The weekly sun., 1862-02-15
Prsm Washington.

Washington, February lO,-Thc Navy De.
| ,rtmtnt has received communication from Capt.
Dupont, enclosing the report Of Commander PtT,tt,
ON the disposition Of the Second Stone Fleet. Con-.
maLdcr Plrptt states that the remainder of the
Stone Fleet were got into postion and sunk on the
Goth ulL, the date of his report. Commander Par
rott thinks the stone vessels exceedingly well
PLACED, as they cilectualy block deep aud excel
lent passage To II . north Of Rsule-saake sh pal.
Captain Dopont STATES" Tho Department Is
msiniorur ed, infer from letter recoiy ed last night
to the Isabel getting into Charleston ty tie main
channel. where the previous feet sunk. This
obstruction there Is complete, iul has not been
removed 10y the last ales, the water reakin clra,
acp ss. The label got in hy Moilus Cnann =, and
as that portion Of 1t includes between ttlrsn Ike
Shoal and the shore, / - leen holked up by the
Second Stone Fleet, the possibility of g'ttir into
Chur, ston is still more c'rcumscribel, tho only
chsnvols remaining being the SVash and portion
Of Mohius and have less than three vessels
covering them, AMI which nov rle out the gales at
anchor.
tis known that the Government intends o. hold
Fmt Henry at whatever cost. Large reinforcement,
will he thrown into that stronghold, and the def-n
will he repaired and sten. ..thoncd, as to make
the ORA permanent base of operations for future
movements on tie line of tie tennessee river.
General Clay will not probably await the arriya
Of MIR. Cameron at 81. Petersburg. as he is "elge
for the fray" Mr. Cameron IL at Lochiel arranging
his extensive business matters, prior TO going
abroad and Marshal Llmon now occupies his late
residence here.
1t is understood that Genera Lane will soon c
appointed to Major.Geneialslp.
The President viii, to-day or tomorrow, nou'-
nate Ethan Allen Hitchcock, o! Vermont, Os Ma
| jpr General.
By-'Nlers from the wlr Department. army oni-
gtls 80 positively forbidden from going home on
rrrloush the eNigenges oi the service reIuirias
their constant presence with their commands.
General Mcclellan head uutcrs viii soon be-
removed across the Potomac, as everything has for
| somt weeks ueon in re,diuess.
Tcuncsseaus who are here say that orr gun boats
can aud will peu,tra,c AabJna uVon the Tennes.
see liver. A letter received here yesterday from
Tennessee, states that since zlc tel's de.aat and
deth, persecution IN that state had easel, eN1ep,
| from the robeI s,ldi,ry.
Tie Senate todny, in Executive Son, c1ndrmed
the nomination o' H. w. nLle,k, As Mj1r-GcuerG
IN the army OF the United States, and Ethan A
Hitchcock, M.or-Gtneral u Volunteers, sl4p Robsri
| And, rson and James w Denver, as Briya.liei
Generals Of Volunteers; MAJOR Ebencler Ledley, a
Deputy QArtermAster, with the rank of l. euteulnt-
| Colonel and among other military confrmltions ~
lesser rank, WIN, McMichael, of PhilalelpliL a
Assistant Ad utant General, with the rank OF Capt,
AEREsT ~ \ HERALD REroTrrG.
| The lowing order has teen iElei;-
| wNE DEPARTMENT, Washington, Feb. 10.
| IL is ordered that person calling hi nself DIltr
liver, native ot rebel State, whose brother wiz
lately In the military seryce Of the United States,
| and IL new an officer in the rebel army, and who
pretends 10 lie special representative OF tha Ngw
| YoRK HERALD, for Washington, be arrested, ain
held In close custody at Fort McIsnry Ss spy, and
for violating the rules and regulations of this De
paItment, In this, that Saturday, the sth day o
| February, 1909, against the puDic and well knoWu
regulations for the safo Transaction OF CongresdonA
Il Lb,ulnesS hs Introduced himsSlf into the W.'