, 1861-09-07
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Sept. s, 1861.
EHEsEc0KD FIRE zoUAvEs At ArWpKK-CAprTR,
OF REBEI. ENIaHARIES

WASHINGTON, Sept. i, 1861.
THEaEc0KD FIRE zoUAyEs At TWoKK-CArrTRE
OF REBEL EM1asARIEs.
This morning detachment Of men from
under direction of Gen. SicHIes. captured four
prominent rebel emtssaries, Elk miles below
the East Branch. The Government have been
On the watch fer them tor some time, as they
have been active in conveying information be-
tween Maryland and Virginia With them
tain important information, and military
uniform, with two loaded reyolyers,
REBEL NAILS AcHoss THE POTOMAC,
Conveying rebels mails across the Potomac
ia forever blockaded. Most of the female route
agents, whose trips We used to chronicle arc
now in jail, ard their sisters occupation gone.
The conveyance Of other cont1abend is also
It t;pped.
DESERVING TEAMsTERs.
Ten teamsters, who had been in charge Of
the train with Gen Stones column, getting
without leave. Maj. Van Vliet promptly
clapped them into the Central Guad House.
Not being worth 8 courtmartsal, they will be
sent to Philadelphia and discharged without
pay.
WHO Ho1sTED TIE FLAG ON FORT CLARK.
Commodore stringham has made supple
mentary report, in which he says: "Iventure
r. a.. 49,, 49, Tunr, -. - ~ -
and thaf az Il Eas deed Of nahe ' 5ar;n1 wea a.
parent to friends and enemies. It was done
hy sailor from the Pawnee, one Of the few
having been swauped ia lsnding troons. The
"Minnesotians" yet talk Of ), b. Kraigbaum
and lis gun sponge He accidentally dropped
overheard lis sponge and Instantly iumped
after it, grasped 1t, swam up TO the port, and
was heipsd in BY his comrades. When asked
r. FH4rN @5tr- ~ Il r.
replied that he did not want his euu to be dis
grsced.'"
INMATES OF THE GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS.
TIN fn,Jou;,,r "a tho ofso;o1 ra,,oL - Il, =
,,,-ob,1 nf % ~ ta l9pott a. ~
t ta1e e. ~ ~ "'>0 VI S'S' o'f9AA11ens nos p'-
'ols' A"s ".
1t1etal 1iap 1iHospls1i, stfeet, Masmngton, III ;
sai Groa;' ausp,1a' 9eoIeL9Wn; io5 n1lon Hos
t;e.e1sj Hosnita1 Ale4andris AZ Hnansfa', z Il
lorana, a. TotSl, sos. 11t'N'"1
THE NEW cossu1.rr 1.w
1-4,..
lhe Ia" autno-1zlne me PRESIDENT to create
neW S coh6ulates, with salaries not exceeding
S1ooo, HHefe ottmeo ad7isaole t1r the pur-
pose o. lfe7enting piracy" Will be strictly
construed Oniy omclai information that the
1tcessny. e5lsts Will oe ac'ed upon Aug
tayes, na1 Denlsgo. Is the only new consul
y1e erAa1ea unoer the law up to this time.
| 1Eoe5 tne o1ner cause, empowering the
PRESIDENT to raise their compensation to 81,
5N, the e nEo's at several ports, Cardiff, Bris-
TO, and curacoa among them, have been
saaried.
THE TREASURY SoTEs-THE PATRIOTIC SHOE"
MAKER.
! The first Treasury Note issued will be to
| the pstriotic Massachusetts shoemaker vrhose
! letter, accomrauyinr remittance If $151
| which he rendered fo the Goyernment tor te,i
! yta1s without interest. was puhlisbed in the
| T-;I.,uo f.w dovs oro Tha 1,n.an - - ~ ~ y
man Who set sn nat~;afic an aTa1n,ia 10 " '4s
/ WALLACE. and he ;s n res;dent IF Amashnr,1 - H. =
Mills. Hsssachusetts, The Spcre:aru sptbs of Ky
Trrosr1v has m To~e, - .ooe,.t ~ tus ns
nnnfy wi5ho11f i5forest ~ ~ e,,of, s ~.