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rRIDA.Y, JULY 12, 1861.
Fort►er lDnt that standard shoot!
IrThere breathes the too Ant falls betel.. its?
With Freedom's soli beneath our test, •
And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us!
Union Sentiment in East Tennessee.
A friend in Louisville has kindly sent to us
a copy of the Knoxville Meg of July 6, and
we are gratified to find that ?amen BROWN.
low continues to fight as boldly and ably for
the Ur mon as ever, notwithstanding the recent
rumor that he intendtd to abandon the dis
cussion of political questions in the columns
of his journal, and to devote it, hereafter, to
general literature and agriculture. As refill
ble news from the South is now rarely ob.
talned, we propose to give our readers an
idea of The character of some of the articles
published in the number before us.
The action of General BUTLER in declaring
the slaves who have fled to his camp contra.
band of war, having been severely denounced
in - Southern journals, the Whig cites a num
ber of precedents for such a proceeding.
Among them are the following In 1838
General JESUP had captured many slaves and
Indians in Florida, and ordered them west of
the iiiisaissippi. When they arrived at Now
Orleans the owners of the slaves instituted
legal proceedings for their recovery,
,but
General Guses, who was then commander of
that district, refused to deliver them up to the
sheriff. His defence before the court (which
was afterwards presented to Congress) was
that, in te time of war, all slaves were belli
gerents as much as their masters ;"'that the
slaves and Indians wore captured in war, and
held as, prlson,ers of war ; that he could only
be guidedVa military officer by the laws of
war, and thatpis while engaged in maintaining
the Federal Government by force of arms,"
the laws of any State must yield to its safety.
His action was fully confirmed after a long
consideration of it, and the slaves were sent
west of the Mississippi, where they were
set free. In 1838 General TATI.OR also
captured, in Florida,, a number of Degrees,
who were claimed by alleged owners at
fugitive slaves, but be replied that he had no
prisoners, (( except prisoners of war," and,
refusing to allow the claimants to examine
them, ho sent them West, where they were set
free. In 1836, General JESUP emplOyed
some fugitive slaves to act as spies and guides,
stipulating that, if they served him faithfully,
be would secure their liberty. The contract
was kept on both sides, and the Degrees were
sent to the West and emancipated. In De
cember, 1814, General ANDREW JACKSON
seized upon a large number of slaves at and
near New Orleans to assist in erecting foitift
cations for its protection. Their owners were
very indignant, but he disregarded their re
monatrances, During the various skirmishes
and battles which occurred a number of them
were 'killed, and their roasters carried their
complaints against the Hero of the Hermitage
for seizing their property, and their claims
against the. Government for compensation for
those who bad bean killed, to. President
Mamsox and his Cabinet, and the result was
that the course of General TAesscur was ap
proved, and Congress refused to pay for the
slaves who had, been killed—many Southern
members voting against appropriations for
that purpose. The Whig thinks precedents
of this kind show that if BUTLER should
eventually send back the slaves in his posses
sion, he would prove (I lase of an Abolition
ist than the great Southern generals have
been."
The Whig learns from the Richmond Exa
miner that a fatal case of Asiatic cholera had
occurred at Camp Lee, near that city. The
victim was one of the Texan troops.
The threat la freely made by the Secession
ists of West Tennessee that East Tennessee
will be coerced, and it is rumored that Col.
Oxa's South Carolina is soon to be quartered
among them, because " they will have less
sympathy for Union men, and will use less mo
deration. in subjugating them ;" but the Whig
assures the insurgents that there aro ten thou
sand Rome Guards in its section of the State,
devoted to the Union cause, who are armed
with old•fashioned rifles and shot guns, and
who, tr in defence ot• their rights, aro pre
pared to die upon their native soil."
lk The real state of sentiment among a large
portion of the thinking people of the South
is, no doubt, well described in the following
extract
The thicking people of the South are seriously
pondering over the sad condition of the country
The 'motion is. what is to become of the country ?
A mutate spirit has been aroused. and, unless it
is speedily quelled, it will fasten a despotism upon
the necks of the people. This is now the ease in
Tennessee. Before these Secession leaders are
aware of it, the people will have disoovered
the chains forged for them, and they will sweep
their corrupt leaders away by the dorm which
they have raised. Already, no lees than a halt
dozen leaders arc intriguing for the prospec
tive Dectatorshiy of the 'Southern. Confederacy
These are Yancey, Wise, Toombs, Rbetc, Davie,
Goy Brown, of Georgie, and Gov. Barris, of' Ten
nesse.. Personal rivalry among these men may
prevent either of these from grasping the coveted
pries. But some other ambitions man will try to
seise the reins of power and assume the kingly
control of the Southern. States. Some of these
Southern aspirants are reported to have said, time
and again, that a republican form of 'government
is at as end, that there Is too much freedom in the
country, and that the people pass upon too many
elections, and that a new form of government will
have to be established.
This is unfortunately too Owe, so far as the
South Ls conoerned, Popular government in the
South has degenerated into a most detestable form
of anarohy. The population has become duped
and excited ; the political leaders have become
selfish and corrupt. A total breakdown, there
fore, of this new Confederate form of government
is inevitable. A military depotism, supported by
an immense standing army, now looms up before
the anxious gaze of the speculators, tyrants, °apt.
tallies, and bad men of the South.
The full election returns, by counties, on
the question of sc separation " or 44 no separa
tion" from the Tinton are published, the ag
gregates being as follows :
110 SEPATIATION. enfAx On.
East Tennessee 32 923 14 780
Middle Teeneeeea 8 198 58 2G5
West Tanners,. 6,117 29 127
Vote in camps • • • • 2 741
Total ..47 238
In the twepty-nine counties of Eastern
Tennessee twenty-six gave majorities against
separation and three for it. In the thirtyfour
counties of Middle Tennessee four gave ma.
jorities against separation and thirty for it.
In the eighteen counties of West Tennessee
four gave majoritiei against separation and
fourteen for it.
The Mug proposes that at the August elec
tion the Union men of the three EaA Tennes
see districts send. three Representatives, as
usual, to the National Congress. In the First
district their candidate will be Thomas A. R.
Mauler, and in the Second,. Boa Avg MAT
NAiD.
It seems that the famous $15,000,000 loan
has not even yet been taken in the O. S. A.,
notwithstanding the seductive appeals which
have been made by numerous commissioners.
The Whig concludes that cg a Government
whose Brat loan, and that only $16,000,000,
can't be taken, does not present much claim
for recognition by foreign Powers."
The Whig copies from the Mobile Triftune
the following letter, written to an Alabamian
by Bishop POTTER, of this State:
PuttiLDSLPHIA, Pa , May 13,1881.
My DEAR DIE : `Tun " beg me to explain bow it
Is possible that I could, reader the oireumstances,.
give so much sanction and eneouragemebt to those
engaged in this unholy, unprovoked, wanton at
tempt to destroy us, and ail that is dear to ILL"
Your, misconception is so radioal that I almost
despair of correcting it. What you regard as an
" attempt to destroy you, and all that is dear io
you," Is considered by to as simply at attempt to
defend ourselves and the capital of our country
from threatened invasion, our Constitution from
destruction, and even our Southern brethren from
that which is the surest proteotton of ttfeuaseives
and their peculiar Ins itatioos. From the sectedon
of South Qualify% to the storming of Fort Sump
ter, the (lener4 11 rverument remained all but
pessive It then beoame Indispensable that we
shout! know whether it was a Government, and
whether the whole system that Washington and his
bompeers iosognreted in 1789 was not a deltudou
and, impnsture This. my oear air, is the wa°l°
story Your theory not only disregards your own
obligations under the Constitution, but it leaves to
us no Government, except in name, opening ohe
door for perpetual discord, and for secession with
out end.
I do not believe that at the North one man in
fiff7 darireS, an invasion of your soil, or the vie
straotion a your social system. They simply de
sire thatyou should not break up the,,Unlon, by
your method of leaving it, bat refer all subject/ of
m ou l t to a aanT•ntlou of all the Buttes, which
will be competent either to redress all grievances,
or to provide a way in which you can retire from
the Union, without dissolving the whole fabric of
our General Government.
Under the present exasperated state of the sec
tions, it is impossible to my to what length this
conflict may go. Ent I assure you that, in the few
H u es above, you have the whole masons of
the loyal States, and of the Union men every
where. Only the smalleit number of fanatics
thinker talk of slavery. The whole question is
one of self-deform, and of Government or no
Gmernermat. Yours, sincerely,
,ILLottao
A FLAG OF TRUCE is the most sacred sym
bol of war. It is the type of honor, and is
respected by every civilized nation. The
ground which it covers is holy ground, and
the hand which bears it is safe from violence
or wrong. It carries with it certain privileges,
but those privileges should never be abused.
It grants certain rights, but the very nature of
those rights should prevent treachery and
espionage. So jealously are the privileges of
a flag of truce guarded, and so universal is the
feeling of reverence entertained for it, that
when, during the Russian war, an English
truce.bearer was fired upon before Cronstadt,
the whole world cried, shame, and greeted the
authors of the crime with acorn and con
demnation.
We do not expect many courtesies from
the insurgents. Men who can lie and steal
will not be particular about obeying the
balance of the commandments. But we cer
tainly did think they would have paid some
regard to a flag of truce, and that they would
respect a symbol which is sacred under the
walls of China, the hanks of the Danube, and
the shores of the Southern sea. We must
abandon'that hope. This insurrection shows
that they can not only abuse the privilege of
a flag of truce, but even fire upon -those who
bear it. At Fort Sumpter they redoubled
their fire when ANDERSON raised the white
Bag over his burning citadel. When Commo
dore STROM:LAX sent a flag to Norfolk, the
battery at Sewell's Point cannonaded the
barge on which it was borne. Colonel TAT , .
LOX wishes to inspect our fortifications at Ar
lington, and he brings a foolish message under
a flag, and almost at the same time we find
the same trick played upon Gen. PATTIOSON.
