The New York herald., 1862-11-10
THE REPORT FROM HEADQUARTERS.


THE REPORT FROM HEADQUARTERS.
HEADQUARTERS OF ARMY P0roxAc,
SALEM, Va Nov s-12 O'Clock, Noon.
Ne order relieving Mnjor General Mcclellan rrcm the
o. nmand Of the Army the Potomac was received At
sadquartsrs O'Clock last night II entirely
espected 70 ALL and therefore every taken By
surprise.
On its receipt the con mand Immediately turned
over to General Burnside. General Mcclellan and his
ssan VIII leave tomorrow for Trenton where he s or
oered 70 report. The order delivered 10 him By
General Buckingham in pcrson.
The Official act OF General Mcclellan was tho issu
1 os an address his soldiers, informing them, in
ssw words that the command had devolved on General
Burnside, and taking anectonate leave Of them.
IN. REPORT PROM WASHINGTON.
WAYuse,o-, Nov ., 1852
General MeCle..aa has sesn superseded, and General
Burnside appointed IN hs place.
The Latter positively refused 10 take command after
Pope Defeat and recommended the sppin,msnt Of nc.
Ceiian.
A. Genera, Hosser Is 20 sxs the neid, IL 10 supposed
Shas ne s TO take burnside place lsss commander Of
sDyys d'srwee
was known h.rs thai trs radv ais had bcased that
Mcclellan was TO be removed nn 'iatey after The New
York election.
Great sxcitemsss prevAnsd In city tonight in Geo
sequence n the report that General M Can had been
superseded.
What 10 tho cause n this sudden movement wo sup
pose all the facts will soon be made public. Military
reasons are assigned ths CHANGE and, part Il the
hscry, letter from General Haeck TO Secretary Stan
hsigs are published -
GENERAL HALLKCK TO rHR SECRETARY OF WAR.
HEADQUARTERS OF ARxY,l
WASHINGTON, Oct. ~, 1862 !
Bon. r. STANTON. Secretary Of War =
sRn reply 70 the general nterrogstores contained In
your letter Of yesterday, have 70 report =
Iira-That requisons for supplies TO the army under
General Mcclellan made by his stan ocers on the
sh,es Of bureaus herethat 49, for quartermasters sup
plies by his chic auar,ermaster the oartermaster
General comnissary supplies BY his chief commissay
On the Commissary General, &C. No such reluisons
have been my knowledge made upon the Secretary Of
War. and none upon the Geaeral-in Chief
Secoad-On several occasions General Mcclellan has
,slssrarhed to mo that An army deficient
supplies. All these sesgrans fnmsdasely referred
TO sAs heads u bureaus, with orders to report.
Wa ascertAined that In every instance the requisi
ucss bad been immediately Oiled, sxcept one whore the
o srtsr master General had been obliged ssnd from
PhiadelphA certain arcics Of clothing cns, &C, nos
having full supply here There has not been so far IS
osuld ascertain any neglect or Dolly In any department
q sau issuing supplies oak d fer by General Nc
fasan Or BY the officers Of his stao Delays have
sscnally occurred in forwarding supplies by ral on &C
count Of shs crowded condition OF the dso or of want
Of ears but whenever notified Of the asats have besn
sent out 70 remove shs dfosl,y Under tho excellent
supensndess. CT Isnsra Haups, thiak lhess delays
have bsca sss frequent aud o. shorter dursti,n
than usual with frs KIT trains. An army of the szs
oe that under Gen. Mcclellan viii frequently bs fer some
d.ys without the supplies asked for, on account Y
neglect In making timely requsi,ions and unavoidable
delays In forwarding them snd in distributing them 10
ere different brigades and regiments. From al, the
Information obtain, am Of opinion that the requs
icns from thai army havo been Allied more promptly
ssd that the men, general rule, have been better
supplied than our armes operating IN the wsst The
latter have operated st much greater sancee from The
Of supply, and have bad FAR lees facilities Of
transportation. In Gne believe that IA the
world, while IN campagn have been more promptly or
better supplied than ours.
7Ard--socn sfsar the bsuo Of Aniietam General
Mcclellan was urged W sivo NO Information az bis
intended movements, tn osser thlt, If ne moved be.
.wcen the enemy and wsshinston, rsiuforcenents
could be seus fran tsis place IN tho lat of October
Andlng that be rarpsred to operate from Harpers
Ferry, crgcd htn " tba river 90 once and
give battle 10 the enesay pointing cat 10 him the dis
advsntascs OF dayisg tAl tine ausuizn rains had swollen
che Potomac and impaired tho roads. On the OH or
October hc pcrcmptoruy riered 20 "cross the 70
scmac Ind give battle 70 ihs snsmy drive him south
Your sur,y must move waits tho xosds are rood
Il win be observed that three woels navo elapsed since
Shig osder Sas given,
yoxrtaru my opinion there has been no a1ch want OF
sspI les in e army under General Mcclellan ss 10 pre-
vent bis epiA,ce with the orders 70 advance against
the enemy Had he moved TO the south side Of ths Po
souao lie could have received hs supplies almost ~
readily % by remaining inactive on the uorlh.
Ysp--0n the Tth Of October, 'ns telegram In regard
% bis Intended tDcvsmsnts General Mcclellan stated that
would require least throo isys 20 supply Firrt
tiaS sr1 sixth eorps. aa, pey ncedod sloos