the tatagter lintelligenrcr OZO. SANDERSOM, A. SAN SON. Assootatak.— . 1861 outouLkierg9 *4) GI • 11 , , i fluiscaurima 00 u•• AWL aL Preimani 03.% Emig Miro Ole Nemo ;few ='! IL IL 4kApLy anneeinti 1n#11115017 ewspapers in the Unitsd=ndthe Clanadia.— Sho ens authorised to contract for us at our knout rata Mr V. B. Pusan. the American Newspaper Agent, N. B. corner Jlfth and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, /8 authorised to receive subscriptions and advertisements for thie_peper...atiM_ lowest rates. His receipts will be re - ilirJoacas Wissisn's ADV 3817.60111 AGERCY is located of N 0.50 North 6th street, Philadelphia. He is authorised to receive advertisements and subscriptions for Thelon:cuter A. - Now our gag is flung - to the wild winds free, Let it float o'er our father land, And the guard of its spotless fame shall be Columbia's chosen band. PERSONAL. We need money badly, and it will be a very .4grent, relief to us ,if our friends and patrons ,will furnish us with a little of the "needful" without delay. If they cannot pay all, let them at least give us, a part of that to which we are justly entitled, in order to relieve ns from our embarrassments. We think'we have been 'very indulgent, and therefore hope to meet with a ready response to what we con -calve to be a reasonable request. We shall have a Collector out during the present and succeeding weeks, and we hope he will receive a hearty welcome. In the mean time we shall be prepared to receive our friends at ; : the. office, and furnish them prompt 4, with receipts for whatever amounts they may de . etre. Persons at a distance, and those resid ~ing out of the county, can remit by mail at ourrisk. Come, friends, give us a lift without longer delay, as we must have money to keep the wheels of the old INTRLLIGENCER in MO. GENERAL PATTERSON. Many of the Republican papers are out in full cry against this veteran officer—charging him with cowardice and treachery, and even the defeat of McDowell's division—and all this without a particle of proof that he has been gailty of either. No man ought to be condemned without a hearing, and the high character General ParrEason has maintained for many years as a brave, skilful and expe rienced officer, should at least shield him from injustice. At present we know of nothing against him, except that he did not prevent General Jciaxrbt from effecting a junction with BEM:DISCARD at Manassas ; and this may not have been within his power. It is alto gether probable that he was all the time lit erally obeying instructions, and, perhaps, when the truth is known, the responsibility for this failure will be more justly attributed t 3 his superiors than to General PATTERSON. Had they furnished him with the necessary supplies and the means of transporting them, he might not have remained so long inactive. It is surely no good reason for pronouncing him imbecile or cowardly or treacherous be cause he refrained from attacking an enemy su perior in numbers to his own army and strongly fortified at Winchester, when he could not advance without danger of starvation, and when the term of service of a portion of his troops was about to expire. Had ho ad: vanced, it is by no means certain that he would have encountered General Joanson, who was doubtless ready to move towards Manassas the moment PATTERSON set his column in motion. And then the question arises, had he orders to attack JOHNSON at Winchester? and did he disobey orders with out adequate reasons? -When these points are settled against General PATTERSON it will be time enough to throw upon him the respon sibility of the defeat. If he has been derelict is any way we have no disposition to screen him from censure—but he should not be con demned unheard, and upon vague conjectures. We strongly suspect that the fact of Gen eral PATTERSON being a Democrat has some thing to do with these attacks made upon him by the Republicans. A. GREAT UNION MEETING The Democracy of Drumore, Fulton, Little Britain, Colerain, Eden and Bart townships, held a large and enthusiastic meeting at the public house of Joseph Phillips, at Penn Rill, Fulton township, on Thursday evening last, in favor of the Union and the Constitution.— A number of gentlemen, heretofore acting with the Republican party, were present and participated in the proceedings. The meeting numbered some five or six hundred persons, and was presided over by that sterling Demo met and honest man, Sarcoma M00131,1,01mm, Esq., of Drumore, assisted by a large number of Vice Presidents and Secretaries. The meeting was ably and eloquently addressed by. Messrs, MCCULLOUGH, SWIFT, Drs. RAUB Garfcum and SIDES, and the best of feeling prevailed throughout the evening. The meeting adjourned to meet again at Quarryville, on Saturday evening next, Au gust 3d, at 7 o'clock, P. M. DISGRACED H/PISELF 001. D. S. Muss, who commanded the Fifth Division of the Grand Army at the Bat tle I . :)f . liftinassas—composed of eight or nine reiiinents—has been placed under arrest, charged with conduct unbecoming an officer. It is said that on the day of the battle he was so much intoxicated with liquor as to be unfit for the'performance of his duties. THE CAPTIIRED. BENET' S. MAGRLW, Esq., of this city, ARNOLD HARRIS, Esq., of Washington, and a Mr. BIRD, who went over to Virginia on Tues day for.the purpose of recovering the body of COL CAMERON, were captured at FairfarTourt House,- and are now held as prisoners of war. They are said to be at Leesburg. GOOD FROM EVIL The defeat of the Union army at Manassas use Tcindled anew the military spirit of the country, Rd paw regiMents by the aoore are being!tendered to the President. The ap Pointment of Gen. MoCratraarr to the corn. mend: of the Grand Army has infused new lif6into the old _regiments, and everything indicates that when the next forward move ment:takes place it will be attended with the bn o t zasulif & The greatest activity prevails in the War pepartmetit; and every thing beto kens thn most , extensive arrangements to sub dae die rebellion. GEBIEIO.I. FILEDIONT. Gen: Fasmoirr has arrived in St. Louis, and assumed — sornmaud of that military depart !Aim!) squads of-secessionists Continue , to.sunny,theloyalaitizens in various parts of reSouri;isn&therti is a report•that Governor- Madsen is mustering a large force nest. 'thtil Southern border. 621111=23 The vote on the proposition of Mr. Wood, of New York, in the House of Representatives on the 15th inst., is important andOeseriiii) g to„ placed on record. The follothn g are She . .krdieedie g e in connection therewuzi:— Weed, of New pit, offered aftio' lu . tionlhat this couple iaeinnneand to the Govewunente of the several States toeonveite thei4l,*aaftra foi the pose of calling an election f two delegates: from esc Congresdiesal district, Ad tent irvionerat.Wort reutfon at'Lcolsiille,:onthelhet Meaty 14 ber next—the purpose : said coirvention . b% 4ln to devise measures for the restoration of peace to our country—but the objectioll was made from the Re publican side, and ' Mr. Wallin:on/NE, of Illinois, moved to lay it on iha.table,--which was agreedict,--yess.B2, nays 5/, YEAS - Appleton - ,Arnold, Ashley, Babbitt, Baker, Baxter, Beaman, Bingham, Blair (fdo.,) Blair (Pa.,) Blake, Buffmton, Chamber //n...Clerk,. Colfax, Frederick A. Conkling, &ewe Conkling, Conway, Curtis, Cutler, Davie, Dawes, Delano, Diven, Duell, Dunn, Edgerton, Edwards, Eliot, Ely, Fenton, Fessenden ' Franehot, Gooch, Goodwin, Granger, Gurley, Hall,Hanchett, Harrison, Horten,Hatchins, Julian, Belly, Kellogg, (Ill.,) Kellogg ( Mich .,) Lansing, • Loomis, Lovejoy,, McKean; McPherson, Mitchell, Moore- head, Morrill (Vt.,) Nixon; Olin,-Patton, Pike, Por ter, Potter,Rice (Me.,) Riddle, Rollins (N. H.) SedgewickShanks, Sheffield, Shill aberger, Sherman, Sloan, Spaulding, STEVENS, Stratton, Thomas ((Mess.,) Trowbridge, 'Upton, Vandever; Van Horn, van vaikenbarg, Van Wyck, Verree, Wall, Wallace, Walton (Me.,) Walton (Vt.,) Washburn, Wheeler, White (Ind.,) Windom. Nays—Messrs. Allen, Ancona, Bally (Pa.,) Brown, Burnett, Calvert, Crittenden, Cobb, Cooper, Corning, Cox, Cravens,-Delaplaine, Dunlap, English, Fisher, Fonke, Glider, Haight, Harding, Holman, Jackson, Johnson, Law, Lasear, Logan, McOlernard, Mallory, Morris, Noble, Noell, Norton, Nugent, Odell, Pen dleton, Reid, Richardson, Robinson, Rollins (M 0.,) Smith, Steele, (N. Y.,) Steele (N. J ,) Vallandigham t Vibbard, Voorhees, Wadsworth, Ward, White (0 " ) Wickliffe, Wood, Woodruff.' '43fEN..Girm. B. BIedLELLAN. This distinguished military officer, who has rieeritly been appointed to the command of the Grand Army, in place of Gen. McDowell, passed through this city on Thursday last on his way to Washington via Philadelphia: He reached Washington on Friday