The New York herald., 1863-08-17
THE SITUATION.

1t is definitely settled that the draft shall com.
mence in this city on Wednesday next, the 10th
inst. The Sixth district is fixed upon for the be-
ginning of the draft and the place of CONSUMPTION
Is No. ls6 Sixth avenue the presiding officer being
Provost Marshal James w. Farr. Tho district is
divided into three districts. comprised as
follows:-First. the Ninth ward which is to
furnish one thousand one hundred men; second,
the Fifteenth ward, to furnish 704 men; third, the
Sixteenth ward, 1,lsl men, with fifty per cent
added in each sub.dstrict, to supply the places Of
those who may be exempt for any legal cause.
General Dix has issued very forcible address to
the citizens of New York in view of the en-.
forcement of the draft. imploring them to
preserve order and offer no resistance. He
sets forth the necessity as well "a the legality
Of the law; reminds the citizens that in the face Of
the fact that the accuracy of the enrolment has
been impugned, the President has reduced the
quota in nearly all the districts. He warns the
public, however that, If his suggestions should be
disregarded, and the peace be disturbed, ample
preparations are made to vindcate the authority
of the government by military force.
The quota to be drawn from the Second Fourth,
Ff.h, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth districts is 1850
each, which, it may be remarked, is less than the
number previously called for and even smaller
than that claimed by Governor Seymour to equal.
.ize the districts Of the State.
Provost Marshal General Fry has addressed n
uesser to the Secretary Of War, which we give else
where setting forth at great length the details of
the controversy between the federal and State
authorities as to the fairness of the enrolment,
and showing the mode in which il was con.
Quoted in the Fourth district of this city,
about which, he says, most complaint was
made, and which he claims TO have bcap perfectly
be found very interesting. He insiuuates want of
candor the part of the State authorities, and, in
concluding, says that there is nothing on file in
the War Department to show that the cities of
New York and Brooklyn have furnished more than
their proportion OF troops from the State of New
York.
rumor prevailed in the city yesterday that
Charleston had been captured; but there Is
no truth whatever in IL. The mode by which
the report originated was simply ths:-The
United States steamer Guide, which arrived
from Morehead City, N. c., at Fortress Mon
roe on Saturday, reported that steam vessel,
calling herself the Hudson, from New York
spoke her Oh Cape Hatteras, and announced tbs
Charleston was taken. As no such news was re
ceived here, the Hudson Of course was, in all prc
liability, circulating cnndrd at sea for some pun
pose Of her own. The oficcrs Of the Guide ar
under the impression that the steamer was bloch
ade runner, and miwepresented herself.
All is quiet in the front OF the Potomac Army
There Ia not even any picket firing going on. Tn
cavalry make an occasional capture Of sma
squads Of the enemy near Falmouth and SSaHor
Court House. The rebels have no force north q
the Rappahsnnock. General Lee, however, 1
said to have recently received fully thirty thou
sand men as reinforcements, and that his arm
will soon number one hundred and fifty thoussn
men, including veteran troops and conscripts O
the contrary, It Is stated that no material fore
has yet reached him from the Southwest. ana th