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TELEGRAPHIU NEWS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
Discovery Of Nail kohhc-,e.

HEApQUARTERs ARMY OF THK PprOuar
Aug. 2S.-LieuteuantC Colonel Lockwood, com
manGing the Seventh Virginia Union regiment
reports series Cf TobDerIrS OF the Third diyi-
sion, Second army corps mail, 20 it3. Ein from
he eighth 10 the tweaty- ffth OF August. Sey-
eTal thousand dollars IN GoverniGrn. and
private drafts, checks, AID tunds have been
pUriolnt d, and the letters covering them .;nd
along the route The mail carriers are Under
arrest. The public are cautioned agains- Ae-
got6tlnC checks Or drafts iron. TINS division
unless coming through responsible channels.
The German MutineerS Released.
WASrlNGToN, Aug. 2s.- Associated Press
Espalch "A Letter from The Army o. ihe Po.
,oh:sc says about 2GU Germans o. the I2ih New
YORK volunteers, " he luatin;eS and were san
ienced 10 hard Ia bor for the war, have rr,,.iy.a
Il colamutaIion OF sentence through The ex.r.
lions OF Gen. Patrick, the provost tna-shai
general Although the ser tence was con, m n tod
several Gays ago, these lnea preferras: To -erni,
here uI III the General return, and eyprass n,
person their gratitude
During this period they had surrounded his
private quarters with a beautiful and artist.
evergreen aTbOr, bic arched in front the
arches composed of wild flowers, and a white
star IN the fympanum and q Union flag in the
center.
The general returned from MS leave yester
uay morning, and was delighted IS well as
Affected by this simple but heartfelt tribute OF
he liberated men.
Accounts from the Neck show that the enemy
have a considerable infantry force q: Port Con.
way, and are prosecuting their conscriDtion
with rigcr.
General Fitzpatrick hai skir!uisn with :haro
z few days ago, and was compelled 10 fan
back from his reconnaissance
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-~S& -

AFFAIRS IN ARKANSAS.-The ST. Louis Re-
pubiicG" states tibet no part OF q eneral David
sons command ever went to. Helena, as has
been frequently stated. His division marched
direct from Wittsburg to the White river, only
sending In train for supplies TO Helena. Gen.
DaNldsons expedition up the riSer-of TWO
gunboats and a battalion oflnfantry-captured
TWO Rebel steamers, the Tom Kuggs and Kas-
kaskla, In complete running order, and found
that Marmaduke had crossed the major part OF
his cavalry st Scarcy. Marmaduke DESTROYED
his bridge Of flats. The National troops lost
TWO men killed and five wounded: one naval
officer was wounded. General Steele was to
leave Helena on the Eth. The enemy were
said TO be i'll force and entrenching at Bayou
Meta, twelve miles from Little Rock.
Davldson's troops were TO cross White river
on the 18th. Strict discipline in his army had
commended him TO the favor OF the people of
Arkansas, and had produced $50 good an effect
that 1t was believed Arkansas would be easily
reclaimed to the Government OF the Union
The people Were mnch embitteIed against the
marauders and guerrillas of both sides, but it
proper Government was instituted, and rail-
lying points were appointed for, protection of
life and opinion, with the necessary civil ma
chinery, it was believed Arkansas could be
made loyal State in ninety days, with her
representatives in Congress. 1t is even said
that Judge Sebastian, who still holds a seat IN
the Senate from Ark9nsas, will claim it the
next session, having never forfeited it by any
act OF disloyalty.
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DROPOsALs FOR WOOD.

