Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-10-29
THE NEWS OF THE DAY.
Washington Despatehes-1tems from
the Army. eE- t1fs lll

Lho army
THE CASH OF GENERAL M'DowELL.
At the request OF Major General McDow-
ell Court Of inquiry, consisting of Gem
erals Hunter, Cadwaleder, and Garfield
will meet in this city tomorrow TO fuves-
tigate the military conduct of that gentle.
man. .iHd sal 70 1ei5
sKEDADpLIsG SOLDIERS TO BE sRET To THE
4; 4o.4 PACIFIC COAST.
Tie War Department contemplates
marching force of ten thousand of those
soldiers who have skedaddled, surrendered
aud been paroled, TO New Mexico, Arizonia,
California and Oregon, and possibly back
again. They will have little fighting, but
considerable marching, which will be inn
posed upon them as a sort of penal disci-
pline. Il is expected that this will serve
TO check struggling, SCHEDULING aud sur
rendering.
SIGNS OF ACTIVITY IN THE ARMY AND NAVY.
The Indications in all quarters are such
as to give assurance that both the army
and the navy will not much longer remain
inactive, but will commence a plan of oper-
ations promising the accomplishment of
the most important results. The prepara-
tons for this purpose are nearly completed,
and to snch an extent as to preclude even
the probability of future and to answer all
demands from public aud private sources
for q more vigorous prosecution of the war,
with view to the prompt suppression of
the rebellion.
et-.zo3r; 81 TIRED OF sICEsH,
A rebel soldier came up TO our picket ON
the WRrrenton turnpike yesterday, and gave
himself mp. lie says that heIwas born in
Ohio bnt has lived at the South several
years. When the war broke out he was
forced into the rebel service, and this was
the first opportunity he has had to escape.
he thinks that therebels are nearly used
up. e ifts iss i,.1ss estt s,as4i -,
et AN ACTIVE CAMPAIGN IMPENDING. s.Ii
Byian otdes justlissued from the War
Department, troopsin active campaign must
be prepared to bivouac on the march, the
allowance of tents being limited. aThehos5
pltal tents being for the sick and wound!
ed, must not be diverted from their proper
use. IL A1iiQ t8a .f.a5.5H ID y sls>sll- s.
THE PUBLIC DEBT. uaa
The representation made in some quar-
tiers that the public debt has reached S2,a
coo, 600. 900 Is q gross exagetatiouss On the
first otthe present month twas onlyS6
00o, o0ei aud is7noW less than $500. 0OO. 900.
This amount includes the entire etro1lation
aud every species Of notes, and betWeeti.
$To,00oio00 aud $50, 1000, 900 debt of tide
late administration, but excerpts claims for
which no acquisitions have vet been made.
The claims adjusted aud nnadjusted cannot
exceed 10000, 600 sa7iisl 81
THE SOUTH lRNISG THEIR aEaEoEs.
We have intelligence from the, South.
through source entitled to credit, that
the rebels have really Yentured upou The
dangerous policy Of arming their negroes.
In Atlanta Ca, Montgomery, Ala, and
other cities Il Is said thar negro regimen Is
have already been organized and supplied
With Weapenss and q recent North Oaroiina
pewsPaPsF states that about eigh thousand
black soldiers, otieered by whites, have
been sent from campo OF instruction 70 gar
rison foEtiesstiens and Important 70 Was.-
EH1 ;REW EEyIRs ouR MAIN DRPEHpEEcE,4s
The concurrent testimony OF ihteliiSent
observers proves that the Volunteer a mn
OF last year has been well nigh ruffIed nv
the course Of treatment 10 which IL has been
subjected BY the GoFerament and It's chi6fsl
W bile It's ranks have been EeAefdlly thin
ned BY The Citing against odds 10 Ehieb
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