New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-21

that he my embark forthwith.
regard tho character and efficiency o. the troops under
my have to state that nearly all the force Is new
and irnp-rcly cp.ned s several Of the resments are
Is not Necessary state here Several agneuts having been
relieved from bssdes which hsve Into the field IN con-
Inanins have been selected to take their place
Two heavy ertirry regiments and Infantry regiment,
which had drilled for months in sItiery service
wtdawu from the forts on the sonn side Of ne
Potomac and have on been ableto I'll their ace win
new inlan regiments entirely unscqnanted WIN tue 1ni-s
M that arm and OF little Ia their present position
l sm rot informed to the position which Ma oi'O-n
Banks il direet,d ~ but at th time he IS q, under
land on The otnsr side of Bull Run Moanl.ns irsvns
n, command ,hs trout from Manassas Gap tsbout ~
miles hey ond Msn,ssss) to Acquia Greek
deem il my duty state that looking ct tho nnnierica
strength character Of tue force under my cou mana
in my judgment euey alaeq' to asa ye ,I' e ~,
that tbs enemy viii asei us at this point on nis oe-
based upon hope that they may be promptly ersgeo
elsewhere and learn the IuioeT anu eA-facte1 " e
have the honor to be you, Sbsden' , W,s%swonrH
Brig,dier-GeneTal and Military Governor
Hon. SECRETARY on VAR
Well Sir, | will here state thst no man DaS q
higher regard for Gen. Wadsworth than myself. l
know bin well, and esteem him biehly; but must
be permitted to say that his sodiery sm lcity ex-
ceeds belief. lis only hope of impnnity from attack
is that the enemy Will not know bis force, and Will
be speedily engaged elsewhere. by whom ana
where Not certainly by the army under McCIeI'
Ian for he had already learned that McC,el IN never
Wadsworth must answer. Que hundred and twenty
thousaDd men were lauded at Fortress Monroe, ana
sat down before Yorktown uuder Gen. DcClei'an
while the enemy at t1gt time dId not number Io,oVo
men. Instantly Gen. Mcclellan began TO telegraph
for re-eniorcements, and continued 10 telegraph 10
tine chy hs was attacked by the Rebels. Ine couu-
try has been deceived as 10 McCleiians force; liar
leen led to believe il was inatequaie. Johu luck-r
Assistant Secretary of War, prOcGret transportation
and s;erintended the shipment OF a the troops and
Reinforcement He testi-s as follows
stionW hs, Is your position under The ooVeFnmeh'
An.wor-I an Assistant SECRETARY ofWa
Objectionable you know tns a'on' the 'pors'on
sHswer-i d. Ts.tendsd 20 tic enbsrks.ioa OF those
"oae..ion-oft,, whole of theml
"Aus~er-iss Sir .
Qae-,ionCan you what number of;Toors were FIRST
"En.rcr-frio! to the slh Of April a, know from the
statement. mad, ~ To. Qu,riefms',ers who were at
t.oo,ns 10 die details. there wer. III 500 mem
"Qn.sti n-IlA before Gen frankins di'l'i'h was
Ap.w-rY.. Sir Shortly ster that Frarkiius division
az shipped; II NUMBERED 1850 About the let OF Ju-
McC ais division scot don there; consisted Oi NV
nl.n AID about the time from BALTIMORE ard Fort
Memo. thrre were ard the ia.t OF June
pa OF sniedss iysoo shipped cit not peithtenu
ma bn am infofneI there were sDout o0p Of them.
"Que,iou-iou .aperirtentet the shipment o. oil the
troop chose isorn Gen. SAis.c''' division!
"Qae'tion-Doe h comprise all shp, have been ,ent to
Gen Mcclellan since he lsud-d tn tel
Answer % rhst Il all tpsi ! kno" 'L
=. Aa.,erDye. sir Th,,msse. iso GRO men ia all
"Oupsti DO you know Of other forces ~ the d.
the Government. that could have been spared ie! ms
d ssi-t,Ecel
"oue.tor-wero there reason. why Gen. McDowef'
forces couId not be sent
for the protection OF Washing OIL "
Que.ii,n-A force too sirons FOR TIE de-
fsnse o. tni' piacei
"Ansv-f-lt was so regarded
oa-st.o-Bs.e you personal knowledge Of the state
AZ. "A q
ws,n Cen Met icsu hrst took his ARM tn.re'
"Answ.r-E,dy IN April visited the hetequhr,-rs o.
