ig4e THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1864. Irg r . w w finvrani., No. SO4 Ninth street, two doors north of Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington pity, is the Washington agent of Tan Panes. Kr. liarrznx. will receive subscriptions for Tan PAINS it► Washington, See that subscribers . are regularly Penrod at their residences, and attend to advertising. FORNEY'S WAR PRESS, ' Fox THY WMBB ERDING A170813T 2T, 186 i. /., TX9110:11(0. --The Blege of Petersburg—The 1514 Coipit'Aviatting the Order to .Ad ratio e. P.C.MTRY.—' , The Old Homestea4" by Alice .Ceris-" Souk of e Nest, '' by Jean Ineelow—" Lashed .to the'lliet,,”..by F. H. Stauffer—" The Ley of the stottnty•Jmnper. " HE. EXTRACTS"—nns My JOURNAL, by H. Mk:herds : Part 2. ' IV. EDITORIALS. —The Union Party.and the Peace 'Oueetion—Why the War Should Proireas—A Truce Im. Dove&le—The Western Conspiracy-Home Produse— Intoitionste Market Prlces—Blockade ranners—P. ace Talk North and Sonth—Tonelung the Monroe Doctrine— The President—The Political Prospeot—Why Mere_ b ecc bcyc wan Burned — Whitebait. V. LETTER OF " OCCASIONAL. " VI; THE WESTERN CONSPIRACY--PuilAdmilaions as to the Strength and Purposes of the 0. VII. WAR NEWS.—The Army Before Petersburg special, Cortepolidenee The ,Colored Troope The Fight foe the Weldon Railroad—Desperate Alsacks by the Ratels—The War in the Shenandoah Valley—The, Siege of Atimita—Dosertion of RA/Rebels—The Besieged liebtd.ClMea. . . , VIII. THE ITEW ARCHBISHOP 01' NEWIORK. Fall amount of the installation—Address of ArshblehoP McCloskey. IX. GENERAL NEWS.—Saratoga Springs—Peace convention at Byraonse—Letter from Gen. Seimoar— tnperieice of a Boston Woman. In Castle Thunder—Au Arklat'illfe Rowe, ,/ko. X. COMMUNIC ATIOrt S.—l:tattoo of the Feople—Far- loom and the MO Prlcoa —Petitions tor an Arralotioe— .& Trip to Vine,' Forge. • • _ 'XI. "HARVEST FIELDS AND LIDOREES"—EF N. Emma Egglesou. .. . ..., . XII. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. —'rebaceo In the A ruaY--Dlggin g Ilp Steletone—An Ohio:Hilo, Aga. XIII. CHESS DEPARTMENT. -l Editorial—Froblem Fifd Game - Chen fil PhillidaiphiliVl ß •F ralm XIV. FINANCIAL AND' COMMERCIAL.' . oar Specimens of the ! ,41 . 1 KAIt bieadg,:will beJor- Warded when requested. The inebscriptico Tolstoi-An ; Ele Opt& le Viler year. 'A dedttridon`froid s ee terms -will he allowed when elube are formed. pin e copies; emit up hi wrappers, ready for matting, may obtained .at the counter. Price five nente. ' , . . An Exchange of Prisoners. Thirty-five thousand Union soldiers, im prisoned at Andersonville, Ga., and sub ject to a cruelty unsurpassed in its malig ulty by any record of war, have petitioned the President, through their appointed commissioners, to procure their release from unendurable suffering by means of exchange. What these men undergo is terrible—beyond the calculation of com fortable citizens. Two-thirds of theni are - wholly without shelter ; the food-given them is adapted to produce titarva. tiou and disease ; the water given them creates thirst; their clothes are in rags and Terrain; they are huddled together "thick -as herrings packed in a barrel," and die at the rate Of 180 per day. Numbers have become crazed with their misery, and , dozens are shot down weekly at the "dead-line." Six thousand eight hun dred and ninety of these brave and 'veteran soldiers haire died, by priva tion and disease, in a period of five months. These awful facts might be in tredible to those who make it their task to palliate and excuse the crimes of the rebel Government, but this time there are thirty . - five thousand witnesses, .a number too great to be given the lie, and in a state too pitiable; we think, to be mocked by the callous insincerity of journalists who, in their search to find argument for treason, -occasionally stumble across a word of au thority for murder and massacre. These thirty-five thousand victims of rebel villainy :are in a fair way to become numbered with that hospital class who, when returned to us, are too weak either to fight or vote. The Northern enemies of the Government may at least afford them the indulgence of ylnpathy. This last grand prison -act of the-rebellion is a climax of the comparatively slOw but efficient process of the torturing out of our armies, begun at Libby. It is almost too cruel for even the bitter jest. Given the number of 40,000 men, and the rebels show us how they day be reduced in less time ao.i.Littakes, to kill them off in war. A l i tal_y) comes out nine- ton serving the rebels all -the , 15nrimeS .of exchange. In, this • manner', they demonstrate how an invader -may -be used up by simply dieting out his prisoners, and Southern hygiene achieves as great a - victory as Southern arms. Had the North resorted to the same method for depleting - ita enemies, there is enough medical inge ripity in our countrymen, Mild they adopt - Count Fosco's idea of., the moral and poli tical 'agency of poisons, to have made the South sick of the war long ago. But we have no moral necessity to poisOn our vellq, to assassinate our enemies, or to reduce their prisoners by the methods of diet, velatilation, and water treatment prac ticed 4n the prisons of the South. What -ever be the color of private opinion enter tained by the thirty-tire thousand prisoners .of Andersonville, Georgia, it is too. much to expect that they will forgive their ene mies, or consent to a "peace upon any ;terms." Could they rejoin our armies be fore the prison system, of the South de •stroys their usefulness, their wrongs would be a &SOW _reinforcement to the heroes under GRANT and SHERMAST. We hope something will be soon done to 'relieve the noble sufferers of Anderson- Brave men deserve well even of - their enemies, but we May expect nothing, either in fairness or reason, from the insane 'turpitude of the wickedness of, the ruling rebels. Only their hard necessities will bring them to terms. The exchange is `still at lock on the question of the status of negro prisoners. No wonder that. our white soldiers, starved and diseased, at ..Andersonville, plead that the slavery to :which the blacks are ,consigned on their capture is freedom and happiness compared to the daily death en-. dared in prison. We may doubt such a plea, but we cannot dmibt its terrible cause. Our captured soldiers, black and white, are victims of great suffering, but each suffer for each other. We trust that we are not mistaken in the recent-signs of the Rich mond press, promising a recognition of our - negro prisoners to effect an exchange for the benefit of the depleted armies of the - South. That exchange will not, we hope, be delayed - a'moment. We ,can imagine how painful to the Government,As to the country, is the, appeal made. tcisthe .ilresi den—tb the prisoners of Georgia.'l- t :;;A: 'Peace which is a Pinthlckil*:ar. Mb have often asserted that there can be - sualga ce ef,a•dishonorable character which "'fl'l - -relieve us Of the troubles of war.' We :_miy..evenaccept 4 , as an aphorism that a May provc a double war. Attar ',..-Inity:;tesults!frOin failure and shame. What •941,0h,aq, aid fail to, do, must have its leNtellge , UpOlL'll6l.- We find this intelli wantinglia a communication addressed tothl 71m6s; : - • I'Velielght both anarchy ; it is °sip ailttle *ay behind - this seemingly desired but dishonorable heee, when anfleljelVkyltutks eirermwerratraipm:r . gt ' in -fear. When the strong submit to be s crooned, then maydrellit Submit to bankrtiptoy. When credit ' ' , submits to bankruptcy—to repodlatlon....then. may - the people submit to unregulated oppression. There ~,Codi Write safety - to thcoapital of Milk- country in a patched-tip peace—in a divided Union. Then let Moth one, and Ampital come forvrardhand do their -duty. If they ao.operate, be prompt &Vont 'it, and .actrotith. energy, we'shall yet have a stable Go- TentMen;lipirosperouslinno, and a united and happy :Teeple , • JlBl l l2lltsON Dews' delaration to Colonel .jAcquEs, ‘ , .We seceded to rid ourselves of the rule - of , the majority," is but, the ex pression of 'tlie inti-re'publican theory he has long advocated. In 1859, at Jackson, Mississippi, referring to the probable sue , cess of his political opponents in 1860, he .said: "The success of such a party would indeed .produce' an irrepressible. conflict.' 'To you would be presented the question, Ywill you allow the constitutional ;Union to Theebaiged into the despotism ofa majority?" itt it; gitgalar that the Democratic party has •'sympathy with men who thus repudiate This- tyranny of the trtajo , 7ttoi i ,b7Ae way, has only been mentioned litMittitheni leaders, and the maibrity voted thv intareatof freedoin. There was no 41aapot:isicy (21 course, in the old pro-slavery ,viajdriffea. ' .r • - . ES=MI MIMS IZCZEI The Moral of Politics. • The affairs of Denmark have been ad justed—precisely as if a highwayman who called out Stand and deliver!" to a tra veller, merely robbed him of his purse and pocket-book, his watch and guard, his diamond pin and carbuncle ring, and left him the clothes he wore. Denmark has to surrender a good deal to the brace of bri gands (Austria and Prussia) who, had in vaded, plundered, and ill-treated her. The Duchies of Schleswig, Holstein, and Lau enbourg, with a population of over a mil lion of souls, are Surrendered to ruthless Germany. The Alsen and islands in the North Sea go with Schleswig, but Arro (or (Faroe), which is purely Danish, remains with Denmark, though by law of descent it forms part of the Duchy of Schleswig. The' future Denmark will consist of Jutland and the larger islands, on one of which Copenhagen, the capital, is built, and the population will be reduced, by the compulsory cessions we have men tioned, from 2,605,000 persons to 1,500,000. In the new and diminished Denmark the population will •be Danish, who may be' relied upon. In the former Denmark, the Germans in the Duchies could scarcely be trusted with arms. The Danish army, therefore, will not be much weaker than before.. The navy will be as `strong as it was. Denmark will' continue master of the entrance to the Baltic Sea as long as she holds the Sound and the Katte gat. There has been some talk of a Schles wig-Holstein canal, which, if made, would reduce the northern access to the Baltic to little value, but a long time will elapse•ere that bb begun. The future of the reduced Denmark may resolve itself , into three contingencies : 1. Maintainance as a small but independent monarchy. It is geographically larger than ;Belgium. 