, 1862-05-09

tCor1espoldeuee fdated 2d) Cfncfnusti Gazette7
II is barely possible that in my letter ryester-
day vas mistaken in infeE1ing from an order |
OF General Hal1eck, issued the night before,
that General Grant was virtually superseded;
but I do not think was. have since care
fully re-read the order, and eau still constTue
It to 10 other way. I am certain, also, that
the same impression prevails among Gen.
H111ccks staff officers, as to the effect of the |
order; but, on the other hand, I am told that
Gen Grnt md staff do not so understand 1t,
and that some Of the Division Generals have
also expressed their opinion that it IS in no
sense euper6eding OF the present corps COM
mandcr.
The matter is Of some Importance, and fur
ther particulars may therefore be desirable.
The order referred to. (issned On the eren-
ing of April Soth,) first provided that Major
General Thomas's Division should be transfer
red from the Army Of the Ohio to the Army
of Tenneesee-that is, from Bucll's to Grants
and that that Division, with all the rest Of
Grants army, except McClernand's and Lew.
the Grand Army, and be under Major General
| Thomas's command. It then provided that
| McClcrnand's and Lev. Wallace's Divisions
| should form the reserve from Grants army.
to be commanded By the senior officer, Major
| General McC1ernand. Also, that BueIl should
| select one Division from his army for reserve,
and that Gen. Haunilton's Division should
form the reserve from Pope'a army Of the
Mississippi.
i vas then provided that MINOR General
Thomas should make his reports from the
I right wing through Major General Grant; that
Major General McCiernand, commanding
Grants reserve, should do the same; and
finally, that Major General Grant Was assigned
to the command OF the District Of West Ten:
ncsse, second, however, to the Major General
commanding the Department, now in the field.
The language Of 3 part Of the order is not
so clear as might be desired, bnt to me there
seems but one satisfactory Interpretation OF
it. 1t is simply the ordering to permanent
h adqusrters at Fort Henry, for bad conduct
) at Fort Donelson, over again. Then, it had
, been determined to rcbukc Gen Grant for
, something or another about the Donelson
movements. An expedition Was about to start
: | up tho Tennessee river, in Gen. Grants dis.
1net~ Was supposcdto have work ahead Of it,
and that officer was OF course Intending I'd
command ii in person. Suddenly he was me.
= by IN order to repair to Fort Henry and en-
: tablish his headquarters there, while he turnei
over to Major General Smith the command o
leck planned the expedition, Smith executed
= the plane, and Grant was sentenced to remai1
I; at Fort Henry as simple go-between in con
e Setlng orders and returning reports:
;, The late changes il Grant's army here, loo]
u simply like doing the same thing over again
9 | General Grant is ordered to the command q
y the District Of West Tennessee, second, how
| ever, to the Major General commanding th
Department I happen to kuow1also that h
IS has received private note, saying TO him no
It to move his headquarters any farther tonar
Il the advance parallel, almost precisely, to O,
deTing him to headquarters at Fort Henry
{ Major General Thomas takes command Of th
= forces in the feld-just IS Major. .Generi
e Smith did before. 1t WAS General Hlleck'
. desire 10 put the army under Thomas, becaus
d Of his being now q MAJOR General Busthc1
le was difficulty in the way, McClernand An
:. Lew Wallsce, both in the army Thomas va
- to command, were both Major Generals, 81
u both ranked the proposed commander. Hanc,
10 Of havirg both the reserve and the forces !
tie hcld rrport to the Department Gener
through the District headquarters.
The amount OF 1t then IL this: Pope's arm
1e forms our left wing, aud Is commanded In tt
IN field by Major General Pope. Buell's arm
to forms the centre, and is commanded In ii
-. ~ field by Major General Buell. Graut.s arm
W forms the Fight. and is s,ot commanded in Il
a field hy Major General Grant. but by Mai.
- i,cEe the former officer. Bueli and Pope 10;
- thrir own atn.ies-exeeptipg the reserve
To- which are Of course held back; Grant do
Ter MOI lead bis.
ne His friends argue that Thomas has taken &
49, -. commend only because Graut l. next IN ra.
1t to Halleck, and should be free from dire
in charge OF cpsp*, lest In the event OF Hallect
n. briDg klllrd OF disabled, the co nmand of t
,.+ | whole army should deyotye upon him.
''' n.ay be SO, out confess don't yet see it
that light
Il The facts, however, have given; q Il
OF days will certainly furnish the correct int
,rc probation, without further speculation no r.
,av Gen. Hsl;eck's order on this subject, 3
w other recent chsngts, bave givcn new co
'us nlsnders tn several divisions Gen. Thom
he taking command Of the forces in the tie
m turns over bis old division to 7. ". Sheru
- Port Royal shermAn-who has recently
me rived Gen. Davies, brother to tho VI
on | Point mat .ena'ican. succeeds the late N
q Gcu c. T. Smith In the co nmaad Of ths di
- -iuu vi 1ch the lite Gen. ". q. L. Wall
'se had in the recent battle. Gen. McEean g
u; ceeds Gen. Psentiss. Maj. Gen. MeClerns
he t4kirg command ol the t1o divisions Of
H. SIRE from G1au'' u''s4smy, his Own division f
to Brig. Gen John A Logan.
LED Our eiyissons continue to sdvance, but =
Dur slowly. One will occupy Monterey 70 n
| row. We have hitherto bad small outpo
there. The impression gains ground |
while hattie Is daily imminent. It may be
tha Eyed for nj a11y week yet. It is posi-
~, that our lines may be compelled to invest
Will nth, ana I: SO. our app1oaches must ct cou
ere ot gradual, and our Reconnaissance full
,er complete AuArS