, 1862-07-09
THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE
PENINSULA CAMPAIGN.
Important Military Movements in
the West.
SECRETARY CHASE'S LETTER.
TIE EkRLV ADJOURNMENT OF
CONGRESS.
No General Exchange Of
Prisoners.

Towing to the thunderstorm Of Monday eve
ming the following dispatch came too late 1oz our
last ie=ue.-EDs. TnlB.1 .
WASHINGTON, July !, 1892.
The Washington conception Of the feeling
with regard to the present position OF our
military a1Ia;7s may be formed from the taet
tha: the New York delegation had meeting
Yesterday, at the house Of Secretary Seward,
to consult as to the best means for stlmula'
ting en1istments in their State, and that as
G1.t result Of this meeting, three New YORK
members, Diyen, Van Valkenburg and Pome-
roy. asked leave Of absence from the House
tor the balance Of the session this morning,
| that t1cv might 80 home to aid IN raising
| troops.
| Nr. Diyen made farewell speech, in which
| he said they we're acting in accordance with
| .bc exprcss request Of the President, and in t
| yokcd those who remained to unite in pro-
yid;ns for carrying on the war, and urged lne
| rassaee of q bill he had intended to Introduce |
| for the enlistment and armIng slaVes ior
service in erecting Notifications, intrenchlng
and siege work, and granting them their trcc-
| lcm.
Voorhees, dirty resolution inquiripg whether
i3nrks had let j little sick negro Child ride on
cpc Of his gun carriages during part OF hls
lte retreat, was Kicked under the table by 1
vote of ecycnty-oIe to forty-two.
Mr., Foster introduced bill providing for
.bc construction Of government railroad
from Washington to Point Of Rocks, near
1Iarper's Ferry.
It is intended to give an outlet from tue
, capital without going through Baltimore, and
I rcudtr us more independent Of the Balt1-
more aud Ohio railroad.
Z The bill establishing arsenals at Columbus,
: Indianapolis ard Rock Island, for deposit and
It ,-c7:ir Of arms. has passed the House, and
t. will he law rs soon as it receives the prcsl-
y dert's signature
10 The bill giving larger than tic usual pen
linn to the widow Of Major Gen. Charles F.
Smith, passed the House, aud will also be
law as soon as signed
of MT. Cnandlcr's resolution in the Senate
be calling for all orders the President has glye'
es. .7cn. Mcclellan from lie 22d Of February
ost zvlcn he ordered him to advance on Manassas
down to the present time the numbers 9
lis army, and its reinforcement5 from Noyen
bcr lst, is intended 70 bring out evidence
2ee ; known 10 exist, that McClcllln has sever:
TEL si1oes disobeycd the Presidents order, az
o. 1.r:, rs art;-NcC!ellan men claim, hclpt
,,rs Ing Oh ihc d;s 4sters. Thus far the AMI
Az Mcclellan mn .:y. been laying very Attl
.,, but the Mcclellan party have been loud Al
r., derce in their attacks upon the admin'st'
L :" f5tn. and particularly OF Secretary stanto
os whose instant removal they demand. Ihe
tic .acks On Stanton are regardcl Us indirect
llc 5:- az: 1hc President, and hence MS if'el
per arc coming to tiae rescue, and want spe IL
uel known.
md, The Star says distinguished "F'"
r,,. the ar7ny of the Potomac, in the Git5 |
-: morning, estimates the rebel loss in xii
and wounded eod otherwise rendered hofs
~ 10 combat, ut the immense number OF 1o,e
sss they refused to receive flag Of truce r
III General Mcclellan, conveying inquiries n
rice | i've to the fate Of Union officers and ot1
b its 1.e!icved to be wounded and prisoners in Il
anu | hands, thus eyiuciDg 4 great dis:nclin2t
and | to permitting Mcclellan to obtain auJ iukli
:, :, | however obscure, Of their real con1il
then s1nee LIS ..1o1 ~ 'nt 1,.+a~,', n,,1, r.
sunc tic fight since Tuesday last.
he Sufficient rciulozcements have Teas
The Mcclellan 10 render his position entirely
useu, | cure.
and The Star has the following about Wcs
st be | movements:
And "Tlc public may anticipate soon l neari3 !,
g., in portant military movements IN the Y
uule designed speedily to crush out all serlou;
must ! position in that quarter, to the re-estah
~ in 'nent Of the authority OF thu United :
- - government
| dis Minor General Q. n. Mitchell, L. 5.
1t we at y illard's. Gen. II. arrived in the city
others Hu1tsyill- or Saturday last, having mad
rebels | trip in seventy-two hours.
m;tin | The yvsscls in James River arc formed
ors Z, :. separate squadron, distinct from I'll
;, and eoh1lno1e,s C.'t ,v1,-as ie arderoa - COM
LIZ III: river squadron, aud left for his pos
!" .a0 afternoon.
take The senste debate on Harris bill prov
;e55lon | provisional governments for seceaed
is tEea- brought Chandler out in speech on the
late for I subject, in which he severely criticiEc
that he Clel!a1l'5 whole management, beginning
orrand ! iuter1niuablc delays on the Potomac
4 mis-. coming down to his delays at forktoV
,,of,ro before Richmond. On the same bill
orcible 4t.u :. o,,,a - ,,a;nr on sotna' n1a,
Of the oas;on ne ,vovcd nnona1;fedly that
must be Jniop, We had no power to keep the
in the | in. The whole line Of his argument
pies be that direction Garrett bas1s earned
ness for large portion Of his past CRIT
this occasion. springing promptly to
M. as Coyan closed, he protested emph
receipts against eucn doetr1ne' oec4a''ns lue y
for the Congress tuA anu onlueselopeo W Wv
Wilkinson cornered Cowan bY sever
questions, which CoTan lodged Tor
5000 but finally broke down, and dcch
.M,39t th,339t answer.
'aoo Sumner attempted to get the bill 4
2s425 50 SIS to provide against making the eS
eso55 of such laws OF seeded States rs thos
II Carolina one&, forbidding the educatao
19?'1a1 eroes incumbent on provisional COVER
1a,e99 L lengthy debate ensued on this POI
a,7U - ,of, r,aao.;5oa
ISL ~ 'sao",., n,sas.r, ~ .nc cb,cooo III,
C receipts wAsu1sc7 TON July
since Jan Gen. Mitchell has gone 10 visit hi
West Point. He is not get notified Q
1853. signncnt to my command.
+ a2soss It is charged by some that the Sen
I aa'5s3a1 red the resolution for the expulsion Q
8 Gl2g73 Simmons to theJ JudiciaryC yCommittee I
4e5 4815a 5ss to smother it, and that there are sor
S a6S5,55i there quite as deep in the mlre as Sin
g g 1ss9 ssS9 Congress made another step in the
5 3,s3t,s95 ton business to-day. As the Hous
81 81 1ss'S.s asked committee Of conference,
IS $500 asked for one. After hours Of dl]i'
y e7'sa' the House agreed to It. The prot
that modification of the Senate bl
agreed @ o. With tho addition Of an
| ton feature.
ar says on II this ao1n 1ne1e "oa1o DC NJ u
McD owelrs | passage in both houses.
1or warren I The Senate adopted the Finance
. r,3nrr n91u ~ tees amendment to the tariff
ion Of Gen. passed it.
One amendment provides that a
bonded warehouses On the LIST Of 4
*otG all goods on shipboard and In publ
me- cases yet ' ~'1 oAA-1 ~ - >>> w eed
export duty ues.