The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-03-29
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
LATER FRON LsLAND NO IN

WASHINGTON, March 24-Col Segur. repre.
sentative from the Accomac district arrived
here this morning confirming the intelligence
about the privateer Nashville and Fort Macon
being destroyed by the rebels.
Gea Scott is here aiding the War Department
by his advice.
Senator Lane OF Indiana has received adyices
from Indiana of the formation of ten regiments
OF 1ndianiars,
The Republican states that the President has
removed Gen. Denver from the command of the
Department Of Kansas
The entire national debt is now four hundred
million dollars.
WASHINGTON, March 24-Col Van Amburg.
of the New York 22d Regiment, has been an.
pointed Military Governor at Alexandria. Va.
Gen. Montgomery becoming Military Governor
OF Annapolis.
Letters from Port Royal declare the invest.
ment OF Fort Pulaski complete. Tatnall, with
his iiotilla carrying supplies OF wood and water.
have been driven back 1t is believed the gar.
rlson will soon be forced to surrender.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was fully
opened to-day for passengers and freight
An immense quantity of bids, plans speciies-
ions and models of iron-clad vessels have al.
ready been received at the Navy Department,
for the sea-board AID Western States One
from Ericsson for vessel similar to the Monitor
but 500 feet in length.
Secretary Weles has, in the name of the Pre-
sident, sent letter of thanks to Lieut. Wor.
den, in which he says the action of the Monitor
with two guns, engaging powerful armed stea.
mer OF at least eight guns and repulsing her.
has elected general admiration and received the
applause OF the whole country. He thanks him
and commends him for the heroism displayed.
and the great service rendered, and adds, in the
action on the 10th, the performance, power,
and capacity Of the Monitor must effect rad;,
cal change in Naval warfare
Representative Arnold introduced n hill tn.
day to make freedom national and slavery see.
tlonal. tprohibits slavery and involuntary ser.
Vitude IN all territories now existing or hereaf.
ter to be formed or acquired in any way. in all
places purchased or to be purchased by the u
D. for dock yards, arsenas, vessels on the high
seas or national highways outside of State IN.
rlsdiction, and in all places where the National
Government has exclusive Jurisdiction and DOW
er. Slaves IN such places declared to be
Tree and may assert their freedom at any time
thereafter, on the principle "once free ALWAYS
free"
The House sent the Segur case to the Com.
mittee en- Elections to day.
Cen Strong and Col. Munson, of the Tenth |
Indiana, were today confirmed Brigadier Gen.
erals
The following nominations for Brigsdier Gen.
erals were sent into the Senate to-day Col.
Dodge, 4th Iowa; Col. Candy, Commanding in
New Mexico, and Major Weisel, Sixth U. s. In. |
fantry, Kentucky.
MIR, Wickliffe introduced bill to-day placing
public lands and the proceeds of sales thereof. |
surveyed or uDsurveyed, to the payment of the
public debt
Capt Summers, of the steamer Lake Erie No
2, left Island No 10 Mt l o,clock Sun3ay ara I
ling, and reports that about 10 o'clock bright
ight was discovered in the direction of the Is I
aud. TWAS thought by officers of the Erie
nat 1t proceeded from burning transports ip.
lted by bursting shells from the mortars.
Nothing eontirmatory of this report has been
eceiyed at headquarters. The river is rising
apidly.