The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-09
The Defenses Of Charleston, Mobile
and Savannah.
WAsnINnTnN. Ntt. 4

uuVeF MS oiu0Is, luI GUNS, anu men Will
be larger than ever before under COM
mand Of any United States naval officer.
His squadron will be distinct in every
way from that of Admiral Farragut.
who will still command the western
gulf blockading squadron, the head
quarters Of which will be Pensacola.
1t is ascertained that the next steamer
from New York will carry sufficient
money 10 the gulf to pay all amounts
due our soldiers in that department
Sometime ago the necessary funds
were transmitted to North and South
Carolina for n similar purpose. With
comparatively few exceptions no part of
the army is more than one payment in
arrears, and the reason for this inaiten-
ton is that the company officers and
paymastcrs and large portion of the
soldiers are away from the places Of
mastering. Difficulties, too, exist in
consequence Of the necessity of furnish
ing United States notes Of the dcnomi-
nations Of five, ten and twenty dollars,
although the printers use every effort TO
answer these very large demands; be-
sides all the bounty and advance TO the
volunteers and recruits, amounting 20
twelve or fifteen millions of dollars,
have, as far rs known, been paid.
The immense expenditures of the De-
partment requiring close attention and
accuracy, the following regulations for
the guidance of paymasters Of the United
States arc hereby established in con-
formity TO the cighty-sixth section Of
the excise law
First. Paymastcrs and discussing Off
GERS will deduct and withhold the sum
of per cent. from all salaries and paw
ments of every kind made in money to
persons in the civil, military, naval, or
other employment or service of the
United States, including Senators and
Representatives and Delegates in Con-
gress, upon the excess of such salaries or
payments over the rate of 5000 per an
num-
Second. Supplies issued in kind are
not regarded as payments, and are not
subject TO assessment or reduction.
Third. 1t is understood that each com
missioned officer of the army receives
from the Paymaster compensation at the
rate of not less than 5000 per annum.-
Therefore, all payment made by a Quar-
tcrmaster or discussing agent should be
treated as being in excess of the rate of
5000 per annum; and the rate OF tax at
3 per cent. should be deducted and with
held from the amount thereof accord
ingly.
James Manson, Of Ohio, has been APP
pointed Consul 10 Rio de Janerin. in place
of Richard c. Parsons.
SAN FEANCIsCo, Sept. 30.-Trade is
dull and depressed. Considerable guam
titles of drills, turpentinc, tar, pitch, and
resin are going on shipboard for New
York. Money tight; demand active; adj
vance rates I to 2pcr cent. dscont. The
sirngency is caused by the large ship
ments of coin and The inadcquacy Of the
mint to supply the deficiency for the
time being. Exchange on New York II
to lG per cent. discount sterling 49c.
for bankers and 10 10 i0ld for CONNER
cial bills; legal tender notes 9 to 10 per
cent. discount.
Sixty thousand dollars goes forward
Tomorrow by steamer for the National
Sanitary Commission, being additional
tributions from San Francisco alone.
This sum will be materially increased by
city subscriptions. The balance of the
State has commenced earnestly to swell
the amount
WASHINGTON, oct. 1.--Secretary STAN
ton has appointed Simon Draper. of
New Hork,to be Provost Marshal Gcner-
al Of the War Department The New
post was created few DAYS ago, under
General Order No. no.
Col, Van Wyck has arrived here from
his command at Yorktown, where he
represents affairs as very dali.
Mason DraymoB, of Illinois, has been
appointed Brigadier- General Of yolun-
toers.
SrRINGgmD, Mo, September 3O.-A
highly responsible and reliable gentle
man who has enjoyed advantageous OBJ
portunities for asceriaining the number
and location Of the rebel forces meanacing
our Southern border, and who has been
in some Of their camps within ten days.
reports that in Newton county, five miles
south of Granley, there are four thousand
five hundred rebels under command OF
Coffee end Shelby. seven miles west Of
Ne sha. In the same county are seven
thousand rebels under The command of
General Cooper, brother of the Adiutant
General Of the rebel army. Half of this
number under Cooper are Indians and all
are well armed.
AT Pea Ridge General Rains has four
thousand five hundred men, and General
Carroll two thousand South Of Forsythc.
Just over the Arkansas limo. General
Parsons has three thousand near Parsons:
towards the east is General Mcbride
with about three thousand. Al Little
Rock Gen. Holmes has seventeen thou
sand The above figures show an aggre-
gate force of forty thousand rebels. OF
these twenty three thousand are either
within the boundaries OF Missouri or on
its Southern line. The whole force is
under the command of Gen. Holmes. The
rebels in all the camps indulge in conf
dent expectations ofwinterng ia SLLouis
and entertaining not a shadow Of doubt
as TO their ability TO do So
The conscript Of the Confederate States
is in full force in Newton and Mcdonald
counties. All citizens Of the requisite
age are seized and compelled 10 enter
the rebel service or leave the country
Many citizens have fed
New NoEh, Oct. ..
A Washington special says that Eli
Thaycr has received applications Of a
Thousand persons desiring TO join his
Florida Colony
WAsWSGToN, Oct ..
Col w Il, RoaslaGI, tor several years
past Minister Of Denmark 10 the United
States, left Washington, yesterday, for
China, having been commissioned by his
government 10 negotiate treaty Of com.