, 1863-11-19
FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Dispatch to the Chtesgo Tribu1a1
WASHINGTON, NoY. 18. 1858.
RETALIATION.
The question Of retaliation for the manner
In which our prisoners are treated in Rich
mond, il tie subject Of discussion here. The
President incllnes to oppoae, while e,me
members Of the Cabinet are said to favor 1t.
let no conclusion has been reached but
efforts will be continued to alleviate the suf.
fe,ing Of our captive soldiers, - far as pos.
sible.
Among the returned prisoners from Rich
mond Ia Mr.. Walters. Of Indiana, takea at
Chfckamauga, vho confirms the statements
Of deetitution there,
He sayB there WAS not be.f In all Rich
mend Tor twelve days before his release, aud
that those which had been there were i'm.
pressed 1fom farmers under Goye1nment ALL
thority that Union people had sometimes
6muggled In 1oaves Of bread and other pro-
visions to our prisoners, but that they were
sill suffering gteatly, sad dying at the rate Of
about forty day. 8ame five thoueand prIs-
oncrs, recently confined In the tobacco ware-
houses through the city, had been rent to
Ds.v1l]e and Lynchburg. Other parties from
the South represent the Southern feeling as
atf much lower ebb, and that TIC enthus1.
asm of their a1mies IL, to a crest extent,
gone.
Personal.
Norman 3. Judd, Minister to Prussia, IL
here on br1ef leave Of abtence. He arrived
In the Hansa, from Bremen, last Saturday,
and expects to visit Illinois before his return.
Schuyler Calfax arrived this evening and is
receiving his hoEts of friends.
The President accompanied By privnte sec-
retaries Nicolay and Hay, has gone to Get.
+, ,sburg. No members Of The Cabinet Sccom.
panied him but Usher Blair. ind Seward.
Secretaries Of tie Treasury, Navy, aud War,
are TO busy to 60.
11BERTY At TEE CAPITOL.
Crawfo1d's bronze statue of Liberty is to
bs erected on the dome Of tbs Capstol next
week.
Richard Rushed, Of Neu York, has been
appointed Di.tsIct Judge Of Alabama, vice
Judge Lane deceased.
INTERNAL REVENUE.
The practice Of the Internal Rryenuc Office
from the first has been, and still Ia, to allow
for the actual leakage ofcoal oil bonded for
expectation, Is case oil is exported, and not
othe,WiEe, Disti1lers and redaera
and coal Gil who allow purchasers to re-
u.oye and ship without giving bond for ex.
~ ~rSn {,n fn r3.ff
tie same.
REDEL HUMANITY.
Three hundred md fifty Union prisoners,
RECESSED by exchange, arrived at Annapolis
tc-day, from Richmond, IN G piti:bla coadi.
lion. Six died on the Passage from Fortress
Monroe, and Others are only alive. Most Of
them are 1ear]y FAXED md starved to mere
tkeletons.
BEE. BUTLER At WORK.
Gen. Butler has already begun the opera
tions Of his new military administration upon
rebel soil. his first order almost after en-
ttrfrg Fc1trtes Monroe. Eas In these words:
:. Representations having been made to the
Commanding General that certain disloyally
do oceaeionaly BY force, interfere with,
lxpgusge insult and annoy loyal
! Ie1tore employed in the quiet discharge oi
! their lawful occupations, it is hereby announ.
ed that al such conduct and language is here;
With military severity. All otlcors Of this
department are directed to order the arrest
and to brig Euch persons as are found Of
Tending agalnst this order before the tribunal
estatlihhsd for the purpose Of Furnishing Of:
| fences within this department"
/ THE PRESIDENT.
The President has recently remarked thai
on tie question Of State reconstruction b:
should taEe Radical ground. He .says, I.
Missouri, t.oee for whom he did everything
went against him, while those whose request
be denied, supported him.
COURT MARTIAL.
The Ccurt Martial of which Maj. Gaines l.
Judge Advocate, has adjourned zine die.
REREI VIEW OF TIE SITUATION.
The Richmond Dispatch OF the 18th Inst,
uses the following language respecting
Chattanooga: "an eyes are 1ow turned
| and Of the war. Il is useless to deny that
tie enemy IRE about to make their supreme
! effort In that field. They are consolidating
their greatest strxngth-the flower Of their
armics is colec:ed there, with tho best ol
their Generals At its head. In mt numbers, T. r.
kind. The stake at issue warrants the
magpltude OF their efforts. For # they arc
defeated there, the backbone OF the war !,
set sea :so e.assaa 81 aeaaS e tes
their own mad couuEels, If they nrt
successful, the whole South willie b
everrun, and It nay be many year.
before we can recover from the couse
quences. It Is m hour Of fearful moment
] hA n nf
this battle"
| WAR DEFARTNEST, ]
PnoyosT MARSHAL GENERALS OFFICE :
| WAEH1xG7oS, D. C., Nov. 16, 1859.
The following Weetern changes and ap
poiutmerts are announced rs having beel
made By tie President OF the United States
In accordance with the provisions Of the &C
for enrolling ard calling ont tie nationa
torces, etc approved March 3, 1868:
Wihots-Dr. Robert Bcal, tuzgcon, fifth dis
tsict. vice Hall, resigned d.. Samuel AcCl9re
auIeeon, elasenth d,sttet, vice psyne, rcaiEns5
southern district, vice Banks, revoked; F. B: Ba
kez, commissioner. southern district, vice shan
TiacoA<ia-Jemes Dtutlih, commissioner, thIst
KdIa.a:1Wniia@ s. Single, commissioner
s5hsa s's;'et H. FL sfsSasS atse.
Provost Marthal vice walker, revoked; Henry G
Miller, commissioner, dtth district, v!ce Draper
| revoked; DR.. 1Eaac Paddock. eu;ge0n1 sixth die
trict, VICE Galh1aith, revoked
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.-Among. the ar1i
walls tonight is Hon. Schuyler Colfax. Som
doubts are expressed as to the appointmen
| Of Gen. Foster In the place OF Gen. Burnside
especially as no order to thst effect appear
In to days official Army Gazette.
WAsH1sGTov, Noy. 1s.-The Star, Of thi
afternoon, Gays the latest information ftol
Eaet Tennessee Ia that LougstTeet Is movin
has already occurred between BurnBide's on1
posts and the outposts of Longst1eet's ac
VINCE The exact pos1tion of Burnside's on
pcsts is not known.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18-The President b.
| R}poipted Richard BuBteed, Esq Of Ne
York, United States Judge for the Norther
,. and Southern districts Of Alabama
The New Yorkers now here express gres
eatiEfaction with this appointment, as d.
served compliment to Damocrat who fro,
; the very commencement Of our domest]
, / troubles has zealous1y supported the Govern
ment.
WASHINGTON, Nov. .1s.-The Republican d.
c1area that 1t IL expected that Generals Mead
ard Les MIL hare a battle ere the end OF th
, present week, aud the Impression is confirm
ed somewhat, as ne learn, directly from tt
Meade not only advances to the Rap1dan, br
he is to cross before the end Of the week IN
. obtain battle If possible. The army IS
. excellent condition, especially the cagalr,,
; The promtitude Of the Government In payln
the soldiers has most salqtary Influence:
+ fiom Narthern Virginia show that Meade
. advancing with a view Of bringing on q ge1
! era1 enlargement, which probably won't
declined when the proper time arrive