New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-04
WHAT THE REBELS PROPOSE TO DO
Effects of the Storm on the Camps.
SWORD PRESENTATION 10 Gen. MCCLELLAN.
SPEECH OF GEN. MCCLELLAN.
Special Dispatch to The N Y. Tribune.
THE NAVAL EXPEDITION.

the fleet did not feel the brunt OF the storm
but may have been caught in the edge OF il
1t seems to TO have been most violent inland
The feet could not, as reported, have bee
struck by the gale off Cape Hatteras o
Wednesday, since it was not felt at FOrtres
Monroe, only 90 miles distant, until o'cloc
on Friday afternoon. The report that the des
tination Of the expedition is Charleston j
founded upon no sufficient ground. Their
might be a conjunction Of circumstances, whcl
would lead Capt. Dupont to land at Bull
Bay but that place is less likely to be biz
point of attack than several others.
THE COMMAND OF THE POTOMAC ARMY.
Gen. Mcclellan will, for the present, retain
command Of the army Of the Potomac, the
headquarters of which will remain where they
have been. The headquarters of the army will
be at the Office of the Adjutant General, where
the details Of business will be attended to.
Matters were so arranged when Gen. Scott
arises demanding the presence of another Ma
jor.General of tue army, Gen. Halleck will
probably be the man.
TIE sUPERCEDURE OF GEN. FREMONT.
Those journals aud correspondents that dis
credited our statement that the order super
cediug Gen. Fremont by Gen. Hunter went
West a week ago, now repeat it as if it were
news.
DISTINGUISHED FOREIGNERS RENDERING THEIR
SERVICES.
Count 40 Coyra ocro A am of( (iount 1a Docbe
beau, who was with Washington, and Baron de
Schonen, granddaughter of Lafayette, each the
lneal representative Of his distinguished ancestor
have rendered their services TO the Government
saying that they are proud to fight with and for
the same people, Of whose early history Lafayette
and Rochambeau are part. Maj Gen. Have
lock, who has just arrived from England, has also
offered his sword to the country.
ENCOURAGING DISPATCHES FROM ABROAD.
The foreign mails by the last steamer bring
dispatches from all our Ministers in Europe
in tenor even more encouraging than those re-
ceiyed q week ago. The change Of tone in
England is most striking. In France notice
able fact is that the semi-oficial journals are
the other hand, the Rebel emissaries are more
noisy and outspoken than ever; but some Of
them complain Of deficit in their exchequers-
and threaten TO 90 home if they can.
MOVEMENTS OF THE SECRETARIES.
Secretary Seward goes to New-York tenor
row morning. Secretary Chase returns in the
evening. Secretary Cameron and the Adjutant
General are TO be absent about ten days
They will visit West Point and the Springfield
Armory before they return.
AN UYFOUNDED REPORT.
The statement that Gen. Mcclellan has or.
dered four soldiers to be shot for sleeping on
their posts is unfounded in fact.
MAYNARD AT PRUDENCE ISLAND.
Surveys have recently been made with view
to the establishment Of Navy-Yard at Pru.
deuce Island, Narragansct Bay. 1t was sur
veyed for the same purpose in 1892, anC
nothing done since.
REBEL PLANS.
The last plan ascribed to the Rebels by thei
correspondents here is, that they intend h
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march upon Baltimore, and winter there
They are believed to have boats there sufficien
to carry large number of troops. There
reason TO believe that the Rebels have con
structed a railroad from a point about fv
miles back Of Acquia Point to Dumfrees, il
the rear Of the Notifications at Shipping Point
4 THE REBEL BATTERIES.
Il The Potomac Creek is defended by two bat
terics, one at the top of the bill, and on
hidden by woods lower down the creek. o
Thursday evening our battery opened upo
the Geo. Page with Parrot ten-pOunders
The Shipping Point battery returned the fire
doing no damage, though the firing continue
two hours. On that evening nine vessels ra
the blockade.
THE EXAMINATION or SUSPECTED PERSONS
\ Col. Welles of the lst Massachusetts ia Judg
Of Court to examine suspected persons.
large number have been examined, and th
oath of allegiance administered TO several res
dents.
THE EFFECTS OF THE STORM.
The effects Of the storm are apparent every
where. Many camps were flooded, roads i
Virginia are almost impossible, the Lon
Bridge is under water, and part of the roof {
the Post Office was blown off.
THE CASE OF COL. MILES.
The Court Martial in the case Of Col. Miles
tried for alleged misconduct at Bull Run, wi
soon report.
GEN. mCLELLANs PUBLIC SWORD.
The presentation Of sword to Cen. Nj
ClellAn by committee Of the PhiladelPhi