The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-04-06

psrs usoa the operations Il The right wing q army Ia
evidently depsndsd to great upon the
csssal operation u the left Although troops tho
right fought most saantly making repeated attack the
Here fosws statement to the esc. tina. General John
Newton and General John C0chrane had gone 90 Wash
ngton and represented to the President the dsptsd
condition OF the army and its want Of confidence IN
General Burnside which caused the President SEND hun
the following despatch
have reason for saying that you mus, make gene
raj movement witho ut letting me know it,
General Burnside Washington ascertain nrom
the President the true state Of the lie was IN
formed by the President that general o from
the Army OF the Potomac whose names he declined TO
glve had called him and represented that General
Burnside contemplated soon making movement ana
that the army dsprited and eemorazed That any
attempt to make movement at that time must result III
disaster; that prominent officers Ia the Army oil the
Potomac in favor OF any movement at that time.
General Burnside informed the President that none OF
his officers had been informed what his plan was and
then proceeded to explain in detail to the President.
lie urged upon the President 10 grant him permission
TO carry il OUT but the President declined
so At that time, General Halleck and Secretary
stanton sent for, and then learned, for tho
ths s' movement although General Hacc It ~as
previously that movement contemplated by
General Burnside General Haleck with General Birnside
held that the officers who had made these
70 the President should be at dismissed the service
General burnside remained here at that time for days
When he returned to his camp he learned that many OF
the details Of the general movement and the details OF
the cavalry expedition had become known TO the rebel
sympathizers in Washington thereby rendering that pa,
impracticabe. When asked 10 whom he had communi.
Gated his plans he stated that he had told In Wash
ugton except the President Secretary Stanton and Gen
efd Haileck and in his camp none knew OF it, except one
o. two Of his staff officers who had remained IN camp all
the time. He professed himself unable 70 tell how his
plans had become known 10 the enemy
correspondence then took place between the Presi
dent, General Haleck and General Burnside. General
burnside desired distinct authority from Gen. Haeck
some one authorized to give IL, to make movement
across the river. While urging the Importance and
cessy for such movement he candidly admitted that
there was hardly general officer in his comrnand who
responsibility Of the movement, and prom isng to
keep view the Presidents caution concerning running
any risk OF destroying the Army the Potomac he de-
sired least General Halecks sanction per.
mission TO make the movement General Haeck replied
that while he had always favored forward movement he
could not take tho responsibility OF giving directions
az to how and when 1t should be made.
General Burnside then determined to make movement
without any further correspondence on the subject. He
unable 10 devise any promising AS the just
thwarted by this interference OF his subordinate officers
which interference gave the enemy the time not the
means, to ascertain what he had proposed TO do. He
however, devised plan of movement, and proceeded 70
abortive consequence OF the storm which took
place shortly after the movement began.
General Burnside states that besides the ncemency Of
the weather there another powerful for aban
douing the mOvemen-viz the almost universal feeling
among his genera! officers against IL. Some Of those
officers freely gave vent to their feelings In the presence
Of their interiors.
In consequence Of this and also what had taken place
during the battle Of Fredericksburg &C, General Burn
side directed an order 10 be issued which he styled
General Order No 8.
That order dismissed some officers from the service
subject the approval Of tho President relieved others
duty with the Army of the Potomac. and also pro-
nonced sentence OF death upon some deserters who had
been tried and convicted.
General Burnside states that he had become satisfied
that IL absolutely necessary that some such exam
pies should be made, in order to enable him TO maintain
the proper authority the army under his command
The order duly signed and issued and only waited
Two or three OF his most trusted stan officers repre-
General Burnside that should he then publish
that ORDER would force the President the necessity
sanctonng u, or by refusing his approval
attitude Of hostility 10 General Burnside The
publication Of the order was accordingly delayed for the
time.
General Burnside came 70 Washington and laid the
order before the Presidents with the distinct assurance
mand over the Army Of the Potomac; and he asked
the President to sanction the order or accept
acknowledged that General Burnside was right but dc.
Glued TO decide without consulting with OF his ad
To this General Burnside replied that, II tho
President took time consultation he would nos be al
publish that order and therefore asked 70 have
his resignation accepted at once This tho President de-
General Burnside returned to his camp, and again
TO Washington that ngh at the request Of the President
aud the next morning called upon the President for his
decision. He informed that the President declined
approve his order No s. but had concluded 10 relieve
h tho command Of the Army OF the Potomac, and
appoint General Hooker In hts place. Thereupon Gene
raj again insisted that his resignation be accept
urging General Burnside consented 70 take leave OF
absence for thirty days, with the understanding that
at the OF that time he should be assigned to duty as
no deemed Il improper TO hold commission as major
general aud receive his pay without rendering service
b "m lbs and
which stated that wasat his own request as being unjust
and unfounded in fact but upon the representation
that any other order would do injury to the cause, he
consented to let ii remain as 10 then read
CONCLUSIONS.
events Of she past two years are TOO fresh 10 The
memories o all 70 require rcCaptulaton
Your committee will. however, briefly call attention to
the TACT that the commencement OF active military
and naval Operations in the and spring Of 1862,
almost uninterrupted for eight months attended
ali our operations resulting in vast conqucsts The
rumphs II the navy at Hatteras Royal aud Fort
Henry followed by the victories and conquests OF
the army ut Min Spring, Fort ponelson ana koanoks
tho rebel armies driven into Arkansas where they were
defeated in pitched battle at Pea Ridge.
Nv the CAPTURE OF Fort D0neson Kentucky was perma-
neny redeemed the capital OF one OF the largest ie
VOTED sezed her great rivers laid open TO our no
tlas and the carried To the borders OF the Gulf
aIes The rebel the Mississippi, Coluu.
bus Island No 10, Fort Pillow together with Memphis,
the important commercial city Of the state, fell into
the autumn OF 1861 had witnessed the important cap
oi iia,Ieras and Port Royal by the navy These
successes were followed through the combined operations
the army and navy, Ia the winter and spring of 1851,
by the capture OF Roanoke island and Ne~bcrn beaufort
snd Fort Macon aud by the reduction OF the important
fort Pulls XII controlling the to the savannah
river Fort Cinch controlling the harbcr and railroad
dcpot OF Felnandna OF Fort Marion, at 81 Augustine
nv thc drst named operations We acquired control
SPACIOUS inland waters OF North Carolina fAbcmare and
Iaco sounds and their adjacent shores, aud OF one Of
her two important seaports-rcaufor,- By the last we
adr ourselves masters 81 the rich sea Islands and in
poapt hlrbors extending along the coast from hairless
10 - Johns; leaving In the possession OF the rebels,
the Atlantic coast, but two haroors ,hares'on ana
Win ngtnp.
tut ,he brilliant triumphs Of our army aud navy
else were surpassed by the capture of the great
CITY OF the Cult the depot OF the great valley ~
the us. :sspii--New Orleans an achievement which,
es,tmat by the Importance Of the conquest and tho
noble daring ot its execution scarcely surpassed IN
history by this important conquest We obtained CON
troll re portion OF LOUISIANA and accomplished the
most irnpotsnt and difficult step towards obtaining tho
entire stro o the Mississippi river, and caused the
uder % the hlr Dor o Pensacola. with the forts yet held
hy the rebels
In these hastily sketchcd military and naval operations,
extending the west through the states OF Arkansas,
u,ssuri tennessee and Kentucky, and ON the Atlantic
hoard from Hatteras Florida, and the Guf from
NJ tbeN Ssts we iv IA