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[Correspondence of tbe New York Herald.], Battlk-fibld near Meohanioshlle, Juoe26, 1862. The right wing of the Potomac army has been the scene of a battle to-day of more than common duration and fierceness. Tbe result has only been the carrying out to fuller confirmation the remat ko' General McOlel- • lan—that tbe army of the Potomac ha* never yet sus tained a check. We have beaten the enemy, and a glo rious victory is ours. Our loss, considering the time we were engaged, is email—about two hundred, killed, wounded, and miesing, being tbe present estimate. There is ev*r> reason to believe 1 that the loss ot the enemy is more than double oura, and that notwithstanding they had newly twice as many men in the action. The enemy made the attack; A demonstration had been looked for from them for several days, and heoca our men were in readiness—and when are they other wise t—to repel toe attack; About two o’clock this af* ternoon the rebels w ere seen advancing in largo’force acrois tbe Ckicfeabominy, near the railroad, close by Mecb&nicßviile, where Gen McCall has been encamped since occupying a position oh oar irirat lines. Planting their batteries in good position on our rear, they opened fire. Quietly tbe batteries of this division wore wheeled into place, and avigoroas response began. The roar of artillery was deafening, but soon tbe crack of : volleys of musketry united in swelling the tumultuous roar of the /battle. ’ . . . GENERAL iriCALL’S BOLDNESS. Our men were drawn up in line of.batde directly facing ibeenemy. Itwaß a bold piece of work, seeing that the eotffiy were manifestly largely superior to us in numbers. It was do determination or wish of the regiments consti tuting the Pennsylvania Reserves to seek the protecting cover of woods or marshes, either of which they might have solicited, but came out in square, open fight. The work soon waxed warm, as the enemy seemed to show ft disposition to accept the challenge to open combat—an acceptance doubtless based, however, on fall confidence in their capacity to come out tirnt best in the fight. THE BUCKTAILS SURROUNDED . The Ist, Pennsylvania Rifles (Bucktail.-) were on picket duty as the enemy hret marched on uarmabiog a rapid advance through the intervening lowlands and forents. The first thing tho BncktaHs knew they were almost completely surrouaded- the position they ; were Id, and having no ditpoaitioh to go to Richmond iu ad vance of the grand army, they set themselves at work vi gorously to get uut o; the difficulty. It wamo ea3yyob, but they did more toward accomplishing tbeir purpose than ten rehri regimen ts similai ly : situated could have done, They .cut their way fairly.,but; but most of Co. K« who happened to be the first surrouuded,were taken prisoners. The rest were bqou iu riile pits, and they pep. pered the enemy with a sauclnets carrying with it.afeel ipg of And they had their revenge. The rebels lelt as many dead on the field shot by Bneitail Rifles as members of the regiment they bore away captive with them, . - .HEAT OF THE BATTLE. About six o’clock the battle raged with fiercest Fury Advancing down ai Mecbanicsville, on a low, swampy piece of ground, where our men were drawn up behind earthworks and rifle pits, the conflict became in describably terrific. With desperate courage, the; rebels attempted to sprir.g forward over the marchius; ground, but they were mowed down without, mercy in their arai lowings in tbe mire. GENEBAh MOBELL’S DIVISION TO THE RESCUE, During the height of the cannonading General Morell’s division arrivid on the around. They reached the scene of the engagement about six o’clock in the evening. With bold frot-t, the reinforcing division marched up in face of the-flying shells, General JtforoU aucl his staff leading the advancing colomn. Only me brigade was called int* action, the second brigade, under command of General Griffin, who, only three hours before, hid as sumed the command by right of seniority, over Goioael WcQuade. The brigade came up ou doublo-Quick, ready and e»ger to lend a helpiug hand .ia securing to «ur aide .the fortunes of the day. . The brigade was ordered to relieve the centra of Gene ral McCali’a column. The4th Michigan, Colonel Wood bury, and 14ih £iew York Voluat.era, Colonel McQuade,' formed in Hue of b&ttle, m frout, taking tbe place of two of General McCall's regiments, while behind Wise drawn up iu lino of battle, were the b2d Peauayl vania. Colonel Black, aad Oth Manfliichnafatts Rogiments, Colonel Uassi a battalion of Col. Berdan's sharpshooters, who had also been ordered to reinforce Gen. McCall’s lotces,-ai rived on the field under command of Lieut 001. Ripley, and wero formed in line of battle. Two compa nies—o, Oapt. Giroux, and G, Capt. Drew—were on de tachid service with Geu. Mc-Uolt’s division, and hal pre- Yioualy been put as pick eta and skirmishers. These com panies had been stationed by Col. Berdan two days pre vious, in anuripaticn.of tbe enemy crossing at tha point where they did actually do to.’ Their orders were not to fire until the enemy actually crossed m force, and then to ri-treat hrieg, in order to draw them on until they reached the rifle pits and entrenchments -which tud bet-n pre viously placed tor the of giving the enemy a warm reception. These orders, were carried out to the letter. On tbe rebels appearing, and crossing in force, they were led on by tbe retreating sharpshooters, who fired rapidly and fell back, until tbe rebels suddenly found themselves under tbe fire of our earthworks and the rifle pits in which they (the sharpshooters) bad-en sconced tl.emselves. The sharpshooters in executing this manoeuvre only had two men wounded. Company G was BubpeQuei tly detached to wo k with the artillery. Giving np ground that we had hold, and burning com missary and ammunition stores white fleeing from a pur suing enemy, looks like defeat. Bat it was not a dcfiat— it-was part and parefcl .oF a strategic plan. We gave up ground that it was deemeS inexpeaieat with the force at command to hole any longer. Oar retrograding column - fell back to a specified point, made a stand there—fought to ) old tbe point »b they had been told to do. fouaht firmly, bravriy, furionsly, as it was known they would— held tie position.against greatly superior numbers, and hpld it IiOW. metuy. fought desperately. It way evident they appreciated tho importance of the contest. But their di eperote valor and keen appreciaciort Of the value of victory were rota sufficient match iorthe steady, ; unflinching’coolness and courage of our- men.' Their: fighting was the,wild.lftshlncs tsger, .wbDBo’p6wer of inry is nearly expended. Our lighting was tbe'slow, determined, crushing hug of the anaconda upon tha vic tim writhing yvithin its folds. - •. - Our loss in to-day’s fighting is estimated at twelve hundred—killed, wounded, and missing; that of the enemy is deemed much greater. There is no trusting estimates now, however. Of to-day’s contest no definite rt suits can be given, Should ail tbe floating rumors be cm»ted, whole regiment* would be 1 recorded os no morej end entire brigades be swept out of being It is curtain that to-dby’s battle has been one of the fiercest fonght m front of tbe rebel capital. Many officers lie cold io clay to night, having heroically fallen at the bead of their coo mauds Soldio-s miambitious of shoulder straps and chevrooß, have reaped the richest reward of the ambi tious patriot—death in di feoce of their country. : < In the state of confusion and excitement prevailing to night, I can only attempt to give a general outline ot the day’s work ho one coulddo more than tins, auil there suit of the attempt even must, of-necessity, be unsatis factorily vague and indefinite It will take two or tiuee days before anything like accurate details can be given, . and through such details proper credit accorded to the different divisions,brigadfe and regiments engaged in the action. It ia universally, yielded that every regiment taking part in Hie figbt conducted itself valorouily, so tbDt there is this consolation, that in this regard there is no danger of detracting from the credit due the men, either now or in subs* quest fuller accounts. : Friday’s’ fight. Shortly after the close of Thursday’s;fight, came an order from Gen.'McClellan to Gen. Fitz John Porter, di recting ibe withdrawal of bis.corps to & position two miles this side of Games’ mill, the ground we now' occu py. At three o’clock A. M. ttenioviDg back of the corps, who had been Bleeping on. their arms ail night, began. Gin. McOall.in accordance with Instructions, opened with his anilhry upon the The latter thought thiß the renewal of the preceding day’s figbt, and returned a vigorous re*pcnso from their guns.' Shot and shell flew in‘antagonistic direction with" dangerous-liveliness.- Gradually Gen.