The New York herald., 1862-10-08
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.


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FEARS FOE TIE PERSONAL SAFETY or TIE rsnM.
DENT.
The Presidents life is considered unsafe by many -.
here As in ell great political and social criss
there monomaniacs whose peculiar tnsasiey
points toward the assassination Of the person who wss
the power Of the government Muttsrinss have been
heard reference TO the President by persons who have
this form OF insanity In Washington, and the psrsoaas
safety the Chief ought be looked as~
with the utmost diligence.
THE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL M'0LALLAN.
There is every reason to believe that the Presdeat =
with any safety promise Of have pursued the
enemy Immediately after the battle OF Antietam fAh
dsposes Of tho strongest points attempted b
made by the radical howcrs after General Mcclellan
RHP0RrED HELPLESS CONDITION. or THE RRssL
GENERAL LEE. :
Advices received in this city by relatives OF Geneeat
Lee show that injured n both hands the battle
OF Antetam. A ball passed through the palm Of hh
right hand and after, his horse becoming unmanags
able he head foremost breaking OF the
bones the of the left hand One Of his relatives
who him days ago, describes him ss perfectg
helpless
sTONEwALL JACKSON REPORTED TO BE MARCHING 10
ATTACK sIGRL.
A negro, escaping from the Second Virginia cavalry
lately serving his master there private in that reg
men-repors the current belief among portion Of tho
rebel army that jackson marching down to attack Sg
at Cartervie. This hardly be true az Jacksonb
pretty well used up in the battle Of Aneta.
THE REBEL ARMY STILL AT WINCHESTER.
Rebels recently captured, having eye TO business,
reported that the enemy flying from tho vicinity
Of the Potomac and Winchester towards Richmond Our
scouts who have been far the valley report this
hat Tho ;o kho
nifty Of Winchester. The statements Of scoSts
considered reliable II does not follow how
ever that the enemy will not towards Ri0h
mond.
rHR REBEL coNscaIrrIoN IN VIRGINIA.
The rebel armies improving their occupation o. ~
adjacent sections Of Virginia enforce their conscr<oa,
which they had not hitherto had opportunity to de-
actuated probably by feeling OF i'll will towards people
whohave been allowed TO occupy their homesteads
disturbed by the Union army. They carrying OF an
white males without distinction, sixteen years oe
age, to bear in tho rebel cause. They olss
impressng every f for service and sozng upon
everything portable that bc made available 70 ths
support Of army. The male citizens are dying for
refuge every direction. Many Of them now
derng the mountains and others have arrived hcre
THE REBELS DEVASTATING THE VIRGINIA vALLxY.
appears that General Lees army exceedingly de-
cient of forage provisions and horses and determine
Oeen mRENeSteC 10 make mOst VI
tion of the valley Of Virginia, and to sweep clean,
clearly ntimatng ha; there prospect OF its being
either long occupied again visited by the reb
forces.
BALTIMORE sECESSIoNIsTs INVESTING IN REBEL STATE
SECURITIES.
II is stated mere in secession circles that m0ucyod men
of Baltimore have been investing largely 10 rebel State
bonds fifteen cents tho dollar The purchasers
evidently credulous in risking Investment which, u
discovered will surely consign them to federal prison.
OPPOSITION TO THE DRAFT IN MARYLAND.
Governor Bradford and Ex-Governor Hicks were hsrs
to-day to ask the aid OF military force to protect IT,
agents OF the State in making enromens for the draft h
of that State. The cnroeuts have bssa
completed all the State except the southern counties a
Shore where the secessoniss have destroyed
partially completed enrolment lists and driven ths
officers out Of their counties The request has bOen
granted and the secession counties OF Maryland win ~
coerced to submit to the law.
THE lNvEs7IGA ALTON OF THE HARPER's FERaY
AFFAiR.
The special military commission TO inquire into ths.
Harpers Ferry affair busiy engaged in the examinaoa
OF witnesses and progressing rapidly. There large
member OF witnesses to bc examined, although the Judgs
Advocate has requested that the list or witnesses fur
nished by the officers under arrest should be reduced
much as possible. The investigation will occupy at eass
two weeks
THE STRENGTH OF M'cLELLAN's ARMY on gSrERrK0
Maryland. 4
Seventy five thousand rations wore the nf whA&
furnished General Mccie!lan's army that advanced
hence against the rebel force in Maryland.
GENERAL HALLEcx WANTED IN THE FIELD.
The soldiers who have fought under General Haieck
mauestug great anxiety for his return to tho nsA
He earned their head high reputation for himssv
and has the personal regard OF the whole army.
They deprecate his abscnce from active military duty
he regarded better nted for in the asld and
briau, action adesperste engagements, than ror any
other duty.
A REBEL BATTERY ON THE LOWER POTOMAC o.
STROYED.
Captain job guark, or the schooner Statesman who ;
arrived here to-day reports that the rebels had
ceeded in placing battery Cockpit Point, the Poso
and that us before sunset yesterday oe
gunboais into the Point and sheed the battery
entirely destroying it, He thinks there must have bsco
considerable quantity Of combustihe material IA ther
immediate vicinity Of the battery large nre
burning nearly, all night.
Tho captain Of the schooner Eliza Aan johnson, which
arrived this morning. states that he spoke schooner b.
low Cockpit Point which warned him not 60 too near
iu Georgia had been fred upon, and wase
told our sunbes,s shelsd the rebels out,
setting the place hre The ceptain had heard 6ring
during the afternoon, and he up he saw threes
Of gunboaas lying from the Point and largo dps,
burning on shore.
GOVERNOR ANDREW AT GEN. sIaEL's HEADQUARTERS.
Andrew, Of Massachusetts, accompanied By
Mr. Ingerso paid visit late hour last night the
headquarters Of General Sge aud returned to-day. The
object o. this midnight ccnerenceis not known.
DEFICIENCY or TRASsPoRrATI0N FOR THE ARMY.
The stopping OF cnatmens last spring sy Wilson and
Compsny only brought down the number OF ssderss
to that .cs figure which prccipatsd many cisastors
hat nil lust calculations o. the ascy,
department To transportation, a. won't Of tes
atter thousands Of troops have been, and sesS
ousiy delayed.
SECRETARY SEWARD AND TEE EMANCIPATION ouN :
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