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Washington, April %. y
Horace Maynard, who returned from
Tennessee and took his seat, declares him
self in favor Of stringent confscation
act against the rebels. Several other
border State members will support one.
The Senate Committee on Territories
has instructed its chairman to report a
bill identical with that reported TO the
House BY Mr. Ashley. organizing the
Territory Of Orisamba. One section ex-
tends the Wilnot proviso over every Ter.
ritory now organized.
The following has been issued by the
War Department;
Adjutant Generals Office,
Washington, April Is.
| + General Order No. 40.
The Secretary Of War has observed
with some surprise that the commanders
Of one or two military departments, con-
csiving themselves empowered to do SO,
have undertaken to accept the resigna-
lions and otherwise discharge from the
service Of the q. S., officers commissioned
or appointed by the President, in the vol
unteer staff of the army. All such dis
charges are irregular, and unless con-
firmed By the President void of effect
None but the President can discharge an
officer appointed BY himself, and as be has
not delegated that power TO any General,
no General must attempt to exercise it.
BY order Of the Secretary of War.
| [Signed.1 L.THoAAs, Adjt. Gen.
By general orders issued from the War
Department, Adjt. Generals Office, April
18th, by direction of the President, Brig.
Surgeon J. H. Thompson. U. s. volun
tesrs, is dismissed from the service as an
alarmist, on the recommendation of his
commanding General, Major General
Burnside.
On the Recommendation Of Brig. Gen.
Sumner, commanding I'd army corps, and
approved by Major General McC l4llan.
commanding the army Of the Potomac,
Major Gan. SteinhAus, Capt. Botlicher,
and Capt. Camp, 68th regiment New
York volunteers. Lieut.. Lombard, Bat.
talian Adjt. 8thIllinois cavalry, and Az
sistant Surgeon Williams, LIST N. Y. artii.
lsry, are stricken fron the rolls Of the
army for being captured BY the enemy
while Struggling without authority beyond
the outposts of the army. March Goth.
1862.
The headquarters Of Lieut.. Colonel
VIM. Hoffman, 9th infantry, Oommissary
General Of prisoners is transferred from
New York City to Detroit, Michigan
This morning the Senate Military Com
n,ittee passed upon several nominations.
Among those reported by them for con-
frmation was Gen. Shields 70 be Major
General and Col. Crittenden, Of Ky, to
be Brig. Gen.
Horatio King, Bucbanan's Postmaster
General, was nominated to-day ~ Com
missioner, under the District cmancipa-
ton act, in place Of e1- Mayor Berrctt.
Times Special
An officer of artillery, in town tonight
from near Warrenton junction, reporta
the rebels in strong force on the south
Uauk VI kne AAppau6uuOck III Lne uSr0C'
ton of 1Gordonsville. Gen. Ewing ID
said TO be at the crossing Of the river
where the railroad bridge was burned
with 500 men, Gen. G. w Smith at Cor.
dansyilIe, strongly eutrenched, with &c..
600 men, and Gen. jackson crossing over
from the Shenandoah valley to unite
5000 there to the force, making total
column of $4,000 men. If the figures
are reliable we are in sufficient force ia
front of Manassas 10 manage the rebel
army.
| am assured by gentleman Of thi,
city, whose position brings him in bust.
ness contact with NJ. Mercier that hi,
mission had reference only 70 large
amount Of valuable tobacco belonging r
the French Government. The property
ID known - the Belmont tobacco. While
there it 10 said that NJ. MERCER has un
doubtedly examined somewhat into thu
condition Of the bogus Confederacy il
order to report to the Emperor the tru.
condition Of things