New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-08
NEWS FRON ACROSS THE POTONlC.
FoRAaINa ON VIRGINIA SOIL.
The Force at lIatteras to Remain There.
REPORTED BATTLE IN KENTUCKY.
THE PIRATE SUMTER CAPTURED.
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The gleanings of news to-day, across the Po.
toInac, furnish the facts that Gen. Butter.
fields forsgers got I3 wagon-loads Of hay two
miles beyond Falls Church, and the horses aaa
mules in his brigade were again on full allow.
ance; that the troops in all the camps are in.
dustriously drilled by brigades and regiments.
that rumor in Alexandra has advanced the
Rebel pichets, SO that their nearest outpost,
which, two days ago, was Ia miles distant. /,
now only 8 miles from that city; that one Of
our pickets was shot by theirs this morning,
that the target-practice upon our pickets has
been recommended near Miners Hill; and that
Gen. Smith and Col. jackson gre yet confined
to their beds with fever.
ANTICIPATED INACTIVITY.
II actually is tho impression among the troops
in the different camps in the left wing taat
the army viii go into Winter quarters.
THE STORM OFF HATTERAs.
The effects Of the storm at Hatteras have
been grossly exaggerated. The loss Of stores
by the breakers was small. There was no lOss
of men Of the 2Oth Indiana, nor of any othse
Department to effect the withdrawal Of tha
troops from the Inlet, il quickly failed. The
ambassador returned with orders to put the
forts on a Winter footing, to 81 hut the mes
and to face the weather as well as the foe.
! THE RUMORED RESIGNATION OF GEN. WOOL.
Gen. WOOl's last dispatch contains not word
from which the rumor that he had resigned
could have been honestly generated. Like 4
true soldier he viii see this war out
A LOAN FROM THE PRESIDENT.
Tie President to-day took to Treasurer
Spinner $500 of his unexPendcd salary, aud
expended it in 1870 notes.
. SOUTH CAEoLINIAN FOILOwNG The Ex'
AMPLE.
Last week o South Carolinian, resident Ia
Charleston, who has brains as well a. money.
subscribed and paid for $4,000 of these attras'
tive securities.
THg NEW RAILROAD TINE TABLE.
The telegraphic agent of the Associated Press
i. premature in his relief Of tie afflicted VINO
trovel between New-York and Washington.
The arrangment for The four trains per diem
is not complete. 1t awaits the action Of the
railroad managers at Princeton next Monday.
No complete mitigation OF the sorrows of traVd
to tho national capital can ever be got save bs
q lice through Pennsylvania that shall avoid
change OF cars.
HOSPITAL FOR TRANSFERS.
The Government for teamsters contribute one
per cent of their monthly wages to support
hospital for themselves. The sum thus contnS
uted is 81 500 per month.
CAUTION To OFFICERS.
Gen. Stone is 10 issue an order cautoaine
officers OF his command against expressing osa'
sure Of their superiors.
PENSION CERTlFIC ATEs.
! The Pension. Office Will rigidly insist on hs
rule that no pension certificates shai DC oe
! iiyered TO any persons except pensioners sha
their legal Representatives. Agents witnoa'
powers of attorney will not be recognissa
Invalid soldiers may save expense BY presents
ing or forwarding to the Pension-Olilee then
own papers.
DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS.
Jacob VI. Howard Of Michigan Ministei
Resident to Honduras; Thomas Sparks, whiom
of Baltimore, now of Washington City, Consul
to st. Johns, n. b., and VIM. Moran, Pa.
Consul to Bayonne, France.
PENSION.
Sarah H., widow Of Major Sullivan Bslbz
Rhode Island Volunteers, mortaIly wounded 81
Bull Rum, las been granted $35 per month.
QUIET IN ST. LOUIS.
A dispatch received this afternoon at bead.
quarters from Gen. Curtiss at st. Louis, states
that there is no excitement there, either ir td
camp or city.
GEN. MCLELL4N's HEADQUARTERS.
Gen. Mcclellan has taken house here, aod
will soon be joined by his wife, who is now n
Cincinnati.
The headquarters of the army Of the Potomac
are soon to be removed to more eon'enisAs
and commodous quarters, not lar iro'" 'A'
White House.
REGISTRATIONS.
The resiauations of the following oTfieer q
.o,nntosr. have bseu accepted since date o.
our last list cd inst, Published IN paper ~
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