Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-12
Especial Correspondence q Ire Chicago TINES
From Warrington.


FArLURE OF TuE ADMINISTRATIONS To SUPPoRT
Burnside PRoPERLY-THE REsULT OF Thar
FMLURE WILL nv THE ABANDoNxrSr on THK
MARCH TO RIcHNoND-How GES. HAILEcK
CAUSED The FAILuRE on rHE PENINSULA CAM
PAIeS-TnERE WERE PLENTY OF TRooPs IL I
July TO REINFORCE GENERAL MCCLELLAN. &c. /
&c, &c.
WASHINGTON, December o.
During the last two DAYS no news, good or Dad,
has been received from Burnsides army. This
silence, taken in connection with the departure OF
Banks expedition from New York and Fortress
Monroe, may mean something; or it may signify
that Burnside has commenced A new movement
in an unexpected direction; or il may imply that
the Whole project of marching agairlst Richmond
this winter has been abandoned, and that the
army Is going into winter quarters On one point
YOU may rely march across the country from
Fredericksburg TO Richmond Is an utter impOssi-
bility; ana il the Administration now. at the
eleventh hour, Is convinced of that fact, il only
shows that il has taken them month to find out
what demonstrated a month ago Ii the march
to Richmond by WY of Fredericksburg shall be
abandoned, the Government will say that il was
after all, only feint But they cannot and shall
not get off that easily | have the facts to prove
that Halleck and Stanton both intended the
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GordOnsvie and Culpepper and, second, when
Burnside succeeded Mcclellan, by way of Fred
ercksburg.
All the arrangements made by the War De
partment and Gen Meigs looked to an overland
march from Fredericksburg, and to no other
route. The pontoon bridges were provided for
crossing the Rappahanock at that point. and
the President in answer TO Burnsides anxious
inquiries made on the 9th OF 10Th of November.
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mouth on the 18th, and pledged his word 10 that
effect. He failed to fulfill that pledge: and tins
failure, aud the failure of the War Department
and tie Quariermaster Department to furnish
other articles equally necessary, caused the
delay of near three weeks. and this delay has
caused the failure OF the whole campaign. The
failure is shameful aud diSsraceful TO all
concerned, particularly 10 the President who per.
mlts the war to be conducted by politicians and
lawyers and not by soldiers; and TO Gen. Hal
leck, who, by his early education. ought To he a
better General than this has proved him to be
OF H9lleck, however. it may be said that his
whole career, since he was called TO the chief
command, has destroyed what little reputation as
General he had before acquired. while his recent
report proves him TO be destitute of those finer
feelings and that chivalrous generosity which
have always been the characteristics OF great Cap
tilils In writing that report he entirely forgot
Francisco bar. addressing California jury, and
engaged in the defense of an officer through
whose neglect first, and mismanagement after
wards, the Peninsula Campaign became failure
and the Capital eudan.ered-that officer being
himself Speaking thus rs a LAWYER, he did right
10 make out the best case he could for himself
But how contemplate will it appear in hi-tory,
that the Genera-in Chief should so FAR forget his
position rs to attempt to sacrifice Mcclellan, in
order to save himself from oboquyi
The attempt, however, will fail. Justice shall
be done to NJ Clellan The eloquent advocate
only mentioned the facts which he deemed favor
able to his side he adrOitly kept out OF sight
other facts, which, If known, would be damaging
to his cause Those facts will now produce |
Will first call a few witnesses, and the answers
which put in their mouths are the only answers
which they could truthluly make to the ques.
tons | put to them. As Mr.. Pope, sometimes
called Gen. Pope, is now here giving his testi-
mony, will call him first
QuEsroS-Yo on were, believe, "a Major Gene
RAJ commanding one of the divisions in General
Hallecks army at the time he was beseging
Corlnth, IN May last State what you know of
the Union and rebel ferces there and the strength
OF the rebel position?
ANSWER Gen Hallecks forces before Cor
NTH amounted TO 49, 900 or 100 900 troops The
army was divided into tour corps; the corps com.
Thomas The division commanders we're Geus
Wallace, W. q. Sherman, l. W. Sherman, Me
Keen, Crttenden, Nelson, Hamilton, Payne
Stan,y, Granger, Wood Davis aud Hurlbut. We
had abundance of heavy artillery and plenty of
cavalry. The rebels. under Beauregard, had
between 80 900 aud 100000 troops Among the
Generals were Van Dorm, Polk, Bragg, Lowell ;.
Price and Crittcnden
Between Us aud the rebel position there was an
mn.
defended 10y great number of the strongest kind
of forts Halleck asked me and the other Gene
rails how Corntb could tie taken, stating that he
thought we should have To take it by regular
siege approaches | aud the other Generals
concurred, ami so We dug three parallels By the
time we got the last done il was the 2Sth
OF May. when, seeing 40 sign Of the rebels or
their works, we advanced to COrinth and found
it evacuated
Q-What. you don't mean to say the rebels
had all left? Where did they 20?
A-Ab0ut 30 000 OF them retreated south
wari toward Ballxin AMI Bonneville. and
thence 10 the interior of Mississippi ! pursued
them with my corps lew miles, took few
prisoners and picked M a few muskets, and
then returned and reoned General Halleck at
Cornth
Q-The statement was made that Won cap
,ured II, 100 prisoners and l5,G 600 stand of arms
Is that correct!
A-Not much. intended to do So
and. believing that | would succeed. tele.
graphed to my friend Stanton that | had done
so. Had it not been for circumstances beyond
my c"nrol-
Counse!-There, that viii do, Mr. Pope You
cln 60 down nov. We will now ell Mr Pierre
Toutant Beiureyard. supposed 10 be a General
in the Confederate army. Nh Pierre Tourant,
what bec,me Of the Confederate troops which
YOU hld NJ Corinth in My lst2
A.-Between the lOih ard 2Sih Of Nav 90,
00j OF them transferred TO Richmond and
on the day last named the remainder marched
south into Mississippi
GLOW came YOU to send troops from the
West TO Richmondl
1t WAS done in pursuance of the decision
OF Il council of war held at Richmond early in
May. which was summoned to attend IL was
feared that otherwise Mcclellan who was then
at Williamsburg, wonld take Richmond.
Q-Dd those 60 900 men, which you sent, save
Richmond from capture?
A-Ihey certainly contributed materially to
that result. They swelled the numbers OF the
Confederate troops to extent that enabled our
Generals u mike such mOVen ents as rendered il
necessary for McClel-n 10 retreat ircm within
six miles Of Richmond TO the james river
Thus then, il i evident that Il was owing to
Gen. Halleck that IN Sc 90 900 Corinthian troops
reached Richmond and foiled Gen. Mcclellan.
But why was il that in June or July. Hailecks
troops were not likewise transferred from COriuth
to the Peninsuag The probability is that the