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The Daily Dispatch: December 10, 1863., [Electronic resource], Additional from the North. (search)
until Wednesday. Frands to the amount of over a million of dollars have been discovered in the furnishing of supplies to the Army of the Potomac. On Friday night Capt. William Stoddard, Quartermaster of Alexandria, was arrested by order of the Secretary of War, and lodged in the Old Capitol prison. On Saturday night Capt. C. B. Ferguson, of the regular army, Cluel Quartermaster of Alexandria, was also arrested and sent to the Old Capitol.--These frauds have all been unearthed since Gen. Meigs went to Tennessee. An order has been issued by Gen. Butler permitting trade with Norfolk, but requiring of all persons who obtain a permit to take to or from that city and department any goods or merchandize to pay a duty of one per cent, upon the value of the invoice, and for every passport issued a charge of one dollar will be made. Any vessel permitted to enter and trade in the department will be required to pay three dollars. Owing to the numerous guerilla attacks on steamer