E4t Vrtss. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1863 War and Statesmanship. An English newspfiper, in commenting upon the recent victories of the American arms; deprecates the further continuance of the war, and says: "From first to last the conflict was one of questions and priuciples, which can only be settled,hy statesmanship." If we take this as the expression of a gene ra maxim, we can have no difference with our English commentator, for there never was a war which might mothave been avoid led in the same way. This, however, is in 'tended to convince the English people that the war now being waged upon the rebellion is an unnecessary - calamity; that all its vic tims haVe lost their lives in vain; that the anoney of the nation has been squandered, and unimaginable millions added to our in debtedness, to gratify the passions of mad and unthinking men. That this criticism is unjust no one familiar to the American hi,story will deny. We do not think that history can show such an example of patience, forbearance, and long suffering as that shown by the American people in the negotiations introducing the. war. If we have any complaint at all to make about our selves, it is that we permitted our leaders to reason and tamper with the South to the; verge of pusillanimity. For many precious weeks and months Northern statesmen begged, and implored, and propitiated, and wrote letters, and made soothing speeches, in the-hope that the Smithern traitors might have been turned from their treasonable designs We /did not want to - fight the South. We bad a natural horror of war. Years of peace had made us in love with peace. Our futaire was one of poWer and glory. Our policy looked to the develop ment of agriculture, and science, and manu factures. We were a people of ploughs and: spinning wheels, and we turned from war as, from a hateful thing whose progress would be marked with horror, and whose end would be little more than death and desola tion. This was why we were so unfortunate in the beginning. We trusted too much in statesmanship, and clung too fondly to the idea that the conflict was " one of questions and principles," and that it could be settled by words and sentences. Our mistake has been expiated by many woes, and defeats; . and troubles. War was forced upon us. Every word and act of the Southern traitors plainly indicated that unless we drew the sword we should fall by the sword. We could only have obtained a peace that " was full of wrongs and shames ; horrible, hate ful, monstrous, not to be told." The South ern leaders demanded not only the parti tion of the Confederacy, but such a partition as would make the South a great overruling border power,threatening and controlling the North, and degrading it from its high position among the nations of the earth. Kentucky and Missouri, Maryland and Delaware, and a great part of our Territories, would have been taken by the South, and slavery would have become an institution of one country, and a controllnig element in the other. We not only should have failed in obtaining peace, but in securing an immunity frorii. war ; for the temper of the Southern people was of that peculiar quality, that a war upon the North would have become a national cry, and in the natural course of events we ,should have suffered from an invasion of the most desolating character. These were contingencies that no statesmanship could avoid, for it happened in the course of years that the people of the two sections had be come as two .nations—the nationality of the one being slavery, and the other freedom. In certain States a great crime became a civil institution, and by what we may call a moral law, the defence of that crime made other crimes necessary. It seems to us, then, that war, long dreaded and eagerly avoided, came at last, because the people of the Northern States were convinced that the time had come at last to defend their na tionality, or part with it forever. The time may come very, soon—but we we do not see it now—when this ques tion may be settled by statesmanship. We are told that the war may end by the recognition of the Confederacy. What is the Confederacy? How much territory does it comprise ? How many States will it include ? Shall we take the de jure Go vernment, arranged on paper by Mr. Da vis, or the de facto Government, that might be called the rebel army, with headquarters at Richmond ? Where are, we to draw the line ? Shall it be a mountain or a river ? What shall we do with North Carolina, East Tennessee, and Texas? Where will: statesmanship begin? What fact or theory will it assume .as the be ginning of negotiations? What will be the nature of the tariffs, and how are we to con trol the commerce of the two sections ? With protection on" one side of a certain line andiree trade on the other, how are we to regulate the, intercourse of the nations and prevent smuggling, and how are we to avoid the many troubles and reconcile the many differences that contraband and illicit trade always produces? Wherever we ap proach this subject, we find ourselves over whelmed with embarrassments. There is but' one way to peace, and that is the 'way of war. The only statesmanship we need is the statesmanship necessary to strengthen and unite the North ; as for the rest we must continue to fight. We have a feeling, it is true, arising out of the extent and value of the recent victories, the ex haustion of the South, the desire for peace that all men naturally feel, and the neces s4 for peace to strengthen 'our industrial and commercial interests, that 'the war will soon be at an end. But the time to make the end a question of statesmanship has not arrived. Tile Nation Protects its Uniform. 'When JEFFERSON DAVIS published his proclamation outlawing General BUTLER, and ordering the execution of all colored men in the uniform of American soldiers, who might be taken prisoners, it was re garded as a menace to the General Govern ment, and an effort to persuade the foreign Powers that the Government of Mr. LlN comf was making the war a servile insur rection. It was so much in the style of the bravado which Mr. DAVIS has a fondness for occasionally adopting, that the world laughed at his threat, and permitted it to pass unheeded by. General BUTLER still liVeS, and there is no, immediate danger of his death. We have not heard'of any Fede ral officer being imprisoned or executed for taking command of negroes, nor have we heard any authentic account of the mas sacre of colored.men themselves for wearing Federal uniforms, and fighting under the Union flag. The only revenge that has as yet been visited upon the Union officers or soldiers for their devotion to the country, and-their association with the negro in. the prosecution, of the war, was seen in the i-,,, • caset s `g:Nolpuel SHAW, lately slain at Charleston, band •Nye mention thii as cha ractdreltieNt;',Eiiiut`6ern threats and valor. 1 ColigiASll.,AX' n 9VOMded a Massachusetts regimentLfocolcire&men, and in the attack up ottul2o,,VdANii, killed. His corn radeaigskedifnr3hlS,bagyi4and were told in 'woT4i Afivoe3 l .Vg Wilie contempt a south ern r.,21,3,1ii,p L 0AC5VP;,014,,,i had been burieg,Mith-iffigqioaiivnegroes:i.iThis insult 1 , ~ r ~.i i n i!:r , . to the,folitli t g,„ig,bo A v i e, 4 ~,and being deacl;i;b i eTontl: Tresentrirat*!9r tyi t il,h , 7, corn priseK•4lolllkraV 4134'44,9ft nil that JEFIi'BESONVIAI7sbh, 'd'ohc;`,N l. tiffsl l iAltion of hit s ,,VagrfuEiii : Oolillua=;A, . 1 1(;!1.1 . 1; ;I d TM1F10;9AAT,*e:: 1 4gC',4...,0 1 74314 *MVO had ate ,sectuityylthavein - ttile, , ,q3vent:Atne colorelfiliteiNdineSrgeThi - angligla,Viatke 'war, he wouldiinotl.tqr , iptAd . ,lo , ,79l,lls7' but the tAFPF41 40 .2 1 . 9 04i 1 -AilYtlrrladik ;and; accord-a inglyVtheiPrisidpirWAtnitlan',ln i T i fe order e ard,dgar'ed4e,greaitprincipie,4lßupt the tOTAVPANlttigAtiitc.igilli ii'`l4.i.l Thisositthestune iie2slattlntr tion.Y::7.**4*.d!, l 6oati f irigliZrall44; the nefroev . are •heyttdipttied`liftetaltoll, a egirftejWkfdYiat,;, 4 i -hi og itre f fpW nns t w i e ne t-, 0111rIallieertlfel'agftillallige eliftWiltg thousand colored-men-in-tike-field-in.time iot . ..is•vkitvrce tkaGaffolf ear icik eitoltudil oiLt 6t eaGinfillva.o:), 14T . :—.1. !irniuA _.110p5C.0 the autumn campaign. It is to throw over these men the protection of the Federal power that the recent order ot.the Presi dent was issued ; and henceforth it will be read as one of the first principles of the, nation's honor, that every Man wearing its uniform will be prOtected in the enjoyment of every right that one belligerent can claim at the hands of another. This is the only policy which a nation, professing any re spect for itself or its people, can possibly adopt. We have done nothing wrong in making the negro a soldier. When a coun try is in. war, it must accept the services of every man who can-bear a musket or con tribute to its military efficiency. It is not a question of color or race, but one of ne cessity. We have under our control four millions of black men. We have protected them ; given them the means of life, and saved them from dan ger and death. We have not made them citizens, but we have given them every sub stantial benefit that citizenship bestows upon a white man; and to refrain from availing ourselves of their services in the way of war is to sacrifice justice and expediency and common sense to a prejudice which igno ranee and misrepresentation alone can bring. We see England and France and Russia, and every country in, the world, protecting r aces and tribeS'of other and inferior.i,pee pies, gladly adopting them and making' them soldiers in times of war, and there is no such distinction-between the negroes of the South and the men comprising the Sepoy regiments of England and the Afrioan regiments, of France, to justify us in neglecting the policy which those nations have adopted. - We are glad, therefore, to find in the action of the President a determination to justify the poli cy which has been adopted in reference to the negroes, and that, if the rebels of the South make unjust or cruel distinctions in dealing 'with the soldiers of the American army; every wrong and injustice will be "Visited upon them in the most unrelenting manner. Negro Troops and 'White Officers. Everybody is aware that the proposition to ann negroes was at first generally received With disapprobation: Many loyal men, vic- tims to the prejudices of their education, deemed it inexpedient, because they doubted thecourage of the negroes. They argued that because they had for so many generations been looked on as an inferior caste; for so long a time had been hewers of wood and drawers of water, they would be defi cient in that spirit and dash so necessary to Make a good soldier. Port lludson, Milli ken's Bend, James Island, and especially Battery Wagner, have dispelled these illusions. The night attack on Wag ner equals in daring any action of this war, so full of deeds of heroism. All accounts agree in affirming their steadi ness