1861. lintrion ..Ivoilgteviau ettlefitt tlftaitgtliet. TIIVILSDAT, JIINE 5105 1861. THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN AND GENESEE EVANGELIST, A WEEKLY FAMILY NEWSPAPER, Published every Thursday, at 1334 Chestnut St PhilaCielphia, Pa Devoted to the promotion of sound Christian doctrine and pure religion, especially as connected with the Constitutional Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. EMS. To Man Subscribers, TWO poLtolus per year 1N ADVANCX. City Subscribers, receiving their paper through a carrier, will be charged fifty cents additional. Ten copies, $15.00, or I.lso each. Twenty-four. copies, $32.00, or $1.33 each Forty copies ) $50.00 or $1.25 each. CHURCH SESSIONS desirous of putting a copy Into every family in the congregation, will be fa cilitated in their good work by the above rates. OUlt SUBSCRIBERS and agents, in some iil gialleCter, Map rogrocra;ar ter - EMT VInTS assure them it is a time of pressing need with us, and we hope that such as are in any way able, will promptly discharge their obligations. Send us but a single dollar, if you can do no more. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DAY OF FASTING AND PRAYER, JUNE 28TH, There will be three Union Prayer Meetings, at 4 o'clock, P. M., one at Clinton Street Church, Dr. Darling to preside. Addresses may be ex pected from Rev. Messrs. Jenkins ) Adams ) Rob bins and Mears. At Buttonwood Street Church where Rev. Mr. Shepherd will preside, and addresses be delivered by Messrs. Barnes, Wall aee,'Newberry and Culver. At Logan Square Church, Rev. Dr. Patton to preside, and addresses to be delivered, by Rev. Dr. Brainerd, Chambers, Evkand Johnson. •It is recommended that each of the churches hold a prayer meeting in the evening. CHAPLAINS IN THE ARMY. We should like to gather up a complete list, as far as practicable, of chaplains now attached to regiments enlisted in the army. Readers and correspondents can aid us by sending the names of chaplains with whom they are acquainted, with the titles of the regiments to which they belong. We should gratefully receive any such information. aintellitenct. OUR OWN CHURCH. Rev. A. P. Johnson is supplying for three months the Sixth Church of Newark, N. J. Rev. Milton Waldo, late of Lacon, 111,, is supply ing the cburoh of flornellsville, N. Y., from which be has received a unanimous call to become their pas tor. Rev. E. F. Willoughby has resigned the pastoral olinrge of the church at Canoga, Seneca Bounty, and is now residing temporarily at Auburn, N. Y. The Nem Plan of Home vi.foeuc--The Herald. of Cincinnati desires not to be understood as suspect ing any intention on the part of the existing Cora mittee to oppress the Presbyteries. It says: "Sooner would they out off their right hands. But we know what Church Boards have become in the Old School body, and we would not plant a sapling that might grow to such an' overshadowing tree. . . . The more we examine it, the better it seems as a begin ' - ning and the lees discouraged we feel in regard to the shunning by our Church of the rocks on which the bark of our Old School brethren was grating- grating all through their Assembly at Philadelphia." " We regret to learn," says the Evangelist," that Rev. Asa D. Smith, D. D., finds it impossible to serve upon the Committee, owing to the number of his other pressing engagements. Dr-Smith's name was placed on the IL M. Committee during his absence from the Assembly, having been called home by duties connected with his pastoral charge in this city. , ,The Committee will assemble on the appointed day; the third Tuesday of June, and proceed at once to fill the vacancy, and engage in the work assigned them with promptness and efficiency." Gen. 31 1 01elland and Rev. Dr. Thompson.-- Maj. General George B. M'Clelland, who now stands next in rank to General Scott, is a native of Con necticut, son of , the late Dr. George M'Clelland, of Woodstock. The following incident will be read with great satisfaction by all who believe in the existence of a supreme Being controlling human events : "Rev. Dr. Thompson, Second Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, wee recently seated in his study, when a strange gentleman requested an interview, which teas granted. lie came to discuss the affairs of the coun try, expressing his anxiety about its condition, and et length requested the Doctor to pray for the Re public and for him. The Doctor, of course, complied, and after further conversation on this theme, the gentleman requested the minister to pray with him. They knelt upon the floor, and the visitor, in a devout and eloquent petition, invoked the aid And protection of the Almighty in the struggle in which the Repub lic is involved. Major General George B. M'Clelland, of Ohio, was Dr. Thompson's visitor." Formal public reception into church fellowship of such as have been baptized in infancy. This prac tice, prevailing in our Church, is thus spoken of by the Christian Intelligencer, organ of the Ref Culled Dutch Church the ecclesiastical republic of the Reformed Church, such persons have their statue determined by the officers • constituted for that:pur pose, and the act of those officers is final, needing'no ratification, express or implied, by their constituents. To have a formal reception of such, with a profes sion, covenant, etc., in the presenee of the body of the people, is apurpureuspcinnus, a miserable rag of Congregationalism, very proper there, where it 'be longs, but sadly out of place in the numerous Prds byterian churches, Old School and New, into which it as surreptitiously intruded." OTHER BRANCHES OF ,THE PRESBYTE =As CHUROS• . Chinitry.