The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-11-23

washington, Nsr. 1S.-Fphnim D. ELL
WOrh iufhcr ot tie laic Cot Ill'ror II, 4
been rppointcd military sora-kcc,,r hy to
FIl.il Ill., bat is ro. yet si,,nud o. duty.
Ih' loads OF Departments have boon so
uH,l |uitN td by visitors that toy hlve no.
h,nr able ~ commence their an ,ual reports
licy have, Therefore. been compelled 10 re-
fol,c 10 c'cludc al visitors, until after TIE
meeting ci tonprcss.
Col. Handing, Of Ms our has male on ar.
rlnccmcut by which tho three months HON,
Guards Of that state mustered into the srr,..s,
under the authority of 'hc late Gen. Lyon, VII
be pail.
The steamer L. L. Hale arrived at ia, NV
YaId on Saturday night. For a wccl, or t&D
past she has been stationed q, Stump Neck 3
watch the rebel steamer George Pagc, but tn
0ICning Of the now rebel battery ut Cockpit
Point forced her To move from tia. expo II
position, and she now lies at Deep Poin. GA the
look cut.
The Dawn ran the blockade cf the Po'omIc
| river on Saturday night week the HciI'r on
| last Tuesday night aud six sChJmcrs ON Thurs
| day / lit llst-.,ll bound down. Since then
none but small vessels have passed either way.
All the vessels which have left WasAin sion or
| Georgetown, have passed through safely and
| nOn' ave now at Indian Head.
| The rebels ar busy q, FrocEtsna Point, AMI
| II Is supposed they are buillins s-.ols wO.k
| for a battery there.
No MORE ARMS From ABROAD.
! The War Department VIII soon issue a circu-
/ lar address, 10 the Governors of the llyal
states, requesting the Withdrawal of their lgcu 5
| for the purchase Of aims, lo,h n. homo and
| abroad, as the Glvcrrmnu, las received dvi,cs
to the eject that suiliccucy of arms will b,
received through It's own agency 10 meet the
! demand.
| now wILKEs CAUGIIT TnE REBELS.
Capt Wilkc5 was sent TO tho co lst of africa,
Especially 10 bring home the San Jacnto, and
II was only when / arrived in the West Indies
that he heard of the escape OF Messrs. Mason
and Slidell. Therefore his arrest Of them coul
rot have bccs pursuant TO orders Captain
Wilkes acted in accordance with the principles
OF international law. lie rendered to the laiie,
accompanying the Ma on and Sliloll party d
passage on his ship aud The use Of the cabin
with all the dcliraces and attentions they mi hl
require, hut they declined his gallant anl con-
sidCmtc invitation.
The President has appointed Captain \. H.
lootc, Flag Officer of the fleet in tn Western
Military Department.. lie thus ranks with Tia,
Meior-Goncral. This arrangement obviatcs any
possible conflict Of authority between the com
mAndcrs respectively OF the land and watcl
/ The following military appointments wcr,
| mAdc today, VIZ. Assistant AdiutInt- Gcuer
ais of volunteers, Capt Leonard Scott for Gen
! rairicS' brigade; Clpt, q orgc \. Hicks io
General liwns' lri',ade; C.pt. John Pounl fol
G,r,ral Prices brigade; C.rr. Andrew c
, Kpmpcr for Gore Il Wad,'4 hricrdr; Cap,
j | VIM. Won Dolm ior Gcr,ral Dlryc4s brigade
/ | Capt. Charles \, Rcynold' 70 be- an A'sistan
4 | Qulrtcmastcr la inr regular service. VIM
a Shuillcr TO be an Aid-dc-Camp to Major q ler
/ II banks.
= \ STAMPEDE or TICEETs.
y While Generals Mcdowell and Wllswort
y were, late Ills ait Duuou, reviewing the hri,ad
formerly commanded by Gen. Koy,s,a stamped
, occurred among a portion Of the i,h re- N M
q Of brooklyn, who were performing p,,kc dut
, about mile and half lct Of Falls Churrl
,. The light was owing to Tie approach ola ltrs
n squad ,frhd cavalry. One NJ oar men WI
II wounded but safely brought in. As soon q
: Gen. Mcdowell heard of the affair he ord arc
!. the 2lIh and l3,h New York Regiments, an
8, the remainder OF the i.h Il y'mmt Of Brool
Is lyn TO support the p.cl>cis, when tho enemy lc
u. back.
IS There are still some % missing, in connec,io
with the capture hy the rebels, on Saturday,
detachment Of the iornging party