The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-14
LATE NEWS.
WASHINGTON, Now 10.--The following
is an extract from General HALLEcK's
letter 60 Secretary STAFToEt f4rt.

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HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,)
Washington, Oct %, 1862. (
10 he Lion. t. M. Stanton, Secretary of Var.
SIR In reply to the general interroga-
tiOns contained in your letter of yester-
day, / have the honor TO report. Pt
First-That acquisitions for supplies
for the army under General Mcclellan
are made by his staff officers on the chiefs
of bureaus here--that is, the QuarteImas-
ter applies by his Chief Quartermaster
on the Quartermaster-G General for com
missary supplies, by his Chief Commits
sary General. &c. No such acquisitions
have, to my knowledge, been made upon
the Secretary of War.
Second--On several occasions General
Mcclellan has telegraphed me that his
army was deficient in certain supplies.
All these kilograms were Immediately re-
ferred to the heads of bureaus, with or
ders to report There has not been, so
far as | could ascertain, any neglect or
delay in any depai tment or bureau, in
issuing all the supplies asked for by
General Mcclellan or by the officers of
his staff. Delays have occurred in for
warding supplies by railroad, on account
of the crowded condition of the railroad
depots, or a want of 4 sufficient number
of cars.
Third--SOon after the battle of Antie-
tam, General Mcclellan was ordered to
give me information Of his intended
movements, in order that if he moved
between the enemy and Washington the
achievements could be sent from this
place. On the 1st of October, finding
\ that he proposed 10 operate from Haper's
Ferry, urged him to cross the river at
once and give battle to the enemy, point
ing out TO him the disadvantages. of
delaying till the autumn rains had
swollen the Potomac and impaired the
roads. On the 9th of October he was
peremptOrily ordered to cross the Poto-
mac and give battle 10 the enemy or
drive him South. / said to him, yol must
n3ove a0,g ,olile The roads are in good condi-
ton. II viii be oJSeyUed that three s0eeks haze
elapsed since that o, der t0aS qiUen.
Fourth. In my opinion there has been
no such want of supplies in the army
under General Mcclellan as to prevent
his compliance with my orders to adj
vance upon the enemy. Had he moved
his army to the South side of the Poto-
mac he could have received his supplies
almost as readily as by remaining in
active on the North side.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10--Nothing has
yet been received, either at the Navy
Department or from passengers from
Norfolk day, confirming the reported
capture of 5000 rebels at Plymouth,
North Carolina, by General Foster.
1t is ascertained that the assignment
of General Burnside to the command of
the army Of the Potomac without limi-
tation, hence the reports that any other
General will take the position recently
held by Mcclellan are not we'll founded.
This is at least the present state of affairs.
All the statements alleging that there
is a disaffection in the army in cOnse-
quence of charge in the command of
the army of the Potomac are pronounced,
by those who have the best means of
knowing, TO be without foundation.
There is nothing in the latest foreign
intelligence to lead to an apprehension
of trouble between the United States
and foreign powers in American affairs,
unless it be from the spectators in fit-
ting out priyateers TO prey upon Ameri-
can commerce.
MOBILE, Nov. 6.--Advices from Holly
Springs state that the enemy has advance
ed in force TO Lagrange, Tenn, and are
e advancing on the place. Colonel Sack
+ sons cavalry has had skirmish at La
4 grange.
4 CHARLESTON, Nov. 6.-Gen. Beaure-
; gard has ordered non -combatants tC
leave Charleston with their movable
property. He has also ordered all the
n slaves to be removed. This is done il
n order TO avoid embarrassment and delay
in case sudden necessity should arise
for the removal of the entire population.
New York, Nov. 10-The recently.
= reported challenge of Cassius NJ, Clay tC
ID. @. Birdsall proves a hoax.
The Vanderbilt goes tonight in searcl
of the Alabama.
5 The following are extracts from thu
n Richmond papers
q The Richmond Wing, Of the 9Th inst.
speaking of the recent Northern elections
says that they show plainly that ia,
e tide sets all one way, and that agains
Abraham Lincoln and his rampant war,
party. If the electioneering ssse rtioni
and appeals of this party could be crsdi'
ted, this success of the Democrats is al.
a most equal TO declaration of peace, bu
q they are not TO be credited, and we arr
g not permitted to take that comfort TO Gus
: bosom. We have reason TO hope, though
vi that NTH nopanoraNto nnvo..,s, q.
. Republican Administration, they will
: regard each other with doubt, but thai
y 10 morrow they will be cutting each