The Portland daily press., 1863-10-31
COMMUNICATIONS.
Letter from the National Capital.
F. Tracy, Travelling Agent.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 20, 1856


WASHINGTON, ID. G., Oct. 20, 1863.
Tofhe Editor Of the Press.
When Congress "sets in y rs nv landadv in
yariably saws. we shall nrobably have eyact
Information resnecting Genorsl posac,,,s;
hort-comipos ihrougI some con,ni,,oo an
the Conduct of the War A. tnresenf tho na-
tion Is in committee or tho whole an ,ho 10
vestipation and makes yerv I;tslo nraaross
The most nernleyino feature or tha case T. ,ho
readiness with which 81 many man ,rIn ,,a.o
never susnerted of KNOWING any,h;na a,,on,
Rosecrans como forward 10 ;n,nosaI, S;s ai,,'.
acter I heard ono of his cIass las, ~
ronndlv asser, that ,e a,a co,mIa ~. " n.en ,a
Army Of the Cumherland wns add;e,od 'to ~
drink His knowladge of the n,atso, soo,,ai "
on inouirv to ha h.sed nnon ,ha c., H., ~
had formerly lived somax,hers in ,ho w,
within hnnarod m;Ios ,nT posaora, No.,
ha could smell ,ho conaral,s h.aa,,, ,i''..
;n,noderata d;s,an.o W. essin a";n ''. wa.
;mmeJ;atav occurred ~ mo ana ~ nl'o,i
ragret m say / got no sa,;sc,c,nr,, .,,s,".
schara i Jo,5,Joss ,'5aa ,.a,'sa ansmel.
Rosecrans hnI II i ne, da,,a;,o,, ,'rono.'
yet hovond q yory narro,,, ,.;rai. S'.'I So"h a.
Thro,,;o,n h;n,a na,,o" ,a, ~, e"e,e SATURDAY
'-ran,ad - nr..,asd.;i. IN. .ne I.ai ,. iiccnee
9rea,Iy 70 d;m;n;sl, tho ooaadonppo poeo .enu1a
ssa.s,a l., -, H., 49,. Ea.'aa p'S' 'iousiy
Of da,ao,;yas ao,;nr Jar ,,,;i;,"n oouy
;s oar,a;a,,, Ja,t..ana,,~ a.', ..'usnvii.y'
arar ;nds snso,ia : ,i s orsau~atioi' NOW,
no s,r;n,T enn.rnilad NV XV;,p ~ Ma anu snoulu
e. srl,;,rsr. aats a,,oasaI,,' s'u VI
a,,ns,ancas G,ianai ,e pai'ar:s s unusi .ne GU
ra,h;n. 49, ,sanJ s.'.;la' ~: "a.c "onc
i;onnrs are solJ here snnd.rs - '.' .s ~; o
,arv iar ,yh;el, rnrI,;JS ,ho .,la NJ fno "i,,a,
,ar,.,od -" III Ia ii, I' IhG s"'e, Nohe are
Tho ,enaty ;s coa,iscot;on or ,ha s,, sns 'in',
closipe ibe bar and II j. ro;d,v aneoroad ",ia
conrse willie So many soldiers are .ons,an,i,,
arrivino denarting and s,at;o,sd hora ,,sa,,,
;naon;ons ,podas Of ay.,l;ue, ,ho L.
v;sad hut thew arc al,nost sI,y,,s ,,,s,,o,oi
III Ono man was ar,esto5 r,hn III uusa.,s -,
nair of shoulder strans ~ III eno, '" ~
,nitted IN The har The most co,'a,o,, -
few weeks aoo was nlaving deteciivs ii,,,a
squad of seldiers would 90 ~ san,. ra,;sa'i
har @eneraIIv late in tha eran;n,r a,,d a.nasN su
cate the keepers entire array of Jemiiobns
and BOTTLES. alIegino authority from Coinnal
Rater The detsctIvas were 1snail,' ao,no,a, ae,
however. and the practjce i ahont 5roten ~,
The civil police look unon Their nilitarV, ea- cp.
adufors with no very favorable eve, This
should be set down in favor of the detectives
The old leayen still works omouo tha nol;co
of this city. Two wears 400 Wasbing,op ,yss
In all its ways and preindiees SontIern ci,y
Greatly reformed. II Is not vel regenerate 4
white man without proyocation NAV now heat
a negro in the public streets. and il n nolice-
man come by, send the negro 10 The iocknn
and pursue his way unquestioned. Whv two
wears aao. a friend tells mo be saw nogro
running down sixth strect cnIIowad hv a nc,
liceman. As he turned the corner Of The nv.
enne. he darted in among The CARRIAGES heforo
the National Hotel and cIouched down h;diog
Anotbar noI;ca,o,,, sor,,;, :, H., 49,, i,.o o'
nothing absolutely nothing. of The cireum7
stances draw . nisiol stanned forsa.d - 49, a
two n.cas and dai;hara,pi,, ~, ~ one VI
wretch These aro ,I,a ,,9,, 'mJ. M 'ne pov, p.,,
chargad with ,i,a ,rasa,,ot;.,, ~ ~ ~ sun
in This can;,ai Rn, ,hav Lavo ldar,'ad o''''
GOOD lessnns s;,ca ,ha, ,io,o S''''N
The Russians are coming here to-day h, i,
vita,ion of tba Sacro,ar, nS ,ho ~, ~ III
siye prenarations have becn made a., ,to;r 20
ceotion AT the Navy yard Russ;a now =
country with which I, + ,var,h nhi,o -, - -
d;nlomatic rala,ions r. H. -; " - na'
the i,te German Kino ,.hn ,o, an An r,s,,' .,,,,u
yxn and desiring 10 J,;II liz s,an,ar. y, ~
No Of ,ho niece a. ai,i;,,aI =, -. h. ~ ~
naxttng n baya Tho ,arsso, " aie
don Nc o,n no, hoin1r III ~. ~ ~ Nsa
Armstrong range cuts ,n - ~, ,mo
na'. n.s .Sns |u's an i"cApiessipiy sorry
nSule. nussia, homcNei, - country oi an
o.nei pas.eih, wi.n s'eppes .hat hatcii our own
p'a'iIes' uioau iahes, iaI moving rivers noun
.ain .anges, everything out our sea-coast. She
eA.eI,iiihatins i,s ner own system OF slavery
sis soo AZ .iis moment, anu osallIg WIN her own
Siare-loiueis reDeihoi: May she prosper.
,h,,s ine'e Is one ialoin IN common use mere,
p,s; n.n souhus 70 Norgrerh ne eais az lnucn IKE
han, n hn.aa 40 nngis.. ine oeSt iiIus.ralioh
"a H. "e1la M occurs III street uialosue, report
,wa yroh;os. hie" iN's'sho ifiehu VI hhe' Enter
.Whana u,e,,,Ns ,.,.s a..
....a,5 "neae nas you u, yesterday, ION
avhara ots.
.on S;n,h s,roo,u
aWhera sr ss;e''' oa