, 1864-03-14
The very LATEST,
HONDA r. 5 O'CLOCK a. II.


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FE011 WASHINGTON.
Especial Dispatch 10 the Chicago Tsfbuue.} :.
WASHINGTON, March IS, 1854.
Gen. 9fant Will return from the West 80 soon as
% mas completed necessary arrangements forthc
transfer Of commands In that section, He will
not, however, remain In Washington, but will per-
eonaly supervise tho operations Of al. tho armies
in tho field. >.
Gcc. Meade will no. be removed from the COM
msnd Of The Potomac army.
Gen. FIN. F. Smith, who will be confirmed al
Major General OF volunteers tomorrow, will be
Chief Of STAFF other ta Meade Or as Is more likely,
to Gen. Grant.
1t ie estimated at the War Department that the
number Of new cnl16tmcnts under tho call for five
hundred thousand mer. in all the States up to the
first Of April, will foot up two hundred Thousand
men. a draft will certainy DO required to ill tho
quotas Of Kentucky, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and Maryland. The War Department contemplates
d further call for two hundred thousand men.
IT will have been noticed that In the discussion
ON tho gold bill recently, Secretary Chase has not
been appealed to In 1ta support. The TACT Is that
On tho 21th Of last mouth he wrote letter to tho
Committee Of Ways nTd Mcars, In which while nd
mittins TINT the proposed provision for enabling
hin 10 sell tho surplus gold might be temporary
check on speculation, he said the only permanent
rc1nedics were 10 be found in Eore rigid economy,
and increasedftaxntion. Comptroller McCul!och Is
known to entertain similar opinion.
Findings Of the court Of inquiry In the case Of
Gen. Mccook IL that be did his whole duty in bat
ue In Chickanauga proper, but committeda q mis-
take. arising net fou considerations Eof personal
, safety. bpt from an error Of Judgment, by going
into Chattanooga.
The nndlng includes reason of Gen, Rogecrans
for preceding Gen. McCool in the same direction.
The Court finds Gen. Crittcnden free from ait
blame os 10 bis conduct In battle and justldcs his
going Oh to Chattanooga, on the ground that ali
his command had been transferred 10 other Gene
ra}R In the courac OF nction unt that consequently
hc did Nothing but his Guty In reporting to Gen.
Rosec1ans in person. Doth Gems. MeCook and
Crittenden have been ordered to report for utv to
the AdlEtsnt General, and expect to be assigned
to commands.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Especial Dispatch to The Chicago tribunal
WAs11AGTos, March 13, 1861.
Accens Investigation In the New York and
Washington Navy Yartls, eet on foot br the Secre.
try OF tho Navy, has resulted In the afregt of three
cnlrnts here, and discovering heavy frauds pcrpc-
trated BY sundE otacIals in New York.
The President has approved tic appointment by
Gen. Thomas Of MaJos Mcndcntall, Of the regular
artillery, as Inspector General OF Artillery of TIN
Army Of tho Cumberland,
General Milroy indorscs the Responsibility and
credibflfty Of Mr. F, Wa1dron, who communicated
to the War Department the intelligence Of the in
terTlcw between Gems. Lee and Mcclellan. Nr.
Waldton wilt have IN opportunity Of telling tho
war committee all he knows about the alleged iu-
teEview. Hts statement to Mr. Stanton is under
dnrine ,,e- an: a1a posye thal Lee
s..s'. ~. 49, .o'u .hcc'e4an that hls
a1ns Vne feoeD was then fetreathg across the Po-
tomac, Wald1oa was II, custody ut the Caoito,
this morning,
WAslnvoTos. March 1a-rhe 1na,,n 1,,,r.,a T..
indInS p.GMaEaly measures ios The return Of the
theIr nn e9, n e hansss aoo5t s IN 10
seceseinn h,,s t taey Ws1e g5isen oy
Immediately elected &A1e A'0'''"4 VIII no' oe
i ssid IN military CHARTERS that General Grant
weeks. Ae'e - Luz sontse u 'ae next t"o
,ha ace United states: Supreme Court WILL during
ins named cascs: 'oenaeeo Ii oeafang soc 1ol'o~'
v.,seio IT, Inc T. Il appellants ~ vosede1enscs
~ 1fs fnnes wni,;.st G9Itt Y ~ o. taiiiotna.
iyinoson o '31ss naS,snd anSoFd q Co appra1ts. IT,
Tanrt q "a, IRON tha u. ). Circuit
eg4tt o. " Gstef1 county, "a.
