Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-07-12
our MILITARY eUooET.
CnNcISCATIDN

CONFlSCATION.
As amended by the conference committee and
agreed to by the House Yesterday, the ordinary
courts Of law must convict ere any property can
be taken under Il, nor IL the law to be operative
anywheie except after the President shall have
made due proclamation Of Its application to sueh
districts Of the States In rebellion TO which be
may judge proper TO apply II. The constitution
ality Of It's provisions will Of course be tested
before the Supreme Court. We believe the pas
sage Of the measure at this time to be unwise
As something held in allegiance IL would have
been powerful for good, as thing accomplished,
lis influence Is likely 10 prove powerful for evil.
NOT SO.
Yesterday statement thata general exchange
Of prisoners had been agreed upon, was copied
into the STA, from the Philadelphia I.9u,ysy,
without being duly credited, q very unusual
omission to occur In the Sfu, once On Inquiry
this forenoon, NC regret to have to say we cannot
verify Its truth; no such exchange haviag been
agreed upon up to this time. There Is now every
prospect, however, that such an agreement will
speedily be entered Into.
A USEFUL RECORD.
Capt. T.. l.. Haftz, Assistant quartermaster U
3. who has charge Of the burial Of the sol.
diers who die here, has fecotd nom which any
fact concerning the death and burial Of all who
have died here since August ID, 1861, may be In.
stantlv ascertained. 10 will prove valuable in.
deed TO relatives and friends OF deceased sol.
diers.
PROGRESS OF ENLisTMENTs.
Information received here from all the New
England and Northern States, through ofHcial
| sources, exhibits evidence Of the prompt and
patriotic demonstrations the psrt Of the people
In responding 70 the call Of the President Tor ad.
ditional troops Maine, New Hampshire, Massa.
ceusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and New
thorities Of those States, are responding win !
zeal worthy OF their ancient fame Other States
are doing equally well.
THE NAVAL GRADE BILL.
Considerable interest 10 manifested In behalf Of
the passage by Congress Of the naval grade bill,
90 called providing for the promotion Of officers
In the NAVY fof mefitorous conduct az well as s.
the army.
While men who were captains in the army when
the war commenced have been promoted 20 msio,
generals, some OF them without performing any
meritorious service whatever, such men N FaIra.
gut, Foote, Dupont Walker, aolaab6fongh, Nor.
ris, and others, who have rendered gallant ser.
vices In our navy, have not been promoted be.
cause Of practice in the service Of pro
motion without regard 70 service rendered
The result Is that each Of the major generals
now In the service receives twice or thrice a
much pay as either Of the naval heroes above
cuCu tdCG, II lnSt8te1, Bn01ld BtffIltl-
late Congress 70 % frnts the grade bin az to ena.
bic the President, In rewardfng our active naval
omcefs, TO date their promotions back to take ef-
feet from the time the meritorious service was
rendered, as Is the case In the army
FROM GEN PoPE's CORPS.
| Advices received here from the camp near
Wanenton, cay that our scouts recently brought
In man who said he was on his way 10 Rich.
mond to sec about his sons, two Of whom were
wounded in the late battles Letters were found
upon BIS person addressed 70 parties In the South.
ern army, which, he said, be found on the road
IL 10 evident that communication has been kept
open from Washington to Richmond by way OF
Leesburg, Middeburg, White Plains, &c.
Il The secesslonists at Warrenton are glorifying
over the news OF the late battles before Rich
none, but acknowledge that IL General McClcl.
Ian gets endorsements enough TO take Richmond
the war will be over.
l scouting party found mill In full operation
some miles from Warrenton, ma ing army cloth.
Ing for the rebels, thousand yards being ready
for delivery. The owners Of the mill ard the
responsible with theiY lives should 10 be Sent
away.
l Parties are constantly spplyine TO the Union
i troops 70: protection while acknowledging theiI
relatives are in the rebel army, and that thew az.
Il In sym pathy with JEFF Davis
/ The records Of Fairfsx county were found Ia
Warrenton lately, having been removed thither
= 10 supposed, by some lawyers. The sheriff Of
/ the county took possession OF them.
scouting PARTY, who had been As fdr a. tho
| RaPpahannock, report, that our picke,s have
been driven In, but no particulars have been re-
/ ceiyed.