Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-20
From Washington.

| WASHINGTON, Sept. l9.-The Navy De-
partment has accepted propositions frem
Messrs. G. S. Bushnell 4 Co., of New Haven,
Merrick L Sons, of Philadelphia, fand j.
Ericsson, of New York, for the construc-
ton of iron clad steamers. Within few
days the Navy Department has made some
changes in the officers of its squadrons.-
Capt. VIM. W. Jackson, of the Niagara,
has been appointed flag officer in the Gulf
in place of Capt. VIM. Marvine. Flag
Officer Stringham having asked to be Ie-
| lieved from the command of the Atlantic
blockade squadron, Capt. D. NJ. Colds
| borough has been appointed to succeed
him. The squadron has been divided and
Capt. Gollsborough assumes command of
the northern division, embracing the coast
of Virginia and North Carolina.
An order was issued from the War De-
partment to-day directing that the Military
| Department of Ohio will in future consist
of the State OF that name, Indiana and so
much of Kentucky as lies within fifteen
miles of Cincinnati, and be under the COM
mand of Bridadier- General Mitchell, of the
United States Volunteers, the head-quar-
| tiers of the said department to be located
ut Cincinnati. So much of Virginia as
lies west of the Blue Ridge Mountains
will constitute in future separate COM
mand, to be called the Department of
Western Virginia, under commend of Brig
adler General Rosecrans, headquarters in
the field.
The War Department has issued an order
to carry into effect the law of Congress by
which soldiers may assign portions of their
pay for the hcneft of their families. The
assignment is to be entered on a separate
roll, according to prescribed form, undsr
the supervision of their immediate COM
mand at the time of enlistment. The roll
/ is to he transmitted to the Paymaster-
General, who will made the deduction on
each pay roll, and the Paymasters of the
Regiment will transmit the money for dis
tribution to those in whose favor the as
signment is executed.
The attention of officers of the regular
army is again directed to that section of
the act of Congress, which provides that
| in all cases of enlistment and re-enlistment
in the military service. the prescribed
! oath may be administered by any commits
stoned officer of the army. Fees to civil
| officers for such services will not, there
| fore, be permitted.
Another army order is as follows:
Volunteer officers sent out to recruit for
their regiments, will be granted passes
over the roads leading to or from the
points to which they are ordered. Should
the route lie over roads for which such
passes are not granted, they will be paid
their actual travelling expenses out of the
fund for recruiting and equipping volun-
teers; but in no case will they receive the
ten cents per mile in lieu of the transport
tation of baggage.
There are instances in which free passes
have been used and this amount drawn for
the same distance. In all such cases the
officers are requested to refund the amount
drawn, on the penalty of being stricken
from the rolls.
WASHINGTON, Sept. l9.-The National In
telligeucer says: We believe that the fire.
oue1t threats of the Richmond papers, in
regard to the closing of the Potomac by
batteries along the western shore, have
never made any serious impression on our
military authorities. There are shells
enough at command at any time, to ena-
BILE our vessels to dislodge the rebels along
the line.