The press. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1857-1880, August 26, 1862, Image 1

FB-ESS, ’
flßLlga *D DAILt (BOHDaFS HEFTED,)
J 0 by JOHN w FORNEY.
sr e,Xe. 11l SOUTH FOURTH STREET.
„!£ BAM* PRESS,
, o«sis P*» Wskx, parable to the Carrier.
t*'l jjaiijorilien out of the City at Sis Dollaus
l l * ll ai yoß* DollabS TOb Eight Months,
Lulas tob SlX'Months— Inrariably In ad-
I* 0 * 4 TII E TiU-WEEKLY PRESS,
•jrilrf t« Subscriber* out of the City »t ShbM Dpi*;
NOTICES.
*TTE»TI«»!-rXp IHE IOVAt:
CrriiE rArKiorio. iNJD the bbAve. " . :
rtiHMOs’ Committee appointed to procure Funds
ond Bounty to all who may j ato on? gal-;
»»‘„inStPHIA REGIMENTS IN THE FIELD,
f*“" ,Mr fellow- citizens to bo 'alive to the preient
•Cnit ° B Mpo wo imperatively needed. The wasted rank*
»!«*• X-jonj roßimeots—the heroes of Dranesville,
of oW gf, i>„ir Oaks, of the Ohlehahomlny, Malvern
„ . m „ o try coils for succor as she never called before,
wot, ns, »nd we must be equal to tt;', Gone.:
•Ik* *{*BHoeAeS, of Diiistons, and the OommatiSßr.la
r 5 ltrclnro that one recruit for a regiment In the
“‘‘.h to hi» country, at thepresentOme, several
oraantotions They urge, and the War De
,.|2ta, fbo Instantaneous reinforcement of the
jjjUncni » js now before the'enemy to their original
wwe Mine complement . Our fathers, our brothers, and
,inibotercglmeoW«»y—. ,
our Bom >» so o ai» and join ps.” :
. u.nUhra from the armies in the field have been de-
Fi to recruit here, ond appeal to us to fill up their
1 i ..mi rstiks- Premium aud bounty, such as never
«Lp»lM«i ready,for distribution, but'
tobie f i o .'ll OF COUNTRY
. J Oration to the Flagtbat bas waved In glory from
y-'jtclto preset hour, are the Incentives that are relied
"buinsi AMb BOUNTI -ABB GIVEN FREELY
.Jranmele, to part, the citizen for the ; Immediate
he mates In leaving his business, hie family,
0 j wi tom*, nt bla country’s call, in this her hour of
?11 ° The consciousness of having done their duty, and
“i«i,ful country’s praise rewarded the American pa-1
of tbs itoyolution—their descendants of this day
,aacok® f w * t!l P r^e ***• sacrifices and demotion of their
l*" 1 ' BBAVTISO has been ordered.
m 040 more mou ace to be put Into the field, in order'
riist tin wicked rebellion against the .best Government :
Sroooluefed to man may be speedily crushed and ex- ,
Stated But onr bravo Generals mast have 100,000
S lhete men now—at once. The true patriot has yet
Oia irirlkgti of hastening, voluntarily, to hi* country’s
eld, soil being enrolled in tlio battle*stained regiments of
<ior Ci pBILAD®IiPHIA CALLS 6N HUB SONS
eo sustain her falr fame. Fathers, Bong, and Brothers,
lw kM to conic io their aid without delay. Let ns do it.
i,(t U» keep hright our olty’g glory, and do our best for
our Moved country. . - .
Mi onler of the Committee::
W ALEXANDER HENRY, Oboirman, ..
THOMAS WEBSTER, Tiue Oil airman.
LOFvIN BLODGHT, Secretary.
.'VAIIBS OF OFFICEBS DETAILED ’FOB BE
OBUITING SEBYIOS, LOCATION OF EECfDEZ-
Oaptsio Thornes J. Town, Lieutenant Patrick Egan,
Bith Berimes 1,242 Dock street, above Socoud.
Lieutenant 0. B.’Grt filth, Lieutenant A, J. Knorr, 81st
SMlment, No. 133 North Ninth street.
Captain Wm. J, Elder, Captain Adam Schuh, 99th
John S. Rlehl, Lieutenant George W. Tom
linson, S6th Eegtaeut, corner Sixth and Carpenter, aud
ill North Talni street, '
Captain F, McDonough, Lieutenant John Ourloy, 2d
Oapialn Matthew Bcilly, ÜBth Regiment, 1219 Market
Wm. Wilson, Slat Begiment, 1118 Market
"captain Stliok, 81st Beglment.
Lieutenant Thomas K. Boggs, 23d Begiment, northeast
corner Sixth and Chestnut, third story. ■ ■ .
Lieutenant George W. Wilson, Blit Beglment, No, 8
Couth fifth street.,
William M. Duncan, 61st Beglment..;
lieutenant Samuel Larkin, Lieutenant John Stanton,
Bdße«erves.
lieutenant Charles Been, Lieutenant Kdward Hough,
9§th Regiment- 532 North Third street,
licutenwit James B. Hadley, 26th Begiment, 419 Oal-
C»ptaln°Ch rietian H. Winter, 76th ’Beglment, 483
-Captain WiUlaui Jatho, Lieutenant Walter 8. Briggs,
fifth Pennsylvania . ,
Lieutenant William leiford, 29th Beglment, 716 Market
street - ‘ r
Lieutenant John Boche, 13th Cavalry, 104 South Sixth
street
Lteaionsst Daniel B. Meany, 13th Cavalry, 44 South
gerenth itreet. 1
Lieutenant J. A. Gregory, 91et Beglment, 620 Chestnut
.street.
Captain H. A. Shoota,- of Pennsylvania Reserves, 620
<3heetnat street » ' ,
p Lieutenant Co). E. H. flood, Major James Brady,
Ist Pennsylvania Artillery, :
Lieutenant Daniel F. Linn, 60th Regiment,
Lieutenant Joseph MAh bey, 112th, - '
Ciptaln John B, Davis, Bgth Regiment, H. W. corner
fiiath »1 Chestnut streets. .
(Joptain John T, Durans, 90th Regiment, Armory of
national Quatds, Race street bet ,w Btxth. i ~ ■’
Besides a private from eaoh-company of each" regf
oipnt, an2o-10t i
ysp> NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
U 3 11 THE 00MREBOlAli BASE OT PENK
sUiVANIA” Intend to apply to the Legislature of Penn
sylvania, at their next session, for a renewal of their
'.hsr'er. Said Bank 1« located in the city of Philadel
phia, with an authorized capital of one million of dol
Im»; a renewal of which.will be asked for, with the
mual banking privilege#.
•B? otder of the Board.
je23-tu#m
tv's**' N OTJOB II HEREBY GIVES,
r_)Jj that an application will be made to tho Legisla
ture of Pe&neylvacia, at their next tea,ton. for a ronewal
of the Charter of th® HANK OF THE NORTHERN
LIBERTIES. Th® said Bank being located in tbe city
of Philadelphia, with an authorized capital of live han
ds* od fhotissod dollars.
Br order ot the Board.
W, GUMMEBE, Cashier.
Philadelphia, Jane 23,1862. ; ..'-JeW hi Sea
s*g=* NOTICE.-—THE SUBSCRIBERS TO
U 3 TflK CITIZENS’ BOUNTY FUND, to aid Be
oraitiog, are hereby notified that the Treasurer of the
lead, SINGLETON A. HEROES, Bn., will receive
waeoounta of their gubsoripttona, daily, at the if arm*
tn'aad Moohanlcs’-Bank, and furnish them with printed
toUiememherof thTdommJtfeeTowliom'theysHßsorlßScfl
swtitwTrwumror’s receipt will he sent to the donor.
By order ot the Committee.
j,25-tf TBQMAB WBBSTBB, Chairman.
MSS. OCR COUNTRY! TO ARMS I—PA
-03 TBIOTIO Citizens who desire to subscribe to the
CITIZENS' BOUNTY FUND, to aid the.recruiting of
the Philadelphia quota of the President's call for. three
hundred thousand mon, are respectfully Informed that
the Ocmmittee will sit daily to receive subscriptions from
tea AM. to two P. M., at INDEPENDENCE HALL.
Subscriptions may likewise be sent to either of theun- ;
derslgnwi'. ■ . '
ALEXANDER HENRY, Mayor’s Office.
OHABLES GIBBONS, Secretary, 262 South Third
Street.
CHARLES D. FREEMAN, Secretary, 801 Bansom
Sheet. '
JAKES McCLINTOCJK, City Treasurer, Girard
Bank.
HINBT D. HOOBI, State Treasurer, 684 North
Kfersnlh street.
SINGLETON A. MBBCEB, Treasurer of Fund,
fumsn’ sod Mechanics’ Bank.
THOMAS WEBSTER, M North Delaware avenue.
WILLIAM Wi LBH, 218 Scnth Delaware avenue.
J. ROES SNOWDEN, Independence Hall.
ADOLPII E. BOBOS, 158 Dock street.
B. W. EE 00HUSKY, 681 Chestnut street
GEORGE H BTUABT, IS Bank street
MICHAEL V. ,BAKES, Independence Halt.
GEORGE WHITNEY, office of A- Whitney A Sons.
BIQHABD 0. DALE, 621 Market street
I.OBIH BLODGET, Board of Trade Boom*.
JOHN E, ADDIOKS, Independence Hall.
JOHN D. WATSON, offloe ol North American. '
JAMES MILLIKE «, 410 Walnut street *- •
Ward committees will be appointed to procure sub
tcrlptions in every word in the city, dne notice of whtoh
trill shortly appear.
All subscriptions wiU be acknowledged daily la the
papers, untess otherwise requested.
By order of the Ocmmittee,
|y29 THOMAS WEBBTEB, Chairman.
COPARTNERSHIPS.
rpHl OOPABTNIRSHIP heretofore
t«L existing between the undersigned, under the firm of
A, T. LANE & 00„ was this day dissolved by its own
limitation. The business wilt be settled by cither of tho
undersigned, at Ss. 419 MABKET Street ,
ALEX. T. LANE,
WM. Y-HANSEEL,
8. V. MANSELL,
B. HASSELL.
PhiladswhU, July 1,1882. ' jyl-tuthiim
"ISTOTICE.—It -is hereby certified that
eM the undersigned have farmed a Limited Partner
ship, agreeably to the provisions of the acts of Assembly
of the OomtnonweeUh of Pennsylvania, npon the terms
hereinafter set forth, to wit: . ... -
1. The name or Arm under which the said partnership
Is to be conducted is BUSH A KURTZ.
2. The general nature of the hualnesa Intended to be
transacted ia the Importing and Jobbing of Dry Goode In
the City of Philadelphia, - ,
3. The general f partner* In the said firm are VAN
DAMP BUSH and WILLIAM WESLEY KURTZ,
(both residing at No. 1937 YIN* Street, in- said City of
Philadelphia: and the special partner ia THEODORE
y BAKER, residing at No. 227 North TWENTIETH
Street, in said city,
4. The amount of capital contributed by the said spe
cial partner to the common a took la the sum of FORTY
THOUSAND. DOLLARS, in cash. , . . :
6. The eaii partnership la to commence on the NINE
TEENTH DAY OF AUGUST, A. D. 1882, and will
Semimate on the FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, A, D.
1864. ■ ■
Mads and seve rally signed by the said partners, at the
®Hy of Philadelphia, the Nineteenth, day of ingust,
A. D, On# Thousand Night Hundred and Sixty-two.
VAN OAMP BUSH,
WILLIAM WESLEY KURTZ, -
General Partners.
THEODOBE W. BAKES,
Spfciai Partner.
rp h i
“ EXCELSIOR” HAMS
ABE THE BEBT IN THE WORLD.
J. H. MIOHENEB & 00.,
GENERAL PROVISION DIALEBB,
Bad eaten o! tbe celebrated
"EXCELSIOR”
SU&AB-CUBE b hams,
Bos, 142 and 144 North FRONT Street,
■Betwun Arch, and Boat itrciti, Philadelphia.
’Tbe jusUr-oelebrated "RXORLBIOB ” HAMS are
eiuei b, j; H. M. A 00., (In k ettle peculiar to.them-
IHht*,) expreeal, tor FAMILY 888 j are of deliriooe
®*W| free from the unpleasant taete of salt,and are
Stoaonneei b, epicures superior toon, bow offered for
,jy26«liß.
JJ FRANK. PALMER,
. Surgeon Artist to the GoTernment Institutions, Wash.
