The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-18

Cd with the duties Of that arm, and q Julie II 20 vsS q
ss q e, e SsSS 3 s
ownims that referred to the report Of Con. wads.
I Forth SRuld seem to be entirely inadequate.
conandersN army corps Of the force necessary for the
dcfenOe d the eita though not numerically stated and
THAI avs * tho oplnion hat the
Of the Presided. inst hss cry shall be left entirely so
ss s S ~.
| ~ boon fully complied xNA.
Vail Of which 10 respectfully submitted.
L. THOMAS, Al5asant General.
Ia. HITCHCOCK, Major General u. g. A. ;.
REr01f OF 0HNHRAL niToHcoOE TO Tim PaesfDESYs
Tho ALLOWING 10 copy OF PAPER handed 10 che prcst
dent byt'enerai H'tchcock'-
Tho nsSsu limo n The enemy srssnds from Richmond
coriah esre is eUensoi,on south osoer.i aaiscE,
81 Louis ~ acting west 81 this limo, with General Buell.
as HI. .mnsa.is connander having cosia.h h View -
. sOosSs csU,ts Hccisiaa. sstyrs YsSss~a,
s b.: e s rs q :s -, s:, mn
nected with tD shove Indications, asd all sAaxsus opera
sons Arc D:,s. !: 2 Srs.s: ss q
may be done W BasI. and be should OCCUPY ts cam
beriand Gap, nssr 70 railroad, this ossc. WIN BE- rs@
also made an object. proposed " tho PfssidsnA.
,D y. require -. hfg. re. force s., rOsss $500, ,ss
fcrcs necessary FOR ssalne point east q gap IL
q he 90 as.s n
General Fremont From pesssnt Indications might he
cssssd 81 q s
ono part 20 to him Tor ts proeston Of the Bas0rs
aad Onto Ral,,osd a.a s sSasry south q
occupied by Shields The route 70 Richmond In that
direction bong open . We ENEMY, Who, though scs
make some desperate seasMps similar 70 one ~ /
ready made by Jackson upon shlclds. movesnen, |
Frry. h.ffas IapS - 4
nothing Is more natural than Slow On McCsans right
Nothing has interviewed ssos that osds few days sns
shall fail Yrktown-not likely 90 happen; bat he
should fall what would ne tho Of tho eoemyr
Army or the Potomac-ths Shenandoah valley rus |
should BIO guarded against BY part q the forco called
Richmond and knoxville Railroad. the q which
might AID 10 forcing the enemy 10 make dospo
rate attempt on the right Of Washington.
In the Mcdowell Court OF Inquiry yesterday the follow
Ing important orders, issoed by President Lincoln, Of
January and March last. were read
PgEsIE9vr's SPECIAL wAR 0KDER--so. L.
Ersounyr MANSION, wssairFros, Jan. 81, 1882.
ordered, That all the disposabe force o. the Army o
washington. formed into expedition for the
date object Of sezirs, and occupying point upon this
Junction. All details 10 be In the discretion OF tho
ersl In Chief, and the expedition 10 before the
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
PRESIDENTS oEssrAL WAR oRDxx-No.s
krfcuuyx .ss'oE. March ., 1882.
Ordered Thai no change o. the base Of q the
and about washing such force the opinion Of
the General In Chief and hs commanders Of al the army
corps, shall leave the SAID city entirely secure.
That than two army corps-about 6fty thou.
roops-of said Army 81 shs Potomac shall be
Of the Potomac from Washington the Chesapeake Bay
shall be freed from the essny batteries and other oh
siruc,ons, until the President shall hereafter give
riAi any noysnens aforesaid rode ior base Of
operations which nay e ordered :. cy sns Genera. enc
Bay sbs TO move upon the bay on the 18th March
instant and the General Chief shall be responsible ,hAs
OrSssed, That the army and navy coopsraei 10 an i'm
mediate effort capture the en-nys baltssiss upon
Potomac. between Warrington and q. Sa.ssgc.ks "a.
l. TsouAs, AdjusAa, General
Tbs following important letter from President Liacoln
10 Gs1-ral McClsllan, and - srdsr BY tho latter 70
csosesi Bnks, were among tbs docunsns read bsfors
the Mcdowell Court Of nqairy yesterday aud 10 day
rHn rKxsrpExf 10 opxEnAL MCMILLAN
Eu1rrvs hASsos, wAssnoros. FEB. ., 1884
nAyoa Gsy McCIuLAs-
MT DsAa sn-Yca .ad ! have dlssiDc. .sd dlssr.o,
Yours, 70 be down Ne ChssapsAks, Up the
R.pp.6:nsock 70 u,es,s saa scross lard 20 .hs 'ss.
rscty to point railroad southwest u hAnAssss
II you win give saiisactosy a.swsrs 70 ne following
I.-Doss sos your plan inyclves greatly larger srpsn
dlsars Of time ssd money than miner
1-WneTsin ~ vNsWy @"s c~fsenA W yeW psAh
than minof
o-whsrsin ia victory more valuable BY yov p,sa
than mipsfc
I'm fact. would - nos be loss vaiasAts in |
thn, that II would bresk no great line n ths i
enemy ionsion, while mine would. Ia n |
dsasisr would afs retreat BE- dicnt " your
plaa than By mind Yours, truly, A. ffNu0lN. |
orpss ~ orsEsAL n'oLsLLAS TO ornsAI pAsEs.
HsADer Anrrns Annv % rnH P0rpAAc
or EoArD ZEE Connopoea, April L. N2
MAJOR General N. Y. BAHKs, Commanding Army C0wps:
GssmAr--Tne change In Affairs IN the valley u tbs /
Shenandoah rendered necessary corresponding de-
partnrs, temporary ~ least, from the plan \
some days since nsrecd upon. In my 1rspgsmcnts Il
rassurss that you have force AMPLY sufficient 70 drive
Jscksoa before you provided hs h not senlorcsd largely
anything towards Manassas for sme days probably not
untl the operations ~ the Union army have drawn all
the robcl sprcs toward Rchmood. Ycu aware that
ten Summer has foe some days bson ~ wasnson juno
tun eth divisions o. nfaatry-~x batteries aud
two rssInsnss q cayairy-Snd that . reonenoss. !
ssncs 10 tho RsppahAnnock forced tins enemy
" destroy the railroad bridge u Rspsshsnnock I
station, on the orange and Alexsndrs Railrpsd since
that tune cavalry have found nothing this side
tho Fap1shsnn.ck In that tirecttn, and c,sar
that haze ~ 10 fear any rstorD cf rebels
also indicate nnAi abandon o. that gh,sofhood
doubt whssh~r Johnston VIII re1nrovc~ 5soxge
with view 70 caspsve cpsrsioIs Ths llms has pse-
baby passsd vhsn Ne could have gsinsi anytAx BY 70
doing.
bsvs ordered oss q snmsss's avlseas--.n., %
Rchar6eoa's--ts Alssapdria fp ems2sksisos mea
kWs hss bssa t~tsohs6 from use Army ~
NE pNosse 80 c~dsA 70 rN~t 70 o>x~si