New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-29
BLACKS TO Be BROUGHT INTO SIGEPS ARMY
THE new ORDER RESPECTING RECRUITING
Generals Transferred to New Commands.
THE DISTRICTS UNDER THE TAX LAW.
WARRINGTON. Monday, July %, 1862.


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BLACKS BROUGHT INTO sIGEL's ARMY.
Steps are taking TO bring loyal blacks by the
hundred from the Valley of the Shenandoah within
the lines of Gen. Sigels army corps. To what mil
itary purposes they to be devoted is not known.
RUMORED PROMOTION OF GEN. MEIGs.
1t is again rumored that Quar'ern. ster-Genera'
Megs il about to be made Major-General ana to take
tie field. Whether he is to be assigned depart
ment or on army corps, or lie to be placed in some
sd, isory position where bis engineering acquire-
ments and abilities can come into play, rumor does
not state. We can learn nothing conGrmatory OF
this report, but speak of it because 1t IL current
Gen. Megs has been performing at the War De-
parrnent, within the last few months, some Of the
duties wh cb now devolve upon Gen. Iaileck, ~
General .u-C Chief
GIN. Mitchell.
Gen. Mitchell is SHORTLY to be assigned an impor-
tant command.
PROPOSALS FOR STEAM MACHINERY.
Tie Navy Department aivertises that 1t will, un-
til the 18th OF August, receive propositions for the
cree ion Of steam machinery board vessels SINH
lar to the propeller guoboats. This machinery to be
substantially the same in the gunboas.
TIE NEW ORDER RESPECTING RECRUITING.
Tie following is the text Of tue General Order
with respect to recruiting, of which We gave the
substance in last nights dispatch:
WAN DxPAKTnKSr. AplurASr GpSER,rs OFycE,}
Wash .sGrOs, July p. 1907
GgsBHAL ORDERS. No 81 tie Recruiting detail for
escb volunteer regiment in the hed will hereafter COASTS, o.
two mm.oned officers from the esGl.bt. and non
COMM stoned CHI private from each company
NJ al Ofde No Of rdfd
inely Regmonts commanders will select tn. addi.
ona .n herein authorized aud the order FOR detail viii
beior be given by tie commanders Of departments corp,
d2rmee.
H. One commits. ,ned officer Of the detsi will remain con-
s.suy 4. the General Recruiting Depot receive the
cri when from the eud,zsou aud to
sd control them a.r thei arrival until they oTte
cd to thrir reeiments
ILL., Recruit. for regiment. now In the field will be permit,
ted to .eec, sIy coupany Of the regiment they prefer
shopiJ he company thu. selected be iu when they iOin f.
they ~ii be allowed to select snother.
". All who desire. snry by squsd'. to join any
particular regimen, company in the field hereby
thor.d pcsen, themselves ary recruiting Off whoa
thy will be enrolled Forwarded the general
dcpo, io the ssr District there to be duly mustered and
receive be bounty allowed by law In such emil
pape ard descriptive lists viii he forwarded directed
Ia Gearr,l Orders, No les Of 1861. from .his Office.
by order Of the secretsryo War.
l.. THOMAS. Aojn,ant General.
Another general order from the Adjutant.Gen ais
Office says tat descriptive LETS aud accounts OF col
ders pay clio hing ETC., will never, where 1t can be
avoided be given into their own hands Such pa
pcrs should be iutustcd only to the officer or non
commissioned officer in charge Of the party with
which they ARE except in such cases as that OF an
Ordnance Sergeant ~ tcially assigned TO duty at
pos, where there are 40 troops and where he Cannot
be regularly mustered. No soldier must be iaid on
mere descriptive list and account OF pay aud cloth
ing tut Only upon the musier aid payroll OF bis
company, detachment or psry, or Oh that Of gen
ern hospital. il he be there sick duty. No pay.
m-nts wall therefore be made to enlisted men on fur
loug'. We COMMEND the last sentence 10 the sol
diers on furiough and the deserters who said TO
be swarning in the loyal Staies.
TRANSFER or GEMS. WHITE AND GILMORE.
Gen. julius Whie OF Illinois has le Wasting
ton 10 take command of Division ia the Shenandoah
yalIc,, uuaer Gen. Pope. Gen. Quincy 4. Gilmore,
tie excellent officer, whose batteries took Fort Pa
l.sk, Ia al-o to command d, sion under Gen. Pope.
He arrived to-day.
TRANSFER or GEN. HATCH.
Gen. Hatch has been relieved of his command in
Gen. Bantss Gysion, aud ordered to Frcdericks.
burg TO command a mach smaller force of cavalry.
ARRIVAL OF GIN. FRA>kLiN.
MsjorGen. franklin, from he army of the james
River, arrived here this morning.
GEN. PoPE.
Gen. Pope did pot lake the field to.day, ne ex-
leced. Il IS now positively stated that he will de-
part Tomorrow.
TIE INTERNAL. REVENUE.
The Secretary of tie treasury and the Comms
sioner Of Internal Revenue are busiy engaged IN
seiriin. the limits OF d,stricts and making i.e ap'
poinlmrnts under the Tax law. California has been
lived into five districts. Oregon and the Terri
tories will each constitute one.
The appointments for all these will soon he an-
nounced. The districts in the other States will cou
form in the main Ia the Congressional Districts under
the new appointment. although the boundaries may
be altered in some where, as constituted Tor
Congress, they divide county or a ward Inc new
appointment will be the basis OF dIstrctng IN the
States which lose us we'll as in those which gain
representatives,. a decision which VIII save con
siderable ADDITIONAL expense. newborn Cry Will
form 10 exception 10 the general rule, but Will be
divided into districts corresponding TO those TOR
representatives., 70 he elected next Tall.
THE STAMP CURRENCY.
IL is doubtful whether the Post-Oilicc Department
will have stamps ready for currency before the emu
OF the first week in August. 1t is determined that
they shall be- sold 1T tho price of manufacture 10
tue Treasury Department. which will issue and re-
deem th,m. The igares expressing their values VII!
be- more distinct tnan on the postage-stamps. They
may also differ from them slightly IN design, as well
as III being without gluten.
ASSIGNED TO DUTY.
Brig Gen. benjamin L. Roberts has been assigned
TO duty at Gen. Pope's Headquarters, as Chief OF