New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-30
THEIR REIMBURSEMENT.
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THE ENGLISH WAR MOVEMENTS IN CANADA.
The British authorities in Canada, Obeyins
orders sent ont from England, haze had a sur
ysy upon the locks of the Welland Canal, will
the view Of determining whether the EDglisi
gun boats can be passed through them into Lake
Erie. This circumstance may serve to explain
the belligerent tone of our brethren in Caaada
snce the accident Of Bull Run,
THE CABINET QUESTION.
COsld anything be more patriotic and more
significant than the reply of the President to a
.New.York gentleman who sought to discover his
policy with regard to the demand for change
of part Of his Csbneti Tel your friends9
Sir, ~ make war on the enemy aud not on
each other"
THE APPOINTMENT OF TAX ASSESSORS AND
COLLECTORS.
Applicants for Office will please take notice
shat the Assessors aud Collectors under the
twenty million tax law cannot be appointed until
the next session of Congress-the consent Of the
Senate being necessary even 10 the official birth.
THE PENALTY OF AIDING THE ENEMY.
The following order from the Adjatant Cen
.sral's Office, bearing date April 26, puts oil di-
rect or y direct communication with the enemy,
respect the army, under the Articles of War,
which subjects the guilty to the penalty Of death.
by the 5tn stIele OF tbe act Of Congress enti led
Sc &C.. approved April TO- lc6l, holding correspond
ence with or giving Intelligence 10 the enemy directly
or indirectly is made punishable by Goa H. or such
ether punishment as shall be ordered By the sentence
ief cOurl-inarial.
klis article IL is therefore ordered that all corre-
soUndence nnG communication, verbally or by writing,
printing, telegaphng, respecting operations oi tne
army, mill sry movements oD land OF WAFER OF Te
Specng the troops camps, arsensls lDtrrncnente or
nilitary affairs within the several military 0latncls
by Which intelligence shall be directly or incorrectly
given TO the enemy, without the Authority end sane
ion Of tie General in command be aIo the same are
absolutely pobibed and froa and after the date Oh
Shis order persons violating the will be pro-
,eeded against under the 9th article OF war;
VIOLATION OP THE MAILS N KENTUCKY.
An order from the Post. Office Department,
,ac;t;us that the mails have been repeatedly viO-
lated. and cannot be carried safely in that part
of Kentucky, discontinues the post-ofices at
Hickman. Columbus, and Psducsh, KY, and all
other post-ofices and post.routes IN Kentucky
west of the Tennessee River except as follows:
Route No 1852, from Rnsselyle via Cadn and
Bay6eld es far az Milburn. All Post-Omees On thai
route except AurOrs, are continued.
Also foate No. 9,694 from Edaeviie TO Olive. The
TOs-tfnc66 6reOn are cOulludeus Ane GOSt'OLHNo
DUohp Is continued
sICKEEss IN THE REBELS CAMP.
Persons residing between our lines and Manassas
Inform our pickets that measles and other diseases
prevail to an alarming extent in tho enemys camp
and that their leaders are endeavOrng 10 brine
about an engagement to remove from the minds o.
their soldiers the depressing influence Of their con
elion.
EAST TENNESSEE.
The Seeessionists have 80 hemned in East
Tennessee that it ia scarcely possible for Unonisi
30 leave the State, or to send o ettor across the
border. Psrson Brownlow, when last heard
from, was preparing an editorial denouucing the
sraitOrs more vehementy than ever.
TIE COLoSELCY or THE SECOND FIRE zoUAyEs
Gen. Mcclellan reported TO the War Depart
Soent yesterday that the Second Fire ZOusvel
belonged to the Excelsior Brigade, but that b.
cOuld not decide the question of the COlOnelcy
~ tho facts did not appear The War Depart
1seat directed the AdjutsntGeneral to detail ar
sfhcer to 60 TO tho camp and ascertain IL,
wishes OF the officers a. to who should be tbei,
Colonel.
APPOINTMENTS
William Smith and James c. Slaipht hay, bas
sppOnted additional Paymasters; Isnac FL. Bou
ditch, Vermont, Commissary Of Subsistence; Josepl
s. York, Captain 18th Infantry; Simon Smith, Ma
ior2d Minnesota; Paymaster u. 8. A. with the ran
Of Major, Randolph Marcy, promoted 10 Inspecto,
General
Capt. T. +. G. AmOry of tho 7th Infantry ha
received leAve to command Massachusetts, regi
mont, and Capt Grover of the 10th Infantr
leave 10 Be Lieutenant Colonel In Col Berdan'
sharpshooters Regiment. Bps
CONSUL no BRISTOL.
zebiua Eastman has been appointed Consul Y
onstei, England. a,,
THE LATE sKmmisHrEG.
Ai'noOss several Of our picket guards were
a'Fen Id Yesterday and ,he day before, only on:
man reported 10 headquarters ss killed, two
AS wounded, and non. captured. Gen. McClel.
Ian heard that eight out Of nine Of a picket
guard Of one brigade had been taken cap se.
"a riding to that brigade be heard the same
story Of another, where, upon inquiry, IL proved
n isise This is the Oaly Foundation for the repor,
o. there being captured Eve of the Eew.York
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