Evening Star Newspaper, September 18, 1863, Page 2

‘THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON CITY: FRIDAY ......-,..SEPTEMBER 18, 1863, Be READING MATTBR UN EVERY PAGE, SEE OUTSIDE FOR INTERESTING TELE- GEAPHIC AND OTHER MATTER. Washington Meney Market. | Quotations for stocks, coin and uncurrent Money, furnished by Lewis Johnson & Ue., Bankers: U.S. Coupon Bonds, 1881 Do. 81, 5.208... U.S. 7.30 Noves.., uartermxsters’ Ohecks.... ew Certificates.. 995 299 6 Pe American Gold...... 13/3132 13h American Silver. 115alis =- New Yor« Rates—First Boarp. Coupon 6's, 1581, 106 4; 7.30°s, 106%; New Cer- tileates of Indebtedmess, 993: Gold, 133. OUR MILITARY BUDGET. | OCCUPATION OF LITTLE ROCK. THE REBELS IN FULL RETREAT WITH OUR FORCES HOTLY PURSUING. psec ete at Same The following was received at Headquarters this mornin Littre Rock, Sept. 10.—M jor General H.W. Halleci:, General-in- Chief,—General: We have justentered Little Rock. The cavalry, under Davidsor, is pursuing the enemy, who are in fuil reireat south. F.R. Steve, Maj. Gen. LATEST FROM THE NORTHWEST EXPEDITION. se \ A BATT WITH THE INDIANS, aie Rigen = THE INDIANS DISPERSED WITH A LOSS OF 100 KILLED AND MANY PRISONERS. pace eas The following dispatch has been received at Gen. Helleck’s headquarters: MILWAUKIE, Sept. 17.—Moajor General H. W. Halleck, General-in- Chief :—The following dis- patch, dated Headquarters Northwest Expe- Gition, Camp White Stone Hill, September 4th, is received: Generc!—Yesterday we surprised over 400 lodges of hostile Indians, fought them, and dispersed them; killed over 100; destroyed all their camp and all their property. I have in iny hands many prisoners. ° AtreeEp Lut_y, Brig. Gen. Com'dg. JouN Pork, Major General Commanding. VOLUNTEER NAVAL SERVICE. Acting Master's Mate Edmund L. Bourne, detached trom the Richmond, and waiting or- Gers, Pr Aciing Master's Mates James Buck, Henry S. Bolies, Robert Beardsley and Henry C. Les- lie. detached from the Brooklyn, and ordered to report to Rear Admirai Paulding. Acting Master Joseph C. Jones, ordered to report to Admiral Dahlgren. Acting Assistant Surgeon Abner Thorp, or- derea to report at Philadelphia for examina- ton. Acting Ensign John Cullaton, granted leave of absence. | Acti: Assistant Paymaster M. B. Osborn, | resigned. { Acting Assistant Paymaster E. H. Sears, or- | dered to report to Rear Admiral Lee. Ac ing Master Geo. E. Thurston, dismissed the service. Acting Ensign J.H. Field, detached from the | Sciota, and waiting orders. | Thomas Stimson and W. DeSanna, appoint- | ed Acting Third Assistant Engineers, and or- | dered to the Massachuset's. | Acting Second Assistant Engineer Clark W. | Doten, detached from the Dolphin and ordered | to the Vicksburg. { Acting Master P.S. Borden, ordered to the | Piohmond. Activg Assistant Paymaster Hugh Nott, or- dered to the Mississippi Squadron. Ac ing Ensign C. A. Stewart, ordered to the Emma. | Acting Masters Geo. Taylor and James L. | Plunkett, detached trom the Brooklyn, and | | | | | waiting orders. Acting First Assistant Engineers N. and Henry Hill, dismissed the service. D. Bates THE OCCUPATION OF LITTLE ROCK. A despatch received at the Navy Depart- | Mint this morning, confirmatory of the cap- tare of Little Rock by our forces, says the ec- | cupation of that point took place on the 10th inst. Our pursuing forces were under com- mand of Gen. Davidson. It would appear that the story of a large | Confederate force posted to contest the posses- sion of Little Rock wasa bit of rebel bagaboo, such as they are everywhere dealing in to cover up their failing resources. ——+0e--__ & PLEASANT RecIPROocAL CourLiment.— | ‘To-day is the anniversary ot the independence of the Republic of Chili. Theesteemed Chilian Minister, Mr. Asta Burnaga, at present staying at the honse of Mr. Riggs, in this city, was this moruiyg greeted by the Marine Band with the ational Hymn of Chili and the national airs of the United States. This, it is understood, was by the direction of the Government, and | in reciprocation of # similar compliment given zo our minister in Chilt on the 4th of July. THE SUSPENSION OF THE WRIT OF HAEEAS Conrus.—The President's proclamation sus- pending the writ ot Aabeas corpus in certain cases has been attended with the happiest effects al- ready in cutting off the proceedings of the shy- ster gang who have in various parts of the coun'ry embarrassed the Government by using | the writ to get away dratted men tuder various forms of chieanery familiar to such practi- toners. New Music.—From W. G. Metzerott we haye the following new and popular mnsic; pub- lished by Lea & Walker, Philadelphia: «The Nation shall not Die,” words by Robert Morris; « King Uotton,” by G. Byorcet: Kina Pricnds | F ear Her,” words by Rossiter, music by B. i - Walters; “My Country, so Dear,” by Ey- | erest. } eT ee ILLNESS Ov GENERAL Uass.—The Detroit. Free Press of Tuesday says: “We regret to Jearn that General Cass is Seriously indis- pored. We have noi heard from him to-day; but his case is considered very critical, and it is hurdly possible for him to survive many days unless he obtains speedy relief.” @7-The Unconditional Union party of the Virst District of Maryland nominated on Wed- nesday, a8 @ candidate for Congress, William J. Jones, of Etkton, Cecil county, in opposition to J. W. Crisfield. pata oto Bone ML Nort CAnoLina.