Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-02-11

| 0Nj tuIItcou eACepI6u, WuO belonged TO the
First North Carolina and the First Virginia
Cavalry. These they captured, and this
evening they were brought to Washington.
They we're found in log house, and on be-
| ing surprised fired upon our scouts One
rebel was killed Captain Wilson, of the
Cameron Dragons, was wounded iu the
neck. A sergeant was also wounded. The
command was under Major Moss, of the
| cameron Dragons. A transportation wagon
belonging to the rebels was captured, 70.
gether with the horses and rifles mentioned
in the preceding dispatch.
TEMPORARY RELIEF.
The $4,000 0e0 note bill, which originated
in and passed the Senate to-day, is intended
9s temporary relief, until the bill from the
House., passed yesterday, can receive the
consideration Of the Senate.
REACTION IN TENNESSEE.
Letters from Tennessee to day state that g
great reaction has taken place there since
the victory AT Somerset. Even in the western
| part of the State Union men can now express
their sentiments freely, without molestation
RECOGNIZED.
Abram Fielder has been officially recor
nized as Vice-Consul of Switzerland for the
States of Missouri, Illinois Kansas and md the the
Territory OF Nebraska, to reside at Highland
Illinois.
A COMMAND FOR MAJOR GENERAL FREMONT
The rumors concerning General Fremont
assume definite shape, aud it is now as
serted that by the 18th instant he will be
assigned command.
THE o. s. CONSUL AT MARANHAM.
News has been received here of the resie.
nation of VIM. H. McGrath, United States
Consul at Maranham, Brazil. The promp,
| Mt 4l,o
OF the rebel privateer Sumter at that point
was warmly commended by the Government
and his resignation will be rejected.
THE IRON. CLAD GUN.BoATs.
Assistant Secretary Fox, of the Navy, was
before the Senate Naval Committee to. day,
urging prompt action in the construction oi
iron clad war steamers for the use of the
navy. The Committee unanimously reported
an amendment approDriating SO, ,00O 900 for
that purpose. Mr. Ericsson has laid before
/ the Department and the Committee propo-
sition to build five of the class of steamers
required, of bis pattern, in six months The
Government has ordered a test to be made
/ OF the Ericsson steamer.
BRIGADIERs sTAFFs.
! Some of the BIigadiers have staffs, the
list of which is as long as ones arm-Geu.
I Blepker's, for example. The legal power OF
appointing this military tail is limited TO
| two Isids, to be taken from the command.
An order will be issued 10. morrow that will
squelch this manufacturing business, and, in
the Treasury, of claims for pay, aud the ap-
| pointing power to commissions based on &C.
tual service.
MUSICAL BANDS
The number of musical bands was ascer.
taiped to-day TO be 2l3 in the 5O4 regiments
| whose rolls are here. Ia the lCS New York
regiments there are only 20 of these costly
luxuries. Wisconsin has the most.
TIE sHARPsHooTERs.
The difficulties in Colonel Berdan's regi.
! ment will be healed by removal of the Col.
! onel, the arming of the men with Colts
! rifles and revolvers, and the sen ling them to
the front, where they should have been
months ago.
THE SHIPMENT OF GOODS TO SOUTHERN FORTS
Merchants will please take notice that nc
permits whatever will be granted to shir
| goods to Port Royal or other ports or place.
! on the Southern coast, other than suffers
| stores shipped for or on account of suffers
and for the use of the army.
CONSOLIDATION OF VOLUNTEER CAVALRY.
General Stoneman's recommendations
that the seventy seven regiments of volun'
teer cavalry now on the rolls be consolidated
into fifty regiments, that a military commis-
sion be organized TO select from the whole
number the fttest officers and privates and
horses, and that, so far as practicable, the
quotas of the several States be equalized, are
! likely to be adopted and embodied in a bill
by the Senate Military Committee, with
whom he has been in conference.
MEXICAN AFFAIRS.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs
had Mexican matters under consideration for
two hours this morning. No conclusion was
reached. New interest has been awakened
by the news of the victory at the National
Bridge, and the friends Of Mexico are now
sanguine that some one of the plans for her
assistance by us will be adopted.
CHANGE IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE WAR.
Hereafter, all ORDERS public and private,
to Buel, Halleck, Butler, Sherman and other
| Generals commanding Departments or Ex-
! peditions, will be given by Secretary Stan
| ton. The administration of the war has al
ready got policy. ...
COINAGE DEPARTMENT IN NEW YORK.
The House Committee on Commerce, at
their meeting 10 day, authorized General
| WaId to report a bill to establish Coinage
Department and Assay Office in New York
GENERAL HITCHCOCK TO COMMAND AT CAIRO.
Major General Hitchcock, now living in
retirement at st. Louis, has been telegraphed
to take immediate command at Cairo. He
was Assistant AdJutant. General to Scott
and Brigadier-General by brevet in Mexico,
but offending jeff Davis, was forced to re-
sign. He is not slave catcher, He was
urgently advocated by Collamer, and spoken
of as one of the greatest military men in the
| country.
| MOUNTAINS COMMAND RESTRICTED.
The efforts to discredit the we'll authen.
ticated fact that Mcclellan is TO be reduced
to the command ofthe Army of the Potomac
are futile. "Ion," of the Baltimore Sun
confirms the statement to that effect.
MAJOR GENERAL HITCHCOCK.
Ethan Allen Hitchcock, of Vermont, ha.
been appointed and confirmed Major. Gen
eral. He is a grandson of Ethan Allen o
the Revolution. He has the highest reputai
ton for military capacity.
The nomination of Sigel as Major Genera
will be sent into the Senate to morrow.
NEW YORK HERALD CORRESPONDENT AR
RESTED. ..--
Mr., Ives, one Of the principal editoria
writers OF the New York Herald, here tenn
porarily for the purpose of recognizing ID
WashingtOn department and acting as chic
correspondent, was arrested to-day by Orde
i of Secretary Stanton, and sent TO Fort Nc
Henry. He is suspected of being rebel spy
Il and has a brother in the rebel army. II,
yesterday gave a breakfast to Mcclellan
STAFF. He threatened the wrath of the Her
aid against the War Department unless h
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