New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-28

sr,I Wssbinston D. c. and FORWARDED through the A. A.
Provost the Stats in which the applicant
resides Must state the time and applicant w stea
into service, rank held number Of regiment snd company
dates Of promotion battles engaged n time place and nature
Of wound. received age and post,ofcs address, , tho
Application must be accompanied BY certificate from ,ne
surseon Of the Board Of Enrolment Of the district In when
applicant resides stating the Of the disease or wounds
and certifying that he m able do duty Ia either the First or
Second Battalion Of the Invalid oorps;
Application must be accompanied by the certificate Of as
sSrsa on Of fY d.aS o oanis
charged on account Of disability rom wounds disease con
raed IN service must send certificate Rom resmen@ sur
geon aud commander to that effect. 80,
Unqualified req.ir.d nom at less. three
senior officers under whom applicant has
stating how and II brigade and division eommandes,
forwarded will state the reason Tor
not doing So
TIE DISCHARGE OF PRISONERS OF WAR.
Wa Department; AdaianiGenersl. . Q W ,es,
GENERAL ORDERS No. 2s6.-lrreguarties having
occurred in the discharge Of prisoners q .r though The e
else Of Discretionary lowerb by some Of The department ana
l. No prisoner Of after having been reported to the
Commi.'sy General Of Prisoners. viii De deh'tsed .leeP,
Prisoners who will act under instructions from this Depart
uent =. q,
2 Al applications and recommendations for discharge viii
b.. forwarded TO the Conn,.a General Of Prisoners, who
will dorse each application such facts bearing on the case
will submitted for the decision Of the Department. through
the Commi.sic1sr for tho Exchange Of Prisoners
the oath allie glance will furnish suhen, ground of snch
soGs,s b., s, w , can BE- Or ass s pe.S in
psaton youth, followed by aud declared y.
penace with other whatever they may be- may be
| specially reported. 80 .,,
In cs.e. descriptive lis, Of those discharged will be
faEni.h,d BY the oacsI mating nc sehase Tor HE ''
The oath Of allegiance when administered must De tsh
without and in carry with u al eA
emp,on rom any Of tho dn,ie, d citizen.
By order Of The s,s,rsIy 81 !" ,,,,,nG.rs,.
To the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Thursday. Aug. "a. lsoj.
REBEL TORPEDO.
The Navy Department to-day received from
Admiral Dahlgren specimen Of Rebel torpedo II Is
four feet In length. taperng from the main body which
Is about yard in circumference sinker and floats
are attached The removal OF the percussion caps has
rendered the powder inside harmless.
NAVAL ORDERS.
! Commodore Thatcher has received prepara-
tory orders command the frgate Colorado. vice Capt
| Goldsborongh detached and ordered North.
Capt, John De Camps ordered to the command OF
the steam.f-igste Wabash.
| Commander Armstrong has received preparatory or
ders ~ command the stsamsloop San Jacnto. vice
{ Commander F.bigcr detached and waiting orders.
Commander Macomb Is detached from the command
Of the Genesee. and ordered 10 return North
! Commander Newconb is ordered TO command the
gunboat Tioga
Commander Collins is detached from the command OF
the Octorora. and ordered to return North.
Commander Rhind is detached from the command 81
the Wabash, and ordered TO command the gunbost
Pontiac.
Commander Bankhead detached from the command
Of the Florida and waiting orders.
/ Commander HoreIl is detached from special duty in
New. York and ordered 20 the command Of the Meta
| comet
Commander Leroy has received preparatory orders
10 command The sIoopof war Oneida.
Lieut. Commander Walter ". Queen is detached
from ordnance duty In the North Atlantic Bockading
Squadron and ordered 20 the command Of the steamer
Florida.
Lieut.. Commander VIM W. Low is ordered TO com.
mand the gunboat Ooiorara.
Lieut. Commander Graftons order 10 command the
Sycamore is revoked and lie is ordered command the
gpnboat Genesee.
| TIN ARMY MAIL ARIA MOMENTS.
The mail arrangements as organized by Gen.
Patrick and executed by Lieut. David Porter superin
tendent. and Mr.. Haslett Headqusrter Postmaster
assisted by Mr. Cooley perfect rs possible
The daily newspapers under contract with Mr.. Lamb
are promptly received and distributed throughout all
the camp Uuder the present arrangement the reading
matter Is not Of partisan character but the humbesI
private obtain the paper Of his choice by giving
notice Of his desire TO the nearest army newspaper
agent and the contractor Is bound procure and de
liver it II accessible 10 the newspaper dealers.
ARMY DEPREDATORS.
The organized bands of depredators in the
army who have been accustomed to forage private
account upon the impoverished inhabitants OF the sur
rounding country have nearly all been broken up BY
the prompt and stringent Of the Provost De.
partment.
ACTIVITY OF OUR CAVALRY.
While no offensive operations Of general
character have taken place during the recent warm
weather. the cavalry under Maj Gen. reasanton have
been constantly the alert scouting. reconnocrng
and pckcting; and not day passed which has not
added TO The list Of Rebel prisoners and some OF these
captures Of ON important character.
UNAUTHORIZED sUTLERs AND PEDDLBRs.
The Provost-Guard have in confinement about
30 unauthorized suffers or peddlers. who have found
their way within our lines. Such persons have hereto.
fore given the Department much troubles but hereafter
they will be dealt with summary.
PICKET INTERCOURSE.
Our own and the Rebel pickcts on the Rappa.
hammock below hold friendly intercourse daily but no
Intelligence Is obtained by this means The Rebels
generally assert that the heavy fighting is over for the
season In Virginia.
THE DELIVERY or THE 500 BONDS.
There is authority for saying that the delay in
the delivery Of $50 bonds TO subscribers owing mainly
to the riots In ewYork which prevented the engraver
from furnishing the plates for the third series within
the stipulated time The plates have now been delivered
and Is believed that within days all arrearagcs
will be brought mp. and that the deliveries WILL thence
forward, keep pace with the subscriptions.
The Draft In New.York.