—We have already chron- igied the fact ot the mobbing of the Raleigh Siandard office by Georgia soldiers in Raleigh atthe time, and the destruction of the Journal office in Rajeigh at the same time by the people by way of retaliation. The Standard was the organ of the State Government, and its editor, Mr.Holden, is the Public Printer of the State. He ig an old slaveholder, @ man of means, one ot the leading Democrats in the State and withal in favor of the reconstruction of the Union upon just and equitable terms. He is not, a8 has been stated, a Northern man, buta Worth Carolintan and of a North Carolina family for several generations, The rival Journal, which is ultra we are sold, is edited by an Englishman, imported from Salisbury, N. C., as the Ricamend Enquirer is now edited by John Mitchell, a foreign subject. | the fact that the Standard was the ure | nal, is significant of the feeling of the dominant | party of the State. Anothor significant fact is | the est of North Caroiima prisoners at Cape Lookout, of the Potomac, to trom the Virginia soldiers. The feeling agai the Richmond Government in North Carolina, And aginst the original ta. of South Caro! isa very bitter ene bee Bice oro» tat i Sie a yeni poo” whee shutin Stat they junta ensinaes much 3s those in power jn the United States... ¥. Bares SF Toe potato crop in the Mastern States will be unusually large this seaso.". from Memphis, belonging to the Governmen’. { | Crossing, near Fredericksburg, who appeared | Iinutes TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. THE OCCUPATION OF LITTLE ROCK. Price in Rapid Retreat. Catro, Sept. 17.—Rear Admiral Porter has Tecerved a dispatch stating that Little Lock ‘was occupied by General Steble om the 10th of September, without fighting or loss of any con- sequence. Price in command of the rebels, was rapidly retreating. General Davidson was in hot pursuit. The steamer Sunshine, from New Orieans on the Sth, has arrived. Her news is anticipated. She has on board niwe hundred bales of cotton Capture of Freight Trains by our Wercess New York, Sept. 17.—A special from Cin- cinnati to the Tribune states that passengers trom Stevenson report a reverse to Thomas corps near Lafayette. The report doubtless | relates to the engagement of Negley some days since. Several heayily-laden freight trains have been taken by our forces near Morristown. —+++e->—___—_ BUDGET OF SOUTHERN NEWS. Fyrom Richmond papers of the 11th, 15th, and 16th we glean the following : The Enquirer of the 14th admits that General Stuart lost some pieces of artillery in the Fed- eva! attack at Brandy Station and says, “our (coniederate) cavalry was driven back foar miles this side of Culpeper.” A general en- gagement was expected by the enemy. F¥EOM GENERAL LEE’S ARMY. [Frem the Richmond Examiner, of the 16th.] Passengers by last evening’s Central train bronght intelligence of active movements in General Lee's army, and «also that of the ere- my, who were in force beyond the Rapidan. General Lee's forces were in line of battle the whole yesterday, between Orange Court House and the Rapidan, and maneuvering to bring onanengagement. The enemy were reluctant te take up the gauntlet, and fell back upen every indication of an advance of the Contede- rate troops. A little sprinkle of firing along the front picket lixes was the only indica’ion they gave of a willingness to fight. 1f Meade was in command, it was plainly his object not to bring on a general battle, but by setting our corps in motion to asceriatin the number of our troops and their positions. f . The enemy had made no determined effort to cross the river up to noon. ’ By scouts, who went within the enemy’s lines and returned, it has been ascertained that tue Yankees had cooked five days’ rations, showing that the movement was one that con- templated either a march or a battle. Adispatch received at the War Department during yesterday, confirms the foregoing us far us regards the readiness of Gren. Lee to meet the advance of Meade’s forces. Gen. Rosecrans is puzzling the rebels by his movements m Tennessee and Georgia. From the tener of dispatches sent to tue Richmond papers from Atlanta, Ga. it is evident that Brogg is mystified. They report Burnside as having joined Rosecrans, who was pushing alter Bragg through the gaps of the mountains in Walker an: Chattanooga counties. From 15,000 to 20,060 Union troops were said to be w-thin forty miles of Rome, waiting for their wagon trains. Skirmishes are reported be- tween the rebels Forrest, Wheeler and Buck- ner and our forces. The Enquirer has a letter from the Valley of Virginia, written near Bath, Morgan county, which states that on the 7th the Rebelsattacked acamp of Col. Wynkoop’s Twentieth Penn- sylvania cayalry, (six months’ men,) com- manded by Major Camby, in the neighborhood of Bath, and killed Capt. Hebble, of Company I, and sine men, the killed exceeding the ‘wonnded by reason ot the fight being hand to haud. They also claim to have captured twenty-three non-commissioned officers and privater, who were taken to Richmond on the 10th. Passengers arrived at Richmond on the 14th report two Union corps cpposite Hamiton’s to meditate an attempt to cross the Rappahan- nock. Considerable skirmishing between the pickets occurred on Saturday night and Sun- day morning The Richmond papers haye further particu- lars of what they call ‘the Emeuteat Raleigh.” The Enqvirer says of the destruction of the rebel newspaper office at Raleigh by the Union- ists : “The office of the State Journal was com- pletely ruined, and so determined was the mob | in carrying Outits work of destruction that, although Governct Vance, Mayor Harrison and others exerted themselves to quell the out- break on Thursday mornihg, nothing could be done until the State Journal office had been gutted. The Raleich Register was also doomed to destruction, but at the request and solicita- tion of Governor Vance it was spared.” LITBRABY DISOGUSSION.