HRApoUARTERs DEPARTMENT OF WAsHrNofoy,)
OFFICE OF CHIEF QUARTERMAsT9R, )
WASHINGTON, D. c.. August a, lSSS.i
PRoPosiLs are invited for furnishing wnsa to the
troops N and around the Forts hereinafter speci.
ned. from parties owning wood or woodlands in
the vicinity Of the same, viz:
North Of Potomac Forts Sumner. Mansfield.
Enssy, Stevens, Slocum, Totten, Sismmer, Bunker
Hill. saTatoea. Thayer. and Lincoln and Batteries
Sneade, kiInbali, Parrot, and Cameron
East of Eastern Branch Potomac Forts Greble.
Carroll, SnYden, Stanton, Baker. Davis. Dupont,
Msigs, and Maham and Batteries Ricketts, and
Wagner.
South Of Potomac Forts Marcy Ethan Allen, c,
y: Smith, Bennett, De Kalb. Corcoran, Haggerty,
Albany.
Proposals 70 be made in the following manner, to
wit:
lst. For wood standing (price per cord)
I'd. For wood feled by United States Engineers
or otherwise price per cord.)
ID. For wood cut and corded on the ground.
Proposals must specify the locality, Kind, guam
t1ty, and quality of the wood and its distance from
the nearest fort or forts
Each bidder must attach his full name and post
obce address 70 his bid. and the of ali par
tes interested in the proposal must appear in the
An oath of allegiance to the Government Of the
Urited states must accompany each bid.
Bids will be opened from time to time and con.
tracts or purchases made Al the wood may be re-
CURED.
The right is reserved to accept all or any par. of
any bid
Proposals should be indorsed Propos ais for
ELIAS a. GREENE,
Lieutenant Colonel and Chief Quartermsster,
an 24l5t Department of Wsshinston.
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FROM FORTRESS uoSR0E.

FORTRESS MONROE. Aug. 27.-The steamship
Daniel Webster arrived last evening from New
York, with zoo rebel prisoners. They leave for
Clty Point this afternoon, in charge CT general
nag OF truce officer Major Multord
he Mobile Daily Tribune OF August 18th
says: "Ihere are sixteen vessels in thu harbor
a. Pensacola, Ten of which are vessels Of wa
ana SIX transports. The Yankees are building
two immense hospitals at the navy-yard. ca en-
VI them 300 feet long and three stories high An
the negroes are being sent 20 New Orleans to
De placed In the \ ankee army there
Inc English corvette Jason, Captain Won
Donor. from New York, arrived in Ham n.on
Roads this morning, and anchored abreast of
the Fortress.
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DRoPosAL foR FLOUR.

SEALED PROPOSALS aIe invited till the 81 ct day
OF August, 1863 at IL m. for furnishing the Sub.
aetence Department with 20. 900 barrels of Flour.
No. and No. 8, and for any portion less than the
1000 barrels. BIDS Il different grades shouh be
upon separate sheets of paper. :
The delivery OF the Flour to be commenced ON
the 10th day Of September rs soon thereafter IS
the Government may direct, At the rate of 800 bar
rels daily, delivered either At the Government
Ehsrehouse in Georgetown at the Wharves, or at
the railroad depot, Washington, D. c.
Payment win be made in certificates OF indebted
ness, or such other funds as the Government may
have for distribution.
The usual Government inspection will be made
Just before the Flour 10 received.
An cath of allie glance must accompany each bid.
No bid will be entertained from parties who have
previously Jailed to comply will their bids or from
bidders Lot present to respond.
The barrels to be entirely new, made very strong
Of new materials, and head lined No Flour which
in not fresh ground will be received.
Bids to be directed to Col A. BHCKWITH, A. D.
2 &c. e., q. 9. A., Washington, D O., and In
dorspd Pro possIs for Ffourn 10 tSist
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From Nassau.

NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-The steamer Corsica.
from Nassau on the 2ith inst, has arrived al
this port.
A riot took place at Granttown between the
inhabitants and the soldiers. Two or three On
both sides were killed
Several blockade runners have returned TO
Nassau from unsuccessful attempts to get into
Southern ports
The gunboat Juniata sailed from Havana on
the 18TH instant in pursuit OF the rebel steam
er Nata, which had left the same day for Mo-
bile.
The rebel steamer Cronstadt was captured nv
the gunboat Rhode Island off Abaco. She was
from Wilmington, North Carolina
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PROPOSALS..
DhOPC AIS FUR WOOD.
pEPoT FOR PRISONERS op WAR,
iSSistGHi t,aGr:eT I;Gs;tT's OG.-s.

