The national Republican., 1862-03-08
THE VIEWS

Commander Glisson, Of the United States
steamer Mount Vernon writes to the Navy
Department under date Of March |, that on the
day before "a wilmisgtou. n. c hcfound ,be
steam transport Mississippi Qrom Boston ioi
Ship I.land) on shore, on Frying Pan Shoals,
with Major General Butler and fourteen hun
dred iroopA
Their situation was very critical, but Com
mander Gibson succeeded. after overcoming
Herculeau difficulties. in getting her of th,
shoals, He lighted her by temporarily trans
ierriug to his own ship 800 OF the troops, who
were afterwards re.transferrsd 10 the Missis
.ippi, which then, as is supposed pursued
her voyage.
The rebel blockade Of the Potomac Is be-
coming less efficient every day, being con
s.antly run by gunbosts and merchantmen
without receiving any injury.
February Is, three rebel sloops, with car
goes Of rice. were burnt in Bulls Bay, Is. c.,
by boats from the United Stat-s bark Rest
less.
The Senate has recently rejected the follow
ing military nominations viz: OF assistant I'D
ju.ant generals, with the rank of captain-Tap
pan Wright, Of -; Chas. Muudee, of Kansas
John Murray, of New York; Frederick Hawey,
oi Pennsylvania Chas. Stewart, Of Marylsod,
Commissary OF Subsistence, with the rauk OF
captain Clark, Of Massachusetts. Add.
iionsl Pay masters--Wm. c. Barney, OF New
York; James ". Schaumburg, Of Penpsy lvanis
VIM H. Ritter, of New York; G. r. Saunders,
Of California.
The Star Of last evening has the following
paragraph:
I'VE have every reason to believe that Id.
stead Of Withdrawing troops from their army
II the Potomac, tho Oligarohy are straininE
every nerve to increase their numbers every.
where in our front from their lowest Potomac
battery to Winchester, crowding thither near
'y all the new levies they can obtain by volun-
teering and drafting. Such 10 the opinion oi
me best judges IN our army on the other side
"f the rver.'
So far as Winchester is concerned, the above
is contrsdicted by information regarded as re-
liable by the Union editors at Baltimore, ant
which is to the effect, that the enemy at Win
chester is preparing TO fall back upon Manst
sas
The Richmond Dispatch gives the following
movements Of the rebel generals
General Magruder has gone TO Weldon
\. C.. to take command at that point.
Zen. z. Kirby smith has been sent 10 COM
mAnd our forces IN the ue,g bOrhood Of Cum
oerlard Gap. Gen. Loring is relieved from iiIt
departmsn. Of Virginia, and il Is understouf
that he will 90 South, probably 10 North Caro-
Ina. Gen. Criitenden has demanded a Cour
"f inquiry with refer once to the Somerset dis.
HStsr."
Brigadier General Audrsw johnson. his sou
Colonel Robert Johnson, William A. Brown
ing. iof THE city, secretary: and Hor
AesSrs. Maynard aud Etheridge, LETT tbi
city Oh the five o'clock train last eveniu,
for Nashville, Tennessee, charged with tn
patriotic duly of leading the State of Tennes
see gently back to her allegiance or scourgn
away her di-loyalty, as her case may re
luire.
The Richmond Ern'nb,er IS in paroxysm q
fury, and threatens TO " burn every shred {
cotton and tobacco that the enemy approach e,
and make a cinder heap Of every city thu
admits him