—The Chicago - presbytery have had Fa ther Chiniquy's case under 'examination for, several days. Certain grave charges haVe been made, says The Tribune, against his veraeity and integrityin_pe cuniary matters. After a patient hearing, in the presence of a large attendance of spec:atom he was acquitted, by a majority of one, on the direct charges of dishonesty and falsehood, but. Censured for gene ral carelessness and laxity in the manner of conduct ing his alms•asking expedition. Rev. Thole 'Httitt, 'better known - as "Father Bunt," a celebrated lecturer on temperance, has been elected chaplain of the Eighth Regiment of Pentisyl. vitals Volunteers. Another Reeignation.—The Rev. Jae.H.MoNeill fine or the Secretaries of the American Bible Society hes resigned his situation. and retired to North Ca Nina, his native Stated The Maryland Olassis of the German Refotined Church, includes within its borders a troublesome di versity of sentiment on the issues of the day. The narrative on the State of Religion, adopted at the last meeting of the body, contains the following:—"And beyond question there is room, on a subject the must excitable to the natural man, and in regard to which the most diverse sentiments are entertained, for'the apple of discord to fall among us— The. AO of which will be to sever brethren, and turn them, in anger against each other, and expose them to-immi nent spiritual danger, even to death from each other's hands;—those who have walked together to the house of (led, surrounded the same sacramental altar;and claim the privilege of being the children of the same heavenly Father. Alnel already the fearful 'evil against which the whole sensitive heart shuddere begins to manifest itself, The late Action, of the "0. S." Assembly, & the State of the Ocautry.--How Tim Parkas 08 THEIR CONNECTION REGARD IT.—The Louisville Ken tucky Herald says:---"We - hOve no room fur com ment on the above action now, suffice it to say, for the present, that we should have voted for the. ma jority report and signed Dr. Rodge's protest had we been present as n member of the Assembly. No ac tion on the subject would 'have pleased_us better. What the effect of this action bf the Assembly on the Church is to be, we cannot predict , Themembers of the Assembly with whom we have conversed, mostly from Kentucky and the South, do not seem to think it will of itself divide the Church. They say the Northern brethren nearly all Seemed to deplore such an event, and wished to avoid it, if Poesible. Many who voted for the resolutions would greatly have preferred that the Assembly shwa take no action, and they seemed to think the matter would end here, so far as the Assembly is concerned. Many South ern Presbyteries will doubtless refuse to send dele gates to the Assembly so long as the war lasts, and this action stands unrepealed on its records. They may form a Southern Assembly. Others will be content to enter their protest against it, whilst they will still continue to send their delegates. This will be the course which the Presbyteries of Kentucky will pursue, we presume, unless some convulsion shall occur in the mean time in their civil relations, vrlachwe cannot now foresee. We have not room, however, now to discuss the question, and must defer it to some future time." The Banner of Pittsburg asks, Will the Presbyte rian Church divide? and proceeds to say :—" The division of the Presbyterian Church has been often predicted by its opponents, and in such a manner, by some, as to indicate that they even desired the occurrence. The event is now likely to become a matter of history. Some of our Southern ministers and people have abandoned our traditional and long recorded principles on the subjects of human liberty, individual rights, and personal responsibility. They have stemmed sentiments so obviously unscriptural and so extremely unrighteous, on the subject of Slavery, as to render either repentance, or a with drawal from us, desirable The subject of Slavery was twice before the 0. S. Assembly, and at each 1. The records of the Synoa Ot i 'Vuirk/ .. arolina we e disapproved for declaring that the action of 1818 had been ' virtually rescinded! 2. A. memorial from the Presbytery of Chillicothe was answered by refer,, , ring that body to the action of the Assembly from 1818 to this time. Buth these decisions re-affirm the action of 1818." Professorships Pillett—Reir. 3 - °SEER F. Bsuo, D. D., of this city, was elected to the chair of the Didactic and Polemic Theolgy in the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Dutch Church at New Brunswick. The Didactic chair of this old and re sponsible institution is regarded as the highest posi tion in the gift of that denomination. - Rev. troops gallantly wading the stream which was waist high. The Rhode Island ,Artillery protected the crossing. Fifteen Rebels killed at Aegnia Creek.—A lady of undoubted veracity, who was within full view of the batteries at Acquia Creek when attacked by the steamer Freeborn communicates to her relatives in Washington the fact that fifteen were killed, to her certain knowledge, and she has no doubt that as many as fifty were killed, besides a large number wounded. Guarding against a Sarprise.—One of the spe cial correspondents sent to Washington by a Philadel phia journal, who followed in the rear of Col. Stone's command, with a view to obtain inform - I - Won as to their destination, was arrested within the lines and confined in the guard-house until hevavo his word of honor not to publish a word about the forces or their movements. Sixty Virginians who left the Confederate troops and came over to avoid the Virginia military requi sition have gone into .o=lp at Williamsport under Col. IMMOTI , et proclamation, elected -a captain, and form the nucleus of a regiment. The Infamy of Treason.