, 1863-08-04
FROM: WASHINGTON.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tsibuuc.1
WAsE1sGroS, August 8, 1873.
TIE WAR N VIRGINIA.

| Especial Dispatch to the Chicago T.ibunc.1
WASHINGTON, August 8, 1873.
TIE WAR IN VIRGINIA.
There is high authority for saying that q
elrly as Wednesday last the bulk Of Lees a1
my lay encamped on the South bank of th,
RaI'idan, and extending rs far north as Orang'
Court House. Two divisions of Longstreet',
corps were at That time at Culpepper Cour
House, where there Is said to be rebel depo
Of supplies. The sonth sido Of the Rapida1
is regarded as q better line Of rebsl defsust
than the Rappahannock, and from there 1t Il
easy TO 60 to Richmond, and equally easy tt
Fredericksburg. No surprise Is therefore ex
pressed at Lees last movement.
DISMISSED THE SERVICE.
snrgeonJ. Fl. Brown, SD Illinois, is dis
misst d the service with the loss Of pay aud
allowance for dieloya1ty, and using trcasona,
bic language.
THE CASUALTIES AT GETrrsBun4,
Figures al the Surgeon General's Office show
the total number Of wounded at Gettysburr
to have been about Il, 600. About {, 900 wound~
ed, including rebels, still remain at Gettrs-
burg.
OPERATIONS OF 0CER1LLAs,
Gueril1as roaming over Prince Williams
county, South OF Washington, ara arrestine
prominent Union citizens and enforcing rebel
.conec1iptlon.
;, RECONNAISSANCE TOWARD CCLPEPPER,
:, On Tuesday last Capt. coyugan, of the 9th
New York cavalry, with single squadron,
made reconnaissance to within six miles Of
Culpeppcr, but was forced to retire, Gen.
Buford attempted 10 Gross the Rappahannock
at Beverly Ford, but the water was too dcep,
The next day they crossed On pontooas, a it,
tie below Rappnhannock Station. An en-
gagen'cnt ensued, Of which brief notice was
sent last night.
- RECEIPTS PROM INTERNAL REVENUE.
Tie total receipts from Internal revenue for
the month Of July, amounts to five millions
two hundred and ninety.eight Thousand eight
hundred and sixty-seyeo dollars, This In.
cludcs nothing from incomes, and is an In.
crease orcr any previous monthly receipts.
Commissioner Lewis Is now In New York,
Deputy Commissioner Mcpherson starts to-
nonow for Pittsburg to attend the Pennsyl-
y.nia State Convention.
TIE FREE LIST SUSPENDED,
The draft for the 1st and ed wards Of this city
passed of quiet today. Among the drafted
arc U1iah II. Painter, chief Washington cor
respondent Of the Inquirer, and Ed. Y. Uonse,
Of the Sew York 7151unc's staff Of correspond.
cnts.
EAT1LE FLAGS OF WISCONSIN REGIMENTS,
Coy. Solomon, of Wis, has sent to the Sec
reta1y Of the Soldiers Relief Society, six 1aes
for each regiment from that State In the
army Of the Potomac. The flags hare in
serted upon them the names Of the regiments
for which they arc intended, and the battles in
which they hare been engaged.
WARRINGTON, August S.-About ten days |
pgo some Of Col. Bakers detective force ar. +
rested at Brentyflle a party en- route for Rich
mond, upon whom were found some very i'm
p61tant documents from this city. addressed |
10 Jtf Davis AZ President Of the Confederate
states among them were accurate maps Of
Ill our Notifications and dcferses Of this city,
md . description OF the character of tie
works. the number Of guns in each, and the
strength Of their Garr3sona; also statement
bat The rolls would bo forwarded By q differ
mt channel It is not known what rolls were
Var Department, and the matter Is still under
investigation.
About midnight last night, n fire Vas COM
to hay in the Government sheds
nd ice houFa near the Monument, By an iu-
endisry. About 450 bales Of hay and 600
ons Of ice were destroyed. The fire extended
D the adjacent stables, but all the movable
rope'ty, including horses, was sayed. The
TOSS OF the are WIS arrested by pulling
own portions Of the buildings.
Tht drawing for the District of Columbia
this morning, a large crowd Is
! attendance. The proceedings are remarka-
) orderly. Intense interest Is everywhere
lanifested.
.WAsnEsoToN, August 3-The first squad
drafted men we're sent forward to the army
'.day-
Gen: Logan is to be assigned to the COM
and OF the 10th army corps.
WAsHISoToN. Aug. 3.-The following order
as irsued to-day from the Aajutant Generals
flee:
The e1igcneIcs under which. 500 900 militia
u four months' service from the States of |
.arylard, Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Vir. |
a,nation of juno 18th. 1863, having r,aased, !
is hereby ordered hF tho President that, on
nd after the promu1gatfon Of this order no
lore cnlistments under tho said call shau be |
lade.
By order OF the Secretary Of War.
E. D. TOWNSEND, 4. d. G.