New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-21
General Wadsworth and the President
COMMERCE. WITH TIE ENEMY MAINTAINED
THE CAPTURES WITH THE NORFOLK MAYNARD.
Tho Case Of Brig General Martindala
THE REBEL GENERAL VAN DOay SUPERSEDED
srcsi.I 81. p,les to Tls NY. rdsans.
REPORTED RrrRsnT OF cYN. IrE's ANN AZ y,

WAsufHfgOt. n DDdsy. Oct. ~
PEPOgTHD RETREAT OF GRN, LEES ARMY
Tie STIR of this evening PROPOSES to have nfo,.
nation from Aide and Middeburg. that the nhsl.
itants there Yesterday morning believed ths, The
Rebels were evacuating Winchester. bu. tie Gov.
ernmeo, has no confirmation Of this report and TIA
Richmond papors Of the 18th gay that their army no.
mains 10 il Old position. A rctrngade movements
uot however, regarded as altogether unlikely. In
sci Informed military circles there is little expects
ton that the great baltic anticipated by TsE
TmBtSG is about to take place. Some say ,bat oas
Is impending an exceedingly moderate expression
nnder the circumstances.
me REPORTED SLAVE RESURRECTION IY ym.
GINA.
The report o. a slave insnrection in Cllpeper and
ADJOINING couutes published by Tie Repalicas
tLis morning, il unconGruel. The editor Of Tie
.Sfoy. whose family resides ncsr Culperer, says:
ave have information from CulpcPe W to Wednss-
day last and feel pc fcely satisfied that there Is no
truth 10 tAo story"
Tilr REFLECTION or SENATOR wADr.
Tie hope Of Sen,tor WAGES reelection by The
Ohio Legislature, which Tnr TRIBUNE Of to-day
expresses, will probably be grstied. Private I'd.
vice. from Ohio Indicate that number Of prominent
Republican niembors who favored other candidates
last Winter. are now among Ben. Wadc's stroogss!
supporters
THR INDIANA ELECTION.
Secretary Smith nas returned from In0iana. lie
speaks lees sgngy OF the results OF tue cleo
ton there. which, far IA they are Leard rem, ns
great measure are Attributable TO the large proper
ton Of Republicans in tie Indiana reIneus. lis
not believed that tho Legislature will venture, evea
if there 10 Democratic majority in each branch.
which il doubtful. TO scId Blight back to the tody
which expollej him.
cot. M'lEOD MURPnY's POSITION.
IL rcry TO sn inquiry from John p. Cummiogs.
representing voters ia the lXth District 10
New York. dcsirous Of nominating Col. Mcleod
Murphy IA. a candidate for Congre,s, the gslIsns
Colonel to-day nade the following mos, excellent
exhibition Of bis political principles:
am war Democrat. l have already pledged,
and pledge anew, " Jay lie, my fortunes, and my
saercd hOoor" 70 assist tho Government ia It's con-
s,i'u ional endesyors 70 suppress this most unhoy
rebellion.
GIN. wADSWORTu AND Tue PRESIDENT.
Tile Star, which even TIE ExPres' will hardly
venture to call Republican Jonrual, says topish,:
1te Ner- YORK ExDress says that Gea. Wads.
worth Is in tue habit VI speaking disresreclinlly u
he President. THIS statement is utterly unioasd.d.
tsor ". has the highes, respect and rrglrd for the
President ana sss never a;;;5sed syllable win
reference 20 bin in conflict with these ssntiAei@'
We are authorized to publish this denial p
lit tail piece 10 this RECITATION Of Slsnder ito
fact that the Richmond Dispatch publishes with ex.
allalicn what il calls :" a Lold speech made at the
North by Hon. Janice Brooks against the two Pro-
csmaiions OF Lincoln.
COMMERCE WITH THE REBELS
Visitors 10 Norfolk, whose opPonuuilis for olser-
vstion arc unusually good. return fully pers sdcd
tbs, The principal business Of too many Of the officers
stationed there We as Of numerous camp followers
is commerce. Nothw ithst ndiug the fact that no
vessel s allow sd to enter tie hasbor without a pr.
init from The acer tsry of War, specifying that The
cargo is composed Of army supplies, an immeoS
illicit traac is going The doma ds Of the suffers
for articles of prime importance to the Rebels arc
very large bat somehow their stock in trade 10
rapidly dsposodof 81. Small vessels have been captored
by our gunbcsts in tho North Carolina Sounds,
freightc3 with shoes, which must have been brought
through the canal from Norfolk. An enterprisiug
Yankee firm ia doing business on large scale, and
has branch houses at Yorktown, village OF SIX
dwellingp, aud at Suffolk. Mcau,ime the troops are
idle, aud the ocnfscation law is not enforced uPos
the property OF which ~ much in Norfolk is cwBei
by Rebels
This traffic has slackened somewhat .nee permits
fcom tie Secretary OF War have been requisite.
THE CAPTURE OF PnE NokFoRS Sssf-tARn'
The Norfolk Nayy.Yard wRs not as has been
thought an entirely barren capture. FoEr h'indreo
tuns OF copper, worth - cents pound ns'e o'os
brought hence 70 Washingoo, 1000 tshoms on
cham and so or 90 line water-tanhs were also ioaho
there, Little but the walls remain.
TIE DRAFT IN MARYLAND.
The drafted men in irince Georges County arc
stiIl seeking substitutes. Que spprehensive planter
offer. $50 acre of his best land in addition tos2,wV'
NOT be;nq aware that his teowsntIerers are getting
men at $500 and $500 apiece here and in Baltimore.
The draft presses very heavily in some poSionS
the county. Out OF four sons in one isnny tnr'o "o
taken; in another, all fear. Not few OF me young
men have gone South since their aames wsse u'"""'
FLAG PRESENTATIONS.
Mr.. Thsnaas, Deputy Secretary OF ne e'S'e "
peunsylvana, sent here by Gov Curtin "f ,"' w.. w.,
bose. presented beautiful national nag" '"'
and 5Oth PENNSYLVANIA Regiments " basA'n
day. THESE regiments are doing tfoFos' So'AN
here and are statiorod on Meridian hi''
CASE OF aEN. MsRrlNeaAE
TLs Court OF Iussiry in tbs case Oh ten. h%".
daNs resumed its session to-day, e'ens' fi'''V.'-
POTTER and Mors!l having appesssd IN ooedon''
THAR summons ~ witnesses. Only "en'
Porter was examined to-day. His testimony ''" ~
entirely to tas second specification, whie.' " ~
effect that Gen. Mnr,udale arrived at hai',' -.
Landing On tho retreat, soma hours IN a.'an'' y Sol,
division. The substance Of his testimony "hs I'd