, 1864-12-05

assigned by the President to the command OF
| tie DEPARTMENT Of Mississippi.
| By tie direction Of the President, announc-
! ed in general order 290, Maj. Gen. F. Steele is
relieved Of the command of the 9TH army
corps and The Department Of .Arknnaas, and
Maj. Gen. J. ]. Reynolds is assigned to the
command IN his stead. Maj. Cen Steele will
report to Maj: Gen, Canby for assignment to
command.
.. WHAT PRYOR SAID.
The 1l'.c@ Potomac army special repeats
the story Of Roger 4. Pryor's conversation at
Gen. Potter's Headquarters. He states that
Pryor said that Sherman's march through
Georgia was triumphant SUCCESS, and con-
firmed the story Of panic among the Southern
people. = :~
TIE REuEL PIRATES.
|: Capt. Hoeg, the leader'o the pirates that
attempted to capture the steamer Salvador,
eays Scmmes was ordered, while on the Afri-
can coast to 20 to. the Pacific, and does not
know why be neglected to go. Capt. Hogg
says he was ordered to report to Scmmes, but
would not saY when he expected to meet hin.
CENTRAL AMERICAN COTTON. =
Panama advices of;Nov. 10th, mention the
arrival OF thesteamcr Guatnme1a, from Cen
tral American ports, with thirty bales first
promises to be very large.
r. TME ST. A1BANs' RAID.
The counsel for the st. Adams raiders has
petitioned President Lincoln to allow mes
scnger to proceed to Richmond to obtain doc
uments showing the raiders to be commits
stoned By the rebel government. The docu-
ments Lieut.. Young wishes to procure are the
following: the copy Of his commission as
LIST Lieut.. In the Confederate States army,
dated 18th Of June, 1864 q copy Of in
structions, same date q copy Of conf1den-
tial instruction, Of Goth Aug. 1864, received at
h%1e+ rF - =
roll dated 3fst Of Aug, ut Chicaso; copy Of
any other documents at Richmond essential
or usciu1 to the defense. He adds all should
be certified By the Secretary OF War, md
the certificate, under seal, of the Secretary of
State.
= An application to the Gov. Gen. of Canada
fora government messenger to proceed to
Richmond and obtain the nboyc documents
wasltcfused.
cosaKEss.
The R<ralTs Washington special says: It
is not probable that the House will assemble
With very large proportion of its members,
many not proposing to come before tho last
first day more than to receive the Presidents
mcssnge and the accompanying documents,
and refer them to appropriate committees,
and the changes in the committees will be
announced on Tuesday
PROM THE SHENANDOAH
Gen. Merritt, with a3large force Of cavalry,
is thoroughly driving out the gucriilas from
Loudon county, Va, destroying everything
that can be Of service to man or horse, and
electually breaking up the rebel plans for
pfllngirg In Maryland.
Tie Htralds Harper's Ferry special gives an
account Of the execution Of dcsertcrs.
The HeralTs Shenandoah special of the 3oth
eays reconnaissance to Front Royal could
not find the enemy. Citizens ut Front Royal
reported that the rebel forces heretofore &C.
cupying strong intrenched position at MIL
ford had fallen back. on account Of both men
and animals suffering for want Of provisions
and forage. The rebels left j cavalry picket
behind:
WAsu1Sc7oS, Sunday, Dec. 4.-Hon. James
Speed, recently appointed Attorney General,
arrived here to-day from Kentucky.
There is now nearly quorum Of members
Of Congress in Washington. Many will ar-
rive By tomorrow mornings trains.
It cannot yet be nscertained with certainty
whether the Presidents Message will be trans-
mittcd to Congress tomorrow or Tuesday.
Tie only reports printed are those Of the Sec
rotary Of the Navy and the Postmaster Gene
rnl. That Of the Secretary of the Interior
will be placed in the printer hands to.mor-
row. The reports Of the other Departments
are not completed.