Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-10-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. Oct 2

The rapid firing heard in the CITY YES
terday. and which afforded a speculative
sensation telegram for correspondents. or.
lginated in the firing of salute at For,
Cass to Gov. Solomon, of Wis, who. ac-
companied by his wife and ex-Gov. Ran.
dali, of the same State, paid the fortified.
tons a visit.
OrlO Sanford, Co. -, First Michigan
Jasper Gordon, Fourth Michigan, r. w
Stephen, Co. E, Second Wisconsin. YIN
| Muller, Co. B, Eight Indiana; Sergeant
Bush, Co. E, Seventh Michigan; John
Buckley, Co. G, Seventeenth Ohio and d
B. Newell, Co. X, Eighth, have died ir tho
hospitals since the last publication.
We have intelligence that the rebel force
at Culpcpper Courthouse made no further
demonstration against Col. McLean's force.
lately at Warrenton, than to send cavalry
to scout the territory between tho two
points, as far east as the line of the Ran
pahannock, six miles from the latter town.
Nevertheless, the impression prevails in
our camp over the river that it is JEFF. Da.
Wis purpose to advance large force from
Gordonsville via. Culpepper to Manassas.
and essay to hold that point against the
troops we can send there to attack them.
There is additional news to-day of actual
occurrences in front of either line-that of
Gen. Mcclellan or Gen. Heintzelman.
A surgeon OF a New England regiment
left Winchester to-day, arriving here here
to night. He reports that thousands of
stragglers are moving down the valley.--
The Provost Marshal of the place, for want
of a cavalry force, is unable to detain
them.
Confederate officers freely acknowledge
that their army is now more demoraljzed
than at any time since it's organization,
mainly owing to want of provisions and
clothing. winchester is nearly starved
out, and the people were expecting the Fed
eral army most confidently, 50 tina. they
could obtain the necessities of life.
ALI OF the sick and wounded and much
Of the baggage are going southwark down
the Valley, and many anticipate the re-
treat OF the rebel army towards Gordons-
vile and Richmond.
Col w. 2. Raslof, for several years past
the Minister of Denmark to the United
States, left Washington yesterday for his
own country, en- route for China, having
been commissioned by his government to
negotiate treaty of commerce with the
| Celestial Empire.
a band of thirty or forty marauders.
stragglers, and deserters from camp. and
followers of our army are roaming over
portions of London and Fairfax Counties
insulting. maltreat:ng, and plunderine
citizens with impunity.
Acting Assistant Paymaster N,blo. late
of the United States steamer MONTGOMERY
reported missing by the Associated Press
dispatched yesterday, to-day reported to
the Department.
Charges have been made against Hos
pital Chaplains of being guilty of serious
violations are going on, which show that
they, as well as Surgeons, have committed
| gross abuses.
The promise of the Governors. that Ger.
tain regiments should be assigned to Gen
Sigel, is not considered bending. for the
reason that the disposition of troops is no,
a mater controlled by any authority excent
that of the War Department. When hers
they not only attempted to assign troors to
particular localities, but al>o endeavored 70
&C enrol the appointments of Brigader Gen.
erals, with reference to their appointment
to particular commands and positions. The
principle is good one, that Commander.
in-Chief knows better than the Governors
Of States what disposition to make of reg;.
ments sent into service.
The entire number oe rebel sick and
wounded in Richmond, is reported bv reb.
ell papers as nearly one hundred thousand
| or about one fifth Of their entire ayailahle
force.
The bridge at Harper's Ferry was COM
pleted to-day.
1t is asserted by late arrivals from Mar
tlnsburg that Longstreet certainly died
there day OF two after the battle Of An
siesou.