—The Philo- mathian Debating Society will resume ite ersions on FRIDAY EVENING next, the 18th iat. atts o’clock, in the new Council Ohamber, ity Hall. Subject for Discussion: Reso/red, That the States now in rebellion have not forfeited their rights of original sovereignty, and therefore ought not,on restoration of » to be tre: as unorganized territories. Affirmative—J. O. Clephane, P. D, Foster. Negative—8. T. Brooks, Silas Merchant. Visitors (iadies as well as gentlemen) will be welcomed. D, M. KELSEY, Presi: je BR. B, Detrick, Secretary. se 17-2t* 1S ob Ee BEEN2#O'S WORLD RENOWNED ONGUENT is warranted to bring outa fall rowth of whiskers, or a fine monstache, in forty faye and is pronounced by chemiets to be invala- j able asa hair restorative. One trial will prove its | eficacy. Bent by sail onreceipt of 31.10, for price | and postage. Address DR. M. OBLNKO! Box 300, Poughkecpsie Post Office, Ponghkeepsic, N.Y. se 14-Im* | LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF WASH- $ 1gton will please take notice that the un- dersigned have opaned a Restaurant for their ac- | commodation at 497 Tenth street, naar Pann. ave- nue, Called the SMITHSONIAN ‘ResTAUBANT, where they will be ready at all hours to farnish private parties with meals and all the luxuries | usually Kept ina first-class Restaurant. We mort respectfully solicit our friends to show us the lig it of their eountenances often, and we sballendes- | vor to render our establishment worthy the patron- age ofall the epicures of Washington and vicinity, se 14 Iw* BUTLER & RUGG. IGEST OF THE LAWS OF THE DIBTRIOT | of Columbia. By M. Romipon : 38 FRANCK 7 AYLOB. Six FOR BALE. NSIXTY Boxes of Pure HUNGARIAN WINK, imported to this couatr. in the year 1853; wiil be 201d below cost pric#, Inquire at No. 301 Pann. avenue, bet. 9th and Wth Re 19-3t* Tv GOOD NEWS FOR 8UTLENS, _+ WO TEAMS To let, for the purpose of carry | ing sutlers’ guxds to the army Potomac, or any other pla¢e #or further informatiun cai | of ith and F streets, (Ivland,) by | 1t* GEO.W. RSNNETT. | oa SFT = Set see ee | BROOKEVILLE ACADEMY, 41 BOARDING SCHOOL for Boys, in a quiet, healthy village, 20 miles from Washington by the Fe at cer, Eeventh street Road. For catalogues, address at Rrogkeville. Ma. K. B. PRETTYMAN, 4. M., | ee 18 Im Principal OR SALE—To be seen at NAYLUK’S Stable, on HB. near iith street, fur a short time, a fine CHESTNUT MARK, by Whitehall: § years old; large (1:3; bands); fast (up to fore two); without fault, aod powerial, Sbe ie offered for :ale because thé owner bas no use for her, 86 Is-3tv - | Pp s8eLution OF PARTNERSHIP, | The frm of Warren & Jouxson, Photographers, No 520 rennsylvania avenue, near Adama’ kxpross Office was this day dissolved by mutcal consene, ® THE UNDERSIGNED RESPECTFULLY thaaks the public tor liberal patronage eee 5 owed upon the late firm, and solicits a continuance | of the same at the old stand. and at the Brancn Geilery, Navy Yard, where he will do his best tu please all who may favey ay hs ol a : ON. September 13th, 1863. 8@ 18-3 FAMILY GROOKRIES. Ws ARE BOW BELLING WEton's BEST arrela, . 2.1 MILY. y re BTR brs, BOND'S FA per barrel; 12 and 1234¢.; CLARIFIED & SUPER $6.5 nO ane een ORDER ey a ay _GEANULATED. Hana ie. eee» and Choice BUGAE-CUBRD HAMS. 160, Genuine JAPANESE TRA, $1 25 per pound, arses VINEGAR, 28c per galion, 0 rt) CHAMP AG! & CIDER. in botth ie ire ae ebro a, 'e ‘s 4LNUT OATSUP, y 4OMATO ana BWEET OIL, Bos aes tne ornare Se 18-28 Corner Band Ninth stresis, I FROM PARIS AMARTINE—Hustem: doe Gonzales—La Favle Gor ae. juillon—Des mes’ . Peopace Ber Sng ce a 2 La Uontesss Dash—Le rd; 450, Mever--Le Fille del Armurier, Foudres— stam 3 460, . vols.; 5 Conscience—De Oourier des ge cons THANOK Fivcoe // OO ES | be proceeded a: ePrictaL waz } “provost Marshal General's Off Mar: J ice, ington D. C.. Sevtember 16, 1363.4 - Creu ‘The Secretary of War or-" ders Ae tollowin: ig Act of Congreséyand President, based upom th same, be (peblshe for the information of all concerpe: , and that the special instrugtiens | Dereimafter cont for persons in the mili- tary service of the United States, be strictly observed : AN ACT RELATING TO HABBAS CORPUS, AND REGULATING JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS IN CER- TAIN CASES. Approved Marck 3, 1863. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the United States of America in Con- gress assembled, That, during the present rebel- lion, the Prezident of the United States, when- ever, in his judgment, the public safety may require it, is authorized to suspend the privilege of the writof habeas corpus in any case through- out the United States, or any part thereof. And whenever and wherever the said privilege | shall be suspended as aforesaid, no military or other officer shali be compelled, in answer to any writ of bubeas corpus, to return the body cf any person or persons detained by him by | authority of the President; but upon the cer- tificate, under oath, of the officer having charge of any one so detained that 5uch person is | detained by him as a prisoner under authority of the President, further proceedings under the writ of habeas corpus shall be suspended by the judge or court haying issued the said writ | so long as said suspension by the President | shall remain in force and said rebellion con- tinue. LY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES—A | PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS the Constitntion of the United States bas ordaimed that the privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended unless when in cases of rebellioa or invasion the public safety may require it; and whereas arebellion was existing on the third day of March, 1863, which rebellion is still existing; and whereas by a