It has remained for the Southern insurgents
to thus violate this holy emblem. They have
systematized dishonor and treason; they have
organized piracy, and it is appropriate that
they should crown their infamy by outraging a
symbol which is sacred in the eyes of every
civilized man.
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE•
Letter from "Occasional."
'Correspondence of The Press.]
WARHINGITON, July 11,'1801.
The Tote of tbe Some of Ropreientativea on the
loan bill and the debate preoeding it, the , floe pas
ser between Mr. Burnett and Mr. Mallory, both
o: Keotuoky, the extraordinary speech of Mr. Val-
I indighatu, of Ohio—who seems desirous of earning
fir himself the most doubtful of all fame, that of
being oppmed to his country in the hoar of her ex
tremist peril—will constitute a fruitful text for the
elaboration of the historian.
I was delighted to see that the Pennaylvania de
legation voted unanimously in favor of this great
war measure, although the ltir. Ancona, of. Barks,
and the somewhat notorious Phil Johnson, of North
ampton, played a side game in the proceeding,
which shows how utterly unworthy they are of the
confidence of their great constituencies. Hendrick
B. Wright, of Lucerne, and JoSeph Bailey; of
Perry, are entitled to special commendation for
the hearty manner in whitish 'they came up to all
the requirements of the occasion.
William B. Lehman, of the First district, was
right, of course. It would be a galling shame if
the Republicans in the House should allow this gal-
llint gentleman to be displaced. The unseating of
Mr. Lehman would do infinite liarm to the true
friends of the Administration in Philadelphia. He
could desire nothing better himself, because he
could go back to his dieted and be triumphantly
returned at the next Congressional eleotioti; but
in the - face of the facts, with the jadginent of ho
nest men of all parties in his favor, and the belief
that a proved frond alone deprived him of the cer
tificate of the Return Judges, the vote of the
House In favor of Butler would be regardqd as a
party judgment against an honest man, at a time
when d4eintereated - patriotism is required at the
hands of all true Americans.
By the way, why is it that Barks county has been
for years peat, with one or two 'exceptions, cursed
with Representatives who seemed to delight in
crawling at the feat of the Southern tyrants. Glanoy
Jones was so vile a specimen of this school, and has
been so utterly repudiated for his subservienoy to
the men now in arms against our glorious flag, that
I had hoped no man would be bold enough to be
his imitator. The people of that-great county
should keep their eye on Mr. Anoona, now pro
fessing to be their representative. Re is not a true
friend of the Government. Re is the merest echo
of the worst prrjedioes of the Breokinridgo faction,
and with his moat medioore abilities flatters him
self thathe can be mairdattied in any course be
may take by the strength of what he regards as
the Democratic organization of Barks county. Let
him be watched. J. have no doubt he will vote
steadily hereafter, but he cannot be trusted. The
people of Barks county should take care to select
some man at the next Congressional election who
will come here remembering that we have but one
country, and that all who are against it are trai
tors, and deserve to be treated and punished as
such.
' But the vote in the Rouse yesterday was valua
ble apart from the fact that it has enabled us to
understand who are our friends and who are oar
foes. It will teach the Southern conspirators that,
however they may have doubted it before, there
is but one party in the free States, and that a
party resolved to sustain the Government.
President Lincoln ought to thank God that in
his vigorous measures to maintain the national
honor he has bebn sustained by the votes of the
Representatives of every politioal organization in
the loyal States. No such expression of confidence
has ever been bestowed upon any former Execu
tive. Even the illustrious Father of his Country,
General Washington, after the Revolutionary
war, with all his invaluable services In the re
collection of his countrymen, had arrayed against
his Administration a formidable opposition. But
now, with all the machinations of the traitors ow
our own soil—men who have boasted of being bone
of our bone and flesh of our flesh, and who have
looked forward on this account to a large sympa
thy in the free States—he is surrounded by a
loyalty and a devotion such as is unparalleled in
history. If, inetead of asking for $ 400 ,000,000 and
400,000 troops, he had doubled his demand, It
would have been responded to.
The scene in the senate was not lees interesting
than that which took place in the Home. Colonel
Baker, the new Senator from Oregon, the eulogist
of Broderick, now In the field at the head of a re
giment composed mainly of Pennsylvanians, made
a defence of his adopted country (for Colonel Baker
was born in England) which carried away the gal
lerios and the gravezeignors by whom he was sur
epunded, In reply to Mr. Latham, of California.
I was sorry to see that Mr. Latham should here
deemed it necessary to place hithself on the wrong
side in this dark hoar. Col B. took the ground of
granting almost unlimited power to the President,
in order that a peace might be conquered speedily,
and the Coustitution strengthened and vindicated.
It Is impossible to describe the effect of this speech.
The men to whom he responded could not but feel
that they had pla-ed themselves on the worst side
of the question, and that they had made a mistake
from which during their lives they could never
recover.
I do not doubt that the session will be a short
ona. My fears as to dissensions among the friends
of, the country have been dissipated. The ser
vants of the people daily show that they are up
to the popular demand, and know right well that
every hour's delay will be disastrous to their in
dividual fortunes, as well as to the great
cause. As to the fears of a standing army, or the
objection to the alleged exercise of unconstitu
tional power by the President, and as to all the
other theories growing out of the present national
exigencies, let us be content to do our duty in the
Present, and to confide in those who, for the time
being, occupy executive trusts. Let ne, to use
Colonel Baker's language, pat this war through to
the end, and conquer a permanent peace. We
had better run the risk of arectini a despotism
against the traitors of the South than to lose the
Union. OCCIABIONAL.
Letter from "Harvey Birch.”
Correepondeneo of The Preu.)•
WASIIINGTON, July 11, 1861.
The great heart of the nation beats true and
loyally, though there may be gangrenes and ulcers
on the body, which mast be cauterised to be re
moved. • The overwhelming applause which greeted
the remarks of the Hon. Robert Mallory, de
fining the position of Kentucky, in response to
the sentiments uttered by the Hon. Mr. Barnett, is
an evidence of the deep seated determination to
support the Administration in its efforts to en
force the observance' of the laws and the in
tegrity of the Constitution. This applause was
not confined to the galleries, but mime up also
from the seats of members and was irrepressible.
In vain did Speaker Grow invoke a proper respect
for the deoortim of the House and the enforcement
of its rules; the popular approval of the stand
taken by Kentucky would manifest itself In deaf
ening cheers, al if "old Earlelades, the son of earth,
stirred in his mighty caverns " Mr Barnett had ta
ken occasion, upon the constderation of a bill refund
ing duties on arms imported by the States, to q ace
tion the policy of the Administration, and to assert
thatit had been In its dower, by proper °aorta, to
avoid the present war. He took the extreme
ground that the Federal Government aheski re
main pluudve and offer no resistance to the. aggro.,
sloes of the seceded States, thus reducing it to the
absurd alternative of permitting the Confederates
to plane their plokete almost within rifled *cannon
shot of the national capital, and to invest this pity,
while the Government should fold its bands, and,
regarding only the material interests of the rebels,
abut its eyes to the outrages, the treason, and the
wicked war directed against eur republican insti
tutions.
Mr. Mallory, in reply, briefly and emphatically
protested, in the name of the Union sentiment of
Kentuoky, Bo overwhelmingly exhibited at the
polls, against the position of Mr Barnett, and
pledged the undivided vote of her Union Represen•
tatives to the support of the Government and the
maistenance of the Constitution. He charged our
imperilled interests and the impending ruin of
business upon the seceding Btates, and deprecated
the false sympathy which Mr. Barnett had at
tempted to excite in favor of traitors.
It is tot surprising that the voice of Kentnoky,
thus proolaiming for the last resort in defence of
the Constitution, should touch the electric chord
of patriotic sympathy, and bring forth an outburst
of applause. The State has been carnally airs=
represented in Congress by those who are working
in alliance with treason, and hen been shamefully
abneed by her Chief Executive Magistrate. It
has been the persistent eff.irt of her secret enemies,
both foreign and domestic, to tie her hands and
commit her to a negative pOlicy, whioh advisee a
war of defence eolely.
I have already shown what Governor Magoffin
means by this, and if be is not arrested in his de
signs, he may do inoalculable mischief. Unfortu
nately far Kentucky, the Federal dietriot judge,
Monroe, is In full sympathy with the Seeaselonists;
his son, Secretary of State, shapes and =nide the
Gubernatorial policy, and he has marled that he
as longer feels any love fur the old Union, hut that
the destiny of Kentucky should be linked with the
Confederate States. With the State Executive and
the Federal judiciary thus compromised, the Union
men have been embarrassed at every step; but they
have determined to make a last vigorous effort to
free themselves. For this reason they have induced
the venerable Crittenden to withdraw from the
retirement which hisllfe, devoted to his country,
so justly entitled him to enjoy. They have sent
here the sagacious and experienced Wickliffe, and
Henry Gridercomes again to the halls of legisla
tion after a lapse of twelve to fifteen years ; the
gallant Jackson, with a majority of about six
thousand, from a district heretofore doubtful
as to its loyalty; Menzies aweeping tie Tenth
district with a change of over ten thousand
votes ; the eloquent Wadsworth, with nine thou
sand majority ; Mallory re.endorsed by as
many thousands as he had hundreds of voters
two years ago ; with Dunlap from the Sixth, the
Alpine region of the State, where the Spirit of
Liberty dwells, as pure as the blue ekieti around
the mountain tops ; and Harding from the Green
river country, are all hero, determined to carry
out every constitutional measure witioh may be
suggested to crash rebellion and restore the
supremacy of the insuited laws. Kentucky,
from her border position, and from her holding the
key to the navigation of the Ohio and Missiselppi
rivere, has been the centre of a thousand hopes and
fears. She has now taken her stand, and may the
God of our fathers give her firmness, and render
her invineible. Ten thensand times ten thousand
patrietic hearts will thank her for the noble de
claration made by Mr. Mallory. It has impressed
more deeply the value of her State motto, " United
we stand, divided we fall." HARVItY BIRCH.
