New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-16
HOW Ne DESIRES THE WAR TO IS PROSECUTED
TuE EMPLOYMENT or SURGEONS.
wasHiSGToS. Friday, Aus. Is. 1862.

TIlE EMPLOYMENT or SURGEONS.
Congress having authorize an additional Assistant
Surgeon TO each regiment nov the field, the Med.
csl Bun'au has been ordered 70 employ no more
Acknowledgements on contract. Asristant-Sureeons
whose tire of contract is now expiring are being
dismissed promoted to positions as regular Assist
ant Surgeons.
RITrRN OF CONvALEsCENT SOLDIERS.
Dr. Cuyer, L. S. a., was ordered yesterday to
proceed to Portsmouth HosYii-l, H. l., aud retarn 10
Washington With 500 recosefed soldiers.
MEDICAL DIRECTOR or NEW-YuRk.
Surgeon Charles Med ,ugll frmery Medical
Director Of the Department Of the Mis-, -sippi has
been appointed Medical Director of tie City Of New
York.
AMBULANCE CORPS.
A new Medical Board was ordered to-day, com.
posed of Sureeon-Gen. Hammond of the Medical
Inspection, Surgeon Coolidge, aui Surgeon J. r.
Smith, to draw up system for an Ambulance Corp
SURGEON FOR ALCA1RAZ ISLAND.
Acknowledgment W. HAYS is ordered to relieve
DR.. Cragg, L. s. A., at AIcst,az Island California.
PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITALS.
In all the Government hospitals in the United
States there are now $4,000 pstie.ts or abon. four
rer cent OF the soldiers who have been mustered iao
the United States service. This is considered
small per centage, and speaks vel! for the health Of
the Union armies.
Hospital AT WiLLETs POIEr.
Orders have gone forward from the War Depart
ment for the establishment Of II Government hospital
at WILLIE Point, New-YoIk lIsr'or, capable Of
commodsting $500 patients. Assistant Surgeon ".
j. AscL, L. s. a.. has been dispatched 10 superb
tend it's establishment
ARMY HOSPITAL AT RED HANk.
Dr. c. K. Greeneaf, u. S. A., has been dispatched
70 superintend the establishment o. "A large Army
Hospital at Red Bank, near Phiad,peia
TREASON IN WASHINGTON.
There are still AaQant cases of disoyal.y in this
city. We rode 10 the street to-day from tue
Capitol TO the Treasury with woman who wore
breastpin, EARRINGS and bracelet made Of Conied-
crate buttons. The next time tbs traitoress makes
her Appearance she il to be aIrHcd.
STRANGE TREATMENT OF SiCH SOLDIERS.
Recently, the soldiers at the Ia rf.X Seminary
Hospital, under charge of DR.. Armstrong, made
complaint about t0elr food and hospital actor-
mOdsfions. The referred by The paths
receiving the complaint TO the SurleOnbeue7ii lor
an examination. The Sur Gen.ul referred d
70 the Medical Director The Medical Director re-
ierred ihc case to DR.. Arnirtoug, who, Of course.
reported very tavorably on bis own case ard bad
tAc con claiming patients put in The cunro-h9nsc.
Dr. Armgtung is now i'll charge Of Fal's Church
Hospital bat it Is said much l-irclng il entertained
toward him by the patients for this case Of selfish
government.
CENSUS CLERKS DISMISSED.
In consequence of the failing of Of work ~ The
Census Office the following CLERKS have bcea di-
missed. j. ". Brigden, Pa. {. Il. Mnckee, u. C.;
NJ. Jordan. Va; c. T. Kioe, n. \; J. S'abier
Ind; j. W. Clampitt, ID. G.; II. c. IpPermaii.
u. "A. O. Dougla =. ID. c.; Alteit Rhode, Pa;
II. Haves, Wis; S. w. Williams, Ind; g. 4. BE-
sett, ID. C.; c. +. Rice, n. Y.
DISPOSITION OF THE NEw REGiiitN1s.
As fast as tue new regiments arrive tt,y are q he
stationed about the ci'y and drilled, ssadel, aud
di7Ciplincdup TO proper war footing.
Personal.
Gov. S4ague and Staff, ex-Gov Eeeder O. Penn.
,ylvara. and ex-Gov. Hicks 4 Nnry lind are hay
iDs at Niards.
ARRIVAL or GTY. M'c.LL.
Gen. Net III, captured during the seven days bft
tes before Richmond, arrived al Washington iat
evening having been exchanged for 'he Rebel Gen.
BuCkncr The General il 10 good health, bu tab.
bitterly against the Rebels, ami goes for the ro't
vigorous policy in the power Of TIE Government 20
supprcssng The present insurrectio1, and says Tue
National Government must be m'n.inec even i
the bogus Coufederacy has 30 be Aleruin'ted.
1IiE AGRICULTURAL REPORT.
The Agricultural Report lor tie year 1877 '.,
been published and is about to BE- cist.h-tst IS Che
Agricultural Departments.
ARRIVAL OF PRISONERS.
Last night tlain OF cars arrived irom cuII"Ppci
bf.riro of ,,l.oerife
ere, numbering about loo.
ARREST OF TRAITORS.
TIC steamer Keyport has Brought III euarf .iuli
Gen. liurnsdes Division, La, ~ IA custody Mayor
slaughter aud fourteen other prom cl fels 30 10
Iredt rick'burs, who are charged " b rscTcy aid
ing Sud abeiiing the enemy, and iV,ng theiA IHiOI
nation Of the movements OF the Union army. They
werecoHyeyed immediately to Tie I'd Cal .lal mo-.
Ano,hef batch Of the same dc III ou Of pe;soss
arc expected berc tonight from the ne locality.
CAPTURE or A PNIZi.
Admiral DupOnt has reported 70 tn, Navy J..
paftmeut that on the 4th inst, the s,earoe- Huron
captured the schooner Aquilla while attaupt,pc %
Iun the blockade Of Charleston harbor. She il II
.eveuty-se,en iuns burden ana was .adsn with De .
tween 800 and 100 barles OF turpent.ne, and sgs
bound f5l Nassau, n. z.
TIIY RETURN or DEsEIfERs
Soldiers are daily brought hIther from vgriols
. points ar well ar being returned from tie daefca
T. hospitals where they have been employed during
convalescence in the performance OF hospital dluy,
tor purpose OF reforming the regiments lrelareiory
70 which lucy ars quarlered in the Soldiers RE.
A considerable number of these conveyed 10 this
city are deserters, some Of whom nave been away
All -. oil