, 1863-12-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
a...1Ha .IG-Ta1" 49,: r.n,.a Elst TElson'
uoogu--Tl.e Rebels and tho Colored
PrfhoncrH-. The National RSankk--The
Fractional Currcncy-Ecsy Patents.
Post Office Appointments, DC.

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- 'oA1 0"' ep1s1a. eo'lssl'onoea1.l
sAen.s. nsnANs Ius' -So1' %'' 1o'S.
..o 49,. ihAAhsels,So.
ane uoy "a7 aplnopfiaIeIy Kept yesterday.
sermons were preached in nearly oil the Pro
1cslant churchcs: By Rev. j. McKcndrec Ri
Icy, Methodist; Rev. Dr.. Ryan, do; Rev.
~. D., 1e11sopn., T Ne'1 u a. WAY, oap
nst 1,st' ner, n = n 1aths' y. .. ffeso, 1ef.an'
Rev. I. T. Hewlett, Baptist; Rev Dr. Chan
ming, Unitarian, and others. At the various
hospitals the soldiers werc rera1ed with
thankspixing dinners. snecchcs we're mnde.
sentiments given, DC In 1ract it was gen
ulne, New England Thanksgiving. The South
crncrs residing here, however noticed, gem
orally ,of,o,ned from nartfcinatine There
~ .,,.,~ ,.ara - sa.as,, ~roc;sv,t,es aran n
are rlans ne'e ~ ee1osn posn'S' s 1.. .ta o'eu -
shut in public, but at home In private they
yeptilatc their views. while drawing Govern
e.,t x,,r ar;ta t.ca1r Thnv sov t1,ov o~o
uea: ~ sea,s.. 80 '1s.1 s, ~ ~ ~ ' 49,
aga1net secession, ,pue opposea ~ tne "at'
Well, this Is SIMPLY but the Northern cop
pefhcad creed In the evening the various
theaters, concert rooms, &C., were crowded
~ +he;r ntnost canac1tv Ana ancotine of
ria ~ Tc,n;nds me fhaf }ho ;ndefsf;eoh1e I'm.
.,-assain craF ucI1 l-nnwn ~ rnn7 GhicnTn
c;t;zens, IL l,ern With a f1ne oneratic froI1e
catnr;nT - fbn rnneicai foefa * fhe Woahin1.
tnninns' which I shonid % inder. however. Is
~ ~ : Ters7 hirh ordar
n'~ - 10y I - 49, -
THE RICHMOND PRISONERS.
The exchanged Union surgeons arrived
here in time to cn)oy gooo thanksgiving "
dinner, and they did enjoy It heartily. They
look considerably the worse tor wear.
Their garments appear to have served them
for night and day wear. and their linen, or
rather Woolen, sadly needs shifting. num-
ber OF the Officers are stopping at my
hotel Ihey state that tue prisoners,
upon their arrival, ut Richmond from
other pars Enefe captura, were
Obliged to stand three hours IN the not sun,
while the wounded men we're conveyed
through INC etfeets ~ cots. Ut. Nmtncy
rcmonstrated against thus, ana %as taken be-
lore the fFovost Mafsnal, 6trpped OF hls
sword ana SASH, and AZ hts money. Indeed,
oil the prisoners had their money, amounting
in the ease Of the Surgeons and othces alone,
lsed tnaI II shon!o De returned 70 Laem IN
kindi but instead, It was returned IN Comed-
crate money, epflrely worthless here. When
the officers entered the prison, their rations
consisted oi one pound OF beci per any,
!1ones aaq a ana sixteen ounces q nreaa
nccd deficiency in tue Eations after the mid,
die o. last month Inc 1resh peet WINS arst
missing, turning up once in four days: Ono
Po1n9 o. corM a., o1s4 "as iarnlsaea t ta tnfm
Tscu eas aia ;ti, .u oan
aae1 "ete tLo mteu tns ;tS ~ ,'.rai aisI
" ~ -! IL ~. ,,,;a7
!~sara ~ o. ~ tnts tS y. nu atan1n uS Gnn}a
Annong ene Ptteone.e = 10 fmgoo egn "oon +. ..os u
ele, ot aue y. 2. 4aty, " ,s1 1Ssscc. ~ AZ ,a mas
| taken U BUTTS Isiaau, Cai5iesol, ni, auu IVA, "as
eonnned .n Rtls9h aars aannaa =, sa
ne 1ouna one tnonsanu onices eonueI 9sat ~ -
| ven ROOMS. iol3 W o1s nnantSu leEt ,a ~. ~
| Wltn ont nlankets or oeoolnE, l1t 70 sn1t I1I
tnemselses " lucy oesL c99.a; Esen % ~ soatn ~
Eafoiina, ann Mso ~ N9r.n Saronna, ut
s;sto5 In, TEare nra m f1res r., ti,n 1ihhr
Prison. and half the windows arc without
| glass. The best rations they had in ths
Prison consisted Of one pound of wheat
bread, one-fourth Of pound of fresh beef
md two ounces Of rice After a while, corn
bread was substituted for wheat, and yer5
often they had no rice or beef, and but one Of
| fwo yery small sweet potatoes. The men al
I Belic Island fthe worst den of the lot) wert
brought to the other prisons starving. and
some of them are stated to have died Whilt
! in The act Of eating their food. On the waJ
eaeerly deyour anT scraps thrown TO them
I ria T. 1he manner in Which nnr men hav1
1,onz, f-cafo1 nv those ,n;sara1,le fr,3fora AM
sconndrris
Tur c1onrons srgs FROM CHATTANOOGA.
