, 1862-12-03


The War Department has caused the arrest
rfMsjor Spauidiny, CT the joth New York en-
s:iueer volunteers, and other officers with
iiul- During the TeceEt transportation Of
Ioltoous to Falmouth, 1t il alleged that
E::tulGing started with the train two and q
1s:llf days later than he should have stsrsed,
and W6e i've days longer on the road than Nas
l.ecc6saTy.
Col. Bell, of the 1871 illinois Caya,rr, who
was in the list OF officers dismissed the service
1o1 various reasons, te~ days agn, by the
Secretary Of Var, arrived and called on that
1lieial to-day, and exhibited pass for leave
c. absence, signed by Stanton, aud issued
from the War Department.
Second Lieutenant John G. Long, Of Illinois,
nt tie 9th Regular infantry, has been dismiss
cd .hc service for dlsebedience OF orders.
Poro}ed officers and soldiers arc ordered to
repcrtinlme3iately at Cau,n " Ill ace, Coluni-
bus, OHIO; Camp Butler, Illinois, and Camp
Dachus, Michigan.
Feraardo Wood, in a speech il New Yors,
On Saturday night, said he bad received iuf.'r-
nation, and h:d communicated it to the Gov
ern1.cr1, that, under certain circumstances,
the South were ready to return. Leading
statesmen Of the South, men Of position and
pressed desire to return under Il Democratic
Iu1e-the past to be torgotton; the public
debt on both sides 10 be provided for; and
they were willing to let br-gones be by-gones,
If the North would, and the Union one again
be restored. This announcement WAS received
with tremendous cheers.
Col. 4. Y Colburu, from Gen. Mcclellan =
stafI, hes teen assisptd to duty as Adjutaa1
General Of the Department OF tue Missouri
Gen. Mcclellan endorses the Colonel as ont
ii the most efficient officers in the army.
NEW 1oRK, Dec 2-The Hiorzd has re
po1t to tne effect that General Burnside ha
been relieved Of the chief command OF th
Army Of the Potomac, and that Gen, Uekc
takes his place.
The Ht1t4zd's special, dated 1irfa1, Dee. Is:
says:
The expedition under General Stahl Wa
undoubtedly one CT the uaust brl1ia1t al
successful affairs OF the war; both in its con
ception and execution lis principal o5jec
was to ascertajn the whereabouts of StoGe
wall jackson, and What forces were on tn
right. This, and more, was accomplished
jackson, with both the Hills, passed throug
Newmarket last Wednesday,, on his va
South. 1t is presumed he has gone to ister
rupt Gen. Cox's advance
Prisoners captured by S1an1 report White
the leader Of Whites cavalry, twice Wounds
in skirralsh at Berryvi]le.
The New York Times Falmouth special die
patch states that two dsserters from the reh
els report their force a: 5000 to &C, ,d00-i
does certainly not exceed the latter. Tnous
suffering from want OF clothing and man
Eirds Of supplies, still they are appar5nt1
hopeful Of final success.
Lee and his associates are puzzled oye
the movements OF our army, Which they d
Lot seem fully to comprehend, and hav
nnal1y concluded that the advance upon Fred
e1ickssnrg was felnt, designed to anus
them, while the main attack upon Richmoa
Is to come from another quarter.
Upon this theory theg now believe our fore
il front Of FredeEicks burg in reality to b
knal1, aud that imuenEc hosts are being en-
barked Mt Bell Plains and conveyed in tran
pcrts up the James River. Acting upon th
idca, they have RECOMMENDED erecting eattl
works for the protection Of garrison fore
1nenccd moving toward Richmond.
Aspecial dispatch is rs follows:
: OPPOSITE FnEDER1CksBCRG,N Nov. 30.-1l
Iehels ttal continue to tor,ity vigorously {
have thrown their infantry force further
the rear, where their camp fires are not
visible, instend of c1a.ualing the positio
rs spoken OF in yesterdays dispaecaes
1t ie believed IN official quarters that t
rebel force about Fredericksburg and Wit
call is from loo, COO to l225J GOO.
No supplies OF vegetables have jet be
distributed, though they were promised sew
81 days Ego. Bilious diseases and eympto
Of 6curry grow worse.
WAsu1SGToS, Dec. 2-The returns of t
Treasury Department are unaroidobly delay
the Committee Of Ways and Means hi
therefore no date On which to frame the e.
eraI appropriation bills The Secretary's
port El1 be ready come time this week.
The War In MexIeo.
New York, Dec 2-The steamer Uni
from Havana, 25zh, and Port Royal 29th,
arrived.
MEXICAN adviccs note the peaceful occu]
lion of Ja1apa by the French. Tha inhal
ants a1e fleeing. There were no Mexit
troopsthere- The roads are said to be
passsble and IN attack on Puebla wilt not
attempted TIL February. Sonora will be