The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-11-06
WAR NEWS.
From Richmond.

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plin,entary letters to Gen. N. G. Evans in re-.
gard TO his recent complete aud billant vic.
tory.
Gen. w. Il. T. Walker is understood to
have resigned, because, after having been
repeatedly overolaughed by the President,
he was faally displaced from the command
Of the Louisiana brigade, and Gen. Rich.
ard Taylor (thc Presidents brother 10. law,
ne" nppointee, substituted in his stead
In addition to this, General Walker had re-
ceived orders 10 report himself to General
Kirby Smith, who is his junior.
The War Department has information
from Washington up to Saturday, that
Sickles, with a division of 10000 men and
80 cannon, had occupied that portion of
Maryland just opposite our Evansport bat.
teries. The enemy is also about to place
strong force opposite the Matthias Point
batteries. These latter batteries, it is
thought, will DO engaged by the feet, as.
sisted by Sickles' force 40 rs to give Nc
Clellan an opportunity to attack Johuston's
rear.
The latest Washington papers received
here, in alluding to the latc Yankee "recon.
noissance in force" at Leesburg, say that
Ithe fall of Baker caused some confusion
in the right wing, which was repulsed with
considerable loss" General Stone had re-.
ported that the right wing had retired 10
good order.
The New York Tribune says that the
Leesburg affair was the most severe fight
yet recorded during the war. II represents
the Confederate fire on the troops in the
river to have Been terrific, even more so
than at Bull Run. It admits loss Of 1900,
in killed, wounded and prisoners.
Passengers from the mountains re-affirm
the withdrawal of the Confederates from
Romney, but deny that our forces met with
any loss 1t seems that the enemy appeared
at Romney in large force, while the Con.
federates, having only 600 men, retired in
an orderly manner 10 Winchester, on which
place it was apprshended that the enemy
would advance.
One hundred and fifty sick soldicrs, many
Of them quite i'll, arrived here this evening.
Mercury.
Richmond, November IA gentleman
who has just arrived here from Alexandra,
brings the following reports:
II is generally believed in Washington
that the Great Yankee Armada is intended
for Savannah or Brunswick, Georgia.
The feud between the Administration and
Fremont. is growing warm. Fremont 5
friends are making active exertions in his
behalf
Gen. Mcclellan is exceedingly wroth at
the attacks made upon him, on account of
the rout of tho Yankees ut LeesLurg. lie
threatens, II they continue, TO resign.
Il was rumored ut Manassas this morn.
ing, that McClel!an's army had drawn back
its lines TO Munson's Hill. All is quiet n,
Manassas and every body now comedies that
there is no Prospec, for fight there.
The Wing. Of this morning, prints the
correspondence between Brig. Gen. w. II.
Walker. Of Georgia, and the Secretary
Of War. relative TO the resignation Of the
former. In giving the reasons for his resig.
nation, Gen. Walker says he has been over
slaughed by the appointment Of young off.
GERS. whom he had ranked in the old ser.
vice that the Government, not contented
with putting his own couutrymea over him.
had brought from New York, Gen. Lowell,
who WAS an Office holder in New York
when the battle Of Manassas was fought,
and had made him Major General, over
Southern men and, to cap the CLIMAX. his
(Gsn. Walker's) brigade had been tax en-
from him and on. Of his junior Colonels
had been made Brigadier in hi. place. lie
concludes his letter by saying One would
have supposed that an Executive, who had
himself been soldier, would have scornsd
to have wounded the sensibil;,ies OF an old
and tried soldier. The sacred cause for
which drew my sword, I will fight for in
my native State but will not condesce nd
any longer to submit TO the insults and in.
dignities Of the Executive"
The Secretary Of War, Mr.. BENJAMIN, in
his reply. says that 1t 10 due to his ,rlf.re.
speet 10 remark on the improperly Of Brig.
ader.GeneraI Walker using the War De.
Partm-nt as the medium for conveying dis.
respectful and insulting comments on the
action OF tne President Of the Confed.racy.
Tie argues that the Presidents sole offerce
consists in not selecting Gen Walker to be
Major General that there is no .qaestion
Of promotion involved in the appontm ent
Of general officers, the law expressly vest
ing the appointing power in the President ;
and that it is no di-paragem-nt Of any of.
fcer or his services, that the President pre-.
} fers another Division Comm.ndsr The
Secretary concludes by stating that Gen.
Walkers resigna;ion is accepted
The War in Missouri
NAsHvILLE, October 29--A despatch
from st Louis dated the Gath, saws tha,
: Col. Morgan, with 200 men and two guns