Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-11-22

the duty Of InTestiEatirs- the case Of Gen.
FItz John Porter, vii eonsizS Of Major
General Hants=. presiding, and Brig. -Gens-
Garfield. BuE0.d, PrenIiss Ard NO-riSs. With
Capt.. Gains, late OF Gen. Sigsfs slad, As
ledge Advocate The Court ho,ds its frst
session Io-nerroE- Il is understood that
6ea- Po-te. has secured the services Of the
Hon. Charles Eanes, Of this city, IS his
a-aieEI eFiae- M. EaDes snjoys high
reputation As authority on Constitutional
All Military Law. The specific charges
are, As ~e axe informed, nol known 70 Gen-
Porter.
AEorT 1 WHEELxs BOY.
Captain ]. wieker.haa, of the Eighth
PeaszyIEaoia CzEalEE. Is II This city. hAE-
ing but later rs:uraed fron tie Army OF
the Potomac Captain wieke=shAm is Euf.
ferisg from ProztrEtiou in6ueed By ssTere
duEy AID exposure during lis connection
VITA the army. The braTeTy disPisIed by
this gentleman darisE ;hz memorable ssssE-
en- dsys' Eight" before Richmond, Is patent
10 ali, scd more Iatieriy he has distinguish
et himself il = number of conflicts BE
sooa expects 20 De able 70 join the lighting
.sEim=nt7 of BBrnside's array
UHAI sINox cAKKEoS Has To SAY.
General Camsroo, American minister to
Rossis, who returned IN the Scotia, reach
Il ~ GsuGDENOu 90 41Es4ANs anu Au~1aE
visited the President snd members Of Tie
Cabinet, and bad cordial reception and a
most satisfactory Interview BE Is in fine
health ssd spirits, and gives gone mestin
Ieresting descriptions of his experience il
the Old World He says ;haI the dispatch
in this Uoruing's North Anerean, dated
here yesterday, making light OF bis state
ment in regard to the iron-cls1s COW IN
course OF construction At Liverpool and
GIasgoH. vas mistake; and while he de-
niss having ever said that frreHty iron-ciads
Ee-e being built IN Scotland aud Eogiaod,
be repeats what be stated in New York OF.
his arrival. that tire< Of the largest Glass
| iron STEAMERS are now being constructed,
one at Glasgow and two at Liverpool, no.
| torioazly for the rebel service, sad also
tia. Mr.. Dudley, American consul ~ Liver
pUoI, has laid this information before the
! Government General Cameron dimes with
| Mr.. Secretary Chase this afternoon, and
viii probably return to Harrisburg on FIJI
day.
TIE CONVENIENT FISAScRs.
The recent prompt tender to Secretary
/ Chase, without security. OF the twelve mil
| lions of dollars headed 20 start the Army
/ OF the Potomac on an advance, aud the
1 rapid absorption of the thirteen million
loan on the most favorable terms, would
seem to Indicate on the part Of the capital
ISIS of Wall street an entire confidence IN
she management of the Treasury Depart
I udot, as we'll as the ultimate soITency of
Ibe Government When the present con-
diiion Of the public credit il compared
1 with that in which Mr.. Chase found it gu
assuming office, conclusion must be drawn
highly favorable TO his management
The estimates for the future would seem
Justify the hopes of the most sanguine
friends Of the present system. Nskiog all
reasonable allowances for the continuance
OF hostiIities, II seems clear that the iu-
come TO be derived from the taxes now pro
Tided for by laE, must easily pay the an
naal interest Oh the debt being contracted,
aol leave an ample sinking fond for its
hnal and early extinction. With this rea-
enable certainty, there is no valid reason
Why the present prices should be demand :
en- aud paid for specie, for mere purposes
ofeIchange, NOT il it likely, should our
arms prove successful under the new policy
of the President, that these prices can long
be maintained.
sATARD'z ADVANCE on FREDERICKSBURG.
a gentleman who arrived here on Tues.
day from Acquia Creek which place he Ief
that morning, says that the rebel force Al
fredericksburg (six companies of cavalry
was completely taken by surprise at o1l
EAplQ HuFAuGE upon ElhuOuk01 anu uHEElN
succeeded in making their escape from oul
cavalry under Gen. Bsyard- The creates
joy was manifested by the Union people o.
Fredericksburg and vicinity Rhen thsJ
heard of the advance of khe Union army il
that direction. Most of the negroes in tbs
country around Fredericksburg had beer
sent to Richmond and other points further
South.
While Bayard's cavalry was at FIamouth
on Saturday, the rebels opened FIRE from
: four pieces of artillery stationed on u bill
: in the rear of Fredericksburg II was re.
piled TO by Psttit's New York Battery, who
soon sileneed it. Our battery was fired
from the side of the road, in the rear OF
Falmouth, and nothing but the early eVac.
ustion by the rebels saved their town from
destruction. Our correspondent beard an
engins Uhistling in the town, and il has
ere this reached Richmond, with word that
the troops were there. COntrAbands say
the railroad IS in good order all the way
to Riehmond--a three hours ride
POSITION OF THE RRBEL Army.
Latest intelligence, believed to be reli-
able, states that the main body of the reb-
ell army has succeeded in reaching point
between our army and Richmond. Jack
son and Stuart are said to be between Gull
pepper and WarEenton.
ALL QUIET IL FRONT.
Up to 10 o'clock to might, all was report.
ed to be quiet along the font of our ar
mics in Virginia, the headquarters ofthe
army.
SECRETARY CHASE AND GIN. HALLEcE.
The new entente eordials said to have re-
Gently sprung up between Secretary Chase
aud General Halleck, gives sincere satis-
faction to the friends Of both gentlemen.
srRIcKEx IRON THE ROLLS YoR ABSENCE
WITHOUT LEAVE.
One hundred officers, absent without
leave, were TO day stricken from the rolls,
and their names will be published to.mor.
lro'y. This is the frst installmeut of the