*>>BtoD, Also, to all of the Medical Colleges and Ho*.
Utaie. ■ , • b„,.
The <IPALMEB I1IMB8,” adopted.b, the Ann,
®n4 Hvt, Bnrgeon», Pamphlets sent gratia.. Address,
B. FRANK, PALMSB,
, iJI-to No. 1609 OHIBTNUT Strset, Phllad’a.
SpHAMFAGNB WINE. An invoice
Jw orDeOoncy A CJo., and Oomet Champagne Wine,
jwt recelted per stop George*, and for sale by
JABBBTOHB « LAVEBOXB,
202 tta 20* Sooth FBONT Street ;f
TUBT RECEIVED 10,000 POUNDS
5" beet anaUtjr Linen Ibmd for Sewing MsoWnea,
Wee. M,® 70, got up in SS-ounoe end on 200-jerd epoole,
•®4 for Bale by , WOIKJ A HDTH & BALBIOH,
_wm.l2t ..Ho; 6 BASK Street
TUX RUM.—AN i INVOICE OF
JJ wrr luperior BAT BTO, l»’«u»rler s e«ta, joet
twehed eadtor «de by ' OHAB. B. Oi.BBTA.IBS,
130 WADHtJT and stt SBAHJTK Street*.
A NTI-FRICTION METAL,
Superior Quality,
For Ml* by
jamis YOOOSt,
0IT? bb abb fodotby, obinkeb’sa'i.ijJt,
Wl-Sm* Mn Fro “ t * n4 B4contl < Bao » ®ad Arch ata.
IBimsmegm Jff O E THE SEA
® ' AM
BANGEMENT.-CAMDEN AND ATLANTIC RAIL
Three trains dafiy to Atlantlo City and return, (Sue j
days oxoepted). ,Trains leave YINB-Streot Ferry *'
follows:, ’; ■■■
Mall Train.,..,.,..,.,.,.,.,.. ~..7,80 A. *«
Express Train.......... .....4.00 V. U I
. Freight and Accommodation ......6.00 P. jt.i
RETURNING: , I
Leaves, Atlantlo Mall Train, 4 40 P. R
« Express Train ........615A.1t
“ . “ Freight and AccommodaUon.3.lB A. BL
FABE #l.BO. Round-trip Jflokets,’ good only for at. •:
May and tram on teAvA they are ittued, 82.60. Bxour
*lon Tickets, good for three days. #3. Hotela'are no*
ops;*,. J L JOHN O. BBYANT,
lel2-tf Agent.
r'IONGEESS HALI,,
VJ atlantio city.
On and after Monday, August - 28th, the boarding at
Oongreee Hall will be greatly reduced.' Personslutending
to visit the sea shore In the latter part of the season,;
(September being the most pleasant m«nth,) should -stop’
at Copgress HMI, as it is conveniently near to the beach,)
and every comfort of the guesta is promptly attended to,;
Ihope, by reducing the price of board, to meet with!
such encouragement as will enable me to keep the house
open until the first of October, guaranteeing that, the
house shall be kept as well in every respect as it has
been heretofore under the management, of the present
proprietor;
STOP AT CONGRESS HALL.
an22-tf . - G. W. HINKLE.
TTNITED STATES HOTEL,
,U , ’ATIiANTIC ClTY,Auoosr IS. 1862. '
‘Desirable Booms can now be had at tuis popular first
class Hotel, as there are a cumber of departures daily,
* JAMES K. UOBIsGN,
H. A. B. 880 WN,
anlB-12t* Snperintendants-
QEA BATHIJSG.—A FAVORITE
KJ HOME, - i-
THE “WHITEHOUSE,”
MASSACHUSETTS Avenue, ATLANTIO CITY, N. J.
This popular house is open. Its situation is quite near
the- beach -. has good rooms, all opening upon the ocean,
and furnished with spring mattresses. Its reputation is
well established as a first-class home. Plentiful table.
Every attention given to,guests, and terms moderate. -;
WM, WHITEHOUSE, Proprietor.
HSy Nqßar atihe >« Whltehonse.” anß-tm
HENTRAL HOUSE; ATLANTIC«
\J CITY, New Jersey.
M. LAWLOB, Proprietor.
The above new house is now Open for Boarders. Booms;
equal to any on the beach, well ventilated, high ceilings,.
Ac. Servants attentive and polite. Approximate to the
Bathing grounds. T aaB-iiu*=
STAR HOTEL, , i
(Nearly Opposite the United States Hotel,}
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
SAMUEL ADAMS, Proprietor.
Dlnnw,. 69 cents.
Also, Carriages to Hire.
69* Boarders accommodated on the most reasonable
terns. ]e23-3m
JL hew yobk.
BBOADWAY AND TWELFTH STREET,
jntra*no»'oir rmtrru stbbbt,
; Gonducted on the
, EUROPEAN PLAN,
This house la now ouen for the aeoommodatfon of
Familiet and transient Outsit.
GEO. W. HUNT, 1
Late of the Brevoort House. > Proprietors.
CHAS. W. NASH, ) / ;
’ jyl7-thetaSm
p OWE RS’ HOT EL,
This popular Hotel has lately been thoronthlr reno
nted.ana refurnished ,*>d now posaeesea alt the want
dteeofa
The palronsge of PUladelpiiiana and the travelling
fnbllo, desiring the best accomodations and moderate
eharges, Is respectfully solicited. -
Je2-8m H. li. POWBBB, Proprietor.
A CARD.—THE UNDERSIGNED, j
2V late of the GIBABD HOBS®, Philadelphia, MW*
leased, for a term or years, WILLABD’S HOTBI., in
Washington. They take this occasion to return to their
eld friends and customers many thanks for past favors,
sad beg .to assure them that they will be most happy to
tee them in their new quarters. ;
, STKB3, OHADWIOK, S CO.
\7aBßC»otoii, July 16,1861. . auBO-ly
S. 0. PALMEB,
t Oaahler.
gOBERT SHOEMAKER
Northeast Comer FOURTH and RACE streets,
foreign and domestic
WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS,
_ , . MiSOVAOTDUXBS OS
WHITE HEAD AND ZINC PAINTS, PUTTY, Ap.
Dealers and consumers supplied at
VERY LOW PRICES FOR CASH.
mbM-tsel■■ 1 -
JAMES. 8. EARLE & SON,
MANUFAOTUBEBB AND IMPORTERS
or
LOOKING GLASSES.
OH. PAINTINGS,
FIHB IHOBATIBOS,
FIOTUBB AND PORTRAIT FRAMES,
* PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES,
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, '
_ OABTBS-DH-YISITI PORTRAITS.
EARLE’S GALLERIES.
816 CHESTNUT STREET,
Jaie mtimrau. ■
/CABINET FURNITURE AND Btlr
\J MABD TABLES.
MOORE & CAMPION,
No. 261 South SECOND Street,
in connection with their extensive Cabinet Business, are
now manufacturing a superior article of
BILLIARD TABLES,
And have now on hand a full Bnppty, finished with the
MOOBB A CAMPION’S IMPROVED CUSHIONS,
which are pronounced by ell who have used them to be
superior to all others.
Bor the (ruality and finish of these Tables the manu
facturers refer to their numerous patrons throughout
the Union, who are familiar with the character ot their
work. > feTd-8m
TXTHEEIiEB & WILSON.
SEWING MACHINES,
From General Butler’s Department.
[Special Correspondence of The Press.]
J6V AMERICAN WATCHES, Nkw Obx.ea«s, August 10,1802.
ffjSl Uf KON-AWBARANCB OP YELLOW VKVBR.
„nTTi 1 vrn oTT-rriPU ruffUß All indications, up to thiß date, give us encou-
GOLD AND SILVER CASEB. rBgemeot that cur d J wiU eacaps a yellow fever
JOS. H. WATSON, visitation this year. ,JChia. laa keen the earnest
)r3l-6m Ho. 326 CHESTNUT ottoo*. prayer of the Unionists of New Orleans: The im-
- : pious and malevolent wish for a retarn of the
scourge is frustrated. A great effort was made
some weeks’ ago to represent one or two oases of
death in our hospitals, reported as doubtful, to
have been cases of this fever. The fact that we
are how near the middle of August without any
1 sign of epidemic disease, has put an end to . the
prophesying. There is, . howevir, considerable
sickness of a light. character among the soldiers..
kw iTiniSlllV ; ife FANCY GOODS. In seasons when no epidemic exists, the new-comer
-. is not exempted from acclimating fevers, but these
Martin & quayles are rarely if ever fatal, with reasonable attention.
(TiIBMWK*WrUro FANCY GOODS There has been no yellow fever epidemic in iSew
Ho. 1035 WADNUT BTfiilHT, Orleans Bince'lBsB. Previous to .that it viated iis in
•now umn, ! 47, ’53, ’54, and ’55. The Confederates could gain
. no advantage from its return, for it is as fatal \o the
Mississippian as to the Northerner; and it is proba
bly held in more fear among people of States imme
diately around; us than among the venturesome
Yankees, who come and brave its dangers through,
not having hemes of easy acceßs:to fly to on its ap
proach: 'During, the; prevalence of fever here an
Orleansian visiting country places in hfississippi'and
Alabama is sure to be avoided, so great is the fear
of communication of the disease, the seeds of which
they suppose ho may carry in‘his person, oh in his
clothes. The Confederate army; eould probably
not furnish two regiments-of men not subject to
this fever; so that the resnlt of its visitation,would
be only on increase of misery to the sufferers, and
a loss of trtdeand budness to the city. *
QEN, BUTLER'S “ isDIOBKT RELIBF ORDER. ;
General Sutler’s 'order, assessing the prominent
contributors to the 'rebellion in, one-fourth of the
sumß then given,' to help the suffering poor of the
city, is cordially approved by the loyal, and re
ceived with a spice of satisfaction by some of the
disloyal,-who do not forget to- wish retribution to
the prime movers of their troubles. A board of
distributors has been appointed, with orders to
assist alike the families of Union recruits and Con
federate, soldiers, and the friendless destitute,,but to
keep separate accounts with those classes, fbrrefer
ence and examination. The board consists of five g• n
tiemon. Among these is Colonel Thorpe, now our
city survtyor, formerly of the-New Y ork custom
house, and known in literature as “ Torn Owen, the
VOL. 6—NO. 22.
SEA BATHJNS
SUMMER RESORTS.
SEDUCTION OF FABE.
HOTELS.
Nos. IT and 19 PARS BOW, ' ;
(orroam ina xsioa House,)
NEW YORK.
TERMS 81.50 FBB DAY.
FIBST-ULASS HOTEL.
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS.
Ss GO.,
PHn.ADBI.PHIA,
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS,
_. UIPQRTBM-A wh-titt .
■ IK • ••
AGENTS FOR THB‘CELEBRATED
FRENCH ZINC PAINTS.
LOOKING GLASSES.
CABINET EURNITimB. - swjgjg
SEWING MACHINES.
628 OHESTNUT BTBE IT,
jelS-Sm
WATCHES AND JEWELRY;
: jiWELRY, &e. |'
A FRESH ASSORTMENT, at LESS
THAW rOBMEE PBIOES.
FABB &BBOTHBB,
Importor*, 824 OHESTHTJT Street, below Fourth.
mhHO-tf ‘ ' ' 1 '
lell-fply
ILLUMINATING OILS.
«T UOITBE” OIL WORKS.
• 1 l 100 bbta Hltiottiir” Burning Oil on hand.'
: We guarantee the 01l to be non-explosive, to bom all
the oil In the lamp with a stoadr, flame, without
crusting thewlck, and bnt slowly. Bmrelr lined with
glass enamel. WEIGHT, SMITH, *
fe2l-tf Office 615 K&BEIH Street
0 AU TIP N .
The well-earned reputation of
FAIRBANKS’ -SPATES.
• Has Induced the maters ol Imperfect balasosa to ollto
{then), as «FAIBBAHKS’ 80A1E8;" andpurohaaen
lave thereby, In many Instances, been rabjeoied to fraud
md Impoeltton. FAIBBAHKB’ 80ALZB are mannfao
.jdtSdloiilFifiF the original lnventorti!:K:* : ,T.
gf WgflA CO., and aw adapted to every branch of the
business, wb»* » somct and dsrabta Beales is reqtdrad
FAIEBAHKB & EWING,
. r ■ *' . -* ■ Oenerel
mib-tf mabohio hAijj. Ti* Qhwbtbpt bt
/CAUTION.— Haying seena spurious
Ay -rtiole o» oii irwded «J. Gatonr,’! w»oanUon the
pnbllo against porchaelng th* same, aa the genuine i.
