SUMMER RESORTS
lioldzkoill liol/Se. BRIGANTINE BRACH, ,1
Firigantine House, BRIGANTINE BRACH, N. J•
Dedlo• la Hotel, ATLANTIc CITY, N.J.
Kittatiny House, DELAWARE WATT* L;Ar, PA,
"The A lhantbra,” ATLANTIC CITT, N. J.
White Sulphur Springs. CARLIsLic, PA.
Schooley's Mountain Springs. NEW Jamey.
White House. ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.
Atlantic flange, NEAR BToNINGTON, CoNN.
CongreSS Hall, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
Light House Cottage, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
Sea-Side House. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
"The Clarendon,*' ATLANTIC CITY,'N. J.
Tammany House, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
Ashland House, ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.
Washington HOLM, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
Kentucky house, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
Central House. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.
Franklin House, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
Con■tltntionai House. ATLANTIC CITY, N. I.
Columbia House, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
Star Hotel, ATLANTIC CITY,
Mansion House, Mourn CARBON,
Madison House, POTTSTOWN, PA.
Plational Hall, CAPE IstA.xn, N. J.
United States hotel, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
Surf House, ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY.
Cotigrell, Hall. CAPE /BLAND, NEW JERSEY.
Columbia House, CAPE ISLAND, NEW JERSEY.
Tontine Hotel, flaw FLAXEN. CONNECTICUT,
Sachens'• Head Hotel, GIIIIMORD, CONNECTICUT
Cresson SpringS, CASIERIA, COUNTY, PA.
Hoptiand's Hotel. LONG BRANCH, NEW JERSEY:
Sphrata. Mountain Springs, LANCASTER Co
Dedlord Springs, PENNSYLVANIA.
White Sulphur and. Chalybeate Springs, AT
DOTIELINO GAP, aIIIsSERLAND COUNTY, PA.
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FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1861.
forever float that standard sheet!
Where breathes the foe but fails Were as?
With !Freedom's soil beneath ear foot,
And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us
Meeting of Congress.
Both branches of Congress met and organ
ized yesterday. In the Senate, Mr. tirmsoN,
who is Chairman of the Military Committee,
gave notice that he woald to-day offer a num
ber of bills relating to tbe insurrection and to
Suture military movements. In the House,
Mr. LEHMAN was admitted as the Represent
ative of the First Congressional District of this
State, and notice was given that the seat would
be contested by Mr. Jona M. BUTLER.. Hon.
Grei.usua A. Gaow, of Pennsylvania, was
elected Speaker, and Hon. Ramses Eras
awns, of Tennessee, was chosen Clerk. The
message will probably be sent in to-day.
The Home Guards.
Some font* thousand men paraded through
our city yesterday in martial array. These
battalions of the Home Guards comprised the
flower of oar Philadelphia citizens. All classes
were represented; the old men gray with
years, the young men rosy with youth—men
of all classes and pursuits—men from the
counting-room and the market-place—from
the anvil and the loom—from the studio and
the bar—marching aide by aide in democratic
gray, keeping step to the stirring strains of
martial music, and handling .their muskets
with the precision of soldiers.
We are rather proud of our Home Guards.
It is a commendable spirit which leads such a
multitude Omen to walk over the streets un
der the sweltering influence of a July sun.
This military feeling deserves to be encour
aged, and in the enthusiasm which has entered
into the institution of the Home Guards we
see one of the most gratifying results of the
present patriotic excitement. We can spare
but a small percentage of our citizens for the
active duties of the field, and the natural ties
of society and business bind many to the
peaceful stations of life who would otherwise
be glad to go to the field. It is well that these
people should form into battalions, and perfect
themselves in the varied duties of the soldier.
A well armed, well-equipped, and well-trained
body of men are invaluable in times of sud
den emergency. Had the Home Guards been
in existence when Washington was in peril
last April, ive can conceive the instant and
efficient service they would have rendered to
the Government.
We look upon these Home Guards as the
nucleus of a more efficient and larger militia
organization than we have over before pos
sessed in Philadelphia. We should have in
this city at least thirty thousand men in a
state of military preparation, and ready to be
called into service at an hour's notice. We
cannot know what the future may have in
store for us. We have passed through times
of peril, and the days of peril are not yet
over. We have no fears for the safety of
Philadelphia, but to render that safety sure,
we should be prepared for any danger that
may threat en her peace.
Eloquence and Gunpowder.
We at length have definite tidings of Briga
dier General HENRY A. Wise, of the armies
of the Confederate States. Ho has been
placed in command of the Department of
Northwestern Virginia, and expected to have
been at Staunton on the 11th instant, with
nearly ten thousand men. His intention was
to cross the Allegheny Mountains ce over a
rough turnpike," and precipitate himself in
the very midst of his foes. The Brigadier is
determined to outdaz xle the fame of Nese-
LION. The turnpiked Alleghenies will be his
Alps, and at the foot he will find a Marengo.
General MoCrarsa.air, the American, will, be
whipped as effectually as was General MELas,
the Austrian. The'conqueror of Virginia will
return to Richmond with as much glory as the
conqueror of Italy did to Paris, and ALBERT
Pace, the Secession poet-laureate, will sing in
thrilling numbers of Wise croaaing the Alle
ghsnies.
But this indomitable Brigadier has other
things in view besides fighting. Was is an
orator, a rhetorician, a writer of letters, a
speaker of speeches, a declaimer, and a de
bater—not at all times suiting the action to the
word and the word to the action, nor always
careful to gt o'erstep not the modesty of na
ture," but nevertheless a moat abundant ora
tor of the true Virginia style. lie has avowed
his determination to use his powers of speech
in furtherance of his desperate designs. cc Be
proclaims his intention," says the trusty print
from which we quote, it of addressing the
people of that section at their court-houses,
villages, and cross-roads, wherever and when
ever the cessation - from actual combat shall
afford him the time and occasion." Worse
than all, " he will disseminate broadcast among
the people a proclamation urging them to
crush out the invaders, and uplift to fts an
cient sovereignty the trampled standard of Old
Virginia."
We very much mistake the powers of the ora
torical and rhetorical Brigadier, if - these ser
vices do not prove to he effective weapons
against the sensitive soldiers of Gen. MeCr.xx-
Latin. The cannon of WINE may be met with
cannon, and his steel with steel, but we know
of nothing in the range of military science, or
any invented missile, weapon, combination,
or substance, that can meet one of his speeches
or one of his proclamations and letters. Wise
in actual combat may be conquered if the odds
are heavy enough, but Wiss, at ce the court
houses, villages, and cross-roads," will be a
more formidable champion than General Scow
hue calculated upon fighting. We extend our
sympathies to the people of Western Virginia.
Their loyalty is about to be severely tested.
They are to be chastened with a peculiar se
verity. lint,- if their:patriotism can survive
this terrible infliction, it will be as the gold
which has passed through the fire and . comes
forth doubly pnritied.
Ws Truman the drat full and complete ac
count of the late movement of Gen. PATTER
SON'S army across the Potomac, and his victory
over the Virginians, which has yet appeared.
It was obtained from an eye-witness who ar
rived in this city yesterday.
Prase Peas-New Pablioatione; The Lite
gatoator Douglas ; Latest Foreign New§ ; The ItsT.
Dr. Cahill on American Affairs ; From Western
Virginia; The New Commt POURT4
Day with the Indiana; How Douglas' Death was
&aired in Donut! ; General NOM, eto., eto.
The Other Side of the Question
While many impatient military journals and
warlike militiamen are criticising General
Soorr, and censuring the apparent delay
which marks his course, there is much discon
tent among the critical civilians on the other
side of the Potomac. We have been reading
a very curious article in the Richmond Ex
aminer, one of the moat eager, blustering, and
impracticable of the flre•eating newspapers.
It complains sadly of the military lassitude
exhibited by the officers of the Southern
army. It thinks the delay has given the North
au incalculable advantage—it hue lost to the
Southerners dc their hardy, independent, self.
reliant habits," and has enabled the. North to
discipline their "factory'hands" into good
soldiers.
The Examiner also favors us with a few re.
marks upon the spirit of the respective sol
diery, and the material of which the opposing
armies are composed. Their soldiers are'
Eg mostly men of property," fi the sufferings
in bank are almost equal to their sufferings in
battle," and they are "impatient for battle,
because they know it is inevitable." We
should judge, to read some of Mr. Russam'e
descriptions, the cc sufferings in bank" have
been sufferings in a faro.bank, and any'anxiety
for battle might very easily be gratified at Ar
lington Heights or Cairo.. The most gratify
ing admission the Examiner makes is that the
Federal Government is conquering Virginia
"inch by inch." No higher compliment
could be paid to - General &err, and the ad
mirable manner in which he has been ma
naging the campaign.
The Examiner thinks the insurgent armies
have "managed to retreat admirably, for
neither Xanornon nor MoaEAU lost so few
men;" but it asks co Will retreating weary out
and conquer the enemy 7" The Examiner
does not so believe, and is rather apt to think
the pertinacious patriots will, be only em
boldened by the rebels' timidity, and that their
te appetite for plunder will increase." The
Examiner is impatient fora battle—and in a
battle it hopes to end all the Southern woes.
