The New York herald., 1862-01-07
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
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SENATOR SUMMERS FORTHCOMING SPEECH ON THE
TRENT AFFAIR.
Senator sumner has floor the Senate Thursday
O'Clock His speech will be chiefly upon the
condition Of our foreign relations He will probably ap-
prove the line of policy pursued by Mr. Seward. AS
chairman of the senate Committee Foreign Relations
Mr. Summer has peculiar facilities for Information which
greatly enhanced by his intimate ana extensive
acquaintance with leading European statesmen.
This speech is locked to with great interest
ARRIVAL OF A REBEL DEsERTER.
deserter from the rebel army escaped from the
0ccoquan yesterday, and succeeded in getting safely
within the lines of General Heintzemans division His
clothing very shabby except his ovecoat, which
new. He originally from Maine, and being a
Northern man closely watched, having been kept
most OF the time in of the hospitals assistant
He procured horse, however, and escaped.
ARREST OF A SUSPICIOUS PERSON.
Yesterday Virginia farmer named Richard Lacy, who
is suspected of having given aid and comfort to the
enemy inside the lines OF General Heintzeman's
division the Quaker church, in the vicinity of
Accotnk with the osensibe purpose OF hauling wood to
ship from Dage creek Both he and river captain, who
accompanied him, sent to the Provost Marshal at
Alexandria.
FOUR MOUNTED REBELS CAPTURED.
The pckets of the Thirty-eghth New York regiment,
Colonel Ward who outpost duty yesterday, cap
tured four mounted rebels, with their and equip
ments. 1t is believed that they belonged Colonel
stewarts Virginia cavalry regiment.
NIGHT ALARM IN THE IRISH BRIGADE.
About eleven O'Clock last night number of shots
fred from the woods the pickes OF the Sixty
ninth regiment Irish Brigade Colonel Nugent command
ing beyond Edsalls Hill. Several fired by the
rebels during the nght-twenty-hye in all-but
damage done to any our side. Lieutenant
Eaiix had
and without causing general alarm but the darkness Of
the night prevented his capturing any Of the rebels
SUICIDE OF SOLDIER.
George Booth private in Company A, Eighteenth Massa
chusetts regiment, committed suicide last evening by
shooting himself through the heart with his musket He
has been in i'll health and desponden for time. He
from Bedford, Mass. where he leaves wife and
three children This the first suicide has occurred
in our army.
GEN. LANES WAR POLICY NOT ENDORSED BY THE PRE-
sIDENT.
The statement that the President cordially endorses
the position of General Lane with reference the
duct of the war, is without foundation The policy pro
posed by General Lane is totally at variance with that
announced by the President, and intended to be IN
swervingly adhered to by the administration.
DEATHS IN THE ARMY.
The following deaths OF soldiers are reported
Jno. Richardson, Company G. VIM. J. Leary, Com
pany D; j. A. bowling and VIM. H. Pineo, Company c,
Eleventh Maine Volunteers.
Christian strbenranch, Company J. Ninety eighth Penn
syvana.
Morris B. Benna and Bishop Wood, Company c, First
Berdan's Sharpshooters.
Andrew j Newman, Company c; VIM. A. wilmington,
Company Fl Nelson D. Leslie and Jno. o. Hunt Company
B. Second Berdans sharpshooters.
Thos Clark, Company c. Third United States artillery.
Archibald Damon, Oneida cavalry.
Edridge Herrick, Company G, Rochester On. " regi
ment.
Corporal VIM. s. Rinehart, Company l. Eighth Pcnnsyl-
wanna Reserve Corps
Private Bennett, Company X, Twenty fourth New York
Peter Falk, Company X, Fifty eighth New York.
VIM. Cummings, Company G. Fourth Michigan
Benz. Covert. Company X, Eighty ninth New York.
J. D. Brown, Company II, Seventh New York cavalry.
Jno. Hilburn, Company c, 1o4th Pennsylvania.
Jno. Babcock, Company K, Sixty first New York.
James Meade, Company ], Second United States in
fantry.
Charles F. Burnett Company o. Twenty third Pennsyl-
vana.
Levi West, Comnanv G, Third Vermont.
George A. Humphrey, Company F, Ninth New York
cavalry.
VIM. Leach, Company H, Fifty ninth New York
PRISONERS SENT Up FROM GEN. HooKER's DIVISION.
Captain Keh, Of the Reindeer, brought up this after
also twenty four bushel bags of In liza rubber
coats besides several sacks of undershts and large
quantity Of qunine. The prisoners captured while
attempting TO convey these from the Maryland
the Virginia shore.
SANITARY CONDITION OF THE VERMONT TROOPS.
The Inspector Of the Sanitary Commission, who has
recently visited the vernpnt regiments the Potomac
notes great Improvement in the general health Of the
regiments attributable to Improvements adopted in the
location Of their encampments.
Adjutant John Mcouade, of the Fourteenth New York
Volunteers, to-day appointed Added Camp on the
Of General Ftz John Porter vice Lieutenant McQues
tin Second drsgoons recently and ordered to
his regiment.
MILITARY CONTRACTS FOR HORSES.
An Official communication in response to resolution Of
the House to-day transmitted TO that body by the
Secretary of War covering the reports from the Quarter
department, by which appears that George
Ramsdell, Of Pennsylvania, has been awarded the
for feeding five hundred and twenty-five disabled
horses during the winter, and Charles Chouteau for
seventyone 1t appears that the contract system thus
far has failed entirely Advertisements fof bids for al
most everything required have been made, but not in
single instance have the lowest bidders forward
and closed their contracts. OF the horses placed on
Chouteaus farm thirtynve cents per head per diem
only about thrtyhve OF them have become servceabe.
The remainder are not considered worth keeping.
THE CASE OF COLONEL KERRIGAS.
Judge Hcarne Of the counsel for Colonel Kerrgan,
emphatcaly contradcts the report that evidence has
been elected the trial establishing without doubt the
charge OF his having given information TO the enemy and
further that the evidence for the has not yet
been closed The paragraph transmitted yesterday was
based what considered at the time reliable nfor
nation.
A BRANCH MINT AT NEW YoRK-rHr oREYrowS
Representative Ward to-day gave notice Of his nten-
t,on 10 introduce bill to establish coinage department
IN the Assay Office at New York
He also presented the memorial Of the citizens OF Grey
town for the appointment Of commissioners TO inquire
INTO the Jurisdiction n the authorities OF Geytown over
Punta Arenas 20 ascertain the value Of property
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