statute which was approved on that day it was enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States | in Congress acsembled that during the present | insurrection the President of the United States, whenever in his judgment the public safety | may require, is authorized to suspend the priy- | ilege of the Writ of Habeas Uorpus in any case throughout the United States or any part there- | of; and whereas in the judgment of the Presi- dent the public satety does require that the privilege ot the said writshall now be suspend- | ed throughout the United States in the cases | where, by the authority of the President ot the United States, military, naval, and civil officers of the United States, orany of them, hold per- sons under their command or in their custody | either as prisoners of war, spies, or aiders or abettors of the enemy, or officers, soldiers, 07 seamen enrolled, drarted or mustered or er- listed in or belonging to the land or nayal forces of the United States, or as deserters therefrom, or otherwise amenable to military law or the Rules and Articles of War, or:he | rules or fegulations prescribed for the military | or naval services by authority of the Presicent of the United States, or for resisting a draft, or for any other offence against the military or naval service: Now, therefore, I, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Pres- | ident of the United States, do hereby preciaim | and make known to all whom it may concern, | that the privilege of the Writ of Hubcas Corpus is suspended throughout the United Siates in the several cases before mentioned, and that this suspension will continue throughout the duration of the said rebellion, or until this proclamation shall, by a subsequent one to be issued by the President of the United States, be modified or revoked. And I do hereby require | all magistrates, attorneys, and other civil of- | ficers within the United States, and all officers | and others in the military and naval services of the United States, to take distinct notice of this suspension, and to give it full effect, and all citizens of the United Stetes to conduct and govern themselyes accordingly and in con- formity with the Constitution of the United States and the laws of Congress in such cases made and provided. in testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Uni- ted States to be affixed, this fifteenth day [L. 6.] of Sepiember, im the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty. three, and of the independence of the Uni- ted States of America the eighty-eighth. AbBRauAM LINCOLN. By the President: Witi1am H. Sewarp, Secretary of State. | The attention of every officer in the military service of the United States is called to the above Proclamation of the President, issued on 15th day of September, 1963, by which the priv- ilege of the writ of habeas corpus is suspended. | If, therefore, a writ of habeas corpus should, in violation of the aforesaid Proclamation, be sued out and served upon any officer in the military service of the United States, commanding him to produce before any court or judge, any per- eon in his custody by authority of the Presi- dent ot the United States, belonging to any one of the classes specified in the President's Proc- Jamation, it shall be the duty of such officer to make known by his certificate, under oath, to whomsoever may issue or serve such writ of habeus corpus, that the person named in said writ ‘is detained by him as a prisoner under author- ity of the President of the United States.” Such return having been made it any person serving or attempting to serye such writ, either by the command of any court or judge, or oth- erwise, and with or without process of law, shall attempt to arrest the officer making such yeturn and holding in custody such person, the said officer is hereby commanded torefuse sub- mission and obedience to such arrest, and if there should be any attempt to take such per- son trom the custody of such officer, or arrest such officer, he sball resist such attempt, cal- hing to his aid any force that may be necessary to maintain the authority of the United States and render such resistance effectual. Jamas B. Fry, Provost Marshal General. Wark DEPARTMENT, Provost Marshal General's Office, Washington, D. C., Sept. 13, 1863. Cireular No. $2.—The following Opinion of Col. Joseph Holt, Jucge Advoeate General, is published for ihe information aud guidance of all officers of this Bureau. In the case of a dratted man who, haying failed Lo report, is arrested, then claims to pay commutation or iurnish a substitute. OPINION. “It he fails to report himself and is arrested as a deserter, he has still the right to go before the Board ot Enrolment, and prove that «he is net Jiable to do military duty;” but if, on hear- ing lis claim to exemption, he is held to be li: ble, cannot escape personal service. He is, also, tuder such circumstances, subjected to inst As a deserter.” Janes B. Fry, Provost Marshal General. Norg—Anended \Circular—The one of the sume number previously issued to be destroyed Provost Marshal General's Office, . Washington, D. C., Sept. 14, 1863. War DgrarTMeENT, Circular No. +—Men whose names were | drawn in the draft order from the War Depart- ment, August 9, i*62, dnd who, on the 3d of March, 1563, bad substitutes in the service of | the United States, are to be held as exempted from ‘liability to service under the present draft. James B. Fr 100, 29,000 ‘, Provost Marshal General. 