New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-06

Of al the troops in and shsus Washss
e ssson e those vbiob Sslonisd
70 from sss s. .,ss 5
Pore. amy f.ns Ssci and "a. dated Sept sF
b., Gen had been In command his ami
"ousstiOn. AT what time did he arrive in Ai...nad.f
The order was Issued thEt be might have no dc ty
with Gen. PoPs' forcs that they might not question his
THE CAMPAIGN IN MARYLAND. il
Very soon after Gen. Pope and MS army fell back
to Washington the Rebel army entered Maryland.
PREPARATIONS were Immediately made by the author
tiles In Washington TO follow them.
In relation TO the command Of the army In Mary
land your COMMITTEE will quote from the testimony
OF Gen. Mcclellan aud Gen. Halleek. Inc tesu-
mouy of Gen. Mcclellan is as follows;
Question What position DID you Ses1 ,p G yT Sas
Ind Aeen under your command to tho assistance oil Gen.
Popel ,,, A.. AM. q, two day,
two or three days pehsps-withous any positions
nv camp without any oommsud. On hondsy inc ~
Sen,ember received verbal instructions from Gen balecA
10 tie command Of the dsfenses Of Washington was
however, expressly prohibited rom IN any WAY Ha ~ W..
on tha next DAY after tls. hst instructed verbally oy
The President Gen. Heck to out and meet tns army
nnroachcd the position which considered ought to 0ccn
by ior defensive purposes. and 10 post properly
. .. MCCLELLAN FORGETs.
Question: How long do yog remain IN e0mnana o. ne
do not thintha. order assigning the defenses
Of Washington ever recinded other saued N
i,s Mace had only verbal communications with Gen Hal
leck before started on the Ant,esin tampasn And WIZ
never definitely decided up to ,hc time that eh as 10
whether was 20 not asked tbs qseson two OF three
time. Of Cen Sec whsss was % 'p' IoB
think That i IT,, saa s s as;'
The following IL the testimony OF Gen. Halleck
"oue.on BY whose orders was Gen. Mcclellan placed in
comsod Of the army that left Washington TO operate In
MARYLAND sad these ordcu verbal OF 10 writing,
Answer AZ stated the other day, NE order was gfrrn
n's hsus about 5es In he ,,nc. p,sriOas Gen Nc.
| CIeiLrn isaeing "a; eity J0' hoosrAs
al win add that Cen Mcclellan, In virtue OF bis being
placed in command tho Notifications Of Washington snd
the troops defense within them ws really N command d
by The President for Two or days who ke
cmnsnd tho troops that were TO 60 into the heid re
Ian "a nv pye,.nos did MT know what the decisOn wAs
| until b. ssd 1t tins announced"
MCCLELLAN FoRGETs AGAIN.
In regard to the iustrnctions given 10 Gen. McClel'
lao HIS testimony is as follows:
Questop Did you have any interview with the President
In re alton taking command Of the troops for the isfyd
yp receive any hstrection from him on 'hs
Answer Id hint he care n'rscioa' ate,
a morning when told to take command Of the ARM
"a trout OF Wsshington do not think lie gave me spI W.
| ST. ucions about the Maryland campaign. go $3.50
Alter you nmeneed the movement did you receive any
An,wer received some telegrsms. hat might Be looked
apon in the Of fnsrueiicn' from Gen H,sck sad
patches was tha. los committing going ia,
apay from Warrington nat Md' gong 'ans, 100 Ja'a
on the Of the Potese aud that they he'd only
small force II s'V ?. s 10 % the s
september, recolect eisgsin Of Cen ns,ect an wniSh
b. pressed that same idea and told me th "" "ionS ID
Tie testimony Of Gen. IIalleck upon that point lie
as follows:
conduct the campaign III
Answer The day Pte,deat gaze Gen. Mcclellan d.
