Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-03
LATEST FROM THE UNITED
STATES.

YrsEa the Norfolk Day Book Of ysnsrday.
From the Pailad.ph Inquirer OF the 9Th, and the
NV York Tribune OF the 2sn the latest dates received
at the Day Book of ,e, we exrac: the following
a TIE TRENT affair
WAsHEGros, Dec. ~, 1861.
Lord Lyons has cent to tle s,ate D'plrtment the
itish demand for the srrrerder OF Mason ard Side
Tine was given Secretary Seward TO consider the de-
N and.
TnE CHARGES AGAINST GEN. BEsHAN
General R1secrs 70 arrived here to-day aud has filed
bis charges AgaRsl General Benhsn Tney are seTsrai
in number.
First That General Bsnham permitted Floyd 10 90.
APE wher he had Il in his power have cspured him.
SECOND. That he disobeyed the instructions VI e su
periC-.
% Tbid. Conduct uDbecoming an officer.
A court will be i'm ned ately convened.
FROM BRAZIL
Advices received from General Webb our Miriser 10
Brazil that there IL considerable anxiety in that
country respecting the difficulties aud troubles in the
UIited S;aie, The sympathy Of Brazil is strongly
the side Of the Federal Government. Although rebel
prvaeers have entered and obtained supplies in several
Of the ports Of that country, done direct oppo
sion to the aqthores, and without the kno~edse Of
the Government
NAVAL OFFICERS RirIRrD.
The recent bill which passed Congress to promote The
efficiency Of the Navy, retres the following officers they
having been in the service !orty.fye years
Commodores Shubrick, K srney, Smith, Slorer, Greg
DRY, AcCauey, LGvelleue, Aulick, sringham, hersne
Armstrong, faulding Brabbc, Brecz,, Levy, Ramsay,
Long, Conover, Inman, McCluhey, Montgomery. Sub
ling Sands, Bell, jarvis. Pendergras, Nicholson, Pull
Cnsuncey, Kelly, Faragut Gardner, Wilson, Dornier
Glynn, Engle, Rudd, kchie, Mexican, Mercer, Gods5o
rough, L1unds, Aarston, Adams, Walker, Pearson Mich
olas, Dupont, Hudson and Pope.
There also quite q number Of Surgeons, PaymAs-
ters, and other officers who under the provisions
OF this hill.
The four flag oficers- Scarborough, Of the North At
lantc Dupont OF the South Atlantic, N. Ksan, Of the
Gulf and Bell OF the Pac fc squadrons-are among the
OH retired by the operations o. the aw-each
having been In the navy more than forty FIVE years. Tho
President will however, authorized by the act sssgn
them their present commands, with the rank Of fg
OH, ser.
GIN. MCCLELLAN cosyALEscEsT.
Gen Mcclellan Left bis led tocay and Is pronounced
vaescent His improvement is rapid tust 1t 10
pc ted he viii be in the saddle Monday or Tuesday
SovKskSTs oy sss. rosrER.
Gen. Fitz John Porar is making a visit at Fortress
Monroe.
BRIs,pIEks.
Colonies Meagber and Asbo,h have been nominated in
he Senate as Bngadier Generals
CONGRESSMAN ELY.
Cor 'etsman Ely arrived here this evening.
the DfYEsck PHILADELPHIA
committee OF the Pnladephis City Councils arrived
here to-day aud VI TIED the Navy ana war departments
on business with the defence Of that city
AFFAIRS IN MISSOURI.
ST. l. us No, Friday, Dec. 81 1861.
The following summary Of the recsn: military opera
tof in Missouri IL obtained from worthy source
Within be last two weeks the Uson army has cap
tured 600 rebels including about 20 commissioned Of
6cers, 290 horses and mules, loo stand Of armi
tons Of powder, 100 Wagons, and ina amount
Of cCmmi'sary stores and camp eqnipIge
lfrge foundry at Lexington used by the rebels for
casting cannon, shot shells most OF the rehe craft
the Missouri river including ferry boat have been
destroyed or captured A pretty clean staep Of the
whole county between the Missouri ard 0ssgs rivers
aud Gen. Pre-, of from all sup plies aud recruits from
North Missouri il in full retreat tor Arkansas with biz
whole army having pissed through Sprngh I'D with biz
vi ole army.
Our loss in accomplishing these important results, cid
not exceed 100 killed a9d wounded These are tho
points Of brilliant strategic combinations by General
Hlleck, which have been ably eIeouted by Generals
Pope, PGentis and NIX ION, and Colo.els j. q q. DE-
We OF Fort Sumter fame and Fred Steele o. the l,h
Regular Infantry, AID the brave soldiers OF army,
regulars and volunteers.
G,nsra Prc,'s designs to stir up rebellion In North
Missouri and simultaneously burn all rail,osd bridges
Stations and roll ng stock the goth Of this month"; 10
accordance With plan promulgated from the rebel camp
have been foed great BY the energy Of Gen.
erAl HAleck and activity Of forces which kept
In constant notion notsi hstandiDg the severity Of the
westhtr.
The damage done to the North Missouri and Hannibal