| Show I important news from washington washing tom A washington washing ton special says tile the fact that the alabama is believed to be mak makin making in her way towards the pacific coast has at last roused the attention of both the war and navy to our defenseless situation there it is said by californians that a single thirty gun un frigate could take the harbor of san feancisco Fian cisco or any othle other r harbor alon along 9 the coast the navy department part ment merit lias has determined to send two or three men of war to that place at t t lie cai liest possible moment senator conness lias has also secured from tile the war do pait mont tile assignment issi r of a pi eminent and able major general geller al to command the pacific jacif ae coast with sever several al batteries of artillery and a small addition to the infantry force this relieves gen alight cali foni ians have for some time been ili making aki ng urgent representations of need for these chan changes cres in and cements A large batell of military nominations rno mostly atly pi emotions were sent into the senate yeste yesterday iday among thern them is U S grait gradt to ue be major go general cloral in the re regular u aimy dating from tile the fall or of vi vicksburg acks gen thomas to be brig 0 gen in regular army dating datin 0 from the battle of chickamauga meade mcade mcpherson and sherman to be brigadiers Bliga diers in ill the regular regal ar army the former dating from the battle of gettysburg the latter from the battle of vicksburg |
