The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-24

afternoon Report.
ashington, July 22.

| Washington, July 22.
There is very general misapprehcn-
zion with regard to the act authorizing
the payment in stamps and to prohibit
the circulation of notes of less denemlna
ton than one dollar, which was approved
July 18th last. Under the provisions OF
this act, the Secretary of the Treasury,
and not the Post Master General, is
directed to furnish postage and other
stamps to the Assistant Treasury, and
such designated repositories OF the Uni
ted States as well as the former. may
select to be exchanged by them on appli.
cation for United States notes. From
and after the first day of August next,
such stamps rhall be received in payment
of all dues to the United States, less
than FIVE dollars. and shall be received in
exchange for United States notes when
presented in sums not exceeding less than
five dollars, 10 any Assistant Treasurer or
designated depository selected as afore-
said, hence this law does not make stamps
legal tender, nor does it require Post
Masters to receive them in exchange
for United States notes. 1t is ex-
p.cted that the Secretary will furnish
postage stamps to be used as circulating
medium, under the law In such form,
that they cannot be attached to letters or
other mailable matter, such stamps will
be exchanged by Post Masters for the
regular postage stamps, besides being re-
deemable by Treasury notes by Assistant
Treasurers and such designated deposi
tories as the Secretary Of the Treasury
may select. No postage stamps can be
exchanged at Post Offices: or redeemed by
the Treasury Department, unless furnish
ed through the agencies OF the Depart
ment. Postage stamps now sold by
Post Masters are not exchangeabis by
them and if such stamps are gummed TO
pssteboard or some other paper which
soils or renders them unfit to be used in
the payment of postage, they will be re-
looted for postage, because when SO so'led
they cannot be distinguished from stamps
which have already been used for postage.
1t is understood that the postage stamps
will is no case be redeemed BY the Post
Office Department or Treasury Depart
ment, if so changed or altered by FASTING
on other paper or otherwise as to render
them unfit Tor postage use. This is abso-
uteIy necessary to prevent frauds Al
ready detaeed postage stamps are being
bought up and passed at their nominal
value after having the defacing ink ex-
tracted and being pasted on paper TO con-
ceal the loes Of the gum.
Especial to the Tribune.
The current report is thafhigh officers
have been summoned here by the Presi-
dent, that they might give their opinions
respecting the contiscation act, and take
their choice whether to obey or resign, is
simply absurd, and is sufficiently contra
dicted by the fact that the order was
: published before the arrival of Gen Hal.
3 leck and staff or Gen Burnside.
t A scouting party of Indiana cavalry arc
: reported at Fredericksburg to have fallen
into ambuscade few miles from tina,
place, and only 10 out of 10 came back to
camp. Forty men of Gen. Hatch's are
, reported to have been captured By the
enemy at Orange Court House, where
: they were foraging. The statement tina,
Gen. Hatch had entered Gordonsville and
Charlottesville, was founded on the sup.
t position that be had obeycd orders. HI
: 10 much censurcd for disobed' cnce Of or
/ ders, and is here to give an account Of
his doings. The rebels in force now
hold the Rail Road from Gordonsvili6 X
Staunton.
: The Navy Department has dismissed
+ Prof. Wm. r. Hopkins, Assistant Profes
!, sor Of Philosophy; at the Annapoli'
Naval Academy. He brought charges o.
), disloyalty against those connected will
y the institution. and then refused togivt
J testimony to substantiate them.
n A letter from McClelan's army to tn,
0 Times dated the goth says, two deserter
from the 9th Virginia cavalry came int
camp yesterday. They say the main fore,
= Of the army is located on the bluff nea
0 old Tavern on Trent Hill, on the oppo
n site side Of tho Chickahominy on Gain
Hill. They estimate the rebel fore
: about Richmond including the troop
Beauregard brought from the West .
e 10000 men. The rebels do not antici
IT pate any demonstrations from us on thi
"a side Of James River, but are making pre-
!, parations to resist any attack that ma
be made upon Petersburg or Richmon
y from the south side Of the river
Preparations Ter the Extirpatisn .
n GneFrillas.
nj c. Ionic Tulv %