
: safety. Officers and men should therefor,
!, have their wits about them, and their WeaD
. ons in constant readiness for use.
GENERAL HALLECK.
General Halleck has not as yet been as
signed to position. 1t is believed that hl
! will remain at Washington to become thor
= oughly acquainted with the general plans O
= the COmmander-in-C Chief whose policy ap
Z pears to be, while acting with a view to tn
= good government and efficiency of the army
\ to render his appointments, changes AM
= y transfers entirely agreeable to those drectl,
ID concerned in them,