New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-30
Necessity for Prompt and Effective Action
REBEL FAMILIES In WASHINGTON.
The Effect of Gen. POpc's Subsistence Order.
CONSERVATION OF THE REBELS
WASHINGTON. Tuesday. July e. 13c2.
ACTIVITY OF MARYLAND REBELS.

manifested revivng life, have held secret NEE lDgs,
made boastfu prophecies, and threatened Union men.
Some of the newspapers n the lower counties publish
notices of recruiting rendezvous in Virginia O Rebel
regiments, and advertise convenient routes north
ward for deserters from the National army An
organized underground railroad carries deserters
through Prince Georges County by way of Fair
, Haven. Gen. Wadsworth followed up the track OF
is railroad to the houses of two large planters be-
Iona pg to the most arisocratic families in Maryland,
,.nd arrested the proprietors Wm Hill, brother OK
Cler,ern Hill of this city, and one OF the Bowies.
MeasurAs of precaution have been taken in other
directions. an stringent punishment will be promptly
deat ont. if ths Rebel tendencies OF the slavehold-
ora dare 70 take the form Of more open action. ~
taro,.od NAT if Gems. Wadsworth and Wool had
h.e, allowed e,erqescay to follow the dictates Of
,hoiy own iudqmet in all respects, before now axes
would have been aii at more than one Rebel tree in
vsrvl,ns and esta,es belonging 10 leading Rebels,
which +, = made tae duty Of tie President by the
Confscaton act to cze would have passed INTO the
POSSESSION of the Government
Lieutenant Shearer, of the lst Rebel Maryland
REGIMENT. was arrested last week at Hancock and
taken 20 Uagerstown. lie was huely mounted and
mad been recruiting in Washington and Fredenck
counties Tor hreo weeks with Indifferent success as
he said. The Provost Marshal Of liasers.oWn has
arrested several proainent citizens of 'he county
WHO refused TO take the oath Of allegiance 1t bias
been administered 70 large number of persons,
suspected OF Rebel tendencies, many of whom,
hitherto among the loudest in denouncng the Gov
eminent, took !; rather than go 10 Jail.
REBEL FAMILIES ~ WASHINGTON.
a.. ba. atr Z.dN cd
,be Police Board to furnish him with lit of Wash
ington families, suspected OF Rebel tendencies, Is
premature. 1t is true, however, every loyal man IN
Washington has long desired that the Rebel tarea
should be rooted out, and it is probable that the
military authorities will take hold OF the matter be-
fore many days.
ARREST OF FUGITIVE SLAVES.
Marshal I.amon, forgetful of his promise to Gen.
Wadsworth that he would not serve writs under the
Fugitive Slave Law upon any blacks from Virginia,
arrested four to-day with military protection from the
Military Governor, claimed by a master residing at
Leesburg. The negroes say that the claimant was
Rebel in act and is still Rebel at heart. He will
not be allowed to take them to his plantation.
REBEL COMMUNICATIONS WITH rREDERTCKS-
BURG CUT OFF.
Since Capt. Mansfield ceased TO be Provost-Mar.
shall at Fredericksburg, and Gen. Popes orders
designed to prevent intercourse with the enemy
have been carried into effect, the Rebels no longer
receive salt and letters by this route. The capture
Of several nails in the course Of two or three days,
frightened flat branch OF the Rebel PostOiiice De-
nartnent SO much, that liz agents have not made
their appearance since.
THE SUBSISTENCE ORDER.
The soldiers merrily carrying into effect Gen.
Ponies Order No. ). a day or two since squad
c,rtured - wagon loads of hay, few miles from
Fredericksburc and as they drove them through the
streets OF the town, called ont greatly TO the morti-
cation OF tde inhabitants, This is Gen. Pope's
Order No. D.
GOOD NIGHTS WORK.
4 couple of nights ago two companies OF the
Brooklyn 4th and one OF the Harris Ligat Cavalry,
killed eight or ten Rebels captured four more, to.
ge,her with 20 horses.
GEN. FRANKLIN.
Naior.Gen Franklin, whose health is much i'm.
haired has gone to Cape May for few days.
GEN. Mitchell.
Msior.Gen. Mitchell has returned.
THE hon. X. j. WALLER on EMANCIPATION.
Ike Hon. Robt j. Walker publishes bis second
letter to-day, urging the Border States to eXtnguish
Slavery by aeceding to the principle OF the Presi'
dents resolution before those fatal words Ii is too
late" sound the doom of the Republic. The paper
il IN elaborate comparison OF the Slave and FREQ
States in respect to material progress. Maryland
and Massachusetts, are compared in detail and the
conclusion arrived a. is: There ia one invariabe
law. whether we compare all the Slave States with
AL the Free States, small States with small, large
with large, old with old, new with new, retsrding
| I'LL Stat
ting, and differing in degree only"
COUNT GJRoWsKI AND TIE AFRICAN REGIMENT.
Count Gurowski has not yet received authority
from the War Department TO raise an African reBi-
ment in the District, but the loyal blacks OF Mis-
souri, are DESTROYS OF serving under him. one cor
RESPONDENT writes MIN that 400 able-boied hghting
men of African descent are ready. Another olncer
800 more.
THE NEw-YORk COMMITTEE.
z The delegation of the Consolidated COMMITTEE,
consisting OF VIM. Curtis Moves, Chas. a. kIng'
John A. Stevens, VIM. Gould, and VIM. Orion, ar
rived to-day. They dined with Secretary Chase TINS
evening and will have al interview With the Prss'
/ dent tomorrow.
! RESIGNATION or POSTMASTER kAssoN.
| The Hon. John A. K,s-oD, First Assistant fos''
General, having been nominated for Congress
by the Republicans OF the Fifth District iowaI' "A'
rendered his resignation First Assistant foS''''"''
ter-Genea.
EXCHANGE OF REBEL PRISONERS.
All the Rebel prisoners in the old Caption "0o'
90 in number, will be released tomorrow a""
TRANSPORTED TO Fortress Monroe for exchange
PRISONERS FROM FREDERICKSBURG
About an equal number OF persons ,n''uei"s
Rebel prisoners, and deserers ana s'i'Ss''' ''o'