, 1862-09-12

From the Correspondent Of the Evening POST
WASHINGTON, September s, 1861.
The Important changes OF commands and
the current extraordinary millt,rY movements
Beep Washington in eomnotion- The Re-
1,uJln an 1bje morning contains tl1 surprising
etsAen,ees that, previous to the departure Of
Gen. Pope, BE- preferred esnrges against G.ua.
Fig John Porter, Franklin and Grlttiu, and
that these generals Immediately dec!ared that
Vshat they did Was under the positive tnstruc-
1ions of Gen. Mcclellan. 1. further states
that q conrt-mar1ia1 WAS to have beea held,
but at II e RI quest OF Gen Mcclellan it was
postponed for the present. The fact that
Ger. Pope had preferred ch.rgea again,t
Porter, Frat Kiln snd Griffin has been known
here for several days, but the precise def use
these generals nuke aod the request Of Gen.
tlcCtelan for postponement Of the court
maatial, occasion surprise.
TIE WBs1.
A deputAtion Of prou.iaent gentlemen from
Ohio, Indiana ard Kentucky came iuto to IN
On Sunday to confer with the president aud
GIN. Halieck respecting military aff4irs iu
those Statee. AMoug tna5a are Senator Lane
Of Indiana and Cacs1us II. Clay of K-n1uckg.
The depu1a.ion represent q Vast cons 1tueuey
Of loyal people ia the States msa.
toned, who are very much dissatisfied
with the u2aDazenaent Of the war in the
Wtst- They caunor see anythicg but ruiu
ahe sd if the policy of the past is to be the
policy Of the prest Mt and fa 'ure in that part
OF the country. Generalsblp is win 1t is naed:.d
there as we'll as here. The "stratesy' Of
Buell., they claim, will not only g17e over
every square inch OF Kentucky aud Tennes-
see toil to the rebels, bu1 will also expose tue
bord*r free Suites to invasion and the horrors
of war. A change, they say, is imperative, in
tac9jcsi if not il generals. The deputat,on
had an Interview with the presid ant yesterday,
aud it was satisfactory. Whether the inter
view with Gen. H.lIeck ~as equally 81 I have
not learnrd. Ruiorln-jnssanI improvements
are promised, and thr g-p.lrmsn will return
somewhat more hopeful lean they came
GENERAL BANKS.
Gtn Banks commands the Notifications oi
Hasf lngton IN the absence Of Gen. McC1el-
Ian. Gen. Wadswor1h is still military gov
earor iss the district, this change maktug nc
difference With his POSITION. Gen. Banks is ~
Willards, and has heen sought By hosts of ole
fr1tLds to-day. He would have proceeded
with lis division up the river ii his health h4t
permitted. II S peysiciaus were imper a'iEe.
His Injuries received il the battle of Cedal
Mourtain were OF such character that ne
| rsquirts rest and constant meC ical attention
The responsibility of the command upou mir
| Is ereat. The defense Of the capital may be
| cone a serious matter at d .y's uotice. It i
| sill the taToTlte theory IT some Of our mil
| itary leaders that the co1niug over into Fred
| e1lck is a tint to draw our best troops of
This is bsrdlg reasoDahle ho @eyer, and scout
and partled prisoners arriving here tron
| Poofesville a1d vicinity bring such posis,7
statements of very lsr4e r=hel ,r:e on tdi
side Of thr Potomac that it is possible t,
| diEtTpdit them. Tue highest es imat. mad
| BY any iGte1 1:gant p-FsOn who has actu Ill,
SEE n the trooils is 1@0,r00, and the SMILES
| 10000, leaving very vide N ar5in for fu.ur
settlement when further facts shall come in