The New York herald., 1863-10-10
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON,

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wAssN TON, 0ct 0, 1868.
nEr,iIH Fnos uspsLpoN or gELEAseD UNION oBAP-
LAtNS
major nulferd. Gag Of sr,Ne onoet reached hero at
twelve o'oecs % dsy f5n Cils t.'nt m .,mer
Nsr York bringing the following NIeaSl otapsssass
Joseph Z. Hrown, ftb Maryana caotured at wiodpes.
ter June 49, E O. Amblcr. sixty seventh ieonsyIvssA
a,ys,red at Winchester, June 10; James Harvey, Ore
Huurad aud Tenth Ohio captured at Winchester June
Ss d N. .Bsadrse' Elth New York cavalry captured al
Lmetsburg July s: o. s~yios fifth Michigan captured
AZ Fme,sburg July s; G. IA. Hammer, iw e''th 9nisye
vsps cavslry, CAPTURED al Winchester aqns ~; 4 ".
Brady One Iu'dr-a and siateeot, Ohio. capcred al WIN
chester, june 10 y u lberhast. Eighty seseaih Fcan-
syvana. captured Il Wihc6esl -sxe ~ These gentle
men have boon lsngoAshing In the LIBBY prison sor
four long nonths, and suffering All manner on hard
shps 10 which Union prisoners In robot hands afc
heir TIE news from Rebeidem brought byshase gentle
noa Is bcrcy setash or the oft told tale of earvaton
and misery existing among tho anhabitants u tho con
easrscy Tho Iichmopd Se,tial Of the 8h instant an
oouuces that the Rsieish tN.c} Hsnddvd has agsin
made it's appearance s'pce having s c'ce damaged by
mob Tho Raleigh STATE Jo,vaat, which was much
greater sufferer. has not yet fcsumed Tho Petersburg
ess Publishes account from reliable sooroe thai
Norfolk IA beiag evacuated BY tho sder, and that only
one or TWO SunOOatS sss0 so W
corporas guard left in town 70 do duty Probably Cen
French the rebel commander of she troops the Black
water would like 10 Qua out the truth Of this reliable
! 3,..a asa LETTER From JOHN RRIGHT.s id n
The following Is extract from letter Of John Bright,
N, P gentleman Of this city, dated Rochdals, Sop
tember 20, 1885, y, Z ~ z hY H,,tH
need not tell you how much reoios in tho prospect
of termination Of your grievous war, and how much
tho tnde dppC Of &
side against this country, and there s cause
ssaiass The propositions Tor meditation or recognition
Franco, and Its conduct in some respects contrasts
avoraby with that Of the Emperor q the Fpench ana
this hope your people viii not forget The ironclad
ehps not allowed to out on their prstca career
aud Mason the Southern envoy has left london in dis
gust. hope this will show you that everything Is not
Is 4, ENTERTAINMENT BY SECRETARY SEWARD.
Secretary Seward entertained largenumber OF friends
at Wizards Hotel this evening. 1t extensive din
ipp party s." aa'f ''rl - H.'r %, y 1tf
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION OF coLoRED ODD FEL-
. ,i.H .'tg ia# Lows. it
procession Of about three hundred coored Odd Fell
lows to-day ending with appropriate craorcai exercises
and festivities is among the latest novelties in Washng
the abolition Of slavery Ia the District OF Coum
ba delegates werepresens from New York
Boston, Alexandria Raltiore and Canada. There were
resslas banners, &C., with appropriate embems, and
geysru national flags The digritsrics Of the Order rode
IN carriages. The procession followed by large
crowd Of coored spectators while others accompanied u
in Carriages Of various kinds and en horseback. I
GEORGIAN SENT TO THE OLD CAPITOL.
Mr. Jourdan formerly Of Atlanta, Georgia, but who has
residing in Washington fcr some time. consiep
ed the Old Capitol this morning II 10 believed. how
eser that hts incarceration will be very brief. az his
friends confident Of prcviug the charges against him
TO be gronndess rai .,sasi
20 nF5g THE euRowsKf LIBEL sUITs " gs,s
The libel against Count Gurowski for dtadernS
tbecnef clerk Of tho State Department in hs boc4
is now on trial Somc rich developments expected,
but have yet come TO light
HONORABLE ACQUrrAL or LIEUTENANT FKRSALD.
Lieutenant H. A. Fernald Twenty second Massachusetts
youuteers been nsnoraby acquitted Of the charg
preferred sssinst him. 4, aSs