"Our soldiers cannot defeat the enemy till
the officers lead them to battle," an axiom
which depends for its truth upon which of
the combatants have the bravest men, the
sharpest bayonets, the surest rifles, and the
heaviest artillery. Perhaps the battle will
come sooner than the rebels expect, and with
all deference to General Scow the sooner the
better, for, as this Richmond editor sagely says,
ic the sooner the war is begun the sooner it
will be ended."
The Indian Territory.
One of the most infamous and heartless pro
ceedings of the conspirators has been their
policy towards the deluded inhabitants of the
Indian Territory.. They have made the fact
that a few slaves are located among them the
pretext for 'widely disseminating the idea that
on that account the interests of the Indians
required them to antagonize the North; and
actively co-operate with the insurgents in the
present war. But they had still enough wis
dom left to, desire a continuance of their
annuities, and through the personal in
fluence of ALBERT Furs they appear ,to
have been persuaded that the cE Southern
Confederacy" will be, as prompt and faithful
in fulfilling the obligations of the United
States Government to them as the latter
itself was in the most peaceful and pros
perous times. On tills condition they have
agreed to furnish a large number of warriors,
to swell the ranks of the insurgent armies,
and if, in any instance, the fortune of war
should favor them, to brandish the weapons of
barbarism, the tomahawk and scalping-knife,
over - the soldiers of the Union. There is a
double wickedness in this proceeding, which
could only have originated among such mis
creants as'direct the movements of the South
ern rebellion. • They not only attempt to
array naiad us all the horrors of savage war
fare, but they know that it will be utterly out
of their power to redeem the promises they
are so lavish in making to their deluded dupes,
and that they are, by gross deception, per
suading the latter to forfhit their claims to the
bounty of our Government, and inducing them
to assume a position for which they will, in
the thick•coming future, be terribly punished.
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
18peolal Cerrexpondenee of The Frees.)
WASHINGTON, July 4-2 P.
. A pleasant journey is a pleasant thing, it MUM
be confessed. Such I had yesterday, with the
drawback of the usual delay in Baltimore,—whioh
oily, by the way, has now a more Brummagem
look than much- abustorPittsburg, a place where l ii
was astonished, last December, in finding by no
means the grimy, miry, dusky city it has been
represented to me.
Three publics personages, each of note in his way,
were in the oar with me. First, smiling and good
humored as he usually is, was our eloquent towns
man, and whom I need not more particularly
name than to say that, several times during the
day, when the oars paused for a brief time at sta
tions in Maryland, where the military are en
camped, a cry arose of "Three cheers for Dan
Dougherty." Another was the well-known Cheva
lier Wikoff, looking (if such were possible) more
like an Englishman than ever,—in look, in dress,
in freshness of complexion,—and, more than all,
in the peculiar cut of his whiskers, of the mutton
chop shape. Every time I see Wikoff he looks
younger and fresher, as if he had never been in
Genoa, nor ever quarrelled with hie former friend,
Lord Palmerston. Last, we bad Dr. Russell, ape-
Mal correspondent of The Tinsee,—very quiet,
client, and observant. He came on, I suppose, to.
take note of the opening of Congress.
After a hasty dinner, I was hurried off, by our
friend J. J. MoElbone, to Franklin Equare, to wit
ness the evening parade of the Twelfth Regiment
of the New York State militia, under the command
of Colonel Butterfield. Trimly a noble corps, and
admirably disciplined. The drumming depart
ment ie said to be superb. The band ia excellent.
There are so many regiments here that these pa
rades have lost their novelty. Still, a good many
fashionablydressed ladies were epeotators. For
the special benefit of the Philadelphia ladies, I
beg to notice that the belles of Washington do not
wear any thing like the short-waisted dresses
which one sees in Chestnut street. I eonfess that
I have an old prejudice against ladles' waists be
ing placed just under their shoulder blades. How
ever, if fashion commands it, however ungraceful,
the change will be adopted, and speedily cease to
be considered unbecoming.
Hero in Washington, sensation treads close upon
sensation. From the military parade to the lecture
room of the Smithsonian Institute was a rapid
change. The occasion was one which collected one
of the largest audiences that ever had assembled
in that room. It was the delivery of an Oration,
by Colonel Forney, upon the late Stephen A:
Douglas. Professor Henry introduced the subject
and the speaker, in a few judicious sentences, sta
ling that it was especially fitting that a tribute
should be paid to the memory and merits of Sena
tor Douglas, in that place (the Smithsonian Hutt
tutej of which he had been one of the Regents,
and in the management of operations of which he
always manifested the greatest interest.
Colonel Forney'sOration on Douglas, which occu
pied precisely an hoar in the delivery, had greater
breadth, so to say, in its estimate of principle and
character than any testimony yet made public on
the subject. It considered biographical details ae
already well understood by the audience, and dealt
boldly and broadly with the public life and publics
principles of Senator Douglas. It was greatly ap
plauded—at particular passages, where the speaker
alluded to the treason of some and the dereliotion
of principle of others, the applaase was indeed en.
thus/IWe. From first to last, the Orator carried
hi s hearers entirely with him, and, at the close,
ladies and gentlemen crowded around him to take
his hand. Many members of both Houses were
present. I notloed General Cameron, Secretary of
War, upon the platform.
After breakfast, this morning, twentytbree re.
giments were reviewed, in "the Avenue," by
President Lincoln, and a gallant and inspiriting
show that was.
From ten o'clock till noon, the tide of persona
going to the Capitol was great and constant—
members of the Legislator., and literally a host of
visitors kept crowding on to the great centre of at
traction.
At noon, the Houle of Representatives was
crowded, and presented a brilliant and vivid spec
taele. The majority of seats, "on the floor," were
occupied by members. Every mat In the galleries
wu occupied—the gallery, on - the left, usually re
served for the corps dtplomattque, had only a few
l a dy. v isitors, at first, but was gradually 000 up led,
though at no time entirely Co. Every doorway was
orowded, and it •is very questionable whether s
dozen more could be accommodated. The vi
sitors were paokid about as oloaely as herrings in
a barrel—not a very dignified comparison, to be
sure, but, all who were present will admit, a nor
reel one.
The House itself has undergone some changes
which undoubtedly are decided improvements.
After the 000npation of the Capitol by the mili
tary, several weeks ego, it became very necessary
to give it a thorough refitting. I do not know, not
baying yet seen, what has been done in the Senate,
but I can affirm that the House has been thoroughly
regenerated. The heavy, dark, well-muhloned
Chairs have been ramoved,•pro tem., and replaeed
by neat, oand-bottomed, oaken ahatre. Instead of
the carpet, whieb certainly would have looked and
felt a trifle too warm for this heated time, the floor
is covered with fine Indian matting. The:penele In
the body of the House as well as in the galleries,
which were of a bright red, are now. painted some
what of a dove color, which is a wonderful relief to
the eye, its quiet tone harmonizing admirably with
the pervading tone of the whole Chamber and its
vc firing." It is understood that for the changes in
the House, which give so much satisfaction, the
public are indebted to the good taste and active
surveillance of the Hon. John B. Pigskin, one of
the New York members of the last Congress, who
has acted in this matter wholly without fee or 're
ward, in order , to oblige the Clerk of the Houma,
whose rellanoe upon Lis friend's taste has been
fully borne out by the result.
Precisely at noon the House was called to order
by Col. Forney, Clerk of the late House, after
which the Rev. T. H. Stockton, D. D., standing in
the Speaker's place, offered a devout and earnest
prayer, milted to the Solemnity of the occasion and
the importance of the events .whioh have rendered
the present session a necessity. The President's
Proolamation convening the Congress was then
read by the Clerk, after which he milled over the
list of members amid some interruptions and ob
servations and notices of motions—for particulars
of which I refer my readers to the reports from the
.Aseooiated Press. One hundred and fifty-seven
members, constituting a quorum, were. declared
present, who were immediately called upon to
vote at the election'of Speaker.
Though tilers are some scattering votes, the
contest clearly lies, so far, between Mr. Blair and
Mr. Grow. Before the voting commenced, Mr.
Colfax withdrew from the contest, and had given
intimation to that effect to Messrs. Blair and Grow
yesterday. The roll of members who vote is net
yet gone through. Mr. W. li..Lehman's vote has
been accepted, but Mr. Thaddeus Stevens drew
attention to the insertion' of Mr. Lehman's name
on the roll of members, declaring that Mr. J. M.
Butler had been elected. There was a great deal
of desultory conversation, on-various matters Ns
the regular report will show), before the voting
for Speaker was ooranienoed.
Bxaotly at ten minutes after one, the last vote
for speaker was given. The dead silenoe of atten
tion and expectation which had previously pre
vailed, was immediately encoeeded by the buzz of
conversation- - canvassing the result—during which
the tellers occupied themselves in counting off the
votes, and• comparing their respeative tallies
On the first vote there was no election.
It is now near two o'clock, and I must hastily
close this rapidly-written communication.
P. B.—On the names being Galled over, it ap
peared that Mr. Grow had the
,greatest number of
votes, though not sufficient to elect. 'Upon which
Mr. Blair rose and said that, unwilling to occupy
the public time, and desirous of facilitating
the organization of the Rouse, he would withdraw
from the contest. A • large number of members
then obtained leave to change their votee--chiefly
from Mr. Blair to Mr. Grow. This gives the elec
tion to Mr. Gros:, whose votes (thus augmented)
are 99;against 11 given to Mr. Blair, and 12 to
Mr. Crittenden. Mr. Grow was then declared
duly elected, conducted toathe chair, and sworn in
by the oldest ;member of the souse. Mr. Grow is
now addressing the Rouse. li, 8. M.
