New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-22


Second The fort on Uptons Hill will hereafter be
known "a Fort Ramsay, and that heretofore called
Fort Ramsay, as Fort Cass.
BY Command Of Msj Gen. MCCLELLAN.
b. WILLIAMS, Assistant Adjotsnt'GeneisL
THE PIKETON VICTORY.
The Pikcton victory, according 10 the latest
dispatches, was not 80 bad for the Rebels as
at first represented, merely because they ran
away early in the day. 1t was complete
rout. Gen. Nelson has since been pressing on
toward Cumberland Gap.
MEXICO.
The Government received no advices from
Mexico by the Havana steamer. Our COM
munications with Mr.. Corwin are so rare aud
uncertain, that the allied Powers will be able
to conquer the whole country before Washing
ton hears they have landed, unless, indeed, Dir.
Corwin brings the news himself.
THE FEELING IN FRANCE.
Minister Dayton writes by the last mail that
the feeling in France is growing more and
more favorable TO this country. Tho tone oil
the French press is plainly improving.
GEN. wALRRmGEs IDEA or THE WAR.
bridge the following letter:
wAsnNGToS, Nov. 10, 1861.
Ge.. II. wALBKIDGS. Neic- Yo,k ChE
DEAR SIR. Your note remndrg me Of the fact thu, e.
early as pri last yOu pointed out to The map for
Royal aud Beaufort advantageous places to make ods
nen,s on the Southern COST Is received am free to en
fess YOU were the first who called my attention to that pa
cu.r locality also remember that insisted We should
call six hundred thousand into the fed considerabls
9Th time before had brought rniid up to any
thing near 80 large scale. Yours. truly, A. LINCOLN
To the Associated Prs,S
WAsmSGTos. Thursday, Nov. 81. 1861.
PAYMENT OF GOVERNMENT CREDITORS.
Since the negotiation of the new loan on Friday
last Secretary Chafe has placed to the cred OF dis
bursting officers in Boston, New-York, and Pbilade'-
pba the sum of a. 5Oi, i, to be raid to contractors
and other Government creditors.
NAVIGATION OF TIE POTOMAC.
Tie steamer Stepping Stones, which ran the block
ade on Tuesday night with stores for tie otilIa in
the Lower Potomac transferred her stores to the
squadron and, taking on board number Of contra
bands from the steamers Baltimore and Iee-i'oai,
again ran the blockade last night the upward TIP,
and arrived at the Navy Yard this morning. She
was not fred at by tie rebel batteries, but from the
signaling shore il Is supposed that her movements
were noticed.
ARRIVAL OF CONTRABANDs.
The contrabands brought to the Nayy-Yard num-
Der 50 men, women, and 10 children.
TIE ICE-EOAT DISMASTLED
The Wyandank IL now taking on board he arma-
men', &C., Of the IceBoat which is being striped
Of her warlike paraphernalia, and is TO be sent
home TO the Delaware River, the Government no
longer needing Ler services.
SOLDIERS DIED.
The following soldiers Died IN camp yesterday:
Privatcs Sylvanus Taylor, New-York 36tb; Isaac,
Foster, New.York 2sth; John IL. Nobl, New-York
2oth; John Beocher, New-York 2ilhi Daniel Law
nor, New. York 36,h.
LETTERS FROM HILTON HEAD.
Tho Posi-Offce Department to-day received inior-
nation that $1,000 letters have reached New-York
from Hilton Head, by the Last arrival at that city,
j. ii. Sears who ia acting postmaster under MIL
itary authority having forwarded Ihem without PRE-
payment Of postage.
The Postmaster-G General has ordered that they bo
sent 70 their respective destinations indcrsed on
each "due c.s."
The Department .O-day established post-oaics at
Port Royal, TO DO called by thai name, aud has ,eni
out blank commission TO Gen. Sherman, 10 be filled
with the name of a suitable person as postmaster
who viii give the required bonds.
Letters designed for Pot Royal should be sept 10
the New-York posi-olice.
The Navy Department today instructed the Com
mandsni Of tho Brooklyn Navy. Yard TO inform tie
Postmaster Of the departure Of vessels fof PCd Royal
in time to dispatch the mails.
CUSTOM REGULATIONS 81 PORT ROYAL.
In the course Of this week, probably, the Treasury
Department will take deGnitive aciioa with regard
10 custom regulaiionsat Port Royal
PROMOTIONS.
The following named gentlemen have inst been
promoted to be Majors in tho regular army:
Delozier Davidson, Arthur j. Lee, Christopher j.
Lowell, and Granville o. IIaller; and the following
10 he Lieutenant Colonies: Wm. 5. Kotcham, Wm.
II. French and Caleb c. Sibley. j. w. Hammond
and Henry Clay Mcdowell, each TO be Assistant
Adiuiant- General with the rank Of Captain. The
former are report TO Gen. Sherman, and the latter
to Gen. Rousseau, III Kentucky.
SECOND LIEUTBNANCIEs.
Additional appointments to Second Licutcnanics
have been made from non-conIri s.oned olicers,
namely: Daniel Loosely, Chas. Bentzoa, Oscar
Hagen, Samuel Oscar Hagen, Samuel 8. CulbeTtson,
Joseph ]. Wagner, ". X. Lowe, Charles Berg,
Walter W. Arnold, III. III. Clark, and AlonIo L.
Bellows.
GEN. NEIGs.
pamphlet has been privately circulated making
serious charges against Gen. Megs. The author is "a
foreign architect who has been desrous of superin-
tending the Capital extension The motive of this ia
20 apparent that the very act Of its ssue defeats tie
object Of its author.
THR VOLUNTEER FORCE.
II has been officially sscertsned that the Govern
mont bas now in the field in camp and In process of