Batonr Oil oan be procnred onlylrom na. ~ .
7??“ J JT jiB*OTOH* AIfrAYEBQHE,
mriK-to“ . tOt and 304 Bonth FBOHT, Street
Pamphlet printing, Beat and
Cheapest lb the City, atBINGWAKt & BBOWJTB,
111 Booth FOPBTH Street •»«
FROM GEN M’CLELLAN’S ARMY.
[From an occasional correspondent.]
‘ : Yobktown, August 22. I
A retreat of our army is Always attended with
more or less surmises and disceuragements to many,
who know nothing but obedience to the orders of
oommanders. It was so at onr retreat from the :
White Oak Swamps, before Riohmond, to; Harri
son’s Landing,'and great dissatisfaction was ex-;
pressed on this, onr last retreat from the Peninsula,
as in leaving we gave to the enemy what hadi heeh
gained by months of toil and enduring of hardships,;
, * A retreat is always hazardous in the extreme to
the rear-guard of an army, who are held back to 1
insure it against a surprise attaok. If requires
great judgment and precaution on the part of the:
commander in charge, as upon its success depends
the safety' of the entire force re:renting.-.
On the morning of the 9th inst., the transporta
tion of troops oommenoed from Harrison’s Landing
with infantry, and troops were oln the march night
and day until the grand army of the Potomac was
reduced to a handful of men. Gen, PJeasonton’s;
oayairy brigade was held in reserve, to do picket
duty and keep up the. appearance of an army in
force, and we were advanced to Turkey Croek, at
the foot of Malvern Hill, as piokets, a distance of;
six milea from Harrison’s Landing, , where ire re
mained until the evening of the I,6th, when we re
ceived marching orders. As ; the army had- ail
left, and wo were to bring up the rear, at eight
o’clock P. M. wo were in our saddles, • and the
moved off slowly, leaving six squadrons on
picket, under command of.Major.Tennock Huey, =
of the Sth PeGESylvaiiia, who was ordered to ,r»-'
ma(n until twelve .P, M-j .when they should quietly
without being obscrvoAby the rebal pick- >
•ets."-;On our w maroh-ive‘ were affordect" no'little,
amusement rin the way of seeing dummies placed
along 'the'en&eilihe of our’ breastworks, aa~dffioer
of the day-; mounted-on-a -wornout Government
horse, logs with charred-ends mounted aud cover
ing the walls of the works,' resembling columbiads,
stove pipes resembling the tided cannon, and
around eaoh stood the gunners, with their; imple
ments in hand, ready to salute' an approaching
army with the cannon’s wild roar, and so perfectly
executed. that it was well calculated -to -deceive
and cause an army to come to a stand still, with
the anticipation of work ere a. further; advance
might be made. In faet, oft have we imaginod
that we could see the rebels firing upon these sen
tinels, and preparing - for ah attaok to drive us
from our stronghold, and imagined their chagrin
upon the discovery of their “ sell.” - -
Our march was kept up until 12 o’olock P. M.,
when wo were enoamped within sixteen miles of
the Ohiokahomiay. At this hour Major Huey com
menced the drawing in of his piokets from the foot
of Malvern Hill, and retreated a distance of three
miles, near the breastwork, which point ho held for:
.twelve hours, when he gradually fell back from be- ;
fore the enemy, who were advancing rapidly upon:
him with cavalry and infantry. Here a Blight
skirmish ensued, resulting in the wounding of a i
private in Company E, Bth Pennsylvania Cavalry,
who was shot through tie breast.
! The advance of our brigade reached the crossing
at Chickahominy at a. late hour bn the, evening of
the 17th inst., where we were encamped at 2i
o’clock A. M. On the morning of the 18th inst.,
we were joined by Maj. Huey, with his command.
He was warmly greeted and oompiimented upon
his success The undertaking was* great, and the :
manner in which the whole affair was conducted
reflects greatly to the credit of the Major, as a man
who is possessed of that coolness and judgment es.
sential to military success. At B o'clock* A. M., the
brigade.commenaed the crossing of the Chiokaho
miny, by means of the pontoon bridge. The:
stream at this point is about three-quarters of a
mile in width, and the bridge was all that could be
required. Two hours were occupied in our'crossing, 1
and after all had successfully reached the shore,
‘the bridge disappeared in less time than'it required
us to cross. After reaching the shore we were
somewhat amused at one of the privates ofthe Bth,;
who suddenly drew -his horse around facing'the
opposite shore, and carefully surveyed the.poiitoon
_teidßflkitAafldUnjftriHWVfflbyfrlggmigWttch»«gt.ty-t
atjihe same time remarking, ‘f Catch a Yankee, Mr.
Rebel; it can’t be did.” ■ ” ■
. We remained at this point until the morning of
the 20th, when we again took up our line of march
for Yorktqwn, via tYilUamsburg.' The last-named
place was gained at i) o’olock in the afternoon, when
we stopped to find our horses and draw rations for
our men. While resting wa thought we would
stroll round and see what was to be seen, and. if
anjthing presented itself , that would afford a
Christian meal, we should secure it; but “ a’as!
poor Yorick! ” we went in htmgry, and oame out
with a strong desire for something to eat. The.
town is shrouded in gloom. The stores, hotels, and
private houses have closed shutters as well as doors.
Occasionally did wo come across a bright-eyed litt a
girl on a.street corner, with her basket of green:
apples, retailing to our soldiers at a penny apiece.
‘ Two years ago we had occasion to sojourn for a
few days in this placi, Then all was life and
activity. The commercial mart was all that could
be desired; fashion, had its rage among a popula
tion of upwards of seven thousand inhabitants ; the
pavements were lit up -with the. bright smiles and
graceful forms of the fair; but, alas, how changed.’
Ateix o'clock we were again ordered into: our sad
dles. 'Arriving at this point, Yorktown, at eleven
P. M.', we, observe: no change since ear departure
for the Peninsula; all is quiet, and the sentry, as
he walks his lonely beat around, the wallß of the
fortifications, yet*reminds us of our occupying con-'
tested soil—the place furrenderedby,the British,
and evacuated by Magruder without the exchange
of a single gun.
When we shall leave, and where we shall' go, is
yet a matter of mystery ; hut what we require is
rest, and we trust that we may receive it, as our
labors have been onerous and.fatiguing, taking the
advance of the army to within four and a half miles
of Richmond, and the rear of the same on both oc
casions of retreat from the battle-ground of Fair
Oaks to Harrison’s Landing, on- the James river,
and Irom the last named to our present position.
But Heaven forbid that we shall remain at this
point for the recruiting of health and spirits, as
there’s a spot of ground situate nearby over which
is a signboard inscribed, “The Union Cemetery;”
and from the endless number of new-made graves,
we are strongly impressed with the, important fact
that it cannot be gained here. More anon.
PHIIiADEIiPHIA.
TUESDAY' AUGUST 26, 1862.
COMMENCEMENT OF THE BETRBAT.
WX’EKCAXp POh, THE NIGHT,
THE CHI CKAHOMIMT BEACHED
BOUND FOR YORKTOWN.
OUR FUTURE MOVEMENTS.
THE WAR IN LOUISIANA.
PHILADELPHIA, JUESDAI ALGIiST Sli, 1862. ,
Bee Hunter.” -.He is a jovial and popular gentle:
man, In former years-a, resident here, bat well
known, in-lste years, in New-York, and-Washington
circles. We have some-hope of making him a citi
zen among iis - again,<ifv he. will stay.' 'Another
member is J. B. Hubbard. He was -exiled from
here, last December, fer saying that in ninety days
-the stars and stripes would wave again over New
Orleans. -He is an industrious mechanic,- who; ha 3
at ained competence and position.; His time of
exile was spent in Cincinnati.
WHO HAVE TAKEN THE OATH—ASTONISHING HE-
. VBLOPMENTS,
The provost marshal’s repsrt, showing that 11,723
persons have taken the citizen’s oath of allegiance
to the United, States Government, has .been re
ceived with much astonishment, but its truth no
■ ono questions, the registry books being open to the
examination,of. ail. What is remarkable -about
the matter is the fact that the list exceeds by more
than three thousand the total number of votes east
for members-of the State Convention that caused
the State to secede, and hurried it into the war.
At that election the vote stood about 4,200 for So*
cession delegates, and 3,900 against—-the maximum
majority for Secession being 338, and this majority
attained by palpable frauds.
. NO LOUD UNION TALK.
Strange to say, however, it is still unpopular; and
considered “indiscreet” to profess Unionism, or talk
it. I wiU give an instance. A person having to
, give a bond in a civil suit at the Provost Court, was
told by * the clerk that the security- must be a person
. whe has taken the oath. He replied that all Ms
-businesa friends were Secessionists, and it was im
possible. Iho clerk told him to look* through the
, registry .book; and he would find himself mistaken-
He did so, and was surprised to find several names,
just the sort. hAwanted; -The -first one he.»DPHed
to at- his place of business said he would be glad
to do him any favor of the.sort, but an oath of aile-;
giance would bq. required, and that he oould not.
take; in faot; fie would rather die first. Still con-'
c.eoitog the faot. that he bad examined and found
their names upon the book, oUr friend repaired to j
; others on his list, not one; of whom admitted er’,
intimated having taken the oath; and alii oh being |
informed Of what would be required of them, ex-1
pressed the utmost abhorence, and regretted their/
inability to serve him. ■■ ]■
DEFEAT Of THE REBELS AT IIATO.V ROUGE.
Breckinridge’s defeat at Baton Rouge is the onli
topic Of war-news disoussed during'the, past thre*
days on’our flag-stones.' Yesterday, the Ambf
lances carried the wounded of the battle throng
our streets to the hospital. A movement is on fit
among the Unionists and their families to seojo
them practical Relief and attention; and efforts re
making to bring the thing to a bead
that none may suffer. The army surgeons, nhns,
Ac., are doing all they can, and'a few noble sals
among the ladies of New Orleans
visiting the sick and wounded, and showing thim
kind attentions. There is also a good deal of th- •!
organized liberality aid attention from our citi
zens shown to the soldiers,, as many of then]
warmly testify, but there is need of association and
.organization in the matter. ]
ASSESSMENTS PAH) IN,
A considerable amount of Gen. Butler’* asses?-
fluent hB3 already been paid in, and to-morroff)
■ which is the laßt day mentioned in the order, will
probably realize a large accession to the oontribt
• tions. ■ Many, however, still hold back—Bonki
“wishing to bo ostentatious in their sufferings, anil
others wondering whether the man is really in ear,
nest. It is very probable, however, that Genera
Butler trill, in a few days, Bhow, as GenV HaUeok
•did in St. Louis, that this plan of assessment'is a
very practicable thing, and that the embarrassments
in the way of its execution will trouble none bul
• themselves.; General Butler’s fearless and prompt
measures have made him papular with the loyd
and Union-loving of our city. »BTe possesses the
confidence of this class in New Orleans without*
dpiibt; we hear no expresaonsiof a contrary senti
ment, except from open or disguised enemies of, oir
beneficent Government. -./> Mini oxf
Harpers Magazine. “ !
The September number, which we have received
from JT. B. Uppincott &■ Co., and also from T. B.
"Peterson & Brothers, contains several attractive
articles. .. Such are an illustrated paper upon iron
clad vessels, ‘/ In the, Buffalo Country,” by G. D,
.Breweiton, Trollope’s “ Ortey Farm,” Miss Evans’
“ Eornola,” tho conclusion of Thackeray’s “Philip/ 1
and the Editor’s Drawer. There is a portion of
Miss Mulock’s feeble and purposeless story, ” Mis
tress and Maid,” which is'pfeiy, Spun, out,'and
common-place to a degree, in incident and charac
ter. Other.female_jrcni'u;i;i<, flrnui/swjijroiuiou^-Tn.
■Partie Caree,” and Miss Mabel Key, in her un
, ambitious but most interesting sketch, “ St. Lake's'
Hospital.” There is a fine war-pobm, by N. G.
Sheppard, called “The" Carte de Visite,” and
another, entitled ‘‘Seadrift,” by T. B, Alrich, in
which occur such bad rhymes as anger and danger.