morning. The care were detained but a few moments here, consequently but few persons became aware of hie presence. In person he is about the medium height, of plain, unostentatious, but prepossessing appearance, and would readily be taken, from the plainness of his dress and youthful appearance, for a Lieu tenant rather than a Major General in the United States Army. He yeas accompanied on his journey by his wife, who remained in Philadelphia. Gen. Mcaitudar has a laborious and re• sponeible undertaking before him, in view of the disaster which befel our army at Manas sas ; but we firmly believe that he is fully equal to the occasion, and that he will add fresh laurels to the chaplet of fame which already encircles his brow. As a Pennsylva nian we feel proud of him, and are convinced that, in a short time, the Government will be satisfied that it has, at length, found the right man for the right place. LET JUSTICE BE DONE The Fourth and Fifth Pennsylvania Regi ments have been severely blamed in some quarters for leaving the army of General McDowELL on the eve of the great battle at Manassas. The Harrisburg Patriot of Friday contains communications from officers of those Regiments (embracing the orders for their discharge from Major General MoDowELL and Brigadier General RIJNYON,) which completely vindicate their conduct. They were mustered out of the service on the 20th—the day before the battle took place—and would have cheer fully remained a few days longer, had the orders for their discharge not have been so peremptory. Indeed the Fourth did remain at their camp below Alexandria, garrisoning Fort Ellsworth, until the 23d, when they were relieved by another Regiment. Both of these Regiments did gallant service in Maryland, Washington City, and Virginia —served out their time faithfully and well— and if they did not participate in any great battle, it was no fault of their's, and they should not now be censured and slandered by would-be patriots at home who are too cow ardly to march themselves in defence of the Union. The same remarks will apply to the members of the Jackson Rifles and Fencibles from this city, who served out their time faithfully and returned home a few days in advance of their comrades. These men all fulfiled their contract to the letter, and should be spared any censure by the home patriots with which this community abounds. CONGRESS PAY A few years ago, when times were good, trade and 'commerce flourishing, and money plenty, Congress raised:their pay to $3,000 per annum,—an increase of more than 50 per cent. on what they had previously received. Now the country is involved in civil war; times are bad ; trade and commerce destroyed; money scarce ; thousands and hundreds of thousands out of employment ; Government debt going up by hundreds of millions at a jump; taxes increasing; but the Republican Congrts •, while imposing new burdens upon the people, and reducing the pay of poor Clerks and other employees of the Govern ment, show no sign of reducing their own pay! Such is the patriotism of Black 'Re publicanism I IS THIS TREASON' As the Express considers it treasonable for as to publish the sentiments of Mr. JEFFERSON uttered sixty years ago, perhaps it will have no objection to the following sentence copied verbatim et literatim from the Inaugural Ad dress of Mr. LINCOLN, the master in whose words that very independent, neutral, no party paper is bound to swear. Hear what Old Abe said no longer ago than the 4th of last March : " Suppose you go to war, YOU CANNOT TICCIT ALWAYS, and when, after much loss on both sides, and NO GAIN ON EITHER, you cease fighting, THE IDENTICAL OLD QUES TIONS as to terms of intercourse ARE AGAIN UPON YOU." SPEAKING TO THE POINT The following extract from a communication in the Reading. Gazette, in reply to a mean attack made on Hon. B. E. ANcozia, member of Congress from Berke county, by some Re publican hounds, is to the point, and furnishes these brawling individuals a little food for reflection : I have only to say in conclusion that it is time for Democrats to speak out. They have not only been branded as disunionists and traitors by Republican editors, but even way laid and threatened with personal violence by men, who have only recently raised their voices for the. Union. When we see those who before the election hooted at Democrats when they said a word in behalf of the Union, and even branding them by way of derision as " Union Savers," at the same time saying that " the South might go, we could do without them," now pretending to teach them loyalty, and even threatenting mob violence, it is im pos sible for a Democrat to remain silent, if there is a spark left of that fire which burns in the bosom of a freeman. All this has been car ried on, too, by those who are loudest in her— alding the cry of " no party," which proves it to be nothing but the meanest political bigotry under the mask of patriotism. Let those who are ashamed of. former political names abandon them if they wish. Let them first suck all they can out of the fat offices, and then commence a contest for the spoils again under the new name of " ne party," if they can. Democrats desire no part in any such schemes of political gambling. They intend to abide by their name, and stick to their prin• ciples, and shall meet their °pimiento as before, under the banner of the Constitution and the Union. •THE BATTLE OF MANASSAS. the& graphic description of the gni), bat. ale, aid ,dieastrons retreat of our Army, see orinimusioation , in another' column from " An Eye Witness." Lf#Bi`ia B'- 1 NDD P *T:. Contrary to all expectation, our army, under General McDownx, met with a disastrous de , feet at Manassas .Itt action, Virginia, otOktkiey" *tick. We felt eoQident that the fifty tAnd brave men conhiesia' tate GrandArmfmould • be frilly oompetentAo takethe rebel s betOri.f . and to 'pursue their way without any viteriois difficulty to Richmond. At the piMe expected:helireat battle of the oanipaktr to be fought, and there, and there only, — di; we suppose the Confederate forces would make . an obstinate and determined fight. Bat we, in_eetemon.wittunix_felloweitizens getter: in ThiNoith7b — eie been egregiously mistake% and we irrclime - to 'the' opinion' that the -Ad mittistratimat.Wasbington, and even General SCOTT himself, weretqually-ia error. -- - We are of those; howelier,-*hil never doubted the bravery of the enemy, - as many in the North did. We always _believed that, sooner or later, the two oppoiing forces,,both equally brave, would JAVA a terrible encounter, and that then, for the first time, would we begin to realize the magnitude of the struggle upon which the country has entered. It now ap pears thatthe frequent skirmishing and rapid retreats of the Secession forces were only so many lures to draw our army into an embus. cede, and in this, -unfortunately for the coun try, they but too well succeeded. Whether any fault is to be attributed to our Generals for having thus been caught in a trap we are not prepared to say; bat that the army was prematurely moved forward (contrary, it is understood, to the better judgment and wishes of Gen. 'Scorr,) is no longer a question for de bate. Facts speak louder than words, and the Greeleys and Hickmans and Stevens' and Wades - and Lovejoys and other Abolition lea ders will have a fearful account to render to the people for thus hounding our brave men on to destruction. The New York World (a strong Republican paper) thus moralizes over the defeat : We are now paying the terrible penalty of impatience—of not waiting to proportion our means to the mighty objects we have under— taken. It is of course too early yet to fix with certainty to what extent misconduct upon the part of the officers and soldiers contributed to the disgraceful repulse we have, suffered.