The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-05-03


From the Pitssburg Cohmsrcial.
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{ . xeorza csDEs.
An ordsr just id "a nom ths War De.
partment prohft he use, 81 Generals and
other ofIlcsfs, 81 che coming csmpaign, OF
the numerous four.korse field carriages,
furnished by the Qusrtermaster's -Dspart-
ment ut the expense of the Government
Gen. Grant while riding in the rain to the
front the other day, met Gen. Ingalls,
coming into town in one of those equip
ages. 1t is said they were mutually sur
prised. 90 HI y 4 l. e !
CONCERNING THE PLYMOUTH DISASTER.
Al long ago as April II, 1858, Admiral
Lee urged Gen. Foster to abandon many OF
the detached posts in North Carolina, and
concentrate his forces.A In August OF the
same year he urged Gen. Foster to destroy
the rebel ram then building At Edwards
Ferry, on the Roanoke river, by detaching
small party of cavalry for that purpose
from the main column, then engaged IN
Joint expedition up the Ohovan river. IN
September Secretary Welles brought the
matter again to the attention Of the mill
tary authorities, urging that either the ram
should be destroyed orlvessels sunk TO pre-
vent it's exit, and representing that there was
not water enough to enable naval vessels to-
ascend the river and destroy the ssm that
che wooden vessel could make no head
against it, should il come out, and that
small iron-clads would not be finished, for
some months. And in November, Gen.
Butler was vainly urged by Admiral Lee to
sink vessels above Plymouth.
WHEN SMALL IRoN-cLADs WERE PROMISED.
All but one of these small iron clads,
twenty in number, the presence Of . single
one Of which would have prevented the
disaster at Plymouth, were promised by
the contractors last fall or winter, most OF
them in September. The K!omoth and
Tuna, A. Swift & Co., Cincinnati, for ex-
ample, would have been under the contract
completed September 26th. 1863 the
Shiloh, G. C.sBeston ST. Lonis, Feb. Oath
1864; the Umpqua, Snowden & Mason,
Pittsburg, September, 9th, 1868. No one
is yet finished.
GEN. MARTINDALE RELIEVED
Gen. Martindale has been. relieved as
Military Governor Of the District OF TO-
lumba, and ordered to report to General
Butler.
TROOPS CONCENTRATING AT RICHMOND.
Refugees from Richmond, who arrived at
Fortress Monroe two days ago, confirm the
report that the rebels are hurrying every
available soldier from the South into Virgin
ia. Richmond swarms with troops, Of hom
some are retained for the defence of the
rebel capital, while Others are sent to rein
force Lee.
POTOMAC ARMY TO DO SOMETHING
tits believed at Richmond that Gen. Grant
means to make the Army of the Potomac do
something. Meantime his plans are unknown
to both superiors and snbordinatss. No CON-
handing officer knows anything more at the
utmost than the part he himself is to exc
cute.
EXCHANGE OF pRIsoNERs STOPPED FOR THE
..BFit3 PRESENT.
General Butler has stopped all exchanges
for the present, and prohibits the flag Of
4 truce boats from going up and down the
James river. 81 = II d e
WAsH1NGrsN, May Ill o'clock P. Ne
II lloFrIcIAL FROM GEN. BANKS. e
Official dispatches from Gen. Banks have
been received to April 2lst stating that bis
army was in excellent condition, and would
immediately resume the march upon Shreve
port D.. a8rit .if GiA ns. tra..
REBELS WITHDRAWN FROM NORTH CARO-.
Gen. Butler telegraphs that the reb | for
ces have been withdrawn from North Caro-
lima.
MILITARY CHANGES.
Gen. Ferry has been ordered to report to
Gen. Butler for duty. sPalO ss
Colonel Wisewell, of the Veteran Re-
serve Corps, succeeds General Martindale,
as Military Governor Of the District of Co
umbia.
, sUB'COMMITTEE ARRIVED. ,.....
The Sub Committee of the Committee
on the Conduct of the War arrived here
from Fort Pillow to-day. *N..
READY FOR A FORWARD MOVEMENT.
Intelligence from the Army OF the Poto-
mac indicates everything in readiness for
forward movement. atA .fsar s.f.
CAPTURE OF ONE OF MosEBY's GANG.
One of Moseby's Captains was arrested in
Baltimore Yesterday, in citizens clothes,
and forwarded here under guard
PLEASURE RIDING IN AMBULANCEs Stopped.
ALI order has been issued prohibiting off
GERS from using Government wagons or
horses, and is being executed with rigid Sc
verify Guards have been placed on all
roads leading from Washington, and they
have seized every horse or wagon suspected
of belonging or ever having belonged to
the Government. The days of pleasure
riding in ambulances are over.
General Steele's Co lumn.