New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-31
FROM WASHINGTON.
spss,.i Di,ps,eh to The N. Y. Trbuna

WAsHIsarON, Thursday, July 80 1863.
THE SALE OF CONFIsCATED PROPERTY.
The United States District Court has made 6
further decision in regard TO property seized snt
cold under the Con6scation act, to the effect thai
such property is to be sold without reference to the
claims of creditors of the parties whose estates
were taken, that the Court would put the purchrs
or IN possession and the creditors should look to the
proceeds Of the sales.
SESSIONS OF A COURT-MARTIAL DISCONTINUED
Cen. Meredith having been appointed Commis.
sioper for the Exchange of Prisoners, a vacancy
occurs in the court-martial Of which Mai. Gen.
Hitchcock 10 President, and Gen. Meredith mem.
Der. The Court, therefore, has discontinued its
sessions until the vacancy is filled.
NATIONAL BANKING.
Authority to commence banking operations has
been given to the First National Bank of Strasburg,
Pa. Capital $4,000.
THE COPPERHEAD CONSPIRACY IN NETWORK.
Letters have been received here by officials from
parties in Northern New-York, in which ttill fur
ther disclosures are made respecting the conspiracy
OF the Copperhesds in that State to resist the draft
Attempts were made in several cases to obtain pos
eession Of arms but the consprators were foied by
the prompt action of loyal citizens.
PEACE PROJECTS.
New York spectators aud traitors continue sg-
tsting the peace projects their last lie being that
JEFF Davis has had overtares for a compromise and
forwarded them to President Lincoln through MAJ
Gen. Banks.
VEGETABLES FROM FREEDMEN.
The several camps Of freedmen beyond Arlington
Nights are now supplying fresh vegetables to Wash
ington Hospitals The number Of freedmen on the
deserted Rebel plantations are follows Camp
Springdale. 800; Camp Todd, go; Camp Rucker,
l05i Camp WsdswOrth, l7S; Camp Beckwith, ~
Total. ss5. These plantations are all under charge
Of Dr. Nichols, formerly Superintendent Of the con.
trabsnd camp.
ARRIVAL OF REBEL PRISONERS.
Prisoners continue arriving in fmall lots consigned
to Capt Todd,j Provost Marshal, who consigns
them to the old Capitol. They mostly strsg-
glers, picked up in the Of Lees srmy, and
many OF them express q strong prejudice against
Sighting again.
vALLANDIGHAM A PILOT FOR MORGAN.
1t is believed by officials here that Vsllandigham
furnished Morgan with information aud plans for
his late raid. The route was carefully chosen
through the sections where the Vsllandiugbamites
were known 10 be strongest, but inasmueh as Nor
gan appropriated the horses of his Copperbead
friends well as those Of Union residents be failed
70 produce that uprising or TO receive the sympathy
which had been promised and expected.
THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON.
The TRIBUNE did not state as TIE Tunes quotes,
shat Gen. GllImores losses in the recen. engage
merts were one.hrd of his whole force. The state
pept or sinally made is correct. 1t is understood
that the President is not only hopeful but confident
a. TO the success Of the operations against the fors
in Charleston Harbor and expresses himself satisfied
with the movements thus far. His disappointment
3. the escape Of Lee, though somewhat modified by
our other brilliant successes, is still great.
THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
Nothing new from the Army Of the Potomac to-
night. The general position OF Gen. Meades forces
semaiDs the same. The belief here 10 that DO battle
will occur between the two armies for the present
REVIEW OF VETERAN BATTERIES.
A grand review Of eleven veteran batteries took
place this afternoon at Camp Bury. The review
was held by Gen. w. +. Barry, Chief Of Artillery,
and was highly creditabe affair.