Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-28
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By the arrival OF the eunbost Ottawa n ~ -
fcFk ircn Port Royal. we have par:isp,ar. on
TIE troubles among the Union General. in IN.
department OF ihe Sosth. On Monday, On. ,s,h
instant, Gen. Stevenson called upop the ems
:oE-torst efssers q; Port Royal While thar
the Conversation turned Epaa the .shi,r, NJ
negro troops, Tie General ,siinr -mp,s, ~
that he was cppc-ed 10 srrn:n- the h!u ckr. I. "A
a. 10 alsc all, gea that he ststd hat he ,r,,,,a
soon t- cesien DIAN have the neerors rsa, f..r
ts. seNerai days aftsrwrd q rnaIeomps... ..s
Nas mscr 20 Grn. Huntef Of the language used
10y General Stevenson, and tne former Z. a -,
issu' an oIdsr plscing q, n. s. apd~r ryvv~t
a@d oroerinS him 70 remain ~ Hilton H~sI
th'h ihe pleasure OF th~ President ia his ease
IIe Port Rc, al eorresponaent Of the n. York
Roy al House. or course, his srrrst 10 the su D.
Jcet of much ccmment Many OF his naysos n .
nirnds sy mpathire with him; bnt the sna,or,tv
OF 'hsse VINO express an opIston dem his Ian
erage ii-aoyised and tend,uE % iasuNordlus. 1.
ton. vs. hat action the dsnt win al, I'm
tie mrttcr n mains 70 be seer. thoush r,,r,ar
ire, ails that Gen. Hunter has recomunnoea
ihai he he discharged from he seryioe"
The correspondent OF the Herald. under A..
OF feh. ~, also gives the follow ing account of
!he aspuie between Gen. Hunter and General
s.You are doubtless acou.ant>d v,ts .s.
nature Of the dispute betwr cen General Fo,,or
and General Hunter. The former brought re-
In iercf m. nts for this department. but ciaimsd
~ command them a. . separate corps. When
ne subsequently returned 20 Newborn and %
Washington, he turned over has forok % Maize
instead Of to Hunter. The latter After Hostsr,.
departure, assumed command In q eeperl
eIoe,, ana directed that the .rsnsporta,ivn
brought down should be turned over 10 D,l
ElHed, Chief Quartermaster, and lhat tb.
he ads OF Ihe various slaG o-partmeuts amoax
tEe new troops should NJ once report % rae
proper officers at the depa rtpnent heldn u.,ts-s
This they failed failed 10 do. and ono of theru -
Capf. Sianght. Gen. Fosters Quartarmastar-
was accorsingly placed in arrest They siIe~-d
Ihai, as members Of Gen. Posters stan, they
general To-day the thing has cu1minated in
an orcer from Gen. Huntsr sendmf them eacr
to their posts in North Carolina The course OF
Gen. Foster may have been dictated by ths
wisest pairiotism; but IL places him in the lsxht
Officer"
The order 10 rather severe on Gen. Ho~ter.s
stan and is as follows
Head, Fort Royal, s. C., Feb. 10. ls6a-Sns..,si
Orders, No. 1.-TWO members OF C3rn Fostrrs.
staf sojouI ming within the limits OF shts d.
partment, having been engaged In sesdiax
and neces sary for the operations about 70 com
mence-such stea mer being sent away clapdee-
uhely, and without the knoWledge. consent or
order of the Msjor General Comma mand ing-and
IL eeing found That many, IL not all the mauz-
bers or Gen. Testers etan have INDUCED In
statements and rmaTks- tepdingto create die.
aEection, insUbprdination and mutiny t IN
hereby ordered that all the members Of me
stan Of Major General John @. Foster, coma
manding the Department OF North Carolina,
now within the limits of the Department. OF sne
South, shall quit this department by the arss
By commsnd of Major Gen. Hunter.
CHAs: q. HALrTSE, Asst AdTt General
Tenth army corps. . .ar-s- Z