—One morning a noto rious character was discovered in an attempt to poi son some of the soldiers of the Second Michigan Re giment, by offering them water to drink in which strychnine was deposited. Harper's Ferry.—lt is said by persons escaped from Virginia, that the rebels, shot a Union man named Wilt, because he would not enlist. His death has aroused a wonderful feeling, in Berkley county. Henry. Wardßeecher is extremely desirous to secure the reception of a Brooklyn regiment called the Phalanx. He met with poor success at the War Department, when he turned to Mr. Secretary Chase. He took the Secretary by atorrn—represented that he had over 800 men ready for mustering, and that while such men as Cochrane, who had for years fought the principles of the Republican party, were able to get all they asked from the government, he, who had fought its.battles and served in its cause, was unable to obtain the acceptance of a regiment already formed and 'anxious to serve. The result was the speedy ac ceptance of the Phalanx. The quartermaster's Department.— Washing ton, June 13.—Colonel Meigs to-day accepted from the President the commission as Quartermaster Ge neral, and entered upon the duties ofhis office. The Repulse at Great Bethel.—On the neck of land between the James and the York riversi-barring the way from Fortress•Menroe to Yorktown and Rich mond, the ;rebels have, formed a stronely entrenched camp. It is in the vicinity of a church called Great Bethel. About midnight, betvireen Sunday and Men day, the 9th and 10th of June, two regiments of U. S. volunteers, from - the vicinity of the Fortress, and a German N. Y. regiment with detachments of- Ver mont and Massachusetts forces, from Newport Newe, Started with the intention first of surprising a post in advance; called Little Bethel. - - - The Zouaves- passed a fork in the road leading towards Little Bethel about 4r. N. Col. Benedix's Regiment arrived next, and took a position at the in tersection of the roads. Not understanding the sig nal, the German regiment, in the darkness of the morning, fired upon Col. Townsend's column march ing in close order, and led by Lieutenant Butler's son, and aid of Gen. Butler, with two pieces of artil lery. Other accounts say that Col. Townsend's regi ment fired first; At all events, the fire of the Albany regiment was entirely harmless, while that of the German's was fatal. The Albany regiment being back of the Germans, discovered from the accoutrements left on the field that the supposed-enemy was a friend. They had in the meantime fired nine rounds with small arms and afield-piece. The Zouaves, hearing the - firing, turned, and also fired upon the Albany boys. In this unfortunate rencontre eight lives were lost, besides a number wounded. At daybreak, Colonel Allen's and Colonel Carr'a regiments moved from the rear of the fortress to support the main body; the mistake-at Little Bethel having been as certained, the troops advanced Upon Great Bethel, but not only , were their spirits depressed by the un toward commencement of their enterprise; the enemy bad of course heard the firing, and were on the alert to receive them. The battery upon which they now advanced was so masked that reliable information of its aims has not yet transpired.:: It was also well posted, so that a stream 'would have to be crossed to carry Why storm. _Nevertheless, our artillery,—pro minent in the management of - which was Lieut. Greble, a young West Point officer of this city,—made a great impression on their guns, silencing; accord ing to one of the accounts all but one, which was a rifled cannon remarkably well served. A movement or series .of movements was akade to carry the works by sterin, but either from want of skill-in-the combi nations, or from neglect to make proper preparations for crossing the stream and the ditohes it failed, and the troops retreated in good order. Much blame is laid on Brig. Gen. Pierce, who was in command, and who has no military experience. After 'the Troy regiment had stood for an hour exposed- to a gall ing fire, an order to retreat was at last given. At that moment Lieutenant Jno. T. Greble, of the U. S. A., and in command of the artillery, was struck by a cannon ball and instantly killed. He had spiked his gun and was, gallantly endeavoring to withdraw his command. Major Winthrop, aid to General Butler, and author of the 7th Regiment -- article, in the Atlantic Monthly, was also killed. • CePt , George W- Wilson,'of the Troy :regiment,- after the order to retreat was given, took possession of the gun, and with Quartermaster cArthrir brongfit it off the fold with the corpse of the beloved lieute nant. Both were brought to Fortress Monroe in the evening. The first report was that twenty-five were killed, and one hundred of the Federal troops wounded, but Lieut. Butler's report puts the entire loss at fourteen killed and forty-five wounded, in eluding the loss from the fatal error above mentioned. Lieut. Butler deserves the greatest credit for bring ing off the killed and wounded. Several of the killed were inhumanly slaughtered while engaged in carry ' ing off the wounded, which caused the most bitter feeling among the tro apa. Gen. Butler in his first official kenort says:—"l think, in the unfortunate combination of circum stances, and the result which we have experienced, we have gained more than we have