, 1865-03-29

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunal
WASHINGTON, March q.
The following has Just bccn 1ssurd By the Pro-
vokt Marehal General: "The sd section Of the
oct approved March Sd, 1866, provides that airy
perEonB enrolled In any Gubdist1ct may, after no.
ticc of dsaft and before the .ame shall hive taken
place, cauRe 10 have mustered into the service
such number Of recruits, but not subject to
draft, al they may deem expedtent which recruits
shal1 be taken a. substitutes for snch persons, or
a. many of them az may be drafted, to the extent
time ,he recruits are thus mustered. in
o5se ha1 fas sa iy be IND 70 hs
made only for the deficiency remaining ater cred
lting them and other recruits. it necessary that
the members Of the Association shall bring to
ment @ Of tie drs, ~ The % Association ii On Vii tpen,sn
the Provost Marshal OF the district With list OF
the names Of its members, designate their order,
not be altered or increased aiter The DRAFT shall
hare commenced When the draft shall hare been
made, the recruit standing ut the head Of the list
d!st,sS. r. one st.asias :sssas o G ;ee il. WI
Il, a1e u st 81 aa
hy drafted men who belong to the Assosiation- or
unt4l all the members ur the ASSOCIATION who hare
recruits fuTntehed By lie Association exceeds the
number Of men drafted, it, excass, though credit
ed to The bu1at7ct, will c1cate no claim for the
The Committee on the Conduct Of the War arc
holding daily sessons, preparing their report for
the printers. II promise. to be about as bulky
aeco1psns1ne n TESTIMONY @ ed tafee Ire ; oct.vo rol
umcs. 1t will embrace, lst. The ChancellorsvilIe
campaign, with all the evidence they have been
Sd. The campaigns from the Rappahannock to
Gettysburg, with Gen. nooker's removal and the
charges s:ainst several important officers In con-
campaign from Gettyshurg to the Rapiden, and
the retreat to Culpepper and Mime Run. 9TH. The
Petersburg mine Explosion: The report on this
The Fort Flsher affair. 9th. Gen. Rosecruns'
campaign down to The dGte Of bis removal. The
Committee hope to he able to close their labor
and give the Ereater part of their report to the
Government printer IN less than month.
TIE NEW Bn111su MINISTER
The Rritleh charge q affairs, Nh. Bentley, has
received notice That Lord Lyons successor, Sir
daJ, acd thet he might he expected for pzesensa
ton TO the President about the 9Th or 9Th of April.
Officers wounded IN the fght on Saturday in
tAk1ne Of the nature or general bstne, was in
reality nothing but an extended ek1rmtsh, owing
70 the defpcrate condition and unw1lnngness 81
amount Of mutketry firing won'd have cnst ns
Thousands Of lives, but ID this affair the rebels
mt line Of battle fred al random. Most Of the
TIE only damage our troops sustained vas from
The etcond rebel battle line, Wh1chwas posted BE-
hind hreastwoska in front Of the I'd corps: During
Only prevented nom coming into our iines
xhichiwere placed in position to AXE my adVsncs
Me eiens Of surrender, and IN the opinion Of an
officer who commanded = brigade In their front,
eoulo have been fanked md csptnred By bali :
from coming. They were urged On frantaeally By
their officers, but to no purpose. They laid down
IN their bellies and relused 10 advance. In two
1ccn were slightly wounded. According to the
statements Of prisoners captured on that part OF
The line, most OF them fired blank catsidees. Oar
boye gave them MINES in return. Their ot}cerE
iusist that the uerale Of the rebels to great ex-
tent Is gone, and add that onr troops begin to
sec It and TO be inspired accordingly
TIE FIGHT or SATURDAY.
Letters from the Army Of the Potomac, dated
Sunday nigu: soh inet, received at this place to-
day, ttatc that On Sunday the rebcls were drawn
" in anunle line Of battle all along Their front
anticipation Of IN at1ck ty our forces. On that
dny there VILE consider able tk1rmfshtus for some
tune, very hcayy, in front Of the ID aud 9Th corps
OF TueEdar. Our troops were massing on the left
preparatory to another movement On the sonth
side Of the rn'1foad-
uatchcrs Run. The rebele were also moving large
bodies Of troops on their right to offset the move
ment on The pa1t Of our leit Other importa9t
are in progress. The rebel force on the north
tide Of the James, in front Of Gen. ord's army. hss
been conHiderahly weakened In the last ELI hours
by the transfer uf troops 10 reinforce Lee army.
a gentleman who to day arrived from the front
faye that while on Saturday morning General
her WY rom ctr Point to witness the review
IN the Army Of the Potomac. and When ahont
twenty miles from that place, GcneEal Parke, Just
en%ssanus! @ @ account q lie de6t ii Fo!t stean a.
General Grant thanked him, and the President al-
60 comp1rmented hlm highly foF TIE manner IN IN
comruand, had condncied themselves in the
conflict Tho party resumed fhetr WY, and stop
ped At the fort, within mile and nslf Of tae
theY had good view Of the conteodins forces
They afterwards continued their trip: their stop
ass hePg within nstn s es q 4 1ne o
horseback. and his health has been considerably
improved since he left Washington. BE riy re-
turn In day or two.
UkIox PR15oSEns
BY order Of the War Department, ait unlon
GcSi GjcSisap. Tirg1hia ind Eorta Carolina, vii 81
s+pt to Camp Chase, Uhio. Those from Illinois,
W1sconsin, kausas, Atnnesota and Missouri, will
be sent to Benton Barracks, No.
xorxAEsrs or TIE PREs1DrSr.
Messre. Meilen and Rstry, special agents Of the
Treasury Department, who were part Of the Pres
idept party have returned from the army, but the
Pseeldsnt himself. with BIZ xife md two ,oas arc
l
GEN. GRANT oRDER-
| 1t has t1anipired that the Presidents viHtt
70 the army does in part relate to Gen Grants
cent " oleEa!e order against trade permits, that
ne enS1ect hat been fully discussed rInca his ar
| nsa1 mere and that 1t has been determined to
no1!! 1ne ordcf in important particulars as aoon
~ "e movement now ordered shall be over.
| GENERAL onAH1'a OPINION.
General Grant, In Conversation with hfrh ofa-
cc1e. M1tnan the past two or three davs hss r.
Featedl! e1pte4sed the opinion that In INN, fnnr
to ten daye the 1eoels would ind Hichmnnd m,
| tenahle, and We would have poettssion Of II ~"
| TIE WOUNDED.
The hospital steamer State OF Mains ,-+s,.a
| fhia morning with 866 Of the wounded In r. ~.
csCernent on Saturday At Fort Stcdman, o@1'
| QE. nosEcRASa WANTED,
The Committee on the conduct Of the Warhav.
been in the habit OF summoning 1heit wa!ness-.
! fhroueh the War Department in order 70 avoii
| DE npesih1lity Of bringing officers to Washing
| trm a. a lime when their kerytres we're needed to
| nnern,ions gong On In the field. ..
| Accordfpr to their usus1 custom, thev sent +
I ,he War Department rome weeks ago, SHANNON
| fnr Gen. Roeecr1ns, whose testimony WAS neede
lar The uyeshgation Of his campaign ordered .
conrrese. No response having been received, II
oni75es were made by one Of The committee, "a
WI ffnsliy Informed BY Gen. Halleck that be ~
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