The New York herald., 1862-10-13
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
WAsUlyCroS. Oct

WASHINGTON, Oct IL, 1907.
CAPTURE or AN MroRTAST LETTER FROM BsAURE-
GARD TO BRAxT0N BRAGG.
The government has come into possession of an i'm
porant confidential letter written by General Beaurcgard
to General Braxton Bragg. IL contains very full crt
upon the campaign and presents careful survey Of
the and prospects OF the rebels and an expana
on their programme. without stating precisely the
amount Of the rebel indicates very clearly that
their armies much larger than the federal authorities
have heretofore believed. The letter will probably he
given 10 the public, and will furnish very salutsry
comment upon the conduct Of the Governors Of the
loyal States who have been delaying the exc
cu,ion Of the draft ordered by the President Of
the United states, and will show that either this
delay has been for the purpose Of keeping the
home TO operate in the coming elections, 10 embarrass
the military operations OF the
the ultimate adoption Of the radical programme
yertng war into for tue abolition of slavery The
Of the government and VI the people AZ large
have been really much damaged by tn. failure to place
the field promptly the whole the hundred thousand
men called for the President.
THE EXCHANGE or PRISONERS.
The War pe has just another genera
Order containing list OF the officers the Cnted states
who have been exchanged as prisoners Of war for
prisoners taken ia against the United Sc ates also
statement showing that there delivered to Leuen-
40 and to the officer and the place, Sep,
tember a. 334 Texas exchange, FIRST Third aud Eighth
United states Infantry. 52. New Mexico exchange 557;
shiloh prisoners 600 Gainesville prisoners, delivered TO
Maj Iivngsto september l, $40 Gainesville prisoners
delivered III Nucke. August 90. 2l the tota'
number oil exchanges to be- Offset, the delivery OF
rebel prisoners At vckstJg, i 1o,36s The OF
cers exchanged according 20 this order embrace seven
coionels ten colonies, seven MAJORS,
ythrcc captains, sixty eight drst ilcuicndnis sixty
six second licutenants naval and other oilers
ere exchanged but specific equivalent mentioned.
PROPOSED HroRa ASizArioS OF TBr UNION CAVALRY.
The government has under consideration the ques
Of rcorganzing the ca,aly or the service wbch
Is seriously suffering from various causes. Many Of
horses OF which comparatively Few gocd FOR much
when purchased have been killed used NJ by
hard usage from Incn ridng under ON.
GERS ignorant themselves u Is proposed IN some
quarters stimulate the solder TO take better care o his
horse by making II irs property, with the snder
stand ing another shall be given him in the iirst
be killed In battle but not he dies Of bad usage. The
excellence OF the rebel cavalry, which almost all the
horses are wned by their riders urged in supri o.
this plan.
THE RECENT BATTLES IN THE WEST.
Dispatches received from the most reliable Ia
the West give assurance tina, the general statements
hitherto made in regard 10 the recent tho West
win be fully BY the facts when they made
known.
THE rNprAS WAR AT An END.
Secretary Stanton received despatch yesterday from
the Northwest stating that several hundred hostile Sioux
have surrendered themselves sad pat Of The ring.
leaders robbery and murder being executed The
COMMISSIONER Of Iudisn Aaars thinks thas summary and
punishment s needed not only vut o Justice Tor
past atrocities but substantial secarty for god be-
hsvior hereafter lie considers that tho s substan.
TALLY At an end Thousand warriors have come Into
one camp. General and the gentsmen who acccmpa
med him rroa tins cty son his tour 10 make
treaties with the indians upon the isss River Of tbs Nt,
say that tho State troops of Minnesota suacicn. 70
crush ont lie sioux but General Pope thnks-lierentfy
Accordingly hc has called he government Cor ton thoa
ssnd men to-day receives proposals tor rat'ons 70
feed large army tor siN month"; campaign These
proposals win 90 high agure, and following custom
uron frontier tho articles via lie Sold Cor song when
II shalt bc Iound that they win not be needed.
LECTURES nv pR. onANNISg.
Dr. William y. Channng commemorate SERIES OF lectures
il Wizards Hail. in this city, this evening. the Of
the cuurch Of the society which he prcses having
b,ec sccerisd sy She government a. hospital H's ds