00 yrx OF ROH 2OP DUNE EU ond PIPES! AVE, LAB. o IPES' ay Kian, WALNUT aad LOCUST LOGS For sale by KRNST FISORBR, “3 ” . . Butaw street. dear Lee strect, Be 17-2W* = more, Md. "ADIES’ AND CHILDREN'S GOODS,—Lat 4 OC ees, Lice aud Bulnoret jaiters; yt Mises’ Congrese ang Lacs Gaiters; Chil dren's Buttoned snd Lace BROTHER. B HE & se 15St* < 883 7th’st,. under Dorsey’s'Hotel. ee Re Sorney' 8’ Botel. ENOS & CU.’S CITY EXPRESS, FOR THF DELIVERY OF GOODS, PACKAGES, AND BAGGAGE, Throughout the: City, Georgetown, ‘oug! ie Raise ime n, and to the LOW AND REGULAR RATES. We check all baggage to be delivered at Railroad. i ENOS &-CO., 61 Louisiana Avenue, between 6th and 7th streets. Se 15-1m* W ELOH’S FAMILY ye lar ti 5s n 8 . Just received, and for ber Narre . OORWIN B : } Corner I and tith. and FE Fett: 4 Fa (XROCERIES —Uhcice Green aud Black 5 Old Java COPPES; Forts Bees eres Fancy. Biee’s Boston and New York SODA CRAOK- Seer ae for beaks bes W. OORWIN BURGy, - Corner T and lith, aod L and th sis. | ——————$—$————— | the edge of which, near the tormer military | prismers, including two or | dan river. On their way some of them oceu- 0a 11th, and Land vth sts, Ctacbigaiss taid aa 2a Bq 15,3t . (Bepul 4d Nay. OND BTN 4 O'OLOOK P. M. LATEST FROM THE FRONT. The editor of the Star left Culpeper Court- House at 10.50 8. m. yesterday. On Saturday ; morning iast, as has been published, the Umion cavalry crossed the Rappahannock at Sulphur Springs, Rappahannock Station ahd Kelly's Ford, converging between Brandy Station and Culpeper Court-Honse; the first stand made by the rebel cavalry and artiNery being at the former point. the putritying carcasses of killed horses tell of the engagement along the railroad. At the Culpeper place of W. D. Wallach, where the Union light artillery took a position, | the engagement became warm. The rebelS shelled the house to drive oar eayalry out be- yond the protection of the yarious buildings there; while the Unionists shelled the town, in academy, the rebels had three guns in position. The portion of the family of Mr. Wallach then From thence to the Court-House } UR? MARTIAL. urt-martial now in session at 467 Fonr- teen street, and of which General Slough is dent and Gaines Judge Advocate, inded the eSse of Quartermaster C. M. Le’ Fthis morning, and entered upen that of Capt) Ford, Provést Marshal of Berlin, Mary- Jang, who is charged with Allowing his detec. tives to rob loyal ladies crossing the Potomac. Col. Fish, Provost Marshal of the Middle Department, was called and examined, atter which the case ot Samuel White, a detec. tive of Baltimore, charged with receiving bribes to procure passes to go South from that city, was taken up—Col. Fish again testifying The argument in this case Will be read to.mor- Tow by White’s counsel, Attorney Smith, of this city. ; COURT-MARTIAL IN THE CASE OF MAJOR WM. F. GARRETT. The Court-Martial of which Col. ©. M. Ai- exander, 2d District Volunteers, is President, bas tound Major Willtam F. Garrett, 2d Dis- | trict Volunteers, ‘mot guilty,” on all the speci- fications of the charge on which he was tried of “drunkenness on duty.” The proceedings and finding of the Court has been approved by acting Military Governor Sherburne, and Major Garrett ordered to re- some his sword. This will be a matter of gratification to the many warm frierds ot Major Garrett in this city and elsewhere. remaining in Culpeper were forced to take | refuge in the cellar, into which one shell came, | which fortunately did not explode; and thus the eight females and children, near whom it struck, providéntially escaped unharmed. This is the fourth engagement that has taken place, in part, on Mr. Waliach’s farm since the beginning of the war. By askillful movement, Gen, Custer flanked the rebel artillery on their leftard charged gallantly down upon them, capturing the three pieces andabout a hundred three officers. Thei> cavalry then fled rapidly for the Rapi- pied the residence of Mr. Curtis, and fired rifles from the upper windows; which made it necessary to shell the house, resulting in the death of Mr. Curtis, his wife and one daughter; nother femaie of the family being wounded. Skirmishing continued on the Rapidan on Monday and Tuesday, between our cavalry and the rebel cavalry, artillery and infantry. On Wednesday morning the rebels recrossed the Rapidan, showing a force of about two di- visions. Our cavalry fell back a few miles, { until infantry of the Ist Army Corps (General Warren’s) came up, when they retreated over the river again, pursued by our forces. Inthe affair of that day both sides lost perhaps fitty in killed and wounded. On Wednesday night the Union line extend- ed trom Stevensburg through Culpeper Court House to the Stone Mountain House, four mules north of the Court House. Yesterday morning this line was changed, the army hay- ing advanced to closer proximity to the Ra- pidan river, where the rebel corps of A. P. Hill and Ewell are believed to be now strongly iortified. The probability of a serious engage- ment last evening or to-day was strong yester- day morning. The Army of the Potomac never was before in as fine condition as itis at this moment—so healthy, so cleanly, so well supplied, and with so much ¢lan. Itis worth to-day in a hard fisht twice as much as itever was before the vatile of Gettysburg. Napoleon ist never had 4 more effective corps than Sykes’ 5th, Warren's 2d, and the 34 corps (ue name of whose commander the writer dos not remember), all of which filed off to thefront under the eye of the narrator. lis fairly presumable, if three corps of our gicious army of the Potomac are thus so much improved, that the rest of it are not behind then. ‘hroughont all their appurtenances and in ther appearance generally volumes are spo- ke, telling of the efficiency of the manage- mat of such affairs. appertaining to them as arcncidental to the duties of the War Depart- moat here, and