Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-10-29
From Washington,

From Washington.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-General Hooker's
furlough has expired, and he reported yester-
day to the war department. His foot, is yet
seriously infamed. Circumstances may be
such as to demand his presence with his di-
vision, even at the risk Of serious consequent
ces, but it is said to-day that his surgeon OBJ
jects to his going into the field for another
fortnight.
Complaints of the non-payment of the SOL
diers, and the lack of suitable clothing, will
now be satisfied, as the president is determin-
ed that every soldier shall be well clad and
promptly paid. The proper departments are
busy attending to acquisitions.
The Jacob Bell arrived last evening, bring
ing up young man named Thomas {. Hutch"
inson who was captured by her few days
since while crossing to the Maryland shore
with two negroes in Il boat. He represented
that he was going after package of theologi.
cal works with which to complete his studies,
he being a student of divinity, but it is thought
that he was on his way to procure goods to
take back. The theological student and the
two negroes were sent to the provost mar
sbal's Office this morning, and were committed
to the old capitol prison.
The navy department has received the fol-
lowing information The United States
forces in the gulf have destroyed the salt
works of the rebels at st. Andrews and St.
Joseph's bay, both capable of making over
four hundred bushels of salt per day. The
United States steamer PenObscot on the 22d
inst. captured off Shelton Inlet, N. c., the
English brig Robert Bruce, about two hun
dred tons burden, loaded with clothing, medi-
cines, etc Acting master II. A. Hurley, of
the gunboat Tapoma near ST. Andrews bay,
died on the 18th inst. of yellow fever
Gen. Banks having gone north for few
days, Gen. Hentzelman is in temporary COM
mand of the defences of Washington, having
his headquarters at the same location as Gen.
Banks.
In consequence of the severe illness of
Col. D. d. Tompkins, assistant quartermaster
general, stationed in New York city, the bus
mess of his Office will be temporarily trans
acted by Major Van Vleet, quartermaster.
Gen. G. z. Cluseret is assigned to duty in
western Virginia, and ordered to report to
Gen. r. II. Milroy.
Major Gen. Wool has been ordered to APP
pear before court of inquiry, now in session
here, engaged with the investigation of the
circumstances connected with the surrender
of Harper's Ferry.
Assistant secretary Harrington has return
ed to Washington and resumed his duties at
the treasury department.
from the headquarters of the army of the Po-
tomac, it is among other things ordered that
all enlisted men or volunteers wishing to
transfer themselves into the regular army
will record their names at the adjutants of
ice Of their regiments at once or before the
fifth of November, 1862. No officer of the
regular army will in future enlist volunteer
soldiers whose names are not on these lists.
Lists of volunteers wishing to enlist in the
regular army will be forwarded daily through
brigade and division headquarters, to the corps
headquarters.
Regular officers desiring to enlist soldiers
from the volunteer service, will hereafter APP
ply at the corps headquarters for such lists,
and will also apply at the same headquarters
for permission to visit the regiments to recruit
the men. Care will be had not to take more
than fair proportion of men from each regi-
ment.
Too much laxity prevails with regard to
soldiers leaving their regimental camps, and
wandering beyond the limits of their COM
mandS and hereafter not more than two men
of a company at time will be granted passes
to leave camp. The provost guards will ar
rest all absented from camp without proper
permits. The reports OF recent inspections
exhibit shameful neglect Of duty on the part
of many officers of the higher az well as the
lower grades in this army, in these lesser de-
tails of discipline, failure to attend diligently
to which will produce the decentralization of
any body Of troops. Inspections in many Or
CARNATIONS are rarely made; drills poorly at
tended and unfrequent; cleanliness dsre-
garded; the care Of arms and ammunition but
little attended to; and the instruction of of
dcers in tactics and regulations entirely ne
elected. Brigade and division drills in some
cases are laid aside.
The general orders published from time to
time by the war departmentand at these head
quarters, for the instruction and guidance of
the troops are not promulgated to the reg-
nents and batteries. The prompt distribu-
ton and PRONUNCIATION of orders is one of the
first duties of staff officers, and commanding
officers are made responsible that staff officers
are not neglected. in this repect,
The commanding general is convinced that
some examples Of summary dismissals of Off
GERS are necessary to insure attention to this
point of duty, before the importance of the
subject will be fully realized. He gives no.
tice therefore, that any neglect in this respect
. of staff or commanding officers, that comes to
his notice, will secure his immediate recon-
mendation for the summary dismissal of the
delinquent.