Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-04
WAsnINeToN sPRoIALs.
POSITION OF LEE's FORCES.

wAsHINGTON SPECIALS.
POSITION OF LEES FORCES.
The best attainable information locates
Gen. Lee in Richmond, and his army scat
tered from the line of the Blue Ridge on
the west to Port Hoyal, Rappahannock
River on the east, and south as far as the
line of the Virginia Central Railroad. His
troops are SO widely scattered, probably,
to facilitate snbsisting. Gen. Ewell has
the left; A. P. Hill the centre, lying on the
railroad from Culpepper to Orange Court
house; while Longstreet holds the extreme
right, occupying the line of the Richmond
and Fredericksburg railroad. Cooks brig
ade of North Carolina troops occupies
Fredericksburg. Jones' brigade of cavalry
is said to have gone back to the Shenan-
doah Valley, and Robinson to Richmond.
more and more unpopular. 1t is expected
he will be relieved by Wade Hampton.
INTERNAL REVENUE.
The receipts of internal revenue during
the month of August, were. ST, 694, 2Ol So,
being the largest of any month since the
law went into operation.
GEN. N'cLELLAS's REPORTS.
Well informed parties allege that Gen.
McClellan's report was only received at the
Adj't Generals Department three weeks
ago, and that it will take one man many
months to read it and its accompanying
documents with the attention it deserves.
1t will occupy when printed three large
quarto volumes, with charts, diagrams,
SC. For its publication a large Congress-
ional appropriation will be requisite. The
Secretary of War has not time to read it,
hnf ia oh 0f
officers; to be presided over by Major Cen
eral David Hunter, who will be charged
with the duty of reading il and reporting
as to whether or not it shall be published
as an official document.
CONTRACTS.
The bids opened yesterday for supplying
the Government with -four ranged from
S6.10 to $7.O5 for No. 3, and from Sc to
to $3.50 for 8. There were only two bids
for furnishing No. at from $6.93 to 1926.
Two hundred thousand barrels were offer
ed. 1t was decided to take all the flour
offered at $685. and under, amounting to
about 3S, 900 barrels.
TIE DELAY AT CHARLESTON.
Private advices from Charleston state
that great dissatisfaction exists as to the
delay of Admiral Dahlgren. It is argued
with the monitors under the very walls of
Fort Sumter, receiving, as they did, the
concentrated FIRE of all the forts, why can
not the feet move up now that Fort Sum-
ter, the only work which really did any
damage to the iron clads then, is demol.
ished2 Loud calls are made for Farragut.
ORDERED TO THE POTOMAC ARMY.
Gen. Meigs, Quartermaster-G General, has
been ordered to the Army of the Potomac.
Rumor hath it that both he and the Sur
geon- General are in disfavor, and that
neither will return to their posts.
ORGANIZATION OF coLoRED REGIMENTS.
Colored regiments are now being or
ganfzed in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Wash
ington, Rhode Island, Ohio, Iowa, Michl-
gan, Wisconsin, and throughout every
Military Department at the South. Gen
Thomas sends favorable reports concern.
ing the raising of colored regiments IL
Mississippi.
The Colored Bureau is receiving numer.
GUS applications from officers in the Statel
to raise colored regiments. The rule hal
been established in the War Department Il
recognize no officer who has not been ex
amined and passed by the Examining BoarC
now in session in this city.
n APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY AcADAMY
Within the past two days General Hal
leck has secured the appointment of TWEEN
ty-four young soldiers, from our armies
now in the field, to cadetships at " es
Point. The cadetships due to the Virgins
Congressional districts are given to younr
lads who have distinguished themselves
and are otherwise qualified 10 the army O
the Potomac. The cadetships due to Yves.
tern Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi
are to be conferred on General Grants
recommendations. So in other depart.
tments. And Gen, Halleck further takes
the ground, that next year all appoint.
ments to West Point shall be made from
young soldiers in the field, or the sons 81
officers who have rendered important ser.
vices in the war; not that the appoint
ments are to be taken from the various
Congressman from the northern and .othel
States but that the Congressman in their
recommendations are to be restricted "a
these classes of nominees:
GEN. GRANT NFAvoR OF NEGRO TROOPS.
We learn that the President has received
g letter from General Graut, in which ht
not only pledges himself to aid Adjutant.
General Thomas in his labors, but also
heartily endorses the emancipation proc.
lamation and the raising of colored troops
and earnestly expresses the opinion, thai
with the latter, great results can be at
tanned. For distance of ten or fifteen
miles on both sides of the Mfssissinpi.
nearly all the slaves have been run of to
the interior by the Rebel planters. Gen.
Grant has sent out two expeditions for the
purpose of liberating such slaves as can
De found, and to spread the glad tidines
amongst those still in bondage.
The Season at Newport.
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