The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-05-06

THE REBEL PAPERs STOPPED.
sonthern News to bemSapplied
Through the Ofacial Organ.
CIV. plERP0lnT AND akn. DuTtEl
Correspondence Of the World.
FORTRESS MONROE, May

FORTRESS MoNRor, May /.
The fag of truce boat New York, under
charge Of Major John 8. Mufford, arrived
bsra this afternoon from City Point. She
brinvs down some four hundred exchaDged
rniop nrisoners. 1t is understood that the
hn.iness OF exchange will now proceed as
actively as possible, until prevented by
octive operations against Richmond. Moth
mo NOW in relation to the basis upon which
,bs prisoners are To be transferred has tran,
snired and do not think that the status
~. heen changed. The New York viii
leavs for Annapolis some time this even
Apreeably to Gen. Buffers recent order,
Major Mulford declined to furnish any per-.
.on at this point with copy OF the Rich-
m nd loarnals, although he brought to
besdouarters dstes to yesterday. l under'
stand that this move Of Gen. Butlsrs Is 70
bring his own newspaper, the Nep Regime
IN Norfolk, into notice as vehicle for the
transmission Of southern news to the north
ern press. Major Mulford being authorized
20 furnish that apology for journal with .
tile regularly. This action OF Gen. Butter
i, in perfeet keeping with the rest OF his
nanagement in this department, and ls
nuie as despicable as anything Of which
he has been guilty since he commenced his
administration here. His design is to mo-
nopolize all sorts os business IN this sec.
ZION. aud turn as much as possible OF II
ovet to his parasites from Massachusetts,
n such an extent has this disposition been
,yb;b;tsd that Norfolk has been christened
Boston Neck The whisky business has
thus been centralized, and most OF the trade
of the department. has been parceled ont
here and there to favorltes. The general
mas manipulated steamboat contracts aud
the wspaper trade, and now he turns his
attention to the humble calling OF the cor
respondents
Ishall not be surprised to hear that with
in week the commanding general Is In
vi,ing bids for the privilege Of forwarding
the southern journals to the northern press.
The peculiar administrative ability OF Gen
oral Butler shines forth with extraordinary
briliancy in the manner in which ne Is
dabbIing in any business from which cent
: IN he realized Ii has transacted in
whisky. rivalel the agent of the Associated
Pres. here la transmitting matters relating
90 bimself by telegraph, and now We lind
him attempting TO take bread out OF the
mouths OF the painstakinS correspondents
uose hard fate has forced them 10 take
positions under the grasping, interruptions
manager over this region. 1t Generei But,
Ter was capable OF blushing at any act OF
neaupess. this last move would cause the
glow Of shame to mantle his cheek OF
bronze. A noble business truly, for Ma
ior General. this interference with the lie
,jtimate labor of writer's for the press. No
excuse OF public cxigency has prompted
General Butler in this case; but petty
disposition to control everything to his own
advantage urges him in this, as in all his
movements
Little Washington has been abandoned
10 the enemy, our troops having been win
drawn to the support Of Newbern. Our
troops evacuated the place last week, thus
curoborating, in a measure, the correctness
# the information which sent you IN my
asst letter. and which was current IN reoei
circles at Norfolk. All the women ana
children have been ordered away from New
bern and the able bodied men retained TO
meet any emergency that may arse. fhis
fact does not speak very we'll tor the core
rectness of the information sent 20 the Wa
Department by General Butler, that thr
rebel troops which captured Plymouth had
retired. and that Little Washington and
Newbern were no longer menaced. There
is a horn of the dilemma which Gen. Butler
must take; he is either guilty OF transmit
ting false reports TO the War Department,
Or he knows nothing OF what fs transptr-
'nr IN his department. In spirit OF chari-
". select the latter excuse Tor hlm, atn'o
! do not think it would trouble his con
science To do the former. Since Generai
Butler undertook the forwarding Of news
from this point, very little reliance can De
placed upon reports apparently "ofc'al. >
The correspondents dare not send On facts
vitbin their knoweledge, for they are com
nIeteIy s'under the thumb in some way or
ctber. One OF the recognized correspond
snts is believed to be ''detstioe,n and OF
course IS mum, except In laudation Of Gen.
Butler. and the other writers do not care to
incur the Generals anger. r,..-L II g
There is a rumor here that Governor
pa;rpont, vino has been for some time pre-
naring charges sgaiast General Butler, has
- bis evidence completed, and will pre-
sent II TO the proper authorities 1t wash
.net,n. Governor Peirpont has taken
rreat pains in this matter. and lied upa
mas Of testimony in regard to the alleged
corraptions in this department., sufficient to
crush out any doubt which may have here
tofore yisted in the minds of the people IN
ard TO that question. Even General
RntIer begins to vince at the appearance of
RI. cloud arising over his Official horizon,
perhaps :'no bigger than a mans hand but
cb.-oaJ With the elements of has military