lost. Our troops have - learned to have confidence in themselves under fife, she enemy have, shown that they will not meet us in the open field, and our officers have learned wherein their organization and drill are inefficient." ir , orzreSS Monroe may.be regarded as almost in vested by the rebels who, since the affair at Great Bethel, have become very bold, and crowd close upon the Federal lines. Au immense gun, 50,000 pounds weight, and currying a shot of 400 pounds weight, the mate to what used to be called the Floyd gun, has reached the Fortress. An artesian well is being sunk. A heavy gun has been mounted at the Rip raps, and it is found that the rebel works at Sewall's Point are fully within its-mange. , The rebels are evidently landing a large body of troops at a point seven iniles above Newport News, on the same side of the river, and the rebel steamers come dovili" the river daily. • An attack from that quarter is anticipated. - - Telegraphs in the Field.—Additional-telegraph lines with our picket guards, as far out as fifteen miles, have been constructed. During eachhalf hour of the night all of the operators are required to report to headquarters: In ease of an alarm at any of, the camps the (sail, at-once knoWn at headijuarters, and at several other stations fr moved. Gen. Beauregard's Ha Beauregard has ordered t Company, Capt. Ball, recent! the State of Virginia, beca oath of allegiance to the them who may be induced to be excepted from the operat will all, however, leave the Ball, who i has•no idea what legiance to the Union, as ID 'newspapers. Prefers her Count y wife of the Hon. A. R. Bute Congress; from Harper's F secession leader, has secee'd gone to IlagerstoArn. It i she remarked that "as soon Union, she would join him. Western The Rebel Forces, deft.; South to the passes of gip C i at Thattonsville, which, mtu scene of the disaster to thy' chivalry. To cover their d 10,000 abolitionists came d pi, and that they cut their men. They admitted at men. Al! which is firmly. Virginians. They received hundred cavalry the other to be coming, as also soine Ferry. Our, troops are eag they complete their - intre Captain - Miller, with the F made a rapid night march county, and took some pi , certing the arrangements o the militia of that region o Volunteers for the Un ginia volunteers are rapidly Morris' proclamation. _Arttsh bm t i t i =wit emse ves rom the mid _ - --- --- The Wheeling ecnize'; i ) union sentiment of the..b. to adjournment, onthe 11 counties were present. A county, was made chairm Rout of the Rebels at —Under instructions fro" Col. Lewis Wallace, with volunteers, left Cumberl I:tomney, Va., where he s fight, completely routed fi capturing some prisoners, and taking a first-class medical stores arms, - et , slightly wounded. The berland the same day. [Romney is the county Virginia, about twenty m land.] Col. Kelly is so much sit up. The 1 The Maryland House struct their U. S. Senator/ Cenfederacy—a step whicl Union men that they thin dispersed. Considerable Seizure-I on the eastern shore Of MI ing northward from Eastot town. There was a skip and the Federal troops prizes amount to 1500 site cannon. \ The Congressional l on the 13th, result • "Union" men oppos t Davis, a thorough Un n The :Tennessee e Memphis Appeal, Kno k vi rity; Cleveland 130 Ur ° 47 Union majority'; Jil The western part of th : for secession. The vote litissmni.—lt is daily the St. Louis correspond) rebellion is far from being have.scotabed the snake dom and the justice of t Lyon and Colonel Blair ii more apparent, and there Bret that the blow was nl ture of Governor Jacksoil at Jefferson City. On the llth about two sent from Jefferson City part of the Gasconade k 4 of Jefferson City, burn' rides. The telegraph 1 time from Jefferson Ci bidden to make any rer On the 12th, Gov. J hatred for the Union a tion calling out 50,000 following lanauage:—' advise you that your fi own State, and that whatever to obey the military despotism whi Washington, nor to su grading sway of its wi No brave and true-hea one or submit to 'the out ignominiously the i Flight ,of the Rebe On Monday, the 13th, t officers left Jefferson Ci on the neat day at 2 r. locomotives, five in nn the bridge at Grey i s Cr ferson City; also, one passed over them. Gen. Lyon and staff, tillery and regulars, equipage, anunianition Missouri river on two s suit. Illinois andltrera posts in the North; and patched to the South a repel advances , threat. quarter. The most' e pursued to keep the Ste of-a desperate clique of son at the head. Jefferson City was oc under Gen. Lyon on Sa secession troops with t be preparing to - meet a a force is rapidly , caller. East Tenuessee - T jerky against separatio , mated at 10,000 to 12,0 Election in litaryla don in this State took and resulted in a very s ; the Union. Every cand the Union; and in- one candidates were put in In Ealtimore City, ' feated by Mr. May. hering to the Union, bu the Federal government Davis heartily endorsed sequently defeated by and timid elements. —The Congressional elec e on Thursday, the 13th, factory demonstration for elected was pledged for two instances only such ination. 3i Winter Davis was de lay is for. the State ad agents from the Racy of enforcing the Iowa; Mr. j a, t principle; and was con rabination of disaffected. T luth : - , , - Itew;Orlettns.