The New York herald., 1862-08-20

By order Il Brisadies General SIl.As CASEY.
n WALTER WEST Acting Assistsnt Adiutaas General
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GENERAL NEWS.
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wAsHzxGfeH, August -, 1904
hare heard report eS great Importance from the
army. What 10 not as liberty 70 state, but an
70 believe that some movement Of the highest
qusnce has taken place. win send the particulars u
soon a. feel authorized 70 do 70.
IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS IN nzrxxsNos TO Nw
ORLEANS.
We informed, and have every TO credit the
report that General Butler wisoon be recalled from the
Department. OF tho Gulf ana that General Dix win take
his place thsre, with his headquarters At New Orleans
andl that he win be associated in tho administration
the local affairs OF Louisiana with Hon. Reverdy johnson
Provisional Military Governor Of the State General
Butler since he undertook about the 1st Of May last
government OF the city Of New Orleans Provisional
Military Dictator has done incredible amount Of
work In behalf Of law and order; and has been
20 far successful bringing order out Of chaos and
submission out Of rsbeisn; that II Ia believed
the city and the State may now be submitted 70 a
less stringent administration. Accordingly Gene.
raj DIX, who sacccssiu In his quiet and con.
ciliatory policy in Baltimore (after General Butler had
CITY VI itS IhDo bcCs0SIOhismJ, " ~
believed prove again shs right in the right place
the right time; and that Reverdy Johnson, Maryland
slaveholdcr, as Provisional Governor Of louisiana will
win that people completely 70 the side Of the
Union their only ark Of safety A for General Butler
10 believed that Geld win be found. somewhere
for the exercise Of his active positive decisive method
Or dealing with inractabls rebels; but whether he wi,
next be charged with the dusy u clearing the track
law and order 10 Mobile, or savsnnah or Charleston
remains 10 be revealed.
COMMANDER v. D. PORTER, THE AsNlaILA1oR OF
THE RxBBL BAN ARKANsAs.
The destruction Of the rebel ram Arkansas by Com
nandsr william D. Porter d warmly commspaed In
ocial quarters md the service thus rendered win ~
suitably acknowledged This ofBeer was among the sur
rers BY the sssicn Of NE Navy Rstrng Bsare which
subsequently revised Last year he was spsivsd of
his command, owing t6a charge Of disoyalty, but was
promptly restored his showing thai the allegation was
predcatsd on forged letters BY his gallsntry on the
Mississippi river he has vndcasd his character against
al unjust sspsrsions.
ls1rs' os TIE o,astss n,css,, EsIscns TO GENERAL
II Is asserted that General Ncean has received BIZ the
late mail letter signed by the Count or Paris and the
Duke Of Chartres expressive Of the friendship aud esteem
Of tie princes FOR his and OF The interest shsy take
In the triumph Of the Union they state that since
their arrival in London, The 2st Of July ss they havc
been surrounded by crowd Of visitors anxions to obtain
info the state Of affairs In America the Interest
Of which superredes that Of al other political questions
in Europe at The present time They slate
also that their uncle, Prince de- Joinvilc, has
written pamphlet General HcCleans military opc-
rations in Virginia. from the time he took command OF
the Potcmsc Army down to the seven days battle be-
fore Richmond. That pamphlet was Hist intended tor
the French Market but the French government does
not allow any work written BY the members Of the o.
leans family to circulate In France he will conne him
self for the publication Of the present work, 10 England
and Germany. The princes in excellent health and
spirits and send er compliments all their comrades
the army FOR the Of which they express the
most earnest wishes.
MICHIGAN oFrlcxRs UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE
LAW.
The following appointments undcr the tax law have
been made for Michigan :-fnst Dstriet--I g. Berry,
or Adrian Collectors Joshua r. Bsnnstt Of Adrian As
SCISSOR. second DstrictAlen H. Morrison, OF 81. Jo-
ssph, Collector; Elijah House, Of Paw Paw, Assessor
Third Disriotra Nsyhew, Of Albion, Collectors Whit
nsy Jones, Of lansing, Assessor. Fourth DistctAaron
B. Turner Of Grand Rapids Collector Aonzo Sessions,
1 Iowa, Assessor. Fifth Distret--Gilss Hubbard, of
Mount Clemens Collector; Ither Stanley. Of Burlington,
Assessor. Sixth lsriot-ssmucl l.. Warren. Of Flint,
Collector; Townsend North, OF vassss, Assessor.
'O'a 9s ~ ssy5s 5s faa II aYs u is * 'Tss
Colonel H. u. Armstrong, The son OF John Armstsone
Secretary OF War under President Madison. and ono
OF the heroes Of the or 1912, now
seventy years Of age, has come 70 Washington
10 tender TO the government the services OF him
self and two the present emergency. Hc "a
worn veteran but willing TO spend the last hours of
his life give his scns 70 the msn,enancs Of the Union
and the constitution.
APPOINTMENTS or MIDsniparw by THE PRESIDENT
The President in accnrdance with the late law has ap.
pointed the following named mdsblpmen, he boing au
thorixes to select two from the Ditrc. Of Columbia ten
al large and ,roe yearly to be selected from boys
LISTED In the navy
Al LdrQe--wm Y. Hall, Of the District OF Columbia
Albert r. Robinson, of Now York Lyman G. spaIdng, Of
New Hampshire; Thomas c. weles, Of Connecticut; Ed
rnund NJ. smith, Of Maryland Downs H. wilson of tho
District OF Columbia: John r. Plsbury, OF Massachr-
sst.s Lewis w. Frost, OF Massachusetts,; Edward Lnzee
Amory, Of Massachusetts, Robcr, ----- Of illinsis.
Ealis-d Boys Ayqcimsd.- .--Iholass s. Flood, wilan
Coates, Frederick A. Wise.
APPOINTMENTS OF 0ESERALa.
The following is list OF appointments Of major and
br,gadicr generals just made by the President
Brsad,er General H. q. Wright, OF the United Stat cs
Engineers, 70 he o Major General.
Col. Michael Corcorsn, Of the sIxtyninth New York
Militia, 70 bo BrigadIer General.
Col Orlando NJ Wilcox, Of The Second Michigan vouD-
teers, TO be Brigadier General
Bfisadisr General 6. W. Culom, not confirmed by the
senate by accidental omission, reappoinled 10 be
Brigadier General t
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NOTES.
The nst delivery Of postage currency was made yes
erday exchange for coin Parties Offering coin In sx
change viii have the preference the Treasury Depart
mont
OFFICERS oHpKBxD 40 NUsrmNG smvrcr.
Captain Thomas Henderson, Of the Sixth Unea states
infantry and Capt. =. II. Bates, Of tho Fourth Unisd
states infantry, have been ordered 10 rspohe former
At Harrisburg Pa and the latter At New York. 10 assist
in mastering troops into tho United states service.
srox AND WOUNDED FROM THE ARMY OF VIRGINIA
large number Of sick and wounded soldiers from the
Army Of Virginia were today broosht TO hospitals in
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