As,i,fomt Quartz a'1sisL's 0rs:
SEALED PRorosALs for the delivery of or, cords
OF Wood TO the G4vsrnHaens viii he reesived at
ber, lss3, a. Il IN. The Wood to be nard. souud,
mere antsble four feet long. ard split to the usual
The Wood to be delivered at Point Lookout,
Maryland and to be inspected and MEASURED by al
officer of tne ouartermasssr's Department
Delivery not onsidered Complete unt,i cord ed
messvrsd, and inspected
speelhealioas will be rejected. ''' "''''
= The Wood 10 be delivered on nr before the 30th
I viii Be eeneS sGi At s upion Q, Of ne
uepot QgsrteTnasfer, il deemed best for tse in
Fsymentta be made aq follows: upon delivery OF
2Un eords OF Wood 1Tv cords wall hs pasd for. and
eorda tkereafar Fac balance son 90 npIetion of
the whole contract
PROPOSALS.
The full name and Post Office address Of the bid
aeT n1st h;s asr m ss m IN ?, The ne. D,"gos"
OF sn the parties composing 1t must appear or the
bid viii be considered as the inc vduai proposal Of
Proposals from disloyai parties will not be con-
sidsred, and an oath OF allegiance mast accompany
Proposas must be sddressad to Caet. Nelson
PAsto, Assistant Qrarte-mastsr, Point Lookout,
karylssd, ,i and shsnid be plainly marked " Pro-
GUARANTEE
The responsibility of the gnarantors must be
shown by the oic!al certificate OF the Clerk OF the
nearest DstIiet Court or Of the United states
M Tha ssiity lit" Of the bidder to all She contract,
should it se awarded to him, must be guaranticd
by two Iesponsible persons, whose signatures
be appended To the guarantee, and said guarantee
must accompany the bid.
Bidders must be present in person when the bids
are opened, or their proposals. will not be cOnsid
cred.
Bonds in TIE sum of ten thousand dollars. signed
by the contractor and both of his guarsntors. will
b. required OF the successful bidder upen signing
the COZ tract
FORM OF GUARANTEE.
We Of the county of -, and State of -
and = oftbe county Of =, snd State Of, do
hsIeby guaranty that - is able to fulfil contract
IA accordance with the terms of his proposition,
sd that, should his proposition be accepted, he
win st once enter into . contract in accordance
Herewith.
should the contract be awarded him, We are pre-
rarei 20 become his securities.
10 this guarantee must be appended the oficial
certificate above Nentioned.)
The Depot puartermaster reserves to himself the
right Ia reject any all bids that he may deem too
high.
Informal proposals will be rejected.
NELSON PLATO,
ao25 Captain A. @. II.
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QIlNNIAL EXAMINATION OF INVALID
ID PENSIONERS,

PENSION OFt1C1, Ap4u4t 10, 1853,
The next biennial examination Of Army Invalid
zth day Of September, 1858, and must precede the
payment OF pensions then falling due. No csrtia-
cate OF such exAmination bearing date Prior to the
4th proXlmo viii have any validity.
AL examinations under the Above-named Law
Are required to be made By two surgeons. No GER
tihcate OF examination made By unauthorized civil
surgeons will be accepted unless it is clearly i'm
praetleaele Tor the pensioner TO obtain the certif
The fees for examination $S in the aggre gate
Tor each easel viii be refuL ded the pensioner
amined, on presenting to the Pension Agent re-
eeipt for the amount from the examining sur seons
But in no case will fees paid to unauthorized civil
surgeons be refunded.
Congress; O. for the loss of leg hand or foot
or 90 Tor no other disability than the loss of a
nnger: toe. or an eye, mot eyesght. or than the
prlVation OF some like essential part of the non
Aoners BODY, are exempt from the biennial exam
inatlon Those whose pensions commence at date
later lnan March 1853 will also be exem pit from
EXAMINATION until Septsmber 4, 1855, unless an
Garner examination is specially required by their
Should it be found. as result of the examination
In any case tina the disability lon ger
exists, the pension Will cease, Should the degree
OF disability be found t. have diminished without
osappearing altogether, the pensoner will be paid
a. tne rate corresponding with the degree estimated
es Ise examining surgeons, and no longer speci
ned IN ms pension certificate. No pension can be
lncreased except on formal application to this
ONCE, and by the issue of Q new certificate
A complete list of authorized Examining Sur
seons soon to be printed, will be furnished to pen
su is,2~ JOS Il BARRETT. Commissioner.
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From New Orleans.

