, 1862-04-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
Movements Of the Rebels.
OUR FLoTILLA on THE POTOMAC

NEW YonE, April 2.-The Ts5,ae's Wash
iugton dispatch says it IS said the Senate Mill
t1ry Committee dissc0ts from the rule that
volunteer officers must seek for promotion in
their own branch Of service only. They think
vacancies in the regular army should be filed
ments, in preference to civilians.
Mr. Ames Of the Ch{copee mandatory, las
presented Flag Officer Foote with a sword,
and Lieut.. WorIlen with eutlass.
The New York Iunss correspondent says
the prisoners taken in the recent reco1noIs~
sance to the RappahanDock state that the rebel
force in that vicinity consists Of eight reri-
Msnts Of infantry, two Of cavalry and Six pieces
Of artillery.
Gen. Ewel}, Of Drainsville notoriety, WIS in.
command OIL tue reiafn Of our forces to War
renton Junction. The rebels hover around
the outsklrts OF our army, and frequently sue
ceed in picking up small parties Of our man,
who, contrary to commands, 90 ont on fool
hardy toraging expeditions.
Information has just been received from the
Times correspondent on the lower Potomac,
that contraband ds'' from Fredericksburrh re-
ments OF the enemy, the main part Of which
have arrived the re within the last three daye.
They report the sreaMer ST. Nicholas and one
other, which formerly piled to different points
on the Rappahanno&S<, as being held in readi-
ness to is:anspaEtreeel troops down the Rap
rahannock to some point. Other rebal troops
are reported as harEng gone down the York
river to reinforce th= enemy's position at the
mouth, where the rebels have batteries.
Small tlctachmen15 Of rebel cavalry still oc-
Ano, Ii. r magazine has been found at Ship
ping Point, Containing large quantity OF
SHELLS.
Tie Hefazd's dispatch states tha: about one
ard q half millions ;of s per cent. certificates
we're issued today, chiefly OF the d=nomiua-
ton Of 800 The checks aud warrants now
amount to about ten millions.
Yesterday the Jacob Bell and Stepping
Stone visited Evansville, 4 boats crew from
each yesscl was sent on shore. They visited
nearly all the batteries in that vicinity, inciu-
ding one On high nili about mile from Ey-
:.usport, where Was found the gun that Capt.
Eastman had attempted 1nsaccessfully to
burst. It is 81 a-ponnder.. This battery, aided
lv field pieces, was Intended to cover the
retreat OF the rebels through the woods il
the rtar, iu the sgent Of their beiug driven
from the lower Tbattcries. :, It was well de-
tended by rifle pills. Several men went con
siderable distance into the country, bat there
were no signs OF: rebel troops nor inhabitants
| Both parties Of seamen subsequently returned
| OIL shore, in command OF Lieutenant Com
nlanding McCrya, Of tue Jacob Bell, proceed
| in. inland, where@lhey found five rebel store
platform scales, and other useful apparatus
! and implements. They set fire to tie build.
| iugs, which were entirely consumed.
4 citizen Of Cambridge, Alass., who went to
| Bull Run to recoyerth remains Of his brother
/ who belonged to Boston Company, gives !
| melancholy account Of the EacriISe committed
upon the graves Of our soldiers BY the rebels
| About twenty Of the Boston company lad
| been buried near each other, but every skull
! llad been taken sway, and nearly all the prin
! cip:1 bones Of the bodies were zone. Some o
the bodies had been dug ont and others pressed
~
| sleeves Of the uniforms we're slit to obtain tAt
| bones Of the aril1s.