, 1862-01-31
Enforced Total Abstinence in the
Potomac Camps.
ILLINOIS STATE OFFICERS At
Tackled AND DEFENDED
In THE HOUSE,
Horrible Condition Of Affairs
at Alexandria--.The Ex.
change of Prisoners.
THE CONF MISSION SOUTH
POSTAL AFFAIRS.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribuucl

Inlet, Gen, Burnside did everything possible
for his men and vessels. he WAS full of hope,
sympathy and thoughtfulness. HI refused to
take rest, exclaiming: '' Tie contractors hare
'nined me, but God holtsxae in HIS palm, and all
will get bc WE'LL
It is charged that some Of his captains tried
to wreck the vessels in order to make profit
able sale to the Government.
Several instances occurred Of Infamous hard
lcartedness towards each other.
The steamer Pocahontas, having 113 sp1en-
did horses belonging to the Rhode Island bat
terry on board, is 4 total wreck. During the
gale she blew out her boiler, which was
patched, and broke her steering gear. Her
snaokepIpe blew down, and a leak Was sprung,
and finally the hulk ran ashore.
Drunkenness and disorder prevailed aboard
her. All the horses but twenty -four were1ost,
but no men. This vessel was worthless
craft, built in 1929 She was chartered from
Baltimore.
Misrepresentation as to draft Of water both
possessed by and required by vessels were made
to Burnside, who suspects not few.as traitors
aboard. +
NiI*At AA41E7 HtsAAo44 t4SN*AtSll LII consequence
Of frauds in purchases and cha1tcring Of trans
ports.
The following resolution las been intro
duced BY Senator Grimes to-day:
"Resolred, That the Secretary OF War be d.
rcctcd to furnish the Senate Il statement, in
tabular form, showing tue name Of each
vessel purchased or chartered for the use
Of the War Department since the first
day Of April last; also when thus
chartered or purchased, Of whom and
by what agent Of tic Government; when
such vessels were built, and of what tonnage
I and capacity for transportation; at what price
such purchases or charters were effected: to
what system Of inspection such vessels were
submitted before they were chartered or
purchased; how many Of such vessels have
been lost or destroyed, and the value
Of public property lost or destroyed
t in consequence thereof Also, that he inform
the Senate what vessels are now under char
| ter by the Government; where they arc, when
chartered, for what purpose, by whom, and ut
| what rate
| It is stated that parties in New York have
! sold one steamship to the Government for one
A*uA AOAG tACuoAIN At41l45, WHICH,
| could have been bought three months ago for
,fs''fy.17ec tAoaxand dollars.
| a stringent order has been issued prohibit
ing the transportation Of spurious or malt
liquors across the Potomac, even to officers Of
! the highest grade.
Assistant. Secretary Scott has gone to Pitts
! burgl to expedite the manufacture Of NOR
: tars.
III the House to-day, Hon. Mr.. Richardson
! Of Illinois made very violent attack on
=? Quarter1naster-Gcner Wood, and all other
State functionarics Of Illinois except Governor
Yates, whom he believed to be an honest
! man.
Mr.. Kellogg replied, defending the integrity
Of Quartcrmaster General Wood and his asso.
ciates in every particular.
The Judiciary Committee of the House,
through Mr.. Porter Of Indiana, will report
concerning the land grant railroads, that
roads which hare received grants on condition
they he and remain forever public highways
for tue use Of the Government, free from
charge for the transportation Of troops Or
property Of the Government, and accordingly
are bound to transport troops and munitions
: llNE. la11OuH, tAE9C AtsA9 AAC IAN AA4ANA-
Central Hannibal and st. Joseph, Pacific Rail
road, Missouri, Burlington and Missouri
River, Mississippi and Missouri, and ,fobiIe
and Ohio.
The Committee suggest that where road:
; lave suffered from suspension Of ordinary
business, ind injuries inflicted because they
were important lines Of transit for Govern
ment troops, it would be unjust to insist on th
legal rishts of the Government in such casca
! but the legal rights should be maintained onl,
i as security against cStortionatc charges.
The facts referred to in the Senate, upol
which the inquiry was based concerning tn
i Alexandria hospital, are, substantially, tha
soldiers are half starved by til
surgeon in charge, the food being sou1
rotten and not enough at that also that som
, patients Aa,s ye*ofed to slciN barrels to satisf
| hunger. Others have been confined in s1ay
pen, and otherwise naltreated, for asking fc
) / bread. These facts are set forth b
} twenty patients, over their own signature
.. The matter was first brought to Light by Co
; Mansfield, the agent Of the State Of Wi
consin-
:: The rebels have refused to exchange Co
; onel Corcosan for Smith the pirate, {
!, Wilcox for Pegrnm.
I They won't surrender any Of the hostage
!, unless the principle that privateersmcn al
+ prisoners Of war be admitted by the Cover
mcnt.
Flag Officer Goldsborough, in his report
the Navy Department, says that all his ye
sels, seventeen in number, carrying fort
a eight heavy guns, most Of them rihed, arc
/ Pamlico Sound ready for work.
# The rebels have refused to receive tn
e thousand suits OF clothing sent to prisoner
j, because not addressed to the Confederate Go
It | crnment.
j. The Commissioners to the South, Mcssz
p Ames and Fish, arc here. A petition is in c
J. culation in the House to appoint Mr. Ely
&c addition.
,e The postal receipts fo11ettc1s carried duri
~ ~ the Last quarter Of 1861 were nearly as great
lie for the year before the rebellion, Willie t
lie cost Of transportation is three million do1li
- less.
~ Returned prisoners now furloughed can l1a
it. tLiyty-six dollars for Communication Of ratio,
r. upon the nrodustion Of the furlongh to II
~ ~ Beckwith.
"a c. B. Waite, Of Chicago, has been appoint
u Associate Judge Of Utah.
y, FROM LOUISVILLE.