Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-09-30
From Warrington.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-ProvOSt Marshal
General Fry has perfected his arrangements
for the arrest Of deserters; having large
-----'-- - li.r"ti.-- IN addition to the provost
marshals in all the congressional districts, the
chances of escape are much diminished. The
reward for the arrest of deserter is increased
to thirty dollars. 1t is determined to treat
such parties with the utmost rigor, in order
If possible, to prevent the practice of deSer-
ton.
The U. S. court of claims will commence
its October term next Monday. Its jursdic-
ton was enlarged by an act of the last con-
greSs. A large number of cases have been
filed, including the Floyd acceptances of Rus
sell, Majors & Co., to the extent of $500, 900
Judges Black, Curtis and Broadhed of St
Louis are counsel in the case, which will be
argued as question of law. Many claims
come from Louisiana, Virginia, and other
states, for losses and depredations by the mil
itary.
A letter from the army of the Potomac says
Gen Meade, accompanied by the Mexican
Gen. Cortos, reviewed the Nth corps. The
weather was splendid, and the review passed
off in the most satisfactory manner.
For some days an address has been widely
circulated through the army soliciting ten
cent subscription for memorial Of esteem to
be presented to Maj. Gen. Mcclellan. The
parties who subscribed had their money re-
turned to them yesterday, and were informed
the design had been abandoned.
All is quiet IN front. The cars took to the
army eight hundred conscripts to day.
The twenty-irst anniversary of the organ
IZati0n Of the Sons OF Temperance was cee-
brated here to-day. The procession, reaching
the White House, was invited to enter the
east room, which was nearly filled by the la
dies and gentlemen participating in the cere-
monies. President Lincoln, on entering, was
enthusiastically applauded, and in the course
of his response to the address presented to
him, said, when he was a young man, long
ago. before the Sons of Temperance existed,
as an organization, he, in an humble way,
made temperance speeches, and he thought he
might say to this day he had never, by his ex-
ample, bclied what he then said. As to the
suggestions for the purpose OF the advance
ment of the cause of temperance In the ARMY,
he could not now respond to them. To pre-
vent intemperanGe in the army is even great
part of the rules and articles of war. 1t is a
part of the law of the land, and was So he
presumed, long ago, to dismiss officers for
drunkenness. He was not sure that ConsiS-
tenty with the public service, more could be
done than has been done; all, therefore, that
he could promise, was to have copy of the
address submitted to the principal depart
mentS, and have it considered whether it
contains any suggestions which will improve
the cause of temperance and reduce the acts
OF drunkenness in the army any better than
is now doing. He thought the reasonable men
OF the world had long since agreed that in
temperance was one of the greatest, if
not the very greatest, of all the evils
amongst mankind. That was not a mat
tnrp # A ind tI,ot in
temperance was great curse, but differed
about the cure. The suggestion that it exist
ed to a great extent in the army was true, but
whether it was cause of defeaI he knew not,
but he did know that there was good deal of
1t on the other side, therefore, they had no
right to beat us on that ground. Laughter.
The remarks of the president were listened
to with great interest and repeatedly inter-
rupted by applause.
COM. BELLS REPORT.
Com. Bell, commanding the western gulf
blockading squadron, reports that on the 18th
the steamer Fox, captured by the rebels III
April last, was chased into Mississippi SOUND,
and burned. At the same time, another
blockade runner called the Alabama, one of
the river boats from Mobile, was chased into
Chandelier island and captured. Of this cap
ture the commodore says ON shore they
have been deluded into the belief that the ves-
sci captured is the privateer Alabama, and
she may be SO publicly announced.
The U. S. steamer Connecticut, Capt.
Almy, reports that on the 23d inst. she drove
on shore and destroyed the confederate
steamer Phantom, loaded with arms, and in
tending to run the blockade at Wilmington.
She was built in England, and is supposed to
have been intended for Il privateer. The
Connecticut chased her about four hours, and,