Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-24
GREAT VICTORY IN VIRGINIA
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AsHING1ON, March IA special 10 the
Tribune SAYS:
VIM O. SIade, of Ohio, was to-day appointed
Consul at Nice, upon the request OF the Ohio
delegation, supported by Secretary Chase.
Secretary Chase, having Withdrawn his tax bill
which he sent to the Ways and Means Com nit
tee l. engaged upon and has nearly completed
an elaborate, and il Is said most judlciOus bill,
intended rs substitute for the bill Low under
discussion. Many of the leading articles are
taxed much higher than those in the House bill
and others much lower.
The Secretary recommends higher tax on
whisky and tobacco from 30 to 100 per cent
The Navy Department has ordered of the
builders OF the Monitor, MeSsrs. G. ). Bushnell 4
Co., six more iron clad vessels similar in con
struction but more formidable.
They are to be 204 or 205 instead of l70 feet
long, and to carry two ID inch instead of / inch
Dahlgren guns. The pilot house is TO be mount
ed Oh the top of the turret aud be candle snuffer
shaped. The mail protection of both will prob
ably he great deal thicker than the Monitors.
In some respects these new vessels will differ
from the Monitor.
Ii il INTENDED that these vessels shall be able
to run 10 knots an hour, and shall be thoroughly
sea going
The proposals under the Navy Department ad-
vertisement for iron clad vessels will be opened
next Monday.
1t is not unlikely that dozen vessels similar
to the Monitor will be contracted for.
WlaId, the steel gun maker, has prepared plans
for war vessel which some experts pronounce
superior TO the Monitor.
The Iribunes correspondence says:
Gen Blenker has at last been suspended. His
Division Quartermaster, ID. X. S. Senate, who
paid to the General monthly tax of 500, has
been cashIered by court martial Tor numerous
frauds
The Herald's special says:
The notorious DIR. Merritt, the murderer of our
Union pckets, arrested yesterday south OF
the OccOquan, and brought TO this city.
The Iimess special says:
Frank Patterson nomination as Brigadicr
General was considered, but is not vet confirmed
His error is that Gen Mcclellan recommended
him.
Orders were to day sent by the Secretary OF
War To Generals Wright and HaIleck to send
troops to protect the entire overland route mails
emgrants and treasure, which the Government Is
anxious shall be carried on our own soil and not
through foreign country.
a Union meeting will be held mt Fairfax Court
House, Virginia, TO morrow. the 221, which
will be addressed by Hon. John c. Underwood
and others
The Worlds dispatch says:
- The War Department has discovered that Ger
Tain persons have been engaged i'll furnishing
them with bogus military information regarding
the enemy for the purpose of obtaining influence
which neither merit nor political influence could
obtain for them.
We are assured from perfectly reliable source
that there Is not an Armstrong gun in this coun
try. Sir VIM. Armstrong never made gun for
any other service than that of the British Gov.
eminent The large ordnance procured from
England by the rebels were made at the Low
Moor Works and are made after the design OF
Capt Blakely formerly of the Royal artillery.
About twenty OF the Blakely guns, 100 pound
ers, rlfied cannon, have been deliv erred TO the
rebels. which with thirty smooth cannon constl-
tute all the heavy ordnance of the enemy OLD
tanned from abroad which has escaped capture
Most of the rihed cannon used 10y the rebels have
been smooth navy guns rifled and many of then
have burst from the enormous strain put upon
them which they were not designed to bear.
Lieut. WOrden is improving. His friends ar,
now confident that he Will completely recover has
eve sight
The bids for mail service in the Western anc
Northwestern States and on the Pacific coast viii
be opened after the 3lst inst. A very large nun
Der OF proposals have already been received
showing active competition among contractor
and unlimited confidence in the stability of th,
Government.
The Sanitary Commission sent yesterday abou
5000 articles of hospital clothing and bedding I,
the hospital OF Burnside division.