Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-11-26
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From Washington. .
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.--Col. Van Rensaelae
has been appointed Brevet Brgadier. General Of
the regular army; John Glover, a Colonel of th,
Missouri volunteer cavalry; Sylvanus B. Hance
Assistant Adiutant General of volunteers; A
b. Baxter, Quartermaster- General of yolun.
teers, and X. E. Davis, Commssary of Subsist-
ence of volunteers-the three last named with
the rank Of Captain.
Thursday next has been set apart by the
Washington authorities as a day for thanks.
giving and prayer. 80
Hon. E. D. Culver. of New York, has been
appointed Consul at Para, Brazil.
A few weeks ago the Secretary of War au.
thorized Cen. Wool to ascertain whether cloth.
ing and other articles necessary to the comfort
OF United States citizens, now prisoners of war,
could be sent to them. The following letter
shows that consent fss that purpose has been
given: .
HEApoUARTERs, DEPARTMENT OF NoRFoLK,l
..r-.t &S4# VI November 8, 1861.
SIR: consider myself fully authorized to
reply ut once to the inquiry made in your letter
of the 9th met. My government will allow
blankets and articles of clothing necessary for
the comfort Of prisoners Of war to be sent to
them. Any such articles you may send to
me will be promptly forwarded by the South.
ern Express Company, and money may be sent
to pay the freight here, or IL may bo paid on
delivery.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
(Signed) BENZ. HUGER,
-, .lr. Maj. Gen. Commanding Dept.
To Maj Gen JOHN E, Wool, Commanding De-
partment, Norfolk st-.
The Quartermaster- General of the United
States will provide blankets and clothing for
the prisoners of war and forward them through
Gen. Wool, in accordance with the terms Of
the letter from Gen. Huger. II is further as.
certained that this arrangement has been ac-
complished without compromising the govern.
ment in any respect whatever.
Major Thomas S. English and Capt. Abram
A. Brevort, of the Marine Corpsy have been re-
tired by their own request. They have been in
the service more than forty years; the for
mer having entered in 1917 and the latter in
1920. ta
It was stated in some of the papers that Sec.
retary Chase was present at the late grand re-
view. This is an error, es neither he nor his
assistants have left their duties single day to
attend reviews since the outbreaking OF the
war. ila-.-a t.-4
William Irwin, of Pennsylvania, having yes.
terday received his instructions from the State
Department., as Consul at Babar, Brazil, will
proceed thither in the course of few days
On Friday portion Of the New Jersey Brig
ade, under Gen. Franklin, went to Springfield
Station, and one regiment from Gen. Hein,zel.
mans command proceeded to Burke's Station,
on the Orange and Alexandra Railroad. The
latter is fourteen miles from Alexandria. No
evidence of the enemy near either place. The
Third New Jersey Regiment remained at
during the night, and returned to
their quarters yesterday morning.
Pickets from Heintzelman's division daily
visit Occoquan Creek, about sixteen miles be.
low Alexandria. P /.
y Especial to the Tribune.l
WAsHINoToN, Nov. "a The Reports of the
Secretaries approach completion. The great
interest which the war will give to that of the
Secretary of War will be heightened by Mr..
Cameron's distinct avowal of his policy of
placing arms in'the hands Of slaves willing TO
use them for the cause of the Union. He will
support this by argument and historical ref
erences, and 60 show that his leading position
upon thisvital question has been as deliberately
as strongly taken.
As q foretaste of the administration hereafter
of the war department. until the close of the re-
belion, the public will learn with. interest that
Mr.. Cameron will appealto Congress and to the
Governors of States authorized TO bind the Gov
eminent, to practice the closest economy, and
will strictly require economy and accountability
from every subordinate in the war bureaus and
the army In the field. Energetic as the war is
and win be, it will not be permitted to bank
rupt either the Government Or the people.
Mr.. Cameron's report will also probably con.
tuft unnao dat inua thok fa, AZ
ish the distinctions between regulars and volun,
teers. Among these will be the repeal of the
regulation which confers rank on the regular
officer over the volunteer Of the same grade,
leaving it to be determined by seeiority, accord
ing to date of commission, slliola ~ Z 0sy
Secretary Chase's report will recommend
necessarily large increase Of revenue duties.
The necessities Of the Treasury during the war
will require that the tariff be 90 shaped as to
produce the greatest possible amount Of in.
come. Large incidental protection to ,Ameri-
can manufacturers will Of course be the conse-
quence. Upon the vital idea of the war it is
said that Mr.. Chase will fully develope the the
ory that the slaves in the rebel States should be
employed under wages to raise cotton, sugar,
rice and tobacco for Government account. This
policy has already been established by Mr..
Cameron in regard TO the ungathered and un-,
ginned Sea Island cotton In Beaufort. The
nation will heartily approve its accommodation
by Mr.. Chase to Congress as wiser disposition
Of the slaves than to leave them in the rear of
our armies, roaming at large, pillaging and
narauding +F 0 '' 4. 2.
Samuel A. Purviance, of Pennsylvania, re-.
Gently appointed Consul.general to Cuba, has
declined. ,.t --aei-7 ~
A scouting party of one hundred and fifty
cavalry, sent out by Gen Mccall to day, went
as far as Drainsyille, about half way from his
camp to lLeesburgh, and returned without see
ing any sigma Of the enemy. @ sh M ssl
s.lasa Gimes' Dispatch.) r. -
+ Capt: Thomas of the Quartermaster's De.
partment, has now 100000 army coats and
pants slowed In CorcoraL's building. Yester-
day an entire brigade OF four thousand men
were furnished with pantsiu two hours. 81
ID, "A (HersId'a Correspondents.
The expedition which some days aeo went
down the Potomhcs returned this morni1R with
six political prisoners, arrested In 81. Marys
county. II appears that these parties are a
portion Of q secret organization for the purpose
of conveying men'and arms to the rebel gov.
ernment. A large quantity Of arms was dis
covered and seized. A rebel SOY was slso1 an,
rested, who had just returned from the other
side. He left Richmond the day before, Many