%\t Jr*B3. THURSDAY. AUGUST I. 1861. H«B* that Mt With FiMdamu , ns ~,, Ml And Initn’) IrfififP lind the reader of Tub Wk h® b ®, p** w i thOj Ey our newspaper enters upon ot its existence. It would nTbo pleasant nor profitable for ns to PBtfnlge in the many reflections which a retro spect would bring before us. What eventful years they have been, and how much history we have seen in our brief and busy newspaper life! We have seen kingdoms rise and king doms fall; dynasties have come to us, and old dynasties have passed away—the spirit of Progress has been abroad upon the earth, and all things have been changing. There have been peaceable revolutions and warlike revo lotions—revolutions in science, art, literature* polities, statesmanship, and government j and in all these things we may see,' ai we have nover seen before, the wisdom of a wise and Inscrutable Providence, On the shores o£ the Mediterranean a now kingdom has arisen, and the land of art and song and fable is at last the land of freedom. A good king sits, upon the throne, and a great soldier stands behind the throne, and deep is the love of them in the hearts of a happy and enfranchised people. ' Poland is restless under the Russian yoke, and once more the Polish hymn is chanted in the streets of Warsaw. Hungary asserts her boldness, and defies the Austrian tyrant with a menace which means more than a menace. Venetia looks out upon ' the Adriatic, and longs to embrace her free and happy sisters who line its shores. Russia has lifted the yoke of serfdom, and the great sin passes away forever. In France the silent Emperor has been advancing slowly, steadily, surely in a path of progress, and one by one removes the hoods which have been necessary to curb the spirit of his gallant people. Civilization has gone to the East, and the banners of a Christian army now noat over the walls of Pekin. Japan and the Islands of the sea have opened up tbelr untold riches, and the merchant and merchantman now con trol those rich, strange, and mysterious lands. With all these events, The Press has been contemporary, and in events greater than these we have borne a more prominent, be cause a nearer and dearer pare. The history in which these events are crowded will relate no event more painfHl, and more important j than the story of this revolntion. It will tell how a groat and happy, a glorious and prosperous people were suddenly thrown upon the stormy sea of civil war, and its shores drenched with , the blood of its own children, merely to gratify the ambition of a cabal of infamous and malignant conspirators. It will tell how tho magnanimity of a great Republic was very nearly the min of a great Republic—and how a mighty nation at length, arose in its majesty, and taught mankind the great lesson that a nation can be afree nation, and yet strong enough to maintain the Integrity of its laws, and enforce the obedience of a disaffected minority. We are in gloem to-day; but the future has no' gloom for us, for we believe in the ultimate and enduring triumph of our great cause. To contribute to that triumph will be tho un ceasing labor of The Press. In this laborwe recognize no party , advance no creed, and de fend no principles but those Involved, and the Administration with freedom, frankness, and independence, and only because we see in the Administration the surest and the strongest agency for executing the will of the people. In this crisis the Government is the country, and in supporting the Government we do a patriot’s duty to the country. These, then, are thoughts which occur to us as we send forth the first sheet of our filth volume. For the patronage which has been bestowed upon us, we extend our thanks. Following the course we have been following, it shall be our aim in the future, as it has always been in the past, to print a great and independent paper. Wa SHOotD learn a lesson from the wealthy men or tbe South. They have gone into the rebellion precisely as we should go into the work of crashing the rebellion. They have a motive to attain, and in doing so they count no cest, and spare no exertion. Wo never hear of money-panics or stock conspiracies among these men of Virginia and the Cotton States, nor do they prosecute a war with the sordid views which many of our poopio ac custom themselves to take. In many parts of the South where our armies have gone they find homes deserted, plantations in a state of desolation, business neglected, and evety sign of ruin and neglect. The families have gone further Soarh, while the heads of the families are in the armies of the South. It shows what men can do when under the influence of fanaticism, and certainly it shows what onr own people should do under the influence of patriotism. We are confident that’ this spirit does not extend beyond those selfish and avaricious combinations in the North who seek to make merchandise out of public opinion, and to speculate upon the woes of the Commonwealth. If these men looked beyond the present, they would find many reasons against ,their unwise and suici dal course 5 but we have no such argument to make, for in fighting for a principle it is an insult to honorand patriotism to clog it with any mercenary consideration. When shall onr country be " A land that has lost for a little her lust of gold, And lore of a pesos that wag foil of wrongs and shames, ' Horrible hateful, monstrous, not to be told?” A Modest Request. Some