The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-10
THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
NumOred Resignation OF
General Meade.
The Reported Appointment Of
Gen. Grant to the Command.
Arrangements for Reorganiza ton
Of the Army,

WASHINGTON, August 0, 1888.
Ia reported that General Meade has ,wicc presented
his resignation as Commanding General and now insists
upon s acceptance Rumors in military circles %
tho effect that General Grant win succeed him.
Arrangements being made for reorganization OF
the Army Of tho Potomac. by which new commanders
will be put In the field tho material Of tho corps
changed.
General Patrick Provost Marshal General Army
the Potomac rs aboutto take the field at tho head OF di.
vision II is not yet determined who his viii be-
but tho probabilities that Colonel Sharpe, Deputy
Provost Marshal General viii take charge d that depart
ment.
Conscrpts daily arriving and bong assigned to
gments at the 'front.' Last week. out OF three hundred
Of this class sent TO tho Fifth corps, two hundred and
ninetynine substitutes, but individual being
drafted man
Tho Brooklyn Fourteenth regiment has sent detach
ment to New York for hundred conscrpts appos
toned TO that regiment. This regiment has suffered
most severely, and although numbers Of recruits
arrived from time TO tme musters less than
hundred Very few officers left and Of she orig
inal organization there less than f survivors.
During the last wcck cavalry have engaged IN
arresting all Inhabitants north OF the Rappahannock
FAR down az Belle Plain Among them are number II
loyal mon; but TO make any distinction in their cases
would have subactc them 70 the risk Of imprisonment
In Richmond and accordingly al brought o. rhosc
who decline to take the oath OF allegiance win DO held
for exchange for Union men imprisoned by the rcbcL.
great number OF nne months ard two years troops
are returning 10 the Acld, many OF them capacity
OF substitutes Several OF their ocersave also reoincd
the service.
Nme Of Mosbys guerillas, caught In the vicinity Of
warrenton, have been brought 70 wOh,ngton They
all In civilian dress, and prove bo farmers of Fair
fax and London ccuntss Every capture of Shcso land
pirates add fresh proof that they simply band Of
robbers Tor tho purpose attacking suffers wagons and
unarmed travecrs They Of ths"aand and deliver
order, and should DO treated hivbwaymou.
There are lev any loyal citizens residing along Tho s
Of road frop Annandac 70 warronon and the arrest Of
all males capable OF bearing regarded tho
remedy for The guerilla raids In that neighborhood.
| Twenty deserters brought In handcuned this
morning by detachment Of tho Invalid corps and turn
cd tho Provost Marshal. Great exertions are
being made At present these and havs
them returned 70 their respective regiments Il s well
known here that II General Meade had with him every
soldier who properly belongs 10 tho Army Of the Potomac
he would not long remain Inactive the Rappabsnnock.
Mr. w. YoanG's Despatch.
HEADQUARTERS, GRxGos CAVALRY DIVISION,
August o, 1868.
CAVALRY sRnxmisa.
Tho First Massachusetts cavalry had slghs sKirmsh
with tho rebels Little Washington yesterday, with
ont loss either side. Tho Tenth New York were yes
terday Afternoon charged upon by portion OF jenkins
command which captured three OF the TcnSh, who
were subsequently rccapurcd the Tenth having 10
return brilliant charge The affair occurred
Newby's 0ssrosis This morning. ct about nvo O'Clock,
a patrol of tho enemy Little Washington rode
up to the pckcts Of tho Tenth New York, ald 9R
beng S!s,,gs.es z = se.. S24Hsaa 'hey so-
l6Se6d 70, replied 70 Gregg On being naked 20
what company thsy attached they did not reply,
but put the spurs into their horses ro~cl deep aud
fed precpitatsy They pursued but not oyerakon
cosrRARAsDs COMING
This morning three horse wagon load Of contabands
10 from miles out IN tho oorntry, bringing
about six days ard their surplus clothing
They expect " repose In Abraham rosgpn
AsorIxR fIyi ycEsr pEsr,fv.
deserter from the rxenty shth North Carolina
fsuiry, who lot cupcpper MoSiay mornisg, ths
morning He proposes % take the oath q allegiance
His representations ooH1rm the statements q others
that nothing remains but rebel cavalry al Cpcprsr tho
infantry having left for fredericksburg According 70
his statement desefiions arc very frequent.