, 1877-01-11

NE KNOWS N0TflISG or HIS ALLEGED THAK4rEn
70 THE rAtIf1C COAST

NE KNOWS H0TfliSG or Ills ALTERED TRAHaFEH
70 THE rAt,tF1C COAST
Ntr FORK Nuri,t, Jln. a.
We arc requested, on behalf Of Gen. Han
cock, to state that the assertions attributed to
Gen. Dutos,l In regard to erstain orders alleged
To have been received by Gen. Hancock; trans-
fcrring him to com,nasal OH the Pacific coast,
are entirely unfoundcl. Gcn Hancock has re-
ccived no orders transferring him from the cuni
mand ot the station lc now hollis. nor has he
received any intialatlon whatever that such or
lcrs were even in contemplation.
OF COURSE, therefore, Gen. Hancock has
neither trfuscd to be Transferred to the Pacific
coast, nor rendered his resignation Of the high
posttiuu which tic holds III tho army, Oh tho
strength Of orders 70 transferring hin. Gen.
Hancock has no Information on the subject not
derived from the newspapers. lle had no conf
tn,lt,irAtion whatever with the authorities at
Washington In relation to thu subject until after
II had been published ~ frotn Washington TINT
there was no truth tn the tu,rs Ut Ills removal
from hla command in New York. After the
publication. ten. Sherman wrote ten. Hancock
note confirming the published c:'''ttadscti".l.
1t Is unnecessary to aay that ten. ilancock Is III
no way responsible for any snlsstate.ucnts made
public on this subject, or Tor any misconceptions
caused Dy these infsktatcMc1lts.
6hs. .uENAAs's EXPLANATION.
proposed transfer ot t;r,,. llanv"ek 10 the l'a-
ellie tr,abt, alluded to IN yesterdays ll0rA,
thu War Department and Cen sher'uan make
IN explanation Ut M little public interest.
Gen. Sherman aaye that tic very best untcr-
stau,lg exists between tho general officers Ut
the army, and that there Il nut now, at'ti HISS
not been, the least trouble aIlti'g t!icn. sonle
time ago, when II VIA determined 70 send t}eti.
Sehul.ehi tn command at Ncst Paint, Gena.
Sherman, Hancock, and Mcdowell met In ten.
Ilanrosk's oIlIrr Ut New York, autl, the 6ubtert
Of SeEotIcll's SUCCESSOR IN coIl1nanl uf thH Dl'
yihiuu Of tho larlr hGng cllttnned, dt1. shcE.
| fnan sail: "OHe 1T ynu gentlemen must go.'
Both stated thrlr objections, which wcrc hast.'
pretty much On thu SUMO Erounds. lia1le0ck
thrn saIA tint hu was Tho senior Majnr-tie1',
erai Besides, liz had not completed his term o'
service III the East and therefore lla! tho cilotee
| OF rpsitlnns. Both Sherman and Mcdowell rec
| ocnlze4I The justness nf thfs clalm, ani II wns
aErerI that Mcdowell should 70 In command vi
the Military division cf tho Pacific fur the pres
tnt, leaving It for future cuntitferatlnII M!ei
| ilalicoek should 70. This arrangement mud
understanding wcrc satistactory tu ali coIlceTn
I'd. When tha first publication was mndH u
Iiancuck's. transfer tu tho Pacllc, that utlice'
WA at his hutnc III Carondelct, No.. OIL leave u
absence. When hu saw thu publication he wrote
10 Gen. Sherman Oil tho subject, under date o
Dec. 25, ~ follows: 'Wllrn l,carrl the rlIulOl
that WA Ordered to the faclt!c cuast, thauEh
II probably true, canslderln. the past dscu:hlol
on the subject. The probabilities seemed Il
point that way, Haul 1t been true, should, =
course, hayo presented no complaint nr 1na'lt
! resistance OF any kind. ! would have run.
quietly II not prepared 10 hare souc promptly