New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-03
Local Military Intelligence.
ERRATuH.

Col. =. NJ. Afford. In our paragraph rclallne 10
the discharge of this gentleman from the u 5. SER
vice, il was incorrectly stated that he had been dis
missed the service by ordcrOf Courthartial. The
facts are these: Col. Afford having rendered his
resignation 10 the War Department, for what was
considered insufficient reasons, his resignation was
refused and he was ordered 10 be dismissed the ser
vice but by ali order issued August 30, and pub
ished in our columns yesterday, the previous order
was revoked and, on account of previous good con-
duct and IeritOrious service, Col Afford Is now
honorably discharged from the service of the United
States.
RECRUITING AND THE DRAFT.
Recruiting goes along steadily with some sligh'
Improvement over last week The County Volun'
teer Officers and the Recruiting Officers on the
Battery being kept fairly at work, while the various
Provost Marshals are each doing little Of theil
respective offices. There is a decided falling of
both in the number and quality Of the substitute;
offering themselves, which can only be attributed
TO one or two causes, viz that the men are being
taken out Of this city, attracted by the high prices
offering elsewhere, OF they rcholding bacL IN anic
patton OF getting more after the draft Is actually
made. .
If the first is the case, il calls for increased vigil
lance on the part OF our police ard military suthor
les to prevent such eyasons Of the enlistment act
and if the latter, those so holding back would
| do well 70 recOllect tine possibility Of their be
| ing no draft at oil; in which case, the prices OF
fered for substitutes would soon go down to much
| lower fgurc than the present, ana tuat, even u
draft is made one Of its rcsuts will be 10 relieve
from all fear OF draft and therefore, need Of sub
sttutes, many thousands OF our citizens who arc al
present anxiously inquirng for substitutes and OIL
fering extravagant prices for them. So that there
is reason to believe that even in the case OF the
draft taking place prices for substitutes will roi
| advance beyond their present rates.
As TO the draft, special significance con be at
tsched to the issued by Gen. Hayes
it being simply contingent and precautionary the
decision of the matter resting at Washington. All
the District Provost-Marshas, with one or two ex
ceptions, have now completed the arrangements fol
the drawings in their different districts, and are in
entire readiness to be Jn the draft Oh the 9Th inst
| IL 40 ordered. The commission appointed by The
Governor have as yet received no intimaton OF the
Presidents decision in the matter Of credit fol
naval enlistments, but hope to receive official
intmaton of il in tho of to-day; but in any
caseit seems fully understood that large allowance
will be made even IL the full claim Is refused.
ARRIVAL OF THE. 65TH RECT. N. Y. ", (U. S.
| CHAssEURs.)
This regiment arrived from the front on THURSDAY
evening at o clock aud was received yesterday az
ternoon by two companies of the 7th regiment. The
65th was organized in 1861 and led TO tho field BY
Col. John Cochnne, afterwards appointedas Bnga
dier-General. Col Shalcr next assumed command
and in turn received Brgadier's commission. The
regiment ia under command of Maj. Min, formerly
of the 9TH n. g. and numbers 20 men, rank and file
After parade through the park, the regiment pro
ceeded I'd Broadway.