-FREDERICK W. LANDER was this morning appointed a brigadier-general by the President of the United States. He has command of the Rhode Island and part of the Massachusetts regiments. This appointment was made at the earnest recommendations of Gen. McClellan, Gov. Sprague of Rhode Island, and Senator

BRIGADIER GENERAL Cox in a message to Governor Pierpont dated this day at Gauley, Va., says: "The Kanawha Valley is now free from the rebel troops. Most of the forces raised by Wise in this valley left him between Charleston and this place. I had sent them assurances that if they laid down their arms they might go quietly to their homes, and many have done | Carlile of Virginia. so, asserting that they were cheated into the rebel service. I regret to have to say that Wise in his retreat has burned a number of valuable bridges, and carried off most of the wagons and teams belonging to the people of the valley. All parties denounce him for his vandalism. I congratulate you on the suc-banished from that State, and is declared an cess of this expedition."-Baltimore American, Aug. 2.

-Six Government clerks in the departments at Washington, resigned to-day, owing to the passage of the Virginia ordinance, providing that any citizen of that Commonwealth holding any office under the Government of the United States after to-morrow shall be forever

alien and enemy; and further, any citizen who may hereafter undertake to represent the State in the Congress of the United States, in addition to the penalties above presented, shall be deemed guilty of treason and his property confiscated to the use of the State.-(Doc. 135.)

July 30.-Senator Trumbull of Ohio spoke in the Senate of the United States on the Bill to suppress insurrection, and favored the approval of what had been done by the President before Congress assembled as done by the legal -THE Fifth Regiment of Massachusetts Milrepresentative of the nation in the nation's de-itia returned to Boston from the seat of war, fence. Senator Carlile spoke against the 8th section of the bill which empowers military commanders to discharge from custody prisoners who take the oath of allegiance.-(Doc. 131.) -THE Thirteenth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers, under the command of Colonel Samuel H. Leonard, passed through New York, on their route for Harper's Ferry, Va. The regiment numbers one thousand and eleven men, and is armed with the Enfield rifle. While on their march through the city, the troops sung several martial airs, the stanza of one of them commencing:

We'll hang Jeff. Davis on a Palmetto tree,
Glory hallelujah! Glory hallelujah!
And the Union then will be great and free,
Glory hallelujah Glory hallelujah!

-New York World, July 31.

-GENERAL B. F. BUTLER wrote another interesting letter to the Secretary of War on the subject of the "contraband."—(Doc. 132.) -THE Fifth Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers passed though New York en route for Washington, by the way of Harrisburg, Pa. It is commanded by Colonel O. S. Terry, of Norwalk, and is splendidly equipped.

-THE Thirteenth Regiment of Brooklyn, N. Y. S. M., returned from Annapolis, Md., its term of service having expired on the 23d instant.-N. Y. World, July 31.

its time of service having expired. Delegations of military, firemen, and civic authorities from adjoining towns, which had furnished companies to the gallant 5th, were waiting during the forenoon for their arrival, and Boston poured out its thousands to greet and welcome them home. After partaking of a bountiful collation on the Common, prepared by the City Government, the regiment was mustered out of service, and the companies soon after started, under an escort of their towns-people, for their homes. Three contrabands came with the regiment; two men and a woman.

At Bull Run the regiment lost 25 killed, 26 wounded, and 5 missing. The national flag borne by this regiment bears marks of hard usage. The eagle is missing from the staff, and there are three holes in the flag, two made by bullets, and one by a fragment of a shell. This flag, at the beginning of the fight, was borne by the color-bearer, Lawrence, who was shot The bearer of the Massachusetts flag, G. W. dead, receiving two musket balls in his breast. Wallace, of the Haverhill company, was at his side, and seizing the national flag as it fell from Lawrence's hand, he for a time bore both, but at length the last-named was taken by the Sergeant-Major of the regiment, and was retained by him. The story that it was left on the field at any time is false.-N. Y. Tribune, July 31.

-TO-DAY an order was issued by Gen. Mc- | Indianapolis for the seat of war. Clellan prohibiting officers or soldiers from leaving their camps or quarters except upon important public or private business, and then not without written permission from the commander of the brigade of which they may be a part. (Doc. 136.)

