, 1863-08-21


Of creatures which arc not destroyed, but
multiply By being cut in twain.
The E1asniner has the folio wing: The Csn-
tral CARS last evening brought down 4 gentle.
man direct from tho headquarters Of Gen.
Lee. His reports concerning the condition
srd numbers Of tho army Of Northern vir-
ginia arc cheering, and this must satisfy tho
public At present
Meade's army is said to be lying along the
country from Orange Court House to Cu1-
pepper, and in towards Fredericksburg. Bis
headquarters a1e supposed to be at Warren
ton.
Army movements were ut perfect stand.
still On both sides, the intense heat enforcing
quietude.
uated the Valley and brought all their availa-
bic forces east Of the Blue. This may bs
true to some extent, but force will be kept
there, in the vicinity Of Winchester or Mar
tinsburg, for tho projection Of the Baltimore
ard Ohio Railroad, and close enough to the
Potomac to put Its current between them.
eelyes and lmboden's troopers, In case he
eAonIQ come GOWN upon lueu.
It Is believed that Meade Is concentrating
in Stafford and Faquhier, but nothing reliable
Is known outside Of headquarters, and what
Is known there, Is inyiolate as dead eeczcts.
Fighting wss at such o discount TIM! even
the cavalry Nas enjoying SEASON Of 1e2osu.
The E1dminer denies Parson Brown1ow's
report that ex.G Cor. Aiken, of s. G., is pris.
cner of the Confederate government.
The court Of inquiry to Investigate The ca
pitulation Of Vickeburg and Port Hudson,
convened at Montgomery, Ala, ontae15kh.
TIE SITUATION IN VIRGINIA.
We hayo reliable information to.day, satls-
f5ing US that Lco's nrny Is dui1y decreasing
In strength, the number Of descrtions from 1t
outnumbe,ing the corscripts daily joining It.
At no previous period Of the war has there
been 60 great q disposition manifested to de-
fe1t from It. Deserters Who come this way,
tell the same tale. They number now four or
llye times IS many Us ever before, and by far
the greater portion Of them nre natives. They
unite In declaring that nine-tenths Of those
who are now deserting, make for their re-
spectiye homes, instead Of coming this way.
They also al1 say that the feeling that the
rebel Cause is lost, Is universal in tho rebel
army Of Virginia.
Last Friday was the day set for the hanging
Of the two Union prisoners In Richmond, in
retaliation for the very proper act Of General
Burnside in hanging two rebel officers caught
in disguise within his lines, and therefore liz
Bile to punishment as spies under military
law. It is eafe to eay th.t Captains Sawyer
and Flynn were not hung Oh Friday Inst, nor
will they be, as, should they be hung, Gen.
Il. Lee and Capt. Winder will be strung up ut
Fortress Monroe in an hour aftcr an order
to that effect can reach there By telegraph.
Hon. Schuyler Colfax, On 4 flying visit hare,
called upon the President to-day. lie leaves
for TIE West this ereniDg.
Col. Rice, Of the 44th Now York, was made
Brjgadier General to day.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-Thc act to provide
d national currency, &c, authorizes the cm'
ployment Of the national banking assocta-
lions, created under 1t, ~ repositories Of the
wolves the duty OF requiring adequate eccuE-
jty for the amounts deposited, the Secretary
nf tho Treasury has come to the conclusion
to ask from the national banks desiring to re-
ceive such deposits to place in the treasury
Of the United States, Of six per cont. bonds
capital stock, and to give the bond Of the d.:
rectors aud officers to an amount equal
to their capital stock as security
for the punctna1 payment Of all laT-
full checks for deposita. inasnuch as,
however, as 4 number Of banks have been
organized, and as yet are without circulation,
Secretary Chase proposes to direct deposits
to be made With such On recefuing from them
the consent Of their respective boards Of d.
1ectors that the bonds already deposited as
security for circulation. may be held as 6ecu-
rity for the deposits, leaving the additional
bond as well as the bond Of the directors aud
others to be given afterwards, at auy time BE-
the associations prefer, Instead Of giving .
joint bond equal to the capital stock, they
may give separate bond Of the directors and
stockholders, each for not less than one tenth
Of the capital stock, and equal to 1t In their
aggregate amount.
fhefe can be no objection to such separate
bond beiEg accepted Instead Of joint bond.
If good reasons shall appear, the conclu-
eicns Of the Secretary will be modified.
". P. Me11en, Esq, supervising Special
Agent Of the Treasury Department, for tho
Valley Of the Mississippi, arrived hero this
evening. After consultation between hlm md
Secretary Chase, such amended regulations,
concerning trade in The Southwest, will be
published as the condition Of which affair5 In
that section will admit Of.
Information from the headquarters Of the
Army Of the Potomac say there Is no ch1nge
Or Indications Of change Of position tsa;z A. A.
pepper have been reduced to General 4. 2:
Hlils command, while Generals LoDgstreet
and Ewell have moved southWard-probably
to Fredericksburg.
New YoRK, August 20.-The Herald 4
Washington dispatch says:
Richmond papers Of the 18th, just received,
contain nothing OF special importance. More
prominence, Is given to tho condition and
lie rest Of the rebel forces. The Sentinel
saws: IA passenger by the Central traIa re-
ports all quiet on tho upper Rappahannock.
Ten or fifteen Yankee prisoners were brought
| down, most Of them captured By Imboden's
command. 4 gentleman from above, who
came down yesterday, says the finest splri!
| peryades the army, all expressing the most
unlimited confidence In their noble chief
Lee is in excellent health and fine spirits =
| The Examiner eays in regard to Leo's army
s.Army movements were at q perfect stan6
still on both sides, the intense heat forcing
even the Valley WIS enjoying season Of re
pose. However, the apathy is liable to bt
broken any day, and hostile cannon agai1
awaken the Rappahannocksh ksh1lls."
Neither Of tie Richmond papers Of Satur
day refer to the execution Of Captains Saw
yer aud Flynn, which WIS to have taken plact
On Friday, the 14th, and is probable thelr ez
ccution has been quietly postponed. Thert
is not much danger OF Its being carried ont
so long as Gen. ". q. Lee and Capt. Wlnde'
nre held as hostages for them.
ORANGE, @. B., August IA gentleman
Just arrived from Stanton reports that som'
twenty odd raiders were brought there yes
terday, captured within fifteen miles Of tha
place.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18-The Sanitary Com
mission have their operations in Cen Meade
army well organized, having an agent VII!
each corps, whose duty 1t Is to Sec that an I'D