`--The ' tt - re p ort that steam tow boats were preparing, in it Orleans - for privateers, and a large flotilla,was g ik ready to go down with the floating battery, to ea a the Brooklyn. The New Orleans Pleat ,of the 9th inst., says: "Two United States tran . . ts, one supposed to be the Empire City, said to e 1,500 men on board, arrived off the bar Yee t y afternoon. General Twiggs has issued an ord pohibiting all kinds of vessels from passing by it' Jackson without the GovernoVs written permi..e." • Gen. Seott's Early PI Defeated by Floyd. —The Richmond Exanitn; in an article upon. the eminent; services done for • ssion by Floyd, while Secretary of War, alludes ollows to the plan pro: posed by General Scott, be the Presidential elec tion, for quietly preparing, the South, for the ap proaching crisis. This pla °cording to the Exa miner, Was defeated by Flo , - "The plan invented by neral Scott to stop se cession," says the Pxonin "was like all plans de vised by him, very able in details, and nearly cer tain of general einem.", e Southern States are full of arsenals and, forts, mending their- rivers and strategic points: Gen , Scott desired to trans fer the artily of the Unite bites to these forts as speedily and as quietly as p ble. Had tie succeeded in doing so, revolution wo n have been paralyzed in the whole South, and the s missionist party would have been organized on a y different footing from what.we now know. Th e' 'Ahern States could not have cut off communicatio etween the government and the fortressei 'Without great fleet, which they Cannot build for yeard;, or ke, them by land, with- I " out one hundred thousand n, many hundred mil lions of dollars, several mpaigns, and many a bloody siege, Had Scott t.n enabled-to get those condition he; ired them to be, the forts in , i ; Southern Confederacy woul of pow exist." Reliance of the Sone Pyess of the 13th, thue spen still relied on by the rebels an early and favorable adju- Stran;qe to say, the trait ttil l it : l....tti - 01 . , ich troops can be 1' Loyalty.—Gen. dna Coiart House tilers here, to leave ey have taken the States. Those of e it, will, of course, this order. They including Captain f forfeiting Ids al n alleged in -some r Huband.—The member of the last istrict, but now a e her husband, and at, as she left him, came back into the I t Philippi, fled far I'ver, and encamped 35 miles from the !, pretensions of the e they report that pon them at Philip ri rough, killing 1090 rly the loss of 30 ed by the Eastern forcementa of:three • nd more were said guns from Harper's attack them before ents. Meanwhile, th Ohio Regiment, St. George's, Tucker s, seriously discon . Letcher for raising • t day. Companies of Vir i izing under General 4th Presbytery.—There will be a special meet ing of the 4th Presbytery of Philadelphia, at the Preshy teriau House, June 21th, at 12 o'clock, M., for the pur pose of •disolving the pastoral relations leetween Rev. George Duffield, Jr., and the Central Presbyterian Church Philadelphia, if the way be clear, and of dismissing Mr. Duffield to the Presbytery of Monroe, Synod of Mi chigan. . Thomas Bne.mERLI, `l ' Moderator fully °rpm zed corn ro'o• irreprenen mg sseroNed, according Delegates from forty J. Burman, of Wood hey. Hampshire Co. ur General Patterson, regiment of Indiana n the 11th inst., for sed, tindofter a sharp ndred secession troops, ng two, wounding one, equipage, provisions, n our aide. one was ent returned to Cum- of Hampshire county, due south of Cumber- oved as to be able to i elegates voted to in ecoomise the Southern so greatly incensed the Legislature should be Arms have been made ncl by a party proceed entreville and. Queens near the latter places, one prisoner. Their 4 . arms and one or two ton held in Ylaryland, /he choice of so-called r ercion. Henry Winter . as defeated. n.— According to the ives two secession majo ajority; Peney district, ro, 95 Union majority. ;. is almost unanimously is small. ing more certain, says if the World, that the led in Missouri. O :We killed it." The wis tops taken by General outset are every day ow a very general re= }flowed up by the cap ; the midnight plotters kdred state troops were le Pacific Railroad, and thirty Miles this side !order of the state autho i were cut a short die= s nd the operators are for-; for the present. n unable to restrain his nger, issued a proclama militia, and using the it is equally my duty to Reciance is due to your •re under uo obligation '.stitutional edicts of the II as inaugurated itself at to the infamous and de ministers in this State. Missourian will obey the Rise, then, and drive sere. vernor of Missouri.-- overnor and all the state Ind the last of the soldiers •siting with them all the and ears, and burning three miles west of Jef ve there, after they bad 1500 men, including ar. homes, wagons ' Camp :provisions, started up the • ere the same day in our spa are holding important trong force has been des 6:outhwest of the State; to i by, the rebels in that .1 etio Measures are being 1 ow falling into the hands 1- ssionists with Gov. Jack- ed by the Federal troops ;ay, the 15th. The State i pvernor, are supposed to L aek at Booneville, where o the IT - nion.—The ma East Tennessee is esti OCCASIONAL, in the 'of Northern elements he South for securing ent: n the Seuth rely, also, upon Christian gentlemen and pious clergjmen in the free Slates to assist them. This class is to be ap proached by their known opposition to war, and the late meeting gf the old Presbyterian Conference in your city proves conclusively, as well as the late ad dress of the Yousw Men's Christian. Association in the New York Offerver, which well descried the con tempt and ridicule it received:that many of them are only too willing to listen to the proffers of the disunionists. Renry A. Wise, in,a recent speech at Richmond, said: The man who dares to pray; the man who dares to wait until some magic arm is put into his hand; the man who will not go unless he have a Minie or percussion musket, who will not, be content with flint and steel, or even a gun without a lock, is worse than a coward—be is a renegade. Money Wanted.