Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-11-22
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From Washington.

From Washington.
.WAsHxGToS, Nov 2l.-Since the nego.
tiatiou OF the new loan, on Friday last,
/ Secretary Chase has placed 70 the credit of
the discussing officers in Boston, New
! York and Philadeldhia, the sumiof $685.
ST4, 10 be paid TO contractors aud other
I Government creditors ,s.f
/ The tent invented by Gen. Morgan, OF
Ohio, has been brought to the attention of
the Government. Its chief sanitary ex-
Ecelleneies are the arrangement for yentila-
ton and elevating the beds from contact
/ with the ground. Nothing more complete
or desirable In the way of sheltering an
army in the field, has not yet been pre-
| sented. $50 -
The steamer Stepping Stone, which ran
1.-The blockade on Tuesday night, with
stores for the fiotilla on the lower POto-
mac, transferred her stores to the squad
ron, aud taking on board n number of con-
trabands from the steamer Baltimore and
the ice boat, again ran the blockade last
night, on the upward trip, and arrived at
The Navy Yard this morning, She WAS
not fired at from the rebel batteries, but
from the signalling on shore, It is supposed
that her movements were noticed. The
contrabands brought to the Yard number
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ten children.
The Wyandank is now taking on board
the armament, &c. OF the ice boat, which
is being stripped of her Earhke parapher-
nalin, and isIo be sept Apme 10 the Della
ware River, the G0Egrument no longer
needing her services.
The P0StoftiCe Department O.dAy receive
ed information that $4,000 letters have
reached New York from Hilton Head,
by the last arrival at that city. Mr.. j Il.
Sears, who is acting Us Postmaster, under
military authority, having forwarded them
without prepayment of postage, the Post
master General has ordered that the letters
be sent to their respective destinations,
with an endorsement on each one of "Due
3 cts. -
The P..u. Department to-day establish
ed postotfice At Port Royal, to be called
by that name, and has sent out blank
commission 10 Gen. Sherman to be filled
postmaster, who will give tue required
bonds.
Letters destined for Port Royal should
be sent to the New Pork postoftlce.
The Navy Department instructed the
lcommandant at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
to inform the postmaster at New York of
the departure of'vessels for Port Royal, in
time To dispatch the nails
In the course of this week, probably, the
Treasury Department will take definite
action with regard to the custom regula-
tons TO be established at Port Royal.
The following named gentlemen have
Ijust been promoted to be Majors in tue
regular army: Delozier Davidson, Arthur
4 ~. Lee, Christopher j. Lowell and Gran
Vile o. AAller. Aud the following to be
lLieut. Colonels: William S. Ketchum,
VIM. II. French and Caleb @. Sibley j.
H. Hammond and Henry Clay. Mcdowell.
each 10 be Assistant Adjutaut General,
With rank Of Captain, the former to report
to Gen. Sherman and the latter TO Gen.
Rousseau, in Kentucky.
A pamphlet has been privately circu
lated, making serious charges against Gen.
Meigs. Tho author is a foreign aruhiteCt,
who has been destpons Of experimenting
the Capitol extension. The motive of this
is so apparent, that the very act of its is
sue defeats the object Of tsRpthor.
Il II has been officiall y asceEtained that the
4 Goyernmenthas now in the field, camp, aud
in process of formation, 100000 yolun-
teers, and the enlistments for the regular
service are more ppmerogs than hereto
fore
\ Aletter from DRrnestown, dated to-day,
says that nothing has been heard for sew
eraI days OF any movements of the enemy
opposite our lines. Everything is appn-
rentIy quiet in their encampment. This
A may be caused by the withdrawal of the
weight of their forces for the defence of
Winchester, which they now consider in
jeopardy. $50