The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-11-12
IRON WASHINGTON


wAsaiSOrov, Nov ioth.-Msjor General
Hooker has been assigned 70 90 the command
Of tho AMY corps heretofore commanded ty
Fits John Porter. who has been ordered -
Washington e. stand his trial upon charges
preferred against aim by Gen. lope ior mis-
conduct Al the battle OF Bull Run
SPECIAL TO rsIsvsE
WAsmiNoToS, Nov l0-Oea. Scaeuck hao
, been designed az the successor 10 Maj. Gen.
foot. aud viii probably be we'll enough %
leave for his post within day OF two.
A private letter from New Orleans says
0eu. Butler hss recently taken possession oi
two largo plantations near that city. and has
transferred "A large number Of leysl blacks
there for active service.
The number OF fugitive blacks ~ the De-
patfment OF The Cult Is increasing at rapid
rate, but by employing them in this way.
saws the writer. paving them small wages aud
charging them for their clothing. the Gov
ernnent Wili tie fully remunerated Tor any
eApebse the, may have been to
Norman Wizard. who superintendent tie
fitting out ct tho Burnside expedition, -
doing the same .or tho Banks expedition
lie leaves too Ses York tomorrow
Ma Don Piatt has been appointed Judge
| Advocate OF the Court OF Inquiry about to
| assemble at Cincinnati. 10 examine the case
| OF Gen Buell.
one 81 those brilliant ataifs which shed
+ lustre on our volunteer cavalry occurred on
SUNDAY morning at Fredericksburg Capt.
/ r. Dahlgreen. OF Sigel's staff. with sixty OF
the lat Indiana Cavalry and a small deiach-
| ment of the 9th Ohio Cavalry. dashed into
| fredericksburg early ia the morning. where
they found eight companies OF Virginia cav.
airy Without giving the enemy time TO
torn Capt. Dahlgreen fell upon them with
! sixty OF his men. when a desperate hand 10
hand fight ensued. lasting three hours. when
| the rebels were routed. Capt. Dahlgreen
lost only one man killed and three missing
Our men returned safely on Sunday night.
bringing thirty nine prisoners with their
horses and accoutrements and two wagons
loaded with army cloths.
Heavy firing was heard on SUNDAY II
Sigel's headquarters. in the direction OF the
Rappahannock which leads TO tho belief thai
Plossanton. and Stuart were AT i again. Al
night there was rumor that Plenauion hat
driven the rebels of
SPECIAL TO HERALD.
WASHINGTON, Nov. lO.-I have news from
Richmond up to the 9Th inst. lee arrive,
there about two weeks ago. ami has resume,
his position as General Commanding ia Chic
/
partment zen. Joe Johnson succeeds Lee
, 20 the active command OF the rebel armies
North OF Richmond. and now has his Head
quarters at Culpeppcr.
Stonewall lackssn's Corp- Ia, been in
creased TO $4,000 men.
The advance of the army of the Potoma
was known in Richmond and the situation
well understood. The rebel plan of operatio
was said 70 be 70 mass their forces on tn
Rappahannock, aud then fight the create:
battle of the war.
The new Merrimao Is completed AID d.
| been below Fort Darling for several ds,
. I with steam up and her full complement an
= crew aboard She IS ready fot fight. al
> NAV DC expected at the mouth Of Jane
River at any moment. She passed tho oil
stguctions IN James River coming down, b'
J ! owing 10 tho pcrlous nature. Il IS in9ossib
. Ia her 10 cot back 10 Richmond. Ii woTs
Ella al encounter With our Navy. she ca
o8ss seek lro'ectsen cnSer tho grrs az To
Dsrfug ~
Clfscer- H. the tebs, service have bos
detached hv the Richmond W.. DspAr,mct
I a caVy ia a coutsabsrd trade. Tor thC
/, gover&acn; between Ba'tr,ore scd Bic
uOud
= Fis,eci bupdred POUNDS % outline. II
pounds VI fulnnAlin. powder ard ..O0'
: op pero<ssen caps lately tsn TIE b'ocka'
: of the Potousc SC rosse-sicu % ,oc@
these ps-siss.
wAss,saros, Nor io-rro7cssis {
-t about snir,s~r ui,liior. % seven and tire
,enths bon6-. IN excs.nge for legal tend
. notes. vii be orsnti GA Morday tho Il
inst.. q, the Treasury Department q roc
up 70 which tirps they ~ill 20 received I
hords offered .ro tboss ye, rot disposed
Of ,hs date Of Oct iss 1861 The utter,
viii run fren the dates Of .epesis uni,
succss-ful hisdes. prefer 60 paw deemed
tere.f from Oct. Ist 1852. on current CO
~ rons IN coin 70 - reimbursed ~ rs raturi
!. Bidders rnust deposit With sOms Assists
y Treasurer ten ,-er eeat o. he amount of'
- 81. and iorssrce1 wish shelr 81. he cert
n cate % ~ . dcf-si;
ExRkIps fTsT4TSs
wA.ssxsros. Nov Applications
~ been Ia4ds ior more Naive reg nevis
lon GsB. Banks expedition.
- Advicss have been received here ilcIa
=. squadron on the Coast 81 Teas. by Vi
- uspoears tkAi while 4 coup'e q vessels
. \ MAR Al Gavesler. cfacrs have Cono on
- xsrl. the Rio Irante Upto OCTOBER =
no troops rad arrived. Ia foii9~ nP the ma
sarr-sses Aui ~hiie he reSeis held
- raartrs ar0uu3 1alvestou. ar frecuer
male incursiocs into re cts ~ uighi
re pccrio Of TIE CIV ao-kes down %
- uh.rvss = he projected from ihs e
soldiers.
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