, 1862-07-11

Mitch ell had received 10 assignment PRIOR to
his leaying here or private visit to West
Point.
Lew. Wallace accompanies bis invalid wife
north tomorrow. His leave OF absence has
bccn extended twenty days bJ order Of the
war department for these purposes.
After the close Of last nights report Mckee
Dunn made stirring speech to . crowd as
LESS in ihe var, and the duty OF every nlau to
promote immediate euIstments, and filling
up The army b: every means in our po|er.
Lieut.. McLane Of the I'D Ohio. son Of col
orizatlon McLane, Ias arrested to-day for
1ayin. taken lot Of rebels prisoners, whom
he vas ordered to take to jail, to lis mothers
house, and fcasting them on cake and cham
pagnc. Though belonging to an oAio rc5i-
| Eucnt liz lives here. 1Ie is NOT coiliaed in
| tile same Jail With the rebels.
Seccssionis's at Fredericksburg we're re-
| markably jubilant first Of last wetk over the
rcys frcm Richmond. After the reTs Of
Monday and Tuesdays battles 'cgan 70 COME
| IN, they exhibited i marked change III 1llelr
| dsucanor. Some Of them did not d.ny TINT
:ney had heard bad ntws, as ti.r5 ar: hs:o" IN
| to have direct communication With rebel
sources Of rcws from Richmond, their coa-
nuc: is Inferred to indical: confirmation Of
belicf eDter1aiued by our ollicITs Of terrible
rebel losses i'll the last two DAYS, AID Ut the
lad ccntli.ion CT the Echcl army.
| WAsH.S.:ToS, July l0.-CArt, W F. Smith,
| Of til. Typographical G!.srGeES, was yIst:rdiS
! rt1t.illt Il Ii tie ScEa+t Is b7i1llitr General!
! Tie u i!ina7i11 had hten neuding Sluct Au
! = IT,, ,tA,-
| inc actilig is b:iwadl"r general OF volunteer:
! IL TIC array Of tic Potomac.
NLw YORK, July 10.-The Washington
| special to the New York Times says evidence;
l1:.ve reached TIC govcrnnlcnt Of 4 we'll plan
it'd rebel conspiracy OF most eSteudel
clar5c;er which WAS to have burst upou til,
| county simultaneously with tue battles a
Richmond Tie r.ltl leaders confidently re
lied On shaking oil Mcclellan and ;.uniaillias
| rie army rs their Immensely supciiJr mum
trrs, ard this success was 10 be itn.ned@tclS
followed by rising in Tennessee, keatnck,
| and 1far5 land aud tue advance Of JetI. D wi
| upon Washington in the midst Of the confu
sion. The families Of rcbel otlicia1s, who ;:7'
| living in Kentucky, while their heads are il
| positions in Richmond, were fully infornl.i
vi the scLt nc and in their bo1tiiau,s autl III
| prudence let it out The faets were co:u'nu
Boyle of Kentucky, aud preparations we7
! made to defeat the movement, but the utte
| failure of the rebels to break tho power Q
, | Cnfon army now threatening Richmon
makes it impossible Ior them to put their plau
in motion.
The Washington special to the n. 7. Til
une says: We learn from Narrenton that
reconnaissance was nade on tuesday D.
, the 1st Maine cavalry us fir as W:l.erl4o, 0
, | The Rappahaunock, two or three miles troE
q | the river. They discovered regiment {
: | rehel cavalry in the distance, who m1ac 4
i ! effort to dispute the passages ot the strc::1r
t Our pickets now extend to within two ullls
c If Narrenton Springs.
:. A prominent citizen Of MiddIetown WAS 4
rested yesterday, carrying rebel mail ir91
e | Winchester to Rich1nnnd. lie confessss dali
communication is held with Richmond iro
p nearly all the towns in the valley
Petitions III the case Of EalandigEszn ha7
ocen reported back to the Committee vii
Il | 7hc Recommendation that they lie upon II
d | table No eyideHcc being submitted vi
~ | tur1n, and DO directions to inquire iuto t!
- | facts being given by the House, the Comm
10 tee on Judiciary could not do otherwise.
IS A special Washington dispatch to Z
ID Her7d says au important manifesto IN t
y d. timing the future policy Of tue adalinist'
&c t1on on the great question Of the hour, is Il
Id | Improbable, at an early day. MI Lincoln b
been waited on by several Senators and me
H. ters Of the House, and will be visited "
~ 'arec delegation tomorrow, should he be at
r. to receive them, urging him to issue a proc
Mt nation of the tenor OF the bill reported in t
~ Senate to-day, requiring generals comma1
- ing d tpcrtmrnts TO accept the services OF
lis p.rsons coming within our lines The DEB
nd | in the Senate yesterday merely payes the Y
.1v 1or the assumption Of this new policy, VII
- creates no remarkable sensation.
eu EaGen. Q. NJ Mitchell is about to take An
o1- portant part in the campaign in Virginia.
r. has been assigned to command under 4
Pope, and viii take charge Of it as soon as
returns from a short visit to West Point :
on | Albany.
7or Gen. Lew. Wallace was ecrenadei last mig
in | at Washington. In his little speech he spt
m strongly IN favor Of employing aud arm
- -" slaves, and for quartering upon the enel
me instead Of g.aa1daii:: gg.a1di;. Lis Lis property.
ted The Htra|d's dispatch says the mission
cir | Reyerdy johnson TO New Orleans is wit
view to settle all claims, and to pass all l.
and regulations referring to the rclaions
en- tween the foreigners and the civil authori
ass Of New Orleans. Il has been surnlised I
- he will gradually absorb all the civil poH
seu now intrusted to the hands Of Gen But
TO- who will retain the military command Of
bic | place.
md The Horlf says: "Ne give an interest
~, ,0 Statement by 4 Union man who has
15n reached this city from Atlanta, Ga, resp
ing the position Of affairs ut the South.
lor- can vouch for its being trustworthy. 1t
pears, first, that had the recent contest be
~ Richmond terminated in a confederate
-Ibs ! 1fAE, llG ItUElllDU "Uulu uafC uEEu E1uEu
line 4 the spirit Of the South IVES almost utt
broken by the long series Of rebel defe
second, that the rebel army at Richmond
aa- yiops to the late battles was undoubt
res over 200, eco strong. Fully half of B5a
ora- gard's army passed through Atlanta, Bound
Richmond, to this gentleman's know}eS
anu third, that but comparative small qusr
kelly of cotton has been destroyed at the So
co1. as the planters do what they can to save
,ora not destroy their property. There will b
LAG abundance, therefore, for the needs OF {
ncrce whenever the rebellion is enl
hIte | fourth, that the wheat and oas crops at
bis South are utter failures, aud that if
As'7 corn should also fail, famine, as well as
con other horrors Of WAT, will be the fate
SIM South"
iuts NEW YORK, July 10.-A rebel dispatch
use the British Bteaner Modern Greece gong
Wilmington, n. c., on the 9th. was
aground near Fort Fisher BY the olocka
, re- d, ct. which hauled uff 90 the opening o1
asid- tort on them She has 1000 pounds OF
der on board. The fort succeeded In SIN
| h,r 60 as to wet the powder and prevent
and explosion by the fedora. shells. It is bell
omi- large portion Of the cargo will be saved
a,;a New YORK, Juy 10,-A Washington
csl 10 the Evening Foa says the forthc0
&c 10 address Of the Republican members Of
Mr. gress to the people ill favor the most
con- grtlc action In the prosecution Of the
the use Of all the means In our power AZ