, 1863-09-03
FROM WASHINGTON.

Tie reports Of the crossing Of the love,
RaI pahannock by Lee in force is not true
The gunboats Satellite and Reliance are q,
Port Conway. There Will be fight there ir
all probability tomorrow or the next day.
The outstanding today Of the old issue o.
q. 8. demand notes is S2,475, GOO. Most o.
this amount is held in the South and in Cali,
fornia.
It is singular circumstance that these
potcs bring the same premium in Richmond
as gold. willie in New York they are worth
2pcr cent. less.
The Nary Department is not in possession
fany information concerning the reported
capture Of the Vanderbilt BY the plrate
Flo1ida, but on the contrary, has facts which
20 to prove euch IN event utterly untrue.
Subscriptions to the $40 loan foot up
~S21. .700. 900 during the month Of Aug gust.
Dr.. E. Menuha1l Of Eaton, Ohio, Is appoint
ed examining surgenn hy tha Commissioned
Of Pensions.
Warrants on the Treasury tor money tt
I,ay all the troops in the field, will be Issued
tomorrow.
The report TINT there will be no draft In
Ohio is incorrect. In go far as there
Ehhll he deficiency in recruiting,
It is thought altogether probable that the
nma]l quota required from that State will be
made up by volunteering; but should thu!
full to produce the men In the right time, then
draft will be necessary to make up the def
cic1cy.
The eale Of confscated rebel property to,
day is postponed. on account Of notice being
given by Capt. Todd, Provost Marshal, that
certain portions Of the property, now occu.
pied by the Government, would not be ia.
GATED as long MS wanted for present uses.
The sensation caused by yesterdays state.
ments OF tbs presence Of large bodies Of reb=l
cavalry near Edwards Ferry h.s.subsided,
Seen up there were portion Of our oEn men
out on duty in that region.
There is nothing new from Charleston up to
o'clock.
New YoRK, Sept "A Washington special
to the New York Times Gays:
The best attainable information locates
Gen. Lee In Richmond, and his army scatter
ed from The line Of the Blue Ridge on the
west to Port Royal and the Rappahannock
River on the east and south, as fat as the line
of the Virginia Central railroad. Els troops
Gen. Ewe11 has the left. md 4. T. Hill the
center, lying on the railroad from Cnlpepper
TO Orange Court House, while Longstreet
holds the extreme right, OCCURRING the une
of the Richmond and Fredericksburg r al
troops occupies fredericksburg. Jones' brig
adc Of cavalry is said to have gone back to
the Shenandoah Wiley, and Robinson TO
Richmond. Stuart is still In command, bat
growing more and more unpopular. It Is
expected Ac will be relieved by Wade Hamp-
{. Rebel gueri1las continue in our rear. One
OF Kilpairick'e body guards having been kill
cd, permission was given to the guard to hunt
the sueri1ias. They have been at it three
days with great success.
htbcl dcserters continue to come in In
squads, and are ready to take the oath OF al-
1egiance, but Of those who have done so. and
layc been sent as substitutes to our army,
lire, after stealing horees and committing
Other depredatLons, managed to rejoin their
old rebcl comrades the other day.
4 la1Ee number Of contEabanA5 esc1pcd
yesterday, from Charles county. Md. Thsy
report 1iiat m reDel a agcuts are picking up every
WAsu1aG1os, Sept. a.-The life interest Of
estate in Washington was to have been sold
to-day. A larga number Of persons were in
attendance, but after the District Marshul had
read the decree OF the Court, the Provost
Aarshal produced letter IRON l0e 1n1ntalJ
authorities, stating they would give up no
part Of the property Of which they now have
Possession. The postponement OF the sale to
"Wednesday next was then announced
NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-The Htra1d's Wash
ington special says:
The Departments are without any later or
additional Information, either Official or
Otherwise, than has already been published
in regard to the operations 1T Char1esto1.
Gen. Gilmore and admiral Dahlgren report
everything as progressing favor4D1y. The
rcqn1sition for men and materials has been
promptly filed, and the conduct Of the siege
Is left entirely to their discretion, with every
confidence TINT they will finally meet with
complete success.
Yesterday, stx trains went out to the front,
heavily laden with conscripts. The army has
no little difficulty With some substitutes who
require almost m equal number Of men to
suard them, but stringent orders, together
with the recent executions, seem to have had
a beneficial effect, and causes for complaint
are How lees frequent.
The torld's sl'cclal states tlat it Is learned
IRON private sources that Gen. Hood, Stusrt's
successor. has been reorganizing the cavalry
at Cnlpepper, with the Intention Of making i
raid IN O direction unknown