The sun., 1862-02-11
Prem Washington .

Washington, February 10.-The Navy Do.
pSrtment has received a communication from Cant,
Dupont enclosing the report II Commander p ,rrott
ON the disposition Of the Second Stone Fleet. Com
maIder Parrott states that the remainder OF the
stone Fleet were got into position and sunk on the
10th ulL, the date of his report. Commander Par
rott thinks the stone vessels are exceedingly well
placed, they eiiectualy block deep and excel.
lent passage 70 the north Of Rattle aake sh1a.
Captain Dlpont states The Department Is
msiniormed infer from a letter received last light
10 the Isabel sitting into Charleston by the main
channel, where the previous fleet was sunk. The
| obstruction there is complete, aud has not been
removed 10y the last aes, the water breaking clear
acrss The Isabel 60, in by Mofitt's Channel, and
as that portion of il Includes between R.ttlesuake
shoal and the shore, has been blocked up by the
Second Stone Fleet the possibility Of getting into
Charleston is still more creumscribei, the only
chanDels remaining being the swash and portion
Of Months, and have never less than three vessels
covering them, aud which ride out the gales al
anchor.
IL in known that the Government intends to hold
Port Henry at whatever cost. Large reinforcensnts
will be thrown into that stronghold, and the deen.
will be paired and s,reng gthened, as 10 make
movements on the line of the Tennessee river.
General Cliy will not probably await the arrlya
.fMr. Cameron at St. Petersburg, as he is "eage
for the fray." Mr. Cameron is at Lochio arranging
his extensive business matters, prior to going
abroad, and Marshal Llnon now occupies his late
residence here.
II Is understood that Genera Lane will soon lie
appoiStfh to a Major.Genei alshp,
D. ,..tlI
nate Ethan Allen Hitchcock, OF Vermont, as a Ma
JoT General.
by unierp from the War Department, army ofi-
positively forbidden from going home ON
niriough the exgences OF the service requiring
their constant presence with their commands.
General MCiellu'- headquarters will SOON be
removed acrsss the Potomac, as everything ha. for
Some weeks been in readiness.
Tennossesls who are here say that our gun boAIs
can and will penetrate Alabama upon the Tennes.
see river, 4 letter, received here yesterday from
Tennessee, states that since zolicoers defeat and
death, persecution In that state had ceased except
from the rebel solditry.
The Senate todny, in Executive selsl1u, confirmed
the nomination of II, w. HLeck, as Msjor-Cioner.l
in the army Of the United States, and Ethan A.
Hitchcock Myor-Genersl Of Volunteers; al ~ Robert
Andersen and James W Denver, as Brigadler
Generas OF Volunteers; Major Ebeneler Ledley, a.
Dopu'y QuATtermastor, with the rank OF Lieutenant
Colonel and among other military conhrmatons Of
lesser rank, VIM. McMiohael, of Philadelphia, A.
Assistant Al uiant General, with the rank Of Capt.
ARREsT ~ a HERALD REroRrER
The allowing order has been Issued -
| wAR D1ARTNEST, Washington, Feb. 10.
II iA ordered that person calling hi nself Doctor
| lves, native ot rebel State, whose brother was
lately In the military servcie Of the United States,
and Is now an officer in the rebel army, aud VIII
pretends 10 lie special representative OF the NEN
| HoHK HKRALD, for Washington, DO arrested, and
held In close custody Al Fort McHsnry spy, and
for violating the rules and regulations of this De
pAItmenL In this, that, Saturday, the S,h day o
February, 1909, against tho public and veil know
regulations for the saie trAnAAotioa Of CoAgro@donA
| a business, he introduced himself into the Wa