Quincy A. Gillmore to Henry W. Halleck, August 7, 1863

Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLEcK, General-in-Chief, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.:

Sir: I inclose a slip from the New York Weekly Times, of August —, containing an extract from the Boston Transcript, giving information calculated to hazard the success of our operations here.

Colonel Jackson, Third New Hampshire Volunteers, is now absent after drafted men for his regiment. His home is at Portsmouth, N. H.; the depot for drafted men is at Concord. If he is guilty of furnishing the information accredited to him, he should be summarily dismissed the service, and I urgently request that the matter may receive your immediate attention. it have no doubt he furnished the information. ¢

It is idle to attempt to hold regular newspaper correspondents to the observance of strict rules, when our own officers are allowed to furnish information to the enemy.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,