The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-08-22
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-The Navy De-
partment is informed that bark cap
tured in July last, was the schooner Geor-
gia off the coast Of Florida. The Georgia
reports the capture by her of the schooner
Lady Maria for violation of the blockade.
Her cargo consisted of fourteen bales of
cotton.
Lieut.. Commanding McDugal, of the
steamer Hendrick Hudson, says while
cruising in the vicinity of Gan Blais, he
found, in the vicinity of the beach, one
hundred and thirty eight bales of cotton,
which had evidently been drifted ashore
only short time before it was discovered.
The steamer r. r. Cuyler chased a rebel
steamer some distance to the westward OF
Cape San Bias, and in her efforts to escape,
the latter threw part of her cargo over
boad, which was supposed to be the cotton
alluded to by the commander of the Hud-
son.
The Desoto chased a rebel steamer which
was obliged to throw off their cotton, LII
bales in order to effect her escape. The
cotton was picked up by the DesOtO.
The steamer Fort Henry was captured
on the coast of Florida with % bales of cot
ton and eight contrabands.
Prominent officers from the army before
Charleston express themselves in private
letters received here to-day as earnestly
hopeful of the combined naval and militia
ry operations. But they do not mention
any time.
The reduction of Fort Sumter is prom
Used by enthusiastic correspondents, the
work being heavy and requiring the ut
most skill and caution. They with full
appreciation of all the difficulties purposed
to refrain from exciting expectations Of an
immediate and complete victory, nor a
speed result of such character anticipa-
ed by gentlemen in Washington who are
best acquainted with the plans of the COM
handing officers.
authorizes the employment of the nation
al banking associations created under it as
repositories of the Internal Revenue. AS
such employment involves the duty of re-
quiring adequate security for the amount
deposited.
The Secretary of the Treasury has come
to the conclusion to ask from the National
Banks desiring to receive such deposits,
to place in the Treasury of the United
equal to 10 per cent. of their capital
stock and to give the bond of the
Directors and officers to an amount equal
to their capital stock, as security for the
punctual payment of all lawful checks for
deposits. Inasmuch however as a number
of banks have been organized, and
as yet are without circulation.
secretary CnaSe proposes 10 OlTeCt deposits
to be made with such on receiving from
them the consent of their respective boards
of directors that they are ready to deposit
security for circulation, may be held as Sc
curity for deposits, leaving the additional
bond as well as the bond of the directors
and others to be given afterwards, at any
time before the furnishing of circulation.
Should the association prefer, instead OF
giving a joint bond equal to the capital
stock they may give a separate bond OF
the directors and stockholders, each for
not less than one tenth of the capital stock
and Leg, equal to it in value = their aggregate
There can be no objection to such sepa-
rate bond being accepted instead of joint
bond, if good reasons shall appear. The
conclusions of the Secretary will be modi-
fed.
w. p. Mellen, ESQ.,, Sub-Treasury Spe-
cial Agent of the Valley of the Mississippi,
arrived here this evening. After consul
tation between him and Secretary Chase,
such amended regulations concerning
trade in the Southwest will be published,
as the condition of which affairs in that
section will admit of.
Information from the headquarters OF
the Army Of the Potomac says: There is
no change or indication Of position.
Advices concur that the rebel forces
around Culpepper have been reduced tc
Gen. A. p. HIPS command, while Gems
Longstreet and Eweu moved South, prob
ably to Fredericksburg.