, 1861-09-20


WASHINGTON, Sept. 19th.-The Navy Depart.
ment has accepted propositions from Msasrs-
e. s. Bushnell l. Co, Of New York, MerricS &c
Sone, OF philadelphia, and J. Erickson, for the
construction OF iron clad vessels.
Mh5 few s,ys :hS Sa az a 1T hss ~
tquadrcn. Capt. Wm. ". McKeaa, Of the
Nlagars, has been appointed flag offlcer in the
Gulf, IN place Of Capt Wn. MerVlne. Fi1g
officer 6tripgham having asked to be relieved
iron the command Of the Atlantic equadron,
Cap'. L Il. Goldeborongh has been appointed
70 succeed him The squadron hes been divl-
ded, ana Capt. Go1dsborongh assumes con-
nand Of the Northern division, embracing the
eo*sts Of Virginia and North Carolina Capt
:. F. Dupont hss BEEN appointed aag oB:sr
the coasts Of South Carolina, aeorgia and
Florida, The new flag officers being juniors
to some Of the Csptains now on duty,
ether changes arc rendered necessary.
Commander Miaroon has been ordered to taa
Savannah, vice ]. B. Hall, detaehed. Captain
Mazston has been detached from the
Cumberland, snd ordered to the stsan
olson, detached. Captain Chsuncey has
been detsched from the sgsquehenna End
Capt. La1dnez appointed to thar ahip. Com.
| mander Cha4- II. DaviA bas be=n detached
and @ sppointea Captain of tie aeet Of tha
SoutheIo Atlantic Squadron. Commander
PerciTa1 Dtayton has been ordered to sp.cIxl
duty In the Sonthesn Atlantic Squadron
| Lieut. G. r. P. Rogers has been ordered to
| The q. s. Steam Frigate Wahash, the flag ship
| Of the Southern Atlantic Squadron.
Applications for, positions a. volunteer
| :ieulenante, acting masters and masters mates,
should state the ages, and be Accompanied
ty certificates from tho List owners Of the
OF the ports whence the applicants havs sev-
eroEy sailed. N.ne others viii bs considered
at tie Navy Department.
In order Was iss1ed from the War Depart
1lent to-day. that the Military Depaz zttmsnt of
Ohio will IN future conaiat ofkAe State OF that
Les within fifteen miles Of Cincinnati u4dez
command Of Big. Gen. Mitchell, Of q. 8. Vol.
| untkerr, headquarters ut Cincinnati,
So much Of Firginh ~ Iee west Of the Blue
Ridge Mountains viii Constitute In future a
sepa1ate command, to be called the Depart
ntlt Of Western Vrginis, under Brig. Gan
| Reeecrans, Essdquazte1s IN the ha,d.
The8War Department has ieEue1 N ordss
TO cary isto effect the 1aW Of Congfs.a By
| which soldiera may assign portions of theas
Is5 for tho benefit Of thetf families, The u
sfgnment to be entered Oh aepa-1te roll, &c
cordlng to prescribed form, under the
supervision .og thAlf immediate comnan
der It ths tims Of eniistment. Thu
/ Roll is to bo transmitted 70 the Paymaste'
Gensra1, rho viii make the deductions OF
each pay roll, ard the Psymasters OF the Reg
imep1s nsuenit tha money for distribution K
thosein whose favor the assignment Il execu
, ted. :.
The attention Of tho officers of the regnta
: army ia sgstu directed to that section OF al
set Of Corgress which provides thas in -
cases Of Enlistment and re-eullattneot fn tn
II ntsry eereIee the prescribed cath nay b
,, sdminit tered By any commtsstoned Officer Q
| The army; fees to civil otacers for such sezsic
Will not Therefore, be admitted.
Another army order d u follows; ~to!
rrterT = df6cefe sent out to rec1ui
, K cir regiments vin BE- granted fee
: a1d parsed over the rosds leading to and ffo1
. lhe o5pte TO which they ars ordered saoaE
aha !cute he over rcsds for which such passe
s,e 1ct granted, tbe5 riu b P.id their ., s:sas
+, vi they n ce,vs the 10 ceuta per mile,
Ecu Of tie trt1t tFortstio: Il Of b.ggsSs: TIE. e.
= are ;Eetapcts in which frre ps<sez have bag
Z niea md this asse mt 6r.xn for the sze1e dt
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