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A. SAN SON. Assootatak.—
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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
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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.
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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."
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The Battle of Illfassissas.
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~. 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,
.
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__?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 ,
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..., ..,..:. , 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 .' -.
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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
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- - -- - 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.
Way Mail West—For Landisville, Elizabethtown, Mount
Joy, Middletown, Harrisburg, Lewistown, Huntingdon,
Tyrone, Altoona. Hollidaysburg (and Way Mail between
Altoona and Pittsburg) at 10 a. m.
Southern Mail—For Columbia, York, Baltimore, Washing
ton, D. C., and other points South, (except the Seceded
States,) at 10 a. m.
Baltimore and Washington, D. C., 639 and 9 p. m.
Pittebnrg Through Mail, at 1.30 and 9 p. tn.
Columbia, York and Barrisborg, at 10 a. m., and 5 1 ,4 p. m.
For Strasburg, via: Camargo, Quarryville, Martinsville,
and New Providence, at 8 a. m.
ARRIVAL OF NAILS BY RAILROAD
. .. -. .....
Through Mail East 1.00 a. m., 11.00 a. m. 7 and 2.10 p. m
Way Mall East 11.00 a. m
Through Mail West 2.42 a.. m., 10.45 a.m., and 2.10 p. m
Way Mail West 8.40 a. m., and 7.12 p. m
Southern Nail 8.08 p. m
CLOSING OP MAILS ON THE STAGE ROUTES.
. . .
. .
Por Reading, via: Neffeville, Line, Rotheville, Ephrata,
Reamstown, Adamstown and Gonglereville, daily, at 8
For East Hempfleld, Manheim and White Oak, daily, at
8 a. m.
For.Millersville and Slackwater, daily, at 1 p. In.
For Safe Harbor, daily, at 1 p. m.
For Hinkletown, via: Landis Valley, Oregon, Wert Bari,
and Fannereville, daily, at 2 p. m.
For Paradise, via: Greenland and Souderebnrg, daily, at
2 p. m.
For Litis, via: Neffirville, daily, at 2 p. in.
For Strasburg, via: Fertility and Wheatland Mills, daily, at
2 p. m.
For Lampeter, daily, at 2 p. m.
For Phcenixville, via: New Holland, Blue Ball, Goodville,
Churchtown, Morgantown, Honeybrook, Cheater Springs,
and Kimberton, daily, at 1 p. m.
For Port Deposit, Md., via: Willow Street, SmithvUle, Buck,
Chesnut Level, Green, Pleasant Grove, Beck Springy, Md.,
and Rowlandsville, Md., TrLweekly, Monday, Wednes
day and Friday, at 6 a. in.
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.
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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.
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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;