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, 1865-09-18

The parnEunyan Nnr-Dcfcat Of the
Para;.uayaias-Prc.1 Lopez Ut 4lAe
Head Of His Ar1ny-Ex1enhlve yyar
Prcraratfons-1}cpor Un{ted States
Naval Expedition to Brazil.
New YouK. Sept. lG.-By an ar1lyal IRON Monte
sfdeo, trucuay, eSth july, ne have addfioaaI de-
tails Of mnch interest regarding the :sar between
The republic Of Paraguay on the One hand, and The
Umpire Q! Dtxzi!, The Argentine Confederation and
the RCpuhljc Of CIuEuay on the Other.
Tnsideni Lopez had taken command Of the Para-
Cuayunf IN person, Int was moving more cautiously
than at nskt owing 10 Feveral checks which his
tsoopa had received. The allies claim that the nafy
Of The Paracnayans has nearly annihltatcd In the
battles Of ltic1de.o, ,cinten Paraguay and Brazil
md l1a- on land tha fA1aguarhps had also expert
dnced some moteriat sef'uises. The armies OF al
the coEtendins powers we're, however, in motion,
and recruiting md all kinds Of military preparations
arc iD progress IN every drrellon, bul IN The rain
and spow t'aye place 10 more ia.os7hle weather. 1t
Wns thought no decisive campaign would be CON-
menoed There Sycra Il, ,au9 Araxllaus 10 the field.
4 Montcsideo papef announces that United
StatCs navn1 expedition af great strength would
panled hy commissioner, wlose duty it would be
to demand and enforce non-intcrteIence with the
ffte navigation Of the Plata river By Brazil and the
payment By the Government Of that conutry ur
S4UJ ,HN, rs indemnify for American resscls de-
etroyd By rebel pirates IN brazilian waters. 4
Bncpo4 Ayrrs j0Ctnal, however, says that this s3pry
has ro foundation IN tact.
TIE city OF Monteyideo rms eald 10 be In ter
rihle condition, owing to political ntrisues poltti-
cal 8l1uss, murders In bEoad daylight, brfplarieS
robbery md other laNlessncss.
, 1865-09-18
SOUTH AMERICA.

Hostile Preparations Among tho Rel-
l1@ercnt.-1ncrea*in@ their Forces
The largest Forces tn the Field Ever
Known In Soutl. AnlcrIca.
NV York, Sept 17.-The He11krs Bueno.
Ayers correspondence to the nh Of August contains
no accounts ol additional fighting, but much in e
lisrreat powers were putting forth their greatest
Efforts, md little but Naf WAS thoneht o. The
Pangnnyant With President Lopez at their heod AN
eld the greater pnxt Of the province Of Cnrzientes
tn tue Argentine Contederaey, and also main
!ajnel their 1n.asfouasy fooiholt in the
brazilian province OF Rio Gnndc. The En-
pet1E Don Pedro bad nlrscd In the latter, and Il.
sued to tbe inhabitants a proclamation t,llin..
them 10 AIMS and movement 10 cnt OF tho r.
tsrat therefrun Of The FsasuaJans rs1ks In procca
Of execution bJ President Flores, Of Uruguay, at
The head OF 5. tO1 Dradlfans and Urngnayans. The
forces on both sides arc said to be Tie GREATEST In
number eyer azFayed IN South America, md It was
fshtins musl eoun oecuE. Tbs conscription mas in
tCt1re operation In Brazil. Those who could not
show exemption afe heing gathered rp bv tho no
lice and hu$fled into the army. and 1t Taa thought
That exemptions would eoon be complete
cg,,c sTieRa iGR1.xsi awsy as ,o ths @ EmrsroT had
4 lctiew Of alith allied snnics OF Concort1s, con
ffttiug Of $1,000 troops, took rlace On the sd OF
July md It is sald they werr In tueudid condition
ard presented fine appearance.
:. The people OF BnenoR Ayres nre much rcfolccd
over the prosPect Of soon having regular co1nnuni-
cation with New York. the Buenoe Ayrea Congress
haE1ng granted ~ annual snb.tdy Of $50 o0 for The
'Asrceis meeting Of tho Ma.onfc fraternity. which
was rery Largely attended, Ess held In Buenos Ayrrf
In July, to honor the memory Of President lincoln.
, 1865-09-18
MEXICO.

