, 1864-09-16
FROM WASHINGTON.
Matters miltta1y and General,
tSpeciot pisp1tch to the Chicago Tribune.]
WAsu1roTos Thursday, Sept. Is, 1861

tspeciot Dlsp1tch to the Chicago TrIbune.1
WAsu1roTos Thursday, Sept. Is, 1861
FHox CHANTS ARKr.
Adriccs from Petersburg are to Wednesday
morning. Picket firing has increased considerably
O. Late. and both ar4nica are evidently preparing
for great st1ucg1c. There are many indications
that 1t must soor come.
The report Of Western papers that the Mint!
Corps had been broken M, has already been COZ.
tsadNtsd. 1tprobab'y originated III the fact that
it, LIST division hasbeen merged into its I'd and Sd
divisions. Gen. julius White, Of Illinois, :yas in
command Of the division, lie is absent on leave,
and the consolidation lcarcs httu without com.
Brig: Gen 4. P. Terry, commanding division
in the 9th Corps, has been made Dseset Msjor Gen,
eyal.
TIE run1Io DEBT.
Hereafter, the statement Of public debt will ap-
lear uoLth]} instead Of Weexly. LIS preparation
made much e1trd work lor bureau already oger
worked.
GEN. HOOKER.
Gen. Rockers friends eny be will be here OF
MONDAY next, and will soon have Al important
command. The fret statement is probably trae
and the LIT extremely doubtful.
THE PETERSBURG eLACGHrER.
It Is understood That the report Of the Cour: O.
Inquiry in tte Petersburg Mine Explosion Dsl.te1
has tcen udde up and sentto the President.
TIE Non1LE SITUATION.
The telegraph from New York eayB Mobile b,
correspondents Of Sept. 4th. to the effect thu
tour monitors bad crossed Dog River Bar, ane
we're in line Of battle and three miles and q ha!
from the heart Of Mobile, Ii calculated to miaeal
The public.
Rtbel Mobile telecratns OF the I'd Of sepseu,be,
say "al ia quiet, with three vessels In sight" Or
.ne 5th, al u quiet. and no vessels in ssht' Or
the 9Th. all ts quiet with eereu vessels in Sigh
n The morning and three Ia the evening"" 1'ht
they would be il The Hfralas report welo literally
tTue,
Mobile teles.ams Of. the 1lth admit. however
the distractions. It Is probable he may naye done
The forces under General Granger is 60 small
IN the city unless he has received considerable r.
tnforcEments.
THE COTTON nuxoRz.
It is learned that reports ara circulating In yar
oue psrts Of tne West and particularly In st.
decided 10 open tts cotton trade with the South
to all persons, on the sole condition that hn cotton
sha ns 70 M f Ths
- actually no faund7tou foE the report eithes In
reality OF intention.
TEEsoSAL.
E1~Secretary Chssc xErired here to-day. Its
presence gives birth to numerous rumorr. and
speculation u political character, but a. be- hsa
been expected for teveral oaye. ns you have been
Informed, there seems no rea:on for believing that
Nt8 f4e4t IL t1 ttAE4 t11[ G&4fA$G HU&1hESA+
GEN. 0RAkr's LETTER.
Since the publication of Gen Gsaute letter ol
August 10Th, to Mr. Washburne, many per5ont
have writtent to inquire IT, was net for.etY I'll
concurrence Of Sentiment With that given to the
public frana Gen. stsatoD's Bulletin will probably
convince the most ekeptfca1 Of Its geLu 'neness.
1ullrAEI.
:. Gen. Tolbelt has been made breydt Minor Gen
for gallant conduct On TIE deld against tho enemy
The Ibtts WashIEstou special quotes from tn
Kiehmond ps?ess Of the 18th. Last Taesday VII:
prayer, owing tothe th.e1tened condition Of th,
CITY. To-day was get apart In Georgia as day O.
NV Yonx, rhnrtdsy. Sept 1s,-The CONNIE,
e1dFs WASHINGTON Special says ihe Republican
lns a dispatch annonncinc that Ffemonr is Pre-
psring q Letter OF withdrawal, and that Genera
Hooker dentes the report that he is in favor o
Nj. Pendleton'e friends here ray be will no
write Letter oi acceptance, not haStng been tor
Captain Wtnslow, Of the Kerearge, arrived her,
to day.
GEN. AEAGnEE REPUDATEE II 'CLELLAT,
Gen. Meacher has returned from tho army tht
Potomac, nnd Is ordered to Sherman. He declare:
that althench he respects Mcclellan for bis ceutl.
map1y qualltIce. his letter Of acceptance Rsaupl
him as unfit for the Presidency.
THE SOLDIERS p!B5usTED WITH MCCLELLAN.
Partiee from the front report To-day that an az
IaoIdihsry change has been CAPPED Iu the polttica
sentiments Of the army by McCe1lab's . letter, al!
f1eb!e explosions have ofsyusted the soldiers.
PoIiT1cAL.
PnIApE1rH1A, Sept. ia Washington epccla
repeats the statement that Gen. Fremont has Ger
tain]y placed LITTER In the hauds Of bis tIiende
withdrawing IRON tie Presidential candidacy. a
Cincinnati for conBultation- and the reason thB
FIenonts friends do not ilTe his letter to the pub
lie u supposed to iDafcate 5u tnteatiou oa thou
pant to repent the farce Of nominating him at tha
Convention.