Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-11-27
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Gen. Mcclellan has
directed letter to Gen. Blenker, containing
such expressions Of displeasure, as left to the
latter no choice but to resign, which he did this
morning. It's said that an illegal tax of one
hundred dollars per month, which he has levied
upon each Of the suffers of his division, has
elected the above letter. A committee has
been organized for the investigation OF the ac-
counts Of the division.
The mass of the Germans have never con.
sidered Blenker as altogether the right man for
position go responsible, and the rumor that
Gen. Sigel is to succeed him is hailed with al
most universal delight.
An order will this week 60 out to st. Louis,
directing the payment of all officers appointed
by Gen. Fremont
The Richmond Enquirer announces that ar
rangements have been made for quartering FIVE
thousand more of the prisoners at present at
Richmond at Tuscaloosa, Ala, and Salisbury,
N. c. The first detachment for the former
place were to start on Friday afternoon. 1t
comprises one hundred and fifty, inclusive Of
twenty commissioned officers; among them are
F. s. Shaffer, lst Lieutenant Ohio 9Th; s. v.
Preston, let Lieutenant Michigan 4th; James
Faran, I'd Lieutenant Kentucky LIST; w. B.
Flecher, Assistant Surgeon Indiana 9Th; E. w.
Hale, Lieutenant of the steamer Fanny, The
Enquirer says the prisoners selected we're gene
rally averse to The trip Few were gratifed at
the change.
The Charleston Mercury Of the 2lst publishes
dispatch from New Orleans, dated the 2Olh,
which states that Intense excitement prevails
there relative to the threatened attack ON CO.
lumbus. Com. Hollins had gone there with his
feet, and had telegraphed tor the steam ram
Manassas. A floating battery of twenty guns
was going up that night Ali the river pilots
had been impressed. Seventeen thousand
troops and seventy cannon were at Columbus.
Government has advices that Richmond, as
well as Savannah, Charleston, Memphis and
New Orleans, are in a panic. Families were
packing up to be in readiness TO leave when the
Yankees approached. II was the general be.
lief that the rebel government had already
commenced moving its archives to Nashville,
so suddenly made the capital.
Government also has intelligence that the
discount on the Confederate Treasury Notes is
already thirty per cent, and that on private is
sues must be still greater.
| This morning Companies A and H Of Colonel
Freedman's cavalry regiment, commanded by
| Major Butler, went on a tour of observation. -
A mile beyond Hunters Mills they met q com.
pany of rebel cavalry, supported by infantry.
| Our men were fired upon by the cavalry, and
one horse was wounded and one member OF
Company A injured by his horse falling upon
him. At the order being given by Lieut.. Paul
| for Company A to advance, the infantry of the
rebels took fright and retreated.
Count de Villeneau has been assigned to Nc
Clellan's staff with the rank OF Colonel. He
is graduate Of the school of st. Cyr, and was
Colonel by brevet in the French army.
| Thos. Bragg, Of N. c., has been appointed
rebel Attorney General, in place of Benjamin
made Secretary of War.
[Herald's Dlspa,ch.l
i A deserter from the rebels named William
West, son of clerk in the Treasury Depart
ment, who was impressed FIVE months ago o.
Winchester, and at the time he left the rebe
camp was an Orderly to ono of their Brigadier
Generals came into our lines to-day. He re-
ports that the headquarters Of the enemy arr
still at Centerville, and that the force imme
diately around that point is sixty thousand, ant
that number is supposed to be less than half o.
the whole rebel force on the Potomac. Gen
Johnson is in command Provisions are plenty
THAT is, meat and bread; coffee and sugar arr
scarce. The troops are living In tents; thel
are tolerably we'll clothed and pretty well armed
come of their arms they lately received from
Europe. The troops, he says, are in good spir
It's. They express the belief that they cal
Imaintain their line Of occupation in front o
Washington against any force we can bring :
They are told constantly by their officers, an,
especially by their Chaplains, that this is wa
? of1subjugation, devastation and abolition.
There are formidable inirenchments at Cen
Itetville, but no siege guns. There are Ave in
ltrenchments at Manassas and some heavy guns
He says that no troops had gone southward
his knowledge, the coast operations not changing
any disposition Of their forces. This is contra
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