Movements Of The Liberals 0rte.
cn-d Fight MT San Juaa IRtrc-Dc.
feat Of tthe fnlpe peria1ists-Anlonw tht
SInfn the Rebel Gen. Parsons-Nc1x
Movements Contemplated.
NEW YonK, Sept. 17.-T'hc 1t4btmes Natamora:
cnEreeponlenee, datea Ang. - eays: The Term O
otce Of President Juatez will ezpfte on .hc so1h
say Cen uresa II safii to be very ft man for III
place at this crisis lie will ind himself beset viii
AZ sorts Of wanie, FIRST among which IL money
carc VIII BE- 10 ii tbcn then Sso ioreieu force q
70 O0O TO 2q.CC0 men. about which native army o
thirty to d9tF thonsand men may be able to rally.
Tue friends Of the Liberal cause fn the North an
n hopes TINT Cen orsesa haa been able to DO some
Tho same correspondent, writing from Camareo,
fays ihe Liberal force under tho otders Of Gen. E.
with the enemy near the San Juan River, rcsultine
in defeat 10 them Of eorne consequence. Gen,
Etsobado 9l attacked body Or men eseorting con
Of aatamorns. The escort left thc tain
at Cade1ila TO morch to the aid Of
s1atsnoras. which tho officer in command heard
a' s n Its y stTn otss Of ee5.
men, which Gen. Escobado detached from bis camp
~ hp ppfsait IT, ne snsmy were drawn op on the les
Of all arms; with half battery. A1er few
Poslt1on ohd pul 10 n1Eht. They saTed theIf Artil
!efJ, and only small body which could no, exceed
St ucn, kep1 lts or1es. Amoug the dead which re-
manned on tie field was found The late rebel Gen.
Parfcns and ftx Of hi. men. One hundred and
!orty prisoners we're taken BY tho Liberal forces,
besides car loaded with arms, provisions and other
munitions. There Nse 100 stand Of ar7ne gathered
mp on the field. The lo@s OF the Liberal forca was
oIlt cun1nanlant and sir ncn killed. and t1y0 com
1nandants. five ohccss md thirty y.e men wounded
total. f1tty-ninc.
q possible now ter lazsc force to be gathered
along the line OF tho saa Jnau rcr. md It L. likely
TIC cotps nnt!es command Of Gen. Ncgrte, will
noT come down 10 unite with that in and about
centInted. This wonld be strong enough far IN at
tNo Placcr ECO o00 conIl be raiscd, and with That
the Liberal GcneTnls would hare meane to fucTeaso
ehelr 1orces and march at:ainst other points.
The MatamntUs correspondent Of tic 18th fays:
Icafn from direct source that the force under the
critters q Len. Etcobnd0 amounts to ntout 1900
men, h00 of Whotn are in Cauargo under Geu. Espi-
noic, n1d that place t.the psesent headquarters OF
she to1ee. a party of twenty.one young men, who
taSG bcen in the United STATES. and in the fae rebel
91mless went Up to Camargo yesterday along with
Gen. Ekcohad1'a stat, to seTye as officers In the
ltcral army
4 legion u five thousand men could he easily
taiscd ior the cause. There want Of ammunition
telt by the forca In thc rurth It having only
rounds u hall cartridges, and about .O0O0o caps.
This would give only dlky rounds for each uan aud
there ia great deal Of firing In Mexican war;atc,
a tight Of few hours would e1pend 1t. / haye
featons to think that IN attack will soon be made
upon this place-
, 1865-09-18
WEST INDIES,

