The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-28

che expiration OF their rendezvous at Annapo
lis Nd Department and other mmanders win facilitate
the execution Of this order. By command Of
setEe Lieutenant General GRANT.
Z. d. Tcwxsxxp, Assistant Adjutaut General
GEN ERAL NEWS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
WASHINGTON, March ~, 1854.
cRErURN OF GENERAL, GRANT TO WASHINGTON.
General Grant. accompanied By General Ingalls, ana
few stat odncers arrived in town tonight.
Gen. Grant has spent the day At the War Department,
land returns TO headquarters TO morrow morning.
MOVEMENTS or TROOPS THROUGH WASHINGTON.
For days past streets have been moro than
ordinarily lively with the movements Of troops OF al
kinds.
rae NATIONAL BANKS AND THE rEN-FoRrY LOAN.
There the best authority for saying that national
Banking association has yet been authorized receive
subscriptions OF tho national ten-orty JOAN
Letters are In preparation however, and will be imms
~dately forwarded to all national banking associations
which have been qualified and dsse mated repositories
and financial agents authorizing them to agents In
receiving subscriptions for the ten forty loan The
pensaton allowed one-fourh Of per cent, out Of
which the advertising and all other expenses OF
obtaining subscriptions must be betrayed
DELAYS IN THE TRANSFER OF sEAMEN FROM THE
ARMY TO THE NAVY.
On the oath February Congress passed the act autho
riznG the transfer OF from the military to the
naval service This measure mperatively required to
enable the putting In commission OF tho large number Of
vessels lying Idle for OF men, reasonably
peced accomplish this object Up 10 the present time
however mot been transferred and this notwth
standing there die at the Navy Department thou
sands applications the military service
Tor transfer to the naval The whole number
transfers BY act only twelve thousand
and these men unquestIonably do better and
effective service the navy than their present POSI-
tion. There thirty.two vessels ready
. Tor seq. and only waiting Tor crows. With
these vessels many OF them intended render complete
she sealing up Of the rebel ports against blockade run
ners present deficiencies In the naval could
DO 1t remedied The Secretary Of War and General
HAek throw every possible obstacle 10 the way Of these
transfers. and have thus fr succeeded In preventing
them under pretext and another The President has
n his power 70 correct state THINGS
expressly declares that the transfers shall be made
under regulations 70 be established BY him. and the pub
c Interests require that he should exercise H. and mot
allow the jealouses Of tho War Department longer to
shwars the intention Of Congress in this matter
.geE5f THE DRAFT In KENTUCKY. H14.
Governor Bramlstte Of Kentucky and senator Dixon
of the State arrived hero Friday, still
10 Washington. Their business with the President Is in
reference the draft Those who process 70 DO well
Guilty apprehended TO the execution Of the draft
under the amsudatory Enrolment in that State and
shat all proper win be taken by the
90 prevent military any conravenon OF the
rights Of the citizens; and moreover, they assert that
Kentucky viii promptly furnish her fall quota under tho
draft
DISTINGUISHED MILITARY MEN IN ruE CAPITAL.
General Pieasanton and sta are In Washington, with
other prominent military officers.
ConAral CunseP N a town
General Fitzpatrick b expected 70 visit Warrington TO-
norrow on o0,cal business with the War Department.
WINNING OUT OF The ARMY OFFICERS IN WASH
IN0ToN.
Cutie stampede has taken place among the officers
who have freQuentcd Washington during tho winter,
nearly all having mperatively ordered TO the 'front.'
Very few coming In NO burroughs being granted
except in OF great Importance.
ADVANCES OF Rank OF QUIZ FOREIGN REPRESENTA-.
Tho discussion in the Senate last week upon the propo
stion give additional rank 70 Minister at Brussels
has occasioned considerable dutter among the political
friends representatives abroad and powerful In
duence being brought bear upon the committees
Foreign Affairs for the purpose Of securing an act
favorable to the peculiarly interests Of ministers and
copsuls In charges have become necessary
and the State Department has urged upon Congress the
propricty OF immediate action upon the subject recon
% the grade Of envoy extraordinary minister peD
poentary, and OF consul general at Alexandria TO
: che grade OF ageut Is also recommended that the
salaries Of cosuls at Nassau, Lyons and Manchester
DO increased that the consuiates At Aneona, Athens
Napoleon, vcndee, Ningp,. Otrano, 1aranto and the
commercial agencies OF Monrovi and Port au Prince be
placed the uusaaried class, applying their respective
salaries 70 the more important consulaes Of Brandes
Bouogns Chin Kiang Gibraltar St. Helena, Ceylon, the
al nsHan II Qu
oonsu,ates be established Canada the projection d
the United States revenue the smuggling operations
now % successfully carried the Northern from
sier.
rHR ApxrRAL WILKES COURT MARTIAL.
In tho wilkes court mart ial yesterday tho defence
asked permission to Lord Lyons, the British
Minister and Secretary welles witnesses. The court
decided had authority to compel the attendance
OF the Bmh Minister but that Secretary weles might
De summoned. About thirty letters from Admiral
Wilkes the Navy Department. read, TO show that
che had discharged his duties TO the best OF his
ability and That there had been Encouragement on the
part OF Department In these letters the Admiral com
plains insufficient placed ut his disposal, and
the difcues that beset him In consequence only I'VE
ahps and those inferior ones, being furnished him,
when frequently represented The necessity OF having
twcve In order to cruising effective He repeatedly
urged upon the Department the necessity Of sysematza
ton Of effort and deprecated tho policy Of independent
csuisIus saying that ship cruising BY itself would have
but slight chance OF capturing any Of the rebel vessels
that did two ships cruise together, the probabilities Of
Cher success would BE- quadrupled, and the repart-
mens would provide tho twelve guard vessels he had
asked for no could post them - make next 10
impcssbility for The rebel vessels 70 escape.
INK 0ovKRxoRsHIP or MONTANA rsRRrroRY.
Colonel Joseph McKbbsn, Of cAliforna Is being urged
very strongly the Pacific Coast delegation in Congress
~
NOW here the once OF Governor OF the new Territory
of Montana There are large number Of sppIcanss
,hlas TUE NEW "NAvAL ReorsrER.n
The last page Of the index 70 the "Navsi Rsgistsr'
was 10 the printer on Saturday, and will b. issued
Sin The course Of week or ten days.