, 1864-09-07

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WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Sept G.
Adyjees from Pe:eTsbEse report everything quiet
On Sunday It'll late IN the evening, when we rnr-
surprised the rebels With an old fashioned salute
OF several hundred guns IN honor OF sherm1n's
victory a: Allunta. They did not at the time bt.
Ieye that cisy lad fallen into our hands, and
doubtless thought grand assault was at tnee to
be made on Petersburg, Tor they opened With a
larEe number Of cannon along the entlFe line. Tue
uproer was very furious for an hour or 80, and
then died away. Al quiet up TO . O'clock Monday
morning.
tits undoubtedly true that the enemy Are using
the Weldon road nearly mp to Resm'a station,
whence they BEND eupp'ies and freight By wagons
to Petersburg. Tbis, however, IL hazardous busi-
pesr and i: is bet ved taey do not do mich Of 1t.
There are reports that they arc building
a road from near Resins Station ncross
some point On the Tennessee aud Lrnch-
burg Road. We are likely 10 know come
thing nbout the matter In 8 sh0rt tine. They are
1ortti Ing in front of our position, on the Weldon
Road, and evidently mcsn etubbo1nly 10 resist any
further attempt to move by the lefs faux.
In the absence Of Gen Ord, the 9Th army corps
Is In command Ct Sen. Gibbon.
Crafts order extending privileges to rebel de-
eerters 10 having good effect, and brlnes In u
eco.e OF two daily. They concur in reporting that
descr1ons Will BE- numerous as soon as the terms
Of the order are known among the prirates Of their
army. They deny thst my considerable force Of
men have been rent back from Early's army.
Governor Koerner, our Minister to Spatu, IL on
his way home, ana Is expected In this city during
tie present week.
n hea
been courtma1tialed and discharged in dieeTHce for
drunkenness. Thomas Fox, pr4vatc IN the 10th
Pennsylvania. had his he,d sbaved, been drumned
ont Of his regiment and ordered to be sent beyond
the lines Of Shcridan's Department.
Fifteen rebel esertcrs took the oath Of allegiance
here to-day, we're released and sent North.
The scarcity Of provisions in Lees army IL
shown II ,he proceedings OF = large meetiug held
s1 Sumter, South Carolina. on the 2.a Of last
month. An sddrces wus made BY hVoE
Car7ineton, ct the army Of Virginia in
which he spoke Of the imperative necessity
OF supplying the army at once with corn.
and said 1t 1nnst come rom South Carolina. A
Ccu..sl Committee OF nine v1s appointed xnd the
m, citing adjou.ncd TIL the afternoon a plan OF
! 'urrantza1lpn for the county YVES submitted to
! th.m, ard a subcommittee of forty-rwo was
appointed to collect corr End sec II
! sent 10 tie Railroad stations Whert
ouartcr,na.te1s wonld supply eacks for its chip.
i ment Eortb~ a1d. serIes OF resolutions Wert
! passed, one ofEhteh VIE the following:
! Tint We hare hea.a With the deepest iinteres
Qna1te7mse,er-Gen-rB,, and Major Corr,nzton
authorized agent Of the e Sovstnme i r. relaao,
want which must be supplied ty SOUTH Carolina
/ along with. other s'atea Of the Con 'edezacy, al
ba1trg been utsined OF supplies. =,
! No orders t6r cn!oreiuK oz suspcnaing the draf
l. FRI nj IN
vers Ill questions re1ztire to the rnatter ag say
fng that It Will take place as coon A. quotaa ca1
be assigned.
A. bearing upon this question, 1t may be state
that Col. Jauuese, Of Richmond fame, has boe
visiting ra1iors Governor and other prpmincn
ncrsons. and has mada . ftpc1t within a week
th. .nthotlttca here 1t ia understood this rrpo,
shows the opinion Of ve17 uaoy Of these peteos
aees to be tha. 1co COO more men put Into the nea
Immediately wonId eusble Grant 10 overtime
4he military power Of the rebellion "itnln q
months, and that these men can DO fatseo o5 70
unteering In few weeks II the eniorcemsns Of u
dsaft be suspended. ueHee 1t Goes aot appoat -
probable that the privilege OF enlsstang aao feee'
: iug bourues Will remsin open for Whlie'
Rtbcl expectations In relation to Sherman
indicated by The tact TINT orders were tssued SOD
: weeks ago Tor fortlf, ing Mi1ledgesile End 1af
torrc u Icgfoct, unler competent engineer, )"
assigned to the work.
NAsH1ScTos. sept. t.-Eebel deserters breug
hithc1 hom the Army Of the Potomac, we're !
leased On taking the cath, snd furnished vi
transportation as far Norh a. Philade delphta The
dese1tf1s represent Alabama Florida and Nor
4 Carolina regiments, and feye,al OF them said tn
hid either TO enlist In the rebel seryiec or etsrv
In the effort TO fill up quot
e Of towns m undue proportion OF lardsuen ha
e been enlisted in The NAVY, and to re.nedY tie e
IN osrar has been issued restricting tue proport
- hereafter to Is PEI cent Of The whole uumber
4 enltstmcnts, This course In rendered necesea
r to prevent the accumulation Of ln1,e aurplns
nneerytceable recruits 6eamen, ordinary seamt
n fremcn, &C., IRE atM wanted.
2 The free Military Academy lot the instruction
applicants for tho command OF colosed troops,
stitutcd in Philadelphia. Will be closed on t
18th. ~ -
q Dining the last ten days the number Of men MI
, tered into the army has averaged 1900 day.
:: tbs md. 4,1o6 were muetered in. and On the
= CLEO. These are the latest reports received. 7
xumbef mustered In On the sd inss. ID probAl