New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-31
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Dispatch 10 The ~ Y. Tsibgne.1
WASHINGTON. Thursday. March 30. iSss
RAIN.
Steady soaking rain begun here last night,
md still c0nfinneA.

Steady soaking rain begun here last night,
and still continues.
THE PAYMENT OF BOCyTiEs. .r rt
The following has just been issued by the
Paynaster General Tor the gudance Of officers in hs
department in payment Of borntics:
TyAsrRY DEPARInES1. a.
SECOND CONTROLLERS OFFCE y
SIR: The installments OF bonnties under General
Orders Of June Is. 1853. are payable on regular pay
dava with an alternative, founded time OF service
since enlistment In tact, the ensmon t are intended
Ia indicate the tine for which they were seIeray made
peyahIc. II an enlisted man entitled to bounty -
discharged after service, from date OF muster 10. oe
two months, ak months one year. eighteen months &c.
he is entitled to the particular Gstalncnt based upon
each Of these respective periods OF timc although the
regular pay day referred to in the general orders haa
not occurred. Yours respectfully. 5000.
/ r.F- j. n. BR0ADIigAD Second Controller.
THE PEACE RUHoRs.
A dispatch filed for you. ready last night,
which by some incxplicab'e telegraphic management
failed to get through announced the sudden departnrs
Of Mr.. Seward for the front yesterday afternoon be
yond this and the fact that he was accompanied BY Mr.
burnley. English Charge and Senior Susaru. Spanish
Minister there absolutely Developments directly
or remotely concluded with the ALLEGED peace negotia-
tons
Deserters from Lees army state that negroes
in the proportion OF one or two battaons 20 white
regiment being placed in the Notifications aroand
Richmond. Notwithstanding the strenuous efforts
made organize them only two three thousand have
thus FAR been armed. No one in Richmond places any
reliance in them and the white troops maltreal asd
laugh al them The negroes improve every opportunity
to desert and notwiths landing the close Surveillance
under which they placed many succeed In escaping
10 the rear AT Belle Isle several thousand OF tacss
colored conscripts being drilled with sticks "
lieu OF mGskets.
EXPRESS COMPANIES.
committee composed of the leading man.
ayers of the various Express Companies in the United
States here for the purpose Of getting new Ar
rangeHent with the Treasurer in regard to the trans
portaton Of Government funds. ..r
TTg SAVANNAH COTTON.
Simeon Draper to-day had an interview with
Secretary Nee ulch in regard 10 the cotton captured
at Savannah He has made full and elaborate rspor
Of all the facts concerning H. this report will show THAI
tho total number Of bales OF cotton taken at Savannah
was 81, 800, 5000 bales OF Which Sea Island.
il had been gathered In trout of various Confederate
States. partly TO prevent its falling into the possession
Of United States forces. but mainly to enable 10 DO
easily shipped by the blockaderunncrs. The greatese
port ion Of II belonged to tho Confederate Government
Soon after Gen. Sherman took possession OF the town
MANY persons went into the warehouses on their
own account In Savannah and marked nfgo
number OF bales Many Of these msrhs
represented parties who were dead The persons VINO
thus marked the bales and protested to be genuine
claimants of the cotton not the legitimate h"s
Of the former These aets De-
ing known IN order immediately issued TO Pfe'eH>
nersons entering the warchsnse where the cotton wss
stored The statements that private marks Ha'o
been oblitcrated since tho cotton reier"~
,,s come into the possession Of the Government
untrue The Rebel Government brand va.
,smoved from large number Of bales by the Rebels
the time OF the evacuation with the intention u
Ing the cotton themselves. Msny such persons SIC rs
loubtcdly among the bogus eiamants III 'e"o'"s
these brands, the greater portion OF tue paee"s
New bagging was necessary "h'0 ,.c
nshed sn.er the ruperintendence oil Gen. me1s', 49,.
The United States agents or officers d'a mo- o'".
anv nri,a alto marks upon single bale OF tho Sa'""A
cotton Tho order forbidding persons hon s',us ~
tho warehouses where the cotton wasstores oesi's'
,o.son stated what xas to prevent the Heo"
c,vcrpment from destroying Is ~ III"
vh,.h uas several times sttempseo "
them Draper IN a pablo notice ann%neea 'na' M,
..,omon, that anv party desired u mako concerning
.,,or token At savannah would b. received ny a"
.,.n, DESIGNATED for that purpose. many 'sa1c"e"'
~. rnas ana have boon carefully hied By MI prspo''
and nj the proper time will receive due eoSu''a
nv ,bo s.crea,y OF tho Trcasary. The cotton WIZ