New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-04

A1Jutanttonefdia Department-i10 '"o""s
officers are nominated under the new acts Col.
Lorenzo Thomas, Adjutant-GeDeral, with rank
of Bripadier. General; Brevet. Majors ID. c. Bull,
and VIM. w. Nichols, Assistant Adjutant-Generals.
with rank of Lieutenant Colonels; Brevet- Majors
8. Williams, j. p. Carescb, and I. Talbot,
Majors, and the Brevet.Captains in this office 10
rank of Captains in the new regiments.
TIE following nominations are made for the
new regiments: Fourteenth Infantry, First
Lieutenant c. Seth Cushman. Wisconsin; Cap
tains Sixteenth Infantry, FirstLeutenant Edwin
j. Townsend, of che Fourteenth Infantry; Will
Lam II. Prescott, N. H.; Lucius Fairchild, Wis
consin. Seventeenth Infantrys Captains Herman
Mexico; Henry McCousburgh, Ohio, Elisha II.
Ludipgton, Virginia; First Lieutenant 8. Howard,
Michigan, in place Of Edward A. Lester. Nine
teenth Infantry, Captain s. Welton, Virginia;
Acknowledgements, Edward Swift. Dunster;
Robert Fulton Weir, Charles X. VIM
ME. Joseph E. Simple. and james
FL. PoOley Of New.YOrk, Thomas Chalmers
Brainard, Morris Joseph, Arch Henry Sailor
ScheH, VIM. II. Forward, Ely Mcclellan, Chas.
A. Mccall, VIM. Il. Ramsay, Boliyer KDicker-
booker, and Jos. J. woodward Of Penns, lvania,
Elias ]. March, VIM. Cd. wolverton of New
Jersey, Thos. H. Helsby, Philip Adolphus Louis
NJ. Gostman, and VIM. Thompson of Maryland,
Jos. F. Kennedy Of Iowa, Albert Hartsuh Of
Michigan, Cbas. Il. Greeneaf and Andrew j.
Baxter Of Ohio, Samuel A. Storrow, John c.
Downing, John J. Butler, Johnston V. D. Mud.
dleton of District Of Columbia.
The following regular promotions have been
made; n. d. l.. Simpson, Comm'ssaIy OF Sub
sistencs, with the rank of Major; Richard L.
Ogden, Assistant Quartermaster, vice TillDghast,
killed in battle; First Lieut. I. j. Ha'nes OF
the Ist Artillery Commissary of Subsistence;
Robert Allen, jr., of Iowa, Second Lieut.. In
LIST Dragons; Jos. Hodges Of Ohio, Second
Lieut.. in LIST Cavalry; Charles Amory Of Mass,
Second Lieut.; John A. Darling, Maine. Second
Lieut.. I'd Artillery; Samuel Muhson, Name.
Second Lieut.. 9th Infantry.
The following promotions have been made in
the Navy: Commanders James l.. Larner,
Thomas T. Craven, Andrew II. Fost, to be
Captains. LieuteDauts David ID. Porter. John
j. Alma Tunis, A. NJ. Craven, james II.
Strong J. Madison Frailey, Augustus S. Parrot,
Richard Wainwright, w. s. Renshaw, Lewis e.
Sartori, Edward Lanier, William May, James
T. Armstrong William A. Parker, William
Rockendof, William Leksy Maxwell Woodruff,
to be Commanders Some tLiIty masters pro-
NOTED.
THE FLAG OF TRUCE.
The feg Of truce covered demand to know
whether We had hung any of the Rebel prisoners,
and threat of summary retaliation should such be
the case No reply was returned. The officer was
however handed an informal memorandum &C.
dressed to no particular person, and amply
stating that the friends Of Col. Cameron felt
much solicitade in regard to his fate aud
that any information Of the dispo,itiOn of his
body, if found would be gratefully received.
CORRECTION.
We did injustice the other day to Truman Il.
Buct nf Alabama, in Ai-~rsb'"s ss- f"ter'ie"
with his heartbrekeH father, who bad come "n
from Massachusetts TO try to save his sou from
the fate Of O Rebel He denies that be or any
one has been forced into the Rebel army, and
adds, that though rative Of Massachusetts, he
freely volunteered his services, aid risked his
ife, in defense of his ado pied home.
To the Associated Press
WAsHISGTos, Saturday, August 3, 1861.
Yesterday three women talen prisonen by
sece, sion cavalry within mile Of Clouds Mile. One
of them is represented 10 be Jenny Curtis, OF New
York and il is said the other two were from Wsshmg-
ton and pretended to be friends Of the Rebels. pr-
vale of one Of the New-Yolk Regiments captured
by the same force.
The Senate to-day confirmed numerous army hp-
pontments among them Msjor-Gen-rals Mcclellan,
Fremont, Dix, and Banks and Brgadier-GeDeHls
Hooper, Curtis, Mccall, Sherman, Lander, Kelly,
Kearney Pape Hointzleman Porter, Stone, Reynolds,
Hunter Franklin, Rosencranz, Buell., Mansfield, Nc
Dowe and Meigs. Major Emory has been nominated
by the Maryland delegation, recommended it Ia said by
sll Mr.. May excepted.
The appointments for the eleven new army regi-
ments are 10 be considered by the Serae Committee
on Military Affairs, TO which they we're referred
Monday.
FROM SANDY HOOK, MD.
SANDY Hook, Nd, Saturday, August 3, 1861.
noted Secessionist named Garrett, man OF
wealth and standing, residing near Knoxville was ar
rested on Tnursdsy but discharged for want Of evil
dence against him. Yesterday, however, by an e.
capped contrabrand 1t was learned that through him or
his agency, information was frequently transmitted TO
the Rebel armv regarding the strength and position Of
our forces. He was rearresed last night, On the
strength Of this information.
A gentleman connected with this division was at q
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