LATEST NEWS
By Telegraph to The Press.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Despatches to "Tie Press."
WAIIIIINCRON, July 11,.1861
Enlistment of Foreign Born.
A paragraph is 'going the rounds of the press, to
the effect that the Secretary of the Navy has pro.
hibited the enlistment of foreign-born landsmen
into the United States service, and a writer in the
Washington if apubiscan, of this morning, com
ments upon the report as follows
"How strange mi:illiberal comae - ,
in contrast
With the enthusiastic patriotism of our foreign born
oidxens, a recent order of the - Secretary of the
Navy, in which it is decreed that none but native
born landsmen shalt be enlisted into that branch
of the eervioe which has bien not only inaugurated
but immortalised by the heroism of such illustrious
commanders as Jack Barry and Paul Tones!
" Not a sinale foreign name appears in the
traitor's list of the present wicked and most un
holy rebellion. Houor to whom honor is'due."
The last paragraph of the above quotation is
true—the first is not, as no prohibition as to na
tivity or color exists. Your correspondent has
made Ibis a special object of inquiry, and the re
port is officially pronounced untrue, as any
foreigner of good character will find on making
application to enlist at the regularly appointed
places of rendezvous.
The Slaver Triton.
Captain NICHOLAS, of the II S. ship Conste//a;
tton, has Bent to New York the brig Triton, cap
tured at Pants da Lenba, on the west coast of
Africa, on the 21st of May. In his official reports to
the Nary Department, received bore to day, Oapt.
NICHOLAS says that if his arrival on the coast had
been a little earlier, hia prizes would have been
more in number, as nine slavem had loaded, and'
all had escaped but the Nightingale, whioh WAS
captured by the Saratoga. The Triton- had not
commenoed to take in her cargo when she was cap
tured.
In his despatches Capt. NICHOLAS makes favor
able mention of the friendly assistance rendered
from the captain of H. M. steamship Prometheus.
He says : I avail myself of this 000neion to re
port to you-the prompt and efficient co-operation
which I received from Capt. BIM) SNFIELD, Of H. M.
steamer Prometheus. Having' no meartemyself of
oommunication with Punta da Leaha, I intimated
the feet to Capt. Butniszrist.o, who instantly
placed hie steamer at my disposal, with the offer
to tow a boat with as many officers and men as I
ohose to send. I seat out the Fourth stutter, un-
der command of Limit. P. C. JOHNSON, and they
commenced steaming up the (Congo) river at 3
o'clock, and at 10 bad taken possession of the
Triton. There was only one ether vessel there,
the Falmouth. She was doubtless going to take
in'a cargo of slaves, but her preparations had not
progressed far enough to warrant a seizure."
Capt. Nlonoies sent the Trston off in charge of
the prize master, Mr. Ciao. A. Boaonzar, and his
olerk, Mr. Wlnsow, and he has arrived at New
York.
Capt. NienoLas reports hie effioere and crew in
fair health, though the climate was beginning to
tell upon them.
Wsse Reported Hung.
There is a report that Wm bee been taken pri
soner and hung. The report comes from Marshal
LAHON, who gives •it as ofaelal. It is poasible,
however, that even this high authority may be
misinformed. Ito we wait for the mails for foots.
Fire Zonaves Deserting.
Five Fire Zonaves have been arrested and com
mitted to jell as deserters, by order of Generil
The RevoMeg Ge.nbaldiane.
The revolting Garth&Maus, seventy in number,
are still confined in the Treasury building, and
will probably be tried by oonrt•martial.
The Wounded Rhode Islanders.
Two of the wounded by the explosion are reco
vering; the third, E. R. Faareitem, will have to
undergo amputation of the right leg. His reco
very is doubtful. The cause of the explosion has
not yet been satisfactorily explained.
That Flag of Truce.
Much ungratified ourioeity Is manifested here
to knbw what were the contents of the letter
brought by Captain TerLoa to Lb President.
The only thing efloislly etated is, that it was not,
49 reported, from ax• Senator Masoti:
The Telegraph.
The order prohibiting the transmission of Witr
menenienta by telegraph la strictly regarded hero
Despatches are, therefore, considerably curtailed
before they are transmitted. ,
Important Arrests.
Lad evening the First Maine and Ninth New
York Regiments arreeted four enspiolousoharaotere
In a carriage. They had a Secession flag in their
posseesion, and among the papers found upon them
evidence was obtained enfliotent to send them to
prison for an exeminaticn.
Mr. Gaither Released.
Mr. G. G. garrallit, arrested at his hotel yester
day, charged as being a spy, had no difficulty,.
when afforded opportunity, to show his entire in
nocence of the charge, and was honorably
charged. Mr. G. is a literary 'gentleman, and is
worthy of a better appointment under Uncle Sam
than a place in the common jail. ' fits arrest as a
spy, first by the rebels in Richmond, Virginia, and
then again by the Federal authorities in Washing
ton, and on both occasions without the slightest
provocation, shows the hardships whioh.men az
undeservedlymade to suffer when conddiratte is loeF
and a spirit of war prevails.
pistrict Volunteers Returning.
The positions occupied by our District volun
teers along the Upper Potomac are being supplied!
by three years troops, and our volanteers are re
turning to their quarters in the city. The Anders
eon Mee and the Potomac Light Guard of George..
town came in yesterday, leaving their rifles at the
encampments for the three-years troops . who
succeed them. The Washington Zouavee returned
yesterday from their position en the Potomac e.
above the Obain Bridge. The Eighth &Acanthi
District Volunteers arrived from GrOitt . .B.lls t
Company A Washington Light Infantry and the
Matelot Union Bo du returned from Little Balls.
mustered Out
Company A, Uolonßegiment, and Company A,
Washington Light Infantry, were dlsoharged yes
terday, having honorably served out their terms.
Company B, 'Union Regiment, and this Washing•
km natives ware mustered out to-day.' --Other
companies of the District volirrateers will ba cUt'
charged trent day to day, u their terms expire'
THE PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1661.
Oat of these, reorganisations are taking place,
nearly all the men being deeiroue of enlisting for
the war. One or two very fine regiments will be
formed in the Distriot.
The Army and Navy Appropriation Bills
"The army bill for the year (fading Jane next,
whteh passed the Howie to-day, apprepriatea about
$161,000,000, including the pay of the regular
army, nearly $4 000 ; 000; for the three -months
volunteers, $507 000; for the three-year volunteers,
*55.000 000 ; for subsistence in kind for the regu
lar troops, nearly $2,500,000; for subsistence in
kind for the three year volunteers, $23,084"000;
supplies of the quartermaster's department, over
7 1 4 000,000; inoidental expenses thereof, over
$7,500,000 ; for the purchase of dragoon and artil.
lery horses, $lO 500 000 ; transportation of the
army, etc , over $16,000 000 ; for gunboats on the
Western rivers, $1,000,000 ; fur the fortifications of
New York, Maine, Maryland, Virginia, Florida,
and California, $645,000.
Appropriations are also included for arrearages
for the year ending with Tune last.
The navy appropriation bill appropriates about
$30.000,000, of which ovor $8,500 000 is for the re
pair and equipment of vessels ; $1,800,000 for the
completion of the seven steam screw sloops autho
rized last February ; $9l 500 for the side•wheel
steamer ; nearly S 4 000,000 for the charter of ves
sels and their purchase and fitting out for war ser
vice, with a reservation due on existing contracts
for the fitting out of the shlpi of war.
The President, in reply to the resolution of the
Rouse calling for the correspondence touching the
annexation of the Dominican Republic) to Spain,
has replied that it is not deemed advisable to com
municate it at the present time.
The President has approved the bill remitting
or refunding the duties on arras imported by the
States, to be used in suppressing rebellion.
Senatorial Episode.
The remarks of Senators Hera, Kuto, andDaerz,
yesterday, on the sublime speotacle presented by
the spontaneous uprising of Buchman numbers of
our oltisena under the volunteer system, who have
come forward to defend and maintain their rights
granted by the Constitution of the pnion, were re
ceived with the greatest favor. It was withliffi
culty that the crowded galleries could suppress
their applause. As Mr. Reim remarked, noon this
manifestation alone May we rest our conclusions as
to the result of the revolution through which we
are now passing. The PEOPLE have taken the
matter into their own hands ; the PEOPLE demand.
that the country shall be free, and who dares to
deny their righteous demands, or say that, united
as they are, they will not again restore the nation,
add leave to their children the blessings received
from their fathom? The feeble opposition pre.
seated In the Senate serves as a forcible and fit
emblem of Lucifer's fall, reminding ns, as we look
upon them, and read that '• forlorn hope" depioted
in their countenances, of the trite and true saying,
"Devils believe and trembles." May we not hope
to see them yet returning again to their first faith,
and giving true allegiance to the nation they have
contributed to bring into a state of rebellion?
The Forward Movement. •
The large army of 35,000 men, now under 90D.
McDowaLL's command across the river, continues
to be daily inoreeeed. The Seeond Vermont Regi
ment, Colonel Warmed, and Twelfth New York
Volunteers, Colonel Watatarn, have gone over the
river ; the latter, ea they were marching along the
Avenue, were islnging " I wish I was in
Other regiments are on the move, and the day
closes with little lets than 90,000 troops on the
Virginia aide, with large supplies of ammunition
of every kind used in a fisid engagement. The forts
are largely supplied with ~ grape and minister,"
and everything inclioates a completeness of pre.
filtration for a trial of strength with fiesaultrasari.
And at no time previous to the present has the
publio feeling here been eo strong in favor of de
delve action. Nor has there been that united,
voice in , favor of the policy of the Executive that•
we hear now on every aide most freely and
em
phatioally expressed. Statesmen, Folcliers, and
°Dimas are united in the oaks purpose of putting
down rebellion and restoring to the people throngh
out the Union those inalienable rights of which
they have been deprived by tusurpation.