2. Absorption by the German Confederation. 3 Annexation with Swe den. At the best, under the collapse of her naval and military Rrestige, there seems to be a ;very poor outlook for Denmark. 'With her people there is much sympathy, but we confess that we feel little concern for her sovereign. .A mere cadet (third brother of li the reigning Duke) of the small branch of the house of Holstein-Glucksbourg, the ac cident of his siding with Denmark in 1848, when his brothers went against her, led to his having the good fortune, as it then seemed, to be selected by the rulers who signed the treaty of 1852 as successor to Fnsnaiuc VII., King of Denmark. Be fore that event in his life his income was about $1,500 a year. One of his sons is King of Greece ; his , eldest daughter is Princess of Wales, and will be QAthen of England, and, for himself, even if hLhas a diminished Denmark to govern, is in finitely larger than anything he was born to. He seems to be a gentleman of no very strong mind, but it is equally evident that he has been badly used.. Had England but raised her voice, Den mark would not havo been disintegrated. Lord RUSSELL raised hopes that England would insist on the treaty of 1852. being rigidly observed, but when the time came to act, his Lordship coolly said, :"I.will write protocols and despatches, but must decline what may lead to blows ; for the new shave -penny 'policy of England is Peace at all risks." It is said that he but carried out the personal policy, of Queen VICTORIA. It may be so ; but if ever, or we should probably say, whenever Ireland Is invaded, Queen VICTORIA may be re minded, when she protests against that fair island being wrenched from her sway, "Madam, we do this precisely on the principle, or want of principle, which was manifested by yourself when . you stood 'calmly by and did not raise even a finger to prevent the dismem berment of Denmark. If the German Con federation had a right to wrest the Duchies from Denmark, surely Ireland has an equal right 'to separate herself from the yoke of England ?" This will return the bitter chalice to her Majesty's own lips, and men who are nowifar into "the fifties" may live to witness such a consummation. VICTORIA has given Ireland's friends a .Strou: justification...of.4febtin! `dand's• More Mexican than Spartan. To judge from the general tenor of the news current from Mexico, the patriotic cause in that abandoned country has more than begun to "dwindle, peak, and pine." MAximILIAN is making his throne firm, and extending the clearage of submission. Several well-known generals on the Juarez side are now reported as loyalists of the Empire, -and the betrayal of the, :Liberal cause seems to, ave become almost a mat ter of fashion. A considerable army is still attached to JuAnEz, which he:is now endeavoring to. Concentrate and discipline at Monterey. This army, hungry, insubor dinate and disaffected, as it is-said to be, is under command of ORTEGA, who, in con sequence. of his peculiar escaPe:froM the French after his surrender at Fue.bla, is re garded by them as a deserter: We pub lished -lately, with . some praise, a letter from Gen. UnAGA, late commander-in-chief of the Liberals, refusing with great bitterness the invitation of Borne of his Countrymen to come over to the Emperor. This letter is, as it appears, more Spartan than Mexictn: But a month after he wrote his indignant refusal to betray the Republic, Gen. ITRAGA. has acceded to _MAymiLIArT, if we may credit the latest.dorrespondence. Mexican patriotism, ire fear, does not possess the heroic vitality, for Gen. 1111AGA. lalleges in excuse- that his troops were addicted to frequent mutiny. MAximaLmar has taken the most politic and conciliatOry course to insure the Empire, by inviting all the in , fluential men of the nation to, :his counsel. Re is now busy organizing an army for the Empire, out of the French force, the recusant Mexicans, and the heretofore op pressed Indians. He has also appointed a commission of sixty 'to examine the' com mercial and financial state of the country ; and it it feared by the Mexican clergy that the straits of the new exchequer will com pel him to ratify .the Juarez confiscation of church property. Less we know of JIJA,TUZZ himself, whose courage and pa triotism may be vindicated when the situ ation becomes more intelligible. Ireland. The people of Ireland have at last suc ceeded in laying the foundatidn of a monu rnent for the statue of O'Corutimr,, Bah lin. The occasion was celebrated by an immense procession of the trades and the religious and political societies, and was .a general holiday of festivities. This occur rence shows that Ireland has yet a national existence, though it needs, neit to O'Cox rgELL's self, a leader to stand in the plaCe of O'Coßzmnr... Even in connection with this generous tribute to nationality, ignorance, bad feeling, and clannishness showed them selves' ttgain in the conduct of a number of depraved " Orangemen," who were cited by . the old religious feud to burn "The Li berator" in effigy, some time before the celebration. But the event has been useful in gathering and strengthening the dis tracted patriotic sentiment of Ireland around one whom the vast majority of Irishmen, both I"rotestant and Ca tholic, cordially respect as the greatest man of his race in modern times. In a great day O'CONNELL was a great leader. He was the, greatestpf popular orators and agitators, and it may be said that his voice alone directlY` wrested the concession of religious fre'edOrn .froni 'the enemies of his country. It is not astonishing that the foundation Of a monument to him should also furnish a' basis for the re vival of the repeal agitation.. Ireland has suffered from the neglect of legis lation, and from evils of final-adminis tration, which only an. Irish government can redress. The repeal agitation labors to effect for Ireland what has been. secured 'to Australia and Canadtv—a Legislature of its own. Both in the mother country and in America an -intensely national spirit pre vails among Irishmen, and While revolu tion may only end 11 farce, or' Sialos finite misery for a pebple already severely tried, the repeal agitation may have yet -a chance, though it would be impossible to predict it from the present state of senti ment in Ireland. • Tam World-has a correspondent in I3al timore who may have taken the oath of allegiance, but who , certainly writes more in the spirit of a rebel than a patriot. With all the mysteries of the rebellion, even the thoughts of its leaders, he seems perfectly familiar, and we have' frequently been amused with his cool announcements. In a recent letter he thus talks of making peace: "As regards the terms of peace, they are not un reasonable. All they would require would be the rights that are Secured to them In the Constitution. But they would requiretuarantees for those rights. They would require an enrols stipulation that the General Government would never again interfere with, the dOmestio institutions of any. State; and that 'this stipulation should be made in the most solemn manner, and should oonstitute a part of the organic law. A convention of all the States could easily regulate this matter. "If these termsare granted by the North the South would at once lay down their arms; the Southern btatea would dlesolve the Confederacy, and each one of the Southern States would send their Senators and Representatives to Congress as before the war. All/other matters in dispute could be easily ad justed." Our readers do not need to be told that this is pure folly or falsehood. They know that the head of the rebellion himself has said that he will carry on the war till he is conquered or the independence of the South granted. The assertions made by this cor respondent, who ought to be looked after by the proper authorities,- are intended simply to deceive the people and help ,the Chicako Convention. A more unmitigated falsehood than the paragraphs we have quoted could not be told. WASI - lINGerOM WASHINGTON, AlOgNSt 24, 18&& Tpx runraa DEBT. - The official recapitulation of the public, debt up to yesterday shows it to be $1,850,274,000, or $9,661,000 more than the previons week's statement. The unpalilrequigtions are nearly .18,000,000. • The debtbearinVite r (Merest has been deereased 50,632,000, while the' debt bearing interest in lawful money 40 been increased UT 000 000 and the debt bearing interest in °obi has increased 42,000,000. IN'2EIINAL ENTENDE DECISION. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE py TNYEENAX, REVENUE, WASHINGTON, August LS, 1884 Sin : In answer to your letter of the 10th instant, I have to state that 'telegraph companies should make the return reguh l ed by section 10T of the act ofJune 30,1164, to the assistant assessor of the dis trict In which their principal office is located. Yery resPe o SfliDY, _ • Jos. J . LnuaS,COMMISSiOner. To Aluerlcan Telegraph .gompany, No. 143 Droadway, New York. COMMISSIONER APPOINTED. Amcisieims S. Soirsriok, of New York, has been appointed commissioner, under the treaty of Nay, 1163, to , settle the claims, of the Hudson Bay and Puget Sound AgrlcultUral Company, in the place of Dammi S. Droxineosr, declined. THE 7-dU LOAN. The subscriptions to the \ T-30 loan, reported at the Treasury Department to-day, amounted to *600,000, and those to the 10-40 loan to $213,000. ' PETITIONS FOR MILITARY GOVERNMENT AT ALEXANDRIA VA. Petitions are circulating for signatures, in Alex andria and beyond its limits, addressed to Military Governor SLonow, asking for the substitution ALM- Mary for civil power, 'as lathe recent case at Norltllk. Should the prayer be granted, Governor PIREPONT will, as a coesequence, be .superseded In his rune tions, and the State Government in that portion of the territorl of Virginia over which he presides be abolished. The Alexandria Journal, the official paper, strongly condemns the movement, and says some of the petitioners are men of standing, while Others are isluatters and known dislOyalists. RETURNING TROOPS. The l4Tth phio, 100 days men, have passed through Washlngtori on their way home, their time having expired. Tbey, like other returning regiments eV that State, paid their respects to the President, Who thanks! them for the service rendered to the country, an exhorted them to resist everyinfluence which had Ikteridency to lessen their patriotism. ITROQRFIRMILD IMPORTS. Na inform4lon has been reoeired here tionfirm ing the truth of the loose report that *FITZ LES 'My! killed slid Gen. A. P. HILL mortally- w4unded, • in Sunday's fight. ARRIVAL OF REUEL OFFICERS. The mailsterimer to-day brought up about sixty rebel officers , including a colonel, a major, and cap tains and lieutenants, captured On Sunday. DEATHS OF SOLDIERS.' i The foil ming deaths are reported at the army hospitals : AZIIIEL Pixy:, Co. G, Tist Penna.; W. Srzvm, 0:17,615t Penile. ; atsrusr, E. OrTypsit, Co. G,l4BthlPenna. ' Major Wit. P. Broom; 4th Parma. Cavalry; wounded, hail niported here. The Congressional Ezeuisioniste. _WOoDrreoz - N B august 24.--S. 1., the'eveialng 'ment. They loft Fredericton by stage on the morning of the 23d, and arrived here at a late hour in the night. They were received and entertained by our citi zens with a supper, after which then took the stage for Hamilton, and arrived there at half-past two o'clock this morning. Everything passed off In the moat pleasant and bappy inanner. The Draft In Ohte—Peaee Speech of Fer - nando Wood. OEOIE - NATI, August 24.--Governor Brough has issued a plOciamation to those persons in Ohio who are preparing to resist the draft, warning there to desist from such a purpose. Fernando Wood, in II speech at Dayton lastnight, asserted that Peace men on a Peace platform would be nomin atedat Chicago, and the Convention would be harmonious. Recruiting at Harrisburg. FlAnnzentrito, August 24 .—Recruiting Is very brisk. A great many are enlisting for the ono-year's service. There ie but one man left in charge of the State arsenal, the.balance having taken up arms. • WALIBTIIIINTB AT ALTOONA. , August 24.—We have nothing later here from the valley. Over two hundred Lu k en en gaged on the works of the Pennsylvania Railroad have enlisted in:the one year's service. Destructive Thunder-Storni. WATERT - ILL'S, 11111., August D.—During a severe thunder•storm, last night, the bridge over the Martin stream In North Fairfield, on the Somerset Rail road, was struck by lightning and blown down. Many buildings and erchsrds were als6 blown down. ronTwEss MONROE. , ARRIVAL Or REBEL PRISORRRS. FORTRESS NORROR, August 23.—The mail steamer Reypoit, from Olty Point, has arrived with ninety rebel officers, captured in the recent, opera tions on the Weldon Railroad, The privates cap tured at the same time, it is now said, will number seven or eight hundred. They will all be brought down to•morrow. • NORTH CAROLIIIIAL. 1131 W VIRATII I:WADY TO LEAVE wir.miwcyrot. Nsw Yanz, August 24.—8 y the arrival of the steamer Raze, from North Carolina, we learn that a new pirate vase], the Coquette, one of a number now in Wilmington receiving their armament, is considered the most formidable of them all. She will be the first to leave that port, if she has not already started. BALTIMORN. THE BASTIXORH AHD OHIO . RAILROAD. Baurniona, August 24.—The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad la noW open ee far as B.Orpor'll .Ferry. THY 23D PIINNBYLYAMA. The 23d Pennsylvania arrrived here this forenoon from Bolivar Heights, ,via . thi . Relay Rouse. They are quartered in the depot, 'lnd expect to leave for home at six o'clock this evening. We have since learned that the regiment will not start so 1100 n as we thought, but they will certainly , reach Plillidelpidattt noon to-morrow, 0X1W... 1 44 , 1.A.,074-7 . 219//IeARF., DAY .TO 211 calm/swamp. HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE DEPARTIIENT, STE CORPS, liaLTmOnx, AugnSt 23, DM.— Special Orders, No. 111 .—Extract,—Brigadier Gene ral H. B. Lockwood; ammanding ad Brigade, Bth Army Corps,. is hereby directed to detail a Compe tent officer of his command to proceed to the late residence of Mr. Ishmael Day, Baltimore county, Maryland, and mare an estimate of the damage sustained by him In the destruction of his property by the rebels during the late raid, and assess and collect from the disloyal and disaffected persons re siding within a radius of Ave miles of 'Mr. Day's farm a sum equal to the amount of damages sus tained by him, and to pay the same, when collected, Co Mr. Day. The levy will be made upon the indi viduals according to their taxation list. • By command of Major General Waillaoe. SAMUEL 13.,Ltwannon, AsEdatant Adintant General NEW TURK CRT. Nsw Tour, Augaet, 26,1864., A STRANGIC kIIMOB—PRAOS COMMI66ZONERB R,E- YORTISTI EZNT TO ItIOHNOND. Rumors are In circulation, and are credited In financial circlea r to the effect that the Government has sent a commission to .Richmond- to-negotiate for peace, consisting partly of Republicans and partly of Thinmerats. It Is also' alleged that thesenota mlisloners have left for Richinoad. The effect has been to lower thaprloe of gold soma four or-five per cent. TIM Pze.o2. COMMISSION The rumor about the sending of peace commis. stoners to Richmond is still afloat here but little confidence is pladed in it. lIIITCRIT OF THN susqtrattarord. The Susouelumna has beau cruising atone - the Island 01 Rep:nude, and teft there on the 22d inst. The frigate Susquehanna has returned from an unsuccessful sem& for the pirate Tallaheasee. AMILIIST OF Tin. ANOLISH RAILWAY MllRomnsit. .. . . File Alp Victoria arrived tomigtit,. and Franz Muller, who is charged with the. murder of Mr. Briggs in a railway car near Leaden, war arrested he Soon as she Came into the bay. • . Tins corm) ILARIERT. Gold elosed at 264 g this evening. • MARINE inTanzionsurm- . . Arrnecl,ltarke Sabentander, Cardiff; S andy , Rook, kni Bat ; brim; Tornado, Fort,. Monroe. Beton, alk 0.. 5, Brown e Oardiff. THE PRESB.---PITIT,ADELPRIA„ TIITTRSDAY. AUGUST 25. 1864; ' ay gaVa I admire such men'as Havelock. Their trade is to kill, yet they continue gentle and good, brimful of Christian meekness and charity. Strange that there should exist each human paradoxes. Cincin nati:is is alone In history. He tested of power, yet relinquished an empire, sceptre, and purple for his farm, his plough, and his wife. But one man has ever governed without; ambition, and history justly embalms his name, which with honor!WIll descend to latest generations. The. Duke of Wellington said: "A man of relined Christian sensibilities is totally unfit for the profession of a soldier." Every charge that Is made upon our lines serves to con vince me of the truthfulness of this re p k. Millers come these rebels with supernuilti-valor. They are veterans. Such scenes as .the one they now enact has made them ao. In' ba.oncing zefe me they cease to 'be Mom- boncealqt.by smoke, begrime(' with powder, deafened bythlo Continuous roar of. rifle, and cannon, they still precii on. Ranks decimated by shot and shell, the shattered remnant obey the relentless command, "Forward !" and carefully heed the admonitory "Steady --steady, men !" , On they oome, never looking it the bloody ground, heedless of the mangled body of a fallen comrade, who writhes beneath their fart. The batteries along Grittlii's line pour in an end lading fire. Into their faces fly the ride-balls from the ad and .4th Divisions. Mortals can no longer endure* such a fiery trial. The rebels In front of Apes fly In confusion. Hundreds are shot through the back. Those in front of Cutler, are appalled. Stor med at infront, raked and en ill aded from the left, where they expected no enemy, is too nuoh. Down go the weapons of Hey ward's brigade s and. a thou sand hands are raised In supplication. Oat rushed Captain Daily, provost marshal of thi,4th Division with his squad of thirty men . Generatilleyward was there, Daily demanded the Generalhi Sword, and, for reply, received a ballet from his revolver. The recreant rebel fled, two-thirds of his brigade follow ing the example. The provost guard brought in two hundred of these men prisoners, and their own gallant captain mortally wounded. Norio but rebels would, be guilty of such a dastarly deception. When men throw down their arms,jand beg for mercy, they are presumed to hive surrendered. So we interpreted their actions, and stopped our murder one fire to bring them in. One brigade of Griffin's