, 1863-04-14

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From Our Own Correspondent
M1LI1KEs'= BEND, april 6, 1861.
Gen. Grant has removed his headquarters;
to this point, about q mile below the head
quarters Of Gen. 4lcClernand- I do not
know the reason Of this, but suppose the
change is made for sanitary reasons. The
ground Is dry and the situation extremely
pleasant. With Gen. Grant, " Commodore''
Wash Graham, the efficient Master Of Trans.
portation, and Col. Norton, the Provost Mar
shal, have come hitler.
LAKE. PROVIDENCE.
Gen. MCPHERSON and staff arrived here last
night from Lake Providence. They report
sail quiet' there. have rot learned any
demonstration in the interior within the last
few days. A movement upon Bayou Macon,
where Col. Barteaux's Louisiana cavalry is
stationed, is III contemplation, which if car
ricd out on Il scale 1t Ill commensurate with
iIr.ilDrortance, cannot t;.il to be productive Of
yaluablc results. The whole country border
ing uporithe bayou, the s'Macou Hills' d it is
turned is rich III those products, horses, ,mules,
beet and forage, needed for army use, and
our officers will he guilty Of criminal neglect
if they do not sccure them.
SIGNALS.
At Ducksport, LaH way between AIilliken's
Pend and Young's P"int, u signal station Is
located. Flags with different devices are
waving continually by day and lanterns By
night. With tho meaning Of the different
movements Of the signals, ! am unac9uainted,
but they manage to convey Information to
Yourg's Point and hullikcn's Bend with ease
and rapidly. Last night was looking at
tie lights moving Enthusiastically in thc air, and
WAS tci1 by u signal officer that the message
was, Tell Commodore Graham he is wanted
at Ioupg's Point immediately" Sure
enough, the Diligent with the Commodore
aboaTa, started for ioung's Point tiye minutes
atterward. ! recullect to have seen similar
HAgs waving from the signal tower in VickS-
burg on the afternoon / visited the point op-
positc the steamboat landing The general
appearance Of their signal tlag IS is not unlike
ours. Except that instead Of the white char
acfer on blue ground, they uso the white
DCCKsroHr
Contains one house, d mansion, now occupied
by Gen- IuitIe, formerly commander of the
District of Cairo. Gtn. Tuttle relieved Gen.
John 4. Smith, Of the command Of the Diyis-
ion, formerly commanded by Gen. Ross. His
well known military experience and his ex-
eellsnt administrative qualification, induces
the belief that he will be Us successful in the
field as in The less honorable and responsible
position 1T Cairo. Ducksport is destined to
become rs remarkable in the annals Of this
rebellion As any point on the Mississippi, for
a reason which shall appear hereafter. 1t
present all pat ticnlars are contraband.
IN TILE INTERIOR.
think hare before mentioned that our
forces occupy Richmond, ut the junction of
Bruehy ~ md koundaway B'yous aud the town
Warsenton. 1t will be recollectctl that Mt the
latter point, the rcbels saluted the Era No. S,
with twelve. c.ponnder riilcd battery. There
are rurnnrs OF an engagement or skir.nish,
said to have occurred Yesterday, at Richmond.
and only know that late in the afternoon, two
regiments were sent out to reinforce our peo-
pie there.
FLAGS OF TnCcE.
Yesterday and the day before, flcgs Of truce
carrc FROM TiShshurr, horne by an officer in
yawl boat. ! have not learned their osteusi-
BILE I.urport. The real object was doubtless
to obtain information, The suspension Of
labor on the lower canal has doubtless in
duced apprehcusions of other * schemes Of
yillainy'' on the part Of the }ankees-au ap-
prehcpsion which they will discover, SOME
line morning, to bcnot altogether unfoundcd.
TIE ROBERT ALLEN.