Though • the War Department will permit no
communication to be made with regard to the time
of the contemplated engagement, it is difficult to
arrive at any other conolusion, from the evidence
before na, than that we may expect to hear, at
any moment, that a fight has been commenced.
Change of Aram
The. Twenty-first Regiment
.Xew York Volun
teers, Col. Realms, marobed to the 81110118 i this
morning, and exobanged their.old.stitered.muskets
of 1880 for the now pattorn • smoritii-biiiilillkirign
field musket of 1852. -
Transportation of Gun- Cairiages.
The atoaus-tug George W Riggs, whleh ie em
ployed at the arsenal in carrying ammunition, so.,
to the troops on the Virginia shore, left the sr-
Banal last . night with a soow in tow, heavily loaded
with gun•carrlagee and caissons for Fort Runyon.i
A New Battery on the Potomac. -:
A battery is being built on the east side of .the
channel, opposite the navy yard, to be used for the
trial of guns, sad also as a protection to the yard.
Barges for the President and Cabinet.
Two new barges are being built in the navy
yard—ens for the President and family, and the
other for the Cabinet. These are to be 28 feet
long and 8 feet wide, to be palled by twelve oars.
The President's boat will be painted white, with
gilt stripe, and trimmed inside with blue damask.
The boat foil' Cabinet will be painted blaok,
with scarlet stripe - and with orimson trimmings.
• Movements of Troops. • •
The Thirty second -New York V. 81 , - Colonel
Mammon, alined the_ river into Virginia this
morning.
Ottis S. Buxton, of Warsaw, New York, bas been
appointed First Assistant Doorkeeper of the Bosse
of Itepreseatattves.
Various propositions have been made in regard
to the postage on soldiers' lettoers, one giving the
franking privilege to an officer in each regiment
for its benefit, and' another to furnish them with
stamps. Another plan has been suggested by Mr.
COLFAX, chairman of the Postal Committee of the
House, in effect that they be eiempted from pre
payment of postage, leaving it to be paid by the
recipients of their letters, which would 'avoid loss
to the revenue and obviate the objeofion to the
extension of the franking privilege.
~,Au amendment to the volunteer bill, reduoing
the pay of chaplains 50 per omit, lower than de
signated by the Secretary of War, passed the
Senate. Should it become a law it is feared that
some of the more competent 'will .resign, owing to
the insufficienoy of the support.
The newspaper statements which have elicited
an inquiry in the Rouse of Representatives, that
the Secretary of the Ravy has issued an order to
receive at the recruiting stations none but native
born oltilens, are untrue. The facts are that the
number of landsmen offering are much larger than
the service required, and hence Boston is now the
only point where they are received. At all the eta , -
Mons seamen are enlisted without regard to nation
ality.
Gen. Jot Limn, of Kansas, to-day received an
order from the War Department for the Immedi
ate mustering in of his brigade. The skeleton
companies thereof are to be filled up hereafter.
• Nearly all the nominations thus far transmitted,
by the President to the Senate cover appointments'
made during the late Congrefslonal reuse. Those
for the army have net yet been submitted for con - ,
firmation by that body. Not a few of the' ap.;
pointees, however, have donned the uniform in ad
vance of snob action:
Major General Fnunoar will probably leave
Washington to-day to enter upon the duties of the l ,
department to which beta! been assigned.
It is stated that Judge BURTON, of Kentuakyi
and lion. F. P. PLAIR, Jr., of Missouri, are each
getting up a company of sharpshooters in their
respective States for Col. Bsanate's regiment. The
Governors do not assist, as do these of other States,
but Upon application to the President, he expressed
himself very much interested in this regiment, and
promptly.,gave_ the assurance that all expensei
would at ones be reimbursed. 'Mr.•Jontt T. CISAu-
SON, of Paris, •Ky., , will receive applications froeip
that "State, and Mr. BLain from his own State, at
St. Laub. The test is to be an average of Ore
inches (ten shots) from centre, at 200 yards at rest,
or the same average at 100 yards off hand. .
The condition of the camps on the Virginia side
of the, Potomac, On Tuesday and last . night, to rep
resented as more gala than heretofore. The Clon:-
federates gave oar ptokete no cause for alarm. In
faot, it is not knowrilbit any of the' former . paid
unwelcime near the Federal lines.
Arrivals;from Pennsylvania.
Willard'a--J. Carl, F. B. Arthur, H. 0. Rogers,
James B. Reynolds, H. B. EloClanley, Jeisa E.
Peyton, 0. H. Danger's, W. Q. Longstrath, B.
Knickerbocker, P. 8. White.
Kirktoood.'s-4: Garkill, C. P. Markle, G.
Q. Havre, C. Blanchard, Dudley lilanchard, Cy
rus Horne. -
Prowit's-0. M. Atkin, K. -HiLines, W. Low
tber, atm. G:F..Btimid; - 11,iroc - Kr. Cleaver, Daniel
Searle, Bowman J. 0. Worth, Henry Bier
-
ling, R: •8. . Sterling.' - •
Southern News via.Vouieville.
Lorrievizaat, ;July 11.—Tbe Kentttoky Oironit
Court, in the easeof Brady d Davis vs. The Lonfi
ville and Nashville Railroad Co. Judge Muir de
cided against the plaintiffs, and In fivor of the
right of the Federal Government to interdict
freight to the South.
The Courier of this morning gives notioe to the
authorities of Tennessee of the Intended shipment
of geos'te the Baton men of Tennessee, and names
the rcitite by,whioh they are to go
Meet: Oriftendeu; son 'of Hon jobs J. Critten
den donles,in •.card in the Democrat, that be
has joined the rebels.. . • . ,
Several prominent Becestionisti have left here
for Richmond. Several of them are connected
with the State Guard .
Thelticlmond EilgUSrelr sap that Major Geri.
Folk'iittoteniand will comprise the land and water
defence, and from the month of the lied River up
to - the northern boundary, of the.• Confederaoy.
Antie'eitOereedes Gen. Pillow:, .•••^ • •
The Mobile Tribune says that the sum of $400,0130
wes'due the troops at Pensacola on the Isl.
Appointment.
Miscellaneous.
PROM MISSOURI.
Attempts to Seize a Railroad Train and
Burn a Bridge Toiled.
i-tfr. Jorapir, July 10 —The express train on the
Hannibal and St Joseph Railroad, bound Gut to
day, was stopped at Monroe by 400 rebels, and an
attempt made to take possession, but it clasped
unharmed, and was barked to Hudson. It is re
ported that there are 3,000 rebels at Hannewalt
station, who will attempt to burn the Salt River
Bridge, east of Palmyra, to-night.. The station
house at Monroe has been burned, and the tele
graph wires being out, we are unable to learn to
what extent the depredations are being carried on.
The blockade will not affect travel to the east, as
the locality of the trouble is east of Hudson, the
junction of the North Missouri Railroad. A vigor •
one attempt will be made to disperse the rebels.
LATER.
JULY 11—Flve hundred Federal troops left here
this morning, and they will be joined by 700 men
at Hudron.
An nnaucbeisful attempt was made to burn the
Salt River bridge last night- , -the Piro going out
after the rebels left.
BATTLE IN UPPER MISSOURI.
Federal Force Besieged, ete.
' Sy. Loma, July 11. Bowen, agent of the
Hannibal and St.. Jcaeph Railroad, brings the fol
lowing recount of cffaira In that section of the
State :
About two o'olook on Wednesday morning the
oamp of the Federal troops, under Colonel Smith,
•orthe,l,pinois Sixteenth, near Monroe station, some
thirty riiies west of Hannibal, embracing 300 of
the lowa Tnird, 200 of the Illinois Sixteenth, and
about 100 of the Hannibal Home Guards, wee at
tacked by 1 600 Secessionists; under Brigadier
General - Harris. Although the Federate were sur
prised, they repelled the attack, drove the rebels
back, killed four, and wounded several, besides
capturing live prisoners and seven' horses. Harris
retreated to Monroe, where another skirmish so
anTibitVirrnithich the rebels were again repulsed.
Smith then took up a position and sent messengers
for reinforcements from Quincy. He was after•
war's surrounded by a large.foree, but it was
thought he could bold out until reinforoemente
reached bins. - Moat of the rebel troops wore
meunted.
Colonel March left the tit. LOMB arsenal yeeter•
day; for some point down the river, supposed to be
Cape Girardeau. There are now about 1,000
Federal troops encamped in the vicinity of Pilot
Koob.
l/unnr, lii., July 11.--Oaptaln McAllister, of
the Sixpsenthlinole Regiment, was shot by the
Soheserioniste, congealed In tho brushwood, while
Owing a picket guard of seven men five miles
this side of Monroe, Mo. Five men of Captain
Pietrie's oompany, of this oily, were also killed at
Ile same time and place.
force of about 1,200 infantry and cavalry
!pave here to-night, to succor Colonel Smith. -We
have no further news- from him than that he was
surrounded by 1,000 cavalry, and in great peril.
j Ex-Governor Wood and General Mather, of this
State, accompany the expedition.
HUMS OF TOE LATE BATTLE.
ST. Louts, Jaly 11.—Lteutenant Toshio, Colonel
fl!egol's adjutant, and bearer of despatches to Col
laarding, giros the followiag additional particulars
or the battle near Carthage:
The State troops were posted on an eminence in
the prairie, with five pieces of artillery—one
twelve-pounder in the centre, and two six pound.
ors on the right and left—oavalry on esoh flank,
and the infantry in the rear of the artillery. 001.
