Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-07
A simultaneous auack.

The Washington correspondent OF the Cincin-
natl Enquirer, under date of the d inst, thus
details the grand advance movement OF the Fed
era army:
The Commander-in Chief has determined on
Simultaneous attack, and Is so drawing the cords
By distributing the troops making ,dy the
pOrtaton. supplies, &c. that grand forward
movement OF 435 900 men will march sinulta-
neously. r.e immense column extending from the
Potomac through Virginia and Kentucky to the
Mississippi The army on the Potomac are now
ready for that movement; Gen. Banks. near Win
chester, il also ready. Gems Rosecrans. Buell.
and Halleck are not yet ready. Com. Foote Is
not ready. The utmost diligence and industry
are being exerted to have complete preparation.
Rosecrans will be ready BY the Doth; Buell by the
18th and Haleck and Foote by the 25th. The
Burnside expedition leaves in about ten days on a
mission that must necessarily be highly success
ful;'while fleet of boats will come up the Poto-
mae, Mcclellan will advance steadily on Manas
sas. BANKS and Rosecrans will take the enemy in
their rear; Cox will strike out toward Lewisburg;
Garfield will move toward Cumberland Gap;
Buell. with his four divisions, toward Nash
vile; Halleck Wallace, Grant, Foote aud
others toward Memphis overland. and down the
Mississippi river, and the forces at Fortress Mon.
roe and Beaufort will move inland 10 take the en-
envy in their rear. Gen. Mcclellan will not move
forward" until he IS relGy, 50 that sudden and
triumphant victory may be the browning result of
his patience and preparation. The Young Gen
eral. although now confined to his bed by sc
we're attack of typhoid fever, which has been
more severe than has vet been stated, announced
10 one of his staff oH Tuesday last. that if left
alone to carry out his own plans, and in accord
anee with has own judgment. the rebellion would
lie crushed in sixty days after New Years The
tla a
Abolition press, charging him with want OF activ
ity and unnecessary quietude on the Potomac.
lack OF military capacity. &c., &c. unheeded
10y the young Napoleon but when advised by the
Executive or Cabinet that the public are camor-
ing for an advance. the General replies. "Fortu
nately, they are not all Major Generals. e,ch su-
perior IN rank they know not what they say"
Gen Scott the hero OF all military cheftains ;,
j. still the guardian spirit OF young General
Mcclellan The suggestions of Old Lundy 5
Lane words of gold to the youthful com
mander. who il simply carrying cut the plans de
vised long since by his veteran predecessor.
Each are allied o. another with the confidence
and affection Of father ana son, the former ad
monishing and the latter respectful and obelient.
General McCiellan's health will probably be re
stored within two weeks, 80 that he may again en-
ter the saddle and lead his Potomac division into
action. Gen Scott will then be in Washington.
Dy courtesy exercising geaerai supervision OF the
immense conflict which in day will extend its
bloody folds over ole third of our country.
The rumor that General Hsleck to take
command on the Potomac based on the prob
ability that McCiellan's illness would unfit him
for field duty for weeks to come. His physicians,
however, are confident that speedy GONZALES
cence is certain. So that the country have rea
son TO rejoice that they not To lose the inval-
liable services of the General 10y death other
wise, but indulge in the fond hope that he will Yet
be spared to the country in restoring the Union to
its former high position among the nations of the
earth.