Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-05

GENERAL x,cLxIL.S.SprHK PRE-,

IN thursday night, Gen. Mcclellan had an In
terview at his quarters with the members Of the
prosecutions, reporters, and correspondents, now
here-at which he asked them to come to some
satisfactory agreement amongst themselves, by
which the publication Of army information likely
to be of benefit to the enemy shall be avoided.
Among those present were MIR. Sanford, Pres
ident Of the Telegraph Company; Mr.. Gobright,
Of the Associated Press Mr.. shaw, Of the New
York Herald: Mr.. Adams, of the World; Mr..
Erastus Brooks, OF the Express; Mr.. Bartlett, of
the POST Mr. Mortimer Thompson, C'Doesticks," ~
and Mr. Hill, of the Tribune; DIR. Pulston, of the
Philadelphia american; Messrs Harding and
Painter, of the Philadelphia Inquirer; Mr.. Flint,
Of the Chicago Times; Mr.. Pangborn, of the Bos-
ton TIarsllsrj Col Whitley, Of the Baltimore
Clipper; Mr.. Coffin, of the Boston Journal; Mr.
SpofOrd, Of the Cincinnati Commercial; Mr..
Glenn, of the Cincinnati Gazette; and various
representatives Of the city press -,
Atthis interview all were ready to COO perate to
the desired end, but 1t was represented to Gen
Mcclellan that information was undoub tsdly re-
ceived by the enemy more directly than throug b
the medium Of the loyal press, and various chan
nels for such Information were designated.
TO this General Mcclellan gave an attentive
ear, and it is not unlikely that means will be
found to cut of some Of the Confederate news sup
plies
A committee Of five was appointed on the part
OF the press to take measures for the furtherance
Of the desire of the military authority.
The Committee has addressed to the conductors
OF the Union newspapers an appeal to eschew
printing any news gossip likely to aid the
enemy in comprehending the movements, &c ,
of the "Army Of the Potomac"
FEN AND INK SKETCH OF GENERAL MCCLELLAN.
General McClellan's face Is not familiar to the
public yet, and at the "Press'' interview at his
quarters Thursday night he made his entrance
amongst the gathering of newspaper men and
was proceeding in quiet conversational tones to
unfold his views upon the subjectmatter of the
meeting quite unrecognized by the majority
present. In fact, his neutrality-suspicious.
were completely lost in the group, and widen
Ing of the ring was instantly proposed by the
outs ders,-ostensibly that thy might better hear
what he was saying, but quite apparently that
they might get fair look at "the coming man /"
He is Of almost boyish appearance, docking 25,
out probably ten years older,) is Of Napoleonic
figure, slightly Inclined to fullness about the
wais'-band, has good head firmly planted by
neck Of bovine force upon ample shoulders, hair
snugly cropped but not filed, ruddy- and brown
complexion, blue eyes, ito the best Of our belief,
standing as he did back to the light nose spring
Ing from his forehead at sufficient angle to indi-
cate character, clean cut chin, and a mouth the
lines OF which indicate good humor and frmness
in about equal proportions.
In dress he might readily pess for a private
soldier Of the Rhode Island "persuasion ~ wear
Ing blouse and pants Of blue wool shoulder strap
less vestless, and with the blue Of the blouse so
sweaied through upon his linen by the hot DAYS
work, that Il was hard telling whether the
Mcclellan shirt was blue one faded or a white
one discoiored. General Mcclellan is not fluent
OF speech apparently, and doubtless doesn't care
TO be. That there is some little quiet fun in his
composition was apparent at the interview, and
on the suggestion being made that the pictorial
papers should be severely talked to for giving
representations Of our military works and opera
TONS he seemed to think that they could be safely
left alone, as quite likely to confound as to in
struct the enemy
OFFICERS NOMINATED.
The following nominations for officers Of vol
unteers were sent into the Senate Saturday: Brig
adler General, Colonel Darius N Conch, Of the 9TH
Regiment Of Massachusetts; Assistant Adjutant-
General, Thornley, ). Everett, District Of Colum
bia; Commlssaries Of Subsistence, David Remck
Iowa, and Stephen Fl. Webb, Ohio; Assistant
Quarermaster, Elias Mich, Ohio.
AdjatdHt-GeHerdFS Dspartnent-The follow.
ing officers are nominated under the new act
Col. Lorenzo Thomas, Adjutant- 6 eneral, with
rank Of Brigadier-Gen Brevet-Majors, ID. C.
Bull and VIM. w. Nichols, Assistant Adjutapt
Generals, with rank Of Lieut.. Colonies; Brevet-
Majors s. Williams, J. p. Garesche, and I. Tai L.
bot, Majors and the Brevet- plains In this office
to rank Of Captains in the new regiments
The following nominations are made for the
new regiments Fourteenth infantry, First Lieut.
&. Seth Cushman, Wisconsin /; Captains Sixteenth
Infantry, First Lieut.. Edward J Townsend. Of
the Fourteenth Infantry; VIM. II. Prescott. N. II. :
Lucius Fairchild, Wisconsin. Seventeenth I'm.
fantry, Captains Herman NJ. Cady, Wisconsin :
Scion III. Lathrop, New Mexico Henry McCous.
burSh, Ohio; Elisha III. Ludington, Va; Firs,
Lieut.. :. Howard, Michigan, in place of Edward
A Lester Nineteenth Infantry, Capt S.Welton,
Va Assistant Surgeons Edward Swift, Dunster a..
Robert Fulton Weir, Charles X. Winnie, Joseph
Il Simple, and James II. Pooley, of New York
Thos Chalmers Brainard, Morris Joseph, Arch
Henry Sailor Schell, William III Forward. EIv
Mcclellan, Charles A. Mccall, VIM r. Ramsay,
Boliver knickerbocker, and Jos J. Woodward,
Of Pa; Elias J Marsh, VIM. ID. wolverton, OF
New Jersey; Thomas II. Helsby, Philip A. Louis,
Nj Gostman, and VIM. Thompson, of MARYLAND
Jos. +. Kennedy, Of Iowa Albert HartsuH, of
Michigan Charles r Greenleaf and Andrew ]
baxter, OF ohio; Samuel A. Storrow, John C
Downing, John J. Butler, and Johnston v. ID
Middleton, of the District Of Columbia.
PROMOTED.
The following regular promotions have been
made: N. d. l.. Simpson, Commissary of Sub
sistence, with the rank Of Major; Richard l..
Ogden Assistant luartermaster, vice Tillinghas
killed In battle Firs: Lieut.. T. J. Haines, of the
LIST Artillery, Comuassary Of Subsistence; Rober,
Allen, j., Of Iowa, Second Lieut. In LIST Dragons;
Jos Hodges, Of Ohio, Second Lieut. In Is, Cav
airy; Charles Amory Of Mass, Second Lieut.; ]
A. Darling, Maine, Second Lieut. I'd Artillery;
Samuel Munson, Maine, Second Lieut.. 9th In.
fantry.