, 1862-12-03

,azzrdons than to retire to Fort Monroe.
4ou will remember that Yorktown ia two of
|brec miles further from Richmond than Freder~
ckebure is. Besides the latter is between Rich
noud end Washington and covers Washington
[1om any attack by the enemy. The political ef'
feet Of the withdrawal may at fret be unfaSoraolc
but think the public are beginning to understand
itr necessity and that they will have more conf
dence In united army than the separate ffass- ]
ments. .-..
Dnt Won Will reply, why not reinforce here, 60
that can etrike Richmond from my position 10 !
ia 1tis xou said at our interview, that sou re1nr-
cd TO- Geo troops. told you 1t was tmpos-
ei1;le to give YOU go many. Toa hnaly thonght you
would have some chance Of sncceas With 2o.5A'
Int you afterwards teleg1aphed that you woaiu re-
oujse S5pCO, as the enemy was being largely feln-
forced, il your estimate of the enemy's strength
was correct, your requIsitiou was perfectly reas-
onable: but it was utterly impossible to fill it un-
til new troops could be enlisted and organized,
which would require several weeks.
To keep your army in its present pos1taon onIA
it could be reinforced, would alrnost destroy It, In
that climate, the months Of August and September
e.e amoat fatal to Whites Oh that part OF the James
River, and even after you got the reinforcemeata
asked for, 5oa admitted that sou must reduce Fort
Darling snd the 1iyer batteries bcfoze you could
advance on Richmond.
1fis sby no means certain that the reduction Of tie
Notifications would not require as much as those
| at Yorktown, this delay might not only be fatal
TO The health of your army but in the meantime
! Gen Pope'E forces would be exposed to the heavy
| Llows of the enemy without tho flighest hope Of
| assistance from yoE.
| In 1epa7d to the demo1alizfng effect Of with
I drawal from the Peninsula to the Rappahannock-
| Iuust remark, that 3 large number OF your high
| Get officers: indeed majority OF those "hoze
opluiors have been reported to me, are decidedly
in favor Of the movement. Even several ot tAoSa
who originally advocated the line Of tns renln-
| sr!a, low advise its eoaDdonmenr.
have aot inquired, and Go not deslze to know
by w1c=e advice, or fer what Eeasons The army OF
; ;ae Potomac was eopatsted into two parts, with
: the enemy between them. must take things IS
find them. I find the forces disided, ard wiah
10 urite tle1n. The only feasible plan has been
: | presented for doing this.
II you or any one else bad presented better
clc, certainly tn0u1i have adopted Il: Dill all o1
,o1r plans require reirtoscsmcnra, Taca 1t i I'M
possitlc to give you. Il is very easy to ask 1oi
achievements, but It is nos 60 casj TO give them
vl,s., Won have no disposition Of troops Ut you1
| command.
/ lave written veryplai1ly, as understand ths
Gaze, AMI I hope you will give me credit fos ha7
L irE considered the r2attcr, although may his
81 arrived at different conclusions hom your oTn.
IL Very respectfully, your obedient serTant,
"a (signc11 H. W. AAthEeA,
e. General-in Chief.
- Gen Halleck states that about this time L
IN received news Of heavy rebel force prepal
he ing to attack Pope, and menace the capita
x He thereupon sent urgent messages to IL
lc- Clellar, but still tie evacuation OF Harrison
&c Landing nas not commenced till eleven da.
~ after. ......-.
lu- WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 1862.