and courage. The 54th MassachuSetts regiment held the right of the storming column, its right wing commanded .by the brave Colonel SHAW, the left by Lieutenant Col. EDWARD N. HALLOWELL ; it advanced under a storm of shot and shell with invete rate resolution. At the distance of a hun dred yards the garrison ,of the battery opened a terrible fire of musketry, but the brave soldiers of the 54th crossed the ditch, scaled the parapet, took the works, and held them for more than au hour. Of nineteen officers who went into the fight, but five came out unharmed. Colonel SHAW fell dead in the fort ; Lieutenant Colonel HALLow.e.,LL, a gallant fellow-citizen, thrice wounded, fell from the fert into the ditch, crawled thence to the beach, and *as finally brought off by his ruen Of the six hundred and fifty men in the regiment, two hundred and eighty were killed or wounded. In these glorious deeds we have reason for special pride, for at least three hundred of the men of the -54th were reel uited in Philadelphia' and Pennsylvania. Unquestionably, both men and officers dis played a sublime courage ; unquestionably, though driven from the fort, they achieved a great victory, for they triumphed once more over the prejudice against the use of negro troops, which, we regret to say, still lingers in the North. Their. defeat by the rebels does not in the least injure the' Na tional cause, but their moral victory is of inestimable value. If in the mind of any loyal man there yet remains a doubt of the courage of the ne.gro soldier, let these facts remove it ; and, with it, let the wretched prejudice perish, that it is in the least degree a condescension for a - white man to become an officer in a colored regiment. How can this unmanly pride confront the truth which asserted itself so nobly before Fort Wagner? Ought a . white man to be ashamed of the company of heroes? Is there any soldier of the United States who would shrink from fighting by the side of the gallant CARNEY, who was the first to plant the stars and stripes on Wagner, and who, severely wounded, crawled back in the retreat still bearing in his hand the colors? Col. SITAW is said to have been buried with his negroes ; but could:any man, whose heart is with liberty, wish him a more honorable sepulchre ? If these negroes are fit to fight by the side of white men, they are fit to lie in the same grave with white men. More than this, if they are worthy to risk their lives in the defence of American nationality, there is no loyal American who should not be proud to call them comrades in the war. We are glad to know that in the army of Gen. GILMORE there is no regiment more popular than the 54th. Colored regiments are in special need of good white officers, for experience proves that, more than is the case with white troops, their efficiency is dependent, on their com manders. Where their officers lead they will follow, nor will they retreat until their leaders set them the example. They need the very best leadership. The fifty thousand negro soldiers which Adjutant General Tiro3r.4.s intends to place in the field will re quire upwards of one thousand white Offi cers, and these should be experienced, brave, and earnest. Young men of intelli gent ambition will then have a noble oppor tunity. They can aid in making successful a measure which promises permanent good to the white and the black races, the South and the North, to the nation. The higher their social position the greater their influence, and the more valuable their example. Colored regiments need not dread the sneers of the disloyal, having proved so well that they are not afraid of the bullets of a braver enemy. That pro-slavery journals may disparage their respectability is of little matter, for that is not only assured by their own 'conduct in battle, but by the character of, their officers—such men as Colonel' SnAw—by the approval of the Government, by the warm impulses and cool reason of the people. In this war a true soldier can not find a more honorable post than a posi tion in such a regiment as the 3lassachu setts Fifty-fourth. Completion of the Draft. Yesteiday the draft in all the city Con gressional districts was completed. It caused no disturbance, not even the sign of a riot. On the contrary, it met with the earnest approval of the great majority of our citi zens, and the determinations of chance were received with respect, even.by those to . whoni personally they were unWelcome. To the loyalty of Philadelphia are due these gratifying facts. Preparations were made by the authorities to promptly subdu6 any opposition to the law, but no opposition was made. We are satisfied now that Philadelphia has done her duty in this matter, and that her example will contrast honorably with the unfortunate example of New York, and have a counter-influence throughout the country. DICKINSON ON SESM.OI7R.—In_ a recent speech; the Hon. D. S. Diet:mu) said ; "Governor Seymour has not unfrequently re ' minded the public that he has taken an oath of rxie solemnity: to 'execute the laws.' That oath 'he has now fulfilled, if not before. He has ter ltainly executed the laws' upon this occasion; for oi,Ve has literally : crucified them between thieves. ~J l.lthotisth this, murderous and jhieving outbreak W - 111--ntit prove available as Copperhead capital, •Li'ne irebele, with savage ferocity, already gloat over lelhat — they term the blood-soaked ashes' of our 13 0mirnercia1 4 .metropolie, and France and England, liffxioutChspaid the rebellion against our Govern ' mitbyeall-the means In their power, will probledy the New Yolk mob as a ' belligerent r. They can do so with as much propriety as recognized the rebellion as such." • • • The Russo—Polish Question. The Russian reply to England . , Austria, and France has been: lOoked for, With unusual anxiety,. in Eurorie,..sind must he regarded with interest even - here,. remote as we are ,from the immediate scene of action. To thiS country Russia has ever been loyal and true—more especially since the commence ment of the troubles into which it has been .drawn by the worst Treason and the foulest, because the most causeless, Rebellion the world ever saw. Without the remembrance and ever-present sense of the honest policy and 'conduct of Russia towards the United States, the circumstances of "the situation" of the Muscovite empire would be deeply interesting as a historical problem. On the throne of Russia we find a ruler in the prime of life—highly gifted with physical attri butes by nature, highly cultivated as to his intellect, by education, and, practically, as his liberation of the serfs has proved, one Of the most -illustrious humanitarians of the age. Yet this prince, who risked lig sceptre and life to accomplish the great and Christian purpose of abolishing Slavery in his dominions, is held up to public repro,- bation as a tyrant over his Polish subjects, and an oppressor of a noble people who, under proper management—i. e, with free and liberal institattions—ought to be the bul wark of his throne. History has never pre sented any such anomaly as this—a prince who is honored as a liberator in one part of his realm, and denounced as the opprP.,Ssor of another portion of it, We ca'.l. only ex plain it by considOring that, the personal ad ministration of the Czar is noble, humane, and tiMbrablf.t, While the government of Po land has been entrusted into other hands, by which it has been so wretchedly mis , managed, that it eventuated in a revolt which cannot be fairly called rebellion, though it appears to be rapidly becoming what may be designated as revolution. When Poland flew to arms against the csppression which undeniably afflicted it, her leaders appealed, in the name of hu manity, to the nations of Europe whose duty is to guard the liberties and the bounds which public treaties have guarantied. Three of the great Powers answered this appeal—England, Austria, and France. With a very lin:Red territory in Europe, but with vast possessions in all other parts of the world, andthe - extensive commerce and ready skill and enterprise in manufactures which so greatly have built up her wealth and credit (Credit being Wealth), England naturally interfered, on the plea of being a party to the Treaty of. Vienna, in 1815, whereby Poland was permanently annexed as "a kingdom" to Russia. It was natural, too, that Austria. which also had part in the Treaty of. Vienna, and is geographically a close neighbor to Russia, should consider' the appeal to Poland. It - happened that the King of Prussia, nearly connected with the Czar by blood, had:taken part with Russia, soon after the revolt, by agreeing to treat all captured or fugitive Poles, found on Prus sian territory, as robbers and deserters, and at once delivering them over to the Russian authorities : this, therefore, excluded Prus sia from acting as a mediator. . France is so important a Power that it follows, as a matter of course, that it must take part in all great European movements. The other Powers that took part in the Treaty of Vi enna are too feeble to be called into council now. The Sardinia of 1815 (then little more than a duchy, literally consisting of an island nearly uncultivated, of Pied mont and of mountainous Savoy) is now the powerful kingdom. of Italy, with a gal lant soldier-King who has from forty to fifty thousand good soldiers ready to march against Russia, but has been shut out, by French influence, from taking a lead in the remonstrance of European sovereigns against Russian misrule in Poland. NAro . LEON, it would seem, especially by his pa tronizing an Austrian prince as candidate for the imperial crown of Mexico, is anx ious, just now, to conciliate Austria, even though, in .so doing, he shows the world how much worldly calculation and how very little principle is, involved in his system. The recommendations of the three Powers to Russia were stated and discussed, weeks ago, in these columns. Theyincluded —l. A suspension of hostilities : 2. National re presentation r - 3. The nomination of Poles to public office in Poland : 4. Religious tole ration, especially of the Catholic faith : 5. The official use of the Polish language, and also judicially and for educational purposes : 6. Regular recruiting for the army, instead of conscripting, without the ballot, all young men of supposed anti Russian proclivities. Wefind these *positions in Earl Russnn - o's despatch to Lord NAPIER at St. Petersburg, but they are almost identical with the propo sitions simultaneously sent to Russia by France and Austria. As yet, we have seen only the Russian reply to England. It doe's not settle the question. Prince GORTSCIEA 3KOFF; the Russian Foreign Minister, does not deny the right of one, or all, of the par ties to the Treaty of Vienna to act upon it now. There were eight such parties, we may here mention-namely, France, ,Eng land, Prussia, Russia, Austria, Spain, Por tugal, and Sweden. R. is further stated, on the part of Russia, that the-Czar still cherishes the kindliest feelings