, 1863-08-13

1Ne n14%c1eu AmetY a0Q characteristic
Ercech, which was eagerly listened to and On,
Enthusiastically app!audsd. Long Grc Farmer
and Patriot Funk!
| FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
WASHINGTON, Aug. IL, 1863.
TIE POSITION OF PRANK nLA1E.
Gen. Frank B2nir arrived here today, &C.
companicd By portion Of his staff, and had
! IN interview With the President this aftcr.
noon. Gen. Blair's recent speech IN st. Louis,
e1cltss mueh comment in Government cir
caes. ltis, Of course, regarded with faycr br
| sewa,d aud bis 1sinE. Earnest supporters Of
the Administration, however, aud especially
! all Tho, having regarded the Presidents )
Emancipation Proclamation, as something
| more tlan joke, believe that any attempt
bow to ignore It, would be as base as 1t would
be illegal These all regard Blair's courte as
| completely indentifying hin with the Co1,-
perhcnds. It already becomes apparent, TINT
| the mode Of reconstruction Of the Union, Is
! to form the main question In tic next Con-
eress, and constitute the dividing line bet seen
Union men and the Opposition.
TIE M1LRoY CASE.
Acourt Of Inquiry, Of which 11aj. General
Hitchcock Ia President, is investigating the
surrender Of Winchester and Gen. 11roy's
coudnct there.
OLD BRA1Ss AGAIN.
Gen. Ua1leck opposes Rosecrans' effort to
eecu1e orders for tic Organization Of caga1-
r. and mounted infant.y 9o1ce to op:yate
against gue1iflns in the Southwest
Rofecsans has sent offcial letters to Halleck
and Stanton, and m official one to The Pgesi-
dent, representing the urgent necessity Of
ralEirg such force.
. Senators Cowan and Ha1ris, aud Gen. Moor
head, low here, are warmly in fayor Of 1t.
and a.c expected to make an appeal to the
President Oh tue subject Tomorrow.
PERSONAL.
Gov Tod has arrived here, hut the great
coryccation Ct distinguished men VIC were to
have Lad has rot accompanied him. In short,
the whole stery about his porteatous busi-
ness, and Tie speculations b2scd upo1 it In
the Tory New York papers, are farce. He
Is here to see about paying the 1nilitia called
Ont during Morgnr's rid.
WASHINGTON, August 11-sq Garas can be
,earnea, tlsa~ President has called M meelieg
hire Ct Governors Of 1oyai States.
Gen- Rcseear is meeting with considerable
SUCCESS here as the result Ut his mission rela-
tiye to the caSatrY Eerrice Of Of the Army Of
the Cumberland. Col. Sandefson, 14lh IN
Ex-Hepret tentat1rc Chnllcs E. sedgwick,
publishes letter to-day, stating that he vas
personally aTate that an agent Of the English
firm Of Laird made application to Secretary
Nel!cG 10 build yesstls for this Government,
Tut vas denied-s AZ. Sedgwiek Was Chair
SION
The following named soldicrs, undergoing
sentence Of general courtsmartial, arc par
doLtd br the President, and will bs re1eased
Richard Heinhre, cenpauy E, 50th Indiana
Volunteers: Johu Boyd, company Z, e2d
Kentucky Volunteers; JIM. Douaey, compa.
ny G, 18th Kentucky Volunteers; aamue1
Warrer, 7th Missouri Volunteers; Hanson
Mort, 2d Pennsylvania Artillery; Joha Nor
rison, 1st Colorado Cavalry,
The President thls evening replied to Gov
e1nor scymour'5 Last letter, which he received
to-day. He says that quotas ucder the flrst
d1aft naye been nude, ns stated in his recent
letter, to compare with di:trlcts out Of the
city. In the ad1itiona! districts on which
large quotas are placed, as claimed by Gov.
Seymour, brt which were not mentioned In
his lFst letter, the GEafl viii proceed rs Usual.
In three New York city districts. uesy en-
roll1ncnt will be made, as heretofore sisted
BY the President.
