, 1861-10-10
Tie Southern Rebellion.
WASHINGTON, Oct 8, 1861.
CutnaEa aaa 111rte TIY1 urrpax crnna

CHARGES AGlnHsT Qua uARTERMAsTERs.
Numerous corap1aints and charges have
been preferred against certain Qusrtermasters
for aalteasance in office. TIE matter will
tonnd guilty, punished. Both Generals Meigs
and Van Vlict deny the statement that any
officer Of the regu1ar army connected with the
Qua1tetmaster's depp rtment is implicated in
1eceIpy discovered pecu 'atlons.
FLUSH TIMES IN WASHINGTON.
Since the day Washington became village,
il has never seen euch good times as now.
e.ected, every building is rented at e1c.bitant
1ates, arG the merchants are thTorged with
customers every minute Of the day. It could
hardly be otherwise with the numbers Of sol
dieIs and civilians II Who are. daily focklng here,
ard who sn have some want to be supplied.
There is . fine opening here for good saadlels
end other 1l1et-ciaEs mechanics.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Tie most wonderful activity prevails here
In TIE Quaytermaster'e department Wagons,
Eo.Ees and mules are constantly arriving, and
az tEormGus quantity of cats and hay has
beer accumulated The1e are nearly 11,0oo
ho1sts 1t the Government depot, 5000 mules,
and gome 1000 wagons. Five hundred team
sters have been advertised for, in addition to
those already employed AL t!i=, with the
rsu.. actiyity manifested in every direction,
may mean that tEt1e is something afoat that
may IGkE tGE EpuuLIJ EA SNIiE13C. DAG A4A1k
eay no more: One hundred thousand stand Of
arms have been ordered through foreign
bosee, to be delivered within sixty days.
. THE WAR DEBT.
Tie Government debt, BY the 18th OF De-
csnlhcr Dext, viii be about three hundred and
eleven Millions, and should the present rate
OF expenditure last fer year from that date,
r.ilHens. Should the Southera rebellion be
crushed by that time, Te mny be compelled
| to LAY the debt contracted by Davis 6. Co.,
| Hh:ch will probably amount to as much as a
! Fe6cral debt--1nakiEg in all quite handsome
sun. 10 face in the year 1868.
! TIE REBEL COMMISSIONERS II EURoPE-PUR-
| CHASE OF MATERIALS FOR THE INSURGENTS.
A gent1emsn in Lcndon, writing to Gov.
trameut official in this city, states positively
that the rebel commissioners are in regular
Communication with the Richmond ca5al
! 1Ety receive ard send letters by every mail
In many instances. he says, they ere brought
by special btarers, sometimes BY English ane
French agSIts, He says 1ursher that agents
bf the rebel government are constantly EN-
p!oyed In purchasing materials Of variou
Elnos tor shipment to Southern ports. Yes
Sells, too, are fitted out right under the eyes Q
the E9gl;sf authorities.
GEN. ANDERSON FORCED TO YIELD ms CON
| NAND.
Gen. Anderson has requested TO be relieves
| AN~0AAe
Of bis filling health. Gen. Sherman, CT Ger
Halleck, now on his Way from California, Wl
succeed him.
NOTICE TO spECULAToRs.
P3zce-huuters pursuing office, and pol
ticianB and speculat1rs pursuing Ringly an
Ill copartne1sAips contracts from the Var D.
Ear.n-si:t, G.i'j clog and hinder the dlscaars
Of the Secretary Of War and his assistau
The Secretary has repeatedly informed sue
} parties, and now desires it to be stated pu.
= | llclE, that there are no vacancies Of paym9
= ttrE, no qunrtcrn,a=ters positions, 10 com:ni
= saries iu his gift, nor any appointments
T officers Of the army to be made, except IN tt
| regular oder Of p:omotlon. Moreover, CO.
r tracta Tor supplies, nutritious, Sc, are NJ
made by the Secretary Of War, but respectiv
: ly At tie Offices Of the Quartermaster Ganera
ConnistaIy General, and the Chief Of Or
l. By those who have legitimate business
tfarsact- Will rot gentlemen Of speculati,
L tu1n, if not patriotic impulses, and yout
! with IL passion for public employment, plea
. | to lzaln these facts, and to act upon their