The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-20
ment for the purpose Of carrying into effect the act
for the allotment Of the pay Of volunteers Of the United


employment Of volunteers" the following method OF on
aong such Of the volunteer forces Of the United States
benefit II their families, is hereby adopted
Ih assignment Of pay will be made on separate roll
TO be executed under the supervision Of the captain or
immediate commander Of the recruit at the tme
When completed the allotment roll is 70
be transmitted to the Paymaser General by whom tho
directions will be made each monthly pay roll, and
the aggregate amount Of each company's assignment
win be transmitted by him to the distributor named in
the roll, together with copy of said roll.
The attention Of the officers Of the regular again
directed to section eleven of the act Of Congress approved
August 1861 and promulgated in General Order No. g.
current series, from this office, which prescrbes that in all
cases establishment and renlstment the military SERVICE
ne oath may be Sy any s
for said service will therefore not be admitted.
TESTIMONIAL TO LIEUT.. THOMAS B. OAKLEY, LATE
OF THE sEvENTY-FIRsr NEW YORK REGIMENT.
beautiful gold medal arrived here today, which
bears the following explanatory inscription
Presented to Lieutenant Thomas b Oakley by his
friends the members Of Company A, Seventy first reg
ment New York State Militia. for his gallant conduct in
the battle Of July 81 1861 mark Of es e,m for
his many acts OF kindness to the company New York
September IS, 1861.
For his gallant conduct Uncle Sam has promoted euten-
ant Oakley to Major, and assigned him the duty Of
Paymaster
THE NAvY-coNTRAcrs FOR IRoN-cAsED STEAMERS
CHANGES IN THE PERSONNEL OF THE ATLANTIC
AND GULF souADRoNs, ETC.
The Navy Department has accepted propositions from
Messrs G. 8. Bushnell h Co.. Of New Haven, Merrick s.
Sons, Of Philadelphia and j. Ericsson Of New York. for
the construction Of iron clad vessels
Within few days the Navy Department has made
some changes in the officers Of its squadron.
Captain VIM W. Mexican, Of the Niagara, has been ap.
pointed Flag 0cer in the Gulf Squadron place Of eapt
VIM. Mervine.
Flag Officer Strngham having asked be relieved from
the command of the Atlantic squadron, Captain L. NJ.
Godsborough has been appointed to succeed him. The
squadron has been divided and Captain odsborough as
sumes command Of the northern DIVISION embracing the
coasts Of Virginia and North Carolina Captain s. f.
Dupont has been appointed Flag officer Of the Southern
Atlantic squadron, embracing the Of South Caro-
lima, Georgia and Florida.
The new flag officers being juniors to Of the cap
tans now duty other changes
Commander Mssroon has been ordered to the Savannah
vice Captain j. B. Hall, detached.
Capt Marston has been detached from the Cumberland
and ordered to the steam rigate Roanoke vice Capt
Nicholson, detached
Capt Chauncey has been detached from tho Susque-
hanna, and Capt. Iardner appointed to that ship.
Commander Charles H. Davis has been detached from
special duty at the Navy Department and appointed
Captain Of the feet of the Southern Atlantic squadron
Commander Percval Drayton has been ordered to
special duty in the Southern Atlantic squadron.
Lieutenant G. R. p. Rogers has been ordered to the
United States steam fgate Wabash the flag ship Of the
Southern Atlantic squadron
Commander J. W. Livingston has been ordered 10 the
Cumberland, vice Captain Marston, transferred
Commander VIM Smith has been ordered to the rlpate
Congress.
Commander Pendergrast has been appointed Command.
ant of the Philadelphia Navy Yard
Commander A. s. Baldwin has been appointed to the
receiving ship at Boston.
Commander J. NJ Fraiey has been appointed 10 tho
Philadelphia rendezvous
Commander Thos Turner has been detached from the
Philadelphia rendezvous and ordered to the Philadelphia
Navy Yard
d aEF Mates should state the ages
and be accompanied by certificates the last owners
of the vessels and also from underwriters Of the
ports whence the applicants have severaly sailed None
others will be considered at the Navy Department
ARREST AND EXPULSION OF COL. M'cuNN FROM
wAsHINGTON-HIs EFFORTS TO CREATE DIssATIs-
FACTION AMONG THE TROOPS, ETC.
Col McCunn arrested at Wizards at one O'Clock
this morning, his bill paid, and with his baggage no
sent to New York, and forbidden, by order of tho
commanding general, from entering this Department
again. the ground that he has doing nothing but
create disturbance among the troops, and especially
his regiment since he has been here The moment
he severely reprmandcd by Gen. Mcclellan the
officers Of his regiment expressed desire that he should
resign the ground mainly Of his incapacity mill
tary man. He then turned upon them and, learn from
high military authority has kept the camp in an uproar
SINCE having already made charges against eight Of
the captains for various groundess offences The language
he has been in the habit of employing in the streets
and hotels in his daily conversations concerning
General Mcclellan and other officers Of high rank in the
army, has been highly offensive, unbcconing officer
and in every deeterious among the troops where
he has made it his business to mnge He has gone 30
far TO assert that in consequence Of General McCeans
performance of his duty reprmanding him (scCunn)
that rshnen will no longer enlist that the Sixty ninth
will not back, and that the Irish brigade will not be
raised He boldly that the late regiment 1.-THE
Thirty New York; which he commanded is to-
tally demoralzed. It is unbecoming man who holds
the position Of Colonel in the army such crisis as
this to attempt to get justice for himself much
to break regiment and 10 engage in creating
public sentiment to prevent from ensting re.
port gone to the press that McCunn arrested upon
the charge Of high treason but such Is not the fact The
only complaints against him are those stated above
THE DIFFICULTY BETWEEN GENERAL FREMONT AND
THE BLAIRS.
The arrival of Postmaster General Blair from st. Louis
yesterday the signal Of stampede upon him. to learn
the difficulties pending between the President and Gene
raj Fremont, and the latter and Colonel Frank p Blair
Jr Dut the fOStmaster Genera, Deng constitutional
adviser Of the President prudenty preserved his ex-
pressions and opinions until such time he shall be
called upon TO act in his official capacity He regrets tho
existence Of any misunderstanding tending rctard our
military operations in any manner.
learn from another responsible source that tho pro.
clamaton Of General Fremont Is not at all offensive TO
Missouri to the Blars. There is objection 10 it in
Missouri on the ground that most Of the slaves be-
long to Union men, consequently all tho rebel
commanders will seize tho slaves Of Union men
and run them off into Arkansas Some OF the objections
TO General Fremont In Missouri have grown of what
is conceived have been his neglect to send Genera,
Lyon sufficient force enable him accomplish his pur
pose also his failure TO pursue General Green before he
escaped the river The impression prevails In St.
Louis that General Fremont has been devoting all his
time in organizing expedition to proceed South instead
of looking after the interests Of the State first This
blame attached General Fremont upon the SUPPOSE
ton that he had his command the renorcements need
cd by General Lyon. General Fremont may DO able to
show that he did not have with whom he could rein