The best article, as regards fulness of.'fact and
clearness of statement, is upon the new volume of
Carlyle’s Frederick the Great, and we can scarcely
err in attributing this resume to 1 tho praoticed.pen
of Mr. jA. ,H. Guernsey. The Editor’s Drawer* is
original and racy; we have not.deteobed asihgio
'' old acquaintance, in its numerous quips,-jests, and
anecdotes. We notice a promise that, next month,
a continuation of thestory of “ Madeleine Schaef
fer,” by Miss Prescott, will appear in Harper.
■ The magazine announcements of forthcoming'
publications by Harper Brothers, include Thacko
ray’s Philip, with numerous illustrations, Mrs.
■ Oliphant’s Chronicles of Carlingford, and also her
Life of Edward Irving, the Scottish preachbr, the
■ third volume of Carlyle’s Frederick the Great, and
a new volume of Children’s Fioturo Books, called
The Sagacity, of Animals, with sixty engravings, by
Harrison Weir..
Peterson’s Magazine.
Tho literature is much better than it has lately
been, though ‘“The Jacobite’s Daughter,” by Mrs.
Ann S. Stephens, BtiUwearily drags its slow length
along; There are some very good naveltties\ inola
' ding ‘ ‘After All/’• by. Miss Mackintosh, “The Second
Trial,” by F. L. Benedict, and, best of all, “Dora’s
Cold,” by an anonymous writor. The postry is
generally good,.and the Editor’s Table, including
.reviews of new books, up to its usual .high stabdard. “
Tho numerous illustrations are of averagemerifc,
except the frontispiece/ /.‘ The rLittle fQschief
Maker,” the design of which is good, but yith an
.impracticablechild’s face—the hair being tbit of an
Albino, with a face of ; impossible width, aid unna
tural foreshortening.
Bob.. Lee and Jeff Davis. .
TIIEm TIU'.ARON AND TRBACHBUYV*'ALSE ® THBIR
. OATHS—FALSE IN EVERYTHING —ENDORSING MCR
" DEE ABD RAPINE AS LESmifATB JN wai, ITS.
To the Editor of The Press: |
„ Sin : Boh Lee and Jeff Davis were Tfei Point
ers, and, of coarse, at their admissionras’d ;at
ichange of classes, swore, fidelity to the Gcvem
, ment, to maintain the Oonstatution, and to defend
the UniteA States, against, ail enemies. Lte re
peated. his oaths ia the army. Davissworj the
same oyer and over—in the army,whena<Mtted
to the bar, in the Legislature of .the State hehailg
from, in. Congress, in the Cabinet, in the-Sjnate.
The oaths are required by law, and ,mast have
been taken on assuming, the offloes. Theyhave
■violated all their oaths; they saturated theWsouls
with perjury; they forfeited aU-pretensiln.-tb
truth and honesty ; they rendered themselvd un
worthy of-belief on their word or on oath ;fthey
proved to all men that they disregard both'.
And yet, after ihorr monstrous mendicity,
Davis, in his letter/ to Lee of 31gt Julytfast,
is brazen enough to say, “a sacred agard
to plighted (he should have said blightednai b,
shrinking from the mere semblance of breaang a
promise, prevents our'resort to this extremjy’'—
of refusing to execute the cartel to liberate jr ox
’change prisoners, which'he calls generous.] Lee,
'the, deserter, in his letter of 2d August, to tje ge
neral commanding the United States army, repeats
the farcical statement of regard forplightedfaith ;
farcical as coming from him and his leads], who
have proved that they have no regafi for
plighted: faith. As if to prove their faithieaness,
if further proof were wanted, in the paper jrhich
contains, their vaporing about their plightedthith,
they declare they will not comply with, ther en
gagement so far as General Pops and his'dffioerg
are,concerned ; which, ought to be retaliated by a
declaration that quarter shall not be given to either
of them. i -
, Rebels and traitors, every death caused by their
satellites is murder; the shooting of-ou; sentinels
.was assassination; the hanging of Union men was
-butchery,; . the employment of .marauders, to kill,
burn, destroy,.and rob, issavagebarbarity; and yet
-Lee and Davis denounce as murder theipunishment
of spies sent into the midst of our troops. Disap
pointed of constant Information respecting the num
bers, situation, and movements of our armies,tfroih
.tbeir'adherents ieft within our.-lines, or in iear of
- our armies, by'their expulsion from the places where
they.were,watching ua; foiled by our. troops of their
.expectation! of obtainisg, by .plunder, «forage and
•supplies ' from, the surrounding country, Lee'and
Davis .- dilate; aboutopj resgionof- the- inhabitants,
all' of whose distresses have-been oocasioned by
'.themselves and their accessories, who have brought
upon: the people whatever sufferings are expe
rienced, the consequences of their villainous, in
surrection. • ■ 0 : ■
PuiLADBLrniA, Aug. 23,1862.
Is It fair 1
Tothe Editor of .The Press :
Tho ‘‘ North Pennsylvania Railroad Company,’/
in .which the. city of Philadelphia holds a.pecu
niary interest to the extent of one and a half million
•of dollars, is refused by Councils an onUet for her
•coal trade out Broad ,or Ninth'Sireets, /whilst the
“ Reading Railroad Company,” virtually owned
abroad, and In which the oity. has no peouniary in
terest, is allowed to monopolise, to the detriment of
the -North Pornsylvania. Railroad Company, the
only avenue between the Delaware and Broad
street—-the Willow-street railroad. W.
| FRO/
THE ARMY OF VIRGINIA.
ews to Sunday Last.
eee Strongly Posted on the Rap*
pahannoek.
iIT SKIRMI6HUJG, BUT HO BATTLE.
A gej
cnSwj
ingi'/cJ
lie yttic
man Who loft the Bappahannock at 11 o’clock
■ morning has given the Bulletin some interest
aation, part of whioh may be givon to the pub.
it violating the regnlaiions of the War Depart-
mci'; : r '
Or 'froopa Safe had frequent .skirmishes with the re
bemn Vailing back from the BapidanV but the losses have
.on r eitfaer aids. i; We, hold the railroad
*?!» «» rfwi« %«l »* two commanding posi
on the other aide, from which the enemy hare seva-'
rajmes,vainly tried to drive ue.-Oar troops, distributed
alig tho river for a nnmher,of miles, have successfully
of tl>e enemy to cross,' and it is be-’
Ml that wecan maintain our position until the j unction'
;oflevother army oorps will make us strong enough to
ieme tbeoffensivo. . ;
Jntinual, cannonading was heard all along the lin-s,'
‘arcavalry skirmishes were frequent, The rebels itre
a^renHyendeavoring to turn onr right, and get in the
re or our army< by. way of Warrentoa, which town
.M.te.tnn n been occupied l)y cavalry parties of each’
« -But onr generals are awake to this danger,'and
w foil the rebel plans. • ’
• hk informant does not confirm the report of a cor
dsondent of a manning paper, of tho defeat jand cap. !
te of about 2,000 rebels, that; had crossed, a bridge'
icted in tlio night; He had heard of ho such bridge;
■ if any action corresponding with tho one described.
■ ' MOrBJTJEKTS UUKX.N-C THB retreat.
~ RAbrAHAKHOCK TtAiLnoAn Stattok;
Wednesday, August 20, i.l o'clock P. M.(
general Pope’s entire command, with too exception of
fe»r guard, crossed the Bappahannnck,this morning.!
|at 3 1
seekMonday erelong, and the rear guard left on
May morning at 9 o’clock; closely followed by the
katice goard of the enemy About "halfway between?
etaipojnt and Culpeper, a smart shirmteh took place be-;
(wn our,, rear guard—a portion of General Bayard’s
fairy, corpß—and a considerable force of toe enemy 1
slating of cavalry‘and artillery, In which, among
<Bers, Weut. Colonel Karge, of the Pirst Pennsylvania
) Wor':Pß“l^ii ; mieUiSg^air!ray r aua-»^^-i
;is3ss»jlSoBetft wt6f auHcipated. Generate 'ifiltiame’;
Jm McDowell’s dlTisitins formed in Hhe of battle to, dig-!
putothe paßsagebf toe river, and were under arms all’
day.«iro-night everything is in readiness for the expected’
icoDtest. Horses are saddled and harnessed, and artillery, >
linfantryi and: cavalry are;all,in portion, ready for any
emergency" Hot a tent is to bo seen,* except in one com
mand ; officers and privates alike are steeping in the open
air, and a battle is looked for certainly to-morrow morn--
ing. - 1
.ThchsdAy, Aug. 21.—This morning, nt an early hour,,
too rebtlsopened a battery upon toe 8d Maryland Begi*
men!,stationed at a ford three miles up the river, and
scon cansedithem to retreat. ; ;Tbey had ;two,men failed;
and severaliwonnded. At a later hour, about 12 M, a
fqnadron of cavalry crossed the river, about one mile
still fnrthcr on ohr right, and an infantry corps attempted!
to cross at abont the. same time. ' The cavalry charg-d
s.upoß’a company of Indiana troops, commanded by Cap-;
tain Wood,, and .were repulsed. - A battery soon caused 1
the rebe't infantry to ratreat, and Ihe cnvalry sobn after;
ftllowcd'ii) most admirable disorder. . _; : ;
■a Oapf Wood captured oneof the cavalry officers—a cap
tain-end several privates.At about this time the rebels
. opened with artillery along the line for flve or aix milov
’and a brisk artillery duel was kept xip for several hours
•—from 'll until about 2 o’clock P. at intervals
throughout thewbole day; ~Therewas brisk cannonading
Again, aleo, between'B and 8 o'clock B. M. Early in the
Homing aforce of our cavalry, infantry, and artillery,
were thrown across the' rive.r atj Hie bridge. This force
fha'd serirsi sharp skirmishes; but no general engagement'
/ took place.’“ThS’rebels seem to have batterles'at intervals:
extolling from the Bn!pbur or Warren ton Springs—nine
• mlbs above the bridge, to rix miles below it—fifteen miles'
: the right, however, Gen. Pope was well prepared'
• or them, and at every.point where they opened a battery ’■
anr,;ahot and .ebell cansed them, ; to retire. At. the ex-;
/reroe IMt of onr line—six.miles belowthebridge-f-the
/enemy succeeded in getting over the river a considerable!
ferce, who were met by Gen 1 - Buford’s cavalry, and some'
-brisk 'fighting followed, lasting, several hours, with of-;
■ actiy what result; however, cannot at this’ time be ascer•;
tailed. The loss .on iboth eidoamust have been, large. ‘
This movement on the part of therebeis necessitated the <
move ment of our cariips oii" the left, and two hospital'
tents, containing twenty lofMo the tender’
mercies of the foef' The less of lifeon'the fight of our;
line was inconsiderable. Gen. Pope has a very strong;
poBition, andtlie troops aro.ali inmost excellent spirits,
and have full confidence in their ability to Btay the fur
ther progress of the :oe. . . . . .
• - ' Beactov’s Station',
Foub Mii.es North or BavPAniKMOOK Statiox, - •;
>, , Friday Morning, August 22—8 o’clock.
There is aJulI In. the firing at; the river. An;officer
attached to Gen. Pope’s headquarters has this moment
arrived here, and says that a general engagement is not
really expected to-day, although our forces are in readi
ness. .i -V
Mine o’clock A. M.—The cannonading is now frequent,
arid isintersporsed with musketry; but it Is further to
tbe right (up the river) where Bigel’s command 1 is at
work.' s
The main baggage train .commenced passing this (Beal
ton’s) Btation'a! six o’clock this morning, andlias taken/
the road for Wsrrenton Junction. Bigel’s baggage train
is now also passing up the same road. Tbis/a only a fie-,
cessery precaution against disaster,' and must riot be.;
taken as an evidence that our army expects to get whip--
-pad. ' ■
A member of the 14th New York militia arrived hero a
short time ago, aud aayß that two shells fell into the
campof that regiment to-day, and killed several men
Ci lonrl or Major Filzhngh, the rebel General 1 Btuart’S
chief aid, was taken prisoner near Orange’ Court House,
on Tuesday, by the colonel of aii lUioois cavalry regi
ment, while nn a recorinoiesanoo. He says Jackson had
only' IS,OOO (?) mon at the Slaughter Mountain fight.
" hn
Rebel Press on Congressional'^ —
“GENEBAL JACKSOH’S LATE VICTOEE”
THE COTTON CROP.
SHALL THU' CARTEL STAND 1
NON-ADHERENCE TO IT URGED
: We conlinne our extracts from late Southern files,
furnished by our Bpeclal correspondent at Fortress Mon
roe: - , • ' ■. ■; •
TBS WOBK FOB CGNGBESS.
