The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-07-20
IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON.
The Expected Arrival Of Gen.
Halleck.
Is lie to be Commander in-Chiei, Secretary OF
War or Military Adviser:

&C.. &C., 10.
WARRINGTON, July 10, 1852.
Some important movements are on the taps to give
unity and force to the military plans OF the government
for the speedy suppression OF the rebellion The city Is
full Of relative the expected arrival Of General
Halleck Some put him in the War ONCE some make
him Commander in-Chisf Of the army some send him
down 70 the James river and recall General Mcclellan.
Ny Information is little positive. have autho-
rty for stating to you that General Hallsck does not
come here IS Of the armies Of the
Union He may be appointed Secretary War; but 1t is
believed in well informed circles that Mr. Stanton will
retro to relieve tia President OF all and
that Mr. Lincoln win make General Banks Secretary Of
War, with General Hallock as military adviser.
THE RADICALS AND GENERAL HALLEcK.
The radicals admit that General Halleck is coming
hther to take command or all the armies Of the United
States, and Union indulge In high hopes that such
may be the fact While General Mcclellan occupied the
same position his policy received the undsputsd appro
baton and admiration Of General Haeck and the friends
Of the hail with delight the restoration Of mill
tary head TO the control Of military affairs The radicals
in Congress have assaed General Hasck approaching
Cernth by gradual lines OF sarthworks that measured in
all forty Two miles also for refusing to allow 70
and go through lines The successful cembina-
lions in the West by which he has driven the rebels
down into the region Of Yellow jack prove practically
the wisdom Of his course and shows his fitness for the
position. il 1t should be assigned him.
THE coMMAND-IN-oHIEF OF THE ARMY REFUSED By
GENERAL MCCLELLAN AND GENERAL POPE.
IL understood here that during the recent visit Or
the President to tho James river he asked Gen.
Mcclellan If he desired to the command Of the
whole army OF the United States that the General
preferred retain his command Of the forces
him. 1t is stated also, that tho chief command has
been offered to Major General Pope and declined
WHAT Is SAID OF GENERAL PopE's OPERATIONS.
General Pope's handling OF the troops hereahouts il
gratifying and the people again filed with confidence
aad courage.
THE RUMORED FIGHT BETWEEN sT0NEwALL JACK
SON AND GENERAL sIGEL.
So far known At the War Department there Is no
foundation the rumored defeat OF Stonewa jackson
by General sics II is not known that any engagement
has taken place Of late.
INTERESTING ACCOUNTS FROM RICHMOND.
free colorsd man, who impressed into the robel
service in Virginia the breaking Of the rebellion
and has been lately in the immediate employ OF General
Longstrest has reached Washington, having escaped
from Richmond during the confusion there following
upon the late battles. He is really Of the intelligent
order much read about, having been to Liberia
and to other ports where he has becn placed positions
trust He states that tho rebel loss 10 killed. wounded
and missing in the days battles admitted at Rich
mond amount to 80, 00o The Confederate army num-
bersd in the neghborhocd OF 00 The fact OF the close
CONSUMPTION accounts sufficiently for their being able to
gather 80 large In fact all tho liable to mill
ary duty In the ranks except such got substitutes
from Maryland or from those over under the
legal age. Numbers OF the Confederate wounded
brought into Richmond the mercst boys.
The Confederate. desperate view OF the fact that
their present army cannot be replaced having utterly
hausted the fighting material of the South Not only
whites but the blacks of the country have been swept
into the Confederate ranksthe latter for aborng pur
poses and consequently the grain crops in many
places wasting the fields for OF hands to harvest
them.
The stampedes of slaves towards the North Star has
crippled the harvesting operations in the vicinity Of
fredericksburg The coptrabands in leaving have helped
themselves not only to their own Freedom but have left
their minus everything in the shape Of horses
and carriages that would facilitate their
There are considerable quantities Of old wheat hand
vet throughout Virginia. Considerable hay has been
raised this year Virginia. but little has been
planted the able bodied whites Of the South having
been exhausted by the CONSUMPTION.
The rebels seriously talk OF aiming the negroes They
seem to put faith the fidelity of the negroes their
own ability to make them faithful but doubtful il
the Negroes from tho sutre ;unacq with fire.
arms, win acquire any facility in their use.
Gen. Ewell was severely wounded in tho mock at the
Richmond battles.
yanT TAI, had n Atape From nm
dertaking to get out sson and modification Of his
wound was feared.
James Barbour has been acting aid TO Gen. Ewel,
and John g. Barbour, President Of the Orange and Alex
andria Railroad, aid TO Gen Johnston.
THE ISSUE OF POSTAGE STAMPS.
II Is supposed that the business Of issuing postage
stamps will be continued with the Postmaster General
IL no other than that their diffusion through
postmasters viii be general and less expensive than
by any other mode Tho amount in dollars Of this sps
ces Of currency that will always be In the hands OF the
people for purposes Of small business transactions will
reach many millions and to that extent will be much
absolute gain the Treasury. Some banking establish
ments here that have been circulating dollar notes.
and had purpcssd putting forth twenty-five cent issues
suddenly end their occupation gone.
THE NEW LEVY OF TROOPS.
As the law stands touching the levy Of .ps the
army may in the aggregate amount 10 within fraction
OF million OF men.
ILLINOIS RESPONSE TO THE CALL r3n TROOPS.
The Governor OF Illinois writes TO the President that he
has one hundred full companies ready for service under
the recent call for additional troops. The quota Of D
nois under this call is nine regiments The Governor
wants to If tho government. will accept the ad
ditiona regiment.
ARRIVAL OF GENERAL sIcKLEs.
General Danisi f. Sickles arrived here TODAY His
has been greatly reduced the heat recent
battles Of the Peninsula by gaantry has won the
name IL psars-"Excelsior
ARRIVAL OF COLONEL CAMPBELL,
Among the arrivals here Is that Of Colonel Campbell