The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-01-06

New YORK, Jan. 5.-The Tribune
special from Washington says: Major
General Burnside, who is now here, has at
the earnest solicitation of the President with
drawn his resignation and it is not improb'
able be will be assigned to the command OF
the department of Ohio.
Major General Stoneman has been reliev'
ed from the command of the cavalry bureau
and assigned to duty as Chief of Cavalry at
the West were he proceeds at once.
Major General Butler arrived in town to
day from Point Lookout, where he'was met
by dispatches from the President. lie had
long conference with Mr.. Lincoln to-day
upon matters pertaining to his department
and on the subject of exchanging and pa
rolling of those rebel prisoners st Point
Lookout who have expressed their willing
ness to take the oath of allegiance.
The Tribune vouches for the following
letter which inticates that the city of
Charleston is miued with powder:
CHARLESTON, Nov. 9-Dsar Cousin: Fred
has consented to let me come to Macon, so
you may expect me in a very few days
The other day Yarkee shell exploded just
around the corner from our house, tearing
a building to pieces and the danger is so
great as to hasten us off. Most of the fami
lies have gone to Dorchester, Summerville,
Corubokee and even to Waterford and
every house in those places is crowded,
nearly every room is filled with beds and
every bed has to accommodate three or four
persons. So much for war, but would be
willing to live in sly the remainder Of my
life if it would keep the Yankee mischiefs
out of our city. A majority of our people
have left most of their furniture in their
houses, EXPECTING in few weeks to return,
but of course, they know that if the Yam
KEGS take the city their houses and furniture
will all be destroyed.
Gen. Beauregard caused information to
information to reach all, that if he finds il
impossible to hold the city he will leave it
a mass of ruins. No one will complain of
this as they know that the barbarians have
sworn to destroy every vestige of the seces-
sion nest if they can take it. II they should
ever enter our house, may God have mercy
on them, for | can't. If they ever enter
the city you will near of the greatest earth
quake ever caused by human agencies. 1t
will be consolation, Louis, for youto know
that should the vandals ever get here they
will never be able to reacn Macon.
Gen. Beauregard is confident they could
never get 10 miles beyond the city in any
direction.
1t is mournful to go through our streets,
once alive with beauty and fashion, and see
them entirely deserted with the exception
Of now and then, Ole Of our colored people
or squalid Irish woman, but | am to see
you so soon that will not write long let
fer. Fred sends his love but says he will
not write until dipping his pen in Yankee
carcass he can write with led ink.
! A Washington special TO the Herald
says:
Dispatches state that Gen. Early with 3
brigades of Ewells corps, besides the force:
of Imboden, M'Neil and other rebel leaders
and also Fitzhugh Lees cavalry are in the
Shenandoah Valley and West of it toward:
Petersburg. Brig. Gen. Sullivan and Gen
Averill, under command Of Gen. Kelley, are
in good force and well posted.
1t is said to be definitely arranged that
Gen Rosecrans is to take the place of Gen
Schofeld in the Department of Missouri.
A letter from Key West states that the
naval operations on the coast of Florida
are active and successful. An extensive
salt works of the enemy in st. Andrews
Bay was destroyed and st. Andrews city
was leveled to the ground by the crews OF
the steamers Boomers and Restless.