Daily national Republican., 1863-05-04
---- AMY OF THE PO-
TnNT

AO"AN.
As long ago as Wednesday night last we re-
cclvcd positive Information of the advance Of
the Army Of the Potomac on the day previous.
Of the crossing below and above Fredericks-
burg, detailed account of the resistance made
by the rebels at Port Royal, resulting to them
in heavy loss in killed and wounded, and the
capture Of one hundred and six prisoners, and.
To our forces, brilliant little victory. This
Information we Immediately communicated to
the Government.
On the following day, (" Fast the 8Oth
",i' the city was filed with painful rumors of
rcverscs to Gen. Hooker, invented and circu-
lated by the busy scCessionists who constantly
lounge about the hotels and upon the corners
Of the streets, to thus annoy the Government
and speculate upon its fortunes and misCor-
tunes. Knowing positively that We had re-
ceiYcd no reverses in the Army of the Potomac.
and that everything up to noon ofthat day was
highly satisfactory, we determined, in order to
neutraltze such secesh mischief to make a
general statement of our success in an extra
edition Of the REPUBLICAN.
But while going to our office the request was
made, By an agent OF the Secretary Of War,
that we would refrain from publishing anything
relating to movements of the Army Of the Po-
tomac. Wcreadily assented to the proposition,
and gave up the idea of Issuing an extra.
On Saturday morning (May 2d), the New
York Tcibuac, Post, and EEprcSs, issued the
previous evening, and the Inquirer, of PhiIa-
dcIphia, issued that morning, arrived here with
full, detailed account of the crossing of the
kapnahanunCl- ~ Hn11.,rH.
corps. We were requested by the Government
TO refrain from publishing the reports contained
IN those papers, and complied. In an editorial
We explained to our readers the reason why We
did not publish an account of the movements
OF the Army. In that article we stated the sub
stance of General Hooker's order, Issued on the
Both ult., which is as follows:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY or THE PoToNAc.
Camp near FHlmo,Rh, Ta.,
April 30. 1862.
The frequent transmission of false lntell-
grnce, and the betrayal of the movements Of
The army 10 the enemy, by the publication Of
lnJudlcious correspondence of an ANONYMOUS
character, makes 1t necessary to require all
newspaper correspondents to publish their COM
municatons over their own signatures.
In case Of failure TO comply with this order,
through their own or their EMPLOYERS nrrIrct
IIl.t
the circulation ol the journals for which they
correspond suppressed within, the lines Of this
army.
Commanding officers and provost marshals
are directed to enforce this order, and will keep
Themselves Informed Of all the correspondence
within the limits of their respective camps. and
1."uIi any such disregard its requirements,
VIII s"nd them forthwith beyond the lines of
this army.
BY command Of Major General HOOKER.
Now in view Of the requests made upon us,
10 Withhold all publication of movements of
Oh" Army Of the Potomac, we confess that we
"cr" surprised to observe in the Sunday edition
O. The 'hyoni'le, which enjoys the special ad- +.
'"'.'.og patronage Of the War Department, the
very facts which had been in our possession
n"1r.y four days, detailing the movements of
I'""s"r8 army, which we had suppressed at
,"' 'l"r'M request Of the agent of the War
~ i" .mrnt, aud this, too, in spite Of General
II" h'' or1rr Jorji,lltng the publication of am
""| t'""y 10 htroy me n,oveD,c,,ty oChis or,1u
1" ID. '''my, and, at the same time. irnorIn~
'hc order entirely, by not publishing il until |,
MS mor,mG
"'"cre notified Of the existence Of the above
order on Saturday, by Col. Sanford s,,r,rir
leudent Of the military telegraph. Obo informed
us that the Associated Press n,,cr, l,ru ~.
brghU would furnish the Rrrrw,c,,, a,,
other papers with u copy.
This may be considered patriotic in the roo.
ognizrd organ Of the War Department. I'm, ~.
are happy to know that distinguished onccr.
OF !h" Government do not SO view IL.
Everything within the last four DAYS has Pc.
suited 50 successfully to the Army Of the Poto-
mac, undcrthclead Of Its gallant chicftain, Gen.
Hooker, ending with the splendid slormlng of
the entire rebel works Of fredericksburg, aud
expulsion Of the enemy from that stronghold.
by routing them in the greatest confusion, that
we arc permitted by the Chief
to make the statement, which will be found in
another column, Of some Of the grand results
secured to our army.
The authority upon which We base the state
ment Is that Of reliable gentlemen who have
been witnesses Of most of the operations dc.
scTbed,