,,,toaI lake COMMAND Of the iOrees rd
long IeEaTd 70 tho csmPsisn In Maryland H.
was gre tue should up the
Potomac and II possible separate portion Cen Lses
army winch had crossed the Potomac om The IeosnScr on
ths Niteina eide There were 90 definite ibunclons lu
understanding between Us, a. to tie general
p,aa OF the campaign . ~
II submit lib copies Of dbpa,ehe' 10 and from Gen
Mcclellan after he eis Washington TO take command Of or
erssDs Maryasd 70 sbe time th,t he "s. reisved roa
command These conpr-o all The d.pAteae- 'ent 70
aud received Oe1. McCssn 10 lar e, know ese.
letter dated October 49, addressed to iq BY Che Pre- d'n
and shown 20 me ja " ,he President - A1Sn
70 dispsseh Gen MeCe.isa md GsI s.sS.san. ,ePy
reply Of Gen. AcCeisn ineo'po.ssaiH Aho'bsf p1i o.
A' i isp Tsss,4 G.a Meoeraa' Oag aa~ too 70,
y "a tii, ga e ss@.s ss .. o. zoe
from wsshirgos the Peiomse. leaving 0rn ir.
ne 9DpSTw1y Y so'1 sp,sl .H should
upoa Potomac aud h ist r1toef than
wbich az the point most immediate dsngc ths'
pushing forward ais right too s.t relatively 70 the move.
bis left that the army was rnoving too lat OF
Tie letter Of Cen Hal SEX Of Sept 10, referred to
by Gen. Mcclellan. is as follows;
Il " WAR DEPARTMENT
| /" WAsHE ROY. ID. e. Sept 10, 1862.
"MaJoRGRE. McCLkLLAS: Ioufs oi 80 p H., jester.
day is us received Gen saks cannot taisy spare eight
new regiments from here. You must remembeT tina. very
stopped guard she iarssd -Four regiment. orde
to Gen Dix TO replace esHs division Porter to9k Gtdv
faIg ffs1taI lie
enemy. free south Of te foloDs 700 are wions IN ihn
uncevsrns the capital am Of op that tue ensny wl
forces IN tnal direction thea suddenly Warrington
south Of tho Potomae aud aOss hs
la your letter Of the iih yos attach too little Importance
to tho capital sssare you that you aie "rons Toe eSpait
of this pAo, six months II II should
destroy U.s. Beware Of the evils point cut you You
when but 700 TO forget them 10 tho de.
No troops DO sent iiom here 'i We have
iTrsh arrivals from the Nofth"
MCCLELLAN PROPOSES TO SACRIFICE WASH
| f INGTON.
! The letter from Gen. Mcclellan Of the llth TO
which Gen. Halleck here refers, contains the fol
| lowing;
II believe this army fully appreciates tn. importance Of
victory ths nie and viii hgnt well Dot tho result Of
battle with such ODDS al the eney now appears to
nave against U.s. might the leest De doubtful and, If
should be defeated the coussqdences to the conory
would be- disastrous IA the extreme Ubdcf these elrcdm
stances would recommend that one OF two Of the three
now ON the Potomac opPos's" "a-hoson be q
once withdrawn and sent TO Ie-sDioce this would
also advise the force Of Col Miles ut Harpers Fey
be OF little AID continually exposed to
cut Of by the enemy bs immediately ordsed here Thl
would ADJ abou, b 90 Old troops present force and
would grea ly xrsngthea US.
n there arc any Rebel forces remaining the other side
Of the POtomsc they be few that the troops
the ior ssJ the tao corps shall nave withdrawn will
be sufficient to check Them ahd with tho large cavalry force
now on that sidv kept well out "a front 10 warning
the distant approach Of large pat Of
army might be Dsck within
in r.pens attack but tpss WasaBgfs shou!d be aksa
while sies colfonllg each JhsI this would
in me- indsprnt bear with The ruin aud disa,
which wOo follow snss deea. Of thi,Atmy 1--WE should
be successful eoDqpeng tue gigantic Rebel army before
xe oud diculty IN recovering It. Gu the .thsr
hand should their foce shcienty powerful to