The New York herald., 1863-10-21
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

ORsoENr OF MosBy's oURlsILLAs ON ThE 0Ovsr
hEsr FARMs
Last night Mosby's guerillss made descent upon 20
government arms at FALLS Church and fred upon ho
pickets Tho guards turned out and after exchAng'n
Tow shots with the gang drove them of without loss
ARREST OF ALLxaxD SPIES.
Martin Hogan aud p. Ball arrested here yefr'
dsy and placed confinement charged with being rte
epes
DEssErBRs sRSr TO THE WEST.
number OF deser,ors were sent 10 Cincinnati bis
morning. These men al! belong 10 Western regImdts
and will probably be forwarded 70 the Twelfth apy
oorps for trial
REBEL RECRUITS FOR THE UNION ARMY.
Yesterday ono hundred and sixty recruits arrvedere
FOR the Third Maryland cavalry, huuared twy
of whom captured from rebel regiments. aud ave
taken the oath Of allegiance.
rHE CASE or COLONEL SERBIAN.
Tho statement recently mado in several negsppers
Colonel Bordan Of the First regiment United tos
sharpshooters. had been dismissed the ser
vice, is incorrect. He notified 10 the Bual
that charges had been preferred against h for
absence from his command Withhold proper authorityand
TO appear before the military commission OF whichsn-
era Rcko,ts president and answer the charges pon
presenting his documents TO tho commission thoyFore
found satisfactory and the Colonel has received fro the
Secretary of war Of absence Tor sixty daysSn
surgeons certificate OF disability, no boing st surng
from hemorrha,e Of the lungs caused Uy the word
ceiyod by him last year
sUPPLIKs FoR THE UNION PRISONERS AT RrcHSsD
lot Of about thousand blankets. for tho sc the
Uaioa prisoners in Richmond, has been already for
wardei by the government, with instructions TO fs'ri-
butte them to those most in want. II these get though
safely 10 the parties for whom Intended 10 IL deagtd to
forward sufficient clothes shoes, blankets, &c. taaae
the prisoners comfortable possible in tho APPROACH
ing cold weather.
THE EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.
There seems 20 be no probability OF renowat OK.
cbaogo present The rebels claim to have baace in
their favor the exchanges far while the
able calculation for them supported by rolls and receipts
for prisoners delivered which DO made. eavesthem
five thousand Ia up 70 September l. Them iaim
is supported by any evidence. and mtc
sertion. They have sent down to cy Point sius that
date only about 800 Of prisoners sltogeheL and
the delivery OF prisoners upon parole is aluet Gu
tirely suspended.
HoUSTHs For RECRUITS
An amchded circular has boon sent out from TIN Pro-
vost Marshal Generals oice, by which II sppess that
TO every recruit who Ia veteran volunteer bouny aud
premium amounting to Sio2 viii be paid and 10 oil other
recruits not veterans s3O2. These Tor tho I'D
CARNATIONS Tho object 10 encourage volunteering.
as thosc who drafted receivcdoniy 800 ,oun,y
Men enlisted under this order will bs permitted 10 So.
icot their regiments, which, weycr, be oaeof
old regiments In the 1eId
TBE pI.OCKADg RUNNER D0URO DESTROYED.
The Navy Department has received COMMUNICATION
from Acting Rear Admiral Lee dated on Newpots News
sunday 10 which no states ,ha, Lloa, Lawson the
1Ith bciU close ID shore to the westward Of the bar on
New Ioie,, discovered a vessel coming up the beach.
n n ettxe N beach
without the attsr being too close 10 when
attempt vas made By her 70 back 10 the bs whcn
attempt Intercepted by tbs Nanselnond. andths
sci Then 80 hard ashore with heavy surf and
failing tide that al! Lieutenant Iawsons SI5seiasot
efforts proved uravai,ing 70 &c. her asoa, as1n. All
board escaped. excepting tho sec,nd and
third masters, two OF tho end a
passenger. the arst reported be Americans.
the remainder foreigners Lieutenant Awson ~, her on
nre and burned her TO the waters edge firing number
OF shcts into her machinery sho proved to be the pro-
peiler Douro, ned nj Wilmington with cargo OF Two
hundred and hy bales Of cotton hundred and
~ nine boxes and twenty tecss Of tobacco and quan
tity OF tuspcniino ard ros'n. ali belonging 70 TN
rebel government Tho Douro was captured b.
the Quaker city spring. condemned sod, taken t'
the British provinces and thence 10 Nassau. The
lies perfect wreck Just above the hsbe
cArrrEE or a sLocKADg Russse.
The English schooner rore captured the "a IN
s,ant just sis miles from Msasorda, Texas, purportns
TO be going from New Orleans u Rio Jnneiro. wncg
boarded the pretended hs did no, know his posi-
ton and thought be eighty m!es from land. She
wss sezed BY Acting Lieutenant Comm sndng Smith
lawful prize for volstng the blockade. she laden
with csues wines. saddles and assorted cargo
rHH QUOTAS UNDER THE RECENT CALL FOR TROOPS.
The quots ar the several s,Atss under the Presdeat
besn prepared aud viii without delay be forwarded 20
the respecsve Governor.
ruE rossgs N TINS Arricx o. cHArLrsfows. VA.
ns Understood that sl Information received Gu
Monday showing tina, cale lo by the rebel attack
Chasssown, Va, yestetday, s not moro than hun.
dred and dry Assuming this - be true, the
counts from that qnsrier hive been exaggerated.
VIRGINIA ASo fMAsoFaTIos.
Tho Alexandra yotgir ~ Monday Afternoon. noticing
the reports thst snors being made 10 ndncc
the kesden, exempt the eastern shore counties of
Virginia from The operations o. the emancipation pro.
granne says.-'.Ihe proagmst,ln e'pec,Iiy eKsIapts
them aud Therefore any sucb caoris tbe.e nenonei
world he sra.u,ons sLi usciess.
INSTRUCTIONS oF rnr ~ovsENlWSr rRgD rorsr.
Eiry Nond mornin. he government 'sei hoose the
Washington Nonunsn, groUnd. w,s vet on ore IN two
places Tho structure. being wood, wa soon aestr ycd
getheF with one hundred iora W naV hhi tg' ny1nt OF
ground feed The other frame buliIngs in proximity
were saved from DANG, Twelve or more horse. were
bcrnfd 10 death.
DssLRTygs sgsT TO SLg YOrr.
On Monday large uGtaber deefer were seli 10 New
Yoss who have bcsB collecting ~ some tune This
eyi In uusbaice nsd '-e bro gbi into wAsl.
lng'cn daily.
sTrls yEnEI 10 iLEEisDEiA.
AAag neu;s ara isDg effected fc' The estst sbraent
o steam ferry between vssh.r.ton sud AlexnnfriS
similar To- tho N ute IN New Yors Toe line expected
T. be pui IN opers,1s feN weeks.
svAKD 90 MULE cOSIHAcT..
collrstts tor fuvshirs the gov.rpfneut with two
thoussud mules were awarded today follows IL
Ardermtn Olo. i've Bludfea. a. hnpifel aad egh.
teen dollar. and ninety I've cents joe ~ negec, nsi
more ave h,ndsi al ono hundr, AID lsenty two dol
Ms: D. y. Moore, VA hasor eve hundred, al one b1u.
dfsi and lwsnty four dalist aHd - s. Manit ohio Eve
hundred a, ons Biudrsa ,,d t-eu,y. .ssgen ionsn
AProiSfgsNf.
1bonas l,ssrsou Bynt'n, sis Consd slate Attorney