Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-11-02
NIGHT DISPATCH ES.
From Washington.
WAsHINGTON, Nov. l

NAsAtNoiOS, wv. 4
Special to Post.
Business is quite brisk on the Cumberland
canal. Tho boats make their trip. without any
interference irom the enemy. The tolls received
on The canal clearing Tor the month of October,
amount 10 ten thousand dollars.
The freight ting trafi on the Baltimore 4 Wash
ngton railroad was very large yesterday. J wo
hundred car loads Of Government sui Plies were
deposited here.
The rebel steamer Geo. Page is still in Guam
ice Greek. but has worked her way sufficiently
tar out Of sight IRON the Maryl shore.
The work On our batteries is progressing fnely y,
and numter OF guns aud mortsrs have teen
mounted.
The following letter from Gen. Scott was rc I.
ceived by the Preside on Tn ursday, Y. NJ.
HEApouAR1ERs ov rHE Army,
Washington, Oc'. 3ist.
To Hon. 5. CAAEKoS, eEc'r OF THs WAR DE-
PARrM.ST.-For more than ihree years l have
been un.be from hurt to mount my horse = 70
vaik more tn n u few PAGES at a time, and that.
with some other AMI new infrmaties, drop-y ard
vertigo, admonish me that reposc Of mind and
body with the alpli .nces Of surgery ani meii
cine are necessary 10 add little more 10 HE
already protrs cted much beyond the usual span of
man. 1t IS under such circumstances, m ade dsUbly
painful by the unnatural and ubja.t rebellion
raging in the southern states OF our 20 lately
prosperous and happy Union, that am compel ei
to request that my Lame be placed On the list Of
army officers retired from active service. As this re-
quest is founded an adsolute night granted by
. recent act OF Congress, an entirely st liberty
to say th at il is with deep regret that withdraw
myself, in these momentoue times, from the orders
Of . + esiden. he has treated me with much dis
tinguished kiLdness and courtesy, whom know
upon much personal Intercourse, 70 be patriotic
~ithout sectional p rtiahty or prejudice 70 bc
highly conscientious in the performance Of every
duty, and of unrivalled activity and perseverance,
And to you, Mr.. Secretary, whom | nos om ;l4ly
address for the last time, beg to acknO ~ieige
my many otli cations fer the uniform high con,id
era ions have received at your hands, and have
the nonor to remain, sir, with high respe..
A special Cabinet council v convened on Fri
day morning at o'clock. to take the subject into
consiieraton. At vas decided that Gen. SCOTS re-
quest, under the circumst nee Of his advanced age
and in6rmitie., could not be denied. Gen. NC
Cl, liam vas the eupon. with the unanimous agree
ment Of the CAbiast, notified that the com
maud Of the army would be deyolved upon him.
Att o'clock D. m. the Csbine. agxin waited on
the President, and attended him to the residence
Of Gen. Scott Being seated, the President read
the General the following arder:
On he first day of November, A. ID. 1851, upon
hi. own application to the President Of the United
States, Brevet Lieut.. Gen. infeid Scott, Is or
dered to be aced upon the list Of retired officers
Of The army of the United Stat .. without reduc-
tion in bis current pay. subsistence OF allowance
The American people VIII hear with sadness and
deep emotion, that Gen. Scott has vi bdraws
from the active control Of tho army. while the
President and . unanimous Cabiset express their
o n AMI the nations sym pathy in his personal
sfa iction and their profound sense Of the inpor-
tsnt poblc services rendered b. him to his coun-
Try during his long and brilliant career. among
which will ever be gratefully distinguished bis
faithful devotion to the Con.titution. the Union
and The Fla, when assailed bv pa,r;idsl rebellion.
GSixnedl AsxAHAA LINCOLN.
Gen Scott thereupon rise and addressed the
Cabinet and President. who had also risen. - fol-
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