New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-09
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Dispatch to The N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON. Eov. g. 1884
THE SITUATION.

BY largely superior forces from Lees army under CON-
mand of Gen C. Stuart Of the two eastern-most posts
within Gen. Burnsides lines with half their garrison.
are but slight premonitory symptoms Of the gigantic
conflict Of which the lines Of battle viii stretch fou
Chattanooga to Washington and Richmond.
For once there seems likely to be concert Of action
between our different armies and the augures here are
on the whole decidedly favorable Burnside is. 1t il
true threatened both from the east and the west by
very large armies but he Is fully apprsed Of this fact
and advised as to the measures be taken 10 thys
them.
Cen Grants supplies coming in rapidly and ia
profusion and his lines Of communication are uninter.
rupted. Cen Brags's supplies. on the other hand arc
very slender and be advances into East Tennessee il
must be through district already foraged By the Unos
troops
In the East Mcsdes army Is believed largely TO out
number that Of Lee and the result Of battle. should
one occur. scarcely be doubted.
THE REPORTED SURRENDER OF PORT SUMTER.
The Navy Department has no intelligence
confrma,ory of the Philadelphia that Fort Sam.
ter has surrendered.
THE REBEL MILITARY FORCE.
A gentleman recently returned from tho
Southwest where he has enjoyed unusual facilities fct
procuring information from within the Rebel ined est
mates the aggregate Of the military force which the
JEFF Davis Government can bring into action at sboat
100 900 men on this side Of the Mississippi. and coon
the other aide. They all the men the Rebellion
can muster although the Conscripion Law Is sweeping
every man who can shoulder musket including con.
ysescents on guard AID nurse duty at the hosptals
whose places supplied in some instances. by GRIP
ples Starya alton stires civilian aGd soldier 80 cose1
In the face that our informant thinks the wsr csa
hardly be continued by the Rebels for four months
longer even IL not innsket more should be leged al
them.
MOVEMENTS OF CEN BUTLER.
Gen Butler and staff are here. They leave
tomorrow afternoon for Fortress Monroe.
PROPOSED REORGAyIzATIOS OF MISSISSIPPI.
The Hon. Samuel l.. Casey, who represented
the I.s Disirc, of Kentucky in the las. Congress.
rived here to-day from vicksburg where be has bsea
living as a private citizen ever since May last. Hs
comes here part. to represent to the Government Tho
wisdom and necessity OF orgaRziug the State Of Ms
.s.ppi aud It's labor free basis He says that the
prominent citizens within our lines with whom he has
conversed among whom were not few who used % Do
large slave owners ready give up the institution
fhey can secure civil government for themselves 30
doing Mr. Casey fear, tha, unless steps b. ttsea
white. women and children. viii be exposed to hs
greatest suffering In addition the danger that many
will stary 10 death during the Winter there Hk,y1
be great uncertainty touching the future as to pre-
vent the Planting Of the usual crops in the Spring Mr.
Casey's numerous acquaintanoeshps nurture and h's
strong Anti Slavery sympathcs make his tcsiimoay~'
pecisly valuable.
GEN. BLAIR not A CANDIDATE FOR Tas
sPBAKER>HiP.
IL /, announced, upon what should be excel
lent authority that Gen. Frank p. Blair wil undero'
circumstances suffer his DC Used IN tie can
vas. Tor Speaker OF the House. and shat he VI" not %
present a, the opening of Congress unless Bis vote bs
necessary to soonrea Union Republican orsanisi''on
|, Is also given out that he viii probably resign sDn
after Congress coBvenes. In which case his seat Is sfi
TO he aie,-unless ST. Louis turns her book her las'
rccord-by d Radical Emancpaticnist Tho coa'ess
for the Union Republican nomination Is noT eonoeiei
to lie between Schuyler Colfix of Indiana and Ehaa H.
WasibuTn of Illinois.
TH. FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT oF nNsY'
LAND.
The Nih Lower Potomac) District ot Mary
,nd has pretty certainly elected Harris Ito out and
out Rebel candidate over Calvert. the Las, member
aud halfend candidate and Holland uncOndit!'aI
Ualoni,i and Immediate fSlancps,ionist. The friends
Of Holland rejoice that Harris Is chosen over cher'
rlIR pgLAwARg ELECTION.
The recent triumph of the Immediate Eman.
,ip,,on :, ia Har,iud insures the election IN Des'
w.nr of uun Of the sane way of thinking u the sr
cam seat ia tle House caused by the death of Mr.
Temple.
oUR PRISONERS IN RIcnMoSD.
The Rebel, claim To have received during this
wear %, lo5 Union prisoners at Richmond The date c'
The l,t of officers coniaci In Richmond published in
lnE TMBuSG of Friday j. 10 October 70. irdj. Ihs
l,f Of deaths in Saturdays TriBNE Is npto the ls'd
October
fhe Sanitar, Commission have been apprsed by Ger.
Nca Dow of the safe arrival aud distribution among ,he
Union pgisouclsU Richmond of the pseNases "nca
we've seat by way OF Norfolk. Gen. Dow adds 'h''
many oil our soldiers are s suffering rog want o uh'
der c.gtNirr
PUnLlc OPINION IL ENGLAND.
| The Rev. Nh Claiming this evening gave 10
, large endeuca Including members OF the Cabinet ana
Government the results OF his observation as TO there
msrhabc clsn.c IN public opinion in Engandl
H., named as lie causes. the fidelity Of Rhsht' 'o'
don Mil nnd others the heroic friendship OF the W''A
ia ,nen aaJ above allour steady progress io~"n
n position oi Justice and freedom lt WAS oar aou'""
attitude hcr, and the apparcn, hopelcs'nes' '' %.
,ar,c H. ihe,ar, stages OF tho Rebellion. that lea "vs'
hn e. adopl the fatal erroras 70 besefen'' Do' Wv
people Il ,he realm with as IN heart ana ''"'
menl
! Mr. Ch.nninrs tribute to MIR. Becohcrs SrNN"
clcited applause lis chief practical point was '''
circulation in Europe OF American publications. esF
cii, IN, Rebellion Record lie appealed To t'e te'"
| aid in this object