The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-03-15

Important Executive
Orders.

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Important Executive
Orders.
'WAslmeeex. March 1.-THE following order
BY he President were published by authority il
the Intslligsncer this morning Their import
ance and bearing ere manifest in the Carrots
peblishsd BY authority:
ExkCu1rvR MAHsIoR,
WAs1IHsfoS, Jan. 81, 1881
TIE Pssidafs General War Ordsr No. 1.
Il ID ordered that on The 9ad day Of February,
1899. there Be- gsueral movement Of the land
and navel forcss Of The Unlted States against
the insasgent forces-that especially the army
ct and about Fortress Monroe, the army of the
Potomse, the army Of Western Virginia. the ar.
nv near iumfordvilIe, Kentucky, tie army and
Aotilla ct Cairo, the naval force in the Gulf of
Mexico, be ready for movement on that day;
that ell the other forces, both land and naval,
with their respective commanders obey the ex-
isting order for the time audSbs ready to obey
additional orders when duly given; the heads Of
Departments end especially the Secretary of
War and Navy with all their subordinstss, and
the Gensral.in. chief, with other commanders and
subordinates Of the land and naval forces will
severaly DO held TO their strict and full respon-
ibility and for prompt execution Of this order.
N.
The Residnfs General War Order. No. q.
EXECUTIVE NAxslon,
WAsHiNofox, March 6. 1862.
Ordered FIRST. that the Major General COM
handing the army Of the Potomac, proceed
forthwith to organize that part Of said army de.
signated to enter upon active operations except
ing the troops to be left in the Notifications
about Washington, into four army corps, to be
commanded according to seniority of rank, 10
follows:
The frst corps to consist of four divisions and
70 be commanded BY Maj. Gen. Mcdowell
The second corps to consist Of three divisions
and to be commanded by Brig. Gen. Sumner.
The third corps TO consist of three divisions
The fourth corps to consist Of three divisions
and to be commanded by Brig. Gen. Keys.
Secend-that the divisions now commanded
by the officers above assigned to the command
of corps, shall be enumerated in and form q part
of their respective corps.
Third-the force left for the defence of Wash
irgton, will be commanded by Brig. General
James E. Wadsworth, who shall also be military
Governor Of the District of Columbia
Fourth-that this order be executed with such
promptness as not to delay the commencement
Of the operations directed to be undertaken by
the army of the Potomac.
Gen. Banks, will be formed from his own and
Gen. Shields late Gen. Lander's divisions.
(Signed1 ABRAHAx LoxcoLN
Rpmdmfs War Order, No. 8.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WAsHHoreK, March IL, 1852.
Maj. General Mcclellan having personally ia
ken the field at the head of the army Of the
Potomac, the Senate ordered that he be re.
keved from the command Of the other military
Departments. He retaining the command Of
the Department of the Potomsc and ordered
further that the two departments now under the
respective commands Of Generals Halleck and
Hunter, together with so much Of that of Gen.
Buell., which lies west of line drawn south thro'
Knoxville, he consolidated and designated the De.
partment of the Mississippi; and the Senate other
wise ordered that Msj. General Halleck have
command Of said Department And ordered also
that the country west of the Department of the
Potomac and east of the Department of the
Mississippi constitute military Department, and
the same be commanded by Maj. Gen. Fremont
That all commanders Of Departments, after
the receipt Of this order, respectively report
severally and directly to the Secretary of War,
and that prompt and frequent reports will be
expected Of all
(Signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
AcVOA oCCOu0t Oh tm0 k80ee1es
FoRrREss MoHRoE, March 1l.-Mauy of the
men belonging to the frigate Cumberland went
down with her. 1t is impossible to obtain a cor.
rect list of the killed, wounded and lost.
Lieut. Elbridge, Of the Cumberland, has been
ordered to the command Of the Monitor.
A dag Of truce was sent to Crany Island to-day.
The rebel officers say the MerriInac Tor rs they
call her the Virginia) was damaged, but nothing
serious. They admit their loss Of several killed
and wounded. Capt. Buchanan who commanded,
was seriously wounded in Saturdays fight. Capt.
Johns commanded her on Sunday.
Tho Norfolk Day Book, Of yesterday, gives
glowing accounts Of the affair, and gives the to-
tai rebel loss at 8 killed and II wounded. 30
prisoners arrived at Norfolk taken from the Con.
gress.
The Day Book also says the Monitor was seri-
ously injured, and that some Of our gun boats
were sunk, and reports our loss at GOO to 1900.
The Day Book further adds ''Having accom-
plished the object for which they made the at
tack, and having no more material to work upon
our vessels returned to the Navy Yard awaiting
another opportunity"
In the Rebel Congress yesterday, the opera
tions of Gen. A. 8. johnson in Tennessee, we're
discussed.
Mr. Atkins said nearly every member Of the
Tennessee Legislature signed petition for his
removal from that department.
The Beaufort correspondent Of the Norfolk
Day Book says that the Nashville is now lying
at Aorehead City.
One hundred vessels are reported at Hatteras
supposed to contain achievements for General
Burnside.
Ocracoks Inlet is said to be blocked up with
stone vessels.
Virginia has been calledlupon for 1000 add.
tional troops.
Secondhand Chicago News.