Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-10-10
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The Tribune's special dispatch from
Washington 9th, says-The President has
decided that hereafter all contracts and
appointments for the Western Department
shall be made in Washington, in the regu-
lar way and through the ordinary channel.
Brig. Gen. w. K. Strong will also be
TO make such changes in Mis-
souri, as Chief of Staff as be Shall deem
best. Nothing but the imperative de-
mands of the public interest will induce
the government to supercede Fremont.
The Attorney General is unreserved in his
expression of opinion concerning Gen.
Fremont and does not hesitate to pronounce
his retention public crime. A full con-
sultation on the whole subject will be held
tomorrow in Cabinet meeting.
The publicity given to the violation of
the Savannah blockade by the British
steamer Bermuda, is said to have proceed
ed from Lord Lyons dinner table. Infor-
nation from the village of Thompson,
Conn.,, gives me reason TO believe that a
part Of the freight of this vessel was 10
tons gunpowder, 700 Enfield rifles. 10 ri
fled cannon, COS pairs of shoes, a large
quantity of blankets and clothing, and an
extraordinary amount of quinine and NOR
phine. Remonstrances against her sailing
and completing her cargo were made by
Chas. Francis Adams, in London, but the
Foreign Office did moi feel at liberty or
would not see the obligation to arrest the
unlawful voyage.
Col. Sir John DeCourcey, distinguished
in the Crimean war, has been commission
ed by Gov. Dennison Col. of the 6Sth Ohio
regiment, and will leave tomorrow to take
command. .4-....e.
Capts. John Mason and Crook, of the
Regular Army, are also to have Ohio Col
oneIcies. .
A. NJ. Motherhead, of Indiana, was yes
terday appointed Consul to Leipsic; Thom-
as Foster, of Minnesota, to Tahiti.
The Times dispatch says:
Highly important advices have been re-
ceived from Cuba by the steamer Karnak.
The Spanish war steamer Leone was
waiting at Cadiz for the result of the Cab
met Conference relative to the European
coalition against Mexico, that advices Of
the ultima.um of Spain might be immedi-
ately dispatched to the Governor General
of Cuba. In the meantime, an expedition
is being fitted out at Havana for Mexico,
under pretext of going to San Domir 90.
The expedition consists of six batteries OF
howitzers and 10000 men, and will be
ready to start by the latter part of next
month.
1t is given out that Spain is taking
these tteps against Mexico on her avn re.
sponsibiity, but the advices to which
have access state definitely that the Eng
lish and French are TO send their quota Of
men, as well as to cooperate with their
fleets in the Gulf. The whole country
will be startled by the extent of the move
ment, and the end in view. The regula-
lion of Mexico is its least important object.
1t looks further North.
The Times dispatch ys:-Gov. Sprague,
of Rhode Island, will. it is understood, be
promoted to Major Generalship.
Gen. Stoneman, the chief of cavalry in
Gen. McClellan's staff, will to morrow Or
der all Colonels of cavalry to report to the
examining board for examination as to
their qualifications. This excellent move
rnent will be followed up by similar orders
to the Lieutenant Colonels, Majors and
company officers, successfully.
There will be, tomorrow, the grandest
artillery and cavalry review ever witnessed
on this Continent. 1t will include six reg
iments Of cavalry and twenty complete
batteries of artillery.
The main body of the rebels is at Fair
fax Court House, whence broad belt of
camps almost unbroken are seen from our
balloon stretching Eorthward toward Lees
burg, where there are nearly 10000 men,
on the lower Potomac, and about $4,000
or 1000 back of Evansport. At or near
Manassas there are but comparatively few
troops. All information received at Head
quarters shows the enemy is prodigiously
strong, numbering nearly 100000 men,
and that no offensive movement is at pres.
ent intended.
Johnston and Smith favor an active pol
icy, but Beauregard insists on standing on
the defensive.
Brig. Gen. w. X. Strong was this day
assigned to duty on the staff of Major
General Fremont, and ordered to report TO
him in person. He will be chief of the
staff. ''1'a @
None of Gen. Fremont's commissions
are recognized by the President, and they
are therefore rendered worthless. .H'
Mr.. GurIey NJ. c., who has been active
in organizing Western Regiments was in
some embarrassment at Washington on
learning this, but the President mas en-.
dorsed or promised to endorse his acts.
The Heralds dispatches say: The Com
missioner of Indian affairs returned to the
city this morning, after brief visit to the
Indian country. He visited several of the
tribes north Of the Usage and held many
councils with them. He found them all
loyal, evincing strong attachment to the
Federal Government. 1t appears only
three tribes, which are inaccessible and be.
yond reach of the government, are disloy-
al. He is of the opinion that troops ought
to be dispatched Immediately to the Irdian
countrv to reclaim them 20 81, Ut