Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-04-07
Ths Attorney Generals 0pi1ioA on
the Legality Of Pensions.
TWO ADDITIONAL MILITARY DEPART
NENT5 TO BE ESTABLISHED.
Success of the Federal Troops
in Virginia.
The Medical Bureau insufficient.
BEAUR GARD 0UTFANKfD At
CORIN1h.
From Warrington.

WASHINGTON. April 4.
Attorney General Bates has given his
opinion that the acts Of January and
August, 1913, granting pensions for
wounds or disabilities are applicable on.
" to the forces thereby created, and will
not cover the cases of those called into
service by the acts Of the 22d Of July
last, nor are their widows and orphans
entitled to pensions Under the act Of tie
5.h Of July, 1886. Grave doubts may
be suggested whether the existing laws
make provision 10: pensions to the
widows Of those now in scryi:e who
may die from disease or be Killed
in battle, and upon the whole question
the Attorney General inclines to the
opinioa that there is no adequate pro.
vision Ct law b7 which such widows are
entitled to pensions in addition to the
bounty conferred BY the act OF July
last.
The militia received under the Presi-
idents proclamation OF the 18th o.
April, 1861, which was in accordance
with the laws Of the % Of August,
lsl3,are in cases of wonnds and.. ..disahil.
ties entitled to pensions under its p:o-
visions.
Previous to adjournment to-day. Son
ator TrumbnIl gave notice that he should
call up the contscaton bill, and press
it daily until disposed OF.
An official war bulletin from the
War Department, creates two Military
Departments: First. That portion OF
Virginia and Maryland lying between
Mountain Department aud Blue Ridge,
to be called tire Department Of Sber.
mandate, to be commanded by Gen.
Banks. Second. That portion Of Vl.-
ginia, East ct Blue Ridge and West Of
the Potomac and the Fredericksburg l.
Richmond Railroad, including the Dis
trict OF Columbia and the country be
tween the Potuxcn!, to be called the
Department Of the Rappahannock, to
be under command of Gen. Mcdowell.
Tribune Dispatch.l
Wm. H. Russell, ofthc london Times,
has engaged passage TO England on the
next Cunald steamer.
Times Srecial.l
The Committee on the Conduct Of
the War, have examined several wit
nesses, bearing upon the charge Of
atrocities by the rebels upon our wound
ed soldiers at the battle of Bull Run,
and the evidence so far, is disgraceful
record against the chiyarons Southern
ers.
TIE House Committee on Printing
introduced resolution to-day provid-
ing for the printing Of 100000 extra
copies Of the final report OF the Com
rnissionels On War Claims, at st. Louis.
1t is asserted in otiic al circles, tt at
Brig. Gen. Rosecrauzs is to be promoted
to Major Generalship.
The Times correspondence stelegraphs
from Budd's Ferry IS follows:
HooKzR's DIVISION, Thursday April 30.
A corps of picked men belonging to
the Excelsior brigade left Liverpool
Point under the command Of General
Sickles early on Tuesday morning for
Stafford Court House, on a leconnois-
ance. They landed at Shipping Point
batteries and marched from thence past
Dumfries, through Acquia to Stafford
Court House. There was a skirmish
between body of 600 rebel cavalry
aud the advanced corps Of Sickles' com.
maud, 6 miles this side Of Stafford, ar d
firing on both sides was continued un-
til We reached that place. The rebels
il their retreat set FIRE to the town and
all the stores, but our forces promptly
stopped the confiagration. A number
Of prisoners, horses, stores &c. tell into
our hands. From Brooke Station q
force Of 1900 rebel infantry and bat
terry Of 8 field pieces we're moving up TO
support their cavalry. Af.er remaining
three hours in Stafford, camp fires were
built on the bill! to deceive the rebels,
while our forces withdrew from the
place.
Gen. Sickles, with part Of bis corps
arrived back at Shipping Point this
morning. The rest came at Prest's
Ferry, opposite Liverpool Point.
Our casualties were two wounded
and few missing.
The corps marched 4s miles in II
houre, over the worst mountain roads.
At Fredericksbnrg there are few
troops. They are falling back to Rich
mond.
The citizens state that the Confederate
Government intend abandoning Vir.
ginia.
A military hospital has been ordered
10 be established at New Albany, Ind,
and Jefferson Barracks, near St. Louis,
have been converted into military hos
pital.
The Secretary Of War has communi-
Gated to Congress his opinion that the
present organisation Of the Medical bu-
reau i inadequate 10 the service, He
has authorzed the Surgeos General q
New York, under the direction Of the
Governor, to organise volunteer Sur
gsons' corps, 70 render medical aid whsa