, 1864-09-02

Matters Military Political, Financial
anu Personal

tSpec1a: Dispatch to the Chit2co Trbune.l
WAsaISaTos. Aug. %.
From GRANTS OPERATIONS.
ErTything at Petersburg vas quiet On Tuesday
as also on Wednesday morning. Our forces arc
Strengthening their works. gentleman who has
epent week with the army reports much more
McClellanisn among the men than he expected t.
find.
Our troopr at Dutch Gap arc busy upon the ca
1a which lie progressing satisfactorily to the ye1-
aion OF the Febe1s evidently who are rosostius to
numerous deE1ces to woE1y tbem+
POLITICAL.
The correspondence OF the Unfen Congressional
Committee from al! parts Of the country Is as
cunning Dcst encouraging tone. Vast qusn-
titles Of speeches and documents are being order
I'd and sent ont By The Committee.
NOT Il PEACE coxhEs1ox.
The Rtpt;4tean OF this p. ID. quotes from j. r,
Deniauin's reply to Gilmorc's AHantae A5attzv
account OF the vit!t to Richmond and then s.ya It
IL authorized to etate notwithstanding at that t,as
been written aid said the eubject, that ncfther
Mr. Gilmore nor Col. Jscquees On The one hand
ner Mr. Greeley, on the other, hsseyer been, OF Is
now authorized to express any desires or vlews OF
the President Of the United States either in Cana
da or Richmond, On the subject Of a
negotiation -fnr peace beyond whit he
he has p]aip]y and carefully written
oGcs his own stgnature; that The mission to ntcu.
mo1d War initiated snd executed by Meaers. gu:
more and Jaquets On their own private account
tint they Lad no authority wha.ercr to SPEAK d.
recty OF indirectly for the Prc,tdeut Of the United
stasce, officially or unomeia11y. OF for Abraham
Lincoln, dnoGctaly or privately.
HAs not HEslaNED.
The repor. that Gen. Mcclellan has followed
Gen. Fremcnt'a example, urd rendered his resty-
patton Of the Major Genera1shi1 in the rsrrlss
army, is u1true. Some Of Ills friends say he will
not resign at all; hut we!1inio,med persons s.v
be cannot accept the nomioation with Pendloton.
on the Chicago peseo platform, till he does so..
MILITARY PENALTIES.
Two men Of the ID Army Corps are to be shot
tomorrow for repeated ueserrion.
Que FrAlk Reading. arrested ehort time ago
for utsrIne tte eopable and d'sloya1 lang aage in
1he District Of co!nmbia, has be1n sentenced to
five yesr6.
Mrs. Gen. Grant hes been down to see hex hus.
Land. but returned to Fortress Monroe ycstesd.l.
for service on the Congregational Union Con-
mittee,
cnScE1sS1Ko REbEL pEsERTEns.
an anea6td and corrected circular from General
~ Department ssya that dese!ters nom The
1ebel army ETC not subject to enrolment Or draft
. NAsH1sGIos, Thursday, Sepr. LA letter from
ne Army OF the Potomac HcadQu.rtefe, August
night. IN front Of retefsb11. list evening, co1tin
ufnE over an hour.
y has been remarkably quiet on the Picket line
occupied that position Gen Di1ney has is.ued
an cioer !n=truc'inc his p!ckets not to ire Upon
tAeee Of the enemy utlcss they advance. and ihen'
to open general Tire upon them, -
Tie eject will be to s,re the uee1est waste Of
ives q, both ssdea, Our troops IRE still busY IN
strengthening their d.ferets dn the lett Of. the
and our occupa1ion q them permanent There IS
SONG ia'k o. rtbu1ldin. The railroad leading to
Norfolk: AID supplying .le eft wing BY that route
It would esse eight or ten niles Of wagon trans-
posta.iou. and connect ue, With an excellent har-
bor. TIE railroad at tht5 end II IN good condition,
Al d enters the c. n1cr Of Cur position.
TIE COAST D1ookApE.
The English commander Of the blockade runner
1atsn, n Gently captured near WiImtu1top;besrs
the following testimony to tie efficiency Of our.