The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-02-19

ed was sent, and all the force and Gen NJ.
Clellan on the 50th, at | 80 A. NJ, tels,
graphed a. can do no more; YOU now
have every man Of the Army of the Po>
tomac who is within my reach" At 1880
the same night he telegraphed, d" | cannot
express to you the pain and modification
l have experienced to-day in listening to
the distant sound Of the firing of my men
As can be of no further use here, | re.
specially ask that if there is probability
of the conflict being renewed to morrow |
may be permitted to 90 to the scene Of
battle with my staff merely to be with tay
OWN men, if nothing more. They sill
fight none the worse for my being with
them. If it is not deemed best to ertlust
HE with the command even Of my own
army, | simply ask TO be permitted to
share their fate on the field Of battle
Please reply to night"
No reply came till the next morning,
and then nothing definite but in the even
ing Gen. Halleck telcgraphed: YoY will
retain command OF everything in this vi
cinIty not temporarily with Popc's army
in The field beg OF you to assist me iu
this crisis with your ability and experi-
ence; | an entirely tired out"
At midnight Gen. Mcclellan telegraph
ed " The occasion is grave and demands
grave measures The question is the SAL
vation Of the country. : = 10
speak frankly, ther- appears to be total
absence Of brains. and fear the total des.
tructicn Of the army. | shall be up all
night, and ready 10 obey any orders you
may give me.
THE MARYLAND CAMPAIGN.
On the hrst Of September en- McCIei-
/ Ian went to Washington where he was
put in command of the delcnces Of Wash.
iuuton. GA the same day he va, sent Tor
TO meet the President At the house O. sen.
UIlleck. where the President informed
him that he had always been his friend,
and begged him to use lis inAuHce to make
tie Army the Potomac co operate hearti-
ly with Gen. Pope Gen. Mcclellan ex-
pressed his disbelief Of the stories which
had made such q step seem necessary to
( the President, but cheel...ly otI.ret @
DO anything IN ms power Re calm Il. Pre-
sidcut.al mind. 10. Tins the President
warmly thanked him. and assured him lie
should never forget his action n the mat
ter and left Gen. Mcclellan llaned!ate-
Is te.egraphed to Con Porter that he
hopzd he Whole f the oil Army 0! the Po.
toiuac would most cordially cooperate with
Gen. Pope for the salvation of the ccurtTy.
Gen. Porter al once rar.led tn-. thcy were
doing SO and would always do 50.
The next day the President ana General
HaI!eck came to Gen Mcclellan al his
house, and begged him 70 20 out and
take command OF the q my wherever ne
in;snt meet H. COMM ''''''E ever! 'i''"s Ia
H. -. lyo.f;...,.r fr tho or,arr,o,
49, -l..-;.l. - r.,-e.,-,,.. I.rln,nrs at
I-.,,or- rr.t- IL ~, ;, yyfTsyilla sa,i..
i'd Lir,ssls of the yaf.,: Of the rear un-
dor >up.re- er,f. on The u.Nt day. the Sd
hscsraa ,sti>lfI that tlz enem. we're
,r.ssi,.., me Timer Potomac. anI mast Ice
met by an ac,i:e calasa-.n n MARYLAND.
Taking all nece.-arv measures f,r the
defence Of Washington. Gen. Mcclellan.
on the 1th, left. hayiHg received 40 gu,
thoritat.ve and explicit transfer Of the
command into his hands. ana proceeded
- organize and push forward the shattsr
81 army OF Virginia with the Army OF the
Potomac against tie victorious eremy.
Gen. Hai!eck aui ne President remain
Cd iR a coalition r ,.rat alarm for the
sa(eiy Of Washington wi.i!e the movement
was going on but ,r.re entirely uncertain
a. 10 where the enemy WAS or what he
weu,d be at On tnc llsa, the former
teiegraphcd, think the main force Of
the cueIHy Is IN our front more troops
caR be spared from here On the l2th.
The latter teiegrapEed, Gov. Curtin tcle-
Crapns me. have alyices that Jackson
j. recross:ng the Potomac At Ni!.iamsport
and rgebably .he whole Isbe! army will
be drawn ftorn Maryland. Please DO not
let the enemy get off wi!kou, being hurt
Op the 13,b Gen UaIIsck taIerraphed
I-,,;i Won I,no,v more certainly the en-
erov.s force south of the Potomac. YOU
are vrou. in thus uucoyer;n- the capi.
tai"
q, the 10Th Con Mcclellan having pos.
;tiye cyi,Iarca that tn. whole rebel army
was in Marv!asd. Gen. Hailec}l telosr= PHI
cd ~0f course cannot advise think.
Lowever Won Will find the whole force of
"a. enemy +, vo,,r front has erased the
-"
W;,b b;s 1sft . az,irg we'll q, the Potc.
49,. 80, ,.,,a ,r t;.,I,~s f;o, tCcCiaua,
Ill. ,...I - ,,,tb lie ar,T,y on
g., ,,ayrII1aj r,.,r. I'D. for concentration
-. o.F,, ,;r,,;-, bsttla IL Lod an tLe ISth
,.-s-o..;[,,, ,r a., lrgla,. is,,.l nv
c1r Iao ,.i,i,,, ,orooIal 70 Lir, ,he
vbolo of Tho enan,v's nIan and couGrnc,!
, o,,,, ,,,.~o.c
~ ,,s, ,,,.la bv tb. B. ,-,r,u,it.
.o. On ,h,.Corl,ct &c tbs War" without
'ood;n,, r1r CON Mcclellan or any of his
,atT.;,r,Ia,io,, H. War,lo,d can,roicp
and The caoture of Iarpers Ferry is ex-
- =, Ien,th bv Gea Mcclellan.
ria ,.,Ii,n, carrvinc Of Burkettsville by
, rra"l,l;n Which NM that General. on the
,i',h, ns tho II,h within 3 u,iles of the
sfa,,.,a,.i whara he n,ieht
!, .a ,.,' tar,,-S'i I' a iInct;on wish Miles. had
n", 80, ,hot af,ica, nreyiously withdrawn from
~. 'To ',', hoi,,h,s wbich he had been ordered
tnJso ho,I 40 70 The. iast j, cranbicallv descri,
70 10 i4''I' ~ Wv
oeT; &c South Maintain and An
ne .'. o",'!e' ~ .;suriioL ~ I,nu,h a.,
t,e'",ii 1'c '-' ~ . -, r. Ir.s.