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

AEsj. .-9on. AIcCLEIz.AE, AlsIaRdria.
LEE WETH 1S0, ,0GG MEN.

To which Gen. 5lCClell&n answers:
lReceived Arg. e. I2z3 6. u1.l
ALEXANDRA, Aug. -. 1862. 10 p. "A.
Your dispatch reeeised- FTEublin'g Corps hRs 5een
or6ered 10 ilaeuh at o'clocE tonorrozy morning.
Summer has about IL Gfe ifautrSs without cavalry
O. Grtislery, here. CoE's iSrlce OF four regiments
= here with two batteries q srtisTy Men Ct,tEfo
resirasnts much fatiEned, came to-day. Tiers
Brigade of three regiments, but lizzie drilled,
is also here. All tlese JrOops vii % ordered to
hold themselves ready tS larcl To- morrow morn
Ing, and all, except FrankiiH's, 70 await further
orders. II you WIKI any OF them 20 move toUerd
Manassas, PlcEss lHforn Iae. Col. Wagner "a N,
y. Art, has just c5ase il lrom the fFcnt. lie re-
ports strong infantry sud oRyeiry force OF rebels
near Fairfax Courthouse. Reports numerous, froEa
various sources, that Lee ana stuart with iarss
forces are Al Aanassasi that the enemy, @.th
I@J.6l3 men. .HtsuE advancing on the forts near
Arlington and Chala Bridge, with view Cf attack
ing Washington and Baltimore.
Gsa1 Barnard teiErrsplts me tonight that the
length of line Of fgrl6catiofs this side 81 the
EGforuEc requires }5 t.l.-a bftEeEyErens and
a6di. ozsl lTuoYs 90 6eeud intervals, according to
circlE15auecs. - 81 events lie says an O q rsgi-
r1czf Should 5e added 70 she force a. Chain BridEs
and 2 fs- regiment distributed FlOag the line -
give confidence 20 CTR neF trsops, i agree with
him faily. aHG think cuE fCTLtE1ztloIs along he
uf.aeF part Ct or Ee Cn this eide Of The river very
uBsafe with taeir present GsEisas. sid tie move
Is.gaedI oEoasz B. Mec1rlzAz.
rIaj-Gen. z. ". HALIEcK, Ceaerai-ia, Chief,
Z. S. Army.
And thus FrankIins Corpa, ordered to moye
OF the morning OF tie E4ta, had not stirred
foot on the night o. she 2s5E,
Friday, Aug. p, 1862, at 1890 q. u, Gen.
Mcclellan teiegraFhs Gen. Hslieok:
CAz.P ERzE ALEzsE2zIA, Aus %. 1870 a. n.
FranElin's CorPs - IL notion started about
a "a. i cGn give him 5ut Two sq1adrcHs q cavalry.
propose moving Gen Cox 10 Uptcu'H fkIil - bold
tl,at important Eo.t vth ils ToE3ze' ane . push
csA-slry scots 20 Vienna wa Frecocn itli aaa
Hunters Lane. Cox has two sGuaarCu5 OF cayslTy
Please answer ~ Daas .lsstiIer this meets your
approval I have directed Woodbury., with the
Engineer Brigade, % hold Fort Lyon. Sumner
Griacisea l night iva 90 ts glczzlty q
Forts Ela.E-l 4 i1a aIll -lrcy- acFEf5c-s E- .ade
s stisi =. Ac4gia bee sncTes 80 aupp5r1 oi Frank
iiH O. seaEes - Tit4g'l eay g abis troops ~ anc
near Washington. Yet Franklin is TOO weak alone
2. s1Et saal Ue dCBez sc EaSEB cavalry arrived.
Have bGs thee sqaadr1as. Franklin has but 50
more do nct fifu5c f-aaf-3fn r. ~ condition to
accomplish u1uca II BE useets strong resistance
EaoUid not hsVe moved him bet for yotIr pressing
order last night. E4at lave yOu fro1a Visuna and
Draiuesviiiei
ls-snedI GEozaz Z. MCCLELLAN,
Major General.
LIaj. Gen. Il. VI. TALLEcE, Generel-in-CttieL
Throughout the reiterated dispatches Ct fhe
two preyious days Gen. Mcclellan advises Gen.
Haileek that be is pushing Franklin forward,
and now on tie morning ofthe third dav, tells
han, " 7 shogld not have moved hITa Frank
linz BIT f5r goaE pressing order last night
Gen. Mcclellan telegrspas:
Isccatyed 12Cs .. f.1
EEADQUAzIEEs Amy OF EaE PCToGAc,
Aug. o. 1872 y
Your telegram received. DO you V5lsh the move
cEt reserve ammunition, AID Withogs sEEnspcrta-
[sigusdI GroRaz B. Mccrr1LAz.
/ Rsi Gen. r. ". HALLlcz. Coneral-iu-Chiet
AFRAID OF RAID 10 THE EKAK.
And rr7fr.