The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-05-20
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.


| wAsHisGroS, Nay 10, 1868.
BREAD AND BACON FROM ENGLAND FOR TIE REBELS.
singular circumst in the history OF she rebellion
and additional evidence " the which the rebels
reduced supplies is furnished the fact. Of which
advces have been received b; the Navy Department,
that ON the 25th ut the Gladiator sailed from
Liverpool with fifteen hundred barrels Of bread and one
thousand and forty-nve barrels Of bacon, ostensbiy
cleared for Nassau but undoubtedly intending TO the
blockade OF the Southern ports.
SEIZURE OF coNFEDERArE MONEY.
portion Of Colonel Bakers detectives have taken pos
session OF Mr. Smthson's bank, and examining the
premises seems that very large of Confederate
money found in private hands at boarding house
by Secesh prisoners have been heretofore enabled
TO exchange their funds this pont but the possession
o. anything like hundred thousand dollars In rebel
funds Is not regarded as just the thing.
1t Is understood that advices OF Mr.. W. w. Oorco
rams movements In Europe have induced surveillance
OF his property here He has with him abroad about
million and half u dollars.
CAPTURE OF PRIZES.
Several prizes have recently arrvedat Washington
vtz: the schooner Harvest, captured by the steamer
Juinata s6 Charleston with eighty four bales cotton
schooners Martha Ann and r. COrson, from New York
with cargoes Of whsksy moasses, wagons. furniture
&C., captured tbs mouth Of tho Chesapeake. They
smuggling goods into Virginia.
THE CASE OF COLONEL D'UTAssV.
The court martial in the Of Colonel d'Uassy win
DO asembed tomorrow, after Adjournment Of week.
Il probable that the deliberately written argument a
tho accused In hs defence will tho greater part
Of to morrows session. and that the will DO submit
tod 70 tho court without review by the Judge Advocate
PUTTING THE cONrRABANDs At WORK.
portion Of the c0ntrabands 1t present at the Contra
band Camp In this city 70 be Immediately employed
In culivsng Ger Lees estate at Arlington, aud other
abandoned farms the vicinity 0f this city Virginia.
for the purpose of raising forage. All q tho contrabands
who able to work and NOT otherwise employed will b
At once put 70 work for this purpose. It 10 estimated
that thousand tons Of forage Coz The Of the army
be raised this season In this manner With profit,
while 1t tho time snording employment 70 the
trabands who thrown upon the government Tor sup
port.
ATTACK OF WHITE SOLDIERS ON NEGRO RECRUITS.
To-day Dr. sesly. OF tho army. and Dr. Augusts the
Gently appointed ooorsd surgeon employed in
amning the negro volunteer preparatory their being
mustered into the United States service. Two three
companies expected 70 be mustered 10 immediately
This afternoon, while portion q this regiment were
marching along the Old Capitol, without uniforms
and unarmsd some soldiers Of the Fifth and Fifteenth
Pennsylvania made asts upon thsm. throw
ing stones them and INJECTING slight wounds Tho
attack entirely unprovoksd and reseatsd by
tho Negroes who behaved with mach maai0ess end
propristy than their cowardly assailacts. ~
PARADs or SHx NEGRO rR00rs.'
Tho negro battalion parsdsd tonight on Capitol HILL
and in passing and repassng tho Old Capitol gave repeated
groans for ths secession prisoners. -.f.a4.s.
DIMINISHED PROM TIE ARNY.
By order OF The Wsr Department. Captain JOIN A. Had
dook Of the Thirty ath regiment New York voias,es
has been dismissed the service. for violating The
regnty Of foreign State In arresting and bringing swny
from tansAa deserter United States forcss,
nsed Ebcneisr Tyler Tyler has been discharged from
his enlistment In ths United states sesvios 90
DEATH o. LiIUrESANT COLONEL PUTNAM.
Information has boon received u the Quarsrmaster
Generals Office Of tho death OF Lieutenant OOonel
Putnam, Quartermaster Of tho Department OF New
Orleans Colonel Putnam had been associated with the
Quartermasters Department Tor many years He 10
charge Of forage and wagon department In Washing
previous the Peninsular campaign and Captain
accompanied General T. " sumner his marches under
General Mcclellan. He promoted Leutesant Colonel
United Staaes Volunteers hts efficient services
the Peninsula Previously hs ranked Cspsaina The
gular service.
APPOINTMENTS UNDR Tas c0NscxIrrI0N ACT.
The following named persons announced In addition
those heretofore published having been appointed
By the President conformity with sections and Of
q the approved March 3. 1885, "For enrdiog and
calling tho national forces" &C. Thsy will bs obsyed
and respected accordingly