Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-12-05
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Gen lIalleck has written to Secretary
Stanton an exceedingly long report Of
military operations since, the. 23d of July
last, when he took command He says
he visited Mcclellan to see whether there
was any probability ofsuccess by that
mode of advancing on Richmond, and if
not, to form some plan for uniting Pope's
and McClellan's armies on some other
line.
Upon arriving at Harrison's Landing
Mcclellan told him he must have at
least $4,000 additional troops. 1Ialleck
estimated that 10000 was the utmost
number that could possibly be found to
send. Mcclellan toOk one night to consi-
der. He then told Halleck he would
make an attact ON Richmond with the
10000 reinlorcements With that under
standing Ialleck returned to Washing.
ton. There he received dispatch from
Nice Clellap, saying he, could not leave
without S5, 900. II Being Who'll = impos-
sible then to furnish this number, Halieok
ordered the withdrawal of the army from
the, Peninsula Mcclellan at once, for
Tarded tho following pr0tcsta a
'tBERKLEY, Va, Aug. El2 NJ.
"To ADor- General Hakleck, Commander.
in CHIEF: Your telegram Of last evening
is received. i must confess that it has
caused me the greatest pain / ever ex-
perienced, for i am convinced that the
order prYithdraR this army, to g7iuuia
Greek s&illipro3e DISASTROUS In the aeSt tteme
to our cause. l fear it will be a fatal blow.
Several days are. necessary to complete
the preparations for 50 important move
lnent as Is this. While they are in pro-
gress, II beg that careful cInsfderation
may begsiiven Day sstatement.l II tttis army
is now in excellent discipline and condi-
ton. We hold a debouche on both banks
of James river, SO that we are free to act
many direction and with theassistance
of the gunboats, / consider our communi-
cations as now secure.
3 We are tFenty5iSe hiiles FROM Rich
'nond, and are not likely to meet the
enemy in force sufficient % fight battle
until we have reached Sl5 to Is miles,
which brings us practically within ten
miles of Richmond. Our largest line Of
land transportation would be from, this
point twenty-five miles, but with the
aid of gunbOats we can supply the army
by, water during its advance certainly to
within twelVes miles SOf Richmond. AT
Aqua Greek we would be seyenty-fye
miles from Richmond, with land trans
portation all the way. From here to
Fortress Monroe, isla march ofsabout 10
miles, Tor regard it as fmpraeticable to
withdraw this army and its material ex-
eept by land. The result of the move
ment would thus be to march las miles
20 5eaeha point now, only 225l miles dis
tans and tolaspfise optself lfes entirely Of
the powerful aid of gunboats and water
transportation. Add to this the certain
decentralization of the army, which would
insure the terrible depressing effect upon
the people of the North, and the stern
probability that it would influence foreign
powers ID feeognizelo lo1I adyersafies and
there appears to me sufficient reasons to
make,it tSmy imper4tiYeg duty to urge in
the strongest terms afforded by our
language, that this order may be rescin-
ded, and that, far from recalling this
army, it be promptly reinforced, to
leuRble tito RESUME the offe1siveI IT may
be said there are no -reinforcements
force ; to that of Gen. Pope not necessary
b maintain q strict defence gip front Of
oHashingtcn dhd Hhrpes's Ferry to
those positions of the army of the West
not required for strict defense there.
Here directly in frpHt pfIths, army is the
heart OF rebellion. It Is here that all our
resources should be collected to strike the
blow 7hiell III 1eter1aiBe the fate ofthis
nation. Allpoints of secondary Importance
elsewhere should be abandoned and every
ayailable man brought here. A decided
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