New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-05
GEN. HoopyR's PREPARATIONS.

about completed, and the crossing of the Reb
els from Virginia would be q welcome event t.
our Generals.
THE REBEL FoRTIFICATIoNs.
The best general view Of the Rebel earth
works by which the passage Of the Lower Po
tomac Is obstructed, is obtained at Buddl
Ferry, opposite Quantico Greek. They are
three in number, the lowest being the mos,
active and most formidable. The best part o.
this one is hidden by surrounding foliage, though
its flag is always visible. The other two are
rough works, apparently upon the Munson'i
Hill pattern, upon which the Rebels are still at
work. 1t is supposed they have greater mum.
Der Of guns than they have yet displayed.
REBEL SIGNALS.
A regular system of signals by lights Is put
in operation every night upon the Virginia
shore. Responses from Maryland are now sell
dom attempted.
TIE CONFEDERATE MARINE.
The George Page still lies in Quantico Creek,
with the two captured schooners, Fairfax and
Mary Virginia. close beside. These latter are
supposed to be fitting out as gunboats.
TIE ARMY RETIRING BOARD.
The Army Retiring Board will probably
adjourn tomorrow for week or ten days
Besds number of officers, now in California
or on their way thence, the following are yet
to be examined:
Can't. Llewellyn Jones, Sd Cavalryi lst Lieut..
Samuel +. Mills, Sd Artillery; Capt. John w. l.
Gardiner, Let Cavalry Lieut.-Col' Sylvanus Ihayer'
Engineers.
! APPOINTMENT.
Cant. Roclff Brinkerhcff has been appointed
Assistant Quartcrmaster Of Volunteers to re-
port to Col. John Sherman.
! CHARGES AGAINST A WISCONSIN CAPTAIN.
A Captain in new regiment Of regular in
fantry has preferred charges against Captain
in a Wisconsin regiment for persuadiDg reg
ular soldier to desert and enlist in the Volun-
teers, for not delivering him up when demand
ed by regular officer, and for disrespect to
that officer. If these charges are proved, the
offender is liable to punishment of death by tie
articles of wsr, which provide that any non
commissioned officer or soldier who shall enlist
himself in any other regiment without q regu::
lar discharge from that which he leaves, shall
be accounted deserter, and anyone who shall
persuade him so to do, shall suffer death or
such punishment as may be inflicted on him
by Court Martial.
RESERVATIONS.
NEw.YoRx.
Third Regimeut--First-L Lieut. Chaplin X. Hunter,
appointed in I'd Regimen. artillery.
Seventh Reeiment-Second-Lio Liout. b. Fitzham Won
Eckstaedt.
Forty.eighth Regiment --Seoond-Iieut. Edward C.
Baird, appointed Assistant Adjutan- OF Vol
unteers.
Twelfth Regimsnt-Capt Agaiiale W. Doan.
First-Lieut w. p Coune.
Twenty-sixth Resiment--CaPts. j. w. c. Smith
and w. c. Appler.
Twenty eighth Regiment--F First Lieut.. Phil-Wiek.
DLxD.--N. T. 49th--Capt. Rasselas Dickinson.
RAILROAD AFFAIRS.
meeting of railroad managers between
New York end washington will be held here
tomorrow, to consider the proposition Of the
Post Office Department for improved mail facili'
ties between those cities.
FROM THE POTOMAC.
The steamer Resolute arrived last night.
One Of her officers reports that seven OF our
soldiers were injured by shell from the Rebel
battery at Shipping Point. The Harriet Lane
came up tonight.
THE MARYLAND ELECTION,
Maryland men in Government employ are
granted leave Of absence, that they may 60
home to vote on Wednesday.
PENSION.
Geo. Robinson, I'd New. Hampshire, who re.
ceiyed guushot in the knee, has been granted
So per month.
TIE NAVAL IxPEDITioS.
We have no news Of the fleet. 1t II still
hoped that they escaped the force Of she storm,
but there should be Intelligence through South
ern channels by this time if it has landed the
troops, unless, indeed, the gale Frustrated their
telegraph lines.
THE FIRE AND THE SICK SOLDIERS.
The sick soldiers removed from the Hospital
burned this morning were not injured by ex-
posure. All are in comfortable quarters and
doing well.
MORE EDwhRDss FERRY VICTIMS.
Fourteen bodies OF soldiers, doubtless brought
down by the food from Harrison's Island, have
been taken from the river between the Arsenal
and the Chain Bridge. But one of them was
recognized. All have been buried by the Gov
ernment.
THE EFFECT or THE STORM.
Part Of the causeway Of the Long Bridge has
been 50 far washed away as to render it inl-
passable. and the rope ferries at Georgetown
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