— Doubtless it will be found that such miscon— duct existed, and had its effect. But more or less of this is almost sure to 'happen in every great - military movement—most of all when armies are without the perfect discipline that comes from long military service. It is the business of military art to make due account of this liability—to guard against it as far as possible, and, so far as faults do occur, to manage that they shall, in no case, prove fatal. If these faults work disaster, they are thus after all but the secondary cause. The real origin lies behind. They are themselves pro— duced, or at all events armed with fatal power, by greater faults behind. Now in this case, though the soldiers may be to some extent blameable for their panto; yet we cannot help asking—What made this panic possible ? Is it not plain that it came from the conscious inferiority of our soldiers to their enemies in point of numbers? They knew that BEAURE— GARD had been largely reinforced—that they, some fifty thousand in open fields, were fight ing against ninety thousand strongly in— trenched and fortified with unnumbered masked batteries—the most formidable and destructive of all military appliances. The consciousness of such great odds against them put these raw troops in just that misgiving condition of mind that any untoward occur— rence would easily intensify into a positive alarm and headlong flight. But why that odds ? For that, the wretched demagogues who have raised the infuriate popular clamor for an immediate advance upon Richmond must answer. It was not in the power of Gen. SCOTT to withstand that clamor. His own military judgment pronounced this advance premature. It was his openly avowed policy to take time to mass a force that, when it once put itself in motion, should move like an over whelming wave. But he had to yield to the demagogues, just exactly as FABIUS had to yield when against his judgment he hazarded Cannoa—just exactly as WASHINGTON had to yield, when against his judgment he risked Brandywine. Now we may as well make up our minds at once to meet disaster upon disaster, and to be utterly beaten in the end, if the management of this war is to be dictated by newspaper writers and street crowds. NAPOLEON knew what he was saying when he declared at St. Helena: "All the great captains of antiquity, "and those who in modern times successfully "trodden in their steps, performed vast achieve "ments only by conforming with the rules and "principles of the art of war ; that is to say, "by correct combinations, and by justly com— paring the relation between means and conse quences, efforts and obstacles. They succeeded "only by the strict observance of those rules, "whatever may have been the boldness of their "enterprises, or the extent of the advantages "gained. They invariably practiced war as a "science. Thus they have become our great "models and it is only by closely imitating "them that we can hope to approach them." The southern people understand this, and prac tice upon it. Not a southern newspaper has presumed to dictate the movements of their generals, or even to criticise them after being made. They have surrendered the entire con trol of the war to professional science, and have therein manifested a magnanimous confidence and a public spirited self control that we must say—rebels as they are—is truly admirable. Are we of the North so degenerate that we cannot equal this ? Must impulse and hot passion alone rule us ? If so, our inferiority is proved ; and the sooner we cease desecrating a noble cause with our ignoble support the better for every interest of humanity. From the contradictory reports respecting the engagement it is impossible to get at the truth. It is enough, however, to know that the defeat was a disastrous one, attended with a large loss of life, wounded and prisoners, and an immense destruction of property. The ao. counts, such as we find them in the Philadel phia and New York papers, we give in our columns at considerable length. It is proper to say, however, that later accounts from Washington make our loss considerably less than the first reports. The official report has not yet been published. AN IMPORTANT REBOLUTION.—On Monday week, Mr. Crittenden submitted the following resolution to the House : Resolved, That the present civil war has been forced on us by the Disunionists of the Southern States now in rebellion against the Government of the 11. S. States: that in this National emergency, Congress, banishing all feelings of passion and resentment, will recol lect only their duty to their country ; that the war is not waged for conquest or subjugation, or interfering with the rights or established institutions of those States, but to maintain and defend the supremacy of the Constitution with the rights and equality under it unim paired ; that as soon as these objects shall be accomplished, the war ought to cease. The first branch of the resolution, that the present deplorable civil war was forced'on tho country ,by the Disunionists of the Southern States now in revolt against the Constitutional Government and in arms around the Capital, was adopted. Yeas, 121 ; Nays, 2—viz Bur nett and Reid of Missouri. The remainder of the resolution was adopt ed-117 against 2, namely ; Potter and Rid dle, Republicans. Mr. STEVENS, from this district, did not vote at all. CORN AND WHEAT IN THS WEST.- The har vest throughout the whole country is known to have been one of the most abundant with which our country has been blessed for many years ; but in the far west the prices have been exceedingly low. A letter dated Galesburg, Illinois, July 20, says: We are not in a. suffering condition in the West, having no armies overrunning our land and destroyir% vegetation, as in your unfor tunate and mieguid,ed neighboring State, Virt ginia, but 'trade is greatly depressed. Our greet staple, corn, bee been exceedingly dull at '9 cents per:bilehel, and 'wheat At 40 cents. The foriner, Where the farmer has to draw it 1.1;ar18 miles; will not pay for, thtr_haulii?g ; 44 4.0.0 1 19.9 8 1vh9, 1 i5 , ;Pt o ,K 4 32.l)rairie havi.j . afentiefl ne,,that:hey, have used it; for fdel, andTchind it mdie j ebonotriical than Selling it at market price and purchasing wood." 7......-.-r,,,....,,,,e-tt-a-a0 ---,,,--e-•==wes-- --- - - P . OE RI ET r--- fterr - T - VIT:;10=1. - • zocArDEPEßnita ------ % - taftwirwifilaiiiiiiiiiriatoie' - BIENTe I The Battle of Illfassissas. -- - , ~. It is stated the Committee on • Ways and . WASITIDOT a. Monday July 22d, 186.. RETURN OF THE FENCIBLES AND JACKSON GSM Sernmasnffear Sir: ..runt. fellow:eitizen, Prof Paeans have prepared )till providing for, ~!t. The antdat;crzat.itt' Theyre v tu e rd home J o hn Wise . conntiannod with - is: his balloon. at 10 o'cleek dfrect tai on internal which . Will soon •• Ba ' received on Saturday everang list . on the grounds near the Smith at the Pennsylvania R. R. Freleht De pot , on the .. ..... liarriebu r g ‘ sonlar . lnstitute. in tka presence of a number of s ientifie .be submitted to Cont, tti, This :bill irtißeMil . .. , :P l W,lsa- the ItuieleirOanaGi . ' ' uremia. and, gentlemen. It was a clear and beanGful moonllght night, . _,. 1 / 4 "-I'l __?o,_ , . •.' 1 7 Raffle r Mee Cornflour: No` 7.Meltite wan fired% odor' and abent,..l3 o' ndey tomer the 0 balloon and la tax of $30,000,000 OD FtlapailtlitesB,7taftVEli ,of their aretfral,bYeadethehment of thellidete, ogler 01,, "ffftltis" 'Were In ' late readiness ItalrPg.,-,,All: re r gettinsOffthe a:irre troller military Trinity folly armed ifo l ldthis'ererepren ar detailed from Z .' s_ j distributed through the State; and l ' errltoritsi , ), ..., ..,..:. , Suppe and o t duorp lawn i k a p a , la any .. cho * V 11 ..earreu an thorsomtnand of Major Meyers, The proportion to be contriliii* by llifiryland P up Pommy:tante Avenue to Georgetown, $655,235 ;by Virgime4l', 4l rdlYbiTha- • ' ll W i darlo u N~aksietsi;ua ' t• Toot .' -. ' - taken r Up, as fellatio: F t Zlear leek: d * A= t ra t s r * 6.; Armory to emolltarA this:balloon to Centreville. The I 3 r ciblett,,- - Cane.Priirkihr• jegs, P -. r,. . tar Ten, ~ a ratitatilbel. e tornatthitellatelMielpet. and reached Arling• , son RHIN, pt..llambright; tett Ileiglite about a efelOole; whet!" Mr Wise rianurded to aware, $112,025; by North Carolina $846:292; shiftier Mee Company, Marshal C. J. Plitt. The military make an °beet - ration • but he was 'doom ' ed to dltraepoint• ~ ,r . id . . %mete proceeded down James street to North Queue, moot, as the roar of c annon was distinctly heard here, and ' Queen to Centre Square, up East King to , the elonds of Mot and smoke periled thecommencement by Tennessee $1,000,247 ; by Ohio $2,356,035; . I,lme, dOIRILIDIO to Church, down Church to South Queen s . of the great battle thirty an . by Pennsylvania $2,920,079 ; by New York up South Queen to Centre Square. up West King to Mnl . tion, th ter e hr u :t o ri two N immeture mn artnl aadbdan es of hur t at th m r:n n eo ata rten j d a i n n; s3,3os:;B.7Q,anktythe- District- cif_Columbia_ , • rry,llP_Mnlberry_to Orange, down Orange to Prince, for n. or Mason and Dixon's line. Mr. Wise pro _ - - -- - tiown-d own- bi--Fulton Hall. - TES gallant fellows licked andel - no further.- --- - $74,155. The neceasary - assassoreand oollec morning was now opening tof.he scene of - o•. • '.- • --' 'Mave n is wethdentitly Crowd ti s t rife, blood and centaur-Instead of holy 'prayer and tore are provided. Some or its provisions are .vo ntry , and the returned advolidUnte citizens wwfTim towned and - .thethro;f. enthnalitatth-shouti-of glilial e and- c awa l ait s t I i a a :i c i ) et l a :IL: for r f creel he bleed ngs of the past week. The .Deciding its brightest rays upon. the Creation, to add pose and good will to saidtibe - aa - follows:--- - ------.