, 1862-03-29

Mr. Wilson said that although it has
been promised that recruiting should stop,
get it didn't. He believed VIC had one hun
dred and fifty thousand more men than we
needed.
Mr. Col1amef, in the course Of some re-
marks, said the President did not now nomin-
ate Brigadiers. He only sent in name or SO,
with sort of Recommendation to the Senate.
Overs hundred contrabands from Ha1per's
Ferry district, have passed through Baltimore
under escort, on their way to some unknown
pointin the North. The contrabands here are
in charge Of Reuben Bacon, who won't allow
negro-catchers 10 visit his establishment on
Capitol Hill Only fifty arc now there, so
great is the demand from the President for
their services. Many also are taken into the
employ Of the Quartermaster at Alexandra,
at monthly Wages Of from fifteen to twenty
five dollars.
Frederick ?. Stanton is here. f Is said that
he intends again to contest Lanes scat In tic
Senatsx;3
TheiW incllcster rebel prisoners are to be
semitic Fort Delaware.
Petitions are circulating in Massachusetts
asking the President to cause the Immediate
.frial Of Gen. Stone.
aGov. Curtin Of Pa. Is here comforting with
the President touching the dcfenses Of the
Delaware river.
Stevens battery appropriation passed
the Senate to-day, with several amendments
one making the expenditure discretionary
with the Secretary Of the Navy. Robert J.
Walker and Reverdy johnson were OF TIC
floor, lobbying for it.
The report Of Gen. Wool's commission on
contrabands, ut Fortress Monroe, says the
superintendent of contrabanda, bT name
Smith, has been in the habit Of stealing their
ratl6ns and selling them to suffers at half the
Government cost, and dividing the profits
with the suffers; also that the sutler is the
same one located there By special authority Of
ex-Secretary Cameron.
The President has nominated Colone1s
Hovcy, Kimba11, Sullivan, Benton, Veateh,
and Hackleman, OF .Indiana regiments, for
Brigadiers. Each has distinguished himself
in action. The selection was referred to the
Indiana delegation, who decided upon the
foregoing six out Of twenty candidates.
Samuel Brown Of Piqua, Ohio, is nominated
United States District Attorney for Colorado
Territory
Minister Kirk left Washington this evening
for Panama, to enter upon his mission to the
Argentine Republic
The flag Of the 14th Indiana got twenty eight
bullet holes through it in the Winchester bat
tie. Two color bearers we're killed.
Senator Wright introduced an abolition
in the district bill to-day, being the one intro
auced By Mr. Lincoln when member Of Con.
gress.
The Secretary Of War, IN communication
| to tie House, says that there exists great
! necessity for remed.fng and recognizing the
/ Medical Department Of the army.
Mr. Granger Of Michigan, from the Com.
! mittee on Lake Fortifcations, reported a bill
appropriating ST, 600 to Fort Brady, $4,000
for fort Mackfnac, $150, 600 each for forts Gra,
tial, Wayne, Niagnra, Ontario, and for the de-
fensc Of Buffalo, Lake Ontario and the st.
Lawrence, and S5o,0oo for the defense Of Lake
Erie.
| Bayard Taylor has been nominated Secretary
| Of Legation to Mr.. Cameron.
ITO the Associated Prcee.1
! WAsH1aGroS, March 28.-Arrangcments
| are nearly completed for establishing line o1
Monroe, go Us to secure daily arriyals1 the
| trip to be made in nine hours.
! at the suggestion and urgent solicitation oI
Representatives Mcknight and Patten Of Pa.
and Fenton Of n T., who represent most oi
the petroleum OF rock oil regions, the Com
striking out Of the proposed tax on crude oil
and rock oils, leaving only tax Of s cents Pc
gallon on the refined article, with drawback
when entered for expectation.
WASHINGTON, March 28,-The Secretary 0
the Treasury has recently issued special icens
for commercial intercourse, under the act @
July last: which prohibits shipments from
those ports Of the United States heretofor
declared by the President to be in insurrection
without a written permit. The licenses d
not now extend further than Nashville and in
termediate ports. Nothing shipped unde
them Ia to be- disposed Of to persons IN arm
against the Government, or the furnishing Q
aid or comfort to the enemy. =" = -!
| It is expected that the new legal tende
notes will be paid ont by the Treasury abou
the first Of April
Ths os Of the n.y. r. sta direction
Wordcn, earnestly and deeply sympathiziu
with him in the injuries he Sustained, an
thanking him and bis command for the her,
!. | ism he displayed and the great service he b:
= | rendered In the action OF the 10Th OF March.
An order has been issued for the restor
( ton OF the mail service between BoonYill
No., and Independence, which was suspende
in December last in consequence Of the sece
: sion var. This importanf service runs alor
> the south side Of the Missouri river throug
! Lexington
NEW YORK, March 22ss-yia NEW YoRK.-Tl
5 N. 7. 1fi6s'es Washington dispatch says Il
enemy have at last entirely abandoned ,Aqu
c Greek, carrying With them their artillery a.
stores, and there Is now no rebel forces b
tween the river and fredericksburg. In til
. town there are but few soldiers, the main bot
q being posted about mile and a half beyond
l. Col Crittenden Of Indiana was noninat'
a as Brigadier General to-day.
The N. T. 1Snsss's dispatch says smoke {
9 Tuesday, in the direction Of Warrentown,
4 dicated the destruction Of property, which
It ways attends the forced retreat Of the Eet
+ army. Their disastrous attack on Winc1fst
J. has proved blow from which they are reco
L ing.