Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-24

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WASHINGTON. July 22-There is a very gene
raj mi>ap ptehenslon in regard 20 the act author
ling pa nent in stamps, and to prohibit the cir
culatiOu of notes of less denomination than one
dollar, which Was approved July 18th last I'm
der the provisions of this act, the Secretary of
the Treasury, not the Postmaster General, is di-
rected to furnish postage and other stamps to the
Assistant Treasurer and such designated deposi-
tories of the United States as the former NAV
select, to be exchanged BY them on application
for United States notes from and after the first
DAY of August next Such stamps shall be re-
ceived in payment of all dues 10 the United
States less than five dollars, and shall be received
in exchange for United States notes when pre-
scented in sums not less than FIVE dollars to any
Assistant Treasurer or designated depository Sc
lectei "a aforesaid. Hence. this law does not
make stamps a legal tender. nor does it require
postmasiers To receive them in exchange for
United States notes. Ii is expected that the Sec
rotary will furnish postage 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 postmasters
for the regular postage stamps, besides being re-
deemable by treasury notes by the Assistant
Treasurer, and such designated repositories as
the Secretary of the Treasury may select No
postage stamps can be exchanged at the pos
offices or redeemed by the Treasury Department.
unless furnished through the agencies OF the de-
partment. Postage stamps sold by post
masters are not exchangeable or redeemabie by
them and if such stamps are gummed 10 paste
board or some other paper which sol g or rende
item unfit 10 be received in the payment of post
age, they will be rejected for postage, because
when soied they cannot be distinguished from
stamps which have already been used for postage.
Ii is understood that the postage stamps will in
no case be redeemed by the PoStoffce Depart
ment or the Treasury, ii 80 changed altered
by FASTING on other paper or otherwise as To ren
der them unit for postage uses This is ab>o-
lutely necessary TO prevent frauds Already de-
faced postage stamps are being bought up and
passed at their nominal value. after having the
defacing ink extracted, and being pasted on pa
per to conceal the loss of the gum
A special to the Tribune says:
The current report that high officers had been
summoned here by the President that they might
give their opinions respecting the confscaton
act, and take their choice whether to obey or re-
sign, is simply absurd, and is sufficiently contra
dicted by the fact that the order was published
before the arrival of Gen. Halleck and staff OF
Gen. Burnside.
A scouting party of Indiana cavalry are re-
ported at Fredericksburg to have fallen into an
ambuscade few miles from that place. and only
out Of seventy came back
Forty of Gen Hatch's command are reported
to have been captured by the enemy at Orange
Court House, where they were foraging.
The statement that Gen Hatch had entered
Gordonsville and Charlottesville was founded on
the superstition that he had obeyed orders. He
is much censured for his dsobedience of orders
and is here for the purpose of giving an account
of his dongs.
The rebels, in force, now hold the railroad from
Gordonsvie TO Stanton.
ThSNavy Department has dismissed Professor
". X. Hopkins, Assistant Professor of Philoso
ply at the Annapolis Naval Academy, for bring
ing charges of disloyalty against those connected
with the institution and then refusing to give tes
tmony to substantiate them.
A letter from McClelan's army to the Time:
dated the Doth. says:
Two deserters from the 9th Virginia cavalry
came into camp yesterday They say the mair
force of the rebel army is located on the bluff
near Old Town, on Brunt Hill and on the oppo
site side of the Chickahomny on Gains's Hill
and the estimated rebel force about Richmond
including the troops Beauregard brought from
the West, at 1870 900 men.
The rebels don't anticipate any demonstration
from Us on this side. bur are making preparation
to resist any attack that may be made upon Pc
tersburg or Richmond from the south SHE OF III,
river.