Letter-tront Cresson.
[Correeeondenee of The Press.]
Censor, July 1 - ; 1861
It is not often that one of the "stay at home
club" has the chance of addressing you from such
a distant point as this; but circumstances favored
my escape from the city, and here I am, enjoying
the repose of this delightful place. If our business
WOl2 could find a week, or even a day, during the
coming month, in which they could shake a loose
foot, here is the place to spend it. We are 2,300
feet above tide water, have . an admirably-kept
hotel and agreeable oompany.
That °fry:era world-wide renown, whose charm)-
.
ter has shone so bright under the peculiarly trying
circumstances in *blob he was placed, Major (new
Brigadier General) Robert Anderson, sans pear et
sans reproelie, is here to recruit his health. Sena
tor Rice's family, Mrs. Judge Douglas and Mrs.
Goa McClellan also spend the summer here.
The obaraoteristies of this place-its -pure, dry,
invigorating atmosphere, its splendid mountain
scenery, floe trout4shing, and mineral springs
and baths, have - become so familiar to your readers
that 'I need not expatiate upon them; so allow me
to 'tell you of the surrounding country.
A number of drives in the immediate vicinity
have made me somewhat familiar with it, its peo.
pie,. and prodnota.
The land is generally set " edge.wise," but
these mountain sides have produced immense
automata of lumber, whiob the industry of the inha
bitants has worked up into "shooks" of staves for
sugar hogsheads for the West Indies All kinds
of !amber, however, are produced.' Cherry, pop
lar, ash, and while pine, can be had In unlimited
quantities of the storekeepers, and it formu the
ourrenoy of the county: •
These lands, however, when once Bleared, are
very productive, and they promise a large yield
of wheat, oats, and rye, this season.
The Welsh, than whom we have no, better citi
zens, their morality, thrift, and intelligence being
proverbial, are the principal settlers, their in
wrought hatred of tyranny having driven them
from home. The Rush family have been large
owners of property here, bat It is gradually being
taken up by the frugal immigrants. The latter
are Warmish, and hold to their own language, in
which their religions services are still conducted.
The old people think it very hard that their chil
dren should address them in anything but the
mother tongue. I hope the virtues of their ances
tors may outlast their vernacular.
Before I close; let me say that our proprietor
Mr G. W. Mullin, keeps as quiet and well ordered
a house as I have ever seen.
The following incident illustrates at once the
modesty and patriotism of General Anderson : -
By invitation he distributed (to the intewa
gratification of the lade,) the prises at the close
of the academy session, at Loretta. lie then
addressed them in just such a terse speech as he
gave to the Sunday school children of Cincinnati.
When he was through ;hey gave three hearty
eheere for the hero of Sumpter.
A little discomposed by this compliment, they
proposed three more dicers for the " Paton," to
which he fesponded, "Ah, I can join you in awl"
whieh he did, with more vim than any one else.
Long live the Christian soldier ! T.
The Fourth at Baltimore.
'UNION CZLIBPJ.TIONS—FLAG PEMBA ?ID TO THE
MMIBILCTIOaRTIB SIXTH.
Des.vfxons, July 4 —All has been quiet in the
city to-day. The stars and stripes were displayed
in various sections of the city.
There was a grand Union demonstration at Druid
Hill Park, where the Declaration of Independence
was chanted and an oration delivered, the cere
monies being interspersed with patriotic airs by a
fine band of music.
This afternoon a splendid silk deg was presented
to the Bixth Massachusetts Regiment at the Relay
Howe.
Salutes were fired in honor of the day, by the
various artillery detachments, in different portions
of the pity and also from Fort McHenry.
AT 11111 W Yon
New Your, July 4.—The splendid weather and
the patriotic enthusiasm make this the most bril
liant Foul th of July ever known here The day
opened with salutes and the chimes of Trinity
Church which have been ringing patriotlo and
other airs. The First Division New. York State
Militia had a grand parade in the morning. There
is any quantity of separate oelebrations by gook,-
ties. This afternoon Mr. Everett is to deliver an
oration in the Academy of Music, and Rev. Dr.
Chapin one in the Cooper Institute. This evening
there will be exhibitions of tire-works at seven
teen different places, by order of the Common
Council, and at the expense of the city, (meting al
tegethoysB,l.so. •
4? gAEBISBIMG
ilmottanurta, July 4.--The celebration here is
very spirited. There have been salutes, bell ring
ing, and a grand procession, inolnding the Go
vernor and state authorities, the city officers,
military, firemen, civic+ societies, and oitizons gene
rally. The military display ores very imposing,
Including a large number of troops from Camp
Curtin. The procession moved through the streets
to the Capitol grounds, where there were rellgiona
exercises, music, the reading of the Declaration,
and an oration by Rev. C. A Hay.
AT BOSTON
BosvoN, July 4 —The pelebratlon today is of
the moat brilliant obaraoter. Baintes, bell-ring
ing, parades, oonoerts, and various other demon.--
strations, have marked the morning. The mili
tary were reoelved by the Mayor on the Common.
- A regatta for four prises, amounting altogether to
$B3O, took place on Charles river. The civic, and
military procession was extensive, and looked very
well. The firemen turned out in full strength.
The prooesslon went to Music Dail, where
there were appropriate exercises, including a sang'
by Dr. ilolmes, to the air of the Star Spangled'
Banner, and an oration by Bon. Theophilus Par-
This afternoon there will be soyeral balloon as
semitone, and in the evening a grand display of
fireworks.
DEATH OE A DANK Passinszur —Lewis F. Bar
ris. Big ; President of the Bank of Savannah
Georgia, died at Cincinnati on Monday. He
ieaohed that city in feeble health, on his way to
his summer residence in New Hampshire, but was
suddenly prostrated and died.
Dr, T. Ertowtson has been arrested in Itantan
county, Mississippi, on a charge of treason.
Wm. H. litraarr,L, D..Barrieter•at-law, epe
alai correspondent of the London Times, arrived
in New York on Wednesday. •
Mhos Vert Dona hat been appointed oolonel of
the .Wiscanson Seventh. He is a graduate of ttie
imperial Austrian Military Academy, and served
in Hungary under General Bern.
RLoun. is selling at $2O per barrel at GalvestOn,
Texas.
Ma. Luise M. SAwouteox, late of the New
York Hotel, has assumed control of the culinary
department of the army, a la Boyer, under the di
reetion of the Sanitary Commiatlon.
Jona PARK was elected Mayor of Memphis,
on Thursday last, over several competitors.
DJI7B PBSAX.TY.—Dr. Patterson, of Montreal,
has been sentenced to death, for pm:luring an
ibOrtlon on the person of. Olive Barariat, from the
effects of which she died.
Tun papers of St. Louie are advertising for a
Governor.
1411. '' ' • g FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1861.
THE BATTLE - NEAR HAINF.SVILLE.
Gen. Patterson's Late .Victory,
THE GROUND AND -'I2I:IV.FIGET.
Fall Particulars from an Eye•Wltnees.
The telegraphic account of the battle near
Raitlesville was exceedingly meagre and unsatis
factory. This fact may be accounted for by men
tioning that the Government operator at Jiggers.'
town became ao exalted, when the account of the
fight reached him, that he shouldered his musket
within a quarter of an hour, to rejoin his comrades
in Virginia.
The gentleitau who indtted the original story,
of whloh the operator used but a part, is now in
this otty. Re has extended to us the particulars
of his observations, whioh we shall briefly commu
nicate. .
Gen. Patterson's command had been waiting to
cross the Potomac for same time: While encamped
at Williamsport, Md., and upon the river bank
below that town, Captain fdoitiallinte scouts and
the secret spies of Government,were making daily
pilgrimages Into Virginia, to ascertain the *lmmo
ter of the enemy and his defenoes, audio carefully
study the topography of the land. • ,
It was fitily intended,- a • few "nights before, to
send the army over the•rlver in two divisione; the
first, under General Patterson, .to cross at Wil
liamsport ; the second, ander General Cadwaleder,
to cross at Shepherdstown, some miles below, and
thus flank the enemy, and drive him from his post.,
tion or capture bim. . •
Circumstances necessitated a counter order.
The men were nightly aroused, and as often die
appOinted,' until, on Tnesday morning, at three
o'clock, positive orders oame, and the army got
under way. '
The ford at this place is narrow, and the river
is but little deeper than a oreek, being so shallow
that a man may wade it without being wet above
the middle. The road on the other side lies pa
rallel with the river until immediately opposite
Williamsport, when it turns directly from the
stream, and goes, at a gentle acolivity, np the
slope and over the fields.
At a few yards from the stream stands the toll
house at .which Captain Doubleday threw shot'
sod just beyond Is a wood upon the bill-top, to
which the rebel scants used to ride,. and hitching
their steeds in the undergrowth, come ;,ottp to the
-toll-house to reconnoitre.
x. S. BS
From this place they had a clear *leis , of our
,
`encampments, and could study the position, num
bers, and movements of Stir regiments. At this
plane, too, Col. Bowman was taken priscUser and
hustled off to Martinsburg, while his men looked
out upon his capture.
