The New York herald., 1862-11-10

and other Indispensable articles. II cc,hing. ~
we'll AZ shelter tents, No xsol laDt made
tha, any reqnsi iora aad not been dped. and u
wa inferred from Nis language thai be was only
waiting cor the distribution Of hts supplies On the lin
he telegranhed h1 portion % hie snpp sent BY ra
had beon de aged IA already stated agents were inme
diry sent from here 10 investigate this com anl ana
they reported that everything had ferwrd On 'h
date the llth ne spoke or many OF his horses ne
FR broken down by 'a,ipue On the 1otb he compane'
mat Tie OF suppiy only l5o horses per Week
for The entire srny there and in OF Washington
INN sdrtay directed the Qnarte-master General 70 m
quiro into this ma,tsr and report why larger ply
was - Il rnshed General egs reported on me l4th
thatshe average of horses 10 General NC ieans
army 10 the field in front Of ton, for the pre-
yios six weeks had been sS9 per week, or T5S N AL
In adeitin large numbers Of mules had been snp-
piled and that the number OF animals with General
Mc,le!lan'e army on the Upper Potomac thirty
ope ,housand also reported that he then send
pg tc that army all tho horses he could procure.
Or the General Mcclellan stated in regard 10 Gene
raj Meigs report filled every rsqusion for
shoes aid clothing General Meigs may have ordcrsd
these articles be forwarded but they have not reached
dopts. and unless greater effort 20 insnre PROMPT
transmission made by the department OF which General
MeKs IN the head. they might as well remain IN New
York or rha aelphia far as this army IL concerned
immediately caei General Meigs' attention 10 this ap-
parent neglect Of department On tho 25h he report
s as the result Of his investigation that ls eco pairs Of
boots and shoes received BY the
Of General McCelans army at Harpers Ferry, Frederick
ard Hagerstown; that 600 pairs were at Harper's
Ferry depot the 2lst shat 900 more were on their
way aud Is 900 ordersa Colonel Ingalls,, Aidds-
Camp and Chief Quartermsster 70 General Mcclellan,
telegraphed on the 25th-.The suffering for want o.
clothing ID exaggerated, think. and certainly
might have been avoided by timely requisitions
Of regental and brigade commanders" On the oath he
teiegraphed to the Qarermser General that the cloth
ing not detained In at the dspos. "Sach com
plants oundess The fact Is the clothing arrives
ard is issued, but is stl wanted have ordered
more than would uscessary from any data furnished
me, and beg remind you that you have always very
promptly met all my reaulsitions far clothing Is
concerned. Our depot is not at fault provides
as due notice is given Iforesee time when army
Of over one hundred thousand VIII not call for cloth
Ing and other articles"
IN regard 70 General MoClsllans means Of promptly
communicating the wants OF his army TO me to the
proper bureans OF the War Department report that in
addition TO the ordinary malls. he haa been In hourly
communication with Washington by telegram.
It is due to General Meigs sho,ld submit here
With copy Of telegram received by him from General
Nc ican Very respectfully, your obedient servant.
Nv. HALLEcK. General-inlhief.
GENERAL MCCLELLAN TO GENERAL MElGs.
UNIFIED sTAEEs MILITARY lELsGRApH
(Rscevsd Oct 70, 1s62--o4o P. N. From McClelsns
Headquarters.l
To Briga.ier General MsIcs.-
Your despatch of this date Is received. have never
intended in any letter despatch &c mako any
against yourself your for not furnish
Ing forwarding clothing rapidly It possible
for you do believe that everything has been done
that could he done IN This respect. TIE flea that have
tried TO convey was, that certain portions of the com
mnnd were without clothing and the army could not
move until Il was supplied
G. B. MCCLELLAN, Major General