Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-06-14


WASHINGTON, June l3.-By an order of the
secretary of war the department Of the Mis-
sissippi is extended so as to include the
whole of the states of Tennessee and Ken
lucky. All the officers on duty in these
states will report to Major General Halleck.
The mountain department is extended east
ward to the road running from Wiliamsport
to Martinsburg, Winchester, Strasburg, Har-
risonburg, and Staunton, including that place
thence in the same direction southwark until
it strikes the Blue Ridge to the southern boun-
Diary of the state of Virginia. The dc art
ment of the Shenandoah is extended east srd
to include the Piedmont district of the Dull
mountain range.
A large number of volunteers are absent
from their regiments who are now fit for duty.
To enable them to return, the governors OF
states are authorized to give them certificates
or passes, which will entitle them to transport
tation to the station of the nearest United
States mastering officer or quartermaster,
who will pay the cost of such transportation
on such certificate or pass, and provide trans
portation for the soldier to his regiment or
station.
The principle being recognized that medi-
cal officers should not be held as prisoners of
war, it is directed that all medical officers so
held by the United States shall be immediate
ly and Internationally discharged.
1t appears from an official report of the
secretary of the treasury, showing the quanti-
ty and value of the different articles of mer-
chandise imported into the United States from
the British North American provinces under
the reciprocity treaty, that the total value in
1859 was over fifteen million dollars in 1860
more than twelve million five hundred dol
lars; and in 1861, twenty one million dollars.
The table shows in the last year falling off
in fish, furs, fruits, hides, and woods, and an
increase in animals, ashes, bark, butter,
cheese, COAL eggs, fax, flour, grain, meats,
oats, timber, &C.. animals of all kinds, ST.
TAG, 900; fish of all kinds, 81 1862 600; flour
and breadstutfs over $3,000,000; grain, &c.
500 1000; timber of all kinds, SO, 2S9, 900. The
respective amounts of other imports are not
enumerated.
y The president sent message to congress
to-day, transmitting a memorial addressed and
presented to him in behalf of the state of New
York, in favor of charging the locks of the
Erie and Oswego canals; 'While," he says,
81 have not leisure to give the subjects care
full consideration, its great Importance is OBJ
vious and unquestionable. The large amount
of valuable statistical information which is
collected and presented in the memorial will
greatly facilitate this mature consideration of
the subject, which 1 respectfully ask for it at
your hands,"
Col. Fritz having resigned, Lieut.. Col.
Seidy is now in command of the Doth regi-
ment Pennsylvania volunteers.
The house has assigned the Oath inst. for
the consideration Of the bill for a gunboat
connection from the Hudson to the Mississippi
pi.
1t is reported that the military authorities
have taken possession of Trinity church for a
hospital. Rev. Mr.. Lyle, the rector, it will
be recollected, refused to read the bishops
prayer of thanks for the Union successes.
Advices of the latest date received at the
war department, indicate all quiet in the val
ley of the Shenandoah.
= Nothing of interest had transpired at Gen.
McClellans headquarters to-day No later
news had been received from the west.