The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-27

no further that night. We bivouanked In the
open fields, and II had loved Western Vir-
Efnia before with al! the ardent affection of
one Of her own gallant bushwhackers, that
night would have turned my love to bitter
hate. That night at 10 o'closk the General
received orders from Gen Schs nck-wno had
crossed the river at dauley, but none of
whose reinforcement Is had reach. us--to re.
turn. We lookup our line of march At two
o'clock A. M and reached this place at about
one p M, where both brigades are now sta
toned.
FKoA wAsHIsoroY-THg YsstsKER BxlaApE-
PROMOTION, &c.
From III. Washington Star, of the I'D inst,
we copy the following;
Lieut. Col. Alexander, of the u. & Engi.
ueers who Is in com maud of the engineer
brigade of the army Of the Potomac, is in
dustriousiy perfect citing the Fifteenth and Fiji
tieth New York regiments that form HE
command in the p ontoon bridge drill Their
current practice is upon the eastern branch
Yesterday they com pieted Il bridge a hun
dred yards long in thirty minutes from the
time CT the arrival of the paraphernalia at
the bank OF the stream. so far as it extend
ed il would have sufficed to cross the whole
grand army of Gen. Mcclellan over a stream
| a hundred yards wide in as short time as it
could cross over as much space on a comm on
road.
Lieut.. Henry A. Wise is the acting chief of
the Naval Ordnance Bureau In the absence
OF Capt. Harwood, Who Is eff on a tour of in
spection, In the course Of which he will
doubtless Inspect the ordnance in all the
United states navy yards. This is the first
instance on record in which a lieutenant has
been charged with the chieftainship Of a ma
val bureau
We are gratifed 70 learn that to-day Col
PhiliipSt George Cooke, U. =. A, recently
made BrigaGier General OF volunteers wae
promoted To be Il Brigadier General in the
regular servi e.
It seems to be understood that Brig Cen
Summer is about TO be placed by Major
Gen. Mcclellan in command OF an i'm por-
tant division Of the army of the Potomac.
TEE COMING SESSION or coSaREss-EYFIoIEscy
OF The ARMY or aEPoToMAC-oPEsISG TRADE
WITH THE suUTB.
Ion," the special Washington correspond.
ent of the Baltimore San, writing under date
of the ed last, says:
The approaching session Of Congress VIII 10
doubt bc proIrvlc lep IN TO the summer months
Notwithstanding the desire OF members IL
spend their tImu and wages at humc, aud the
credit they nignt claim vi II months service
already Ut Tho extra. session. The puss ness of
Tue session will bj as Imp ortant rs IL viii be
novel. 1t will open u new era III The his Tory
ot Int country, AM perhaps dcterlilAf It's tate
ZOE some Time 10 come. inc extent ii the
operations Ok the wal wIli demand mach Ut
te-ltion. and \ number ot Investigations lnt U
us inciaenls wall De necessary. Several com =
mittaes appointed 1T The late session Wiz
make Thar Reports, and Others Will Do ap-
.
dud require attention. The character anu
objects OF The war my undergo an essential
change, 10 already there exis,s Ii large party
that Iasors The Prosecution Of The Wax TOR tie
purp, Sc Of enancipaung sias es.
IL 10 just Jour ulonL.s SINCE the battle OF
Bun Kun, "Ld taohsh It Is NOT 10 ne slgua,
,Zcd ny dn advance, yet every one seeIns To
~ onyiuce0, by Tie spIenaIu rovI-W II the
srahu army OF the Potutna n - tle prepa-
raiiohs REQUISITE 1or movement are com
pete. The rnmor that Inc Couteuerat- army
On the Potomac WAS disursaH,zad IS quicais
followed pY another thit IL Is re Organic ii
he two aImles face etch other ald are al
most Ia sight. hich Will move 1ornard
nTsE Is the question, for nestner viii Retreat.
as 10 winter Gti;,i teTs, tne eueraI troo ps on
the other SIDE ii the Potomac have already
ulucn improved tEeIr accom- nGdauOns. IDoIi
TENTS &ru made cUnIlUr table by Log ana cis.y
DaSeinents, and many of Them nave some / /
oT Hfe place. II, s. solle UI The officers, The
troops Of informed that they are 10 Remain
Hhcf" tiey are, they VIII BON make thoIr
Quarters quite IoieraDIe, with the MEANS tusY
nave a. hand, III logs, DrashHOQd, cIGy
rmpty DiIIeis, sc.
Complaints are made in some quarters OF
the pr Iect VI Senator summons loo furnish
iuS tbo eh.my Wi salt, sugar, Cohee, Il .,
M exchange Tor cotton 1t IL Oe,ecteti that
the uo|eFumtn III policy Is 40 uepiI|e tfe Con
ieoe:dte- Ul sUcH LetC>strteS. IAere is 10
Il .hSef, however, at present, thai much com
mere wan De opentu VITA them. ALI tae
COTTON lndL we OBTAIN must be taken hy forca
Al, ii'tteed, it c" pe t0fcao IN ary large quan-
uty.