, 1863-04-16

I'll t1lC VuCE uUUit auu N1Slll1lltu aEIuI Ol
the Potomac. He did it. McClellan's ar
my OF 91,00o effective troops was freed
The entire rebel force was precipitated on
the devoted Pope. He fought them for seFen-
teen days in seven large battles, and sLir-
mishes innumerable, md with but small aid
Of troops and food for his starving men and
horses, would have strangled the rebellion
at Manassas. He was denied men, rations
and forage. Now we Sec That WAS the
"scrape" Pope was left to get out Of!
At 7:50 p. m. Halleck discovering that |
Franklin still 1oiters, tells Mcclellan,
and gaa 9pa1 to a
there be no delay In this: hare just been told
that Franklin's corps stopped at Anandale, and
10 ofdeis ana 1apol
the fact OF this 'llsobedieuce- That corps H4ast
push forward. as directed, to protect the railroad
and open our communication with Manassas"
And one honratterWard is answered by
ut was not safe for Frankln to move beyond
Anandale, under tile circumstances until we Knew
until abont1P n, endeaEortng to arranye for
supplies for his command. I M. responsible for
b91h tsse - and do not sec that
Movt tmtnts of tomorrow"
And then, placidly, with IN air of in
j1lrcd innocence,
In regard TO tomorrow e movements dcetre de-
finite Instructions, as it ia not agreeable to me to
BE- accused of dfoee5ing orders, when hare sin-
At ten that night, be advises Haneck
that he has dispatch from Franklin, stat-
ing that Ps7e is ze'y short ef proeisions, and
the country 1iH not support him.
And so closed Friday, Aug. 29th.. Pope
had fought the rebel army all that day, had
driven them in defeat, and, with any one OF
the corps Of franklin, Sumner, Cox or
Couch, would have crushed it the next
morning. But Franklin, ordered to move
On the 27th, with but twenty-four miles be-
tween him and the battlefield, had, at the
end Of the forty eight hours, advanced six
miles! We know Of Western regiments,
who hearing, thirty miles oil, the thunders
Of Shiloh, stopped not to ask about trans
portation, but rushed forward, and were
graphing with the foe in twenty hoursl
but let Us seek moments repose and
strength in the words Of man and SOL
dier.
Gen. Pope telegraphs Gen. Halleck Aug.
80, j q. m,
Il thing you had better send Franklin's,. cox's
| and SturSiB regiments to Centrevie, as also TO-
rare aud Subsistence. IrccciEeda note this morn.
in: from Gen. Franklin, written by order Of Gen.
jL@f4 FyHSFA ~
sdta an '@ fag qgg ala ss' S
teould send a carairy etortto iitTandrt9 70 lriHg
Se n irospt, an G fghing TIE entn.y aeeds no @
Htnt. : Will you bare these supplies sent, without
the least dcny. to Centrefillc!f
Note that he now had certainty, Por-
ter would fail him. Neither Sumner,
franklin, Cox, Sturgis nor Couch were up.
His men and horses were starving, and he
had McClcllan's assurance that Le would
send him no relief Lee had joined Jackson.
The bloody struggle Of the previous day
was to be renewed with thinned ranks
against superior forces. selfreliant and
possessed, calm and measured, he means to
fight, and, in advance, is confident Of his
POSITION after the battle. He would hold
his ground but could not pursue the enc
my if victorious. "Haee these supplies sent
to Cenfrxrille ~
SATURDAY, ArG. 3oTn.-And yet there
was time, when, at $40, Halleck telc-
graphed. Mcclellan:
liam 81 no means satiedcd with Gen. Frank
linz march Of yesterday, considering the circnm,
| stances Of the case Ue was very wrong In stop
ping At Apandale. Moreover, learned last night
| fhaft tho p rtNH npnkrtH1nrt hAv
given him plenty Of transportation. II he bad mp.
Piled for It, anT time since his arrival ut Ale1an
mnntcattop nun M With Gen. Popc:s army, aud should
have acted more promptly
On the 27th, Mcclellan makes Franklin
leave his corps to come to Alexandria, in or
der that he, Mcclellan, may inform him as TO
his means Of transportation. On the asth,
he says Franklin is without transportation;
and now it appears, from high and 1ndis-
putable authority, that neither Mcclellan
nor Franklin ever applied for transporta-
ton.
At II a. NJ, Mcclellan tclcgrapl,s:
The e7tsini., e Cham Bridge md 70 move tSe 1est
cenrt nonee th h tae roe % you ~ish @ ther (
take He and Frauklin are both Instructed 10 joi1
1epf tp On possible. Shall Couch
. With the thunder Of battle in lis ears
he wishes TO know which way they shnl
move: Hallecks answer is crushing in it
rctort-"Send them where the fighting is 7
And again at Els p. m., General Hallecl
telegraphs:
t pushed forward With all possible ltspstch. The
! must use thess legs and make forced n.rchea
l 1tme Hor Il 5seef,yfhfng." =. l." !:
$ But why 60 on? Given the programme
: we know the play. "Learo Pope to get ou
Z Of his seropt," sufficiently announces tha
+ Generals struggle with enemies in from
! around and in rear, a struggle disgracefr
:, 10 others, but glorious to him and his nob1
Il armyl This is his dispatch to Gen. Ha
> 1eck on the morning after the three day
fighting at Manassas: ):
d "our troops arc all here and In position. thong
much used np and worfa ont. | think 1t wonl
I, perhaps, hatc been grestlF better II sumner 81
!, franklin had been here three or four days az
j, my As desperate fight as can force our: men |
etand up to. I should like to sno" whether y
Le be destroyed shall fight It as long aa man !, NJ
hs done, harine in view the safety Of the capits
he nolsauce ii our front at Cub Run, whether in i
e vance Of an attack today don ret know, SCI
on you this TINT yon NAY know our position and q
di- | purpose"
20 20 Is there any whining here: about rci
IN .otcementss Any anxiety as to. gettir
behind the foztiacationss Are n not the
~ the words Of soldier aud a patriote
lst During TIC examination Of Gen. Hailed
&C before tae Committee on the Conduct
he the Wa1,.ne is asked this Question:
IS "uad tho Army Of The Peninsula beeo, h-a,
~ to cooperate with the Army OF Virginia ,s;fb !:
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