MEMPHls, August 2J.-New Orleans adyices
to The 2dtii instant received o-day, cor tam but
little news.
The ship &. &. Duncan, from Boston, with
,5,G0O bushels OF oats, had arrived. Eighty
bales of low middlng cotton sold at So \ cents:
very little on sale.
The steamer Courier, with the goth Illinois
regiment on board, collided with the steamer
Dcs Arc, about thirty miles below Memphis
lke Courier was sunk. Some lives were lost
but il is not yet known how mauy
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81 Colonel Leferts, of the N. Y. Seventh
regiment, has been rendered by Gov. Seymour
the appointment OF Brigadier General Of New
York State militia, with authority to raise n
brigade of the National G uard in New York
city.
~ Massachusetts Judge has decided that
husband may open his wifes letters, on the
ground, so often and tersely stated hy Theo ohi-
lns Parsons, OF Cambridge, "that the husband
and the wife are one, and the hus band is that
oEe'
~ 1t is said that a party of conscripts, who
were sent by boat FROM Rikers Island 70 Alex
andria, had well concocted plan 10 seize the
boat, but their scheme was prevented by The
vigilance OF the guard
IS The Portland Press says that soma OF tfe
Maine farmers report occasional symptoms of
rust on potatoes but The indications now are
hat the crop VIII be large and OF an unusually
good quality.
- man named Ambrose Foster, who is
said 10 BIZ worth SSD,G0u, was arrested in Al
bany the other day for attempting to pass L
forged check for $1,000.
aSThe Archbishop of Utrecht was short
time ago killed by n student, whom he had
offended.
krTobacce growing is becoming proit9hl,,
in Massachusetts. Twenty and tWenty.dys
cents is offered for the growing crop.
80 Hog cholera, to an alarming extent has
made its appearance among the swine OF Wayne
county, Indiana
SThe Springfield Mass Republican tabs
of a growing tobacco leaf in Hancock, 30 inches
long and 10 inches wide.
~ An Indian has been drafted and ac ,ept-
ed IN the 2d Maine district. i.
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Correspondence Between General Dix and
Governor Seymour.

NEW YORK, August 2s.-General Dix has
furnished the press with the correspondence
between himself and Governor Seymour, reIa
tive to the employment of the State militia to
enforce the United States laws in this city The
General furnishes this correspondence to ey
IioIn i.i - -
from the general government. He SAYS:
Had my application for State military 10
the Governor been successful, l should not
have asked the general government TO send into
this State single soldier to aid in asserting it's
authority and in protecting its officers from
violence in the discharge OF their duties''
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DRoP SAILS FOR WOOD.
CRIEP ASST QuARrERxAsrER's Orr1o

