, 1862-01-20
THE VERY LATEST NEWS,
MONDAY, s O'CLOCK 4. IL
FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Dispatch 10 the Chicago Tribune.1
WASHINGTON, January 49, 1862.
The following is Gen. Lanes full staff, all
appointed on the staff BY Gen. Mcclellan, and
detailed to Major-General Hunter, to be de-
tailed by him to Gen. Lane. This fornality is
necessary in the case Of 4 Brigadier With Major
Generals command:
Col. Vim. H. Merritt, Iowa. who commanded the
Iowa 1Et at Springfield.
Licut. Col. Jud=on Fitzpatrick Of New Tork.now
Of the Harris Cavalry.
Majors John Rltchey Of Kansas.
Began Antwofth Of Iowa.
FL. Weed Of Kansas.
Champion Vaughn Of Kansas.
j. R. Mcclure of Kansas.
Nnl. Kyle Of Illinois.
n. i. Phillips OF Kansas, correspondent Of the
New York 7ri1rtHe.
A. P. Russell Of Kansas.
YIN. O-Donell Of Kansas.
First Lieutena1ts-A1.R Rice Of Illinois
Nm. r. Dale Of the District Of Columbia.
Jas. Christian Of Kansas.
]. III. Winchel. correspondent OF the New York
Times.
a. j. Mead OF kansas.
J. B. Carter Of Pennsylvania.
A L. Read Of Kansas.
Second Lieuts-Fred A. Brown Of New York,
Eolney Hicko1 Of Illinois.
". ". Roberts Of Kansas, formerly Of Oberlin.
Ohio.
Gen. Lane left this afternoon for Chicago.
Gov. Curtin has asked permission from the
War Department to send eight full regiments
Of lnfantrY and one Of cavalry from Pennsyl-
yania to the Southern coast. These ire addi-
tional to the States quota.
Almost MI the arms purchased By Col. Schuy-
lcr in Europe lave been delivered.
| In compliment to the second Kansas regi-
| ment, which lost two hundred and seventy
men out Of six hundred, at Wilson's Greek,
| the President has consented, at the request Of
Senrtors Lane and Porncroy, to cquip reyi-
ment Of cavalry.
Secretary Stanton will be sworn in to-mor-
Tow. His first act will be to order the renlog-
| al Of the bars which have blockaded access to
| the war department, and the Adjutant General
Yesterday Cameron gave Stanton a breakfast,
| at which wcrc Senators Wade and Chandler,
and others Of that type we're present.
| Two Pennsylvania captains, returning from
Washington to Alexandria drunk last night,
| created quite disturbance. General Mont.
| gomery, Governor Of the city, having ordered
| their arrest, was shot ut twice but not hit.
One Of the guards in attempting to arrest
them bayonetted one Of the drunken cap,
tains They were finally handcuticd and c,la.
| bCosed.
| Flag officer NlcKeon transmits to the
| Navy Department the correspondence between
Commander Mclanchton Smith aud General
Phclps's messenger, in which tue former de-
cllncs to circulate the latter proclamation, ,and
adds that with his permission neither that no,
any similar document shall be circulated by
officers or men under lis command.
One hundred and twenty-five tons Of lay art
supplied to the Potomac army,
Mistresses Greenhow and Barc1ay yesterday
we're transferred from the formers house tt
the old Capitol prison Miss Poole, another
woman confined at Mrs. Grccnhow's, wa:
sent to Norfolk under 1ag Of truce.
Quartcrmaster Conway, to whom his Sar
Francisco friends sent, through the Navy De
partment, gold medal in acknowledgment
Of bis refusal to pull down flag at Pensacola
when ordered by Armstrong, in acknowledg
ing It says: ~ only did my duty in nor haal
ing dow the flag which was born under AMI
have served under for thirty years.
The Adjutant General has ordered m amend
ment Of tile contracts for subsistence, cnteret
into by Gov. Morgan, in defiance Of the or
ders Of the War Department, by which IN Off
Ger was detailed for the purpose.
Secretary Stanton said yesterday, 1.-THE ar
my must burn powder in the face Of the enc
N.Y.. can't make them fight; but they mus
either fight or rum
The Adjutant General has directed all off
GERS OH this side Of the Potomac to pay thci
respects to the new Secretary of Var Oh to
morrow.
Suffers profits have fallen off onc-hal
since their abolition is agitatcd. They llay
issued new circular to endeayor to destro
soldiers confidence in the new allotment sys
ten.
| Paduch Smith and NcKinstry's chanccs G
confirmation by the Senate are regarded a
slight.
Corwin rcncwedly writes his intention
come homo. He says the Nexicans arc max
ing great preparations to resist the allied in
| vadcrs.