towards Poland ; that only a frac tion of the Polish people had revolted from Russian authority; that the six propositions would not lead to the permanent and com plete pacification of the kingdom of. Poland ; that wherever rebellion had striven to ac 'quire subsistence to giVe it a visible head, it had been crushed; that it was sustained only by terrorism ; that it is a guerilla warfare, politically a stage display, intended to act upon Europe ; that the Poles do not want even absolute independence, but " Poland extended to - the two seas, which would in evitably bring about :'a claim to the Polish provinces belonging to other neighboring Powers ;" that this would destroy the equi librium of Europe;" that the Czar cannot compromise himself by granting an armis tice to rebels, though he might give them an amnesty; that there would be no good in holding- a conference of the eight Powers who signed the treaty of 1815, and that order must be re-established in Poland before the Czar can develcip his plans and purposes for improving that country. In fine, the Russian reply is equivalent to a refusal. Prussia will side with Russia, in event of war. Au§tria is doubtful, having Polish possessions of her own in volved in the issue. France is understood to be willing and anxious, as well as prepared, for war. England has declared, through PALMERSTON, with great sang froid, that nothing . will induce her to go into a war with Russia. In the interval,' the Russians are every where defeated by the Poles. Here is a great and difficult combination—what man will draw his sword and cut this Gordian knot? Captures by the Rebel Pirates. [Correspondence of The Press. I havejust received from the consul at Bahia news of the destruction of more of our vessels by the pirates, and the capture of others, which were ran somed. On the Bth of June the Georgia captured the ship George Griswold, bound from Cardiff to Rio, with coals, ransomed her for $lOO,OOO, payable to Jeff Da vis on the ratification of peace. The Good Hope was burned and the. J. W. Leaver put under bonds. The Hanoverian brig Widow landed at Rio 34 prisoners, taken from the ship Jacob Snow, bound from Cardiff to Montevideo, both of which were captured by the Florida about the 18th of June. The United States steamer Mohioan left Bahla for Rio and a cruise. Today, July ist, the Onward will leave this port in search of the privateer. Excursion to Montreal. TORONTO, August 4.—The members of the Chica go, Milwaukee, and,Detrolt Boards of. Trade, num bering three hundred, arrived this afternoon by the Grand Trunk Railroad, en route for Montreal. The American Dental Convention, SARATooA SPRINGS, August 4.—The fourth Ame rican Dental Convention met here today, and elected the following officers : President; J. Tian, Cincinnati; vice president, M. W. Stieffleld, New London; corresponding secretaiy, W. H. Atkinson, New York; recording secretary, O. IVI, Pierce, Phi ladelphia ; treasurer, A. 0. Hance, New Jersey. Election of United States Senators from West Virginia. - Winismirm, Va; ' Aupist 4.—Al a joint sesalon of the West VirginiaLegielature, - taday, Wartman T. Wiley, of Morgantown, and P. 0, Vrtn Windle, of Parkersburg, were sleeted 'United States Senators— the former on the tint, and the latter on the sixth ballot. • . • , . THE PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1863. PERNAMBUCO, July .1 CINCINNATI, August 4.—As far as heard from, the tE . ate of Kentucky has given a large Union ma jority. Clay and Smith are elected to Congress l certainly. LOUISVILLE, August 4.—The election returns from all parts of the State indicate a decided Union victory. The portion of the State conaldered doubtful gave large majorities for the Union candi dates. ' Nnw YORIC, August 4.—The steamer City of Man chester has arrived. Her atlviceg have been maid pattd. m. s . v,r , 4 - • N "170.1 V. i Spec a Despatches'to The Press. VK I SHINGTON, A.ugqat 4, 1863, The: Draft in Washington City. The draft in four out of the seven wards has been completed, embracing 2,600 whites and - 818 colored. Among the drafted are three clergymen, as many members of the City Councils, and several. telegraph operators, 'reporters, printers, law.yers, and repro. eentatives of all classes of business. A. aarty of drafted men yesterday attempted to escape from the city, but were apprehended as deserters. • Judge Advocate General HOLT has given an opi nion that' the paymasters' clerks arc not found in the Het of exempted classes: They sustain, it is true, a certain relation to the military service, as do teamsters and others who may receiver a ration daily m a part of their allowance, but they are not so far in the service as to be liable to the field duty for which the national forces are .drafted, and they should not, therefore, by reason of their position, be permitted to escape that liability, should the chances of the draft impose it upon them. • reronal. liarrur W. DIM:FY has been appointed Indian Agent for the Upper Missouri and adjacent country. The Mayor of Portsmouth, Va., accompanied by Mr. BrrommuLL, member elect of the Legislature of West Virginia, has reached Washington on bud nem connected with the recent conflict of authority between General NAGLIEE and the Municipal Coun cil. ." Naval. The U. S. bark Restless recently captured on the Florida coast a schooner of Nassau, and a sloop without a name, both loaded with cotton. These vessels were attempting to run the blockade. Acting Mast /mix 0. ORMOND has been die- Missed frl'im the navy. Applicants for appointments as acting assistant surgeons in the navy must be under thirty years, in s teed of over thirty, as incorrectly printed afe days ago. The Navy Department is in want of small low pressure iron screw tug boats. The price, age of boat, and full descriptions, should be forwarded, ARMY OF TIIE POTOMAC; A Rebel Reconnoissance Driven Back. WASH nvoTort, August 4.—Advises from the Army of the Potomac say that the enemy yesterday sent a reconnoitring force towards the Rappahannock, in the vicinity of Kelly's Ford, probably to ascertain our position and strength; but, after a skirmish, the foe was driven back. It is generally believed that up to , yesterday Lee had not received any reinforcements of consequence from Richmond, but the rebels have been sending heavy supplies to the vicinity of Fredericksburg, as if intending to reoccupy it in strength. Information has been received that guerilla par ties scour the country between the Rappahannock and the Potomac; south of the Occoquan. Lieut. Nolan and Lieut. Wilson, the former of the 6th 3 and the latter of the 6th U. Cavalry, were wounded in General Buford's fight at Culpeper on Saturday. NORTH CAROLINA, Golona Spear's Cavislry Expedition to .1 43kson FORTRESS Monnox, August 3.—Lieutenant Colo. nel Ludlow, late commissioner for the exchange of prisoners, has been detailed for duty in the Depart ment of the East, and is to report to Major Gene ral Dix, in New York. Jefferson P. Snyder, of Colonel Roberts , 3d Penn sylviinia Artillery, died August Ist, in the post hos pital, Fortress Monroe. The steamer New York arrived last evening from City Point, with SOO exchanged prisoners, besides 20 citizen piir.onera and 20 women, in charge of Major Mulford. The boat left for Annapolis last evening. The Norfolk Virginian of to-day contains the fol lowing : SATILLE HILL, August 3.—News has just been received from the cavalry expedition, under- Col. Spear, which left this place some days since. The cavalry and artillery crossed the Chowan river at Winton, N. C., and proceeded to Jackson, twelve miles from Weldon, near the Roanoke river, where the enemy were discovered in strong force. Our adVance matle a splendid charge on the rebel ad vance, and drove them back, capturing 70 prisoners. Our loss was 2 killed and 3 wounded. We captured 60 bales of cotton and 100 horses. It has rained in cessantly since the expedition started, rendering the roads nearly impassable, and the men have suffered great hardships. Had the weather been fair much more would have been accomplished. The return of Col. Spear and his command is hourly expected. The Richmond Enquirer says that it is confirmed that nearly all .of General Grant's army have left - Vicksburg, and the Yankees report that they have left for Mobile 'and Tennessee. The Charleston Courier of July 28th says there were about twentpaeven vessels of all classes inside of the bar yeisterday, including the Ironsides and MX monitors. Some twenty-Hve vessels were reported in Stono. A brig which had got ashore was being stripped by the Yankees. The Richmond Enquirer, of August let, says: "It is reported that a force of Yankee cavalry has ap peared at Stalibrd's store in Stafford county, fifteen miles east of Fredericksburg. "General Neal Dow will proceed on a trip to Mobile this morning, escorted by two officers of the Confederate police. We are not informed of the purpose of sending him to Mobile, but presume it has some reference to a violation of the laws by General Neal Dow." • - General Naglee and staff arrived at.rortress Mon' , roe, at 1 o'clock this afternoon, from Norfolk,' en route for Yorktown, in the steamer City of Hudson: NENftlis . . Movements. of the Rebel Guerillas—The Alm bamians Deserting Bragg. MEMPEtIS, August I.—Colonel Hatch has driven Richardson's band of guerillas, about 1,000 strong; down into Mississippi, and has turned his attention to Gen. Pillowy rebel forces, now in the neighbor hood of Paris,: Tennessee. Pillow is reported to have crossed the river at Paris, on Sunday List, with six regiments. One of Gen. Dodge's scouts left Tuscumbia July 25th, and has arrived at Corinth. He reports that Roddy has sent all his baggage and stores towards Rome, Georgia, but remains in the Tuscumbia val ley with most of his forces: He also reports that nearly half of the Alabamians in Bragg's army had deserted, taking their arms, and are in the moun tains, refusing to return. Lieut. 'Davenport, of the 26th Illississippi regi ment, left Johnston's army four days ago, and reports that Johnston with the bulk of his army was at Meridian, .part of it under, orders to go to Mobile. The rebels were entirely ignorant of Grantgs move ments. JAPAN. SAN' FRANCISCO, August 4.- , -Sailed, ship Shooting Star, for Callao. F. A. Underwood, the poet, lately arrived from New York, died yesterday, of consumption. Additional advises from Japan to June 24 state that, although the Japanese had paid $4,000,000(1) as indemnity for the murder of Richardson, France and England still demand as redress the surrender of the murderers, and also indemnity for the losses of their merchants consequent upon their expulsion froth Nagasaki and for the losses of the merchants at Yoko Hama in reshipping imports, and atonement for the Golea Hama fire. Should Japan accede to these demands civil war would ensue, and the question seemed to be, whether the Japanese had better have a war with the foreigners or with one another. Indian Outrages: LEAVENWORTH, August 4.