The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-04-28
News from Washington
Rumors of Movements Oh the
Part Of the Rebels
what is thought Of the Red
River and Plymouth affairs.
WASHINGTON, April 25.
THE RrMoRs OF REBEL MOVEMENTS.

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rHE RrMoRs OF REBEL MOVEMENTS.
The usual rumors of an advance OF the
rebel army, and the massing Of rebel cav
alry at certain points, must be taken with
the same grains of allowance that they have
been heretofore, ust preceding an active
campaign. Direct advices are at hand from
the army to night. There has been no
movement Of our troops while every piece
ofintelligence from the enemys lines shows
that so far from sending a..force to Freder-
icsharg, or into the valley of Virginia, Lee
seems to be concentrating very large force
On the Rapldan The impression is quite
general that when the collision does occur.
il will be on the Rapidan, in place OF other
points prominently named OF late. This
evenings Star in alluding to some move
ments Of General Lees cavalry on Satur
day saws: Such movements of his caval
ry as were going on seemed to be in the
nature of reconnaissance to ascertain Gen.
Grants purposes, The fact of Grant send
ing out unusually large picket forces seems
to have mvstitied the enemy on various oc"
casions.
Lees army was preparing for sudden
movement but was seemingly disposed to
wait for Grant TO open and develop his
game. The movements of our gunboats
up the Rappahannock had raised an alarm
in Richmond taat Burnside was effecting q
landing there. A new alarm has been rails s.
ed among the confederates, OF movemeps
by the tederals up the south side oil The
James river. The confederates are divided
between the fear that Lee may be invested
in Richmond should he fall back there, and
the fear that he may he outhanked by Gen.
Grant should he remain in his present po-
sition. Two weeks ago Lees .orce amounts
ed to forty Thousand meH, and it is beiev
ed that IL is now, with the reinforcements
$1,000 raen.
THE WESTERN TROOPS
called out for ninety days are to be equipp
ed and paid by the general government.
A bill will be introduced into the Sen
ate tomorrow appropriating twenty mill
l3i dollars to paw for the services of the
militia called out in the " estern States for
temporary services,
THE PAY OF MICRO SOLDIERS.
The WAYS and Means Committee have
determined to reiain Senator Wilson's
am4ndment to the Army Appropriation bill,
10 give black soldiers the same pay as
white soldiers, The House Military Com
nittee. with its chairman Schenck at its
head, will resist and, it is believed, will de
feat II. This committee have carefully and
maturely considered the subject, and are
decidedly opposed 10 placing white and
black soldiers on an equality OF pay. They
lave agreed TO a bill giving the iorrner SIX
teen and the latter thirteen dollars per
month There will be sharp contest over
The matter.
SURGEON GENERAL HAMMOND
The findings in the case of Surgeon Gen.
Hammond have been transmitted to Secry
stanton, by Judge Advocate Holt. The
President has also been made aware OF the
finding, The facts developed in this case,
will 90 tar 10 shake the confidence OF the
people respecting an honest administration
oE ,ttars where high sums OF money are
d,bursed, and immense contracts are given
cut
NEw YORK CUSTOM HOUSE AFFAIRS.
The House Committee on Expenditures
nave inst returned from New York, where
tncy have been investigating the custom
hJuse affairs. a0d the manner IN winch
vessels were cleread tn run the blockade 1t
: said they have made out very strong
case against certain parties who nave hau
charge of that branch OF the service. It
: clear that immense sums of money have
been raised hv those engaged in this busl>
ness, by the connlyance OF government
officials
TnE RED RIVER DISASTER.
ltis. of course distinctly understood here
tbat Gen. Banks was very badly defeated
anon the Red river, and that the expedi
,on for the capture of Shreveport is aban-
doned for the present Considerable ap-
prrhension Is now felt tor Gen. Steele's
,hy;sion Of eighteen thousand troops,
Which bas marched overland TO Join Banks
60 complete the conquest of the transmits
>i-sipp' region ,.....
GENERAL BANKS UNDER CLOUD.
Tbcrn i little doubt that Gen. Banks
viii lie rem moved from the command oil the
n,.,r,yt,nent of the Cult 1t is felt that
while hrs political management was, per
han. what the administration desired 1t
:, he he has been singularly unfortunate
* General that, In TACT, he knows moth
..., ,hont military movements, and is not
.ma,tba, c.rn han. His strategy and
tactics. as Showu N the recent battles, are
universally dcnSunced' here by military
non &c All oarties There is talk Of putting
F,sm,n, in his place. In any event, Gen.
Ranks's raca j. about run as lar as this adj
M.nistration is concerned ,Ig&EEf
TROUBLE AMONG OUR GENERALS.
I, q stated that an earnest request has
been sent by Gen Sherman to Gen. Banks
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