division gave them a couple of volley before their asylum, the woods, could be reached. This stretched out many of them. About Ave- hundred prisoners are Thirty-two commissioned officers an colors were taken—ens' by the 78 and two by the 3d Delaware. I co what regiments had the other two pulse was one of the moat eanguim have suatained fee some time. Thi piled in great heaps before our wo have their wounded cried for water a All within our peach have been Carrie where they are oared for as our own sr General Cutler was slightly wounds lip, a fragment of shell passing under was with his min at the time, direolir raging them. Colonel Duehene, of brigade, was killed. Major Bard, con New York, wounded. Captain That 6th Wisconsin, wounded. THE WAR, THE ATTACK ON THE FIFTH CORPS. The Brunt of the Fighting borne bY Ayres' and Caller's Divisions. GENERAL CUTLER . SLIGHTLY WOUNDED. COL. DUCHENE, COMMANDING MARY LAND BRIGADE, KILLED. TWO STANDS OF REBEL COLORS AND FIVE RITEDRE'D PRISONERS TAKER. RECONNOISSANCE BY GENERAL The Enemy Falling Back to Petersburg. THE EFFORT TO SINFARE • TR - F, WEL DON ROAD ABANDONED. Skirmishing in the Shenandoah Valley THE ENEMY .REPOIiTTID RETREAT ING FROM WINOILESTER. OFFICIAL REPORT OF . THE CAVALRY FIGHT AT FRONT ,ROYAL 4._ Mosebyts Guerillas : Repulsed at-Annandale ATTACK. DIEBOHIS His loran Driven out of the City. SAM! OF Om unmet AND arm snmenr. REBEL NEWS FROM NIPBILIE. THE ABBY BEFORE IPEFERPZ4BERO. FULL AcoouNT THE - HATTLII HONDAY—THE ASSAULT tat TEM 6TH CORPI3--THH =EMT RE. PULSED WITH PHARPOT. CITTLICI strairrLT WOUNDED. [Special beesatcli to The Treas. THE YELLOW HOUSE, August 21-10 P. K.— About. 7 o'clock, this %tuning, the enemy made a fierce onset upon the left of our line. This is the first Sunday attack of the rebels I have beemobltged to record for some time. Of late the armies in Vir ginia have been chary of Sunday. lighting. .Lee's necessities must be great and urgent, when he would, on that day, risk an assault contrary to good policy. Two rules' enter largely into the military philosophy of the rebel cideftains—time and•con centration. They will resort to any sheen trick to beguile the Yankees of the former, and, con trary to every printed philosophical rule; march men day and night that they may- be Comma trated at any given point by a certain hour. Rarely does this simple strategy fail of success., To reach our present position Grant assumed the offensive. This liana been the attitude. of the Potomac ArmY since the. 5 1 / 1 &ups attacked Ewell's, flank, below Wilderness Tavern, until Hancock charged through Deep Bottom. .Our foemen cannot be snore enraged at the good-natured way our soldiers fight them, than we are at their late backwardness Inettaoking our works. No position that we occupy, from the Rapid Ann to the Appomattox, have they eon; • sidered worth retaking at any reasonable cost. Even our fighting men began to grow disgusted, and wondered if we could not force them to thesiggres sive. At length our point Is gained. The circum stances attending the seizure of the Weldon Rail road have been communicated. You have been made acquainted with two. violent efforts of Hill's com mand to repossess this important avenue of trade, and know that each in turn failed to tear it from our grasp. I admit the loss of Gen. Hays and a few hundred prisoners—will not deny that our line was penetrated, and some embryo breastworks taken from us. The heavy masses concentrated upon our right proved their eagerness to drive us hence, and an unwillingness to have us remain longer in the present position. For them to attack was what we asked—all we desired. Last, nlght.we_recovered the ground relinquished after 5 o'clock P. Pd. The right wing was, to use a military phrase, refaSed— thrown back slightly. The left was extended and strongly fortified. No one knew how soon it would be tried. The 0,04 had survived the crushing force hurled against it. Now we were anxious lbr the left. Too well, we knew, it must pass through the fiery ordeal—thebloody baptism. The enemy's design was apparent. His intention was to strike our extreme left with overwhelming numbers, swing around that wing Into the roar, and roll it upon the centre. He wasfolled--deftrated, chas tised. As I before mentioned, this portion of the line -had• been extended. All night busy seen worked --......, -.....,••• , t ,, • , .&.,•a•0 , ? was gathered together and placed in trteleft centre. New works covered those built a day or two ago, and were occupied by Griffin's division. Our line assumed the shape of a cul-de-sac °Tossing the rail road diagonally, the mouthrbeing turned from the enemy. AS earlyas one o'clock Sunday morning, the pickets wet e driven in along some•pOrtions of the line. Slight skirmishes ensued, but all soon be came quiet. - Every preparation seemed completed: About seven o'clock their batteries opened with unparal leled fury. We were In a circular clearing, with eirenmamblent woods. The railroad crossed the centre, north and south. The point assailed was on the west side of the road. Oar position was In. an open field, facing the dense woods, which were distant about half a mile. Forty pieces of cannon commanded this sperical plantation. They &Report ed with one accord. The shells appeared to have a centripetalforce, for they went rushing and scream. ing to the middle of our circle. Our troops clung to the damp earth while the storm lasted. Soon the rebel column emerged from the green woods. They calmly deployed, forming double bat tle lines with a quickness and skill that would have charmed the spectators, had they not known what was the objeot of that parade. Forward they came upon the doublaqulok, yelling like demons while they ran. At Intervals they halted to deliver their fire, and again renewed their perilous quickstep. All this time the line was well dressed, the men be having as coolly as if upon battalion drill. Here began the danger. Now comes death to the men, confusion to the line, mortification to the offi cers. Hart's batteri sent a discharge of grape and canister into their very midst. Unshapely gaps were ploughed through the advancing lines of hu man flesh, but in an instant they were closed, to be torn, open afresh. Battery after battery •poured its Iran storm among the rebels, and still unwa veringly they advanced. They are now within mus ket range. The distance between them and the works they covet is not great, and Is lessened every minute., Will they continue to march through a stream of death and snatchthebreastwOrks from ttel The men of Ayres' and Cutler's divisions are on their feet. Brave fellows ! Quietly, without a mur mur, they have crouched upon the soaked earth, while the mutilating, death-dealing shells flew thick and fast among them. Patient valor has its reward. Now is their time. The soldier's peerless, priceless, inestimable boon is at hand. TiotorT is about to perch upon the war-worn, battle-stained banners of Warren's corps. BilDrizoliz.--Skilralshing his 00 the Janes House, norms the Jerusalem plank road. Thls waa our left four days ago, They are feeling 'sue. may, however, be preparing to make a dash on oar lines in some other direction. Occasional firing has been going on along the centre, and was quite lively during the night. This morning ommelonal shots are heard. The road continues wet, making travel very diffleult; About thirty rebels were brought in during the night, principally South 0 are. Unions, mostly, claiming, to be deserten. This story Is, however, not believed, as the Soldiers from that State have furnished fewer deserters to our side than any other bathe Oonfedersey. They are strong, hardy-looking men, anti seem to think the end of the , straggle is at hand. They believe Petersburg to be almost within our grasp and will be in our posses • don at an early day. DESPERATE PIORTINO - REPORTED-A' THOUSAND BEZIEL PRISONERS Gerry/um. WASHINGTON, August : 24.—The steamer Rey-. port, Captain Talbert, arrived at the Sixth-street wharf this 3:writing; 'about nine - - o'olook, from City Point, bringing up the mails and afew passengers. She also brought up forty-two rebel officers,. cap tured in thereoent engagements. She reports that desperate' fighting was etill going on, the rebels making repeated attempts to dislodge General Warren from his hold on the Weldon Railroad, bat they were unauticessful,, he still holding that road. Over a thonsand prisoners have been cap ,tured and are now at City Point. Our losses have been slight. General Warren Is entrenching him self, and It is believed that no. efforts of the rebels can dislodge him. EgookiNol BA,NOE SY GEN. WATCRENTHE RNEN WASHINGTOR, August 24.—Intelligenee just re ceived from the Army of the . Potomao says that Gen. 'irarren has made arecoimoissanee tower& Petersburg, with important results. 'Gen. Warren 'found that the enemy had fallen back from our front towards Petersburg, thus aban doning the effort to retake the Weldon Railroad. NEW Yuan, August 24.—0 n Tuesday morning ail was quietJn Grant's army, bat a battle was ex pected that day, the rebels still being desirous of, shaking. Grant's grasp on the Weldon Railroad. The utmost confidence is, felt Sty our forces in Grant's ability to hold the road. Barristona, August 24.