* McOah’a troops withdrew, which, the enemy, nalur&lly misfcafcing for a victory on their side, caused thorn to follow on in hot .haste. Of course ,;our rear column yielded the ground slowly, the meie to mike the that they wei*.being beaten. Mean time, Gen , Sykes’ di vision led the retreating column, fol lowed by Gen. Moreli’s division. Along the advance there wen but little indications of a retreat. Tim men moyed Blowly, and nil, ignorant of this backward move ment, were anxious to know, the causa of it. I do not know whether it happened from an'rmw countable blunder, and I have not yet found any one able or w illing to explain it, but -soon a huge column of . smoke arose from near the headquarters of Gen. Sykes, end on thegroundoccupied by the 2dßrlgade of Gen. Moreli’s division. At the former place a large,quantity of commissary stores were set on fire, and at the latter place commissary; stores and ammunition. The rolling up of the huge smoky wreaths no doubt, the belief of the enemy that our retreat was a necessitous one; it certainly added to the eagerness of their pursuit. I should here state that Gen. McUlellan bad previously ordered the, removal of all tents, and commissary and qaartermastor’s stores, across the Ghickabominv. Tliis order was given on Thursday, before the first Attack on the enemy by Gen. McCall, and shows the object to have been a concentration of ah our troops on the other side of the : river, in accordance with the programme alluded to above. -ADVANCE TO OUR-FINAL POSITION. From*tblp point our retreating columns started on in the seme order as heretofore, but soon branching off into different rifrds. General McCall's division, and the troops ucdor Genera! Sykes, went by way of Cold Arbor, while General Moreh’s men and ; the - batteries .took a diagonal road leading to Kidd’s mill. / Soon the deaig-. caied place for baiting waß reached. During the lat'er part of the march, th< re was' less disturbance from rebel cannon and muskets, although they kept within re spectable distance till o'uiv men passed into the woods skirting the com fields and fallow land, extending back from the ravine through which runs the creek and pond furnishing the water-power to Dr. Gaines’ mill. Beyond tbtee woods, the rebels did not show themselves for asms time afterwards.. It was about ten o’clock-when what afterwards proved to be the field of the day’s contest was -t*ached. It will be seen from this that over six hours were consumed in the backward march from the : • Bccrfe of the preceding day’s contest; a distance altogether of tees Ilian six .mites. The time occupied shows the judicious slowness of our retreat, , , r .. ; « - - THE BEGINNING OP THE GENERAL ENGAGEMENT. Between three and four o’clock the general engage ment begb&. The taking no note of time, except from its loss, is ordinarily true. There is no taking note of. time, however, in the excitement of battle. I was never so astonished &b when I looked ot my watch and saw H was seven o’clock. There hod been three hours and more of fierce and determined battle; it seemed less than one bom. The ear was full;of the roar of cannon and nmskftry, audsbouteof the men; moving artillery, and rf gimenta, and smoke had filled the eye. What had been done in these tbr*e hours? No one can tell. The com manding general, cnuld you catch lfis ear, might tell hia orders, but he could, leil no more. He who notes the' sparrow, as it falls to.the ground, alone'knew the events of those three hours, the names of those whom bullet, or she],-or bayonet had‘balled to their final-nccouQt—those who lay gasping and dying from mortal wounds—those 'who had been taken prisoners; In short, the fluctuating fortunes of the contest. A colonel cannot tell you even, about his own regiment, much lew a private, and lesser gti*l a reportorial. looker-on, whose memory of: the or : dir directing a civilian, bo he a newspaper correspondent or any other man, to keep in theivar, iasure. lathe beat of battle, to bo miraculously keen. The firing on both sides was terrific. Attempts were made to breakthrough both: our light and leit, but both were successfully re pulsed. A RESPITE. A respite comes. And now the result of the shorten gagtment is paitially revealed. Bodies of the slain lay about in every direction. . Borne oe stretchers and pros trate in moving ambulances and on the ground are.ihen covered with blood and every wound incident tu the bat* ih -field. Dwellings and barns and sheds ore converted into temporary hofpiials. We hear of officers who have been killed and privateswho have*bravetymet their death in the face of* the emmy. We hear recounted the valo-, i oua ex nk its of this and that regiment and this and that officer: we are told of jJozens of reglmente that have been cuttopieceß, of cross-firings and treacherous Slaugh ter through fatee displays of thB Union flag. Who shall be disbelieved 1 What shall be believed, and what not? Ab I have saic above, all these details can only bo gath ered within aday or two after the fight, and even then can only be reliably recounted after the official reports are made. RENEWAL OF-THE FIGHT. The fight was shortly renewed again. It was evident the enemy had been reinforced. They were bolder in their demoDßfretioDß, and now came rushing from the woods o nr men were ready to meet them. And again there was desperate fighting, this time more desperate than before. The mutual rolls of the men as they ad-; vauced to fire upon one another could be heard above the roar of the artillery. This w&a the most exciting and PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1862. earnestfight of the day. The cannoalot fly grape, and canister; tbe volleys of musketry were incessant* and dariiing charges and counter chaTgoa were made with hold impetuosity. No battle was ever more earnestly fought. Officers and men acquitted themselves with great gallantry. At one time cur columns pushed the enemy from their position, and then tbe latter came back with overwhelm ing force on our troops. Our men gave way bat for' a moment With a ytU and a .bound they would dash against the enemy lam satisfied from the recitals of every one that, for deeds of personal daring, ho battle of the present war can present more numerous or notable examples. X only regret my inability at present to mike their heroism and names known to fee public. ARRIVAL OF REINFORCEMENTS, As mentioned above, it was evident that the enemy “had been reiuforced, The freshness and rigor of (heir fight ing showed it, and the statements of prisoners confirmed it. They greatly outnumbered us. Only one course re mained to prevent defeat, and that was asking for rein-' forcemenie. They were asked for and given. I do not know the exact order of their c«ming, but before tho day’s woik ended, there bad come across the Ch'cka hemiuy to our aid, General Slocum's division, aud Gaue rals Palmer, French, , and Meagher’* brigades, besides two or three deputations of cavalry. The fresh arrivals gave new impetus to the struggle. The new men, like those they aided and relieved, fought with the courage, and desperation of old aud well-trained troops. General Meagher's ram weDt into the fight with coats off, aShd sleeves rolled up, and fought with the fierceness of tigers. AU of Gineral Palmer’s men wore straw hats. They made these bats visible in the thickest of tbe fight. : Their utility as a ma>k, as night advanced, and the air grew darker, I am afraid lost more than one poor fellow his life. I make signal mention of this urlgade, not that they fought better than any others in the fight, but became >of their conspicuousness on the field. Duryea’s Zouaves, too, werg aliko conspicuous on account of their uniforms.' They fought, as did all the regulars under General Sykes, to whose brigade they are now attached, with undaunted courage, CLOSE OF THE DAY’S WORK. , • The Bunweut downiahrightuens and beauty. Its de parting rays shod their twilight hues upen the contest .of carnage going on. .Jt was naif past nine o'clock when the firing ceased, and the day's work of bat'le was over. ■We compelled tbe enemy to retreat, and held the ground we "were told to hold The closing firing was between the enemy and Gen. Smith’s division, on oor left. THE STRENGTH OF OUR FORCES. In the fore part of the day only Genoral Fitz Jolm Porter's corps was engaged oh our side. His troops, with the reinforcements coming over afterwards, must have swelled cur numbers to about forty-five thousand men. That our troops fought well an i gloriously, I am obliged to state in this letter, in genera! terms. lam unable to. enumerate all the regiments and batteries engaged, and give them in this letter, hurriedly and neeesiwily im fectly written, the praise they deserve. I know tbit much, that we had fifty-four regiments in the nctioo. It will be unrerstood, of course, that they were not sll full regiments—disease and engagements in former actions having decimated i early all of them. The following are the regiments taking part in the actions : : - v'■ REGULARS. . , •. sfh and 6th United Btafoi Cavalry. 2d and 3d United States Artillery, id, 3d, 4th, 6tb, llih, 12tb, and 14th Unifed States In fantry Btgimeuts. * '' NEW YORK STATE VOLUNTEERS. Ist Artillery and Br*gel ! s Artillery. • 10tb, 12th, 13th, 14th, Ifcth, 18tb, 24tb, 26tb, dud 32d Infantry Beglments., PENSSYLTAKIA TROOPB. Ist Artillery, lltb Cavalry Ist, 2d, 3d, Sill, 7tb, Btb, 9th, lOtb, 12rh, 623, 84fcb, 95tb, and 98th Infantry Regiments. MICHIGAN TROOPS. Ist, 4th, and 16th Infantry Regiments. . MASS ACHUSETTS TROOPS. 9ih, 18th, and 22d Infantry Regiments. NEW JERSEY TROOPS 2d, Sd, and sth Infantry Regiments. MAINE TROOPS^ 2d and sth Infantry - Regiments. lOWA TROOPS. 12th Infantry Regiment. f 'lt i» supposed that we had about;a.hundred eunson gugrd In‘the action. Cavalry, artillery, and infantry did their work unflinchingly: < - THE REBEL TROOPS. .On ibo rebel side it is estimated that fulls 60.000 moo took t art in the action. General Lee is known to have been in command, and under him Generals II ;P, Ander son, and Branch. As in marly ever? well-contested battle ht-relofore, our men had to contend against great odds, and ye* thty Ganiß off victorious. So.ne even place the number of the enemy at 80 000 Among the;retn loicement?, according to the statement of one of our pri- . sonei s, was the greater part of Stonewall Jackson's co-_ himn, 'While our men twice gave’way temporarily to tbo pressure of tke superior force brought against them, no one of them turned bis back and ran. They foil back only to the order to retreat. The Heroic Bead, of Pennsylvania. - COLONEL FLACK. Colonel Samtiel'W Black (of the 62d Pennsylvania) WBB born in Pennsylvania, aud wa3 the son of the Rev. John Black; an c-mmeot Scoicb diviue and professar. He . was admitted to the bar in 1833, and practised law with -the most brilliant success up to the time of the breaking out of tbe Mexican war, when he volunteered as a pri vate and joined Col. W pukoop'Blst Pennsylvania Regi ment of volunteers. He joined this regiment on the 18th of December, 1846, and for distinguished ser vices was afterwards created -»ts lieutenant colo nel, and in the siege of Puebla, commanded Ban Jt-ee in the moat distinguished manner, under Colonel Cbilds. After the settlement of oar diffi-’ cnltiea with Mexico be returned home with his regiment, which was disbanded in August, IS4B, and tbe Colonel resumed the practice of his profession. On one occasion, while in Mexico, after fighting hard all day, and greatly exhaust* d, not feelibg satisfied with the result of the day. he set to and