time ago wo received verses entitled “ The Union Flag," gent to ns anonymously. The writer now sends tut a letter, ending thus: " You published the piece, alter some weeks in yeur daily issue oi June Bth, 1881, as anonymous. If it were worth publishing at all, the author should have had due credit and he would have reclaimed it long since bnt tor having been ill at the time, and forbidden to read. A republication of the song on your first page would be no more than the amende honorable.” This is modest and cool. A verse-maker omitted appending his name to a song, and, because of hit neglect in doing so ids, who published his composition, are to make him tho amende honorable byrepublish ingiton our first page—he will be satisfied with no meaner place—and thus fully admi nistering to his anfonr proprel It serves ns right lor having published his verses at ali en error which we shall not repeat. Secession Crush?d in Missouri We trust Secession has been finally crushed out in Missouri by the action of the State Convention at Jeflerson City yesterday, in electing a loyal Governor, Lieutenant Go vernor, and Secretary of State, to take the positions of traitorous officials who endeavored to place that great Commonwealth under the control of the Southern conspirators. If our tyoops .are as fortunate in other sections in defeating the enemy as Gen. Lyok and those under his command, this example will proba bly be imitated in State after State, until falth fol substitutes are provided for many of the treacherous Executives who havo sought to destroy me Union. 8 said that Prince Napoleon intended to leave “Soy City in the 6 o'clock P. M. tram for Washington, and wo presume he arrived in Philadelphia last night. The limited sensa tion which tho arrival of SO important a-per sonage among us produces is » remarkable proot of the intense intorest whioh the Ame rican people take in the present war. It s ® completely absorbs jthelr faculties a they have little Jme to devote to other subjects wbichjfiff peaceful tf mo3 > wouW awLoa p ljpB>PM interest. It 13 evl_ that Prince Napoleon rather courts public attention, and itb»t he desires to mingle among us in as nuiet and unostentatious a manner as possi ble. Still, his visit to our country may be attended with much more important political consequences than the late visit of tho Prince of Wales; for, while the views ot the royal family of England exerciße hut little in fluence upon the action of the British Go vernment, the impressions and wishes of the ruling dynasty of France control the policy of that great nation. It is quite possible, therefore, that the ideas which Prince Napoleon may form during his present tour of our internal difficulties, their probable termination, and of the true policy of the Emperor Napoleon, in reference to American affairs, may regulate the course of that astute monarch. It is scarcely probable that atime like the present would have been selected for a mere pleasure jaunt. And our statesmen will no doubt find our distinguished visitor an attentive listener to all the explana tions they will give of the character of the Secession movement, and the resolute de termination of the loyal citizens of our coun try to suppress it. Is publishing the communication of John Wilson, of Chicago, it is not to be supposed that we assent to all his propositions, or that we concur in the line ot argument which he soeka- to draw. On one point there Is no difference between Mr. Wilson and nnraelves, and that is the necessity of incurring a large debt to meet the expenses of the war, and the propriety of paying that debt in the manner ‘least onerous to the people of the country. Jfr. Wilson suggests that wealth bo taxed and labor ignored, forgetting that in taxing wealth we indirectly tax labor, for wealth is nothing more than the results of labor. The relations which wealth bears to labor may justiiy the inferences and the arguments of Mr. Wilson, and on those relations the action of Congress has been based. Mr. Wilson objects to any tax on tea, cof fee, and sugar, as a tax on the necessary arti cles of life. We agree with him that it is un fortunate such a tax is imposed; but if we do not impose the necessary burdens: of Govern ment upon the necessary articles of life, how are they to be borne ? The Government does not impose these burdens upon the people be causo they aro burdens, but as a painful duty of legislation* We are in an extraordinary crisis, and its requirements demand extra ordinary measures. Hence the direct taxation and the duties on tea, cofiee, and sugar. When Mr. Wilson objects to these revenue taxes because it would injure our carrying trade, he closes his case, and makes their strongest possible argument in favor of the imposition. II import duties throw our peo ple on their own resources—-if wo can raise tea in California instead of bringing it from China, and if we can raise our coffee in our own tropics instead of going into Central America or Brazil, we bestow upon our people s last ing and incalculable benefit. The greatest countries are those which are soli-suetaining, and every act of legislation which goes to foßter our own industry and terminate the de pendence of our people upon the exports of other countries, will bo borne with patience, and' its results hailed with pleasure. . The other suggestions of our correspondent may pass for what they are worth. They are 'certainly ingenious, and