The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-11-14
Important Gestcr from sinIlcck
what he says OF Gcncrs,I
Mcclellan.

The IIerOlds's special dispatch says
"It is stated upon positive Information
that the rebels on the RAppahannoek
have been reinforced by 10000 men, a
portion Of whom have passed through
Richmond from the army operating Oh
the Black Water, below Petersburg, and
others coming from Western Virginia
being part of Gen. Btegg's army, under
Cen. l. Iring. According 10 the author
nv of tic y ccssioLists IN Washington
General Lee designs to draw our army
under Burnside 10 tAe Rappahannock
with force OF l00,0v0 men, while
Stoncwall Jrckson is 10 cross the Sheu.
andoah and attack him IN the aank and
rear with 10000 mon whom hc now
commands IN the Shenandoah Valley.
An expedition was seut by General
Hcintxl' man on Saturday to the mouth
" the Potomac to break up several SNUG
Cling establishments whirh were Tor.
wurding stores 10 the rebels.
Large quantities OF goods and rebel
money were found aud humber Of
wealthy persons arrested and brought 10
Washington
An important Reconnaissance from
Bolivar Heights was made y,stc day by
General Grary with q large force Of
$500 infantry, surprising the rebels ot
iI,ll Town, occupying Charleston, aud
pushing on TO near Berryvillc, until The
positions Of tho rebel Generals long
street aud Hill IN the vicinity OF Front
Royal were discovered, when the party
returned To camp. Thy captured ~
prisoners and wounded several, aud
brought home 10 horses and 20 head of
cattle.
The following are extracts from Gen.
Iiallcck's letter :
lIElDQuhRTERs or TnE ArMY,l
WASHINGTON, Oct, 2S, is02.}
To T.. ~. Sidaion, SoercidryoC War;
--sn--ln reply TO the general intorro.
gativns contained IN your leit'r of yes
tcrday, have the honor to report
First-That rcquisitions for supplies
to the army under General Mcclellan
are made by his s,an officers on the
Chiefs Of Bureaus here that L., the
Quartermnsier applies by his Chief
Qunrtcrmnstcr General for commissnry
supplies by his Chef Coumisslry on
the Commss1ry General, &c. No such
rrquisit'ons have, to ny knowledge,
been made upon the Secretary Of War,
aud none upon the Gcncrnl-n Chief
SceoRd-On several occasions Gen.
Mcclellan has tclcgraphcd me that hio !
army was deficient IN certain supplies
All these kilograms were Immediately
referred 10 the heads OF bureaus with
orders TO report There has not been so
for ns | could ascertain nuy neglect or
or delay In any department of bureau
in iasu,pg all the supplies asked fur hy
Gen. Mcclellan or by the officers
of his staff. Delays have occasionally
0c,ured in E rwarding supplies by railruai
an account uf the crowded condition of
the railroad depots or Of n want Of u
sufficient number of cnrs.
Third--Snon after the battle of An
tietam, General Mcclellan was urged
10 givc me information Of his intended
movements in order that ir hu moved be-
tween the enemy aud Washington, the
rcin'orccments could DO sent from this
place, On the first of October, finding
that no proposed 10 operate irom llRrpcr's
Ferry, | urged him t1 cross the river at
'uNt Eht w fltlliNl IlNlUl-
ing to him the disadvantage OF delaying
till the Autumn rains had swollen the
Potomac, and impaired ,ho roads. On
the 9th Of October he was porcmtorly !
ordered to cross the Potomac aud give
battle TO tho enomy, or drivc him south.
| said to him "your hrmy must move now
while the roads are in good condition."
twill be observed That three weeks have
elapsed since that order was given.
Fourfh-ln my opinion there has been
no such wants of supplies in tho army
under Gen. Mcclellan ns to prevent his
compliance with my orders TO advance
upon the enemy. Had he moved his
army 10 the soath side of the Potomac
he could have received his supplies nj.
most as readily as hy remaining inactive
on the north side.
MomIE, Nov. o.
The enemy is Sbout TO mako efforts
60 open the Mississippi, The prospect
OF recognition is hurrying them up.