—The Confederate Government is hard up for money, and its soldiers have as yet re ceived no pay. Its loan is still in the market, and the secession papers are begging the people to take it. Items. —A refugee from Norfolk brings a copy of the Transcript of the 25th ultimo, containing the names of 111 men who voted for the Union ticket, notwithstanding the threats of the secessionists.— Major Gen. Banks has assumed command of the Department of Annapolis.—A lawyer being, asked what was the reasbn the rebels ran away whenever a loyal force approaches them, replied, professionally, that he supposed it only another Dread Scott ease.— The large amount of U. S. stamped envelopes, dis honestly retained by Southern Postmasters, makes it necessary to issue a new style, to be furnished on the let of August.—TheMemphis Appeal of the 14th instant, says that a warrant is out for the arrest of Andrew Johnson, for treason to Tennessee. Physical Geography against Disunion.—lt is a fact that the whole continent of North America, with the exception of a margin upon either side, separated by the mountain ranges—the Alleghenies on the east, and the great Cordilleras on the west presents to the heavens the form of an outstretched howl with its rivers flowing inwardly, and passing. form expanse of 2,300,000 square miles,e.n area of arable land equivalent in surface to the aggregate of the valleys of all the other continents, which are small and isolated. All this, by the interlacing of rivers and artificial means. of communication, pre sents a unity of system, in which any line of sepa. - - ration that could be proposed would necessarily be arbitrary, In this respect our continent is peculiar. Our Fleet Slaver Captured.—The Nightingale, with nine hundred and fifty negroes on board, was captured April 23d, off Kabenda, west coast of Africa, by the United States sloop of war Saratoga. The Africans were carried to Monrovia, not, however, before, one hundred and fifty of the poor creatures had perished. The Nightingale was brought into New York—three of the prize crew died on the passage, doubtless from the foulness of the vessel. Three of the slaver's crew (the mates) came in her to be delivered to the autho rities. The vessel is Northern built. Great News!--Privateer Caught!—On the 3d of June, the United States brig PERRY overhauled and captured the privateer SAYANNAEf, a schooner of fifty 4Le tons burthen, with letters of marque from Jef son Davis, dated May 18th. She was armed with one eighteen pounder, and small arms and ammuni tion in abundance. On board the privateer was the captain of the brig Joseph, of Maine, from Cardenas . to Philadelphia, which hadjust been captured by the priVateer and sent into a rebel port. The captain of rthe privateer is T. H. Baker, a well-known com mission merchant, of high standing in Charleston, with relations in the city of Philadelphia. The prize was brought into New York, on Saturday evening, with part of her crew. The principal part were put in irons on board of the AfINNESOTA. It is likely to go hard with them. The Tribune says of the privateer's armament:— "The eighteen pound swivel amidships looks quite formidable. There is a large quantity of shot and shell, grape and cannister aboard. The pirates were beside armed with cutlasses, knives, pistols, muskets, rifles, &c. The cabin, in fact, is the very picture of a piratical den, with these death-doing instruments banging up about the walls. They had also a quan tity of handcuffs for prisoners. The Latest—Tuesday. The Wheeling Convention on the 17 tb, unanimously and solemnly passed and subscribed a declaration, pronouncing the acts of the Secession Convention of Virginia null and void, and vacating all the State of fixers, with a view to a reconstruction of the govern merit of the entire State.—Foutlititizens were killed and several wounded, by a discharge of arms in the hands of the Federal veltinteers, marching through • the streets of St. Louis on Monday morning. It is said that they had been previoufly fired on from the windows.—Col. Stone with District and other volun ! teers, was in quiet possession of Leesburg on Sunday evening.—Delegates to the Wheeling Convention from Berkely and Jefferson counties near Harper's Ferry, are said to have been imprisoned in Charlottesville. —Col. Anderson has been made Brigadier General. —A prize brig, Hattie Jackson, of Savannah, was taken by the blockading squadron, and brought to New York June 17th.--Count Cavour is dead. WASHINGTON, June 18.-An engagement took place last night on the Loudon Railroad,•in Virginia, 16 miles from Alexandria. Amasked batteryin a wood, ooened fire on a train of cars containing four hun dred of the Ohio First Regiment, Col. MoCook's. Be fore the troops could rally, several batteries fired on the train in succession. At least eight of the men were killed, and several were wounded.. Among the killed is Mr—Barnes, the editor of the Cleveland He rald. A retreat was ordered. France.