Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-09-08
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-When the train of
wounded from the late battle field reached
Alexandria last night, they were halted at the
camp of the Both Massachusetts, regiment, and
every man, four hundred in number, was gem
erously provided with hot coffee and bread,
which was gratefully appreciated by the
wounded, who had ridden through the hot sun
and dust distance of over thirty miles.
The war department has issued an order
concerning supplies to the drafted militia
The camps of rendezvous in the different
states will be supplied by the United States
quartermaster as follows: The camps in
Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts by
Capt. McKim, assistant quartermaster from
Boston; the camps in Vermont, Connecticut,
Rhode Island, New York, and part of New
Jersey, by Col Vinton, deputy quartermaster
general, from New York; the camps in Penn
sylvania, Delaware and part of New York, by
Col. Crosman, deputy quartermaster general
from Philadelphia; the camps near Harris
burg will be supplied by acquisitions upon
Capt. L. G. Wilson, assistant quartermaster
at Harrisburg; the camps near Pittsburg by
Mai. A. Montgomery, quartermaster United
States army, from Pittsburg; the camps in
Ohio by Capt. j. II. Dickson, assistant quar-
termaster from Cincinnati; the camps in Indi-
ana by Capt. James A. Ekin, assistant quarter
master, from Indianapolis; the camps in Illi
nois and Wisconsin by Capt. j .APotter, assist
tquartermaster from Chicago the camps in
Kentucky by Col. Thomas, assistant quarter
master from Louisville; the camps in Michi-
gan by Capt. G. w. Lee, assistant quartermas-
ter from Detroit; the camps in Iowa by Capt.
II. B. Bendershat, 2nd artillery, from St.
Paul; the camps near st. Louis will bo sup
piled by Maj. Robert Allen chief quartermas-
ter of the department of the Mississippi.
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT GENERALS
OFFICE, WASHINGTON, Sept 6.-The follow
ing named officers, by direction of the presi-
dent, are dismissed from the service of the
United States for being absent without proper
leave, from their respective commands, while
the armies to which they belonged were fight
ing the enemy in the field Capt. Thornton
Smith, assistant quartermaster of volunteers;
Lieut.. John Simpson, goth Pennsylvania vol
unteers; Lieut.. j. II. Harrison, Goth New
York volunteers; surgeon Edward B. Dalton,
36th New York volunteers; Capt L. Valen-
tine, aid-de-camp; Capt Patten, sd Ohio;
Major G. C. Austin, 10th Pennsylvania vol
vnteers Capt, John j. Sperry, l06th Penn
sylvania Lieut.. VIM. Warren, 9Sth New
New York; Lieut.. r. p Crawford, aid-de-
camp. l.. THOMAS, adjutant general.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, Sept T.
To U. S. marShaIS. military cOnlmGndantS,
Pro0oSt mGrshals, police officers, SherifS, &c.
The quota of volunteers and the enrolment
OF militia having been completed in the sew
eral states, the necessity for stringent en-
Iorcement OF the orders of the war depart
ment IN respect to volunteering and drafting,
no longer exists. Arrests for violation of
these orders and for disloyal practices. will
hereafter be made only uron my express war
rant, or by direction of the military command
err or governor OF the state in which sucb ar
rests may be made; and the restrictions unon
travel imposed by these orders are rescindad
L. c. TURNER, judge advocate.
The Washington Star of this evening Save
eve hear that Acquia Creek has been on.
tirely evacuated by our forces, everything be-
ing brought away from there that could mos.
sibly be of use to the United States. We
take it for granted that the temporary build
ings, railroad buildings, &C., constructed for
our military purposes at that point, have been
rendered useless to the enemy. The Star al
so says, we learn that the regiments of new
troops are now in process of being brigaded
with old regiments, by which means they will
he effective soldiers much sooner than il 9th
erwise brigaded"
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-The arrest ofstrag-
cling officers continues daily. In the last AZ
hours several hundreds have been secured
and taken before the provost marshal in dis
grace and sent to their respective regiments
under arrest.
A person just arrived from Fredericksburg,
states that on Monday, after the evacuation Of
the Union forces there, many of the inhabi-
tants of Fredericksburg, who ba purchased