New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-31
FROM WASHINGTON.
speoid Despatch to The N. Y. Tribune.
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that viii not long remain undisturbed. The indsa
tons are that battle will be fought on the Mscos
Railroad before the close of tho present week.
QUIET AT PETsRsBURc.-A ANOTHER ATrA0
LOOKED POR-LHB REINFORCED BY EARLY.
The situation of affairs in front of PetcrsLun
remains unchanged, though there arc unmistak.i;
indications that the contending arnes arc preparp.
for another desperate conflict for possession Of "a
Weldon Road. We hold our lines firmly even
day adding strength to our intronchments, whici
are now believed % be iupregnable. 1t is beNevcl
in tho army, tia. Lee has boon reinforced by par
Of Eerly's forco from the. Valley. The weather d
beautiful and tie roads excellent.
REBEL LOSSES AT RgAMs' STATION.
Richmond papers Of the 18th admit that their loa
was noary fur thousand In tho attack on our pod
ton at Beau.s' Station. Prisoners say the Rcbs
loss was over FIVE thousand.
REBELS RETgBATIEG FROM THE SHENANDOAH
The only information wo have from the ShenGa
doeh Is that tho Rebos are retreating In the dree
ton of Strasburg. and that Shoridan's cavslsy h
diminishing with his rear guard in tho neighhea
hood Of Winchester. II is believed that l1ae
streets forco began their retreat ono week sr
to-day
ADHIEAL TARBAGUT TO REMAIN AT MOBILE
! The populsr opinion that Admiral Farrsgut is Il
/ be at onco sent to Wilmington, aid that an exps
dition against t5at port is organizing. is wholly IN
correct. His work in Mobile Bay does not cea~
even with the clpturc Of Fort Morgan. Moreoves
/ Gle jol 1t Wilmington is one in which no consaec
able su. GEES can BIO achieved, except by combined
attack Of the army and navy and desirable as nk
thss the Dlaos should be reoccupied aud repossea
Cd he emergencies Of Grant and Sherman rcqur
tn. overg available man should be sent to then 4
p.cooak
MASTERING NEW RECRUITS.
4 rocont order from the War Department direca
! tn. hereafter, recruits for new organizations n
N itary service, shall be mustered in in tie Sans
manner 80 those for old organizations that Ia, "a
companies by mastering officers q: the general reJ
a. ro,s Of tie regiment, and advance bounty VIZ
not be paid tillscompany oils are made out Com
pany officers viii not b5 mustered till companies
are full and fold and ST If officers not till the regb
Iuent is organized. MoA will be mustered in ftoa
tho dato Of enlistment, and discharged Of the al
piIaI.On OF the time Cor which mustered.
TER QUOTA or IONA.
Governor Stone has been hero and adjusted -
counts between Iowa and the Provost-Mersa1
Generals Department. The balance sheet ssou
the State ahead on former cslls and with less thaa
four thousand 70 raise under the present call.
oUYRRILLAs II MISSOURI PUNISHED.
Tho guerillas of Missouri ore at last getting tAdi
deserts Every one tina, Gen. Rosecrans captures
now is Immediately tried BY u military commissoA
and II proofis shown OF bis having acted As gces
silla, he 10 scnto1ccd 20 BIO shot or hung, generally
tho latter. Six moro vii, suffer tAe poaely OF ii
lag on the 9th OF September noxt.
MILITARY sRYTsSCEs IN MISSOURI.
william Meyers, IN Missouri Volunteers, IN
been sontonced TO twenty years Imprisonment. 81
jefferson City. Mo, for the murder Of a nembard
bis company.
Gcnemi Rosecrans has approved the sentence
a military commission in tho case OF Mics Ana
Tickle, convicted Of haEboling gaerrillas and -lr
dcring Feiecal soldierin assisting them 10 escs9~
Sac was fenced 70 De ooafaed in the State psOs
OF Mssonu for ten years.
CORRESPONDENTS CARED PoR.
Gen ingalls, Las issued IN orde; authorizing ansr
tegmasters in the amy 20 sell forage TO corePca.
dents Tor their horses. The order is hailed withae-
! light by t5e Bohemlans who lave heretofore sufss
cd much Inconvenience, in this particular.
! Egw PRCyOsT-M ARNIAL IN 4 GULF DIT
/ Brighton. Jas. Bowcn has been relieved iron
duty as Pro.-Marslal Gen Of The Dept. of the Gux
I aud Col II. Robinson appointed 10 iiil tho yacGnF
SUIT AGAINST DIX. HAMMOND.
Yesterday Dist. Attorney Darlington entered
suit IN tho Supreme Courtof Dist. Columbia e,e:ls,
WIN. 4. Hammond leio Surg. 81 OF. U. 8, to reeoTa
40, O0O dollars, the amount alleged tho govcrnmeni
has been Gotrauded Of by his Blanket purchase i-oa
W. a. stephens, aad supplies ffom John Wyelh b
Bro, from $4,000 being 'hc amount in tho frs csH
and i00, 900 dollars in Tho eecoud.
POWER or military BOARDS.
Judge Advocate General Holt decides tia. LIN
tary Boards convened for examination into 1s
gcuorul conduct and efficiency Of army oiicss,
/ have no power to examine cases properly tsiats
, by Cour. Martial.
DUTY on FRICTION MATCHES.
! Tho duty ON Friction Matcnct go,s INTO effect On
THURSDAY, on aud after which date. evory package
Of one hundred less, must have u one cent stamp
attached, before 1t can be legally sold.
! ElLh'Al LEV t-iVA AhShif ID foH avuDSA'
Tho receipts iror Internal Revenue fc. TIE
month 0. August. will Do about seventeen mi!lcn
dollnIs. /. b beloved that with cooler weather
and ,he opening Of Eau business, tho receipts tot
! September v.n be twenty millions.
! TlIB sEyRs-rHlRTIEs.
Thai portion Of Tho scycn-th.ry notes issued N
1851. which foil due on tho I9th inst, has ala ssJ
been ~ hanged fog six per cent bonds due III i'a'-