The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-08-30

De done In that direction. Please sec Barnard and
be sure thst the works toward the Chain Bridge
are perfectly secure. 1 look upon these works
especially Ethan Allen and Marcy, Of the first
Importance. 1 have heard, incidentally, that there
Is 10 garrison in Ethan Alien, but presume II i5
mistake. ! have just coHversed with Col Hola-
bird, and think tie enemy ie IN such force near
Manassas as 10 make Ii necessary Tor Us TO move ln
force.
[signedl CEoRGE 3. MCCLELLAN,
Esior- General Commanding,
Gen. r. ". HALLECK, Generalin-CheE
WY DoEs not MCCLELLAN MovE2
Gen. Mcclellan being thus OF opinion that
it is necessary for rs TO move IN force, Il be-
comes s matter Of interest TO observe what
efforts sre made to that end.
At $50 p. "a. Gen. haLeck, IN tone that
ulanifests his estimate OF the position, tele-
graphs Gen. Mcclellan:
WAR DEPAErXESF,
WASHINGTON, D. c., aug, - 1862: o.sc p nj
Not s. moment must Doe lost IN pushing ss large 3
force possible towards Manassas 50 as to COM
nusICate with Pope before tic enemy Is reinforced
direessd Gen. Barnard % report 70 you, and do
not Know where hs is. In BaEnaFas Absence
NhFrie csh tell you about the Gas--s9us 5Iio ne
f0r.s. No message from Pope has reached mere.
LSignedl u. W. HALLFcE,
Communicating.
Msj Gen. MCCLELLAN, Alexandra.
At 40 D. n. this dispatch is sent:
Received 7:89 p. nj
HEzDquAuzEEs E-EsR ALEZAEDEIA,
Aug. =, 1852. 40 ?. n.
Gen. Franklin Is with me here. win know in
I-w Esiuutcs tEs CoEdllioD . s-tlisery E'-c cav
airy. W. are not vet irfsCoudita0n 20 move; may
be uy tomorrow morning. Pope mast cut thE1ligH q
to-day or RaCpt tie plan i saEzestsl. j nave or
osEe5 troops 10 rrisol the WORKS at Bpton's Bill
They 1s1s4 Ds he'd 81 a1y cost ~ soon as ean
SC tEs way to spGrc them, vl send 8 E4od corps
cf troops there. Il is the key 70 Washington
which cannot be seriously 2eHaced as long As L -
held
IsinedI GEORGE E. BLoclE1L.Av.
nr.; -rs,- TT W EF.r,=-r- C.are-aI-i-,-C Chief
Aad a5 5:45 the following reply e Gen. Hal
leCE'a dispatch Of $50 p. m.:
LEeceiyed 6:l5 p M
CAEp HEsB AEEEAEDBzA,
aug, q. 1852, z;f) p N.
Your dispatch received. Neither Franklin nor
SuuUeE's CCERs IS now in condition 20 move snd
figlst battle. It would be sacrifice - ecEd them
now 1 have sem Aide 10 escsTtSzl the cJHdl-
ton q the command Q! Cox and Tyler, bus i sslI
think that q premature movement II eElHil loEce
R'l s0Conpl5zb nothing bat the destruction q the
troops sent out. ! report that viii lose no time
in lrGEzTiuE tne troops now Eere Tor the heo iid
iaas whatever orders geu may give after nearing
what i have 20 ssy viii ba carried out
iSiFnedi GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN,
Major General
1Es3 Gen & VI. IAILECE, Gene-al-in-Chief
Thus appreciated and replied 20 By Gen, Hal
lsck as 7.40 ?. H.:
WAR DEPAETHEgT,
NAEELSEI055, D. c. Aug. ., 1862. 4:tG p q.
There uzUt be further delay IN moving i rank
iin's Corus toward EfauassGs. They must 80 to-
morrow morning, ready or not ready. II we delsy
too long 20 get ready there viii &c 30 necessity 10
20 Et all, for Pope viii eitsr Ce deieatea or TlctO~
rioUs without our ala. II there l. q want q Tez.-
oGs tas men must cErry provisions with tnen JlLi
the wagons can conn g tlelr relief
iSigaedl II. ". IIALLECEg
GeueFalll-~4Ilsf.