Newbern weekly progress., 1862-11-01

Acting Assistant Pnymastcr Daniel Lccch.
Jr.. has been ordered TO the Iutapseo.
Acting Assistant Paymastcr Charles Stuart
has been ordered to repnrt TO Rear Admiral
Paulding, at New York, for passage in the first
public steamer bound to the Western Gull
Squadron, for duty on board Of thee j. G. Kuhn.
Acting Assistant Paymaster S. I. Brown
has been ordered to the iron.elad steamer
Mohapk.
Ex-Governor Boutwell,, Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue, left Washington to-day on
visit North. During his abscuce the duties
of that office will be performed by Chief Clerk
Charles +. Estic Esq.
Miscellaneous.
The old Capitol Prison is as great resort
as ever for persons who get into difficulty
with the Government on account bf dsloyally
and similar errors.
MIR. Charles Sherman, who has just returned
from Mr. Davis dominion aid who formerly
resided in this city, having returned here
without giving the authorities spropct notitica.
tioh, was domiced there this morning, to-
gether with Lewis Petit, Forty ninth Virgi.
ma; G. p. Garner, Fourteenth Georgia, }. n.
Wood, Second Virginia Cavalry; f. Moore,
H. A. Bull, John Z. Sprigg, G.. W. Coleiiian
and r. Y. Newman. The first three are pris.
oners Of war, and the latter State prisoners,
being charged with aiding the enemy, attempt.
ing to raise guerrilla bands, &C. A. +. Kun
nell, who keeps house in tho rear of the
National Hotel, having been also arrested on
u charge Of aiding in the transportation OF con
traband goods South, was to-day provided for
ut the same hotel.
| On account of sickness, Colonel Joseph P. Pay
lor, Comnissary General Of Subsistence, has
been relieved from dniy as a member Of tie
court martial now in session in st Louis, for the
trial Of MAJOR McKirslry, Quartermastsr Of the
United States Army.
Colonel w. Woodruff whose nomination n.
Brigadier General, was not confirmed by the
Senate, has been ordered TO join his regiment
the Twelfth Kentucky Volunteers
Alexander w. Randall, Of Wisconsin. recently
Minister Resident at Rome, has been appointed
First As isiant Postmaster General in the place
Of ii, John A. Kassen, member Of Congress
elect aud resigned. Mr. Randall was SO il
and entered on his labors yesterday.
The following military appointments are an
ncunced -
Brigadicr General lowell II Rousseau to BE-
Major General U s Volunteers
| itNpSit ~ c'ohFS'i = h'h W b
| John W. Mcclure 10 be Assistant Quarter
master Of Volunteers, with tho rank Of Captain.
j. ii Johnson, of Kentucky, to be Commissary
Of Subsistence Of Volunteers, with tho rank o
Captain.
Lieut.. Wilson T. Hariz, TO be Assistant Adju
tant General Of Volunteers, with the iank q
Captain.
The State Department makes the following an
nouncement;-
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON. Oct
a. 1862 1t having recently been discovere
that the practice Of sending private letters to thi
Department for the purpose Of being forwards
TO the care Of Mniste sand Consuls Of the Unite
States abroad has been abused for disloyai pul
poses, notice is hereby given that no such letter
will henc forward be transmitted.
All letters to Ministers and Consuls which ma
hereafter be sent hi,hcr to be forwarded mus
left open for inspection By the Department
VIM. Ii. SEWARD.