The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-03-25
WASHINGTON, March "a, 1862

U6WO EnUm WAOHINU UNs
WASHINGTON, March "a, 1862.
THE NEWSPAPERS AND ARMY NEWS.
Certain newspapers having aagrantly persisted in the
publication Of military details violation Of the rules
and articles Of and the orders Of the War Depart
ment thereby endangeng the safety Of armies and
the success of military operations the Secretary Of War
has ordered the enforcement OF the penalties spe
cal court marshal is to be assembled Washington for
the trial and punishment Of the offenders.
IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION FROM THE POSTMASTER
GENERAL.
Postmaster General Blair to-day issued the following
notice to the postmasters Of the United States
The Secretary Of War regulates the transmission
Of information BY telegraph affecting the conduct Of the
in order to prevent the communication Of such in
formation the rebels is also thought necessary by
the Secretary to put restrictions the publication Of
facts Of this character derived aid Of
this Department Is required for this purpose. You will
therefore notify publishers publish any fact which
has been excluded from the telegraph, and that dsrs
gard Of this order win subject the paper be excluded
from the mails. sB..-r' s'-srr af .a.
THE NEWS FROM BEAUFORT.
Colonel Segar representative elect from the Accomac
district arrived here this nsaRng confirming The intel
gence the destruction Of the prvatesr Nashvi and
Fort Macon by the rebels.
-FOUR HUNDRED ARMY APPOINTMENTS C0NFIRMED.
The Senate today confirmed about four hundred army
appointments. principally Of minor ranks Among them,
IN the Adjutant Generals Department r. j. Wag-
goner Of Kentucky and Jefferson H. Nones Of Delaware
Assistant Adjutant Generals, with rank Of Captain
John A. Doyle Of Pennsylvania, as Commissary Of Sub
sstencs in the volunteer service Also the
John C. Vaughan Of Pennsylvania Military Storekeeper,
and o. A. Judson Of Pennsylvania, Brigade Surgeon.
The only Bgader Generals Of Volunteers confirmed
VIM r. Strong and Colonel Mahlon D. Manson Of In
DIANA
THE RELEASE OF COLONEL coRCoRAN.
The House OF Representatives is beginning to ask the
Of delay restoring Colonel Corcoran to
dom and his friends. Mr. Blake, Of Ohio introduced
resolution to-day requesting the Secretary Of War
stop all exchanges Of other prisoners until Colonel
ran shall have been exchanged.
SLAVERY SECTIONAL AND FREEDOM NATIONAL.
The following is Mr.. Arnods bill, from the Committee
on Territories, to render freedom NATIONAL
To the end that freedom may be and remain forever
the fundamental law Of the land in all places whatsoever
SO it lies in the powers depends upon the action
Of the government Of the United States TO make 1t
Therefore be IL enacted
Section l. That slavery and involuntary scrvitude in
all cases whatsoever (other than in the punishment Of
crime Of which the party shall have been duly convcted
shall henceorth cease and be prohibited forever in the
l. In ali the Territories Of the United States now ex
listing hereafter TO be formed acquired any way
O. In all places purchased TO be purchased by the
United States with the consent Of the Legislatures the
several States for the erection Of forts magazines
mails, dockyards and other needful buildings.
g. In all vessels the high and all national
highways beyond the territory and jurisdiction Of each
the several States from which or TO which the said
T. In all places Whatsoever whore the national govern
ment is supreme or has exclusive Jurisdiction and
Section And be It further enacted That any person
now held or attempted 70 be held hereafter slave in
any Of the places above named Y hereby declared 70 be
asserted In any OF the Of tho United States or Of
the several States in behalf Of the party his her
posterity, after any lapse Of time upon the principle
that party once free Is always free.
THE CASE OF CAPTAIN PALMER, OF THE RoouoIs.
II will be remembered that Captain James g. Palmer,
Of the United States gunboat Iroquos charged with
negligence sometime since, account Of his permitting
the rebel steamer Sumter to slip through his fingers
from the port Of Martinique, while the Iroquois was
lowering around that port the lookout for the pirate
Captain Palmer returned home and solicited an nyestjra
ton into the circumstances attending the case This was
granted him by the Secretary Of the Navy and after
full examination Captain Palmer has had the satisfaction
Of not only being entirely excupated from the charge
Of negligence but accredited with having exercised due
diligence the occasion. II is asccrtaned that he could
not well have acted otherwise than he did Captain
Palmer has been restored to duty, and will, we under
stand Immediately for the West Indies TO resume
command Of the lroquos.
TESTING PLANS FOR INvULNERABLE Ships.
Mr. Rice, Of Massachusetts, from the Naval COMMITTEES
in the House, asks for appropriation Of fifty thousand
dollars TO enable the Navy Department TO test various
plans for rendering armed ships nvulnerabs Assistant
Secretary Fox will doubtless make good Of the appro
priation.
TIE WASHINGTON AND ALEXANDRIA FERRY
The steamer star TO-DAY commenced her regu.
ar hourly trips between Washington and Alex
| andria for the convenience Of officers and sol.
ders passing between the two cities, the old
line being able accommodate all times even the
civilians The Star has been chartered by the govern.
ment for time, and under the regime will very
much facilitate travel to and from Virginia.
EXTENSION OF THE WASHINGTON AND ALEXANDRIA
RAILROAD.
The Orange and Alexandria Railroad win in few days
be IN complete order ~ far Manassas The Bull run
bridge is believed, win be completed BY Wednesday
whom we shah have communication between Baltimore
and the Valley Of Virginia. the Junction and Manassas
Gap, without change Of sarsa convenience for wears
hoped for but never before realised
THE DEPxNEuIL zouAvEs.
The DEpeneuil Zouaves who returned from tho ruyn
side expedition several weeks SINCE have been
Of the service and their homo. II
day those quartered here, numbering about tbroo HIM
drsd were paid on and dispatched by The evening ,a
| 10 New York.
THE PROVOST MARSHAL OF ALEXANDRIA,
This morning Captain Grlth, Provost Marshal of
Alexandria, relieved from duty in that capacity b,
Captain Briggs Of the Ninety ninth New York Volunteers