New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-17
rUOlT WASHINGTON.
SPECIAL Disp,i:h to The " Y. Tribune
WASHINGTON Aug Is, 1868.
INN .IrGF OF Oh AEI.IAIoN.

An officer just returned rom ChaIleslon V'"'
firms orr prcvCs statements that thc5aking Of Charles
ton % be matter o. time. be SAYS it IS next 20 In
pox.isle 70 batter down Font Wagner; that tie men
kcep under tho bomb-proofs rpon which our shot and
she produce no eject tlat ho euy way tho fort can
be carried Ply direct assault which will not at lscs'
ens be attempted The chances OF knocking Fort Sum-
tie 10 pieces are better; indeed it is generally believed
tere that hat fort win speedily fan If it falls, Our
forces cannot occupy H. as q win be battered to pieces
Even should We take korts Sumter and Wagner, tie
other for:s have got 10 be overcome and the Rebels
who are busy bees day and night, arc erecting
battery after Battery Che way TO Charleston Tho
mtary force is not decrlcd sufficient and viii have TO
be LARGELY rc.cnforce,, before the finale is consum
mated. The puhlc ;nny At once dyest themselves O.
the idea that any Stark ors is TO come nom Charles
ton a present.
THE DISBURSEMENTS TO rrNsIoNrEs.
Various estimates have been made as TO the
auer: required fcr the Disbursements to pcnsionoTs
Of which have widely exceeded the true amount
TIE appropriation of eight million dollars was cXces
sivc and wiz no' be required into two million dollars
the other SIX million suilcug tosy airearises and pea
sions. # IS thought tho, AZ tho ratio Of the sever"
years a. the WY the ult needed Tor rcct year '1y
reasA tie sam II iyc ui-o2 dn.lsTs. The number oi
apple ionsfsr pensions have recently fallen of nearly
fifty but they xii increase again as soon as
the ICou q the wounded at Gettysburg win Justify
sppliC t-iiJns being made.
INDEMNITY FOR SWAMP LANDS.
L - subject Of Indemnity FOR Swamp Lands
und tho Acts of Con s Of $50 AID 1871 seems TO be
mis- Iudcrsood by parties Interested and claims nvolg
ing barge amounts made upon tie General Land
OF TIC points by wldc'. the applicants sholli be
60 s-rns3 and which guide lie Commissioner in lis
d. ,y0r nay be briefly stated IN ls55 act Of Con-
ramp lands IN tlci. tes IN conua5stinc.on with the
s stc agents who had meanwhile selected Of tie
snc iauds but gaze the state indemnity BY turaing
tn purchase money fl ny was paid guarantee
ig equivalent in lands where the swamp lands
inferred under a warrant Subsequently finding That
s:her swamp lands had been entered by private midi
vidJcs At ;nc District Land Oiccs. o.. passed
,1ineh D. ISL extending the indemnify % cover all
Bands 80 entered ~ s tne Consequently. on lands
entered since the has clan. IL entered by Tie
State and cluuo ,r.m indemnity. As quite nuIbcr
Of ceses exist: involving largo aaoua's effort win
uadc.b.ecy be nude 20 obtain further legislation
the raatscr.
NAr0yAL BAEEIHG.
The following banks haze received the corti-
Gates o. tle Controller q tlc Treasury and WIN con.
ncnse Operations: seoa,d National EaA Of tic CITY q
Kev,.rors, crli.ai $4,000, Fsst h-aonal Bank q
Ea4h he 10000; Flst National Bank Of Rockville,
Ind ccyitai sl-eoc0; Iirs, National Link Of MIaar.
hsc Wis, ea..ti s2co.Oo0.
A.LITAiY cIsN0E.
First Lieut.. d. /. Montgomery Of tho Eth
Z. s. Infantry has relieved Calt J.. Rlsly Of Gen.
Heirveiraus staG az Conm'.aary Of Mu.ters Tor the
ed Cops. CAPT De Eas.y asked to De relieved.
DISMISSAL ENOEED.
The order dismi,sing CAPT. Gustav Meiser
frcr tt service has boon revoked alt lc ha. boon
grated a. honorable dsderee
PEIsurAL.
TIE Hon. Isaac Newton, Commissioner Of The
Departmental agriculture Las Do, town on vacation
During Lis absence tie duties Of Commissioner viii BE-
performed by Janlos S. Grancn. cay, Chief Clerk
To the Associated Press
wAs,nse4oy, aug. T., 1914.
TIE ALLEGED FRAUDS BY rAYsiAsTIs.
From gentleman conyeraut with the cx-
animation AID res ision Of ar paymas,cs accounts,
10 ascctaucd that tic reported frauds by them arc
enormously oyonated. MANY o1oFs IL accounts have
been discovered AID corrected willie tic entire amounts
stl in Goubt cannot Involve the Government 20 tie
extent Il over sl Oo0 WO. nra mach Of ills win be re-
covered from Inctics Proceedings have been ius;i
tuted agaisial Of item. Tic eject Las been 20 pro-
duee settlements Of arrears re determination Of The
Pay DEPARTMENT appears to be to ferret and pre-
vent further abuses without favor partially
TIE RErOHTED PEACE rl0rosuI0Es.
After careful and particular inquiry it cannot
be asccrtaaed that any prominent parties In tie South
have made any formal proposition 70 tie United State
sutLores lr terms II peace nor has cyca hint foi
an accommodation been suggested Tic vigorous pro.
sccution oftse war IS Ieg.ided b. tie Administration
the best mod, Of ending IT,
COSSUL TO PLYAOt III.
Hon. II. .. Luddington Of New-York, ha !
been appointed U. S. Consu TO Plymouth, Eucllid.
CnAScRs IL the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The following changes and appointments
bare been made by Provost Marshal. GcreIa! Frr:
Teaf,Dty-Dr. Jo,iia Eatne,. Surgeon Ninth Di.tri,t
I'll. BIlofJ lecifd Atwood q. U1bson Pfovost N+-,tl
Thi District vice Ssrl'gr cansrel Pierce Boiler Has ~
celed
OhsJo'eph nesns, comui'ione Eleventh Dif:rst vice
DI.l,GI 4 CoiumJio.-Y.-,c.. ". Becafofd Con,pn..
Lalj,s min a Joros 1asksou, Provost Mafhs David
Dwyer Commissioner: d. j. G. Lone, SnfeooHi iog the
southern Dtfct With hrldq se-s 10 SON l ifo Robot
bobinsOn. Prov OF Mas.ltl3 81 y0n, Commits orTi DR. A.
y. Nixon Go2e3n fqr the MidJ.- Ditct headqn1eIs az
sscr,meis william H. PAS. Provost Malsini VIII IN T.
f.stlsm, Lnsn.rrt Dr. Lorenzo HlDbrd, Surgeon fOr
The hoihFm Dbtsic;, he-lq ilfttr % haysyiic.
IH9''.-p'. John White S-fseon, MI District vice I
Fe,9. lo,a-Jsme pire cou,atsioaeI XHlIlei Dsa!e
Vic Pot. resigned
peAr'prpf'-Dr 4. P.rchrn 1T s1rgeor, XXliid Dir
tfit, Vie Kahn, relsutd
MTh91a.-Alisd Dr1p.r. Comm yrer VII District vice
Do.dsgi.th, rnafn,e.
Arrest Of DTscrtcr--- Lzabcns Corpus.
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