Siegel approached within eight hundred yards,
with four cannon in the centre, a body of infantry
and a six pounder under Lieutenant Colonel Has
sendere on the left, Colonel Solomon's ,cOpantend
with a six-pounder:, on the right, and a body of in
fantry behind the isentre"artfllery. Col 'Biegel's
loft opined fire with' shrapnell, and soon the en
gagement, became general. The rebels had no
grape;, and, their artillerists • being pool, their
balls went over the heads of the Federal troops,
After two honrsk firing the enemy's artillery
was entirely' silenced and their ranks iroken.
About one hundred and fifty rebel cavalry then
attempted to outflank Colonel Siegel, and out off
his baggage train, which was three Miles back,
when a retrograde movement was ordered and the
train was reached in good order. The wagons were
then surrounded by the infantfy and artillery, and
.thi; retreat Continued .4.111 wear'restahed
where the' rood pasaed througha high, bluff - '4
leach side, where the' iiienly'a cavalry pushed in
large numbers by a feint as if intending te pass
around the bluff. Siegel thre* his irtillorj into a
solid body into the road at a distaioe of 150 yeide
.
from his position, when by a rapid movement of his
Artillery be poured a heavy cross iirscoCoanniater
into their ranks, and at the same tinie,the infantiy
charged at double quick. In ten minutes the State
forces scattered in every direction. Eighty-five
riderless horses were captured, 85 shotguns, and a
number of revolvers and bowie knives wore picked
up from the ground. - .
Col Siegel did not' surround Carthage; as re
ported yesterday, bat • attempted to reach Pierre
woods, north of the town, and after two hours' des
perste fighting, In which all the forces on both
sides were engaged, and In which oar infOrmant
thinks the enemy lost 200 killed, he succeeded in
doing so. The zebehtratired to Carthage k ,end
gel fell back on Eiarooxie, whenoe he proceeded
the next day to Mt.- Vernon
The lieutenant rode: to Rolla, 153 miles, in 29
hours. Be met Gen. Sweeney.e command five
miles, and Col. Brown's regiment sixteen miles
from hit- Vernon, both pressing forward to rein
tome Siegel. Lieut. Col. Wolff was not killed, as
reported.
U!.test from Gen. llfcClellaa's Column.
BITTEBIES IiIM4ITING - to. CORIMARD
THE REBEL CARP.
.t A: Crisis Approa.ohin,z.
BucKnearion; July 11.—The latest intelligence
from Gen. sloClellan is to 2 o'clock this after
noon, when he had commenced erecting his bat
leriss on the hill-sides. Tho rebell opened fire, but
without causing any loas. '
When the courier left Gen. Mori!: still held the
rebels in check at Laurel 11111, awaiting orders to
,advance. The skirmishing had been brisk and
,frequent for the past twenty-four hours. Three of
!the Seventh and Ninth Indiana were killed and
One of the Akio Fourteenth and Seventh
wounded of the three regiments. An omasional
shell was sent into the rebel camp, a mile and a
half distant, to keep them in their position..
_ Good Ne*s from' Weiteen Virginia.
Cilium:an; July Il...•=it'upeohil despatch from
Beilington, near Laurel Hill , to, the Gazette, says
that brisk skirmishing war kepi up with the enemy
all yesterday afternoon.
About two 'o'clock P. M. two large bodies were
seen, from- a high hill in the neighborhood., to
leave the enemy's camp. Instant preparations
were made to resist a formidable attack. About
four P. M. there WAS skirmishing in front by the
Fourteenth Ohio and Ninth Indiana regiments,
which soon became very warm.
The enemy advanced under cover of the woods.
Oar skirmishers rushed forward peering in a sharp
volley, killing several of the enemy. The rebel
cavalry then advanced to take oar skirmishers in
flank. Our boys rapidly retreated, and the artil•
lery dropped a couple of shell, one of which ex.
ploded among the oavalry, when they instantly
fell blck. Our boys again rushed forward, and
pouring - in another Volley, the rebels scattered in
the woods and the officers were seen attempting to
rally them, but they could not be brought up again
in a body.
In the meantime our skirmishers picked off their
officers, and several additional shells were thrown
in. Oar men made a Anal rush, driving the rebels
from their own rifle pits, and bringing book' seve
ral of their blankets, canteens and guns. The rebel
forme engaged was a Georgian regiment,' 1,200
strong, and generally considered the crack regi-
ment of this division of the rebel army.
- Our bilzmishers retired from tbe woods at dusk
In capital order:
Tho moat astonishing pluck was displayed by oar
skirinishere, and the only trouble was to keep the
men from rushing Into the midst of •the enemy.
The whole skirmish was a most spirited affair,. and
our Ohio and Indiana boys gave the,Georgians
some new ideas of Yankee courage. A prisoner
taken says that the Georgiins refused to' come
into the woods again opposite 'to our advance po
sition, and they were all astounded and terrified.
The rebel supply of pro - vleions has been out off,
and they must soon come to extremities. Oar load
is one killed and three wounded. Indications have
been seen of an attempt to open a new road by the
rebels, through which to escape or bring in pro
+talons. Every outlet is watched, and they are in
a trap
. °General ilifoOlellan's column reached Beverly on
Tuesday night.
Presentation of Flags.
BALTIIOIII July 11.—The ladies of West-Balti
more present ed a flag, this afternoon, to the Thir
teenth (Brooklyn) New York Regiment. The flag
waa a silk one, and very beautiful. It was borne
by a young lad, followed. by thirty-four young
ladies, representing the thirty-four Statee There
were speaking, innsio, singing of the Star Spangled
Benner, etc There was great enthusiasm by the
immense orowd who were present.
The ladies of Bost Baltimore also presettted a
handsome flog, this afternoon, to Cot. Lylo's Regi
ment, at Loonet Point. It wee received with
great enthusiasm by the gallant members of the
National Guards. •
Latest from General McClellan.
BOCKSIA I 21011. July it —A courier that left 04:11.
M..Cieltan's camp at nine o'olook this morning
has arrived here.
He estates that at three o'olook this Morning
Getersi McClellan divided his force and started
out in two divisions to surround the rebels.
Two prisoners brought in report the rebel force
at 2,300, bat that they occupied a atreng entrenoh;
meat.
THIRTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS,
EXTRA SESSION.
WABHINGTOS, Jnlp 11,18131
SENATE
Mr. bautatuay, of Delaware, gave notice that
be should introduce a joint resolution 'making
amendments to the Constitution. for the peaceable
adjustment of the present troubles.
Mr. GBIXES, of lowa. presented the resolutions
of the Legislature of lowa, for the establishment
of a nations/ armory and arsenal on Rook Island
Mr. Bnowniss, of Illinois, presented petitions
from the eittsens of Illinois to the same effect.
Mr. CHAPDI,3II, of Michigan, from the Com
mittee of Commerce, reported back the 801250
bill in relation to the collection of duties and im
ports (the force bill, so called, or the blockade
bill), with a reoonimendation that it pass. Laid
Over.
The loan bill Was recoPied from the House, and
referred to the dommittee on F 11192106.
Mr Hatt, of New natopshire, introduced a bill
regulating the employment of volunteers in the
navy.
Also, 3 bill to regulate the marine force ; also, a
bill to regulate navy rations.
Also, a bill to increase the navy in time of war.
Also, a bill to increase the number of paymasters
of the navy
Also, a joint resolution relative to the Naval
Academy. All the bills were referred to the Com
mittee on Naval AZirs.
Mr. Tun EYCK, or New Jersey, presented o re
solution from the Legislature of New Jersey for the
establiahment of an armory In that State. Re
fer,ed to the Committee on Military Affairs.
Mr FKSBENDPIN, of Maine, from the Committee
on Finance, reported the Rouse bill for the pay
ment of the militia and volunteers, with an amend
ment, makinfr rho amount appropriated $5,150,000.
instead of $6 000 000. The amendment was agreed
to, and the bill was passed.
Mr CLARK. of New Hampshire, called up the
resolution offered yesterday in regard to the cx
pulsion of Senators Mason, Hatter,' Clingman,
Bragg. Chesnut, Niaholsoo, Sebastian, Mitchell,
Wigtall, and liamphilkbeing those Donators who
have not made their appearance, and vacated their
seats the last session.
Mr. BAYARD, of Delaware, saw no reason for
anything more than declaring their seats vacant .
The people of their respeellte titidee have gene
out, they thick. is . the exercise of a right lie
though. it revolutionary, but law no reason for
charging these Senators with conspiracy.
Mr. CLARK, of New Hampshire, said he wanted
to deny openly the right of secession, end that
when the Senator places himself in opposition to
the Government, it merited exp. Mon. He wanted
the men who turned heir gnus against the nation
to be rejected from the oonnolls of the nation.
Mr. BAYARD claimed that the action of a State
was no ground for the expulsion of a Senator. lie
did not know but some of these men were opposed
to secession ; Indeed, he thought some of them bad
deplored and did deplore It.
Mr. L &TRAM said he should not vote to expel
them, bat would vote to have their names
strioken from the roll, and their sesta declared
vaoant. He knew that one of those Senators was
not in favor of secession, bat thought he had no
right to retain his seat. He moved to strike out
the word expel.
Mr. MoDonoAL said he was ready to vote for
the expulsion. No man has a right to a seat
here who has espoused the cause of treason. Trea
son, to be sure, is a gentlemanly crime, but it Is
still a Grime.
The amendment ass disagreed to—yeas 11, nays
32, Messrs. Bayard, Breekinridge, Bright, Johnson
of Tenneesee. Johnson of Missouri, Latham, Ne
smith, Polk, Powell, Rios, and Saulsbury voting
in the affirmative. .
The resolution then paesed—yeas 32, nays 10,
Meters. Bayard, Breekinridge, Bright, Johnson of
Tennessee, Johnson of Miseouri, Latham, Nesmith,
Polk, Powell, and Rice voting in the negative.
The resolution approving the acts of the Fred.
dent was taken up.