—The steamer Robert Campbell arrived 'from the mountains, where she 'had been with Government supplies. Passengers from the Upper Missouri report the Sioux Indians very desperate,and say there is no place where a white Man is safe. The steamer grounded near the mouth of the Yellow Stone, and the Indians on the banks made signals of friendship. The captain sent a,boat with six men ashore, when just as they were landing the Indians fired on them, killing three and wound ing one. The crew of the Campbell returned the re, with what effect is not known. The steamer Alene was boarded by Indiana, and robbed of all they wanted. The'steamer Peoria was aground, and it was feared the Indians would burn her, as the river was full of canoes. The Government has taken possession of the steamers Nellie Rodgera and Shreeveport, being of light draught, to transport, supplies. The steamer. San Gaty is at Fort Randall loaded with supplies, but can neither move up nor down. The expeditions against the Indiansthis season prove failures, on account of the low water. Riot in lowa. MIISCATIM3, lowa, August 4,—The Journal of this morning has the following: A collision occurred on Saturday between the ra dical Democrata and Abolitionists, at South Eng lish, Keokuk county. About fifty shots were fired on both side.. Tally, a leader of the radical Democrats, was killed, andtwo others died of their wounds. The latter were driven out of the place. LATNn.-LThe sheriff of Keokuk reached this place this morning, en route to Daienport, to ap ply for military assistance. Ile reports that the insurgents have gathered to the number of 1;500, and are hoUrly increasing in numbers. All are arm ed, and full of light. Funeral of W. 11. Yancey---Floyd Dying. RALmiitonn, August 4 —The Richmond Whig of the alst ult. has the following " MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 29.—The funeral ser vices of the late Wm. L.-Yancey took, place from the l!resbyterian church, this afternoon: , The Richmond Whig of August Ist says : •' John B. Flays is lying ill, at the residence of his mother, and is not expected to recover." . The Draft in Northern New York. Oswmao, August 4.--The ,draft , in 'the district comprising the counties of Oswego and Madison commenced in this city at P M., and 'before:: o'clock the draft in the city was complete. A itaie crowd gathered around the provost marshal's office, and occasionally cheered vociferously when certain names were called. The utmost good feeling pre. vailed. The conscripts are making preparations to parade the streets this evening with music. The .Kentucky Election. ship THE STATES IN REBELLION. LATE - AND IMPORTANT NEWS, DEATH OF MR. WILLIAM L. YANCEY. The. Richmond Press on Mr. Roe buck's Motion. THE LATEST FROM LEE'S ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SOUTHWEST. THE ATTACK UPON CHNRLESTON. PEMBERTON'S ARMY TO BE REORGANIZED IN 'INIRTY DAYS, $9,000,000 Worth of Property Destroyed by the Alabama and Florida. From a special correspondent we have received Richmond files as late as Saturday, August 1. We make the following extracts THE RECOGNITION OP THE CONFEDERACY—Hew I:MOPE IS TO nE COMPELLED TO INTERVENE. [From she Richmond Enquirer enema 1) If there be any one amongst us who may, perad venture, have still Clung to the idea that some friendship exists for us in England, we trust he is undeceived. But there are yet, some who imagine that France is probably about to recognize us by herself. This, also, we gravely doubt. France cer tainly is more Pitmelly to us than England; h as - tn uch less interest than England in the breaking down of American commerce, and no interest at an in the overthrow of American democracy, being - that oho is quite as democratic herself. s„--, is true, also, that by temitme"...=;: c and bthe traditione of their -Face ' the French are much more likely to feel a generous and disinterested sympathy with a breve people struggling for its rights against heavy odds. Yet Lord Palmerston ie right in saying that the Emperor has his own im pediments which have hitherto kept him back from all action in our favor, Perhaps the chief of theee is the formidable "Liberal," or a Republican," party in his empire, which is stupidly' abolitionist, which avails itself of every pretext for assailing - the Em peror's acts, and which would be quite sure to cry out against his recognition of the Confederacy as a sanction of, slavery and a disgrace to the banner of France. And these wretched "Liberals" are grow ing stronger, the defeats of Government candidates in the late elections being all in their favor. The Emperor would not fear this opposition if he were acting conjointly with England ; but his hastening to recognize us first, and contrary to the remon strances of England, would assuredly be made a powertul Weapon against hie power. It is true that his policy, especially since the con quest of Mexico, imperatively requires the perma nent disruption of the old American Union ; but he, as well as England, is quite assured of- this result at any rate. Neither one nor other of them is at all afraid of reconstruction, and a powerful reunited nation ; so the Emperor also can afford to take his time and watch his opportunities. - If we had not so very singular a State Depart. went as we have, there were methods in our power whereby we might have perhaps quickened the action of both England and France, and might at least have given them strong additional reasons for recognizing our Confederacy. One of these methods, would have been to forbid all consuls to exercise their functions; or, according to the phraseology dr our State Department, to " revoke their earearaturs." The phrase signifies little ; the thing was to admit no persons purporting to be consuls from Powers not recognizing us, France and England need to have consuls here, as they themselves admit; if they could have none, save in the regular way, these would be one motive the more to adopt that regular way—namely, to send duly-accredited con suls; or, in other words, to recognize the Con- - federacy. Another method would have been to oiler certain commercial advantages to France and England, which should have placed them in a better position to profit by our trade than the Yankees after the close of the war. This we believe would be highly agreeable to our people, who desire to have as little intercourse as possible with the Yankee nation, and feel the need of giving them as few opportunities and occasions as possible of coming into this country at all. Many of tae Confederate newspapers have called on our Government to make some overtures of this kind, and especially to propose a favorable commercial treaty with France: But it has not seemed good unto our- mysterious State Department to make any such proposals. No stipulation is to be made, if the State Department can help it, which would place the Yankees on any lower footing than that of the most favored nation. Not only has 111 r. Slidell rot been instructed to !"ofier any commercial ad vantages to Prance in any event, but we are informed by what we consider excellent authority, that he has been expressly instructed not to offer any such advantages. -- It follows from all these consideratione that France has no very strong reasons, any more than England, to be in a hurry with her recognition. She also can wait with great equanimity; and if there were in ourShands any means of gentle compulsion, or, attractive inducement, by which we might have hastened her action, those means have been care fully taken out of our hands by our astonishing De partment of State. - FRANCE WILL BE COMPELLED TO RECOGNIZE THE SOUTH—NOTHING TO BE. EXPECTED PROM GREAT BRITAIN. (From the Richmond Examiner, July 31 Those blessed persons who expected nothing from England are :filled to day. Periodically there is a fuss in the British Parliament over the Southern Confederacy. Once in six months, at least, a 6, no tice is eerved on the world of a " motion " to be made by Mr. Roebuck, Mr. Lindsay, or Gibson. With perliedic'regularity the motion is withdrawn, and the speculation which rented on it falls like a house of cards. The last edition of the old story is found in to.day's paper. Roebuck has been duly ma nipulated by the British ministry. 'lie is a wiser and sadder man than when he returned from France, and "much against his own judgment asks that the motion be discharged." He is unwilling to trammel the action of the Government, and leaves the . affairs of France and the Southern Confederacy en tirely-in the hands of the "noble lord at its head." 'So the farthing eushlight of hope blinks and goes hut once more. - It le time that this farce should tire the audience. After all the proofs we have had of the settled de termination of the English Government and people Ito do no act that shall tend- to abridge this war or help the Southern, Confederacy, or involve itself in a quarrel with the United States, the most sanguine and credulous should at last be incapable of further hallucination. We have no worse enemies in the world than the British Government and the majo rity-of the - licielieh nation. Not that they are the friends of, the North. They hate the whole Ameri can people, and gloat on their ruin. All their diplo macy bee been and will. ever be employed to pro long the war, by preventing the interference of any other nation. The South never had, and never willliave, reason to expect aught but evil from Great Britain. But in no event need any one expect Great Britain to do anything more than intrigue in this or any other imbroglio: It will not only never go to war, but will not take any step that may possibly involve a future appeal to arms. In judging that country, and in anticipating its action, one fact should never be lost sight of—that in the present generation, it is the most peaceably inclined of all nations. The British people, of our day, have been edu cated into a horror of war as the most costly of all extravagances. Napoleon defined the Eng lish to be a nation of. shopkeepers. The defini tion was then but parially true, and they con vinced him of it before they were done with him. The British was once a combative as well as a mer cantile race. But it is no longer so. Many wars have saddled it with an ingrediole debt, and weighted all its movements with monstrous taxation. The people who live in those islands have been taught by every circumstance of their lives, that wars mean . taxes. They pay the price of their ancestors' glory, and have fixed deep in their hearts the conviction that glory costs more than it is worth. The British people will not fight any more. A ministry that ay. pears to keep the nation out of the ring, where bro ken heads are plenty, and brickbats flying around, will always find itself on the strong side, and never have the least difficulty in settling the Roebucks and their like. But France is a very different entity. The French, too, have had their wars. But they have not swal lowed the opiate of a national debt. From