Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-12-13
An Important ppeument.


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0Gcinl Report Of General HaHeck--The
Withdrdcdl from The Peninsula COrrcspon-
dence ,oith .HcCtettaa--Ihe Loss Of Hur-
psr's Ferry-rImPOrtant History Of The ,car.
The report of General lIalleck to the
Secretary Of War, is full of important in
formation as TO the history Of the var, and
is. therefore, Of absorbing interest. The
General in Chief recounlS the Peninsula
campaign, the Withdrawal Of McClellsns
amy, the protest Of that officer, the diSas-
irons campaign of Pope aud the cause,
which made it disastrous, the surrender of
Harper's Ferry and the responsibility fot
hat disaster, the Subsequent criIhfial delay
Of Mcclellan to obey orders aud thus crush
The enemy while there was opportunity.
the question Of the supply Of equipments,
clothing, &c, for the armies, the Inefficient
campaign oi Buell. aud the brilliant Que of
Rosecruns, and the history Of the war gen
orally since he took position at the head OF
military movements. AN of this is full OF
value to the country, but want of space Tor
bids the publication of the report in full,
which makes FIVE solid columns Of the Tri
bnue We condense the most important
portions. ". e.aM'"a"H .ef".".
Considering that General Hnlleck's adj.
ministration only commenced upon the % /
OF July last, we may well wonder at the
amount Of fimportnnt history that has been
made in the brief time since that date
lie reports that his attention was first call
ed to the condition OF The Army Of the
D. thnn iIuPrisrn', |
Laudiug, on the James river, .,,
H. imm, dately visited Mcclellan at hi ,
headquarters. the Object Of the visit being
TO ascertail if there was n possibility of an
advance upon Richmond from that Landing
and if not, to devise some means for uniting
the armies Of Mcclellan and Pope on SOME
other line. Mcclellan said he could ad
vance with SO. 600 additional troops. Gen.
rral Hallrck conli not promise him more
than 90, 600, and did not see how even that
number conld well be spared from other
places. Mcclellan took night TO cansd.
the matter, aud then said be 10000 would
do. With this understanding HulIeck re.
turned 10 Washington, but immediately re.
ceived dispatch from Mcclellan that he
must have $4,000 As this number could
not be sent him without leaving Washing
ton aud Baltimore nearly detenseesS, il
was determined TO withdraw the army from
the Peninsula to some position where it
=, onld mite with General Pope and cover
Washington, while, it operated against the
enemy. Accordingly, on the 30th Of duly
The oIder was sent to Mcclellan, 10 send
away his sick. On the 81 of August the
withdrawalOf the entire army was ordered
by telegraph. TO facilitate transportation
Geueral Mcclellan was authorzed 10 as |
Sume control of all he vast fleet which. was
then on The James and The Potomac. On
the 5lh of August, the following prorest us
received from General Mcclellan
DRhKELET Va. Aug. 4-l2M.
Major General HallesS conmanderin-Chisfi .
Your telegram of las evening is received
] must confess il has caused me the great
esI pain j ever experienced, for ! am con
vinced That Tue Otder 10 withdraw this ar
my 10 Aqua Creek will prove disastrous
Ia he extreme TO our cause. fear ii VIII
be fatal blow. Se'eral,ldys are RecceS.
sury 10 mpIete the pa preparations for so
important II movement as this, and while
they sre in progress, ] heg that cafefui
may be given 10 my Slate
meut. This army is now in excellent disci
pline aud condition. We hold debouche
on both bauks Of the james River, SO that
we are free 10 act in any direction. aud
with the assistance of the gunboaIs, / con
slider our communication secure i .
We are twenty five miles from Rich.
mond, aud are not likely 10 meet the enc,
my m force sufficient 10 tight batlle unul
We have reached fifteen Or eighteen miles,
which. brings Us practically within ten miles
OF Richmond. Our largest line Of trans.
porlalion would be from this point twenty
Eve miles, but with the aid Of the guhboats
we can sopply tie army by wafer, during
tS advance. certainly to within twelve
nile, OF Richmond. aAt Acquia Creek We
would be segenly,6ye miles lrym Richmond, |
With land transportation all the way,
From here 10 Forlress Monroe is a !
march Of about seventy miles. for regard |
ii as impraciicahle to Withdraw this army |
aud It's material, except by land The re-
suit of the movement would thus be 10
march enc hundred and forty, iiye nilesio
reach point now ouly tweuty Eve miles
distant, and TO deprive ourselves entirely Of
the powerful aids Of the gunboats and No.
ter Transportation. Add 10 this cSfteln