New-York daily tribune., 1862-11-10
i0Gicial Z oirespondspee !

M. T. NJ SrssTo., >ee'efryV Of BSy.
SIR: 10 reply 60 the general inierrogatoiies con.
taned in your letter Of Yesterday have % report:
l. Thai acquisitions for supplies to the army under
Geu. Mcclellan are made by his saif officers on lie
Chiefs Of Bureaus here; that is for Quarerosster-
,nrlhes, by Mischief Quarterrnaaer on tire Quarter
master -GeDcrsl for Commissary supplies. by bic
Chief COmnissary ON Toe COminirsary- General. &c.
No snch roquisillons have been TO NV know ledge
made upon lie Secretary OF War, and nase upon the
General.in- Chief.
. On several occasions Gen. Mcclellan las tele-
traghed 10 me that his Armv deficient IN certain
t0pphes. All these kilograms were Immediately
referred the Heads ofBlreaus with orders 10 report
j. was ascer,aned that m every instance tho fcqui.
,u0ns had been Immediately filled, except one.
NLeue the OuarternlsfeY. General mad been Obliged
70 send from Philadelphia certain articles of clothing
ieuis. &C.. DO; having q fan supply here. There
hss n0t been, far 1 could aecsitan sny DeL eC
delay in any Department or Bn,eau, in Issuing al
supplies asked for BY Gen. Mcclellan or by the
officers OF bis .tsH. Delays have occasionally o.
cured in forwarding supplies by rail, account Of
the crowded condition OF the del Ots or Of want u
care; bu. whenever notified Of this, agents have
been sent ont 10 remove the difficulty. Uhder The
excellent supeyiutsnd,Ice Of Gen. IIaupt. think
the DELAYS have been lers frequent and OF shorter
dar tioa Ian j. usual ~ith freight trains. An army
Of the size Of that under Gen. Mcclellan will fire.
ggently be for days without the supplies asked
on account Of ueglect in making timely rcqustions
snd Unavoidable delays in Forwarding them, and IN
ds,ributing them 20 tho niae3ont brigades and
regiments.
From all the information I csn obtain, an Of
opinion that the ioquilt0Ds from that army have
been filed more promptly, AID that the men, ai
general rule have been better supplied than our
irlies opeIatng in the West. The latter have
Creraed al much greater distances from the soatcss
Of supply and lave had far less facilities for trans
Foushon. In fine. believe 20 armies In ihe world
while in campaign, have beap moro promptly or
better supplied tlau ougs.
g. Soon after the battle Of Antietan, Gen. Nc
Cellan was urged 10 give ine information Of his
Intended movements, Ia order that IL ne moved be-
tween the enemy and Washington, reenioio eGeats
could be sent from ills place. On the fret OF Octo
ber finding that rs plrpoaOd 70 operate from Ear-
psrsFelfy, urged him 70 cross tho river at once
tld giye battle 10 The enemy, pointing out to him
lhe di advantages u delaying al the Autumn rains
lsd swollen the Potomac and impaired the roads.
pH the oh Of October, 90 was pereinptonly ordered
v cioss tie Potomac, and give battle 20 the enemy
While the roads good" II will DO ODssIYcd that
tles week, have elapted since this order given.
4. IN nay opinion there has been no suoh want OF
Npplet IA the array under G5n. Mcclellan e. ~
Fs!eLt ms oomplisce viii the Gders TO advance
y lltt lhe enemy. Had he moved % the south SIDE
lao Pc'oaiae, he eOnid have reserved his suppl -
horb.
q On the 1th Of October in te't erau in regaii
ma intended movements, Gen. Mcclellan stated
msi Z would require at least three days 10 supply
'se Fnst, Filth and Sxtb Corpe, that they needed
soe and other indispensable articles ot clothing as
vel ~ shelter tents. NO complaint was Ingte .hst
ehy regulations bsd not been filed and il sas in
isised from bio language that hs was only waiting
i'r The clsiTibutiOn Of lis suppies On TOO lih bs
'e.e3raPhed that portion of hiB srDpies .eut by
nj had been delayed. y
,As.aiready stated, agents We're immedate,y sent
iiom he-e 10 investigate this oompaiut and tGsv
''sloi'ed That everything had gone forward. on
,'e anne date ltbe litI) be spoke Of many Of bis
SS.ises beirg broken down by iatigue. ON ihe I9th
'ein Yailed thas tle fGte Of supply was only $50
sw. per week fsr The entire army there snd in
1oM n oI Washington" Immediately directed tho
Sl1feinastei-Generalt 70 inquire into this rnaiter
G. ',Poi' why larger supply was not Turns she'd.
s'r MslBs reported On tie nth, that the average
a.os oi horeo. 10 Gen. NcClellaus army in the
go and in front Of Washington for the previous
esss hsi been ,159 per week. or e,7ji in all.
''ssa'nop, ihsi lsrse numbers u mules had been