, 1863-04-06

regiments now in the field that have beer
j decimated by the casualties Of var, to thei1
/ proper standard. It is not yet known hou
! many 1t will require, but probably near 20O,
I O00 drafted men will be sent at once to thl
regiments, where they will be taught military
tactics upon the field, and not in ea,aps of
instruction, as has been proposed.
Tie 91st Indiana regiment, captured and
paroled by the rebels last fall, has been ex-
changed, and will be ordered at once into ast-
i've servicc.''
The HcralIs dispatch says:
The policy ofthe Government in reference
10 cotton and other Southern productions,
Aas at last been fixed. II has been the sub.
1cct Of Cabinet consultation, and was finally
agreed upon to-dny. Agents of the Govern
mcnt are to give certificates Of receipts
OF such goods as may be voluntarily
surrendered By parties in zebeldom, and
special permits to purchase arc to be issued
to loyal persons. Permits will designate par
ticular localities in which they are to x.bc
1scd."
WASHINGTON, april 4.-The following has
been received at headquarters of tile armv
here:
ST. LOUIS, April $50 Major-Genc.al
nallcck, Gencral.in-Chief, Washington
Col. Harrison, commanding at Faye1te, tele-
graphs that Capt. J. J. Worthinston with
two companies Of the LIST Arkansas cavalry,
returned to-day from scout in Carroll
county, Ark, after four skirmishes with the
rebels. He killed twenty-five and took seven
prisoners. Capts. Smith and Mcfarland we're
Killed and Capt. Walker is prisoner. Our
loss was one man wounded, not dangerously:
(slgned), S. r. CURTIS,
Mnjor- General Commanding.
sT. Louis, April 5.--To Major-General Hal
leck.-A band Of guerillas took the steamers
Sam Gaty and Murdock, several soldiers and
nine contrabands. Gen. sloan telegraphs that
Col. King Is in pursuit and had two fights
yesterday with the gucrillas, totally routing
them and mortally wounding their chief.
lslgned), S. R. CrnT1s,
Major-Genera1 Commanding,
There is II complete split in the Democratic
party Of New York. On the one side is the
Fernando Wood faction, who are for uucon-
ditiona1 peace On the other is Gov. sey-
mour, Dean Richmond, and others, who arc
for prosecuting the war for the Union. The
difference is irrcconcilab!e, the hostiitics
will soon be openly declared. The Demo-
cratic party here has escaped a disruption
identical with this in character, only By re-
fusing to take any position at all.
New YoRK, April 5.-The full report of the
Committee on the Conduct Of the War occt1.
pies u closely printed pages. The principal
part Of the testimony relates to the army of
the Potomac. The report shows that Dccefn-
Der 10Th, 1861: exclusive Of the command Of
Gen. Dix, at Baltimore, the Potomac army
plined and equipped. The strength Of the
enemy was yariously estimated at from Co.
| Geo to 21o, GOO ut that time, and their ranks
exceedingly formidable, but subsequent events
proved that their f',ree was less than 10000,
and the strength Of their fortilcations great.
j. ovcr-esiimatcd.
At the sane time it was considered unadyi-
sable to attack the enemy in front, a1so it
would be necessary to leave from 5000 to
s0,000mcn in front Of Washington for its de-
fence, thereby allowing about 100, 900 more
Tor service elsewhere. The Commit'c: aver
| properly man the Notifications in front Of
Washington.
Relative to the blockade Of the Potomac, the
Committee states it was proposed to take nos
session Of Matthias Point in June, 1861, and
again in August. but nothing was done.
In October plan was adopted to take it;
the Potomac flotilla to act conjointly with a
detachment Of troops, but the troops were
rot sent Us agreed, and tile plan was not tried.
Soon after, the Potomac tlotil1a left on tho
Fort Royal expedition, when the river was
| almost Immediately closed by rebel batteries
until the rebels voluntarily left,
On the 10Th Of January, 1861, the President,
tin1DhJnHnT-fnf Il! nran
general movement Of all the armies Of the
United States, one Of the results of which was
the capture Of Forts Henry and Donc1son, on
the 31st Of January The President ordered
Potomac, after providing for the safety OF
washington. to seize point on the railroad
Southwest Of Manassas, and the expedition
to move before the 22d Of February. THIS
plan was objected to as dividing our army BY
TOO great distance to enable the two portions
to support each other.
The Commanding General recommended in-
stead, n movement By way of The Kappa
hanuock or Fortress Monroe To this prop.
osition the President propoundcd certain
questions as to its feasibility, and yantages,
and finally movement by way Of Annapolis,
the rebels cyacua' cd their position at Nanas-
sas,, rctre;sting TO the Rappahannock, thus
rendering the plan futile. On the 18th Of
March i council Of Generals decided on a
campaign by the way Of York and james ry-
ers, which the President sanctioned, decidin.
that enough force be left to protect Manassas,
and leave Washington, secure. Mcdowell
Was assigned the advance, but trans
vision was detained iii the last,
and subsequently retained for the defence Of
Washington. Previous to leaving, the COM
mandlng General addressed communication
70 the Adjutant General, showing that he left
I,456 men at different points, at Warrenton,
Manassas, Shenandoah, audi on tho Lover
Potomac. with Il, 600 for the garrisons, and in
front Of Washington.
The next day zen. Wadsworth stated that
Inadequate, and the subject was referred to
Gen. Hitchcock, who made his report the
same evening, which concludes with the
opinion that the requirements Of the Presi-
dent that enough force be left to secure the
eoIyy1o eaiefy Of "aS1h{ngtap had not been fairly
next day ordered McDowcll's corps
to remain. This brings the Committees re-
port to the Peninsula campaign. Alter land.
ing near Fort Monroe, the army moved to.
wards Yorktown on the 4th Of April, appear
Ing before the rebel works on the 5th. The
Committee says that testimony proves that
the rebels had from 1000 to 1000 at York
town then, and It is now evident that our
forces could then have pierced the rebel lines,
cutting of their reinforccments; but siege
was determined on, contrary to the wishes Of
the President. The Conmi'tee rehcarse the
facts relative to the evacuation Of Yorktown,
and die battle Of Williamsburg, and says one
Of the Generals testified that after the latter
battle, if the enemy had been followed, our
| forces could have reached Richmond almost
without firing gun; but the General COM
| manding states TINT bad roads made pursuit
| impracticable. After the battle of Williams
| burg, 1t wns decided to send Mcdowell, rit1
| fredericksburg. to reinforce the army of the
Potomac, but the operations Of Jackson In
the Shenandoah prevented his being sent.
The committee gives details of the battle OF
stated that Hooker made reconnaissance to
within four miles Of Richmond. Certain off,
GERS testify that the army there could have
marched right into Richmond. The commit
| tee then continues relatiye to the severe bat
| tie, giving 4 number of tc1cgrams which
| passed between Mcclellan and the President.
The former telegraphed on the night Of the
9th Of June, that the Government had moi
sustained his army. On the night Of thu 25tl
Harrison's Landing, soon after which it was
decided to withdraw the army from
there, and which was done tt
reinforce Pope. The Committee dcyotc:
some six pages to telcgrlms and extracts O.
evidence relatiye to Fope's defeat, and thc1
goes on to the campaign in MARYLAND; alse
lnsinly composed Of extracts from the letter:
of Gems. Mcclellan and 1fallcck, and te1e
grams in relation to !sntietam. Mcclellan tes
ti1es that the morning aftc the battle he founi
our loss had been great, the commands muct
that day, but managed to attack the day after
when the enemy abandoned his position. II.
says: $" ! think that taking into Consideration
| What the troops had gone through, We got n