Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-11-10
TEE EVENING STAR.
~, uI,pIts EMz.NT OF GENERAL
So I.CyEILiS

1oI,oyvi-- ro--rsrondrncs contains, Il Is
.,...d some of the reasons why the. President
- -.,~r,,--..d vi,h hi military ad vis"rS in
uastrs In. recent important chang" in the COM
nah nf 81 Am ~ she Potomac:
ErAucIAETEEs OF THE ARMY.
NA-,INGICS, October 18th, 1852. !
&c. =. ". .'..sro.-. = oT'tSry If War,
L. I.pt, I" tn general interrogatorins
CT and ," EcUT i-iirr of yesterday have TO
=. Tast ~, ;--tinn- for supplies for the ar
~ rt.I,r G-u. Mcclellan arr made 10y his
10. -iIC-T- 81 .I' cil' - at bureaus herr; Thar
4. -.r gu-r;,ru, aster>' supple by his chief
-. g-I,a.-..T g" ga Quartrrindster - neral;
.c.~,.,.-s.g, -il,.rI:.-s. ny hi- chief commits
~.f-.-. Tt O:oI;.iss:Ty e. neral sc. No suca
.Sftivn- ha.Ns p. eli, o my know ledge, made
p y L., Sr,gt..rG.. =! War, and none upon the
,"-.i-5D -ti.'i
. IN sey, ri csc. .j1.> General Mcclellan
= rIr.~r. .l'sr;i - nc that his army was De.
~I-nt :. -,Tta''. supplies. All these kilograms
-, nam, dia-rlv IcisrT d 10 tn heads of hui
g, win orders - rslsort- IL was ascertain
- I:i... N every in stance the requisirion had
!; .u.nir Gia"iy fit, kept ono, where the
l,Ga- .nl..>fcr General had been Obliged to
ID i:u:u Philadelphia certain articles of
ST.. .-I4f = lr.-t-. SC-. not NAV ing Il full supply
Ih"TF - not ben, rs tar as could as
a., u! 1' i-'r' az delay, in any depart:
.. - .IItaU. n ming all supplies asked
.:-I.rai NJ C,.llan or by the ON GERS of
>:al- It'i-l have occasionally occurred
..s:rdiI,-- -HVpli. by rail. on account Of
---- ercw.i"d CONDITION OF the drpots, or OF a
- u: ~ cars: bJt Whenever notified of this,
si:. =. h. ci - nt out TO remove the dill.
V. Under The excellent suparintandence
;-..-.. raj HauFt, think these delays have
= % les frequent and of shorter duration thln
r9i 18th freight trains. An army of the
Ess' GO 5.Ssi under General McClellan will fire.
Qs-I-IE -, ior some days, without the supplies
II -. IN account of neglect in making
Il. e. -tgUIsIiions, and unavoidable delays in
=, .Es:ine Them, aid ia distributing them tn
l. i-tPrlHt brIgJd's and-r. giments. From all
- attenuation L can obain,I am of optimism
~: Z ttr TcqulsI from that army have
bern i:i.ed more promptly. and that the meu.
q .sIt raj rule, Ia y1 been better supplied,
than UuI armies operating in the West The
AIT. have operated at much greater diStar-
a. 5 !TOlH tie sc;i:ces OF supply. and have had
iaT i i:,riiiir isr trauSi ,ortaiion. In fine.
H:'ii.v IT tEat ns arrlirs III The world, while in
q mraien. h:.e been more promptly or hettrF
si'i'Iil. ii-aE "ilTs
"a. Soon liter tbs. LATHE OF Antiatlm GenF raj
Ia G.; + iIan wa ITced 10 Eive me inform tIion
his mace movements, in order that ii It,
moved b.twCen tile ,nemy and Washington,
infUTcT1nt hts could re mt from This place.
an tie first of October, finding that he pro-
IC>' q % operate from Harper's Ferry, urged
LIN 10 cross the river at once and give battle
30 iir enemy, pointing out to- him the tiiSd-
yaniase Of delaying till the autumn rains had
swollen the Potomac and impaired the roads
Un IN, 9Th OF October he was p-remptorily
ordered TO "cro>s the Potomac and give battle
10 III enemy or drive them South. Your army
must move now, while the roads are good ii
viii De- Observed that il,Tce weeks have elapsed
sin . this ordtf was given.
SUPPLIES Ii the army under General Mcclellan
a. !c rr'Hnt his compliance with the orders 10
..'.Fince against The enemy. Had he moved 10
i1H south sid, of the Potomac he Could have
c'iY"u his supplies almost readily as by
REMAINING mac tive on the north side.
