New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-12
The News from Fredericksburg
HOW THE CROSSING WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
The Admission of West Virginia.
Efforts 10 Get the President 10 Veto the Bill.
A REMARKABLE DINNER PARTY.
Gen. Mcclellan with the Opponents
Of the Government.
THE DEBATE IN THE SENATE.
The APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEFICIENCIES.
Mr.. Stevens's Revenue Bill and the Ways
and Means Committee.
Indiana and the Secretary Of the Interior.
Decision Relative to Seals, Stamps,
and Dies.
THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEFICIENCIES.
Mr.. Stevens's Revenue Bill and the Ways
and Means Committee.
indiana and The Secretary Of The Interior.
Decision Relative to Seals, Stamps,
and Dies.
Special pi,p.ish % tn. NJ. Tribune.

TIE NEWS PROM FREDERICKSBURG.
authentic and all favorable. Nothing has been re-
ceiyed since s o'clock, aud nothing Las reached Us
from your special correspondents. II is snderiood
that the opposition Of The Rebes was mainly TO the
establishment Of the ponioon bridges but that when
they were once across, and the advance Of Summers
columns began the Rebels retired without serious
effort at remittance.
The loss Of life on our eide s uncomfortable for
movement of such magnitude. The Port Royal
movement was abandoned in consequence Of the
occupation in force Of Port Royal and the fords
between there and Fredericksburg by the Rebels,
The crossing finally made was upon four pontoon
bridges-three in front Of the city, aud one three
miles below, Franklin crossed.
There was grand council Of war at Gen Sum
ners headquarters yesterday, attended by Gen.
Burnside, Gen. Hooker and all the Corps and
Division Commanders. Opinions were then divided
ss to the probability Of determined resistance by
the Rebels at the crossing or in any position near
the river, even il the first movement was not re.
sisted. No other particulars than the above were
known at the Presidents house or at the War
Department down 70 the date Of this dispatch
midnight.
A railroad bridge viii he Immediately built across
the Rappahsnnock at Frederic ksburg.
THE ADMISSION or WEST VIRGINIA.
The belief 10 expressed that efforts are making to
induce the President 10 veto the bill for the admis-
sion Of West Virginia as a State, and its representa-
tives are not without anxiety on the subject.
GEN. MCCLELLAN Dimes WITH cox
Ma. Zen. George b. Mcclellan was to-day the
guest at dinner Of the Hon. S. S. Cox Of Ohio who
invited the Kentucky delegation to do him honor.
Representatives Wickline and Crittenden, Maj
Gen. Ftz John Porter and other equally dstin-
guished patriots Of the same stamp were Of the
party.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEFICIENCIES.
Tho estimates Of appropriations to cover the de-
fciencies Of the current year did not reach the Com
mttee N Ways and Means until to-day. They will
be taken into consideration at special meeting held
for the purpose tomorrow.
MIR. sTEvENs's REVENUE BILL.
Mr. Thaddeus Stevenss Revenue bill introduced
by him on bis own responsibility, is said to meet
with slender support in the Committee Of Ways and
Means, Of which he liz chairman. The Committee is
still believed to be, as stated the other day, in
favor of giving Secretary Ohases scheme fair trial.
and opposed to the issue Of more Treasury Notes,
except in case Of absolute necessity. II is doubtful
whether any action will DO taken till after the holt
days.
SECRETARY SMITHS SUCCESSOR.
In the matter Of the successOrrhip to Secretary
Smith, the Indiana delegation now desire it to be
UNDERWOOD that they did not intend by the decision
recently telegraphed you to surrender any claims
Indiana may have to the Cabinet vacancy, but only
that they would not actively interfere unasked. If
consulted by tho President, they do not consider
themselves precuded from adopting and urging
candidate.
THE WHITE CAPTIvEs HELD by TIE MINNESOTA
INDIANS.
The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs has sent agents
70 Minnesota ~ Is purpose 0f hsyiDg 'hs white