The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-12-02
Especial to the Cincinnati Gazette.
News from Washington.
ONLY Imuortant frorn Richmou

reliable information direct from Rich
mond. The substance of its information
which is probably of average reliability,
or more is as follows:
1.-THE people of Richmond have been
having another panic for the past two
weeks The removal of Mcclellan and
the rapid movement of Burnside were
the first causes At the time of Burn
sides movement, Longstreet was in Rich
mond on his way to North Carolina, the
campaign in Virginia being supposed to
be over for the winter. A part of his
corps were with him They were put in
to the works around Richmond at once,
while he took the cars for Fredericksburg
to hold the Rappahannock line if posi-
Bile; and if not, to retard our movements
till Lee should come up, There are
now twenty to twenty-five thousand in
the works around Richmond, and but
$4,000 north off that place, including
Lees and jackson forces.
jackson has been recalled, with Hill
and Stuart, from the Valley, to form the
left flank of Lees army. jackson was
opposed to coming, and wanted to keep
up division of our forces by raids into
Maryland and Pennsylvania, but was
overruled by Lee and Davis. The Cabi-
net at Richmond have ordered Lee to
throw his whole army on the Rappahan-
mock, and dispute every foot of ground
thence to the rebel capital They have
plenty of raw provisions, and millions of
pounds of beef, pork and -four are accu-
mulating at Richmond. Vessels with
clothing are running the blockade every
week, but their army is still suffering
terribly Numerous recent events serve
to inhame the Richmond panic, such as
Lees suddenly changing from the often
sive to the defensive; his telegraphing
daily for more men to save the Capital,
piteous appeals of their army for clothes,
Gen. Dixs capture of their pickets on
the Chickahominy, the discovery that
they've lost 10000 to 100000 in the last
80 days in battle, by sickness and deser-
ton, and indications of slave insurrec-
tons during the holidays; Burnside and
the Government are believed to have full
acquaintance with these facts. Burnside
regards his present force as ample for
the work before hin"
Complaints against the administration
of the Quartermaster' Department grow
louder Burnside is understood to have
made the strongest representations on
this subject to the Administration during
his recent visit here 1t is ascertained
on all hands that if Meigs had furnished
the necessary articles at the proper time,
there would have been no delay at Fal-
mouth Meigs admits the failure, but
charges it on the Engineer Corps Ru-
mors are rife tonight that Meigs either
is removed or is to be speedily, but they
can hardly be well founded.
TAX REVENUE.
EsStories current for some weeks, of
belief that two or three hundred millions
would be realized from the Internal Rev
enue bill are characterized by Mr. Chase
as gross exaggerations.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont, whose Off
cial position makes his opinion also
trustworthy, says the revenue from taxa
ton up to July next is sure to be less
than one hundred millions.
CABINET MEETING-BURNsIDE PRESENT.
An important cabinet meeting was
held this afternoon, to consider, as is
supposed, certain points in the forth
coming message, and also matters be-
fore Fredericksburg. Gen. Burnside's
visit there to-day is supposed to have
have had some connection with the
Cabinet meeting. Burnside has return
ed to the army.
THE FEDERAL CAVALRY TAKEN PRISONERS.
The battalions OF regiment of Illi-
nois cavalry, under Capts Johnston and
Hess, comprising detachments of Com
panies F, c, G and NJ while out on
reconnaissance westward from Freder-
an oyerpowering force of rebel cavalry,
and after a brisk little fight, were all
taken prisoners. We lost one hundred
men and five commissioned officers.
Several were killed and wounded before
our men surrendered. This regiment is
the one which cut its way out of Har-
pers Ferry before the surrender of that
place.
EXPLOIT OF GEN. sTAHL.
Gen. Stahl attacked superior force
Of rebel cavalry at Smokers Ferry yes
terday, and drove them within four miles
of Winchester. Fifty rebels were killed,
and forty taken prisoners. Union loss
was but fifteen. A large amount of COM
missary stores, ordnance, eighty horses,
eighty head of cattle, three stand of col
ors, and other rebel property were cap
tured.
BANKS EXPEDITION.
There is great anxiety for the speedy
movement of Banks expedition