However, the river was crossed at an early hour
on Tuesday morning MoMullin's Rangers dashed .
In first, the City Troop and Gen. Patterson and
staff followed, and atter them came the two regi-
ments of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania., '
The remaining regiments took the *saber less
impetuonsly, and so lost their share in the honors
of the battle. They marched leisurely late a field
on the margin of the river, removed their boots,
stockings, drawers, and breeches, wound these ar
ticles around their necks, and thus, with the whole
lower portion of their bodies nude and their white
muslin shirts flying In the wind, preoeded by a full
band in similar undress, they plunged into tins
stream and reached the opposite shore.
Here they readjusted their dress, and avoided
the wet garments and soaking shoes of their pre
decessors.
One informant states that the appearance of the
regiment; thus proceeding was Indiorona in the
extreme.
Arrived on the other side, they began the march
leisurely up the hill. At the old toll.house they
encountered the ancient female who exacts the
fare. This old lady had been driven away by the
rebel ;coats, who had made sad havoc with her
dwelltng;=lylog down in muddy boots upon her
counterpanes, and smashing and abstracting crock
ery, etc., with a total disregard of the rights of
meum and tuum. Added to these disadvantages,
Captain Doubleday's oannon•balls had split the
front porch in half and demolished.the ohimney.
.
The old lady was glad to see the Union troops,
and looked at them through her spectacles. She
stated that shei inurviry Voor, the rebels having
plundered and - destroyed her little prope'rty ; she
said sadly, that now she taut go to taking toll
again, although very few would travel. .
It was full day 'light when these latter -regi,
ments proceeded up the turnpike. Beyond the
toll-gate, the road hard and narrow, dotted with
farms and groves, went meandering up and down
the hills. The troops did not march shoulder to
shoulder, bat nattered along the way to eat black
berries, and, questiOn the Virginians. •
All the`occupants of the faihi liOnsas Oirmi out to
see them, and the girls waved their handkerchiefs.
Most of the people professed to be Disionistscend
were, in semblance at leni, glad to. see their de;
liverers. Their own troops had-spilifled, them
shamefully, turning their horses toArese in
,the
unripe wheat. fields, and exacting , corn -and meal
without'money and witkout price. At;aictis - fea;
ture of the march was the aPpdiritilie . oeniany
Union refugees, who hung to the skirts of ' the ad_
ranee guard of - our army. Theis people hid been
driven away just as harvest lisis shining upon the
grain fields. They name back with /fangs and full
hearts, often bursting into tears when their homes
appeared to them again after absence and banish
ment.
Noticeable features of the " pike," too, were the
sops in the fences, where frequently . dosena of
panels were levelled, with the object of unembar
rassed pursuit in case our volunteers shkuld re
treat: '
Over the road, thus solid, and pleasant to walk
upon, our regiments walked into the pleasant
farmlands of Virginia, bearing above them the flag
that its people loved, whilom. They picked np in
planes, knapeaoks and canteens, dropped by the
flying foe, all of which were marked with the in
aniption, " Virginia State Volunteers:"
From some jeokets and caps, to., thtia ielln
quished, our informant is enabled to say that
no Penneylvanlit.troops are so miserably clothed.
Their uniforms--gray, trimmed with blaok---were
.of the oommonest kind of coarse " shoddy."
While thus marching along in the dawn, the
hinder regiments, among which was the ficott
Le
gion, heard the first peals of the cannon, far ahead.
Instantly every man fell , into a run, and with
wild shouts they broke away, anxious to.be "up
the road and at 'em:" At each new peal their step
became' quioker,• bit laggard 'haste would 'Dot
atone; the fight was over before•they reached the
ground ?
With the latter regiments, oar informant—a
oivilian--was travelling. /fa instantly touched up
his pony at the sound of the cannon, and dashed
away in the direction of the firing. Coming to a
frame farm-honse beside the road, temporarily
oonverted into a lioppital, he Os:pointed and found
inside the body of Geo. Drake, of Company 4, First
Wkoonsin Regiment. The deeeased hadsbeen shot
through the breast, and fell dead at oneeexclairn•
log at the moment, ." Oh my -mother:" -'lle
looked as placid and fair, lying thus to,wake no
more, as if reposing in a gentle Bleep. ,
Around him, grouped upon the f100r,.4y a num
ber of wounded men, among them a Secession soli.
dier, who had been shot in the eye byit - musket
ball, which oarried away the bride of his nose
and a part of his eyebrow.
The reporters of the newspapers, incinding Col.
B. J. Rea, of this oily, were here, note book in
hand, interrogating the wounded as to the fight,
The Secessionist stated that he had been a Union
man, but impressed into the yirginia raillis s under
promised death in case of iefusal. Oar informant
turned the coverlet down froni MI; lace, and the
fellow looked'up at iinkfillently thr'ough hie:gashed
and dripping eye.
The women in this house had rushed to the
woods in the beginning of the action; but returned
after the battle end oheerfally asolated the
wounded, making tuattresies and bandages for
them. ti
Farther on (five miles--from the Potomac). they
reached Porterfield's farm, the battle-ground
proper.
It seems that Gen. Patterson and staff, Majors
Craig Biddle and R Wm. C. Pat
terson and Captain Newton, with: the First Wis
consin Regiment and.the Eleventh Pennsylvania
Regiment (Col. Jarrett), preluded by the City
Troop and Doubleday's battery, the whole led by
Captain McMullin and the Fbila4fdphii indepen
dent Rangers, reached this feral ti, J ui(on o'clock
in the morning. The enemy were draws' up behind
the house, in line of battle - ertifiri With their park
of four guns direotly upon the thifipllte; bearing
upon our ranks.
MoMullin'emen were some rode in advance, and
they drat opened fire. The flrstsannon shot of the
enemy passed over,the headcof : our rap, a single
ball striking the gable of Porterfield's dwelling,
and passing out at the peak of the root'
They fired badly, not a eingle•oanuon ball, du
ring the whole action of a half hour's duration, in
flicting a mortal wound. One ball pssaid between
a soldier's musket and his cheek, and alMost Anita.
tanecusly, a woad shot struck his gin, handing
the tube double and sending tie *linters into his
face and breast. The man will probably lose an
Their first diseharges of - mu s ketry were. aimed
too high, but subsequently, they , and
most of -the wounded upon our
,ijidia Werojtruok
below the knees.
Oar men advanced continually, loading and Bring,
until the Wisconsin Regiment had approached to
within three hundred yards, and , MoMullin'e men
were less than onetundred yards from the rebel's
advance lines.
.
They, must have lest, from ult statements, at
least one hundred In killed and wounded. Their
ambulances were ordered to•the front, and our
naen saw them heaping in the fallen, to be in time
for retreat. .
Alter firing for an honr or 'leas, they retired at
a rapid trot and in great dffierder, seeming to
labor to overstrip each other : ln,their flighty pur..
• Porterfield's house is a two ptory triune dwelling;
with frame kitchen attached. Porterfield is a
Union man, who bad been run off. Re had taken
his family to the wood, for seeurity, bat returned
at onion and gave the wounded every assistanee.
Ilis family soon followed him, and the dwelling
beoame a hosiltsl, where the wounded ley, most
of them seeming to suffer no great anxiety beyond
the event of the light, and their own,hard fate at
not being engaged.
Of all the wounded upon our side, not one will
die.
At liaineoville, three miles beyond, they made a
second futile and shorter P tend, but were driven
back with renewed loss.
This latter place bad been the site of their en
oampment. Oar infarmant xembed it before not*
and found the town and suburbs occupied by our
regimentr, with the rear regiments fast hurrying
in.
Gen. Patterson took quarters in the house of
William Mitchell. Be waagreatly delighted with
hie success, but gave the rebels some credit for
courage. Ile was delighted with the Eleventh
Pennsylvania and the Wisconsin regiment. There
he took dinner with his aide, having first made all
precautionary. arrangements. •
Our own troops hod no opener reached the vil
lage than they scattered on a pleasure excursion:
One - of the first places to which they paid their
respects was the store and post office of one Tar.
nor, the Secession postmaster of the village. This
man had particularly signalized himself for parti
san meanness He had been an applicant for the
postmastership, but Mr. Myers, an opponent, was
appointed ; whereupon Turner received the ap
pointment through Mr. Jefferson Davis' govern
ment. The latter prooured the arrest of Myers
upon the charge of treason to Virginia: He was
thrown into prison, and condemned to die, but was
released a few days before the battle.
Being thus particularly inimical to the soldiers
and the Government, Turner's house was at onoe
visited by , the troops. They smashed his furniture
and ripped open his beds, finishing the work by
splinterirg the old family cloak. •
Turner himself was arrested In the woods, and
brought Into town, followed by his daughters. He
looked very sheepish, and was at once put under
guard.. A Secession flag we found in his place,
and great - numbers of envelopes marked "Con
federate States of America."
Ills daughters—waspish young ladies—seemed
inlicitona only for their, dresses. One of them,
standing amid the wreok of her household goods,
made piteous inquiries for a certain new bonnet
that she had left in a band-box in the second story:
It beirig found that a soldier had pat his foot
through both band• box and bonnet,- she burst into
a flood of piteous grief, and said : " They might
have left that; none on 'em could ireaeit.".
