New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Eztortions on the Mississippi
GEN. GRANTS ORDER PROTECTING SOLDIERS,
The Reported Robbery on the
Steamer Ruth.
s,tc isl Dispatch 70 The N. Y. Tribune.

THE CASE OF CASHEL.
Cashell, who was simply reprimanded by
courtmartial recently for giving intelligence to the
enemy to be turned over TO the civil authorities Tor
tIial on charge Of treason.
PROMOTION
Major Hazard of the 10th New-lork taVairy
Is &c be given the command of brigade
ON LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Gen. Vim. Harron, commanding the secohu
division Of the Second Corps in place of Gen Oiopoh
wounded. leaves to-day for Indiana on a leave "
absence ,
Comnlaints are made that soldiers who have
loon discharged from the service and who have their
,.r papcrS 10 show .re arrested by Deputy Provost
n.rsb.rs North as deseTters, and sent back The
Marshs refuse even TO look at their papers 1t seems
,-dly nosshle that the bounty offered for the return
Of deerters can prompt officers to commit SO great
wrong. ..-- --,.o,.e
Tho Commissioner of Pensions has made the
following appointments Of Examining Surgeons: Or L.
| Hca Chicago H. vice Dr. II. A. Back, removed
d. David L. Belknap Girard, Pa
INSPECTION OF ARMY HOSPITALS
Snrrcon-Gen. Hammond has left for New
y.arl 10 inspect army hospitals and to select the site
4 aev hospitals One is To be established Oh the
Hudson and the other on the Connecticut River.
,ceh L. smith is Acting Sulgeon-Gcneral at present.
DISMISSED roK DRUNKENNESS.
Assistant Surgeon sullivan, L. :. V, was
dismissed the service TO-DAY for drunkenness.
INJUSTICE 10 ALLEGED FUGITIVE sLAvrs.
lisa diseraceiu fact that alleged fugitive
sl,es under tie administration Of the notorious Pro-
Slavery functionary Commissioner Cox. arc arrested
almost daily without any process Of law and taken
back to Maryland Last week Jack Hall was Kid
named by Geo W Duyan. taken out Of the city, given
100 lashes and confined in Upper Marlboro jan Prince
George County. Nd. where lie now remains. Tie
whole proceeding known 10 Cox, but no effort was
made to stop it.
TEE TRANSPORTATION OF TROOPS OK TIE MISSISSIPPI.
The following is the order of Gen. Grant IN
regard to transporting troops on the Missis,irpi
HzADsrAKrr.s DEp,Rr,ExT TfN>EssrE,}
GENERAL ORurRs No. 4g-The Mi-.i,.ipf River having
Ton opened nsvis ou ty the acr q the army and navy
a. teaner. tecstse these two arms the public service give
their immediate protection the General commandis a.,
tt.he the following rule, t. p1't' M men a-.i.i ",
0,ai ch-.e and theI inPoaiiois caiy Patu'd ny
fiys, conT.,ioici oti.,r ,reveliue 10y AUTHORITY viii
oav b. charged fourhs Of per nit steam
boat cabin passage aiy "lefe south % Caro- l' VI"
>ecoa6 Enlisted mon wiz be- charged ao 20 ,,,o'd one
80 vsfl f-i.lrd h. oa,cor. or enlisted mon $50 be- a
t. Speue. charged cAc, bit L9t al higher -le
Fo,1 NJ bo hn refuse 10 cary au officer or enlisted
i.n .lo b. returning 90 BE- regiment oI company or VITO
f-or Ode l'iNf ID aN
sece " furou d from. bis con- commander 90 t4'ens uH
Fioi Wr-c of-er. or enlisted men rean.s todIfy.
sli w.thoyt tie means Of paying Che ioI"-ls r' ol '.h
Ioratiof aud subsistence ro vouchers wi be- rae. 81
80 carried, ufou which tie SoaI'eIna..e, o. u Pc
a debakafi,u M tee recording To- tie terms al 'ni. "le
t,rarf,,.er 1 report rloAfA 90 Corp toal-fr- Ae
l4.es 81 .och ueu % their couland No "'tf a' entitled
Z. transportation a. tAe puoAc cape .l l,- ' -
tle a,l lus yaid in each which ier . af'' cog
i1d- off FER vi be- directed to charge asr. '. oD '
rroper muster and pay Iol.
S'It Al yiolon. Of Phi. order yin te p.ni.''d yin
fr's imprisonment Of both a. tie di'''..- ell '-!
S-lr,, 3, boats fvir- south Of Cairo aim a, roi,. Of
- ,ri.h f.ra .pbi .,erc, at o., pc. ds,. sid as.
s..4 state room loeb AID 30 Tor tieif 1'i l' .-
a.. Psses f al p,.o.. leaving .'eaners A mono to
70 Who 81. not properly authorized aud ti-t ooa eon
with t4e faIeg,.s oiari. ~ s}.a III T. = GRANT
T. 5 RowEKs Acting Assistant AdJ ltllt6enela-
fxCIXEIR CORPS IS GIN. CHANTS AHAiY.
An engineer corps composed Of one captain two
leatcnants AID hundred and eighty men has been
organized in each division Of the amy Of Gen Grant
e object Of these cops 70 survey the country and
make typographical maps Of positions in advance Of the
amy
TIE MGHTEFSIu ARNT CORPS.
Gen. J. II. Palmer, assuming command Of the
Eighteenth Army Corp issues the following order
HEADQUARTERS I3rH AMY CoRI~.
DsfAKTS'NT NiEeiNit HSS 'I ISyls ,t
GENERAL OKpras 80. lo5-lu accordanee with General
J.i.s b. Palmer o. " hereby command OF the
' b, order of Brig.-Gen }. H. PALMER.
TEE ALLEGED PIACE PEOIOs1IONs
Tie HeraH in one paragraph, after careful
ard particular inquiry, acknowledges that no formal
propositions for peace have been made by the south
L. the next paragraph asserts that Sephens mission
was t. offer such propositions. The statement made III
it, latter paragraph also that Mr. Lincoln ID beseged
almost 10 death with the attentions and threats Of Gov
Tod Senator Harris Coy. Randall and others. is an
other Of the malicious falsehOods Of that paper.
TIE buRNING or TIL STEAMER RUTH
Some Of our contemporaries have stated that
,ispcious exist that robbery had been committed
rom the Cove ,rncnt funds board tie steamer Ruth
cceniy burned and that the burning Of the steamer
as merely 10 cover the crime We have taken some
aims 10 investigate the facts and justice requires their
publication. Tie money s. OO0 was sent from the
Treasury Department here to the Sub Treasury at ST.
ouis.
The original boxes were taken from them by 81 Tor
:. g. BrinfOu Chief Paymaster WHO gave his receipt
u the amount aud who alone is responsible lor DE
,oncv none Of the other Paymasters having either re-
lived Or recepted for any portion. The burning Of
e steamer has not vet been accounted for but from
ne duration and intense heat Of the fire II Is believed
bat tie whole amount Of money was consumed.
Three Of the guard were burned they refusing 70
their posts except by order Of their officers Flom
DC time the boxes left the Sub Treasury at -. LOUIS
IL the fire lad enyeoped them, they were under the