Newbern weekly progress., 1861-09-03
THE NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.


from the Adjn:ant Generals Office, from thi
time until the 1st of January 1868, recrutin.
officers are directed to make all their erlist
| lnents OF men entering the regular army fol
the term of three years The minimum stand
F.! ard OF height for recruits is fixed ut five Zee
three inches.
According, to order No G:}, Captain Bevcrl,
! II. Robertson, of the Second Cavalry and Firs
/ Lieut.. W. I. Walker, of the Ordinance Depart
I inent, having gwen proof of their disoyatv, ar,
dismissed from the service of ths nted States
! Assistant Surgeon Ramscur, oi the mldiCa
staff, having deserted to the enemy, is Likewise
dismissed from the service.
Garlic Barracks IS announced is a chaplain
post
/ Commanding officers of volunteer regiments
will rel ort to the Asjutant- General's Office i'm
ncdiateiy IS they may occur amy vacancies
which tstay happen in their regiments, in order
! t!lat they may he taken to have them filled
The lit.e of the upper Potomac is now well
! guarded, and at the latest reliable accounts
I Gen Bant4 H@H still resting on the Nonocacy.
/ \ rrS!li,cnt OF Maryland troops, raised prin
/ clpaly by Senator Cooper, a Brigadiei
! General III the army, i stationed at Williams
! port, under the command of Col. John Il. Ken
y, to protect the public stores let at that place
| by General Patterson, and to guard the Poto
mac, winch IS Portable IL this point. The reg.
! Imcnt Is over nine hundred strong.
I Col. Wrs. II. Purncll, Postmaster Of Balti
mere, has been authorized by the War Depart
ntnt to raise rtAg1lIt to ore CT, the Et
ieTn shore of Marylar,d and has already enter
cd upon the discharge of his duties
Governor Hicks Is here at the ''W; Hard lIo-
TEL and it is understood that he is very deci-
/ ded in hts support of the General Government.
! The exodus into lower Maryland of Unionists
from Virginia, as we'll as the prospect of
Aostllics in that quarter, are said to be lead
li:g subjects of consideration by the Governor,
Gen. Robert Anderson leaves this city to-
morrow for the purpose of assuming the com
mand OF the I. :. forces i'll Kentucky. At
present they consist of three regiments, but
mtISkctS, Sc, are at hand for 4 considerable
army.
Though Senator Baker has declined high
military commission from the Government, he
seems to be actively engaged in disci ciplining the
talitOrn Il regiment
1t is stated on high military authority that
the Secretary of War intends shortly to furnish
uniforms to regiments needing them, that
the general color OF uniforms for the entire
army shall be blue
Major w S Barry. Chief Of the Artillery in
General McCleilan's staff, has been appointed
Brigldicr General of \ ounleerS.
The mutinccrs of the New York Twenty first
Regiment, stationed at Fort Runyon, have been
taken to the navy yard with order from
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1's' VI '''o .n'.i ~ DlS W '"ss 90
~ St' 'es G,' ,s ''.'tT' ntl az 81
no" ~ 81 ''le u" al"
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changed to Fort Hamilton, New York. He VIII
not be examined until the evidence upon which
ne was aiIGs'e" IS use" 10 secure '1e 'iIeS' ol
o''i'S - Ih ~ s''' rh i,,,i' . w Smith
Kirby, j. A. Kirby, o. W. Kirby and r. Kir-
, M Mtie a''Sfe, @ OH i"s I an u, mtr ' .t' ~ tn I'.
Conf, 4nrsto, 'Thou ,ro from, prnra t,ea,Is,e
cn,,nt, aH,I t,o ,,ic;,it, ,f tha Viii IIn7tn
Tyv,1n and Fort WASHINGTON. Thrv we, G sent
h.re NV Nainr p,lmrr Srconl I-,';trd StaIcs
,,,r,I,.y Or t;.,. .a,: ni,yh ,h,I,t II o,clorL
- in number Of the s~cnth Massachusettes
REGIMENT arrested two brothers nane | Nolans,