pitched into the sutler. A fellow-offi cer inquired whether he 1 ad not had enough of fighting - that day, when the Colonel remarked that he, was always v ready and willing to whip an enemy or a rascally sutler. ‘ In ibe year 1857 he was appointed one of the judges of tbe Supreme Comt of Nebraska, aud-waa subsequently , ajpomlec Governor. A change of tbe Administration . caused bis removal, after which he ran for Congress, and came- within a f»w votes of being elected. When tbs. . pnient war broke out he was among the first to offer hla - vices to • the Government, and after the return of the three months Beaus) ivania Volunteera to their honus v 'eight of the crack companies of-PoiUdeiplim, and two of Pittsburg, formed themselves into a regiment for-the three-years service, and tendered the command tVCoI. Black, which he immediately accepted. The regiment then numbered ten fair companies,, but was afterwards"' increased to twelve. There is one thing, deserving of special mention ~ When tlw regiment was mustered into service Col. Black, thirty-four officers, and nearly two tbirdß of the regiment, signed the temperance pledge,’ which they kept with unswerving fidelity. Tan Co oael died while gallantly leading his regiment. One account states that he was shot through the heart, and expired without a groan; another, that his head was blown off by a shell. COLONEL MAGILTON. Albert L. Magilton, who is reported io have been hilled, on Friday lat-t, wa? the gallant and accorapllahod coniv mandcr of the. 88d Pennsylvania (4th Reaervo) Regiment* ot Volunteers. ■ ■ ■ - The subject of our f ketch was the colonel of the 4th ‘ Begiiuent Pennsylvania Beaerve Oorps, now known as the 33d Begiment Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was a native of Delaware, and entered the Military Academy la 1842, and graduated on the 30th of June, 1846. Ho stood moderately high in a class of fifty-eix •wbidi we find the names of Generals George B. McClel lan, John G. Foster, Jesse li. Reno, B. 0. Boyntou, Darius N. Ooucb, Trueman fr eymour, G-orge Stonem *o, Samntl D. Sturgis, James Oaks, J. N, Palmer, G. Gor don, and numerous others of the Union army, together with the rebel Gen Thos. J. Jackson and others enlisted in that cause. On the let of July, 1848, he received a commission as brevet second lieatehent of the 4th Ar • tillery, and on the 3d of March, 1847, be received his full of second lieutenant in the same regiment. He served in the Mexican war, and was breveUed first lienieuaut for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battleu of Contreras and Ohurubueco. His brevot dated Anguf-t 20,1847. On the 28th of February, 1849, be was mode a fnll lieutenant of artillery. In June,-1857, be was promoted to a captaincy, and resigaea the United States service on the 29m of December, 1857. When the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps was organized, he assisted' Colonel Mann in tbe organization of a regimoat for that corps, but Bdme trouble arising in the regiment, greatly rtcuciog its number, Lieutenant Colonel ilagiiton was chosen to the command of the 4th Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, in which capacity he had, on more than one occa 6fbn. distinguished hituself in Geheral'filoCaU’s division Colonel Magi Hon was highly respected by all, was a than of very polished attaiomenfs, and a strict disciplinarian, y COL. m’lane. ' Col John W. McLane, of the 83d Pennsylvania Regi ment (who haa been confounded with Col. .Tohn .P, McDeem of the 88 th), is among the killed. Col.Mctane was a native and resident of Brie, and, at the time of the breaking out ei the war, wassheriff of the county. He raised a regiment for the three-months campaign,: and aholher oDeforthe war. ; In the Mexican .war be was' captain of a company in an Indiana regiment, having then been P resident of that State. :. He was aged about 44 yeare, and leaves a wife and several children. . He was. a geafirioim very highly esteemed in Brie, 'and his death is deeply deplored in that city. i!AJOR SWEITZEP., Major J. Bowman Sweitzer, of Col. Black’s regiment, is reported nioitftUy woanded He was bom in Browns ville, Fayette county, studied law in Washington county, and removed, ib 1856, 'to Pittsburg, - where he has since resided- • He was appointed United States Dietriet Attor ney, in 1848, by sidsht Taylor. He also was a highly ■valntd citizen of Pittsburg. 'He was married to a daugh ter of the late Dr. Stevenson, of, that city. ' . POWDBR MILD EXPLOSION.— A melancholy disssteroccunedat the ponder mill on Moaday.last, a few’ miles from this city. 1 hree of the workman ware en gaged in tho fiuishiog house, when it was suddenly blown up, dreadfully mangling and killing all three. The force oF the concuvsion juried them from twenty to sixty feet: In a few seconds after, the pulverizing house and ; stamping room were blown up, in the first of which' the superintendent was at that time engaged, and is supposed to have been kilted instantly , but his body was not dis covered until it was nearly destroyed by fire, which con sumed the buildings, - The haxds in the other houses hot far off made their escape with slight injury; It is sup posed that only about two thousand pouads of powder,: nearly rehdy for nge, were destroyed. The destruction of life, as well as the loss of so Important an itisfci.umen tslity Id, carrying on the war,is to bedeplured, —Raleigh ■ {N~. G.) Standardi June li,. A ..FRENCH FIRE-KING—A Pane letter, states that a curious exhibition place every evening, at, the comer of the Bue Yllle Just and the Avenue, St. • Cloud. In a small field there is situated a wooden bouse, : covered with pitch and other combustible matters, which is erected daily, ana set fire to at about 8 o’clock each evening. The flames in the course of a few moments reach a gigantic height; and when they are moat ardent, a man jumps into: the midsf of them rolls about, and pulls down blazing rafters, which he carries.away. This salamander can stay in the fire from five to’seven ini tntfs. "When be cornea out, the clothes ; which enable him to do so smoke like a eteam engine{, thoy-aro said to bued in some chemical preparation. * • TFE ORIGINAL UNION MEN.—On the Bth of June, 1861. but five .Union .votes were cast in Memphis, Every man was to vote an open ticket 5 ami out cf ih§ entire population of the city, only five meu had the patriotism and moral courage to breast of treeton that swept Tennessee into the,Southern Con federacy. These were Dr. B. BYC. Brooks, J. B. Davis, James B. McLean, -—• Flood, and Nathan fleroggias— all of v bom have remained true to their principles, and are row here, their faith in the good cause increasing every day. They have all been, at different times, be ferf the Committee of Safety, but have never been aerl- interfered with.—dfempftis Utter. '7 A t LAVE OASE IN VERMONT.—The Green Houn tain State hashed the unusual excitement of a slave case. A young colored girl was recently brought into Beading from the State of Florida, by Calvin R. Robinson, and held by him In bonda.ee. The indignant citizens brought, the matter before Probate Jin go Oloason, by petition* ord he appointed Silas Pike legal guardian of tho girl, confirming the previous action of the selectmen. The evidence showed that Robinson had purchased the girl, buthad taken preliminary measures to manumit her; that he had sent her to school with white children, where ehe was insulted and derided as a‘‘nigger, ’’ and that his general treatment of her was not cruel. DEFENCE OF CANADA—A military commission is now en a tour ihrougli Upper Canada. The Toronto Gloiesays: “The object of the commission, we under- Mend, is a general examination of the frontier, with a view of reporting upon the most effective means of de fending the Province. This includes an inspection of the harbors and of positions which may hereafter be con verted into harbors. The commissioners are on their way from the West, where they have made, a general iuspec fion, visiting Lakes Erie wtd Huron. 5 ' LATEST FROM EUROPE. The Steamer Scotia at New York.’ The royal mail steamer Scotia, Captain Judkins, which sailed from Liverpool at about 2 P. M. on tbe 2lat, and from. Queenstown on the afternoon of the 22d June, ar rived at New York yesterday morning. , The Kangaroo reached Liverpool at about 9 A. M. on tho2oih. The Europa arrived off Queenstown at 10 A. M. on the 21st June. / : The New York correspondent of the London Times, in a letter dated June 6, says: If Great Britain and France have any intention of stepping in at the last mo ment to stay the tide of battle, now 3s their time to urge submission upon tbo South and magnanimity upon the North, for unless Beauregard and tbe other Confederate leaders succeed.in retreating to Texas therelshofc the slightest hope for their cause. Their dream of inde pendence has vanished; they-can do nothing farther to realize it, unless by carrying on a savage and hopeless guerilla warfare amid the Swamps and mountains of their mere inaccessible regions.” . The Army an& Navy Gazette is also of opinion that the Americans of tbe South are giviog way rapidly be fore tbe steady and scientifically applied pressure of su perior means and TOsourceß in men, money, and mate lials for, war. Thn military success of the Federate ia, however, in the eyea of the writer, no guarantep for tbe ieatoration of the Union. • The Morning. Herald, tit the 21st, gives a different view. Id it the Confederate forcßß are stated to be very strong, though their exact numbers are not known. It was nevertheless doubtful if they would rit-k another en gagement before Richmond, The Herald says the great est anxiety prevailed in the Northern camps as to the possibility of the gunboats forcing the passage of the James river—an operation .‘on which the snccess ofafc- Cleilan’s xnoYemeuts might be said to rest. The Herald barns, from sources on which it places complete relianee. that the Federal loss at the battle of Fair Oaks aid. not 101 l far short of 18,000 men, killed aud wounded l The Paris Cm sriiurionneZ expresses the opinion that ■ mediation is hut a Question of time. The cause is gained. More than 100 provincial Journals in France have given in their adhesion to it. The ideahas gained ground in, Erglaud. Such an expression of pnbiic opinion in two gi eat countries cannot remain without effect; bat medi ation cannot be proposed with the certainty or rejection. It is tor the Government to seize upon a favorable oppor tunity GREAT BRITAIN. In the House of Lords on the 29th June, Earl Basse 11 said he was atixioua to give an explanation of . some cir- - c«ni6tancea in connection, with Mexico which had excited some attention and dissatisfaction in France/ The Bri tish Goveramfcm bad been accused of desawlog the Trench Government when it became necessary to carry out the convention for the occupation of • Mexico. It was said that the British troops had been withdrawn from Mexico together whb the-Spanish troops, and that the French troops hid bees left alone to contend with the difficulties * Ibis was an entire mißapprehensioo. No .doubt the French Government had resolved to send large reinforce ments to Mexico- hot that resolution was not in any way founded on the counte taken by the British Government. In tlie o iginal convention there was a«specific engage ment as to the number of troops which were to be seat by the different Governments. The Spani irds were to send 8,000, the French 2,500, and the British Government to aeod anavalJorce. . In addition to, a Daval force, they had sent out 700 ma rine?, which was the force they bad since withdrawn, as thV-xe was no immediate danger of a collision with the Mexicans. There hover had been any iateutibn of seed ing our land troops, and, therefore, her Majesty } s Go vernment cotdd not have broken their engagement. \>Th« ®»rl ot Malmesbury was glad that the noole earl bad Jelt it his duty to give some explanation to the Hon? e, as the Question had excited some considerable anx iety in > ngland and productd something like a disagree able feeling towards England in France. Earl Rue?f 11, in reply to the Earl of Carnarvon, stated that Sir. C. Wyke had not gone to New York. He had wittiest to say that be intended to go, but he had never v exrcuted that intention. Bail Russell, in reply to the Earl of Malmesbury, fur ther stattd that he had received no official information which justified the assertion ihat Sir O. Wjke had taken an active part.with the Mexican Governmeat against the French.- . "'.'v --■-■ "• THE EMILY ST. PIERRE, Lord Broufeham asked-if .the Government would lay upon tbe table the correspondence which had taken place wiih the Government of the United States is reference to the recapture of. the Emily fct Fieri©, which had been seiKed by the Federal. Government for Tunning the block- ade, and which bad been brought to England! , Earl Bussell said the correspondence had now been closed, and he bad ho objection to produce St. Toe opinion of the law officers, of the Grown, was that there waa no power in England to surrender the vessel to the Goveimreot of ihe Unili At lirat it waseup pOFed that there was no pfecedeat for such a request but h«» had been told that day'-that there was a precedent.. The British Government had demanded from the Ameri can Goveimnent, the restitution of a vessel recaptured' Iran them.under eirailar circumstances when Mr._A.dama was President. It was st»id then that there was ho pre cedent, and tue British Government failed to obtain re dr< SR. • In -tho House of Gommoos on the 19h, Lord B; Mon tague asked whether it was true that toe services of Cap tain Sherrord Osborne* or. oi any officer of her M+jes - ty f s navy, were to be placed at the disposal of the Chi nese Government, and whether one or more gunboats were to be lent to tbe Chinese Government for any pur pose they imgntthink proper? : * Mr. Leyaiet said that the services of an officer had been requested, hut the question was stilt under consi deration of tbe Government No gnuboate had been lent to the Chinese Government. Mr. Bright said it was dekrable to know by whom the request had been made, , . Mr. Bayard replied by the agents of the Chinese Go ven-ment here. ■■■■«• Mr.-White said that, now the Japanese ambassadors bad left tbe country* be wished to ask whether the open ing ef ihe’ports of Japan,'according, to the lima ; of the treatyj-had been postponed, and upon, what grounds 7 - -- Mr. laj.ard said -that tho Government had.come to the doterminarioii to defer ths'operation oi iHe third article ot‘the of ADgusVlBoBVwi.ih respect lo tbe open ing of Osaka, for live years, commencingirom tbe Ist of daooary, 1863. Ajl the other stipulations of the treaty would fcercarned'btdfas once. An interestiigiaebate , "OQ l ;.tbft-cflfpabilttjr:of India to furoish with a good place. • It wfes coinfiirnced by attention to the obstßokß whicbVxisftd in lodfa tolthe increased, fgh>wth of removal! Heutgea tbe necessity, ofrihe JtidladfGdvDrn-." Tueoiaffordiug r*al fa?ilities forxommnoicatioa with the; cottcStedtetricte, especlollyby opening up the river Go. ■’ - dtiTf z.' ' to leno w what steps the Government would tnke.to promote tho cuHivation.of cotton in India, and to to the establishment of agencies to promote iis cultivation by thenatives. There would be ample capital ready for this purpose as soon as the Govertmientliad opened the roada and rivers. ~ ■ Mr; fiuioUat purged that tbe greatest obstacle to the cnbivfttion of cotton was the land tenure. ' ilr/JA. Turner said that the object in view was to promote the cultivation of cotton of a superior quality, equal to that of America. ]He had bought, through the agency Of this American planters in the district “of De war, SftmpUsof'Americnu-cotfcon and of native cotton, . -both grown iulndia. They wore both.delivered at Liyer - pqbVata cost« f 3‘ - . - • • Lord Palmerston obtained leave to bring in a bill to carry into effect the treaty entered into between her Ma jesty and the United States of America for the suppression, of tbe African slave trade. He paid a high compliment to the handsome manner in which the American Govern ment had behavedj for, aware of the manner in,which . their flag was u&ai, they had tbeinselvea' proposed this House of Coramons, on the 20 tb,' Lord R. Mon tague ashtd on wbpt grounds the, .French .Government commenced to blockade the Mexican coast on the Ist of Mai ; whether tb.e .French Government did hot notify -this ! blockade until the sth of June, and why her Majss . ty’s'Governmentdid not give notice notice of the blockade' until tbe 17th of June .7 Mr. Bayard said the Government had not yet received •any information that amounted to an official notification. . Mr. Bayard also, in reply,to Mr. Griffith,'stated that the Goveirniheiif had received information, of the bom bardment of Belgrade by the Turkish forces, and he un derstood that the Cause of this proceeding was the pro vocation offered by; the Servian population through the murder of two or,three Turks. • • ? ; ' BBITISH iBBLAfIONS "WITH AMERICA; Mr. "Lindsay, in postponing bis notice on the subject of British relations with America umil Friday, the 11th of July* expressed a hope that the Government; would, in the meantime, see theussoasity of recognizing the pendehce of the Confederate States, and of taking the mutter out of. the handaVf privato members, as it was perfectly clear.tho Com'elerate States were now able to assert their independence. A personal and rathtrlbitter debate took place rela tive to the action of the/Turkish Government ia stopping the circulation of the BHtiih Star newspaper, in. Co nstantinople, :on account lof the inflammatory nature of its contents.. . ' .The Her. Dr. Fayette Jewett, an American clergyman, . who was about to proceed to’ Turkey on missionary ser vice, was suddenly while staying at a hotel in Li verpool, with an att&kiofa complaint to which ho has been subject for ear a, aud died shortly: after the arrival Df .medical assistance' Earl Canning WBB'tjlbe interred at Westminster Abbey on the 21st ult. : “•] A f erioua accident- had happened to. the works of the underground railroad -in London.. The tunnel floodtd. atid more or.tew damStged for aconsidorable dis -tauce, Qwiog to the breaking in of a'sewer. The loss was estimated at '£I2,GOG to the contractors, and the - the railway' was expected to be delayed for thne months. *- Tram’s street rattw'iy, at Keuulngton, (London,) was being taken up. ' ' The Times .again, reproaches the Canadians. .In: re marking upon the', efforts making in Lancashire to get ibe duty removed from cotton import* into India, it says: “ Lancashire is shocks 'because India taxes our goods five per cent., hufchafno remonstrance to make to Ca nada when the levies bit our manufactures live times as much.. Canada is rich and ludta poor, yet India pays tbe whole of the troopmthat guard her; Canada leaves us to pay her garrisons .ourselves. The difficulties of India arise ftom \lie difficulties of Canada arise . fri in local jobbery rand, party corruption, and Canada, while it strikes with a hostile tariff, hesitate 3 ; to make an effort towajda protecting herself.” TUB MEXICAN QUESTION. . • Accoidiug -to. the latest reports the strength of the French reinforcements about to be sent to Mexico will? not fall* thort of 12,(00 men. Two regiments’at Borne were reported to bo under orders to quit for Mexico. . • It was thought that with tbe reinforcements a general officer of long standing would be sent out to assume the command ,iu chief. and the names of Generals Barbatri, Jflontaubau, and Forey were mentioned in connection with this eervice. • , m . r The Paris correspondent of the London Ttfties says that fhe command .will on Gsn. Trochn or Gen. Montauban, and that, 12,000 fresh troops are going out at once. Order* had been sent to Cherbourg, Bre*t, Lorient, and Bcchefort, to fit out all the*ships forming the* reserve. : # ' evening papers cLthe2Qfch assert that General Forey bad been , appointed to the command in Mexico, gome reports say that theuarmy in Mexico ia to be Jo creaßedtoSQ.OOQraeujaud t&at the reinforcements will be landed at Tampico instead" of Vera Crua. FRANCE. The dissolution of the LogialativeAsßenibly bad been weather In Francehod been'ha unfavorable of late for the - crops as is England, and was causing-some uneaiiness. t: 'The Paris Bourse was dul.and drooping, iientes on the 20th closed at fcS, 30. ITALY. Garibaldi arrtvrd at Turin oh the 19th. It isi stated by the London rprrespoudentoEjthe Manchester Guardian that Garibaldi bad forwarded' a statement of his case ■ against eig. Batazzi for publication in London, and it is to appear in the columns of .the; Daily Mews, It is un derstood thatin' it lio distinctly charges Batazzi with having played him false. It was reported at Turin that.the.decree suspending the formation of national rifle dubs in Lombardy, was. about to be rescinded. t, ' King Victor .Emmanuel, had granted a peumoa 100,000 francs a year to the widow'of the Prince of Capua. . had taken place at Turin, in consequence of Garibaldi’s arrival. The party of nction are reported to have invited him to declare whether he would side with them or with the Government Garibaldi, in conse quence of this* is said to have given in his resignation as President- \ * The Bishop of Orvieto had been arrested for issuing & vastoranetter on the occasion of the Tote dieu, offensive to the nation ald the law ; but after some deliberation he was sot at liberty. Legal proceedings, however, have been continued. the Perseveranza, of Milan, ttotoi that Gen. Turo has addressed a letter to Kossuth, expressing entire ad hesion to tbe project of a Dannbinn Confederation, baied upon an offensive and defensive alliance. ■ ■ RUSSIA. r • The London Shipping Gazette says: *«lt ia evident the Russian Government the recent fires with a revolutionary, movement.'of considerable -magnitude. A city like St. Petersburg!* is never divided offlnto military districts and placed under martial law, in cider to prevent or control accidental conflagrations; but where such con flagrations result, or are supposed to result, from j evolu tionary movements, tbe course which has been pursued by the Government is susceptible of ready-and most satisfactory explanation.” . : ~ ./: The Shipping Gazette adds : “So grave aie the ap prehensions entertained for the future, that goods tinder consignment from this country to St. Petersburg!! have been countermanded until the Russian Government can be said to have fairly got the upper' hand of the move ment.” The London Morning Post complains of the intrigues of Bussia against Turkey, and the constant trouble sfae stirs up in the provinces. Great excitement is reported to exist throughout all the provinces of the Russian Empire. Secret societies were at work. INDIA AND CHINA. Tbe Calcutta 'end China mails, with telegraphic dates from Calcutta to May 29, Canton May 10, and Shanghve May 3. passed the island of Jubal, in the Bed Sea, on the 17th of June. Cotton shirtings at Calcutta were quiet. Twist un changed but firm. Indigo steady. Exchange on London 2s : o.#d®2B o#d. At Canton gray shirtings were un changed. Tea active Exchange 4s 6#d At Shanghae shiTtings were active. Tea unchanged. Silk dearer. Exchange -6s 2d. Freights to London £bsz£.&. The Tadpicgs (rebels) had again been repulsed, with heavy loss/ . A Bombay telegram of May 30, reports Cotton , lower and freights declining. The Bombay mail, ptariouriy telegraphed, arrived at Marseilles on the 2Qsb, but could not reach London in Beason for the American portion to catch the Scotia. Commercial Intelligence. LONDON MONEY MARKET.—Tbe funds were quiet and rather:tending downward under the iufiaence of the unsettled weather. Consuls on the 20th declined % per cent, closing at .91# a#. Railway securities weie also very weak. • - The demand for discount was only moderate, and rates; were without change. The Bank bullion had increased during the week to the extent of £232,353. f . . : V MARKETS, Liverpool, June 21— Cotton.—-The JBroJcen'. Circular says: “The declaration of Govern ment that no intervention was contemplated in the Ame rican civil war, and tbe gloomy prospects for. the future' supply, together with indications of an improved trade in Manchester, have caused • an extensive demand throughout, the weik from all classes of buyers, who have readily ptid an advance in prices each succeeding day, amounting In American to fully %d W lb \ ia Bra zil to # 4ff #d, and in Egyptian. about % a# din the me dium queljtie&j and # <2>% din tbe better kinds. In Jurats the bufiness baa again been very, large, both on the spot and to arrive. The . principal inquiry baa been : fot de scriptions, with good atapte, whi-.-h are W lb dearer than last Friday,-while other kinds have advanced about #d. The sales of the week have been 124.710 bales, in cluding 44;540 to Bpecnlators, aßd 32,210 to exporters. Fridays business was estimated at about 15.000 bales, one-half being token on speculation and for export. The market clcstd firmly at the following quotations i ■ Fair Middling. O* leans. ...................,.... d. 13&d. MfhiieP. .... I4tfd, . : ,13#d. * Uplands.., • 13%d. 5urate.................. ,*.‘,.9©l]%d. B^<®9d. Stork on band, 269,220 bales, of which are American. India cotton nt eea. 220,000 bales. -TRADE AT MANCHESTER.—The market conti nues to harden, and higher prices are demanded, which checks business, and transactions are, therefore, limited. BBEaBSTOFFS—Tbe weather keep 3 unsettled and cold for tbe season. Messrs. Richardson, Spence, &Co , Bigland, Atbya. & Co,, and Waketteld. Nash, & Co. re port Flour in good demand, and fia W bbl dearer. Prices range from24s 6d to 30e. W heat in fair demand, and 2d ©Bd cental dearer sioce Tuesday; red Western 6s 9d ©IDs 90, Southern 10s 10d®ll, while Western 11s Bd® 11s 10(1, Southern 22p®lris Gd. Indian Corn in better danai.d, and mixed 3®6d dearer: mixed and yel low2Bs €d®29s, white 3x©33s 480 fbs^ Provisions.—Beef and Pork exceedingly dull and prices quite nominal. Bacon is in moderate demand, but at very low prices; prices range from* 30s to 32.?, for prime Cumberland cut and long middles. Cheeae quiet and eatier. Lard continues depressed, and although offered st lower rates sells only in retail at 42s for fine. Tallow is In steady demand at 45s for Bntcheia* Associa tion. Produce.— The Brokers’ Circular reports: Sales of 215 bhls Ashes at 35®S6s for both Pots am! Pearls. JSo ein hffllsGd higher in the week, and business conse quently checked; saleß of common atl3i3dolsa; medium, IGolBs; fine 20©265. Spirits of Turpentine quiet, but firm, at 73s from the quay, and 74s ex store. Sugars continue to droop in price. Coffee steady. Bice deci dedly . firmer, and 3ffiBd higher for the lower descriptions ot Bengal; Carolina, 33s6dafe34s6(l. Baltimore Bark seils ot Bfi3d«Bt-6d. Linseed is atain 3s6d dearer. Linseed Oil source and firmer; sale® at-4lß©4lti6d. Americau Linseed Cakes, £9 7s 6d©ii9 10a. Fish Oils quiet at former quotations. « LOS DON MARKETS—Messrs. Baring Brothers re report; Wheat ft>l!y2s dearer owing to -wet weather : white American 57©595; winter red 50«553. Flour 25a28a. Iron bars and rails dull and unchangtd; . Scotch Pig 52s Coffee steady and partially 6d®lB ''dearer. Sugar quiet and 3aod cheaper for' coami.m. Teastefidy. Congcii Is. Bice firmer. Tallow steady; G. C. 46a Gdc46s 9d. Linseed cakes firm. Boston, in bagf, £9 15e. Sperm OH dull at i9O; Cod £l‘2 de mand k 1 ; Oil more active at T 39a. 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Mich S&H led (skg fd) ’Bs.’ 78 ffl 80 Do $lOO shares*........ 19 ©2l New Fork Cent 6 per cent, (sinking fund) 1883..., .83 a 85 Do 7 per cent 1864.... 83 0 86 84)f Do 7p c (sink fnd)’76 90 ©92 - 90>| 1^ I’ Do .7 p c convert bds, *76 90 0 92 . ■ Do $lOO 5bare5........ 76 © 77 —’ Panama B let m7p c, 99 ©lOl • Do 2d do pc, ’72...... 99 ©lOl Pennsylvania B Bonds— • Ist m 6 p c convertible. , 85 "© 87 x. c. Do 2d mort6 percent.. 84 &86 84# Do $505hare5......... 38 ©4O „ . Phila&Bead ShOßhares. . 20 ®25 LATEST. ■ ■ BiYRRrooL, Saturday, 2 1V.M — Cottox continues to harden in price, aud is very active; Sales to-day estima ted at 20.0i0 bates—half on speculation and for;export. Tbe tone is riili upward.. Brbadstxtpfs —^Weather keeps cold and dull. Bread * stuffs ell firm to-day, but not much doing. Protisioxs—Very dull for Beef and Pork. Other ar ticles also quiet, but unchanged. - London, Satcrday a ftsrsoost.— Oonsols 915©92. . American seeuritieß no change. ,' • ADDITIONAL PROM EUROPE. Arrival of the' City of Baltimore. r»A3VCT; AKnD Mexico. REINFORCEMENTS TO BE SENT AGAINST MEXICO. The Mexican Porte Blockaded by the French. The Corps Legislatif Vote Supplies. SEEDS OF REVOLUTION IN PARIS. Turks iu Servia—Bombardment of Belgrade. Affairs .in England—The Great Exhibition. BE A T 11 O T L ORB C A N N I S G « The'eteamet City of Baltimore arrived at New York yesterday morning, about 8 o’clock, bringing intelligence to the 18th ultimo. ; ’ The telegrams and letters from Parris "aMe to the great activity of the French Government in forwarding war vessels and troops to Mexico. The Paris MoniUur y of the 16th,. says: “ The Government of the Emperoris, taking iin/nediate measures to send out considerable re inforcements to Mexico.” Za Presse, of the sums date, says; “ The arrival of Vice Admiral Juried de la Graviere is daily expected. Pressing orders^were s*nt yesterday to the different ports, especially to Toulon, to hasten the armaments ” Pxsi3i June'l6.—ln tlie Corps Leglalattf to-day an additional - article to the Budget was presented, opening to the Ministers of War and; Marine a credit of fifteen millions for the expedition to Mexico. :!• Tbe Paris papers of this evening contain news from Havana to the 24th ult., stating that the French trans ports Seine and Douay, with 400 men, have arrived at. VeraCius. - V' *.• Orders have been given by the Government to prepare shiys-of-war to convey troops to Mexico. • 2b e Patrie, of this evening, states, these reinforce ments et 5,000 men. . ; Tlie Bourse has been very flat,' Bentes closed at 68f. 35c., or 30c. lower than on Satuc- Tte London Gazette of the 17th* contains a report declaring the blockade of the porta of Tampico and Al varado, in Mexico, by the French naval forces from the pirns, Tuesday, June 17.—The Bouree has been dull. Bentes closed at 6S 35. . k me report of the committee on the credits for thaMex ican Expedition was read to day in the Corps Legislatif. • The committee, iden ifyiog ifaelf with the patriotic sen timent uhich dictated the demand of the Government,; proposed votibg the hill for the necessary sapplie?.: The conclurions of the committee were unanimously adopted : by the Chamber. .The discussion on tbe Budget wt« then continued. ~ . The Gaztitii&t Tribunawa;, of to-day, announces that the judicial inquiry into the affair of M. Greppo and other persons accused of belonging to a secret society bus been referred by Judge d’lnstruciions to the Tribunal of Cor rectional Police. ’ 7„" ■• „ • - ' ■ Paris, Tueeday Evening, June 17.—After speeches from sever al. members, the general discussion ott the bndget in the Corps Legislmif was brought to a closs to day The first article of ihb budget wsb agree 1 to. The Public debt and the respective budgets of the Ministries ot-Stale, Justice, and Foreign Affairs were also voted, . ITALY." Turin, June 14.—T0-day. the President of the Cham ber read to the House a proposition, signed by many members, for an address (o the King, refuiiog the calum nious assertions in tbe address of the Bishops assembled at' Borne, and again proclaiming the lights and will of, the nation with respect to Rome. _ ... - . ' Signor Ratazzi said that the act of the bishops had r.o t modified the convictions of the Italians on the Roman question, and continued: “'lf the Chamber considers tbe proposed address useful I shall not oppose its adoption.” After aahort discussion, the Chamber adopted the pro position, apd deputed five members to draw up the ad dlTbe Ooslituxiene of to-day says that Garibaldi ad dressed the people on his way through Gallarate. . He stated that lamentable diecussions had taken place, hut added: “ These discussions are only individual dif ferences of opinion. The populations keep themselves,- aloof from them, and have one sole object iu .view. Toe esrewtial point ii>» that all those who desire the kbde pendence and greatness of , the country should remain united” . . ... . . Turih, June the of Depatiee to-d»y, the Finance Minister presented a provisional sketch o the Budcefc until tbe end of, 1802. - The Minister requestetSfert authorization to augment tho Treasury bonds by 100,000,000 to 200,000,000 Ure, pending the receipt of the returns arising from the sale of the Oburch property. ‘ In the Chamber of Deputies .to-day, the Ministry brought in a bill granting the concession of the railways in the southern provinces, and of others in Lombardy, to the Talabot* Rothschild Company. Turin, Jtme 27.—1 n the Ohsmber of Deputies to-day, Signor Oarizie required of tho Government'what founds tion existed for the report spread by some of the journals that France had proposed a solution of the Goman ques tion In consideration of tbe cession of Sardinia. Signor Batazzl expressed his astonishment at such an inquiry, and energetically denied that there was the slightest foundation for tbe rumor. The Chamber passed the Government Mil for the Alex andria BaUway. Madrid, . June 14.—T0-day, in the Congress, Senior Coribo censured the complaisance of Gen. Prim for Jua rez, and said that tbe former ought to have proceedei, alone or accompanied, to the citv of Mexico. Sefior Bios Bosae disapproved the selection of Gen. Prim as plenipotentiary, and censured hia conduct. He also eroke in very Bcvere terms of Juarez, who was, he said, unworthy of being treated with. , ' . • Madrid. Jxme 17.—Government, desiring to strengthen the ties which connect the colonies with the mother country, has determined on progressively granting pru dent reform until all-the Inconveniences have been re moved, and both the mother country and colonies aro governed by identical laws. In Congress, yesterday, the dissent of tbe opposition members prevented any vote being taken on the expedition to Mexico. which Jested the whole night. Two"of the suburban gates 22 a SH TWO CENTS. BELGIUM. Brussels, Tdssday, Jsne 17.—-The lCing’s health continues to improve. His Majesty signed several de crees to-day. It is asserted that he has been able to re ceive a few visitors. • .. ' SEBVIA. .’Belgrade, June 16,—A Servian boy was murdered yesterday.evening by some Turkish soldiers. This caused a sanguinary conflict between the Turks aud Servians, vrt-re 6ttHKilisbed. , By the intervention of foreign consuls order has just been re-established. The Turkish militia have been withdrawn from the city, ai d tbe Turkish inhabitants placed under the pro tection of the fcervian authorities. Belgrade, Monday, June 16—Evening.—The Ser vians expect reinforcements from the peasantry in the The TuikUh troops are endeavoring .to compel the Pacha in command of the garrison to assume the of- ; Tuesday, June 17.—The town is now being bombard ed Uom tbe citadel. Ebndin, Tuesday, June 17.—The bombardment of the town of Belgrade by the Turks commenced at nine o’clock this morning. Several parts of the town are in flames. 3d. G&raschnin has summoned the country peo ple to the assistance of the citizens. TUBKEF. CONSTANTINOPI.E, June 16.—The amended consolida. tion bchfme has been published to-day. The cairnes are to be withdrawn at the ©td of three mouths. The new consols will be precisely similar to the old. RUSSIA. . Bale accounts frem St. Petersburg describe a series of disastroußflres which have taken place throughout the Ja&t week, and which are attributeo to revolutionary in cendiaries- Accorcing to some estimates, nearly a third of ihe entire city has been destroyed. Happly, however, tbe paits bmnt are tlioaeof a poor and interior, though crowded character. The hardware dealers are said to have lost everything; atd s.-me warehouses containing drugs have been included in the conflagration. The loss, thus far, is roughly estimated at from £500.000 to £I.OOO,COQ. Bueinessof all kinds had been brought to a complete stands : 6t. Petersburg, Mondey, 11 A. M—Wo have no more fir*-s, eTtryihing is quiet, and the people we be ccTuing more composed. . . Tbe above very laie telegram may be.'cQnsidered as a contradicLion to the rumor which prevailed yesterday, of a ifevolmion having commenced in Russia. * v . ’ GREaT BRITAIN. Bonbon, June 17. —The number of visitora to'day was: by eeason tickets, 6,302; by payment, 48,524; total, 5:1,- 916. Among the distinguitheu visitors were the Prince of Waits, tbe.Prlucesßtß Alice aud Helena, Colonel F. Seymour, and Bady Corley. This -morniDg, by order of the Boro Mayor, an extiaordioary meeting was held, for the pturpose of providing a civic entertainment upon an extensive and magnificent scale, to be given to celebrated foreigners and other eminent personages visiting London, and the International Exhibition.: : Tiscount Charles John Canning died yesterday morn ißg, without pain, dince hia return to England be had not been able to recover the effects of the Indian climate, and the anxiety and labor he went; through during the mutiny. His sister, the Marchioness of Cianricarde, was in constant attendance upon him. He w&9 iu his fiftieth year. Tbe titleis extinct. . - The Pa&ba of Egypt has taken a house at Wimble don. Official politeness is tbe utmost that the Pash v has yet received in high quarters.. He is a personage of.all but kingly rank, who has had rare opportunities of exhi biting good will towards tbis country, and bas used them with inre fidelity; aud the TNtaies, in a leader on the re-, turn of tbe Prince of Walts, suggests that his Boyal Blgbness, who has won golden opinions as the guest of foreign soYereigos, v ill know bow to greet tbe friends” of England in his own country. Tbe.Pashaof Egypt visited Woolwich yesterday. The Duke of Cambridge did the honors. TB€ late Lord Cauuing. Charles John Canning was born at Giocester Bodge, Bretupton— a hause now incorporated with the Kensing ton Miigetm—in the third son of the celebrated Geojge Canning. The most important fact connected with his eaily lite is his educatloo ot-Ohrist Church, Ox foid. : We have often bad to record the glory of this col- lege as Ihe chief nurting mother of Btatesmen in our time. In the previous gennation Trinity College, Cambridge, had tbis honor; but the race of veteraos whom soe reared are now almost gone, Lord Bansdowne being one of vt-ry tew left, and Lord Palmerston being claimed by St. John's Christ Olmrcb .was the intellectual home of Peel and the folio weis of Peel. Among the followers Of : Peel, indt ed, weeatnot count Sir George Lewis, but there remain Lord Mr. Gladstone, Lords Dalhouiie, Canning, and E]gin. 'Tbe last four were at college to ; the ISst toree very nearly at tho same, ; They ad obtained honors; but tli© two who were ~W’bofly Scotch were least high, while the- two‘ who were only half scot.ch stood the bighest Boros Elgin aud Dal housie. v ere respectively first class and fourth class in claeeies;: Mr.lGladetone, on the other hand, was a dou • ble first,-while. Lord Canning all but reached this poai 'matheinaucsc Tcree of these have beea suc ceteively lifted to one of the most spte did positions which a British subject can enjoy. Lord DalhouJe was Governor General of India Horn the beginning of 1848; Lord Canning succeeded him early in 1856.; Bet us hope tbatßoru Elgin, upon whom the honor, has fallen in the present year, wiff enjoy a happier fortune than that of either of his college iriends. Lord Canning, then Mr, Canning, (tor the peerage which bis father had earned was given in the Eteri; ia stunceto bis mother), entered upon publicise in 1836, ; when he appeared in the &< use of Commons as member , for Warwickshire. In ihe following hiß mother died, find be went to the Upper Hou-e When/Sir iL Peel came into power, in 1841, ho was appointed Under. Fecretary for Foreign-Affairs. He htid tbis post till 1848, in spite of the inconvenience of having both the Se- - cretary and the Under Secretary of ike same department in tbe House ofXoids Of courfe, Lbrd'AberJeen could not be spared from the Foreign Office, and it may be ima gined both that Lord Canning would feel anxious to distin guish himself in tho same political line as bis father, and that Sir Robert Petl, in tender inetaory of the: past, ’would be particularly ready to further the political aspi- . raikns of George Canning’s son. For a month or two, in fhereconßlructed Ministry of Sir Bobert Peel, Lord Canning was Chief Commissioner Woods and Forests; but in July, 1846, he resigned with his parry, and, de clining high office at the hands of Lord .Derby, returned with tbe Coalition Ministry in 1863. In the Government of Bold Aberdeen Lord Canning was Postmaster General, and distinguished himself as far as possible in such a de partment by his administ ative capacity. He worked very hard, ronde many changes in the internal organtza tion of tbe department, and set on foot the practice of submitting annually to Parliament a report of toe work, and especioliy the progress, achieved by the post office. He held the stune appom»mtnt for a short time in lord Palmeiston’e Cabinet;, but it became sary, as the 1856 wore on,to select a successor to Lord Dalhousie, and none sermed so fit to send out as bis college fiiehd, Lord Canning. The peculiar fitness of tbhr aeh ction lay in the fact that tbe Governor Gene ; ralsbip was the destined prize oi wbich George Canning bad been balked. lie bad received tbe appoiatmem, be was on the eve of starting for India, when Lord Castie reagb committed suiclce, and the Foreign Office wa? left without a bead. Canning, a comparatively poor man, gave up ihe chances of a; quiring a fortune in ihe splendid post of Yiceroy, iu order to win a name for hinwßlf at home, aDd perhaps reach the Premiership. He dld win a. name, and be did become First Minister, but he died in the effort. These were events which Lord Palmerston, as a CaußiDg'de. could not Lord Canning, otherwise'well.