deserve considers tiou. But there is one thing which Mr. Wilson and his fellow-citizens should bear in mind, and that is the extreme necessity ot pouring out our money largely to support the Government. After all, these questions of revenue and taxation, of tariffs and bounties, of experts and of commerce and borne industry, of free-trade and protection, all pass away when we consider the great question which now presses upon us. We must first Bave the Government, and then we can manage tho economy ,of the Government. What will lands and trade and Investments be worth, if the great centre around which acfrTjftJvunhneift laiiV, all we nave faift with ifj and to place It beyond the reach of peril,and in doing so to place onr own interests out of danger, is the great duty of ail citizens. It may demand sacrifices and entail privation; we may be Called upon to yield up our money and pour out our blood ; but in view of the great issue involved, there is nothing in all this which the people Bhould not bear cheer fully. . General McClellan among his Soldiers. A correspondent of the New Tort Tribune explains one cause of the influence which General McCißWiAit exercises over the soldiers under his command by describing the close attention he personally gives to their wants and comtorts. It is a common fault with some of onr newly-commissioned officers to be utterly regardless of the condition of their men, and chiefly absorbed in making a display of their handsome uniforms, and seeking luxurious fare. Nearly all the ill-treatment which our volunteers have complained of could have been at once remedied if their officers had promptly made representations to the proper authorities. The letter we have referred to says: . “ General McClellan is one of tie least preten tious of men—he generally wears the simple blouse of the riflemen, with not even the starred shoulder straps to denote his rank—a man who never wastes time—who is Indefatigable in his pursuit and at tack of the enemy, and equally untiring in his ef forts to secure the utmost oomfort of his men, com patible with the oiromnstanoes of a soldier’s life When his line is otj the maroh, he is ever among.- the men, with a kind and oheering word for every' oompany; a pleasant look, or kind salute, or hearty grasp of the hand for every officer or private witb whom ho if brought on spe&jEiDg terns by business; and in a fight he Is always at the- front of the column, in the ihiokest of the danger, en sonraging hie soldiers by cheering words and fear less deeds Ho takes soldiers’ fare with the rest, asking no better food, and no more luxurious bed than the newest-recruited private under his eom mand if he sees a man without proper shoes or clothing, he has that man, with his captain, sent to his own quarters where thrrman is served with the garment* he needs, and the captain receives a reprimand that leads him to look more closely after tho oomfort of his men In future ” - It is to be hoped that this commendable ex ample will be generally followed hereafter by othor leading officers. The National Guards This favorite Philadelphia Regiment ar rived in our biiy last evening, and was mast enthusiastically received. Although not en gaged in any of the battles that have’ oc curred, it has faithfully performed Important service at Baltimore, and deservedly won many high encomiums by the proficiency and true soldierly bearing Of the men who com posed it. Wo are glad to learn that Colonel Lym has tendered its services for the war, and that they have been accepted ;, so that many of his three-months volunteers will doubtless re-enlist. Bxnuon to the Voiobtebrs —Wo have re oeived a pamphlet oopy of a very eloquent and appropriate sermon delivered at the military en oampment near Healonvllle, on the 21st instant, by Rev. Nathaniel West. The text was, ‘‘Thou shalt not kill,” and the learned divine, in oom menting upon it, first shows that this prohibition does not forbid the killing of criminals who have been oondomned to death by the pnblio magis trates, northe destruction of enemies in self de fenoe or In lawful warfare, and then strongly con demns those sins which kill the bodies and the sottls of men: Much g«od would be accomplished by its general circulation among the volunteers. Acotioji Nonets.—Wewould call the attention of buyers to the first large fall sale of 1:000 eases biots, shoes, brogans, So., to be sold this day, at 10 o’clock precisely, by Philip Ford & Co., auc tioneers, St their store, Nos 530 Market and 523 'Minor sweets The sale o< merinos a large and extensive assortment of desirable goods, both' of city and Eastern manufacture, worthy, the at tention of buyers. " The United States Gunboats on the Mississippi. Louißvn.il, Ky , July 31 —Thirty gunners ar rived .here last'night, for duty on the gunboats now ready to leave for Cairo. O S Snead, of this city, is manufacturing cannon for the Home Guard. Nakx m* tit* Louimaju Rwj*is_Sons of Cant. WASHINGTON COBRESPOHBE&CB. Letter fi-oin “ Occasional." fCorreapondonoo of Tho Pres3.] Washington, July 31,1861. but powerfully, tho Government Is beginning to renew and to display Its great ener gies sinoe Its last disaster at Manassas. Every hour adds to onr eonfideooe and to our strength. The men one week so ekutiant and defiant., so fall of rej doing at the disaster to onr troops, begin to re atizo the rapid approach of the hour when tho Fe deral authorities