The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-07-09
rRoM WASHINGTON
srrCIAl TO rRlBrSr.

+ wAsEISoroN. July THE treasury note
! bill agreed TO by the Conference Committee
aud passed by ~enate. a. a compromise be.
tween TIC Two Houses. Thirty. five million
dollars are to be issued ia small notes and
the amount 20 be reserved for the purpose OF
securing rayment OF temporary deposits Is
TO be 50 million instead of Is million. ~
fixed by Senate. leaving the issue for circu-
lation At 100 Million esf
Col J II. II. Ward. announced among the
killed in the Tribune of Mondsy. VAS alive
and well Thursday ~
Maj. Stone of Ind. aud Capt. Morey OF
Illinois. and Colonel of the U :. captured
at Pittsbarg Landing and who were released
on two months parole by Gen Reauregard
tn come 20 Washington and arrange. If poss-
ible, Tor a general exchange Of prisoners
have entirely failed. and we're TO return on
Monday going via. Fort Monree. 20. resume
their places In rebel prisons. The friends
Of Mai. Stone gave that gentleman patri-
otto banquet at CLAWS Hotel. ON Friday ey.
ening.
IA army letter To the Herald says. rebel
prisoners say long before tho evacuation OF
Corinth, troops from Beauregards army be
Gan ia arrive at Richmond and continued TO
arrive steady until the event took place, by
which time $4,000 had arrived and subse-
qsentto the evacuation o 900 more arrived
from Cosinth. and those $4,000 are the iiow.
or Of Bragregard's army. The whole num-
Der Of troops az Richmond amounts TO 900,
600.
Gen. Lee has chief command and Beaure-
gard, Johnston and Jackson we're command
ers OF corps under him.
Ia regard to the report OF Jaeksons death
IL leads me TO think Il 4 a mere rise. ! m
fer from what these officers say that the
eight forts or earthworks on the northeAs, Of
Richmond, arc not of any great strength,
they rely mainly for the defence of the city
upon the distractions and batteries in James
river and upon the fightmg of their troops
They declare that il is an utter impossibilty
for the Union army to take Richmond either
BY land OF water; by land on account of the
number of trcops aud by water On. account
the defences OF lanes river Of the htt3r,
Fort Darling i only one BESIDES this Fort,
three iron batteries have also been construct.
ed mounted with heavy guns and casemated
for protection Of the gunners; there also two
submerged iron batteries. each ore contain
ing FIVE tons Of powder connected with the
iron laid batteries BY wires, and so arranged
as to explode at any desired instant. A. re.
CARDS the DISTINCTIONS sunk and driven into
the bed of che river: they are such that it
will require a vast amount of time and la
Dor 10 remove: that can never be done M
der the Gre of their guns. and no vessel can
pass while they remAin. .1I[%tA
The Star says distinguished officer Of the
army Of Potomac was in Washington. this
morning. Ills opportunity for learning the
extent Of the enemy's damage In the seven
days battles, were better than any other
Union officer He estimates that they lost in
killed. wounded, &C. the immense number
Of -, 600 men, or. in other words. their loss
Was quite half their whole army in and about
Richmond.
Their refuse fofeceise flags Of truce from
Gen. Mcclellan. conveying inquiries rciAtiv o
% Union officer Tai otheFs believed TO be
wounded and prisoners
The prssiden. nemi aate,i y. NE Senate
Gems Heinfxlcman. sumner KEYS. and F.tx
John Porter. to DC Brevct Bgigadier Generals
in the Regular army. and Major Generals II
Volunteers, Cor gallant conduct IN the field
The LynohbaSs, Virgins, Repashcan, 81
The 9,th aii. say 1t rss currently reported
here, SATURDAY, That BeauTegsrd had been
suspended from lis conmsnd Of he Amy
OF he West The cfusc J. ao' known II
The report IS fuae 4 \ III c1pae a storm ~yos.
the heal at he presitere ~Akhise ~iusin.l
il difficult 20 alisy We sincerely trust there
i no foundation Tor The report.
There i nothing new from the army OF
the fcsorae- We arc assured by tseu Nc
C'ei,<n, 81 the excellent spiri,s Of the men.
Al 49, qniei up to o'clock n. 70 dsv.