New-York daily tribune., 1862-10-08

n.'"'"S' 'ursody, Oct
REPORTS BY REBRL DEsERTER.
A deserer from the % Virginia Cavalry VI
came within Gen. Sigels lines to-day, says tba, d.
brigade commanded by Gen. MuDsord, to which X.
regiment wss a,tacbsd, is stationed between Va,
renton and the Springs. There are three diyi,;o,.
at Culpepper Court-iIouse, commanded by Gen
Cusiavus W. Smith, two of which are conlpo,.d :,
new troofs. There is large force at Gordonsyiu.
This desener was with tie rebels in MarylaDa
where be heard officers say that their loss was g.
coo, 5000 in killed and wounded, the esdus
prisoners and dsscrters. He says Lees army |,
growing every day the old regiments being ila
by conscripts. He confirms previous statements "a
the effect that the rebels were whipped at Mausss,
on Friday, aud tina, Jackson was whipped on S4.sr.
day by our right wing, while Longstreet wa va.
gushing our left.
REPORTS FROM RICHMOND.
An Englisbman who left Richmond weeka,,
and arrived Lere last night, brings inforIuaiou,
which some is new and sil s regarded ss trus.ws.
thy. He has been in prison since the LIST Of July
when he was arrested as he was attempting to coma
North. After frequent application through counsel
he finally secured an unconditional release and wa
about q week at large in Richmond before comm,
North. During his Imprisonment he wasa sn,
confined with DR.. Rucker, who is charged with lsv.
ing ncted as guide and spy for the Union force. /,
Western Virgins. The Rebels afierward put D.,
Rgcker into cell three and half feet high, BY sy,
feet long where he still is. lie is mserably fed. %
what will just support lie. That lie my Lot XII
himself, guard is kept constantly watching hin.
Onr Engishman was on board the Nerrimac No. (?
last Friday. He says that she will not be ready fx
service Tor six week. One of her engines bad TO,
small a screw, which had to be replaced. sh.a
plsted with railroad iron six inches Thick She sn
carry egnt guns, for which she has eight porthos
and two pivot guns, at stem and stern for eschd
which she has three poitbclea. She ia sharp a. bci
ends, and has a sharp ram q, the bows Thi, ra.
ugee says that there are very few soldiers at Ria.
mond almost all hitherto there having been sa
forward to Gen. Lee. Even some who were sw.i.
ing trial for forging musterrols, and for other L.
grading oiieDses, and others who were imprisola
for repeated d=sel,ions had been hurried to swd
the ranks OF the Rebel Potomac army. Tbs E,
glishmsn thinks that Northern General who shSsi
capture Richmond would be welcomed By nessy
two.tbirds Of the citizens. He says ii is the lsrg
negro owners and negro dealers who are hearilyAs
the rebellion. a half moon of fortiicatOu ar
round Richmond at thu distance on the average, Il
half mile from the city. These WORKS are 20, re-.
ularly mounted with guns a few only, and tbos, Il
inferior caliber, are in position at long interysa
Citizens and negroes are, However, now lsboiy
with great energy in erecting second line Of worn
FIVE miles out from the city. Whoever ia vrgins,
uses tie word Rebel" ia speaking Of an inhallAu.
Of the Confederate States, suffers SIX months G'
pr.5onneut AZ hard labor. An EDsisl.boTn cllEsl
was so punished few months ago. Mr. Cri1lam,
the British Consul in Canada and bis substitute, The
acting Consul, is in sympathy with the South haI'
INK been interested u heavy contracts for the no.
talon Of supplies contraband Of war. He is mE'a
complained OF by British subjects for noi pro.s'r,
their riclrs when they conflict with Rebel Interest,"
COTTON SEED SENT TO BRAZIL
At the reouest Of the i azian Minister, tie De-
partneni Of Agriculture las sent TO his GovernEel
three sacks Of seed OF North Carolina cotton Troper
and three OF Mexican cotton domesticsied in Noii
Carolina. Brazil has promised to reciprocaie "
sending rare seeds here. Valuable additions nsy'
bee n made TO the library Of the Department Of AsH
culture by purchases in Boston, among them sone
old and curious works on agriculture and honfl
ture.
A GOVERNMENT CLERK SUSPECTED OF Dis
LOYALTY.
There is now $500 clerk in TIE Tres'a'I
Department First Auditors Office, who holes aai
exhibits secretly Captains commission in the hs's'
army which he has received from JET. DAVE o"
retary of War. II came some weeks ago y ~
hands OF a Soltherncr, who got through tue h'e'
and who also brought three similar coI1S
sious, one 10 a coal dealer here one to " gs'a''
man, SO called. and one TO another clerk. The wv
latter have, it il sad accepted Their conluSV"
and gone South. The fist, with Ii. sl,oOl el'''
above mentioned, still holds the matter under ou
alteration. lhe hating clerk has large pT'l'''
interests in the South.
ILLNESS OF GEN. LEE.
1t positively ascertained that Gen Lee En-.
i'll near Winchester. being still unable to noun
horse. He was wounded in the battle OF A'''''-
by ball which passed through hand i'' NJ ,1
becoming unmanagabe, threw hini' ""'-
upou the other hand and broke bone.
THE PRACTICE OF sTRAGoliN0' H..
Gen. Halleck has determined 10 put a s''P W..
practice of struggling, unhappily becoming IN n,
mon in tho Armies OF the East. Stragsss ""'
and treated as deserters.
LAND SURVEYS IN COLORADO, IA,
The Commissioner Of the General Lahd.o..s
received the plats and field notes Of the
survey. of townships and 5 $. H. oS W., AM a,s,ra
S. T.. 90 W., in Colorado Territory. lhe DO' n"y,r
rortiou T. IS. r. % W. rclude' part O' p'A -,
Civ and Auuris tracts. The bottoms a0Ds S.rb
Platte River, which runs from sou'u s.,n, one.
through townships and 5. X. Us W. ."S al
fourth to one and bale mile in WIDTH a4a r,s..
claimed by settlers The soil is first rae sloag