New-York daily tribune., 1863-09-14
From Washington.

Special Dispatch to The \. \. Tribune.
WASHINGTON Sept. H. 1863.
THE STRENGTH OF LEES ARMY TO Ig TEsrED.
Tire mooted questions as to the strength Of
Gen Lees army and his military Intentions are on The
eve Of solution.
IMPORTANT TO DRAFTED MEN FAILING TO REPORT
THEMsELyES.
WAR DEPARTMENT Fgoyosr. sHAL GESEKALs
OyHcE. WAsHnGT0S. d. C., saturday, SEPT 4! iS"1)
CIRCULAR No s2.-The following opinion Of
Col. Joseph Holt Judge Advocate General is pub
shed for the information and guidance Of all officers d
bis Bureau:
IN IA, csic IF draed ho harirs failed 70 rort are
suc,iei and then eiam 10 pay ruic''c. @, D'H''
Oprsios-luder IN. i9h section Of the Err lin mt st t
parry drafted and wishing 70 furnish ssgos'u9
pay the oomma,son n.; DO 50 On % oeoe ,Ie ay ''
Pc fa . report himself and T. arfs'sG a. aese,ie DC % -
'lai be T. not liable TO DO military ds.y pu' ~ ~ IN e ~.
claim exemption be is held % be liable be eanHo'.ApS
s.ona service lie is $50. under such circumstances sao-
jyot to Dc pgoce.d,d syain.; s. d. seFier. . ,c,
JAMES g. FRY, lr0vos, Marshal General.
Tue ISSUE OF TREASURY MOTIFS
Between five and six millions ot Treasury
notes ae sin 10 be issued before the limit flour hundred
millions j. reached. 4 new issue, chiefly in small
denominations will commence this week. The old de-
mand notes. Of which about two millions three hundred
thousand are stl out are being called in rapidly As
DOE ble and gold is paid at the Treasury in preference
to them More than eighteen millions of postal eur.
reucy are in circulation The issue OF fractional car.
rencv 10 take ns place will commence in about
fortnight
TIE sorIU cARoLISA c0SFIsc ArfD ESTATES.
The instructions for the direct tax Commis.
sioncrs Of South Carolina nearly ready. They VIII
probably comprise directions TO sell the nnFedeemed
real estate OF Rebels in small and eligible parcels to the
freed slaves for sums small bu, sufficient to gye,hen IN
idea og value and sense Of ownership. 1t is understood
ha, this policy may speedily be adopted over the entire
south. should this experiment prove successful
INSPECTION OF AETILLEay.
Gen. Barry, Chief of Artillery, has been Of
dered on tour OF inspection.
TIE ORDERS To GENERALS MEros, HAMMOND, AND
BARRY.
The official orders detailing Generals Meigs,
Hammond. ard Barry away from their Bureaus are
similarly wordcd AID do convey tie impression that
the officers referred to be permanently relieved
TAX COMMISSIONER FoG TENNESSEE.
Hon. Deano 7. Smith, Of Minnesota, has
been appointed commissioner OF Tennessee-saiar!'
three thousand dollars.
PROMOTION.
Col. Sanborn. of the Fourth Minnesota Vol
untecrs, Was yesterday made Brgadier General.
THE POWER OF oUE GUNS.
The editorial article, headed What the Az
tack on Charleston Teaches has called forth The oNO'
mg reply from an official quarter:
Has any one devised Tore effective gun than far
rot,'s and Onch rifles Tor range and boring power,
and more formidable smeshnF piece tlAn t-e 10 NJ
navy gun cas-, hollow on Rodman's me'hodt Inc ',II
l5nch navy gun has been fred az The oFdhsVv
Washington more than 700 rounds 90 OF INCA ha'
with IOpOund charges OF cannon powder "hose NV"
velocity has been fully $40 feet-the lesser WeisIs
charges decreasing ftionatcly to ~ poHlus
under these tests the gun shows 10 sign oi
ness or decay And this too in the last ~ ires vs..
the gun reduced on taper along the chase 70 rbs
of its original thickness at the wall o te & Nav
l3nch gun spoken of has been laid ASIDE U. tho .;
Ordnance ana only two of that class are no" III %
II construction (of wrought iion) ny MI; Nj tns,y
These guns are yet 10 be proved hrn Nv ,t Sri, ~ Ne
l5 inch gun las been So far nodded AS 10 auni, ~ "
-, ,,i,a, tnrr,t ports designed for tie l3lncs
guns in view Of removing the v'1ssn! ~ - r,bos
hy running the chase of TIE piece sn,uus 'Hv ,st
,;,j ,Lrs :, lining the advantage ot Two hches st n'
mc,er ~ shot with less opening ot port Tor Tue oh
~"i I5inch The calibcr Of tho navy ioinch was sas
gosted by Mr.. Fox Qhe plan WAS p''sich' ~ 'H' N'~'
ol fabricating, Rodnans
BARRACKS FOR FREEDMEN.
New and commodious barracks are being con-
stueted at Camp springdalc for the Freedmen HOS
pitals and workshops also near completion no
barracks are TO hold four families each each ianu! "
have large garden. The Freedmen are pad so pe'
month for their services s. Of which retained .! 'I'
Government supper, INDECENT male ana ie'naic ','
orcd people Besides supporting these helpless r''p'
during the past Summer. fund OF sJoouV mas "oo"'"
ltaed in the hands OF Government agents. Inc rre'"
men In tho Department Of Washington. not able o'aa
enough TO become soldiers arc actually source pVh'
to tho Government.
SETTLEMENTS UNDER BOUNTY LAND "AhhAN'''
Cases have occurred, aud lately have become