Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-12-03
CON. burnside Does not
HhJ ce 1.-The Army Short of
IonIIes and Means of Trans
nortati0n.


pOrfation.
oBposrrL FREDERICKSBURG,
Stafford Co, Va, Nov. 25.
..ls army is not crossing swords with
my before the ordinary course of
- o,nysvs this letter to its destination,
4 s,.oD Of the delay will be only that
IN n, has unjustIy given Gen. McCIel-
.bs reputation of slowness-the tai-
/ -l-,.,s,ps at Washington to send for
:ay bdags ,rlttoa ,chich the aTmy
4 more
| oontemporary correspondent has at
- m attach significance to the fact
Con. Burnside, more rapid than his
-,sssor, had moved his army from
-s1-on 10 fredericksburg while much
Va. destitute of clothing. He
-.3r lost sight of very evident fact
was the same army, with the same
--r,ign. which General Mcclellan
Ia rom the Potomac to Warenton.
:, Crride l. now under the same
SIR ron which Gen. Mcclellan has
r7i . much, of postponing move
n. f0n delays, necessary, in the for
,Eas Of supplies, &c, from Washing
Al impaticnce for a move as are the
.7e at home. We have been for eight
4. unable 10 do so because the pontoon
.e, ani supplies :Or men and horses
ngt been sent TO us according to
cations AMI promises Orders for
ar,' r,tions to the entire army were
i! but 4 day or two since. 1t was
s,ibIe. and Is impossible, to furnish
z The army Is short Of transporta-
z. amount OF forage exhausted is
-5ls. and thus far has not been sent
vri fast enough for present consump-
Captain Pitkin, deputy quarter
z at Belle Plain, issued yesterday
HooJ lbs, Of forage. and Lis supply
exhausted.
EIs PLAIN Is not 4 suitable place for
a. Ii l. only four miles from head
1ar,. and has the advantage of being
M than Aquia Greek, but the water
. shallow that boats can only come
v special accommodation of the tides.
Piain i beautiful plain, upon the
.h side OF Potomac Greek, surrounded
Llswhich form a >cmicircle facing the
Z, q nile distant.
Neamcrs and SchOoners lie fast in the
Il al the entrance of the creek, waiting
i the water allows them TO pass up
1. VII #. which Is built upon canal
a,,. dozen Of which lie abreast to the
We ~Na support the timbers and planks
l)ve them. Belle Plain Is covered with
--age wagons waiting for the supplies
ich cannot Ie brought from the boats
he shore.
Il i useless 10 cover the anxiety which
ID; concerning the result of the antici-
i attacks. livery d.ry of DELAY in
- the difficulty, and makes the
l'es Jl success more dubious. The
7aH,y which covers up all inforlna-
q. lie rn,my, makes the prospect all
11-e delightful. With river be-
u- nj the whole section surroun-
y an impossible line Of pickcts, the
= OF "btalning information are ex-
~-E -~aA The efforts Of spies are
-.z-.., and few are willing TO try
--l.7- - halter for the tempting
S4.ch "a successful tour among the
camps would insure them az such a
s thi,.
q TeyelftIons at tbs signal station,
= the dnc glass which is kept there
-STatIon>, are comparatively un-
'aRL New lines of earthworks are
fel daily, and the rebels are appa-
I: Making Use Of their entire strength
,s'sAt the success of our impending
72siii- Beyond a few uncertain
lille Is known of the strength of
-@'ay' ms number of guns, or his
lA \ rebel signal station was
watched Yesterday, and our own
az able to interpret to some extent,
'sa52s which they are sending.
5',9' ANYTHING important was discov-
t. = az! unable tg Stafn
-'''quarters the reported arrival OF
= a was "a being pretty generally dis
havlng left the Shenandoah
y -ll threatened SigeI, he is now re-
Oe across the river at Freder-
Like all statements at present
.-.l9 the enemy, we look upon it
'''-' suspicion OF its truthfulness.