, 1861-11-19
From Waahanetoni

wAs8xs7cN, Nov. -7Esphra!m Ellsworth,
father Of the lste Col Ellsworth, ha4 bean ~.
pointed military .tore5aspG p the ffssldeos
The heads of the Departments have been 70
much annoyed by visitors thst they have not
been able to commence their annual reports |
They have, therefore, been conpeAed 70 fe'
solve to exclude I'll visitors VI ai.es ..ts 5hs meet
alton parties who contemplate visiting Wash
iupton ter The purpose Of interviews With the
hfaGs Of Departmeuts ara advised to defer
their journey hither until after the assembling
Of Congress.
WAsuxe1oH, NoY. 1S-The hatonal L.tea-
lofs,cer Of this morning contains IN elaoosnte
aincle fully justfying the capture OF Messla. I
Mason and blidell. It cites aushori7i5s to
show that nnSrr the acknowledged lar Of na:
tiona Capt. Wilkes vas authorized to board
I the English steamer and demand the delivery |
! Of pe1eons charged with rebellion against the |
| eo7er1mest. It is believed. here that this IT.
| tic1e indicate the position which Til1 be t&zen
by the State Department on this question.
| 4 gentleman who has just arrived here from
Richmcnd brirgs 200 letters IRON the FederA
prIscners in that city, all frarked nT Congress-
msE Ely. Tho people Of Richmond a-e report
ed to bE il great alarm, and are anxious Tor the
Government lead them to ealniary reflection
Gel KerT!gan's regiment, h4yfng been the
roughly Weedea, is now in EXCELLENT condition.
Efghtsen of ite officers havoS been dismissed.
| SEVEt61 Cltrkb III t16 lalla 0AAEO Aaf4 USCA
notified Of charges Of djsloyaaty againss them
ry the Potter Investigating COMMITTEE:
Col HaryiDg, Of Missouri, has made A ar
1z1gement by which the three months Home
Guard of that State, mustered INTO seI7fce
| under authority Of Gen. Lyon, will be paid.
Geo D Kellogg. OF Chicago, has been np-
pointed Assistant AdjutAnt General Of voluu:
:se1s, with the rank Of captain, and assigned
| to Ger. saanle3's staff:
The steamer E. B. Hale has arrived: SeS-
| aJe 1cv hftirEa9h 3f thB P0-
tomac,
Tie Secretary Of the Treaarry hse made the
following decisions under The "a iii aet OF
, 1tarch list Lithcgraph'c hand bills or taow
, 6;t5en Der cent SIS printed matter; Woolen
isckets not made on trnmes but hand Fnlt
8 open In front, with buttons and feWed button
b holes, sid pockets, were pFope1l5 charged :
y oury at the rate Of twelve per cent. per pound
!, and in addition twenty fiEe per cent; NJ de-
ciEion Of the Collector Of Boston, assessing 6
It uuty Ct forty per cent. per pound IN Addition
Y to the ter per cent. adyaloren on clgass COST
i. ii:g eight dollars Per 2nsana' Il afn1msa 0!
the Secretary of the treasury
It Gen. Sumner has not yet been assigned an,
T. copltnapd, but, in view Ut his long experience
,r snd services in California, Ten. McCiel3a1
q who-1as formerly captain under hin, VI
40 detail him Immediately to some respoaslol
1e lokt. .,
Seen after the announcement WAS nude
- the contemplated Intervention by England
- Frsnce and Spin in Mexican affairs, our 60
n" eminent dispatched q ship o1War, commando
no bT IN experienced officer, to the Gulf to loo
ha sfter our interests. Another vessel was all
~ dispatched up the coast to Hampico, to Pr
vsit the transit ct passengers from the reo
ey government across that country, and also
I'D L.eyent the shipment Of cotton &c, fcn Il
49, 1etel Stairs This wise precantion, It IS sai
'A' Eas suddenly put stop to an81:e1slve tiAh
me which vas about being inaugpEated. At abo
he ssme time Secretary Seward sent arespet
lay ful communication to England, France q
Spain requesting statement OF tns {
&C. lced Object Of the Intervention
in there Governments in the aHArs Of Mtxic
The but ID to the last adyices from Europe,
,au satisfactory answes has oeen rccalVed BY
iAs Goye11ment. They appear to be qalboll
but rpcn this natter, sud seem daslrcltned
ore. state thsir real Objects and designs. Our u;
=, e1luent ia keeping Eost VlgilanS Watcn, q
win not permit this formidable Enrops
combination to make e1y advances or Bsgt
t OF ticns on this continent.
Esgs On Saturday morDing our. guns at BUD
Ferry sent thirteen the!ls among the reo
behind SGippiag Point battery, Gsivins tt
TO flom the Notifications.
that This a.1 ernoon five hundred seamen. ID
nj. Coumcdore Wainwright, took the cars
- - Cairo, where they Will join Commodore: F.
1oiA AID his lotiIla- s.: