, 1862-12-07
eUR WASHINGTON, LETTER. !:

On VAs'R''lse1e4li. i li lE{tTEa.:: &
N'h1ther r. the banks E=redItio.
sssMn3 ETe Elt:fsea - sF Ne g.
t1rcnassa to sarc . Com nnand-1fx
sIerk - MeCle11an-A $eleex, Dtun r.
Fatts.f -. r: i
Especial oar4etpoz1lbce II the Chicago gsibaae:l
-. WAeA1SczoS, Dec. J, 1862.
Whitler socth Gen. Banks: Who knows:
Many persons in Nc. York says tho eorrcs.
pondcnt Of "a Philadelphia ioa:nai, but With
co.1mcnd1ble prudence they all keep the se-
cJet- Wonderful Aianhattanitcs! Wonderful
sensation correspondent! Here We are h,u-
pier it ignorance he bias, Senators who are
,sspa1ly Informed gscss abont the destination
<f the expriitsou; and spell out widely differ i
ing conclusinns- Men IN tbs conadrnce Of
the 1eleis Here are evidently uncertain. = The
Catin*< MS Cabinet ISL au1 aseu1ed, :not tn
,,fhc escrcL Stxuton, Of course, knows IT,:
and Seward; Probably: bur: :-f,e.Idc them nnd
Grn. HasIeek and the President, 1t is doubtful
whether ant one in the 1oys1zeection Of the.
country, outside Of The ltnits Or New York
city, k,Nsc.. ea ~. =. ~ ~Sess
Two opinions oltaln.SS One t1=tt,,c column
of Gcsl. Banks is 10 co-operate with tile army
Of Grn: Burnside hy laudinE somewhere be-
tween Ito south bank Of lhe nappa.,snuock
and Nerf,'.k, with design to talc The rebcl
forces IN faux, 10 cut their railroad lines bf
surp.y Or TO- capture Richmond The obyi-
Gus wltslon. of this course, the great n1ra.l-
.ages sure 10 Epring from this useof the #, 300
men, more or less, at Gen. Danks' bach; the
certain1y that tho deadlock on The Rappala1,.
mock VIII fy oren On The sLilful application
ef this key, the apparently absolute necessity
above all otler thiuss Of solving the military
problem presented 10 Eastern Virginia, now
that "a ttiucll Importance, whether rightly 0r
wrongly, has been Inscribed 10 II hr both the
can1!asants-sucl, reasons as theso CIT what
The supporters IS tlais theory most rely upon:
They liud nothing; in il,c character ef the
.net,araticnF fer the expedition to strengthen
their belief. They arc uont'lnsSed by the fact
that ths navy hiss rot becn invited 10 co:urc.
rate r}ut they bclic,c-nnsl, ] contt,es to be
orc OF. TIE nnm atr-becau=e tLer lerc,
The other opinion. 10 The support e which
fsaliy m the coai of IT,: expedition, although,
,erl:a1,:, no1 IL ,r1mtdinle destination
Books about Texas, u>etul men from TcNG.
ART consulted or employed by tseuerai Hanks-
H.+ transports, stn.: thirty Iarse sess-gcins
stta1ncrs, arr <ui1ahl- for a long %aya.e- Is
he Is to Land III port CT gu ctast already in
our Possession, Ae need not, as he f:a4 not
done, invoke the mid If the navy. IN Tcxast
mai, whs1n I'LL the ruling powers aread, Is.
or seems to ts, not SO near the throne ZACH
occuriet. .
hi4 trpcpe: Nhcrc j. his batc IT operations
ts* se: One opiniv, counting to m. thrsauggh
several cEauntls, which drain soil rich in
springs Of information, il thai Ills port of
delivery Is New Orleans; tllat he will suprr-
sede Eussr. 10 do several tls!uss, to eGablc
airrscif 10 IL, which that officer 1a= again aud
again bcg.eA I.cr1nissicn and tr1ps; will &c
ea,v NLotiic. aftes admiral Fa5ragut s!sAll
ltayc esEiur,f it, ~ well ii Galres ton. AMI
ffs.lu tn. hitter point march uE'on the rebel
fvrce in the Lone Star Slatr. and into c.,m~
,uunicatio,, ,xi,!, Iosn9 Texans. A,aun:s !si:.
gircEus1as.ce that Secretary Seward takes
y.1y Gr"at interest in TIE expedition, uf
~iljtIl, iai.et. lie j. tue Iutatiyt Gthcs~Set:-
retary Stanton aait3 Gen AAla,n.s both heing
against II, nj first. It !. KNOWN that erer
<i1ct: tie 1etur,. IT Rcrers1r Jol,ss4sn, Mr.