—The following is .the official despatch received by Gen. Torbert B.BEDQUARTERS /BT CAVALEY August lb, RISS. GEL TORBERT : There was but little more fight- Log after my despatch sent you at 7 P. M. The 2d Brigade did superbly. It captured one hundred and forty horses. Twelve officers were also taken. Thalst Brigade also did magnificently, capturing over fiftyprisoners and repulsing a heavy force of infantry, killing and wounding a large number. Two battle-flags were captured, and 'the old division gave the boys a most magnificent dressing. . The Reserve Brigade was not engaged. The prisoners represent Itershaiv's diviaion, of Long street's curia, and Somers' and Wickham's brigades of cavalry, both small brigades. The country was open, and several elegant mounted oharges were made. The enemy tried to turn our left by wading the river up to their waists, but they found us laying for them, and we corralled them,, ehooting thein down until they cried for mercy. Over thirty of their dead, and a larger number'of their wounded, lie in one spot. The enemy opened with splendid practice , from two batteries. I rejoice to say our' casualties are entail for the amount of fighting - done. Sixty will cover my entire loss. I never saw the command act better or do more execution. " A rebel colonel was killed, and his body Is In our bands. Two field officers were captured. The pri soners report that they came from Culpeper, and had been marching hard. I sent the prisoners and our wounded to Winchester to night. Please see to arrangements for the wounded. I start at daylight in the morning. W. Blannurr, Brig. (lon. POSITION OP THE ARMY lINOHAN6KD--3K[IIMISH• MI GOING ON-GEII. .111.6.1( WEENE EALLEVED AT MEAUX/S/I'B lektitalr. HARPER% F.YRRY, Va., August 23, via BALTl storm, August 2.4.—The position of our army still remains unchanged. A . strong line of entrench ments have been tlaroivii up by our troops, and a heavy line of skirmishers have been thrown out in front. Desultory skirmish firing could be heard all day yesterday and this morning. It broke out with redoubled strength in front of the 19th Uorps, hold /lag the centre. Nothing of any importance resulted from it, how ever, and it has now almost entirely ceased. Twelve o'clock.—No evidence of the enemy being in our immediate front has been obtained as yet, and It is believed Oat they will make an attempt to cross the river, althongti our latest news from Wil lkunsport says that they bad not yet Crossed the Potomac. Guns could be heard yesterday up the river, sup posed tope Aver'll shelling the woods in the direc tion of Sharpsburg. The army 18 lying qutetly -in _their entrenched oamps, and the sutlers are arriving, which looks j..lllse a protractik so,jaurt! :vtimatit; command of fiarper's Ferry and ordered report for duty in the Department of the Smscpiehanna. * General teveriaon now has cornmand of the post of 'Harper's Ferry. . • THY IMBELB B.SPOUTED vALLING BA:OFC PROS TV/1f: OWRIATBR.. BALTIMORE, August 24.—A resident - of Winches ter, Va., temporarily sojourning here,- informs me that he has , private information -from there which leads him to believe that the rebels are preparing to fall back from that point. TEE REBELS REPORTED CROSSING THE POTOMAC. BALTINORit, Anglin 24-21:45 A. 111.—We have reports via the Northern Central Railroad that the rebels have crossed the Potomac. The reports need confirmation. We have nothing direct this morning from the Upper Potomac. ' THE ABOVE RUMOR DOUBTED. BALTIBORE J August 24.—The report of the rebels again crossing is not credited here. • The Potomac has risen some from late rains, and It is thought Early would not make such a foolhardy movement in the face of a force such as he knows Sheridan controls. The Baltimore evening papers make no mention of the rebels, having crossed into Maryland. ISO REIMLB AOllOBB TEE e POT OMAC. BALTIMORE, August 24.—Reliable information from the Upper Potomac shows that the report of the rebels having crossed the river is Incorrect. Nothing beyond picket thing has occurred today, and it is believed by many that the rebels are falling back. THE GIIERILIAS IN VIRGINIA. XOSIEVEI GANG TSB MILER BROX ALEXANDRIA-HE Viraeunroxon, August 24.—blosehrs men appear ed in the vicinity of Fall's Church last night, and this morning at C. o'olook the garrison of the stock ade at Annandalo, consisting of two hundred and seventy-four men of the 16th New York Cavalry, was attacked by the enemy, under the leadership of Moseby, who had with him two pieces of artillery and from two to.three hundred men. On taking his position Moseby demanded tho sur render of the garrison, which was refused, where. upon he opened fire with his guns, the cannonading lasting three-quarters of an hour, and, the garrison still holding out, Moseby withdrew. Annandale is about ten miles from Alexandria. THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI. ATTACK ON NUMPIIIS BY 701M109T-Otiff; PIOSETS OBJ. YEF 12(-1(21EIBOIVZ8CAFB OP OiIMISAII. WASII• llinlfritla, August 21.—Memphis was attacked at four o'clock this morning, by the rebel General Forrest, with three brigades of cavalry, about three thousand strong. This force left General Snlith'lS front, at Oxford, on the evening of the lath Inst., and made a rapid march to this city. They drove our 'pickets and dashed directly into the headonar. tern of General Washburne, who made a very rua row escape. They then made a rush Into, General Buckland's headquarters, but he also succeeded in making his escape. They then attacked the Irving Prison, but were repulsed by the guard there. They next visited the Gayoso House, expecting to capture . General Huilburt, but he was stopping at .a friend's house, and so the rebels did not succeed in getting poisession of him. Our troops now attacked the rebels, and soon. drove them from the city, killing about thirty and wounding one hundred. The rebels captured thirty of our men and forty horses. They did not have time to obtain- muoh. plunder.— Our lass In killed and wounded is•aboat the same as that of the enemy. Gen. Wailiburne is now carrying outs planwhich It Is aupposed will result in the capture of a large portion of the.attaoking party. • • ' ATTACH a•vairmita.. laltxrais, August 72.—The rebel raid into this oily yesterday was a complete failure, and is so ad. roltted by Gee. Forrest. • • Hie intention. was to capture General Washburn° and other generals. Oar troops being_ without leaders, the rebels carried off some plunder f and captured quite a number of prisoners, Mot udlng.two officers and several clerks and telegraph operators. • Numerous acts of cruelty were perpetrated by the rebels. Among the wounded are 001. Starr, of the 6th Illinois Cavalry, and Lieut. Irvin, of thil Sth.lowsi.. The latterhas Slice died. GENERAL SHERMAN'S ARAL ALL QUINT . ItXFORIC ATLANTA. The latest despatches from Atlanta ohow that no active operation's are goingon there, and. that Gent Sherman is to remain quiet till events transpize.in other quarters. THE SAFETY OF GENERAL STRADMAN AND COLONEL STikFIGHT. Durorrorion, August. 24.—The Chattanooga Cor respondence of the Gai f ette says that neither Gene ral Steadman nor Colonel Strtilght were injured In the Ight at Dalton, but that both are well. lin our hands. five stand of, t New York, I d not, learn kg& Tills re -07 the rebels Itr slain were Firs. All day id assistance. to hospitals, dlers. II In the upper Ms nose. He sr and encoa lhe Maryland niandlog 95th Icommanding IMBUE tinGla oP PirwiL ACCOITiTI3 OP 1 / I OHTB AT lIL,LT camas. The Memphis Argus of She 18th, says thalabe fol lowing conflicts lave not.yet boa reported in any Northers: pawls. They are taken from telegraph reports in Illoalle papers of the 9th: ATLANTA...August B.—On Saturday evening the enemy attacked in heavy force Armstrong's cavalry and Bates* tkirmithers on the extreme left, and succeeded In driving the cavalry teoron'the south branch of Ully creek, but front of Bates they were repulsed with considerable loss,- leaving their 'dead and wounded, and about one hundred pri soners. The colors of the Bth and liotk Federal Ten. nessee are in our hands. At night au attack wa,v oxpeoteda9dmapaotioros . weaved near DIEAPPPASANOM OP PITY IMMO PROP illll RSL• DOH NAILROAP-ENPORTIS OP DRODRTIIRS EICADQUASTWRI3 ARMY or TOP pOTOKAO, August 23.--The enemy, early yesterday morning, disap peared from the front of the sth and 9tti'Oorps on the Weldon Railroad, and the belief is that the at tempt to regain possession of this important line of communication has been abandoned, and that the enemy are fortifying their right flank to resist an attack in this direction from our forces. They ALL cram ON TIIEBDAY—A BATTLE ZEPEOTBD. THE SHENADiIiOAIIE:VALTARY. THE IWAVALRY RIGHT AT 'FRONT ROYAL. mom IA ItErtmuctit AT ANICANDAIAL were raadell' 3o ordinglY, but night *ore away with out an alarm. About 10 o'clock yesterday morning another attack was made on the Rime fide by the enemy's skirmishers, supported by a Sue of battle, but were again repulsed with great loss. The attack was renewed last night with lines of battle, and the enemy were again repulsed with heavier loss than before. One corps has passed around to reinforce Palmer, and matters today are unusually gullet; no stalls thrown into the city. Service was held in se veral churches yesterday. DEPARTMENT Or TEA OULF. r:~L Yt'iiiii :?= f:i.i;~ :% l:~l •l.~M :;: i ~l.i : i~f i Y , i:i:i ifH~~D~ ; Ltl:i d Now ORLBANS, Augustl6, VIA CAIRO, August 25.