The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-15

In that direction so that neither G T. ne 49,,
could DO seen. Ths calmness Of the nS"N, 1890
enabled the report q the guns to be hce r,o o.,n
was very brisk, and evidently from guns sr c,,,nrc
Perhaps about twenty shots were fred = ..os
not known what tn. enemy was firing !,
Tho fog at stil hangs over tho river A.
hafpast ono O'Clock the correspondent writes as
ioiiowsAfter writing the above several puts of smoke
were seen suddenly rising up from Cockpit Point having
'ho appearance Of firing from cannon no report
was caia u was concluded that the encay burning
pr"sh He has just opened fire from new battery on
'he same spot on small schooner visible from here OF
stump Neck Flashes of fame are distinctly visible from
their guns through the fog, but the reports ndeat,
mat the guns are small. The firing is very brisk
and seems to be answered from the MARYLAND shore
incrmingied with heavy and continued discharges Of
muskery. A boat is seen approaching the Virginia
shore; another leaves the rebel battery Just opened
ana stands towards the schooner third approaches
the Maryland shore, evidently from the punev.
The firing continues, and now it is evident, from tho
columns Of smoke arising from the pungy that her crew
have set fire to prevent her from falling into the
hands Of the rebels, but the manouvering of the other
boat going towards Virginia is ncomprchcnsble The in
creasing fog, and drizzng are fast shroudng dis
amt objects from our view. And now q heavier
gun is heard further down the river. It.
is followed by several others The Cockpit FONT battery
ceases re and the lower batteries keep up ncessant
cannonade, but tho smoke from their guns cannot be
seen through the thick fog. The firing has now lasted
about half an hour and from sixty to seventy shots
have been fred The firing has just ceased
An officer who up this afternoon on beard the Ro-
lance states that at three O'Clock just before he left tho
vicinity OF Shipping Point the schooner that was fired at
had reached Mattawoman creek cn the Maryland side in
safety He does not know whether she was hit by tho
rebel shot not The Reliance viii take coal Mt the
Navy Yard and return to her cruising ground the river
tomorrow morning
All quiet along the lines of the army OF the Potomac
THE ARMY.
The in the papers Of the 18th inst In re-
gard to the enrolment OF cavalry is incorrect 1t not
desired to arrest the enlistment Of cavalry soldiers but
cavalry organizations viii be either accepted
thorzod until those already ordered shall have been
plcted.
Captains Kavanagh, Coran, Burke, Murphy and ten,
Others late officers Of the Thiry-soventh New York
regiment. applied to the War Department yesterday to-
obtain authority to raise regiment in New York,
with the desire that they may be made the chief officers.
The first three to be Colonel Lieutenant Colonel and
Major The Secretary of War referred the whole subject
TO the decision Of Governor Morgan, expressing OBJ
lection to the raising of the regiment but leaving tho
selection Of the officers to the discretion Of the Governor
Commissions have been issued the following named
gentlemen under the recent appontments:-
Colonies George W. Cullum and Schuyler Hamilton, late
attached TO General Scotts staff To be Bigadcr Generals
Of volunteers, to report to Major General Halleck.
Captains Jesse L. Reno of the regular army; Charles c.
Iugcr, George W. Morgan J. 6ta and Colonel Philip St.
George Cooke also to be eader Generals Of volunteers
| TO report to Major General IIalleck.
Vim. Powell Mason is appointed Abide Camp to Major
General Mcclellan, with the rank Of captain.
Captain A. j. Haleck is appointed Aid General Hal
| leck, with the rank Of captain.
James B. Mcpherson, to be Lieutenant Colonel, TO
| port TO General Halleck.
The following Assistant Inspectors General have been
| appointed, with the rank Of Major
Captains Nelson II. DAVIS, Roger Jones' John Buford
and Absalom Baird, to report to General Nc lclan
Captain James Totten to report to Inspector General Van
Rensselaer,. at st. Louis
Lieutenant Charles II. Tompkns is appointed Assistant
| Quartcrmaster, with the rank of captain
| SPECIAL oRpERs-So. 3O4.
HEADQUARTERS o ARMY, ApJr GENERALS OrFIoE,(
/ WASHINGTON, Nov II, 1861. (
Major General John G Fremont having been relieved
from the command Of the Western Department and from
duty in the field, those members Of his staff who have
been selected from civil fe under the authority Of the
act approved August 1861 from the date which
he renquished command to be connected with the
service
pany officers who have been appointed into the military
service by MAJOR General Fremont, and whose appoint
mcns have not been sanctioned by the President are
hereby discharged from the service of the United States
BY command Of MAJOR General MCCLELLAN
! L. THOMAS, Adjutant General.
/ PAYMENT or TROOPS.
Major Mason, aymaster in the army, has recently paid
of the New York Fcth and Fifty fifth regiments, aud
Captains Porter and Foetts Massachusetts, batteries
Each received two months pay. It required $50, oC0
pay Off the Fftcth New York, and 500 900 for the Fifty
NTH The two batteries absorbed s1 600 or this amount
about S. 600 have been sent home by the to their
families Major Mason being the bearer the quota be-
longing 10 Captain Porer men.
PERMISSION ASKED TO CARRY THE CHILDREN OF THE
LATE SENATOR DOUGLAS TO NORTH CAROLINA,
A gentleman arrived here to-day from North Carolina
m the purpose of obtaining permission TO carry that
two of he nj A
Douglas appears that these boys entitled to large
estates in North Carolina and Mississippi, which, under
the recently enacted law OF the rebel confederacy in
danger Of con6scaton account OF the residence Of
the Children although they infants The relatives Of
their mother anxious that they shall be brought
South to secure their rights in this property They
DESTROYS also that Mrs Douglas shall accompany hem if
she will consent. Tho government has recently con-
crdcd not grant passes beyond the lines of the
federal army for such purposes intends take
action will render utterly null and void any of tho
scatons under the Of the rebel usurpers Of authority
in the Southern States
A THROUGH RAILROAD LINE FROM WASHINGTON TO
NEW YORK.
depuation TO day waited upon tho Mayor of the city
and the Postmaster General relative the future
of Congress establish through railroad route from
Washington to New York. The dcputaticn comprised
General Peter Force, Mr.. Alderman Semmes George
Lowry, P1ny Miles, Hudson Taylor Mr.. Perry and others.
Mayor and Postmaster General symathised entirely
with the movement, and promised to give it their ard,
Tho deputation stated that the citizens Of Washington
paying out tens Of thousands Of dollars and tn,
government hundreds of thousands weekly for the soho
that Philadelphia and Baltimore have insisted
gap and delay in the railroad communication with the
North Nothing but Congress could crush this pcrncious
influence.
THE CLAIMS AGAINST NEW GRANADA,
At the meeting Of the joint comm ksion of the United
States and New Granada to-day ordered that on
the first Monday in December next the calling Of tho
calendar will be commenced in its order, and in
which the counsel for the claimants prepared will
be placed the foot of the calendar unless good and
satisfactory the board shall otherwise order.
Hon. S. s. Cox Of Ohio is here attending to
for Of his constituents who Interested in claims
against New Granada growing out Of the Panama riots
PROPOSALS FOR SRw ARMY HOSPITALS.
Qaarermaser General Hcigs has invited proposals for
the Of capacious army hospitals in this
| city.
STEAM FERRY.