- qualified ior the post, was appointed to succeed Lord Dalhousie. - . Be began his reign in India on the last dar of Februa ry, 1856, and the eventß of it sie so recent, besides be ing, by thur importance, so well known, that it can scarcely be necessary for us here and now to write their history. In tbe year after he assumed office the mutiny broke out, and.be had to stem it as be could; Never has any; Governor General tof India bad to go through so fierce a trial. He .had a fearful load of respon-- sibility; for a moment the Indian Empire seemed almost lost; in Calcutta tbe European inhabitants were in the greatest consternation; and Lord Can ning was 'accused of weakness and sofeuess in deal ing with the crisis The Inaian Empire was paved as by a miracle. It was savedhy tbe firmness and the resolu tion ot' a very small band of men. chief among whom, ranks Lord Gnnhtog. For a lied l - even the friends of the Governor General were In doubt as to the wisdom of his policy: but it is now confessed that in that terrible emergency he displayed extraordinary courage, great administrative, and very great moral qiialitieis*. There are lew finer things in modern history than the tact of bis : quietly remaining at his post after receiving Lord 'Slknborough’s outrageous despatch : on the Governmoofe of Oude. As he had before o««n accused of too much leniency to the natives, he was now accused, and tbat, too, by the Home Government, and in the most extra?i gant tenus, of too much severity. After Bush a public rebuke, especially in . the knowledge that it was un deserved, he could easilv hftve escaped from the labor of a most arduous task, the pacification'of India. He might have resigned, and let some new man under take the work. He held on, however. He knew that under the circumstances, resignation would be most em barrassing to the public service, and that no one could do the work of pacification so effectually as himself. ’ He remoined where' and he has had the satisfaction of seeing India once more happy and content, once more able .to make the revenue meet the expenditure, once more promise to rise from its decay*;and to flourish in a new life. Having faced such unexampled dangers, hav ing grappled with such enormous difficulties* and having accomplished such wonderful triumphs. Lord Can ning came home* two months ago, for a little repose. The repose which be sought he has found in death. Lord Canning, who was raised to an earldom ia conse quence of bis services in India, has. left no family. ■ His titles, therefore, die with him, and the line of George Canning now survives .only in Lady Clanricarde and her children. The “ Thunderer” on the. Battle of Fair [From the London Times, June 16.] A battle has been fought before Richmond, and,• not withstanding lhe“ sensation headings” of the news papers and the despatches of the General, we strongly suspect that battle was not a Federal victory. We are . told * hat on Saturday, the last day of May, the Con federates threw, themselves, in groat force, upon the right wing of General McClellan 5 * army before Rich mond. There U an eupbemfetic and apologetic tone in ibe very openiugof General McClellan’s account of this proceeding which prepares-ns for a doubtful victory. The enemy look advantage of a storm in order to make this attack. When the attack was'made, General ' Casey s * division “gave way unaccountably and disu niTedly.” An historian less delicate in* his phraseology than General McClellan would probably have said that liiey ' broke and ,ran. continues— ; “This:caused a temporary confubion. 5 V That say, the fact of the first line' running panic-stricken from the field deranged, the Federal order of battle. Dming this derangement: the- guns and baggage were ioet. Thus; far a defeat couU not have been more, mildly a»d gently described. It seems to- have been a scamper without reristarce, for the rout was “ unac countable” and •“d>Buuifed. ,, . Tbe guns and baggage. were all lost, aiid the field was abandoned. General Mc- Clellan goes otu however, to show that a change cams : over the scene. Be succeeded inbrmgiog other divisions of bis vaet army to the rescue. Generals Heintzehnan nnd Kejea brought up their divisions, -and so also did Gtmrsla Sedgwick and Richardson. Here were four • divhioua bionyhl - upon the field at this critical mo ment. The enemy was checked. General McClellan pays Ibry were driven back at the point of the bayonet, •And Ihat tbe ground was covered with their dead. But, although the < netny had been 'repulsed, and thagronnd covered with his dead, he was not so discouraged but that he .renewed , the -attack on the following morning-; He .was, according to ; General McOleUsn’s report, upon .this ; Becehd day again. every where repufeed, > Tnathew'a,% pursued General .McClellsn does not affirm; it ’.snot even asserted that he raa. The utineat Uenerai the war press. Th* Wa* Prhbs will be sent to subscribers by mail (per annum Iu advance) at Three Copies “ « fr.O* Five « « « B.of Ten ** H w is,(^ Barger Club* will be charged at the same rate, tbaa r 20 copies will cost 824; 60 copies vrifl cost S6Q; and IX# copies $129. For a Club of Twenty-one or over, we will send «f Extra Copy to the getter-up of the dnb. gsrpostmaetm are requested to act ae Agents fof Tb« Wa* Panes, ~ inserted at the usual ratee. gi* lines constituto a squasv; McClellan claims is, that tBrConR derates were arrested in foil pursuit of and were forced bock by fresh treops. The General Slows that biR own loss te heavy, and thinks that that of his- enemy “ must be** enormous. Such Is. tbe account given by fbar Federal comnrander in-ebiefof that battle of Bichmoxrir which* tbe Federal papers anDounce to the Northern public &e “■ Great Slaughter of the Behais,” and “SpiendJtP Gonduetof the- Union T^oops, ,, We have no doubt that everything staled by th© General as within his cmvknowfe-Jge to strictly true, but vet, perhaps, if the account had been written by a completely, impartial witness, tho'impreaaion conveyed might have been somewhat different. Wo might then have known why it was the General* did not, on the second day, pursue ite repulsed emmy up to th© wa! sof his city, or evfn enter it with the fugitives. W© Bhould rot have been obliged to seek about among less trustworthy channels o f news for some details wherewith, to clothe wish fieri* tbe dry skeleton which tbe Generalhaa eefft for Mr. Bincoin’s closet. Asit is, there are many things of no slight importance which we learn from those unauthorized persons who contrive to elude thevlgi ance of Hr. Btauron’s myrmidons, and who still write letters from the Federal camp. It was, is seems, the levies from Hew Fork and Pennsylvania which ran so promptly bn the first assault, leaving Col Bailey to meet bis death while vainly trying to save his batteries. Aa we may depend upon it that this circumstance will be re membered hereafter, when the northern States come to apportion among themselves the credit and tbe burdens of the war, we cannot afford to pass' over tbis battle without noting that incident. So, also, when Genera! McClellan states that the enemy were on the first day driven back, he omits to state how far they were driven back. This omission is rectified by another Account, which states that the Federate regained all the tost ground ** but about half a mile.” The special correspond ent of tho Itew-York Times, however, sill! further eluci dates |tbia important point by stating that on Studay morning “the rebri army still occupied tbe camp} of Casey’s and Couch’s divisions.” Tbis first day’s Fede ral victory therefore ended by leaving the Federal camp in tbe hands of the vanquished Confederates. It is, moi cover, told on the same authority that the gtms, the ultimata fate of which is left dubious in General Mc- Cleilan , 's despatch, were not only not’ reoov.