—The Tennessee had been fully repaired, and had fired a shot upon Fort Morgan, which remained mysteriously silent. Two of the monitors are expected to ascend the bay to Mobile, and the Tennessee will accompany iscraAiiiS lli Homai—PROCLAMATION OP THE mayoa. Late Mobile papers contain the following , General Higgins, a young and popular officer, is Second in command to General Maury in Mobile. The Mayor has issued the following proclamation to the people of Mobile: The enemy's veigels, as you all knolf, hate run past the forts and are now in the bay, so that the outer water defences are alio further present use for the security of , our city and, homes. What the purpose of the enemy is we have not yet discovered —whether to hold command of the bay, in order to dominate the'forts, or by his shallowest Vessels to attempt to drew near enough to open a bombard 'inept op it, 1.4 e now impossible to say. We must:act without this - Information. ` We must gather every , man fit for defence into some -organ ized body, and hold oursebies in readiness to'repel attack, come from what quarter it may. This is the only way-to 'make our Ad:forts useful, and to stand strong against the 'progress of the foe, in case he should approach us within reach of the weapons that we have at command. Theadirence on us hes been unexpected, and our arum cannot impede or repel the enemy in liia pre sent position . ; but his ulterior intentions may soon be unmasked in such a form as will bring our ser vices into use, and then.on your valor will depend the safety of the city. We must defend this city to the last point of re. sistanee. Let it not be said that Mobile is graven, while we havethe illustrious examples of Richmond, Petersburg, and Charleston looking us in the face. Let northe name of this city Eland in the historical records of this unexampled war beneath, or 111'cen t:rest with, these grand instances of herd() fortltrule. and endurance. Fellow•cltizens, I can only counsel saacrity la this business and a cheerful obedience to your com manders. They are striving with all their might, and they-will not lead you to dishonor. My own services will be gfren to the cause with all the zeal I.poesess. And so, trusting to the benign Influences of God, and our ,own hands and hearts, I hope we shall esowe,all, danger, or battle through it to a enccessth7eud. H. Siouan. Mayor. Just.herore the. light „began at Fort. Morgan. the Red Grafintletsteamer ran the blockade, and came safely Into this port. STATE INGOILITURN—Extra fiessLon. BEAutarsatrue, August 24 4 .1864. • SENATE.. MEE. 852.1 r PICNNEITZVA2MA. nzeiarTrtrr. Onvwnit called up resolutions relative to the 86th Pennsylvania Volunteers, as follows : Whereas, A misunderstanding exists between the teen of the 85th" Regiment P. V., and the authori ties, relative to the time of expiration of the service of the said volunteers; therefore, Resolved, That' the Governor be, and is hereby re quested to use his official influence with the proper authorities to prOctire the dieehurge of said men at the expiration of three years from the date of their enlh3tmentunder the authority of the State, agreeu bly to the terms of their enlistment.. Lost—yeas 14, aye 16. THE SUPPLEMENT TO THE HILTTIA. BILL. The Senate was engaged during the remainder of the marring_ session in diseussing the supplement to the militia bill (already published.) Ad journed. - • AFTERNOON SESSION. The business of the afternoon was confined to matters of no public interest. Local bounty bilis and resolutions relative to the printing of documents were considered. PENIBITMENT TOR RETAINING BOEIITT MONEY. /6. OLM,STEA.D called up the Senalbill making it a misdemeanor for any person t retain any bounty money justly due to a volunteer after he is mustered into the service, and inflicting a penalty of $5OO therefor." Passed. THE VOTING SOLDIERS The House was engaged during the remainder of the morning session in considering . the act pre. Scribing the manner of voting by soldiers, which passed—yeas 47, nays 41. Adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. THE ANENT MENTS TO THE •MILITIA EEL The amendments made by the Senate to the mili tia bill, as published In this morning's papers, were concurred in. The section exempting from State draft those who furnished substitutes for National service was stricken out and a new section was Inserted re quiring all enrolled militia to be organized and offi cered and drilled by companies thrice and by regi ments twice per year—the penalty for non•at tendance three dollars. Every militia man will be entitled to receive six dollars for clothing. Mr. Box made an effort to have ten thousand copies of the Governor's message printed relative to the 2d Artillery. Postponed Indefinitely, by a vote of 44 toed. AN ANTI.DBANT RNBOLUTiON. Mr. Kunst offered a preamble In substance, That the National Government has neglected to defend the State, and has refused to give her credit for any troops to be,ralsed for State defence, but has evhaced a disposition to enforce a national draft even among these troops, thereby disorganizing them ; therefore, be it Resolved, That the President be requested to re frain from the execution of the draft in this State. Mr. BROWN moved to refer the same to the Com mittee on Federal Relations. Agreed to, by a vote of 43 ayes to 84 nays. , PRTITIOR FOR NEGRO. BRIMS/Mt. Mr, Wtorson presented a petition signed bf a lesgenumber of colored citizens of the city of Phi lanelphisAsr favor of the right of suffrage. iris this ===ll== MESSAGE OP 00PEENOES orrarrer EELATIVE TO TEE , . ltb pErnisyLvermA ATATLLLEE.T. PENEBYLVABLA. EXKOUTIvitOBAMITErt, Efeseaseurto, August 22,1864. To the Honorabk Senate of Pennsylvania: GENTLEMEN: I received the following preamble and resolution on the 20th of August: "SENATE ORA sEBEE, • • "HAILIIISBI7ItG, August 20, 1864. "Whereat, It is alleged that the officers of the 2d Pennsylvania Artillery, or provisional regiment, are without commissions, and the regiment, al though in the front, is without surgeons, therefore, in order to ascertain where.the neglect Is, be It " Resolved, That the Governor be requested to furnish, at his earliest convenience, anyeorrelipend once that he may have had with the President or the War Department In relation thereto." To whiob. I have the honor to reply that on the recommendation of an officer of the War Depart ment, on the 18th day of June, 1862, I appointed A. A. Gibson, then a captain in the artillery ser vice of the United States, colonel of the 2d Regi ment Pennsylvania Artillery. It was represented to me that he was very well qualified, and I se. looted him accordingly for this particular arm of the service. Early in January, 1883 , complaints, wore made to me by the officers of the regiment in • reference to the conduct of (Atoned Gibson, and, indeed, charges were made of a serious character. I was extremely reluctant to interfere between the War Department and a colonel of the service. Bat theseeomplaints continued to be repeated, and In the month of play or June, 1863, when in WaShing ton City on other business, I was called upon by many of the officers of the regiment, gentlemen who were personally known to me to ho en tirely rEllable, and statements were made so se riously that I could not disregard them, and I ad. dressed the Secretary of War upon the Subject, and sent my communication from Willard's Hotel without having retained& copy, asking that Colonel Gibson should be relieved from tae command of the regiment, and ordered back to his regiment in the army. To this communication no answer was re turned, but to my surprise 1 learned unofficially that all that was required to secure the removal of Col. Gibson was nay request to that effect. On the 2d De cember, 1668, I again addressed the Secretary of War, as follows: Essoirrivit Crum - min, HARRISBURG, December 2, 1863. Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War: Sin : I beg leave to request most earnestly that you will issue an order to Col. A. A. Gibson, now commanding the 2d Pennsylvania Artillery, re. having him from the command and returning him to his post, as captain of the 2d Regiment of Artil lery (regulars). 1 am Constrained to make this re quest from the fact that Colonel Gibson has not and 'dope not give 'satisfaction to his regiment; that MI officers—some of them the finest in the Service—are constantly appealing to me to relieve them. Charges of a serious nature could be preferred, but this would involve the delay attending a court martial, and would create dissensions, all of which can be avoided by Ida being returned to 'ids regular rank. The most charitable construction placed upon his con duct by his officers is that he is insane, and under such •circumetanees the mildest means consistent with the good of the service are probably the best. I respectfully refer to papers already on file in your Department with my endorsement In relation to thati . .Subjeet t and I beg that the order may issue. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, A. Otra To which no answer was - returned. G. The ... com plaints still continuing, and both 0104511 and men constantly appealing to me,l again addressed the I.oretary of War on the 1 9 th of January, 1884, as follows SLIM/LEY 19,1884. nun. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War: 811 R: I have upon two occasions before this en deayoryd 'to_ Ball your attention to the propriety of ordering Colonel A. A. Gibson, now commanding the 74 Regiment Pennsylvania Artillery, to join his own regiment •of regulars, and was surprised that no answer had been returned. I learn, however, unofficially, that my letters upon this subject have not reached you. I, therefore, take the liberty of enclosing to you a copy of my last letter on this subject, which fully explains the matter, and in ad dition to what is there stated, it is .proper to say that frOin information received I aM assured that if Colonel Gibson is not removed very few of that. regiment will reenlist, and that if he Is nearly all of ahem will ; hence the necessity for early aOtion.. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, A. G. CURTIN: LARGE POEITIVE BALD of 000. Peon Ames awn Lone OP EUROPEAN AND AMERNIAIT DRY .400199 Tare Day.