[From the Bicbmond Bzsminer, August 18.]
. Thar meeting of Congress' to-day is'-most opportune.
It Providence bad. Ordered it withaneyesingle.totho
gocd of the Confederacy, it, would have designated the
very period which has' been chosen,for the occasion.
It members have come in the spiritwhich should aotuate
thtm,»nd iliall enter stance upon the important rusi
nese demanding their.attention,,their namee will ne Uon
orea'for generations to come ; bat if they have met in the;
selfish spirit of'the modern politician, each mra to rote
himetil into a brigadier geueraship, a judgeship,hr some
fatoffice at the disposal of the men in place, it were much !
better that'Congress would sdjoson at once,' and that the;
grave business, of public defence.,should,, be. left to.the
unselfishness, honesty, patriotism; and energy of the •
State Governments. i- 1 .s-y-u *• ■
The Confederate Legislature ia confronted at-the
threshold of its proceedings by no less a fact than the,
rapid recruiting of gix.hnndreddhonsand'trdops by the'
publio enemy, to be used,.in addition to those already
5 invading the country; avowedly for its impoverishment,;
subjugation, and enslavement: To repel this formidable;
, power,it has in the held less than three hundred thousand:
effective men and, meaanrea.must at once be taken to
meet this exigent state of affairs, , „ .
Unfavorable' as this exhibit may boas to the land
forces, the case is much worse 1 with respect to opera- I
tioes npon the, water. Congress has been liberal in,
‘ appropriations for. tbat branch of the service, and
• the’ moneys which it has bestowed with lavish hand'
• have been’ Bpent with alacrity ; bat- the magnificent
• vessels on - which they have been laid out have
been - destroyed by the navy ; itself as soon as
their friumgbant success and absolute invincibility
have been demonstrated. '■ We commenced, thewar
with- a magnificent and wonderfully well provided
navy ; y ard, a not numerous' but moat capital navy,"and
, a yrospect of success upon the water, which, if improved,
.would have led to great things." "We are nowj so far as:
the public interests will allow to be revealed even to'Oon- ,
gress, without anything, except that notable Secretary, i
Mr. Mallory, a :Sttvy Department,’a Navy "Bureau, and •
swarms of navy clerks, which the vast eatablishment of'
Great Britain would scarcely suffice to keep employed.
It hasl)eeii proposed,* through the press, to,put Mr. Mai-;
lory into the Merrimack No. % and to blow both up to
gether. A, Bimpler measure would bo a’ vote of Con
gress requesting the President to place this . branch'
of the service In better hands. Such a vote should be
? t»keh ; in open session, should be recorded by. ayes and i
■noes,'aßdbemade a conspicuous landmark iii the histon-.
of the war, and in the career of a Congreiß which has, as
yet, done nothing to inspire the public confidence, . Such
' a vote would disclose at once to the country what
"members had- come here to serve the public interest
and what to serve their own selfißb ends by sycophancy
to the powers having the dispensation of patronage. Such
a vote would give the people pew hope, for It would give,
them hope in Congress—a thing which they have never"
had before. Looking upon tbe present Confederate Gon
! gfess as bht an offshoot of the corrupt one that broke in ,
two at Wasbingtori by its own rbttenne’M, and’ consider
ing mo .—* rat,nnace, which the war plaiced at the dis
posal of the Confederate Brnmaimro-r- ■ •
the virtue of theold Congresscquldnover.haye withstoodT
the Southern public from the first dismissed from its mind
any expectations ‘"of energetic 'and vigorous legislation,
looking Bingly to the public good from this body . A vote
rttiueitiug cbatjge m the administration of the -Navy Be
parmient would, at once: identify the majority of that
body* with the people, and rouse the Executive by an
electrical shock, which would give snob an Impetus to
public affairs that our-amieswould soon be heardof in
Maryland, Pennsylvania, aud Ohio.
Though ah indispensable measure, the creation of a
■navy is of ( st con daryira portauce to the business, demand
ing the immediate action of OoDgress,ofincreaiing our
army to|tbe size exacted by Bie new. mfasnres of tha
enemy* It ia cot a proposition admitting of. debate tbat
the limits of age prescribed inrthe'coußcripfcion law will
have to be tranicended t and a new army raised from the
men bt low eighteen and above thirty-five. a radical
difference will have lb be obaeryedia Ihe method of crea
ting this new army, The chief objection to the conscript
law of last April was tbe fact that the businesß was en
trusted to the,Confederate Qovernment;, The StateXegH-
Jbturca having neglected the subject,at their winter ees
i:ocb ard altera&tive was leftiotfae press
log exigency of ..that critical period but to waive* all
objections of detail, and to acquiesce in a measure then
become absolutely eßeehtial to the salvatfon of tbeconn
itiy,; Probably -it would have been better* even then, if
Congress had entrusted the enrollment, organization and
mustering of the confcripts to the superior energy*ude
lily, and patriotism of the State.Govenimeßtf; for ihe
•Confr derate authorities have nofcyet executedl the con
script this the view taken at the time.
Having now the.beneflt.otexperience,- & ia plainly ana
imperatively the policy of • Congress upon the
States to enroll, • commisßion and 'organize the army of
second-class conscripts* which:; Cf th®
enemy require to be bro ught into ’tfao^field,, Congreaa
1 c hall'at on ce triak e the appeal to the, States, this new ar
-my wilf *bTeii sow ] be’ raised before the Srebclass con'-
. scripts ard yet fully mustered intolhe service- * - ‘ ■ * •
; The first two weeks ef the present session will .entitle
• tbcCCongress to.the tasting gratitude orthe eternal curse s
tof the' country. Ko assembly' of s men over,before had
•bo certain an opportunity cf. winning honor or infamy.
The recent Legislature of Virginia s which,’after Gon
greFs-bftdßt&mpeded from Bicbmondralter thej.Govern
ment.had teUedthe .railroads ,to transportawayjts ba S“
'gsge, and while every,Confederate pfflher’wag pluminghis
' wings fdr flightVmolhteJy declared that Richmond Draft
tbe.defended to the last extremity, • authoriastogthe; Gov
ernment to hold it if every; building* were shelled to the
“ground—that Legislature will receive - honor through
all time. The present Congreßß hfife like honor to-win,
and some Bhame to wipe away.. "
SECRET SESSIONS,
[From the Charleston Mercury.]
The people are utterly In thedark a* to the transac
tions of tbeir representaliv'es. for their Übertr, involving
eu that Is dear to men/ -Out off the responsibility of the
representative to the people f let them know' nothing of
his actings .and-doings as their representative,andof
wbatavail is the.representatiye to the people. .Thar can
neither control him nor role themselves. The representa
tive becomes an irresponsible: ruler of the people, or,
vi hat .Is more probable, the tool of the Executive, from
whom all patronage flows, to carry outhisaespotlcbenests.
Forthspeople to vote themselves, through their i-onrarails
: ?, tT tW s C€ar lt>ejrn,D9t know all' his< trahatioHouWttnd
E? ?>“? *? support or repudiate; them, anditofcontinue*?
to change their agent, the represenfaiim l Take, for in. f
S*s*»'*. < * w bl way ofiHuß&atlori/TheiOohstitution of
toe. Provisional Gc vernment prescribed as follows: “The
fl r^ d6n \ for his services a* compensation
at .the rate of SS2s;oooiper: annum;'l and he shall not
'* tKi»“nS.^" g ftdt 'e >^ ny other‘emolument front
this Confederacy or any of the States thereof.' It Is im
l possible to mistake these words eft the Constitution/ Hu
i, . tb ° p r efl Meat should “ receive 825,000 per an
bi».emolument,:, and nothing more, .fet iwe
°m- iB oo “Sr. ess i s oon the President
titm ■*« olßce, and we find the foHowlng'fesbfc
-5 i JTbo flongresa of thejOonfederate States of: Aute
• m»Si d ann^ lv6 S* at ootomlffee to! arrange for govern.*
‘ Son'fnr fwi!^ 6 to lease a fwnisbed man
■J tetoiMtjaicofllij President cf the Confederate
JfSjS,;* ? resolution to. add to the “ emolu
“®““ :fl >*-*reMdent.-a furnished mansion;'equal to
, 2?^ ad oftwerity-five th'Sfcsahd.' Do
too people know how their representatives voted On this
S® •
. Jl President ? Another matter we wonld no
9°® ?® vetoes.; It« is -.understood that
President Dam vetoed more Mite of tbo Proviaional Con
gress than (dl the Presidents of the United States, from
i ”S°fS».Wa>hington to Andrew Jackson, sinciuded.- Do
.the people know anywhere how their representatives
> BBfl “confl. 'on the vetoes j
■ them fl supportßd this. Outrageous!.
Bbuse of the veto power Do the people know'{,
[Prom’tlie •■■■'’ *-'i
' We have never approved' of the ’secret policy of Con.
S?.’ opot beHeye tbat it is in accordance wjith the:
splrlt.oi the Confederate Constitution, or that it Is cal-:
culated to snblerve the heat interests of tKe-couritiy :
. w® regard it asjeiniciqns, both,in .principle:and prac
tice, as being calculated to engender distrust in the
hearts of the people, and gives free rein to corrupt and
. unprincipled politicians to work, out their , own deeigns,
uncontrolled by any fear of popular displeasure While
>"®. d ,°5 r ! of Oougrees renialn closed, had ■nusn-will be'
enabled to plot and plan in secret, unchecked;by, the’
fear of popular manifestations of disapproval. It is only 1
dir.azMtnig tim acta of members of.the Government to‘
the cnuciem of the people, that they can bo made to feel:
coniinualiy a due sense Of the importance of their duties, > 1
.and the .weights of the reßponsibiUty, resting upon them; •
but, while Congress gits with closed doors, and the acts or
Government are matured in secret; this wholesome eritl- !
clem cannotjbe exercised with disprimination, and, as a' ,
coneeguence, thereJs.no, proper .feeling of responsibility ;
2? *"®, P®rt ;Of those ehtrueted with tlie managemsht of,
C0 “ n^I ? -: - ® llop ®> therefore, that when: .
-ttorgiesB.jneets Jigain in .August, a resolution will bs
.and see and hear rorrthemselvesiwnßrvncu. -
tivos afe'Boing. Lefttbe darkness which has heretofore:
enveloped every thing connected with the Government be l '
dispelled; let the light of day shine in upon the machinery i
‘of Government, and' then if members do not receive the.
confidence and:support of the people, it is because they
have not deserved them ~ ...
[From the Columbus (Sfiss.Jtßepublic.] ~
■ Secret; sessions :of :Gongress are in the highest degree
dangerous to, the liberties and interests of the people.
Let us take warning by a’ chapter in the early history of
the latei United States,, which,* in .itsi infancy, .was for ,
some time on the brink of ruih:; v though. as the.question!
that nearly caused It was only'“debated in secret Sessions
of Congress,, the people wore not aware of it till more than
thirty years after the danger.had been, providentially
averted, * In' 1780, John Jay, Secretary of Foreign
. Affairs, who, had .been authorized to institute a negotia
’ tion with the Spanish’ Government, laid before Congress, j
. as a profound'secret/a proposition to abandon the' naviga
tion of the Mississippi river to Spain,for ; the period.of
' tw< rity-five of thirty years,' as an equivalent for a treaty:
.of commerce with that nation; This suicidal measure
would have inevitably led.to a separation bßtween the:
Eastern and Western country. 'lt would have been a fe-j
!: Hnqulshment of.flve-eighthsof the territory of the United
. States, .and an abandonment ;of the fairest subject for. the:
‘paymenfot the public debt contrSctedby the BevoluHou-*
aiy wer, whichwould thus: have been chained on.the
neck of the country in perpetuum. Had the people, been,
aware Of what was going on they would never have per
mitted such a-qutßiioß-to agitate tha conncila of thena-:
tion; but the whole affair was veiled in darkness, and so *
continued until the year 1818, when was:
' passed authorizing tho'pubiicatiqn of the secret journals :
of the old Congress. Questions no less vitally interest
ing, will have to be met by, the peoplo.of the Confederate
States. Let theiri take timely warning, and watch with a:
jealous and suspicions eye'every attempt by Congress to
sit with closed.doors.. , ~ . . 7;
■:* OTPLE MVCBBAB MObbTAIH.. / !
l4 ]' J
■ We present shch additibnalparticniare m regard to the *
late.brilliant victory, in Culpeper county a* were received
yestetday through various sources.
