The sun., 1864-10-03

nen asked many questions In re1sed 70 0e 0oA
ss.@ d. S.1S,sG proessa,ns. game 70 him Sno replied
solve me the papers, I'll read them my.
ssit" and, after reading them over snd prcpar'
Ing be noses be, ss roussy, put ulctn tthe coun.
cil, through the s.r-t course of exam. nation"
which you refer TO- I is examination. made for
the purpose n ncuir,yrg u eject of the decision
of tic council Of war ON ne mind Of the President
ana 'hus carry ~ TIC 5'ie - oi nosc whn a a
leon inTgng upon the removal Of Gen. Mcclellan.
'as'ol iof four ~ hyc hours drr.ng which time II
was only interrupted by ai occasional expression
Of Tho President. indicating lis satisfaction and
qualification at the m NJ explanations Of n.iiitary
inov'n onis contemplated. and which he had not
before tcc;. ale 10 ccinpsohcni. !, was now ge.-
ting dark. Mr.. Stanton's cuesNOps Indicated ap-
Troaching exhaustion, and fpding there was sl-
!cpcc which called for cnsiauun Oi hoailiteS on
his part f1r Tho nigh NJ Lincoln expressed himself
highly grsifed with tlo nicrv.cw, snd ho was inn
Tto-sei whh tic oirnrsiucsl md uic.i gonce oi tho
OIL ora y. ecui, and thIt lie had every confidence
!. them lie was Now toiCrmiurd no; to remove
Ger. Mcclellan, ~ ho hnd promised 20 do but that
he should make his campaign, @ approved by the
council n war, under restrict cns, whch -o would
tnskc known on tho fol owltg morning ~ ton
o'clock, when 10 dcsrcl the presence Of nll the
officers ~ tho councIL and until alter which umt
des rcd that mono uf thom should loaNe Nc city.
bhoro loavine tho Fcsdcn', TIE recorder oi TIE
council approached the secrctar. and SAD: "lf you
please, Nj. Slant n, permit 10 have the procced-
ing' Of tic councl of war iAat they may lie copied
Va tslr hand. aud Gen. sumner, the President OF
va" S'til' ", WIN rYh hth
itctn' and tLey wiil thcn 20 n proper !orin."
'lm lusi ne good Judge - Tic 'Jtm aa yon are"
was tho reply 0 your friend. 0.hor incvil-
l.os Lave been attempted by Mr.. santo1
townrda me, tho manner aud Tcatb oi
whcA h- hh. neither i7r~ottcn nor FOR
eiyca, Ind which lie may relate 10 you wLon-
ever he may fctl 50 disposed. On tic following
notu'ng At to s,rqsln',1 hour, 1hcn al he on
GERS Of The council of war had assembled, Mr. LIN
coin said 81 have slept teucr than for two
weeks. feel relieved VI m Immense respons-
t.hty Ihayo doter.nn'e4 rp2n the ioli wing pr,-
ernmtnc," which te submitted verbally, and which
was .ubatsnrslly ~ iollows;
81 will permit Gen. McCcllen 70 carry ont his
campaign Io sasl leave s.iac .cnt force " dofend
the works /, orc WasN.ns I,o shall ombare
hiiy thousand cn iruln Annapolis; AM u en-, un-
los the batteries on the PItDmaC which you assure
rnc VII necessarily be Abandoned are witbdrswn
orslenccd. shall reserve my authority to embark
other troops" He then sa ~ have determined
T. divide Gen. clean's ARM into four corps,
and a MI appoint the ccilmali ,rs - .hcin
And aheTwaril lU rrcmo.cl .lo four officers
who taa opposcd General NC CLAUS campaign I;
three of whom he spponcl 10 tle conn and Of
corps, mud, Win tLo c.e,pIod uf Generals franklu
and snith, who have the gll cct1 VI constant
vance and 'ldgulnes succ, tic others uave oil
teen d'sInlsaei rom tho army.
Tue Penrsulsr campaign was proposed by Gen
crel Mcclellan while cJmnA.ucr-lu- -CAci o. the
arniot q the unL.ol acs, aud amend "a to be
msde with the fore" then under has q mnan. IN
Eastern Virginia, e.tirIltcd "a, 9Oo, 900 men
! was ~ accepted ~ the pfcsidcu', and The move
ucnt was eol.Inoueei % T. Il basin. General No
j Ccllan had scarcely let Washington to take Ihc
teld when tho sccrciar~ o' War relic 'ed Inn Of
oil me nrm'es not uuicr h.s II Clol'nn's. immcdi-
| ate command, and as.ufncd talaiaa nj OF tbcm
| himself, lac troops lci IN SoriLcsstcrn V rginia
| wcse placed under the Command Of McDowoil,
! BllS', Fremont snG 5le each being inacpcu lent
o. tho other, aud oi Gen. IL &c Ian, anu all subject
TO the order oi Mr. station. whi,e the nJOyo d.
vision o oar Amy was taking Tlicc tho Coneder-
| stes Concentrated theis unit, on tho .J.h day y.
| iAc, Gen Al Clc'.n found Limseli before Rich.
| uorG Sith elghiy-ive Uoig.nd ulen (.ucu'uu;
h Cai's div s.ofI a-i was a.tacled 10y tie conccn-
ta;od Cou,e~crl.s ilree oi Ole Hundrcl AID sevsl
'y-nve 'hods'rd at tho vefy momeAi ~hen Mellow
tl', uuder pto;"s', "i,aoleT l4h ass. .s-alce tur
| MCClol.n, " We ORDERS OF ;he Pgesiient anu T.,
Secretary oi War
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' '"e''' 'Non e'n'H1es 10 p''ui ou' 'n'
difference bsiwecn acceilnI.'s eeu'p1gp, anu tl.ai
which tn USE M, p-csid,p,,. o,v, ,.o,.,s 10,