Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-16
FROM WASHINGTON.

"AshINoTOr, NOV. iO'
Advices fror, ST. Louis state that Major Fin
- ncy, who lett Springfield with General Fremont
brought away the army chest, containing abou,
S3OU'0OO, having failed to pay Off the troops
The money has been secured and returned to
Springfield under a strong escort. The Major
has been arrested.
The Court Of Inquiry in tho case Of Colonel
Miies, who was reported to have bcen intcxica.
ted at the battle of Bull Run, has, it is under.
stood, reported that he was under the care of the
Surgeon at the time lie has assumed his com.
mahd, and no further proceedings will be had.
Pennsylvania has in the field to-day, lOl ,O7O
men New York $4,000. The keystone State
leads the Empire by 1900
1t Is reported that Presiden, Lincoln and Sc.
cretaries Seward and Weles are in favor of an
exchange of prisoners with the Rebels, and that
proper orders for that purpose will be issued in
a few days
Col. Jshn Cochrane, Of New York, is here.
! tie says the emancipation OF the slaves has now
become military necessity. He will make a
| speech &c morrow to his regiment, advocating il.
WASHINGTON, Nov. IL.
a deputation from each regiment of Gen
| Bienker's Division had torcblieht procession
this evening. Each man had torch. Most
OF the officers were mounted. They passed
around to the house of General Mcclellan
where the oilicers went 10 and imbibed.
when tha rear reached Fifteenth and II
streets, the crowd called for Gen. Mcclellan,
but be would not make any speech, merely
bow'ng, and cries wrre then made for Gen.
Cameron, who came forward and said -
Soldiers AN glad TO see you, especially
because you come to DO bonor to yonr Young
ano gallant General. 1t is on evidence to
my mind that every man is determined to do
MS DUTY. Cheering The greatest portion
OF the men l see around me believe are
Germans. Coming as do from Peunsylva |
hio, whose population is composed for the
part oi Germans or their descendants. il most |
makes ne still more happy TO see you, for the !
Germans have fought 10 every battle field |
that has given glory to our couutry. (Cheers.) |
Know that when the next battle comes il |
VIII be victory. and you will do as uoby as
they did when your ancestors fought for our
common liberty" (Cheers) Loud calls
we're then made for Gen Mcclellan, who
appeared at Tho window and merely bowed.
NO cell that Was made for a speech was
needed +
Secretary Seward was then called for. and
SAID :-"Feilow citizens and soldiers IL see
before me the Que twentieth part Of our army
gathered Tor the defpnce Of the Union. nud
an army "a large as any monarch on he face
OF the earth has ever called into the field, aud
as brave as any; mud yet it is an army that
does not contain single conscript. Cheer
ing Every soldier Is volunteer (cheprlng)
anu every volunteer is Il citiZen loud
cheering 1t may well be so, for you have
come up 10 defend the first Government on
the earth that has exists for eighty years.
Fellow citizens 81 knew when this trouble
b"gnn that We should have soldiers and
seamen, and everything we wanted. and.
except QUE thiop, we have found them. and
the gathering here to night shows you huve
'ohnd It. IT was II Gsuerel, sud he is here
to night. Fellow citizens. who shall be king
Shall the Goddess of Liberty walk abroad
win her azure robes thrown around her, or
Shall II be pinnder? Who shall reign Who
speaks Tor King Cutt"n? What! Not II
vo're inr King Cotton? Who then, ia for
the Goddess Of Liberty? (Cheers) Well
it shall hp as you will ii. (Applausp0
Gen. Blenkes was then .all-d for and said
"Citiz"ns and soldiers =! will only say few
words, and swear to you that if we ever find
the enemy will light thousand times bet
Ter than speak this noble English" After
some cheering the large crowd slowly left ut
u late hour.
Mrs. Gen Mcclellan and baby came on
to-day. and were in The paTlor during the
exciting scenes.
Major Gould. Of the Massachusetts 18TH.
arrived this morning with fifteen thousand
bnsheiS of ~heat, which he captured on the
18TH OF October near Earper's Ferry, in
Virginia. 1t was brought down on the
canal. This wheat was the result of several
weeks foraging Of the Rebel cavalry. and had
he"n brought to the mill to he groune, and
sent To Manassas. M"inr Guud has been
compimented by General Banks in n general
order. Tor the name: in which he conducted
the capture. We do not hea, of any mention
Of the cnntraband, however, who gave the
information US to its locality.