Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-06
WAR BUDGET.
NLJoR-eEEERAL HUNTER.

NIJoR-GBEERAL HUNTER.
Our readers perhaps would like 10 know a
little Of the military history OF the expert
epoed veteran" who pronounces General
Fremont incompetent" and who is ambi-
tious to occupy bis position as tue head of
the Western Department. General Hunter
is about sixty years Of age, graduated at
West Point in 1922 the twenty fifth in rank
in a cless Of forty and was appointed Second
Lieutenant of Infantry. Having risen to
First Lieutenancy, in 1896 he was made
Captain of. Cavalry, but shortly after re-
signed. In 1912 he rejoine1 the army as
Paymaster, which position, with the rank of
Mojor, the present Administration found
him. He accompanied Mr.. Lincoln from
! Springfield on his tour to Washington as far
| as Buffalo, where, owing to the pressure of
the crowd, be suffered a dislocation of the
collar bone. Shortly after he was made
Colonel Of the Third Cavalry, and then
Brigad'er- General. He commanded lead
| ing division at the battle of Bull Run, but
was wounded so early in the day. that he
reached Washington, travelling leisurely in
| an ambulance, almost as soon as Russell.
Soon after he was made a Major General of
| volunteers, and sent To Missouri as second in
command. He saw no service in the Mexican
War, nor In any Of our Indian wars.
RETAKEN.
| One of the cannon captured from the rebels
| at Romney, on the 26th ult, was lost by our
troops at Manassas, and bears the State arms
of New York.
Captain Hildt, of the army, whose timely
aid from Fort PickeDs saved Wilson's
Zouavee, when attacked lately at night on
Santa Rosa Island, is a native of Tuscarawas
County, Ohio. The Advocate says he got q
Cadet commission to West Point throdgt
the influence Of the late Judge Mclean.
TRUTH STRONGLY STATED.
In noticing the fact that among the Secesh
slain at FTedericktown, NO., number were
recognized as men who had been released on
parole not long before, the Indianapolis
journal says "the baldest absurdity that auy
government was ever guilty of is this release
OF rebels, found with arms in their hands, or
taking an oath of allegiance" and puugently
adds, 1t would be just as sensible to swear
skunk not to stink"
WAR NEws AT WASHINGTON.
PENSIONS.
The following pensions were granted yes
E terday:
! James Webster, seaman, one-fourth dis
f abled; ST. 80 per month from September l5
{ 1861.
r William Fothergll, seaman, loss of righ
arm; Sc per month from October !, 1861.
Joseph Shotdelon, landsmau injury h
| right elbow joint 81 per month from Octo
{ ber &c, 1861.
NO BOUNTY LANDS FOR SOLDIERS OF THE PRE-:
9 RNT WAR.
), The attention of soldiers and Pensio
t Agents is requested to the following i'm
Il portant circular, which is to be issued fror
the Pension Bureau:
p PENSION OFFICE, November 2, 1861.
SIR: The application for bounty land, fol
4 waTded by you in behalf of a soldier of th
" present war, is herewith returned to you
4 address. A sufficient number of similar un
: founded claims having heen presented t
r require special attention on my part, both
prevent IMPOSITION upon soldiers who ma
be plisled into the assertion of such CLAIM
!, and to save this Office much useless labor,
have to inform you that no paper of th
character will be placed upon our files, or
any manner entertained.
There is no law granting bounty land Fl
any service rendered subsequently to Marc
3, 1855, nor will any application be treats
as valid, under future act of Congress,
- made before the date of the approval of sue
Is ect by the Executive.
r Respectfully yours,
te JOSEPH H. BARRETT, Commissioner.
oS REBEL PLANS.
la The last plan ascribed to the rebels
be their correspondents here is, that they intel
TO CROSS the Potomac near OccoQuan Gree
march upon Baltimore and winter thel
N. They are believed to have boats there suf
n cent to carry large number of trooI
'l- There is reason TO believe that the rebels ha
D. constructed railroad from point abo
t. five miles back of Acquia Point to Dumfret
be in the rear of the Notifications at Shippil
We Point.
to THE CASE OF COLONEL NILES. 5a
II The court-martial in the case of Color
Miles, tried for alleged misconduct at B
n Run, will soon report.
lal AN UNFoUkDED REPORT.
gu The statement that General Mcclellan l
IS' I ordered four soldiers to be shot for sleepi
~ on their posts is unfounded in fact.
elI NAvY-YARD AT PRUDENCE ISLAND.
nd Surveys have recently been made with
ls- view to the establishment of Navy yard
,st Prudence Island, Nsrrsganset Bay 1t "
surveyed for the same purpose in 1882, a
nothing done since. q
DIsTIE eUIsHKD FOREIGNERS RENDERING TIL
SERVICES.
Count de Sayre, grandson of Count
Rochsmbeau, who was with washingt
"a and Baron de Schopen, grand nephew "
i've Lafay ette, each the lipeal representative
re- bis distinguished ancestor, have tende
ks, their services to the Government, saying Il
they are proud TO fight with and for the sa
"a people, of fwhose early history lafayette q
~ RCchsmbeau are part. Major-Gene
~ Havelock, who has just arrived fr
ss EDglspd, has also offered his sword To