The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-04-25
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FROM WASHINGTON.
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WAsHlSGToS. April 23-Horaoe MAYNARD
Who returned from Teunsssse aud took hi.
seat. 20 dAy declares himself IN favor of !
stringent conhscation act against The sebels
Several other border State meubess = IN
support one.
The Senate Committee OF Teuhssies Las
Instructed il Chairman 10 report a III iden
teal With that reported to the House by Mr.,
Ashley. organizing the Territory OF Arizona
Que section extends the Wilmot Prosiso
over every Territory now organized.
The i~oilo~ ing has been issued.
WAS Dlr,Rr4s>T. Adj't Gent Onle,i
Wa-HiSeroS. April l'h
oEskEu oRDtk 10. 90.
The Secretary OF War has oh-s .~l .Ith
some surprise. that the . - one
or two military departments c,a-siesing
themselves empo~ cred 10 do 80. ha, . under
taken 10 accept the designations and other
wise discharge from the service OF the United
States officers commissioned or appointed by
the President ia the volunteer staff of the
Army. All such discharges are irregular,
and unless confirmed BY the President. void
OF effect None but the President can dis
charge an officer appointed by himself. and a.
he has not delegated this power Ia any Gen
eral. no General must attempt 60 exercise il
By order of the Secretary VI War.
Signed l.. THOMAS.
Adjutsnt General.
By general orders issued from the War
Department. Adjnlant Generals office. Apr
18th. by direction OF the President, Brigade
surgeon. J.. IA. Thompson. L : Volunteers.
- dismissed from the service A. an alermi-t.
on the recommendation ot his Coinmandlnl
General. Maj. Gen. burnside. Who acted ON
thc recommendation of Brig. Gen. Summer.
commanding III Army Corps. approved BY
MAJ. Ten. Mcclellan. commanding the Army
I OF the Potomac
MAJ. Van Steinhans. Capt. B2!tiehei. and
Capt. Camp. 6eth regiment Now York vol
u~nteers: L-ient. Lombard, Battalion Adiutant
Sch Illinois cavalry. and Assistant Surgeon
Williams. LIST New York artillery; are sfrick-
en- from rolls of the army sor being captured
hs the enemy while struggling Without an
thoiits. beyond the outposts oi the army,
March 10Th, le62.
The headquarters Of Lieut.. Col. Vim.
Hoffman. sth Infantry. cemmissary General
OF prisoners j. transferred from New FORK
city TO Dctroit. Mich.
This morning the Senate Military Com
mittee passed upon several nominations
Among those reported there for Confirmation
was Gen. Shields TO be Mai. Gen, aud Col.
Crittenden. Ky, 10 be Brig. Gen
Horatio King, Buchhanan's r.. NJ. General,
was nominated &C -dsy as COMMISSIONS nm
der the District Emancipation Act. in place
Of Ex-Mayor Berrett.
TINES DISPATCH.
An officer of artillery in town TO night
from near Warrenton Junction. reports the
rebels in strong force on the south bank of
the Rappahannock, IN the direction OF Cor
! louisville. Gen Ewall is said to be nj the
crossing OF the river where the railroad
biidge was burned. with 500 men.
Gen. q. W. Smith is at G~ordonsville strong
ly intrhncbed with 30 900 men. and Gen.
Jackson crossing over from the the Shensn-
doah valley to unite 5000 there to the force
making a total column of 5000 men. IL
the figures are reliable, We are in sufficient
force in front of Manassas to manage this
rebel army. / I'm assured by a General OF
this city, whose position brings him in bust
ness contact with NJ. Mercier. that his mis-
SILL bad reference only TO a large amount OF
valuable tobacco belonging TO the French
government. The property is known as the
thvt VI. Merc.e. has undoubtedly examined
l some NuLt iIltO tbt tDndihtoOl VI JIG ooSd-
confederacy, IN order TO report to the Empc.
ror the true condition Of things.
Capt. Cutting, of Gen. Burnside's staff
arrived here to-day with dispatches 10 the
Government. He states that Gen. Reno
commanded the national forces at the late
reconnaissance 10 Elizabeth Cit. Capt. Cut
ting gives the following particulars of the
affair.
On the 18th inst. Gen. Reno lett New
berne and proceeded 10 Roanoke Island
which place he took about 1000 men aud
proceeded to Elizabeth City. whore a strong
rebsi foice was reported To he entrenchinl
themselves. On SATURDAY an advance sai
made upon the rebels.
Thu enemy opened hre with artillery a
soon a. our troops made their appearance
and from all appearances thought they had
vs. Ia a trap of our own making. Our troop
Immediately formed and charged ON III,
enemy. who ran At the first ERE.
We then Immediately took possession ol
the town. and after remaining u lev hour
retired 10 the main army. Our force VA
about 2 900 under Gen. Reno and three
boat howitzes under Col Howard. Tn.
force of the rebels consisted of a Georgi'
regiment, a portion OF Wise's Legion an'
batteries of artillery.
The enemy VAS totally routed. With
loss of about sirty men. Our loss - aoou
Twelve killed and forty eight wounded.
Col. Hawkins OF thu New York Zouss-r
received q slight flesh wound IN the arm =
His Adiutant was reported killed
Information received from the IHml
forces. j. that the guns Of the Nations
forces under Gen. burnside. souli pa bsbll
epen IN r. Macon Yesterday OF GO lay r
Gen Park commands our forces.
SPECIAL To ruK H,EAIn.
4 charge in thu Navy Department ha
been positively determined upon. The Pee
dent j. waiting only 10 hx upon the intisid
ual ~ho - q fll the place of secreisr, O
tie Navy Gen. hanks. Judge Davi-. IT u
lnoiz. and Gov Sprsgue, Of Rhode ISLAND
are each strongly urged for th,s distinction
hat the -clersson has vet been made
WASHINGTON. April 2sth.-At noon. "a
dAs. w. commenced the announcement, q
the DECISIONS on the proposals for conseyin
the mails on tie Pacific coast. and ia IA
west and northwest. a.. 4 large nnmbet d