New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-31
SOLDIERS LETTERS.

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III above were eli captured st Boil Kun ,
SOLDIERS LETTERS.
The following order has been made by ths Post-
Office Department for the execution Of the new law
respecting soldiers letters:
Postmasters at or near any camp point occupied
by tie Uni'ed States forces will mail without prepay
UeIt Of postage any letter written by sol1er IN tpe
servce of the United States aud certified 10 oe sun
the Major or Acting Major Of the Regiment 10 when
the writer is attached. The envelore fhouio .uIe
plainly stamped or written It's face lhe eetIlease
Soldiers letter. sg0ed in wiring ~ The MAYOR OF
Acting Major Of tie Regiment d scIblrg lls iegileh'
by its number ADD it's State. The post1go dlt On such
letters will he collected at the Office OF delivery Com
missioncd officers will prepay tLeir postage ~
fore. JoHS A. hAssoN,
"First Assistant Postmaster Oe-eisl
MORE CowRDICE.
II is reported by n soldier from the camp that
last night soldier of the lst Regiment sichieS
Brigade was shot in the lett breast at his post BY
some one ia ambush.
ARRESTS BY ORDER or GIN. SCOTT.
Nine EMPLOYEES Of the Government at the
Arsenal were arrested this morning by order OF
Gen. Scott. ii seems that Mr. Potter OF Wis
coDsin, Chairman Of the House Committee vi In
yestigatcD. addressed a note TO Cen scott 'n-
forming hun that the Committee had evidence
that these men had expressed opinions oil SYM
rathy with the Rebels and hostilitytO the mon,
expecting their removal at furthcst in conse-
sequence. Upon this the arrest was ordered
aud to the Committees surprise, they were called
upon by the Justice for testimony, as II they had
been prosecutors, which they decline to become.
Ore Of the niue, an elder Or. Of Sntherland's
Church, has a son in the Rebel Army and
others of his family are connected with the
enemy.
THE TREASON ~ WASHINGTON.
Tie Committee Of Investigation ray that they
fld the Departments even worse than they c1-
pe,;,d, particularly the War; Treasury and In
terror. Their partial report, submitted to-day
and adopted by the House, shows that they
found an alarming state Of things everywhere
where their Investigations have extended, ind
do not excuCrats heads of Departments alto
gcther from blame. The Committee has evidence
duplicating two or three lieutcuants ard one pay
master, recently appointed in the Army.
Among the letters found in the Dead-LetteP
Oaioe was one from JEFF Davis 10 francis
Markoe. one of tie fret removals from tie state
Department, regrcttns his inability TO give han
an Office.
GEN. TETMONI'S ANS.
The Hon. John T.. G. Sharks OF iI.diana Is to
be one Of Cen FrcmOat's volunteer aid. The
cooluoss and intrepidity which be displayed ct
Bull Run the other day where he wac four
hours under FIRE, assisting the wounded, hnd
during the retreat ralying the fuet.re', e'incc
military qualities which fiji him for the post
rendered him. The Hon. John A. Gur@y Of
Ohio is another volunteer aid 10 Gen. llenelt.
ONO ERIGADIERs.
Ohio recommend. the following BIigat'ers
Col. sherman, Col. McC0ok, Gen. Bates, Col.
ABSORB. Gen Schlech, Gen. George ". Mcrgap,
and Col Tyler. The names are IN or'hr OF
preicrence. Col Sherman Of the 18th Ipianirl
IA a brother OF Senator Sherman, commanded ihc
4 Brigade Of Cen. Tylcr's Division and "a e'-
teemed highly by army oihcer-. Goa. AcC D."
commanded the ist ohio Regiment, and = be-
lieyed 70 have saved Gen. Schcnchs Brigade icy
his presence Of mind and gaantry at Bull Run
An the othcrs, except Col. Tyler have been or
are in lie army. Gen. Morgan was promoted
for services in Mexico. Col. An,oTe Gas IN the
florida war.
COLI WARRLS'S APFoINrMENT.
The opplicaticn for the appointment Of Iiiz IIcng
Warren Brigadier General by the Iowa t'oops
WAS unknown 10 him. He is not md has not been
suitor for any civil or miar! post under The Adj
miniftration.
THE NrW-YORK BRIGhpICn>
Among the gentlemen informally before the New
York delegation as fit persons to be recommended
for Enthusiastically are the following; Col.
Slocum Of the 27tb, Col a. Is. BendiS, Col, pnr-
wee Capt. Geo. Sioncman, Gen. Ward Il. Burnett
Gen. J. 6. Scroggs Maj. /. 5. Wads~orth OF Gen.
McDovclls staff, Capt. Veille A. c. Martindaie oil
Rochester. West Pointer, Col. J. ii. u. Ward,
| Col. l., Is. Van VaIkenburgh, Col. BleEcher, Col
| Clarence A. Seward, Maj. Doubleday of Sumter
! Cant. SeyInonr of Sumter, Gen. H. +. Duryee John
J. Peek, Isaac S. Quimby, Ihos. y. Dawes D. -
Curtis. Oryille Clark, Lewis T.. Smith, Chas. H.
| Stewart, G. G.. Augar, A. II. james, Jas. ID. Coop
or. VIM. II. Christian J. w. Adams, Delnyan Per
kins John Beardsley.
| nEsIGSATf IN THE FIRE ZorANEs AM
sEyBNrY-SlNIH
A number OF officers of the Fire Zouaves an,
the 10Th have resigned, aid Others will follow
their example.
TROOPS ADVANCING.
The 25th New-YOrk Regiment hs, beer
pushed forward To- Clouds Mills, five miles and
a half beyond Alexandria.
TIE SENATE AND THE BRIG ,DIERs.
No action was taken in the Senate on The