The New York herald., 1862-01-03

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
The Health of Major General
Mcclellan.
Celebration Of the New Years Fcs-
tival at the White House.
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Tue Observance OF the Dav in
the Camps.
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Arrival Of Released Prisoners from
Richmond.
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Interesting Statement Relative to the State Of
Affairs at the Rebel Capital.
The Appointments and Promotions in
the Army,
&C., &C., &c.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2, 1852.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2, 1852.
HEALTH OF GENERAL MCCLELLAN.
We happy to say that at time has General Nc
Clean been dangerously ILL., He is rapidly recovering
from cold taken at General Porters last review
He is attending important business and will be out
in few days.
FALSE REPORT RELATIVE TO GEN. M'CALL.
II was yesterday reported that General Mccall had
been killed in skirmish, the innocent firing OF guns
the night previous being the only foundation for the
and about which questions by telegraph asked to-day
Of the death of General Mcclellan result from partial
similarity Of the
CONDITION OF GEMS. MARCY AND LANDER.
General Marcy is fast reganing his health, and will be
at his post Of duty again in day two General Lam
der is in the field again, in command Of important
column.
MOVEMENTS OF GEN. RosECRANs.
General Rosecrans is still here, but leaves for Wheel
ing, Va, tomorrow.
FHE DEPARTURE OF MEssRs. MASON AND sLIDELL.
The delivery Of tho Trent prisoners on board Of the
British gunboat Rinaldo concludes the Trent affair
The Rnado despatched by order Of Lord Lyons to
receive thcm Notwithstanding the hopes entertained by
tho rebels that England's ulmatum, they call It,
would require great deal than the surrender
Of tho prisoners, and despite the clustering Of
the Canadian rebel sympahzng press it is fact tha.
tho settlement Of tho Trent affair, concluded between
Secretary Seward and Lord Lyons is entirely satisfactory
70 her Majestys representative in Washington and is
believed by those best informed on the subject that
viii be equally SO to the British government.
RELEASE OF GEN. BENHAM FROM ARREST.
General Bcnham been released from arrest and is
ordered report himself for duty The Court
Of Inquiry ignored the charges against him
they were read.
ARRIVAL OF OFFICERS OF THE NEW YORK SEVENTY
NINTH REGIMENT FROM RICHMoND-THEIR REPORTS
FROM THE REBEL CAPITAL.
Captains shillinglaw and Manson, and Corporal Nc
Donald, Of the New York Seventy ninth regiment High
anders), at Wizards. They left Richmond, where
they have been prisoners Of Eve months and ten
days last Tuesday morning. ard arrived at Fortress Mon
roe that afternoon. After pleasant interview with
General Wool, they left for Washington, via Baltimore,
and arrived here this afternoon Captain Shingaw
badly wounded a Bull His lett thigh shattered
BY ball striking It in diagonal direction, and after
falling he a ball in his left arm near the elbow,
which has been extracted; also terribly lacerating
worni by fragment Of shell in his left arm.
Captain Shillinglaw lay helpless behind dead
horse, where he had crawlcd for protection from fly
ing bullets, until he was taken. The Assistant Surgeon
Of the Seventy NTH dressed his wounds temporarily in
presence General Beauregard and he placed
ambulance and conveyed to Manassas where ho arrived
Monday about midnight. He lay unattended through
Tuesday, and Wednesday surgeon and d, sired
amputate his leg. lie refused and Thursday his
othes saturated and stiencd with blood, split
s and he lifted of them, and conveyed in shirt
and blanket Richmond The Saturday following he was
taken tho general hospital and lay there till Sunday
morning when DR.. Snton skifu surgeon dressed his
wounds and tended him two weeks. The wounds were
treated with cold water and the arms healed, but
tho bones OF the thigh didnot unite. Captain shilngaw
laid thirteen weeks with his leg spnered and suspended
from tho ceiling. He afterwards remoy ed
70 tho lower hospital and placed under care of
Dr. Hgg inbotham. He was sklfuily treated for six
weeks, suffering much pain Fl ON the wound in his thigh
from injections Of iodine His leg was not dressed for
some days before his arrival at Fortress Monroe.
The prisoners at Richmond still suffer gricyous hard
ships. No coffee is furnished them The rebels profess
to be confident that they whip thc fedcras Captain
shingaw was the last officer in prison at Richmond.
Mr.. Fager, New Yorker, who lived near Centrevillc
has been prisoner Richmond until three weeks ago
when he released on solicitation Of his daughters
He stated TO prisoners that the rebels whipped
three times during tho fight at Bull run.
Our Treasury notes at par in Richmond and gold
.omman 8 so per cent premium above the paper cur
rency Of the confedcracy Boots bring s25 pair SALT
t25 bag &c.
sevcn hundred Union prisoners are TO be sent from
Eichmond to Salisbury, NJ c. next week, and other nd
cations point toward the Abandonment of Richmond
ita post The rebel government begin feel insecure
at Ri hmond. The words Of Dr. Revere surgeon Of
,he Twentieth Massa husctts regiment Captain Manso
wero-"Tcll friends to me- quick possible,
eJd liver oil for sick" This appeal, well
for clothing other comforts for tho Union prisoners
shoud be pr mptly answered
AFFAIRS ON THE LOWER POTOMAC.
The steamer Stepping Stones arrived at the Navy Yard
last evening BY this arrival tho HERAIDs special Poto
river correspondent reports that night before las
tho Anac stia, which had left Washington with quantity
Of time shells charged with peculiar combustibe mate
RIAL threw several Of them into the rebel battery
pit Point, BIT without any apparent effect the shells
did not cxl lode.
The Stepping stones steamer, in her rcconnoierng trip
up Ocoquan Bay lately scattered the with three well
directed shots from her "a FOUNDER red gum the shells
bursting right in the midst Of rebel soldiers But on her
return she followed by rlemcn who, concealed bc
hind trees hrcd several bullets through her sides One
Of IN shots passed through tho head Of the captain
berth.
Tho new rebel battery reported some days since is on
Opossum Noso Point this side Of Cockpit Point and is
therefore the battery to this city At least ono
heavy rilod gun Is mounted there, shells have boen
O. oil into the mouth or Matawoman creek. An attcmp,
will probably be made by the steamer to day TO
get tank shots at this battery. The Anacosa has
heavy armament, and Is accompanied BY Lieut. Badger
ordnance uinccr.
Last night two schooners the blockade going down.
and this morning others passed the batteries coming
up. Neither OF the sohoouors was fred at.
The tugs Murray and Herbert have been mustered on,
Of the service and have gone to Baltimore.
Preparations have been for the vessels COMPRISING
the upper fota TO lay up for the winter in Matawom
creek in the event " tho Potomac being frozen over
eontgtcy not likely to long tho present nne
weather lasts.
Leutnant Commanding Eastman has returned % The