Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-08-07
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The senate has
confirmed commanders Craven, Hall, Lard.
ner and FOote, to be captains in the navy, and
the following lieutenants TO be commanders.
d. ID. Porter, AImy, T. A. McCraven, Strong,
Frailey, Baldwin, May, Armstrong, Parker,
ROuchendOrf, Leroy, Woodruff, Parrall,
Wainwright, Renshaw, Sarlori, Lanicr Stan
ley, Sierrbel, Colvo, Corresis, and Brasher.
Various promotions to lieutenants have been
made, including Edward A. Seden, Charles
Graves, and Geo. Il. Law.
The senate has also confirmed a argc num-
Der OF surgeons and assistant surgeons, lieu
tenants OF marine corps, and the following as
sistant engineers to be Chief engineers Geo
r. johnson, John w. Moore, Jas b. KimbaIi.
Alexander Henderson, and Stephen ID. Heb.
berts.
The senate confirmed only two major gen
erals Tor the regular army, viz Messrs. Me
Clellan and Fremont f; and brigadier generals
Mansfield, Mcdowell, Rosencranz, Anderson
Meigs, and Thomas. The last named is adju-
tant general.
The following is a correct list of confrma-
tions OF the highest officers commanding vol
unteers, as copied from The Official record
Mayor Generals Banks, Dix and Butter. Brig
adler Generals Mccall Curtis, Kearney
Reynolds, King, Slegel, Hentzelman, Porter,
franklin, Stone, Thomas w. Sherman, Hook
er, Leander, Baker, KELSEY, Lyon, Pope, Cox,
Hurburt, Schenck, Prentiss, Grant, Couch,
Gov Sprague, Burnside, Montgomery OF New
Jersey, Phelps of Vermont, Williams OF Mich
Hunter, w. L. Sherman, Bueil, Cakes, Ham
ilton OF Wis, and McClernand
A number OF these gentlemen are regular
army officers, while otlies have received mill.
tary education. All of the many nominations
were confirmed, Jew captains and iieuteuants
excepted
The navy department is in receipt of let
ter from Commander G0ldsboro, Of the IT, S.
steamer Union, dated at Hampton Roads yes.
terday, in which he says the brig ashore near
Cape IIatteras proved to be the 3. L. Martin,
OF Boston, which had been in possession Uf The
rebels. Commander GoidsbOro adds that
men were unloading her when lie sent Il party
who, after Smelling the place, set fire 10 Tie
vessel and efectuaIly destroyed her cargo.
1t appears by other official adyices from the
gulf squadron, that on the 4ih of July off
Galveston, the United States steamer South
Carolina captured six schoOners, three on the
9th, and ran one ashore on the 9th, and took
one ON tile 7th, making in all about i sail de-
stroyed or captured. The names of these
captured vessels are the SHARK, Venus, Run,
Ryan, McCaulfield, Lovisa. Dart, Coralia,
Falcon George Baker, and sam Houston. a
portion Of them had cargoes, chiefly OF lam.
Der. Among OllleT tulllSS CdDluFEu were LHlT-
teen mail bags, and thirty one bags containing
express matter
On the 9th OF July off ST. Marks, Fla, the
Mohawk, captured the sloop Geo b. Sloat,
that was attempting to run the blockade.
There were sixty-two passengers on board,
among them the wife, three children and
servants of Adjt. Gen. Holland of Fla. Mrs.
Holland claimed the secession flag to he pri.
vate property, and secured it to her person.
AS the Captain could not obtain possession of
it without using violence to lady, who was
in delicate situation, he dessted from taking
the prize.
The senate has confirmed George W. Peck
of New York as consul to Gambia The name
OF j Dim Jay of Bedford, N. Y. is mentioned
in prominent connection with the Austrian
mission.
The navy department will al once issue pro-
posas in connection with the construction of
two side wheel steamers, and one or more of
the iron clad vessels recently authorized by
congress.
The increase of two dollars per month in
the pay of soldiers, sailors and marines, au-
thorized by congress, will increase the expen
SEES on a force OF 800 900 men, 81 100000 per
arnum. or on 500 900 men, $l2000000. There
is no increase OF officers pay
The bills passed by the house increasing the
number of cadets and midshipmen failed in
the senate.