Oh Saturday; the 9th inst ■ the Ist Brigade, commanded,
•by General Winder,'the 2d Brigade, Col,Garnett, and the,
f 3d Brigade; GeUZTaliaferro, attacked the enemy at Mit
chell’s Station. The fight regedfurionely during the day, I
• when a portion of the 3d Brigade became surrounded,
arid were compelled io fight; their way out with severe
lobs. The 48th Virginia, whiohis attached to thia brigade,
went into jthe flgbtiWith 52S men, and came ontwith
only 15b. .
*-*An intelligent ’ correspondent sendß us the following, "
. dated on the battle-field, Sunday morning, 3A. M: ;
General, Jackeon.haa fought the Yankees and has again
whipped them.. We left from above GordonsviUe on
• Friday,* about half past 3 o’clock A. M, on.aa advance :
movement.* About the middle of the day ohr cavalry
came in .contact withitke Yankee cavtdry, and . after a •
sharp ringagemerit they took to their heels, losirijg about i
, twenty killed-: We took aboutforty prisoners, with their ■
ceinp and camp equipage. Our loss was none. Ourtroops'
encamped liiday night on Garnett’s farm. Early on
Saturday morning we again look up the; line of march,;
. end’about 9 o’clock discovered the Yankee cavalry drawn;
up in line in great force, about one ? and a half mile in
advance. ‘ After waiting for some time to find oat
■ their intention, we had, about half past cloven o’clock, to
open upon them with two pieces, from two batteries, on
a cross fire. Our Bhots were well directed. I was stand- I
ing on my horse by the cannon that .fired the first shot, :'
which feß in line a short distance in front of them. The *
next T saw fall among them. Gen. Ewell Mien told the
- men to give it to' them aB fast as they could* load, which
- was done until they aU: disappeared behind the'eover of:
the woods. Our infantry w:ss then advanced, and about
five o’clock began one of the most rapid and severe en
i gagementeof the war. We suffered severely for a short
Ujfme, untli jee got our men: up, when we gavo 1 It to them,;
hot arid heavy, and droye thepl back with great loss..
Our firing did not cease until about one o’clock at. night.:
1-wnoa.ieft their dead and wounded on the field, with about
I four hundred. prisoners, which we maorched to the rear.;
uiarwwfcwraiitei»a-mi. very considerably. . It Is thought;
with a gcod supply,ofcommiS4Fy^i9fe£ a dXf^i2S/?¥d;
. The exact locality of the fight on Saturday is said~fo
have been on the plantation of Bev.-D. F. Slaughter, near;
' 'MitchellV Station.: The Lynchburg pfi epublican. says i
that the numbor oi troops ongaged on elthcr Bide is stated
• to have been very unequal, and the fight is represented;
to have been terrible in tbo oxtreme. * A part of Ewell’s;
dlviglon led in the attack, which was subsequesitly rein
• forced by a portion of A. P. Hill’s division,-the whole
: numbering aboat fifteen thousand, against about twenty-:
, -five thousand of the enemy. Onr losses are not definitely*
aaceitairied, but are supposed, to reach about six hun->
dred wounded and one hundred killed. - The enemy’s is.
estimated to be mrich heavier in killed and wouniiedj be-j
sides four hundred pritonerß, including a large proportion'
of officers. / ... r
The enemy retreated after several hours of desperate
resistance, feavteg.the : ground covered with afiris arid
ordnarce stoieg. We secured about one thousand
stand, of routketa and rifles, besides a large number of:
' pistols, Bwordß, &c. We bad sono seventh-five or a :
- hundred iplssingj but it is eupposed the number wili: be;
largely redneed, es they were constantly rejoining their
commands. -We took no artiilery,: the enemy having
fiicceeded .in getting them ,off. . jThere have been occa
' eiorial ekirmishes sinco the fight on Saturday, but they
" resulted in nsthirg of a serions character. The enemy
fell back to the neighborhood of Culpeper Court Hc use,
, carriing.cff the most of their dead and wounded, though
! janumber of the, latter were left on ths field; and fell into
l our haridri They were partied and sent to the enemy ’s
lines under a flag of truce. "
; [Froin the Richmond Whig August 15.] ' ‘ ,
An aid of 6«C Jackson, who was present at the battle
i of Cedar creek, fumisbes us Bonie interesting particulars
of the.engagement. uThe victory was so complete that, a
b»vy ofYankee officers, nnder a flag of truce; three daya
aiferwatds, admitted that it ’wouldbe.absrird to deny It,
• and laid a wager with one of onr generals that riot even
Pope, would pretend that it was any thing bnt a defeat to
them. Our informant estimates the force engaged on onr
side at B,Goo—that of the enemy at 20,000. Our killed
‘ arid wounded numbered, according to General Jackson’s
medical director, 600—of whom not more than 150 were
killed;:*; The Fobs of the enemy, in ’killed, wounded,
and missing, ie estimated at fromftOOO to 3,000. Wo
took two splendid Hapoieon guns, fifteen hundred stand
of small aims, twelve wagon loads: of. ammunition, four
stand of colors, and nearly or quite 500 prisoners. The
.fightbegan with skiimiehing about 2 o’clock, some six
.. miles this tide of . Culpeper Court House.* At'4 o’clock
it had beeoine ja'ctive, and hot, and was continued until
near nine o’clock at night, at which time the enemy had
• been driven to within' two miles of the Court House. At
; this point a. heavy battery bad been planted, and the
General,, thinking it injudicious to attackit till: morning,
ordered a baft. In the morning the enemy had abandon
. * td the poaiiiori, and made riof esponse to shel 1 thrown,in
the direction they were supposed to occnpy. The enemy
were commanded by McDowell, Banks; and Sigel; Pope
reached the scene of action thenextday. We occupied the
battle gr ound till Monday evening . Tuesday morning the
enemy sent ambulances on the field under white flags, and
under cover of them attempted to ad vance a heavy force.
Geß. Stuarti whohappened at the time to be on the field,
.with not mere than two or three attendants, sent word to
Pope that if he advanced any further .be would mawacre
every ambulance driver arid the field. Pope
lepliedjprofessiisg hisi chagrin; and declaring that he did
not know.that the ambulances were carrying white flags,
and concluded by asking till two o’clock to.bnry his dead,
: Stuart replied that it would be impassible for him to finish
the job In that time, and that he would give him till sun
down. Arid this: was done. During the hottest part of
tbe fight General Jackson put hitnself at the head of bis
old Stonewall Brigade, .infusing into that baud of heroes
•an ardor .and impetuosity perfectly-, irresistible. *: The
ground ’over ’ which'they passed was alriiost literally co
• veted with slaughtered Yankeeß, Our informant does riat
.doubt ,that this victory. is but the .forerunner of another
riiore important ,and .overwhelming, unless, Pope should
°f McOleilari’s “flank movements,” and get
THB PIIICB OF
[From the Bichmond iVliig, August 15.] ~,
if Tbs Mobile Register «ji cotton has lately shown' tbit
it rtiil -lives. Long donmiut in the gin houses of the
planters, it i» aronsedlo life as.a commercial commodity
by the magic of bur military successes, and with the
vigorous vitality which pertains to Intrinsic valueß, re
l ponds to the appreciation which it baa in foreign mar
kets. The-.sodden advance Of .cdtton:to some twenty
cents per ponnd lh Qeorgia markets, and to figures ap
proaching these in other domestic markets, is, of course,
directly attribatable to the uewtflnsh of confidence which
our recent' successes have. ineplrtd, promisingthatthe
'time will dome, at a period not, very remote, when.the
buyers of the outside'world wIU be enabled to purchase.
■ButwiU the advance or prices be sustained! If, as is
very.unlikely, a.sndden peace should open our ports to
commerce, .would those who bold cotton at a coat of
twenty cbn’is be able to save themselves 1" A brief oalco.
lotion would seemlo demenatrato lhat’they would be safe
enough* ■ ' '
It-might bo estimated that the last year’s crop was
three and a half or lour million bales,; ,bnt It is unneces
sary to be'piecise as to figures,, inasmuch as we know
that the demands of the consuming world were up totho
yield, and that there is no-' ethereupplr on band in the
world. but. this, and that no more wlU*-be: raised in the
South this season than .will,, compensate what, has been
destroyed and supply the demand for .borne consumption,
Indeed, there is reason to doubt that Hub season's plant
ing will supply the -hbme demand. and compensate the
amount destroyed,-which has probablybeen from four to
six hundred thousand nearer, the latter
■than the former, for in'therlch cormtry along the Missis
sippi the'destrnotion was almost total. Thus, at the re
opening of intercourse; -wo shall have but the amount of
a single crop to offer, to the. worljl, wbichyffll come bun,
grily - Into our -'mark et to find teliet'from the cotton
famine, its stock of raw cotton exhausted, and its sup
plies of manufactured cotton, running very. Bhort .and
held at bighTtricee; -"Thusnot only |he necessities of lu
' dustry, which appeal'to Humanity irid to the interests of
-cspital, but the -necessities of consumption which create
the commerce that sustainsand - fosters the former, will
'combine to.assnre.the .maintenance of the highest' rates
fc“tbe cotton we will,haVo to sell.* . ...
, it is tbs' trade demand'for'cotton goods on which we
may confidently rely to keep up the prices to figures' that
.warrant Ibehome transactions at.this time at<i notations
how ruling in.Qeorgia and elsewhere. We niost consider
Ihat the stock Of manufactured goods, is running very
low everywhere; and that before our ports are opened two
whole- cropß of cotton will'be' lacking to the regular
sources ofsuppiy. This deficit must necessarily keep up
the prices .of goods,, and.tha sustained highprlce of the
raw staple " will be-the f c<uißSihehoe.*' J Oar planters will
■ lose nothing by not planting cottonv_for thoy will reaiizo
something from their provision produce, and yitil receive
nearly or <iuits as much for one crop as tiny would for
two; and lor several succeoding crops the prices wiU be
better then of old, and greatly In advance of what they
would be,Should two.-ormore.cropa be thrown upon the
'market at once Instead of one.. One Crop is, and no one
can foresee how many wfil be, missing to the world, end
years will pass before pries* are again brought down to
their old level. -
‘. TWO CENTS.
' . SHALL 752 CARTECi STA.SO ? r ,
[From the Richmond Whig, Ang. IS.] (
•
n2L?wi' ia main ia accordance with
tSiiLw,!.^ t f n - ed Prtnei plea which have.done ao much to
““'Tom of modem warfare. Under (he ordi-
SJS of a war between' Powers holding the
5“® OBj6 dsed status, with the existence of neither
might be c o nrfd^taT nUof '«» eeriditiohe
d«r aWm°>?5 tr 644 r n!e , xc ® , ’ tioliab1 ®--’ T r °®i weeurrea
honorahie atihml 8 B ™ 6l8 ' hut in .dealing with an’
■wtSw^-S^* "*€ M paroiel
vsotsiU .DS Bacredj.thisi would be-no disadvanfAtFA Anri
o ha wBr <. ever Bblf ‘ tbe b “>™ce, the
ttywonla in turn have to exercise the same libaralitr t
S ?!v ,^msa he - the case Wore we engaged in war with one'
of ihe Eurojean nations arising o n eS” D y Of thoMOMa!
tione which are the usual causes of rupture between inde- •
pendent,Powers.; but f tlio. character of the people with
whom we are contending, end the very nature of the
m oftl',t^J- hiCh , T. 6 Br ® in ' rol?£d i euggeßt gravedouble
“e iohoy of the measure.,« ; 4
Of the faithlessness of our'eneiny we have'hadabun.
in.tbe'negdtiatiena prior to-the-com*
a P d l® l *® actual progress,of the
♦w.i? Tei 7 “ att ® r of parole, if may be i/emem-
P® V„s h^, the i Iprlßon ® rß V*“-hy-GenfPrice at Hexing.
iuib«r,> B wqI c - y r !l u h .W®i before It was announced
that thBy wotdd immediately re-enter
‘ ilSIm . bia '? !ls mentioned as an evidence of their
fide hf r S'*^ 1 ?\ 8 P paißnt blindneaa to H» Per
bBp of the violation of their parole. - . ' • ;
:*T,hat reliance' canibe piactd upon the faithful observ-'
to WiiitaTi? 10 6 * B0p j! ) whose ideas of honor are of
!° ‘i “ st > ru > Ed i t®°. hy mßn who hare given
; ?. B i sl ? cb signal illustration of their panic faith ! Will
ttenUa «« i™® 1 ®* 1 ?. R » abandonment of the rules of
humanftT tI a « Bpu ™. tbe common dictates of
-.„ "f,?.“i7.'i b ® restrained by, a point or honor ! (suppose;
'* - ;»ffasrs to have arrived, an urgent
r„w u ,r 7? 5®S oP°° “tn® :important point, are the
cSM the United States the then to feregd a chance of
their nM.SS WBS r t lh£,r than Tio,ale “Parole f Recently
tneir paroled men have been ordeerd to report at specified
iv*J- ...ffiFftw not be well euepected ,to be for, ergani
. toretmergSic'yjf r P Bent s ® tTlcl >®L« a .reserve ror fu
-fcA a ?P?? na objection arist s from the nature of the
S ap ! tB6, . f - «is a war of conquest on the part of the
‘•rebemon i ’!and,‘if ritoould
. ba . 6 hfcessini, ,every #tipn»aH°n , entered . into„with us in
our condition of quasi-nationality wonld ba deoinodtobe
SSm A \ independenf-natlon, though defeated,,
i n ?¥ to demand the. fnlfiiment of agree’;
- menta, Bubjugated rebels can only implore the clemency
believe confidently that our ettb.:
* may b ® conßidered-ofsome force.
