New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-26
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
LATER FROM RICHMOND AND NORFOLK
THE NEW REBEL CABINET.
POnrRHs. mosnor. Monday. March ~

Via Baltimore. Mach Is. 1901. 5
flag Of truce went to Norfolk to-day, but brought
back no news.
Assistant Secretary OF War Scott leaves this even
ing for Washington.
The wind to-day Is west, with signs Of rain.
The following is from The Nortoik Day-Bsok Of
this mornings
RICHMOND, March %, 1862.
The House Of Representatives have adopted reso-
luton to apply portion Of the monies Of the Con.
tugent fund to the aid and relief Of the captured
troops now in the hands of tho enemy as prisoners
Heavy recnforcements are being sent to Old Point.
Wo learn that fourteen Union steamers were at Old
Point on Sunday, loaded with troops supposed to be
for Burnside's expedition.
RICHMOND, March %, 1862.
The new Cabinet Of President Davis has been
formed. The Senate confirmed his appointments this
moruing as follows:
Secretary of stas......JuDAH p Bssytsrs, Louisiana.
Secretary Of War ....".GEo. W. RANDOLPH Vhginis
Secretary OF CHARLKsG MExxISGRR s. Garcia
httcrney GENERAL, ".TuoN,s H. WATTS
PoiimssieT GeDsral.....JoHs H. RsAGAs, TeIA
Tho new troops are pouring into this city.
Six or seven Of the new regiments arrived in this
neighborhood on Sunday via railroads.
President Davis has declared martial law over the
Counties of Elizabeth City, York, Warwick, Glou-
cesier and Matthews.
An account is given in The Norfolk Day Book Of
an engagement lear the Warrington Station on the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad on Saturday of la,t
week, between 300 Rebel Cavalry under Gen.
Stuart and 800 Yankee Cavalry. Forty of the lat
ter arc reported killed and 100 wounded We are
.ad TO have Loot six killed and $50 wounded. We
take the above from The LynckJurg V,rginion.
Sixty-seven citizens Of Loudon County were cent
70 Richmond on the Central cars Oh Thursday night
and committed TO one Of the Military prisons.
Prom Our Special Correspondent
fOgTRsss MONROE OLp PofSr Cosyoar.
March a, 1861. !
Norfolk is being rapidly empticd Of its population.
Large numbers have already left; many have gone
TO Oxford. N. c., and others are making hasty
preparation to follow, some to one place and some
to another. The Union portion have determined
generally 10 remain and await events We are len
TO conjecture what has caused this sudden exodus.
/. would seem that the city had been seized with a
panic, in the expectation Of early siege attack,
though il may be the result of the utter hopelessneSs
Of tie cause which now prevails the entire South,
consequent on the recent Of the Rebels and
the steady ,iShiening n the snacoBdas coil. In sd
diton to the activity Of the Rebels at Pig Point in
tho neighborhood Of the mouth of Nansemont
River, and on their side Of the Roads generally
to which I have previously alluded, considerable
accessons arc being made TO the force Of Gen. rge
in and about Norfolk aud n line Of defense is being
thrown ny outside and to the westward OF the city
While guns have been taken from the old Sewall'
Point battery and transferred, it is believed, to the
neighborhccd of Pig Point: new battery, moro i'm
medintely on Sewalls Point, facing northerly snC
bearing sones hat tho Fortress, is daily growing
The distance across is tn6s less than four miles.
II would seem that the object Of the new
battery was moro especially to command the
channel between the Fortress and Newport
News, which tho old battery failed to do. Some
mouths since, the Rebels commenced construct
ing at Norfolk eight gunbcats of light draft,
probably part Of the one hundred referred to by
Maury 10 his 4" dear Lynch" Although the work
on these boats has progressed considerably, some
time must espss before they could be brought into
service even though machinery could be provided, a
department in which the Rebels are deficient.
jeff. Davis has revised his Cabinet 1t stands
thus: Benjamin, Secretary Of State; Memminger,
Treasury; Mallory, Navy; Rogsn, Post-Oaicei }. w.
Randolph Of Virginia War.
The Rebel accounts confess 10 loss OF 600 at the
battle of Pea Ridge.