The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-08-06

"eoEo'"ooVssuDtneC Couxt0Sy OF Capt. Hatch.
Of the Blreau Of Kxehasss, for . copy Of the
New York World, Of the "a Inst The usual ex.
change OF Ales has not been commenced A
yet BY the U. g. Connlssioner, Col. Meredith,
who takes the place Of Col. Ludlow.
rHs Asnr o. 1He Po7oxar-A 1roHr A.D p,..
c VERY OF q - Lass POSITION
The World esys that the rseonuo,zsar. "a
nads on Friday BY General Boford's cavalry
Aeross the RapPshannoek resulted in shsrp
f9hi, with considerable lces On beth sides Tho
whsrsabouts Of the rebsl army wers found 10
be between the Rspidan and the Rappahsn
nook, with Less headquarters at Stevens.
burg, four miles from Colpsper. The Confed-
crates have . very strong PICKET Ina across
the Rappahannock, bus do not seem to be in
any considerable force as FIR up a. Fssdsricks.
kasg. Ths following dispasca from Washing
ton, Augns. %, gives m account Of the recon.
7lc isexncs:
General Buford's cavalry, artillery, and q
supporting infantry force, yesterday crossed
the X Rsppahannoek As the railroad atstion.-
Taenee with his cavalry and artillery he pro-
sseded toward Cn!eepsr, driving stuars's cav.
fxntry and artillery, and fierce fight ensaed,
lasting until dark, when he Withdrew to q
strong position cas-. Of Brandy Station. The
losses OF. both e:dss was considerable This
Reconnaissance confirms the concentration of
Lees forces near Culpspsr, and indicates that
his present bsadQuarters ara ut S.sgensburg,
ioHr miles southeast Of Cnipaper.
The twenty nine futIsr wa2ons car.urea
near Fairfax Thursdsy nisht>by Mosby snd
lis band wsse rseaptured, with all their con
tents, Friday morning, near Ald!s, by the I'd
Massachusetts cavalry. A skirEish ensuad
between the gussil!as aud ouE advance guard,
hat On the spproaeh Of tts main body Mosby
fed, closely pursued by thP cavalry. Several
ofths enemy are reported killed and wounded
but no report has been received Of the rssul;
ofthe ruFsnit. This morning detachment Of
our cavalry killed two AND captured two
oshers Of Mosby's band near New Baltimore,
aud were engaged in ferTetiny out others--
Yesterday and to day the weather has been
by Ear the hottest Of the season. All Tu;st to.
night.
Another dispatch says:
The rebel forces are still between the Rar.
idan and the Rsppabannock, and have made
10 movement eastward. 1t 80 not true that
our forces occupy the city Of Fredericksburg.
The weather haa beon intensely hot where the
army is stationed during the past two days.
Lieus Col. Lowell, Of the Second Msssachu-
setts regiment, has recsptured all prisoners,
wagons, supplies, &c, taken by Mosby's
gusri!las at Fairfax ON Thursday night. Tne
rebel escape was cut of, and for the drst time
Siosby has been tn hwarted in his bold and des-
p-ra.e raids. The valns of the goode, horses,
Sc, reeaptured, which mostly belonged to
utlers, is estimated ag $l5O,0t'0.
PROTECTION TO NEGRO soLDIERs-RETATIA-
Tios.
a telegram from Washington gives the fol.
lowing official order of lincoln on the snbiec.
Of negro soIdisEs in the Yankee army aud
their treatment.
WAR DKr'r, ADJ -GESERAL's OFFICE
Washington, Jaly 81.
General Order No. 232
lished for tho Information and government of
ali concerned:
ExECrTivE MAk;flgs. Z
Washington, July 80
y. e u--r-~a nEucus I'll give
prote elton 10 its citizens, of whatever clasa,
color, or condition, ana especially 70 those who
are dnly crean;zsd a. soldiers in the public
service, TIE law of nations, and the usages
and cuetoms of war, as carried on by civilized
powers, permit no distinction as to color in
ihe treatment Of prisoners of war as public
enemies. To sell or enslave any captured person
on accon Ut of is color and for no offence against
the laws of war, is 8 relapse into barbarian,
and q crime against tie civiliza.ioA Of Tho
age. The Government Of the United States
Will give tho sane protection to ail is soldiers,
and Il the suemy shall sell or enslave any ons
because of his color, the offence shall be pan-
ished by retaliation upon the enemys prison
era ie our possession. 1t il therefore ordered,
that for every soldier Of the United Statss
kliled in violation Of tho laws Of war, rebel
soldisr ehall be executed; and for every one
euslsved by the enemy, or sold into slavery,
. rebel soldier ehall bs placed at hard labor on
tho public works, and continne at sach labor
rnti! the other ehall be released, and receive
tho treatment eus to prisoner Of war
ABRaHAM LINCOLN.
By order of the Secretary of War;
L d. TowEsEND,
Assissant Adj General.