will be enabled to assert and to maintain tho laws, and to punish all who have placed themselves in opposition to them. No snob party is tolerated in the slave States in opposition to that conspiracy as is permitted hsre la Washington, in Maryland, find tlirottghoUt the loyal sections of the tln'oh. Mr Bfcokin* ridge and his friends have two chances in this great game. They expeat to win either way. If the Republic triumphs,'they will endeavor to sus tain themselves inride by professing a thin and insincere Unionism, and if it fails, they will olaim consideration at the hands of the conspirators by proving, as they can, easily prove, that they have done all in their power to produoe such a result. The conditional Union men - hereabouts oooupy precisely this relation to the public exigency. Notoriously in correspondence with the Confede rates, (a practice not difficult to carry on in view of tljts too liberal indulgence*of such men, and the too liberal granting of passes to them by our military agents,) they bavo been most potent in the aid they have, given to Beauregard and Davis; and yet, if you meet them in sooiety, they attempt to surpass the most loyal in expressions of devotion to the country. There is not an aspiration, not a thought, of these men in favor of that oouutry. They have Watched and waited for the approach of Davis with nervous solicitude, and if he and his legions had been pre cipitated upon us, the first to demand the sacrifice of the true friends of the flag would have boon those very conditional Union men. Thoso who are right in tsis crisis, those who have boon ready to sacrifice every thing in support of the Constitution and the laws, have bat one ohancm They disdain to trußt themselves to any other tribunal but their country. They have taken all the risks. They see that the proscription, whioh has been visited upon onr Northern men in the Southern Stotes, would be visited upon them with superaddod intolerance and cruelty, la the event of the dapture of this city by the CShfederata traitors. Is this condition of things to be tolerated ? When the Government fiads itself strong enough to assert its authority, and to punish its enemies, shall those, who have weakened us; who have played spies in our midst; who have contributed money and information to the common enemy, still bo permitted to sow the seeds of disunion, to poison tho public mind, and to divide the public councils ? . If so, the disaster at Manassas will be repeated over and over again. Wo cannot expeot to he worthy of the confidence of onr people, and of the nations of tho earth, if suoh influences as these are allowed to undermine, and finally to overthrow, our free institutions. I may be asked what is the remedy for this notorious evil. The reply is ready. Sympathizing as these people do with the Southern conspiracy, they ought to bo called upon to make their election be tween the regular and the traitor Government! Doubt or hesitation should be followed by the in stant expulsion of all such elements from this com munity. Boasting, as they do, of the superior comforts ef the society of the Seojsaionists, they should be invited to tako up their residence among them Sneering at the Government whioh has protected them, they should be sent forward to assist in bearing the burdens of that of the banditti who are arrayed against that Government. There must be no half way oourse in the treat ment of these internal malignants, No violence Is neoefsary; nothing but a determined and im partial course on the part of the Executive and oar miHiary' representatives. We have only to look at Baltimore, where the most healthy conse quences have rewarded the energy of Major Gene ral Banks, to realize the effiot of the same ex ample in the city of Washington. The depart ments ought to be purged of every man not a sin pare and conscientious friend of the Union. We are but in the vestibule.of,our great troubles, and if the future is to bo one of victory, and therefore of peace and the perpetuity of a freo Government, wo must discriminate energetically end promptly between our friends and our enemies. Whatever-other States may do, the delegation representing good old Pennsylvania, in selecting the brigadier generals according to the suggestion of President Lincoln, will receive the hearty thanks of the whole people. Ignoring all poli ticians, and seeking military leaders only among those who have been educated in the aervioe, they have recommended a list of. brigadier generals which, with a stogie exception, will command the approbation of all good men. I wish I could say the Same of other States. Comparisons are in vidious. Let us he content with the belief, that if new disasters fall upon onr arms, they cannot be laid to the door of the great old Commonwealth which has contributed so generously of her blood and her treasure to this glorious cause. Not- alone will these appointments seoure the safety of onr fellow-citizens now in arms, but they will reflect enduring credit upon the reputation of our State. It gratifies me to add, that in the caucus of out Representatives and Senators, which resulted 'ttfmongn men 01 ail paTtioc participated in, it Bat one sentiment seemed to pervade the meeting, and that was, to suggest no name that was not sig ntfioant of the highest courage and effioieaoy, snd the most thorough experience. The next in com mand to General Scott is George B. McClellan, a