The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-08-14
NEWS FROM WAsSiiSSsT0N.

! '-*tte wAnaxoros, August Is, 1854
sENfkNca OF MAS. HOWARD.
Mrs VIM Reyes Howard has been sentenced by
military commission 70 be conveyed beyond the Union
lines for transmitting eonirabasd Information to rebes
AN OPsNfS0 FoR COLORADO JswErr.
MAJOR John Hay, private secretary Of the President
has gDs West 70 be absent for several weeks WHO su
pesvsss 'hs Presidents correspondents during mis- ab
is not stated There cance for Colorsde|
JewstIs valuaS letters u the Chief Magistrate
THH WESTERN coysrEsvEIrERs.
J. Beebush. Of she Western counterfeitsss who
arrested BY Col ksr escaped while the sssrd
was asleep but Afterwards gave himself up. reached
here last evening and has Been committed 70 tho Oh
Capitol 70 await his tria.
SUCCESSFUL ExPEDTrioN rro M'INrOsH COUNTY, GA.
The Navy Department has Information Of the succes
OF an expedition sent from board the United Statss
sloop ofwar Saratoga lying in Doboy SQUAD Ca for The
purpose capturing the male nhaotants or Mcintosh
county Ca. who ordered TO meet Sd day d
August at the House, for the purpose OF forming
themselves into coast guard. All engaged the meet
ing we're captured and the summary OF expsdi
ton accomplished was the capture OF sweuty.tws
prisoners and twenty-five horses and busxtea Two
bridges were destroyed, and large encampmeus, which
the enemy greatly needed Tor the protection OF h6 forc
vas burned Among tho prisoners captured were several
who held important Offices. =
DESTRUCTION OF RxBEL SALT WORKS.
The Navy Department has received intelligence IRON
Lieutenant Commander R. p. Swain, u the steamer
Potowska that expedition from the Potowska de-
troysd salt mines q crock leading out OF Black
river six miss from IL mouth. Tho works were con.
pleely destroyed When the expedition was returning
they were fired upon BY tho rebels who wsre In ths
marsh, near tho creek The tide being very low u some
places the men had 70 drag the boats overths mud.
They returned the IRE Of the enemy and being armed
with Spencer repeating ries fired rapidly that thsy
drove tho robots or The grosss their wounded
distinctly heard Several OF the rebels shot whIe
retreating. Five o our men were wounded, ono NOR.
tally.
A PATRIOT FEMALE SOLDIER OF THE UxfoN.
Mary Wse female private OF the Thirty fourth b.
diana Volunteers herself ct Paymasssr Gene
rails Office yesterday morning and drew her pay Tor tvs
years OF military service. She In engage
euts 10 the West and had been wounded three times
the last at Lookout Mountain by ball In the shoulder.
from the battle Geld the hospital On the sursssa
coming dress her wouna her discovered,
and she was mustered out OF the service.
HOSPITALS FOR ooLoRED SOLDIERS.
Hospitals are be erected In this city for the exc6
sive use OF sick and wounded ooiored soldiers N =
charged that Of the present hospitals the5 -
mot receive the care and attention that they should
sALBs OF PUBLIC LANDS.
The cssh sales OF public lands at the land ONCE as Ma
quette Michigan, amounted 10 the month Of July lass
to nearly thirty three thousand dollars. There were
located at the same Once during the month sixteen
thousand nine hundred and seventy eight aoess with
bounty land warrants. H4 aH