time to time France has coolly repudiated its debt, and neither this nor any other generation of Frenchmen are deaf to•the voice of active ambition. To be popu lar in France, the ruler for the time must bestir himself, must enlarge the sphere of French influence. and treat the people to a dish of carnage now and, then. Napoleon is wise in Ms generation. He knows better than the Role Faneants. Even if he had not Mexico it would be reasonable to look for his finger in the American - pie. But the possession of Mexico appears to render his interference compulsory, whenever it shall became evident that this Confederacy will cease to exist without it. The news which the reader will find elsewhere in this paper renders the probabilities to which we have referred doubly strong. That news renders certain the only point in the case which was doubt ful. It was not entirely ascertained whether the French- invasion of Mexico was to create a Euro pean Government there, or simply to reduce the na tive organizations to order.; whether the French interference was to be permanent or temporary. The movement to declare Maximilian of Austria, or some other whom Napoleon shall dictate, the nomi nal.sovereign of Mexico, which the conquerors have put on foot, settles that question beyond a doubt. A new throne is about to be erected, whose occu pant shall be the puppet of France ; that Mee Na- . polconienne which has already been once embodied in a Kingdom. of Italy, and Victor Emmanuel is'to receive a new shape, habitation, and name, on the American continent. But it will soon turn to airy nothing once more—that throne will prove an un-, steady seat, - that crown will be a fragile head-dress, that sceptre will break like a reed, on the day when the subjugation of the South shall be completed, and the power of the United States be restored. To prevent this con.monmation is now a political necessity for the master of France, miss ARMY OF LEE—OUR-ARMY BEYOND WAR- A correspondent of the Enquirer writes as follows in reference to the movements Of the two armies of the Potomac FIRST CORPS ARMY Nownienar July 28, 1863. It is now not a matter to be concealed, I suppose, that this army, or at least a part of it; has left the. Shenandoah valley and is now safe on this side of the Blue Ridge. The return of the army to Eastern Virginia was attended with some slight ekirmightug at, Mariam' and Chester Gaps, which the enemy endeavored, but failed to seize.. In the skirmish on the 21st, at Manassas Gap, the 17th Virginia Regi ment quickly repulsed the enemy and succeeded in gaining possession of the Gap, which was held by our forces until all the troops which we desired had been crossed at Chester, the next gap below. There Was also a slight skirmish at the foot of the moun tain; las our forces emerged from Chester Gap on the evening of the 22d—the forces of the enemy on these occasions being principally cavalr though I hear they bad artillery in the last skirmish at the foot of the mountain on this aide and Suet above Flint Hill. As our forces were passing near Gaines' Cross road, in Rappahannock, 'the enemy's cavalry, dis mounted as eharpehooters, with four pieces of artil lery, began to annoy us with shells - and Minnie balls, but a company of Pegram's battalion of artil lery was quickly placed in position, and these, with -a proper infantry support, soon succeeded in driving the enemy off Our losses in all of these skirmishes, in killed and wounded, cannot be over fifty, and we captured more than twice that number of prisoners at the first fight at Manassas Gap on the evening of the 21st of July. # This last "falling back"-has been conducted most Orderly, not a single -wagon or gun having been lost, and nay own impression is that there were but a small number of stragglers. 01 the movements of the enemy, I only know that Ideades headquarters were at Warrenion on Saturday, and that his whole army is massed „near there. A dashing lieutenant, of Stuart's cavalry, went on Saturday last within a short distance of Meade's headquarters, and captured an aid of General Up ton and two privates. -It Is currently reported to day that the enemy are preparing to rebuild the Rappahannock railroad bridge, having already se cured the timbers, and brought them near the river for that purpose. - It was believed here on Sunday that a part of the enemy were moving towards Fredericksburg, but there seems to-day to be no confirmation of this. For my para I think it doubtful whether they will attempt the Fredericksburg route, nor do I believe that they are in any great hurry to move. - They will take time to gather supplies, and fix up their army behind the Rappahannock. before another "on to Richmond." It is reported that the Yankee army is greatly de moralized, and that several regiments were put under arrest for refusiog to cross the river. And I have it . ascoming 'loin one of Voaseby's men, that the - coun- , try between the Potomac and the enemy's headquar- ters is literally lined with their stragglers. Though in camp, our oMcers and troops are not idle. Inspections and reviews are of daily occur. rence, and the commissariat and quartermaatere de partments appear to be making every effort to provide for the comfort and sustenance of the men. An order has recently been promulgated in camp dismotentir.o all of the quartermaster and commissary ailackes. This is done not so much to put those em ployees on foot, as to get the horses, which are just now much needed. In the campaign, Which may be said to have just ended, the cavalry arm of the service has bwe kept quite buoy, having been engaged, all told, la at least nineteen different tights. Among our spoils captured and brought away from Pennsylvania, I am told, are not leas than twenty thousand head of good cattle This may be an exaggeration of numbers, but I can testify to having seen quite respectable drove§ with every bri gade in the army, and beef is quite plentiful. though I regret to hear that we lost a large drove that came through Manassas Gap ahead of the army, and was picked up by a body of the enemy's cavalry. Everything is dull and quiet in camp, and there are an indications ef an immediate collision; but though it be not right at hand, yet a great battle cannot long he postponed. Let 11% therefore make ready for the enemy, so that we may not he taken by surmise, but be prepared to deal him, if possible, heavier blows than any heretofore inflicted when he shall again attack us. X. TILE AIVVIIES INACTIVE. The Enquirer, of the lst, says : Both armies on the uppir Rappahannock are apparently Inactive. Skirmishing and dashes ate the order of the day. hloseby, a few days ago, went into Fauquier and brought out a hundred Yankees, including one major, two captains, and one lieutenant. The officers arrived here last evening and were gnartered at the Libby. It is reported that a force of Yankee cavalry has ap peared at Stafford's store, in Stafford county, fif teen miles east of Fredericksburg. .- FEDERAL FRISONERS. The following Yankee officers have reached here in the last two or three days, and are now safely Quartered at the Libby prison : Major E. M. Pope, Bth New York Cavalry; PlbriOr C. Farnsworth, tat Connecticut Cavalry; Capt. R. Schofield, let Ver mont Cavalry; Adjutant M. R. Small, 6th NI aryland Infantry ; First Lieut. Ed. Porter, 6th Michigan Ca. valry ; and Second Lieutenants E. T. Hammond, Bingguld Battalion; S. P. Gamble, 63d Pennsylva ; J. C. Norcross, 2d Kaseachusettil 01x.ratry and 3. H. Rellog. 6th Michigan Cavalry Major J. B. ~w i Yßausti . f, orn. Five hundred and twelve commissioned officers are now in our hands, exclu sive of twenty-one surgeons and nine chaplains.--; Enquirer, August 1. GENERAL LEE ORDERS THE STRAGGLERS BADE TO EMDEN HEADQUARTERS ARMY NORTHERN VtROINTA, July 26, 1863. OutignAt, ottratftg, NO. O. All officers and soldiers now absent from this array, who are able to do duty and not detached on special. service, are ordered to return immediately. The Commanding General calls upon all soldiers to re join their respective regiments at once. To remain at home in this the hour of our country's need is unworthy the manhood of a Southern soldier. While you proudly boast thatyou belong to the Army of Northern Virginia, let it notbe said that you desert ed sour comrades in a contest in which everything you hold dear is at stake. The Cominanthoz Gene ral appeals to the people of the States to send forth every man able to bear arms - to aid the brave sol diers who have so often beaten hack our foes, to strike a decisive blow for the safety and sanctity of our homes, and the independence of eur country. Ey command of General Y. E. LEE. R. H. CHTLTOH, A. A. and I. G. DEATH OF HON. W3f. L. YANCEY. ATONTGOKISILY, Suly 26.—The Hon. William L. Yancey died at his residence, near this city. to-day, after an illness of four weeks, from the effects of kidney disease. IVIONTOOMERY, Suly 29.—The funeral services of the late William L. Yancey took place from the Presbyterian Church this afternoon. The church was crowded to overflowing with citizens, soldiers, and public officers. The largest procession ever witnessed here followed the remains to thegrave. The community is profoundly impressed with the loss of Mr. Yancey at this time. Zarvona was treated with great respect and con sideration at Nassau. The landlord of the hotel would accept no boarcl.money, and the proprietors of the steamship line to England presented him with a free passage. When he treads the deck of a man.of- war—as he doubtless soon will—he will take satisfaction of the enemy for the barbarity which was shown him as a prisoner. ATLANTA, July 27.—G01d was sold at auction here today at $11.75E0.2.11 for $l3 bank notes at $3 30g)3.60 for $l. BlEitintsii, July 18.—The latest advices from Vicksburg state that the Federals are still shipping troops up the river. A large number of steamboats are constantly-arriving from above. Gov. Pettus is dangerously ill, General Toombs passed through this city yester day, on his way to his plantation in Southwestern Georgia. Re remarked to one of the clerks at the Brown House, speaking of the high price of provi sions,that where he stopped the night betore, the proprietort of the house would not allow him to settle his bill until he was about to leave, alleging that provisions might rise before morning.