End of the Drought in Jat.snfca-Tlc
InxurTcction n Eannrd-Ncpulse OF
the Ifay1icn 1nkur-cnts-Act1ye Move
meEt& Of Gel rnrd.
SEw YonK, Sept 1G-Adyioes from Jamaica.
Wet Indies, TO September lh, report thut the lon.
prpt1acted drought which hid canscd widespread
diftrcss In the Island, was 0rct, and hr0tab1e
showers had fallen,
General Latpathe, refugee from UaytI, residing
at Kingston, Ja1uaca having been Threatened with
expulsion from The Island foT alleged completely in
The Haytien rebellion, had written to the Goyeruor
Of Jamaica, denying that he WIS at al mixed up In
any.receut scheme against hts country.
There docs not appear to have been any truth In
The npor received By previous arrival that an In
eur1ection Was about to break out in the Nestesn
portion Of Jamalca-
The rebellion IN Hayti is still unsubdued. Il lei
ter from Port Prince Of The 18th Of August p1b
Hshed In Jamaita papers. rays that GcFard. as a.
readv mentioned, lelt Port au Prtuca on tho 251h
Tor The eeat Of var. taking with him sixteen hun-
d1cd men. The insurgents Ind been rrpulsed in
all their adyances. and the recaptarc from them OF
thc tonn of Cape Haytien Was daily expected. 1t
wns rumored that Fot St. Michael haa alr,ady been
rapturrd by the pa1ional troops, with sixty prsop-
ri. Several Of the HaytieD papers denouIec the
excestes committed by the revolutionary leaders, In
brealing open stores and fobb1ng merchants to pay
their soldiers.
, 1865-09-18

Report Of Lieut.. Col. 1yllffalns-T1ac
Nrecdmcn-ThcIr prospects-Couai-
tton OF Labor, Schools, DC.
SEw YonK. Sept. lG.-1hc Washington speela'
Of the y. \. Xtrdff says:
Lieut.. Co.. Williams. Of the Freedmcu's Hu.
rtap, Who. III jrne last, was dcspzched upon ton.
q in<pection through The States Of Arkansas and
Miss'ssfrrt reports c41endcdly, from St. Louis o1
Lls operations, under dale Of Aug. 9th.
''1tM uaain facts Of general Interest contained
therein ART that thefe is no lack Of employment 70.
The negroes at $40 per onth for males aud {15 tor
females. and. IN addition, that argc number arc
Engaged In cutting wood for the yards nlonr thc
Mississippi River. tEom which they are allowed con.
side7uble profit, the nsidue Of The proceeds going
TO support the destitute Of their oWH race. Negroes
who lease land for cultivation arc required to pay
the fame rental that parties do who apply directly
10 the Treasury Department.
"1n one loea1ty three tteeamen's schools estub-
Hshcd in October Last, with attendance Of 0 pu.
Ffls have becu increased five. With al aycace a.
tendance OF 80 scholars. The number requiring
support from the Government II reported to he
everywhere diminishing. The TEACHERS engaged in
most Of the schools for the blacks are paid hs Nor.
thczn societies, and receive from 81 10 $50 pcr
month.
''M1uy Of the Inhabitants who hare no lack oi
food nre very scautly supplied with clothing. and
can scarcely get through the coming Nints- without
Assistance In this recaIu."
, 1865-09-18
The Indian Council -Concil-
iation Effected with
all the Tribes.
The Alabama Constitutional Con.
yention.
THE REBEL STATE DEBT NOT TO
=. BE REPUDIATED.
Probable Adoption Of the ConsH-
:. tutional Amendment.
FROM WASHINGTON.

