Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-11-18
Nasihern pspeis ot The 18th have been 1,

uruisrs II regard I" the t,cirval ol itt
Young NapclcUn from tto command III Tue
army cf the Prtotoac AID The appointmen,
"f barnsite t" th&t position.
The Washington Chronicle cililal-
says that tlr nlaer relieving zen. Mcclellan
fro,u the Command Of The At,oj Of the po,
tomac "wa$ the result OF loEc afi p.ticai
consultation Gil the pat. oi our Federal
highest military :.uthol ities, and mas. tie re
galaed- as military qasstion.' ~, -''.#. 2:
The. following correspondence, how eser
Contains It l. stated, scGle III ti'., reasons why
lincoln has coucufled viii. iia mi.tsry al
viS-,s il making The >hsusa which scr regard
as the mcst Important event oi the waf:
H,ATlUAkTErs uF TaE ARMY,
WasalNGToE, Oct. 22S, lAtHH. }
Hen. 4. II. Stanton. Sscretny Of Har.
Sir: ln reply TO th. general irtrrrogSt tories
IontAlnei in sour letter al yesterday. !;sEc
to report: -...-.-
l, That TrIutsi'i"hs tni ,up!.iie. fdr 1l,e .f-
my under ti-uersl Mcclellan are G:Hde ty
Ids stan officers Oh the cEiets ~ bureaus
hsre: tsa; IS. foT qaa:te:iHa aterG' supplies,
ny bis ch:aI qusT,e, 'n%s!=:' ~, :ke 4anTtsr-
louster Seast1ii for c"G.u:s'a:P supp!,ea, b!
his chisf :u,uG;ssa,y nl the cniniui=3sty Srnt-
raj, DC. Nc p,.cL ieduisitlous havr 4es'., t;i q
knowledge, C.ade upon the >:rtretarl Al " sr,
aud nnne upon th" gsnersl-iu-Ih.ei
Z, On several oreas,nns General Mcclellan
has telesraphed to ias that Ills army wss de-
j., III, hr.E1 fol
grams were Immediately I"1erred 80 tbs ksads
If bureaus, with rrdcra IL report. |; Tss
a.r.r, aimed that, in esely instance, if,r "el'ii
sit,oi: had been inuedst,r iillst. e-scpL nfsf,
Hhere The quarte; MASTER General hai br"i
Obliged to eyna iroin phiIa,lcli i,Ei- certain ar
ticIes Of clrthiug, tents: e.. not haTiMG tuit
supply here. There has not bccs:, AS far rs l
could ssceI tain, any neglect OF '!risy; IN any
department IT buTrnn, in isslin. al supplies
=sked for Ivy Gen. McCielisu, or by the oticsTs
OF his stab. Delays have a;cas!oIsly or
CURED in forwerlus supplies by rail. on &C
cour, t.f t3;s crowded cnaii,ion II the defots
Or oil e want Of cars. bGt whichever notified
ii this agents have hien sart ouE t. remove
the difficulty. Cn.ior A.. rYCelirnr Superi1-
rsndrucr nf Gensral Ha;i.,i. think these de-
lays have been rss frequent and Of shorter
duration than - usual with freight trains
An army If the SIZE Of ihat under General
!.i.Clellsn vii, trtqueo,ly be, f'.r souio dhJs.
without Tie supplies asked foT, on account al
6rgl-ct il making tilaily reQrs',ionE, and un-
avoida.ie dslxys IN foTI.tdiDg them, and Ii
distributing i,tnI 70 the ,!ift;re biigades aDi
es,Inen,s. From all tie information l can
obtain, I a,u Of tp'nion that th6 reqrisitiors
from that army have been hlsa Tnnre proIupt-
ly, and tina: the nen, az general rule, have
.een hotter snppli"d, than our ARMIES ot+rat-
uiv il the WesL. The latter have Operated al
nuci. greater ,ieis sntes ir"in the h6u7ceS III
supply, ai.d haze i,rd far less ia"Iiiea Tor
In Ilne, believe tha: iio a,-
llies iu ;i,s world, whiia Iii ca.ap":gii, hs"e
been more promptly or better supplied than
ours.