-IN the United States Senate the resolution legalizing certain acts of the President being under consideration, Mr. Pearce, of Maryland, spoke in opposition thereto.-The bill to suppress insurrection and sedition was taken up, and after some discussion was postponed.Baltimore American, July 31.

Two compa

nies in each are armed with the Enfield and Minié muskets, and the skirmishers of both regiments have the most approved arms known to the service. The other portions of the regiments are armed with the smooth-bore muskets, which will be exchanged for the rifled guns as soon as the Government can obtain them.-Louisville Journal, August 1.

-THE Schooner Tropic Wind arrived at New York from Fortress Monroe in charge of a prize crew, consisting of Thomas F. Spencer, prizemaster, Surgeon Linahan, and Alexander Lowe of the Union Coast Guard. The Tropic Wind -FIVE Companies of the First Regiment of was seized on the 29th of June, by the order Nebraska Volunteers, Col. Shager command- of Major-General Butler, for violation of the ing, left Omaha, on the steamer West Wind this blockade and communicating with the enemy, morning, for St. Joseph, Mo. They took two after having been warned by the Pawnee. She pieces of cannon with them.-N. Y. Tribune, had been seized once before by the Monticello August 1. and taken to Washington, but was released by order of the Secretary of State, and it was un—THE following order was made by the Post-der the voyage down the Potomac that she viOffice Department for the execution of the law respecting soldiers' letters:

"Postmasters at or near any camp or point occupied by the United States forces will mail without prepayment of postage any letter written by a soldier in the service of the United States and certified to be such by the Major or Acting Major of the regiment to which the writer is attached. The envelope should have plainly stamped or written on its face the certificate Soldier's letter,' signed in writing by the Major or Acting Major of the regiment, describing his regiment by its number and its State. The postage due on such letters will be collected at the office of delivery. Commissioned officers will prepay their postage as heretofore. JOHN A. KASSON,

"First Assistant Postmaster-General."

olated the blockade. The information which led to her seizure was communicated to MajorGeneral Butler by two of her crew, who were free negroes, who were induced to do it from having overheard a conversation between the captain and mate of the schooner in relation to the sale of themselves. The schooner has on board the former mate Mr. James L. Wilson of Virginia, who was a sergeant in an artillery corps attached to the secession army.—N. Y. Tribune, August 1.

-TO-DAY an ordinance passed the Cincinnati (Ohio) City Council, to appropriate the sum of $23,000 to loan the Hamilton County commissioners for the purpose of relieving the wives and families of the volunteers.-Louisville Journal, August 2.

-THE Fifth Regiment of Wisconsin VolunJuly 31.-A letter from Jefferson Davis to teers, under the command of Colonel Amasa John R. Chambless was published. It was an answer to the inquiry of the latter "whether, route to Washington. They left Madison, WisCobb, passed through Baltimore, Md., on the prior to the 24th day of April, any of the Confed-route to Washington. They left Madison, Wisconsin, where they had been in camp four weeks, on Wednesday last, coming by way of Janesville, Chicago, Toledo, Cleveland, and

erate States had transferred to the Confederate

government the public property captured by them from the late United States, and upon what terms; also whether any such transfers have been made since the said date, and upon what terms." (Doc. 137.)

-THE Twentieth and Twenty-first Regiments of Indiana Volunteers, under the commands of Colonels Brown and McMillen, left

All along the journey they were met at every Pittsburg. Their trip was a triumphal march. station by crowds of people, who not only cheered them by their presence, but also furnished them bountifully with refreshments of all kinds. Not a single accident happened on the whole route. The wives and daughters of

several of the officers accompanied the regi- | miles in extent, and commanding officers are ment on its journey. It numbers 1,061 men, instructed to report to the district head-quarin addition to the drum corps and band.—Bal- | ters at Mexico the names of persons suitable to timore American, August 1.

-THE Memphis Appeal of this date ingeniously culls various expressions of several northern men to prove that the present war is -YESTERDAY M. Parks, the agent of the solely a war of abolition, and that this object State of North Carolina in Portsmouth, Vir-long hidden begins now gradually to appear. ginia, transferred to the Confederacy a fleet of five steamers already manned and armed. Richmond Examiner, July 30, 31.