The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1862-07-26


as.he can with safety TO the positions and ope.
rations in the District now under his special
charge
1signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Specials 70 the New York Papers.
[Spscisl to Tribune.1
WASHINGTON, July 22.-The current repor,
that high officers had been summoned here by
the President that they might give their opin
ions respecting the coDfscation act, and take
| their choice, to obey or resign, is simply absurd
! and is sufficiently contradicted by the fact tha,
| the order was published before the arrival O,
Gen. Halleck and staff, or Gen. Burnside.
| scouting party Of Indiana cavalry are re-
ported at Fredericksburg to have fallen into an
ambuscade few miles from that place, and only
| ten out of seventy came back to camp.
Four Of Gen. Hatch's men are reported Ia
have been captured by the enemy at Orange G.
H., were they were foraging.
| The statement that Hatch had entered Cor.
louisville and Charlottesville was founded on the
supposition that he had obeyed orders He il
to give an account Of his doings.
The rebels in force now hold the railroad from
Gordonsvlle to Stauhton.
The Navy Department has dismissed Prof. s.
n. Hopkins, Assistant Professor of Philosophy,
at the Annapolis Naval Academy. He brought
charges of disoyalty against those connected
with the Institution, and then refused to give
testimony to substantiate them.
A letter from McClelans army to the Times,
dated tho goth says, Two deserters from the 9Th
Virginia cavalry came into camp yesterday
They say the main force of the rebel army is 10
Gated on the bluff near Old Tavern, on Trent
Hill, and on the opposite side of the Chickaho.
nniny on Gaines Hill; they estimate the rebel
force about Richmond, including the troops
Beauregard brought from the west At l96, 900.
The rebels do not anticipate any demonstrs.
tioDs from Us on this side of the James river,
but are making preparations to resist any attack
that may be made upon Petersburg or Richmond
from the south Of the river.
Especial to Tribune.l
WAsHIHGroN, July 22.-Msi Gen. Cassius n
Clay is expected here within week.
The question of assigning new command to
Gen. Fremont and Gen. Jim Lane, is under con.
sideration.
The army on the James River, according to
authoritative advice from the Peninsula, is en-
tirely safe against attacks from any quarter.
Herald Dispatch
Rebel sympathizers in Baltimore who are pre-
sumed to be well posted, say that StoDewall
jackson with moderate force is to be sent to
the valley to keep Pope occupied there. A
small force under Nagruder is to push down the
Peninsula to threaten Newport News and pre-.
vent the removal of the troops from that point,
and about $4,000 men are to be pushed TO the
James River below Gen. McClellan's position,
while the whole Of the rest of the army at
Richmond is to march rapidly upon Washing
ton.
Col. Phelps, the newly appointed military
Governor Of Arkansas, left this city TO-DAY.
The Herald says the telegraphic advices
which We publish this morning from Washing.
ton, throw flood Of light upon the late minis
terial and military consultations in that quar-
ter, especially upon the order OF the 22nd from
the War Department. Deferring the enforce.
ment of the confscation law, it appears that
between the Republicans, Radicals and Con-
servatives the Cabinet has been upon the verge
ofa complete dissolution, that MIR. Seward
had made up his mind to resign his position if
his conciliating and magnanimous counsels
were to be superseded by the violent measures
demanded by our abolition frivolties, that re-
tirement would have led to an entire recon.
stuction Of the Cabinet, and that to avoid such
embarrassment at this crisis, and especially
to retain the invaluable services Of Mr.. Sew.
ard in the State Department, the President
has resolved to hsrmonize as far possible the
execution Of the con6scation and militia act,
with the conservative war policy, which has
thus far, marked every act, message or proc
lamation of his administration.
Especial to Herald
NEW YORK, July "a, via FREDERICKSBURG, %.
Pursuant to an order Of Gen. Pope, Captain
Chandler, of General Kings staff, arrested last
night number of influential citizens of Fred.
ericksburg to be held as hostages for the return
Of certain Union men carried off by rebels last
spring. The parties we're taken from their beds
last night and sent to Washington.
There are large number Of individusls visit
ing their families here on furlough from the
Rebel army and plans are being arranged for
their capture tonight
The day before yesterday the Sd Indiana Cav.
airy met the enemy seven miles from here on
the Richmond road, leaving killed cid taking
8 prisonera has - a
Two companies of the Brooklyn l4th and
squadron Of the Harris Light Artillery are in
pursuit of tbe enemy.
Special to Evening Post.
The National Intslligencer demands that Gen
Halleck shall have entire control of military
movements If he 10 expected to succeed.
Guerrillas In Missouri 60 be Crushed.
81. LOUIS, July 22-Gov. Gamble has issued
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