The Portland daily press., 1862-11-17
BY TELEGRAPH.
TO THE
Portland Daily Press.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Capture Of a Rebel Mail Carrier.
Decision of the Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue.
CAPTURE OF PRIZES.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Capture OF n Rebel Mail Carrie
CAPTURE OF PRIZES.
Changes, Assignments, &c.

WAsHISGToN, Nov. I6
The Navy Department dispatches contain
an account OF valuable services rendered by
acting masters mate James J. RusselLof the
bark Restless. He left Bulls Island on the 5th
inst, in a small boat, With two contrabands for
Jewey's Landing, Palmetto river, S. c., for the
purpose OF interceptng the mail between
Charleston and Georgetown. He and his COM
panions secreted themselves and waited for the
carrier, who approached in sukey. Sudden
ly coming from his concealnent Russell com
manded the mail carrier to halt by the authori
ty of the u. 5. government. Two mail bags
were secured. The carrier said he was glad to
be captured. as he had long been wishing for
an opportunity to leave the place. The party
barely escaped the rebel pickets, and returned
IN safety to the ship.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
made the following decision in regard to the
term money earned by officers in the service
of the government: Payments made to officers
i'm the service of the government by way of
reimbursement for actual expenses, Of which
an account is rendered, are not subject to a re-
duction OF the three per cent. tax, but when
monies are received by such officers by way of
communication, and not account of expenses Is
rendered, the tax must be assessed upon the
amount received.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue Is
tiers from assistant assessors, deputy collectors
and Others. asking for information regarding
the business connected with their offices. No
attention can be given to their inquiries. as
applications for information concerning busi-
ness should he made by subordinate officials
to their principal, and not to the internal rev.
enue bureau.
Gen. Sherbune, acting assistant Adutant
General on Gen. Wadsworth's staff, leaves this
affArnopn
having in charge between lis and 200 rebel
prisoners of war, to be exchanged. This fore
noon they were all permitted TO purchase such
necessares and comforts for their own use as
their several means would allow. Several of
their late companions refused to go South to
be exchanged, prcferring to get their discharge
by taking the oath Of allegiance to the U. S.
Brig. ten. Anger, from New York, was to-
day appointed a Maj. Gen. of volunteers.
Lieut.. Com. Haxton, of the u. 5. steamer
Connecticut, reports to the Navy Department
that on the afternoon of Oct 10th, he captur-
ed the English schooner Hennosa, of Nassau,
about Is miles eastward of the Sabine river,
and close to the land She was put under
charge of prize crew, and despatched to Key
West
The schooner Rachel Seaman, on the 9th
ult, captured off Sabine Pass the English
schooner Dart The steamer Kensington re-
Gently captured the English schooner Adver-
tiser, attempting TO run the blockade off the
coast OF Texas.
James X. Dean, of Freedom, Me-, has been
appointed acting assistant Surgeon in the
navy, and ordered to the ship Guard. Acting
assistant Paymaster J. II. Buckley has been
ordered to the ship Guard Acting assistant
Paymaster j. b. Hazeltine has been ordered To
the steamer J. C.. Kuhn.
Gen. Wadsworth is to have command in
the army.