--The early particular attention of-deal ers is requested to the valuable and desirable assort acent of British, German, Swiss, French, and ;Sow rican dry goods, embracing about 000 paOkageasind lots of staple aid fancy articles in oottone,woo/wrie, worsteds, and Tim, including 22' packages,docaus• tics, to be perefflptorily sold by catalogue,- on four months' credit and part for.cash, commencing this • 4Thairsday) morning, at 10 o'clock precisely, to be continued the greater part of the day without inter. ; mission, by John B. Myers & 00.4iretionears, Nos. 232 and 234 Market street. BALE OS BOOTS AND eatigattentiOn of buyers is invited. to the largo and•destaible saki of 1,260 cases of boots and shoeato beaold by oats. Logue, for cash, tills morning, linuradag, August 26, commencing at 10 o'olook precisely, bg Philip Ford anoiloneers, at their Store, Ma. 225 relarket, and 622 Commerce street. Tun KALAIIAILA" SWORD.--,Tto Manlirantnre of the sword which is to be. proseisted to Captain Semnias In defendlpg the Oberlin Ida flag so si.. Howdy In the action Oaf rm has t 0.3611 en. trusted to the weil-knovi dna of Ellington sk-tie,. of Regent street. The design Is a very ,fteper'S,orie;. the scabbard being 'gold, ornamented yt.h,tu pg. tined embhana of Eogload and the 0 9tifethiyaey 1111. oxidized sayer, enameled aad jeweled. Stsrmitunt.: toga shield are thefla F r ie n dship two countries, with the words "Peatle and" on the obversc. ~ dide.isi, le ciel v. eiders." We "understand that the nst of SUbScribers Is a very long one; and In. ' OlUde3 peer; members .of Parßament, officers of the army, navy and volunteent, and civilians of every olass.—LondOn index. Markets 7,0 y yeleirrapla, Bat:ramps, Angsat 24.—Flour qutet. Wheat steady. Dorn dull •nd declining ; white, 1/180.li18as4 Yellow, 780 C. Otroc.eries neglected. hqsiliett yeasty/. 8A4504,-- &totals:la 380, . TORS TO ASORSD TICS BAY ROUSE, BILLS CONSIDERED. The Eropreek Charlotte to he . Regent if Plea. [From Gan earsblesseages,_Amgust l3 . l Letters from the City Orldo/100 bring the tart of an I mperial appointing, in MS 15 of the Ea peroes death, the Empress Charlotte Regent of the Empire. It is thus couched: • Considering that nothing is 80 urgent as to pro vide for the maintenance of the legitimate Govern ment of the nation which has elected us for its So vereigh, and to obviate all eventualities which might arise. We have decreed— That in the case of death, or of any other accident which may render it Impossible for us to continue to govern, the Empress, our august spouse, shall be charged with the regency of the empire. My present Minister of State, or the respective Minister, shall be chanred with the execution of this decree. Given at the Castle of Miramar, on the 10th &prt 1884. litaantuaam. TRiontrHAL ARCH TO THE BHP=OR. [From Galignani's Messenger. August 13. 3 The municipality of Mexico • having resolved to reheat the entrance of the Promenade dela Pledad, to which the name of Avenue of the Empress Char lotte has been given, a triumphal arch In honor of her hiajesty, the Emperor Maximilian gave orders to his Minister of State, M. Valasquec de Leon, to reserve the white marble and other materials al ready prepared to erect in Palace Square a menu went consecrated to the heroes of National Inde pendence. The following are the terms in which his Majesty expresses himself: My DRAB MOrusraun VELASQUItZ DB Leos : Among the numerous testimonials which I have re ceived since I arrived on the shores of Vera Cruz of the love and respect which my countrymen feel to ward me, as well as toward the Empress, a fresh one has just reached us, and It redoubles our emotion. / learn that it has been resolved to raise a triumphal arch In marble, dedicated to the Empress, at the en trance of the beautiful Avenue de la Pledad, which will henceforth bear the name of " Promenade of the Empress Charlotte." This Intelligence has aug mented, if that be possible, our firm determination to be forever Mexicans. Considering for the same reason how much it will be agreeable to our fellow-citizen—and I ens sure in advance orthe approoation of all true patriots— to see raised in the centre of the grand square a ma tutnent which perpetuates the remembrance, al ways dear to our hearts, of Mexican independence, I desire, in accord with the Empress, that with the marble destined to construct a triumphal arch in her honor, a monument shall be raised consecrated to the indepencence of the country, placing thereon the statues of the principal heroes, such as Ill dalgo, Morelos, Iturbide, &c., and inscribing thereon the names of the other chiefs of that glorious epoch In letters of gilded bronze, and surmounting the whole with a grand statue representing the nation. For my own satisfaction, yielding to the most lively emotions of my heart, I wish to lay with due solemnity the first stone of this jnonument on the 18th of September next. For this purpose, my dear Minister, I charge you to call, as soon as possible, through the office of the Minister of States'to which such toatters appertain, upon engineers and artists to present thelr projects and plans, for I desire ar- d exktly to, see this idea realized. bleximittart, PALLOR or Marco, Tune 14, 1864. The opening of the. Danish Bigndswi. The special correspondence of the London Times. Writlig:frOm Copenhagen on the 7th inst., givetithe following account of the opening of the. Danish Inks! 11 *: Ills Majesty Xing Christian IX. of Denmark opened his Blgsdeir yesterday. You have not for gotten, perhaptythat the new sessionof the ittweraad commenced about six weeks ago. The latter, as you know, is, or rather was, the General Parliament for the whole kingdom; the former was a special assembly representing only the purely Danish. pro vinces—s. e., the islands and Jutland. As these will henceforth be all that is left of the old Monarchy, the two assemblies will be identified,.and Rigsraad and itigulag will become synonymous expressions. The King slid not on the former occasion, as you I may recollect appear in person ; his message was delivered by Bishop Moored, then President of the Countil of Ministers. There seemed at.that tints no good reason why his Majesty should keep out of sight at such a oriels, and his absence gave rise to unfriendly comments. Possibly the murmurs of his people reached his ears, manta resolved to make amends on the first opportunity by giving the cere mony all the consequence that the pageantry of the old Court of Denmark could confer upon it. The labors of the Danish Parliament are inaugu rated by a religious solemnity. It was always a subject of regret to 'me, when I attended similar ceremonies in Italy, to see religion altogether ex cluded from the transactions of a Parlianient 'swi veled by virtue of a constitution declaring the Boman Catholic faith to be the religion of the State. These earnest Northern people are - faithful to the At Jove principium rule—they could not be ,so un mindful of their Maker ate time when they are in the utmost need of Him. Before repairing to the Ball of the Folkething, or Lower House, in Chris tianborg, where the meeting was to be held, the King, his suite, and the members of the Rigedag, assembled in the adjoining Slot Birk. or Palace Chapel, a plain Grecian building forming the right wing of that vast mass of masonry of the Christian burg, which was once the chief home of Danish royalty, and 18 now turned to as many Public uses as the Louvre. At about n o'clock A. N., Pastor Primodt as cended the pulpit, and delivered to his most die. tinguished audience a highly impressive sermon, taking as his text these words: “Nifi Dominus awn fleas:mit domum, in vanum lahoraverunt qui sdificant earn." He dwelt at full length on the grievous calamities with which the country is now afflicted, and referred their causes to that lacit of unanimity and brotherhood which had set up party against party. and man against man. He exhorted his countrymen to bear with patience the visitation of heaven, and held out some hope that the evils which they now suffered might be but transitory, and that they would eventually recover by concord and charity what they had lost from and dissension. At about 12 o'clock the religions solemnity was over, and the members of the Rigsdag, in full dress, were assembled in the hall. The three famous silver lions of Ring Christian IV., cast more than 250 years ago, were brought hither from the lumber rooms in the Rosenborg Palace and laid Upon the carpetin front of the throne. O n' the throne Itself was thrown the ermine mantle of the King, and on the light hand of the Royal seat was - a chair for the Crown Prince, covered with crimson velvet. The Royal Foot Guards wortrondatyat therPalEteet gate; the Horse Guards, dismounted, were 'ranged along the corridors where the King was to.pass. All these household troops were, of course, n full uniform ' • the infantry in dark blue, with bear skin caps, after the French Imperial la§lgon • the cavalry cuirassed , helmeted, and white-coated, as Austrians. At half-past twelve the King appeared, accompa nied by el' large and brilliant rettErtfa tor poi Lit mar shals, Chamberlains, gold whitaniande, A Tnlllnmagarl Ivo nr e.sn dtie bgrviirbiiiistl3r§, ITiIW ie ...air places; Eiteellency ' the e . r handed the royal speech to his Majesty, who read it with a firm and distinct voice, and with an utter ance to which even the men least partial to his royal person are willing to do justice, acknowledging that it hat greatly Improved of late, that -It is more free from German aocent, and more purely Danish than It was at the time of the King's accession. The speech was as follows "To our faithful Danish Rigsdag, our Royal greeting: "Although the Session to which we have sum moved our faithful Rigsdag, in accordance with Section 21 of the Constitution, must be immediately prorogued on account of circumstances, we have yet felt the necessity of opening this Rigsdag inperson and of assembling round us the chosen of the pee! pie. 