o,,a - ,,o,,.. f.o.., f-tnttonoo,, .,,,,
1He @ ntms no .!.;4, 4 - y
IeceifGa ne1e 5ee.eJuas nan Eta. ~ ~
t1ne ooa lTn; HnME .nE .sge Az H. as1s,,!
Mets e.sA.. - - nAas sHS s4t.
taptIhu ~ aS1e e. as;t;ar, y a1,of1 "nr Wo.I ~
5d eneu5 14u Hhattop.na poe.Lom o1sa - 3a+s.oar
,.,1i;as s aaateF hu, u 1a, ~ or e.attI4,
ou5 h1PIIes. tue ~ cas.stu tneu aso eektluE
qalte Jeaioas VI me WY n mWGh ouF "tsa ~
etn oo}s " geanns ane1d ~ "a ausM y ~. ~
VA. ~ ooAs aew 10 hteAm9nu, aaa39 a1a ess! =
Cnatsslon ,in anu aa H. "oao tt VI pgs Tn;
,ss nono1ang vntshnt1 ~ Knns.tt'a G1n4ta
nonca. ma ofi,er rahel sf771nnrho1da 71
,,,., uzur,a .,c7, ,rrr. cor opvr, z,p,aoxvna
1 - -Es.1s.4.- e4 .r.1.. -,
ae{srnination not to proceed with The *
cnange o. pllsonels ualn our eoIorca regi
ments we're In every respect put On IN equal
ly Wltn our HIllt: t1iSoIs " tnAt amt, y
notlce mat onr Wn1Ie omcefs o1 colG!ea reg
ments snare sne sainE Mte u rSgsaoom -
their men. 80 1nat tnoSe mlse5apie sccesn
tIaitor saects, nke tne <@ Ina oIitels, ~. :.
then~ht ~ ~ ~ msEa ost ne In 0ire m fhei
white oficers to the same fate. In thts the
arc only doing what they hare done since th
war commenced, askins MS to give up every
thing to the rebels, even the Union itself Bn
| am glad to know that the faith Of th
Government is pledged to protect these men
and TINT the President will not abandon them
can move him. And alr. Lincoln was th
man who showed the nerve in this matte
from the stnrt, With his own hand le wrot
the order to That. effect The President ha
also ordered that the stern law Of rctaliatio
shall 70 into effect to avcngc the death OF tn
first Union soldier Of whatever color whoi
ths enemy sha s aesy N Go,a olo9a M conr oL se
INTO slavery. Inc 1mf eSehange OF colofe
soldiers and their white officers, am assure
befre br ore aaatier % rebel prisoner ia cxchanred
the sA11oxA1 nAxks.
IN Ill nrcr the nonntry. 4 inc marbieefroI
hn;idfnr IL oofnv m for fhe First Nation;
RAM II thia II r;tTs + Is fIontinr he Treasnr,
and Eill cost $5o, ,Mo; ox w.. o.,o.,
has had $500,O00 subscribed to Its stock
that cit{ Ihsse naaks All Pr ppdomisc TO gree
hSs i've unssity nTas n TO 70 The ts %
yerr desirablc and necessary in bank transa'
tin1e. ~ @''N' ' e~~
~ THE FRACTIONAL CURRENCY.
The new fractional currency recently L
! Ench bi11 coysIsts n two n;eces If thin n,
per pasted together, which come apart ate
! exposure to the least moisture. A new d.
! sign is now in preparation, which will COZ
tain fac zs 3 Of Oft the coin, Which eash 6l
tSPn, ~ somc @ s,mnie II nf hnt dtfieuit desien
ensm :" su"c n ~. ~ 4he TTnasn,
! steam power, ia certainly wonderful.
The following. with other new patent
J have been issued since nee NV Last !;