R0Ecf Pryor 1fcPentAut-41e wants
Par<ion> aud the Negroes to Vote
Promotion for EnIlantrJ-Scycn lecb-
els Pardoncd Tcstcrday-The Veteran
Reserve Corps to be Mustered Out.
Especial Despatch 10 the Chicago Tribunal
"AsHINuroF, Sept. 18.
Roger h. Pryor and Fayettc McMn1cn, ex-mem~
Der Of Congress from Virginia, arrived here last
cyenine On the Southern t1ain. They came To eo-
lfclt pardon, and arc very submissive, Pryor has
crrt1iled hIe flowing locks and If ready for sack
clpth and ashes. mud any other orlea waAch II may
be neccsea1y 10 undergo in order to obtain Pardon
lie says he te IN favor Of negro suffrage.
Capt. VIM. T. Brown, Of Ohio, lale Acting Chief
Qrarte1aaster on the Fta Of Maj, Gen. Wilson, has
lHcn appointed MA5or aF lrevet for faithful and
mcIitoffous services during the rebellion.
The President to.day pardmed seven schcl. Of
the SO GO class- Among them Wcs an cx-mcmber
OF Cong1ess from Aiaba1no.
On thu return Of The Seeretsry Of War IN order
n1ll probably be isucd mastering out the veteran
reseFTc cmps.
The Prcstdent'x Po1Icy-Hats Views To-
ward the Radical His Course nu
Experimentation Revenue and
National CurTcncy-Tlc Freedmen in
Virginia.
Especial Despatch to the Chscago Tribune
.-- WAsH1S0roS. Sept. l6.
/ few days ago distinguished New England Sen
atos uo.ed 1or his pa1nest Of speech told Pre.dent
johnson that 1t WIS published and cEtensvc1y BE-
lived that le the President. intended IN his futafe
policy 10 ignore the Radical element. and a4ked II
such Was the case- Mr. johnson, tn rrply, dec1ar-
ed that he ncrs1 at my time had even tntimnted
that he intended 10 cut the Radieals; that be slow.
Cd the largest latitude Of optnlon On the right oG
the colored people TO ypte that all he had done or
wae doing toward The reorganization Of The South
Was IN experiment that might bc successful and
, 1865-09-18
FROM NEW ORLEANS.

Health Of the Coiored Troops In Texas
-SkirmjSlcx between Liberal and
Imperial troops III Mcxico-Four
rebels .mnTxicrcd-GencrM Slocum,s
Order.
New ionK, Sept, 16.-Scw Orleans files to tho
9Th arc received
The Times Brownsvillc correspondence sayE the
health of the colorcd soldiers continues bad. Sani
tary measures hare ben adopted md strictly ca.
forced.
Though quiet, the liberals at Ma.a1uoras are COL
1ct:1nE large io.cc. and will soon increase It by
un1on Wtihlhe forcre Of Cort!nas. Ctuyafa Ean2,es
and Dc3eon. A tkir7ulsh took place On tho IampIco
road, tes,reen the Kcpub.ican troops undtT Eco.
bedo, and party Of 1mperialisis under Tnasc1o,
haSiIE; Wagon trtln in charge. The lrnpetialisls
WcTc Itdycn hack TO Monterey, where getting rein
1otcement. they went oct again, and were met By
C1gttnas grtr1n,s md al:atn driven.
-Four Confederate ArntEicane, were hatharons1y
murdered Eeccnlly by robbers; One Of whom IL rt.
another report has It Col Ihtsons OF Texas.
Iht Tl1n.s puh!ifhes Gen. S'ocuH order, rcyok
Ing his order fo.bfddiug The organization Of the
militia Of Mississippi, By Gov. sharkey, and says
nc have Information somewhat reliable tta f1,or-
talt carsee Will soon take place In Mississippi r.
Enst!rc The powers ard ccnduct Of the freedmen :
bureau, which Will doubtless form precedent for
all Other stutes lately in insnrTectton.
, 1865-09-18
CHICAGO. MONDAY. SEPTEMBER IS. 1865

