Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-28
FROM wAsuINGrON.

WASHINGTON, March 27-The senate to.
day confirmed the nomination Of Lewis >. Ely
OF California as consul at Acapulco, and that
of Ii: Jones Brooke OF Penns ylvania to be
commissary OF subsistence, with the rank of
captain.
Enc bill reported by senator Pearce, to day,
from the committee on finance, provides that
the authority given to the secretary If the
treasury to refund aud remit the duties aud
imports on all arms imported into the United
States by or for account Of any state shall tx.
tend only to arms tor which orders or contracts
were made prior TO the LIST of January, 1862,
provided the secretary shall have satisfactory
proof exhibited to him that the arms were ac.
tually purchased in q foreign country for the
account OF state, and that the ice paid Tor
the same was only the first cost and the usual
and customary charges attending the pur
chase and importation OF the same exclusive
of duty.
The provost marshal has issued an order
that no liquors will be passed by the sentinels
at the different ferries and bridges i'll this dis
trlct excepting on pass signed by general
officer stating the purpose designed, the guam
tiy. and the description
The attempts that are made to connect the
present supervision of the telegraph with the
censorship lately reported upon by committe
OF congress, render it proper 70 state that the
censorship of the telegraph WIS abolished by
the secretary of war on taking military posses
sion OF the telegraph, and military supervis-
ion of the telegraphs throughout the United
States was substituted. The duty OF the su
pervisor is to prevent the transmission by tele-
graph OF Information concerning late, present,
or contemplated movements OF the United
States troops, and all other information Tor
publication OF military character that ought
to be concealed from tile enemy. In all that
relates to political or private affairs the tele
egraph is as completely unrestricted as it was
before the commencement of the rebellion.
The following prisoners were discharged to-
day by the commission relating 10 state pTs-
oners; j. L. e. Offutt, N. b. Means, Moses
p. DDnelsOn, and William L. Fisher ON their
taking the oath of allegiance. john A. Mar
shall, VIM. +. Moore, VIM. j. Fleece Bush.
rod, W. Bayles, aud Thomas Il. Poole, were
discharged on giving their written parole TO
render neither aid nor comfort to the ent mics
in hOstiltles TO the United States. j. Il. Wal-
ton and Matthew Paskett were recommItttd
for further reconsideration.
Hon E nerson Eihtr dge has written letter
from Nashville. stating that Hon. William IL.
Polk brother of the late president Polk, is
in that city, and that Hon w. b. Stokes is
shortly expected. They are both strong union
men, and will co operate with Gov. johnson
in putting the state machinery in operation.
Our national currency is as COOL there as i'll
New York. while rebel notes command only
thirty cents on the dollar. The prospects Of
Cancellation are encouraging.
A few days since the pckets along the Lower
Potomac and Chesapeake Bay were drawn in
by General Hooker The rebel sympalhizers
took this as an intimation that the United
States forces were about to leave Immediately,
and commenced to send slaves 10 Virginia tor
rebel service. Gen. Hooker Immediately or.
dereu the arrest OF six or eight OF the rlng-
leaders, who are among The most prominent
citizens of that section.
A man named Pollock reached here to day,
from Culpepper county, Va, near where the
rebel army now lies. He is known as a reli-
able and intelligent gentleman, and states that
IN the section from which he came, there is a
local Instruction among the white people.
VINO are inter IN their opposition to the rule
Of JEFF. Davis. The people feel that the rebel.
lion is hOpeessly lost since the retreat from
the strongholds OF Manassas The rebel do
feat at Winchester has also depressed the Vir.
glnlans, though efforts are made to conceal the
bad news from the public and that portion of
the army which was not engaged
The following, from Gen. Shields, was re.
ceived by Judge DAILY TO day -
"WINcHEsTER, March H-My wound is
doing well. ! will be able to ride in a buggy
in few days at the head of my command.
ISignedl JAMES SHIELDS
The Posts Washington special dispatch
says Lieut.. J-fiers, the commander OF the
Monitor, has sent word to Capt. DahlRren that
he holds himself in readiness to intercept the
Merrimac, and has 10 fears Ut the result OF the
next contest. The navy department has just
received dispatch confirming the report that
the Merrmac is ready for sea.
Many Of the regiments engaged in the re-
cent fight near Winchester, are at Strasburg,
and the surgeons have not yet reported. The
telegraph line is not working, but the list of