The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-08-07

tijb and approval II The Pttsdsnt, Go aHesmh bic
sbo.rs 70 esn,m n. Ii. f.sts a, 70 the ma ure
ard oceOion Of TIE disability Of such ofRosrs
a. appear IA cap bic Of perfo rniog military ter-
| vice, 9Th vi,w 70 their retiring from the
arm y ard MART osrps Tbs report Of th,
bosro v 70 b, subject TO the Prsndsnis ap-
provsl. 1toss VINO may be ratir.d arc 70 70
esivs the psy proper Of toe hixhs-t rack h.ld
| BY hem AZ the tine u ihsif rs,ir.m,nt and
| fOvr ru'itrs par oay vi htut any otbsr psy
smnluu ,n's or sllo gsrees. But an exception
| l. mace 10 fsvcr &C Brevst Lieut.. 9,n sCoIT
| should Q b retired undsr ibis sos Il shall be
vi hCut feduc''oa In his ourren; pay, su osts-
tbnoS ar nllOWaLciA
BCMIEA1IoNs CoNPrRpKD.
The S'nsts was Ia executive session until
twelve O'slotk last nj hit The following nom
IL a,ioos for B'igsd,ef G.nsfal., 10 aldltion to
tboH. bsre ofvrs announced, we're, II 10 sai4,
coi6irtd'-
M.-e,s Burisut, MoUernatd, SS,nct, G'aut,
Bike, Lyon. Cox, P'sttips And-rs N. King,
sbgol az Ouch Tbs prinjpL officers fsr
the ew army r,gis EMS wee all oon6rmsi.
wti's the rel Gins c mp'is.d only q few Of
III. mintr Gppoin,u on,s. Lieu snaut Colonel
EaoNY' 7 on iha,ion was Also cjudrmed.
cosNANpKRs
The Senate has as, confirmed CommanSers
Craven. Hal Lsfdnsr tna FOots 10 BE- csptaius
H. tb, Navy. bnd the fologiug named Lisutsn-
ants TO b. ComBandsrsI u ID. Porter, Alloy,
T. A n. Craven, auopg, Failsy, BLisia,
May, Armstrong, Parker Bsucnsndofff Ls-
roy, Woodtall Psrroit. Wilight RsnshaW,
Ssrt,ri Lanisr, STANLEY, Stsmbsl, Colvo-
eoitSis and Bfaihsr.
PROMOTIONS.
Various prt mctIons to Lisutenanis have
bean made, ipclud ng I'd ward A. 5sldsn, q ias.
Graves, end Geo. 4. Lac.
suRoEoss, &c.
The Senate has also confirmed q large num-
bar OF tarpsons and assistant surgeons and lieu-
tenants Of marine corps.
.... KSamKnRs
TIE following named ss's'snt ssx,nss-s, to
be thisf erg,ns srsi-
Csc K yoHssoS JNo. W. MooBx. Jas B.
KuBAIL Ajax. HkLDKRsoS aud SrArnES
d. hIBBHhr.
MAJOR aRsssALs.
The Senate cobfmsd only two MAJ Conc
islstor ths re- ular Amy, viz.,-hsssrs- MO
CLHLLAs and FRsMosr, and Brig. 9snsrals-s
MANsRIRLD MoDowsLL, ,RosEoaAuz An
pBbsou. MEIos and 1nonAs, tho last named
Adjutant General. ...sl s4. .r...
VOLUNTEER oFFIoEns
The following Ia a correct lis, Of confirms
lions OF the highest officers commanding vo-
Ian esrs, Is Geo I'd frum tbs Official Iecordi--
MsJor G,n,rals nix, Dix and Butler.
II igsditr 9sn.IalA M,Csl, Curtis, Kesrnsy,
Rsypolds Kipg SNEsl, HSintzslman, Porter,
Franklin, bton,, Toonas w sherman, Hook
or, Lander, Baker Kelly, Lyon, PIPE, Cox,
Huriburt, Sch.I OK, PTntss, Grant, Couch
0ovsrnor spr que, Blrn'ide Montgomery o.