Mr. POLE resumed his remarks He said in the
State of Missouri no law of the. United States bad
been obstructed, and yet the State, under no pro.
text of law, had been invaded by United States
troops from lowa and Kansas. He proceeded to
argue that the President had no right to invade a
State, and no right to give power to proclaim mar
tial law to a more captain. lie then referred to
the acts of Captain Lyon, and in some detail to
occurrences in St. Louis, which he obaraoterited
as illegal and unconstitutional, and also , referred
to the coarse of General Harney. Ile was willing
to do anything to put a stop to this unholy war,
but would do nothing to continue it.
• Mr. Wens, of Ohio, moved to refer the resoin:
Lion to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Poirium, of Kentucky, prooeeded to give his
reasone why be could not 'Vote for the resolution,
olabning that the President Was bound to obey the
Constitution, and that the Constitution cave no
power to make war on 'a sovereign State. The
President had no right to declare the blockade of
any States, and bad no right to suspend the writ
of habeas oorpns.
He quoted from Marshall and Story to sustain the
position that the Constitution gave the President
no power to suspend the writ of habeas corpus.
That power belonged solely to .COngress Thera
fore, the President had violated the Constitution;
which he had sworn to defend. Be never could,
and never would, approve of a violation of the Con
stitution of the country by any man, high or low.
Iu these times Atte Constitution is nearly all that is
left. In Heaven's name preserve that.
He demanded to know what right the President
had to increase,the army and navy. The plea of
" neatessitrt - had-alway, been thei,tyrant's plea, but
the fact bad heen liemonitrated that the neces
sity" did not exist in this oaae. If the capital
were saved, it was by the volunteer force, and
there was, therefore, no necessity to Increase the
army. He hoped he should hear no more of the
plea of "neoessity," for it did not exist. Re would
never approve any, ant violating the Constitution.,
Mr. NY meta son, of Minnesota, asked the Ilenator
if he approved of the action of the Governor of
Kentucky in refiiising to send volunteers in gnawer
to the President's proclamation? 7
Mr. PoWeLL Said that all the State of Kentucky
approved of it; and he was one of them In the
earlier and better days of the Republic each mod-
Arens usurpation, of authority would have been
the cease of impeachment at the bar The SenatOr
referred to the remarks of the Senator from Ore
gon (Mr. Baker), who was ready to fight even to
subjugation. and asked that Senator if he thought
he could preserve the Union by redoing sovereign
States to provinces? That , would be the utter de
struction of the Union Yet, the Senator from
Oregon would reduce them to conquered provinces
and sand them Governors from Massaohnsetta and
Mr Sewssaid a Territorial Government was a
republican form of Government.' Bat we are
now in a state of war, and the Senate is hearing
hostile guns. There is no time to mince words or
measures. He hoped those States wouldreturn to
their allegiance and send then as true as his friend
from Tennessee (Mr Johnson). Bat he did say,
that if these States would not return, and govern
themselves, he would govern them as Territories =
better' than they have governed themselves.
J Lattgb ter. I
Mr Powant, continued. Be said be did nett
believe one section could conquer the other. Be
would like to see the war stop, and see the Sena
tors from both sections endeavoring, by amend
ments to the Constitution, to restore union. It
must be done by compromise and conciliation, not
by force. He referred to a speech by benator
Denglas, last vrinter, fn favor of compromise, and
characterizing the war as disunion, as expressing
his (Powell's) sentiments. Lie appealed to Sena
tors to make every effort for pease by eompro•
mime. He had no hope of inducing Senators to
vote against the resolution; but he felt it was due
to his State, and one that loved its et:pantry, to pro=
test against the overthrow of the Constitution.
Mr. WADS, of Ohio, withdrew his motion to re
ter it to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. /Wain, of Delaware renewed it.
Mr. Breackthrtmos rose, but yielded to a motion
to postpone tae resolution until to-morrow, which
was agreed to.
The bill providing for the better organization of
the military establishment was taken up, and
after several amendments It was ordered to be
printed.
After an el.:entire session, the Senate ad
journed.
11013131 C OF REPIIESF.NTATIVEI3
.
Mr:Symms:is, of Pennsylvania, from the Com
mittee of Ways and Means, reported a bill making
additional appropriations for the legislative, exe
cutive, and ,judioial expenses, for the year ending
Jane, 184212 " Also, a bill making appropriations
for the olvil expenses of the Government for the
same period.
Mr. Bidirst, of Missouri, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported to promote the
efficiency of the army. Also,
a bill to aid in sup
porting, and defending the Government of the
United States.
All were referred to the Committee of the Whole
on the state of the Union, and ordered printed.
Oa motion of Mr. fivitvalts, of Pennsylvania, the
House went Into committee on the army bill—Mr.
Virashburee, of Illinois, to the ohair.
Mr. Sum mar, of Kentucky, said he had had no
opportunity to canalise the bill or the estimates
on which It is based. Millions on millions are re
ported and harried through without an opportu
nity for investigation. He desired to ask the gen
tleman (Mr. Stevens) whether this bill was framed
in seeordanoe with the estimates of the Secretary
of War - .
Mr. STIVINB replied, " Entirely so."
Mr. Buaaarr asked what was•the aggregate
amount of the approptiatioes. •
Mr. SrsvesS replied, $167,000,000, minus
$6 000 000.
Mr. Bonnier said this wall the flirt time that
Congress wain called upon.to do what it bad here.
tolore refused to do since he bad a seat on this
floor, namely, the increase of the regular army.
If for no other reason, he would vote against the
bill. •
Mr. LOTSJOY, of Illinois, would not Tote, see the
bill proposed to increase the standing army more
than double what it now is. He would give boo 000
men and $500 . 000,000 nia constituents would
give their last cent, and shed the last drop of
Their blood, for the suppression of the rebellion,
but did not desire to inorease the regular army.
Mr.. MALLORY, of Kentucky, wished to know
how it was this enormous appropriation contem
plates an increase of the army, and how It hap
pened to be presented to the Home before the
Military Committee had made their report 1
Mr. STlVErtg a of Pennsylvania, stated that the
bill Wes baaed on the estimates of the War De
partment, andthat it was the desire of the Com
mittee of Ways and Means to finish their businees
in the least possible time. They could not wait for
the other committees to make their reports, as
they hoped to Complete their business so that the
Mouse might adjourn next Thursday. They were
disposed in these war times to give all the Govern
ment asks, trusting that before half a' year shall
pass away peace may be restored The import
ance of having disciplined troops was so obvious
as not to require any argument. If the army
should be too large after the rebellion is suppressed,
it would be easy to redone it. The bill proposed
a war standard.
Mr. VaLtsraironsw, of Ohio, believed the act of
the President in increasing the army to be uncon
stitutional. He regretted to hear Mt. Stevens say
that the Committee on Ways and Means had
merely oarried out the reoornmendation-of an exe
cutive department, inasmuch as it appears that
the war is to be waged. He asks that a msjority
of both House sad &mate take osre of it, in order
that It may be conduoted under constitutional re
strictions. It was known that be bad no confi
dent:fa in the Republican party, but he would ra
ther trust the insjorttY here than the Administra
tion itself.
Mr Bo ti, of iiiissonri, said that tbe Committee
on the Ministry bad under coosideration this very
subjeot' of adding new regimenta to the army, but
they had not yet had time to frame any bill. He
did not know what they would agree upon. Cer
tainly the subject was of vast importanoe, and be
presumed the committee was entitled to have time
to confider it. fie saw no orpotion to the first
:clause of the bill now under disousiloi. It rhuply
made an appropriation to pay for teernidng the
proposed new regiments. If the regitnente were
not authorized the treotion would, of course, be of
no effsot.
Mr. MOOLERIIIARD, Of thine's, briefly advocated
an inerease of the army, saying it had been too
small, for the last •fifteen or twenty years, for the
loteresta of this great empire.
Mr. BITASSITT., of Hootaolty, replied, that in -
stead of this being a great empire, he had thought
it wee a confederacy of States, resting for its sup
port on the people, and seated in their hearts and
atTeetione ; that it did not require a standiog army
to keen the people In order, not even to the extent
of 16 000 men. He might not be so well informed
as the gentleman from Illinois, but be did know
that the fathers of this Republic were always
jealous of a etanding army, and that the past 8.11-
ministrations had always been opposed to its
create Whatever their individual views may be,
surely the wisdom of this House will agree with
tho gentlemen from Illinois, Mr Lovejoy, in order
to put down rebellion, not to do eo by an increase
of the regular army, but by employing the volun
teer force of the country.
Mr. Idoeuunsaien Win you vote for a volun
teer force
Mr. Bceeaer. Not by any means; bemuse I
don't believe we oan hold the Government to
gather, at the point of the sword or the 0111E01'11
mouth. I believe, with Mr Douglee, whoee en.
logy the gentleman (Mr. MoClernand) but relent!!
pronounced, ; that snob hostile applianoea would
prove the death-knell of this representative Go
vernment. These are my sentiments Y-"u may
vote your 500 000 men, your $5OO 000 000 ; oar
country may be desolated and ravaged with eiv , l
war; but, by the (Ira Monday of Deoember next,
von will be no nearer the end of the war than now.
Your money will be gone. and your men in the
field. I have been published ac a Seressionitt;
yet my last epee ih was for Union, for a-gu
ment, and against the doctrine of I re
peat, according to tho theory, our Government
rests for its support on the affections and consent of
the. governed, and that these warlike movements
will prove the death knell of our republican insti
tutions For this reason, I enter my solemn pro
teat against this war.
Mr MOCLERSANI3 replied : Tien gentleman
from Kentucky said he would not vote at all to put
down rebellion by the employment of either a
regular or volunteer force +When that gentleman
resumed his seat here, be took upon himself a
solemn obligation, in the eight of the country and
God, that he would support the Constitution of the
United States ; and oonid he do so by folding his
arras while the batteries of rebellion are levelled,
perhaps, at the very Capitol ? Is this the way
he can discharge his obligation 7 I leave every
impartial man to decide
In further response, Mr bictlmsamartn said
this was not a war of conquest, but it was to put
down rebellion. to vindicate the Conetitution, mad
to protect the Union men in the seceded States.
