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Gen. Halleck's Report.

sunmsry OF the military opprstionS
nce tne da'e OF last report stsss that, when Gen.
burnside tehsVed Gen. Mcclellan. Nov. I, Of iast
'e the Army of the Potomac s.s on the .ou,b ,,ss
'h' fo'omae' under orders to pur,ue Gen Leo by
uanf march on the interior line to Richmond, hue.
sns eioeely 70 tho Blue Ridge. 90 q, 20 ohs,Y,e ts
pA'ses and to sive battle TO the enemy yb,neve, ao
s''''anty occurred. On reaching " srrsntou. hos.
uch Burnside proposed to sive up this pprsuit
army towards Richmond, and TO move down
w. .o'. Hde ofihe RAppahannoek 10 Falmouth, and
- nv hsse Of supplies o. Aquia Creeh q
belle Plsin' This propo,ed change of hsss~..
spPovse " me, and In . personal interview, Il war
rsn'on' strongly urged him to retain hi, or.,.r,
nsse' ana continue his march towards Richmond In
tns manner pointed out In the Prcsidents letter ~
OCT. H. to Cen Mcclellan Gen Burnside did ncs
niiy concur In the Presdsnts visvs bu, finally eou.
:sn'sd 70 g podfy hi. plan as TO cros. biz army ~
and .re ne .ouah q spS ss.s S,e
20 enable Den Hsupt 70 rc-cpsn the tsifo.a a: snT -
.. rs..,.a we hfitees tho materish for which
:psc HSsr:is s.:.er s,.sd s~ no 70
Ts,,den's Instructions until his ssssnt vss OBJ
Al. THIS plan dnAiiy r~cc,ved the asssnt ys,he, than
w sraovs o. the President. Gcnersi DurnsdsS
Il Ssn hr,r we Sonsresscnsl Committee that
% S ~; ta 2: ssIp.etsa on hi. .ys tss a
s..ertion that ths plan had nev,t Sssn snrroved
ss, he .cr% 81 No, psSy h.,s :upp ssd
ssssd,, sas%f ss,rs ;nS a., ~: ;. h
nom M.,ren,on untl tn. 18th, and then. in.tssS q
3, svei sassnss. s%s ss.S ss:.S,Ss m
I'D: 81 .Ss ,sr ,n s ss. s.S me-
Z, Nv. a., on the The river vas
Gen.tsi sumn.r ssted rermi.sion to crsss snd orr-
p,,.nr, ~ ,nr hssh' hat q VI. refus.d, and no
nntil tn. i'm II " r.c%S.r. % ''s p-;sse,; .S;ss
,ims Lac. .I%y, had been eooo.uG.s.d ssa
-sSou .scu. cHroo" &, r:s, ,.: n:
snp, .nE un.n snmnrr Ard Hccke, ~ Frederick
S ss: S@s'' f':G. ~. S,.rass on sas:
k.,noaa sss 'sS sa,S s,S,:cn; ;SSn, c..:,,s q hs
and turn his pns'lon on The he Chi" IN IL r.M n
S,s S,sdTietT tT,nu,e' Te' vhs sumn.r ssd Hoois sttseied
andins % cf orasI snt b ,ss, :G: 'ss:a %..as,
,.rh. ~ g mere srd the d!se -
,n1es Tin. s,t t,lI , s:Iigs ~. ssSsl r ~ .h:n e,
:e Both s1m,s r,mss:s & ' n SsIns oosnas t ti,'S q:
fore: + q nS,sh :Ss Rsss.S:nn.es Ger.
sl;s @ .ssnd 3, a. srG S .:In. G:E F. ~ .:
oen HAleet exopera'e. Gov. Woodbury. froD ali
Al:,,ndr,s. . Gen Burn.e- h.a % suppose "a ssuiS
Cen. H.ii:ei siv.s % no sstsl: n 4 asn Hcol~.. O.,
eistions from the fact that from the time he ssssu
june. DAY. S"ior. So - 1si.,.s o. Gss sss &a.
o. mede ali hi, reporfs direct to the Prssidsni,
i On s so"l.I "sss cs..SS = Z; SS se
ns .,nss y ET5tnsburs and wi.shsst.r not =
POT obcye. and On The is'S, wineh:ts3 .p1 u1'y ~ e
!,m.c. n.Tehias tow ards HErsbarsh. snd SSos5S S e
.nd ,Sp.td .o, OS his ss. ssHs eoy,,ns wA
M,, hi, S.n reNuss ,elisved from the command aud
M sor Sener.l Mesde sppninisd in his piees Acting
Sy looo msa .ss destitute of sS,'ion%:. % E:.ss S:.
oru.,sa 70 be sv.sgatsd before oocl BE-
s :s.n ss Is.: 4; =. ss
efU ofdersd II 70 be re-occupicf.
aArrLs ov 0srrrsausa.
"A =. t took place on y. I
position IN front Of w,ism.pors % ssnsS.i Hssss
s.:s: % s m ~: Il s:.a
any means Of crocing his tulsry, and vhsn
.Hn,. he vss allowed TINS to eona russ : % poo,o"o
crdxs Wit lumber collected from esnsi hotts, SnS
4. @y o:s toe TO 4. :. .saih out % :ds
,,Ss .na s1.d ho.syss We: attacked By eur
Thus ended the Rebel cam psixn north Of the Potn
ma. ma from which importsat political and military ~
i st.o,d Our G': Z 81;
u; aps%sS :dnS :. i:c :ssud.sas is.ss, q a,:oss.
lee I'll. &. .sssS sssS: S:nt =; e i: ss:'s sa
Ian, where he took defensive p.sition. Gee Meade
p@adsa. y .sS c'S. N. u fs e sst
Lenehed position.
e. .' s.:. :, s's e Il: :, %. - s. ss
diminished nnmbsrs he assumed . thrsatrning atti-
uds uds .ssip,, Meade, psnauvsrsd % turn his hank.
,9ad nom The Rspidan to Iansssss, Is, Tsbss sSaia
s. va:
sysrs % et..s;R I s S;tssh:d e eu %
sedsvics and rr.neh s,.seR.a ~. snsmS = RsTs,
hammock station and Kellys Ford capturing eevsrsl
Iedoub.,ionr guns eight battle hssa aud a6cst 500
he anemy nov rstrssted to his old posiSion % thS
RapidSn.
orrsATioHs !, Sor1n AHp SOUTH oAsoILHA.
Our forces in North Carolina wsrs too smsli to
he mos, in,portsnt event 80 vas tho : un:usc:.:fni
.tiack o. the enemy on Washington. on the TaS
s sn n; ,,S'i Gen H then li esel snd elDsa
',ek male successful defense. and the enemy Anal-
srKGs ov onAnssros
The Withdrawal, last year. Of most Of our troou>
Iom South Carolina, to reinforce Con. keClellan on
he fenin.ula, necessarily confined the comma udinr
enhancement of 1893. On tho 7th of Anii, an IN
uceenlul naval attack VA made on Port SumtsT.
), sh': 81, tine sst o Charleston BY III: land te
be Navy Dslsr'nien, that second s.tsck upon Pot
a@.er an and ch"ron ir va. prrp.nns and that 10
Stands and the establishment Of land hsttsries -
Ias s5a 90 a, !, ~ Inc I,dnsto Of Port sumsr.
on OF lhe encmy's "orks--FoT wagner and Bate
GleEs-beiu matter OF engineering skill Bries-
10 s,,In,na ~, isnS A. Gilpcre -.