The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-10-07
4NfWs FROM WASHINGTON.


fhsre sltA no arrangement made for the release on
she officers held by the rebels prisoners at
Richmond, the NUMBERS Of whom their recent captures
in tho battles Chattanooga have increased
thousand, who all crowded into the iI;hy Libby
prison. While the rebes declaring every one OF
their officers and exchanged and putting them into
tho hold again they still bold to our OBJECTS,
and many OF the prvates well as civilians IL Would
seem advisable that they will not deal equtaby IN me
matter OF exchanges all rebel prisoners taken should be
retained custody until the close OF the war or until the
rebel authorities shah conform TO the terms OF the exist
ing cartel agree which shall DO fair and
just in It's provisions
ANOTHER RAID WHITES GUEGILLAs.
band Of guerias, the famous White Of London
county virginia, made rad last night into Langley, xix
miles above Geo.. etows. driving the pickcts They
had pieces OF artillery.
1HE GUERILLA Will ENFORCING THE REBgL con-
Scorpion VIRGINIA.
Yesterday the day FOR enforcing the conscripton
in Virginia. Whites cavalry, In small squads, were
securing Fairfax picking all the citizens that could
be found, aud stealing horses Ono gang passed along
proximity " the de- and threatened an attack
the government farms. but the strength OF the
guard prevented the party from making the attempt
Tfhe activity OF our cavalry promises TO drive the
yueras entirely out Of that Section least Tor the pre-
.4sout although 1t s pob,he that their operations
will b. permanently checked.
TaE Suffers AND RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION.
The suffers OF the Army OF tho Potomic are
still engaged In trying obtain railroad transpota'
,;oo Of thar gods 4, The army, and uego
.,,.,,ors a.. atm IN r,.vres. with the military
.,,,horuios for that puroose with good prospect
ar . suitabs Arrangement be,ng made General Mosde
Expresses himself AZ fayoaoi, TO such an arrangement
Gencra Patrick the Provost Marshal General OF tho
army. under suitable regulations aud re-
.trctions
THE NEW yAr,eyAI pANEs
In To This time ninety nine national banks have been
fully orranyea About forty tlers have taken the pre-
summary stems for orpou,ation As vet on,y ono OF
tlese banks has flied The b ia reouse 10 constitute 1t
deposits, of iublc money ind rsca aeen, II the gov
srn eul but the Circular oefniuS the duties ana The
rsn,,aries necessary 70 inns end have no, vet been
sn, o,, from me T,c,sr-c ~ ertnent I, had beea do
-,,,,,, , ,o,r ,.n, a, 81 a IN. c,rc,,,,,,c ,o,es a,
these new b,pks in the order of THAR oruaniza,op. hut
10 avoid bcker,ur and co,,,t il is probable that the
po,es for the FIRST tbr,v or rty organized nks viii 10
,ssue a, IN. saue time I'm. roes win not be ready for
two ar ,nree vecta
.ux yo,,,,coy,yo ,,r,ur,rr,.r prponr ron rnx
No.-n cr SEPTEMBER
The rcnorts of the OF the crops for the month
of sen,cnbor are comr ~ ut the Agricultural Bureau
yerv ,ron,av Tl,y " IN be rr.nsed for Pub cation in
n few days aud viii be o. more than usual lmpo tnoo
a. Tho ng the effect OF tha useasouabc August
been received and exu,io,d they show the
serious damage wis 70 ths corn and tobacco crops
The damage 70 the coru crap VIII, it Is thought,
average about to third The upon
the tobacco crop vii, no even more disastrous though
actual figures cannot yet given The sorghum crop
considerably aHec,ed but, owing TO tns hard,
nature OF tho plant great quantity Of land ee
voted culture crop viii prove fully
one
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Operations IN tho Cavalry Bureau connected with tho
Army OF the Potomac arc unusually active The second
New Jetsey regiment cavalry arrived Ia Washington
th and vii be put INTO service soon as their
horses and eouipmenis got hero. About eight hundred
fresh were brought into the dsmouDtcd cavalry
camp to day and some tive b"-d'sa mounted men we're
soss regiments and shs ssns nSlass
are son, out daily.
CONDITION OF GxH. HANcocx's HEALrH.
Major General Hsucock, writing ~ friend "a Washing
too, expresses . hsps 10 rejoin army within three
weeks No b yet Inme and abIs ride horssback,
.ba, hn wound V hs.iins.
ARRIVALS or DRAFTED MEN.
me stesmer Forest city arrived At Alexandria last
night " ih ssvsn hundred and ten from the draft
rendezvous in Boston harbor. Shs previously landed
,n,.. bvnd,sd and .svsu,y Al Porsmoa,h Va for New
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