Ing payment and discharge, are the 18Th cayalsJ
and The 10th. G1st and 155th Infantry.
The contributions to the Lincoln Monument fund
at the State Treasurrr's Office .duting Yesterday
amounted to $I2e g.
The Improvement upon the Soldiers Cemetery at
lamp bntier has been commcpced, under the d.
rcGaon Of Col Preyost, commanding the post.
Iient- ten. Grant has consented to rfslt Quincy
At the Governors office this afternoon, from Gen.
sherman. IT is expected that both Generals will
'1s!t shg state Capital on next Tuesday.
The Rev. and vGnerable Bishop James, Of the u.
7. Chulch, Is notr on yisit 10 this city.
, 1865-09-18
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Troubles between Ex.Slnvclsoldcrxn mud
FrcesImcn-Rothr Parties Ordered to
Give up their -aruls-Thc State Con-
Eelltf.sH. ;, :.
NEW York, sepf. 1.-THE Nsr0lrs Charleston
correspondence to the 18Th eays: consequence ot
ihe troubles nlong the Ashley ard Cooper rivers,
between the planters and freedmen, The former
on the part Of The Latter, and the negroes charging
their employers With Injustice and cruel treatment,
Cen Beunett. the Temporary commouder Of the
Charleston district, has tssned :u order requiring
bo,h the whites and blacks 81 the tfoq-
possession. Gen. Bennett In BIS admin
Iktration CT at,airs has Etyen The citizens much
fatiraefop, BY removing all censorship oftte press
rud al ollahins other restrictions Objectionable to
tm.1 :.
lie officers Of the 1C1h New York volunteers,
second Dnr3ea Zonavcs,; 1rho were for considers
bic time kept In confinement On the charge Of re-
t-al 70 ticIver np the so!ess o. The 7eimsnt, I'D
OF Ger, ta.e been released md returned to dirty.
The old prosleseTy and secession spirit wss cs-
, 1865-09-18

Dependency of the Inlper1ai--.accea-
sion 10 and Advantages Galnei1 by
tho Libcxalx-Confcdcrat Enrolling
Themselves In the Imperial Army.
CAfIo, Sept. 16--Ihe New Orleans Tunes City
O MEXICO coHekpondcnt.of the 11th says the news
Eoin the ntted States causes great agitation. The
lupe11adsis are in Etate OF extreme anxiety. The
moet % ~ zs'ous sdhe5ents Of Nasmiian diseour
eGeo ahd every one seems TO teel increasing defpun
den9. The Liberal forces are increasing rapidly
The dt5 psper1 daily chronicle continued fight
ing. The a9nn Of Santiago, near orizaba, hss do
Cared fo5 JnaEtz, reeog1tzins Gen. Garcia, the
great advantages 70 he Liberals a. puts them il
connection With tie States OF Tobacco and Chiapa,
yaripus bodies Of Liberals h1e united therr
menans o,i1aba i;se!f ant ths rsilso.a iro Veis
we1c sc1csely 1rpulted, which caused great senss.
ton.
The official paner al Durango mention. the re.
appearance In that Stale Of Gen. paltona who Joined
IL bands Of coro!a and cali}sr. their combined
Frrpch are waiting thetr movements with great
anxiety. l1e French Gen NclGre hsned II order
, 1865-09-18
ALABAMA,

The State Coslre1tIo,.-A Slavery crdf-
nance, Like tho mississippi. EZeported..
New OE1EAss, Sept. l7-MosraoHEny, Sept. tG-
Tho Committee TO whom The question waa toth7
tiay such Us that adopted BY Thu A1.-s Is.an a,'
were postponea I'LL Monaav whe he iSehate. @ s;i
so%mense see9afas or,i1I also reported the
sn5 ,.ns ice, there being boih majority
anu hst -llty report The former IL similar ia
.aa' adopted By the N1sslajpp, Convention. The
cortidelation Of these reports was postponed til
ao-tlay. It Is expected ne ahall layc very an1,
mated discussion next Week
, 1865-09-18

Partscn of Ex-Governor aikcn-Nlcc
CroIs-ItailrouIs~ =.
New YonK. Sept. Rehabilitation papers to the
Eth, received, state that Ex-Goyernor Aiken re-
crivcd fall and complete pardon from the Prcsi-
dent on the l1th.
The Sd South Carolina and 10sd Michigan color
ed troops nrc on their way 10 their placs Of trndev-
sous to he mustered out.
The rice crop in the vicinity Of Georgetown, s. C.,
IL laid TO he abMndnnh
By the tire1 Of October 1t is thought communion
tlon between Charleston and Coiumbta will be re-
4iata.d
, 1865-09-18

