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Grand torchlight Processional
Washington — wreck of the steamship
Northern Light--news from
Missouri--reception of old ‘"Fuss and Feathers"’ in New York, &c.
We have received copies of Northern papers of dates to 7th, November.
9th, November.and 12th of November.
From their columns we make up the following summary:
The New York
Her old, of the 12th instant, contains the following interesting news from its special telegraphic correspondent in the
Federal capital, dated the 11th:
Grand torchlight procession and fireworks.
Washington was taken by surprise to-night by one of the most magnificent and imposing torchlight displays ever witnessed.
About half-past 7 o'clock an immense procession, composed of detachments from each regiment of
General Blenker's division, suddenly appeared upon the avenue, filling the air with strains of martial music from numerous bands, and paling the moon and stars with the glare of myriads of torches, exhibiting
red,
white, and
blue lights.
The procession was more than a mile in length, the centre occupied by mounted men and numerous carriages and companies of armed men, while on either side in two lines marched the thousands of torch bearers.
Preparations for a brilliant display of fireworks were improvised in front of the residence of
General McClellan, in whose honor the display was devised, by the officers and men of
Gen. Blenker's division.
Passing up Pennsylvania avenue and around the semicircle in front of the
White House, and by the residences of the
Secretary and
Assistant Secretary of War, the procession halfed in front of
General McClellan's house, and, anild the blaze of fireworks, the huzzas of the multitude and the soul-stirring music of a dozen regimental bands and drum corps, the welcome of
Blenker's division was given to the new
General in-Chief of the army of the United States.
After repeated calls,
Secretary Cameron appeared upon the balcony and briefly addressed the assembled multitude of citizens and volunteers.
He was followed by
Secretary Seward in a brief and pointed speech.
At last, in acknowledgment of the irrepressible demand for his appearance,
General McClellan showed himself at the window and subsequently upon the porch, attended by
General Blenker, by whom he was presented to the throng.
Gen. McClellan bowed in acknowledgment of the compliment paid to him, and gracefully received the assurances of
Gen. Blenker that the men of his division were ready to prove their attachment to the flag of the
Union by braving a soldier's death in its defence.
Among the transparencies carried in the procession the most remarkable bore upon one side the words: ‘"
Hall to
McClellan, "’ and on the reverse, ‘"
Lincoln, liberty and law."’ The display of fire-works was magnificent.
The rockets, bursting high in every direction, filled the whole arch of heaven with splendid spangles of
red,
white, and
blue.
Conspicuous among the fixed places in front General of
McClellan's was one representing a monument, upon which was inscribed in letters of light the name of ‘"
McClellan."’ It was surmounted with an eagle of glowing fire, bearing in its talons the national flag suspended on either side.
At the conclusion of the presentation at
General McCiell this house the procession moved on and proceeded across the
Long Bridge to the headquarters of
Gen. Blenker's division on the
Virginia side of the
Potomac.
The army.
A change has been made in the disposition of the staff of the
General in Chief, and the location of the various ces for the transaction of the business of the army.
The headquarters of the army, temporarily superintended by
Colonel Cothurn, of the
General's staff, will be at
General Scott's old quarters, on Seventeenth street, opposite the War Department.
General Williams,
Assistant Adjutant General, has removed his office from the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Nineteenth street, to the new Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac, corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Sixteenth street, where also will be the offices of the other members of
General McClellan's staff.
The private residence of
General McClellan, at the corner of 11 and Fifteenth staff, will be occupied by himself and family, his father-in-law,
General Marcy, and his brother,
Captain McClellan, who are also members of his staff.
Colonel Frank P. Blair will leave here this afternoon for
Missouri, to rejoin his regiment.
Affairs on the lower Potomac.
The Resolute came up to the
Navy-Yard this evening, and returned with the mails for the upper division of the Potomac flotilla — She reports that the gun-boat
Dawn passed down the river night before last, without receiving any attention from the rebel batteries.
