New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-26

T., cross Potomec
pass sOea or at Re dqus,ter' Of the Aruy
Ci,ilisn. rot suspected Of d 80 Of country north Of
~, rpso "a travel within the SecAon oi oouHi' " "
No esian needs spas to cross the Potomac IRON VI"
ssis Into .na Commanders and Provost Mar,bss
Duso yas, Mar,ha Of WeshiDgtonl have no sahoy
leIeept he cvins 90 cross the Potomac at ali, unless
ne e"sns be employed in conn' aion wlih the army :"
.ns ~ - - that tct will be stated on the pass
"hi1 n es md Military Commanders the Military Gov,
Coum1r der at Alexandra ard tie commanoer %
er. and ~ and to civilians connected with
BE Army and recro's the brioges aud ierre.
Cemmsders Of troops not bssded viii state Gu ne Pss
Of their exercising such command If the ind'i1os
passed be official business the pss. shoud 20 s
soldiers rioush officers order OF ieaVe oil sossnoe
1ed nom the pIoper Sufficient evidences oil su
ihority eros the Potomac going 90 leave. =, e bo,
ps subsistence stores or the private stores o, az
Tor bis when they should be so the sus
the guards bridge ferry on the Potomac OF
Of any camp barracks without pass rom ns ,b,,e
Marshal Of Warrington, to cover the stores OF i'"
s. Eo,sl citizens residents. within lines south o, the
PoOmsc aner having visited Ms'hinsbO s Poyo, Msh. of
turn TO their homes passes signed ., tn % p;d. or
Warrington. Certi6eaies to tteiI 10y any s
g,'on oS have me ea set enable the Provost Mar
sha decide promptly upon The Propie' Oh '"e
ce%msndsr. Of the troop. about Washington north Of
the Potomac can give no passes to any description Of person
~ An f.i dps d-i,s BY officers and soldiers in the
.,rss,. Of Washington l. prohibited 80
~ Provost Marshal IS d ,c,ed to enforce this order
osess dispscbng mounted messengers conveying psPers
xrfuef
messenger Is neither walk trot or gallop
TIE diiecOhs may he indicated by tie s.si; on an en-
the gsop Ohcers will be held responsible for the nstrnc.
lions they give to mounted orderss ss to the iat Of the
IN Ccsiermasters win instruct their wsgonmssier. ard
thai trains ssT,oF1 'S ,Ie e Ss
tween every ten wagons Unnecessary locking OF "hee
~. Neither Division Brigade Commanders can give
leaves Of sbsepce officers fongos 10 soldiers to leave
this Army all Neih oeer soldier pass beyond
the limits OF Army without permission from these bead
quarters Leaves Of absence for 20 end burroughs for
iasy be gver by the division sad B ,ads Com.nsndels
The Commanding Gerersls at Baltimore Frederick and
Pooesye from the above restrictions In so far
that they may spproye uIcugb. fof soldiers restricting then
Of urgent necessity and short periods OF unr and
may leaves Of absence 10 officers foT 40 hours to pass be-
yond the limits OF this Army.
divdus 70 proceed oeyoI the limits Of their upeiio com
na1d. with ut ther consent OIL authority an, sces must
cised within the proper sIhere 81 com1and
By command o. Major General MeClei en-.
5. WILLIAMS Ass.t.nt Adjutant- General
PENSIONS.
John Breed, private in Company Of Sd Regi.
ment Vermont Volunteers, has been granted PEN
ticn for total disability at the rate Of So per month
on account OF guD-shot wound in left arm received
III the battle OF Bull Run.
T.. Degeendorf, private in Company II, LIST Regi-
mept Iowa Volunteers, wounded at tie battle OF
Wilson's Greek, No., by guu-shot, producing
compound commiDuted fracture OF tie bumerus
lshoulder total disability, has been granted pen
sion OF - per month.
To the Associsted Press.
WASHINGTON "Wednesday, Dec. rs, 1861
UNION OF COAST NAVAL AND MILITARY STA
The subject Of uniting our various naval and
military stations on coast excites much interest.
The following letter fully expains the plan and the
extent to which the system is proposed to be ex-
tended
WAsHINGToS Dec. z, 1861.
SIR In compliance with the request contained in
Gen. Wiiamss letter Of tie 9Th inst. III answer TO
mine to Won Of the 4tb, and the verbal communica-
ton received from you through mutual friends,
William III. AspinwaIl, esqr., and Capt. Fox SUBJ
INIT the following suggestions for the consideration
OF the Government. Assuming that there can be TO
question to the great advantage 10 be derived by
the War and Navy Departments. and in fact the
Whole Government from The establishment of direct
feisgratke Communication between. the seat Of gov
sid The Yincipa military naval stations
which the Government may have our Southern
Atlantic and Gulf coasts, would most respectfully
recommend:
l. That the land line Of teleeraph he extended from fs
present terminus in Delswa'e. through Accomac aud
Northampton Coentes, IL Virginia point Oh the
coast near Gaze Chsrie%
q That submarine cable be laid from said point to
> That Newport Sews aud Foi,e" Monioe be con.
nec,ed by summarize cable. .................. g.
Total to Fortress Monroe and New port News, n
Thus BY the completion Of nis short land line and
cation would be established between Washington and
Fortress Mcnroe and Newport News
able 10 uaintsin the land lire. thToosh AecomAc and
Northampton Counties, in Virgins, cable can be laid
from Fortress Monroe and Newport News TO annapolis,
any other poiat desired the west coast Of the Ches
speake Bay Washington.
4 That cable be lsid RON Fortress Monroe to Fort
CLARK, at HatieTas Inlet 132
Total to listers. Inlet. 173
s. That Fort Clark at hsiteTes Inlet, be connected
With Fort BesUregArd at bay Point PORT Royal
$50
Total to Port Royal. ssI
s. That Fort Besuregard and Fort " alker at Hilton
Head, be connected b. acaDe................... q
Thst the southern point OF Hilton Head Island be
connected with Iybee lssnd at the ept soee to sa
vsnnah. Ga THE opDosite ends OF Hilton Head
Island can be couneesed by short land ine ).....
To.Lt Tybee I.lapd......................... $50.
o. instead Of connecting the opposite ends Of Hilton
Heed Island by lano lire. cable can he sd direct
fioun the fort or Hilton Head to ~ bee Island
O. That cable be laid Tytee Island to Fernando.
"a, florida VI
Total to FerDsndips,. sasi
is railroad and good land line OF telegraph in OPP
g. That a cable be laid from Cedar Keys to Fort Pick
III
rot.i to Fort sou
TO- That cable be laid from IT. Pckers ship Island. IO2
TotLto ship i.Oo9i
Should Government desiie f. to be done any time
branch liues to connect with the main line can be
From ship Island to Galveston TeIss........... Az
Cedsr Reyes 20 Key Net................. 329
Prom hey W est 10 "
Or sny other poins the cost with which it
be desiab.e u hold communication |
A careful examination Of The charts OF tie above
proposed routes will chow that nature lar nterIosed
no obstacle 10 the successful prosecution Of the
terprise.
The cable throughout tie route may, and should
be laid ~ deep wa,er beyond the reach Of accidental