-''''::- - - of 'kerchle& of the fair sex , TheStatecollectorlszeilaired - to givelonds - The Jackson Rifles, nailer thmeomgedjentretsaHminroahrl, end - went w att: n e t li hurryi man n k g! n esdi d—w o h ui ll e s : , s p :Lin mi serab le, abort men were ma part& w as over, marched dark eternity. May the in the full amount of the - taxes to be collected 'through the drill and evolutions, to the stra w. t ha d ye elig ii h a t of 3 F mtumi sither of Mercies blot out and expunge the aava ths eeds of by_.hint and_eackassistantlollectoriwobliged hundreds and. Drennan& of spectators fcomHts seen a company more perfect in all their znanceuvres than Eternity Y may not b; i marrer by the d a a b r a k t eat Sabbath- Sab bat h ' iini , , tle r t b st m ltilies. t, ,t v e t yte y n marched i to their Armory, world has ever seen. The Christian Sabbath of the land of to give bonds for the fall amount , represented of the Bible, in Ifs several lists; vin three l ieeeipts; to be depbsited with ' the -Searetiry ,- of"the dressed In an appropriate awa y by Capt. Hand were ri l tll el bth the l eeyl , u ate the ll oppre ssed; the li l i nd Treastirt another to be filed with the first con- Mayor d Sanderson. Both gentlemen wore heartily cheered Christian world cannot wipe ont yl trec l` ;l Pennine of r anli e l the Great Fountain, of Light opens the New Sabbath to troller,-and the third-with the.principal cones- an -Zt a . ue;. Patterson ' s and Capt. Bolenlue companies at erring man.. tor. The several collectors are further required, ' Harrisburg, waiting to be mustered out of serviced paid from six o'clock native:lon the roadsfrom Fairfax Court off.. T m hey ta expect to m arriv a e d h e ome some day this . week. Ar. House to Centreville were Matte s of excitement and con at the expiration of , every month, to_ transmit lion, are theyi,, afera y deserving, give t hem a proper ruep. mum. :Carriage lends of damns, men on foot and horse to the Secretary of the Treasury - a statementback, newspaper correspondents and Congressmen, mini lances and teams, moved -thelouds of dust-all-hurrying, . , A. MOST Voii ' . E of the•collectionilmade,by them 're,sPectively within - the month; and to pay , . oier quarterly, evening tut, whilsT U g A pt. T3 ll THA .F FEht; - 4n Saturday !imva o t_ttia_e_losit u d n e and roar ef battle, to the neighboring urea drilling in Centre Square, an Incid a enc occurred splendid com w ril Li ng 1 1 : 1 1 1 ,ake t a r l o l'l t s t R am t i the the eu w e d m sl3ll. l 7ing r s e h n ou t t m in e f to uthe bat tery or sooner , if required . by the•• Secretary of the Treasury„ the moneys by them . respectively might have resulted seriously, if not fatally, to several perrana The men were at the time going through the ed men, utteringcries tion," whilst ambulances were returning with the wound - - !nitres.. fora few Anon, collected. '. . - -..-. . .• • ekirmish drill, and had cocked their pieces for the ,word the firing word ea' a sin n gu a r 101 l .411," though " but two or three of w inigietile m rs: , :i d d d eo u rz w e ould ht p m al i se tb sekftly by, covered would cause thousands to atop and listen , until some swig them were loaded, and It is proposed, to . tax all stills, boilers,• and information of the surging to and hoof t e iarep as wseitibregthte other utensils employed in the distillation of went y ' o 7. l *:' •I 'ven*4l rq-L ': - 'n° of r.-3 )k fl ll ae l d . e ' a i l bal y t ru n e e n t t l =ng ixi m chm right to left, from front to rear. Then sPiriteousliquors 15 cents . on every gallon of aide one n Of I t.t! ' e ae ttindO ' windows slug seep . ;I,,l n il :tf d e s ows Zry or il th f a . .. a o ia andd capaCitY; and to lay a t ax - of five cents per dancesa d btr,7,;:t air of i t i s e tt s ' the earth, and g startle tfraeafba tte ries observer_would again shake gallon' on all` fermented and - malted liquors, the escape of some of them ;:m we a ra serio ad ria n il th notra, - ie.: .under era was Daly Providential. Mrs. Smith was standing with a view of dense clouds of dust and smoke, as the tramp, tramp, tramp of and zdef r eil n sol u ld bo o l r ufir tm na t. of armed men defiled int i b d t e distance, and and of ten cents per•gallon on all spirituous ods liquors. ,Inarder•to furnish the .proper , . data :bra - MX:if I tl i rpa7tlies h l l tbriele and was dud on the sill, not being aware of what had occurred, but whose movements clearly Indicated tha a t a aterr in ible slatt trolled :tr: -for - assessing: such a:. tax,' distillers will' be wondering where the brick - dust came from. ter was going on, and regiments, battalions and companies were being cut up and divided, and no brave officer Orally obliged to keep a correct record of the amount eorreepondent .of Thusday's Philadelphia Press pays the. distilled from day to day. - • , - . --- CoL. ANDREW Poi/res.—The Washington or command. Something to wrong. Another battery of artillery opens from_ the height to the left of where I am standing, It iefurther . propOied to lay a tax DOD Car riageg '; the amount of tax to be propbrtioned r a tt d os fo tax! r tattida e nut . and L Lsr , ell deserved tribute to a native flee ANDHRA' Poems, a a sea are pp n thfe ly Zgry ea t ra i g ni a.an an m ol a er f a e t r i b g Lo t to rt:holeurem and uiti e . Thaofit o eer irr e of . the a i T t y a a d r i er e lo4id to the ialde of the carriage . . - From 'this - - all son Of that Most extellent lad:: iirs c lisoaas B Poems: in the praise of Colonel re e inforc try are emon n ts a a i r d ftrming and stand, and tellies of rens Aanaow vehicles need exclusively for the transportation r lm e g ne m ral my co . commanding regiment 1 and abella sea arefelling e lletlintic e t fror tl a re a r n erZ b a P m at ier s tel covered the retreat of the army splendidly, and to his merchandise' are to be exempted. On - all advanced division of the g assal batteries, hailing fire and death 'upon our brave Federal great effortseffortes s eteomina wo n m d u ar :t a a na r tle battalion of regulars troops. o, And m now s th o ei d tn ea l t re a bells come whistling past others not exceeding in value s so,' it , is -.pro ratl eir posed to lay a tax of $1 ; exceeding , fifty in the rescue of our stricken army front destruction," Hunter and Sche i rek, and 81 Co m l E . m Cgtro m n b tan are value, but not over $lOO, o* tax of $4 ; above Ptak' and soaping on the battle field, whilst other brave officere $2OO, but not exceeding $4OO, a tax of $l6 ; fr : ou our good friend, me. r. J. ~...., local a ti :loi e r f oT i tsi i ie t w atl w d tO v e n n e a t re . r ei rra sr u a r t Zt i h o eNl t i .e a r aU t r y a . lerr i x is rp t ,gol his zg r , EDITORIAL VISITOR. We had above $500, --- but not - eideedingl6oo, a tax of rills scene of blood and death a charge is made upon - $22 ;- above $6OO, -but not: exceeding $BOO, a Harrisburg Patriot, on Thursday last, and found him just r a. vizd t ! i n s compa r r i able" as ever. JONES as a spicy writer battery , eeti a m nd d as t the !Dense but desperate Zenaves rush to a tax of $3O .abuse .sBoo,„but not exceed in g front, a host of furious war siert mounted on coal l l l 3lack n aee el, come flying from out $l,OOO, a tax. of $4O ; above $l,OOO in value, ahed any tax of $6O. • - . .. . . s where. Long may he and p treAi, flour e h . each side of the battery, and flank the daring Zoraves.- The • bargemen, to save their bodies, lean forward on the The tax is to be laid upon . all lands and lots ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT OF FRANKLIN AND necks of their horses, end with their gleamlog sabres scalp of ground, with their improvements , dwelling lionenkm. Coutes.-The 25th Annual Commencement of with one y et the very t)-I;_Stte Journals' and behead each and all who are within reach of the bold ry ; but the houses, chattels and slaves. The bill provides FonraVTdnneasudda Marshall _College took place, at Fulton Hall, vir m d b er zo inf tm u r l m argi r s e o t t e t i h r e a se u r r o gualled third thatany person who shall give a-fraudulent of ' a denselyeTe la w= a af. an tlag a ft e ent on w ill a t' and h p e tt Is connected r le n e in m th n e s. mip e t .radtlAtell, ea a general thing, acquitted themselves well in men fall both Ile side by aide , und g er ri ttre a a n rdin u g, th pl a n b n a g r i a 4 sod erns:ll3llmb of these wild, maddened and bleeding p e co n v mi er . e 3 ll34lb u tr y ry m mze o ti fi r m en t el: 0 list of property under his charge, or owned by B h in e e d .:T*0111:11 and em de u liler r y or olheir addresses . n Ellinger's mama, of haree m him, shall be fined in a Sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, and pay.all costs and charges passed off pleasantly, until the Taledicto;yanwimevatghtteg. th desperate charge. The remaining Zonavee tTa m ve now eha e lf m thz fired their last cartridge, and they. re forced to retire.