Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-16

PROM THE ARMY Oy NORTHERN VIRGINIA
mum Der OF persons arrived here yesterday,
who lsft Winchester on Wednesday morning.
They bring no news OF interest. Our army wss
qniet, and there was no indications Of any
movement on the part OF McClellan's force<,
which might be deemed preparatory 10 the
saCirand Union triumph" 20 confidently pre-
dic.cd BY the New York Houtd Of the 9Th In
slant, a about to result from the recent visit
Of President Lincoln "a the Army OF the Poto-
mac.
The Confederate Congress il engaged with
what the Richmond papers cali 1.-The Castor
! Oil Bill" TO purge the Confederase Army OF
incompetent officers
The Examiner says of the Confederate defeat
at Corin,h:
ivan Dorn's army is said TO be- in the yicini-
~ of Riply, about thirty miles southwest from
Corinth: and the moderate claim which the
enemy makes of prisoners would seem to imply
that no effective attempt was made 10 pursue
our discomfitied forces, and that our retreat
was accomplished in good order. The North
ern accounts which represent Price TO have
been cut of in the forks of the Hatchie river,
are dated on the 5th instant while our own
accounts. two days later. represent our whole
army 10 he safe. and in no immediate fear Of
being followed by the enemy.
Van Dorn's whole force at the battle OF Cor
inth was only 25,iDD''
THE present situation. with reference 10 the
general features of the campaign in the West, h
evidently critical The situation Of Rosecrans'
forces, communicating with Grants army at
Memphis, prevents a junction of our forces,
and n Is feared. will enable this portion Of the
enemy's force 10 operate upon the flank and
rear OF Braggs column. Ii IL clear that our ILL
timed reverse 1t Corinth must materially inter-
fere with General Bragg's moUements and the.
operations around Nashville: and the future
development of events In this quarter viii Be
awaited by us with anxious interest"
The Examiner out in favor of q Confederate
National Bank" a remedy for the financial
troubles Of Dixie.
The Richmond Dispatch wakes furious over
the. offer of Garibaldi TO fight for the Union,
and calls him q ''piayed-out European Bri-
gand."
The Confederate papers are still exercised
upon the subject Of Lincoln's Emancipation
Proclamation. The Richmond Erominsr OF the
18th SAYS:
at is the imperative interest OF every slave
owner, living along the northern borders OF the
Confedt racy and djacent to our nayieaf&e
wafer courses, 90 Immediately transfer HE slaves
TO some portion of the interior behind the per-
manent lines OF our army. But the food neces-
sary TO subsist them is one great difficulty in
the way OF such transfers. To ohviate this our
government should offer employment for slave
labor TO those farmers from the border and
water courses, which will enable them 10 sun
port their slaves i'm the interior. Tnnsporta-
tion is another difficulty which prevents this
removal This might. to very great EXTENT
be obyiated, if the government would permit
lis wagons. returning empty from our arIny 10
ana the people IN removing their effects What
'N'i u "oHf HI ihir snOutu be UNDER
taken immediately. "a delay NAV entirely defeat
the Object. and cause the loss of millions of
dollars 10 our cause. The proclamation of
Lincoln is 4 notice 10 qHif. served upon the
border people OF the Confederacy. and should
be immediately acted upon. Whether the gov
eminent acts or not, We hope the people will
take warning, and hasten to remove every
slave from the border to the interior"
The Atlanta (Ga.) TH'eHigencsr states that
party of spectators not long since bought ?,Up
head OF beef cattle in Texas with counterfeit
Confederate notes, which they drove east and
disposed OF in Mississippi. The Infegligenoer
says ''the energy of these fellows has done the
Confederacy some service by bringing into it
1,CG0 head of good beef cattler'
The rebel Senate were, on Thursday last en-
gagged in considering bill TO authorize Jef
Davis Co. TO take by force anybody's cotton
or tobacco they might require 20 sell TO raise
money on for use abroad. The signs Were that
n will pass The body.
Capt. George NJ. Emack's troop of MARYLAND
cavalry have presented their first lieutenant.
Mason E. Mcknew (botn parties well known
here) with a sword.