Cd. Sinn alter ine h..t:e Of 4nti=ta Il!
tiencrSl Mcclellan wsa uTg-'i 10 give ne
of his inten':ed movements, III
order that, if he moved between the enc
my snd Washington, ieinfUicemHnts could
he s.ns from this place On the hrst Of
October, finding that b. proposed 10 operate
from Hacpsr's Ferry, urged him 10 cross
The river sC once ami give naltle 20 the enemy,
iayjat I'LL tha sDlun;. rs,Tls hnd sr1iIrn Tho
Potomac and inrii':t ti,@ rnsds. ~, tho
oth Of October ha ~. pere='rfnril: ordered
to ':crnss ,hr Pot md give hat:is ID ia"
:auInT cT DIVE !',.In South. iour aTIny
;uu5t move :.ow; vbite she roaGs arc good.
It will DO observed rat trrno wu.ks ha7e
c,a oscd circs thiA o-,i>r Was sivcn.
4th In 1ur nriuicr ,nsrs has b.=n no va2s
nf So: pies in tie army under GrosTai Nc
r!elian % to prevent hie compliance with the
oi ders IS sdvsnce a:a;,iSt tho tnealy, Had
hi isa7cd - rke solIi. sis OF tie Potomac
he coui1 have recoi-',i nIs supplies slIoosI
IS readily az hT rsI1u,,liaE inactive on the
i0I tL rid@
5tl. On Tie til ~ s'ri1h.i, III tt!agi arfi
- r-s.,;i u h.- i,leht..i InnvrlhenlE, Genar-
Il Atc, leiian -tat-t that At G"uld require
II l.A:t ihree d,ys {" "ufpiy The fiis!.
nth. aiit slxih OPS that hey r,eeded slliIes
md u,hsr indispensable articles of clothing,
Is veil as shelter tenrs. No complaint wns
mad. that ~ rcquisi:ions had not been fill
ID, and it ~ inferred from his language that
s s9as only waiting for the distribution ct
iis supplies.
On the llih ne tel-grsphed that poTtian
ot his Earplies Sent by Iail had been delayed
As Elready stated, agents ~er" immrdlste'T
lent from mere to Investigate this complaint,
md they reuortcd that everything had gone
orward IN the same date [the llth) ne
,paka OF ule;.y OF ha horses being broken
down hv fatigue. On the 18th ne comPiaiEi-
d that the rate Of a'ipPly was Only l7u
loTses PEI 7ask for rhe entire army there
md in front Ct Washington" / ln.ln:1iate-
y iiTe7trd ih= auarlarmastar general to IL
lur. int, tits matter aid re.."rt whY iaf-
,eI snI.pi7 ,ae uM furnished. '!cn. Aeigs
,srnl,nd nn the iIth tbs. ths avarsgs issue
II horses 70 Gen. Mciiellan's army In tlts
ront Of Washington Tor tho prevlona sis
S eeks rad been l,458 Pc: week, OF G. to IN
Ii. In addition that large numbers OF mules
lad been snpytird, aud that the number OF
.niinais " III Gen. McClslia:i's a arilJ- Oh tile
Jpper Porarnic saa over 81. 900. he also
tpoit=d That sc vas then sradlDE 10 thai
amy sll tue kursas ns codlt procure.
On the Ism General Mcclellan ststsd, in
'c:;ard 10 General aleigs' report that no had
illed every requlsltiou nr bt,ne ard clothing
Gen. Msige NAV baYo urdrrrl these e. t1ci:s
o IL lor~arded. tat they have une reached
,ur depots. and unless greater effort 70 in
uIc prompt transmission is made ty the de-
,artu,ent If which General hipigs is head,
bey inich. Us weli remain ~ New YORK nr
sn TAI ss ,i,'= army is 1oncatn--
d." Immediately called General hlaies'
.ttention to this apparent h:glect OF his de-
"a. tmenr. Gu tho 25.h he rsportad, as TIE
csult Of his investigation. that $4,000 pairs
# boats am shoes had been received b. the
lua rterluasier of tiensisl hicC.ellan's ar1Hi
II Hartev's Ferry, riausIick and Hagersto"n;
het 0,0Oe psirs were at Harper's Ferry de-
,ot on the llst; that 1900 more were on
heir wry, ard :, Goo n,oIe orGered. Colonel
Ins.ls, 4id-',s-camp and chiaf q0aTtersusstsr
o Gen-rai MoL.slar, iciegrEphod On ihs 18th,
The suffering for want of clothing is eSsg-
,ars:ed, think, and certainly might have