Just, in proportion as the Federal flag advances,
they would be found rallying around it. There
was not a time when we bad not a sanding army,
and he would remind the gentleman that Ken
tucky had, by a vote of from fifty to sixty thou
sand, declared in favor of Union.
Mr. Barmyr reminded the gentleman that he
had said a large standing army.
Mr. MOCLERNAIID resumed. -He showed the
importance and necessity of an adequate standing
army, to take oa: e-of our forts and arsenals, and
to suppress Indian disturbances, and secure the
country against the effects of rebellion and revo
lotion.
Mr. lionrearr replied. The gentleman from Il
linois adverted to the fact that I took the oath to
support the Constitution of the United' States- I
did take that oath I took it with a clear con.
eolenoe, and with as firm and fixed a determina
tion to stand by that instrument as any other
member of this Route 4 do not recognise that
the member from Illinois has
. betome a censor
with regard to my dutiee. I represent the people
of Kentucky, who sant me here, and to whom
alone am I responsible.
One word more. Every man must judge for
himself as to what are his duties. I believe I ani
best serving the interests of my country and the
clause of a Constitutional Representative Govern
ment, and prosperity and happiness of the people,
by advocating a peaceful solution of the present
troubles, instead of war.
Mr MoCienitean. You propose a peaceful so
lution ; I want to know the basis of it? Do you
want to recognize the Bouthern Confederacy ?
The CHAIRXiN reminded the gentleman that
such remarks were not pertinent to the subject
under consideration
Mr hicCiataitattn. I hope I shall have an ex
plicit answer.
Mr. Btrawszr, I must be myself the judge of
the manner of the reply. I repeat, lam but sub
serving the interests of the country by advocating
a pesoefnl settlement of this question ; hence, I
oppose the section of the bill which looks to the
enlargement of the army. The gentleman trent
Illinois shall bear from me at a intone time as to
how I would settle the question, and when I shall
have a full opportunity for that purpose
Bicitlisx, of Pennsylvania, said ; lam for
the largest number of men. If the rebellion In
the Southern States requires twice five hundred
thousand men I am for employing them, and the
eighteen loyal Northern' States will do the same
thing. .We Intend teeConatitntion and the Colon
shall be maintained; that treason, assume what
shape it they, and marked by whatealer numbers,
shall not destroy either the one or the other. I
trust in Clod the gentleman from Kentucky does
not speak the sentiments of hie own section, much
less those of the entire State; but whether he does
`or not, I say frankly, it matters not to those_ en
gaged in this work of pressirving the Constitution
and the Union; for, whatever may be their action,
the Cioaiernitient will be auttained ancl_perform its
letitirbate aloes: [Applause I
The CHAIRMAN said : If this violation of rules
and decorum be repeated, he would order the gal
• le les to he cleared. •
Mr tiscawas rammed. The gentleman osme
into the halt fot the Woos* of paralyiing - the arm
of legitimates power. We meet here, not only for
the purpose of strengthening. that arm, but to
teach these man they cannot antagonise the Go-
TertlMMt which secures our safety.
Mr. Bustiirrr here tal;td a point of , order, that
no one has a right to question thi motives of any
member
Tho CITATIOCAII said the point was well taken
Mr. flicsmerr. This, then, Is a question as to
the motives of the gentleman from Kentucky, as
he seems to apprehend my remarks as specially di
rected at him. But I repeat everything t have al
ready said I declare my convictions new, that
this Government will be eustaloed. and that it Is
nobin the power of armed rebellion, in either one
or many States, to destroy the Government under
*Web we live, and which asourea the gentleman,
as well as myself, the pooses'ion of Our rights I
will, therefore, vote for the largest appropriation
of men and money.
Mr. Btranirrr The gentleman from Pennaylva•
Ws has a elivered a general gort of est 7avrgant talk
as to the ,Power and purposes of the Government
in this unfortunate condition of the country I say
I of Keirucky, of Which I am the honored repr.ten
, tittle's in part, sbe can point so her past history of
loyalty to the Government Ae a native of 'bat
State, I declare that, whatever position Kinitioky
may take, I intend to stand by it. I owe loyalty
to my State above that to she General Government.
Carry on the war ; deva•tate the fair fields 'n both
sections ; let the rivers and streams run with blood,
and then tell me what your country is worth when
the finality comes. The President has inaugurated
war, In violation of the Conatitutien, and I here
enter my solemn protest against it.
Mr. Loveior, in a few remarks, said that this
was not a ques•ton of stars and stripes. The ques
tion was, how should rebellion be &railed ? Whether
by increase of regular army, or by volunteers?
Be did not want the history of the country to be so
written that, in the language of Taettos, it
would be *Wien they would make a Solitude, and•
call it a peaoe. The gentleman from Hentiroki
might talk about blood, and the burning of vil
lages, as., but he (Lovejoy) would tell that gen
tleman, that "there is no peace to the tasked,
salth my God." [Laughter ] No pease to the
rebels, traitors, and sooundrels, who have raised
their hands against the Government. The citizen
soldiers will fight the battle. We don't want the
regular alms to lay down their commissions and
run over to the rebels, as so many have done
already. .
• Mr. JACKSON, of Kentucky. My clolleague (Mr.
BUreett) does not represent the sentiment of the
people of Kentucky. My colleague says he does
not recognise the right of secession ; hut that he
recognises the right of revolution. I. therefore,
infer from this declaration, that be justifies the
revolution. My colleague also declares that the
destiny of Kentucky is his destiny. I believe I
utter the sentiments of a large majority of the
people of my State when I say that, under no
circumstances, whatever may be the hazard, will
ebe raise her band against the Federal flag. [Ap
pleton, ] I deolare further, in relation to the de
claration which he made touching State sovereign
ty, that. we, In Kentucky, believe the Federal Go
vernment and Federal law are supreme, and that
the State Government, State law, and State sove
reignty are subordinate.
Mr. Breslau I did riot intaapprehend the gen
tleman from Kentucky [Mr. Burnsittl, that he was
initiated on the aide of his State, either for or
against the Government under which we live. If
Rentuoky is for rebellion, then the Representative
is for rebellion ; but, if the loyal men unite to
eounteraot that influence, then he will be on the
side of loyalty. Ido not misapprehend him, so
carding to his own showing, that his position is'of
the most equivocal character, to say the least of it.
Be is not adveese to rebellion, though he might
prefer loyalty. I would like him to be more dis
cleat, that we might be more certain in which di
nation his affections lie I lay to him, and ail like
him, if he fa' afraid of rivers of blood, and the
burning of dwellings, and desolation, let him take
oars and see that his influence does not bring
about the calamity which he so mush fears. The
gentleman came to the admission that the North
has some courage Let him take oars that North
ern courage does, not bring on the desolation he
fears.
Mr. Strannyr replied. Alter six years' service,
the Cider members here will bear'me witness that
in the discussions on all subjeote my cendnet hoe
at least been marked by courtesy and respect. I
have never permitted myself to indulge in im
pugning the motives of my fellow-members or to
call in question their coneoientious conviotions as
to what was their duty ; neither do It recogn‘se the
right of any member to question my motives and
actions as an independent representative of the
people., In 'response to the member from Penney!•
vents, permit, ine to say: in oonneotion with our
'aryl°e on this door, and the preservation of the Go
vernment and Untoti of the titates intact, and the
upholding of the Constitution of our fathers, my re
cord will bear a fevorableoomparbon with hie. It is
oovered in the efforts to stay the present condition
of the country, and to remove all oanse of sectional
agitation, end to spread abroad everywhere the
spirit of fraternal love. These have been my ef
fort.. Let the gentleman answer to his own
eon/claret—he 'has contributed to bring about
the present unfortunate condition of our coun
try. So far as my efforts are oonoerned, no
man would 'go farther and make more ea
()Woes to reconstruct and reunite the Go
vernment. I would say to my colleague .
(Jackson) that I represent the people of the
First Congressional dietriot of Kentucky. I- am
their agent, and speak for them, and not for the
entire State of Kentucky. The member from
Pennsylvania tells me to take oars and look to it
that I am not swept away in this revolution with
the harm of destruotion. Slat let me tell him
that, as to mere brute physical courage, I know not
whether, mine is superior to his, but I have the
moral courage to rise above it and to do my duty,
be the coneelttencer,what they may. That 'duty
shall be disonarged fearlessly, with a dee regard,
not only to the rights of the people I represent,
but to those of others. Ills warming voice falls on
a heedlees ear.
Mr. Cori, of Ohio, inquired whether new oecere
under this bill bad not already :been appointed,
and rt , oeiven woe o• their pay?
Mr- g ramme a of Pennsylvania, believed that, to
a oonsiaerable ex , eot, this was so.
Mr. Wrcararre, of Kentucky, suggested that
w h en w e are under the necessity of borrowing
money, and are threatened , with direct taxation,
whether the appropriations for certain fOrts, pro
posed in the bill, might not he postponed.
Mr. EPAULDING, of NOW York, replied that they
were estimated for by the War Department.
Mr. VALLANDIORAX, Or o'4lo, offered a ~,
the bill, via: That no part of the neon to
to
Whited should be need for the enstiloymni'otaptino
for the purpole of anbjugating any 8,,,,04ttes
bolding them as conquered provinces, n o , t ',, 4 , 11 4
tsrfenng with African slavery in any Et a t e 'r b i•
object was to dismiss from the minde of an; I_ ll
might misunderatand the pri*Doses or the - `.
it was carried on for theta oljents war thtt
gentleman Mr Wiest urn, of Kentucky, appealed ,
not to f orwa r d is a mendment to th 4 , l ,,h tt ii
Let it be brought at m a
euberTient ne",;„";
unencumbered, and the vote taken Oa I e ix.,,..."
