Newbern weekly progress., 1862-10-04
SEXEa4L NEWS.

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TIE Marquis Of harrington and BIS 5rolhsr-
io.laW. f.hfd Giuorge Cayrudssb. gho are IONS
o. he Duke-ud Betor shire, the largest land
tolder u, Eaglsui: al-o Colontl Leslie. Of tho
British Army, and John Rose, Esq. Of Cana.
ia. no haze br,n s1jiurnihs in Washington
for sons days PAS. % this m Fuing iur Har-
pri's Ferry, 10 spend few days with our
army IN that vicinity.
Condition ef General Hooker.
General Hooker Is attended at the Insane
Asylum by hS two sisters, who arrived 10 day.
HIS wound is isimproving. aud he viii return in
a lew days, viii h.S sis efs, 10 their home in
Nufjhrin New York. Thc General was visit
ed this evening by Governor AnGrew. Of Mas
Saebusetts.
THE RgBEt DEAD At ANTfETAH.
1t was on the battle field Of Ahlie,am, and
not at Bull run, that Surgeon General Ham
mohd reports tI,e burial Of three Thousand
rebel dead.
TEE MILITARY COMMISSION.
The Military Commission met again to-day,
and on being informed by The Judge Advocate
General that the Secretary Of War has not yet
prepar, tie first case TO be Submitted 10 them
ajourned unlil Monday.
THE AREY.
Major Henry B. Clilz, ofAihe Twelfth United
States Infantry, is assigned to duty at the
West Point Military Academy as Command
ani Of Cadets, aud Captain W. P. ChamblIss,
Of the Fifth cavalry, as Instructor Of Cavalry
Tactics.
So much Of General Orders No. 125 as dis.
missed Surgeon Edward b. Dalton, Of the
Tlirly sixth New York Volunteers, has been
revoked by direction oil The President
LETTERS FOR THE NAVY.
! The Navy department does not desire that
letters addressed 10 persons on board any ves-
syls IN the na' should he directed 0 the Navy
Department, as stated in yesterday S deSpatcli-
es. the larger portion OF It's own letters are
sent through the regular channels, and to for
ward private letters 10 the department would
only occas.on delay aud trouble.
HOW To PROCURE TkEASuIY STAMPS.
t. Orders for Tcytnue stamps must cover remit
! tances OF Treasury notes, or an original certifi.
cafe OF a United Slates TreaSurerOr designated
drpoSary OF II deposit uisde for the purchase
of stamps. Stamps will not be transmitted
upon receipt ol checks or drafts upon banks.
The detectives are still upon the track Of tho
swindlng agents, who deraud officers and
snld.erS IN tie collection oil the claims. Cars
should be taken 10 AVOID The sbarpers. The
/ soldiers should enrusl their claims only to we'll
known and responsible agents.
NEWS FROM LIenNuND-InE REBELS WEARING
- - Lone FACES.
lHttHgent persons have arrived here, who
ell Richmond under parole, on lhe day before
yes c, day. They say that cOnseripts are fast
arriving there, whn tire put uHder the most
rIgid discipline W hile SOM Of The papers claim
vc,ori,s in Mar, land, others admit dei,ais or
discount u es The people wtar long iaccS,
and The prisopcrs could generally tell when tho
news was l%d 10y the temper 6i their guards.
. Ii was stated Al Redmond that three Srand
divisions Of sixty thousand men each, had
matched North, under he commands respect
Iyely o. I.opgsreer, jackson and Hill. There
were Snme approximations al Richmond Of iRva-
. ,ions by way of Williamsburg or Petersburg.
THE NAVAL PRIZE MONEY.
The prize money belonging 10 the navy is
n the Treasury but it cannot be paid out
, until final action is had in the United States
coprls respecting the legality Of seizures. In
almost all cas,s appea,s are taken from first
decisions but il Is understood that the Circuit
courts win soon give final decisions in a great
number of cases. -------aH--