The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-11-27

- TRIsUEE's SPECIAL.

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7 WAsHiEGFoE,~ November 25.4Geni. Nc
Clellan has addressed q letter to Genera
Blenker, containing such expressions Of dis
pleasure as left 30 the latter no choice bat &
resign which he did this morning. a..f.E
q Tt is said an illegal tax of 500 per nae 4tk
| which he has levied from each of the suit
Iers of his division, elected the above letter
| A committee has been organized for the
| investigation Of the accounts of the division
| The mass of the Germans have never con-
| sidered Blenker as altogether the right man
| for position so responsible, and the rumor
/ that Gen. Sigef is to succeed him is hailed
with almost universal delight ~ sF6. "a
IA order viii this week go out to St.
Lonis directing the pay ment Of all the Off
GERS appointed by Gen. Fremont. rs
i = The Richmond Enquirer of the 22d says
arrang emen Is have been made for qnartering
/ 800 prisoners for The present at Tuscaloosa,
| Alabama, and Salisbury, N. O.. The first
/ detachment for the former place were to
7 start on Friday afternoon, comprising $50,
inclusive Of twenty commissioned officers.
Among them are F s. Shaffer of the lat
Ohio, S. " Preston, 1st Lieut.. Michigan
18th, Joseph Tartan, End Lieut. Kentucky
Ist w. B. Fletcher, Asst. Surgeon Indiana
9th, Z. w. Hall, Lieut.. steamer Fanny.
were generally adverse to the trip, but
few were grati6ed at the change. rfrafs
The Charleston Mercury of the 2lst pub
fishes dispatch from New Orleans of the
goth, which states that intense excitement
prevails there relative to the threatened at
tack on Columbus. Commodore Hollins
has gone there with his feet, and had teIe-
graphed for his steam ram. A floating bat
terry Of 20 guns was going up that night
All the river pilots had been impressed.
Seventeen thousand troops and 10 gnns
were at Columbus. 9 q q
The Government has adgices that Rich
mond, as well as Savannah, Charleston.
Memphis and New Orleans were in a pan
ie, Families were packing up to be 10
Tea3i ness to leave when the Yankees ap-
preached, 1t was generally believed that
the rebel government bad already COM
menced moving its archives to Nashville,
80 suddenly made the Capital.
: The government also has intelligence that
the discount on the Confederate treasury
notes, is already 80 per cent. and that on pri-
Vate Issues must be still greater.
- This morning companies A aad Fl of Col
Freedman's cavalry regiment commanded
BY Maj. Butler, went on tour of observa-
ton a mile beyond Hunters Mills. They
by infantry. Our men were fred upon by
the cavalry. One horse was wounded, and
one member of company A Injured By his
horse falling on him. At the order given
by Lieut.. Pane for company A to advance,
the infantry Of the rebels took fright and
retreated. rrer C.srrls q Er 90 TFlI
Count Deviiineau has been assigned 70
Gen. McClellan's staff, with the rank Of
Colonel. He is a graduate of the school
Of st. Cyr, and was a Colonel by breyet ia
the French army.
Thomas Bragg of North Carolina has
been appointed rebel Attorney General, in
place Of Benjamin, made Secretary of war.
deserter from the rebels named Will
liam West, son of clerk in the Treasury
Department, who was impressed months
ago at Winchester, aud at the time he
left the rebel camp was an orderly to one of
their Brigadier Generals, came into our
lines to-day. He reports the Headquarters
of the enemy as still at CentervilIe, and
that the force Immediately around that
point is 10000, and that number is sup
posed to be less than half the whole rebel
force on the Potomac, Gen. johnson ia in
command. Provisions are plenty-Ethat is
meat and bread; coffee and sugar is scarce.
The troops are living ia tents. They are
tolerably well clothed and pretty well arm
ed. Some of their arms they lately receiv-
ed from Europe. The troops he says are in
good spirits. They express the belief that
ttey can maintain their lines Of occupation,
in front OF US, against any lorces. we can
bring. They are told constantly by their !
officers and especially By their chaplains,
that this is a war of sahjugation, devastation,
and abolition. rTTTrar Tsfrkr rF1 81 n
There are formidable entertainments at
CenLerville, bGt no seige guns There are
five entertainments at Manassas, and some
heavy guns. He says no troops have gone
South to bis ledge-the coast opera
tons not causing any dispertion Of their
forces, but this is coutradicted by other
authorities, He brought with him good
horse, aud is we'll clothed with double
wooden Undertaking. and heavy wooden
overcoat. He had a Sharp 5 rife, and pre-
scented as good an aRpealauee our order
lies generally aas ea-a.ire n..a s@
Information has been received to-day
from rebel sources of the intention of the
enemy to-bnrn Hunters mills.--e.--
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