, 1861-12-06


WAsH1SGToS, Dec. 5-Seycra1 vessels,
some Of large size, have arrived from the
Lower Potomac Ono passed tho rebel but
tcrlcs Ill daylight, but unn1olcstcd.
Tie paper relating to foreign atf.irs, accom-
panyinS the Presidents Message, covers III
pages, bcginning with Buchanan's circular OF
February 2Sth; the last addressed to our min
listers ahSoad By Secretary Black
WASHINGTON, Dee, 5.-Tilc Chief Justice
and Associate Justices Of the Supreme Court
paid their respects to tue President on Mon
day at the Executive Mansion.
An army order, Just issued by the Secretary
u War, directs all officers and enlisted men OF
the volunteer service, now prisyners in The
hands Of the enemy, or reported as missing in
action, or who may hereafter he taken prison
ers orrcported missing, be transferable to skele-
ton regiments to be formed By the Governors
Of the respective States, to consist entirely OF
sneh missing officers and men. The vacancies
thus occusioned in the regiments will be filled
by the Governors Of the various States to
which tue regiments belong.
Vice President Hamlin has appointed Sena-
tors FeEsenden and Trumbull, Regents Of the
Smithsonian Institution, to till the vacancies
oceasioned By the death Of Senator Douglas
and the treason Of Mason.
Assistant Surgeon j. G. Hcrndon, Of Fir
giniA, has been dismissed, by direction Of the
President, from the army, for descrting his
post; also Major Lyude, for 4 similar reason
and for subsequently surrencerinE his com
maud to al inferior force Of insurgents in New
Mexico.
Mastering officers who have not already done
SO, arc requested to send the rolls on which
they have mustered regiments, to the Adjutani
Generals Office, in Washington:
Richmond paper. Of the Sd. says Messrs
Bell, West and Conrad took seats III Congress
to-day from Missouri 4 dispatch from Rich
nond EayE grand demonstration will be
1uadc on York river by thu Uniopists to weak
tn the Potomac lines.
Information has been received that there arf
twelve forts around Ceuteryille, defended b1
field pieces only; no heavy guns. Fonr regi
vile fol. .LeesGurg. where there arr now about
1900 men. The pickcts Of Gen. Smiths di
vision we're fired upon last night at LeWins
vile, but no injury was done. Last night {
dcsertcr from the rchels, named Williams
entered our lines. He is all Englishman, ant
WAS taken out Of his bed at Charleston on thu
hight Of the 9TH Of June and pressed into the
rebel service. He was 4 private In the l4tt
South Carolina regiment, but has been, fol
some weeks, a servant Of Gen. Beauregard
Ae escaped on Monday last. Hc was dressed
i'll new uniform Of blue, like those of the
Aew York soldiers, and having the New Fork
buttons on. He says the whole regiment was
supplied with such uniforms only week since
and that the current report WIS that they haG
heen received in the South from Boston. HI
states that there is an abundance ofgood shoes
for those of the men who can pay for them.
The pair he had on lie paid six dollars for.
The intention Of Generals Porter, Mccall,
Hancock, and Wadsworth. was to soour til
country from Vienna to Hunters Hill. No
enemy was seen, except two small parties
one Of tilrce men, beyond Vienna, and one Of
fifteen, ,snear7y two miles beyond Hunters S
Mil, to neither Of which could VIC get closer.
No cncmy has been sccn in the region they
visited since Sunday