Cen Mcclellan sud ou.4 the roads total, mps -sb.e for
the trsn-porta Of grlry, sDd almost W To- sarples w.
ny arrival Al AeCieals hssdqusue' va. ilin'ed
a he .cucins his eay back 10 The fVrr because l.
wa, impossible him 10 Transport forage TO sisthE te-n
As Of the condition OF The reeds Rom sap foi"
hs he dqusfsrs "a, nysei e4shI MAS sOAs seven
This testimony 10 so important, that I have
deemed il absolutely requisite that the country
snould have II. TIE country has been deceived. IL
mas been lei to believe that the ereiary OF AT or
somebody else has iniertered wi Gen. Mcclellan .
plans. when he had an army tina, could nave
crushed any other army on the lace OF the earth
One bundled and hity-eight thousand OF the bel
troops that stood on Gods foots DOL were Sen,
down to the peninsula and placed under command Of
Gen. Mcclellan; aud Yet the whole REASONABLE
press Of the country has been bowling after tie
Secretary OF War because Of his alleged reiusai TO
eeud re-en lorce ments TO Gen. Mcclellan. As -ai1
tie other day, he mas sent every man, every saoer
every oayouet, every bore, that could be spared
from any source whatrver To ncTease that grand
army under Gen. Mcclellan in from II Ri hnon1
Wbv did be not enter Richmond We snall see
Gen. hcDowelps force WIS po' sent down, because
/, was deemed necessary 10 protect the capital ana
TIA vast accumulation Ut military stores, Alhougi
the President aud Secretary of War would have
been justified in holding the whole OF tnat io.ce
ten. Franklin's division was taken from II and
shipped to the peninsula, NJ Cen McClelan's mott
urgent solicitation, aud il bis urgent cry for re
eiiorcements tina. brought Shields DOWN to uniie
with Mcdowell and thus u1ied, those two col
umus were 10 march ugOn Richmond, and sti FUR
tn-r re-entoscs and aid Gen. NJ tClellan. As TO the
manner III which Geo. Mcclellan has been treated
by tue War Department, | will present the tesil-
mon, Of tie Qnauermas,er.Genersl. Gen. III. L.
Meigs testiie- ~ follows among other nings:
"Qucsor-Will you give n you have 10 objection. an
MeC Ian before the late baiil near II, nuloud!
'An.~ef- So .,all have also 20 give me grounds
my opinion. We called upou to provide por'sli"n
f1r hundred aud ten ihousad eh VIA mel s
efy nor, baggage proyi-on. &c au informed by HiE
Tuci- Ass.tAo SECRETARY - Wal WHO nr9iaed the most
Of ,oso a. the ht star s Tact he ius9e
m =, innate r, ater they sailed by which appeared that
s,out I'd "shy three thousand men hinA
buudftd sud seyrnteen th"usind horses eighteen IN
oil wagons add prtyiOtt batter 80 OF aneF> had been
shipped for the Ieniua.a d" 30. und'f'tand that Faa
Ia. division iBcried 10 that rrumefaton since shrn
Fnnkirs division, ~hct must have been ten or Twelve
.tlong aud cCa div zion NEARLY eleven thousand
roug hry. b, ru there. Certain troop, have
b,sn obtained ifom Fortress MONO. aud NonoS eeius
dued troops and replaced 10y ncwer ones from mere, BAL
rof- and -lscwu he number OF those could hardy
ru,.. IT. .loui suppose they abou, eight or ten
houssud aud sDoui eleven thousand men nec these
In. battles have sent from A.eAsudfa, they were
mi OF Shields division aud reeuts that teAen
iom here. e.tustcd roughly thai that ould make
of about hundred and s1ty thousand men o hfs
I, ,n. transported TO L- ruinsulA. We have sent
WAGONS siura considerable an oer and Gene al Van Wet
mo- wa. here dan aud ahei quari.ruastrr o
IN. e that there ABOUT tnfee thousand
WAGONS nov A. camp Al hnFisons foiut We have sent
tom tlne time replace those that died
v,- broken dow and killed
Qu..ion-iiayc you Dad tie means OF knowing whether
h, tioyrran-i has mad power to scnd more
ofcrmru, Goa AcCeIaa ;Lan has shee hi' iand on
the P.Iusuul -, =.
Au,w.f do not th,k the Govern nert could have safely
.er from auy troop, within rs reach here Considerable
10 MED .ean nryoad hat has already
-, tow nuudr ed neu, less would amount
Lothng The osy way appeas TO me- Ia "mch Tue Gov
Iav. n h-t u