-red, but that all the nineteen were carried off to Bichmond. togetbar with the commissariat stores. The Confederates, there iora, os Saturday night had half a mile of the federal battle-field, two camps, nineteen guns, and alt the bag gage, and yet they lost the victory, in tbe Federal Geae ral’e despatch, and In the Federal newspapers It must be very hard for a Confederate General to win a victory to the Horthern newspapers. Tbe result of tbe second day’s fight is much lass cir cumriHntially stated. That it was a desperate struggle ell agree. The Federal General speaks exultingiy of the bat onet charges, and the newspapers relate bow several buiitteeda of tbe Confederates are found to bare' dies! of bay onet wounds. But there is no reason to doubt tbe courage of either line of combatants after the rowdies of Hew Fork, and Pennsylvania had left the field. The sveepiugs of the Atlantic cities form no sample of the American Anglo-Saxon. The content, no doubt, was . obstinate ai d deadly, and the fight was between men of undaunted valor. But the battle of Sunday was fought unde r very different conditions from that of Saturday. McClellan had had & night to recover and recruit. He bad tbe advantage of a railway to concentrate bis troops, to bring up his ammunition, aud to carry away bis wounded. The Confederate General had delivered his ; blow wfth very creditable tactics and no inconsidrrable success, but the fight on the second day was brought sliGUt with neither geoerahbip nor surprise; it was a prepared trial of force, in which the Federate, by their superior aims and equipments, had an advantage. The triimph of generalship is to throw a superior body of troops upon a weak part of the enemy’s line. This had been done on Saturday with considerable effect, - but perhaps not with such decisive effect as anticipated. By Sunday morning the opportunity was gone. - McClellan had come up to the threat ened spot, that spot was no longer the weak point which invited attack, and we may be sure that th* best and freshest troops of ibe army of the Fotomao were massed to resist the second Confederate assault. Under thtse circumstances the event of the second day was still no disaster to the Confederates. We hear of no flight, do panic; they were driven back to their old po sition, That is all. When the firing on both sides ceased, “ the rebels had fallen back to beyond our original lines, leaving guards stationed to watch our advance, and also to bring their wounded off the field.” It is clear Bout ibis that tbe Confederates, at the close of the seoud day’s battle, held tbe same ground from which they had ad vanced cn Ihe morning of the first day. The victory, :thfretore, exists only in the large type of the Northern reweparers. It was but a Confederate victory neutral- ized by a second day’s drawn battle. When we have yielded the enriomary tribute to the combative instincts of the human animal, what is there more to say? Ail this heroism aud bloodshed is as use less and PS wicked as if it had beeu exhibited between hired gTadiatorß in a Pagan amphitheatre. It proves nothing, and.it decides nothing. In all probability 1c will not even haeten or arrest the fall of Richmond; and, if it did, it would have no effect upon the world’s history, or even upon this miserable war. This bat lie of two days tells no more than that both parties are still strong enough to si ed .each others’ blood, and weak enough to con tinue to do 80. IVe remark in this battle of Bichmond, and mother recent engagements, that a practice is rife with the Fede ral generate which we never before heard of except among the leaders of Asiatlo soldiers. It is constantly stated that cavalry are placed behind the Federal Bolsters to drive them on upon the enemy. In the recent case, it is related that fugitives were shot by troops sent after than by their own generate. May it not be that many more thau these few, who are thus sabred or pistolled into the battle, are kept in this contest solely against their will! Is the* eno hope that the crisis of tbis madneß* bss arrived 7 If not, all that we have seen is but# haitDlessgnm* to what we Bball see now that the heats of summer are coming on. Geserai McClellan. To the ISdttor of The Press: Sir : To aa intelligent aud lojal man, who looks • only to the success of our anns and the putting N down of this rebellion—who regrets our defeats \ .and rejoices over our victories —who neither carps .norcavils at the mode in which the war is car ried on by those who have its direction, and for . thVbest bf all reasons, because lie has neither the * enemy in view,.nor tbe plau-of-thebwnpaign before bimVand iC he had lr epuld not oomprehend it—-it is both Vexations and ridiculous to hear those mili- tary criries, whose only migration in these.days is iC From the Bine Bed to the Brown, 15 discussing the merits of our military leaders, ex cathedra- “ U'bo never set squadron in the field, •You bah scarcely go into tbe sitting-room of a hotel, or turn’tho corner of a street, but yoa hear one of these u birds of ill omen*’ decanting upon the generalship of Bonks in the Valley of the Shenandoah, or the strategy of McCteUan be fore Bichmond. They are the “Sir Oraoles.” Let no man ope his lips while they are explaining a military blunder here, or waut of judgment there. Bow, I make pretensions to military know ledge; I have as dislike to ** villainous salt petre 55 as Sir John himself, but I have no disposi tion to bo a critic without knowledge, or a pedant without information—and such, it appears to me, is the chßraoter of these fault-finders- The high pe tition of Gen. McClellan has made him-the target of more bitter, uncalled-for, and miHcious criticisms!, than any other officer in the field. I take it these attacks are partly personal, and partly po litical—by men who envy, and by men who hate, T have not the slightest acquaintance with Gen, McClellan ; S would not knowhimto- morrow were I to meet him on the avenue.: I am entirely free from all bias. I have no more*interest in his aots than any other loyal mam who desires to see him succeed, because his success will probably do more to break tbe backbone of the rebellion than any other we can possibly attain. It is as a.man, as a patriot, that I feel disposed to do him justice, and this is what I think has not been done him. It is sufficient for his maligners “that Mordecai sits in the "king’s gate,” and he must be ostracised. I would ask these detainers of General McClellan why it is, that, if ho Is so entirely incompetent to command an army, he is the idol of that army? All accounts of the feeling of our soldiers encamped before Richmond agree that he has their entire confidence. He never makes his appearance before our lines but what he is met with the cheers of our menliom one end of them to the other. Would an incompetent general meet with such a reception from brave, well-disciplined, and intelligent troops? from whole divisions, in each regiment of which, as President Lincoln justly said, may be found men fitted for any station in life, from President down? He is not only beloved by his'men, has their entire confidence, but the confidence also of his officers, with the exception of a small clique, who have the vanity to believe they could assume the command of the army better than McClellan. Another great fact in his favor is that he has never met with a repulse; "bo carries with him the prestige of success, and we may determine the ftttuTe from the past.. But there is another fact which, In my mind, has as much if not more weight in judging the cha racter of General McClellan, and his fitness for the position be occupies, than any other. It 4s his blood . Descended from a long line of Puritan an cestors —the sons of New England—the immediate descendant of Dr. George McClellan, of Philadel phia, whom fame and reputation as the first sur geon in this obuntry was not inferior to that of Sir Benjaminßrodie, in England; whose honor, in tegrity, and courage, were household words in the City of Brotherly Love; than whom no man ever lived who was more respected' and beloved by all who knew him the son of such a, man can neither be an imbecile nor a coward. A man who is a brave man alone— who will fight a I out ranee —whose courage U un questioned, does not necessarily make a good com mander- in-chief. No braver man ever lived than Murat, jet Napoleon never gave him a command but that of general of cavalry. The good, the no ble, the brave, and ohivalrie Morgan, in oar Revo lutionary war, was probably tbe best partisan officer in the Revolution; but General Washington never gave him the command of a division. Courage is indigenous in this eountry; but it requires some thing more to make a commander-in-chief of our army. He must not only have courage, but tact, judgment, science, combination, skill, strategy —all these Gen. McClellan, in my judgment, has in a hi"h degree. You may call his policy Fabian if you please, but, after all, it is the best sometimes. “ Pools rush in where angMs fear to tread. ” For my own part, I have abiding confidence in his ulti mate success. I have neTer doubted it, and a short time will verify or negative the truth of my predictions.. Let us bide the evtnt. Atpresent,- Gen. McClellan may, so far as he is concerned, use tie words, which Shakspeare puts in the mouth of Olysses,M the play of “ Troilus and Cressida:” “ They tax our policy, and call It cowardice; Count wisdom as bo member of the war; Forestall prescience, and esteem no act But that ot band; the still and mental parts * That-do contrive heir many bands shall strike B hen fitnees calls them on, and know by measure Ot their observant toil toe enemy’s weight— Why,-this hath not a Anger's dignity ! They call this bed- work—mappery—closet war; So that the rara, that batters down the vail, For the great swing and rndehcss of. bis poies. They place before his band that madß tho eog-Uwe, Or those that, with the fineness of their Boult*, By reaeon jnide Ms execution.” I).. MAJUFAGTUBE: OF ABMS.—The Unßad. States* aniiojy, at Springfield, is now ra'anufaclur i ug. rifted. ijfcus •- I- ets at the ucpr< cedented rate of six hundred p?n day.. The product oft he month of June will bo thirteen. thoUr* teud five bmdred, being the greatest, rtspntfily product j et t aisd it is designed to increase even upon that nuuw bti, turning-out fifteen ttionsand rAaskets in 3iilr fc aast twenty f thousand in August. During! the y&ar'euding- June 30.1862 the number of made-at Ihfi armory -was one hundred and two j but in the ensuing jt ai that Bomber will be considerably more'lhan doubled* it Is calculated, *• if the tackling bolds good,’* A BFBEDLieDS 'jOhjyiCT the peni tentiary, Columbus, Ohio, a few days since, Edward Ar njiniUß, a colored 'convict, violated one**f the regulations, end swore that would neither submit" nor be taken: alive. an axe and took up a pueUiou ia one t>f theball. Bewas fired ataixtimes, »c -ceiving tlj&t number of flesh wounds 1 before be sub-, oiitttdv- ’ DFBTBTTOTIYE FIBE.—A terrible fire bas occurred lin St. Petersburg! l/argewarehou-es and shops, com ing several acres, bavo been destroyed. The IOMI cordingto tome accounts, iß.little less than ft sterling? hut this is probably exaggerated. .tuungt®»J ,;