Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-08-19
From washingron.
Washington. Aug. ID.


One of the most important military
movements made since the war c,mmenced
is now 10 pr bgreFs. hut IL is not sufieiently
ccnsummated to permit its publicity, thu
but short time will elapse before it con
be made public. IL j. regarded as most
mastery s,rke. and cannnt but resu.t III
tie downfall OF Richmuni more steediiy
than is generally imagined
Some Of the Governors are communicat-
ing with the authorities for an extepsiou
OF time for drafting. hut with no result MS
yet Tie fact that filing up all old regi-
uients by the States d"ducts n prpportiln-
ate number 10 the draft is received with
much sausfactiIn. Maine drslres tn put
in her surplus in lieu of drafting, as we'll
a. Massehns' It's
General Hsllsck's reply to the Insulting
naturalization Of the rebel General Lee
ii end all the controversy about the re-
ia lat ~ order # Il D4vis.
| Al the wpundrd have been received
from Culperper. and rlace1 ia the bospi-
| tails in the District, where they are being
well cared FER.
Washington, Aug. 49,
| A long correspondence j. published be-
tween General Haiieck OF the United States
1 \.
ate army. fne latter ,rquires intn the
| facts of The hnnsing of MuInford at New
| 0tlests, and O@sn in Missouri: al.n the
| Imprisppmens of Confederate cirizens for
! refusing to take The oath of allegiance T.
| the United States alsn regardirg Hunters
arrning tbs slaves against their masters in
| South Csr,'iina. and Gen. Phelps. at New
! Orleans also as ta Gen Fitch. who Is re
ported To have murdered two peaceful c,ti
gene because. Oh his men invading ''uur
/ cquntry," ore 0f them WAS killed by an
| unknown person while defenoiog his home.
| lie threatens retsliatinn, and saws lie is
authorized Wy President Davis to say
I that, II answer to the inquiries are not re-
ceiyed in fifteen DAYS from the delivery If
the letter, it vii be assumed that the al
/ legsd facts are true, and are sanctioned BY
! the United States. L. such an event, on
that government will rest the retaitnry
measures which shall be adopted to put
an end to the merciiess atrOciiie- which
now eharsct.xe the war against tina Con.
federate States. h
Gen. HallPck saws that the government
is not Officially inform d of the iacts re.
garding Momford and Owens; that no NJ
! has been lorred to take the oath uf aliegi.
ancr, tut that when persbns taFe aud break
| 1t they will be dealt with "a ordered that
no threats uf retaliation will de'er thrs gov.
ernment from what is rigat AID according
to the rules ct modern warfare. Regard.
ing the two last cummuDicatiurs of Lee
Gen 1nlleck says 10 him, Your lar gnagp
is so Insulting to the government that de.
i cline to receive them, and they are her..
with returned"
Washington. Aug 10.
! A camp of instruction for Fl fty thousand
men has been established near Washing
| ten.
Over three hundred army officers have
! been stricken fran the Rolls under the late
| stringeut orders.
! Equipments for scven additional regi-
meHts from Iowa have to-day been obtain
Ell, aud arrangements have been concluded
So thar draft will be nude IN that State
on the e3d.
The alleged letter from H. George E
Badger, II North Car Ina, To Hon Alive
Ely, so extensively copied IN the losa
States, ID ~ forgery.
! The Treasury Department to-day receiv.
ed from the engravers The first insiallmen
ct the postal currency, a.d will ,s Ne tn n
next Tuesday.
The Commissioner pf Intern Revenue,
has prepared u form of n bpnk t. be- KEEP
~ distiliers and brewers, WHICH will bt
FURNISHED {" parties IN aupbcatiop.
= neiS C1rcurap and Wilcox, LiPuten-
ante l'nel B,wmsn aud Major Vudge,
arrived this morning, ACCOMPANIED by Ad,
jutant General Thomas lionel Curcuran
IN response to d call. expressed his arden
wish thar this wicked reLuln II should be-
speedily crushed. lie was ready u takC
any position to serve his country. At at
otnsr time he would take opportunity Il
say few words to his fellow citiz. rs.
Hon Alfred Ely has been selected t.
make the welcome speech. and the ole
Sixty ninth are rrderedt to Washington t.
be present at the reception.
The Navy Department has received par
t'cu airs "f the capture of the steamer Co
iumbia by the Santiago de Cuba, rs mile,
from ADaca. She left Nassau the da,
preEi US. under BriIisb culn's, but no reg
lSter. loaded with mnn'tions of wal. SAT-
Is an iron propeller. rrnha " intended ior
Confederate gunhoar. Sne had aboarc
Charleston, Savannah, and BabamG nj
lis.