Thirty-two shots were this morning fired at four oyster porgies passing up the river, without doing any damage whatever.
A new battery has been erected opposite
Maryland Point, at
Aquia Creek, which has compelled the lower division of the flotilla to leave its anchorage and move further down.
Colonel William A. Jackson, of the New York Eighteenth Volunteers, died this evening, at 6 o'clock. His disease was typhoid fever, accompanied by severe hemorrhage.--He resigned his position as
Inspector General of the
State of New York, and accepted the Colonelcy of the Eighteenth.
He was in his thirtieth year, and a son of
Professor Jackson of Union College.
Secretary Cameron and
Adjutant General Thomas returned to-day from their tour of inspection of the
Northern forts and arsenal.
Consul of the Grand Luchy of Saxe Weimer.
Frederick Kune has been recognized by the
President as
Consul of the
Grand Duchy of
Saxe Weimer for the States of New York.
Maine,
New Hampshire,
Vermont,
Massachusetts,
Connecticut and
Rhode Island.
A gentleman occupying a high position in
Mexico has just arrived here with important information which he has laid before the
Government from the west coast of
Mexico and
Sonora.
If appears that the whole west coast is greatly excited at the contemplated intervention of
England,
France, and
Spain in their affairs, and they have applied to our Government to know whether it will sustain them in their stand against the intrigues of
Spain.
The rebel accents are now very busy in that section of
Mexico.
They have thus far found very little sympathy, the people nearly all favoring the cause of the
Federal Government.
This is also the case in all the States throughout
Mexico.
The rebels, however, hold out flattering promises, and offer to make any kind of treaties, and to aid them with money.
From the New York
Times's special
Washington dispatches, under date of the 8th inst., we clip the following paragraph:
The news from the naval expedition.
Everybody is jubilant to-day over the news from the naval expedition, and all are hopeful no disaster will follow the reported success.
The Cabinet has been holding an extra session this evening.
Gen. D. C. Buel has positively been as signed to the command of the Department of Kentucky, and he will proceed to that State in a few days.
The appointment of
General Buel to this position springs from
General McClellan's high appreciation of his military ability, regarding him as second to no man in the United States Army.
It was first proposed to send
Gen. Buel to the
Western Military Department; but the purpose was changed, because
Kentucky is now regarded as a more important field.
Gen. Buel has the widest range of authority, and is promised the fullest support of the
Government.
Gen. Sherman may or may not remain in a command under him.
It is not proposed, at present, to interfere with
Gen. Hunter's command in
Missouri,
Gen. Hallock remains, therefore, without any leading command at present.
The
Washington scandal in regard to
Thurlow Weed is that he has not gone to
Europe to procure the intervention of
England to stop the war, but to avoid being summoned to testify before the Congressional Committee in regard to army contracts.
To-day,
Mrs. Hunter, the wife of
Mr. Hunter, of
Fairfax county, who was arrested two days since on suspicion of furnishing information to the rebels, came to our lines, accompanied by a young girl, and asked to be conducted to headquarters.
She was taken to
Gen. Hancock's headquarters, and was conveyed thence to
Gen. McCall, who gave her a poss to the city, to the
Provost Marshal.
She was provided with accommodations at a private house, and this morning will be permitted to visit her husband at the Thirteenth street prison.
She expresses her determination
to remain with her husband, and share his fortunes.
She professes to be ignorant of any reasons why he should be arrested.
The rebel steamer page.
Last night a telegraphic dispatch was received from
Gen. Hocker, stating that, from observations made by our troops on the
Potomac, it was believed that the rebel steamer
Page had come out of
Quantico creek into the
Potomac.
No further intelligence has been received in relation to the matter, and it is believed that it is a misapprehension.
There have been no arrivals from the flotilla to-day.
Yesterday the
Mary Ellen, a high deck propeller, used as a transport, came up past the rebel batteries without difficulty, and last night left the
Navy- yard on her return.
Headquarters removed.
