New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-08
Gen. Banks's Expedition Moving
Southwark.
THE PORTER C0URT-MARTIAL,
THE MCDOWELL COURT OF INQUIRY.
Special Dispatch to TIE n. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON. Dec T. lee2


compensation, and it ID deemed of tho utmost iu
porauce 10 secure the State and tie interests Of the
people on the side OF Freedom and against the Re-
bellion it lie proposed to give the immediate pecun
Ary aid of the Government toward Emancipation as
o military measure. Tie bill will offer a Grst in
slmeu5 of $40 600 eco THE purpose with suitable
provisions to insure tho accomplishment Of its
purposes.
GEMS. sIGEL AND POPE.
Gen Sigel, in addition lotbe Court Of Inquiry which
he demands on account OF he publication Of Gen.
NalecL Of Gen. Pope's letter, will at once prefer
charges against Gen. Pope, whieh will bring that
officer before Il general Court Martial. II IS under
stooc that Gen. Pope viii have to meet the charges
OF con uei unbecomug officer and a gentleman,
and Of total incompetence = commander. In con-
nection with the latter charge the whole history OF
his disastrous campaign in Virginia will be gone into
while under the specifications Of Tho former be will
BE caled ON TO answer Tor Lis abusive la gage to-
ward Con Sgel, which is no. e, to be printed.
THE FXPEDTION AGAINST GRENADA.
Priva,e letters from Helena, Arhansas, deieG Nov.
26 the dav before the e. dillon sailed, sly tlat the
force which was 10 marcA upon Grenada, consist
Of 1000 cavalry under the command Of Gen. c. c.
Washbarne 1t was intended that the flying column
,bonld On, OF the retrea, Of the Rebel army under
Gems. Price and Pemter,ou by Selling Grenada end
DESTROYING the railroad north OF ths, point But
Gen. Grant was too swift to pursue and tue Rebels
100 swilt TO fly.
NO moN-CIADs SAILED FROM FORTRESS Mon
ROE.
The statement telegrapied from Fortress Monroe
that tw iron-cads had sailed thence in company with
the transports forming part OF Gen. Bankss
eYpedil On IL incorrect.
THE CONVALEsCENr CAMP.
Senator Wilson and Retrssentative Buf.uton Of
Nsssae useits visited to-day the so-ca.!ed Convaes
cent Camp, and represent iis condition az deporabie
in the extreme. Ten or twelve thousaud sod.ers-
nick. couvae.eent aud welfare collected in this
camp with ess shelter from the severity Of ne pres
ont we.i er and with lcss means Of comfort gsner-
ally than the soldiers OF the Rappahsnnock Seven
huudrel Massachusetts inca arc among these sui!er-
,n OtLers were to-day from comfort able hos
p;als 10 tile wIetched camp. The caso u oae when
csuno. await tie sow action 81 SD investigating
Cou1.i,,ee Tor the mer IRE dying from exposure.
One ,;eL nan was frozen 20 death last night, while
.ea,eli,.g for fuel. Senator wilson will urge upon
tie sry.eou-Geueral thai surgeons be az once de-
tailed 70 examine these Een, send the well TO tue
army. the durable 10 tbe hospitals, and discharge
tbose unft for futhsr service, and that the whole
camp he broken ny.
TIE APPOINTMENT or niJoR AND BROADER
GENEKALs.
Whatever the fact ulay aaye been heretofore 1t ID
-.r,ai, that very few i aay Of tie MAJOR aud
D,,od.s-.G Generals whose names grace The long list
.il keot from tie eye OF tie public, are political op-
rintuenf. in the sense that they were selected BY
mealers Of Congress after conau.tsiion with
chem. Gen. Haleck and tie Secretary 0! War are
sone responsible.
MAJOR JONES COUET-MARTIaLrD.
Major DelAlcey Floyo Joacs Of the li,b Reguars
IA now ON trial g.; Faluoutl, before CoartMaitai
cornpo.ed Of regular oihccr on charges Of inisbe-
Iavior Lefore the enemy ia tie battles tie PENN
sula aud ct An'ietam.
LICENSES TOE CAAlI AGENTS.
TIE (,,,u,oissionc- q Internal Revenue has de-
eiAed .bat per,ons who Aod themselves out to tho
public as prepared 10 prosecute claims against Inc
Government in suy Of Tie Executive Departments.
ybs.,er ouch claims Dc actually prosecuted by them
personally or by Their correspondents, are required
10 taAe Out licenses a. claim igents, unoef The
,weniythird article Of The sxyfgarth section Of The
Excise Law.
THE TAX on YACHTS.
The provision Of sccfon seventy-seyen, providing
for the taxation Of yach,s is construed by Comms-
tOner BCutNeI 10 app! "uif W 'Noo@'" ~ "''""
technically in the maritime language Of tbs country,
ard 70 such Of that class al are used Tor racing or
'fufposea Of pleasure.
DR.sS-MAkIRs EXEMPT
Persous who make ladies' dresses 70 order arc not
cons1s ed No manufacturers under the Excife law.
SOLDIERS sHOT BY a SHNTINLL.
Two soldiers shot tits morning al Nexnn-
dna Or q sentinel. They were George Cassidy,
Company B, C.b Wisconsin, and Daniel Barnes.
CousvsnY II. 22d New-York. The sentinel, regu-
Lar. ordered tie former, az lie was approaching
che WHAT. 10 halt nal as he old not Immediately
.to,. struck him FIRST with dubbed nrsket, thed
0,ed. wounding bini raoItsly ard Balnes, who was
,;,.iny near severely II is faid that a large num-
t,r o, sju:lar instsnces have occurred within Elk
months. and that tie sentinel will be made an exam
pie Of. -..
GEN. BANRss EXPEDITION.
A, oeis.r attached 10 Gen. Bankss Expedition,
and who ZEN II at Fortress Monroe account Of III
L.alh. reached Washington to-day aud rop0r's 'hS.
n. ve.ses Of tie expedition are pursaidg their voy
sge souIbwsId.
EXAMINING SURGEONS.
III. Commissioner OF Pensions ha' appointed 'hc
following examining surgeons: DR.. Eeljsnnn JoAn-
con, Dover, Ne, II. Samuel R.charDi water
town naa, DR.. william II. Baneu. Ficabme,
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