—The American citizens in. Paris, favora ble to the Union, breakfasted together at the Hotel de Louvre, on. the 29th. About 150 attended, one third being ladies, including the wife of Gen. Scott. Mr. Cowden-presided. A reaolution was adopted, pledging the members to maintain the Union under any circumstances. Mr. Dayton said since his arrival in . Paris he could detect no unfriendly, feeling on the part of Trance toward the, United States, and certainly no French citizen would ,be found among the privateers. He expressed the conviction that the rebellion would be putdown.. - Cassius M. Clay spoke at some length. He was energetic on the conduct of England and the recog nition of Southern belligerent rights. He declared if ever the flag of England . became associated with the black flag of the South, the star-spangled banner of the United States, and 'the tri-color of France would be seen against her, for France had not for gotten St. Helena. Anson Burlingame spoke on the same. Colonel Fremont was next called on, and was re ceived with enthusiasm. He made quite a moderate speech. He regretted this fanatical war, but felt confident that it would end in the triumph of truth and justice. He had been called back to America, and lost no time in responding. He was ready to give his best services to his country. Rev. Dr. McClintock followed. He- said he did not attach any importance to the mutterings of the English press or of the Secretary of. War.- The peo ple of England had not yet spoken, 'and when they did their voice would not be found on the side of pi • racy - and slavery. Captain Simmons, of the U. S. Army, on his way home at the summons of General Scott, Mr: Halde man, Minister to Sweden, and Rev. Mr. Thayer also spoke.- All the speakers evinced not the slightest, doubt of the final triumph of the North. Belgium.—The most satisfactory assurances are received from Belgium that there will be no recogni tion of the Southern Confederacy in any form by that government. An entirely friendly' feeling toward the United,States government is manifested. . Great Britam.—Lord John Russel 'had an nounced in Parliament that the government had de termined to prohibit privateers and • armed vessels from bringing prizes into British ports; and that France intended to abide by its law, which prohibits privateers remaining in port over twenty-four hours to dispose of prizes when there. He also said that England and France had sent propositions to Wash ington, based on the declaration of:the Paris Con gress, and that an answer was expected by every mail. During his speech he also deprecated the exulta— tion with which Sir John Ramsden had alluded to the bursting of the bubble of Democracyla Ameri ca.- In common with the great bulk of his Country men, he (Russel) was deeply pained at the civil war which had`broken out in the United Etates, and which . arose from -the accursed poison of slavery left them by England, and which had clung around'them like a poisoned garment from .the first hour of their in dependence. English Sentiment•—WYe have seen, says the Bulletin, a letter from a leading shipping merchant in. London, who is largely engaged in international commerce. -This gentleman 3 s in a position to know the-feeling of the people of England, whatever may be that of the government, (i. e. the Queen's Cabinet.) He meets daily with the principal merchants of Lon don on /Change. The following is an extract from his letter:— "The most important topic with us, as well as yourselves, is your civil war. We indeed sympathize with you in this- , dire calamity, and - 'sincerely hope; as it is the 'gelieritl ioish in this countiy,• that the . Fe deral Government be sufficiently strong to put down Foreign those slave-hnnters and breakers of tbe_Constitution in the South. Every day the news is more thrilling, and no doubt every mail from this forward will an nounce the spilling of bleed in your fratricidal war. Personally I believe that the present war will termi nate slavery on your continent. This would be worth making 50,000 of your Southerners bite the dust, which we sincerely trust they may." Opinions of the English Press.—For our own part we utterly distrust the vaunts and vapourings of the South; and we daily look more doubtingly upon their boasted capability of sustaining a pro tracted struggle. But in speculations as to the pos sible issue of the war we are not disposed.to indulge. Weare_content te reiterate our nnmingled sorrow at its occurrence, and our profound conviction that after the dark wave of adversity has swept over America her self-reliant spirit will be found ur.crushed, her love of liberty unchanged, and:her fidelity to the flag of peaceful progress undiminished.—Examiner. The duration of the struggle between North and South greatly depends upon an early answer to this question, for there are strong reasons to believe that the seceders look to us as their friend in the contest, and count on onerecognition of their repub lic. France, Russia, and Spain are known to be more. favorably inclined to the federal government; and were it understood that Great Britain will act with these powers, the seceded States might possibly be induced to make terms with the North, or, what is more probable, the Union sentiment at the South might receive additional impetus, and succeed ulti mately in overpowering the disunionists.-:--Hcra/d. NOTICES„ uarterly . meeting of the Directors of the 25th inst., at 'S o'clock, R. N. Punctual attendance is requested. CHARLES BROWN. June, 1801. Corresponding See. PUBLICATION CAUSE The Treasurer of the Presbyterian Publication Com mittee would acknowledge the receipt of the following Donations, from May Ist to June let, 1861, viz.: John A. Brown, Esq., Philada.,- - $5OO 00 Messrs. Baird, Watts, and others,Rock , yille, Ohio, 2 25 Bethany, Gosport and Vanclalia churches, Indiana, by Rev. T. S. Milligan, - 15 00 Presbyterian Church, Harlem, N. Y., by W. D. Webb, Treasurer, - - . - 13 33 William Purves, Phila., - - - 25 00 A Lady, Middletown, New York, by Rev. A. Seward, - - - - - - 50 00 Pine Street Presbyterian Church, Philada., by James Frazier, Treasurer, - - 63 42 By Rev. C. H. Chester Presb. Church, Trumansburgh, N. Y., - $3O 62 44 Waterville, (in part,) - 23 48 cc u: Geneva, (in part,)_ - 49 93 cc cc Geverneur, (in part,) - 25 79 ' Total $798 84 WM. L. lIILDEBURN, Treasurer. Philadelphia, Tune, 1861. Ainerlean Board.