No; IT, TIE fa,, q appsllaqt e. 8 Folsoms
no1nia' 1tS Santiago.
5sIea.sd e rom Libby Prison, s,ates that the num-
has been exaggerated nc totai numbcr ftors aa1e
juno to Febr1aty !. WIZ 1is The njsnns1 |
haSe suffered seysfsy during ths winter months
bnt not 50 much "a to lead to Starvation. *~OA'
The Military Commission has retaIued from
1ozpitaie Il dc rr.nit of ,;hei1 1nyesdsationa @
several thousand soldiers ht for duty have Deca re-
u1aeu 1q,s 70 tne3r 1esim ents:
ans commission is to Walt the hospitals in the
L 1s understood that the Committee On WAYS
M sa1s propose TO increase the tax on manu-
''isa1eq Ts9e ~ .1raeco hase ,, ~ pss esnt. a
another plraticul expedition from some
u n ne smal! 1nlets IN the Chesapeake Bay ]
~, GtnosI u ls REQUIRED Of the gunboats,
experiment. cannot tail Of falling into our hands.
:, u4nnsny, Wa;n, n"torious guerilla q London coun-
ap:tol 1f'ton,
commissions in ncgto regiments, By the Casey -
!; Lieut. Gen: Grant be,o,e he 1ett Friday scecl,:
he loysl citizens ef Sew Iotx who desired to
40 rendered to tho country In brilliant series Of
hIs nre,ense 1 s ss HIP solls1ns the aTo:
= ~. s.aE IT.. ~ .9s H. East. esi.a
~ n.ttsr va s,gne4 y nS ol Inc most PROM
Ii reply Gcn u Gren, esTs th.t while hc,n h,,h
Eha IT, ot III !hc K1na ten1es ol the hosritii,1ies
Nv njas h rys .,,. 70 = @ a 70 aegcpt o. Iae1
,e We.t for yhIch ei,,,. s tho G n9t mea,a1ey TO
ia &1,,fy I
* nrsoi oT LIZ PIT o. yoas le:tcs
Id receive NJ aesuHncn int II, y III;
me and nonoy 5pu t@a es F M q:
IT. sS 1rrtnataa n @ WI pc Ieanien to Insure IT.
h1te Irn;tn ~ t1S ,t tEestaousament Or the t
VIE W. on'oa s11onset 'nan II mas ever occn."
NAs!uISoIoS.. March ls.-The House Military b
omnlttee tomorrow viii tinlsh the blll, for some
nc under consideration, increasing the pay OF g
m on-c,onmsssioned t,I officers and privates-iacrcas-
= tne pay OF pr1sates to SIS per month corpo- | a
w. ~; sergcants, Sss, and orderly screants. Il
y 4ho IN, con,,,,,.o T.. ..,-.. u,..t
u ne attendance and testimony Of eyesybody
sont t@a, 4. ke5 10 know Of tho Interview, II
4 !ooS asaa paee. cxo a.,.,
appears 1fot lfom oeta docaments IN the State
tnSS ~ 9@nf.ng @ INC Tcar cndln3 with De
p ,nncI n ta aeaIy 1oTe1sn immisrants arrivedn
T.! ~ iseM amp mpsnse, IU;g ln ias9ach95ctts, 48 tn
ass .loaf ae11na: Msdly 1t5,oO n NeW Yofk 116 In
nI n e aa AZ ID tennSysania ,n l76 u Mary
~. a.o Ii f4oe1aas f,ato IN California and 49, IN
resident, Gen. Grant. Gcu. ualieck az and y mast ~