•unu Ptj aSCvCTtf
by, the enemy... If this were a good reason against mahing
'tbe 'agreemerifr isit not a vaitid one for* abrogating it!
H o violation of faith attaches to a refiU to adhere to It
in the iulnre.,,lt, is, in the nature of a .treaty, which,
though profcasing to he perpetual, It ia in the power of
either party tojsnnul, its justification in doing so depend
ing upon the,causes by which it ie impelled.,--.After car
rying out faithfully thd provisions br the earteVwith re
epect ipThe' prisoners in our hands et the time of Its sig-,
naiare, it wpnld aeon to be.perfectly compotent for our
Government, afid consistent with good faith, to suspend
its operattt ns for thefnture. , ;Ijetthiß be done .univer
rally, asitbae elreedy been done in reference to a par
ticular corps of the enemy, and we shall'probably see
that improvement in his conduct which has always fol
lowed vigorous and decided action on our part:
THE SEVEN-DAYS BATTLES,
The Richmond correspondent of the Oharleston Mer
cury-mites: •
' Mr. Crocker, Superintendent of the Army Intelligence
Office, etateß that his. books Bhow between 11,000 and
12,000 wounded in'" the battle before Richmond, and
thinks the .whole number, including those in private
houses not reported to him, will .be, about 12,500. Gen.
Lee, lem toid, estimaue the killed at 3,5C0. To these
meet he added: a great inany.who were.disabled by ex
haustion, want of, food, and.bad that Ihe sum
total would amount; perhaps; to' IB,GQQ*or 20,000. The
per, centage of/deaths among the wounded has been
heavy, owing to the hot weather. I have heard it put
at eighty per cent, but this is foolish: -No case of am
putation above the knee is said to have recovered; but
this, also, I doubt.
FROM NEW ORLEANS.
Rebels Preparing to Attack Baton Rouge
./'Again...
[From the National Advooate, August 13. j
An intelligent young gontieman, who left Baton Bouge
Sunday evening, ihfdrina us that tbe Confederate army
.was stationed ton miles distant from that place, hourly
. expecting large reinforcements, JDn,,becoming rein
'forced; it was their' intention to renew the attack on
Baton Bouge. The United States forces had called ia all
their'pickets, and notified all non-combatants to leave,
■ with ench movable property as they choose to take with
them, as the gunboats would she'd, the city the moment
. the Confederates renewed the conflict. ,
GOV. MOORE .IN DANGER.
[From the How Orleans Delta, August 13 ]
Governor Thomas 0. Moore, the Chief Magistrate of
tbe State of Louisiana, made liis appearance in Thibo
deaux last week on business. The moment the fact be
>came known the people turned outtomobindmurder
him. Many people were armed. He begged for mercy;
and still, but for four women who surrounded him, hie
' would have been shot. The people' detest him on ac
, count of his cotton- btmuing and sugar-destroying order. I
; i APMIRAI. FAREXGXrr. ' ■-.•* i... V.
[From the Hew Orleans Delta, August 14 )
At half past five o’clock last evening Commodore Far
ragut hauled down his flag from the mizzen and raised it
oh the mainmast,' which act announced td' the fleet that
.'the hitherto flag officor had assumed the functions and
dignity of a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. A
/salute wee fired on the occ&Blan, and in the: eveniUg he
was serenaded.’ : .■ . .
This is the first instance in the history or the Republic
.of the instalment of lan admiral in ournavy. How fitting
it is that'Farregut should be the first to be invested with
this dignity! -
'::ATTACKE» ,:.By .HEGBOBS.
[From the_True,Delta,, August 15.]
We learn that .the patrol employed by the planters on
the right bankofthe river, below Algiers, were attacked
laet night by. negroes; armed/with ahot-gune. ,“The ne
groes were concealed.in the cane-near the toll-gate,'op
posite CHalmette.’ They rushed from their hidihgplace,
PrettHC‘^rJ b 6feSS|l 9 at *he patrol, composed of Captain
treated.; back to their Frank
through'the' muscle of the arm, and his coat was
.riddled-with buckshoti^-Horth’was shot in the abdomen.
Tbenumber of slaves was not known ~ Two of the party
being wounded, the other four were'.nnwillibg to remain.
Consequently Capt. Reed returned .to the: oity. We
learn that Lieut. Dryden has gone down,.the coast /with
eix men. "No tidings have been heard’ftom him.'' If the
■ negroes are armed, as is generally believed, there is rea
son to fear that they willbeoverpowered. We learn that
tbe private patrol are to be disbanded.
FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
AFFAIRS •IN COLORADO.
[From the Denver City Hews, August 11.]
A messenger'arrived from the. southern part, of the
Territory, on Saturday last; with" the news that a gue
rilla band was in active operation on the. head-waters of
the‘Huerfano and San Carlos, and, fn : the vicinity of
Port .Garland. They number tbirty-five men, under
ttao leadership of, a/Captain,Matteson, who.claims to
belong to the rebel army of Texas. Their avowed object
is to harass and rob the. Government in every passible
way, but not to molest. private property or persans,
unless they see something they want. '
~ A few daye since they captured the Fort Garland mail,
and kept the, mail-carrier prisoner for. four days, when
theyreleasfd him, bnt kept* his horse, arms; and all the
mail matter. f A gamblerknown; as Snaggle-tooth Jones,
Capt. William . SI, Pierson, and other Denver men, are
said to belong to the party. Prompt Steps should be, and
.doubtlesswilt/be, t,aken to ferret- out these marauders,
and mete out to them their just punishment. Suchser-.
vice would just Buit some of ihe Colorado boys of either
the Ist or 2d regiment.
HIPORTAIST COERILLA DOCUMENT.
[From tiro St. Louis Democrat, August 22.
We lay before ohr readers the; contents of a printed
- circular found in the pocket of one of the batch of Seces-/
Bioniste-who were caught in this county a few, nights
; since; while attempting to leave for the rebel army. This
. precious document, somewhat mutilated, wag given to ne
late last evening*.
SO THU CITIZENS OF 3T, LOUIS AND STATE OF
MISSOURI,
- Through his representative, Major General Price
wishes to be remembered to the loyal people of the State
of Missouri! and by way of encouragement deities them
.to be of good cheer, as tbe day is fast approaching when
the welfare of Missouri w|li not be forgotten. Oirctun
stances transpired to cause the temporary withdrawal of
our troops from their nativeeoil, but now it is determintd
that they shall speedily return.
"We have sodght (common interest With our brethren
of the South, and our blood has mingled freely with
theirs on many battle-fields, for themaintenanoe of the
great principle of civil liberty and equal rights, inherited
from our sires of ! 76, An indiSEOluble tie unites us,
which cannot be broken; animated by a like spirit, our
destiny is the same, Therefore we can rely fully upon
tbe assistance Of the Confederate States of America for
a helping hand, to sustain ua against a common enemy.
Those who 'have our cause at heart are earnestly en
joined to bo prepared'to co-operate with us'at a moment’s
warning. It is thought advisable that ah organization
be formed in yonr midst, of such a nature as I hope
will satisfy the most cautious. '
. In the face of the many difficulties which we have to.
contend against, it will be necessary to proceed with
great caution and watchfulness! It is, therefore, deemed
advjfablo.that a copy of orders, and regulations apper
taining to said organization bo furnished to thoßO em
powered'to raise recruits (same to be attached to a copy
of this address). , . , •
ORDERS AND REGULATIONS
Article'!. It is considered expedient that the com
nateolsicti°3eydost thould not be known to any subordi
catiohwith him'ar«irissrretrl3>>oA4«uudn2_eommani
> AsT. a. : Every captain appointed according foTui»-
thority vested in the commanding general,; shall have
fultpowerto select his own officers for the full completion
of bts CODJP&BF* , > ? - ; - !
Art, 3. Every captain or. his subordinate officers shall
have full power and authority to administer oaths of alle
giance and enlistment in all cases.’ i-£ ‘ ,
Art. 4. Ho recruit bo enliited shall bo informed of the
name of their captain; nor is it necessary that they
should know the potition of a, party officiating in any
capacity until the proper time arrive* for action, of
which there wffi be timely notice given./ •■■/. '
Art 5. The mode or equipment will be imparted by
tbe officers to tbeir respective commands in doe time.
It is siri tly enjoined that in ho case'whatever iB a copy
of this document to go out of tbe bands of the recruiting
officers, but only such portions read to parties enlisting
as are suitable to the case. By above precautions it
would be difficult to implicate many except those directly
concerned. ; JOHN C..BOONE, Colonel..
■ FORM OF OATH TO BE .ADMINISTERED. :
v 1 “-Ton——d» swear by the Holy Evangels of Al
mighty God, that j on a ill not divulge any secret that may
b e dißclosed to you. .Ton make oath that yon will beat
(rue allegiance to the Confederate States of America; and
Hat you will faithfully act jin the capacity of a Partisan
Eafiger, for iervice iiithe State of Missouri daring the
term of three years or during the war.” ■
CAIRO NEWS DESPATCHES.
" CatßO, Auguet 10J— Ti M. Cook; correspondent or the
Chicago Times, who signs himself-“ K.,” has written
Utters from here reflecting very severely on Provost
Marshal /Merrill: and Ms guards 1 : Yesterday/GenerM
Tuttle made an informal Investigation of the. matter,.and
is CbokTatied' tb jsuhstantiate the charge made, h,e was
pieced tinder arrest. J Teelerday bo denied the author
ship of the letters; to-day ho. acknowledges, and General
Tuttle‘gave Sim tbe alternative" of denying the charges
.-in the Times or going to Alton during:the; wan’ /He has
.chosen the former. .■ i
- lieutenant J. K. Howlett, proyoßt °:/fn
.cah; bad/been/relieved if his 1 duty, and Captain J-u.
D»nu is appointed in his place.. "oinctoi
Captain Getty brought down yesterday, f «> m ulnom
hati, five hundred recruiteforthe navy, h/ ~ , ,
. The eteamer Pringle twenty
flii bales of cotton from Oolombus thU morning. About
e was,.
sklrotoh-yestorSay about thirteen miles from
Tlf force" out
assetl on tbo other, side were ;»■ portion.of.Jeff Thompr
S cavalry. TSo contost. lasted.orily about fifteen
•Stouter. when the Ooufedeiates ran from the field to the
.woods, leaving theli.kUttdand wounded behind.
G. v. Brooke, tho tragedian,. it in the Bank
ruptcy Court at Birmingham, England. His do”
ficit is twenty-five hundred pomnds.
THE WAR PRESS.
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; THE HALL ARCTIC EXPEDItION,
lIICHII lIITEBEBTiNe DiSCOfESfES,
mountains of fossils.
G eograpbicai Defslopmeat.
Facts Connected with the Franklin and Frb
bisher Expeditions.
. RELICS TKBEE, HUNDRED YEARS OLD.
