The New York herald., 1862-02-05
Col. Corcoran and Other Officers to be Hanged
il the Bridge Burners are Executed
TO-, &s., As.


The following Official notices to-day promulgated
BY the Treasury Department.
Holders Of the bonds Of the United States, payable
three years from date the coupons Of semiannua in
notified that provision is made for the payment in
coin Of all such coupons, agreeably to their
Of the United States, in the city Of New York.
All such coupons must be presented at that Office,
and amount Of each coupon together with the aggregate
sum Of each parcel three full business days for examna
sn 1S before Of i Notice IL
Treasury notes payable in from date authorized
BY act q Congress- approved December 23 1857 and
rzed By an act q Congress approved T March T. 1851
The interest the Treasury Of the issue win
on the 7h day Of A next by the terms Of those
acts respectively.
CALIFORNIA AND THE NATIONAL TAX,
The Secretary Of the Treasury received today the fol
lowing telegram from the Governor Of CALIFORNIA;
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 81, 1852.
am instructed by resolution Of the Legislature Of
California inform you that this state will assume
pay into the treasury of the United States the direct tax
0 1854 38 apportioped to this State by act Of Congress
LELAND STANFORD, Governor Of California.
THE FIFTY MILLION TREASURY NOTES.
To-day the last note Of the fifty million United States
notes in the hands Of the signers and the whole work
will be finished tomorrow. It is remarkable that
accident loss has occurred in the execution Of this
great work.
TIE FLAG OF TRUCE-THREATENED HANGING OF
COLONEL CORCORAN AND OTHER OFFICERS If THE
MISSOURI BRIDGE BURNERS ARE EXECUTED.
Tho flag Of truce from rebeldom covered an impu
dent demand, such should not be countenanced in
honorable warfare The message is said to have been
from Jefferson Davis to President Lincoln announcing
that the federal government permit the rebel bridge
burners to be hang under the order of General Halec
that the federal Corcoran Iee Wilcox
and Others hostages for the safety Of the pirates
shall be Immediately hung in retaliation Cabinet
Al Iart Ix,.tT
quested to the result. JEFF Davis will learn
70 enough.
probable that the Of the recent order of tie
War Department. directing the prvateersmen to be
garded prisoners Of had not reached rebeldom
when this last message sent from Richmond. The
sentiment expressed by those who the purport Of
shc message is that the officer who brought IT, thereby
dsacng the Gag Of truce, should have been retained
and hung with the bridge burners.
THE MILITARY APPOINTMENTS.
The list Of combinations Of Brigadier Generals pub
lished this morning not entirely correct Neither
Francis e. Patterson W. H. Keim John NJ Palmer, Capt.
W. f. Smith, James W. Denver, Col. C. +. Smith, Capt.
David Stanley, Eleazer Paine W. A. Richardson
among those confirmed on Monday, Generals
r. B. Marcy John A. Barnard, Seth Williams Stewart
Van vlet among the list Of combinations. These four
are appointments upon the staff Of General Mcclellan
and, previously stated in this correspondence,
ne8 Dcen declded senate IN executive SeBson
that tho law authorizing their appointment by the Pres
dent does not require them TO be confirmed by the
Senate. For similar Generals George W. Cuum
and Schuyler Hamilton have presented
nrmasiOn In addition to the other brigadiers mention
ed the nomination Of Captain John G. Parke formerly
Of the Typographical Engineers, confirmed As yet
Of tho nominations for Brigadier General have
been rejected. Those still unconhrmed have either
not yet been reached have been laid for cons
deration. The only military nominations rejected
those Of A. J. Butler, Of California, Commissary Of
Subsistence; Lieutenant Symms Gardner, Eighteenth in
fsniry as Assistant ouartcrmaster and Lieutenant Jno
Adsir First Lieutenant Of First United States cavalry
The only confirmation executive session today was
that Of Benjamin G. Whitney United States District
Alto rney in California.
Opposition has been made In the Senate to the con-
Armation or General Fzjohn Porter, Of the most
loyal and efficient Generals In the service whose division
has been repeatedly complmentcd by the General Conn.,
manding model division. This opposition based
upon the allegation that General Porter returned
trahand to his owner The fact is simply that loyal
colonel In tho United States Army whose property
the Virginia sido Of the Potomac found Of his negroes
IN General Porter's camp and claimed him. The negro
was released from his employment and returned to his
matters farm Of his account. The impression en-.
tertained by. Senators that the negro was re-
turned 70 . rebel master
CONFIRMATION Oh 0EN NAGLEE'S APPOINTMENT.
Lieutenant Colonel Henry NJ. Nasles was day con.
rroed by the Senate Brgader General Of Volunteers
General Nagcc is native Of Philadelphia and gradu.
ate Of West Point. He service in the with the
dIans in Oregon and brought into public notice by
nh, determined and successful resistance to the
alta mpt Of speculaors to cotho his In unfit rament
Alton campaign In which he showed much bravery, he
resr to private o and entered into the California gold
fever He wealth and distinction citizen Of San
Francisc On the breaking out Of the rebellion be ten
ercd hs>ervices to tho and returned East
with Gener.I Haleck HIS military abilities being re-
cognized byvGcnera Mcclellan, from long personal init
macy he was<at once tcndcrsda command in tho Army
OF the Potomac>
GEN. sc,'rr NOT GOING TO MEXICO.
Tho despatch in sNew York paper today, that Gen. Scott
N about proceed to Soxco, special agent Of this
government Is nothing bt speculation am authorized
20 say that Mr.. corwIp will continue m rerico with fr