New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-21
a NEW GENERAl-iN-C HiEF.
THE ADVANCE OF GENERAL BANKS
THE RUMORS ABOUT FRENCH INTERVENTION.
THE STRENGTH OF THE REBEL ARMY.
ORDER CLEARING OUT SPIES AND REBELS.
WAsHIs6ToS, July 20, 1862.

WARRINGTON. July 20. lSoI
VIGOROUS WAR POLICY.
There is reason to believe that the President will
soon issue one or more general orders to the armies
Of the United States, in which he will lay down GER
tain general rules for the conduct OF the war-such
rules as one sincerely DESTROYS Of carrying out the
principles of the Coniscaton and Emancipation act
would adopt and enforce. If We are not mistaken,
these general orders will initiate q new policy, under
which our Generals will cease throwing grass at an
enemy who throws stones, bat will make war III
earnest.
POSITION OF THE HON. JOSEPH HOLT.
Joseph Holt Of Kentucky Ass recently undergone
a decided change Of heart and that DO expresses the
most thorough sympathy with the Presidents
Border-state Emancipation scheme, and that lie Is
earnestly in favor Of conducting the war as war
sparing nothing that stands in the way OF Ito suecess
full and triumphant tcrminaon not even the institu-
ton Of Slavery. Such talk from q man like MI
Holt, who il more to Kentucky than ten thousand
such men 80 Wickliae, is i sisn OF the times.
NEW OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
1t is now positively known that the President,
under the advice Of Gen. Scott and with the acqui-
escence Of Gen. Mcclellan, has called Maj Gen.
IIalleck TO Washington to General'in- Chief OF
the armies of the United States. lie will have con-
troll of the operations in the field thus relieving
Secretary Stanton OF .omo of h. Official burden, the
civil business OF the War Department having come
10 be extensive and aFduous enough for any one
man. This change in tho military command Of the
army explains more clearly the flying visits OF the
President 10 Gems. Scott and Mcclellan.
ADVANCE OF GEN. BANKS.
The advance of Gen. Popes forces, under the
Immediate command Of Mejor-Gen. Banks, is viewed
here as highly important, for more military reasons
than one. whiah will explain themselves coon.
Gen. Pope who has made thi. city his headquarters
ever since he was appointed 20 the command OF the
Army OF Virginia, will take the field in person in a
few DAYS.
MOVEMENTS or THE FRENCH LEGATION--THE
RUMORs ABOUT FRANCE.
NJ. Merier, tho French Minister, has left WASH
ington with BIZ family for New-London, Conn.,
where be will spend the hot season. 'iscount
Trcilsrds. Flint Secretary Of tie French Legation,
with bic family, are also soourning there VI can.
moi better d-J osc OF the various Iunors which have
srrlpg, or are likely spring, from this sbsence OF
the French Legation from Washington, IN which
some already see the interruption Of diplomatic inter
course with France than by quoting NJ Slercler's
parting words 10 Mr. Seward: during my ab-
sencc," he said, leave the fi4sus OF France in
your hands, Mr. Secretary.
Az regards the sensation repo-, Of one Of your
cotemporaries TO the eGect tina. JET. Davis has
sent special messenger to France and England,
who carries in his pornanIeau letters from the
French and English Consulp, 70 proye tie ability Of
The Southern Couicderacy 10 maintain tsslf, il nay
be stated positively that il any such nisaiolary has
gone he did not carry any vouchers from the French
Consul AT least, anu probably none from the English
Consul.
The story probably las no other foundation than
the recent arrival % messenger e. the French
Minister rom tie French Consul al Richmond. and
from the intrinsic probability that Jen. Davis would
,eze the opportunity afforded by The recen' bubble
on the Chickahomiuy, which tie Rebel, persist IL
accounting victories, for them to try diplomacy in
Enrore a,-iin. Upon tie same excellent authority,
on which We made the statement tina. the Rebel
army NJ Richmond before the battle week was, ac-
cording TO the Official rolls the Rebel War Dep,rr-
ment not more than ~ coo s-rgng and thai its loss
in the c0urso of thu iigh,n. was 3J,0Ou We arc
enabled 10 say that the master roi shows tie whole
strength OF the Rebe, forces throughout, The length
and breadth OF Rebellion froui Richmond 10 Texas
10 be not more than $4,000 men. Before General
W,Csllan's chgnge Of base, gold was worth 100 per
cent more than silver ~ lachmonl, and United
Stses Tleqsury notes from 10 70 % yer cent Sine.
the b.tte.wec, shmplas.ers have risen ~ peg cent.
CLEANING OFT SPIES AND sY'PafHzrHs.
II 10 rrobable tba, general order will socn oe -
fued from ;he Wa Depa:.men,applying everywhere
within the lin.s Of our armies the principle embraced
in Gen. Grants order ~ Memphis, and ,nat the
wives and children OF Retels who refuse 70 take the
oath OF allegiance will ho sent 70 Join then husband
and father, in the Soul. We coal! dur lie relieved
Of the presence Of many spies. while 1T he same
time, imposng upon The Rebcls the burden Of sup
porting their Own.
COMM NICATION BETWEEN fHEnrRick >BUEG
AND RICHMOND.
We lcaYu from Erederi, .sburE hat intercourse
between thar rebellous ely and Richmond il still
constant ami undisguised- Recently four.borse
wagon loaded with salt wont thence 70 the Rebel
Capifal. One Rebel officer came through on HE
way 10 Baltimore where lie was t. purchase quirine
for use at Richmond. A letter mail il carried daily
eac1 way, and Richmond ncwslapen are received
usually on the Day oftie.g ssue.
The Esbe, women IN tie Guy sgs intimate with
ON, oil GER and derive m1ci valuable Information
from them. which they faithfully icrNard to Bich'
mond. Tire ohscrvaiions Q: residents y Frcderioks'
burc and the language o. intercepted letters, sgree
with respect to thoee genera! iac,s. ~ Winchcfter
tic same disgraceful intimacy between the women