From Washington

From Washington

Tribune Correspondence

WASHINGTON, March 2.

The House judiciary committee will tomorrow report favorably on the Senate bill, making the final awards of the commissioners appointed to audit claims against the government, incurred in the Western department.

The President will nominate as Major Generals, Brig Gens. Grant, McClernand, and Wallace, who commanded divisions at the battle of Fort Donelson, and as Brigadier Generals the Colonels commanding brigades there.  Subordinate officers will also receive proper promotion.

The President, through the Secretary of war, will in his order of the day, accompanying the announcement of these deserved rewards of valor, strive to pay the just tribute to every man; high or low in rank, who contributed to the glorious result. – Flag officer Foote and his brave sailors will doubtless not be forgotten.

Special to the World.

The policy of the government is energetically directed toward supporting the loyal feeling in the attitude of resistance.  Abundant evidence is afforded that the truly loyal feeling exists which, although for some time overpowered and silenced, is now ready to avail itself of the presence of the U. S. forces for its manifestation, in meeting the enemy in battle.

Times’ Dispatch.

Gen. Buell telegraphed to Gen. McClellan, last night, that the rebels have abandoned Murfreesboro and are in full retreat towards the Tennessee river.  Crossing this river will place them in Alabama and free Middle Tennessee of every armed rebel force.  Inasmuch as the enemy retreat along a railroad line, tearing up the rails as they pass, it will be difficult for Gen. Buell to catch them.

It is announced the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers will be opened this week to free and unrestricted commerce, under the order of the Secretary of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, March 3.

The Secretary of the Navy received a letter to-day, dated Cairo, Feb. 27^th, from Flag Officer Foote, who says, I have the honor to forward a communication from Lieut. Commanding Bryant, the substance of which I have just telegraphed.  The captain of the steamer who brings the dispatch says, that six miles below Nashville, there was a battery which mounted 15 guns, but several of them were thrown into the river before the Cairo arrived.

He also reports a strong Union feeling manifested in and near Nashville, and that Gov. Harris, after vainly attempting to rally the citizens and others, left on Sunday for Memphis.  He also reports that the gunboats were welcomed by the people at Nashville and other points on the Cumberland river, and that on hearing of my arrival, supposing the gunboats would proceed immediately to Nashville, the enemy retreated panic stricken.  The unusually high water of the river enabling the boats to ascend the river is providential.

The following is the enclosure in Flag officer Foote’s letter:

NASHVILLE, Feb. 28.

To Flag-officer Foote, commanding, &c.

Sir: Uncertain that my letter of the 23d inst. reached you, I repeat that I departed from Clarksville for this point by the request of Brig. Gen. Smith, commanding at Clarksville, and arrive here this morning, preceded by several steamboats conveying an army commanded by Brig. Gen. Nelson.  The troops landed without opposition.  The banks of the river are free from hostile forces.  The railroad and suspension bridges are all destroyed.  Very respectfully,

A. C. BRYANT, Lieut. Com.

The following is an abstract of the tax bill reported to-day.  It provides for the appointment by the President of a commissioner of internal revenue, with a salary of $5,000 per annum; his office to be in the Treasure Department, with a suitable number of clerks.  The country is to be divided as the president may direct, into convenient collection districts, with an assessor and collector appointed by the President, for each district, who shall have power to appoint such deputies as may be necessary.

The bill provides for a duty on spirituous liquors of 15 cents per gallon.

The Baltimore & Ohio R. R. is being rapidly rebuilt and will soon be in running order.  About 40 miles of iron and cross ties have been carried off by the rebels.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday Morning, March 4, 1862, p. 1