Pennsylvanian, and his immediate executive officer is the new brigadier 30ner.1l, Andrew Porter, a native of Lanoaßtor county, In the same State. . OcCASIOSAI,. From Richmond—Enormous Stories. Louisvij.de, July 31 —The Richmond Exa miner says “the Confederate forces have been re moved forward far beyond Manassas Prisoners are Btill being brought ia. “A thousand of the enemy's dead still remain unbnried. f ' “ Gen. Beauregard, it is said positively, Is not at Manassas 11 It is certain that wo captured 32,000 hand cuffs, with which tho Federal® expected to manacle our prisoners! “ Davis has telegraphed to the Georgia regiments to oome on. “ We have taken 22,000 stand of arms. “ Adjutant Fairbanks, of the Michigan regi ment, is a prisoner at Richmond, and the Bn. gutr er proposes hanging him as a rabid Abo litionist.” fTbia report iB entirely without foundation, as Lieut Fairbanks retained in good health to Wash ington with Col. Heinlzleman, with whose staff he was oonneoted. J From New Orleans. tub bxbsd coaessss. New Oslbass, July 31.—Congreiwas in secret session all day. The following business was made puhlio: A resolution was passed permitting the First Regiment of North Carolina Volunteers to be mas tered into service for the time agreed upon by them when they volunteered, and to be paid for services already rendered. This includes the pay of private debts from the North Carolina Military Institute. The President approved of a resolution making disposition of tbe donations made by the ohurobeß, on fast day, to relieve the wounded at Manassas. The amount was $5,278 60. The Louisiana State Bank deolares this evening a dividend of 8 per oent. oat of tho profits for the last six months, and reserves a large surplus An Improbable Story. liOmsvtiLZ, July 31 —The Journal ooplcfl the following despatch, dated Culpeper Court House, Jnly 27th, from the Southern papers : A whole regiment of Indiana troops were oap turea yesterday. They were caught in the moun tains near Leesburg, and were nearly starved out. We also yesterday captured Major Potter, and a party of New Yorkerß. - MoDononen’s Olympic Theatre— -The sum mer season at this establishment will.oommenoe this evening The company includes quite a num ber of our leading dramatic favorites. The popu lar oomedieone, Miss Annie Lonsdale, appears in a new comedy, supported by Mrs. PJaoe and a new favorite for public favor, Miss Etoanor Mau rice. Messrs Ilsmple, Fitsgeraid, Clifford, Ao also appear in this piece, whioji has the apt title of “ The Pet of the Public.” Miss Lonsdale also gives her inimitable personation of Nan., In “ Tho Good for Nothing,” of whiah she is the great original in this country ; recites an address, and leaves Mr. Hemple to conclude with a rattling fare*. A Nnw York Zocavk reoently took a horse be longing to a rebel, and ever since has been much elated with his oapture. A day or two since, the owner of the animal presented himself to the Zou ave, and demanded the home. ‘- I have taken the oath of allegiance,” said he, “ and the horse is mine ” “ You may have taken the oath,” answered the New Yorker, “ but the horse has not, and I shall keep him'till he does ” There was no reply- Ing to this, and the Zouave keeps his horse. Death of a Telegraph Operator. Poet WAsntsoTan, Pa,, . July 31 —The re mains of Leo Engleman, lately the tloket agent and telegraph operator stationed at Qoakenown, on tho line of the North Pennsylvania Railroad, were brought here tast evening and taken to Flowertown On Saturday last he attempted to get on V train while in motion, and by accident fell upon the track Throe oars passed over his leg, orusHfog it bo that amputation wan impera tively necessary The operation was performed, but it failed to save hfslife, and bodied yesterday.. He was about twenty-five years of Bgs, and bik sudden demise is lamented by a large ofrole of mends He wbs a son of Mr Eogleman, of Flowertown. Last ever™a Prince Napoleon and his ,n ol, y> <«* Now York, on rou'e fol Washington. They are staying at the La Pierre MCUSe. TtlE PRESS ' PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 18«1. latest news Sy Telegraph to The Kress. Special Despatches to “The Press.” One of tie most deplorable Issues of the late de feat of our army, is.the expulsion of oitizens frem i airfax oounty Expnlslon is too mild a term to employ in explanation of (heir Condition. They sf 6 obliged to fly with their families, or be im pressed into the ariny, »hd carried down Sonih. iwo of these men were in my office to-day. they gave me a statement of their condition; A notioe was served on them, at thoir own houses, to appear on a specified day at the quarters of Gen. Beau nnwAliD, bringing with them the best arms thoy had- They are Northern men, as a very large proportion of the farmors of Fairfax oqunty ore; they could sot dare to appear before Bbatoigabp, and be compelled to take up arms against tbe Union. Thoir only alternative was to esoapowtth their families. This they havo done, flying, in main oases, at midnight, and by a oirotdtous jonrnev through ferests, to reach Washington. lam re quested by those of them with whom I have oon versed to suppress their names, as any proof that they had been giving information would prove disastrous to their prospects of ever recovering the property they have hastily abandoned. In Fairfax oounty more than one-half of the inhabitants are open Union men. They have hitherto esoaped