New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-12
Major Campbell Graham, TopegrnphIco, rn..,.-.

Col. u. L. 4. Bonneville, % Infantry.
Inc following officers, having applied 10 1.
Withdrawn from active service having 80
more than forty years, The President directs h.s
'neir names be placed on tho list of re,reS oe,
cers irom the dates set opposite 10 them,
Srl: ,, r, >; Belton, 4th Artillery, Aug. q. 1861
'i"or uiies Porter, Ah Artillery, Sept. 8, 1861
GEN. sHERMAN's COMMAND.
Dreade Surgeon Ellsworth has been assigned
70 zen. Shermans command in New.yorI
surgeon Charles A. Crane is also tenoo,ar;x a.
signed to Gen. shermans command
MASSACHUSETTS CAVALRY
Capt. Robert Williams Of the First Dr,ooor.;.
10 DC Colonel of regiment of Mas,acbuso,,.
cavalry now mastering at Readyiue. Fla n,.
been instructor of cavalry tactics at West poi,,
ana IS reported one Of the best cavalry officer, IN
tho army.
MILITARY
The following appointments were made so a..
Additional Paymaster, Alvin Walker os NJ
York; w. C. II. Sherman Of PhTade,phi, Coz
Assistant Quertermaster; WIN. r. Downing a
Pennsylvania, for Assistant Adiutant. General
Capt. Frederick is assigned to Gen. Bske,,.
Brigade. IRWIN w. Potter Of the Wi.cOnsinjvoIun.
teerr, is to be lst Lieutenant Of the 18th Infantry
Capt. 1. NJ. Anderson is ordered 10 Fort Ham.
iltOn. Lance Sergeant Daniel Loosely, COMPANY
A, is transferred to the l4th Regiment Infantry.
Surgeon r. Randall's leave is extended 10 o,e
month. Lieut.. L. r. Hopkins, Sd Infantry |.
detached from duty at West Point and ordered
to report to the Superintendent.
A REGIMENT OF LANCPRs.
COL Rankin, member Of the Canadian Par
Lament, was here few days since aud obtained
power to raise regiment of 600 Lancers and
TO arm and equip them like the 18th English
Lancers, with saber, carbine, pistol, aud
lance the shaft Of which is 10 be sixteen feet
long, and blade fourteen inches. The rendezvous
will be at Detroit. They will be in the field By
December, and commanded by experienced Off
GERS.
THE NEW TREASURY NOTES.
Over million dollars in the new Treasury
Notes we're sent to st. Louis and Cincinnati;
yesterday, TO be expended for army account.
Tie regular daily .grist of the Treasury mill is
$500, Goo. The mere labor of clipping the notes
occupies over 100 clerks from 9 o'clock iI the
morning till II O'Clock at night.
PosT-OPFICE MATTERS
We would call attention to the following eGtrsct
from Instructions issued BY the POst-0fice Depart
ment:
1T is found 70 be impossible TO supply at present
the demand for postage stamps Of the new syie.
Every effort i'll be made 10 increase the amount naa-
ufactnred daily but under the mOst favorable eoDdi-
tons the distribution Of these stamps to al posohces
n The oya States be effected within tie period
contemplsted by the Department. Under tbeee cir
cunstances notice IL hereby given to all posuasters
who have not received stamps TO continue tie sse
Of the oh issue ard Of cOutse, to mail oil letters
brongh to their Offices prepaid by stamps Of the old
style"
ADDITIONAL PURCHASES OF SHIPS FOR THE
NAVY.
The following vessels were purchased BY tue
agents Of the Navy Department last week. fo:
use in our operations against tho Southern Rebel
coast
Tie public will take notice of The fact that
the Secretary of the Navy has in all instances
stated the prices paid by him for the vessels he
has bought. His Department has no conceal
ments to make of its expenditures or contracts