Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-21

IL would not nave pertained rne % address you
in reference to this brilliant and successful
achievement had not Major General Hunter. With
a generous spirit long to be remembered, permit
TED the Navy % be represented on this interest
ing occasion by allowing detachment Of sea
men and officers from this ship to serve one Of
the preaching batteries.
have thanked the General personally for this
kindness, and desire at the sane time 70 express
nv acknowledgements to Brigadier General Bethel
and Acting Brigadier General Gilmore. for acts
Of consideration shown by them 10 my officers
and men.
Respectfully your obedient servant,
5. +. DuPoSr. Flag Officer. &c
Colonel Marrow, late of the Ohio regiment, now
attached to General Hunters staff. has arrived,
bringing dispatches C. the War Department. but
which mp to O'Clock this afternoon had not been
delivered. he states that among the prisoners
taken Is Capt Simms. editor CT the Savannah
Republican. The sword belonging 10 the latter
has been presented 10 Representative Gurley, Of
Ohio.
Ex Mayor Benett has declined the appointment
rendered him by the President. one Of the
Commissioners under the bill for the abolition of
slavery in the District of Columbia.
The PostOflice Appropriation bill provides
81 900 600 for the services of the California
Central route, and repeats the acts requiring the
Postmaster General. in causing the transportation
of the mails by steamship, between our own and
foreign ports and between any of our own ports
touching at foreign ports. to give the preference
TO American over foreign steamships when de
parting from the same port for the same destina-
ton within three days of each other. The Post
master General is authorized to establish a coast
mail not less than semi monthly between San
Francisco and Crescent City, California, including
service at the intermediate ports. provided the
sum 10 be paid for such service does not exceed
800 900 per annum.
The President has approved and signed the
above named bills.
The act TO reOrganize and increase the ehcien-
/ cy OF the Medical Department Of the army adds
to the present corps ten Surgeons and ten Assist
/ ant Surgeons. twenty Medical cadets and many
Hospital stewards as the Surgeon General NAV
consider necessary. The Surgeon General to be
appointed under this act is to have the rank and
pay and emOluments of Brigadier General.
/ There is To be one Assistant Surgeon General and
one Medical Inspector General of Hospitals. the
latter is to have the supervision of all that relates
to the sanitary condition ofthearmy. There are
to be besides eight Medical Inspectors, charged
with the duty of inspecting the sanitary condition
of the transports. quarters and camps of the field
and general Hospitals. The appointments are TO
be made by the President. either from the regu-
lar or volunteer Surgeons with sole regard TO
qualifications.
4 General McDowel's division yesterday march
ed from near Warrenton Junction upon Fredricks-
burg. The road disputed by rebel infantry
cavalry and battery ofartillery They made two
distinct stands but were driven across the Rap
pahannock We lost five killed and sixteen
wounded-all cavalry.
The rebels burned the bridge over the river al
! Fredericksburg