Treaty With the Scn1uoles-T7le Con-
ri1latlon Nearly Conlplete-D1fhcult
With the C1lcfokccS-SlaveS Held By
the Indians.
Especial Despatch 10 the Chlcago Trihane.1
-.-, FoEr SN11u, Sept 1G.
Tic rebel scninolcs to-day signed the treaay Of
1'escs> There .sas genezk shaking Of hands al
rnund4 which lasted for several minu1es. The work
Of reconciliation bcs'ns to be complete among al
the trahes, ezrrptng aupong the cheTokees. Bondi-
not, rebel Chcrokre read paper showing ihe CIR.
custanccs Of their 3otnn: the South and suhsc1ib.
Ing to the conditions Of the government, proposing
lew slight amendments. They accept the abolition
Of slaye1y at IN accomplished fact but do no, wish
1he Incorporation Of the freedmen into their tribe
Gen ua1ney goea to Diud Greek, Colorado, In
ttaad of COL Parker to join council there On oeto-
ler 18th, to make treaties with The Cheycnnrs and
1he following was the number Of dawes held By the
ts1bes Of the Southwest ii the breaAne ont ol the
wnr: Greeks, s, 900: ChpctaNs, a,0o; chickasaSe,
1HD: ChezoSeea, ,uN-
, 1865-09-18

The Lust Rebe1llon--yIcyEs of London
Papers on tI,a Course which Eu-lnnd
should Pursue.
NEW YonK, Sept 1T.-The last news from China,
IL nlll be remembered. vas ,hat the Taeping Rebel
ariscn that sekln had been captured BY this second
lot, who called afser the name Of their ieades,
Nicnfei. In this crisis t1,e London 1i0es urgently
presses upon the English Government the wisdom
ot remaining nentraE The Pau .Nl.4 Gas<Ns, how
ever which has very much Of m ofGcfal character,
publishes tho following significant article q con-
"Wa believe tGat It's Gall would ba oneof the great
events Of history. and be followed either By foreign
interference or permanent disruption Of the Chinese
would keep on governing, which is parunlly true :;
but who would he reeponsibc for allfhe manaarins.
Desi1es, il We do not intervene th1esta will and
bic artillery On Amour River, n regular garrison at
PetroposoWoskie, anl cavalry force, Of at least
20 CC0 men, within 2u0 miles OF the Chinese tron-
, 1865-09-18

From, ChurIeston-ElorfdaC Central RatI-
road-T1ie Future OF Florida.
NEw TORE, Sept. 17.--The steamers Empire City
and Iuho bring Charleston adstces OF the 18th and
sRsxnnah Of the t2.h. 1ha Eharleaton delegation
to The State Convention Jeff TINT city for Columbia
on the 11th. -
s. 1. KibIack, president Of the Finrida Central
Railroad, extending from jack unve to Like City,
passcd through Savannah On Tues11y Last On bis
Way North for new rolling stock for tie road. He
spoke yes3 hopefully for Tho fsture Of Flosida.
The Rome (ia-) GoaritF eays the people OF that
place IRE rapidly returning To their homes 4 Eez5
portion Of Georgia has suffered severely from the
1tCu9ht
, 1865-09-18

that al proprfetore must arm their 1aborgs to RE-
sist lie L6cfsls, and mskee said p,oIEictors re-
epontibie for the acts Of the Jundsts.
Tompirp correspondence Il Of the most dtstouy-
aging Lind. It Is three months since cammunica-
nau has been had Eith San Luis md the interior.
No merchandise can bc transported, and trade Is
completely blocked.
chihuahua. Garcto. Tob1.cn, Chiapa and CHIsn,a,
which States are entirely In the hande OF the ber
all. Five thousand ConfedcEates hare enrolled
themselves II the Imperial army.
It having g1ined currency that the Empress wonfd
yiest Belgium TO see her sick fa,het. and tAst
Ma1fInillian contemplated going to focatan. the
French tcrninated the project On The ground TINT
1t would excite the belief that they were leaving the
country, and destroy The .conadeacs Of, their I'd
herrnte. =
i riav entitled ssDeatt Of Mr. Liucoln' uas an
rou1ted, but the theatres have been forbidden to
plaY 1t.
, 1865-09-18

