Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-02-16
LATEST NEWS.
.rrom GEN. MooIserls command.
BY TELEGRA PH
TO THE WORCESTER DAILY SPY

From Gen. HoOISer's Command.
New York, Feb. IA correspondent of
the Philadelphia Inquirer, who came up to
Washington yesterday from the army, reports
that deserters give information of large bodies
of rebel troops moving up toward the Orange
and Alexandria railroad.
dispatch from Stafford Court House of
the 18th, says Gen. Hooker visited Gen. Sigel
to-day, and was accompanied on his return by
Gems Sigel and Stahl.
The Phillips House, opposite Fredercks-
burg, headquarters of Gen. Stoneman, was
burned to-day"
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoroMAC,
Feb. Extracts from General Ofdef NO.
l0.-The general commanding has been IN
formed that general orders from the war de-
partment authorizing enlistments OF VoIuh-
teers into the regular service have been
rescinded.
Subsistence stores may be sold andissuedto
citizens residing within the limits of the army
bv commissaries of subsistence under the fol-
lowing restrictions:
First. a certificate under. oath that he is
without the means of subsistence, and that he
is unable to sustain life without being permit
ted to make such purchases; this certificate
to be approved by the corps commander to
whom application is made, who may direct
the sales Such sales shall not at one time
exceed the quantity to sustain the applicant
and the members Of his family five days.
Second issues to destitute citizens may be
made under the same restriction upon returns
approved by the provost marshal general of
the army of the Potomac. The parties in all
cases will be required to take the oath Of allie
glance before the sales or issues are made to
them.
Captain Benjamin c. Berry and Allen NJ.
Seymour, I'd regiment New York cavalry,
having deserted their regiment while on the
march to meet the enemy Jan. 81, and having
left this army without proper authority, and
continued absent up to the present time, are
dishonorably dismissed from the military SER
vice of the United States, subject to the APP
proval of the president.
BY command of Maj. Gen. Hooker.
The Phillips House was destroyed by fire
Yesterday 1t was the finest dwelling in this
section of the state, having been, up to a re-
cent date, upon the Downing college plan.
The fire was accidental in origin, having
caught from a defective 1ue. The mansion
was located on beautiful elevation, overlook
ing Fredericksburg and the surrounding coun-
try, and had been occupied by several Union
generals as their headquarters including Gen.
Sumner. Gen. Stoneman had Just occupied
it temporarily, pending the preparations to
convert it into a hospital. The costly furni-
ture was saved and placed in the Lacy House,
on the bank Of the Rappahannock, where such
as is appropriate will be applied for hospital
necessities. The owner is a banker in Fred
ericksburg. The destruction of this proper
ty, although purely accidental, is greatly re-
GREETED by all.
In consequence of recent publications in"
IL, |,
been taken to arrest and punish correspond
ents who have been guilty OF making such de-
velopments, and plans are to be adopted which
will prevent their future occurrence.
Many violations of law and regulations re-
garding suffers goods, &C., having been
brought to the notice Of the general command
ing, new course has been adopted by the
provost marshal, to Diet ct and punish all who
are engaged in illicit trade within the lines of
this army. The traffic in cOntraband articles
is not confined to regularly appointed suffers,
only a portion of whom are believed to have
been guilty of these violations, but by many
others not having permits to trade in the lines
of the army. Large seizures of cOntraband
goods have been made, and distributed for
hospital uses. The offenders hereafter will
be summarily punished.
A rain set in this afternoon and continues
to fall.
From information received from the army
of the Potomac, it appears that the rebels are
throwing up breastworks and rifle pits north
of Fredericksburg. 1t must not be inferred
from the absence of interesting news from the
Rappahannock, that the army is in condition
of idleness. The abolition of the grand di-
visions has thrown many weighty measures
upon the commanding general and his staff.
and the various departments are sedulously
engaged without regard to hours, in matters
pertaining to the discipline and consolidation
of the army.