Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-06-13
OUR MILITARY eupoET,
FLYING VISIT FROM GEN. BURNSIDE

FLYING VISIT FROM GEN. BURNSIDE.
Gen. Burnside arrived In this city yesterday
morning, fact we were not Yesterday at liberty
to publish for prudential reasons. There can be
no improperly now In saying that be arrived per
steamer Netamora from Fortress Monroe, but
dropped in SO quietly thst few were aware Of lis
presence, the more especially a. q considerable
portion Of the day yesterday he was closeted with
the Government authorities. He, with his wife
and family, who met him at Fortress Monroe,
stopped at WillardS'.
NAVY YARD.
The steamer Metamora left the yard yesterday
afternoon for Norfolk, taking down Gen. Burn.
side and staff, who arrived yesterday morning.
ORDERED.
Paymaster Lafayette }. Brown has been ordered
to duty on board the U. s. steam sloop-of.war
Powhatan, at Philadelphia.
EXTENSION OF MILITARY DEPART.
MENTs.
Wdr Department. Adjx,ant Generals Ones,p
General Order No. 81.
1. The Department Of the Mississippi In ex
tended so as 10 include the whole Of the States Of
Tennessee ard Kentucky. All officers on duty
In those States will report to Mai Gen Halleck.
, The Mountain Department il extended east
ward to the road running from Wiiliamsport to
uolhHsouIg, w lnCneStef, St!asDufg, Harrison
ourg and Staurton, Including that place; thence
In the same direction southwark until IL reaches
the Blue Ridge chain of mountains; thence with
the line OF the Blue Ridge to the southern boun-
Diary Of the State Of Virginia.
3. The department Of tue Shenandoah In ex.
tended eastward 10 include the Piedmont district
and the Bull Mountain range
BY order OF the Secretary Of War
l.. THOMAS, Adjutant General
IMPoRTANT GENERAL ORDERS.
War De. JartDsrt. A6jutant GsneaPs % rn.,
WashtSgton, June 5, 1852.
General Orders, No. SO.
l. The Volunteer Recruiting Service, discon.
tinued by "6eneral Orders, - No. %, OF Aprii q
1862, Is hereby restored according to the princi,
pies laio down In General Orders ;" No los, Of
1861, and 3, OF 1862 Invalid or disabled OH cers
necessarily absent from their regiments. will he
detailed for this duty whenever they are able to
perform 1t. "
.. A large number Of volunteers are absent from
their regime"ts who are now fit for duty. To
enable them to return, the Governors of States
authorized to give them certificates or Masses
which will entitled them to TRANSFORMATION N ths
station OF the nearest q. 3. Mastering Officer or
Quartermaster, who will pay the cost of trans
portaton on such certificate or pass and provide
transportation for the soldier to his regiment or
station.
3. All captains Of companies are hereby 70.
CURED to report quarterly to the chief Of
the KIND OF arms In use by their companies, their
opinion OF the suitableness Of the arm the gen
erai extent OF service, and the number reauifIpe
repairs since the previous report:
4. The principle being recognized that medical
ofHcers should not be held as prisoners of war n
10 hereby directed that all medical ofacers 40 held
by the United States shall be Immediately and
Internationally discharged
BY order of the Secretary Of War
l.. THOMAS, Adjutant General.