Witt . ' the exception of these young ladies, no
females were seen In the town, all of the softer sex
having fled to Martinsburg and Winchester. :
Mr. Myers, the legal postmaster of the place,
returned in time to-save his furniture, which
_the
troops had mistaken for that of a " Becesher."
In every direction men were seen bearing ducks
and Chickerut. •Oar informant encountered one
with a bed-blanket wrapped around him. "You
took that from the house of a citizen," said ha.
"I didn't," said the soldier, with a grin. " I got
it a month ago ! Bat if you give me a dollar I'll
take it back !"
BefOre leaving Williamsport, a picket saw'a man
- standing upon a housetop, waving a lantern. Said
notion was probably a signal to the enemy of the
march of, our. troops. The man has been arrested
sod the affair will be investigated. Two regiments
of Pennsylvania troops now guard this town.
The samosa of this movement is dependent, to a
great extent, upon Jerome Claunten, Oen. Patter
son's guide. Mr. Olse:180n has , travelled among
the enemy and studied the position of all the by
roadd.'
Mr. Farrell, ofDowningtown, Pa., Is likewise re
marked as rendering important aervioes. Be as-
sisted 'Captain Doubleday in laying out those ad
mirable entrenchments near Williamsport, which
still remain to be occupied in an emorgenoy.
The. Secessionists appear to have been well
armed in this fight. Those taken carried -Minnie
muskets of Harper's Ferry pattern.
The subsequent occupation of Martinsburg has
been narrated by telegraph.
Altogether oonsidered, this fight was remarked
by great cowardice on the part of the enemy, and
easy victory upon ours.
They will now proceed Winchester, by the
fields over which old John' Brown looked admit.-
inglynn his way to the gallows, - and said : "How
beautiful are the grain fields."
LATEST NEWS
By Telegraph to The Press. .
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special- Despatches' to ‘‘,The Press:'
.WAsznaukom, J uly 4,1861.
. , .
The F.ociiih s -in .Washington.
In the abacus. of all effort on the pert of the
city fathers to provide 'any suitable recognition of
the day, our citizens have been most agreeably en
tertained by the grand military parade and review
during the forenoon. " , •
By orders of General CELIILIIB W. Smiroan,
the regiments of volunteers and'thilitia froni the
State of New York, now in the oity of Washington,
formed in four grand brigades and. marchid to
places indicated; and fell into the grand parade
and review in the following order
The first brig,ade L Loonsisting of—
(New
York Volunteers-) -
The- eighth regiment, Colonel Blanker.
" twelfth " " Walrattt.
" fourteenth " cg ht e r4 a , u l,,,.
" fifteenth " Murphy.
" sixteenth " " Davies
•! seventeenth " ;Lansing.
The second brigade, Consisting of—
(Now York Volunteers.)
The eighteenth regiment, Colonel Jackeon.
" nineteenth " • " Clark.
" twenty-first " ' " Bogers.
" twenty-second it Phelps.
twenty-sixth " " Christian.
' " twenty-ninth " " Von Steinwehr.
The third brigade, consisting of
(New 'York Volunteers.)
• 'The twenty-eighth regiment, Colonel Donelly.
ig thirtieth " Frisby.
• it • thirty-first " " 0.0. Pratt.
thirty-second " " Matheson.
thirty:seventh " " MoCunn.
,thirty eighth " " Ward. '
' Garibaldi Guard " " d'Utassy.
'• 'The fourth brigade, consisting of
York State Militia.)
The fifth regiment, Colonel So bwartswaelder.
" twelfth " " Butterfield. '
" seventy-ninth reg't, " Cameron.
seventy l first " " Martin.
On a broad, platform, erected upon the sidewalk
in front of the White Rouse; and canopied with
the Stars and Stripes; the.Ohief Biecutive .Magis•
trate, Generals• BOOT?, Ipatercimp, Senyonn, and
and other fliiiingidshat, military and naval
officers, members of the Cabinet, 4t0., !sat during
the passing of the grand procession of troops, fre 7
quently expressing, in strong terms, their admira
tion at their precision of movement and, soldierly
bearing.
NO sooner was the grand review over than the
President was *ailed for by the spectators in front
of his stand. Mr. Lincome rose, and, recognising
the call, °ailed upon the Secretary of State for a
speed'.
Mr. SIMARD responded briefly. This is. tie
eighty sixth' Fourth of July, fellow-citizens and
()Wren soldiery, that has been oeiebrated from the
St:Lawrepoe to the quit We are all aware that
our Union, our government, on{r institutions, and
our liberty itself, is threatened; but I fear not the
result, and a thousand Fourths of July will yet be
celebrated throughout the WO, for god is on the
side of Liberty.
Mr. Lutcat,s then presented Hon. Gum B.
Sum, Secretary of the Interior, to the audience .
His remarks, though brief, were fall of meaning.
He said no man could look upon the magnificent
apeotacle of twenty thousand troops, as they bad
passed before us—only a moiety of the army who
had volunteered, and had left their homes and
were ready to peril their livea in defence of their
country—without feeling that a glorious viotory
awaits our arms, and that traitors must be made
to hide their heads and aoknowledso the supre
macy of the law. Oar army will go forward '
might" columns. While I knoyv that New York
BtateralOne, if necessary, could send troops enough
into the field to equal the best exertions of the
rebel Confederaoy, and elevat4 all the traitors on
the gallows, I have never lost hope I have now
• firmer confidence in the perpetuity and glory of
the u pion.
4ttorney General Berta was introduced by the
President, in response to a call for Gen. Prisms?)
who Mr. REWARD said was not present. Mr. DAVIS
Said he was but an attorney, bat he knew wbo
were our volunteers, and he knew many of our
generals. Ile felt confidence in the issue of this
struggle for liberty. Re said the war would be
brought to a close and the Union be saved. Not a
stone would be removed from yonder Capitol, not
a line would be ()banged in our geographical eon
gins, Noe& etar would be removed from the glo
rions old flag of the Union.'
Gen. B.IIfrOED, formerly of New York, was next
called upon, and rose and responded in spirited
rind patriotio words. Now York, he said, had
showed her power to-day ; 'she bad sent us 20,000
of her men, and every man a soldier; she has
30,000 more in arms and moving ; and., if wanted,
she has 50,000 more ready to shoulder, their rifles
in defence of the Union. [lmmense applause.)
Gen. MmispittLD was called upon, and apolo
gised. lie said he came not to speak. Be be
lieved the speeches—as far as they were available
—had all boon made; and, In the words of a cele
brated general, having exhausted words, we will
resort to arms.
The President introdneed Gen. Dix, who spoke
In a happy and spirited strain, and in patriOtlo
words. Ile mime here at the call of his country,
and having takes♦ the sword, he was ready to act;
to give, if necessary, hie life in &fume of his
country.' He was &sensed In his own mind, that
In tide great country we bad the element of self
preservation, and it was not in the power of any
oombination to destroy it. We have seen,' to-day,
what one State can do. (A • voice,• "And only a
part of that Mate here.") Yes, only a part of one
State, and there are twenty-seven others ready to
owns and are cooling to our aid. r bons no doubt
of the malt.
- The President was loudly oalled for, when he
Came forward on the platform and said : I appear
at your oall, not to make a speech. I have made
a great many dry and dull ones. Now I must fall
back and say that the dignity of ray position does
not permit me to expose myself any more. I oan
now take shelter and listen V> others.
At the close of the President's remarks, three
hearty cheers were given. eaoh, for the OhiefEx•
'native and Gen. Poor.:.
Important Arrest.
A resident here,
flamed James Kauernatr, bee,
through letters from Baltimore to his wife, in
formed her that he took a principal part in the
riot of April 19. The letters have fallen into hands
by whom they were carried to Glen. hiaseriann,
and on his arrival here, yesterday, Keureisme was
arrested, and committed for a hearing.
At the Encampments.
The amusements at the encampments to-day are
a source of attraotion to all parties, and after the
grand parade the city divided off—one portion
weeding their way up to the Capitol, the other,
in large numbers repairing to the suburban en
eampments, where rope walking, speeoh-making,
_and a general medley of amusements formed the
order of the 'afternoon and evening.
Prayer of the Rev. T. H. Stockton, of
Philadelphia,
BZWORN VIZ HOUSX OF 111 !PRENNNTATIVIAI Or TNII
'IMMO STATNS, ON Tag OPRNINB OP TEN 8141-
01AL BIifIBION, JULY 4, 1861:
011! Lord, our God, the Father of our Lord
'Jesus Christ, and the God of all comfort, we thank
Thee that thou bast thus gathered us together
again, and that it is our privilege, amid the bright
ness and beauty of our national festival and in this
our national Capitol, to come to the throne of Thy
grace seeking Thy blessing, the protection of Thy
providence and the guidance of Thy spirit in behalf
of this our national Congress, and of the interests
whioh are committed to its care. Never had we so
great cause for gratitude as at this very hour, all the
elements of nature, and all the influences of re
demption combining, under the superintendency
of Thy merciful government, to render our con
dition se happy as it is possible for humanity to be
in this present form and sphere of sin. Blessed be
Thy name, forever and ever, for Thy inestimable
and unchangeable kindness. And yet, never had
we se much reason to take shame unto ourselves.
