Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-03
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-The president has
received from Andrew Johns on letter dated
at Nashville, representing that the secession
feeling is very strong in that city.
The mail contractors who have arrived here
from Kentucky declare that the state will
probably accept the plan of emancipation sug-
gested by the pre- sident in his recent message
The Washington Republican states that
John Janney, president Of the Virginia seces.
sion convention, has taken the oath of allegi
ance to the federal government
Among the many evidences daily transpir-
ing OF the rebels losing confidence in their
cause, it may be stated that an ardent seces
sioniSt and admlrer OF southern institutions
who left B fillmore some months since to fill
an editorial position at Richmond, has within
the last few days returned to Baltimore heart
sick, and he is soliciting permission from the
military authorities here to remain.
The senate military committee, dissenting
from the rule that volunteer officers must seek
promotion in their own branch of the service
only, will practically give effect to their view
that vacancies in the regular army should be
filled by experienced men from volunteer regi.
mems. in preference TO civilians.
Information has just been received from the
lower Potomac, that c0ntrabands from Fred.
erieksburg report that the town is now occu-
pied by thirty regiments of the enemy, the
main part of which has arrived there within
the last three days. They report the steamer
St. Nicholas and one other, which formerly
piled to different points on the Rappahannock,
as being held in readiness to transport rebel
troops down the Rap2ahannock 10 some point
Other rebel troops are reported as having gone
down the York River to reinforce the enemy's
position at the mouth, where the rebel batter
les are small.
DR. mi Rre.. =
about to leave the United States, on visit
to his home for several months
Our loss in the engagement on Saturday
and Sunday, 22d and 23d of March, was sc
killed and 424 wounded; so have since died.
A portion of the wounded have been cent
away, including so taken home by the surgeon
general of Pennsylvania. In the hospital at
Winchester there are at present 1872 wounded.
AT 3 O'Clock this afternoon all was quiet at
fortress Monroe.
The provost marshal has given notice that
the only passes now issued are for officers and
soldiers who wish to visit the the south side
of the Potomac and return, and the only in
terdicted articles are liquors and contraband
OF war.
The president accompanied by party of
personal friends, visited Mount Vernon by
steamer, to-day
The order dispensing with passes for cti-
zens is to restore matters, as far as possible,
in this section Of the country, TO the condition
in which they existed before the commence.
ment of the war.
The commissioners to examine into the at.
iairs OF the western, or Missouri military de-
partment, have made voluminous report, in
winch they state that they have examined
twelve hundred Witnesses They remark that
they nave devoted the principal part of their
report 10 an exposure of the abuses which
characterized the late administration OF that
department, and testify to the integrity
which generally has been displayed bv mer.
chants, mechanics, and manufacturers when
permitted TO deal directly with the GOVERN.
meni' Wide spread as has been the demoraI.
ization in official circles, and among the;r
dependents and favortes, and STARTLING as ara
the frauds which have been Attended and
contaminated, large majority of the claim.
ants have presented themselves before The
commission unimpeached by imputations ri.
Their on their loyalty or honor.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 9th places
our loss at Winchester at from 1900 to 1900
and theirs from $50 to 400. Among thev cas-
ualties are mentioned Col L. 4. Moore of
Winchester, and T. IL. Towner of the general
assembly, killed, and Col G. Chos of the 9th
Virginia, wounded. The second Virginia reg.
iment lost 100 men.