, 1862-01-21
Washington News aid G;oswn.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O-The report that
Gen. Wool lad sent q notification to Gen
Huycr, at Norfolk, to move the Women and
children, is nuconhr1ned.
Mr. Stanton entered On his duties as Secrc-
tary Of War to-day.
Government received to-day, ele.a,1: pre-
sents from tue Emperor Of Jap:n-
Information has been received from aIanas-
sae by parties direct from thence that the IT.
te1s have eTacuntcd that point, falling back
further South. It is not known, but Is sup
posed to be to counteract the movements Of
our Troops from the sea board.
Gen. Sumner, recently injured, ressaucs his
duties tic coming Week
It is thought that Cass;uS u. Clay viii lie NOM
mated US Major General On his return from
Russia.
John johnson, Jerseyman impressed into
the Irebel service in New Orleans Ill April
last, escaped from Manassas few days
since, and has arrived here Oh lis way home.
Lcesburg SC, ,0C0, and 1t Occoquan L, ,0W. He did
not hear OF the Port Royal victory until he rot
within the Federal lines. The defeat Of fhe
rebels ut Drainsyillc, had 4. depressing effect
on the rtbcl army. The loss Was conceded at
$50 killed, wounded and missing. He says
tie Louisiana regiment to which he Yves It
tached, contains L large number Of steamboat
men, anxious to escape to the Federal lines.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-The ItlJnae's Wash
ingto9 special states that the contracts for
euHs!s s1HS tAc NY" ofh toIuHtee3s. tnicTeu
Into in lis name by Gov. Morgan, in disregard
/ Of an order from the War De partment assign
ing III army officer especially to this duty has
been asnulled, as the shortest method Of bring
inE this business to an end, not only in New
York, h1lt Other Status where it has begun, or
The desirc to Begin it painfully exists.
GOV. Curtin Of Pennsylvania, has asked per-
mission Of the War Department to send eight
full regiments Of infantry and one Of cavalry,
now in that State, and ready for service. upon
an expedition to tho southern coast.
The State Department has received notes
from the Government Of Prussia and Russia
touching the Trent question, Of Il similar i'm
port to that from Austria, which has 2lreadE
been published.
All the intelligence which the Government
| reccivcs Is to the effect that tie rebels will
have great difficulty in inducing their twelve
months soldiers to remain in the service.
| After their periods Of enlistment on the first
| Of February, the march homewarl is likely to
begin, unless circumstances unforeseen ut Mln-
| :ssas prevent.
| Til: Uya'1's Washington dispatch states
| that rect ,nt letters received from British
| statesman, coufrm the statement made some
| time aso, III this correspondence, that long
| before the occurrence of the Trent affair the
| French Minister had endeavored to persuade
| that OF Great Britain to unite with France in
| breaking the blockade Of the Southern ports of
the United States. It was stated positively
! that IL. Thouvencl distinctly made such: q
| proposition to Lord JOHN Russell, which was
| positively declined, not because England was
not not anxious Tor oPsnlng the Southern ports,
| but because the British Government wills un-
| willing to take I'LL active p,lrt in provoking
| hostilitics with this Government, although
not ayersc to FE.ncc taking the task in hand,
| and throwing open the ports for their common
benefit.