The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-09-05
Of the New York Herald.

Correspondence Of the New York Herald. Hf Et
. WASHINGTON, August %, 1862.
THE RESIGNATION OF GEN. PHELPS ACCEPTED.
understand that the resignation of Gen.
Phelps was accepted Immediately on its re-.
ceipt, and that it was the intention of the
government to have recalled him had he not
resigned. -sra--F ---o
THE ABsRNTEEs FROM THE ARMY OF THR
crttf POTOMAC.
Some time since this correspondence
stated that it was matter of official con,
versation that the Army of the Potomac
had been seriously weakened or reduced in
numbers by the wrongful and sometimes cor
rupt giving of certificates of disability to
soldiers by army surgeons. 1t seems that
between thirty and forty thousand men ard
officers were absent on sick leave at the date
of the series OF great battles before Rich
mond. This number exceeded by several
thousand all our losses in killed, wounded
and missing, and it is not doubted that the
mass of the absentees were 10 reality as ht
Tor duty as tens of thousands who fought
desperately for a long week to save the
Army of the Potomac from humiliation.
Hence the system of checks upon surgeons
which has been recently adopted at the War
Department to put stop to the Ubiquitous
system of granting sick leave, whereby the
efficiency OF our armies has been to con-
siderable extent parayzed.
THE NAVY GROG RATION.
The main reason OF the legislation of Com
gress stopping tie grog ration 10 the navy
was the fact that the service has suffered
badly during the past year by the intem-
perance CT officers, most OF whom are ap-
pointees since the commencement of the
current war. One hundred and seventy-one
officers have been dismissed On account of
intemperance within year. and nearly as
many more have been obliged to leave the
service for causes that are traceable to in~
temperance. 1t is argued that as the hard
ships OF the seamen on board steamers, &C.,
are not comparable to what they were on
board sailing vessels, there is 60 longer the
need of stimulants that formerly existed
THE ENLIsTMENTS IN THE BORDER STATES.
The industriously circulated reports that
the Border States have filled their quota
under the first call, and that no draft will
be necessary in them, are entirely inbound
ed. Kentucky has not raised single in.
fantry, and but seven or eight cavalry regi.
ments.
1t is impossible to say how much Missou-
ri has done, since the returns are exceeding
u incomplete, but it is believed that she is
tar from having raised the number assigned
her.
1t is unlikely, however, that there will be
any draft 10 either OF those two States, for
obvious reasons. Troops will be drafted 10
Delaware, Maryland, aud Western Virgin.
la, without doubt.
THE NEW CURRENCY.
The supply both OF the small Treasury
Notes and the Postage currency is ridicu-
lously below the demand. Of the ones and
twos, the department received SIS 900 worth
the first day, $4,000 the second day, and
$4,000 today, making in oil $4,000 10
three days. Of the postage currency. S..
600 of the twenty fves and ftties were res
ceived and paid out today, and 81 600 OF
tens. Ten dollars worth OF the small notes
and postage currency have been purchased
as specimens, for shipments to England.