New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-16
worked for the Government had not been drafted bad

worked for the Government had not been drafted bar
eluded the authorities.
Hi, mother kent spnll grocery and lad fed Lin th'
last wear This tale the Proves, Mirsha did not lie
Ieye and s,in,l telling him that II was not po Side
thet bs had SO long kept out Of Ito rebel army bJ Sc
Grating himself RENAMED him 10 the guard-holse In
less Than an hour he asked % be taken 10 tae Provost
o1oc again where he amended his taloi Dow it TOOK
hi. shape lie wss private In ihs loh Virginia had
been detailed as blacksmith at the arsenal had Do
serted on his detail being r,yokci. and had destroyed
his order Of detail thinking he would be better treated
~ rfyee than O, deserssr and this last story is
probably tie correct ons.
So perfect Is the Information IN the Provost lco
that tho esertsr refugee who attempts 10 pola on
false sory is pretty suro 70 conc % gTid once ia
while siTaggler from army reports himself o.
dsserier from The enouy. bnt cTiy 70 be unnlasei
Tho Lieutenant knows tAe organization OF tho Renol
any-coud give airos perfect roster Of lie oi'ers
he Knows the locality of every Rebel Bsgado rpw
and nj any time TIE last ihroo months. Let sFhgg =
pretend to belong 20 any are OF them and he must give
answers corresponding with The record or be - show
10 Dc an imposeI and WHO aid what lac is Is
oeftsinci.
Yon should see the blank stare OF surpriso when do
ser,er secs how much il known about the Rebel army.
man 10 asked his company aud regiment, and perhaps
Is then told the names Of the officers csmnandng bic
oonpiny. regiment. brigade, diviso, and oorps, end
from what locality h. deserted. From that iastsnt b,
.ells tie truth, foI he does not know how mloh more
may DO knovo-,hc strength ofhs company u obtained
from him with other valu ilic informstion-as that
which estonished HIN had been from oomIGdo de-
sertoT OF prisoner previously here
L. tie course Of each few Hoal-. mer from nearly
eyeTy Rebel 10 iIneat pass thnugh this oIne. and the
reformation obtained collected and iahuariz1i. ready
instant reference. il Of vast sergce 10 the command.
lag General his N this way moro than from Nhal
riay be learned IN all others that the rsp.d docTenso Ia
the Rebel Army proven II may be known that in
given engagement he enemy oat severely bat whom u
company which % fogy ff.y strong bsiore is now
foand TO lnye dS;nlled 70 ten twelve z, fr duty
TIE fact Assumes dofuit. form I, IA fact that
tie Retel Regiments smaller today thar cure yet
thov were fully iargo IN tho SPray. And pcy hare
tho habit Of consolidating depicted commands TO q
sroster extent than We have yet doae
The record Of the Rebel organization, ss have jus;
c1aainod H. shows very many re!s1orcs to the margin
whore u 10 explained that this that regiment vss. on
or about such date consolidated with thls r tnri
othor regiment; that tIis that battalion has been
broken MP and the remnant oi mea added 10 his o.
thGt other equalization. ADd i ~ Me sane WI"
brigedes add ,iv sios For asianoe. tne odd stone
.sl Brigade" 10 longer eIis.s al fought svay SC
msny tiues smashed that o3' few spiin;sr' remained
b. DO incorporated viii any other BODY
would BE- ilresoYe 70 psak 4 oil 81 ar'
ecteIs With whom tie Provoct iian.sl hes 20 deii
Their name IS legion. Mo- VII 1 more thsn edrcri
10 residents within the lines. begging guard beg
gug ratious. bogedrg MI sorts oi privcgco--to The
gro Who hes not been pad his lest morth's wage
and s,ess justice al tie hands OF the f.o'o%t-to'
ths contrsbaad freeb from Rebel master waoso eye
ron n JON, vhege heD todd lass hs can 20 20 work
for woges-to lie oapufai While trying to.eaTry
through to The eBeay pound Of quinine hundred let
lers new bonnet aad tbe l.cOl ohei feminine neces
eies-to the Rebel spy. Nth the Dsn Of fort IN his
fco--o the soldier guilty u assaulhns his oileeg-to
the officer guilty OF maltrontng fciiiersl ,tese To-
Giydusls have been before lie TIcyo,, AarAis. and
have been passed on 10 their. lsse. cAf