Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-01-30
FROM WASHINGTON AND VICINITY

WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
The storm OF yesterday did much damage
on the Potomac. A large number Of steam
ers, barges, &C.. are ashore hard and fast in
the mud between Alexandria and Aquis Creek
and in Aqua Creek harbor. The damage,
however, to nearly all of them is slight.
The monsy tn pay the armies of Gems.
Rosecranz and Grant has been furnished and
the greater part of the funds to pay the sol
diers in North Carolina and the Department
of the South has also been issued.
Gen. Burnside's army will very soon be
paid. number of Paymasters obtained
funds for this purpose to-day, and others will
be supplied tomorrow.
! The Navy Department has information from
Fortress Monroe by telegraph announcing the
safe arrival of the iron clad Weehswken at
that point from New York.
| The President to-day made eighty-ni
military nominations.
The following has been received at the Ma
Wy Department
New YoRK, Jan. 23.
The Times Washington correspondent says
the House military committee has authorized
its chairman to report the Senate bill dismiss
ing commissioned officers absent without leave
with an amendment allowing the President to
change the sentence by reducing them to COM
mon soldiers. They also agreed to report in
favor of creating an ambulance corps for the
army Of enlisted men, to be under the direc-
ton of the Sargeon General, each regiment
to be allowed twenty of this class to be de-
tailed for that purpose.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
Postmaster General Blair says in answer
to call from the House that the annual cost of
mail transportation to New York is sos, 900,
of which Sl3,500 is paid to New Jersey rail-
road and transportation company S2O,2
to the Philadelphia and Treton railroad COM
pany S37, 500 to Philadelphia, Washington
and Baltimore railroad company; $4,000 to
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad company
and $4,000 to the Camden and Amboy rail-
road company In addition S6,s72 is given
to local agents and messengers and 81, 200
for route agents.
The payments of the awards made by the
emancipation commission of the District Of
Columbia will be commenced at the office Of
the United States Treasurer on Monday
next
A gentleman connected with a foreign le-
cation has Just received letter stating that
the French Government has opened cores
pondence with the British Cabinet on the
Alabama.
Gen. Casey has been nominated for Major
General, for distinguished service at Fair
Oaks.
The Times Washington dispatch says the
House Committee on Territories instructed
the Chairman TO report bill for the admis-
sion of Utah Territory into the Union as
State, with the prohibition of polygamy as
nh fhn aha all he
admitted.
NEW YORK, Jan. "a.
The Tribune's Washington dispatch says
it may be positively atated that Gen. Butler
will resume the command Of the Department
of the Calf His headquarters will be first at
New Orleans, and then at the higher point on
the Mississippi.
Count Mercies to-day repeated anew his as
surances of the friendly regard OF the EN-
peror Napoleon, aud he wished to have it an
nouneed that the intention Of France in her
proposal of mediation and inter-expedition TO
Mexico are consonance with the most friendly
feelings to the American Union and Ameri-
can interests that in regard TO Mexico par
ticularly the Emperor had no purpose TO in
terlero with American rights or the rights Of
nations, but only to maintain the honor Of
France.
4 WAsHIEGros, Jan. -.
Mai. Gen. Burnside was in this City to-day
and had an interview with President Lincoln,
Secretary Stanton and Gen. Hslleok. IL is
generally believed here that all the reports
that any portion Of the Army OF the Potomac
has recently crossed the Rappahannock are
without foundation.
A telegram from the Army of the Potomac
to-nngt says that there is nothing OF inter-
est to communicate.