the Sanitary Commission. FROM DOWN THE RIVER, > = RBELS SEEN IN KING GEORGE COUNTY. eens TIE CREW OF THE MERRIMAC TO MAKE ANOTHER RAID ON OUR GUNBOATS, ee ‘he Wyandank, Acting Ensign Brice, ar- ried yesterday afternoon from the Lower Po- tonac. It having been reported that the Rebels ha taken possession of their old Batteries at Mthias’ Point, the Wyandank on the way up yeterday stopped and shelled the Point, but! ncRebels showed themselves. ‘p the King George County shore, opposite toMaryland Point, @ party of Rebel cayatry, numbering thirty or forty men were discovered, bt before getting the range’ of them they skdaddled. \ report was prevalent dowp the river that th crew of the Merrimac, which captured the Stteliteand Reliance, were in Cone river with bats, and that they were waiting an opportu- niy to capture the guard-boat at Piney Point, (tp mortar schooner Sophronia.) Day before yeterday, the Fuchsia, Acting Master Street, wat in to reconnoiter Cone river, but on ac- cant of the narrowness of the stream, could preced up butashort distance. Information however obtuined to cause the officers to afich some weight to the information that a roel party of the nature designated are lurk- ig in that vicinity. : NAVAL ORDERS, Sommander John C. Howell, detached from tlhkcommand of the Metacomet and ordered to comand the Nereus. i ommander 'T. G. Corbin, detached from the Neal Academy and ordered to ordnance duty athiladelphia Navy Yard. ; ommander D. McN. Fairfax, ordered to the Neal Academy,-as Commandant of Midship- ma. i sieut. Commander R. B. Lowry, ordered to emmand the Metacomet. deut. Commander Henry A. Adams, jro orered to temporary ordnance duty at Phila. dephia Navy Yard, jieut. Commander Wm. N. Jefters,detached frm ordnance duty at the Philadelphia Navy Yed, and ordered to ordnance duty.at the Nsy Yard, Washington. Jeut. Joseph D. Marrin, preparatory orders fosea service. urgeon J. M. Folty, ordered to Newport, RL, aspresiding officer, and Surgeon Wm. Faler as a member of the medical board for thexamination of candidates tor admission to1e navy as midshipmen. @aplain James+A. Coleman, ordered to Neport, R I., as assistantinstructorin Naval Acdemy. : Fo Irst Assistant Engineer F. J, Levering, a6. taced from the Nahant (sick) aud ‘waiting “pird Assistant Engineer Henry: W. Phil- | dered to examination. ecganis! Ge E Anderson, detached from Nay Yard, Mare Island; California, (sick), paiting orders. ae Romorions.—James Sheriden, » uel Le Aste. W. K, Forse, and EJ. Brooks pto- pirat) Assistant Engineers in. the Assistaut | - 5 bi (Bey aoa they Tad a ‘an COMMITTED. TO THE OLD CAPITOL. William H. Outten, Jacob N, Coulbren, Chas. Kinsley,,Wm. Loyde, Jas. Coulbren and Robt. M. Clark, arrested by Potomac Flotilla, and charged with being blockade runners, haye been core mitted to the Old Capitol by order of Provost Marshal Todd. RECOMMITTED. Capt. L. B. Dushane, of Gen. Lee's Staff, who Was released sometime since on Parole, on ac. count of wounds, was recommitted to the Old Capitol to-day, by order of Capt. Todd. RECOGNIZING THE CONFEDERATE Goyern- MENT.—Edgar Snowden, Jr., proprietor of the Alexandria Gazelle, has been notified by the Military Governor of Alexandria, that a repe- tition of the act of recognizing in his paper t Confederate Legislature as the “Virginia Leg- islature,” will be visited with a suspension of the Gazette. The Governor says: “The existence of a paper in Ale: i known to be host‘le to the iovernmectinne: resents, will be tolerated so long only as there Appears nothing in itoffensive to loyal People.” PERSONAL.—Major Gen’l Carl Schurz, Hon, Jonn Coyode, Senator Cowan, and Senator Johnson, of Maryland, were among the visitors at the Presidential Mansion to-dvty. Washington Money Market—Latest Quo- tations. Furnished by Lewis Johbason & Co., Bunk- ers. Buying. Selling oO Coupon Bonds, 1881 .. ae ULS.5 20'S sesseseees = U.S. 7.30 Notes ., 107 Quartermasters’ _ New Certificates. = American Gold, 133% American Silver... NEW YORE RATES—3 0 OLOOK P. x. Soapon 6's, 1831, 1064: -7-30's, 106%: New Certificates of Indebtedness, 99%; Gold, 133. LOCAL NEWS. SNS THE BRANNIN HOMICIDE. Third Day of the Examination. The trial of Charles W. Thompson (police- man) for the shooting of Lieut. Brannin, of the Military Detectives, was continued this morn- ing in the Aldermen’s Chamber, City Hall. Louis Grammer was the first witness called and sworn.—As I was coming from the Clar- endon Hotel, crossing Sixth street, (on t; night that Lieut. Krannin was killed,) on ny way to the Metropolitan Hotel, I heard th: report of a pistol, and ran across to the Central Hotel, where I saw two men drawing the body of aman from the gutter. They laid him on the pavement for a few minutes, and then cer- ried him into the Central Hotel. That is all I know of the case. Jesse D. Campbell, a printer at the Chronicle office, sworn.—On the night that Lieut. Bran- nin was killed, I came from the office (Chroni- cle) and heard a band playing, and wentin that direction. When 1 got to the corner of Sixth streetand the Avenue, (at the National,) I saw a crowd, who were quarreling. I looked in that direction and saw the flash of a pistol. I started to go across the street, and as I was going across, three men trom the Opposite side came towards me. The three men were to- gether, I judged arm-in-arm. The man on my right seemed to be under arrest. I understood one of them to say “For God’s sake, Tnomp- son, put the pistol away, for,” said he, you have killed one man.” ‘This all occurred after the pistol was fired. I know nothing of the case before the pistol was fired. When the above remark was made, one of the three, whom I judsed to be Thompson, said, “I done it in self-defence, and if E had not killed Bran- nin, Brannin would have killed me.” Theodore Fulconer sworn.