The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-08-09
TO-DAY's WASHINGTON NEWS.
Special Dispatches to Evening Telegraph.
WAsHINoToN, August 9.
General Mcclellan.

WAsHINGrON, August 9.
General McCIeIIan.
There is no truth whatever in the report that
the War Department has authorized General
Mcclellan TO raise an army Of one hundred
thousand men Immediately for special service
under his command.
The Petersburg Court of Inquiry. ~
A Court of Inquiry was ordered by the Presi-
dent TO assemble In front OF Petersburg, on or
about the 9TH OF August, TO examine into and
report upon the facts and circumstances at
tending the unsuccessful assault on the Rebel
works on July 30 This court is reported TO have
convened on Saturday last and after discussing
some preliminary arrangements, adjourned till
Monday, when the examination of witness viii
commence. The following are said to comprise
the detail for the Court =
Major General w. S. Hancock, United States
Volunteers, President.
Brigadier- General II. B. AyreS, United States
Volunteers.
Brigadier. General N. II. Miles, United States
Volunteers.
Colonel E. schriver, Inspector-G General and
Judge Advocate.
1t is understood that the Court are to report
their opinion whether any officer or officers are
answerable for the result of the assault and, it
so, to name them.
SurgeOn-GeneraI Hammond.
II is understood that the sentence Of the Court
Martialin the case of Surgeon. General Hammond
is, that he be suspended from his rank and pay
for three years.
Case Of General Wild.
The proceedings in the case of Brigadier-Gene-
raj L. a. Wild, who was tried by Court Martial
for dsobedience of orders, convened by order
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General Butler and disapprovcd. 1t appears
that prior to the sitting of the Court Butler had
issued an order requiring that majority of a
court convened to try officers commanding
colored troops should be composed of q like class
OF officers. In this case the composition of the
court did not comply with that order. The Com
manding General, however, upon the merits of
the case, announced that General Wild should
be released from arrest and returned to duty.
Internal Revenue.
The receipts from internal revenue now aver
age about 81 900, 900 per day. The receipts from
all sources amount to about 81 900 900 per day.
Warrants for $500 600 passed the Treasury to-
day, to pay the army. Potomac paymasters will
leave here TO. morrow.
Departments Consolidated.
The departments Of Washington, the Susque-
hannV, Western Virginia, and the Middle De-
partment, have been consolidated into grand
military division, to be called the "Middle Mill
tary Division" and placed under the command
of General Sheridan, headquarters at Harper's
Ferry.
| The following order has this day been promu!-
| gated.
| HEADoUARTERs MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,
! HARPER's FERRY, Va, August 7, lS5l.-Gener 8,
| Orders No. LIN compile tnce with General
! Orders No. 2i0, dated Washington, August
! 1864, the undersigned hereby assumes cImmane
! of the Middle Military Division, prisng the
| following military departments Middle De-
! partmeIt Of Washington, Department. OF Susque
hanna, Department of West Virginia. Until
| further orders, the Headquarters Military Divi,
! sion will be at Harpers Ferry.
p. II. SHERIDAN,
| Major General Commanding.
Provost Marshal of PennsyIVHaiN.
! The President has removed Colonel Bomtord
| Provost al.General of Pennsylvania, and
appointed Captain Dodge, Mastering and Dis
! nursing Ottippr a that State tD fill thn