The army correspondent of the New York Commercial says: Certain it is that the Army of the Potomac has lost a large numbers of ‘prisoner and missing,’—that its dead and wounded exceed 23,000—that it left on the southern bank of the Rappahannock 24 pieces of artillery, with a large quantity of arms and ammunition, and that a majority of its general officers desire a new commander. But General Hooker has been here as the guest of President Lincoln, and it is known that some of our highest civil officials are perfectly well satisfied with his explanation of his campaign. He ascribes his lack of success to the failure of Stoneman to promptly execute his task, in which case, Longstreet with 17,000 men, could not have relieved Lee, and to the conduct of the Eleventh Corps; and he has frankly informed the President that he will resign his command, if this step is considered desirable by the Government.”
Alexandria Gazette, Alexandria, VA