The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-17
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Nov. le, 1851
IMPORTANT ORDER FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT
The following order has just been issued -
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Complaint has been made to the President Of tho United
States taat persons within tho State Virginia in
places occured by the forces OF the United states claim
10 be inhabitants Of civil ofccssate, county ana muui.
opa--by alleged authority from the Co,nmonw cal h
OF virginia, IN disregard and violation Of the
declaration OF the peopo II Virginia rcurcsont.
ed ed in Convention al the city. Of Wheeling, on
Thursday, June 49, 1861, and Of tho ordinances Of
said Convention and Of the of the General Assem-
bly,, held BY authority Of said Convention It Is there
fore ordered by direction OF the President that IL any
person shall hereafter attempt within tho state Of vir
gina, under tho alleged authority OF said Common
wealth exercise any official powers OF a civil nature
within the limits Of any OF the commands Of the occupy
ing forces OF the United states, unless in pursuance u
the declaration and ordinances of the Convention assem-
acts Of the General Assembly held by authority said
Convention such attempt shall bo treated as an act of
hostility against the United statcs, and such persons
shall be taken into military custody Commanding Off
GERS directed 10 enforce this order within their re-
spsctivo commands. Py command Of
MAJOR General MCCLELLAN
J.. TBoMAs, Adjuiani General
THE UPRISING OF THE L0YALisrs IN EAST TENNESSEE
AND NORTH CAROLINA.
The reports OF the rising Of tho Union mon OF Eass
tennessee and the adjacent mountain districts OF North
CAROLINA, fully credited by gentlemen familiar with
the coDdon Of affairs in that section. The movement
not by any means unprecedented. It has bcen
In certain quarters for several weeks jealous Union
were actively engaged in that region, organizing
secret associations of Union expressly for the pur
pose that has transpred
AFFAIRS ON THE LOWER POTOMAC.
Tho Cour de Lion went down to the otila last night,
and returned at ten o'clock this morning sho reports
affairs unchanged down the river.
Acoasting soop ran the blockade yesterday, and, al
though forty rounds fired her from the rebel bat.
teries, not a shot struck her.
The Harriet Lane started down this morning to Join the
Aotia.
ACCOUNT OF THE REBEL ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE THE
SCHOONER MARYLAND.
The HERALDs correspondent with Gen. Hooker's
column, Budds Ferry gives the following interest
ing account Of the attempt capture the schooner Mary
land on the l4th Mst.;-
About nine O'Clock this morning three rined guns two
enpoundcrs and one six FOUNDER, opened from Cockpit
Point schooner laden with wood, lying within six
hundred yards from tho Maryland shore ut Stump Neck
opposite Cockpit Point They fired her about au hour
One shot struck her the waist making hoe
four inches in diameter. The guns were removed the
bluff on the right Of Cockpit Point where they opened
her agaiu. At noon boat, containing about o
dozen mcn, was seen putting out from tho point and
making the direction Of tho schooner. The
captain aud his boy then left in a small
boat aud to the Mary land shore the having
previously gone away, Under Of the guns tho
boat boarded the sehocner and set Gro to her. Tho
pioses Of the Frat regiment having given
information about the boat eeicnel Wells by order Of
General Hooker despatched twenty sharpshoo,ers under
Lieutenant Roberts Stump Neck and they Arsd upon
tho boat. Captain Adams and Lieutenant Covery, Of
Company +, with twenty ,ao,e men, liastened 10 the
Neck and they nlso opened Gre Two of the rebels
observed to throw up their and fall backwards
the boat The presumption is that they wounded
Other squads went round TO the Neck. Thirty
nve men, under Captain Wild, in the face Of
heavy ahooting from the guns of the Virginia
side repaired IN boat TO the schooner and eztpgushed
the flames before much damage done Part OF the
nansal was hurncd They slipped the cable and brought
the schooner up the Matswoman creek Of range OF
tho rebel guns Two OF ten pound Parrot guns were
brought to the bluff Stump Neck and they fired eight
shots The FIRST shell fell tho beach Cockpit
Point. Another burst close TO Of the rebel guns
driving and horses from the spot in great confusion
The re was returned, but person injured on our
side
0h Thursday night the soop X. Day laden with sut
ler's supplies for the Second Fire Hoaves went
Matawornan creek squad Of on shore ready
to protect her, ba, the rebels dit rot MODEST her
Seven sailing craft passed up the rivcy Some wen,
the Virginia shore and the rebel pickot ut Shipping
Point fired about hfty shots a, thea. Twentysix were
fred at without effect.
-Four Ycsse} passed down tho Potomac besides the
gupboat lie tel.
GRAND RENIsw OF FIFTY THOUSAND.
4 much larger reyicY than held on rbs con
tiaent has been ordered to take place Bali. Cross
Roads Oh Wednesday next. l. is calculated that at !eas.
hty thousand will para 4 and he reviewed by Gen.
Mcclellan.
REroRTED CAPTURE or A NUMBER THE 1HiRrl-
TILTH NEW YORK REGIMENT.
Arepor has reached the city to ght that portion Of
the New York Thireth regiment went foraging
party this afternoon and that about hundt OF
I
taken prisoners There is ,eial information on the
suhjeet and the report bot believed at General Nc.
Cieans headquarters AT late hour tonight.
RrcoSNoIssaSCR FROM GENERAL SMITHS DIVISION
reconnaissance from General smiths division, IN The
direction Of ecsbglg, tool place today, without en-
connteriny any rebel parties
GENERAL M'cLELIAS's OPINION THE TROOPS
COMPOSING GENERAL foaTERs DIVISION.
The following orosr has just been issued---
ORDER No. A.
Hg.Deu aRTtgs AgaY THE Po9oaac,
WASHINGTON, Nov. ID, 1861.
The General commanding tho army desires to express
10 the troops his appreciation Of the high sodery qual
ties displayed by the division commanded By Rrgadicr
General T. J. Porter during the review and evoutions Of
the oh inst. The appearance OF the troops would have
done credit TO veterans and The regulars must look well
70 their lauro General Porl.rs division conduct them
Selves on the field ol sat,lc as will review
The t.neral Commanding thanks General Porter, and
the olcers and nen Of his command, Tor their cxce,n ut
military appearance o. the orrh"ion allded to- He fees
confident that aie soldiers be implicitly relied upon
when brought before the enemy, aud he regards the d.
vision model for the array. Let others excel il IL
they
By commanded Major General MCCLELLAN.
). WILLIAMS, A sisiant AIjutant General.
REsToRATIoS OF CAPTAIN CHAPIN TO THE ARMY.
Captain Chaplin, "ho months ago stricken
from the army rolls, under tho msapprebonsion OF his
dsloyany, while on duty in New Mexico has proved the
inIstce Of the charges, and to-day restored to his
rank Assistant Adutan General OF the depart nent of
Of New Mexico
DEATHS OF SOLDIERS IN THE CAMPS AND HOSPITALS
The following deaths Of soldiers Yesterday are re-
por.cd:--
Patrick Flanagan, Twentieth New York State Militia
Peter Martin Company b. Thirty sixth New York
Volunteers.
Elisha Jones, Company Fins. Long Island Volunteers
Moses Can, First Michigan Cavalry.
L. c. Dearborn, Company +, second, aud Sami Heath
Company p, Fiiih New Hampshire regiments
- Brsh, Company d, Foriie,h, and Joseph G. stone,
Company A, Forty fifth Pennsylvania regiments
CAMP OF INSTRUCTION At PEgaYyiLtE
Tba Eleventh tasrib ae Iy,y,