, 1862-10-26

Especial. Correspondence Of tic Chicago Tfibune.l
WARRINGTON, Oct. II, 1872,
Notifying, ss the facts Of tho case may be,
1t IL not true, rs stated, that nobody was In
posed upon by tie forged oyestures Of peace,
purpoittng to como from Gcn. Leo to cur gov.
ernment, and offering certain commercial ad-
yantages from tue Southern confsderacy, on
condition that wo recognized and made p3aca
with it,. On tho contrary, these pretended
propositions were brought before cabluet
council, and -tho question, what to do with
them, was discussed. OF cour3e, nobody
thought Of giving anything but negative an.
swer; but tho question whether to take any
notice Of them whatever, Was under consider
ation. Subsequently, the document was read
first, because Of o mlsu:e OF technical military
terms, such as Gen. Leo never c6uld have been
gully Of; secondly, On account o! the pres.
enco Of German ldloIns, indicating that It had
either been writtcn in i.e preaent form by
foreigner. or poorly translated from German
WAS false one, as WAS easily proved By com.
patieon With Communications from th8 same
W1tter, on file in the waf department.
Meantime, the rumoFed c0utenta Of this
paper, which outsiders, who Ind IN iakliog
Of lts existence, naturally supposed to be
genuine we're 3Iuueu ~ fA8ueit ~ lAe pn1'
ffc prints and used ty the agents Of ,specula:.
tori, for The enlfghtment and guidance Of
their employers Ia the devious paths Of mon.
ctaty and political gambling. Perhaps, 1t
viii be seen Wien the history Of the last fort.
lights gold fever shall be written, that tale
grams from these gentlemen had some intlu'
ence upon the, progress Of tstho distemqer,
diagnosis Of diseases Of this description. :
tertain mysterious paragraphs In Iebel
Journals, and vague talk IN the rebel Con:
grees, doubtless fed the. fever ind inaamed
tAe drellable gentlemen's kilograms" Aud
Il can IN it learn, 6een Traced 70 it, source, which
is, however, hclteved to be rebel one.
Although Gems. Fitz John Porter and Nor
roll, who have been here in attendance upon
the court, which Is engaged Ia Tie tnyest'ga-
/ tion Of the charges against aon. Mattlauale,
turn post haste 10 Harpes's Ferry; although
The Old stories to tho effect that . " forward
movement Is about to bo made stu pre-
vail; there is fkeptieism here. u,pa defer.
rcd makes lnany hearts sick Of hoping, E7ery
rpproachIug and that nov Is the tilne to deal
tic great blow. Partisan Journals seek The
cau:G Of delly in any hut tue right qlarier.
S1afT officers who should be vel informed,
nsse1t that whole regiments are without shoes,
TINT the whole army IL in no condition to I'd.
Fa1ce. ABenta VI tno oaut'u!I oun'lnt 31ioa
supplice. It appears Oh Inquiry that the sur.
ftt1l general has ofi:re1 at abundance
hut that transportation has nos been
1ufh1s6eu' !o" 1nah} - tnEse s ~, ~ As Inn.s
arc well lounasa, a.n hos III sa!s i,teE "ur1a
ultt " this ulstante HUN .ao atni{ ~ pos.'
tton ~ knoW WIN esIta1ntJ. l ~ hao",
bldtted sufficient by tue president, the sccrs.
tary Of war Or Zen. H'llccE; aud that tlcy
llnd lle cause q .he stratlgu aelay 10 oooy tae
1lnFt fatNb ofueEs " aaYaHcs, Btseu nc.,Iy
thfse WecSe ago. III mtao tsu.'eF1M*n' s q. sns
Malor genera eoluahaua,!ipg. nu nssaLs4 tt..l
~ llosc WY alu ,o ~ po;M" G n', 'as @
every rt9uislt!on which 9eD' aleCieilaa uts
lnadt. tneiudibe NOT lew, .Whlea, N tho
judgment Of the nutlor,ites nero, were 1tnne-
ctstaty or even WORSE than unnecessary, aas
Getn promptly answered. happen 10 kooW
that 1t Is their disposition 10 gre nun every,
Which 10 shelter bmeclll u ease OF lnacston or
Of ta1lnrc Essry con tdtra'son, selaish a9tt
nnselnsb, presses The government to supply
The army with everything necessary
to erablo 1t 10 execute lt7 oEdefs
10 advance upon ms en'my,
! now, while the weather nnd lhe Ioaas permit
J i, to do So. | cannot believe That !fc asnly ts
| suffering, to tux extent represented, fhfnn N
tLt fault Of ta,c administration, ana aa' un.
| willing to believe, In thc otHcr hano, tfae IL
isk'r1 shor! ot supplies BY its gtnefas for tne
Jnpose Of keeplpg It IN It's pies"nt anactson.
4 rnmor has ]'lat r'ac'l'M lhs IVY 1ne re3sl3
a1c ctt'sFinE tho Put na: nt !li"t3ck. as'ti
| that Mcclellan lss wis}dtawn hts whole army
| tito Maryland in order to n,c: tt1eM, AID that
he will l,t forced to iigh! IN Penney lyAuia. ]
rnot hs'p hp'ng it i, tlu".
Thee IL notain,, a'ld in lie communication
! Which was no: known letore; and tlsfo ar,
| ftn,c tfiucs not tnlh, which ura mnra NJ q
,t CO Will ,he shorter lett r, tor thu ,u. 'r1'.
| iup Of wltch john Van Buren, Is to be thsa.Hd.