'Notwithstanding the courage and endurance with which our valiant army and fleet have fought to uphold Denmark's right and honor, and notwith standing the readiness with which the entire people has brought every sacrifice for the salvation of the country, the _war waged against us by a superior force will, "neve,rtheless, compel us and o;ur pea. pie to the heaviest and most grievous ,00nees• alone, for, as all Europe leaves us without as sistance, we have seen ourselves forced to yield- to numbers, 'and to endeavor to ter minate a war whose continuance under exist ing circumstances would only occasion our beloved peohoutple and country greater losses and misfortunes, wit holding out_ the prospeot of we improve ment of our prosition. Nevertheless, we Will look towards the future with comfort, in fun reliance' upon our faithful Danish people,,entertaining the firm hope that brighter days will not lull, if King and peop beloved to heal the deep wounds indlcOW upon our country. We rely especially upon' you, gentlemen, the elect of the nation, faithfully laboring with us for the welfare 'of the country, and wish you in all ytur endeavors the blessing of' Rea. yen.' Raving ChristianLX ac .. q r u o i se e in th h e m m se d l s f. t o o f f t h e m ß os oy p a ro f t un k d silence, and he bad almost crossed'the, whole specie between the throne and the door, when one of the members of the Conservative party gave the signal of cheering by a loud "goongen love' °— cry which. was taken up with three times three. It is mypatn ful duty to add that sounds of a somewhat discord. ant nature were distinctly heard laming from the hindmost benches of the crowded gallery. You are by ads time, I doubt not, familiar with the substance of 'the King's speech, which was rather short, and simply intimatedthat Denmark,had.been conquered, and intuit submit to the law of the - con queror. It ALEbitter truth for the Iffror to utter, bitter truth for the people to hear; but it was cer tainly most ungenerous, to use no 'harsher word, to visit upon the King the displeasure which the na tion mayjustly feel at the announcement of eats =nits which hie Majesty was not certainly, instru mental in binning upon the country, and - which it was not by any means in his power to avert. Those signs of disapprobation, which jarred upon the feel- Inge of unconcerned strangers, and' broke the har mony of the loyal cheers, proceeded, in all proba bility, from men who were not Danes,. or were un worthy of the name ; it Is to be hoped they never reached the ears onthe retiring King. Although the King entered into no particulars of the conditions of the peace of which he-has alread signed the preliminaries, he spoke to an audiencey to whom those terms are as well known as to him self. Upon the subject of these terms, and on the impression wrought by them upon the nitride of 'the people here, I ehan have to return in a future l Th 4 ..ne End of the "'ofte n insurrection. (From the London Times. 3 its.a Augus t 6. The final scene of ajp mela We nchol w y , drarna was played to an end today. The last chief of the celebrated Polish National Government and four of Its members died this morning uporret gallows. The unfortunatevictima were Romuald Trangutt, a discharged Russian colonel; Krajetisiki, an archi tect ; Joseph Tocryski, a bookkee_phil Zulinski, a teacher at the Gymnasium.; and ..nnni.Jesiciratt ilkt, a tat collector—all • young Meta—none .Orer thirty years of age. Originally twenty-two .nien and lour women were sentenced to death by the mi litary tribunals, but .the Viceroy pardoned seven teen of the men and all the women. it coustoot.bo imagined, however, that the objects of Clonntalerg'a clemency have much reason to congratulate them,. selves, tor their sentences have been commuted partly into many -years of labor in the. Siberia n , mines, partly to shorter periods of confinement in, fortresses in the same bleak and inhospitable cam,. se official Dzironik of yesterday gives asdetztillid: account of the. whole prosecution,,eed ft w many interesting particumrs of the manner in athis whlillni the insurreotioaary Government was .carried-, on. The following are, the extracts : "Owing to, the discoveriesmade .by the NtlitteciF Investigation Committee, and the increased aritivity of the Warsawpolice,ocunhers of persona conoarnedi lis the revolutionary organisation were armlet: ad at the beginning or. the. year, and an extenalve-Yevoln- I . tionary correspondence Ras Sailed. Updam los= Zion of the , documenta and examination ea th e nets further. arrests were undertaken, 'whitish, com bined with. information already obtaed, ,rmulored it poasible to gain possession of the ,chie in ds (.4" tik4i in. 8111701tIOZI. The investigation which • them took piece, brought to light thommin details of the or ganisation, and the action of theaeoper soolietY, or, ihroalled, National, Govan/Mist, istandinmf at the head of the movement, • "IlleNatlonal Goverment. Omitted Ilt- .1t041128 of a special co ntral!orgisaisation irt We w ed ra of local administrations In the eight WOy.vrofitans into which the rebels' had divided tie kingdom, OT pa., land. Up to October:Bo,lBM, tha.Gocerestent was the OoMposition composed only of a scroll council, „• and arrangement ; of ,which was veiled/4 the deepest ' mystery. After that date an smite -Ctiange took I place, one chief being recogaized MS the immediate ~ and independent lead,er of the entire rievolottm. - Thiscliter was the diacharged Lienterzar_t GSlonei ' itomnald Tranglitt, lormarlyles.der otwo in to oorpf.in . 1 -Ltboaola. After the dispered,oe o r hi s r ot . lowers be fled to Cracow, vtherietr he ler'ent to War m. ostensibly as traveller for a lattlieciantlle firm, urrier the assumed mom or -2110ailzdi Czarneche. , "The Warsaw - a r: No condo actor on the- boards pewee resist over his audiences, and few anima resist the contagion which hiepresenee Mid power is essentially spontaneous, hone exerts a salutary Influence: Re if can:;' exceed the bounds of correctness, Is aerert gent, and though presenting. the humorest-:. humanity, does- not run into exc es ses. gulches between the simplyludlerou.s aod:;:; lons, and while he follows the former to tit ' the latter, he seldom oversteps-the bound( log them One-of his main.suceesses cote::".' . sympathy he creates between, the aulic• himself. It Is with him almost, in the t. , magnetism, and he holds, as it wore, me,. his audience within hisowu when he epic , ' them_ Re I:001MS thew to laug,hter and , le.: the in turn infiner.oo him. to further extr::: Dlr. Clarke WWII a your man. harlot's in Baltimore September 3, M 2 -He rai.:?• appearance smalls atage at the Boston I:: in labl. Be ple,yed in 1852 at the obi street Theatre, Ithiladelphla, and sPEW peered at theAroh•street Theatre, of wt:t: Wm.- mothe manager. its. Clarke mar; of Edwin Booth, and those who visit hin d: may often havethepleassune of seeing i • Tragedy Seated around the same mals.v.: Enerring.Forft CITY I7VIiIM& TEEN 31087 USEMIL. and. 000Xlc1rjeg! every faroily. Is- a. Sewing Machine, the Wheele.& Wilson. to be the beg. .and cheapest Sowing. It:Lachine In tbo are sold every . year. _Every umiak* 1, and t hiatannoßreturned If not entfrey InstreetSon given se the residen3oE at rf• tatha-Wheebte&Wilson sweats - . X•'• iatit street,.shoss.Sereeetth, and ermine amnia insKthines, Owa 'Th3OIISANDDOLLARS R i vNralltt-L reward is offhied by the proprikors of the: ' , " LW:di?* Pttiffilia e," if it does nut loose , : . desired po,lon for an entire OTOrtlo4. I. ' - 4 to ng keeps the head dean and CA ••::' 1 :: hair. 'long, strong, and healthful, inclire ,, asd impart& to the wearer the rare e d f• - Dertulne of a thousand exotic flowers. ril l _ • anti. see. As a present to a lady, nottd:;: ''' more &meltable. • W- 'BAT. A GUSHING. IDEA!—In a r e °' • fished novel appears the following -PO she, leaning on his strong mind, and i d ''' . short libels soul toes las so happy lare, teerzelf so glad tri he thus robbed, oireill d % Tien milk of love la a full udder of tran.ir - • for him to come and take it!" " Barid? 6-V :, but he said he weld first procure for h!5 class wedding snit at the Brown Sa s Hall of Rocklin & Wil son, Nos. set nut street, above Sixth. or eh, Ph( OLOTimoil Alm Tali Wes.—Ci;i ll jitm had the 'WV must continue. SlW't 115 ' meat of the war, the prices of everite!e e- OliAt Included—have necessarily lnoremot 17 it behooves everybody to "take than lock," •and cave at least fifty per coming advance on clothing, sad from Charles Stokes' one price, sor t '' . *nem ttnenta., ,, Chestnut street, below ?flab Chart , Oh, fiat !to the clothier's wanting' s& " rj,i a STAND MOT UPON Tar Owns or at once, and buy a bottle at the frstro You will never regret it. It sot only to r :: p i preserves the Teeth, and arrests decal % CIO the month cool, and the breath ad frsgr ' '' .. - All Druggists eel' IL I" and A. S. - 304 North Brood • INN 41.4 Mr ii „ ... ;1_ WCRId• respootinfly advisa his _PgibuNa'.lltlgeners.l not togdolar f : • . cm; siatillarthe risk of paying fura"'.'. bat tiny at - iinoo of his superior StOLU 1 Mali stov e , m ove, ege , Not te . 3 . quality, di:inutility, or chespnest. • E V II AND EAR most Ernoosaafell o ' l 2 isaaas,l l l. D., Oculist and Aorta. all pile :: ~ elelaye*inrsrted_ No oionie fOr