months from the time of receiving this ordern
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"CoMMoDoRE LEWIS WARRINGTON, Chief 'of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, is ap- pointed Secretary of the Navy, ad sinterim, ,until successor to the IloN. THOMAS w ,GILMER is appointed, and will, without delay, lenter upon the duties of the office. The Department will instantly be put into mourning, and the officers of the Navy will wear he usual badges in token of grief foI the death of the Hon. T. w. Gilmer, late Secretary of the Navy, during the period oi three months.

 Minute guns will be fired on the day after sreceving this order at all Naval Stations, and on board all the ships of war" IS CONGRESS-. The melancholy announcement of the calamity

 was received by both Houses of Congress, with deer feeling Mir. RlyEs addressed the Senate, on the occasion, as did Mir. HOPKINS the House; appro lpriate Resolutions were passed; Committees were iappointed to cooperate with Committee desig mated by the President, to superntend the tunera ssoiemnties, and pay other due honors to the dead and then both Houses adjourned until Monday March 4th.

 COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT Com. w. Branford Shubrick, U. $. Navy General Roger Jones, U. s. Army. General Hardin, House of Representatives Hon. Milton Brown,

 Captain Aulick, U. s. Navy. Captain Ramsay, do Captain Powell, do ;o,, Jno NoI onrb1ip IT c Navy Col. Murray, of New York. Mr. R. s. Coxe, of Washington City Mr. Reuben M. Whitney, of Pennsylvania Gen. John H. Eaton, of Washington City Docton Thomas, do, Committee on the part of the Senate, MT |RIvEs, MT. ARCHER, Mir. KING, Mr. WooD. lBURY, and Mr. BAYARD. Committee on the part of the House Mir l sIiopkins, of Virginia; Mr. c J. Ingersoll, O Pennsylvania; MT. Cave Johnson, of Ten 1nessee; MT. J. q. Adams. of Massachusetts land Mir. D. P Barnard, of New Y ork.