The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-03-25
aaaai.ln.t,ns, teens.


We lind in the Washington correspond
enes of the indianapolis Journal the follow
ing items of interest. The writer Is con-
nected with the Department of the Interior,
and has ezcellen: opportunities of ascer-
tanning the truth of what he writes. If be
makes mis-ststements, he cannot justly
plead ignorance or lack of opportunity TO
ascertain the correctness of his news.
The Republican of this morning (l7th)
says the Sc Committee on the Conduct of the
War;" who have made Hexamination Of
matters as found at Manassas, will not only
sustain their unmeasured censure of Gen.
Mcclellan in late issue, but adds: "Gen.
Mcclellan is to be removed from the COM
mand of the Potomac, and is probably'to be
succeeded by Gen. Sumner" The idleness
of the army on the Potomac this winter has
cost the government enough to have built
an armament of iron-clad vessels that could
have conquered the world. As it ia, thou
sands of brave rnen now Msleep their last
sleep" on the Potomac, and exhausted mill
lions Of treasure are marked with no re-
turns of interest or benefit. The Commit
tee on the War win soon report that Gen.
Mcclellan ordered Gen. Stone to advance
or Balls Bluff, and hold him responsible for
this murderoas and dreadful blunder- Sol
learn this morning.
A large part of the advance on Manassas
have already returned, among them the
10th Indiana, who went only to Fairfax,
and McDowelps entire division. The 10th
l is back at old quarters, Fort Craig, but ex-
pect to joia the great feet of some forty or
| fifty vessels now almost ready to start
| from here for some unknown destina-
ton. It is variousIy specialized upon
Some believe ii is to assail the rebels on the
line mAntioned they had taken long ago,
behind the Rappahannock others think il
1 is going up james River others say it il
| to reinforce Burnside, as he asked for this
some time since; Others up York River; and
others to strike blow at Norfolk, which il
very possible. 1t may be that an. advances
| is designed on Richmond, via Aqua Greek
which you will remember / stated, somt
time since, seemed the shortest and mos
available route to the rebel Capital, a
transportation is easy One-third of the way
The transports have been lying here load
ing for several days, and will sail, 80 it i
said, tomorrow. e4 ~ Es Ek 1T
The loss already sustained by the eseap
of slaves is enormous. Twelve thousand a
Beaufort, 5000 at Fortress Monroe, thre
times this number from about here, w est
ern Virginia, and .ae West, makes tn
round number 90, 900 already escaped, an
rsetically free, worth at ordinary rate
/ $4,000, 900. And under the law Just pass
ed, forbidding the military to return fugi
tives coming within their lines, the numbe
must enormously increase. This law not
has the Presidents signature, and its exist
/ ence will be known among the slaves as
carried by lightning. This is demonstrate
by the hundreds who now throng the city
and to whom certificates of freedom are is
| sued, as | und rsL,nd By the Provost Mar
shall, 1 saH ,ss'rtdsy a gang of twent
| robust, athletic fellows, from beyond Ma
nassas, marching under a guard, with
smile as broad as " meetin' house o
their faces, from whose limbs the shackle
of the slave had forever fallen, and thu
they are crOwding in daily. One fne looL
ing fellow came in. His story was that
had been shackled for days, had manages
with a pair of sheep shears, to loosen on
, SIDE he then fastened the chain under h
pants on tho side of hissOthef leg, and Q
} capped ia that condition to this city.
, | was taken to the Provost Marshal, by lwhol
= his story was heard, and from there WI
sent to blacksmiIh shop, to have the boil
of his shackles Embossed. When it WI
done, he wept like a child, and wanted
saw wood" or do anything fos " Mass
lincoln he could, for not sending hi
back to bis hated slavery. a, r-rs.ts 81,