Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-10-23
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

New YoRK, Oct 23.--The Worlds special
says, thus far Lee has retreated without stop.
ping to make any considerable resistance.
and the main body of his army is now report
ed beyond the Rapdan
understand orders have been issued to
push him to the wall and force him to q bat.
tie, but whether under present circumstances
battle will be obtained or risked is a matter
of conjecture. If the rebel commander as
now seems probable, gets fairly out of iinht-
ing distance you may expect to hear the fate
of Rosecrans has been visited upon General
Meade who has certainly been too cautious
in pursuit. Indeed hear quite reliably that
Geheral Sckles is already talked of to sue.
ceed him, unless he shall yet retrieve himself
in the eyes of the Administration.
LATER.
Washington, Oct 2-IntelIigence from
the front to-day, shows that active operations
Tor the present are at an end. General Lee s
forces are beyond the Rappahannock and
are probably concentrated near Culpepper.
The statement of the Washington papers
that our forces penetrated that far is untrue.
General Meade came to Washington to-day,
and after an interview with the President and
General Halleck, returned late this evening
to Headq qaarters
learned from a perfectly Trustworthy
source that Admiral Dahlgren had been re-
leved from the command Of the Iron.clad
fleet at Charleston, a few days since and
Captain Thomas Turner of the Ironsides ap-
pointed TO succeed him 1t is believed Off.
clal notice of the change had went to Charles.
ton by the last steamer
Facts in regard to the changes at the West
are as follows:
General Rosserans relieved, General
Thomas assumes his command of the army
the Cumberland. Departments of the Ohio
Burnside; Cumberland, Thomas Tennessee,
Hurlbut and Vieksburg, Mcpherson con-
solidated into one grand military division of
the Mississippi under command of General
Grant General Hooker and Sherman, the
latter now at luka will command the corps in
the field
Grants Headquarters wi Il be in the field
He leaves for the front tomorrow. McPher-
sons Departmentwill extend from the Depart.
ment of the Gull to Napol on
The Tribune $ special says IL is stated that
the rebels at Richmond have robbed our pris-
oners of upward OF 100000. But little credit
is attached to the statement. Hereafter ali
money sent TO prisoners would be handed to
them bnt until some official announcement is
made to that effect friends of those imprison-
ed would do well not to remit money or send
clothing.
A special TO the Times says the presence of
General Meade and staff here Yesterday filed
the city with rumor that he had been relieved
OF has command. There is no change in the
military condition to-day at the front 'll
The Herald Washington dispatch says 1:
General Meade is here to consult with the
President in regard to new movement prom.
iiing success of the army Of the Potomac for
the execution of which, arrangements are al.
ready being made. II rapidly carried out as
proposedi this movement win surprise Lee,
relieve General Burnside from all threatened
damages, and take Richmond before the rebel
army, sent West eau be brought back there
The army ofthe Potomac has lit Of in
teFest to report to-day, but it is not contra
band 70 state that an important movement is