New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-01

\ tlICuIdl HAS bttU lsnutu lTOW TIC AuJuliul
Generals office that and after this date Of the
hundred DAYS forces who may have at the date OF
rccastment lcss than sixty days to serve. will be per-
mittcd to feeust for one two or three years, AS they
may in each Gaze elect the new term Ia commence from
tie date nf rs,nstmcnt The Establishments for the in.
creased term Will under the following gulatOns
Where 7o0 Taenlisi in the regiment 10 which they
belong The reCmcuta organization vii, be- nGiItHIned,
and the officers thereof bee allowed 10 retain the rank
held BY them under the 100 days term. Should less
than 20 rtenisi m the same regiment said ioce
" III be organized into more companies ~ legal
strength, and differed by suos oficers may be Sc.
lectcd from the original command b. the commanding
general of tie \ rmy or Department
Ncu IGcnlistiUg should they desire. vii be per-
mitted O select different regiment and company The
remainder will continue under their officers until the
expiration Of IT, iC1 day term and then receive their
discharge from fhe service.
All uen who desire TO Iike advantage Of the benefits
resulting from REQUESTING under the provisions OF this
order viii bc regularly mustered out u service on the
prescribed rOlls.
TIIE INCREASED RATES OP FOREIGN POSTAGE.
IL is officially announced that The Increased
postage Of - cents per single which the public
war nOI fed would he charged on and after July l-of
upon letters addressed 90 the hustrian coOries and
New Zealand. and transmitted ia the British mail vim
Southampton will rot ba levied and collected ihu Bril'
sh Office having given subsequent notice Of it, decision
not 10 carry the proposed chang uo elect at present
Al letters Therefore addressed 10 he Colonies Of VIC
toiia New Sortl Wales, Que-lsland Tasmania south
Australia Western Australia und New.Zeaand will
continue 10 he chgeabe with the old rate Of postage
viz 90 cents per single rae OF half an ounce or under
prepayment required.
APPOINTMENT.
The Hon. John 4. Bingham has been ap-
uoiutec Solicitor of the United otaes Cour. Of Claims
vice Gibson. resigned.
ENCOUNTER WIN GUBEgIILAs.
ON Saturday small force of the 10Th New
York C~salgy visited Lessbarg reconnaissance,
when they uncki cctediy fell Ia with large body or
Rebels, losing nine men.
SWAMP LANDS.
The Secretary of the Interior has approved
tho swamp land indemnity awards. under the act o..
March p 1855 adindioaed by the COMMISSIONS Of the
General Land Office for the counties Of Chickasaw,
Aramakee johnson Fremont Adar Fayette Bremes
Mills Butler, Mahaska, Guthrie, Buchanan, CLAY ton
Washington. Decatur, and Dubuque-all in Iowa.
These awards give the State OF Iowa permission to 10
cate about 6l re aoreS OF and in lieu Of swamp lands
sold by the Government, and special certificates for
that purpose VIII speedily be Issued by the General
Land Office.
CAPTURE or A SPY.
A Rebel SPY was captured last night on Four
tsenih street, the island. He was fired at three
times. lie was taken prisoner.
pRsERTERs AMONG PRISONERS or WAR.
Among the number of prisoners brOugh. to
this city to-day from Fort Delaware were two who
were confined there for time deserters from the
Rebel army. but v no admitted day or two ago taa,
they belonged to the Union army. Their names are
Edward Benton OF the 9th New'York Artillery, and
Duncan Mcpherson, OF the I'D New. York Benton II
appears, deserted his regiment at Woodbne, OH the
baltimore ana DIDO Railroad He won't TO Gettysburg,
whe. he gave hmseup 30 the Provost Marshal o. mot
place as u Rebel deserter. and was seLt to Fort Dei'
ware Mcpherson. In bis niiidHyit; states that Le
deserted his regiment ut Fredericksburg or the th OF
March and went to Aguia Creek, from whence ne was
forwarded to ths ciy a desertoi rom tue l4'h VIZ
ginia Cavalry and comm tied 10 the ga 'ePto WntIc
he remained until he 18TH OF June when he was taken
from prison and transferred ~ Fort Delaware Col
Ingrnbam has comr,ittad Benton ana Mcfherson 70
prison to await iic 81 dris Of Col Nels, 40" WI raw
tho IA soucIS lr;ci by cSgrl marlid