Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-15
3. President Fillmore hear that Pres.

Ex-president Fillmore hear that Pres
ident Pierce has invited Ex President Full
moro to visit Washington on his way North,
rendering him the hospitaaities Of the White
House while among Us again. BIS acceptance
will be exceedingly gratifying to all IN Wash'
Ffngsn, aAI~ellsS to We Distinguished faxitor.
The New Naval Board.-A board Of Naval
officers has been ordered to convene at An
napOlis on the 1st of June next, for the exami-
nation of the Midshipmen entering in 1S47
those q this e1ss who have returned TO the
United States since the last examination) and
1913, for promotion: 7ffhc Following are its
officers, viz: Commodore Isaac NJ Keefer,
President; Captains J. B. Montgomery, and
C: X Stribling; Commanders VIM: II. Gardi-
ner and George S. Blake, members. The Su-
perintendent of the Naval School, Commander
Louis Goldsborough, and Commander Craven,
the Commandant of the Midshipmen at the In
stitution, are also ez-oGeso members of the
board. - 49, -. t5i ,
Interesting to Officers Of the Army.-The
following, general order has recently. been
issued by the War Department: 49,. 50 :
GENERAL ORDERS, WAR DEPARTMENT. 9S r
* }ApJuTANT GENERALS OFFICE.
IN no =. o. Washington, May 9, 1854.
The following regulations are published by
direction of the Secretary of War. s.zl-i 1
Il. The interests of the service require that
captains should be babitually with their COM
raaies. Though subject to The temporary and
necessary details of service, as tor courts mar
tial, military boards. &c, they will not in fu..
ture be detailed for any duty which may be
likely to separate them for any considerable
time from their companies; and the same rule
will also be applied to the su6altefns Of mount
ed corps, Who beyond the temporary details
above referred to-; viii not'be separated from
their COMPANIES except fUI duly asnnsatsd
with their arm of service. zeT II
II.-rApplica for leave of. absence for a
period exceeding four months will hereafter
be forwarded through the usual channel of
correspondence for the action Of the Secretary
of War. a-".-
III.-Of6cers Of the general staff, or staff
corps and departments, when not serving in a
military department or under the orders of
the General-inChief must transmit their ap-
pficaiions for leaves of absence exceeding
seven days, to the Adjutant General of the
Army, through the chief of. their corps for
the decision of the Secretary Of War. And
all orders ASST gning or changing the posts or
stations Of such officers, will only be given by
the Secretary of War, through the Adjutant
Generals office e1...l - r. .
~ Every order issued by. any military.
authority which may cause any expenditure
whateYer in any dIsbursing department., shall
be given in writing, and copy thereof imme-
diately forwarded to the chief of the disbursc
every order which may involve the transpor-
ton of an officer, shall in like manner be for
warded to the Aajutant General OF the Army.
for the information of the Secretary of War.
y.-Oficers doing duty in the Quarter
masters Department, sNill report on their
monthly summary statements, with whom
and where. the balances for which they are
respectively accountable. are deposited. IT,
VI.-The mileage Of officers travelling on
court martial service, will be, as in other
cases Of travel under orders, ten cents mile
VfI.-So much Of ''GeneraL Orders,' No.
j of January 6, 1858, as allows communication
of fuel and quarters specially for service on
courts martial. is hereby revoked. fs- In
By order: ..- 81 al r. o =.
S. COOPER, Adjutant General. =
The United States Revenue Cutter Jefferson
Davis.-The Treasury Department have infor,
nation of the arrival of this vessel at Rio
Janeiro, on her way to San Francisco. All
welE 'r-
The Ho2. John Wheeler, of N. Y, is at the
Girard House, Philadelphia, confined by se-
rious, but not dangerous sickness.
The Schooner john P. Kennedy, attached
to Lieutenant Ringgold's Behring's Straits
exploring expedition, Lieutenant Command
ing Collins, was at Batavia, Isle of France,
on the 9th of January. All we'll.
Recommendations to Office filed in the Post
Office observation-disclosures Recommendations
counter papers, &c,) cannot be Withdrawn from
the Post Office Department after being filed
there.
Cuba in Congress.-At this moment three.
fourths of the members of Congress of both
Houses, are strongly in favor of the acquisi-
ton of Cuba by the United States, including
not only half the anti-Nebraska Democrats a,
least, but many anti-Nebraska Wings.
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
Department.-On Saturday, the 18th of May
there wore of Treasury Warrants entered OF