ArTeM OfA Family ofEoyetnu1cntS Swim
lltFH-Ihe FreA1dcnt SUrpendA the
Writ Of HabcAk Corpus in their Case
-purch ase. for tho Subsistence De-
pAFtznent.
WAen1SGToE. Sept. ia wit uf hd1eas corp.v
h1z lem tesuod By Judge WyIfe On fhf petition OF
Samuel IL Bu1ch, filed bS his council Jas, u,
laadley, Esa.- commanding the officer In charre Of
The Old CaplIol to produce beore him al II o'clock
The bodies Of his falncr, Saml Burch, and his bro
thcrf. Charlcs Burch and Orlando Birch, Ulom he
represents to have been upa,yfu1y arrested and L.
legally held, they neither now crcr lla}jus been
connected With tbe Land md natal forces.
Io-dny Cen Baker, By whose order The parties
M're arrested feye1al daye Ence at their homes in
FE1:taG county. appeared with The writ fudotscd by
the President. NJ follows:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Sept. 16, 1856.
In the case oi Samuel Dnrrh. Chat.es Burrh and
Orlando Burch named within. the execution Of the
lsicued) ASuREr JouSsoS
President.
another Of the famllv, Elijah B1sch, wa. arrested
Yesterday. They are charged with the la.reny Of
and TaaTking OF Government borsc4 with the letter
!" and II ie raid they were caught in the act.
Already Gen. Eakc1s torce have recovered over
thirty horses 20 marked, supposed TO be with the
fame brand. Gen. Baker stated that there would
be no objection to turning the parties over 10 The
CIVIL corrte at oncc if they could be tried tmedi-
ntely4 or they would he plAced under bail. II IL
probable they will be tutled oycr in few Jays to
ibe civil authorities ut Alexandria.
The subsistence department has contracted for
the delivery or one thousand barrels Of flour, at
x!t5l. and i've hundred b&tTrls ut $10.s7 rer bar
rel Tie bids ranged from there ngun.z to {1l.OJ
, 1865-09-18

San FEASC1scu. 15.-1he hr.t rain OF the Season
fell in The southern counties Of The Slate ycs-
tcsdax, doing considerable damage TO the unhar-
ycsie6 r1a5n-
Hocolulu dates Of The 18th Of August, arc rc-
eetvcd. Vessels sailed On that day for Ascension
1.1apd 10 bring away The crews Of the vessels
br.ned there by tho Shenandoah.
The Emily Morgan and Jno~ P. West which
sailcd Iur GI1s::sk, alter being warned Of tie
danger they were In.
Tie setseie burned In tic Arctic and not hereto
fore reported arc the lsaac uowand md The barques
Cornwall and Congress Second. The Brunswick
lad been atoye In twicc and condemned when the
pirate burned her, At Inst sdyices several vessels
wee IN Bchting Straits with smaI1 chaaocs Of
ctCtpE.
, 1865-09-18

1EreaAing up Quarternaster's Depots--
Stores to be Concentrated at Inrper,Y

11fenRshE up WunftefnlaxfeFs1 UfV0t&--
Stores to be Concentrated at 11nrper's
Ferry.
WARRINGTON, Sept. 18-The R<rclFs Epeel.l
Qnsrternaster;s supplies i going on thion:bout %
the country with The >teW OF breaking up the
1najority Of them and concentrating the goods In a
few centEal localities. The Government deposit tors'
dcpoin at Fredesick, Marttnsbnre, Stevenson,
Clsrkshurg, Cumberland, Farsershure, Wheeling,
Galhpolis and Charleston are to be Immediately
and thsi tSa sHens to a;
oNners or sold On Government account, and those
having them in charge mustered ont discharged.
s,rn,1ar reductions in number ol depota will be
to The minimum. When goods viii not well bcar
transportation Or iaI 10 come up to the regulation
standard they will bc sold to The highest bidder
for ceEh. An immense amount Of Government
c'o1hinE Is Of this cless, and seems likely to be
turned over 10 the Freedlncn's Bureau for distri.
button among eplored soldiers md benefcfades.