The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-19

component rnateriaf Of chief value are cargcabe duty
OF 20 per cen oay that printed pciare cards are pro
perry az eneravings or Plates bosnd or unbound
and liable TO duty OF 10 rer centu that Hess0s and
wheat bags were property a daty OF rs per
could only be tenabo the ground the asticle being
suitable for tho uses " which baggng " applied
nat.ohsrwse provided for But the secretary says
Is Otherwise provided tor aud suitable for the crd
nary purposes Of cotton baggng although it might oss-
centum therefore proper. That single and trim silk
liable 10 duty of 10 the article ques ten
having been purified from the gum and dyed can be used
se'' further manufacture Tor wearing aud ''A'r pa'
GENERAL HITCHCOCK M vHs a'DowELL COURT or
INQUIRY.
The introduction Of General Hitchcock az q witness
in the Mcdowell trial yesterday a surprise TO the
defendant, 10 had not beca called for the defence but
was brought before tho Court the purpose OF intro
dacng certain testimony totally irrelevant the
trial In reference 10 this testimony General Mcdowell
Informally stated TO tho Court tina, tho question Of tho
separation OF his corps from General McCeiaa's
cerncd only General Mcclellan and tho President, and
80 far as he (Goncrai McDpwe) was concerned, il
not question whether that separation was right or
wrong but simply whether, knowing General Mccclan's
plans, he had sought procured tho separation for any
different plans or purposes. General Mcdowell said
That he would not himself have the question OF tho
amount of forces actually left front Washington
Il was subject over which commander only OF a
corps, be had no control HIS whole duty in the matter
as he conceived, euded with the cxpresson OF his opinion
10 what should be left. Anything beyond that
cerned General Mcclellan the President only. The in
PRODUCTION OF General Hitchcock a witness this Court
will probably proong tho proceedings indefinitely, as
they have already gone beyond the simple examination
into the conduct OF General McDowai, and become an
Investigation Of that of tho President and Gen. Mcclellan
COLONEL wyHDuAM's RECENT CAVALRY REcoNNoIs-
SANcE.
The contemplated by Colonel Sir Percy
wyndham. in command Of an independent cavalry bri
gadc (srtcct to the approval orders of General ents
zcman) not carried according to his nstruc.
tons, account Of disappointment IN nambcrs. o.
tkc sixteen hundred cavalry promised him but nine hun
dred reported for duty and Of III number he orders
ed to leavc force OF hundred at Chantily
miles from Fairfax Court House, and hundred and
forty at Cenrcville. Til. SIX hundred and sixty
cavalry remaining he divided into two bodies
took tho direction OF Rlppahannocs station,
and the other secuted tho Aic pike and the OF Fry
ing Pan. These dctachmens left Csntreyle a. abou.
dusk Sunday, tho 11th instant, aud were gone two
days. Tho rebels running railroad trains from Rap.
pahannock Station TO Warre1t1n Junction. At Frying
Pan rcbe! soldier parolei, two citizens
took the oath or allegiance requesting that their names
might not be made public except 70 occrs) and four
teen citizens took the oath OF Obligation force OF robe
cavalry, coussting OF regiments OF cavalry and bat
terry OF flying artillery all consisting but about nino
hundred mea, cncamped Maple valley The infantry
force at Winchester believed 10 DO less than ono
hundred.
General Stuart captured uadrei aud thirty o.
our In his late raid They were taken 10 Richmond
confined for twenty -four hours Castle Thunder paroled
and sent North via Fortress Monroe. From prisoners,
and other informal ion believed perfectly reliable
learn that the 4th as at daybreak, troops
menced leaving Fredericksburg 70 reinforce Bragg On
ta Of tho naf hr snU
to about forty Thousand had lett, fredericksburg
Those troops from Tennessee, North Carolina and
Georgia Sixty seven stragpers confined in Castle Thunder
also despatched West the 9th Instant 70 reon
their regiments Hampton's Legion u reported Ave
miles from Cupepper, on the Rapidan
FRAUDS IN THE RECRUITING SERVICE AND IN THE
CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT.
There have latterly been astounding publications In
republican journals Of discoveries Of frauds in the
cutng service aud in the department. People
hero, who the q1 vips about such matters, are
anxious 10 hear wha, has been donc aad who has
punished and there has been great deal OF party clap
trap about stopping frauds aud pecuations upon the
treasury
EXPERIMENTS WITH rms MONITOR TURRyrs
At the navy yard here turret like that Of the Monitor
style Of iron cads has been erected with view firing
Ia It, for the purpose Of being enabled to make improve
ments TO ooncussion and effects OF smoke 81 - 70
ssebscd that projece from tho eleven inch or fifteen
inch Dahgren guns ared directly plates a. used fo'
sheahng war ycsscls will destroy them for dctensblo
purposes
THE REBEL WORKS AT FREpERIcKsBcRG.
letter from officer Falmouth states that tho
enemy have up the streets OF Fredericksburg with
breaches, and thcir piskets b, jumping
them tpposite the landing places they have deep rife
pits, and could make crossing very serious
business,
AWARD OF THE EaASciPATioS COMMISSION.
Tho award OF tho commissioners forty. three
eighth per cent every just claim Treasury
notes forty per cent discount from tho
gold dollar The loyal Stakeholder In this District who
has had his property taken away from him by the Dis
trct Emancipation act will thus he receives any
pcus,tion all, while government funds eaor.
mousiy below specie value, accept three dollars anl
twelve and half ccats specie for every hundred
dollars worth OF personal property taken from hn by
this act
ISDIGSATIos AGAINST THE MILITARY AuyHoairfEs.
There r. almost universal exprcssoa o. isdiguation
here tia, the military admins,ratiphoi the government
should remain where 1t Is now pla-et. Tho og,cry
against tho Secretary u Waf the Geabria-t hcf AMI
the Qfarermastcr General, from the army a. vol
from civilians IL terrible Ba, cxpressos Of oPaion
Is helrd whether from radical bcls, radical Geno
Gratis or conservatives. change u everywhere DC.
mande The people aud tbs soldiers alike tired md
indignant that cbaogs has not been made. They
have learned attribute every to army md
every disaster that occurs tho wlrul involuntary
M islnaoa cement q the military authorities :.
ARgiyAL OF SICK SOLDIERS FROM THE ARMY or
the POTOMAC.
largo number Of sick soldiers from the Army o. tho
Potomac here today, and psccd hospital
beds lately occupied by patients North Tho Church
OF tho Ascension Is again used hospital and Will 70
ceivc the scg from the Patent Once, which u 20 be
cleared Of Invalid soldiers
Tue PROPOSED MILITARY ROAD BETWEEN NEW YORK
AND wAsBfN0roN.
The military and postal railroad from this city By an
air line New York. proposed by the bill Of represco
tstlye fentoa makes the capital stock $40 o0o 30,
g. 900 90 which 70 be raised By thirty ye, bond
Of Al 600 eachthe nrst million 70 be paid 70 the cospo
ration wncn shall be shown that " 900 900 have ben
expended good faith; the loan To be repaid 81 900 900
ycnrs and the other four At intervals Of Ave year,
each the guage 70 be unlforn tho track donb!e The