The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-11-28
Noon Dispatches.
FROM WASHINGTON


Nsrxiai Of Utah Resiqued- PostefIce Or.er--
IN Appeal for Ireiand-A Significant
Prophecy-GsH. Bienker not Resigned-
Another Unfortunate Scouting Expedition
Gen. Szrsser Assigned q Command
Col. Graham Discharged from Arrssf.
WASHINGTON. Nov 26.-Henry Grice. Mar
shall for Utah, has resigaed on the ground
that the business Of the Office l. no; compen-
sative since the creation Of the Senatorial
Governments OF Nevada.
PosTorFIcE DrFAKTxKsf.l
Nov. &c, 1861.
In view OF tho mere sed humber ~ letters
held for postage and returned % tic dead
letter Office. Il Is ordered that the order Of
this Department. dated sth Of Ocie,.e $3.50,
be rescinded, and the prior prsc e be re
stored. Post Masters Will, thereiore. notify
the person addressed. that such letter Is held
for postage, and that upon his NJ ing there
Tor, preparing the postage on his letter. and
enclosing a stamp 70 be placed on the letter
held for postage. the same will be forwarded
70 his address. by order Of the Post Master
General.
(signedl JOHN A. KAssoS,
ist Assistant y. N. General.
Hoo. X. Walker has addressed letter 90
the editor Of the National Republican, which
will appear in that paper tomorrow. in Ca
vor oil Congress Immediately making an APP
preparation for the relief OF ireland, in view
Of the impending famine. he concludes by
saying: Now. when 80 many thousands of
lrishnen are perlling their lives 10 the bat
te-helds OF liberty in our defence; when 20
many have already fallen. and Others are
immured Ia rebel dungeons. let rs show that
n A. ar M fufs. II Il
great conflict comes. rs soon il must, the
Shamrock intwined with the stars and stripes
viii wave in triumph over the Gold Of vic,o
~ for Liberty and Union"
sHEciAL TO TRIBUNE.
The reports sent about Blenkers resigna.
ton are incorrect Gen. Mcclellan and
Blenker's command have tho greatest cont
derce in him. aud his resignation would no,
be accepted il offered The affair grew out
Of a letter sent by Gen. Blenker TO General
Mcclellan. which contained expressions
which Mcclellan rebukcd him for. but said
he presumed u was Blenker's imperfect
knowledge Of English which caused the i'm
proper expressions. The affair is considered
satisfactorily settled.
Two more scouting parties from the right
wing of the army went out to day. One had
skirmish with superior numbers. Captain
Rowland with companies G and III, and Fried
mans cavalry, went far as Hunters Hill
and sent reconnoitering party forward who
discovered large body OF rebel infantry in
ambush. Captain Rowland retired with his
force
Capt. Bell, with between two and three
companies of the I'd Pennsylvania, Colonel
Averills cavalry, accommodating between
Vienna and Hunters Hills, were attacked by
tho ambuscading enemy in the woods on both
sides Of the road. Five volleys were fired
before our troops, pressed by a superior
force Of the enemy. fell back.
\ courier brought this news TO Gen. Por-
ter, 10 whose division the party belonged
He sent forward the 9th Massachusetts,. 18th
Michigan. Grifiin's Battery and two more
companies from Averill's cavalry. At dusk
all the troops returned. Before the rein
forcements reached Capt. Bell he was again
attacked by the enemy. who attempted 10
cut him of. Shots were again exchanged
The rebel commander was shot aud fell from
his horse who gallopcd within our lines and
was captured About dozen Of our men
dropped and were necessarily lcft on the
field. Lieut.. Ford and forty i've men, all of
Col. Averill's cavalry, are missing. Orderly
Serg't. Parker's horse was killed and the
rider injured. The enemy were dressed in
dark blue, wearing caps. The did not wait
for any encounter with our rcinforccments
uERkIps DISPATCH.
Gen. Sumner has been assigned 10 the
command of division, TO be composed OF
twelve regiments of infantry. some OF which
are now here in the provisional army of the
Potomac. and not yet formed into brigades.
and others are yet TO arrive; a proportionate
amount OF cavalry and artillery will bc a,
tached 70 the division. which will. for the
present. occupy a position at Springfield. on
the line the Orange and Alexandria Rail,
road.
Col. Graham. of the 9Th regiment. Excel
sior Brigade. who was arrested Tor destroy.
ing some buildings AZ Matthias Point. Ia his
late reconnoiter. has been honorabIy dis
charged from arrest by Gen. Mcclellan. and
ordered to join his regiment without delay