Gen. Helleck, the Commander-lu-Ch Chief,
~ his report 10 the Secretary Of War, states II
~ ~ he stsrted On the 24eh Of July to visit t
49, arnv Of the Potomac, to ascertain the
ng. yss possibility Of an advance upun Ri:
Ills mopd from narrison's Landing, and It not
'ats form some plan o. uniting the armies " u
I'd Pope and Gen. Mcclellan, who was Of
ich- o1inion that it would require $4,000 sdditlo
troops to 20 on. Hallcck replied tllat to
alea could not be cent more than 10000. G
lhs Mcclellan asked to consider the matter
,cr;. morning, when he agreed to 60 on with T
~ number. On Gen. Ha1lecl's arrival home,
be received dispatch that at L
only $1,000 troops would be reqni1
our~ The report states that such relnforee1nf
'oats could not be sent Without leaving Wash
ftaln ton aud Baltimore almost defsnseless, ans
nsue order tor the withdrawal Of the army OF
the 49, - a,a.,.+ "a q ,,-e7,
that Ioton.ae "'A' .:..a.. ea. 49, -a.,,vs
our order hsS1hg oeen siseu ioi w -slosA
res tue sleh' anu .'AIspo. - - e9s ,1ot
L The Piled a ptoiese WIS ieau tro1n W.. 49,
toat IAN On 'he 'tn' anu eue otue. "a7 o'
N r. torce 1or eiesen oss ~ 1s - a.,
On 1ne 1st oiaeis "e.s S. ~ s>.:s ~,
int to e'oe 10 en'os'A -. "a "a m ,,;n1;t of th
e, not .aaa5 boa tne army of tho Pott
Wash l. 10 aousu' AaHs 49, asr,;ar +ho rs,,n1
ans Of Ai'iseu ~" 49,, s.e;,r- sof;,,+ed e,a no,
lct de- sons9 1Aso - ,sa. - oa,,+,, ,Fo,,,tai
aesl1oseu' -uo to77s -,a,'.',ss c-ncc 49,
nes's Ahl'eu 10 - p.a.:", ~ .o.,1 ~ ~ -.
s = a,sw co. anu 10 4..s+ ~ s~rov rastsa ~
Ints Of 'epotI se>s 70 49, po.on,.c ncar sharns
aban not'u ~ ea,+a,,,,er tn ,he a7th
r. a tober, ard says that the long lnactlslt5
's''n 1,,o,. m army in :he face OF defeated 70
ars n3e 49, ,s,eo,, FIR ran,a marches and
III else ual1nE w. .zoe :, 1,,ttcr of t,r.at
:hston' oious es'
'-'A' '1S f -a-;or. of Tho movements before
Aie'4e" " oAo ~ ~ esra 49, -,,r+
t;na l's1on 80 - - 80 orderad f.
A1u5 ,,sss y. . aaa +,,t Can Cox ~
motives ssaa =, oor,o bv mi, via Washington
nent Of oessu ~ 1u1l +ha r,a;n oortio1
life. nesss'" , L Es'1--' "'''N ~ -
'o!es ,, o.aor ~, +hc 9th IN Ge
th fad osn' w n,,aton- s+ation next M
ny pow lsa' ~ oe Ss g.. s.an,a ,,npxn1s;ned
utmoss Ine iepo. a.. 49, ~ oo,on1v With fh;s ord
an,coa 80, - 1o,t1A "-a --.a ~ in Tho hatt1,
3;nes, @ ~ @ ana ns s eo.;s =, mh;oh G+n Pone cain.
~ that I ~*tA alo 11sn' -. .,o hat+1as uo-a
e sought grouno' u'hoasA '1S ~''s@
5ter from elslse- -.:-so..or,o,,+s finn,
VI the te1nlo1celn1n's Aen. 49,
]. Gen oria, eilofaens "s .,s =,
"ash'hs- len1nsu@ army, !" haaoro;
toe eotpe ~ ,,,h.- ~
5se, i1s'ss' ous ene 49, , ",a,srs n.t7,a1,1
~ psr he' e>easole. - .s.t 49,.
IN 'nese oA'''e7 .ous5n' ~, &,
" was re- many tnonsanos sl'au a"ss say - -
aesyapaca ccmmanos, ano ~ . s.1o nos - ~" T.. y,
re fully By suKsenacfeo 10 1ne so1l's' ~ ~ ~
ould not as pfIsoneiso. "1.. ror,. .ro,ra
= NY osaes N ms a els - .~soa4 ,,.s+a fro1n
n,aat ~: 1hss otieu ~ "'- - eN>''
n,nadiat.,v 'ng,na .ho b;s+o,
II In do 20 eo ~. a.,t 1at+ar fro,,
q psrsonal ca"p sn;aes ,,-onornoaa s,re1
tried every "Aa .nat oA-A'~N
aw5ns your uu1el"oae'