The New York herald., 1862-11-19
New York, Wednesday, November ~, ls6
THE SITUATION.

THE SITUATION.
The Army of the Potomac is moving from its
position near Warrenton towards Fredericksburg,
sixty miles from Richmond. The line Of march
was taken up on Saturday and Sunday. Warren
ton was evacuated yesterday, and General Burn
side took up his headquarters al Catlett's Station.
The most favorable basis Of supplies will doubtless
be at Aqua Creek, which is only nine miles from
Fredericksburg, and connected with il by rail-
road.
1t is said that General Halleck is about to adopt
the most rigid measures to enforce the return q
absent officers to heir commands. He is COM
PEELED to this course from the fact that nearly a
thousand officers are now absent from duty with
out leave. II this be SO the commanding general
cannot be too stringent in any measures he may
decide upon to bring the skulkers back to their
duty. even to the dismissal of q large number OF
them. which, it is reported, viii at once be re-
sorted to.
Our army correspondence contains highly in
movements of the several corp which will put
our readers in possession of the precise condition Of
our army and as much of their intended objects
ss may be necessary to detail. In addition to
other particulars we give to-day Captain Dahl.
grens report Of the recent cavalry dash into
Fredericksburg. Captain Uric Dahlgren is o
young man, very recently past his twentieth year.
In May last he assisted at the defence OF Harpers
Ferry, when menaced by Gen. Stonewall Jackson,
received honorable mention in the report Of Gen.
Saxton, and was made captain on the STAFF
Since that time he has passed creditably through
all the momentous events Of General Pope's cam
paign, and participated in the several battles
which General Sigel and his corps took part in.
The feat Of travelling by night and day 20
far from our lines, entering with sixty men a
town where, by the subsequent admissions OF the
enemy, there were five companies OF rebels.
charging through the streets and overpowering the
resistance offered taking thirty nine prisoners and
then Carrying of the pickcts in another direction,
shows sagacity and cool resolution not often
found in 80 youthful soldier
News from Norfolk states that the rebel ram
Merrimac No 2 is not yet finished. She lies in
the stream, where the workmeu were still busy
with her week ago. Her armament is not
yet on board. The work OF raising the
United States vessels sunk in Norfolk har.
Dor is progressing fsvorably. A few days since
the fIigate United States was raised, puraped
out and towed to the Gosport Navy Yard Pre-.
parations arc making TO raise the sloop-o..war
Cumberland ard frgate Congress, sunk at the Gu.
trance TO James river. Operations are also ia
progress for raising the line bsttle.ships Della.
ware and Columbus, which are expected 10 be
raised whole, and made again available for service.
We have received the official report OF the bat.
BE Of Corinth, addressed by Gen. Rosecrans 10
the War Department, all the facts OF which,
In these columns.
Gslignanis Messenger. Of Pars, OF the lst Of
November, says the brothera Csttabene Conc Of
whom was implicated in the Psrodi robbery are
said 10 be forming at Turin o legion for America.
with the authorization Of the Italian government.
MlscELLANE0Us NEWS,
The closing part OF the Prince de JoinvilC's his
tory OF General McClellan's operations on the
peninsula. which we publish to-day, brings down
the recital TO the final retreat OF the enemy from
Malvern Hill, and concludes with some admirable
reflections on the grievous results which would
arise II the dissolution Of the Union should nm
fortunately be accomplished. Beginning with tho
reasons which prevented the junction Of Mellow.
ellis forces with those OF General Mcclellan. the
recital goes on forcibly to describe the position Of
the ground on which the battle Of Fair Oaks was
fought, giving full and interesting details Of that
bloody battle. The terrible scenes on the various
battle nelas are described with all the force and
power q : graphic pen. The causes Of the retreat
from Nliie uonse, the indomitabls bravery of the
Several divisions Of the army, the calm GOODNESS Of
thc comnan'',ng general, and the difficult retreat
70 HARRISON Landing, are all fully and we'll de-
talled. W. Prince closes with some observations
o. the possible issnt ei an emancipation procla.
nation
The LdfFeak'nce yegs of I've 2stl October
ing ann. oIa'fr Grribaidi says That he has ,uD
curadontc y tfr snsccssfs results ol his medical
trcatmpt lic h1shccid'a - go 70 England ,or a
sbort .imc, ssl .saaes sfessc- .ire., wAusyiss,