, 1863-08-21

equate supply of such articles as arc requisite
fer the relief of the sick Of the respective
corps is kept on hand. 4 superintendent Of
the whole Las charge Of them. and sees that
nothing Is neglected or wanted that can bs
supplied.
fte Commission Is now opening d very
large lodge at Alexandria, on the pla1 Of those
in ibis city, where sick or wounded soldiers
1aseipg through can be properly attended to
and tGeir necessities temporarily supplied.
such lodge has been much needed there, and
Will do great deal Of good.
The agents Of the Commission are still en-
gsgea at Gettysburg, where there still nearly
2,C00 Of the worst cases yet under treatment
A clearance has been obtained from Secre-
tary Chase for cargo Of Ice for Morris Island,
for the use Of the Commission, which will be
sent forward at once. The recent statement
Of the want Of Ice at that point has been
promptly responded to, the Government hay
lence, through the agency Of the Commission,
will gee that hereafter sufficient quantity is
forwarded, not only for the sick and wounded,
hut also for the benefit OF those not in hospi.
tai Whose arduous and exhausting duties re-
quire such reffeshment and relief as can onlv
The waggish Moseby, with part Of his gang,
on Sunday night encamped Two and half
miles from Upton's Hill, nlmost within range
Of the guns on the Washington fortidcations.
On Sundny afternoon he stopped funeral
procession on its way from 1ewinsville to
the 1earse: He afterwards visited Falls
Church. and amused himself by taking obser-
yationR OF our new contraband farms
!, Adgices from the army tonight state that
the Impression prevails that the rebels arc
10 destroy the railroad. We aTe not asleep, ,
they will lind.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-Mr. ". Il. Marks,
= refugee from Lexington, Va. to whoso
statements we have already alluded, has
made further revelations. He states that he
last week saw in one body more than one
hundred deserters from Iee's army, COM
posed Of men from North Carolina, Texas,
Alabama, Geo1gia and Mississippi regiments,
going home through Rockbridge county, and
the Provost Guard was afra1d to oppose
them. Coming ur the valley he learned that
four hundred OF f1ve hundred men from differ
ent regiments had LEFT for home, with their
arms, and fight occurred near snicker's
Ferry between these desertcrs and Stuart's
cavalry, in which the deserters routed the
cavalry, and then made off.
Both the Blue Ridge and North Mountains
we're full Of rebel descrters going home with
their arms, and 20 many passing had worn
pathways along the mountain sides: The
general opinion at Lexington and Stanton,
among the citizens and soldiers, was that the
tp1ltueEaEJ Wa9 EiA3eN OuL. AT LeIlhg-
ton the rebel corscr1ption was going on, and
al tie males between 16 Or IS we're draffed.
There were not many left flt for service, and
these were leaving as fast as they could, OF
joining the Provost Guard to escape going
into the field. Union sentiment was rapidly
developing iteelf. and If Union troops were
to occupy the Valley, the citizens generally
would be found strongly for the Union. The
belief at Lexington Vas, thnt Lee, flndin9th
rebel cause hopeless, had offered his rcsIgna-
tfop, to eecape ard save his own neck, but
Davis would not accept 1t. Lees main army
was at Orargc Court House, encamped on tho
lower eide OF the Rapldnn River. Ewell's
corps vns at Gortonsyille, and it was report
cd that portion Of Lees troops had occu-
pied Fredericksburg.
The rebels suffer sd very MUCH ia the late
fight with our cavalry at Brand = Station aud
Culpeprcr, and were obliged to retire below
the Rapidan in consequence. The only rebel
troops in the valley, except struggling BUSH
whackcrs, are Imbodcu's cavalry, two small
brigades, and two batteries q: Strasburg.
Prices Of all kinds cfgoods were enormous
In the valley, and poor Ieop1e arc in danger
Of starvation. ue.camc BY Winchester sud
Aartinsburg, thence b7 railro.dto Baltimore
and this CITY