Newbern weekly progress., 1862-12-06
WashiIlg en News.
REroRTs Raol RIoHmoHD.

REPoRTs ERoA RICHMOND. SzFss S
81 Among the offers rlitary and naval, VIII
with four hundred priyases arrived from Rich
mond to-day, were Lieatenant Colonel Car
!, rIth, of the s5th Massachusetts, and Lleuten
8 ant Wales, his Adintant, whose capture re
Gently, while tax dinnerIn q house fes
Imiles from Warrsntons MAS noted in lette
by one OF your correspondents with Burnside
army. These offieerssay that the tone OF III,
press and aspect of the people at Richmond in
dicate that they consider the place ia grea
danger, and that they are aware Of the strength
Of the National army aid its determination t.
j deal them . tcffible blow. The naval officers
who bad come from North Carolina, repori
flthat there was gfeat apprehension there ftiis
i capture OF Weldon by Gen. Foster
TIE. cAss or oEa. PORTER.
The Military Commission convened TO in~
vestigate certain charges against Gen. Fitz
John Porter hss been dissolved A court
martial IS ordered il its place for the 7t inst.
constituted as. follpws Mai Gen. Hunter.
presiding Maj Gen. Hitchcock, Brig Gems.
| Rufus King. Pfentiss, Ricketts,, Casey Gar
field, Buford and Morris, with Col Holt, The
Judge Advocate GeHefai, as Judge Advocate.
sAt the session &c the Commission, Colonel
| Holt said that the Government was not ready
Ito proceed, aid tie Jadges were accordingly
not even swarsslns q IS uRde erstoods that Gen.
Porters acting 4sndSSs Illa advice of both lIs
aIsa
tbat a;I;tarv Go,, .ao s'ouuu
,;h,.l :, - - - :, ss : uposeiie
and ar,;cios er q, To- =. e sue Iules
Tno,,;r,r - r,,,-t Man.;.i "
and it IS surmisedsthat this determination NAV
have been known to the Government and may
have been the cause of the change Of Pro-
gramme. The case excites mitch interest here.
10 the pnblic. Ts is uadersfoad tha. Gnarai. 49,
Mcclellan as well as Gen pone will
the witnesses examined -. - = .
sssss s... s.
Ia. THE. THE CASE OF GENERAL M'poWELL.
q The Mcdowell Court of Inquiry assembled
on Wednesday morning, at IL o'clock. The
following order was read:
HEADQUARTERS of tie 14rmu
Adjutant 1fens,aps D;;.e
Wassinaton. Nor. s5 is6o
.Snec;aI oa.des. M 50 - rrLa C.,,rt of +
ouirv instituted in SPECIAL. Order No aso &c
November. II. 1862. from the headnmarters. u IF
the army. will make the inyestia,,tionx aslad
for by Major General McDowsll United s. asras
dated September g; sGss and will report the
tacss and an opirion IN the case
q BY command of MAJ GEN. HALLEcK
E. ID. Townsend, Asst ADJ Gen.
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q u.;,h CHS. .ne
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s;,n a,,a co,.f;,,e, "a s, ,, hs,,.
af.srsl. a. = ia 49,, - 90 asess;
e,,israd An ;nfornai
-, ss, ~, 60 - - !.
of ~ CO.,, =. 3, ~
~ s sI. s ~ .,'e
sao n s. 'Is'. 1s = .na. the m
houn 9. zen. cDoWe,is
$3.50. IL Ri ln.o ms
.onuuc. S'nee alie lIs. Duh nun Gen
aacpoWei u nnsWsf y question rom Gen
!, ]. lesluen. y tlle co1I Whether
ne nau any Witnesses pIesens, replied. that be
a.nos suppose lnae tne'coufI Wousd'oe ready
g near aeselIlony .nls lnornlng, anu therefore
:, .'l anu asked an
enable him to. secure the as1ensss,,1 af h;s =
witnesses In obedience 10 the request of the
the ne x day. ass =
It's exprcsed that the investigation OF Gen.
~ a.d dsyao,,s - eons-