Capt. J. F. Smith, of the Government
steaiAer Robert Allen, was, some time since,
Charged with attempting, to dcfraud the Gov
eminent Of the United States, by making false
nlusters Of persons employed on his vessel,
with misapproprlatipg and Withholding gov
,Er
allowing Ills boat to hccolnu hlthy, there
by cndanscrlng the lives of soldiers on
board. Ioail Of the Specifications hc plead
mot guilty." The finding of the commission
Was "guilty," except as to the last, and he
was sent encel to forfeit all pay due him from
the United States, and ordered to leave the
department. and not permitted to return under
penalty Of Imprisonment, and that IL be rcn.
dcEcd incapable Of holding any Office Of trust
or profit under the Government Of the United
States, within this department.
The findings and sentence we're approved,
except the last, which was reu4ittel by Gen.
Grant.
coSTRARANDs AS PIONEERS.
An order has been issued to add to each
Division a Pioneer Corps Of three hundred
contrabands, to be taken from those now
within our lines, and such as nav hereafter
They. arc organized into squads oi
thirty, in charge Of enlisted men, under the
direction Of Officers Of the respective Pioneer
Corps, are mustered monthly on company
muster rolls, are borne on the Quartcrmaster'
report Of each division, aud receive ten dollars
per month, monthly. They arc allowed to
draw three dollars q month in clothing and
rations, and clothing is issued to them OIL
proper re4uisltions, the same as to enlisted
mcn. These coutrahaads are used for fatigue
duty, for the purpose Of saving every soldtel
to the ranks. have yet to discover that the
soldiers object to have tue negroes relieve
them Of ecTere manual labor, or consider
themselves degraded By association or con
tact. The contrabands are well clothed and
fed, and apparently happy.
APPOINTMENT.
Col. George T. Ihrie, U. s. l., has been ap
pointed and announced as Colnmissary ol
Mnste1s for the Department Of the Tennes'
SEE. The commander Of each arsuy corps il
also required 10 detail Comn,issaTy Of Mus
Ter Tor LIS corps, and Assistant Commissaric;
for each division, Ill Of whom report to Col
Ihrie.
MEDICAL DIRECTOR.
Surgeon Madison Mills, O. s. A., has ar
rived, and in obedience to directions from
thc War Department., has assumed the. posi-
tion Of Medical Director ofthis Department
DR.. Mills is {: regular officer, and brings Il
thc discharge Of his arduous duties IN excel
lent reputation, ripe experience. and cousci
cnlious desire to do his whole duty.
INSPECTOR GENERAL.
Gen. Jerc. c. Sullivan, unti1latcly the Com
mander Of the District Of jackson, Was, OF
tile LIT instant, appointed Inspector Genera
Of the Depart.n .nrllt. He is now absent at Co
lumbus, whence Ae MIl Slslt the other post
III the district
UNITED STATES SANITARY STORE BOAT.
Gen. Grant has ordered the Quartermastcr'
| Department to provide aud furnish Il suitabl
| steamboat, 10 b. called the ''Vnited State
| Sanitary Store Bout and put tho same i:
| charre uf the u. S. Saui ary Commission, t,
| br used exclusively for the conveyance q
goods calculated to prevent disease, and adj
! 10 the Government supply OF stores for tn
relief Of tie sick and wounded.
No persons are permitted to travel on thi
| hoat except the officers Of the army and navy
discharged soldiers and employees Of the San
itary Commission.
80 grods, Whatever, for trading OF con-
me1clal purposes are transported.
TURNED OVER.
All ambulanccs with the Army In the Fiel
have bceu taken from tho surgeons and turne
| over 10 the division Iuartcrmasters, and q re-
u'ar eorrt established, whose dutJ II Is
look after tl,c train, and attend TO the SIC
and VI woundcd in time of action. One obite
of this chnnge Is to allow none of the soldier
10 leave the ranks to assist wounded con
rsdc when battle is In progress. Each PEI
bon belonging to the ambulance corps il di'
tinguished l,y white badge worn on the le
arm, above the elbow.
1'EGnoES ron DICK nANDs.
Gtn. Grant haa issued an order to the effe;
mat Captains or Masters Of steamboats, ma
their hoats any , conf r.banas E yitli1 @ orr lie'
mol IN ths employ Of the army. There is
Nonocllol ehanEe going OH both in the arr,