in Very large hdmbers from molestation by avoiding conversation or expressing any sentiments on the subjeot; but now all are oaliod to appear before the leader of too army, and there is no alternative bnt to enlist or make their esoape. This they ore trying to do We have them here in large numbers. They are ob jects of sympathy exile# in their own oountry ! driven from homes in which they were surrounded with evory comfort, and now compelled, in many oaees, to roly upon contributions for the support of their families. Hot a few of them, when at home and in possession oftheir forms, stock, <fco., were considered waaUh?. Our Dead and Wounded. The rebel army charges back upon ns that we have never applied for a truce to bury our dead and tako care of enr wounded. If the charge can bo sustained—-if every possible effort has not been mado—somebody has committed a blunder of great magnitude, and whioh surviving relatives can never forget. An escaped soldier says that on Thursday, when he Was a prisoner In the rebel ranks, be was per mitted, under a guard of two soldiers, to go over some portions of the battle field. At that ad vanced hour—four day 3 alter the battle ho saw eight of tho wounded on tho field, still living, but in a dying condition from the mortification of their wounds. Theße barbarities are almost without a parallel in the annals of history, and tbe public await official reports to know whether the t-ffloera of the Federal army have used evory effort to secure the bodies of the dead and look after the wounded. The Government does not propose to reoogniss the .Bouthorn Confederacy by an exchange of pri sonars. All who bavo not been officers of the United 'States army will be released on giving their pa role not to bear arms again againßt the United' Stiles, or afford aid and information to the enemy. General Baker proposes to raire two, and pro. bably three regiments, in addition to thoßo now in his command. Among them will be a number of companies of o»r District militia, and the regi ments wUI be made up by companies from.differ enf States, for procuring whioh bo has made and is maising ample arrangements. Charlestown (Slass ) Navy Yard. Ah effort has been made in the Charlestown Navy Yard to have all foreigners removed from aervieo The Navy Department here has been appealed to in the matter, and has decided that, if any remo vals are to be made, it will he those whose selfish ness would remove an efficient mechanic because he. is a foreigner. While our army and navy are composed largely of foreigners laithfat to the Union, embracing those nearly of all civilised na tions, and whole regiments of oar German, Scotch, and Irish citizens, It would ill become the Depart ment. to listen to any statements to remove from Government service good Union men of foreign birth, merely on account of their nationality. Sharps’ rifle, patent of 1859 was tested the other day, by order of the Ordnance Bureau of Navy Department. . Commandant Dahlsreh’s official report made yesterday to the department, says of it : The first twenty shots were fired in leas: than: one minute and a half.' Thirty of the cartridges were fired after being submerged in water for fonr hoars. Five hundred rounds were fired, and ‘‘the rifle worked as well alter firing the five hundred rounds as at the commencement. It was fuily ex amined in the shop, and reported in good order. ” The trial was so satisfactory that the department ordered, yesterday, a large number, whioh are to be delivered as soon aB possible. “'•■‘““-J xuirugar sons have" erested~an~ encampment on the Executive grounds, and have gone into quarters. They are “In for the war,” and are enlisting a little army of javeniles. Third Pennsylvania Volunteers. Th« Third Pennsylvania Regiment, Colonel SiOKX.es, marched to the arsenal to-day and ex-; ohanged their old altered muskets for the Improved Harper’s Ferry musket of 1851. They made a very favorable appearanao on the Avenue, Affairs at the Navy Yard. The steamer S. ft Spaulding sal lei this morn iog at an early hour for Boston, via Fortress Mon *><•- Bbe took as passengers a nnmber of privates of the Massachusetts First Kegiment, who wete disabled in the battle at Bull Ran. The work on the Pensacola goes on very slowly. She will not be ready in less than six weeks, unless more men are set to work on her. Her reversing engines will be put up in a few days, and this is the largest part of the work to be done. The gunboat Reliance sailed this morning, after coaling and receiving her small stores. Bhe is on a reconnoitring trip down the river. The gunboat Resolute is lying at the wharf in hourly expectation of receiving sailing orders. The Mount Vernon., Philadelphia, mid Balti more are lying at the wharf awaiting orders. The Powhatan is lying in the Btream, having charge of the several prize schooners whioh have been brought up lately. Troops Going Home. , The First Mains Regiment, Colonel Jaoksok left for home to-day, having served out 1 their time. ■■ Tho detachments of the Fifth New York, Col; SonAßzwAnßßit; and the New York Twelfth, Cop Bbttbrfibld, left here to-day ior the Relay House, where they will await the arrival of their respective regiments from Harper’s Ferry, and proceed home, their time having expired. Arrival ofTroops and Wagons. The Thirteenth Massachusetts Regiment arrived here at two o’clcok this morning, also a lot-of ambulances and baggage wagons for the Govern ment. ■ , ; ' ' Eight regiments have arrived, and the others, making altogether fifteen regiments, are an route to Washington. These regiments are a little army in themselves. Those arrived are in very fine condition, and are among the best disciplined ai d drilled regiments we have had here, The following is a list of the general stall and commandants of regiments: M*jor General, G. A. MoOall. Assistant Adjutant General, Lieut. Oolonel H-J Biddle. ■ • ■ ■: Aid* de-Camps, Henry A. Bcheel* and Elbridge Meconhey : ; J j' Ist regiment, Col. It. Biddle Roberts. 