The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-07
THE REBELLION.
important News from
Missouri.
Active Preparations for ?. Great
Battle Near Springfield.
INTERESTING FROM HATTEfAS INLET
Terrible Effects of Che Recent
Gale on the North
Carolina Coast.
The + F;tats Untenabh. Supplies Destroyed
and Soldiers Drowned.
q oae1atiOn OF Affairs on the
Lower Potomac.
Few Rebel Batteries at Aqua Creek
and Matthias Point.
a1mportans Military Changes in the
Union Army.
BeaurUEard Reported En- Route
for Charleston
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'OyRfPECIsL WASHINGTON DEspfFsnEs.

IMPORTANT MILITARY CHANG BS CONTEMPLATED.
Tho appointment Of Quartermssscr General 'Megs is
'strongy urged here by influential pefics who have
1dence in his ability commanding officer ,as success
suOr TO Major General Fremont IN command of the
Western Department, while is thought probable that
General Haleck win be sent to Kentucky. The same
persons who wish that General Neigs should be
Missouri pressing Major Begernow In charge Of the
depot at Baltimore-as his in the Quarter
-Oasters Department. Acting Major General Hentzel-
snan will il is believed be raised to the rank OF Major
General while Colonel Cochranc sof tho Chasseus will
b given a brigade.
RESIGNATION OF BRIGADIEp GENERAL MITCHELL.
Us doubtless true that Brgacier General Mitchell OF
Cincinnati, has rendered his resignation.
TIE REPORT OF THE RESIGNATION OF GEN. WOOL.
The story Of the resignation of Wool set aoat
BY some ingenious correspondent. without foundation
Nothing known here Of any ussnon the part Of the
General TO resign.
CONSULTATION OF THE PRasIpENT AND GENERAL
MCCLELLAN.
Alengthy consultation held to-day between the
President Major General Mcclellan and Colonel Scott AS
sstant Secretary Of War.
AFFAIRS ALONGgsyIE LINES.
The army telegraph to night reports all quiet along
lines
THE RECENT AFFAIR AT raAuLEY BRIDGE.
is believed at headquarters here that the reports
hitherto received regard to the battle between Gcnera
Roeecrans and Floyd exaggerauons 1t appears that
Floyd firing for twelve rpon Rosccrans camp
without injurng single man. There has, howevcr
been contradiction of the repes that Generals b nha
en- Schcnck had gone to the -of Floyds army and
.hemmed it ia.
ARRIVAL or, COL. HAwKINs--AREAIRS AT HATTERAS
INLET.
Col Hawkins, commander at Fortstteras arriv here
Aoday He represents that the exposed position Of the
fort rsndcrs i almost untcnable during such storms
Ahat which recently swept the He asks that the
troops there may be sent back to Fortress Monroe,
or the works be put in a condition TO az
sord safety from the overlows upon such
occasions. portion OF the fort and the frame sheds
erected for the protection Of the troops and stores
washed away, and large amount Of stores destroyed
and four sentres of the Twentieth Indiana regiment
drowned in the breakers during the gale. The whole
place was submerged 10 such extent that the troops
were compelled TO abandon the fort and retire twomes
mp the beach. On Sunday five rebel gunboats made an
attack the Union troops but after firing three shots
retired ust the steamer Belvidere hove sight II is
presumed they thought the only in advance
Of the great naval expedition.
TIE NAVIGATION OF THE LOWER PoToMAC--MoRE
REBEL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN VIRGINIA.
The steam ferry boat Stepping Stones, recently pur-
chased by the government in New York the block
ade OF the Potomac river last night, and fired
upon by the rebel batteries The Stepping Stones sim
lar in construction to the rebel George Page and
70 about the size Drawing from three to three
half feet Of water only, she enabled to hug the
Maryland shore on passing hcbattercs.
The contrabinds report many more being on board the
vessels of the lower division of the fotlla
The Stepping Sionss passed pungy also bound up
The Stepping Stones brought hhcr contrabands who
wcre pckcdu by the tug Bailey in the Lower Potomac
They had escaped from Northumberland county Virginia,
In dug out, landed at Point Lookout, and it is evident
from thor statements that they had planned their escape
long since.
The Island Belle had fourteen contrabands beard at
Cedar Point and about fifty wercscIt Old Point short
time since from the Goa The fugitives represent that
there is great suffering in the Rappahannock region
4 Virginia for want q food clothing, shoes, &c.
The Pusey arrived at the Navy Yard this az
Tor, Don, reporting all quiet with the actilla.
rb Harriet Lane has serred her officers and
IN N. Powhatan. Both vessels lying off Gees
ho-o,g Point Five in all of smallpox have made
,her a, ,earancc among the OF the former and she
m b, !, oroughly clcansed and fumgated beifre again
oojnp into active service.
AFFAIRS AT TIE NAVY YARD.
Nothing ne at the Navy Yard today. The Pereacola
exnoetod ia M had steam and tried her engines today
but il was pos poned for some unknown rcason
The steamerst Jacob Bell Hetze ssd Anaeosa wih DC
ready for sea in a few days.
oprR ATOMS oy\ GEN. HooKERs DIVISION ON THE
LOWER PoToM. tc-AcrIvITY OF GuE REBELS.
ceneral Hooker RI nmander Of the Union troops on
the Lower Potomac made reconnaissance along the
coast on Monday return to his quarters late a. nght
The result Of bis Observable MS VIII have much influence
M guiding the movements that portion Of our army.
Great activity prevails throue hout the whole division
Many Of the regiments have at ned marked proficiency
in drill The intelligence that Aen Mcclellan has as
sumed entire control OF The Union Amy of the Potomac
WIS received with great enthusiasm.
The rebels still continue active II is believed that
they have thirty or forty thousand near Ship
ping Point within immediate call The indications arc
that they would rest satisfied with sdectual