New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-17

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uNrOUNpED RUMoRs OF FIGHTING.


tNTOUNpED RUMORs OF FIGHTING.
WnmsGroS, Nov ic, l362
Ruuors Of fighting prevail to-day. Their sole
foundation is the movement o. ambnlancea bringing
Tue sick and wounded from the front.
SILLY OFFICERS ENTRAPPED.
It's reported that a New England Colonel and biz
Adiutant were captured yesterday while a, break
fss, with fair friend several miles from Wauenton
ARRIVAL OF SICK AND WOUNDED FROM THE
FRONT.
About two hundred and fifty wounded soldiers ar.
rived It Alexandria to-day from Waueuton. Six
teen hundred sick soldiers have arrived since lat
crening-fve hundred from Leesburg BY canal
boats and eleven hundred from Warrenton. There
are nine hundred more on the way from Warrenisn
With their departure General Burnside army is re-.
Eeyed Of all its sick and wounded.
TIE DRIVING SOUTH or SPIES AND SYMPA-
TIMERS.
Gen. Buels order sending Rebel spiea md SYM
rathizers within the Rebel lines which is generally
considered lis beet 1t his last act, while in
command Of the army Of The Ohio, seems not to have
pleased all kentucky. deputs,ion, Of which
James Guthrie and Joshua Speed were prominent
members, called upon the President recently to pro-
cure its revocation Whatever effect their represen.
tations might otherwise have had, they were spikei
by the efforts Of another Kentucky delegation COM
posed of such unconditional Union men as Congress-
man Casey, Silas +. Miller, and Cuthbert Bullitt
who followed close upon the Guthrie mems heels
They were referred to Gen. Ilallcck, who told them
he was himfelf in favor Of continuing the order in
force. but that II would DO wise in them 10 keep Mr.
Guthrie and his followers at home.
EXPLANATIONS UPON ENGLAND.
We hear reclamation6 have been made upon En-
gland for the damages suffered by our commerce
from the Rebel cruiser Alabama, which sailed under
British papersfrom Britishport. Itisbeeyed that
this bntwil not be lostupon England, aud that shewi
stop the iron clad feet supposed 70 DO building
ios the Rebels from sailing out Of ports into which
our armed vessels arc not admitted as she must
that to DO otherwise would be 10 commit a serious
breach Of tie neutrality sbe 60 sudiously processes.
According to information received here, DO one Of
these Rebel ironclads will be ready for three months
TO come. Collector Barney has authority from the
Secretary Of the Treasury to employ revenue cutters
to cruise of tie port Of New-York in order to give
timely notice Of the approach Of any hostile vessel
so that the naval and military defencea which have
been provided may be put in a state of readiness to
welcome The hostile visitor These precautions arc
taken no, because any immediate danger is appre-
henied but 90 enhance the sense Of security and to
provide aeain5. future possibilities.
TIE FRAUDS UPON GOVERNMENT.
The report that the prisoner, mostly clerks IN the
Quarermaater Department, who were recently AZ
rested for connection with an enormous fraud the
Government by forage and other contractors, have
been released is not tue on the contrary the number
ia custody is daily increasing asfarher Developments
are made. The names Of the accused GIo withheld
Tor the present.
AMBULANCEs FOR TIE ARMY.
Cagt. Gilbert, Chief Of the Ambulance Corps, took
between fifty and one hundred new ambulaaces to
Waren,on to-day.
MEDICAL EXAMINERS.
The Commissioner Of Pensions has appointed Drs.
Robert Rodgers, Springfield, Ohio (; and Edward
;Psldipg, Nashua, n. H., Medical Examiners.