The Portland daily press., 1862-07-31
Loss Of n Dispatch Boat.
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, July 30.
The President to-day commissioned the fol-
lowing named Captains to be Admirals on the
retired list, under the recent act of Congress:
Charles Stewart, G. c. Read, VIM. b. Shubrick,
Joseph Smith, George w. Storer, Francis III.
Gregory, L. A. Lavellette, S. f. Stringham,
Hiram Paulding.
The following Captains are appointed to be
Rear Admrals on the active list: David G..
Farragut, G. NJ Gouldsborough, 4. ID. Peck, A.
III. Foote.
The law provides that the Rear Admirals
shall be selected by the President, by and with
the advice of the Senate, from those Captains
who have given most faithful service to the
country.
The Post Master Gen1 and the Commission
er of Internal Revenue to-day approved of the
specimen for the postage stamp currency, which
will be for 8, 10, % and 80 cents. The designs
embrace the present 5 and 10 cent postage
stamps, tastefuly arranged in such way they
cannot be separated and used for postage
They will be printed on bank note paper, of
different sizes, averaging about one-fifth the
size Of U. S. notes, furnished in sheets during
the next two weeks.
Steamer Mount Washington arrived at the
navy yard at an early hour this morning. Her
commander, Capt. German, says there is
rumor in Norfolk which is believed by some,
that Merrimac No. and a new ram which the
rebels have at Richmond intend to run through
our fleet in the James river, attack the Mime
sofa and other vessels at Norfolk, and take the
city. 1t is also said, and believed by the
Unionists there, that the secessionists there
have full supply of arms in their houses, and
are ready to strike blow simultaneously with
the rebel steamers on their way up. Quite an
unusual number of boats were seen on the
bay, crossing either way, which Capt. German
thinks are in the employ of the rebels, and is
-
boats are elsewhere employed, that the seces-
sionists in lower Maryland and Eastern Vir-
ginia are in constant communication with each
other by this means.
At an early hour yesterday morning squad
of cavalry proceeded to the residence of Col.
+. +. Bowie, near Upper Marlboro, and took
him into custody. He was brought to the city
yesterday afternoon, and after being taken be-
fore the Provost Marshal, was sent to the old
Capitol Building, where he is still confined on
a charge of aiding federal soldiers to desert.
A prominent citizen of Texas now here, of
well known Union proclivities, denies the
truth of the statement of person calling HIM
self Rev. G. Ill. Clark of that State who recent
IN addressed public meeting in Boston, Sam
Houston, whose son-in-law he claims to be has
none, unless his eldest daughter, about 10
years of age, has been married within the last
two months. Lit. Gov. Clark, whom the rev.
erend gent claims as his father, has but one
son, and he is a mere lad. If Mr.. Houston is
dead his demise must have recently occurred.
Gentlemen from Western Texas, where fact
of that Importance would have been known,
are ignorant of the occurrence of such an
event.
Frank E. Howe has been here for several
days comforting with the Surgeon Gen'l and
the War Department upon the subject of fur
loughs TO sick and wounded soldiers. He
of Maine, n. H., VT, Mass, Wis, Ind, and
MINI. The Sec'y OF War has been disposed
to act promptly and humanely on this question,
and it is believed an order viii be made estab-
fishing board of medical officers to decide
upon the burroughs of such persons recon-
mended by surgeons in charge of the hospitals,
and such only as may absolutely need charge.