2d ; do. Col. Wm B. Mann. ' 31 <io. Col. Horatio Stckios., 4th do. Col. Robert March. sth do. ' Col. Seneoa Bimmons, now in .Western Virginia, 1 6th do. : Col. Wm W. lUokotts. 7th do. Col. Harvey. Bth do. Col. George S. Hays. 9 h do. Col Jackson. 10th do. Col. MoOalmont. 1 :11 ’h do. . Col. Gallager.. 12th do Col. Taggart. ■ - 13th do. (Artillery ) Major Campbell com manding. 1 . 14th do. (Cavalry.) Kane Rifle Regiment, Co!. Charles J. Biddlo now in Western Virginia. : The Sanitary Committee of Washington have held a meeting, and adopted a> series of resolu, tiona, whioh sets forth that the health and happi ness of the army depend on vigorous military discipline in oamp ; that the health, comfort, and efficiency of the men are mainly dependent on the uninterrupted presence, the personal watchful ness, and the rigid 'authority of the'regimental’ and company offiaers ; that the public would ball with joy the inauguration of ;a decisive, prompt, and rigid rule, extending alike to offiaers and men! Selling Liquor to Soldiers. ..‘The Senate Sill pasted yesterday i n tin Haase, providing against the sale of Jfqoor >o soldiers, in .the Dto'riot of Colombia, tff'Tdsmncb gratification to onr'citizens, and will do much to seonre sobriety and tffiaienoy. in the army of the Potomac. It prescribes, for violation, a fine of *25 or imprison ment three months. Xbe soldiers here deterve great oredit for their general good deportment, and,- every true friend of the soldier will rejoloe that his Bonroo of degradation has been removed. *'. V ■ Notwithstanding the extraordinary increase of population, so trail hns.theGovernment supplied' Its commissariat; that nometeriti Change has tskOn plao# Is the prises in onr markets. - FROM WASHINGTON. Washwqtoh, July 31, 3881, Union Men in Exile Rebel Prisoners. General Baker. Sharps’ Hides. Tic Pennsylvania Reserve. Health; of Our Troops. Our Markets^ Mr. Pendleton’s Resolution^ The following is the resolution that was offered in the House to-day, by Mr. PaxDMVsX: Resolved, That, under the Constitution, the tights, powers, And dntleß of all ibe Stated of the Unlofl are equal J that the Union is fottnded oh this equality; that, in order to maintain the Constitution and the Union, this equality must be preserved ; that every honest effort to ptrpfttq&to tho Union must bs xnad* in ac oordanoo with the Constitution, and with a purpose to maintain this equality; that any attempt on the part »f the Federal Govern ment to, mi-jugate any of the States, and hold them as territories or provinces, or in any position Inferior to that of OTory other State, or to inter fere with their State (Jovernmeuts or with their domootid institutions, or to abolish or interfere with slavery Within their limits, would be an. attempt to destroy this tquality, and would, if oucqeasfnl, Subvert the Constitution and the Union : therefore, Resolved, By the Senate and Bouse of Repre sentatives, that Congress does hereby solemnly de blare, that hostilities against the so-called Con federate States Bhali be so prosecuted as to enforce obe'dieooe to the Constitution, and the laws passed in (tbcordanoe therewith; and that they shall not bo-.-to prosecuted as to reduce to a position of in feriority «Dy of the States, or to Interfere with their State Government, or to abolish slavery within their limit. Mr. Huroniss, of Ohio, raised thepolnt of order, and the Speaker sustained his objeotlon. _ • ' ■Oh ! Ho! Recently, in the Legislature, on motion of Mr Gabhbtv,t.the ordinance to prohibit oltizsns of Virginia fiom holding offioe under tha United States Government was taken up. The ordinance Wsb amended, debated, and finally passed following form—yeas 68, nays 21: 1 Bert ordained, That any citizen of Virginia nofding office under the Government of the United States after the Slat of July, 1801, shall be forever banished from this State, and is deolared an alien enemy, and shall be so considered in all the aourte of Virginia. - 2 Any oitisan of Virginia who may hereafter undertake to represent the State of Virginia in the Congress of the United States, In addition to the penalties of the preceding section, bo deemed guilty of treason, and his property shall, upon In formation by the Attorney General, in any Court' qf thin Commonwealth, be confiscated to the use of the State. ; 3 The first section shall not be deemed applica ble to any officer of the United Btates- now out of the limits of the United States, or of the Confede rate States, until after the Ist day of July, 1882. , Owing to the passage of this ordinanoe, six Gov : eminent clerksjiaife resigned here yesterday, and morewUlHWwup 'withm the next twenty-four hours. - . Deserter Arrested. ■A deserter from Colonel Max Kihsihin’s Penn sylvania regiment was anested at the Relay House yesterday, and'brougfct back here to-day. He was sentto jail tofewait