The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-11-08
NEWS BY TELEGEe. 1PH.
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Exclusively for the Journal.
MORNING REPORT.
A Batch Of specials"
Gossip about Fremont's Sue
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Spectators at Work.
Fleet Bound for Port Royal.
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WAsHfSaTos, Nov. 6.-The appointment
of Quartermaster General Meigs, ID strongly
| urged here by Influential parties as success
sor to Fremont, to command the Western
| Department, while it is thought probable
that General Halleck will be sent to Ken
lucky. The same persons who wish Gen
eral Meigs in Missouri, are pressing Major
Belger, now in charge of the Department
at Baltimore, as his successor in the Quar-
ternaster Department.
General Heintzelman, it is believed, will
be raised to the rank of Major General
General Hooker, commander of she Union
troops on the lower Potomac, made recon-
noissance along the coast on Monday. The
result of is will have much influence in
guiding the movement of that portion of
our army.
The intelligence that Mcclellan has as
sumed the entire control of the Union army
of the Potomac, was received with great
enthusiasm. ,ezsrr s--
The rebels still continue active. 1t is
believed they have 10000 or 10000 troops
near Shipping Point, within immediate call.
The indications are, they would rest salts
fed with an effsctual blockade of the Poto-
mac and a successful resistance To any ad-
vance upon their position. They are
erecting new batteries at points below the
mooth of Quantico Creek, the batteries
already erected being insufficient. Every
night some craft succeeds in ruuning tie
blockade.
Informatiou received here from persons
who have lately been among the reoels at
Richmond and Manassas, give assurance
that of late the rebels have not been kept
posted as to the purposes Of the Govern
ment, and are at great loss 10 know what
General Mcclellan intends 10 do, and at
what point the blow is to be struck, that
they are sure will fall upon them soon.
Some excitement was occasioned by the
committee appointed at the recent session
of sCongress, composed of Senator Hale,
Grimes, and Andrew Johnson of Tennessee,
TO inquire into the facts connected with the
destruction of the Norfolk and Pensacola
Navy Yards and Harper's Ferry arsenal
were present to-day, Mr.. johnson not hav-
ing reached the city. Commanders Pauld-
ing, Macauley and Pendergast and Paymas-
ter Bedford appeared before them ss wit
nesses, and will give their testimony to-
morrow. The committee are determined to
make thorough investigation into those
matters, let the consequences fall where
they may.
TRIBUNE's DISPATCH.
All northern Governors have, by letter
or message, responded to the recent circu-
lar of the Secretary OF State, promising to
see to the thorough fortifcaton of our sea
and lake coast.
Gen. Mcclellan issued an order to-day
that the passes of General Scott should be
honored the same as though he were in
command of the army.
Gen. Hayelock, the brother of the late
Sir Henry Havelock, arrived this evening
TO offer his services to the Government.
Col Ward II. Lahore has raised his brig
ade-one regiment composed of VirgIuIans,
one of Peunsylvanians, and the third almost
entirely of Marylanders.
TINES DISPATCH.
General Halleck or General D. @. Buell.
will be assigned to the command Of the
West in place of General Fremont.
The Court Of Enquiry, in the case of Col
Miles has made its report. About So wit
nesses were examined. Their evidence
presents extraordinary conflicting testimo-
ny. Only % swear positively that they
saw Col. Miles drunk on the day of the bat
tie of Bulls Run. About 20 swear lust as
positively they saw him within the hours
alleged and he was not drunk. After
weighing the testimony the Court decided
that this Court is of the opinion no
evidence can now be found, sufficient TO
convict Col. Miles of drunkenness before a
Court martial, and such Court cannot be
convened for this trial without great incon-
venieuce to the service and recommends no
further proceedings TO be had. The pro-
ceedings were laid before the Major General
Commanding and approved to-day.
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