--Receipts from Philadel phia District for March and April, 1861 PENNSIMVAPIA. 3y Samuel Work, Agent. Philadelphia, Mrs.Wiegand, 5; Rev. Jeremiah Miller, 10; a member of the Ref. Dutch ch., 50; Kensington Ist .Presb. ch., 57.32 ; Cedar Street oh., 16.35; Buttonwood Street Ch., to cons. Peter. A. Jordan an H. M., 150. 288 57 Waterford Presb. ch., by Rev. T. T. Bradford, 5 00 Allentown Presbyterian Church, 31 61 Cataraugus cc 23 81 Chester, Mrs. M. A. Hood, 10; E. C. H., 1, 11 00 Danville, Mrs. Magill, 5 00 Philadelphia, Calvary ch. (in part,) 335 ; Clin ton St. eh., on. c., 64.36. 419 36 . West Chester, Fresh. eh., James Atwood, 25 00 &rarat, Cong. ch., r 7 00 Lewistown, P. J. Hoffman, . 10 00 Montrose, Presbyterian Church, 19 00 Pleasant Mount, Presbyterian Church, to cons. Rev. A. G. Beebee, an H. M, 50 00 Springfield, .T. R., 1 00 Uniondale, Presbyterian Church, 3 2$ Wells and Columbia, Presb. Church, 5 00 Philadelphia, Walnut. St. Church, W. Philada., S. School for Missions, 20 00 Manayunk Chijoh S. School for 114issions.------I0 ,00 Wilniington, Hanover St. Ch. S. School for Mission Schools, A. Pringle, NEW JERSEY. Beverly Church, Ack. c., I=l Annapolis, James Stuart, Baltimore, J. S. 8., ' Carbondale, Mrs. A. McNeil, DISTRICT OF COLOMBIA Washington ~ a young Cong. friend, 1,00 rr Ist Presb. Ch Miss. Assa., 87 97 cc R. F. Lamed. - 100 00 INGHAM UNIVERSITY. The TWENTY-SEVENTR COMMENCEMENT oc curs on Wednesday, June 26th, at half -past 10 o'clock, A. M. DEGREES publicly conferred in the afternoon— after public exercises by the young ladies of the gradu ating class. The COUNCIL of the University meets in Altonia Hall, Tuesday previous, at 2 o'clock, P. M. ()anon—before the whole audience, elected by the two Societies, ALTONIA and Conewunn, Wednesday, 11 o'clock, A. It!., is—Reverend MArrnEw LA Ron PER num Tnompsorr, D. D., of Cincinnati, Ohio, U. S. A. Goa save and bless OUR NATION and ova STATE! llsusort Co,x Chancellor, Leroy, New York, June 8; 1861. lt:r Other papers, true to the UNION, please favor with one or two insertions. ICE DEALERS. 1721 1 1 , 4 : 1 TERS ARE RESPECTFULLY SO- THE MOLIERE ICE COMPANY • Is prepared to furnish a superior article of EASTERN ICE, EXCLUSIVELY, As cheaply and promptly as - any other Company in the City. ORDERS . LEER` dT JOS. ELEINTON & SON'S, No. 783_S. Second St. JOHN KRIDER k CO'S, N. E. corner of Second and Walnut Streets. THOMAS WEAVER'S, Druggist, N. E. corner of Eighteenth and Vine Streets. ROBT. MAIILL'S, No. 18 North Delaware Avenue, J. T. lIIIFNAL'S, Druggist, S. W. corner of Nine teenth and Green Streets. 8 Pounds per Day, 55 Cents per Week. IQ cc cc 10 cc cc 16 cc CC 80 cc cc 20 " " 90 " • STEAMBOATS and SHIPPING supplied at the shortest notice. . . Ir Please:notify all changes or neglect, at the Office, in writing. OFFICE AND DEPOT, 206 SHIPPEN STREET, Or, sent through the Penny Post, will be promptly attended to. la- RESIDENCE, Nos. 323 and 621 North lI Mon-, TEENT STREET. 13 WOLBERT & RO. UPHAM'S HATE.' DYE!! TO COLOR BL ADK,OR BROWN. €l:3- Only 38 cents 'a Box. 4:4 THREE BOXES FOR ONE DOLLAR. Gray, red or flaxen-hair can be changed in a few se conds to jet black or brown, by, using Upham's Liquid Hair Dye, the best and cheapest in the world, producing the moment it is applied, a rich natural appeirance. Each box of UPHAM'S HAIR DYE is warranted to con tain as much hair dye as others sell for one dollar!. Try. it. D. will not injure the gloss of the most delicate hair. UPHAM'S ROSE POMADE * Made expressly to use with the Hair Dye, only 25 cents a bottle. Either, or.both.of the above articles, sent by, Express to all parts of the country. Sold only by S. C., UPHAM, 310 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, to whom all orders must be addressed. , 3mos_7BB. AYOUNG LADY, well qualified to teach, has had ex . • penence, wishes a place either in a Seminary or Private Family. Apply to W. M. CORNELL,.' PIatiCIPAL 'YOUNG LADLES' NOMICAL SCHOOL, No. 1432 South Penn Square. WANTED.—A home in a Presbyterian faniily,lor the orphan son of a colored Presbyterian minister,•to be , brought, up to some Industrial or Educational mrtpluy merit. Apply to or.address ROBERT JONES, N. Ercnriii: Sr.. Or, THOS. 4H. 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The Board acting for Churches and individual Chris tian In America, have established missions in Africa, India,China, Turkey, Persia, Greece, the Islands of the Pacific, and among the American Indians. Contributions may be sent to James M. Gordon Esq., Treasurer, Missionary House, 33 Pemberton Sq uare Boston, or to Maud Work, Esq., Banker, 36 South, 3d at., Philadelphia, who consents to act as receiving agent for the Philadelphia District. .10IIN McLEOD, 761: District Sec. of the A. B. C. M. F. $129 84 A BRIEF SPECIAL NOTICE! SANITARY VENTILATION. Leeds' Air-refreshing Chamber and W annex The Household Fountain oil Health, on Nature's simple plan. Gives every room a pure refreshing air, In constant circulation. Wholly free From dryness, dust, and all impurities. Safe, simple, economical, and sure To warm in winter, and in summer cool. Leeds' Ventilating Registers For beauty and effect are unsurpassed. 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