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A letter from the Dominican territory, dated Jan. 13th, says that that Republic is virtually dead, and the island is only a Spanish province. General Santa Anna has ruled as Captain General, in the name of the Queen of Spain. Representatives from Accomac and Northampton counties had arrived at Wheeling, Va. Bennett, in his Herald, says the rascally contractors have pocketed $50,000 of the public funds within the past nine months. The position and official authority of Gen. McClellan have in no way been modified since the advent of Secretary Stanton. The etiquette question at the Francis Court is viewed in Washington as unworthy of serious consideration, and of no political significance. Lincoln is laboring hard to facilitate preparations for an instant attack at all points, at any moment. The Herald says the objects in taking Roanoke Island are to seize other points on the railways running to Richmond, and to cut off supplies, to stop the inland coast
bels in that quarter. Meantime, in accordance with the instructions of Gen. McClellan, the army of Gen. Buell is steadily encircling the great rebel camp at Bowlk, and are so well drilled and so ably commanded by such approved officers as McClellan, Buell, Halleck, Wool, Burnside, Sherman, Dupont, Goldsborough, Foote, Portern assuming the complete direction of the affairs of the army, and confining Gen. McClellan to the command of the Army of the Potomac. In yesterday's Tribune we againby an attack on the General-in-Chief in the Post. The Tribune says: General McClellan's New Rank.--The better opinion is that General McClellan will not resignGeneral McClellan will not resign in consequence of the change which the censor allowed us partially to indicate last night, but will strive in the Department of the Potomac to rival General Buell ie meanest kind of journalism, says the Herald. Failing to directly affect General McClellan's position with the President and the country, it seeks to curtail his fu