Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-07

R,lps Roads after which the troops had sham
battle having taken position as n actual engagement
Gen. McClrs division was reviewed to-day at Lang
lev, BIZ Gov Curtin, Secretary Cameron and others
Toe army eff eTs all say that all our troops have remar.
kAby improved in discipline. Y:
r6e brigade under command Of Gen. Wadsworth went
10 the vicinity OF Fairfax Court House on Friday, AID
brought away large quantity Of forage. The oay evil
dsncs of the presence Of the enemythere was few re-
bel pickles. -.
loading rias not 50 serious reported Heis rapidly
recovering.
WHAT raE IErELLGxNcER SAYS IL
Fhe Inteligeacer, in an article apparently semi-cfi.
cia says: Whatever may be the disappointment OF
any at the result which the Administration has come
in settling question which constitutionaly deveved
uoon the Executive the overnment We are sure that
al viii applaud the rmness and sincerity OF the Admin
istratoo.h
TIE Intelligercsr says, in conclusion: whatever
nav be said by Any in the way Of exception to the ex
trt me demands made by the British in the case OF the
Treut /, is at least ius 10 unit that the has been
80 adjusted, BY our Government as 70 suoserve We
would hope tie great cause ofneura tights against the
assupp,oo ereloore asserted by England but now re-
pud aed by that power in common With France and the
United Safes THE law Of nations, as additionally IN
trpreted BY our Governwent has received new sane
ton though at the cost of national ssnsibites waken.
"a into Gispropor,oned activity by the temporary vi
atops of civil feuds. Toe latter, let Us Jemember,
are but for day. The Law of natious 10 tos all ume
WAR xovkMSSrs IN KESTUcxr.
ISprASAPOLls, Dec 50 -Brigider General Dumont
has been ordered Bicon Creek, and Bfgsder Gene
raj Wood, nov acting tsjor General sAs assumed com
mala of the forces at BIrdsoWn. H9 has about TO-
600 men, which number is to bsiccreAsed 10 10000.
ASorakR GEN. oVkRBoARn-
An. order was, or viii be, issued from the War De-
psrtment az once relieving General Smith OF his com
mlud at Pldacah, Kentucky. HIS loyalty is suaPec-
t,d. Oh. %
A BASE FRAUD. Hi
The examination Of the case of Foster, the member
FROM Moth Caroloa before toe Committee on Eeonons
shows the whole affair TO BE- bIse fraud, and letters
Written to Northern papers about the uprising OF Union
.eumen; aud enthusiastic meetings there was mAnuAe
.ir,d for the OCCASION
REPORTED YASKEs VICTORY IN MISSOURI.
PALxYRA. No, pc go Yesterday General Prcntiss,
with four hundred and Fifty troops, encountered aud DIS
psrsed body Of rebels nine hundred stroug urdr Col
Do--ay A; Mount Zion Boone co killing and wound
ing one huodcsd aud fifty of them, and Capturing thirty
prisoners and ninety Ave horses and one Kindred and
fny ruo4 Oar loss only three killed aud eleven
wounded.
ri rosd or Saturday aad say they intend % destroy all
the ears on the road and prevent the road from being
US during the winter. g.
'SEwNED's DINSER-caIrrESDEN EXCITED.
WASHINGTON. Deo % -Secrs,ary Seward gave din
psr ,t night 70 the members OF the Committees OF For
On Aurs Of both Houses After the feast he read the
Correspondence between Lord Lyons AMI Huns a. ending
With the announcement Of The surrender of Mason and
Sidsn All took il with compOsure save Crittenden,
shl bllzsd,n and called down imprecltious upon
W kess head fox sa' sctBg US 20 shame and huniia'
to~.
Preston King accepted it as an accomplished fact;
Others we're Of the same OPTION.
The correspondence Was pubIshed this noeaing. Il
mlka i've close columns Of the Iuleligcncer
THINGS AT WASHINGTON.
Judge Army, OF Kansas the Indian AGENT for New
Mxi,o Il here AID reports al the Indian be', excsp'
the Southern Auacbes friendly TO the Goyernmeut tu
desires to c,cp-Et With the Government mas for hr
e,m2lete PFC h,atOn, ard for 6sli ng Albert Pike.
Col Conz las Ihs upper hand IN New Mexico. lie
has reclpated For:s Stanton and Craig, aud will soon
taxi Fort Fillmore.
Lord Lyoh' sgi6sd TO Secretary Seward to-5ay thG,
the details 9f the surrender OF Mason aud Slidei shoud
all De lf 70 him Johu Bull cared oaly for tn 's, Of
the restosati2n-uot the manner.
The Government: has iuiOfml,oa from Richmond Of
much suerirg and destuton there snd OF the exist.
cree of a strorg Unira sentiment, which would, upon
ehG1nel through which this intelligence came puts It's
irus,Worthiness beyond question.
Taere was 4 serenade last night 10 Governor Curtin,
10 which he praised the Pennsylvania troops a. D'Ains-
VIII,
The committee on the eonluc: OF the war are work
yis,roasly Thew fad great eiicuy in discovering the
causes Of the Bill RIa disaster to which regulr and
yolun'eer officers disagree radically.
Gen. RosecsAns and Leslie Combs made speeches in
res ouse TO sereaAds last night. The latter said KEN
uekv's AMY would forward aud no wilIer qasr-
tsrs were wanted for them.
The former spoke moaes.y Of af.irs in Western yr.
giais.
Congressman Ey SAYS that Faulkner told BIN the Cor
fedsrlts prisoners the United States were yeacd mech
batter shan the Federal prisoners, and promised TO urge
an Improvement on the authorities at Richmond
Thefc is great wailing among the hty naval oti,efs
WIN have been retired ty the new AV.
Young army officers urge the passage OF similar bill
for the land service.
Commar1er Charles II. Davis, Daponts Fleet Captain,
promoted 10 Capsainey Immediately after the Port
ROYAL victory. ....s
Uae reason fo- the adoption OF the new recru ing
regulations the largely increased expenditure of vol
untcer regui.T recruiting
Several Governors have been here, pleading for re-
turn 70 the old system
DIVIDsND.
JHT and Directors Of me Farmers BAnf o. Nrna,