, 1862-11-21

The Arrival of Sen. Hooker and Dee
partute OF ese1k E.srter-~ATlaY OpIH-
TON ct the E.tttr~-EI,e Array Gun
sknnt!y prepared tor Action.
Correspondence Of the N. Z. Tiiounc.1
HEADQUARTERS OF GENERAL FeASKL1S.

g. tREESroH. Tc., Nov. ii, 1889.
Gen. Hooker, OF 'sFigl1iug * joe" as the
soldiers OF his old Division in tie Peninsula
called hin, arrived at the Warren Greau H ,use
yesterday, and this morning assuu1ed the com
mard Of the old corps oi Fi1z joan Porter.
Tic departure Of Gen. Porter fro1n the Army
Of the Potomac, although Ac was known to
he one Of Gen. AlcC1ellar's etroagcs. friends
and TO exercise great influence on him in war
councils, has been the occasion Of no regrets
or soldiers. By large part Of the aS-oy he
has long been looked upon as . semi-traltor,
and even those who were strongly ATTACHED
to Gen. Mcclellan regretted that an p:f2er
who has frequently been heard to day tfiat We
could never subduc the rebellion should be
his chosen friend and councillor.
This vast army IS now active IN the midst
Of inactivity. A ride this morning in the
warm Sun over these heantifnl hills gave m=
splendid Tle~ Of almost the entire army 60
ing through the different exercises OF the
manual. rylieutenaat and csptsin is kept
constantly st work drilling the recruits in the
eyolu1ions which will fit them toacqait them
srlyes with credit in the presence OF the enc
MY. 1t il Impossible to tell when the main
body Of the army will move from its present
position. The fail.1re to whip and capture
Gen. Lee when he lay between Winchester
pcrl1y advantage over Us in the position Of
/ the a11lies.
| With Jackson's entire corps at Manassas,
/ Chester and Thorntou's Gaps, and on ou1
right flank, it is impossible for us to move the
! whole army e1camped here without Letting
! him down upon our rear to within a few miles
| Of the Orange and Alexandria railroad. If WE
! move with less than six corps, it is dcuottu
| whether We could prevent the army Gen. Les
row has In front run lankinE fss either upoI
[ the right CT lett, and cutting off our supplies
Fredericksburg, too, aftes moving acroas TIT
Rappahannock, must be held, and the base Q
| supplies tor that point must be, as before, q
| Aduia Creek.
cannot see how our line, while advancing
can be much less than fortyfiys miles il
length from right to left wing. It the enem.
is, however, hotly pureued from the disecsio,
OF North Carolina and the Peninsula o. gun
boats and infantry, we can, without doubt
celebrate the next NeE-Ycar's day IN R!cl
mend.
| No thoughts arc enter.aired OF going int
| winter quarters IN our present position. Th
least suggestion Of such disposition Of th
winter months is quickly silenced by ne2rl
! every oae to whom it is made. The arm
does Eot desire it, nor would the people (
the North submit to it. It is rumored K
night that q heayy column will move TO
ward in the morning, and The rebels a.
'eager1y inquiriog in what direction Frede
icshurg will be occupied by heavy force b
Sunday, il not before, aud the entire arm
will, without much doubt, spou he pushs
forward to line near or upon the Rapldan.
M- Gen. Burnside has officially info7me
| the var department that no designations
officers in the old army Of Mcclellan hn'
been tendezed, and That everything is golt
> | on rs smoothly as could be expected.
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