Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-06

,eial Dispatch to the chicago Times ]

l Special DisDatcn TO the chicago Times
WAsHINGTOR, July 30-The New York con
/ soldated committee called on the President to-
/ day. and urged the filing up of old regiments
I first. The request viii probably be complied
with. They were favored with a reiteration Of
the assertion that tAe war would be hencetOrth
| conducted more vigorously.
The President, without any ceremony, called
on General Haleck to-day, and spent some time
with him.
Little or no reliance is placed in the rumored
evacuation of Richmond, though the report has
created much excit ment here. Some infer that
it is rebel stroke of policy to pTolong the war,
or has been forced on the rebels from inability
to obtain sufficient supplies at Richmond.
All Of the rebel prisoners confined here pro-
ceed South tonight for exchange, including sew
eral captured at Fort D0nelson.
Cen Wool visited the President to-day, and
returned 70 Baltimore in the evening.
The Pcstmaster-G General and the commissioner
of internal revenue to-day approved Of the speci-
mems for the postage stamp currency, which
will be for ,, 10, %, and 80 cents The designs
embrace the present FIVE and ten cent postage
stamps, iasteiully arranged in such a way that
they cannot be separated and used for postage.
They viii bear on their face the following in
scripticn Postage stamps, furnished by the
assistant treasurer and designated repositories
Of the United States, receivable for postage
stamps at any pOstofice." Upon the back will
be a large figure denOdng the denomination, with
these words Exchengsabie for United States
notes by any assistant treasurer or designated q
United States depository, in sums not less than
FIVE dollars. Receivable in payment of al dues
to the United States less than Eve dollars. Act
approved July Il, 1861" They viii be printed
on bsnk-note paper Of different sizes, averaging
about one-ffth the sizs Of the United States notes
o,,l b4l1 IN, a~f fyy0
weeks.
Information has been received at the State
Depal ment from Charles n. Proctor, United
States consul st Vera Cruz, that, by order Of the
commander Of the French forces at that place,
the ports of Tampico and AlvaEGdo would On
the 5th instant, be blCckaded by French naval
force, and that the blockade would be maintained
until there was cessation Of hosdHies.
The President today commissioned the follow
ing named captains to be rear adniral5 on the
retired list under the recent act TO establish and
equaliza the grades Of the Inns oficeTs of the
navy, Charles Stewart, George c. Reed, Wm. B.
Shubrick, James Smith, George ". SsOVeT,
Francis II. Gregory, Eli 4. Lsyal.ette, S!l2s Z.
Sdingham, Hiram Psulding. The following
named captains are to be rear admirsls on the
active List L. NJ Golisbor0, David G. Fsua-
gut, Samuel I. Dupont and a. II. Fo0te.
The law provides that rear admiTais shall be
selected BY the President by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate, tTom those cap
tains who had given the most faithful service to
their country.
The Mount Washington arrived at the navy
yard at an early hour this morning. Captain
Germsine says that there is runOr in Norfolk
which is believed by some, that the Meuimsc
No. ,, and new ram which the rebels have at
Richmond, intend to run through our heet in
the James river and attack the Minnesota and
other vessels at Norfolk and take the city It is
also said and believed by the UniOnists that the
sacessi0nists there have full supply Of arms IN
their houses, and thst they are ready to strike g
! blow simultaneously with the approach of the
rebel steamer.
On the way up quite an unusual number Of
boats were seen on the bay, crossing either way
which Capt Gernsine thiuks are in the employ
of the rebels aud he is Of the opinion, as most
of our gunboat5 are elsewhere employed, that
the secassi0nists in lower Maryland aud Eastern
Virginia are in constant communication with
each other by this means.
At an early hour this morning squad OF cava-
~ proceeded to the residence Of Col Il. Z. Bowie,
near Upper Marlboro, and took him into custody.
He was brought to this city yesterday P. n, and
after being taken before the provost marshal,
was sent to the old capitol, where he is still con
! fined. The charge against him IS said to be that
| Of aiding Federal soldiers to desert.
/ WAsHNGTON, July 30.-LieUt. Rogers, of
/ the United States steamer Huntsville, reports
that on the 10Th, OF Aboes island, he fell in with
/ the British schooner Ogross, of Nassau, from
4 Harb0r island, without papers. lie sent her to
/ Key West, for adjudication.
4 later report, from the same officer, says that,
/ on July DIST, he had captured the rebe. steamer
/ Reliance, Just out from Dolby Bar, Ca, and
] bound to Nassau with 234 bales OF Sea island
/ cotton. The Reliance was commanded by
Lieut. Gladding, formerly Of the United States
navy