New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-29
EXTRACTS FROM LATE SOUTHERN
PAPERS.
TIE NORTHERN PRESS.

Its infinitely amusing 10 behold the mysterious
aud awful rilence OF the Northern newspapers upon
the sublect Of the removal oi Mctlellans arms 20
the PENINSULA The military authorities Tequlyed tie
newrpapers not 20 publish one word upon t'e sub
lect le-t il might put the Rebels on their guard
but {" the Rebels knew u M soon as the Unions,s
theineevea The ilea that the leaders either side
derive information OF the enemy's movement from
looking a. their newspapers, is simply ridicuOls.
All th, information that can be obtained by either
Gomez through channels employed for that purpose
aud is received and made urc oil long before II ru
appear in pint. Another abeurdlty winch the hnn-
kees have great reason 10 complain Of, II the with
holding Oy their Government Of the real facts IN re-
gard 10 the results Of important movements aud
battles, keeping them IN the dark ~ completely az
If they had no interest in the matter and often lead
ing them 10 lolieNe IN victories, wien ucy have "a
fact met revorses. Ot coune, q Government ttat
deals thus with its people, must sooner or later no,
only lose their confidence, but become an Object OF
loahnQ and contempt SUM Is, 10 matter OF
policy, the Northern despotiSm Is stnitiying iiself
in not permitting ts subects 10 know The disasters
of is nrms because the truth cannot be always kept
from them; aud when they do learn It, the eject
will be than If permitted 70 know 1t from the
beqinning. people who have not hrmDeer enough
to be trusted with the knowledge Of reyer-ee. can
not he relied Oh to carry on war; and 6oyern-
Inent which does not trust them, murt become lteh
an object Of suspicion in return. llichmond Disph
SEIZURE or EGGS.
The CLief Of tho Froyos,-llarshals Police seized.
on saturday a couple Of barrele Of eggs belonging to
man who had been selling them ~ hsn.f ,alet a.'t
than The law allowed. They We're coniscated and
cent 10 the hospitals, where they were made ute oil
Ly tbe sicL eoldiers. Richmond Dispatch.
YANKEE PRISONERS.
Fourieen Yankee prisoners arrived, Via Central
Railropd on Sunday night. lie cars Were delayed
for some cause and did not get in tl 3oclock. The
aou orr sre part of tie drbr. left by Mcclellan III
r..
'''' ''''N liiehmond Dispatch
HTuEI ESTIMATE OF GIN. FREMONT.
Fy8s. Ihs hich.sond TIaf.iley, "a
John c. Fremont has been assigned by the Iincoh
Government 10 what is called by thon thcm houh-
tain Departmert." This department is bounded on
the weS by o line running north and south through
the town Of Knoxville, Tonnceecc; and on Tie eatt
by tho Union Department ol the Potomac, when
IL under the supervision OF hcIlciiun' fiem"n',
therefore assumes military direction on 'he PiI'
Of the InioIists, in oil tho mountain couhrV o W,
piiia iLe Iarolinas, Ieuuessee and htnincN' nc
as been Unsigned to this district from his kowled6e
and experience of mountain regions, mountain peo-
,,Ie lite and yicssitndes. lie il probably the most
competent person in all the North Tor directing M,
tsry operations in the region to when ne u y, ssou.
Rosecfans is one Of the very ablert OF te No,,uoi
,cuerol, and he has thorough knowledge Oh Nes'-
ern Virginia from having been engaged IN sur
v.ying and mining operations there for many Year.
US will doubt less be Frem0ntf CHIEF b1shdlof'
Brig Gen. Denver, of CaIiprnia, has also been rs
signed to Fremont and IL considered by the fMiKee-
o1c of their ablest, most energetic and entoprisng
men. ,.,;;.
Frernont's popularity among tie Abobiionhts ..
the North is unbounded; and this popular streng'h
will enable him TO command from tho Adinlni,'Ih-
tion at Washington any number OF troops Wpich nc
nav choose 90 cal for lie is especially popular III
ibs Northwest and At bis call that teemiog hive OF
nooulation will send forth Thousands to his stand
rds, lie has reputation alec tc retrieve apJ rest'