Newbern weekly progress., 1862-10-04
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.


Woshtngton Sept. %, 1852.
OF UNION TEooPs-No SIGNS
oP THE REBELS
Advices from Cenlreviile up to noon to-day
state that our reconnoltrering parties have
discovered in that direction no forces of the
enemy excepting small bodies of cavalry at
different points, who appear toebe watching
our army, Beconnolsances have been made
daily in different directions. prisoners
taken at Brlstow a few days ago belonging to
the Fourth North Carolina regiment state that
they were placed there three weeks since 10
guard the properly left there, and profess much
satisfaction al being captured. They are aux
ious 10 be paroed, SO hat they can 80 home,
and no be exchanged, as they will then be
compelled to oeut;n lie in the army.
Gn Friday, Capt Dahlgren, ,oi General SigeIs
staff with small Accommodating party, ionnu
and brought into Fairfax one Of the cannon
captured by the rebels from General Mcdowell
and concealtd by them alter the batIle OF Bull
run. Yesterday Captain DaLlsren made
an ulher=rec0unoissance on the battle field
where General Kcarny fell, aud found a rt6gl
cannon, which he also brought off II was an
old United States en,p FOUNDER field piece Gen.
Staehl also made recounosahces from Centre.
vile, as tar as BrerIsville, where he broke up
guerilla party aud took six prisoners. 1.
F. TIE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.
| 1t is new known that the Presidents eman-
cipa'ion proclamation was prepared several
weeks ago and was ab0utthat time the sub,
! ject of various Cabinet conferences rs pub.
lieation vas determined upon, but at the sug.
gestion OF Secretary Seward vas postponed
until after decisive victory for the federal
arms. such as was achieved by Gen, Mcclellan
at the battle OF Antictam. 1T rs little singu.
lar that this proclamation already written was
Ethe President in bis jocose mannerareplied 10
the Committee Of Chicago preachers thnt be
was not inclined 10 issue a proclamation Which
would have no more eif,ct than the Pop, !
Bull against the comet It's however a pteu
harity with Mr.. Lincoln TO EXTRACT from those
whv cume to urge upon hun prcuI al llns OF
policy arguments III lis favor by presenting
all possible objections
II is understood that Major General Nc.
II fhand approves Of the two procaniaions
recently issued by the President,
FIGHT WITH THE SIOUX INDIANS OFFICIAL DEs.
- PAlChEs fR'h ~6ENERAL POPE.
The following despatch has bcbu received:
y Headquarters Of ATmy, St.-fSuI, Sspt 20 1862
Major Gen. Halleck. Grntrsi.iu. Cmrf!- ...
Dispatches from Colonel S,hlry Just received
state thai a sharp rngag ement had taken place
With the SIOUX. near Yellow Medicine About
thirty ludiauS killed Hud mauy wounded. Oul
l"ss five kilcd aud rhIrly four Monndatr The
Indians fell back towRad. Lseinparie SibIey fol
, owing. JOHN POlE, Major General
TUE Army PROMOTIONS FOR MERIT.
The following named otfiesrs have been pro-
noted. on the rreaiugpenla,iUn Of Mojur Genera
Mcclellan, to biSadier generals;
, Colonel GOvernenr K Warren. Of the FIN
], Nav York NulnnIeefS Tor distinguished COuduc
f At the battle Of Gulurs' Mill
Colonel Alfred Sully, First Minnesota, for dis
tinguished conduct at the battle before Rich
maud
Colonel William n Ayerill, Third Penn.ylva
MIA, for distinguished conduct at Fsir 0aks.
Colonel Robert COwdin, First MAssael lin setis
for distinguished euuturi At Williamsburg
IirigAdieT General john Cook, Uuitrd Slate,
| Volunteers. has brrn ordered 10 report for du;y
! 10 Major General Pope.
, Surgeon William A. Sloan. United State
Army, has been assigned to duty with Genera
! foPe hs medical director OF the Department o
lns southwest
4uE oApsE or TBE prlAy N rouw1rn
uuy.MgSr
The delay IN forward movement is aiifihn
table TO III, want "i promp''udr IN the QasI'r
master Apo COmmissaTy Department
EESs TRuS FREDERICK.
The uet.lJ r,,r,.nn,I.Dt a. r,,J.,lsL ,ra,
l.,s az III. ansrnaon .n,s ,L.t n,,,ia. f,,,,
!. '. Iisrr.T'. F,t,y rrt,or, ali o1i., on ~ mi, avs
NM IN. r.bsI, at. .,iI Ia h. all ns...J nss
!. Ms,,insburv Tbr wounded L.ya arrived 1,
Ia,g.,ssmbrr, Al rrrderieE 10 lsy In ambulance,
Tb.y sr, nlse.d In The r.,abI,.Im.nI pt,,iJ,,
s,d ,rr,i,, nl nsed(uI slt,nt,on
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