Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-01
FROM WASHINGTON.

WAsHINGToN, March 31.-An order from
THE war department calls attention to the very
great carelessness shown by many detached
officers in keeping the adjutant generals Office
advised of their movements and address, and
directs the attention of officers commanding
regiments, aud all commanders Of military
departments, etc, to the subject OF returns.
The exceeding importance OF the information
derived from reports and returns, which can
in no other way BE- obtained, obliges the score
tary OF war to reiterate the existing orders
upon the subject, aud notify all commanding
officers that lhes orders must in future be
particularly obeyed. Justice to enlisted men
who are separated from their companies re-
quires that they should have with them the
descriptive rolls showing the pay due them,
their clothing accounts, aud everything which
would be required in settling with the govern
ment should they be discharged without such
papers, the men can not receive their pay.
c. Butler OF Ohio, has procured an order
from the war department TO have our scattered
dead, who ieli at tort D0neis0n, removed to
and buried within the walls OF the fort
The house, in committee of the whole, has
acted upon seventy-seven sections OF the one
hundred and nine Of the tax bill. The former
embrace the general provisions, in regard TO
licenses, manufacturers articles, and products,
auction sales, carriages, watches, piano forles,
billiard taoles, plate, slaughtered cattle, hogs,
and sheep.
The senate confirmed the following nomina-
tons to-day Stephen S. Harding of Indiana,
20 be governor of Utah, and William Slade OF
OHIO, consul at Nice; DeIavan Bloodgood sur
geon in the navy, vice Chase, who was placed
on the retired list, besides a large number OF
assistant surgeons in that branch Of the public
service also, William Wheeler, Francis c.
Dade, William g. Stanun, William j. Saun-
ders, Mortimer Kellogg, Andrew j. Rice, and
Jonathan Green to be chief engineers IL the
navy. a number of promotions and appoint
msnts in the marine corps were confirmed,
including Major Delaney to be colonel, and
Major Ward Marston TO be lieutenant colonel;
abraham f. Nye OF California, register of the
land office at Stockton; Frank Il. Leland of
Missouri. assistant adjutant general OF voluu
teers.
Frequent applications are made at the war
department for change OF position from the
volunteer and the regular service. The see
tetary of war has established the rule that no
transfers OF this kind will be made during the
war, but that all must seek promotion in their
own branch OF the service.
The government has learned, through par
ties under arrest tor disloyally, that General
Beauregard said several weeks ago lie should
never fight Gen Mcclellan at Manassas, but
HIS pian Wouiu oe 10 ufaW our army as lar INTO
the center Of the southern country as possible
and cut of his retreat
The owners of slaves in the District of Co
lumbia are removing them as fast as possible,
and by tue time an act abolishing slavery here
can be passed. hardly one able bodied bond
servant will lie lett. Over a hundred slaves
have been taken from the city within the last
two days.
L. c. Baker was to-day appointed by the
secretary OF wal special agent to take charge
OF all abandoned rebel property in Virginia
The amount Is large
The gUnboat BienviIl,. arrived at the navy
yard his morning., from San Augustine the
25lb, with the bodies OF Capt. Budd of the
Penguin, and Capt, MaIher, both killed by tie
ambuscade at Mosquito Iulet. When the
Bienvie left. the general impression was that
the people OF Florida were returning to 10y