The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-11-11
n DON Dispatches
FROM NEW YORK

NV YoEK, Nov "a long letter ir.sn
Gen. Halleck 70 Secretary Stanton IN refer
cnce 20 the want al supplies Sc Tor The ar
nv. shows that nearly all the fc1uisitiols
had been answered by the Quaiterm.siefs
Department. but delays in transportation
prevented their arrival 70 the army depots.-
4 dispatch from Mcclellan 10 Meigs e1h0a-
crates the iAtier from blame. and SAYS the
idea ] have tried 70 convey. Wa that certain
portions q tie command were without
clothes. and the army could not move iili
supplied
INV YorK. Nov. lO.-The Tribune prints
the report OF the Harper's Ferry Military
Commission, and gives the follow afg -ynopsis
Of the facts elected editofisliy. &c mate
rial facts are a. foliOws:
Co Miles VAS in command &c iarper's
Ferry Gen. White was presel IRON Sept.
l2lh ell the surrender. but dit TOT assume
command Colonel Ford tool e9mmand OF
MARYLAND Heights on Sept. General
Mcclellan lett Washington for Rockville on
Sept. eth. most Of his torce having preceded
him The enemy attacked Maryland Heights
90 the morning o. Sept. 18th. The l26th
New York broke AID fed dissracelully, and
the breastwork OF the Heights MS To-; -
Col. Miles Vas Oh Maryland Heights that
evening for some time consulting 18th Col
Ford. lie left between II ard II O'Clock,
without directly ordering Col Ford 10 cvac
uate the Heights, but with Instructions -
spike his guas IL compelled a. abandon
About O'Clock Col. Ford abandoned the
Hei hts Gle caeiny did not occupy them.
and the next day Col Utassy sent over fonr
companies. who brought away icur guns ard
wagon load of ammunition After the
evacuation Of Maryland Heights Col. Miles
sent word 10 Mcclellan, then az Frederick
City. that unless reinforced he could not hold
out s. hours Mcclellan thcreupOn die
patched n messenger to Gen. Franklin, who
was then engaged with tie enemy at Cramp-
tons Gap. and wholly unable 10 give tho
needed assistance IN time. Mcclellan ap-
pears To have made no othes effort TO relieve
tho place. he enemy attacked Harper's
Ferry on the morning Of the 18th, az :
o'clock. The surrender was agreed on. Col.
Nile representing . the brigade commad-
err, whom be consulted. that his ammuni-
ton WAS nearly exhausted. and thcs concur-
Ell 90 his discretion % surrender
The Commission acquii Gen. " hite. Col I
DJtassv and Col Trimble OF alt blame for /
tho surrender. aua praise the capacity % the /
iormer They find that Col Ford Was given /
by CO.. Miles discretionary power TO abandon I
Maryland Heights. bg; that the exercise OF .
hi. discretion VAS premature. aud that he /
Conducted the defence with 10 ability. and +
hat his exhibition OF lack OF capacity dis
qualities him for command Col. Miles j.
Convicted Of iucapacity ard criminal neglect
specially in neglectiag 10 louify and hold
Maryland Heights. The key Of the position
nd Tho evidence stated ia the report cou-
orning his course with the rebels il such a.
. raise the strongest suspicious OF treRchery.
Also General Wool il gravely censured for
ascing 10 incapable an officer a. Col Miles
Il command
Concerning Mcclellan the evidence al
uced ~ the report aLa the opinion expressed
~ tho Commission are most direct and dam
ging Tho Gcnsrslin Chief testifes that
General Mcclellan. after receiving orders 10
rive the esemy from Maryland. marched on
n average only si4 miles day in pursuit.
nd that ,n his opinion he both could and
hould have relieved and protected Harper
cry.
In this opinion the Commission fully con
ur