The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-20
THE LATEST NEWS.
From Washington.
Preparations for a Forward
Movement.
THE ARMY ORDERED TO BE REIDY.
FREMONT BEFORE TIE WAR COM
MIrTEE.
THE ARMY ORDERED TO BE READY


Washington, Jan. lS.-A General Order Of the
Commanding General Ia published, requiring all
persons engaged In military service ~ hold thcm-
selves In readiness for a movement.
The order contains the following
The eNiyoncies Of the service demand that every ~
hser and soldier Of this army able 10 do duty should
be at hs post. The Commanding General, there
fore, deems It necessary 10 direct that unless by
reason OF sickness upon medical certificate, no
leaves Of absence or hrloughs shall 10 granted at
tie present time except Ia urgent and exceptional
cases, when the necessity for the Indulgence must
bo clearly set forth In the apphcntpn. IL IN proper
t. remark that many Of the reasons for which leaves
of a's.uce aud fIrlJushs have heretofore been
granted, cannot now be- allowed.
The grand army s unusually healthy, notwith.
standing the bal weather
Gen. Cameron will remain IN Washington, 1t Is
said, about two weeks longer. lie retired from the
War Department to-day.
Gen. Fremont presented yesterday t,the Commit
tee on the Conduct Of tho War, wrItcn statement
In regard b. hls course In the command of the West
cru Department. II Is accompanied by a dOcumen-
tary evidence 70 sustain is position.
The Navy Department has received dispatches
from Comm nder ellison, Of the Guited States
steamer Mount Vernon, dated III Wilmington, ".
c., giving interesting account of the burning of
ightship. HAVING heard that the rebels made use
ut II beacon tor guiding vessels In and out of
the h,rlor, and Tor the purpose oi annoying our
vessels hy hoitins lights 1t night, he determined o.
take al 'Uut 70, of bpfy night with the wiui 90
shore 30 effect her dc-tfUctIou. lie ,cnlrlngly
dispatched a cutter, under command 81 Acting,
NJ ,ster All,k Allen, With John p. Foot, coast pilot
and 4 crew ~ i've men, and % gIs under command
Of A.tiusM lister Stur, n, sad q ere. 4 SIX uop.
The l.at, SODA = within -i.nrt i stance of tho
light vessel %. tie 90 ariH ui lWt C,sarll. The
two on .or-, Nrtl ti,u's mat" and q Ilrtcruts-
ter imted uH h"1ri uy r"pr whir WIS uan-l
at the side.
The latt"at was quite deserted Carpenters
hat been Il WORK, TIE vessel was being ur,l
or eitAt guns. 80 .ttr'Gp' Nps made t. modest q @
expedition until they hal kullri thu fire. wai D.
tu.'y destroyed the .ght-hI IT, tort did
nj open uron our boats until they were clearly out
Of hgrnl's way.
An tHcul report from Major Gen. Halleck, of Ms
sour, say that NJ uur Huthard's Cavalry attacked
q rebel force of 800 men AZ Silver Creek, Ia Howard
County, under Col. PaindeNter, on the iGth inst,
aud routed them, The loss Of the enemy was 40
killed and GO wounded our loss was killed AMI
~ wouuaci. or force also captured 100 horses, On
wagons 10 tents ~ kegs of powder, 200 guns, and
Plyma-tcr Andrews, of New York, broke hls leg
near tue thigh, last night by falling while stepping
on T. thr slippery pavement from his carriage.
Mr. Grc,uhuw, Who cor the last five months lHts
been under surveillance IN her own house, was, to-
rether with MIR, Baxter, who recently arrived from
Richmond with military commission for Dr.
Brown, of Baltimore, today removed tO the old Ctp-
I'll building. Mss Poole, who has been their COM
p,niou, ye,t rday took her parole, and will prohn-
hy zlnu Ice sent t. Richmond under nag of truce.
| Lieut., TrenrhNrl, comm hiding the stetfu'r
Rhode Island Just from the south, reports to the
Navy Departments that early On the morning of the
| lst inst an expedition under the command Of Com
| mauder Smith, with tho steamers New London,
| Water witch, and the captured steamer Lewis,
with detachment of seamen, left Ship Island for
the Mississippi Sound, with the view Df cutting Of
some schplners anchored on Biloxi As one of the
| steamers seen returAing with two or thru,
| schooners In tow, when the Rhode lsnui was eay
| ing, the impression on board the Niagara wGs thai
| the expedition had been successful,
| Richmond paIers Of Thursday contain a displtcl
from Nashville, dated the lith inst, saying that 4
has been distinctly NscertHined that considerable
quantities OF cotton aud sugar have recently beef
sent in wagons through Kentuci 10 the Ohio River
| for the North. They were supposed 10 have beei
| sent from GAINESVILLE,
There was "A general inspection If the Transports
| tion Department of the army yesterday In thi
| city over one thousand wagons and teams were rC
viewed in one body. They were formed IN detach
meuts three abreast, and moved with great regl
hrity. The appointments were complete, but th
incongruous apparel u the teaInsters was remark
| able.
In consequence Of the strike among the workme
st the Philadelphia Navy Yard, the steamer Rhod
| Island, which arrived at that yard for repairs Q
Thursday, has been ordered 10 Boston. the strii
contiI ues all the government vessels will be ordert
| from Philadelphia elsewhere. There aretwenty-h'
, undred men in the gard, and every tweay'.o'