, 1861-11-23
New Rebel Batteries.
PANIC IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI.
WARSAW REPORTED BURNED.


Especial ulspktch 10 the Ch1tago If1bHnei
WAsH1sGroS, Nov. ~, 1861.
General Samuel R. Curtis has preferred
charges against Captain Chauneey AcKeever,
Fremont's Assistant Adjutant General, accus-
irg him Of Standardization, disrespect to SUI
perior officer and conduct unbecom1ng an Off
Ger snd gentlemen. Captain McKeeyer IL
charged With eonntermanding General Cur
1ia's orders and uturpipg authority, ostensfbly
Under orders from general Fremont, bat really /
without them; with speaking unexpectedly
Of superior, particularly volunteer, officers, !
and With comforting title and rank upon pr1- |
yate citizens without color OF Law.
Information received here establishes the |
fact that Ill rebels knew as much. about tbs
grand review as We did, and had formed plans
to attack our outposts In force, but discover
irg PIE ps rations against them aud apprehend.
ing disaster, Eetralned.
Deserttrs say that the rebel army at Man.
asfas has been held together despite vehe
mint desire to go home, expressed BY Carolina
and Georgia troops, by rebel Generals, With tho
premise that they shall soon be called On to
repe1 general attack by the Yankees.
Col. Phillip St. George Cooke, recently ap'
| pointed Brjgadier Geaero. vi Volunteers, has
| been made B1igadler General in the regular
| Army. Capt. John Ii. Schofeld, First A1tn.
]e1y, md Major Thos. ]. McKeau, Of Iowa,
NOM rsymsster, appointed Brigadicr Generals
If Volunteers.
General Smith sent several regiments yes
/ tt1day beyond Vienna and Flint Hill They
| advanced until they encountered the enemy'6
I plckets on this side Of Fairfax Court House.
| They brought home very many wagons loaded
with forage, reaching camp at late hour of
the evening.
All the regulars o1 this side Of the Potomac
a1e to be reviewed On Capital Hill, On Tues.
dag, BY Mcclellan.
Two eteamers loaded with shot and shell,
rup the blockade last night. The rebels are
said to have new batteries on Posaunl HUE,
nearer Washington than others.
The bids for building two military hospitals
were opened to-day. They ranged from sew
.ntJ.two to Twenty-Five Thousand dollars AL
! but one from Delaware, are from the Dlst1ic
Of Columbia OF Baltimore.
!, The House Investigating Com1nitte are II
: ttssion at Harrisburg, looking into cattle con
tracts. They will then adjourn to Philadel
phia, md there fniah except Washington mat
1e1s, which will be examined during the Bes
| zion.
= The Committee are believed to have saves
I the Government hundreds Of thousands o
:, dollars, At their instance, recent regulation
Il have been adopted fixing the price Of arms
: and establishing State and private agencies.
!. Another tuggestion that the Navy Depsrt
+ ment discontinue George D. Morgan, secEe
!. tary Welles' brother-in-laH, who is agent 10
= the purchase Of vessels, and has been recelz
|. ZEE two.aut-ah half per cent, and who pai'
G fifty four thousand dollars for the steame
: 'stars and stripeE,' which only cost thist
y y thousand dollars, Was disregazded By tn
l. Government. In another case, SLIP buye
T who made eeyen Thousand dollars on sevel
: thousand dollar purchase5 was compelled t
a 6iegorge the whole SUD, which Is snficien
. to pay salaries OF committee aud expenses.
q Postnaste1s and po.troutes on the Virsiai
u eaatern shore are to be Immediately re-cssat
n lished.
g Three companies Of teamen to-day Shove
u proficiency in infantry and artillery drill, vii
"a ling grtat admiration.