The late movement on Richmond is acknowledged to have been a failure, and old Butler is in a worse humor than when he run against Magruder at Bethel. The following telegrams tell the tale:

Washington, Feb. 10.--The civilians and political critics of the army are indignant that the late dash in the direction of Richmond should be attended with such signal failure. Their plans were all perfect, and they cannot see how the error occurred. A number of excited individuals have been importuning the committee on the conduct of the war to report to morrow that somebody has blundered, so that the shortcomings of the military officials may be ventilated and another sacrifice be made.

Washington, Feb. 10.--Rumors prevail of the arrest of prominent officers who had the late raid on Richmond in charge.

Fortress Monroe,Feb. 10.--The following special order is published by order of the commanding General:

W. W. Shore, being by his own confession the correspondent of the New York Daily World and Daily Times, the articles and letters from which papers are copied with approbation into many of the rebel papers to the injury of the Government and the cause of the country, is ordered to leave the department forthwith, and not to return under pain of being put to hard, but honest, labor.

The Federal force which is now advancing into East Mississippi, and before which in retiring Gen Polk has evacuated Meridian, is under the command of Gen Sherman, and consists of two army corps--the 16th and 17th, under Hurlbut and McPherson. The cavalry to attend the expedition left Memphis for Corinth on the 3d inst. The St Louis Republican, commenting upon the movements in that quarter, says:

From Vicksburg to Meridian the distance is one hundred and forty miles, which is about equal to the distance from Meridian to Mobile. We suppose that the railroad connecting Meridian with the base of supplies at Vicksburg can be rapidly placed in running order, and there is sufficient rolling stock, locomotives, &c., at hand to make it available for transportation. By the time the road is opened events will probably have so shaped themselves as to determine the now doubtful question whether Sherman should go on down to Mobile or proceed to Selma and Montgomery in order to co-operate with Gen. Thomas in a flank movement with Atlanta in view. Our own belief, which may go for what it is worth, is that with the indirect assistance of Gen. Sherman in occupying the attention of the rebels in Mississippi, General Banks will find himself amply strong enough, aided by the fleet in the gulf, to contend against the enemy at Mobile and capture that city. Should he do so, and our vessels secure the passage of the Alabama and Tombigbee rivers, a chain of communication can be established of the greatest importance in cutting off the States of Mississippi and Alabama from the Confederacy, and affording means for a grand concentration and comoination against the remaining parts of the rebel domain. The campaign is opening very handsomely, and we are likely to witness a magnificent exhibition of military strategy on both sides.

The New York World, of the 7th, says:

A letter from Cumberland, Md., dated the 8th inst., says:

The forces at the bridges which made the capture have been variously estimated at from sixty to two thousand five hundred men. They captured one company of the 54th Pennsylvania troops that was guarding the bridges. Casualties--one killed, one mortally, and several slightly wounded, of the Federals. Confederates none. Our forces bivouacked on the chosen field, awaiting the approach of the rebels; but Rosser, having accomplished his work, was fast skedaddling to a place of safety. Pursuit then commenced, but our forces managed to keep just far enough in the rear of the rebels not to provoke a collision. We lost all — about one hundred and seven wagons, heavily laden with rations, clothing, and munitions of war; also, the motive power of this immense train, consisting of five hundred or six hundred horses and mules; also, several cannon and quite a number of prisoners, "gobbled" up on the route, and especially on the field where the train was captured.

For the last three months the Confederates have drawn large supplies from this department. On the 16th November, 1863, they captured a valuable train and stores. On the 3d of January, 1864, another train was shoved off on the Lane road; the last that was taken was the most valuable of all.--One million of dollars would not replace the loss by the last raid. The excitement has subsided, but the disgrace remains. We have again relapsed into fancied security, but we know not what minute the raiders may be upon us.

The New York World has the following editorial on the subject of the treatment of the prisoners who are now held in Richmond. The fifty Union surgeons we think are myths:

The statement of Mr. C. C. Fulton, proprietor of the Baltimore American, which we publish this morning, respecting the treatment of our prisoners at Richmond will be a sensible relief to their friends at the North. It seems that the country has been imposed upon respecting the treatment the prisoners receive from the rebel authorities.--While it is no doubt true that the rations are scant, and their accommodations not such as they would receive at the North, it seems they are not either starved or ill-treated. It will surprise the country also to learn that the rebel Government anxious to do what it could for the sick and wounded soldiers in Richmond, has made an offer through Commissioner Ould to allow at least fifty Union surgeons through their lines, and all the provisions, medicines and stores they chose to bring with them; which offer has been treated by Secretary Stanton with contemptuous silence, it follows, therefore, that if there is any suffering among the disabled soldiers now in Richmond, it is due, not to the Confederate Government, which has done, in view of the scant means, what it could to make them comfortable; but to President Lincoln and Secretary Stanton, who, when they had the chance to send surgeons and stores declined to do so, or even to consider the offer of the Confederate Government. It is very clear, from the whole conduct of the Administration, that it does not wish an exchange of prisoners, and that it has so conducted matters as to convey to the country the impression that the rebels were ill treating their prisoners whereas the parties really to blame have been themselves. The statements of Mr. Fulton, who is an ardent supporter of the Administration, are of a character which should command the prompt attention of Congress. If anything is to be done for our prisoners, it must be in spite of the efforts of the Administration to compel them to languish in rebel dungeons.

A correspondent of the Louisville Journal, writing from Nashville, gives quite a sombre account of the condition of the Yankees at Chattanooga. He says that the army there is shivering in torpor, and that fuel is so scarce in the camps that all the stumps in the valley have been chipped to the ground. This correspondent adds:

A scythe would not shave the grain from the field more closely than the axes of the soldiers the vast forests in Chattanooga Valley. Wood could be procured near Missionary Ridge, but we have actually no animals to draw it to camp. There is no forage at Chattanooga, and horses and mules are dying by scores. Lean and fragile frames are stalking over the fields and through the streets of the city as though a famine were abroad in the land. Dead horses and mules cumber the streets and alleys of the city, and their bodies are rotting in the plains around. Hundreds of animals, turned out to pick subsistence in the field, have wandered outside our lines, and are now tottering over the old battle-field of Chickamauga, the neutral ground between the two armies. Until the railroad is completed to Chattanooga, forage and supplies for the troops will be scant. The river is running with ice that will somewhat the boats.

A correspondent of the New York World, writing from New Orleans, furnishes that paper with the following:

On Monday they were tried; the fellow with the hatchet was sentenced to lose two monthspay, and the others one month each. On the same day a white soldier, who got on a spree and wandered off from his regiment, was sentenced to lose four months of his pay. The like sentence was imposed on another white soldier who went into a restaurant to get something to eat, and was unable to pay for it; and six months hard labor in the Dry Tortugas was the lot of two others who did the same at an oyster saloon, and assaulted the keeper with a dull knife. When you undertake to volunteer do so as a negro, if you wish for light punishment and nothing to do.

The New Orleans Times says there R. D negro soldiers are "jolly fellows," and I do not wonder at it.

The military committee in the Yankee House has reported a bill dispensing with the services of Generals out of command. This settles McClellan and Fremont.

It is said that the Union forces in Arkansas are preparing for a movement which will be directed against Magruder.

Gen. Wm. F. Hunter is now spoken of as the new commander of the army of the Potomac.

Bulletins are issued every hour in the New York market as to the price of gold. The following is the fluctuation Thursday:

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