Never have we known such a day of independence
as this. Never have we felt so profoundly our
constant and entire dependence on Thee, oh, God !
Our Friend and our: Father. Alas! for as; we
have sinned ; all sinned—long and grievously
sinned—how offensively and how injuriously Thou
only knowest, unto whom all thingiare known, and
so we are justly punished for our sins. Oar coun
try, our beloved and glorious country, bow glen
owl and how beloved Thou only kaowest, our own
pride and boast, honored throughout the world,
the joy and the praise of the whole earth, Is at last
divided against itself, and with none else to do it
harm, seems determined 'to destroy itself. With
no natural line to separate its notions, the North
and the South stand face to face 'and feet to
foot, in hostile'array, against each other, eye flash
ing on eye, hand threatening band, and heart
steatite); against heart, as though there were a rea
son, while, in reality, there is no good reason
for malignant passion and deadly strife. Thou
Beast it, oh Lord our God! Thou seed it all.
In the State, President opposed to President,
Cabinet to Cabinet, Congress to Congress, army to
army, and one mass of citizens against the other ;
in the Church, Christian praying against Christian,
pulpit preaching against pulpit, • and denomina
tions which have hitherto exulted in apparent har
mony and strength falling apart, even as others,
the fragments of friendship assuming the attitude
of foes. Oh!! Lord our God, Thou who art omni
scient, Thou kilowatt that there is a true and a
false, that there is a right and a wrong, that there
is an honest and earnest patrlotiern, as well as a
deceptive 'and deluded treachery. We do not
trust ourselves; we dare not trust ourselves, but
we make - our humble appeal unto Thee, and
beseech Thee to maintain fine own cause
by . Thine own almighty power, and to 'help
us; as bumble instruments in Thy bands, to
work Thy will, and not our own will. We
regard our Southern brethren as deceiv
ed.. 'Alas! for the responsibility of those
wino: i*ave misled them. Welly because of
their want of greater liberty, because of their
peculiar forms of society, their want . of free
speeoh, and a free press, and a free pulpit,
the dauntless courage of the North, and the
true love of the North has , been misrepresented
and misunderstood. Oh !.Lord God, by the ex
ercise of Thine own infinite perfections do Thou
.correot this great evil. And now we beaeeoh Thee
to blase our President, to bless his-Cabinet, to
.
'bless the head of the army, to bless the army and
,natty in whole, to bless both Houses of Contras,
'to .3 l)loes all the Departments, and all the opera
tiOnsni the Governmenti r diY.inCiiight, without
the intermission ofeq,..elegle 'moment. And,
0 Lord oar GO, ' there must be war—oh,
that tthere might be peal, ;_liut if there must be
war, if Thou doat indeed ordain war, and sanction
war, may it not be a bloody and ruinous war.
May
, it rather be an armed, mighty, irresistible
migration; a migration of- true love; a migration
of those who truly love liberty and civilization,
who love the Union and the Constitution and the
lairo ;
,a migration of those who shall protect and
encourage and upraise the true and loyal men in
every State, retaking, repossessing, and improving
'all that belongs to our Government, and so pre
pare us again to exhibit-inple to :the world
that : shall be aiiisiXantagil isiellyrho uphold it.
Our Father, 'who' art in Haaven,. halieWed be
Thy name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done
on earth as it ii in Heaven. And give us this day
our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we
forgive our debtors. And lead us not into tempta
tion but deliver us from evil, for fine is the king,
nom, the power, and the glory, forever and ever
Amen.
Arrivals from Pennsylvania.
- ICirlicood's—James Varee, J. E. Duffield, D.
H. Leah', Levi Duffield, Cleo. Almon, J. 11. Brock
ton, Jno. W. Campion, Jonah Woodruff, Philip
.Kariray, G 11. Dykeman.
Ifillard's--,Tames P. Gregory, Thos. Kimble,
Jr., J. W. Jonas, Wm. B. Irvin.
Brown's—Q. , H..MoCurdy, W. R. Ramsey,
Trim Roberta, 11. A. Lovely.
Nattonal—W . B. Knight, Noah Hart, George
Biddle. •
From Fortress Atonroe.
GOVIEN.I¢ENT WILIAMER 4117.1124
FORTRIBS Mosso*, July 3.—The steamer Cat
reoently employed as a transport between
here and Newport Nowa, was burned last even
mg. General Butler and family bed jug landed
from a trip to Newport Nowa.
- The vessel is a total loss, the crew having
barely time to esoepe.
The Catasap formerly belonged to the Bridge
port line, and was owned by. Freeman et Co. She
was insared for V-5,000, and had been under con
tract with the Government for three months, at
$lO,OOO per month.
Captain Gordon, of the Cumber/and, gallantlT
removed the rifled cannon( from the burning
steamer. •
. Colonel Allen's regiment to-day went up to
Newport News. Otherwise there has been no m 111.44
.44 movements of importance.
General Butler, accompanied by 110 n. H. J.
Baymond, this afternoon paid his respects to Com
modore Btringham. •
The 9uaker Cytp name up from this Capes, but
reports nothing new.
One of the /otters intercepted near (treat Bethel,
mentioned in yesterday's despatch, says there are
less than ill,ooo troops at Yorktown, and that one
Perrot gun and two rifled cannon were the princi
pal pieces used by the rebels In the affair at great
Bethel.
A flag of truce is here again from Norfolk, boldly
flaunting the rebel rag and ensiling aboist the
roads without molestation. Why does Commodore
tringh atu permit the enemy to observe our every
movement? The flag of truce brings several fugi
tives, chiefly women, from Norfolk.
From }he 4rmy near Alerandria.
ALILLANDRIA, Jqly 4.—A Bring of muskotry war
heard at daybreak this morning in the direotlon
of the outposts, bet the cause is yet unexplained.
A telegram from Camp Tyler represents all quiet
there during the night
Intense quiet prevails here to day. An ordinary
New York or Philadelphia gloom would be con-
sidered a hilarity here. There will be a national
salute froni the forte and gun boats at noon, and the
regiments will parade in the several camps, but no
demonstration whatever in the city. AR the bars
are closed, and the soldiers are confined to their
respective . camps.
This is a precaution against the possibility , of an
attack by Beauregard, under the supposition that
our'position will be weakened by the frolicking
pf the soldiers on the national holiday. The fact
Is that the positiop was never so secure as it is
to-day.
Two balloons from the Secession oamp have been
seen reconnoitring within the past few days.
court martial was hold yesterday, over Col.
McDowell, of the rennsylvania Fifth. It is un
derstood that the case, which is said to have arisen
from certain conduct while acting assdlicer of the
day, was waived, in vieW of the speedy disbud
ment of the regiment, the term of enlistment ex
piring in a few weeks.'
Tieroseno Explosion, and Death of
Two Persons.
Bertaulna, Pa., July 4 —Wm. Blinn& and wife
were burned to death last night by the explosion
of a kerosene lamp. 'They leave 'wren he/Plegc
Andrea.
General.. Pa - tie rsonle headquarters at
Xartinsburq.
aIIANIIIA2Y4IIB OT TUN MILITARY MIPART.
MIIII7,- BLULTIIIBIII7IIG, VA., J aly 3. 1861.
General Order.—Until farther orders the head
quarters of this department will be at Martinsburg,
Va., and the poat•offloe, Hagerstown, Md.
By order of Mijor-General Patterson.
P. J. Pouran, Auld. Adjutant Omura].
THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
EXTRA. SESSION.
WACHT.BOTON S Jl2l/y 4, 1881
BERATE.
The Senate was celled to order by the Vibe Pre
sident at 12 o'clock.
The following Senatore were present .Messrs
Anthony, Bayard, Bingham, Breckinridge, Bright,
Chandler, Clark, Collarner, Cowan, Dixon, Dco
little, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale,
Harlan, Harris. .lElowe, Johnson (Tenn.), Kennedy,
King, Lane (Ind.), Latham, Morrill, Nesmith,
Pearce, Polk, Powell, Saulsbury, Sherman, Sim
mons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Thomson, Trumbull,
Wade, Wiikisson, and Wilson.
Mr GRIMES, of lowa,.presented the credentials
of James S. Lane, Senator that from Kansas, who
took the oath.
Mr. DOOLITTLZ, of Wisconsin, presented the cre
dentials of S. C. Pomeroy, Senator elect from
Kansas.
Mr. TRUMBULL, of Illinois, preSented the oreden
tittle of Orville If. Browning, Senator cloud from
Illinois, to Ell the vacancy occasioned by the death
of Senator Douglas:
Mr. Larnest, of California, presented theureden.
flab of James A. hieDougal, 6anator elect from
California.
The oath was administered to the last three
Senators On drawing lots Mr. Pomeroy drew the
long term for 'Kansas
Mr. Baia, of New Hampshire, offered a resolu.
tion that the Senate proceed to the election of Ser.
geant-abarms. Lard over.
Mr. RALIK offered a resolution, asking the Store
tary of the Navy for a oopy of all contracts.
