The New York herald., 1862-11-09

Great excitement was created in Washington
yesterday b. tie announcement that Gen. McClei.
Ian has been superseded in the supreme command
O. the Army Of the Potomac, and that General
Burnside is appointed in his place. General
HocIsr, il i said viii take command Of General
Bnt1gides corps d'aiTaeo. Rumors were rife for
somc time past that in the event Of
the New York election being favorable 60
Che democratic party General Mcclellan would at
once :, removed. but lew credited the statement.
The report ~ his removal. therefore, somewhat
startled the residents OF the national capital yes.
terday, Ss II no doubt will the whole country
to-day The story, in fact, did not receive much
credoucc in Washington at first.
The official order releasing General McClel-
Ian from the command of the army was re-
ceiVed a. headquarters yestcrla7 afternoon,
"a was presented by 'ajuisnt
neral Buckingham in Nc
'el!aa immediately issued sn suars say
usferTing the command to Geiie.. aside,
! taking = kind farewell Of the men who had
tRgLt and sallsrcd with him SO gallantly through
iir long end arduous campaigns General
Mcclellan is ordered TO report Of Trenton,
New JERSEY, and leaves for that place to-day. at
tended BY lis nhc.e etaa.
Meantime the intelligence from the Army
OF The Potomac is cheerful enough. While
our troops on the Potomac, under their late
pear 20 hc retiring southwark. General Reynolds
took possession Of warrcnton on Friday, the re.
bes. under Hill, having Just evacuated H. General
Longstreet with his rebel forces left Culpepper on
Saturday last. II was talked about that Genera,
Lee had ae'rded" General Mcclellan by these
retreats. and that Lee had succeeded in
getting large portion Of his force to Gordons.
vile. Gems. Hill and Stuart IL is said are bringing
up the rear of Gen. Leo's army. battle near
wsrrenton was predicted at that point By the
Neccssicn sympat,izors. who represent that Stsne.
wall jackson wac only ten miles distant with
10000 mea. and that Bragg had reached Cordous-
vile with large force. The absurdity Of these
statements will,be readily seen.
General Fits John Porter has been ordered to
Washington 70 answer 10 charges preferred
against him By General Pope a long time ago,
whom the latter officer was in command Ia virgi.
Ma. Our readers win remember the circum.
stances Of these charges. a. published In our
columns OF the time. General Porter has been
doing brave service to his country since then, and
ws presume win be able 70 bear the brunt Of an
Investigation into hS conduct during the defeat OF
General Pope at Bull run.
Il win bs seen BY documents 10 another column
that the draft IN this city has been indefinitely
postposed-a fact which will no doubt be hailed
With considerable relief by many anxious persous
whe do not aspire To the honor Of compulsory mill
tary service.
rumor was circulated In the city YESTERDAY
that IN expedition under General Foster had sur
roundod three thousand rebels at Plymouth, North
c~olna. and compelled them to surrender unco on.
l,tionally. There is no confirmation whatever OF
is story. The latest news from Fortress Monroe
presents everything quiet there and at Suffolk.
an attack on Nashville. Tenn, by the rebel
Generals Brsckinridse. Polk and Morgan. with
2''oo men, on Friday, reaches Us from Louisville,
on The authority Of an escaped prisoner from Le.
Damon, Ky. The city was assaulted on both sides,
osd the rumsr'wsns that che rebels were repulsed
- one side, while ths rssult d General Polk's
Assaok was not known.
J The Indian w1 b xlnnessM AAs ended disas.
koasly for The red nsn Who participated ia she
horrible uassacrss Of white people. Over three
ssdrsd Indians hsvs been convicted b. No MN.
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