New YoRK, Aug. 12.-Thc Htralds Wash
1Lgtou dispatch reports that meeting Of
prominent ftiends Of the Administration will
be held In Washington next week. Specu1a-
tlons are rife rs to its object, but the most
prevalent opinion is that neTs has been re-
ccIv.d By Gen. Halleck and Others, that the
rcbel leaders are willing to offer propositions
for peace. believing their armies demoraNzed
and broken up. The same correspondent hints
tI3t several Cabinet meetings have been held
in relation to The French policy In Mexico,
and 1t appears to hare been decided tina. q
not be permitted, and that the entire aban-
donment Of Napoleon's policy there will be
demanded, eIcn at the hazard Of war.
The Ea1Ac correspondent says Gems e. X.
Nnrren and Banks are talked Of for COM
mander Of the army Of tie Potomac, IN case
Mcadcs resignation should be accepted
New YoEK, Aug. 12.-Admira1 Porter has
been granted two months lesvo Of absence,
eessary arrangements tor the management Of
the feet during Ibis absence.
The new fractional currency is ready for
Issue, but viii not be put IN circulation for
one or two months, Us there Is still on hand a
/ a%AG 1ea1NAAA "a tt5IsA 10 u6 46SutGA
The 1H6uae:s special says Hon. John F.
Hu1chins, special agent ct the Government,
| has returned from New Orleans, and reports
! il fayor Of re,establish1ng tho United States
| Mint there.
I WAsnusGToS, ,AnE. 1ao.-1tls stated thatBrlr.
Gen. G. E. Warren, Typographical Engineers,
has been promoted to a An1or General.
WASHINGTON, Aug. u--Thc ingenuity
wiIh wllch certain contractors cnteayor to
incfease their profits By deceptions In TIC
/ various articles supplied to the Government
is remarkable: An instance has lately come
| to light in which IN attempted fraud of ttis
sort was detected ut the laboratory Of the
| Surgeon Generals Office. L co6ee contrac.
| tor Of high reepectabflfty was detected In
supplying to the commissaty department an
! article of roasted and ground cufte whicE
| wns in TACT largely composed OF Indian cosn:
would easily decelge even careful scrutiny.
| The microscope readily detected this fraud,
and subsequent chemical examination com
| plete1y exposed it. As result, the contract
was nnnu]1ed, payment for the portion already
furnished refused, and many thousands Of
| There Is no doubt felt as to the status Of
| Sonora in the event Of Mexico becoming
! French province. The people Of Sonora are
strongly attached to California, and will
downward fortunes Of the Mexican Republic.
| There is also u disposition among Californians
! to resist the Mexlcans OF French In any en-.
cfoachmen:s upon tho rights Of Sonora,
which, it Is thought, will soon become ncu-
tral Republic, or become attached to the
American Union.
| WAs1Hso7os, Aug. 19.-The report Of the
Ivy fopcIat1ohs of the army Of the Tennessee,
!seM lhedns Gen. Grant assutnca Tie imrue.
atate command OF the exDedifion ara{nst
Ffcks6urg until the surrender Of fh.t f;f,r. is
published In the official Gazctte e''~"s'"a
he says 1t Il Z striking feature. 70 far nc ],;a
obEcIvataon gees Of tho present yolpnteera of
the United States, that there Is nofh;n.- fhet ~
the men arc called upon to do, mecha1.ieai ~
professional that accomplished adopts cannot
be Dund for the duty required he cannot
close this report without an expression Of
thankfulncss for his good fortune In being
t placed in cooperation with IN officer Of the
navy who accorded to every move that seem
! ed for the interest or success Of our arms. Ills
hearty and energetic support. Admiral Por.
ter, be adds, and every efficient officer under
him, have eyer shown tie greatest readiness
| in their cooperation, no uatter what was to
be done, or what risk to be taken, either By
| their men or their vessels. Without their
prompt and cordial support, my movements
| would hare been much embarrassed, If not
! wholly defeated.
| From Baltimore.
RA1ryxauu Nnousf 12-Hnf1 r. " f!rcS.