Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-03
News from Richmond

RICHMOND, oct 3l.-The Wing this morning pub
fishes correspondence between Brig. Gen. W. H.
T. Walker and the Secretary OF War oa Gen. W 3
resignation. Walker. in giving some reasons. says
he has been overslaughed by the appointment of
young officers over an old soldier, He says our
Government has not been content with appointing our
own eountrymen over him. but has brought from
New York Gen Lowell who was an of1ce~holder in
New York when the battle of Manassas was fought
and made him a Major General over Southern men:
and to cap the climax his, (Walksr's) Brigade has
been taken from him, and of his junior Colonies
made Brigsder
he concludes his letter by saying: Zone would
have supposed that an Executive who had himself
been soldier would have .corned to have wounded
the sensibilities of an old and tiled soldier
"The sscred cause for which draw my sword
will fight for in my native Safe; but will not
eondescend to subnit any longer to insults and in
dignities from the Executive "
The Secretary OF War replies that: 1t is due to
his self respect to remOnstrate against the impro
priety of Brig Gen Walker using the War Depart.
mSnt Tor conveying dlsrespecttul and insulting com
ments on the action OF the President Of the Confed
eracy be says the Presidents sole off u.s. consists
IN not selecting Walker TO be Major General; and
that there Is no question OF promotion IN the vol
unteer service, Ia appointing general ofieers-the
SW expressly YestBg the appointing power IN the
president, and is no dspHs cement to any officer
whatever or to his serve that the President pre-
fers another as division Commander
Walker, in reply ing to the Secretary's remarks
alb ut self respect, say the War Department Is the
proper military channel through which to convey
his resignation; aud says the Acting Secretary Of
War IN consequences Of his short sol Jurn is ignor-
ant Of it
The three letters spicy. and will doubles be
read with unusual interest throughout the country
Late New York papers report the trial progress
ing aglIust the crew Of the privateer Savannah.
Mr. Logue defended the. prisoners Among the
grnunis OF defense urged, was that the prisoners
we're IN the service of what they considered a De
tactO Government. h obi 4ctsd 70 the Jurisdiction
OF the present court cOhtendIng tbst the place to
which the prisoners were first taken BY the Min
nesots-Hampton Roads was within the jurisdic-
ton OF the courts OF Virginia and that WAS the only
place where these men could be legally tried. The
case was to be resumed on the folio wing day
The ship MatapPan. from Glasgow, lately arrived
IN New 1of K. was seized pcrtiun Of the vessel
being owned in New Orleans
The Baltimore South, of last Friday says that the
force on board the Federal set 10 Hampton Roads
is from thirty forty thousand and that its proba
BILE destination is not far South
Several New York papers are complaining about
the suppression of the truth in regard to the loss
in the battle at Leesburg
To-day $50 Yankee prisoners left here for COlum-
bla, South Carolina.
This afternoon 8 prisoners arrived from Lees.
burg aud from Fairfax
Gen Lee arrived from Jackssu's camp on Green
Brisr, and reports all quiet
The Baltimore Clipper, of Saturday, publishes
partial list OF the Federals wounded st the Lees
burg battle, as follows 18th Massachusetts regi
ment, "a; 10th Massachusetts, 80; Tammany. New
York regiment and S;h California regiment ca: 81
Rhode Island and lst Artillery. 2; Cavalry, killed.
and the ID Tammany regiment 10 wounded.
The Upper omits 30 wouadsi Yankees now at
Leesburg.
4 dispatch to the Clips says that Lincoln has
appointed Commissioner TO proceed 70 st. Louis
to examine FrenOnr's accounts