E,w jersey, Phelpe Of Vermont Williams Of
N chigAn Huu,sr W. + Sherman, Buel,
O,is HAu moo Of Missouri and mcfarland.
humber Of III - gentlemen are regular
Grn tficers ~hile the othss rec sivsd mill.
tbry sCucaii0n, all q the many Nominations
~'rs cor hrmsd. . few captains and hsutenants
excepted.
THE pxrRA sHssIuN BnLS sresKD.
All the bills which paved both aoutss were
approved by the President, who yielded q re-
luctart approval OF that for the eondscAtion Of
prepsrty used for rsbellious purpose.
ncRBAsH OF voLUsrKERs' rAr.
| Ysstsrt sy each House provided sspSately
for an increase to the pay OF voiuotesrs ADD
regoiar soldiers OF four dollars month. but H.
| ngly they unto on bill which will incroass
the pay oLly two dollars a month.
The Increase 81 two dollars per month In the
| ply e soldiefr, sailor snd MAJ inss, suthor I'd
by Cngrsss, w,ll irctease the expenses on
turce e. thee tutdrsd thousand ma seysr
milliors per aDnSm, or an 10000 sl2.000.OO
Tttre Is DO increase Il IoIs pay.
cArITs AND MmsnIrMEs.
The tills passsc by the Ssuata, increasing thu
/
lbe Rouse.
mBKls BoBBIro BRIo-sHE rs pE
sTRoYKD.
Tn, Navy Dspartmsut Ia In receipt Of a let
ter T. ON Commander GoLpsBORO, OF tn,
Unite STATES eamst Uaion, dA cd II an p.or
Reads yesterday, in which he rays the orlg
sShors near Cape Hattoras, about which th r
wSs so much circulation. proved 60 De tho ~
3. MsrIin- u Boston, Shci had hssn la Po,
session OF thu rsbels Commander GoLpsnoR'
aces, the Len we're ubloaohg her Wnen h
sent a party, who after sa,llng tn, place SO
fro TO the Nosssl, and sffsc ;ual'y destroyed he
cargo.
GOOD WORK OF THK GULF SQUADRON.
1t appears by other official Advicss fro n til
Gulf Squadron, that On the Fourth o. Jaly
D off Galveston, the United o q 10 sHm'r Sout
Carolina captured six sehooners on The 6t
. two, ana ran one ashore, on ihs 9th one. ant
: on the Z h one, mskipg In all IL sail dsstrcysC
or captured, The ram.a OF tbs captured vas.
ssls are the Shark. V nus Aun r an, MsCaul
Geld. Louisa Dart Coralia, FAioon- Georg
Z | Baker and Sam Houston A portion OF then
. had cargoss, chiefly Of lumber. Among othe
thipRs esptured ware is mail OlRs, and thirty
q cts bags containing express Ipattsr.
. ON toe 5tn OF July. az Sc Marks, EoridS
) the Moha~k csPtnIsd ths sloop IisoIge Il
ost, att m 'ias 70 ruu ths blockade. Ther
we're as passengers on board, the wife, tire
CHILDREN and urvants OF A1jstAnt Gsn HoL
/, LAND II Florida Ms. HOLLAND claimed th
I sscss,ion flag 10 be private pro Jetty, ard %
I cuIsl II "a her psrsCn. As the csptaiD,could nc
I eptein poss o. SION OF It with jut ublng volsnC
TO q lAoy who was In delicate situation, b
a | tesistsd from taking the prize.
% CONSUL TO CAspIA.
The Ssrats has confirmed Gao. W. PECK,
New Yhk, As Consal TO CAnOit in the Turks
a dominionE,
THE AUSTRIAN n sstoH.
A The meme Of JoHH Day OF Bedford No
d York, Ia mentioned In prominent c)nns stio
q | with the Austrian mission.
, MoCLkRSAsD's ArPoISrMHET.
Mr.. MoCLHRNASD's appointment AZ Brig
der GepsI.l, isvsry gratifying 70 thu man
. friends Of that gentleman.
TbE NAw srHAHERs.
The Navy D,psItuent will at once hsE
Z \ pTopc sails In connection with the co ssiruc 10
Z | Of the IL side whte' s'ssmers aud one or moi
I iron clad vessels rsceally autnoriI ID by Cor
grsss