Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-05-14


will embrace interesting part of the history Of
the rebellion is letter Of Gen SCOTS addressed
to Secretary Of War Floyd in October, 800, urg-
ing the reinforcement Of the southern forts. II
shows that the General foEesaw the approaching
rebellion.
ROBERT J. WALKER OK The EEFELLIoN.
Hon. Robert J. Walker thinks the result Of the
rebellion Is to be of immense value to the country
II Will give confidence at home, and command
respect from abroad. Mr. Walker is f M In the
opinion that amnesty 70 the dcluded masses, and
exile to the leaders, ia the only thing that viii
settle the mattcr after Tie struggle Of armies Is
over.
UNIFORMITY OF ELECTIONS
Mr.. Dawes, from The Committee on Elections,
has prepared report fixing the Tuesday follow
Ing the fiFst Monday In November &c tee tine ror
the election Of Congressman Ia each Of the StstCs
Ia many States this will save en- additional cleo
Ton every four years when President lie elected.
GEN. ROsECRANs RETURSkp - BLENCKER WITH
FREMONT, AND FREMONT ~ THE PIELP.-
Gen. Rosecrans has returned from his great ex-
rl0rstiOn OF the MOUNTAINS Of Western Virginia
In the course Of bis travels nc found General
BleHker at the head OF his division, and speaks
of the General and his men In high terms.
Blenker's supply train had not come up, and as
4 necessity his whole division was living On the
resources Of the country. Gen. Blenckcr is now
with Gen. Fremont, and the hcadQ uarters Of the
latter is In the field, and he is commanding On
advance movement in person.
WASHINGTON WATER WORKS.
The House Committee on the District Of Co.
lumba is about TO report i bill releasing Gen
Meigs from the SUPPLEMENTARY OF the ccns,ruc-
ton Of the Water Works In this city, and trans
ferring the work to other hands-probably TO the
control Of the Secretary OF the Interior.
GOV. sPRA6UR RETURNED FROM THR ARMY OF
TIE POTOMAC.
Gov. Sprague, who has been with the advance
OF the Army OF the Potomac, arrived here yester-
day, and left for r hode Island last evening. The
Governor left the White House, point on the
PsmankeY river, on Monday. The headquarters
Of our advance was then at That place. He re-
ports that be has no doubt the rebels intend to
make stand at BottOm's Bridge, but be thinks
when they come TO hear Of the surrender o. Nor
folk and Portsmouth, the evacuation Of Sewell's
Point and Craney Island, and the destruction Of
the Merrimlc, that they will, a. n military ne
cess!ty, be obliged TO fiY from Virginia.
This 10 most likely, not only from the above
named reasons, but because they fear they will
down the Valley on the Virginia and tennessee
Railroad; and by Burnside, who will cut Of
their retreat through North Carolina, by destroy
ing all the railroad facilities In that section. IL
is stated that the rebels, under the recommended
ton Of JEFF. Davis, have constructed railroad
from DanviIle, Va, to Greensboro, In North
Carolina. This 10 not true, however.
Governor Sprague says our losses at Williams
burg, In killed, wounded and missing, viii
amount TO about two thousand, and that the rebel
loss was not less. He says the battle at Yves.
Point, under Franklin, was much more severe
than reported; that at least five hundred Of our
mea were taken prisoners, the enemy taking
advantage Of the landing Of our trceps. The
gunboats came up in good time, and saved
Franklin from suffering severe disaster.
Gov. SpTsgue speaks in the highest term. Of
Gen. Stoneman, who commands the advance,
and from the evacuation Of Yorktown until the
present, has been pressing the enemy's rear, fire.
quently engaging him. Near New Kent Court
House Stoneman, at the head of a battalion Of the
9th u 6. cavalry, engaged cavalry regiment Of
rebels, and, after most brilliant engagement,
routed them; and when about to pursue them, he
came upon rebel battery, and not having any
support, he fell back. Ever since he left York
upon fresh meat and bread taken from the enemy.
The whole army has moved SO fast and the roads
are so bad that the supply trains had no: got up
when Gen. Sprague Left. The delay was partly
on that account.