Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-01-30
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WAR NEWS.


Resignation of General Burnside General
Hooker Assumes The Commaad-fHe
Struggle for Speaker at A 5anV. n y
Army officers taking leape Of On. Burn
side Brnside's Parting Adi4ss Ia the
Arny-Sumner and Franklin Referred o.
their Commands Their Successors Eyt
yet kaopa.
FoRTREss MoNR,E, 2t5h.
The following has been received from n :"
bern, dated 18th inst 4 movement is on
foot asking the authority of Congress to
form ten loyal regiments in North Carolina,
the material for which is said to be alum,
dant.
Resolutions have been adopted by the lst
N. G. Vols, that one Jennings Pg8tt, now
claiming scat as Representative from tins
district, has by his course earn the con
tempt of all decent men, and richly merits q
coat of tar and fathers. and free ride on a
rail should he ever visit Newborn.
,SAlso protesting against the recognition of
his election as the majority Of the reglm mt,
who as native citizens claim right To vote.
were disfranchised by the trickery OF GOV,
Stanley and his confederates.
New YoRE, Goth.
Mr. Dunning late army correspondent Of
the Associated Press, has been released from
military arrest. and is now in Phiad lphia
The iron clad Nahant arrived in Hampton
Roads Saturday night.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoroMAC. !
january 26th.
This morning Major General Burnside
tnrncd over the command to NJ tlor General
Joe Hooker, who came to th3 ca mp for that
purpose.
RAs soon as the change became known
throughout the army, a c)usi lerable m n1er
of the superior officers called on Gen. Barn
side and took their parting leave OF him witt
many regrets.
The following is the address of Genera
Burns.d to the army -
IlEApquARrERs ARMY OF PeTente, !
Camp neyr Falmouth, 2jta. !
General Order No. 9,
By direction of the Presi lie 1t Of TIE TAT
ted States. the Commanding General tai.
day transfers the command Of this army t.
Mai. General Hooker.
The Short time that he has directed y5ui
movements has not been fruitful OF victory
nor any considerable Advancement Of ca
lines, but it has again demonstrated a.
amount of courage, patience ana endurance
that under more favorable circumstance,
would have accomplished great results.
Continue these virtues. b true in yodl
devotion to your country, and TIE principles
you have sworn to maintain, Give to n,
brave and skillful General who has long
been identified with your organization. aae
who is now to command yyu, yolr full an
cordial support and cooperation, aud yos
will deserve success
Your General, in ta';in. an alT,ct;onate
e. y, ~,
withmuch regret may be pard0ned if he BID
an especial farewell to his long tried asset
ates of the 9th corps.
His prayers are that God MY be wit
you and grant you continual sacc IS uatt
the rebellion is crushed.
By command OF Maj Gen. B4rnSila,
Lewis Richmond Acting Adj. Gen.
NEw YoR6 25th.
1t is understood that Maj. Gen. Frankli.
and Maj Gen. Sumner have also been r.
lieved of their commands, the right aud lei
grand divisions of the Army ofthe P1t1m &C,
but the Names of their successors have ~.
yet been divulged.
Gen Burnside, with most of his staff, Ia
been allowed 80 days leave Of absence
They go to New YORK.
The weather is warm and pleasant. T.
mud is fast drying up.
WASHINGTON, Jan. -.
The Secretary Of the Navy has reesiFei
the following
CAIRO, Jan, 81 have received tee
gram from Memphis, Tenn. s. - 2. u.
from Acting Rear Admiral D. D, Porter, o.
bard the United States steamer B!aekhawl
at the mouth of the White River, J4na r.
Goth, as follows
We have taken St. Charles. Daral's BLU
and Des AJAX, and the light draft boats ar
over 800 miles above the moati oftha " hit
River. The De Ktlb, Lieut.. conman dina
Walker, captured at Dlyll's Bluff two eli -At
inch guns, with carriages, ammunition, aad
200 field rides and three platform etrs, and
at Des Are we captured b prisoners and :
quantity of arms and ammunition.
(signed) a. L. PENXocS,
Fleet Captain