- leered, when e scene of "confoalon w orse confounded." of prosecution. From. he valuation of the board ' Some struggling against their mortal wounds, crawl to ~ • and one "not down in the , bills," took place. Mr. A. 0 Bull's Run to quench their insatiable thirst, and rolling of assessors there is to be no appeal, but they Raceozuc , of this city, was the 'Valedictorian, and was' down Its banks into the stream, their life blood oozes faster, are in any case when itie demanded to giVe a about giving the Board of Trustees a "rap over the blest he crystal brook of the fairest land that God e'er l i emc w ieles,"for doing something which he and some of his is reddened with the Zonavea' blcod. careful hearing to the‘parties claiming reduo- s tu dents did not approve of, when President Gan- i But see those squads of six, eight and ten noble High tion of valuation. - - . HART very properly and promptly stepped forward and or. It is proposed to allow to each principal as- dared the Bend from le t r • i x . p g lirl a iro mli at o r h f s revent the young gentle. m aLdtr 4 s, an aild e fze r ly s t m ati g : m li m ileg m mtf i tberig i f the Ohio Regi sessor three - dollars per day for ' every day then stated that, by a rule of the Voiles:: no studen t movingin double quick time to the stream. They m l a L t e a employed in making arrangements and giving allowed to make an address on such an occasion without j eti mg tet i n d o u t e h t th a rgo . r twenty-fear home, they have been fight, necessary instructions to the assistant asset- a r :a v t i . si b o a n vin t t a s t utmAl submitted pr xaL i%llicitiideltatoMthmeefhaiennitzftfeor-r burning with thirms:, a : y ear o u v ra r teLarereamin,daanadllrg theirl cape and scooped bands with their own brothers' sore ; four dollars per day for everyday em- wards which was a direct personal insult to the Lard of ployed in hearing appeals, raising volunteers Trustees, oro and dtte delivered. Valedictory could o n ri ot, therefore, be al d•shnetr,ba‘Utddst2 it Irl a n v k id :iltil faaartia m arOth a e n nt they end then and making out lists; and five dollars for every ateiy took a vote cn the qtrea t t ' r a on, whetratattee.haadrcalraessi- they call each other by name, and each are Met in hundred names of taxable persons: contained should be delivered, and It earritat largely la the afar .. o re t i t en ce t ;s t a ttey d krw not where to go, or-what to do; their in the tax lists. Each assistant assessor will t t i t74;w il on e ll t t d ' th i l f iv t er be e l d l i t n it c o uld e d mi llee m tb g te , d it nV e tr ikraledie-0 fusion worse re co ng o t o r u d n eLdvp , d a tl e o s ne u t m e m le . ael t tr e rally; "eon in and again drink of th e gory stream? ' l a his ie g n a o n t receive three dollars for every day employed in Benediction was than pronounced by President o'clo ck . fancy. .I wish it were. I sicken at the sight, and moat and the audience slowly dispersed. With the exception of collecting lists and making - valuations ; the - this little entente, everything passed off, as we said before,heartily pray Gaiter stay these awful horrors of war. In number of days Lieocastiry for that purpose to very pleasantly. ' Without wishing to interfere in the not this Christian , end who will now cry, "My voice to still e, then, I say, and drink of Bull's Run, be certified by the assessor • and approved by ter, we believe President Guarder was right in the position and krw t they Wart" ft ° fil come e I and wh en they drink me,e Bd eeente the commissioner of taxes; and three dollars • h p e e i r I n ` -: Subordination ae t a e nd discipline are ve im• of those Y bloody ar wa " te tb ra h Le ta l i y u doors giestalli College Dad inide better ,% ether r be e the prayer to Almighty &d, to "Stay! "Elia7l l O b h a l n9d 'a TiP stay y for every hundred names contained in the list of these prevail the avenging handl" • as delivered to the assessor. To each assessor, loc4re e d f a o td ow k i e r fot closed. h 0 But, again, seal the columns are breaking the batter! a composing one of the board of assessors, it is degree of Bachelor a of Atrufwthuel conferred: us upon whom the are ceasing, stream, of soldiers are tilling t h e de an% overflowing the fields on their way from the battle field proposed to pay four, dollars for every day', Samuel B. Reber, Samuel G. Bowman, Immerse Shelter,sea o lanct IlneeLff a tisggiers are moving actual attendance thereon. In' addition the Zilm P a'n D r. I .; ' . rY 'I: it Ma a r knot!) p and aalldtrueepomms ford, W. H. H. Snyder, John P. Stela, DP.'ex.ivreautbilliGinuar brencee, are being thrown aside, and they pa board is to be allowed its necessary and roe -3 each other at double quick time--hundreds drop down in Frederick Fox, Francis W. Hoffman, A. 0. Reinoehl. ennoble charges for stationery and blank books the roads, fields and fence corners with fatigue and ca.. used in the execution of their duties, DEPARTURE OF TRAINS, AND CLOSING OF THE banal ion-carriages filled with men, women and children, their hsnses driven at full speed, now fly towards Fairfax Mims At ran ern' Pon OFFICE -The different Passenger urt House-- 7 they are coming in contact with amubnlan Trains on the Pennsylvania and branch railroads leave this - e s and other carriages, and are wrethed-Seinators and eity as follows: m e of Congress are whipping their horses towards Washington-S cannon ball now strikes a carriage contain log several persons, and Senator Foster, of Connecticut Is reported killed-masses of wounded, dying and exbauseed, now fill tip the intermediate spaces along the roada. A real panic has commenced, the stampede becomes shocking and frightful-the hundreds of teamsters hasten to throw away their grain, barrels of provisions, boxes, spades, tools, de., strewing the roads, and whip their horses to the run -the horses become unmanageable-the drivers leap from their wagons, and borne and wagons dash. madly onward over the exhausted, wounded and dying soldiers, and crash everything, in their way-ambulances containing wounded soldiers are wrecked and crushed-teamsters with their wagons are hem end there blocked up by barri cades of new felled trees-they unhitch their horses, and goad them onward with their bowie knives, as whips and , spurs are broken and lost. The panic increases, and the 1 air la filled with the cry of voices, "Out oche way! Oat of the way I" Stream follows stream, and the setting sun or the holy Sabbath throws its gloomy shadows over death's darkest portals, whilst the full moon rises to throw Its pale light over the thousands of ghastly featnree, dying and dead, on the heart-sickening fields of bloody Bull's Run. Yoe may read and talk of the battle fields of Europe, of their cavalry and artillery, their formidable charges and ' operations, history does not furnish us with so terrible a scene, because pen cannot describe It. Our brave soldiers fought until they lost their bravest officers, thousands of their comrades, and fired their last cartridge. Who was it that dared to half clothe or provision them? Their valor, ' their bravery, their terrible slaughter, demand the names end trial of those who have speculated or deprived them of their just wants, necessities and comforts, or proviaions for their families. Our troops are now all- stationed around this city, and south of the Potomac at Arlington Heights. It was reported that Beauregard was advancing on to Washington, but I doubt it, for he dare not leave his masked batteries to meet the soldiers of the Union on the open field. He did. however, follow our retreating army ten miles to Centreville, and took some 25 cannon, about 8.000 stand of arms and equipments, about 60 wagon loads of provisions and 300 horses. The killed, wounded and prisoners are supposed to be about 4,000. AN EYE WITNESS. GER.RIT SMITIPAIIPLAN FOR TERM.- EATING THE 'WAR. In a letter to Hon. Owen Lovejoy, member of Congress fromS Illinois, dated 13th inst., Gerrit Smith proposes -the following plan of operations for the further prosecution of the war against the South : The liberationof the slaves has obviously become one of the neeessitiee and therefore one of the rights of the country._ Let the President, in hie capacity of commander in the army, proclaim such liberation, and the war would end in thirty days. The South, beside that she would, when her millions of chattels are transmuted into men, have quite too much to fight against, would, when her Slavery is an— nihilated, have nothing left to fight for. Our Army, in the event of the President's Procla mation, would be already large enough. There would then be no squeamishness about letting ten or fifteen blacleregiments move Southward from Canada and the Northern States ; and with that most attractive and efficient help many of our white regiments might be left to "stand still and see the salvation of the Lord." That the President is authorized to liberate the slaves, is as clear as that he may, when judging there is a military necessity , for it, order the destruction of all the rail roads in the Slave States. But it will be said that on the return of Peace, the Government would pro— vide payment for the rail roads. So could it for the slaves also. Perhaps when the war is over the Government will think it best to recall Slavery and reestablish it more firmly than ever. * * * Let Congress invite the Proc lamation by repealing the Fugitive Slave Act; and as sure as the war continues, the Procla— mation will not be long delayed. Only let Congress encourage the step, and the President will at once end the war, tit d,save the nation from impoverishment and tens of thousands of families from bereavement and broken hearts. * * * * I am glad that Congress..has resolved to meddle with nothing at this /Session beyond the war question. But utterly absurd is the inference of many that it must not therefore meddle with- the slave question. The slave question is the war question. The war began in Slavery, and it will end but in Slavery. Unceasingly, both penwiee and lipwise, I am asked what the Abolitionists should do P I answer that the one present work of both Abolitionists and Anti-Abolitionists is to put down the rebellion and that, as the most rea— sonable, hopeful and demanded means to this end, both Abolitionists and Anti-Abolitionists should petition the President to proclaim the liberty of the slaves. Your friend, GERRIT SMITH. PROM OEN. PATTERSON'S ARAM :HARPER'S Fsaar; ' 3 p l y 23. This morning the Wisconsin First-forded the Potomac on their way to another encampment below Sandy Hook. They were followed by the Pennsylvania First who expect to take the cars for home at 1 O'clock. Before they left, Gen. PATTERSON addressed the latter regiment in the public square where they were drawn up to receive him, as follows Officers and Men of the First Regiment :—I am here to thank you for responding to the call of your country,. and for your good con— duct and orderly. behaviour whilst you have Eisen under my command. It has been a rare thing to hear of any of you having, disobeyed your orders, or having sent to me letters com plaining of your perhaps onerous duties. - "For this I thank yen, and for your noble conduct your friends , in Pennsylvania • will thank you; :I . e.!' were one of the regiments who said you would stand by me, after your term of enlistment had expired ; but I do not wish to detain you. You are now on your way to your homes. Hoping you may have a pleaaant journey, I bid you an affectionate farewell!' ' • The beet feeling pervaded the whole regi ment, or rather part of a regiment, as 230 went home before, and when the old,General retired one round of applause after another ascended for' hiM. He withdrew with hiestaff, - .ivhile the regiment, bound homeward, marched of to the tune of "Gay and Happy.", . FROM WASHINGTON. • : Viresnurorox, July 27. Two of our, pickets were shot by the rebels within three miles of Alexandria,. last night. A company of rebel cavalry were within three miles of Arlington Heights, last night. Daring the, present session the House called upon the President to communicate, if not inoompatibleWith the public interests, a copy of the correspondence with foreign powers in relation to maritime rights, and, also, copies of correspondence upon the existing insur rection. The President respectfully declines to fur nieh the information from motives of public policy. • - The Secretary of War' has no information of the employinant of Indians and negsontin a railitarY.O.Wati ) I , o°au " 1 / 1 4 Confederacy,•and Watt io tulvised the; E . 0,44, in response to their resantioie iti)On'• that titib. jeot. . . Fast Line Through Express Lancaster Accommodation.. Harrisburg Accommodation Hail Train .. .. , Through Express 1.01 a. m Mail Train 10.49 a. m Mount Joy Accommodation, No. 1 • 11.00 a. m Fast Line 2.10 p. m Harrisburg Accomnlodniion 6 08 p. m Lancaster Accommodation 7.44 p. m Mount Joy Accommodation, No. 2 , 7.60 p. m Emigrant Train 11 55 p. In CLOSING Olt MAILS BY RAILROAD. ... - • - Eastern Through Mail—For Philadelphia. New York and Eastern States. at 8 a. m, 6 30 p. ro. and 9 p. m. Way Mail East—For Philadelphia and intermediate offices, at 8 a. m. Western Through Mail—For Harrisburg, Pittsburg and Western States, at 10 a. m., and 9 m. 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For Colebrook, via: Swarr'a MIII, Old Line,Sporting Hill and Mastersonville, Semi-weekly, Wedesday and Fri day, at , 6 a. in. For Voganaville and Terre Hill, daily, at 8 a. in. For Liberty Square, via: Conestoga, Marticville, Coleman villa, Mount Nebo, Bethesda and Rawllnaville, Semi weekly, Wednesday and Saturday, at 1 p. in. Office hours, from 7a. in. to Bp. n. On Sunday, from 8 to 9 a. m. Postage to California, Oregon and Washington Tauna ries,lo cents. Letters, alleged to be valuable, will be registered, and a receipt given therefor, on application and payment of the registration fee of five cents, in addition to the regular postage. All letters are required to tie pre-paid with damps before they.eari be mailed. JOHI J. COOFOLUT, Postmaster LETTER FROM GENERAL PATTER The following is an extract from a private letter from Major General Perrsasow,to a gentleman in Philadelphia, dated Harper's Ferry, July 23d : 'Johnston retreated to Winchester where he had thrown up extensive entrenchments and had a large number of heavy guns. I could have turned his position and attacked him in the rear, but he had received large reinforce. meats from Mississipi, Alabama and Georgia, a total force of over 30,000 confederate troops and 5,000 Virginia militia. My force is less than 20,000. Nineteen regiments, whose terms of service were up or would be within a week, all refused to stay one hour over their time, but four—the Indiana regiments, Franks, Jar. retts (the Eleventh), and Owens (the Twenty fourth). Five regiments have gone home.— Two more go to-day and three to morrow. To avoid being cut off with the remainder, I fell back and occupied this place.' CONGRESS ON WEDNESDAY. Both houses of Congress passed yesterday the bill appropriating $lOO,OOO for the pay. meat of the police in Baltimore. The Senate refused to concur , with the. Houser amendment to' the bill for the better organization of the military establishment. In the House the Committee op Commerce reported a bill for the appointinent of consuls at foreign portt, where it is advisable, for the prevention of pi, racy, their offices to cease when peace shall be. restored. The Senate bill appointing a board to report on the construction of an iron-clad steam-ship or battery, and, if the report is favorable, authorizing its construction, was passed. The Senate bill to: appointan assis- tant secretary of the navy was passed. The Senate bill authorizing the President to accept the services of five' hundred thousand volun teers was passed. The bill for a direct tax was recommitted to the Committee of Ways" and Means, with instructions to amend it, to i provide that the tax be collected in the several 1 States in the same manner as state taxes are .collected therein. Mx. Ricitertnsorr, in general 'debate, related a conversation be had beard on Ttii3eday between the President and Gen eralffuoTT, wherein General Scott asserted that lAte deemed removal for-not haying resisted to *-thtk. : l4t,l,he advance on Manassas, and Alri--1 Bactasitnaorl thought Oat General SCare_,s Marks implied ' that be bean - forced'brthe President to fight the battle. 