The New York herald., 1863-09-02
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON Sept. 1, 1888.


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SENSATION RFroRTs REGARDING LEES A1MY
One Of the evening papers Of this city tried TO get
an excitement this afternoon by giving prominence 20
report that Lac had crossed the Rappaannock at Fort
Conway with nfty thousand troops for the purpose Of
hsnking General ade OF course there reason 70
oeieve such renort, and !. is not creded by any,
body berc Parties who have arrived from tie
front 70 day knew nothing os ary such movement
Of the enemy having taken place. its i'm probability
il shown by the crossing having been located point
or the river accessible TO guLbcais which would
have seriously interered with any such Quixotc move
ment.
TIE OPERATIONS BEFoRE CHART EsroH.
The DEPARTMENTS are without any later additional
i,iora,iou, either ociai Otherwise hrs already
been published 10 regard 70 the operations Charleston
General Gilmore and Admiral Dahlgren everything
progressing ravorably The reansitiors mer ana
materials promptly filled and the conduc, or tho seiss
lett ectre.. % thcT discretion with every confidence
that they VIII Hnrtiy meet with complete success.
THE CAPTURE OF THE sATyLLITE AND RELIANCE.
The capture n the gunboats Reliance and Satellite by
the rebels still continues 70 attract attention The cir
camsances or che CAPTURE will doubt be made the
ec OF searching investigation whenever the oNccrs OF
the boats are liberated and returned within lircs
and II il shall prove rcrrescnted that they were lost
their officers, the parties in fault wiz DO adequately
punished 3
coNscsirrs FOR THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
Yesterday SIX t-ans went out to the front heavily
laden with conscripis. The army has little dilcuty
with some OF the substitutes, who require almost an
equal numbcr OF 70 guard them but the stringent
orders together with the executions have
had beneficial eiect and for complaint are now
less frequent.
TRIAL or GAIT. HARLAND.
Az the General Court Martial cf which Gen S'ongh is
President the case Of Capt Joseph Hariand, formerly
duartermester OF . Massachusetts regiment, was on
trial to-day. ard member Of officers were OK.
anined witnesses The charges were Tor deser.
ticn, defacaton &c. Their evidence was strongly
against the prisoner, and showed that he was
ordered TO Washington o. public duty, having il
his possession the tmc about sixteen thousand dollars
or funds On bis way to the city he became
intoxicated and instead Of reporting bere ordered
coatInncd to Baltimore, getting st intoxicated
on the way. At baltimore he drank largely Of cham
pagns, and freely exhibited the money In his possession
aod continued his Journey 10 his home 10 Massachusetts,
He distributed che ncy around among his acquains
ances and paid up old debts. He thsn asd Moa-
treat whore he found by tho detectives brougn
back in custody An excellent character ID gwen him By
his peiehbcrs and aequantances n rneaohnscs for ~
previous honesty and reliability. The has mot yea
bcea completed. sL n@eH taH
ARREST or CAPTAIN LEyr.
Captain c. NJ. Levy. Assistant QrArscrmss.ss. wm
arrested yesterday ana consigned 70 ths Old CApisa
prison charged with being dcfsu,ier Tic has for
time bsen assigned the decnces north OF The Potonae
and has always enjoyed the oondeooe or his brothss
officers. Tho case will be Investigated IN few days.
9 ASSAULT ok MH. M'GILL.
Mr. Mc(;n,, clerk in the Treasury Department.
sated by party Georgetown last night, and slghtv
wounded by pistol shot in the back Of the head IN
difficulty arose from old misunderstanding. aud
reported that the iuatory steps being taken
ssst emsot Of tho affair sccording to the oode.
PROMOTION or cArrAIK JOHNSON.
Captain JohOson one Of the psrsouai aids of Majm
General icintzeimap. has bssu promoted 70 The rsnk
major He will remain upon the staT OF Geucrsl Hsa.s
zeimau.
APPOINTMENTS TO 1aE MILITARY ACADEMY.
Within the past two days General Haileck has secured
the appointment OF twenty-our young soldiers,
ron our armies now In the Geld, 70 cadet.
ships at Yves. Point. The cadetshIps duo to ths
Virginia Congressional districts are givea 70 youua
lads who have distinguished themselves and arc oshss.
wise qualified in the Army OF the Potomac The csdss.
sbsS due 10 Western Tennessee Arkansas and Misssipp
are 20 10 conferred General Granps recommeodss,oe
SO % the other departments And General Hareck fus.
thcr takes The ground that year an appontmsus
10 West Point shall be made from young soldiers in ~
Held or the cons Of cccrs who have rendered nportauA
services IN this not that tho appointments are 10 h
taken from the various Congressmen the Northern anA
other States, but that the Copgrsssmsa 10 their rsoo
mensatons are 10 he restricted TO these classes a
nominees.
aES. hCLELLAS's REPORTS.
Well informed parties allcgc that General McClelans
reIort was only received at tho Adutant Generals 10
partmeut three weeks ago, and that will take ono man
many months 10 read and its accompanyine docu-
ments with the attention Il deserves. II will occupv
when printed three large qusrto volumes. with
charts, diagrams, &c. For It's publication q Iarrs
Congressional appropriation viii be requisite The g.
cretary OF War has not yet had time 10 read H. hut IN
about instittug committee of officers To be prcysdcS
over by MAJOR General David Hunter who will be cbar.sl
with the duty Of rciding snd repairing 10 Whether
or NO, shall be published Official document
THE BIDS FOR FLOUR CoHTRAcrs
Tue bids opened yesterday for supplying tho govern.
mcnt with eour ranged from 50 10 81 o6 for No. ana
from 81 to 70 30 for NO There we're only two bids for
furnishing No. 1frm 50 a3 TO 81 25 Two hundred ana
twenty-pne thousand barrels offered n Was do.
cided 10 take all Hour offered at 50 under soan
-. 70 aoo.. -. s~,yvu barrels
TINS srsryorrc-, fryrsl HArL-rhis most ,ns,ruc,,v,
~ wen as attractive exhibition IL nightly drawing iarvs