Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-05-23

ais patriotism, and not sound health.
Second To appoint no one 10 a lieutenancy /
second or FIRST, who has passed the age OF p |
years, or 10 a captaincy over 30 years and 10
appoint no field offcers-major lieutenant or
cOlonel-unless a graduate of the United States
Military Academy, or is known TO possess mill
tary knowledge and experience, who has p lssed
the respective ages Of 35, 40 and As years.
This Department feels assured it will not be
offensive TO your Excellency 10 add this general
counsel: That the higher the moral character
and general intelligence of the officers so ap-
pointed the greater the efficiency Of the troops
and the resulting glory their respective States
/ am, sir, respectfully.
SIMON CAMERON
Secretary Of War.
Il is reliably ascertained tibet Spain denies
that the seizure of san Domingo was il conse
quence Of the orders or with the knowe ge OF
her Government - But she SAYS she must have
time AMI further information before she decides.
as 10 what the United States. Great Britain and
France will say upon the subj Ct
The privateer question may be disposed Of
summary. lis now understood that this Gov
eminent seqeral weeks ago offered IT'S assent 70
the treaty Of Paris a5olishiug priyateering alto.
gether.
The attitu e Of the Government Is known 70
be firm in all its for ign relations insistiny ,ast
=. did before the di,union u-gan. on ali -
rights but it is courteous and friendly toward,
all other powers.
The foreign Ministers here are gratihed and
pleased with the imposing DEMONSTRATIONS OF the
Loyalty Of the people TO the Union.
1t may here be remarked that all Of TIM were
present al tie reception Of the Secretary Of Stars
last night. and appeared 70 be on the most cor.
dial terms Of friendship with him
Mr. Asia Buraagua the Charge de Affairs
from Chilli, was BY appointment received bv the
Secretary OF State 20 day.
He presented his credentials ana delivered a
speech assuring this Government Of the SINGER
est sympathy nd respect on the part Of the Gov
eminent Of Chill. and saving that anv harm
which would befslI the United States would be
equally disastrous TO Chill The forms Of GOV
eminent Ofthe two nations are the same and th4v
have "a common inferes, and common cause.
Secretary Seward piled respecting these kind
expressions. lie said the United States were
the friends Of ali nations and just 10 all natio $
but they were essentially and forever Republican
and American.
It will be recollected that the late admins
tration was not on favorable terms with the Re.
public Of Chill.
The navy department will in the course OF this [
week invite proposals for building the steam
machinery of a number Of screw gun boats, the /
machinery OF each to consist of two horizontal /
engines, with surface cOndensers and Of two yer
tIcai water tube boilers the cylinder TO be thirty /
inches in diameter. and the stroke of piston .
eighteen inches The two boilers 10 contain 81 (
square feet of grade surface and 2700 square /
feet of heating surface.
No proposals will be considered, ex ept from /
the proprietors of engine building establish
meuts.
Parties desiring 70 propose for the above ma
chlnery will apply 10 the chief OF the Bureau o
construction, equipment and repairs, who will (
furnish them with a complete specification OF
the same. and cross sections Of the vessel TO I
8 wit hp nd Of Ea
contract they will be required 70 execute.
Prot. A Mccoy. Secretary Of &. NJ Claws /
Guards, visited Mt Vernon Yesterday. and re /
ports that the Tomb Of Washington remains /
unde>ecraied.
The trips Of tn2 steamer thith .r were suspend. /
ed some weeks ago, and therefore the only way /
10 reach Mt. Vernon IS overland from Alexan- (
dria
The superintendent requests that no visitor in /
military uniform will present himself for admis- /
sion TO the grounds.
4 Raleigh dispatch dated Yesterday 70 the /
Richmond Enquirer says the Convention re. /
Gently elected By the people Of this STATE met il /
thi> city yesterday, and was duly organized To |
day an ordinance Of secession was reported and I
agreed TO IN the convention by unanimous vote. I
thus severing the last link that bound the old /
North State to the abolitOnized Yankee govern :
ment
a salute OF loo guns was fired at Raleigh TO /
day-all the bells were rung and a general feel |
ing OF qualification seems 10 pervadc the entire
community
dispatch in the same paper from Norfolk /
says
Between 1900 and 5000 confederate troop,
con, reutrated at .everal POINTS on thu night Of
the lgti and the yankee mercenaries did nos re
turn as was apprehended
The steamer West Point belonging 10 the
VI, < River Railroad line, left the Railroad
w. at Portsmouth under a hsg of Truce %
-, H.. Federal feet off Old Point Comfort
TO- 3D. -, pose Of carrying 10 that destination
ali the r.o,,;o and children who desire 10 join
Tho $50, was accompanied By Capt
Thos F Hunter c. 'mmander OF the Virginia
navy.
the steamer; Jas Hepp,snsie T. Tobu H@.Laa.
j. Lucas Geo Richard B'Sush, '' III, %.i,
ner, Jas. d. Knapp, Thos Nelson, m HIl'
John Batler, w. IL. Lewis ana James - A-s'U
wick
Captain Hunter reports the 1'ont'ceNo d,
having Jared very badly in her e, 7gasemeh!s
with the Battery at Sewells Point ne noal =
seriously damaged-both hull and ma 'ehlh1I
and II IS thought it will he some time bef, Fs SUE
can indulge in another Bombardment
Six men were killed on board and seve va
badly wounded
Note-By Washington reporter
" This is news here -
a correspondent OF the Richmond DISPATCH
under date of Norfolk the 2lst says:
There has been no further attempt made upon
any OF our batteries since Sunday night /