New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
TIE NEW BRITISH PIRATlCAl FLEET.
A Firm Protest by Government Urged.
The Trreted Monster on the Mississippi.
NOW AND WHY IT WAS CONSTRUCTED.
Proposals for New Monster Searching lrO' 'Clai:'
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE LINE NEW MONITORS
Proposals for New Monster Searching IrO Glad.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE LINE NEW MONITORS
Clenker, D'Utassy, and DeForrest TO
be Court-Martialed.
List OF Nominations Confirmed by tho Senate
Special Dispatch 10 The N Y Tribune.
wAsnixeroy. Wednesday. March II. 1861

WARRINGTON. Wednesday, March H. lbo1
THE NEW BRITISH PIRATICAL FLEET.
Private letters from London speak with alarm o
the feet which is in progress of construction II
England and Scotland for the Rebels. Our Govern
ment is urged to demand in peremptory Language
that they be forbidden to sail on their errand of de
struction to American commerce, threat OF oper
war being the opinion of the writers sure and the
only means of putting an end to hsso secret hOs'iii
ties In high ofca' quarters here similar views are
entertained.
TIE TURRETED MONSTER ON THE MISSISSIPPI.
Resr-Admiral Porter, in private letor received
here to-day says that he made in twelve hours, out
Of flat-boat, the Turreted Monster" Of whose
exploits below Vicksburg TIE Richmond Exaniner
makes 10 much fun. He sent h iioa,ing Gown the
Mississippi without a crew or pilot As she passed
between the Rebel batteries they opened on her
fercely, several hundred shots in AL beng fr,d.
She escaped uniiJured an! went on her way down
stream trium jhantly, tn. Queen Of the Yves run.
ming before her. At last when she was supposed %
have got about twenty-fv. miles below Vicksburg,
q loud explosion was heard, which the Rebel tele-
grams show to have been "caus,d by the deStruc.
ton Of he Iadianola."
MONSTER sEA-GOING IRoN.CLADs.
TIE Navy Department will tomorrow issue pro-
posals, TO be answered within thirty days, for mon
ser sea-gomg iron-clads IT. Ell masts boats, and
rigging to DO Of iron. Their burden eight thousand
.ans their draft twenty.one feet. They are to
~ ten gums, in classmates, weighing twenty-five
TINS without the carriages, aud are TO DO worked by
two e.ns of engines.
THE NINE NEW MONITORS.
The nine new Monitors which are in process OF
,Csttruelon, ana viii probably be ready two or
.5r.A months after the time at which they were
promised, are 10 be conside ably longer than those
bow sGoat, and will have twice their speed.
gi2NKER, D'UTAssY, AND DE- FORREST TO DE
CoURT-MaRTMLED.
Ii is probable that. Gen. Blenker, who is now en-.
ragged in tho cultivation Of a farm in New.Jersey
and la drawing full pay ss Brigadier-GeDersl, Col
D'U.sssy of the Garibsldi Guard, and Col. De For
rect Of the Ira Harris Guard, VIII be brought before
. general court-martal, to assemble il New-York
Very socn Sof trial, % charges mputing the most
d,spicabs conduct, the general ps'ure Of which, in
connection with At least one Of these ocegs y net
unfamiliar to the public. The President may. hos:
ever, sec fit to dismiss all three from the service
without waiting for the formahty Of q trial.
THE COLONEL CAUGHT MAPPING.
II 10 ascertaiued that Col. Stoughton, the uckless
Keeper at Fairfax, who was heard from to-day by
letter Of Culpepper on bis way 70 Richmond, was
captured by a party Numbering not mere than q, u
whom at least IL resided in the neishborhood of his
headquarters. Measures have been taken to arrest
and bring to justice these citizen thieves,
THE CASE OF JOHN 8. POWELL.
II il believed that John S. Powell tried on the
charge Of being 1 spy, has been acquitted by the
Court, which adjourned yesterday.
TIE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Senate was in executive session to-day for Blk
hours, and almost cleared the caleAdar. There 10
row prospect Of adjournment BY Friday.
CONFIRMATION OF CIVIL NOMINATIONS.
Among tho civil nominations confirmed were thcss
Of Gen. Cassius NJ Clay as Minister to Russia, and
o.David X Carter, Getige Z. Fisher, and Abraham
Or as Judges Of The Supreme Court Of the District.
Andrew Wylie, nominated q. the same tmo a. Atso'
ests Judge, Sas laid over.
NOMINATToNs UNDER CONSIDERATIONS.
The Senate hung up to-day for future considera'
ton the following nominations
For Msjor-Gensrsls-Cens. Wright, Granger, and
p. p. Blair jr.
For Brigadier-G suerals-Major Hunt, Chief Of
A. illery 10 Gen. Hooker's Army; Coils. Stuart OF
The 18th Illinois, end Cosgswell Of the Regular
Army.
The motions for reconsideraton entered yesterday
were Withdrawn, except in the case Of Col. Krzy.
sanowski, who 10 hung up.
BREvET PROMOTIONS IN THE REGULAR ARMY.
The Senate Military Committee to-day reported
back the brave. promotions in the regular army
without recommendation. The probability 10 tina,
they viii be postponed till the next session-the
Committee and the Senate thinking that brevets
should be the rewards Of merit and no. merely Of
taithfn, performance Of duty.
TIE PRESIDENTS SECRETARY ON GEy. HUNT.
Frs STAFF.
John Hay, the Presidents Assistant Private Sec
ssissy, has accepted position upon Msjor-Gen.
Hunters Staff, and will Immediately leave for South
Carolina. This fact would seem TO cot at ,sst ali
soabts concerning the continuance Of Gen. Hunter
IN command OF the department Of the SOUTH
LIEUT.. h'LIOD MURPHY ON DUTY. I.
Excel Mcleod Murphy, nov an acting Voup.
tssr Lieutenant in the Navy, has started iown ths
xiaisGppi On board the Lafayette, ani will proba'
BY 70 placed ia command Of ore Of Admiral Por.
uhs gunboais.
Il THH CONFIRMATION or GEN. CLAY'S SOyINA-
TIoS TO RUssIA.
\ Thirteen Senators, Offering Tdely In political
MI, voted sg.iult th. conSrmsl Of Cen. G. n
Mays nomination a. Minstei oRusds. There wat
- discussion, and but e; f~.o AIRY Stewards per
s0n2 spDehls IN Senat ar. mt 10 spnss tho nomira.