—Macon (Ga.) Telegraph. A requisition has been made upon the quarter master general of Florida for a supply of Palmetto fans for the use of the hospitals. Hon. Pierre Souls' arrived in Richmond July 31, and was serenaded the next evening at his lodgings. An official despatch, dated Morton; Miss., July 30th, states that it is reported, on authority deemed reliable, that an engagement took place recently near Donaldsonville, La., between Major General Dick Taylor and the Federal troops under Banks, in which our forces were victorious, and that we had captured six thousand prisoners. General Taylor has since fallen back to Dechee. . . „it is confirmed that nearly all of Grant's army hAve left Vicksburg, and the Yankees report they are destined for Mobile and Tennessee. The Wilmington Journal learns that the Confede rate war steamer Florida, commanded by the dash ing and intrepid Math t, was at St. George's, Bermu da, when the General Lee left there a far days since. The Lee brings several trophies captured by the Florida. TEM -PICDSRAL, HAM IN NORTH CAROLINA The' Dispatch publishes despatches received by. Governor Vance from Weldon and Goldsboro, N. C.announcing that the Federal forces had been re: , pulsed near Fort Branch (or Jackson) on the Roan oke river, and had returned to Plymouth. The Dispatch says "The bridge over Tar river, on the Wilmington and Weldon railroad, burnt by the Yankees, has been rebuilt, and the trains are passing over it. Freight is sent and received over the road as usual. "Paaaengera by the Peteraburg train yesterday evening report all quiet at Weloon." PEMBERTON'S ARMY. TO BE REORGANIZED FOR @MEM General Pemberton has issued an order to the paroled army of Vicksburg, of which the following is an extract . "The President has entrusted to my discretion the granting of furloughs to this army. Never did the country require the services of her defenders more than at this time: It was the President's most anx ious desire that this army, which has distinguished itself by a gallantry and endurance, of hardships almost without parallel in defence of the moat im portant point in the Corefederacy, should be kept to gether, and, by an immediate exchange, meet and defeat the enemy upon an equal field. Many of you have been long absent from your homes, and I fully sympathize with you in your natural desire to see those you best love. The President has yielded to my application, and you are permitted to visit your homes for the longest period the country can possibly dispense with your services. Some of you will remain home a longer and some a less time. I give each and all of you, who desire it, a leave of absence for thirty days from the date of the promulgation of this order. I confidently hope that not one man of the army of Vicksburg will be found absent from his post at the expiration of this pe riod." After the expiration of the thirty days, says the Dispatch, the command is to be reassembled at "De mopolis, Ala., where it will be armed and equipped to meet the enemy. Grant and Mobile. We have Been today officers from Gen. Grant's army, who left Vickeburg about ten days ago. The note of preparation for a march to Mobile was then beard on every side. The troops were in the best spirits and confident of success. The calculation was that the stars and stripes would float over Mo bile by the 15th of August. —New York commercial. Vague rumors like this have been floating about among the trash forwarded from the Southwest by "army correspondents" ever since the fall of Vicks burg. We feel authorized to say that all such re ports, whether from army correspondents or "offi cers from Grant's army," are withdat foundation. /Vlooile is not in General Grant's department, and were that officer to 'march his army beyond the limits of his department, though he might have the best reason for believing that he could take Mobile in two weeks, would subject him to the liability of being dismissed the service for disobedience of or ders. Those persons who are expecting the Army of the Mississippi to move at once afi the enemy's works at Prlobile, probably do not remember that General Grant was once arrested by orders from Washing. ton, for an act which was even more clearly justifi able, under the existing circumstances, than this would be. After the fall of Fort Done!son, General Grant, knowing that the rebel General Sidney Johnston was then in full retreat from Kentucky, sent Gene ral C. F. Smith's division up the Cumberland to co operate with General Buell in the pursuit and at tempted rout of that rebel army. General Smith pushed on to Nashville, and was the first Federal commander to enter the capital of Tennessee. For this act of sending General Smith beyond the limits of his command, Gen. Grant was arrested. General Grant, however, had just won a great vic tory ; the country wasin a blaze of rejoicing thereat; his explanations were adjudged satisfactory, and the order was revoked. No instance has ever since occurred in which Gen. Grant has not obeyed orders to the letter. General Grant will not move on Mobile until the limits of his department are extended so as to em brace that point. At present it is in Gen. Banks' department. General Grant may furnish troops to. General. Banks for that purpose ; and, indeed, -it is reported that General Herron, at the - head of his army corps, has been ordered to report to General Banks, and is already on the route to Mobile. There is some reason to doubt the latter part of this state ment, but it may be true.—Chicago Post. LETTER FROM ADMIRAL PORTER—Ad miral Porter writes - to a friend In- New York, from off Vicksburg, July 19th: "I am glad your good people in New York have got something to make you jolly at hist. - If you knew half the hard work expended on ViCksburg,. you would appreciate the victory more. It is no common performance, but has been the result of the highest military skill. ".Certain papers have been abusing Gens. Grant, Sherman, and others, for- a long time past, while these men have been working with a pure and un selfish, patriotism worthy of the commendation of the whole nation. I hope, the slanderers stand re buked. The navy also has been assailed, but as we live in iron. clads, and are supposed to be bomb-proof, the shafts of slander fly harmlessly off. "The result of the capture of Vicksburg, will be damaging to the rebels in the - extreme, but do not imagine that the war is over ; send on your 'co horts ;' let the world see that the Limon is waking up ; and while a rebel flag wa - ves, don't begrudge your money. It will all he well invested. As long as the rebel leadars can find followers they will keep this war up and the Only way to put an end to it is to crush it with an army that wills weep the eatire South. It would be a kindness to these infatuated people to use the most stringent measures. I don't believe in talking mildly to a very bad boy. There are many in the South who would be glad of peace, but they dare not say so." DEATH OF. WILLIAM L. YANCEr.—William Lowndes Yancey, whose death is announced from Richmond, was born in Columbia, S. C., in 1815, but at an early age removed to Alabama, where he served in the Legislature, and was, in 1844, elected to Congress, serving for two terms, voting in 1845 for the admiesion of Texas. In the National Democratic Convention, in 1818, he nominated Mr. Cass for the Presidency. From that time forward he was a leader of the extreme Southern party, al ways advocating States Rights, and favoring secession. He was among the seceding delegates to the Charleston Convention, and subse quently warmly advodated the eleotion of Breokin ridge. • Be was among the principal originators of the re bellion, and, as a member of the Alabama Conven tion, reported the ordinance of secession, which was passed January 14, 1561. In February following he was sent to Europa to present the claims of the rebels to recognition at the hands of the Great Powers. In February of last 3 ear he came home and entered the rebel Congress as a Senator from Alabama. Dlr. Yancey was a good representative of the Southern school of politicians, but did not possess the influence exerted by Davis, and others hue him, who have cooler heads and more practical minds.— Eventng Post. The Steamer:• Pacific ..shore. ' ST. JOHNS, N. F., August 4.—The steamer Pacific went ashore near Trepassy yesterday. No partisu lax s have been received. NEW YORK CITY. (Correspondence of The Pieee.3 Nino YORK, A.uguet 4, ISe3. THE RESULTS OF. THE RIOT—PREPARA TIONS FOR RESUMING THE DRA.Fr. The locality of the Astor House has already gained an unpleasant notoriety as being, in some respects, the headquarters of thieves and murderers. From the fact that one of the ringleaders of the mob, a Maryland Secessionist, named Whitter, was em ployed in one of the stores in the Astor House, it may well be surmised that a pretty hot-bed of Seces sionism has existed here. The proximity of the City Hall, with its Copperhead authorities, is an ad ditional point, to be taken into consideration, in judging of the proclivities of this section of the city. Altogether, it has peen, and still is, a central re sort of the villainous portion of the community; and Within its limits a loyal man is but little safer than he would be in the Five Pointe, the chief rendezvous of the Wood-Seymour parti sans. From recent developments, it seems more than probable that the Astor House waiters formed in some degree, if not a defensive, at least a highly offensive organization, with Whitter as the leader: This Whitter, now in the hands of the au thorities, was employed in the cutlery store, of Cnriatadoro; and led the mobs which attacked the Tribune office during the riots. He has long been known as a Secessionist of the most ultra stamp, and being by education and habits a social equal of the Astor limue waiters, it seems probable that h; if not solely, at least with the aid of others, has in stigated' them to assume the position which they have at last taken, with results of the character to be expected. On Saturday last, they made an rata& upon a couple of policemen on duty near the Barclay stoma entrance of the hotel, and with their usual butcherly instincts, began beating them unmerci fully. Seeing their lives in imminent peril, one of the officers drew his revolver and shot down the ringleader, ' inflicting an ugly wound in the abdo men, which will probably prove fatal. The confu sion which ensued permitted the officers to escape the toils of the would-be assassins. They have been badly handled, and have been incapable of duty since. The affair occurred ill broad daylight, scarcely a stones throw from the central portion of Broad way, The constant recurrence of outrages of this nature is having appropriate results. The police are still untiring in their efforts for the apprehension of those who were engaged in the re cent murders and arsons. Not a day passes but hosts of desperate ruffians, varying in age from fif teen to sixty, are dragged into the courts of justice at the complaint of citizens, and consigned to the cells for indictment and trial The number already incarcerated is very large, and the hangman, if Jus tice is allowed her course, will yet have a surplus of melancholy business on, hand. - Undoubtedly the Copperheads will strain every nerve to procure the Governor's remission of the punishment awarded to his "friends," and it is to be feared that their efforts in this direction may be crowned with a sue cess too shameful to contemplate. Such a contia gEncy was undoubtedly anticipated by the mobs, who, during the first hours of the riots, made the streets ring with cries of " Seymour will help us !" The deduction requiresno comment. The community may, however, congratulate itself upon the fact that the ends of justice cannot be wholly defeated at the outset. On Saturday, the Supreme Court held that Judge hicOunn, who was expelled in disgrace from the army, has no right to issue his favorite writ of habeas corpus,. This has proved a sad blow to the rioters, and their innocent women and children. These excellentpeople relied fully upon the elaborate jurist for their enlargement or release; and this es sentiV checkmate upon his kindly offices has some what staggered their conclusions. The infelicities of thia valuable class of citizens do not end here, how ever. The authoritiee declare their intention of re arresting all those heretofore released through his illegal issues of the writ, and much warmth of feeling is already exhibited in view of the announcement. Not only rioters, but deserters, have been released in obedience to these sham writs ; all of whom are now liable to have strict justice meted out to them. This, decision will go far toward re-establishing public confidence, and the normal feeling of security for life and property, and exercise - the influence of an enormous flea in the ear of the Copperhead press. The last sensation in the city is the promise of the production of that horrible monster, "Pepper'a Patent Ghost" This bloodthirsty and terrifying demon ie to be let loose upon the community at Wallack's Theatre, on Thursday evening next._ The ghost, or hie original, has been duly recorded among the archives of Great Britain, where he has excited much interest and nervousness, and now comes to us duly certified as .a highly respectable and altogether reliable imp. The city has already been infected by many, supernatural impostors . , but this is a warranted article under the great seal of her Britannic Majesty, with all the modern im provements. One New 'York ghost was recently arrested in our midst, and if my memory serves me, was releseed upon a writ of habeas corpua. Pep per's patent, apparition is, however, strictly moral in his habits, and not given to marauding of any sort. The provoit marshal, Colonel Nugent, is making strenuous efforts for perfecting arrangements for the draft. Property owners, in, view. of the previ ous disturhee.e., - tir leasing their pro perty to the marshals, fearful of its destruction, in the event of another outbreak. It is stated, how ever, that temporary buildings will be erected upon the ruins of toe previous offices, in case that land lords persist in their refusal. It is impossible to speculate with any certainty whatever, when the draft will recommence. The previo enrolment lists, which were made under th pines of Gen. Anthon, were in triplicate, and one copy was placed in a depository known only to the General and his aid. This measure was intended to guard against the misfortune which has now occurred, and which may- necessitate a new enrolment of the districts Wilde the, mobbings occurred, the only existing re cords being those destroyed. The conscription may, however, be again inaugurated at any moment; this time, with the moral certainty of being carried through, and, if necessary, at the points of twenty thousand bayonets. STUYVESANT. AN INCIDENT 0 c THE NEW YORK RIOT.— "'Mather. , they may kill the body, but they cannot touch the soul!" was the language used by poor Abraham Franklin, as he was borne from the presence, of his - mother by the barbarous mob on the morning of the 14th ult. This young man, aged twenty-three, had been an invalid for about two years, and was a con firmed consumptive. When the mob broke into the house they found him in bed. They bore him into the street, and there; although he had not raised a finger against them, indeed was not able to do so, they beat him to death, hanged him to a lamp-post. cut, his pantaloons off at the knees, cut 14 of flesh out of his legs, and afterwards set fire to him! All this was done beneath the eyes of his widowed mother. Such an exhibition of bloodthirstiness is without a parallel in the history of crime. Patrick Butler and George Glass, both Irishmen, the latter fifty. three years of age, have been arrested for the murder of Mr. Frank lin.—Atip/o- African. SCANDAL IN HIGH LIFE—One-and-twenty years ago Lord Vernon was residing in Florence, and there formed a connection with a certain Lavoignat. The extreme youth of the lady would, in this country, be reckoned justly an aggravation of the offence committed towards her, but in a southern country girls are women and mothers at a far earlier age than is the case with us. This liaison lasted for some years. and resulted in the birth of four daughters ; then, after a time, it ended as such con nections are wont to, and, at its termination, his lordship made what would be considered a very liberal and ample provision for his former mistress. A settlement of £l,OOO a year was made upon the lady, and heavy insurances were effected in her be half upon the life of the father of her children. The payments were to be made to her through the hands of trustees, and in consideration of this annuity she was to bring up and educate her daughters suita bly to their position. It would not be fair, on the strength' of one-aided statements, to go into the details of this painful narrative it is enough .to say that Mlle. Lavoignat, after the con clusion of her intimacy with Lord Vernon, married a certain Count Della Seta, and that this marriage appears to have created some ill-feeling between the unhappy lady and her children. Whether justly or not we have no means of de ciding. Lord Vernon considered that his daughters Were not being educated in accordance with the pro visions of his agreement. The children were sepa rated from their mother, and since the separation the payment of her annuity had been suspended. Under these circumstances the Countess Della Seta applied to the Court of Chancery to enforce the per formance of the deed by which she conceives the annuity is secured to her. The Vice Chancellor has decided that, pending proceedings, en allowance of £4OO per annum should be made to the plaintiff:— London Telegraph._ A BnAvE IRlSEisrAN.—thie of our Indiana regi ments was fiercely attacked by a whole brigade, in .one of the late battles in Mississippi. The Indiani ans, unable to withstand such great odds, were com pelled to fall back about thirty or forty yards, losing, to the utter mortification of the officers and men, their flag, which remained in the hands of the ene my. Suddenly, a tall Irishman, a private in the color company, rushed from the ranks across the vacant ground, attacked the squad of rebels who had possession of the conquered flag, with his mus ket felled several to the ground, snatched the flag from them, and returned safely back to his regiment. The bold fellow was, of course, immediately sur rounded by his jubilant comrades, and greatly praised for his gallantry. Ms captain appointed him to a sergean - cy on the spot ,• but the hero cut everything short by the reply : " ob, never mind, captain ! say no more about it. I dropped my whisky-flask among the rebels, and fetched that Neck, and I thought I might just as well bring the flag along !" Tire. FonsrArrox OF IcznEßGS.—The snow t which falls thickly on the Arctic islands and continents, being melted in summer, forms collections of fresh water, which soon freezes and increases yearly, un til the mass becomes mountainous,' and rises to the elevation of the surrounding cliffs. The melting of the snow deposited on these elevations adds to their gpewth, and by tilling up the interstices, renders the *hole solid. When such a mass has reached the height of 1,000 or 1,200 feet. the accumulated weight, assisted by the action of the ocean at its base, plunges into the sea, and by winds and currents is carried southwards, and finally- disappears before the influence of the Gulf Stream. which throws an isothermal line from Newfoundbind to the coast of Iceland, defecting it upwards very nearly through twenty degrees of north latitude. Frequently these ponderous crystals hide as much of their proportions below the water as they expose above it, and float, grinding the rocks of the sea bottom as they go, with a force that rtilay perhaps be visible to some future geologists when they shall he exalted the proud promontories of a now nameless continent. They carry huge boulders from the Arctic rocks' - and dis pel es them over the bed of the North Atlantic, and for the whaler they hear rich provision of fresh wa ter, of which he spoils them.—Engli,sh paper. CUTENESS OF A CONTRArEANU SCOUT.—A private letter from West Point, Va., narrates an exciting adventure which recently befel a negro scout in the employ of our forces. and his shrewdness in escaping from the enemy. His name is Claiborne, and he is a full blooded African, with big lips, list nose, &c. He has lived in the vicinity all his life, and is there. fore familiar with the country, which renders him a very valuable scout. On Claiborne's last trip inside the enemy's lines, after scouting around as much as he wished, he picked up eight chickens, and started for camp. Hie road led past the house of a secesh doctor named Roberts, who knows him, and who ordered him to stop, which, of course; Claiborne had no idea of doing, and kept on, when the doctor tired on him And gave chase, shouting at the top of his voice. The negro was making good time toward 'camp, when all at once he was confronted by a whole regiment of rebel soldiers, who ordered him: to - halt. For a moment the scout was dumbfounded, and thought his hour had come, but the next he sung out— "The' Yankees are coming! the Yankees are coining!" Where? where!" inquired the rebels. "Just up in front of Dr. Robert's house, in a Piece of woods," returned Samba. "Dr.-R. sent me down to tell you to come up quick, or they'll kill the whole of us." "(lime in, come into camp," said the soldiers. "No, no," says the cute African, "I have got to go down and tell the cavalry pickets ' and can't wait a second." So off he sprang with abound, running for dear life. the'rebs discovering the ruse, chasing him for three miles, and be running six,..when he got'safely into camp, but minus kis chickens, whieh he droppeil at the Sat flre, • . The Boston Wool Sale. BOSTON, August 4.—The wool sale to•day went off with spirit. All the lots were sold, the prices rang ing from 29 to 360. One lot was sold at • 386. 1 The lots offered comprised 944 bales unwashed Cape Wool, the entire cargo of the bark Kergood, from Algeria bay ; 82 bales filogodore Wool, unwashed 606 bales California Wool, and 65 bales choice light unwashed Spanish Wool. The Cape Wool sold readily at 36(038gc, and the California grades ranged from 32 to 39. • DEATHS FROM SUN-STROKE.—About thirty deaths were reported at the coroner's office yester day—most of them in consequence of sunstroke. The extreme heat of the past two or three days has caused a large number of deaths, particularly in this and other cities—a much larger number than can be directly traced to sun-stroke. It is observed that a great majority of the, persons who die in cruzse 9uence of the heat are of foreign birth.