The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-09
THE ARMY And NAVY.

Captain Cabeil quartermaster United States army,
rived here on Thursday evening" five days from Arbucke
reports oil quiet there and approximations OF an at
tack from wild Indians The report OF Dcawares having
possession of the Fort and drawing tions is false The
public property is all SAFE in good order and In charge OF
Ordnance Sergeant Rounds Captain c. heard nothing Of
the congregatng of wild Indians the prarics and
thinks no danger to be appehended from them by emf
grants II they sufficiently strong say thirty or forty
men In a train.--Fort Smith Times, April 2la
The following is correct list of the officers attached to
the headquarters Of the commanding general Of the Utah
army: $500
Lieutenant Richard G. Drum, fourth artillery, and
Lieutenant Francis Wheaton, first cavalry, as aids-de-
camp. -.
Major Don Carlos Buell. adutant general chief of staff
Colonel Daniel d. Tompkins, assistant quartermaster-
Lieutenant Colonel George H. Crosman deputy quarter
master general.
lieutenant Colonel Joseph E. Johnson acting nspcc
tor general. III t4s I. rs .gt.
Surgeon J. b. Wright, medical director.
Captain NJ. ID. +. Simpson, commssnry of subsistence
Captain John Newton, chief engineer
Captain james H. Simpson, chief of Typographical en-
gineers
Captain Jesse E. Reno and Lieut.. Francis j. Skunk,
ordnance department.
Major N. W. Brown, pay department I
ig d Y. COMMANDERS BRIaADEs af
Brevet Brigadier General William s. Harvey. m a
Captain A. Plcasonton, acting adjutant general
Brevet Brgadier General A. B. johnston. -
Brevet Major Fitz John Porter assistant uant gene
raj.
large draught of recruits, consisting of over seven
hundred men, left Governors Island Thursday last foI
Fort eavcnwoh to be assigned there to the second
tlery fifth and tenth regiments of infantry at that
post They appeared to be well disciplined body Of
men, as we'll being fully equipped md prepared for
the march The following officers accompanied the de-
tachment r 500 ai3a st
Captain Stevenson, Ioutenants Wingate, Updegraa,
and Stith fifth infantry Captain Heth, Ieutenans Mar
shall and Roberts tenth infantry Captain Roberts fourth
artillery; and Lieutenant Lee sixth infantry-all OF
whom ordered to join their respective regiments
der orders for Utah. sH
Five hundred mounted service recruits have also left
Jefferson Barracks for Fort Leavenworh under the
nsand Of Lieutenant Miner second Dragons to be
signed to the second Dragons and first cavalry.
1t il expected that upon the arrival of those recruits at
eavenworth the rcinfocements will Immediately proceed
on the march to join General Johnson.
Some three hundred United States troops left Newport
Barracks Ky the 9Th instant for Fort Leayenworth
under command of First Lieutenant H. b. Hendershott
and Second Lieutenants Quatebum, Conner, and Ryan
The latter will proceed to Utah; the other officers will
await further orders.
ton Florida Is progressing rapidly The walls are al
ready completed, and the work of roofing commenced.
The gold medal prepared by the of the United
States fgate SusQuehanna testimonial to Dr. Rose
the English navy has been presented by Purser Rtten-
house, accompanied by very complimentary letter. to
the recipient. a,tsF rs5t n, a.it seet