242 a. m .10.45 a. In ..8.40 a. m ..308 p. -7.12 p. m WASHINGTON, Wednesday Evening. It is strange what a change has come over the spirit of the speculators' dreams. But one week ago if an honest citizen who dearly loves the Union, the flag and the Con stitution, and respected, honored and cherished the brave troops that left their homes and firesides, and rushed, in obedience to the President's call, to defend the Capital—if even he but dared to say that those noble troops were ne glected, or badly treated and fed, be was called a Traitor, and arrested for - Treason; but alarm will overcome might, as Troth is alWays mighty and will prevail. I know how earnestly you have supported the noble snldiers in their most trying positions, and advocated their own and -families' comforts; and because you well knew, as Is admitted by all, that the majority of the soldiers are Democrats, and proved their Democratic principles by marching in defence of our glorious Union, and they (God Wags them!) have proved their bravery on the bloodiest battle field of our country—whilst the ranting Republican politicians and speculators were enjoying their home com forts, and boldly bawling, "On to Richmond! On to Rich mond I" But the good old veteran Scott headed not their bawlioga. His intention was to wait, until he had at least two hundred thousand faithful troops, with good officers, in the field, then march forward. and onward, surround and squeeze In the rebel army, take them all prisoners, try the ringleaders by court martlal,.anddictate and secure a peace without bloodshed. But that did not snit the Po litleal Borers and Army Contractors. "On to . Richmond" war the cry, and a handful of 'brave men were harried off to meet an army of cavalry and masked batteries, and to charge with bayonets upon an army of far superior forces, who had piles of rifled• cannon. The repulse, of course, bag been terrible, and the dead and wounded left en the field Is awful to contemplate. - But• now the qnestion is boldly mooted, who Is to blame for thhil The brave sol diers denounce the officers, the.officers declare the fault to be the Commander-In-Chief* and . the great Military General . Scott, boldly censures Congressmen and politicians—whilst the speculators' occupation's gone, the Oongraramen now take the responsibility, and hurl their shame upon the officers. To day a Bill originated in the Senate—.To give the President power and authority to at once dlemies the inef ficient officers. and appoint better officers." Numerous scathing speeches were made. I heard Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, and he was perfectly furious in hjs denun ciations. He sustained the Bill,the said, to save the honor and prevent farther outrages from being committed oa ths volunteers, the bravest of the brave. He said he had via. Ited their cabins tome weeks ago, and his heart ached and eyes .filled with tears to see those brave men, who had left ill that was dear and every comfort at home, suffering for want of clothing and food. He saw them marched through the streets, and left to stand In the broiling sun, wearied • and weak fin food, whilst the officers were at the neighbor ing hotels revelling In substantial delicacies and cham pagne, and whilst the men were dropping in the ranks and crawling. to shade trees for relief. -He could be silent no longer. They. must be immediately dismissed—they mind net have even the benefit Of a court martial, for they bad been the fault of the inglorious rout, and they had outrun their MOD, disgraced the army, disgraced the coun try, and he, as a Senator, was forced to admit that he felt overwhelmed with shame. , . • • . I could well see that the Senator's' speeches lengthened the faces of the Borers and Contract Ors who filled the gal leries, and I mast admit my own astonishment to hear grave Senators advocating a bill to clothe the President with such tremendous powers, when every boy knows that the volunteers elect their own officers, and the Governor issues the commissions, What now avails our Elections, our Governors, our Oornielsaione, our States, our Constitu tion? If we are not drifting to's centralization of power, we are tottnarchy. May God dye our glorious Heim: It is now time that the honest citizens of every city, every 'county, in every State of our beloved Union, arouse and act; and send honed representatives to meet in solemn convention, to stop. the awful fate that awaits us, and errish all' political gamblers and Dbunioniste with the thundering voice of an injured people, and save our bleed ing country. If the Press of the East, the West, the North and the South would but speak out the honest sentiments of the yeomanry of our land, they would echo the real . voice of the people, the voice of God, If the Press is nolonger the vehicle of truth, the Union la bat, and lost forever. If the clergy, worming to -preach peace and good will to all . mankind, .Christ and MT crucified," are now pro. claiming that Infamous and bisephemons language that "Providence ts with the greatest numberof cannon," then is this Christian land a barren watt., without one spot of green, of feeling, or of love. The Christian . orals at an end. "rather forgive them, they know pot what they do." sir Gen. Perransow turned over his com mand at Harper's Ferry to Gen. Berms, on Thursday last, under the instructione of-the War Department, and left for home the- same day. The officers and men of the. Division were very reluctant to part with their veteran• commander, for whom they bad the greatest regard and affection. GORKY'S Lore nook Ibr • Augtmt Is on our !ably, moraelaborately Illustrated thanvair. •Baddes a number of aPPooPliate allgolorings, it has a.double:p a ged fashion plate of surpassing beauty, and Its reading pages are well Moral !HMO) odes articles: It new that.Oodey doer Dot flag In eon nerve of the "hard times," but goes oh add: if ln i %%V h*Llaok.-idlifdieptat dust Offer to iced the ' and the Lady's Book one year to any subscri ber le will remit us $4 In &dune*. —Prom the-Phlttdelphia,lntitdrer.. FULL ACCOUNT OF THE CIRE AT HAT. TLE AT DIAN A WINS JUNCTION. • BY a ft RYE-WITNESS. Gen. McDowell, with his whole-command, left Centreville at 3 o'clock, a. m., on Sunday morning thellst inst.,marching to attack 'the Rebel s ' . stronghold at Manama JUnotion. 6i.8 a • m. on Sunday a heavy fire was opened upon 808 Run battle-field, and the Rebels did not exewe?;llithkaill it was !mown that they were there and our sheltswere making terrible havoc. - • When the masked battery fired upon Schenok's column, Lieu Dempsey, Company 11, New York 2d Regiment, waikilled at the first fire, and Wm. Max well, drummer, who was at The time carrying water. Our troops ware kept under this galling, fire for fifteen or twenty minutes, within a stone's throw of the battery, but brought off ail the killed and. Wounded. - A few moments after the attack upon Schenck, at Bull Run, on the Warrington road, clouds of dust came from the direction of Manassas Junction and Brentsville, showing that the rebels were reinforced. A white flag was run tip at that point, to show. that Ive have been attacked by the main body of -the army. Bend help " Gen. MiDowell's large force had now et la the enemy's rear, and was driving them down' toward the Junction. • The most gallant charge of the day was made by the New York 89th, and 19th, and 13th, who rushed upon one of the batteries, firing as they proceeded, and with great eclat attacking it with the bayonets' point. The yell of triumph seemed to carry all before It. They found that the Rebels had abandoned the bat tery and only taken one gun; but this swoon was ac aired only after severe loss of life, In which the 69th most severely suffered. Lieutenant Colonel Haggerty was among the first killed. At 10.45 General Schenck led his column, headed by the 18th and 2d Ohio and New York, within a few hundred feet of a masked battery of six guns. They waited till our men got up close, and then opened on them, firing in rapid succession. - Ten men were killed and wounded belonging to the New York 25 Regiment, and also four in the 2d Ohio Regiment, by the premature discharge of our own muskets in their hands. A retreat was ordered and our men fell back. Schenck failed to rally his column in any order. The Ohio and New York men scattered through the woods in pursuit of shelter and water. The'ecm was broiling hot, and almost suffocating, for the men were now out of water. . . The roar of artillery; and peals of musketry was kept up incessantly for a mile or two along Bull's Run. The fighting was so general and indistinct, it was impossible for us to learn reliably the exact position of the different brigades. Wherever bur men had a good chance infair fight, they swept the field. Up to about 3p. m. our army was victorious, but' the men had a dread of the masked batteries, that could not be overcome; they were placed all over the hill tops and on sides of ravines, and would open fire.upon us when least ex pected. Col. Richardson, who distinguished himself in the previous engagement, proceeded on the left, with four regimenfs of the 4th Brigade, to hold the bat tery hill on the Warrenton road, in the vicinity of the place where the last battle was fought. Information was received by Tyler's command of the existence of the - enemy's battery commanding the road. Our troops were then formed in battle array. The 2d New York and 2d Ohio on the left, the 3d Ohio and 2d Wisconsin, and 79th, 13th, and 69th New York on the right. Col. Miles' division 