, 1862-11-11
MATTERS AT THE CAPITAL.
HeW the Removal OF HeGiel-
Ism is Received.


Ill QUIET ON TIE POTOMAC.
len, HaI LECK on MCLELL3N.
lspectal Dispatch to the Chlcsgo Trisune.1
WASHINGTON, Nov, 10. 1862.
The following paragraph contaius the sum
oirg up Of the uarper's Ferry commission
onchirE Gen White:
"Of the subordinate officers referred to in
his case, with the exception Of Col. Thomas
I. Ford. the commission Gnds no.h1ng in
heir conduct that calls for censure. On the
.cutyafy, Ger. Julius White merits approba-
ion. He appears from the evidence to Eaye
4eted with decided capabi.ity and courage"
rbe following is the concluding passage,
which 1ca.s with Gen McCle]ian: " The con-
nIss:on bus remarked freely on the eonduct
Il Col. Miles, an able cliccr. killed In oae OF
he bai:lcs Of our country, and it caonos.
rum any motive Ct delicacy, refrain ffoa ecu
surirg lhcse in b. "a command, when it thinks
sucl. cenhn1e deserved. Tbs general in-chS=l !
has testified that Gen. Mcclellan, after hay |
Ing received crde1s to repel the arng iuvadiug
Inc Etate Of Maryland, marched only Elk
:rilts pr day. .cu in average, when pucsuingths
invading enemy. The geners1.in-chisf also
testified thai, iu his opinion. Gen. Mcclellan
could and should hare relieved and PROJECTED
HarIer's Ferry, and in this opinion the COM
mission fully corcur. The evidence thus In
t1oduet1 copfar1us the commission in the
utiEion that Harpers Ferry, as well IS Na-
ryland Heights, was preuatusely surrendered.
Tue garrison should have been Satisfied that
relief, hswerer long delayed, wonld come at
last, and that thousand men killed in IIar-
pe.'e Ferry would have made small loss had
thc.poEt been secured, and probably saved
1900 at Antietanl.
How important vas this drfense We can
Low appreciate. Of the 81 900, comprising at
that time the whole Of Lees army, more than
are-thi,d was attacking uarpcr's FeTy, asia Of
this the main body was up in Vlfginia-
By refstence to the evidence, it will
be eccn that at the moment Colorel
Fesd abandoned Maryland 1cigh.s. his
,itlle army wa5 il reality relieved ty Gen.
F1suL1in's aid Summers corps ut Champion
Ga:., within seven miles of his position and
! iiaL after thc SURRENDER Of Il :r2sr'a Ferry no
! .,r.a wss given to parole prisoners even, be-
! .v:G coo troops hurried ftom Virginia, the
| en;irG free, went CT On Ihe double quick, to
| .<I;cye Lie, wno Was bsirg attacked 1t Aut!e.
ISM. Had The garrison been slowtr to But
1udrr, or the army Of tile Potomac 1i{ter tc
,nyreh, TIC eze:Ay '@ou}d have been forced tc
rise the fieec or have been taken in detail
with fhe river dividing bis forces.
,Slsred, D. HUNTER Major iScatrL
prcs. j. HoLT, Judge Advocate General i.
etis report
Cen. C4dua1ader, Gen. Augnr. Majn: d.:
psatt sind Capt. Bali, beiag tue whole Ut tn
e..r..uissinn aud four Of them being reguI1
:.uy officers coincide MajoE piatt is uld:::
, s.;s'd 10 ha the writer Of the rsport.
[spec5a; dispatch to the Chicngo Tt5hnne.l
WASHINGTON, Nov. 70, 1872.
il Tie ToHIss correspondent with the arm
ii tho Potomac arrised in 1o*u te-day. q
says that the 1nat:ny so confidently predicte
t ty McClellsn's friends, has not taken plac
} Not "a musket Las bcca stacked, not ma
n retuscd 10 sersc or talked Of refusing.
The Ht,ali's story 10 the contrary Is einp
q 1alsehoad.
i Our asp.y is concentrating, aud will speedi
q advance u11il the enemy is teund. The reo
army il leIsurety falling back. Jackson push
= through Chest.r Gap On "Wednesday, ja
. ahead Of McCle'1an. Gen. WadEwcr
went to the front to-day cn inyi;atI'
Of General Burnside. Since the bas:
y Of An,iet.m, all commanders Of corps exce
F:tx John Porter. have asked to be raliev
= ttpm serving uuder Mcclellan. 80 hare nc
u eMeers cf note in command Of divisions u
lrigsdes.
Hrckrr aud Hunter hare also express
T. their uuWiltinyuess to serve und5r McCsell!
lc Tue opinions CT Holt and others we'll IN:
es tied to judge is, tha: 81 far from leading
~ uisorganiza.jon in the srmy, McCIellan's
ut r:oyal is a REMEDY for that impending.
T. Secretary Smiths friends now say that
es won't resign till lis annual report is subm
he t.d, II then. AL spcculations about his s.
Ie cessor arc therefore premature As THU
ID ], ow look it lies between Co:fax, u :llcr, .
~ ~ Hot. Probably the first named wou9d b.
be tic place but for the reason alluded to
3 night. Usher is Secretary S.aith's choice.
~ ~ The following are the examiners appoint
mr. ty the commissioner OF pensions tod
u FREEMAN Knowles, Keokuk; 1sasc ). Ten1
ho Coyiug,on, Ky, .. S. c. Bart, Vernon, I
,cr A dispatch from Warrcnton says that n
n, te.y shsouds the rebel movements.
lth Vat. rloo bridge, 800 feet long, was burned
10 70 the rebels. Tue health Of the army is ex
,ut lett and the 1oa3s are good. Our horses
rig mules ire su:itricg from an Infectious
~ clsusse.
-, ~ The 1rceIs :src in force st Cu}pepper
tue Gcsdonsyillc- TIC line to Harpez's FsrTE
ort | Berlin is abandoned. The rebels have pic
;c ;ch up st1aggle1s and wagons going there, cont
re- 10 orders.
There is no dissatisfaction at the rem
W W II Mcclellan expressed By lc1ding oil,
ted Int quito contrary. Gen. Burnside is a
ycrsa1 fayoritc, aid Is chcered whereyc
VI goes.
* Ycst.rday 6 long conference was hel3
llrs him ty his corps commanders.
ass The following correspondence contains,
leSs stated, some OF the reasonswhy the presi
HI, nas coucurred with his military advise
pr;t. making the recent important change il
the command Of the army OF the Potomac:
~ HEADQUARTERS OF the Arm,
1ps NAsnlNuruS. 0ctoocz Is. 1eds.
M Hen. E. n. Stanton, Secretary Of War:
Il At SIR: In rerly to the general intsrrogat
.eiE- contained In your letter of yesterday,
tore the honor to IMPORT, First, that requisi
.sst; for supplies to the army under Genera
med Gillian, are made by his stiff o1llcers Q
aud chiefs Of bureaus here-that Is, the ia
near nas'et SUPPLIES ~ us eo.=' 4ua.s. a1a
: en- 9usrte1a1asle1-ken 1o1 eotn no1ssafs