, 1862-10-03
FROM WASHINGTON:
Gen. Rockers Report of the Battle
Of Williamsburg.
ADDRESS oFTHE LOYAL GOVERNORS
TO THE PRESIDENT,

ADDRESS OF The LOYAL GOVERNORS
TO THE PRESIDENT. -.
Pesltis1 sf Seward and Smith On tho
= Pfselanatiah :,
Gov. Gamble.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
WAsHMaEoz. Oct. 2, 1s62.
W7kes' Spirit Of The Times for next Saturday,
contains Gen. Hooker's report Of the battle
OF Williamsburg, there published for the 1est
time. Tbs report makes some startling COM
plants about the failure to furnish needed re-
Inducements in that battle, and adds: "His-
tory viii lot be believed when It Is told that
the noble officers and men Of my division were
permitted to carry on this unequal struggle
Rem morning until night, unaided, in ths
presee4f OF more than 30 900 troops, with
arns IN their hands. Nevertheless It is true''
The following Western soldiers died in hos
pitd here to-day: Jasper Dordon, CO. G. 18th
Michigan; Vim. Kitchener, B, Goth Indiana;
Samuel Macroy, D, 10th, Pennsylvania Re-
serves; Orlo eauford, 9, 1st Michigan; serg't
". E. Bush, E, 7th Michigan.
It is reported that tie rebels still are in
fctce IN and about Winchester, and whatever
movement they hare been making, there Is
yet no reaaon for doubling that If ne move,
they will give us battle there.
The firing heard yesterday in the direction
Of Winchester proves to hare been salute
to one ef the governors, who WIS visiting the
troops from his State, IN an upper Potomac
encampment.
There is q feeling Of decided qualification in
government. circles at the nomination Of
Groesbeck and Gurley for Congress from Gin
c1nnat, on Union ticket, a nomination emil
nent1y..wotby the occasion and worthy the
Queen City.
Occasional" In Forneg's Press OF to-
day, says Seward gave his cordial as-
sent to the proclamation e,nancipating
slaves Of rebels, on the LIST Of jan
xusry, 1865. The statement is evidently de-
signed to relieve Seward from the odiun Of
opposition to the administration but As the
proclamation emancipates more than the
slaves Of rebels Occssiona1's' version does
not 50 much conflict with the popular imp.es-
sion. He says also that Smith was not op-
nosed fo +he y,roc1a,nat,on ,wh}ch Ia c1e.r1v
P f-sSr.". - - 10y .
mls1ake- naVe uaaoaoteo autnof1ty LOT
saying that he opposed 1t 81 long as opposl-
firm was of any avail.
11,a rxt;o.,a1 rp,.u;,.,,.., ~h;,h Ia. to,,,
no !"' 1''s. -, ssS''>e' , "asu an' o0'n
Regarded Us ee"aros organ, coPleo To-Day
statement made in these dispatches OF the
no5itim IF eac1 ca},fnet ofticer IN the ,,roc1a.
en.+to9 f ana aa,,o,..11v oo.f-n,s, -
o41aoH' Anu eo1Aa e ~.
The official correspondence Is published this
morning between Gov. Gamble of Missouri
~ r.1 u,f1a,1r ~, ~. ,5oh+ ~ +ho uu,tna
ano oe11. A'''eeA " -no .-en' " we ou'17o
States officers to command the militia OF any
State called into the United States service.
CIV Gamble der3es tha rirht of anv ot.7c,r.
.S..r~-.Ns ~ - .-.~.. - ~ -, .N.s
ont Aoese "aen' - ,.:e co0na3'eles OF INC
| State, ne gave military commission to eon"
mand the State militia. and he also denies
the r;ott of a Tinted states cnmmacdpr any.
s..:-s - ~. ~
~ne1e 70 ahs"me eo"nAna oi tne eA-
Eolled militia before they are called
| into the service, General Halleck Re.
1l,es IN an elaborate letter: agree. With him
f - - ~o,s4 t.,sa. ;a.ss s ~ 49, 49, -.
Oh 'tfe nes polus' taAee 1ssuo on tue nls1,
and argues that while the governor has the
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