CRIER ASST QuAaTsRHAsrsR's OFF1oR,
' WAsHiSoTos, D G., AVS Aug. = q. i'is is6s. s"'A
S5 IS di's5s Sf . S. "
sAiOhpAi The 5th day Of September, 1853, At
The God to be hard, sound aud merchantsble,
tour H feet long. and split to the ordinary size OF
The Wood to be delivered in the city of Wash
at such as the Depot
Livery not being considered com plete until 80
corded measured and inspected
Ap inspector viii be designated on the part Of
The Government TO inspect and measure the Wood,
and such as does not conform to the above specih
cations Sdli be rejected.
Payment to be made upon the completion of the
The fnll name and Post Once address Of the bid.
der must appear in the proposal.
II = bid is made in tAe name of Arm, the names
90 sss nI OF Of ft %
Proposals from d,sloya! PARTIES aciu not b. con-
Proposals must be addressed to Capt. Edward L.
Hartz, Assistant Quartermastsr United States
Army. 2. wsshinston: q 9: and should be plainly
shown BY the ocial eersiheate of the CLERK Of the
De.Iest District Court or Of the United States Dis:
The ability Of the bidder to all the contrac. should
responsible persons. whose .Enata. Is are to Be ap-
pended 10 the guarantee, and said guarantee must
accompany the bid.
Bidders must be present In person when the bids
are opened, or their proposals. viii not n consid-
cred.
Bonds in the sum of ten thousand dollars, signed
by the contractor and both of his guarantors will
be required of the successful bidder upon signing
the contract
PORN OF GUARANTEE.
We, of the county of -, and State OF
-, and - =, of tai county of -, and State
Of, do hereby guarantee that t--ls IS able 10
fuhl the contract in accordance with the terms OF
he proposition and that should his pro position bg
accepted, he win enter into contract in accord
apce herewith
Should the contract be awarded him We are prs.
pared to become his spreties.
Ito this guarantee must be appended the ofica
certificate above mentioned
The Depot Quartermaster reserves to himeelf the
right TO reject any ali bids that he may deem
too high.
Informal proposals will he rejected
EDWARD l.. HARTZ,
au 22-h Captain and A. q. M, q s. Army.
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PROPOSALS.
nFFlC1 OF fhE SIGNAL OFFICER,

0FFIc1 OF Ihs sIssAL OFFICER. ,.
s l. S Il "a.
nntll sATuKpAf. August ., lass; q, ) . clock ,.
for furnishing for the Signal department the
2s Tvo hundred and Fifty set. sisna Bau pnents,
lo0 One hund red bales EicIins,
ny Two hundred Telescope Holders.
s g. s,o;s VIM - Matches
= Two gross Needles,
The FIRST delivery to be made about the 18th Of
stptember lstS OF As soon thereafter as Govern.
rhe full name and post once address Of the bid
der must appear IN the proposal
# s tid ism sde in the name of q firm, the names
OF sii ths parties must spgear. or the bid viii be
Proposals from disioyal parties. or whore the
hidre not present to respond to his bid, will not
Proposals must be addressed to i" The sigma,
e plainly Endorsed " Proposals for Field signal
shown by the Official certiheate Of the Clerk ofthe
nearest District Court or of the United states Dis
The ability of the bidder to all the contract
should it be awarded to him. must be guaran
e Be appended to the guarantee, and said saaran.
tee must accom pany the bid.
in the contracts signed By the contractor and both
ef his susrantors Will be Of the successful
bidder Or bidders upon signing the contract.
Form Of Guarantee.
We, ,oftbe county of = and State Of do
Asreby guarantee that - is able to fulal the con-
tract accordance with the terms Of his PROPOSE
ton. snd that should his proposition be accepted
hs Will At once enter into contract in accordance
Herewith.
Should the contract he awarded him, We are pre-.
pared TO become his securities
(To this guarantee must be appended the ofieiai
certificate above mentioned.
The right is reasrved to reject all proposals il
the prices deemed too high, for any cause,
1t liz not deemed for the public interest to accept
tnem
Models win be on exhibition at the office of the
Signal Onicer for twenty f70l days from date.
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~ A French work, recently published,
maintains that in every lO,500 years the waters
OF the sea pass from one pole to the other, sub
merging and overwhelming in their passage
the earth and all its inhabitants. According 70
the author OF this theory the last of these delu-
ges occurred 4,5G0 years ago, and the next one
is due ip 600 years
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NTITCHlLL HOUSE
Nl HOTEL AND RESTAURANT,
CON THE EUROPEAN PLAN)
462, 464, AND 466 THIRTRENrH STREET.
The undersisned solcits the patronage OF the
public. This house has pu hlic and private 4 4
Dining Rooms and Lunch Coulter; also, vEA0
number Of light, airy and we'll -fur rnished Ill., II
Sleeping Apartments, BY the week, day or month
at liberal terms. Its Larder is ne Plus nltra, and
the Culinary department under the oontol Of one
Of the best cooks in the country. Particular atten
ton has been paid to the selection of the Bar
room, 10 that the most fsstidious eonnoiseur can.
GEO Il. MITCHELL, proprietor.
N. B.-The Batting Apartments are open night
and day an Aim
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AMUSEM A ENT~
WASHINGTON TAEATER,
BLEVBFTH sTREET, NEAR PA. AVENUE.
O.