The deßp6tch.from.Bt. Johns,'Newfoundland, published'
on Saturo ay, gave some intemtii g intelligence respebt
mg tbe operations ; and-discoveries, of the new Sir 'Jofio
,Franiiin expeditfon, in charge of, Mr. 0, ». Hall The
■euccess of those hitherto sent out, the discovery of- tha
paßsago, and the /zeal of many penione in ex-
SIS™ 8 .. 1 ® 8 f,oE ®n regions of the riorth. will, no doubt,
.Detore many years,' give us tho moat reliable lnformatioa
a«fw at pa u,'° f tbe g,obe - We had been so long
l“i b , da ic '*®*Pe®Ung it that the humenius expedißona
fntrn l»t* imt *iT 1 ‘nrf'J** 1 * franklin cauaea but uttto
the excitement attending hia
. pvbabie fate, the*rivalry as to who should find-htai otr
obtsin information as to the whereabouts '
•party, togethm with the deeply interesting worhu that
ba T® ' b »“’written, respecting the different expeditkms.
have bad the effect to excite the public mind and cause a
fle s>, r ® t ?i® ar ““? rc respeettug that part of the world.
What Mr. Hail will be better under
stood by the following private despatch to Mr, Henry
Gnonell. It.. covers the entire grom, d, and shows how
- mnch and how valuable his discoveries have been: 1
' Bt, Johns, If. F„, August 22.-rI am: bound for the
btateß to renew, my .voyage. I have not prosecuted or
miseion to proposed, on account of the vessM:
• hut I thank God that He hath empowered mo to do sa
-il/haye determined the'fate of probably two
boats’ crews of Sir John ‘Franklin; have solved tfce
mystery of three hundred years relative to Sir Martin
Frobisher’s _ expedition, under Queen Elizabeth, and
havekarned thefateof five of the men captured from
• Frobisher by. the -* squimaux * I have found and identi
fied th® exaot place ofitheir landiog and prior account of
Werwicks Sound; from thence Frobisher attempted
to plant the colony of one hundred men: I have reco
vered Avarea, Varedi, and a large number of relics., ef
earn expedition, and have explored over one thousand
gtraft Eea Coaßt ’ ia ®l“diug the soicalled Frobisher’*
was about to depart for the Btatcs August;, 9,1861, but
thick •ribbed ice kept her entombed until tlotober l».
The ehip’s company sobslsted mostly tbrough tlie wiife- .
by the generous hospitality of the Esquimaux /I bring
with mo a famiiy.of these pecplOr-a man, wife, and child.
The rsebrde of thy .work exceed three thbusafid pages. ‘ I
will report'details to you of my expedition on IQ7 ar
rival.o. F. HALIi,.' ,
Mr., 0. F. Hall, whose energy and fondness for arctic
explorations induced him to undertake the perildus task
of investigating moeo cloeeiy the shores of that dreary
conntry, returned t« St- Jolms, N. F., on the 22d inst,,
in the bark George : Henry, of Hew London.' He" re
turned'- in'consequehcb df the leßsdf hia little vessel,
which,prevented the further examination of the coast,;!
The det&ilsof his expedition: when givento the.pob
lic,will,' no' douht, proyeof unusual interest. The plan
he/adopted of living and' making himself familiar with
the language an*habita of the Esquimaux,'■ was as
excellent one, and had ha not met with the misfortune ef
losing hie means of’making further coast examination*
he would have succeeded, so doubt, in being aide, by
bis association with the natives, to have obtained much
information respectingmatters of which we as yet have
no knowledge. • ' *
: He has determined the fact, however, that what w*
have; heretofore called Frobisher’s Btraits is nothibe
more than a'deep indentation in the land, or bay, termi
callDg 1b latitude 63 degrees 48 minutes north, longitude
70 degrees west, vlt, has always been considered to join
the waters of Davis and Hudson’s Straits: bht bis dis
covery does away with the-idea.’ ’
We are much in the; dark respecting the correct ehor*
line of the greater .part of ; the Arctic coast. To obtain
it would be almost impcssible, for the massed of ica
which are continually surrounding the shore prsvent
any positive determination of the eubjeot. Ohanoes may
be offered, when the season is favurabie, to fill up the
gaps that now remain; but years-mnst pass before any
■ certain knowledge can be obtained of the ex vet shape of
the Arotio shores, if we are ever ablo to obtain it., There
are now many indentations marked on the shoro line on
i every map; that have no,’exietenoe in fact ; aijd ! when
examined, Ba Frobisher’s Straita have been by Mr. Halt,
will be found to have existed only in the fancy of the
engraver, or in the imagiziation.'of some whaler,* who,
becanse there ns an indentation in the ice snrronndjng
the coast, naturally thought the land must take the.sam*
'formation.'
Mr. Hall reports having examined over a thousand
miles ot coast. This will prove of importance, and wiii
add mnch' to*; our 'preseht* information' respecting the
country. His expiorations appear to have been confined
to Davis’ Straits and- to the southward-of the parallel of
87 degrees, as the despatch makes no mention .of bis
having been to the northward of Cape Wslslngham by
water. r .
His journey to the interior must have been of an ex
ceedingly interesting character, and had he been able ta
entry out bis ideas of /constant interconrse with the Ea
quimaux, he would no doubt, have obtained reliable in
formation of all the poor fellows whoremain yeftb ba
accounted for, and who -have no dotibf laid their bones
. in the frozen regions of-the north, besides being able ta
obtain an extensive and correct knowledge of the contt
' try, of which we have comparatively no certain infor«
matioh. ■
How far hiH researches have been carried on shore and
Dtnong the natives we do not yet learn; but we feel e«U
"tisfled that one who has energy to carry out ashore-lina
examination of over a thousand mile* in a region of con
stant ice end snow, wili have made discoveries and ob
tained information of the interior that will be in all re
spects new, and that will increase the; desire to haye fur
tber information regarding those desolate regions.
, By the despatches we learn ‘that among his; other dis
ceverife; Mr. HMI has obtained information which has
probablj detennined the fate of,the two boats’ , crewa of
Sir John Freriklin’B'exteditiohwhbperlshed in'endeavor
ing to return.- There can be no doubt that bad the vari
• one. exptditions; f which have - been sent in search of'Sir
John" Franklin .Seen organized to pursue' their, ob
, eervatioiiß i more - oti "shore than afloat—or on the
; plan adopted; by -Mr v , certain: knowledge
of the fate' of Sir; John and his party would have been
: obtained - - long' before it was. Mr. HaU has u»
: doubt obtained. his information from associating. with
.the vEeqnimsux, - who have,' in ail probability, ,;a
* knowledge df tire fate of all foreigners who perish on
' wm im -moto, from; tag u
eeafeh of; and the knowledge will be
sociating with the natives, adopting their manners and
customs; living with them .for .a time and gaining, their
friendship. In this way they will be induced to give in
formation that will be ail, the. .world will desire, and
which might have been acquired long ago and for a tithe
of the money that has been expended on expeditions that
have virtually amounted* to nothing. The discovery,
also, of tbe remains of five men captured from Frobisher
on hia first voyage/and the identification of the : exact
. place of their landing, proves how much valuable in
formation can baobtained where the search ia made in a
* proper manner. Frobisher’s voyages imd ceased to ba '
thought ef; they had becomematters of history, and onlr
used for reference; and that now, at this ,late day, in
formationshould be had which' foi ms an important addi
tion to them, no one could have deemed possible. Mr.
HaU has also obtained information of the existence of a
great glacier and mountains of fossils between Hudson’*
Straits and Froblshhr’e Bay, and has, wa apprehend,
much other information respecting the curiosities of the
interior that has not been transmitted by telegraph.
While w© do not think that the information, we can
gain respecting that part of our globe to the northward
1 of the parallel of seventy degrees north, or to the south
ward of the seme south, will be of any particular benefit,
still itwiUbeweUto knew ail wo can respecting every
part of*th« globe on which we live; for there is no tim
ing wbat we.may come to,, and what advantage we may
gain by being thoroughly poeted ovon upon regions of
ice and snow, where the only inhabitants are the polar
..bear and;Axcticfox. . , i
' The; Arctic explorer gains hie, knotnedge by themort
severe His life is one of toil, hardship, and
suffering, aud it requires a man of the most indomitable
energy to project, , equip, and: carry our with success pn
■ expedition; that has only in view all tbe hardships and
discomforts of life, without any of its brighter features.
.; Hence we look apon the succeßa attending the late expe
dition of Mr. Hall aa wonderful, considering ail that ha
had to do with," and have no doubt when heoncemore
starts, assisted,' as he wifi be, by others, and with greater
. means of effecting bis object, that he wili he able to ac
complish all that bo desires, asd give to the world a nar
rative of his adventures and discoveries that will b*
valuable through all time.:
His plane we consider the moat proper to gain extended
.'lnformation'.-- The explorer who depends upon hie vessel
alone to carry ont tbo voyage and to make discoveries,
and who knows 11,0 probabilities are tisatb© will bo locked
up nine months dut of the twelve in the ice, can'nevec
• effect much.’ " fFe'rather look' to those who, like Mr.
Bali, rake the land for it, and who, with the aid of sleds
and snowshdesj the companionship of Esquimaux and.
their faithful dogs, seek information that the sailor who
Bticketo his ship cannpt obtain, and who depends upon
hie small boat to make such shore examinations as he may.
deemhecessary to the successof Mb expedition.
From Western Pennsylvania.
‘Correspondence of-ThB Press.}
Bbavbb, Pa., August 22; 1862.
Captain T.H. Norton, of the 9th Infantry, regn
lar army, and Assistant Surgeon L. Oberhoitzer,
are here examining and mustering in the 148th
Begiment Pennsylvania Volunteers-. Beaver comity
hag done nobly. Her quota required for the first
three hundred thonsaha was sent off promptly,
and it iis highly ’probable thatthenumberneceg
sary for Beaver to furnish to the last call will ba
furnished without a draft.
Surely treason cannot lift its head to a county
like this. -Fathers ; and mothers send their sons
without a murm.ur. .They do not wait to ask if
they dan escape the draft, but, like true patriots,
are willing, if need be, to offer their sons on their
.country’s altar. . •.
• PiiiiAJSßtrnliftwes.
To the Editor of The Press :
- ' Dear Srn:•l would beg leave to suggest (through
the columns "of your valuable paper) to Mr. Mar
shal Millward, when he.completes the enrollment
of the militia, that he would publish the, nanus in,
the daily papers once or tyn.ee, giving the name
sod residence of esoh poison ©moiled, and ttto
number of the precinct- also the bounds
.of the precinct. By this means every one who is
.enrolled would ; be able to see at a glance whether
his neighbor who is equally liable with himself »
on tbe list'; s if not, he could have Ms name put en.
.In this way a large amount of skulking would be
prevented pand we would have a _ fair and honest
enrollment, which would giv© satisfaction to taa
whole people. Very respectfully,
r . ... • A Subscriber.
TBE COABT SURYEf IN OONNEOTIOUT —Offi
cers bf'th<i United States Coast Survey
in testing tho accuracy of the base Msew of some of the tri-
Wrtea which are spread like a vast net-work over a large
thdHnttod Btatce. Mount Tom, near Nortb-
Sniion I«uthe noiht where the theodolite is fixed, and
measured; and Sandford -Mouutam, in tba
£wn“of ChSS ooun., fifty six miles" dlstAnt; B4tt
nflr in TTniond Oeim., tw©hty.Biixe miles, andT-BoxHlHi
i'nUon Conn.t twemy?nme miles,.arftaignaUtaUons*
•in B eS oV ’vhtoh heMotrhper.’whtoh fodhd
mirroTS capable of diaflecting the sjur’s rays, to any desired
direction, are .mounted/ Even when .the .sky la free frojn
•clouds or haze, 1 good obßervattonß'Canbe obtalned’duTine
or Jy a brief, -period in tbe morning;and afternoon, owing
to the Ifemnloußnesa'.bf’tbe aimospbere caused hy r tljo
beat of tbe aun. Hehce-weeks’dhd'montbs are consumed
in verifying what it takes but a. Hash of time reany tu
“k'e. ‘ : ;
THE r»LLNER.-MBKBEB. TBlAt.—Th# PWdT
cutlng'attolaey’bttMbnmdath county has fixed the
of Badetzeklprbr.the/murderf oMtoltaer. for the 3d, of
Be^ember, Auuestion otfflnch
jurists Wiu*heirai«d; and bne whmhh* not ya^W
-passid uponto tols countryffiy-anr Jnrv to^»c^alMd
Kate-Thto «53S hatiofennly jurisdiction
Jur Sed!-ahd
puled„BDa itwlu » ™ , bB [ the bo ,iy had floAteS
v ooe o f t h o most remarkahla
eSto“ Wals in Bwitand involved the same anestlou,
and wsuited to an *c<iuUtal.-ffcw«r;." Merwry.