The headquarters of the army is to be transferred from the building formerly occurred by
Gen. Scott to apartments in the War Department building.
As
Commodore Wilkes and family are about returning and require their residence, the headquarters of the Department of the Potomac will be removed to the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Madison Place, adjoining the residence of
Secretary Seward.
Gen. McClellan has taken a residence nearly opposite
Com. Wilkes, and will occupy it with
Gen. Marcy to-morrow.
Treason and other rascality.
The disclosures made by the intercepted correspondence which comes to the State Department are startling in other respects as well as the treason shown.
The letters directed to suspected parties are opened to find evidences of treasonable purposes and acts.
In the cases of Northern sympathizers they generally afford proofs of rascality in other regards, so that with those who have had charge of this part of the
State service, it has come to be considered that a Northern traitor is equivalent to being anywhere in category of criminals, from thieves down to peculators.
Clothing for the National prisoners.
The Government has been making arrangements to forward to our prisoners in the rebel States the needed supplies of clothing, etc., for their comfort,
Gen. Havelock was presented to the
President to-day by
Secretary Seward.
Mayor Wakeman, of
Boston, is in the city to make arrangements to ameliorate the condition of the
State and war prisoners in
Fort Warren.
Mutiny in the New York Thirteenth.
The New York
Times, of the 9th, says:
‘
Recently twenty-seven non-commissioned officers and privates of the New York Thirteenth Regiment, belonging to Company I refused to do duty, and, at the close of evening parade, threw down their arms.
The cause of this act of insubordination was the issue of an order by the
Colonel distributing the members of the company among the other companies.
Their own number was much reduced; their
Captain, a man named
Tully, had been cashiered for insubordination; the
First lieutenant had resigned; and as new companies were being recruited, it was deemed expedient to pursue the course adopted to make room for the new companies.
Company K. was also without line officers, and the same plan was adopted with reference to them.
Immediately on the mutiny manifesting itself, the guard was ordered out, and the mutineers at- once marched over to the city, and were placed in the central guard-house, to wait the action of the military authorities.
It is not known what will be done with them, but it is supposed, that like the mutineers of last summer, they will be sent to the
Dry Portusas.
The mutineers belonged to a company which, for the most part, was made up of the roughs of the city of
Rochester, and they have always been turbulent and difficult to control.
’
The Chilean Minister presented.
To-day Senor Asta Buruaga, the
Chilean Minister was presented to the
President to enable him to make a formal announcement of the inauguration of the new
President of that Republic.
Hon. Christopher Robinson, of
Rhode Island, Minister to
Peru, and
Julius Bing,
Esq., United States Consul to
Smyrna, are in the city, receiving their instructions preparatory to their departure for their posts.
Prof. Lowe has arrived in this city with five balloons, ordered by the
Government, with portable apparatus for the generation of gas for their inflation.
They will be distributed as follows.
One with the
Potomac flotilla, three along our lines in
Virginia;
Prof. Lowe will leave with one on a steamer, which will be anchored in the river, while he makes his reconnaissances, and watches the movements of the rebels on the
Virginia shore.
For the management of the five balloons, sixteen wagons, 85 horses, and six hundred men, exclusive of those on the boat, are employed.
The election for corporate authorities at
Alexandria, to displace the present disloyal incumbents, is fixed for the 20th inst.
Wm. Arnold,
Lewis McKenzie,
Stephen Shinn, and
Henry Mansfield, are the
Commissioners appointed to conduct the election.
The prominent citizens of
Alexandria arrested on suspicion of holding an election for member of the rebel Congress have been dismissed, for the want of evidence to convict them.
The amount of property of rebel debtors seized and held by the
Provost Judge of
Alexandria is over twenty thousand dollars. It is held by an order issued by
General McClellan.
It is believed by many in high position, who have examined the facts, that the Administration will sustain the decision of
Judge Freese.
Certain it is that all the members of the
Cabinet do not endorse the views of
Attorney-General Bates.
