The New York herald., 1863-07-26
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
wAsmKouoH, July 36, 1868.

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THE oPKNR0 or THE AIssIssIPPI
fhe Navy Department has received intelligence Of
the navigation OF the Mississippi By steam
ers The attention Of the authorities rs also called
TO the fact that General made mention Of the
action Of Admiral Porter sending vessels to cooperate
with the land force in tho attack upon Yazoo City.
SOME OF THE CONTEMPLATED DISADVANTAGES OF
THE DRAFT.
The operation OF the conscrpton likely TO embarrass
both the military and naval branches OF the
service, by taking skilled aborers from positions where
their abors OF great value and putting them In the
ranks, where ordinary aborer would be efficient
From Colts armory, Hartford hundred and eighty
mon have been drafted. Those works are run
ming night and day government work. From
the Springfield armory, and from the thousands
employed in armories, navy yards. &C., large numbers
must or course be aken and il will be difficult, II not
impossible, to Gil their places, and much delay and in
terrupton TO work imperatvey necessary to be done
must be experienced There clause In the Conscrrton
act under which these drafted might be retained in
their places and still be liable to service in the army
whenever they should to be employed govern
ment work.
THE ErFIoIENoY OF TnE STEAMER SANTIAGO DE
II is worthy Of notice that the United States steamer
service as portion Of Admiral wilkes feet in the West
Indies on account OF being old worn out affair." has
since no was relieved from the Of tho squadron
made three captures in instance chasing blockade
sixty miles and capturing her. although she was
considered fast steamer and dstanced two other United
States steamers which started N pursuit her the
time. Two Of the three prizes referred
taken by the Naval Department for the naval service
CAPTAIN wALKz, OF TIRE MISSISSIPPI SQUADRON.
Captain Henry Wake has been detached from the Mis-
sissppi squadron and ordered to the command Of the
steamer Fort jackson
NEW WAR Policy.
Under the Inspiration OF the generassimo command
Ing that nine hundred thousand mon" the authorities
greatly pressed 10 cnter upon policy,
having tho double ideas of the division and
smplHcation OF labor. We all know that. while PIN
maker can make but ten pins day, at cost OF some
thing like quarter Of dollar each, ten pnmakers, d.
vidng and simplifying their labors mako ave six
hundred gross Of pins day, and sell them Tor
ten cents per package This the great truth which has
brought home the mind Of the generalssmo that
vicon OF the necessity for change Of our war policy
which he is aboring TO impress the reluctant
minds Of authorities. Hereafter says the generaiss
mo- when commander OF any army in the field shall
have succeeded ndrving the enemy to take refuge inside
fortified lines the field commander should be immediate
ly superseded by the engineer officer upon his
staG-t the job 10 be done" being clearly " engineer
ing job" The engineer will then remain in command Of
the whole army until he shall have completed his at
lacking trenches parallels and earhwors upon which,
as the next job to be done will be bombardment
and affair OF artillery the engineer commander will
be superseded by the chief artillery officer upon his
stat, who will have supreme command Of the whole
my until that moment whom the guns mines shall
have prepared the way for storming column OF infant
iuncf the ,and hC
changed. the job TO be done" being for the bayo
net and therefore, the Gencraissimos plan, some
salwart grenadior Zouave. well skilled IN McCeans
or Kotons Bayonet EXERCISE will DO the man for
:" the job" and TO him will . the job" be entrusted.
After the victory gained tho works successfully storm
ed and captured the job" the list will be to
feed the men-thus supersedng the zouave grenader
commandant by the chief oonmssary, who viii In turn
be succeeded by tho chief quartermaster whenever It
shall become necessary 70 recohe and equip the ragged
but glorious cohorts. After such series Of changes
this in the command Is altogether than probable
that half the original forces will be 10 need OF medical
hclp; whereupon the chief disciple Of sculapius pre-
sen-otherwise called the Medical Director-wil be
moncd TO the double stars and baton Of author
ty-this last commander only yielding to the chief
ton who will perform (wth brigade Of contrabands)
the last sad solemntes for the last OF the grand
my thus manipulated. What Haleck thinks OF this pro-
gramme it would be hard TO say. He only shrugs his
shoulders, and says: I" Let it work-et work. Time
settles all these aairsl Whenever the matter Is
toned TO Stanton that choeric little Immediately
puts his hand under his chin, and pushing up his vast
beard hides his face, explosive sound breaking
tnuay through the hairy ve that hts hearers know
whether he is laughing at the joke cursng the gene
raissimo, hiding his bushes for his poor, crazy
friends share the transaction. Nevertheless the gen
eralissmos plan Ia as tell you; and you will proofs
Of tho exact accuracy OF this statement before
wecks-perhaps before many days When the " plan OF
distinct jobs" laid before the President he only
smiled and repeated his well known objections 70 sswop
ping horses whilo swimming the stream"
MAJOR GENERALS WITHOUT COMMANDS.
1.-Major General George b. Mcclellan.
2.-Maior General John G. Freemont-
3.-Major General Benj +. Butler.
4.-Major General Joseph Hooker.
s.-Major General David Hunter.
6.-Major General Don Carlos Buell.
s7.-MaJor General Irwin Mcdowell
s.-Major General william D. Franklin.
9.-Maor General John A. McCIerpard.
10-Major General Samuel r. Curtis
jl-Major General George Cadwalader.
41-Maior General Geo. W. Morell.
13 Major General r. II. Milroy.
STRINGENT TREASURY DEPARTMENT ORDER RELArrvE
TO ARMY ACCOUNTS.
The Second Comptroller OF tho Treasury has madc de-
cisidn which Is Of Importance 10 military disbursing
officers lie must hereafter scrutnze tho character OF
Of commanding officers to pay out money. and
unless they for something for the public service he
will not be credited for the disbursement
CLERICAL AFFAIRS IN THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTS.
OF considerable number OF excellent clerks the
Interior Department have been removed give place to
partisans. 80
THR VETERAN GRANITE STATE RE6xENrs AT POINT
LOOKOUT.
Three Of the four New Hampshire regiments that are
detailed under General Marston 10 guard the rebel
campment At Point Lookout reduced one or two
hupdred elective men each. They TO be filed up by
conscripss and thus the regiments will much more ef
fecve than raised the states with fresh and
incxperienced oGicers
WOUNDED REBELs IN HOSPITAL.
Among the rebels In hospital here Is Colonel Peter O.
Eyana. Of NeMbem. N. G.. q sonn.lax Of Goxcrnor