Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-08-11
Washington Correspondent of the Cincinnati
Enquirer. 90 80 y
WAsHIEGToN, August 6, i

'toSA1nSLOu correspondent OF the Cincinnati
Enquirer. 90 g =
2 - WAsHIEGToN, August 6, 1864
General Grant and staff arrived here thi:
morning from City Point. General Hooke
arrived from the West last evening These
notables are stopped at Willard Is and have
been, the greater part of the day, in consul
tation with the President and his Chief OF
Staff, Halleck, and Secretary Stanton, Be-
fore this reaches you it is probable you will
have heard, by telegraph, something of the
results of the conference now being held by
these high officials, but up to the moment
OF writing this nothing Is known of the pur-
pose of this convention nor of its delibera-
tions. There are many coniectures, idle
and unbound ed, af1oat, that l will not troub-
lie you with. There is scarcely a doubt,
however, that the statement in my last let
ter that Hooker is to take command of all
the forces north of the James and for the
defence of Washington, is correct, though
at nine O'Clock this morning Gen. Hooker
had not been advised of the purpose for
which he was ordered here.
| The Veteran Invalid Reserve Corps,
sent their brass band in front of Wizards
Hotel last night at 10 o'clock, to serenade
General Hooker. After the band had play
ed three or four pieces, and some two hun
was made for Hooker aud he appeared at
the window of his room. A speech was
demanded aud the General attempted to
make one, but it was evident at once that
speech making was not his forte. He indi-
Gated his contempt for oratorial accomplish
m euts, and said there had been enough
speeches made since the war began to put
down forty such rebellions as that we are
now lighting. 1t was a great struggle for
the gallant General to get through with his
| briei speech, and he must think the Chron-
lcle, was poking fun at him when in its no
tice this morning, it said "In this part of his
speech in which he (Hooker,) tabooed mere
| speech making, he was unusually great IN
GTg1tnsentdti1eness
IAN the leaders and directors Of the armies
are now here. save Sherman and Meade
This announcement is not contrabaud, be-
cause by the time this letter reaches you, all
military chiefs will have joined their sew
eral commands. There is, at the nome ut
L write this, more numerous convocation
of military chieftaiDs and staff officers in
consultation with Mr.. Lincoln, Gen. Hal
leck and Mr.. Station, than has been
brought togethe since the war mmeDced.
The disaster at Pete sburg last Saturday,
together with the threatning aspect of af-
fairs in this vicinity aud the Shenandoah
Valley and north of it, have entirely chang
ed the order of procedure. aud it is believed
by many who should, from their positions.
know what is going on, that Grant will not
return Immediately, and perhaps not at all
to City Point, but that Meade will be left
in charge of that portion of the army which
will be retained be fore Petersburg to hold
the works. 1t is known that Grant is reluc-
tant to give up, at this time, the attempt to
take Richmond, because he has continually
asserted that he would have the confeder-
ate capital before be returned with his ar
my nOrthward. lie has promised that he
will fight it out on this liue if it takes all
the SUMNER and you know we have on ly
got through with two thirds of the hot sea-
son. and he has only lost about two-thirds
of his army.
HAMILTON.