Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-08-09
From Washington. /.

WAsHINaroN, Aug. 7.-General order No. 40,
which prohibits volunteers who do not speak
the English language from being mustered into
the service, IL now officially explained. IL ls
not intended to apply to regiments or companies
Of foreign nationality, In which men and officers
speak the same tongue, but to prevent the en-
llstment into regiments or companies whose Of.
icers only speak English, OF men not not under
standlpg IL. ~ - yctJ.g,ls .gsa..f b.r -.
The Ssth section Of the. aot approved July,
1888, granting three months extra pay 10 lieu
of bounty to soldiers who may re enlist, and the
Sd section of the ect approved June, 1850,
granting bounty equal to transportation from
New York, TO soldiers who may re-enlist from
distant States, having heen repealed by the act
approved Aug. Sd, 1861, in future no such
bounties will be paid. Hereafter when volun-
teers are to be mustered into the service of the
United States, they will at the same time be
minutely examined by q Surgeon and Assistant
Surgeon of the regiment, to ascertain whether
they have the physical qualifications necessary
for the militia. y service. "''e'h a'l,98
/ The President has appointed Fl. G., Welles,
Of Michigan, as Minister Resident to Hondu-
ras. te.af9- ~ 'ft-' -,t t'' -f4 go !y
Lieut.. Walter II. Stevens, of the Corps Of
Engineers, being declared defaulter to the
Government, 10 dismissed. .s.. 3. 'Jp79s
Hon. A.. W. Randall has been appointed
Minister to Rome, vice King, resigned TO take
command OF Wisconsin brigade in Baltimore,
to which place he was ordered to-day. 81 'e- ga
The Postofice Department Issued an order to
postmasters to stop all mail matter having
scurrilous or acandalous matter printed or writ.
ten on them, and to transmit the same to the
Dead Letter Office. -.
| Reports are current that large body Of se-
cess0nists, supposed to be part of Johnston's
command, were seen recently within two miles
of the Potomac. Gen. Mcclellan has made
every arrangement to guard against surprise
from any point. .ss+'y;i--ss, -s1 - p.
% lTribune'S oorrespondencel r,a-.a W .
WAsHIHoToN. August Telegraphic com.
munication up and down the river from General
McCalPs headquarters Is established. lrr -
Gen. Mccall has force amply sufficient to
stop any attempt by tho enemy to cross, and
| although it is reported that they are cutting
road from their camp to the river, we doubt
whether such be their intention. There is no
danger, but that intelligence of any movements
on the upper Potomac will be speedily received
as the chain Of pickets hence to Hatper's Ferry
s unbroken. .l-'',.-.-..' '- :
The Indiana 18th and Ohio sth, Col. Haskell,
are building fort on Round Top Hill, part
Of Savage Mountain, which commands the
turnpike and great pass through the Alleghe.
MES, from Grafton to Romney. :. 49,. al. S,I,,
The Secretary OF War has accepted the
services Of q regiment Of cavalry from Ken
tucky. IA '' ''t'.,. ,'
| .-~- 'tsilh lWorld'sID sIDspatch.l
Chas. Wilson has Just reached here via North
western Virginia from Richmond. He passed
Wise's command on bis way TO Wheeling, and
says that at least l 900 Union men are impress
| ed in his service. p ia' u . y y 81 30
Jas. B, Ellis, of st, Louis, has been awarded
the contract for bulldog seven gun boats to be
delivered at Cairo on the fifth Of October, at
$S9, 900 each. He isto forfeit 5000 per day for
every day over the time in which he agrees to
deliver them. as5r- ! s-s-sSf,
Some Of the Federal officers, who reconnoi-
tired yesterday in the vicinity of Great Falls,
ascendeda hill from whence they are said to
have seen considerable body Of troops, some
thousands at least, encamped on the Virginia
side, supposed TO be part Of J0hnston's COM
mand. -i. 4.a .' 177- 80 is-si aas. .
These latter seemed to be about two miles
from the river, and about one mile and quar-
ter above Great Falls, exactly opposite an al
legged fording place. The ford, which is impas-
sible for wagons or artillery, has to be ap-
preached from the Virginia side, through mar
row defle Gu, through abrupt hills at that
point, and the ford itself Is by no means vide.
Il was also noticed that axmen seemed to be at
work Telling trees between the troops and the
river. "a. s1sNA a M .ISo si.liia, ~,
A private letter from Calpeppsr Court House
states, there are 1900 rebel troops sick at that
place. Il adds, that every man In that county
has been impressed into the rebel service