'followed in the rear. Schenck's and Sherman's Brigades, of Tyler's Division, advanced by the 'Warrenton road, while Heintselman's and Hunter's Divisions took the fork of the Warrenton road, to move between Bull's Run and Manassas Junction. Keyes' Brigade remained at Centreville. Up to the hour of 3 o'clock, p. m. it was generally understood that we had hemmed in the enemy en tirely, and that they were gradually retiring; that Bunter had driven them back in the rear; that Heintzelman's command was meeting with every success, and that it required but the reserveof Tyler's. Division to push on to Manassas Junction. We were in the centre of Tyler's Division, on the hill just east of Bull's Run on the Warrenton road. About 2 p. m. we saw clouds of dust rising to our left, as though they were trying to outflank us and come on us in the rear. We called several officers' attention to it, but there seemed to be no man who could have reinforcements sent for to cover our flank. On the left of the road were Sherman's and Car lisle's batteries, drawn up for fight; on the right were some three thousand men, consisting of parts of the Ohio and New York Regiments ' and the New York 69th. About 3 o'clock p. in. their batteries opened on ue; every ball was well fired ; the first fell in front of the batteries, and the next one took off the heads of two men, a few yards below us, where Messrs. S. R. Smith, Sheriff J. Harper, Mr. Shaw of Ties N. Y. Herald, and ourself, were standing. Orders were now given for the men to lie down and let the balls pass over ; and just as the order was given, another one swept, over our heads, and ploughed the field a few steps in our rear. Our battery did not fire a gun. The enemy were not to be seen, owing to dense woods between diem and no. Our heavy siege gun was lying to the right, disabled by the carriage being broken down; the balls flew faster and faster, and the batteries were apparently being brought closer. We then went back to the edge of the woods where onr hospitals were located. In a little negro cabin where the wounded were being carried in, we secured the names of about a dozen in our note book, and passed over to another and secured the names of the New York 2d killed and wounded.— Here we found a prisoner, just brought in, who gave his name as J. P. Pryor, and un questioning him closely, we found he was a first cousin of Congress man Pryor, of the Potter duel notoriety. He was Brigade Quartermaster of the Mississippi forces un der General Johnston, and for five years editor of The Eagle, published at Memphis, Tennessee, and in the last campaign was the leader of the Douglas forces at Vicksburg, Mississippi, where he edited The Vicksbure• 6 Sentinel. He said their loss was heavy ; that our artillery outnumbered theirs, and did great execution wher ever we had a sweep at them. The first question he asked was, " How ,abont tii negroos—have you many of them in arms?" "None at all," we told him. " Yes, you have," he an swered; "I have seen a good many, and there is one now, with a musket." We informed him that they were servants merely ; he said that they have large numbers of negroes in fine fighting order.— He kept his hat down over his eyes, and seemed very much downcast. He said they had about 80,000 men, - and though whipped then, could never be conquered. He had no arms, not even a sword ; his pants were miserable cotton stuff, , with a gold stripe down the sides, and his hat was a Kossath, and fastened up at the sides with a button, on which were the arms of the State of Mississippi. A Georgian who was taken, says their loss was heavy at the Bull Run fight, and they world have retreated if we had charged bayonets on the battery. A Louisianan who was caught hiding in a barn, states that he was from Texas, and drove cattle to New Orleans, and one night getting drunk, was ar rested and forced to join the Rebel army next day, with a large number of others who were in the same predicament; and that' a number in 'his regiment would desert the first chance. Another prisoner was a " bricklayer," and had to enlist or starve, " as there was no work, and he must live somehow." About 4 p. m. a report flew from man to manthat Gen. Cameron's brother, the Colonel of the 79th, was shot through the breast by a cannon . hall, and in stantly killed. Lieutenant Colonel Elliott, of the 79th, rode to ward his regiment, having been after reinforcements, when a ball out his horse's head off, and threw him down, bruising him so that he could barely escape. All the stragglers . now commenced to run toward Centreville, and the caissons, ambulances and cut ler's wagons were ordered to be taken baelf!at once toward Centreville. • The batteries were ordered around 'to 'Cover orm retreat, and keep the Rebels from cutting us•offfroin Centreville, which was about three milesin our rear, and where we had about lour or five - thodsand of a reserve force; the batteries wheeled off and took - up the road, and were retreating in good:order, when abouthalf a mile out, one of the gun-carriages was A .portion of Sherman's and Carlisle's batteries were left in the roadside, the: gunners cutting the traces And 'running their horses. This pit the in fkintry in a perfeot panio; they broke ranks indis criminately and commenoed to run; knapsacks, haversacks, guns, oatridge-boxes, hats, coats, and everything, being thrown in alI directionik The men were parched for water and were -falling in every direction. Officers were equally panio-stricken with the privates, and in vain we endeavored tVstop the retreat. Charles Ogden, George R. Smith, Sheriff Harper, Russell Errett, of Pittsburg, and others, begged our men not to retreat, and pleaded with tears fiir theM to go back and get Col. Cameron's body. We took muskets and threatened to shoot them down if they did not ; bat we might as well have plead with the winds to cease blowing. The clouds of dust were no* perfectly suffocating. The enemy appeared in sight, firing their gun's, the balls laming upon us thick. Emerging.fltin the valley, we saw the reporter of The c ifrorld with the standard of the Massachusetts Fifth, waving it over him and pleading for the men to rally around him. But it was in vain; they heeded him not.= An officer asked the privilege of riding behind him. It was granted, and before they had gone a hundred yards a shot from the thicket struck the officerin the head and he reeled off. Mr. Stedman wrapped up the standard, and galloped about a mile ahead, and after Ward succeeded in rallying a large force. Our friends bad now all left, and the troops were flying, and at the cry that the cavalry were riding them down and butchering all, we started for Cen treville.. In the edge of the woods we noticed Mr. Villard of The N. Y. Herald trying to jsacify the men, telling them it was only a panic. He was mounted, but could not take any passengers. Otir thirist was'now painful, the dust filling our nostrils till we could scarcely get breath. Finding no headway could be made on foot, and being liable to be shot or hewn down momentarily, we made Tor's horscrwe heard rushing through the woods and caught him. Be had a shot through him in the flank, and was bleeding profusely, and had no saddle or bridle. We mounted, and clinging to his mane, made for the road leading to Centreville. Here the road wasetrewn with wrecks of wagons, provisions, muskets, blankets, ammunition and everything the men could divest themselves of. The ground was full. The fields in all directions - were . The fire of the enemy was kept up in the rear. Part of Sherman's battery breaking down, the ,men out the traces and fled. The ammunition wagon wo 4 'anon the field. We shouldjudge that tenthoulultd guns and rifles were lost on the way, while the car tridge boxes, bayonets, sabre bayonets and swords were innumerable. About a mile from Centreville an attempt was made to rally the men, but with little suocess. A few thousand were stoppetk but Many without weapons: On the high hill-top .at centreville &column of infantry was seen, with their gleaming bayonets On the top the artillery ware drawn up, prepared to fire. The Garibiddiane, Rhistein's and Bienloir's Reit: Monts, were drawn up at the foot of the hill, and es:. °aping men ordered to fall In. Loud, othearkeg was dpne, and the rallying cry, given; but it was bat little or no use -= men had no officers when they_ did halt, and so they kept on. ret,reSing;.:"waterimse ter !" was the cry : " give me water or 11l idekk.". was heard from all sides ; -not a:drop was tieluei St Jo :Aria* ;; tite Irene; were:aA dxsineilVAttot Qin clouds of dust filled the air at every point We ge e in the rear of a negro hut, and there secured irate;
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