IN Tn the 9TH OF October, in 4 telegram in
gard 10 bis intended movements. tIau,.raI
NJ Gillian siaird that IT wonld reqnre at least
.-.lr. days 10 s1r"niy the first: fifth. ana sixth
corps. that they needed shoes and other SHd!s
iei'sanir articles of clotii'r "a well rs shelter
!! ats. NO complaint was mad ihat ANY r.
ci,ls1tlonS had not been filled, and il was in.
1crred from his language thaJ ne only
waiting for The distribution of his supplies.
On The 9TH he telegraphed that a portion of
u Z >uPpli"s sent by rail had been delayed. As
.irefdy stated, agents We're Immediately sent
ON here 10 inyt stigaie this complaint. and
ih, y r"rcrird that everything had gone forward
y the same dat (the lithl he spoke of many
Of his horses being broken down bv faf'-.
In he 18th he complained III - So .
Pi, wa oh! so horses per week Ior ,,c
<niire aims there and in front of Wa, ,,moto,' ;,
III metiia1tly directed the quart rlnaster gen.
Graz 10 inqu into this matt, ana rano-t IT,
larger supply was not ,nroisbed Cien' Mes
reported on the litb That the average issIe Of
osses 20 Gen: " Cl,ilan's army in the front Of
" tshi. s0' for the previous six weeks had
~ Per week, or :, AS In a ii. In addition,
ihSl large numb'Is OF mules had been supplied
Sno that the number of animals with Gen
nj rOisli;n's army on the Upper Potomac was
oT + 3i,tCU. lie also reported that he was then
5 ndliig to that army all the horses he could
procure,
CO.., tir,. 18th Gen Mcclellan stated, i'll regard
10 Gen. MriCS's report that he he had filed
every requi>i ION for shoes and clothing, ss(ien
Me'gs may have ordered these arti lies to he
forwarded, but they have not reached orr de-
T'ots, and unless greater effort 10 insure prompt
Transmission - made by the department of
ThIrh Gen Mrigs i. head, they might As we'll
rrmain IN New \ DIRK or Philadelphia, so far as
tHiS army is concerned" l immediately called
Gen Meigss attention 10 this apparent neglect
o! his department.. On the 18th he reported. as
the result OF his investigation. that 1880 PAIRS
q boots and SHOES had Dern received by the
qU;srterI0aster Of Gen. Mct'leiian's army at
lari.tr'S Ferry, Fre-eTick aud UagvrStu,vn
that -'-CU" pairs were a. Harper's Ferry depot
q. the zlst; that lU,UGD more were OH their way
:nd lj,'tn more ordered Col. InSils, aid de-
camp and chief quaricrmaster 10 Gt-n Mech
ian trirIsTaphed on the 2Jth The suffering for
wasn't Ol clothing IL exaggerated, think, and
certainly might nave been avoided by timely
T. Guisitions Of regimental and brigade com
mandsrs."
n:asJer general that the clothing was not de-
I lned III cars ii the d. pots. sISsuch complaint.
are gTouLdlees- he tact Is. the clothing
arrives ami Is issued. but more is still wanted
! have ordered more than would seem neces-
nv from any date fErniS he'd me- and beg to
r mind You that you have always very
promptly met all my acquisitions, far as
rio hing l. concerned. Our department is not
f.'nlt. ii proyides a as dine notice il
f1ysn- f"rr>tn no time when an army of over
i'ut.C mtn viii hot call for clothing and other
aTuclFs."
In regard 10 Gen. McCllfllan's means of
promptly communicating the wants of his
army 20 III or the proper bureaus of the War
EePar IL. re; crt thar, in addition 10 the
rary mails. i.c Las ha'.u in hourly coTnmu.
niCatIon with Washington by telegraph
1: Is due 20 Gen. Msigs that should submit
I,eT with -opy OF * telegram received BY him
from Genera Met 'ielian.
Very re- IectfuiIy, your obed,ent servant.
IL !" HALLEcK, Geperal in Chief
Tinted States Military Telegraph.
Received Oct. -, fSfj2-9i0 n, M
From Gen. -hc C!-ltIs.'S Headquarters.
To Brig. Gen. Jfe,gs Your dispatch of This
date = received. have never Intended, in any
i'tter or dispatch, 70 make any accusation
a2&-nst yourself or yonr department for not
fur ishing or ariing Clothing Is RAPIDLY AZ
vi possible for You 10 do. | believe that
rI-Iythinc has been done that could IN. done i'm
I'M respect The ida that have tried 10 con-