ALBERT CAssIpY Y...-..-.-..---... Manager.
THIS EVENING.
L&sf Night positively OF the Great. Popular. and
Charming Actress
So ) AN ID ENIN.
Only time OF the ole giant Comediatsa,
Low IN HUMBLE LIFE
spssp p*nin ss.. ..--. Christine
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Canine Gamma pn,.i assn w,sI PENN
Po copclade with
PHE CONsCRIPf.
Sh'hn GSGan ae Life te
Harry oiIfi nd ss.-.. The Conscript
~Admissi d IS s, and IS eents-es
En1IcE.-hl Claims against this Management
viii be settec if pre- ented to day. su2s
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TENTH STREET, ABOVEE
I FH!s EEyyEES!!ssss EyEs!sss EaIs HHyysssEEg HyssESg
THE NAlAD QUEEN,
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which, asts months OF laborious Snd costly
preparation. now presented with a da.z!ias
ton of all lovers of the true and b .ausifut
Admission q 81 and IS cents. No extra charge
for secured seas.
application at te Box Of6 ce frorr a. M to6 D. m,
Au Tiff
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ByJ &C. MCG UIRE Il co. Auctioneers
HNRUSTEES' SALE OF VALUABLE REAL. Rs

TATE WASHINGTON CIrY-On WEDNHS-
the premises By virtue Of deed of trust bssring
date en- the I'd day of June, 1860, and recorded
District of Columbia, in Liber J. A s., No lo9
folios AZ, ct seq: shall sell, at publ auction,
TO the highest bidder all that certain lot or parcel
OF ground; in the City of Washington, known and
deslgnated As lot number six Co. in Dyer's subdi.
vision Of square number nine hundrs d and tftaeu
t9l5), improved by q frame dwelling house
Terms One third cash to be paid st the time OF
sale; and the remainder in equal payments at ak
and twelve months from the day of sale with
interest; the deferred payments to be secured by
zee oeed OF trpst on the property Ana if the terms
the day of sale, the Trustees the right to
fesel the property 1t the risk and of the de-
faultine purchaser, on one weeks notice in the
Washington S,or. All conveyancing to be paid By
ERASMUS ]. MIDDLETON.
II. @. SPALDING,
Trustees of Phoenix Building Association.
au l1-eo&ds ]. c. MCGUIRE 4 CO., Aucts.
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~ II you take dollar in gold TO Richmond
they will give you in return sixteen OF the
paper dollars of the Confederate Government,
and twelve of them for one OF Uncle SaIn's
Rreenbacks. The Southern Treasury is poorer
than that of Hayu, for there the paper dollar
is worth eight cents in hard currency, which is
two cents better then that OF the rebels
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. ENLIsTING REBEL PEIsoNERs.-A statement
was made few days since to the effect that
four or five hundred of the rebel prisoners at
Fort Delaware had taken the oath of allegi-
ance, and Were mustered into Col Teyis' cav
airy regiment. The Baltimore 4mericaa, learns
that Immediately on the fact becoming known
10 the Secretary OF War he annulled the whole
proceeding, and directed that the new recruits
should be scattered among various regiments
II was apprehended that so large a hody of
men, hitherto inimical to the II. s. Govern
ment, would prove dangerous it permitted 70
be in one regiment, in more than one respect;
and if they were captured by the rebels there
would be Il certainty of their not being treated
as prisoners of war, but executed As deSerters.
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The TWO Million Exemp,ion R,u.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2S.-The Board OF Super
visors to-day voted s2,ooO,O0O 10 exempt ire
men, militia and police, and provide for the
families OF drafted men in mdisent cjrcum-
stances.