New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-21

ent regiments will not, hereafter, DO recognized
or received.
SKELETON REGIMENTS.
A general order to-day revokes paragraph :
of general order No lG2, dated Nov. % 1861,
which requires our prisoners in the hands OF
the enemy to be transferred to skeleton regi'
ments.
MIR. VOORHEES, SPEECH.
The speech Of Mr.. Voorhees, Of Indiana IN
the House to-day is regarded M tresding upon
the very verge Of treason. Mr.. Washburne Of
Illinois replied to his statement that the people
OF Indiana were in favor OF compromise with
armed rebellion by saying that the people Of
Illinois also would compromise, but only upon
the terms proposed BY Grant to Buckocr;
- Immediate md unconditional surrender
The focr and galleries heartily applauded the
sentiment, and the knot of disloyalists who
had gathered around voorhees, to offer him
their congratulations suddenly dispersed.
TIE ILLINOIS FORT DoNELsoN HEROES.
-Four Of the Illinois regiments that share IN
the glory Of Fort Donel'on were fresh from the
camps of enlistment, which they left within
two weeks Of the battle. Senator Trumbull
stated in the Senate to day that there were
but $4,000 instead of 10000 or 50, 0O0 troops,
as first reported, in Gen. Grants army, which
defeated body of Rebels OF about the same
number in their chosen and strOngly .intrcnchcd
positions.
MAXnInIAN's sTIPCLATloNs.
The Archduke MaSlman stIPulates, il Is
said, in the highest diplomatic circles, that the
Allies shall maintain him on the throne of
Mexico for ten years. TO impartial obseTyers,
bis splendid palace at Trieste seems preferable
10 the throne that is offered him.
PROPOSITION FgOH MEXICO.
The Senate has had under consideration
Yesterday and to-day. in executive session,
message from the President, embracing an
important communication from our Munster IN
Mexico, Mr.. Corwin. The proposition to pay
the public debt Of Mexico was particularly
under discussion.
SLAVERY IN TIE DISTPrCT.
The House Committee on the District oi
Columbia will probably report bill sboliShloe
Slavery in the District Lot similar to the
Senate bill
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
The senate bill for u railroad on Pcnnsyl-
vauia avenue VIII be reported by the liou'e
District of Columbia Committee, slight,
amcuded. Changes are made IN the CORPORA
ton. named, and the rights Of the riding
public are believed ~ he more carefully
protected.
On me RETIRED list.
Lieut.; Col. GEORGE Audi,~s, 9th Infantry,
having bcen found by the Board oi ExanIna-
ton To- be ph! sically incompetent to discharge
the duties OF biz cfice, and the Presiden, nav
iug approved the finding, he viii be placed
upon the retired let.
THAN-fTIRED.
Brigader-Geuera Thomas " Hams has been
Released from du;y IN the Department Of North |
Carolina. aud ordered to report to Gen. Butier.
TuE uIIsINAIiOS.
The Secretary of War has issued an order
that on Saturday evening the War Department 4
Cochrnns Building, aud the Afmory be il,uIn |
mated IA honor OF the recent victories over the 1
Rebels. The Navy Department aud Nav! YARD
are nlso 20 be illuminated. The arrangements
70. the illumination of the Capitol are progre,s-
.nc. Poverty will be pleaded by moi few !
private citizens as ali excuse Tor not llluminat !
iue. Workmcn are to-day at work in the
Capitol putting up bars and sockets for the
candles, twelve Of which are pat IA each Of the
email square upper windows. The lnrser VIM
dows wil! have more.
ANOTHER DISTINGUISHED AID.
Major Eugenc Locomre, oi tie Federal Army
OF Switzerland. In. recei'ed IA appointment on
Gen. McClellans StaH. iie is Distinguished
writer on military science. and saw war IN The
Cnmea and Italy. Al Solierno he was ~ the
suite of Napoleon.
rif fUfOMAC BLOCKADE.
Thirty vessels laucn with forage AID other
supplies for the army have come up the Poto-
mae within 4 hours uunjured by the Rebel
batteries.
DEATH OF TIT PRESIDENTS son.
The Presidents son, William, ten years n
age wa relic,cd Of hrs painful Illness after
delirium Of 90 hours by death. at o'clock this
afternoon. Mr.. Lincoln feels has loss yer! deeply.
To tie Associated Pfe,.
wumyGros Thursday Peb - isG'.
APPLICATIONS 10 TRADE wrfu SOUTHERN
PORTS.
Numerous applications continue TO be made foI
.rnis-on TO trade at tue several captured points on
the southern const, but none OF them have been
granted.
TnF ERICSSON iEON-C - GrNBohrS.
InI.r,nlinn ler.iyed hcie rhoMs Tint The non clad