, 1862-11-22
The President Adheres to His
Proclamation.
He INTENDS TO ISSUE THE SUPPLE
MENTARY ONE.
The Piekets Of lie two Hostile
Armies are on the tfppo-
site Banks Of the
RappahaDnock.
100 absent Army Officers
Stricken fron Tie Rolls
as DeSeraers.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune>J
WAsuSGToS, Nov. q, 1852.
Gov, Yates Of Illinois and Hon. I. n Ar |
mold visited the President yesterday for the |
purpose Of pressing upon his attention the !
subject Of the enlargement Of the Illinois and |
Michigan Canal, 90 that the lakes may be |
open to our Mississippi and saaboard gun
boats. Mr. ArnGld at the same time present.
ed the resolutions Of the Chicago Board Of |
Trade in 1avor OF the United States govern
ment undertaking the work. These gentle
nen had heightened interview with the
President upon the subject Of his calling the
attention Of Congress to the matter in his
annual message.
GOV. Yates also called the attention Of the
President to the poor quality ofar7ns furnished
to some Of the Illinois regiments. Twenty resi-
ments from that State are armed with tie
Austrian musket, and ten regiments more are
very poorly armed. The President promised
to do all he possibly could to aeniedy the
evil.
Gov Yates and Mr. Arnold strongly urged
upon the President the necessity Of his stand
ing firmly by the principle Of the Emaaclpa-
ton proclamation. Mr.. Lincoln said his
mind was as fully made upon that subject as
it had ever been. He should stand by the
proclamation Of freedom, and issue the sup
plimentary manifesto on tie 1st Of January.
Rosee1ans has sent dispatches here strongly
urging for promotion to bHgadier generals OF
volunteers, Lew. Harris Of the 20:h and Wm.
f. Lyt!e OF the 10th Ohio.
Assistant Secretary OF War Wolcott has re-
sumed his place in the Department His health
is improved, and he hopes to be able to per
form his dptiea.
Fitz John Porter's case is adjourned till
Tuesday; nothing conc. Regerdy Johnson
is to be associated With Ames as his counsel.
The American Bank Note Company are now
furnishing the Government 100000 per day
of the postage currency. Secretary Chase to-
day ordered the amount doubled.
One hundred and fifty paroled Indiana pr1s-
oners DoW at Alexandria, Va, among whom
are some captured at Port Republic last sum-
mer, ere Included in the Late exchange, and
will be forthwith forwarded to Camp Morton,
IudianapoliE.
Lieut.. Deming late Of the 9Th Indiana bat
te1y, who had q severe sk1rmish with the reb-
E1E ILL NHtEkEf +2Al aAut1ElI INttS4lCI&DtE
in men and horses, but no guns, has arrived
here with his battery and nineteen men.
4 large amount Of contraband goods on the
way to Richmond, were seized at Chuplico,
Nd, last evening, consisting Of military trim
mipgs, silks, medicines, &c,
| a dispatch from Gen, Sigel's army, says
| eighty of Stuert's cavalry are reported at War
| ren:on by accommodating parties. 1t is repor-
| ted that Stuart with 500 men and three pieces
| Of artillery is at Warrenton Junction, and
that yesterday rebel scouting parties were ct
Bull Run aud Gal1 Mills.
Rebel piekets are reported at Buck1and
bills ard Thoroughfare Gap, though none
we're seen at the latter place, nor at Hopeweu
Gap. Scouting parties returned from Middle.
bury, Aldie aud Gainesville, met only single
cayalrymen and stragglers belonging to Por:
ter's Old division, who had been paroled b5
Stuart. Two hundred and fifty Of Whites
cavalry were near Leesbu1g yesterday, but mol
seen to-day.
terday touching the recent elections, Mr. Lin
coin, as VIC learn directly from one Of the gen
tlemen present, said in effect that the result 0
| tho elections had in no way modified his view
regarding the wisdom of the emancipation 6
all slaves within rebel lines on the LIST Of Janu
ary, ard that he had issued the proclamatio,
of Sept. 2ad after long and thoughtful deliber
alton, and that he should stand by it, seein!
10 reason why he should not do so. AIr. Lir
coin introduced this topic himself
Adgices from onr Mexican minister by th
Last arrival are very favorable Congress nc
Oct. Goth. Representatives from all the State
were present, and q law passed giving th
government extraordinary powers to resist il
vasion, making Juarez almost a dictator fe
six months Or the var, such as were confarre
: at the last session On Gen. Doblodo, who be
since returned. Manifestos we're issued, d
nouncing the French invasion and rallyin
. the people to the defense OF their countr,
Orders were issued to fortify every detensfb
t town. AL The reacionary chiefs except OF
have cent in their adhesion to Juarez, or
their services are accepted. The d
ferent States are promptly ssndit
in their contingents. Gen. ComonforE alo1
brought 5000 men from one frontier Stat
e Col Regara brought 1000 from the Stste
S Jalisco. The force in Puehla, where the for
d fications are completed, is deemed stro1
!. enough to hold it, but should it be lost, Il
. capital, on which the fortifcations are near
s. completed, will be defended to the last e
's tremity. Even Il that is lost Mexico wo
give M. The French have not moved get
:. though they have *, GOO men on the groun
a II is expected that they wont move till t
5 end Of December, when transpo1tati
il will arrive, partly from Cuba 3
T. t. partly from New York. This cir
IS tie Mexican government time
ID prepare. It is expected they will rally doul
= = the French army. Letters addressed to Jecl
- by Paris friends having been intercepted
IT, closed how much the Jeeker claim had to
I'D with the invasion, and what means we're Ii
he to influence Napoleon. The general impr
IN sion conveyed By letters from many sourc
"a indicates determination to fight till the l:
v. with great hope Of iinsl success.
n. The President has paEdoned Brigadier G
10, eral Edwin Z. Price, son Of Sterling Pr
,e- BE has received full and free pardon at
tie instance Of Governor Gamble, for all trea
VA and other otfiences.
General Meredith has gone to take e.
uaand under Burnside. H. S. Holloway,
=. Of the Commissioner Of Patents, is appoiG
'oa Commissary OF Subsistence on his stat.
.,o NEW YORK, Nov. 21,-A dispatch to
'nss Ms New York Times, from Washington, yes
,4M day, says:
,57s nois bad m interview to-day with the RI
his dent in relation to widening the Illinois
Michigan Canal, so as to-admit the passag
gulboats from the Mississippi River to
let. lakes, asking the President to recommend
for project in his forthcoming message. {
,ona Yates urged upon the President the neces
ou Of standing by the emancipation proc}amat
7 in il he hoped for speedy suppression of
t is rebellion. The President replied that he
,,,n a. much determined in his course as he
'n' ever been. Gov. Yates protested to the F
dent against the ar1n1ng Of Illinois TT
.,. with arms Of European Manufacture.
oas The New York Timer Falmouth disp
per, sayg: Yesterday the rebel pickets made
ash appearance on the opposite bank Of the r
an. and are now within easy mnsket range J.,
~. night the rebel pickets had the audaclt
MI venture upon the Orange and Alexandria
aer- road and burn bridge near Catlett's Sta
The same report says the rebel Ge]