Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-26
FROM WARRINGTON.

WASHINGTON, April, PA dispatch from
Gen. Wool states that assistant surgeon War
rem, with II wounded prisoners taken by the
rebels in the recent fight near Elizabeth City,
having been Internationally released, have
arrived at fort Monroe.
The Norfolk Day Book reports that our feet
have been giving tort jackson, below New
Orleans, a "terrihc bombaTdment The rebels
say that our men fired 900 l3inch Shells
OF which 1000 tell in the fort. They think
our ammunition must soon be exhausted, but
assert that they can stand it as long as we
eau.
The ffotilla on tile Potomac is actively en-
gagged in seizing rebel craft In all, it has
captured sixteen schooners.
Reverdy johnson has written letter, in
which lie argues that the District of Coum.
bia emancipation bill is unconstitutional.
1t is reported that the rebels, fearing an at.
tack on Norfolk, have prepared toobStruct the
channel OF Elizabeth River with vessels.
Elisha Whiltescy, first comptroller of the
treasury, is quite sick.
The president has renominated Daniel E,
Sickles for brigadier general.
In addition TO what has heretofore been as.
serted in contradiction OF the false statements
OF the Richmond papers. there is good author
lily for stating that Count Mercier the French
minister, had no official communication what
ever with the southern authorities. The re-
port that Lord Lyons has gone To Richmond,
or is going is us untrue as the recent untuund-
ed rumors of changes in the cabinet.
The navy department is quietly though eff
fcie ltiy at work increasing the means of the
national defence. The Atlantic Works aud
Harrison Lorng of Boston have been awarded
contracts for building iron-clad vessels under
the recent law.
The senate to day in executive session con-
firmed the nominations OF George Cadwalla.
der OF Penn, and George H. Thomas Of Vir-
gina as major generals, and Col Alfred II.
Terry of Conn, Miles S. Haskell OF Ind,
Major Henry W. Vessels of the 9th infantry,
Col. John w. Geary, Major Samuel w. Craw
ford OF the 18th infantry, and Leonard i.
Ross Of Ind, as brigadler generals James w.
Ripley to be chief OF ordnance and William
A. Hammond as surgeon general with the
rank OF brigadier general also Charles L.
Garrett as assistant quartermaSer, and Har-
Vey A. Smith OF Kansas as commissary of
subsistence.
The senate, it is said, rejected Nathan Reeve
as assistant quartermaster, and the following
as brigadier generals john COchrane, II. H.
Lockwood, CnaS. f. Clark and Chas. D'Ahna.
John Trimble of Tennessee, was confirmed as
United States attorney for the middle district
of that state.
Owing to a misrepresentation which caused
the rejection OF Daniel e. Sickles the presi.
dent to-day, renominaled him to be briga er
general. The prospect of his confirmation is
favorable.
The italicized statement in yesterdays New
York Times, to the effect that the secretary
of the navy had given strict orders for the
Monitor aud her consort moi TO move or dis
charge gun unless the Merrimac attacked
them, is entirely untrue.
The sanitary commission will to morrow
dispatch the steamship Daniel Webster to
fortress Monroe as floating hospital. She is
to carry large supply Of hospital stores,
medicines, clothing, ice, &C., Sc, corps OF
surgeons, nurses, and hospital dresses. Sew
eral members of the commission accompany
them for the purpose OF completing their ar
rangements for the transfer OF the sick aud
wounded.