Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-12-11

| should have had Richmond IN week after
| the junction. Witness did not hold Gen. Nc
! Dowell responsible in his own mind for the
failure to join him on either occasion. Wit
ness thinks Cen Franklin, On joining him on
the Peninsula, brought verbal message from
Gen. Mcdowell, expressing his wish to aid
him by a demonstration upon Fredericksburg.
In answer to question to the witness If,
after his change of base at Yorktown IT. was
! any part of his plans to go to Fredericksburg,
Gen Mcclellan said "No;" that all the ac-
tive troops were to move in the general direc-
ton Of the Peninsula.
Gen. Mcdowell here introduced number of
communications between himself and the Pres
ident, Secretary Stanton, and General McClel-
Ian, showing that he (McD acted under Or
ders in not moving to support McC., ant that.
he was every way SO disposed himself Among
them was telegram Of date May "a, by Presi-
dent Lincoln to Gen. Mcdowell, instructing
him to lay aside the movement on to Rich
mond to cooperate with Fremont in the des-
truction Of Ewell an: Jackson; telegram of
the same date from Mcdowell to the Presi-
dent saying that his order had been obeyed,
but that it was "a crushing blow to him;
telegram same date from the President to Gen.
Mcdowell, expressing himself highly gratifed
with the alarcrity with which he had obeyed
the order, and saying that it was as painful to
him as to General Mcdowell; a telegram Of
the same date from Mcdowell to the President
saying that his order would becarried out with
all energy but pointing out the impossibility
Of efecting the purpose proposed; that he
could effect nothing in the direction in which
he was being sent. and would lose much where
he was; and that by the movement all our ar
! mics would be paralyzed from Richmond to
the Shenandoah
CONGRESS- In the e. S. Senate: yesterday,
Mr.. Rice offered resolutions looking to the re-
moval of the Sioux Indians from the State of
Minnesota. The bill compensating the French
owners of the bark Jules ct Marie for damages
cinto, was assed. Mr. Henderson gave notice
of bill to aid the State of Missouri in effect
ing emancipation.
The House OF Representatives, by a vote OF
yeas 96, nays 55, passed the bill admitting
Western Virginia as State Of the Union. Mr..
Holman offered resolution which was adopt
ed, inqulring as to the number of officers ab
sent from their commands without leave the
number of major generals and brigader gene
rails not assigned to any actual command, and
also the number of de-de-camps which may
be dispensed with without imparing the pub
lie service.
INDEMNITY FOR THE PROPERTY DESTROY
ED BY THE ALABAMA TO BE DEMANDED
On the Sd November, Mr.. Seward sent to Mr..
Adams Dispatch Of which the following is the
most i'm ]ortant part:
'The telegraph announces the destruction Of
another half dozen American vessels on the
high seas by the steamer 300. The President
is obliged to regard these distinctions as being
made by British subjects in violation OF the
law of nations; after repeated and ample no.
! tice, warning and remonstrances had been given
| BY you to the British government. 1t IS pre-
! rszn,ad thot ,,o11 haze alreadu hrnu oht the sub