—N. Y, Bum sag Post. TRADE SALE TO Boonsarzsas.—Messrs. Thomas Br. Sons have in press their catalogue for the " Sixty. first Philadelphia Trade Sale." It will be the largest they have had for two years past; over sixty in. voices have already been received, comprising first class works from the most extensive publishers in the Tholbed PStates. As usual, IlTr. T. F. Bell will officiate in the rostrum, which he fills so well. TIIE rr [ITOE ADDITIONAL CITY NEWS SSE ROTIETH PAGE.] PII7LADELPHTA DRAFT.—The draft in this city commenced, on July 15th, with the Fourteenth ward, end ended yesterday with the Tenth ward. The following enumeration of the number enrolled and the number drawn, compiled from the columns of The Press, ia intereating generally Enrolled let °lase 4,894 2.592 1,376 1,696 1.796 1,767 3,045 2.349 2.332 2,835 1,514 1,806 2,216 2 874 3 780 2.413 2 552 2,446 3,634 3,740 LOIS 1.648 1,676 2,040 1,177 XII.„ X TV.. XI. XVI .. X VIT. Its. XXT... .• XXIT.. XXIII XXIV. XXV.. DF.A.TITS FROM SCTIC-STROKE.—An un known man was sun-struck yesterday, on Christian street. above Thirteenth. He seated himself on a doonstep, and died in a few minutes. An unknown man fell on Richmond street, near Cumberland, and died in a short time. Tames Coyle fell on Tenth street, near Filbert, and died ihnrily after. The driver of a layer-beer wacron was sun-struck near the Baltimore dEpbt, and died in a few minutes. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. THE MONEY MARKET. PHILADELPHIA, August 4, 1863. Business matters do not improve on Third street. Everything is dull. Gold was a little stiffer, and 12834@129 was paid <for it. Money is very easy at 4 06 les cent. Government securities are steady, no change occurring in their values. The leading ope rations in bonds are still centring in the live-twenties, which are being disposed of at the rate of a million to two millions per day. - The stock market was quite active, with some im provement in prices. April and October seven-thir ties sold at 10634. 106% was bid for 1851 sixes. State fives were steady at 101 ; the sixes at 108. Reading sixes, 1570, sold at 107; the others were steady. North Pennsylvania Railroad sixes sold at 93%. an advance of 1. New City sixes were steady. at 107; the old at 101. Philadelphia & Erie sixes sold at 105, an advance of 1. Elmira sevens at 107. Pennsylva nia mortgages were firm. Union Canal sixes sold at 01. SI was bid for Schuylkill Navigation 1882 s. Reading was again very active, fluctuating be tween 583i:@553 . North Pennsylvania was in de mand at % advance. Norristown was steady at 61%; Beaver Meadow at 71x. Pennsylvania rose 7% was bid for Catawissa, 22U for the preferred ; 35% for Long Island; 471-4" for Little Schuylkill; 77 for Lehigh Valley. Schuylkill Navigation pre ferred sold well at 24%, 12% bid for the common. Wyoming sold at 24;4 ; Susquehanna at 13%. Gi rard Bank sold at 43%; Mechanics' at 26%. Passenger railways were inactive, Spruce and Pine rising to 15,1-,c. The market closed steady, 3,100 shares and 4,600 changing hands. - Drexel & Co. quote Government securities, &a., as follows United States Donds.lBBl.-...............................1.06 01004 Certificates of Indebtedness. new 99140 9035 Certificates of Indebtedness. old. -11 l MOW United States. I R-10 Notes ...........1.16K51177 Quartermaster.e'Venchers •• • X(4l. Id. Orders for Certificates of Indebtedness 5i 44d. Gold, -. ..124 falilW Sterling Exchange 140K@.1413e Jay Cooke & Co. quote Government securities, &c., as fellows: United States Sixes. 1.881.... United States 73-10 ?..Totes • • .. Certificates of Indebtedness Do. . d 0...... Quartermasters' Vouchers. Demand Notes. Gold Sales five-twen ties to-day 6960.000 We give below a statement of the busineas of the Philadelphia Custom House for the month of Juiy 1863, as compared with the two previous years : Slily. 1661. 1862. 1363. Merchandise in warehouse, Ist of month 1,609,718 481,253 _61V,86,1 Received.in warehouse from foreign ports 33.934 33.757 453.2'35 From other districts 50,577 25,935 23.654 Withdrawn from warehouse for consumption 481,952 449,975 164,107 With d 'wn for transportation 8,880 4.541 7,339 Withdrawn for exportation. 518 9,953 Remaining in waresouse, , Isot of month 1,231909 77,546 914,572 Dutiable goods entored for - - - consumption direct from foreien ports 123.671 978,62 A .:198.414 Free goods entered 95,007 75,232 .40,067 Domestic goods exported.... 532,063 624,949=.? -611.955 1860. 1861. 1852. 1863. July 168.144 134.957 702.506 191,821 Previous 5 m05...1,448,411 371.62.5 1,393,765 1.904.152 .1,616,515 1,606,222 2 596,266 1.645,975 The _statement of the Boston banks for the last week compares with the previous week and for the corresponding week of 1862 as follows : July 20. 1063. July 27.186.3. July 28,1862. .V 3,967.922 72,870,716 62, 163,806 7,822.720 7,811,610 7.963,696 0,287„ tIS 28.011.571 26.699 S'N 7,401,462 7.246. 797 6.618.166 Leans Specie."... Deposits ... Ciro-alai-on The statement of the present week, as compared with the preceding, shows a : decrease of $967,161 in the items of loans and discounts, $11,257 in specie, $1,275,667 in deposits, and $154,635 in circulation. The statements of the banks of the three planet. pal cities of the:Union for the last week compare with the previous one and-the corresponding time of 1862 as follows : Loans. risposits Specie. 1 Circul'a -173.3i6x€ 164.133,5'9 30410,227 5.776,186 72,65 1 ,716 28,021.671 7.615,513 7.246,797 34,517,347 33,4 , 8,4:3) 4,22.7.448 2,418.40 Total 280, 404,3 2 9 ,22?,593.5.50 47,949.133 15,440,443 Last week 281,e4) , „1.75i2,538541), 50,439,146,15.76.5.061 Last year 2-19,.320,471118.3,390,2841 46.603,059120,918.0E0 The New York Evening Post of to-day 'says : Before the first session gold was selling at 1284, New York Central at 1293 X, Reading at 11; Illinois Central at 117 R:, and Erie iosm@tosy 2 . The appended table exhibits the clue* movements of the market compared with the latest prices of yesterday evening: Tn. Mon. Adv. Ilse. 17. & 6s, 1681. reg -...i..-.1.105% 105%-• 11. S. 6s. 1881. con- - -.166% 106 IC - 11. S. seven-thlttles• .. 106% 106% .. X 11.8. 1 year Certlf g01d..101 101 .. 17. S. 1 Tr. Cert. ourr'ncy 99% 99% • - American gold••••• .-- .125% 1 ••• Tennessee 6s 6634 68% %ii Missouri 65....-.-.. 71% 71% X Pacific Mail.- -.• --2FSX 240 '. • I.k . N.Y. Central, x. d .--.121% 73134 • • 1% Rrie,x.d . ... -- - ~........116 107% . • 1% Erie preferred, x. d.-.--10411 iiioiir • • 1% Hudson R1ver....... -.149% 153 .. r. 3,4: Har1em.......-....,......,129% 1 Z 9.4. X Harlem preforred.....--.121. 121 Reading 117% 116 1 E Hick Centra1.......-.117 1 8% Mich. SonthKra .--.- 91% 91% Mich. So. guar —.115%. 115 Illinois Con scrip .exd .117% 1.15% Cleveland&nitabarg. • - 9 6% 96% Galena.- ... . . ..... ....1013ii 101 ii . Cleveland&Foleio -.115.4 1154' x _ Chicago &_. Rock 1e1a.nd.106% 107 .... - % Fort Wayne. ...... ......• 27% 78 • • 3 - .'; Canton 3 ) 36 31 114 .. Pr sitie dn Chien 6Sit 6 83x' 1 , • • Alton and Terre Hanle. 62% 62 Chicago and tiorthw'n. 35 36 Philada. Stock Exch. I.. Reported by S. E. SLAymeucc FIRST ge Sales, August 1. R. PhiladelehLaßtshsaire.] OARD. - - P 5 N Penna R 1736 100 do 1734 I do. 17h IC Spruce Si Pine R.- 14...% 100 Reading R. 5.5.3%i: 2(0 do. 504 CO do 5S S 1 300 Sch Nav prof 2434 Co pref....bs 241 2(00 Chy 6s. 101 OCCO do n0w.107 sfo N Penns 6.. 9331 10(0 Penns, 55.... —lOl 'BOWE 367.51 Penna 5s 101 2900 do.. 101 5 Mechanics Bk• ... 9 6.11 5 Girard Bank...—. 43 1000 Reading Gs '70....107 100 Snsq Can 133 i 15 Nana R 50 Wyoming Can.... 21K. 1000 Elmira, R7a - ... lO7 12000 S 1-yr cert...... 1000 Union Can 6s. 21 100017 S 7-30 Tv. bk A.5r.0106%. 2 Beav Mead 71.34 BOARDS 9 Fifth & Sixtli. - 66 7110 Phila & Erie 6s. .10.5 _ S EC OND 10 Spruce & Pine...b2o 10 100 do s 6 16 37 do.. 3534 330 Reading R 683 400 do. lots 6831 26 do. 6834 50 d 0.... . ..... 554413. 6831 100 do x30'6834 113 do lots 98% 10 d 0....... --asp 95% 6000 .0 ea4irtx 6s 35 Norristown BOARD. • • • • • • 10 . do sswn IThi 100 Pennn 5,1 .191 I'lol City 60 101 WO do new. 107_ 3i I 00 Sob Nov pref 2•1 . 1000 N Penn& 63 93,14 Semi weekly- Rage rue o la the Philadelphia The market generally continues dull, without any material change to notice in prices. Flour remains: about the same as last quoted. Wheat is unchanged R I B is in demand. Holders of Cotton are firm in their views, but there is very little doing. Coffee is scarce and dull. In Fish and Fruit there is no change to notice. Naval Stores are dull and lower. Coal Oil is rather firmer. In Seeds there is little or nothing doing. Wool is quiet at previous quota tions. There is rather more shipping demand for Flour ; sales comprise about 5,000 bbls, including 600 bbls Western extra family at $6/g6.50 bbl ; 2,000 bbls high grade do. on private terms ; and 1,000 bbls City Mills extra also on terms kept private. The retail ers and bakers are buying moderately at from $5.37 @5.62 for superfine ; $5,75@6 for extra ; $5.75@6.50 tor extra family ; and $7@7.50 bbl for fancy brands, according to quality. Rye Flour is firm at 1,4 50 ¢i bbl. In Corn Meal there is verylittle doing. Brandywine is held at $4.20, and Pennsylvania Meal at $.l t bbl. GRAlN.—There is very little prime Wheat offer ing; about l q ,ooo.bushels sold at 13001350 for reds, and 140@150c for white, including 1,000 bushels new Kentucky white at the latter rate. Rye is in de mand at 100@1050 ambush. Corn is in steady de mand ; about 10,000 bush sold at 78e for prime yellow, and 7,000 bush Western mixed at 75c ift bush. Oats are less active ; about 15,000 bush have been disposal of at 70(&73c weight for Pennsylvania. PROVISIONS.—The receipts are light, and there is very little doing in any. kind. About 400 "barrels new Mess Pork have been sold in lots at $14@14.25, and old at $11.50312 bbl. City-packed Beef is selling in small lots at sl3@te., and timmtry at $l2 (V 212.50. Bacon is in steady demand at former rates. Sales of plain and fanny Rams at sll@l3 ; Sides air 63 , 1@7c, and Shoulders at 5c for old, and s:4@le4n fat new. In Green Meats there is very little doing. Small sales of Hams in _pickle are making at tO@ 10.14 c ; do, in salt, at 83090 ; Sides at Go, and Shoulders at sgc, cash. Lard is dull; email sale* of bbls and tierces are making at 10;14AlOgs ti 4 lb, and kegs cash. Butter—there ie very little, doing; smell saletrare making at 10020 c qft Cheese is selling at 10@12c t and. Balk sa 10412 s itt„ dozen. Drafted.. 1,483 739 413 639 529 537 1,015 693 693 84t 413 537 667 832 1,116 742 763 73{ 1,092 718 463 406 467 612 354 ---•—••••.10. 5 ietio6x . ...... 106xw1c6X lni 0 1.011 0 =" R•1 4 .F4 - 1 99 , 4 psrat snsi (RN .........».LS 03121 • • • 34 1 9 110 Readinr. R • 58-1£ 500 Penna Ss 108 8 Norristown R..... 56 . 1T:Penna AUGUST 4—Evening.
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