Passed. -
Mr. WxLoon, of Massachusetts, gave notice - that
he should, tomorrow , o ff er the , following bills :
A bill to ratify and confirm certain ads of the
President, for the suppression of ineurreotion and
rebellion.
A bill to authorize the employittent of volunteers
for enforcing the laws, and protecting public pro-
A bill to inorease the present military establish
,
went of the United States.
A bill providing for the better organization of
the military eatablishment.
A bill to promote the etnaienoy of the army.
A bill for organizing a volunteer militia force,
to be called the National Guard of the United
States.
The Clerk read' the: tesignation .of : Amur
Dwaine, the venerable Booretery of the Senate.:.'
On motion. of ' 'Maine, the
senate adjoniried. ' 7
ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The Clerk called the names of those heretofore
elected as members from South Coil)Him, Ar
kansas, and Florida.
Mr. Mc°lnman. objeoted to Mr. A. T. THAYER
biing oalled as member from Oregon, and sent up
the protest of Mr. Sam, This subject was peered
over for the present.
• Mr. VALLAIMUOI4I4 said he would at the proper
time present a question of privilege in the form of
a resolution, that Messrs. Minarets, BLAIR, and
Cu,tris claiming seats in this House, having been
sworn into the military, service of the. United
States, and holding commissions, are constitution
ally disqualified from being members of this
Rouse.
Mr. lir,ant said be had never been sworn into
the serviee of the United States, and therefore
Mr. Vallandigham's faeb3 were wring as to him
self.
Mr. VALLANDIGHAM said, of coarse after this ex
planation, he , would not !naiade the gentleman
[Applause in galleries j
Mr. Itlonannaow ohjeoted to the !engrain. Of
Mr. Daly as the. delegate from Nebraska.
The list of members having been stilled, the
Dlerk anneuneed that one hundred and lifty-wnen
members had.answered to their names.
The election of a Speaker was new in order. Mr.
Murex said : Mr. Clerk; be forethe balloting oom
menses, I desire to state to my fellow members
that I am not a candidate for the Speakership.
am profOundly and sincerely grateful to the gentle
man °tali parties, who have proffered me, their
support. I 'desire the withdrawal of my name, to
lessen the number of candidates, and to prevent
the delay in the organisation which the impending
triangular contest teemed to threa'en. lam con
vineed, also, that the Speakership will be more
worthily filled by either of the distinguished gen
tlenum whose names have been so prominently as
soeiated with it 1 announoed to them, yesterday,
that my name would, be withdrawn before ballot
ing, and to those whose 'friendship had honored
me with their preference, I hope to, prove, in my
servieei on this floor, ands by my devotion to-'the
country, which in this hour of trial should be, in
loyal hearts, above party, that their generous con.:
fiance has not been misplaced.
Mr. lircumai nominated Paartots P. Basis,
Jr., of ,Mistouri, saying that that gentleman had
Inaugurated the 'war polloy iu Missouri,. which
had elicited the approbation of every loyal Ameri
can citizen. [Applause in the galleries.]
Mr. Motnunsratru wished now to put a stbp to
suolt disorders in the galleries.
The Clerk said he had no power to preserve
order.
Mr. VALLAXIIMECAR thoeght an lipped from the
Clerk would bay. the proper effect. ,
Mr. STIVENO, in nominating Mon. GROW,
of Pennsylvania, for Speaker, said he would not
follow the bad taste of colleague (Mr. Hick
sum) by going into a eulogy of Mr, GROW'S char
acter, or be provoked into saying anything against
his opponent. [Laughter j
Mr. QIIIITTS, in alluding to Mr. Vallandigham's
question of • privilege, said he was cleated by the
people of lowa as a member of Congress ; he was
also gloated oolonel of a volunteer regiment•of that
State, and for these marks of °Widows his consti
tuents were responsible.
The Mouse then prooeeded to vote for speaker.
Them being no choice, Mr. ilf,ara said it was
unnecessary to have another vote, as this would
`cause delay in the organization. Be begged leave
to -deoline being a oandidote; and requested his
friends to change their votes on this ballot in order
to an election at once.
Votes were then ohanged from Blair to grow,
and the following was announood as the result:
Whole number of votes, 159. Grim 3 '9O • t
Blair,
11; Crittenden, 12 ; the rest Twittering.
The. Hon. G. A. Gao*, the Speaker *u
'escorted to the chair by Messrs. Blatr and Rich
ardson.
lie made.an address, when the oath of office was
administered by,Mr. W.tsnitunan, of Illinois.
Before the resolt, was announced, he said be bad
a remark to make idmilar to Mr. Blair. He would
not be a candidate any longer. rßzotasive laugh
ter I
This was owing to his having received one vote
from the partiality of a friend.
On motion, it was
-
Resolped, That all whose names have bean ob
jaded to be passed over anti' the residue of the
members have been sworn in, and also t4se whose
seats are ion tested.
The'rgembers !Tare then sworn In as their names
were galled, by delegations
Mr. Bunarrr, of gentuoky, offered a resolntien
that the question of right to stints by the five gentle
men from Virginia, Messrs. Pendleton, Brown, Up?
ton; Carlile, and Whaley be referred tothe Oommit
tee on Bieetions, after the:litter shall be appointer).
He `mad it was not his purpose to offer tool Sao.
dons opposition, but he deemed it a duty to offer
cuoh a reference. It involved a question of the
gravest character.
Mr. Monism+, of Vermont rose to a point of or.
d.er, that the douse, being in the exeoution of an
order, could not suspend , the rple but this wag
Mr Sri - yang, of Pennvlrazda, rote to a point of
order-r=via ; that the gtmtlemap from 14eatuoky
abould drat , call for a oartifiCate, and then proceed
In the proper order.
Mr. Busies:rt. said he bad placed the objection
on higher ground, and only desired to interpose
=oh objection as his conscience and duty com
pelled. One of the members claiming a seat from
Virginia (Mr. Upton) oonfessed that he was ineli
gible to a seat in the Rowe. -
Mr. Qumran, of Virginia, said he did not wish
any portion of his State to fail of representation
from any objeotion urged agslut any other por.
tion. He was regularly elected on . the fotutit
Thursday of May, by a large:majority, and the
only question in his ottee was, whether , the Con
vention of Virginia had any right to annul a solemn
law of the State ? The law authorising the Con
vention expressly declared that the acts of tbe
Convention have no authority unless ratified by the
people. in the course of his remarks he said he
believed no party in any State, either by oon►en:
lion or otherwise, had power to at!aolve the alle
giance they owe to the dovernment formed f'Or
them by their fathers [His remarks were hailed
with deafening applause by the galleries j
Mr. VALnatentowast, of Ohio, said; on the next
demonstration of such disorder, he should insist en
the order of the HOW. being eltecnted. -
Mr. Castral„ - a, resuming, characterised the action
of-• the Pastern portion of Virginia as a Ureter
tyranny, and declared that the people of Western
Virginia were determined to , uphold the Union
suidei which we have grown and prospered beyond
ail precedent, therefore they desire, In the nip
lion's Capitol, that their voice should be heard
on everything pertaining to the organisation. of qt.,,
Mr. Lovegor, of Dings, moved the , previous
question oitthe reeolution.
Mr. BUSUMTT, of gentstoky, Amended ibi.yine
nnd nsya, but they were not ordered,
On motion of Mr. Mpensestattp, , of Minds, the
resolution was tabled. ;.
The Virginia delegation was then sworn in, as
were also the delegations from the other Bi atOL
BTATUIt, of Penneylvattia tnoved'that the
name of Mr. Boiler, instead of Lehman, be in.
sorted on the roll ae a toomber front the First dia.
trtot'of Pennsylvania, and sent ttp the certificate
of the return judges, which was read. 'Re' els 6
made acme remarks in sniziort of MS pomitton , and
called upon'Mr.'-Lehman to produce a proper card..
lotto.
Mr. lataxatt replied that he curie here by virtue
of a proolamation of the Governe Penn
under the broad seal of the State, the aame e l fl it ',
by which bfr. Stevens himself took hie seat. , n ott ;
wee no higher authority. lie read the coneladtag
portion of the proclamation, showing that his ro t ,
was mentioned in connection with othe r m om , t „
front that State. Let the subject go to the COQ!.
mitten on EieCUOMO. and the Bean would, ph . t ,
the report wee made, be astonished at the etrraioer
frauds judicially ascertained.
Mr. VALTARDIGn6II, of Ohio, inquired whetter
the party by whose forgery the eartificate was Ito .
cured was not convicted and sentenced, and I f not
now in the penitentiary.
Mr. Lzusrser did not wish to prejudge the ease.
He did not wish the Howe to take his rpsadtrii,
but that the frusta should be ascertained Quatro
the proper committee ; as in that ease hie aonitita.
eats would not be damaged ; bet in deferenc e t o
Mr. Valiandigham, he gave an affirmative reply to
the question.
Mr. Brayserts replied, that the certificate of k r ,
Lehman's election was nowhere to be beet ca
th e w eft of the prothonotary. The only diorite%
caratruotion he could place on the Governor's ant
in inserting the name of Mr. Lehman inttead et
Mr: Butler, was that the governor bad Zed,
mistake. There
favor' of bf r: Le It on an was no prtsne Janie case et ell 14
Mr. STEVENS aired a resolution that the elm
be directed to, insert the name of Butler
on the
roll, and that Mr. Lehman be entitled to contest
the treat of Mr. Butler, by riving him the Itheired
notice within three months
hlr LICHKAN reaponded that the Goremer had
performed his lawful duty, , and made no cui e to e.
