Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-06-15

4 that the var on the Mississippi will henoefor
ward be Of this character. New Orleans va
quiet.
WAsMNeroN, June IS AFTER long deba /,
IN tho Senate yesterday, the smepdme"t OF tn
committee making an appropriation for contin
gent expenses and another for repairs 20 th,
building Of the Naval Academy at Aonapolis
aas adopted. An amendment vas adopted thai
after the lat OF November, 1869, spirit saiioni
In the Navy shall cease.
BY "a order of the Secretary of War, the
Department of the Mississippi js extended so as
70 include the whole Of the otatee OF Te. psssee
and Kentucky. All the officers on duty ia those
States will report TO Maj. Gen. Aalleok
The Mountain Departments 10 extended east
ward to the road running from Willismsport to
Msrtinsbnrg, Winchester. StrAsburg, Harrison
nurg and Ssaunton, including that place; thence
IN me same direction southwa until 1t strikes
sne Blue Ridge 70 the Southern boundary of the
State Of Virginia. .g,,.,r..
The Department Of the Shenandoah is ex-
tended eastward to include the Piedmont dis
trict and the Bull mountain range.
"A large number of volunteers are absent
from their regiments, who are nov &c for duty.
20 enable them TO return, the Governors Of
states are authorized to give than passes or Ger.
tncases which will entitle them TO transporta.
uon 70 the station OF the nearest United Statee
mastering ohicer or quartermaster, who will
pay the coat OF such transportation on such GER
tincate Or pass, and provide transportation for
the soldier 20 his regiment or station. .lI
tDe principle being recognized that medical
ot1cere should not be held % prisoners Of war,
II 10 directed that all medical oficers 90 held BY
the United States shall be Immediately and IN.
conditionally disoh lrged.
a loyal Vlrginan who has arrived, reports
that the rebels have about seventy-6Ve thou.
sand effective troops at Richmond.
The National ln'elligenoer has an able edi-
torial arguing tbas Bsanregard's army Is proba-
oily on iIs way TO Richmond.
The loyal resideots Of Washington are great.
~ exercised at the sct Of Gen. WadsWorlh In
seizDg three accession Episcopal churches In the
city for bospisal purposes. The rebel Vesty-
men OF Trinity Church are enraged at the seizure
OF their church. es7F
A number OF soldiers who were wounded at
the battle OF Port Republic have arrived here.
public doing duty 10 advance Of Gen Shieids'sl
brigade, has jIst arrived here. de says be 70.
ceived positive orders not to burn the bridge
over the Shenandoah. Our entire loss In the
fight, in killed, wounded and prisoners will not
exceed one thousand One hundred and fity.six
Ut our men were killed and three hundred
wounded. TIE regiments engaged in the fsh,
we're the Seventh Indiana, Fifth Michigan and
Twenty ninth Oaio. Col Buckley 10 missing.
Notice has been given 10 che various churches,
Without regard to denomination, that their edi
ices will be used for military hospitals If neces.
iary.
Itis sscertained from gentleman who arrived
o-day from Gen. Ffemonts army, that arrange
nents have been made by which to promptly !
urnisb them with the requisite commissary and
stores. The men had suffered |
much not only from forced marches over mouu-
aipous roads, but from the soaroity of supplies.
There we're however no serious complaints, and |
hey are ell in cheerful spirits. Many Of the
lick and wounded are comfortably cared for at
Mount Jackson, where the rebels had erected
buildings.
The sick and wounded soldiers in the hoapi.
ais here are treated with kind and substantial
attention from members Of Congress and others
rom their espective Statea
The Senate committee on Judiciary, IL Is un-
Ter stood, will not recommend the reconside era
ion Of the bankrups bill during the present
essiop.
The Postofice Department. has directed 70.
umption Of mail fscllities with Memphis,
Tennessee. 4.3
Another ship load of oontrabsnds will soon
cave here for Hayt, making In all about Ave
uldfed DUNG the past monsh sent there.