The Portland daily press., 1863-03-10
FROM WASHINGTON.
Combinations by the Senate.
Rebel Raid to Fairfax Court House.
Winchester Threatened by the Enemy.

The following nominations were confirmed
to-day by the Senate in executive session: j.
f. Potter, of Wisconsin, TO be Governor of
Dacotah territory: Hiram G. briggs of Mich
TO be Register of Land Office at E,ast Saginaw
Mich. Samuel p. Allen. 70 be Collector of the
2sth collecting district of the S,a,a of NJ
York.
Brigadier Generals of vols. to be Major
Generals of vols: Silas Casey. MAY n. 1st;2
Henry w. Slocum, July a. 1862: John a.
Park. July Is. 1862; Chas, s. Hamilton Sent.
10. 1852: Lowell II. Rosseau. October = 1s.i1
Hiram g. Berry, Nov. 20. 1862: Abner DoubIa,
day, Nov. 20. 1862; Winfield s. Hancock. Nov.
20, 1862; George L. Hartsuti. Nov. 20. 1862 /:
Francis j. Heron, Nov. 20. 1862: Richard j
Oglesby, Nov. 20, 1862; Jos. j. Reynolds. Nov.
20, 1862; Geo. Sykes. Nov. 2y. 1862.
TO be Bricader Generals of vols: Major
John BuIord, Assistant Inspector General u.
S. A, July u, 1862; COL Francis c. Barlow.
6lst n. Y vols; Col N. j. jackson. 9Th Maine
vols, Sept "a, 1852; Capt. Gonyenor II. War
rem of Typographical engineers Col. of 9Th N.
Y. vols, Sept rs, 1862; Col. John H. Ward of
3sth N. Y. vols, Oct 4, 1862; Col. solomon
Meredith of 18th Ind. vols, Oct O, 1852: Mai.
Geo. l.. Andrews of u. S. Infantry. Col. I'd
Mass vols, Nov 10, 1852.
To rank as Brigadier Generals OF yolun-
teers from Nov 2y, 1862: Col. James Barnes
of 18th Mass; Brig Cen Egbert B. Brown of
missouri state Multla; capt. koweyn Is. Ayres
of 9Th u. S. artillery: Col Jacob Arumen of
oath Ohio vols; Stephen Champliu of Michi-
gan; NJ. NJ. Croker of Iowa, Col. OF 18Th
Ohio vols; Richard Arnold of r. /. Cant. Of
9th u. s. artillery; Col. WIN. Dwight Of 7e,tb
N. Y. vols; Col. G.. w. Deitzeier of Kansas:
Col. Charles G. Dodge of LIST N. Y. mounted
rifles; Col. Hugh ID. Ewing of Both Ohio: Col.
s. T. Gerard of Sd XIV. vols: Col Charles A
Hickman of 9th n. j. vols: Cant. WIN n
II .
Col f. W. Kinks. 18th Mass. vols. Col I'D.
ward Harland, Sth Conn; Col. VIM. Harron.
l4th Indiana; Capt Lewis c. Hunt. I4th U'
S. infantry. Col. Of 93d n. Y: Col. WaIder-
mire Kezyzanovski of Eth n. Y. Col AIhart
L. Lee OF 7th Kansas cavalry: Col. WIN. q ID
Mclean. 18th Ohio: Col James w. Mcmillan
2lst Indiana; Capt. James s. G. Morton Of
Engineer Corps; Col. George ]. Mc(,inniss
18th Indiana; Col ID. l.. Matthias. 9Th Iowa
cavalry: Mai. David A. Russell. sth ii. s. in
fantry. Col. OF 7th Mass. vols: Col. Thomas
Ii. Ruger of Sd Wisconsin; Mai. George 6.
Strong. assistant Adiutant General vols. and
LIST Lieut.. on Ordnance Department: Col. Rob
ert q. Tyler, LIST Conn. artillery: Can't. Frank
Wheaton, 4th u. S. cavalry, Col. OF I'd X. i. !:
Mai Adam j. Slemmer, 18th U. S. infantry:
Maj David Tiison, Maine artillery; Col Geo.
ID. Wagner, 18th Indiana; Col. Joseph ID.
Webster, LIST Illinois artillery; Col S. KZook.
57th N. Y. vols; Col. John III. McNiel. Mis-
souri, State Militia; Mai. John ii. King. 18th
IT, s. infantry: r. A. auckland of Ohio. Col
Samuel b. Alley, 10Th Ohio; Col. Charles r.
Graham, 74th N. Y; Col. Edward II. Hobson.
18th Ky. vols. Col. NJ. ID. Leggitt 18th Ohio:
Col. Mason Brayman, 18th Illinois vols: Col.
Joseph Knipe, 10th Penn. vols: Col. John s.
Mason, 4th Ohio, Capt in 18th u. S. infantry:
Capt. Thomas II. NELL. 9Th u. s. Infantry:
Col. l.. Il. Gransore, llth Illinois; Col. WIN
Van Deyer, 9th Iowa: Col. VIM. p. Carlin.
3Sth Illinois; Col Thomas A. Rowley. l02
Penn; Col Lysander Cutler. 9th Wisconsin,.
r. Belts. of this city, appointed Consul at
Almoa and Truxillo. Honduras. HAVING 70.
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