—l know no more of this transaction than that on the night Brannin was killed I had been toa pic nic, and on my return to the Central Hotel to take lodgings tor the night; between the hours of 12 and 1 o'clock 1 arrived there, and beiny pretty warm and hearing a baud play atthe Clarendon, satat the window of my room. The window was onthe corner. I put the light ont and heard some harsh remarks and then heard the report of a pistol. I could not see on the Aveuue side. ‘The window overlooked Sixth street. I paid no atiention to the shot; supposiug that some one at the serenade had got too much aboard, and fired off the pistol, I then heard the watchman whisile,and put on my coat and pants and went down stairs and saw then brig Branninin. istaid with him-ull 10 or 15 minutes before he died. I heard &ome one remark that if Thompson had not Shot Bran- nin, Brannin would have shot him (Thompson.) Cross-examined by Mr. Bradisy.—I heard other remarks, such as + Let me go,” or «Pi shoot you,” or ‘¢Stand back,” or something of the kind. I didnot hear any remarks made about Brannin’s pistol. I heard Luckenbach and Salter as they came up stairs with the body, talking, and Gelston (proprietor. of the house) said. You hush, there ts another day, to come.” Gelston said the pistol had’ been wrenched outof Brannin’s hand tyo or three times. Brannin’s friends (Luckenbdach and others) ‘said they had told him (B.) several times to put bis pistol up. In reply to this re.“ mark Gelston faid ‘Hush, there is another day coming,” or something to that amount, Patrick Hyde (a hackman) sworn.—Ona the night that Lieut. Brannin was killed 1 wis on the corner of Sixth street and the ayenue, (Da- bant’s corner.) It ‘was about 1%; o’clock. 1 saw five or six men across the strest, aud heard them speaking. loud. .They cams close to the lamp-post near tl corner, J mean. among,the Crowd, Idoo’t know whether any one wis struek or not, but the motions were made. Then Pf think’ two'poliee officers ran} acro-s the Street to the’crewd. Idid not go’ across watil I. heard some one say, «The first man;who puts his hand on me 1 will shoet.”. I suppose it was Lieut, Brannin.s I then walked over rapidly, and 1 saw the crown and two police officers falling back towards tle) curb. Then Lieut. Brannan stepped forward— I.know it was Lieut. B., because he cried out, «You don’t know whol am.” Some one said, “Who are you!” He said he was Lieut. "Bran- nin, of the detective foree, I think. Brannin® said again, “Any manwho Jays hand on me I will shoot.” Everything was a little quiet then while aig wae talking. I onc see any sonfil just then, — | then steppe towane’ the police officers, and polutedwiett eyeér he had in his hand from one to the cther. It looked to me like a pistol, the barrel showed pretty bright... He Kit at Teast three times in the faces of the police. He (B.) was at least with four inches of the poiioa: frie! He was ‘close to them. Then he (B.) back toward the tree-box, where his were, and I whether. a pd) take 2 bold of Brannin, kind. ot- ar waist, and held his (B.’s) hands down. rectly afterwards I saw Braz ter, 1 was: report 0! are ion ae of no moment to the mn astothe cause. He was sorry to jing 6 ¥ of similar or Soot ofoTk rece Adar Box 859, P ferson the miliary tie cent Seite Se and- au Mr. Bradley and himself, he believed, had raade a most succresin} defense. Usptain Todd had no desire to protect aman who acted the artof arowdy. Mr. Ford concluded by say- ng that Mr, Thompson, he believed, had acted in self-defense, and as his ht 4 to himself, his red him to act. God and bis country reqni Justice Giberson then made the following decision: This is & prosecution frowing, out of ala- mentable and melancholy occurrence which tock place on the night of the Sth, or rather the morning of the 9th inst., viz: the shooting of Lieut. James M. Branuin. I have listened, to the whole evidence which has been adduced before me, twenty edd witnesses having been examined, all witnesses on the part of the Gev- ernment, not a single witness being summoned oF examined on the partof theaccused. Afiern practice of near {0 years as amember of thecir- cuit aud criminal courts of the District of Vo- lumpia, 1 haye no hesitancy in saying that this is a clearand manifest case of homicide in se defence. But for reasons which, a3 8 magistrate, Tam not bound to assign, and which E deem it unnecesse@ry to state, I have determined to send this case to our next criminal court, for the ac- ‘ion of that august body, the Grand Jury of the County of Washington. When the accused was brought before me a few days since, at my station house, L required him to enter into a Tecognizance of $5,0(4) for his appearance bee fare me on the day set for the trial of the casa; but it appearing sar to my mind, (as I have alread stated,) that this was a case of homicide in self-defence, | deem it my duty to reduce the bail to the sum of $1,000. Mr. Thomas Berry then became bail for Mr. Thompson in the sum of $1,000, and the pre- liminary bearing was concluded. pteat ae id Tux Drarr.