He was perfeotly satisfied that at this tu. i t ~"1 "
be voted down, and thus an impreosion wn,4141.1
made that it was the intention and purp eec .. bs
Government to 'viaduct the w ar With
ehito: chit
He hoped the declaration would be rn e d, l t.tv
State of her ouneitntinnal ;tg,`te
proper time, that it to not the permute to et";, l 4 _ t
p e ri ffe v o e t a h n e y r domeCio institutions ; tint tOuri-i'
o or r d to e
store the authority of the G/vernment, lied pre! r u e
the citizens of every State in the enjrnittattt
their rights under the Constitution and l ot of
Mr VALLATIDIGIIiIIf would be glad h, 4111, ,
with the gentleman's request, if h e „ hid he z . y
.
eared that the rule recently ado be
wed tot
preclude the propoeltion from being tifered :41 is
bad •peud ant proposition.
Mr MC CLERNIrn, Of Illinois, RiVw be) net
for the amendment Be had never heard &e t
responsible man say that the object of g ib "?
was to subjugate the seceded States atd hold 0,4
ne conquered provinces, or to abolish i i,, 4 , 7.
The war was carried on to vindicate the Fed"
authority.
Mr liallandighern's amendment was rejteted
Th e army bill, after several minor nineeseli,„
wee laid aside to be reported to the ilOalie '''
The bill melting anpropria.ions for then,
service was taken up and read through y e ie. el
bate.
The committee then rose. when these tee hi
n e
were severally passed, the House refusing t o etdlt
the yeas and nays on the final vote
The House cosonrred in the amendm ent of the
Senate to the hill for the pasinent of the Inui t ,
and volunteers, and the House then adjmned
The Situation of Affairs on the Virginia
Side of the Potomac.
Wasunecivon, July 11.--It was expected 1114
morning that the Michigan First and two or e t ,
other regiments would move from the vicinity o f
blinder's Rill to a point live miles out on the Fait
fax road.
The Vermont Regiment, which arrived ee ,
Wednesday; moved directly to the neighlinthc4
of Cloud's Mills, on the railroad, where the, Few
a stormy night, and, in addition to other fliF tte .
forte, were dinnerless and suppetleas.
Throe companies of troops were rent up the
Manassas road on Wednesday night, on a 14 4
alarm.
All the slok are being removed to %shingly!
or Bent home, sad the general baggage it beteg
radioed to the smallest ex ent, indicating an c 4.
vane.
A telegraph efftae has been establbbed at Cloe s
itlilla.
ALExhottoglA, Jody Il —Reports from ?gee'
Court House Indicate the gradual vithdrawat ci
the rebel forces. A farmer from that viomity to .
Torte that the pickets which have hitherti tr•
tended two miles onteide of Fairies were with•
drawn . the day before yesterday.
An unfounded rumor prevailed is the Ohio
camps today that those troop were to r e t urn to
Washington te•morrow morning.
There have been no attacks on the picket, fir
several days.
Seoretary Cameron, Senator Wilkiatee, of rain.
manta, and Representative Morehead, visited the
Pennsylvania boys, now here in dirge of the Go
vernment railway, this evening
Latest from Riau tinsburg
MARTINSBURG, July 11.--Gapt. Girard.compoey
F, of tie Seventh Regiment, captured on Sudsy
three troopers, four horses, two revolvers, one hol
ster pistol, one Rail earbine, and four swords
Capt. Girard is an old Algerine soldier, and ;erred
its the Chaeseure D'Afrique
During a reoortnolssanes, made In Eons by tte
Fourteenth Pennsylvania and First City Troop,
nephew of Cept Butler, of the Confederate army,
seats taken.
Seventeen prisoners, consisting of well knows
lieceastoniats and the enemy's troopers, are under
the care of :he Proved Marshal. This panty
embraces all the prisoners not Ent from to
sort Delaware.
The Fird and Third Pennsylvania litgimosu
remain here for the present, u a loud over Ws
One hundred and sixty horses, in the quarter
master's department, have already been rendered
unfit for service from variont canna
Orders have been given that brigade queer.
masters must forage for themselves, giving receipts
In the name of the Government upon the Quartet'
master's Department.
An order was given yesterday to move this mon•
tog, but 1r ka countermanded het night at tweire
o'olook.
Front Fortreest Monroe.
• FORTREB3 Monson, July 10—via Baltimore
General Butler was so well pleased yesterday with
the experiments with the Hotchkiss shells that he
at once ordered a large number for immediate
use They can be projected from an ordinary rifle
Rive hundred holies, and rotate for the same for
eighty dap+, are on the way to Old Point.
The frigate Santee exiled this afternoon, toibin
the Gulf rquadron.
The Unued States steamer Sunuthanna, in
stead of going ecutbward, ai voted in 'vital.-
day's despatch, will ihottly sail lot New York for
repa'rs.
. .
Beroral persona came down from Baltimore tbi!
wonting, with the intention or goiog to Norfolk,
but Commodore Striogham would not permit a Big
al truce to leave the harbor.
No military movements whatever are taking
plane near Old Point.
The beat 18 exceseive here, but the health of the
troll's is generally good.
' Two hundred acd WY men, Mooted from the
varione regiments, have left for New York, on the
Stars and Stripes.
The steamer Quaker City, this morning, ea;
tared the brig Amy Warwick, of and ownei
Richmond. She is from Rio, and wee haunt to
Hampton Roads. wi•h thoneand one howlred
bma of coffee. Part of the cargo belongs to Eng•
lish merchants.
The Quaker Cety yesterday made a mental
sauce of the coast thirty miles .forth of Care
Henry, and saw five wreoka on the shore, all cad
and entirely : deserted.
The rebels are felling and burning the tree, on
Sewall's Point, indicating that taey intend holdlog
the place.
From General Meekllan , s ATM
Bucanettrion, Jetty 11 —A messenger from Gen
McClellan. jest in, reports that two regiments, en
der Cole. filoCook and Andrews ' made a retort.
DolBllenne of the enemy's position last evening, and
Were fired upon One man of McCook's regiment
was killed, and three wounded.
They got within one hundred and thittrfile
yards of the rebel entrenohro eat; and were order
ed to fall book upon the main body. The rebels
are so strongly entrenched that it will be =miry
to carry the fortification by assault.
Qen McClellan was to commence the work at 8
O'clock this morning, and wee makieg every Pm'
rustiest last night. If the rebels mese a deter
milted fight, a large loss of life mull ensue.
A mutter left Camp Morrie at one o'cloek dot
night says that more or less lighting bed
been going on all day for the previews two dep.
The foteea were within a mile and a half of nob
other.
The 'whale are strongly entrenched, and sop.
posed to be 8,000 strong. The enemy had our
six pounders, and their shot fell three hundred
yards abort of our lines, while our twelve pound•
tors appeared to be doing great execiation smog
the rebels. The messenger saw some fifteen or
twenty bodice of the rebels as he puled.
Colonel Steadman yesterday afternoon advanced
one hundred men, to draw them out from the
entrenohmenta, and suoefeeded, bat a ob twa t
tered them in every direction.
The courier saw but one dead body of our force',
a second lientenant, but the loss has doubtless been
considerably more
A cessation of hostilities took place at sir o'clock
last night, in consequence of a severe rain storm;
but the fight wculci be resumed this morning
of
Morris' forces were posited on the brew
or a bill commanding their entrenehments, and he
bad hopes of dislodging the rebels to.day.
The Indiana Fifteenth started early this morn
ing to join General McClellan. Colonel Tyler will
continue to hold Glenville.
The Tenth will return this way to morrow , on
their way to the main column.
Accident to a Volunteer.
BAGIRSTOWP, Md., July 11 —Dilworth Decree,.
a private in Company I, Third Pen-2:: van .a ltoti•
meat, wee struck by a locomotive iset welt d
'dit
on gaard. left thigh ill fractured, an be
also badly out on the bead.
Naval lacelisgence.
BOSTON, July It —The eoivette Prebb, 16 ow.
sailed Donee tble morning
Military Movement.
Boeron, July 11.—The fleventh lilaasaaltle alt§
Regiment leaves for the mat of war to m.rrow.
The Steamship Canada.
HALIFAX. July 11.—The steamship Canada set
detained here by the fog, and only lett for Bola
at. 7 o'clock tbit morning.
II S. Attar °annum. HoePrat. ,
lixonitsowit, , July 9, 1 56 / .
The undersigned, so behalf of the sick slid
wounded soldiers under hie oharge, gratefully se'
knowledge, the ritoeipt of four boxes of clothing ,
sent from Philadelphia for their use. to
The articles have been of the greatest service
alleviating the oondition of those for whom-tts
were intended, and could not have been mote tu ft"
able in quality and character.
The number of disabled soldiers in this bosPits i
exoeixis two hundred. Wit. A. Hsumose,
Assist Burg. U b. Army,
In ohiirge of General Rofpftat
Conancrlor —Mr. ED/rOR : I 1111 d, in looklojt
over the artiole cn " Military
Mismeeigeste nt ;
which appeared in Ths•Press on the g:h intt" t '
that the el nature it wrong. It fhould have bee
, n
" Sensor' Gitaed, Therteernth ward —cot "Ju
Igor." Please make the correction, end °bhp
Tes Wouse.
_
gnoaritanto or BOVIIIISE Eloorts —The comma
don housesof the oity have agreed to 010E4 their
business places at four o'clock fa the aftercooo,
watt the exception of Saturdays, when they will
Close one hour earlier, ULtil the 15. h of Aayust.
This rule is highly octsompniable, and will eusb!C,
oterke and other' employed to have a few b.utt
recreation each day.
•
BALI LT ROMMIIOLD 117RNITenti, PlOlO3. • 0
ibis morning at 10 o'alook, at Birch & Boa's acto•
don store, No. 914 Cheatnnt *treat, will be told a
jingo attainment of suptedny hoseeboid feraltura,
Iwo pianos, ko.