From Washington

Herald’s Dispatch.

WASHINGTON, May 18.

The recall of Gen. Hunter is fully determined on.  His proclamation will be made the subject of a communication by the President to Congress, and in that way to the country, unmistakeably [sic] condemning the course of General Hunter, as the policy of the Administration in the conduct of the war.  An effort has been made to have Gen. Bonham placed in command of the department of the South.  It is stated that if he could have had the consent of Gen. Hunter, he would long ago have recaptured Sumter, and restored Federal authority in Charleston.  Probably hereafter army officers will be required to attend exclusively to military duties, and leave the management of social and political affairs to the Government.

The intelligence received from the department of the South, states that our army is impatient at the kind of duties assigned them.

Accounts form McClellan’s army are, that Gen. Sumner has been relieved from active service in consequence of his refusal to reinforce Gen. Heintzelman at the battle of Williamsburg.

Special to Times.

Memphis papers of the 14th are looking for a battle at Corinth with terrible interest.  They estimate the Federal army at 60,000, and insist that it is greatly demoralized.  They say they don’t allow themselves to think of being defeated.

Beauregard is undoubtedly at Corinth.

WASHINGTON, May 18.

They navy department has received a communication from Com. Dupont, dated Port Royal, May 13th, giving an account of the capture of several rebel schooners.  No other news of importance.

The Post Office department directs that all mail matter destined for Burnside’s command be sent to New York.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday Morning, May 20, 1862, p. 2