—The following cases were dis- posed of by the Board of Enrollment up to the hour of 20°clock to-day: Wii. Fisher, alien. Henry Vass, over age, Emory Baxter, only son of infirm parents. David Kenny, over age. Samuel De Shell, erroneously enrolled. Wm. Vance, Alien. Chas. B. Fenton, disability. Henry McCauley, disability. Petor Bolling, colored, accepted. ©. Sheir, erroneously enrolled, Michiel Ecker, alien. Albert Smith, disability Thomas J. Kelly, over age. William O. Shreve, paid commutation. Oliver P. Anderson, disability. William R. Russell, furnished substitute— Theodore Post. John Hill, furnished substitute—Thomas £34 Zan. ce -B. Elliot, furnished substitute—John Jox. Benedict Tenkins, over age. Hiram Bail, over age. John Fearnot, disability. Jonn F. Acker, disability. Newton J. Cox, disability. George Barron, disability. Isaac Ohilds, telony. William Bird, erroneously enrolled. Samue! M, Pool, paid commutation. ‘Wiiham T. Vernon, disability. James Miller, alien. John Bowen, only son ot widow. There is but a small number now appearing before the board daily, aud the officers have ample time to altend to the cases of all who appear, but there area large number whose ume has expired, and who have not yet made their appearance. We understand that on and after the 20th inst. all who fail to report will be treated as deserters. ain SE PUrnriic SCHOOLS.—The committee appointed to examine the candidates tor the scholarship in Columbian College met for that purpose in the room occupivd by the Female Intermediave Schcol, Fourth District, an Saturday, the 12th instant, at 1 o’clovk p.m. Three pupils selected trom each of the Male Grammar Schools were present. The examination was continued from duntilSy o'clock, and then adjourned until Monday, lith instant, at 2 o'clock, and was concluded the same evening. The examination was of a most thorongh and searching character, and was conducted with both printed and oral questions. The scholar- sbip exhibited was of a much higher grade than that of former examinations. The com- mitlee adjourned to Thursday, 17th instant, to examine the papers and make up their de- cision, when the schoiarship was unanimous- ly awarded to Elbert Turner, a pupil of the Male Grammar School, First District, S. John Thomson, principal. This is third year in succession in which the award has been made to this school. pees: DratTu o~ THE Cags.—A soldier died of dysentery on the cars, corner of Marylend avenue and Sixth street, last evening, just after his arr:vail from the front. The surgeon in charge of the sick on the train could not tell ‘who he was, nor the regiment to which he be- longed. On his cap was marked J.0. Penning- ton, company F, 149th Penneylyania. In his pocket was found 2 pocket-book with $1.50, and A duplicate copy of deposit (printed) marked “Deposite 15,933, Michael McDonongh, Ang. 20, 1563; amount 830,” and signed J. S. Slone, sec- retary. The body was transferred to the home of the Sanitary Commission, and buried by Capt. E. L. Hartz, A.Q., at the Old Soldiers’ Home burial ground. ———— LaRcrny Casns.—On Tuesday, Cordelia Winders, who is well known to the police, was arrested by officer Cramp for stealing $15 from Julia Riley, who resides in Blazis alley, and committed to jail for court by Justice Drury. On the same day, Wm. Smith was arrested by oflicer Stuard, charged with stealing a sil- yer watch from Philip White, and sent to jail by the same justice. Michael Shanahan took the clock ont of the First Ward station house, and made of with it, but was overhauled by officer Clements, and Justice Drury sent him to jail. —_ A RooRBACK.—A rumor is on the streets to- day that yesterday a detachment of «Scott's Sub,” while reconnoitering in the neighborhood. of Lewinsville, came across White and Mose- by’s bends, uumbering about 600 men, with two pieces of artillery, aud a skirmish ensued, during which 1s of our men were killed and the balance driven back. There is no truth whatever in the story, as we have taken pains to ascertain. That’ portion of «Scott's 90u" absent from their camp were, ata late hour last night, in Montgomery county, ard had not becgemeross the river during the day. Thr Case or Waire.—The evidence in the case of White, the Baltimore detective, charged with*receiving bribes, who is being tried by the court-martial of which Gen. Sicagh is President, (in session at Butler’s, Fourteenth Street.) has been closed. His defense will be read to-motrow by 4. A. Smith, Esq., when the court will preceed to make up their yerdiet hud sentence given. The resuit, however, may not be known for some days yet. ammo alae STAMPEDE.—A number of negroes belongi to Mr: Posey, of Charles county, M4, pate i 3 Jarge boat a few duys ago, and embarking, receeded up the riyer to Washington. They Leib here yesterday in the boat. Mr, Posey end.gome.of his friends followed on by land te Washington, to endeavor to effect their cap- lure, and return.— Alezaiiria Gazette. Lost His Mowry,—Ed. Smith, a sailor, stop- ping at. Wiliard’s Hotel, complained to the de- tectives’ that he nad been robbed of $195 in Treasnfy notes, about S p.m. yesterday. He alleges that he had £209 in his pocket.boak, sud the sum mentioned had been extracted. ‘The detectives are of op'nion that he lost his tmoney while drinking's. various places. 4 oe ROwRERs AT THE Canr Miltert, Co. D, 14th Mas ‘Craig, Was robbed at quarters of 8% ‘Tregsury notes. The Sergeant is a worthy man, had saved his money; and his loss ex- cites much sympathy. No clue to the robber. Ss yet been obtained. —Sergt, Andrew tationed at Camp Roburny.—Yesterday, Jno. Bartman, asol- dier of the 63d Penn. Vols., complained thathe wwas robbed of £170, the night before, in & house (on B street north, near First street east, Known. ‘as Capitol Hail. He slept in a room with two others. He is a substitute, and had just ar- rived. tS TS EHS First District REGIMENY.—It is reported that the ist D.C. regiment has been relieved trom duty at Alexandria by the 2d and 17th U. Sc Infantry. The 1st D. C. will, it is said, be: placed on duty in this city. > ReceviTs.— Nineteen recruits for the 33d iNew Jersey regiment arrived yesterday. 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