The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-05
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE,

WAsHINGToN. Nov. 3, 1876.
Great .fnrieiy for .Wews from The Army
Com. Siont anticipated By the Press at The
Navy Observation-Disclosures doing at The
Many Yard-Stcamers Union and Water
Witch, Sc.
No dispatches yet from the camp at Monterey.
Every body is anxious to read General Taylor
official report Of that grand and glorious battle
For two or three hours after the arrival Of The
Southern mail, you can hear nothing but
what's the news from The Army z" els there
no bearer of dispatches ?' "Why, where's old
Rough and Rsady-why DONE he send on his
account of that fight, so that we can Judge what
reliance is to be placed ON that mushroom cores
p%ondence from his camp which is endcavoring To
SOW the seeds Of discord, where gond will and
harmony only should exist 90 To morrow nigh.
however will probably bring us news from the
South-it will ctrtainly bring MS news from the
NaIth: the elections having taken place tn day
in the Empire State and in New Jersey. The
ballot boxes already contain the resultant specu.
laiion is useless.
/" Commodore Sluat. son. and servant" Gas he
is booked at Coleinan's hotel } arrived here last
night by the boat from the South. He dofTed his
chapeau this morning to Secretary Mason. His
conversation with the Judge was very interesting
but of course he had nothing very important nor
very new to communicate. The {" winged mes
sengers of the press had preceded him. II is
understood that Com. Siubrick, now on his way
in the independence, will relieve Com. Stockton
of the command in the Pacific.
Intelligence has been received at the Navy De-
partment Of the arrival at Rio Janeiro on the lIlh
Sept. of the Transport Lexington, Lieut.. Com
handing F.. Bailey. Ships company and the
troops on board in good health and the creates,
harmony subsisting between the officers of the
two services. The Department has also been in.
formed that an armistice has been concluded be-
tween Gen. Rosas and Gen. Oribe and tina,
there is every prospect of peace between Buenos
Ayres and Montevideo.
There is at present a " vigorous prosecutions
of work at this Navy Yard. Some three hundred
men are engaged. The steamer Union has beer
hauled up on the ways in the large shiphouse,
and undergone a thorough repair. She is now
% as good as new" and will be ready fur launch
ing in the course of a week or so. The iron
steamer Water Witch" is on the ways OF
what is called the Old Shiphouse. II will be
some months before she is ready to 90 int
her element again, Notwithstanding the :. tank
makers"-our modern iron ship carpenters !-are
working night and day upon her. She oas a
humbug what she is TO be, we shall see.
In Court little has been done. Vice Presiden,
Dallas, and some other lawyers, have backed GU,
from their engagements-have begged to be
excused"-as Counsel for Mrs. Common, claiminu
to be. the widow of General John p. Van Ness
-
moving in the matter for her. He asked the
Court to set apart next Monday Tor the trial
which was refused, on objections from the uppo-
site Counsel.
Our three days rain storm has ceased-no
damage or loss that know of has occurred. The
wind hauled to the westward this morning, and
we were again blessed with a clear, warm, bril-
liant sunshine. Yours, truly.