Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-01-20

across the river, and the rebels are skedad-
ding inland.
All the officers of the army in Washing.
ton have left for the battle. field.
The foregoing is to be read with canton
(teporter Associated Press.)
The same correspondent says: The
VickSburg expedition is being rapidly or
ganized, and MeClernand viii be tho sec.
ond in command. The force will reach
100000.
-.-Sb-.-
NEw York, Jan. l9,-The Tribune nnb.
fishes a letter from one of its correspond.
ents with the army Of the Potomac. an.
nouncing that another forward movement
was about to be made. 1t says Such par.
ticulars as we have received of the inteu.
tons of Gen. Burnside it would be prema-
ture as yet to make public, but VIC have
reason 10 believe that the army is across
the river, although No are without confrm-
alton of the news by telegraph.
Correspondence from Kew West is to the
18th inst: =
The U. S. gunboat Sycamore returned
from cruise on tho 10th, having succeed
ed during her absence in capturing two
prizes, the English sloops Avenger and Ju
liza, from Nassau, with valuable cargoes in
tended for the rebels.
Two moro of Banks transports are re-
ported ashore on the Florida coast, the
ship Lucinda with troops and horses on
board, which was Subsequently got Cd, and
the ship Sparkling Sea with the 25th New
ork battery on board, which would prob
ably be entirely wrecked. She went ashore
on Ajax reef, near Cary's fort light house.
The troops were all saved, and ali the horses
which had survived the passage.
Washington specials say thinly attend
ed meeting of members of Congress from
the North was held at the rooms of the
Hon. Erastns Corning, last evening, at
which the project of improving the navi-
CATION of Fox and Wisconsin rivers, SO as
to connect the Mississippi with Lake Mchi-
gan was passed. 1t is proposed TO attach
an amendment covering this scheme, for
which an appropriation of $50, 100000 is
asked to the canal enlargement bill.
Tho General in Chief has issued order,
to the several corps commanders of the
United States Army, not to release rebel
officers on parole. Following is specimen
of orders to Mnjor General Scbenck.
No officers, prisoners of war, will be re-
leased on parole until further orders.
lSigned, II. W. HALLEcK,
gaias General in. Chief.
The cause of this order is that a number
Of Union officers, now in Richmond, are
kept in close confinement, and not allowed
to be paroled. The Government having
failed to effect an arrangement for the re.
lease OF the Union citizens imprisoned in
Southern jails, and the rebel authorities
declining to recognize them in any system
of exchanges that has been proposed, it Is
understood that enough of the known reb-
els 10 loyal States are to be arrested to
furnish exchanges for every one OF the
Union men held as prisoners in the South.
From the statements of prisoners, and
other information believed to be perfectly
reliable, we learn that on the 4th instant,
at daylight, troops commenced leaving
Fredericksburg To- reinforce Bragg. ron the
morning of the 9Th eleven brigades, amount
ing to about $4,000 men, had left Freder-
icksburg.
These troops were from Tennessee, North
Carolina and Georgia.
Hampton's Legion is reported eve miles
from Culpepper on the Rapidan.
A reconnaissance contemplated by Col
onel Wyndbam in command Of an
independent cavalry brigade, subject to ap-
prevail or orders Of Gen. HeintzIemau was
not carried out according to his iustruc-
tons on account of disappointment in
the numbers. OF 1900 cavalry promised
him but 900 reported for duty. OF this
number he was ordered to leave force of
100 at Chantilley and 40 at Centreville,
the $50 cavalry remaining he divided into
two bodies, one took the direction of Rap.
pahannock Station, the other secuted the
Aldie pike and rear of FryingPan. These
detaehments left CentreTille at dusk on
Sunday the l1th and were gone two days.
The rebels are running railroad train
from Rappahaunock Station to Warrenton
Junction.
AT Frying Pan one rebel soldier was par
oiled, citizens took the oath of allegiance
aud IA citizens took oath of obligation.
A force of rebel cavalry consisting of 2
regiments of cavalry, "a battery of flying
artillery, in all about 900 men, are encamp.
ed at Maple Valley. The infantry force at
Winchester was believed to be less than
1900. yl
Important Announcement,