The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-10-08
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.


sxlRNyslSs WITH 5 AND WHITES GvEEiLLAs
A detachment o. Colonel Bakers rangers which iot
here week ago returned last eyeang They report that
during their absence they had several brushes with Ms
by's and Whites men, and they succeeded ia putting
the enemy TO Hight in every instance one % these en-
eogemenis IL suckers Cap aud another at smiths
farm, hear Mddcburg Our the laier instance
knew that the enemy oulnumbered thom bat they deter
mined that they would ties, their lighting ability Dividing
into two dciachmcuis they suddenly dsnod upon them,
aud pn, them digit in very short tina On ono &C
soh M'sby having slurpsd at house Nddsbprg to
get breakfast effort mado 10 CAPTURE hun; but
un unaiely no escaped Ia all bsashcs with tho
encmy had only killed Tho loss orthe
enemy Is not known.
DESTRUCTION OF REBEL SALT WORKS ~ GEORGIA
THE Union SENTIMENT ~ IHAT STATE
Lieutenant Commander Gibson, Of iae Uoted states
gunboat senaea reports the Navy Department under
date Of Icbcy Sound. Georgia. september "a thai On tho
night Of tho 22d u ne sen arnet boats up tina
Aamaha r'ver and destroyed the Hudson Place salt
works, Darscu, Ca, entirely domQlisbng boilers.
onginns watts, &c. and bringing or James H. lockwood.
the superintendent his two children and FREQ nes,o
The other employees and visitors fed at tho approach
Of the force. The works situated within two uAcs
Of the cncampmcat Of rebel company, whose pcIe's
very the works, but tAcy did not discover or
| resist the attack.
On the night OF the 10 IN ufmo senA
somelhrty miles up the Altsmaharvcr in search Of COT
loaded steamer. which understood 10 Of
two still 10 these waters, with which
months ago the rebels conItu. lated attacking tho gun
boats Ia the SOUND in tho the Harriet Lane
was attacked.
Commander Gibson saysIhe statements OF the refu
gees board tue Senaca interesting and think Gre
| dble In the MAN, The rebel government takes u
| titho Of eli agricultural product u live stock
| on hand and OF manufacturers, In addition to
the heavy other~o real AID personal estates.
As regards the latter hundred dollars gold IL
the thousand dollars 10 Confederate
money; hundred dollars silver hundred
and atty dollars. They speak smouiderag disaoc,ion
to tho insugent powers, WEAKNESS Of tn, and long
ngs for tho 'oa Union being very general through
out the State Of Georgia wherever opinion whispered
| or dares be ouispokeD."
| IMMENSE BUSINESS OF THE PENSION BUREAU.
The following figures will afford idea OF the i'm.
business entasd upon Tho Pension Bureau by tho
| gigantic military operations caused by the rebel
| lion. During the month Of September there
issued thirteen hundred and seventy -four invalid army
pensions; applications rejected, two hundred aud nifty
four. OF widows army pensions there wsre Issued
eleven hundred and fftyoigh'. Al present there
examined and issued average OF about hundred
nfty per day The app llcatons daily about
two hundred The business OF the bureau necessarily
very much arrears there not being sufficient
force present keep up with the busness coming In
from day to day. More and q largo increase q
clerical provided for this
| session Of Congress.
THE NEW FLAGSHIP OF rHB POTOMAC PLorILLA.
Tho now gunboas Commodore Read left the Navy Yard
yesterday and entered upon active duty tho flagship
Of the Potomac aotlla Lieutenant Commander samuel
Magan will transfer his nag TO her.
| No REBEL INTERFERENCE WITH POTOMAC NAVIGATION.
Affairs remain quie< tho Virginia shore, The enemy
evincng further desire to interfere with sunbats
| or the navigation Of the river.
THE vRrgRAS CORPS.
Recruiting for tho Veteran Corps progresses very rapid.
| iy. almost entire regiments have
| enlisted, sad applications increasing.
| piSTSo o. nBSHAcTORY DfsLoYALIsrs ~ ALxxAN-
| DRIA.
Two dsoyai citizens OF Alexandria who have refused 70
recognize the reorgan1sd government Of Virginia BY
taking license for the lawful Transaction of their
business, were yesterday heavily nnsi BY tho County
Court one IN the Of $lt3 the other f2s3 large
number ofo win be similarly treated.
| ARRANGEMENTS FOR FORWARDED TIN DRAFTED
MEN.
Brigader General Briggs takes charge Of all the
SCRIPTS they arrive In Alexandria Az fast as they
arrive be furnishes them with arms, scco1trements.
tebs, &c. and dispatches them ~ once 10 the front
! THE pgsERrERs BrfSo sArHvRED IN.
The Bureau have picked up in the last two
months aoen thousand OF the eghyeiSht thousand de-
serters ho Union army average Of ak thousand
per brought in aud tbs arrangements Of
tho Provost Marshal General will perfected
to very considerably the number Of arrests
REBEL GREEK PIRg.
According tho Official reports made 10 the Navy Do
partment, among ammunition Of the captured ram
Atlanta were shells labelled Robins Fluid shells" bat
not known whether The 1uid Is similar to tina, used
| by Gilmore.
| THK MrssoURI-xAssAs TROUBLES
The subject OF tho Missouri troubles stu under Ike
| cutve consideration.
| THE PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION.
Tremendous Efforts srs being made here aid the
election Of Curtin 10 Pennsylvania. II Is est
mated that ten thousand voters win 90 from this city
alone. Arrangements have been made 10 dcray all the
travelling expenses Of these voter, tho money having
been collected from the government employees. II has
decided not 10 send tho soldiers homo 10 vote,
that might result In producing dissatisfac.
too and IL not absolutely certain how the majority u
| lbem would vote.
APPOINTMENTS AND oEpxns.
John Fury. q tho Treasury department, has been ap
| POINTED Assistant Paymnster In tho navy.
n. Croshe was 10 day appointed TO olerkshp IN the
| Treasury Department
The order recently issued directing Captain Parker, q
General MartndAss stan 70 report 70 General Banks hab
| boen revoked.
4 ASSIGNMENT 10 DUTY AT THE CAPITOL.
Colonel nsrahsm, Of the thirty ghth Massachusetts
regiment, has bcea assigned duty at the Old Capitol
prison. examining the charges upon which prison
confined, Captain PARKER. VINO he hhsrso doos
this duty, having bees detailed fer duty the heaasnar.
| tsss q the Military Governor.
coLosEp ODD vyLLow9 CONVENTION.
To morrow, delegations from sssro lodges q Old YET.
lows the several states bold ssovsa,tsn IN his city
| rRnsosAL.
Among tho notables here 10 Hoe. Michael RAhs, --rs
| sentative h Cosgrcss froa New Ovss~ssS
senator wilsco q Massachusetts, vN here W tsy
stps fsv bours respite frsn h,s seeisoossrins
| pstsn 10 PssasyIvana.
| rnE KICK Aoop INDIAN rasArY
he s,speosoa d The Kickspoo treaty osniinsss suAt
s the veturu n Comm Isso~~e r>s xt IA. ,~~ .v.