Se contended that his name woe rightfully
and
properly' on the list, but his colleague now sou g h t
to override a law of Pennsylvania, and to set at
naught the act of the highest officer of the tou t .
monwealth The course proposed by his colleague
would set a precedent disastrous to the crattry,
They should show fair play. If, after exe re i ti ,
tion, it should be found that Mr. Butler war fairly
elected, no one would more readily acquiesce than
he, If the decision of the oommittee were Luga no
by the Rouse.
Mr. FottiKß, of Illinois, moved to lay Mr. s te.
yens' resolution on the table, lOLA WIN 3 Caned,
91 against 41..
Mr. MoCratusarin, of Illinois, olojteted to kr
Thayer being wont in es a member from Oren.
believing, as at present advised, teat Mr. Ebiel true
elected, and offered a resolution to that effect,
which was tabled, that tbe question to tetanal to
the Committee on Elections, and that until they re
port neither to occupy a seat in the Route.
Mr. Thayer wee then sworn in.
The question as to Mr. Daily's right to a teat
as delegate from Nebraska was temporarily paw
poned, and the House then proceeded to the oleo•
tion of a Clerk.
Mr. Exalts nominated Mr. Ronny.
Mr. ManLosor nominated Mr. Etheridge, of Tea
name.
Mr. Yourrra nominated Mr Dietrich, of Mt
Dots
TheHotsce then proseeded tc a vote, as follows:
For Mr Etheridge.. 92
" " Forney - 41
sc•Es Dietrich • . ........ 21
*4 " Florence 2
Mr. EVIINEIDaiI wan dtOiSted eleCted.
On motion of Mr. Wasso:mita, of Mut& &
resolntion adoptintthe roles of the lest House nn.
til otherviise ordered, and that a committee of five
be ordered tbereor, was passed.
Mr Evr, 'of. New York, offered a reiolaSte
whioh was adopted, providing for a oammittge to
not. jointly with one from the Senate to wait on as
President, and inform him that Congress 13 ready
to receive any communication he may be Asgard
to make.
Mr. TEAM, of Meanotmette, offered a reiclelon.
which was adopted, to inform the Beasts that the
Boum had elected Mr. Grow Speaker, and au
ready to proceed to bullpen.
The Haase hued the hour of meeting at moot
hereafter, until otherwise ordered.
Mr. VALLANDIONAM, of Ohio, gave notice of his
intention to introdooe a bill to repeal the tariff ut
of 1861, and revive that. of 1857.
Mr. STOVERS, of Penurylvenis, presented a red
Von of Mr. Butler, contesting :.the sent of Mr
Lelamon, and
The Hot" at 5 P. M., adjourned
Positron of Troops in Museum
Sr. Louts, July 4- —Canal Information E ayo
that Col. Siegel is at Mount Vernon, Lawtesee
nottuty, with a strung force, and that Governor
Jaokson is supposed to have orosted the Arkansas
Una.
The Rvublicanlearna from letters dated Spring
field, 30th June, that Jackson with 1,500 men, was
at MOteVillo, Severn county. The lines of the Fe
deral troops have been- extended to Bareoxie, Jai
per countya through which Jackson would have to
pass to reach Arkansas.; and the opinion it confi
dently expressed that hi' will be taken prisoner,
unlace' be receives larger reinforcements than he
appears likely to obtain.
Major Phelps had been detained at Spriogfield,
by important events there, bat he will be in Wash
ingtou.th time for all important business of the
session.
THE CITY
Independence Day.
GROW MILITARY DISPLAY
SCENES AND INCIDENTS
When a nation is imperilled, the people rd'i
about its consecrated planes upon its oomeorat4
days.
The United. States has been menaced. The too
.
ple have sprung to arms Upon the 4th ofhly, the
day of its independence, in Philatelphie, the City
Of. the State }Tense, was 'witnessed yesterday, an
exhibition, the Mite of whieh this Commonwealth
never saw before. •
The day was ushered in by the sonnet of lode
wad of cannon. The noise of the preceding eigtt
had been so far prolonged that a oontinnous din re
sounded tkrou.gh the streets, from the eve and twi
light of Wednesday to the foil day break and
glory of the morning of the 4th.
. •
THE PARADR'OF THE ROME GUARD.
The line wen formed in the following order
Brigadier 'General Pleasonton and aid:
THE RESERVE BRIGADE. •
PtRST nacturafr.
Colonel—P. 0. Ethunker.
Major—Napoleon B Klemm
Adjutant—Joneph T. Ford.
Paymaster—R. P. De Silver.
Qaartermaater—Joseph M. Thom
Quartermaster's Sergeant—A. it. Fortin
Surgeon—Dr- W. L...Atlee.
-Assistant Surgeon—Dr. Thos. M. Drysdale.
Conipany A—Captain, -ensiles S. Smith; fiat
lieutenant, James D. geyser; second lieutenant,
•Chsorgeb. Delinker.
Company B--Captain, Wm. 11. Kern; first lieu
tenant, Charles F. Bupfield ; second lieutenant,
lie* F. Rippeger
Company o—Captain, Chas. M. Proust; ilet
lieutenant, Atwcod Smith, second lieutenant, Chas,
P. herring.
Company B—Captain, J. Roes Clark; first
law
tenant, Edwin Watts:nu ; second lieetenant, IV T.
Marten.
Company B—Captain, Jsoob Loud enslager ; in
lieutenant, J. 0. Sterling; second lieutenant, —.
lieutenant, Wit.
F—Captain, Joseph N. Piersol; lire,
”outenant , Vircq. W. Wagner; second lientenot ,
John G. Murphy.
comranY (I—Captain, George W. Wcod;Go'
lioutenant, --; second lieutenant, Harry
man.
ComPany H—Captain, Situ Wilson; first lieu
tenant,. John M. Rosa; second lieutenant, Jeaci
brown.
Company. I—Paptain, George W. Briggs; 15 M
lieutenant, Edward Dewees ; mond lieutenant'
Benj W. Hayes
Company E.—Captain, Charlet P. Warner; first
lieutenant, H. p. Welsh;, 100
seoon4 lieutensat ,
S. Sees.;
11Jecorp Bawer.
Colonel,r-Wm. C. Patterson.
Lieut. Colonel—William W. Taylor.
fdsjar—Gustavus Eckendorff. yre , , i .„
C..mpany A—Captain Lorin Blod
tenant, Charles F. Si m pson; secongdel;
tietttentni,
Charles 0. Brewster.
Company B—Captain. Thompson Reynolds; ti lt
lieutenant, Hudson K. Laforge • Ewald lienerear,
Thomas J. Wallace.
Company C—Captain, John T. Andenried ; firs`
lieutenant, Thomas It. Kleook ; second 11 °P 0/lat '
.T. H. Clark.
ComPsily "P--Cattain, Charles L. Qtdck ; fait
lieutenant, Watson Malone; second Benton: We
Charles M. Bette.
CPnlPany R—Captain, George F. Feraont ; arst
lieutenant. George W. 0 rice ; second lierdensoi,
Isaac M. Bussinger.
Onuipany F—Captain, J. Vaughan Merriok.
Company G—Captain William II Merrick ; fret
lieutenant, A. N. Macp herson; second lieutenant,
T. J. Greenfield,
Company H—Captain, Sambas li. Bartol; fisit
lieutenant, IL W. Karcher ; second llentenrart,p.
McAfee.
Company I—Captain, N. Bids Graham; to t
lieutenant, C. 0. Conley ; second Ilentenani ,
.. B. Jardella.
Trsln 11011111 GOMM. ,
The line of the Rome Guard ems formed in a g
followiu order:
perritraor or LIMIT IN76NTET-1800 sue' jll.'
co* . U ni n o l u o w n e A a r it t h ill T„ er it y li C t o i n a r ti n t y ry ,
cormatenzso r
Quaker 'City Artillery, CapCtsziPniaßlinillPerr.tv°sL
National Guard Cadets, Captain Bland
Pennsylvania Cadets, Captain Snow
, Girds Lafayette Cadets, Captain iiinoltea-
XVIon Light Infantry, Captain II C. Butche r *
This battalion is made up of lads They at
traded universal attention for the Iteettlen of then
lirdforma, and their soldierly skill and besting .
BATTAL . TON, TIRO? RIZOTXSPI ,
TAIN ;F01,7211 COUSUNDLIM
CreinrinY Alsonneirobor Rifles, Captain P IC_,,.°leo;
B, Citizens itttle Company, "
..„ „,..7 ;;
0, Freeman Compattb
"
D, German Ride Company, $ B / I°3l
egiment's Band.
?mem uTrAziors, 111201)1VD sugar/mar
931.T4.1X GRAZ?? COXXADID/X o t
17041131 DY A, Rozborout„4, Copula Ova:
B, 19th ward, +, Cooper ,
.
" C„ TM tt ' Daniels.
" D 24th it Beatty
B, 24th .‘ Bleb.
B, Bruktleton, " W fill ' u reand
Regimental. Band, bad by Captain Birgliel4,
Major.