S.aa.d las Sc, his heart upon The sen.t,sAl Of
t.en. BM!!er. wha. bcsi1y fliling to make
friends with t4ss' -einloyal 3sastlnun If Rev
t.t1y. t,aE from ETst to lar: fan-ta rpae, i.lk
slu1i sn.i much tribr:stinu amrn- tic dirin:
matte .eribe-, as 1l,r forthcoming v.lrmc Of
ecrresl&.narnee will sl,w. Dix MA. Sswara'>
iiret choice, IS Buffers <ucrr>sor; Cadtat-
;ader l.is second. Unsuccessful nitii t;4ru.
he Las new achieved :1sc substitution Vi
barhs, user1lt;ag 10 these thecrtsts--
Ii this hspt,tlc:i: '.' correct, Mr. Secretary
Seward l!;l@ ,ahcn step y hieh witi nut add to
his popularity in The country. Banks il pr1ised
II " men, su ste sure; but only deIn'se Bat
jcr. the hes Ut military governors, the prince
II letter <rl;ers. tho rl~ctercf lgfseHs.
@fitt1c. slcy hide trrseonhtle practices under
| furtis:. flag o. upcoEditiun.s lvyai:y undrr a
! :iack ri}.n:
II Baiiks d.,cs e. roIth Of Virginia. and no
ethsr tt]it.n is tenr to Tie 1,sietance &c Gta-
| Burnside. .lnss fear that k@ al7ty will be lii
! :ie n.Irr taan a:a sE1.T IT ab-cT@ati'n for
] =o1le ti.ne ta cotnt It 50, Westward our
| rses turn fr relief. Tht: arnlyo1 the soasa-
ave TIC cuunl-r. When the Mississippi
~talE oc. upenrd srt pstrolled BY gun-
| l;tsfs ats}.:tously; when East itnEess=e shall
le occupied and lis :sre,t railroad artery
through which 50 sauch u :.c lile blood nft nc
rebellion csrcnlatcs. cut, Ten Lees .r,ny
| must =oou ie d;soe-st!f In search u sui';,iius.
81 it is that We II the East a1e assasi. LACKING
; iowa1l tie Nest+ Tbtuce cnrietl our help.
SIR set7y tfllt 1t should be 50. fsT ynu It it.e
West erc already ,tu vain If your exploits,
and " Ill s'c at le>t shove living Ut terms III
ciua1i.y with as of the East, fts'A whase IusHs
1
1hG'e Is 4 pczsii'iiI!y That Gen. frc,su''nt
will e sEeigNed another c"H1tand- II 81. 1t
will r1s'tat,y te to tie forces new oper.tin.,
Il, .A:..acsas, under t's,strnss biant '!d Sc.a.'
field. Will :o,CDl men, Ills friends say. that
lie can fzss1a u.t p,,!Ml wheyc 1lv; .,;,~ are,
reach end c.,nfuer Texas.
Docs ntt the General- i'll Chief rc2nrt u.nrt
than sc.;r oat ali l lave writ.en in Ibis c',r.es
,nnt!t1Ice touching tho I.unE Napoleon
iArse wl.o w,uid nni believe anany1nnu;
ictttr.wtirefr. uiIl tiull !. difficult 10 1a1Ls
htad egai1et ;.s cnIcial evidence
/ I hear If dinner in New IcrS ~ which
| Gen. Mcclellan, JOHN VAN Dgre.s. $. M. Bar
low, t't!4e STAFF a1.u 5acE Ike, and, aul s,rT1
tr say. Gen. Est:tt sat down.
i I.S.--Ae I am oa tie i',iut If ciesin: tli.
! letter, Lear 1iIat General B1s1lalles army i!
| aiA.u: 10 r1aye-ull screls mt,c within twt
or thrcc days hear also confirmation 1t III
| hypothesis that Gen. i'o.,ks gues 10 .icw Or
;.:u:.s. and l send llscs: re,h,rts, which ar
something more than vague rlr.rs, for Wiz
| t..ry .,e worth,