Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-11-11
VERY LATEST.
MIDNIGHT REPORT.
From Washington.
HRABQC or THE Army,
a. .ensene eng a., % 1890

WAsHfsGroS. Oct. IS, 1852 (
Hon. +. NJ. Stanton, Secretary Of War:
ln reply to the general nterroga' 'ories contain
ed in your letter 0. yesterday, have the honor to
rerm..
FIRST. That rc ,uistions for supplies for the
army under Gen. Mcclellan, ma ie by his staff
officers the chiefs Of bureaus here; that is the
qnarteimaster applies by his caief quarterfRaster
or qu rterE general, Tor nis.ary supplies
10y Lts chief have not, 70 my knowledge, De. ii
made up TIE Secretary Of y ar anu none upon
the General in Chief.
S7cond. 90 several occasions Gen Mcclellan
has tvleg aphol me that his army was deiic en-
In certain Supplies. All other tclegrams we're / IN
tnedistely referred to hea Is OF bureaus, with or
ders TO report There has not been, so far as |
could as ertain, any neglect nor delay in any de-
paf'm.at or bureau in issuing all The supple.
asked Tor by Gen. Mcclellan, or by the o8ic.rs Of
hi' stah. Delays have occasionally occurred IN
forwarding supplies by X ,iro4d n account Of
the crowded conditon of the Railroad depots, or
oi want ot sufficient number Of cars
htf Soon after the battle Of An,ie,am ,;er
Nc lelian was urged to give me information Of
his iltended movements in order, if he moved
between the enemy AMI Wa ,hngton the rein
forsements could be sent from this ,lsce On the
first Of October, fading that he purposed 70
operate from ilarpcrs Ferry, | urged him to cross
the river at cnco, and give battle 10 the enemy
pointing cut to him the disadvantage Of delay ing
till the Autumn rains had swollen the Pot 9mac
ana ltn rdlfet the ROADS TN The bt1 of October
he was paremptorily ordered to cross the Potomac
and give battle TO the -peny, or drive him South
said to him. your army must move now while
the roa is are in good c,niiti.n" II Will be b.
served that three weeks mas elapsed si.cc that
given.
Fourth. In my opinion there has been no such
want of supplies in tho army under Gen. .cClel
Ian as ts prevent his compliance with my orders
to advance upon the enemy. Had he moved hi
army to the South side of the Potomac he could
have received his supplies, Mt most, readily us
by remaining inaciivc on the nGrh side.
WAsHr>uroN Nov 10.
Nothing has, as yet, been received. either al
the Navy department or from passengers atrti ing
from Norfolk Il day ifmng tho reported C ip-
turc OF 5000 bells at Plymouth, North Carolina
| BY Gen Foster.
| 1t is asc csrtancd that the assignment Of Gen
Burnside o tho commnn Of the army Of the T."
tomac. is without imi, tion Hence the report,
| that auy General will take the position recent,
| held by Mcclellan, not we'll founded. This il
at least, the present SAFE of affairs.
| There IA nothing in the latest foreign intcli-
| eence to lead TO an apprehension Of trou bic be
| connection with American affairs unle,s il b.
/ from the persistent cour.e Of English merchant,
and spectators in fitting out priyateers 10 prey
| upon American commerce.
| All statements alleging dissatisfaction in thu
| army. in consequence of a chage in the colnmanj
| OF the army of the Potomac, are pronounced, by
those who have the bast means of knowing, to be
| without foundation.