Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-11-14
IMPORTANT LETTER FROM
GEN. HALLECK.
NON-COMBATANTS ORDERED TO
LEAVE CHARLESTON, s. c.
The T:NsaGfrbjH IL search Of thu
Pirate .aiubanla.
RESISTING THE DRAFT IN WIS
CONSIN.
Southern news from Rebel Pa
pGrS.
Comments of the Richmond WING on
the Recent Elections In the North.
GEN. BURNSIDE TO THE SOLDIERS
OF THE ARMY OF THE
POTOMAC.

GEN. BURNSIDE TO THE SOLDIERS
OF THE ARMY OF THE
.. POTOMAC.
Sen. SchemCk probably the S,sc-
cessOr Of Gen. wool.
What Gen. Butler is doing at New
Orleans.
New YORK, Nov. 10.
The Tribune prints the report of the Har-
per's Ferry Military Commission and gives
the following synopsis of the facts, elected
editorially:
"The material facts are as follows: Col.
Miles was in command at Harper's Ferry
Col. White was present from Sept. 18th till
| the surrender, but did not assume command.
| Col. Ford took command of Maryland Heights
Sept. 9Th. Gen. Mcclellan left Washington
for Rockville Sept. 18th, most of his forces
having preceded him. The enemy attacked
Mary land Heights on the morning of Sept.
18th. The 10th New York broke and fled
disgracefuly, and the breastworks on the
hill were lost Col. Miles was on Maryland
Heights that evening for some time, co suit
|
O'Clock, without directly ordering Col. Ford
if compelled to abandon them.
"About o'clock in the evening Ford aban-
doned the Heights. The enemy did not &C.
over four companies, who brought away four
guns and wagon-load of ammunition.
after the evacuation of Maryland Heights,
| ~ ri 10 I'll <hov NJ
Frederick City, that unless REINFORCED he
Ian thereupon dispatched messenger to Gen.
Crimp on Gap, wholly unable to give the
needed assistance, or to give it in time. Gen.
Mcclellan appears to have made no other
effort to relieve the place.
''The enemy attacked Harper's Ferry on
the morning of the 10th, and at 8 o'clock A.
NJ. the surrender was agreed upon. Col Miles
he consulted that his ammunition was nearly
exhausted, and they concurred in his discre
ton to surrender.
1.-THE Commi ssion acquit Gen. White and
Coils. Utassy and Trimble of all blame for
the surrender, and praise the capacity of
the former. They find, further, that
|
tionary power to abandon Maryland Heights,
but that the exercise of the discretion was
a pretence that he conducted the defense with
no ability, and that his exhibition of lack of
capacity disqualified him for the command
Col. Miles is convicted of incapacity and Grim
inal neglect, especially in neglccting to fortify
and hold Maryland heights.
| The evidence stated in the report con-
corning his course with the rebsls is such
as to raise the strongest suspicious of treach-
cry also, zen. Wool is gravely censured for
placing so incapable a man as Col Miles in
command
Concerning Mcclellan, the evidence ad-
| ed by the commission, are most direct and
damaging. The General-in-C Chief testities
that Gen. Mcclellan after receiving orders to
| to drive the enemy from Maryland, marched
on an average of only six miles day in pur-
| suit, and that, in his opinion, he both could
and should have relieved and protected Har-
pcr's Ferry. In this opinion the commission
fully concurs."
lExtracts from Gen. Halleek's letter.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,1
WASHINGTON, Oct. %.
To the Secretary of War:
SIR: In reply to the general interrogatories
in your letter of yesterday, have the honor
to report:
First,-That acquisitions for supplies for
the army under General Mcclellan are made
/ by his staff officers on the Chiefs of Bureaus
here; that is the Quartermaster applies, by
his chief Quartermaster, on the Quartermas-
ter General for Supplies, and by his Chief
Commssary on the Commissary General. &c.
No such acquisitions have, to my knowledge,
been made upon the Secretary of War, and
none upon the General-in- Chief
Second, On several occasions General
Mcclellan has telegraphed me that his army
was deficient in certain supplies The tele-
grams were Immediately referred to the Heads
Of Bureaus, with instructions to report; and
there has not been, so far as coull ascertain,
any neglect or delay in any Department or
Bureau in issuing all the supplies asked for
by Gen. Mcclellan or by the officers of his
staff. Delays have occasionally occurred in
forwarding supplies by railroad, on account
Of the crowded condition of the railroad de-
pots, or of want of sufficient number of
cars.
Third,-Soon after the battle Of Antietam,
Gen. Mcclellan was urged to give me inform
alton of his intended movements, in order
that, if he moved between the enemy and |
Washington, reinforcements could be sent
from this place. On the first of October, find
ing that he purposed to operate from Harper's |
Ferry, urged him to cross the river at once |
and give battle to the enemy, pointing out to |
him the disadvantages of delay, after the au-
tumn rains had swollen the Potomac and i'm
paired the roads. On the 9Th of October he
was peremptorially ordered to cross the Poto-
Ic-ss, hot ko L.
South. said to him, Your army must
move now, while the roads are in good condi-
ton" 1t will be observed that three weeks
have elapsed since that order was given.
Fourth, In my opinion there has been no
such want of supplies in the army under Gen.
Mcclellan as to prevent his compliance with
my orders to advance upon the enemy. Had
he moved his army to the south side of the
Potomac, ne could have ordered his supplies
almost as readily as by remaining on the
north side ,s.l1 s.5g, + ,.,,15r..i, T. IT..
s7a MILWAUKEE, Nov. TO-
The draftin this State commenced TO-DAY.
In some localities it passed quietly and in or,
der. In Ozeake county the lists we're seized
by amob, destroyed, and the commissioner
severely handled and fed to this city,. Inl
Milwaukee, city there was strong Indications
of neutrality-suspicious. being made that injus-
tice had been done to some of the wards in /
not giving proper credit for volunteers. A
crowd of 9th warders assembled and marched
through the city to the number of 5000 or
4 900, in procession. The result Of the mat !:
ter was that the draft was postponed for the
present. ,..s7i tf.s,t.,Ai 1 i
sid Especial to Heraid.l 79 rff1t
9gi 81 ath10 WASHINGTON. Nov. 10. Ia
1t is stated, on positive information, that /