examination. .Congress. Tho bpsiness of both Houses is hnrriod through with pownirndable dospatoh. Two or three days more wjH wind up the session. , - Miscellaneous. A conference was held at the State Department this morning, between the Secretary of State and the ministers from Great Britai , France, Russia, Prussia,“and Holland, upon some snbjsots present ed in letters from the Tycoon of Japan to the Pre sident of tie United States, and from the minister of Foreign Affairs in: Japan to the Secretary of State, containing propositions to delay the opening of certain porta in Japan. -The result has not been ascertained. '- r ' •""■■■ Prince Napoleon and the Princess Clotildb received, on Monday, from the Soorotary of State, the congratulations of the President on their srg rival inithe United States, together with an invi tation to extend their visit to Washington, and white there to sejourn at the Executive Man sion. The . Assistant Boorotary of State wont *0 Now York to deliver tho invitation. This oovrtoay wfis suitably reoeived and acknow ledged hi? the Prince, and ho will visit Washington in a fewidays; but as ha is travelling unostenta tiously, and not in an official character, he will de olino all public demonstrations. While in Wash ington, ho will probably take np bis residenoo at the French Legation. The statements in the pubiio press that General Pattbbson’s column was not provided with wagons sufficient to make advances upon tbe ene my because the Beoretary of War desired that all wagohsshould be furnished from Pennsylvania, are without foundation, in fact. Pattkbson’s ool umn was well equipped for transportation by the Quartermaster General of tho army, and no such direction or request was ever made by the Secre taxy of War. The War Department has not made a single oon traot. All contracts are made by the heads of bu reaus, or by theirdaly authorized officers. Tho contracts for extraordinary transportation at New York, in April and May last, when the capital was supposed to be in imminent danger, were made by the Union Defence Committee of New York, in .conjunction with General Wool. Tho notorious contract for the steamer 'Catiline, about whioh so much has been Bald, was autho rs sd of approved by Gen. Wool. In relation to tho servioeß of this veteran,-it may be well to say that: his location and duties have beep governed entirely by Lieutenant General Boon, who, as Commander-in-Chief of the army, Requests have been made from parties in tho West that a portion of the very large amount of army goods, for whioh bids will bo received in New York on tho Sth of August, may be delivered in Cincinnati, instead of in the former oity. On this subjeot, Quarter-master General Meigs says he desired that ,tho advertisement for them should be so fta„med as to secure that object, but he did not see it in time to insert the proper provision. He answers Hon. John A. Gatloy that he has no doubt an equitable and satisfactory arrangement will be made with the Western bidders. Since the passage of the bill authorising the Pre sident to accept tbe services of half a million vo lunteers, offers have already been made to supply oae-hslfof that number, including, with Infantry, a largo proportion of cavalry and artillery. States and individuals are alike patriotic in such material tenders. Ac to the latter, it is re quired that they Bhall be. endorsed by responsible parties, the recommendations of members of Con gress having mnoh weight with the Department. FitOM WESTERN VIRGINIA. Gen- Wise Retreating to Lewisburg. Destrnction of Ganley’s Bridge. CLABKSBime, July 31.—A despatoh from Gene ral Cox, dated the 29-h lust., to General Rosen orsns, reports his arrival at Gauley’s Bridge. General Wise is retreating to Lswisbnrg, whioh, ac cording to intercepted letters, is to be his rallying point. ■ Ganloy’s Bridge was entirely destroyed by the retreating rebels, and it will require three days to construct a floating bridge. General Wise haß obstructed the pursuit by fell ing treeß aoross the road, and also destroyed all the bridges. General Cox captured one thousand flint-lock muskets and: a small quantity of powder, left be hind by tho rebels. „ MORE ARTILLERY WANTED. Onr Picbetß to extend to Harper’s Ferry* OPERATIONS IN TBXAB. New York, July 31.—The Tribunes special Washington despatch says that Gen. McClellan expressed an opinion that this will be on artillery war, and asks as many batteries as it: is possible to proonre. v*-.-v. Regiments hare been sent by him to extend the lino of pickets along the Potomac to Harper’s Ferry. Seven additional regiments have gone np to the chain bridge to day, where three or four are now posted. There are fresh indications of the inauguration of a more vigorous pollay, and Gen. MoOlelian inspires and supervises every thing.,' " • We learn from a eredibie source that Fort Fill more, Texas, has been reinforoed by ten compa nies. Also, that Col Canby has fitted ont such expeditions against Fort Bliss, now held by the Texans, as makes Its capture oertain. From N e braska. HOVfiJfBNTS OP TOT ISDIAKS—ATTBMI-TB OP 188 SBCBSSIOKtSTS TO PBUCtJKE THEIB AID. BBowßsyttWi.lSf T , July 25 —A large number of Indians erenow on tbe Republican fork and the Platte river, ostensibly on their uiual hunt, but really to fight the Pawnee. Rumor states the strength of the Oheyennes, Arrapahoea, and Keowas to be nearly 6,000, and that the Oheyennes, Who were. nearly 3,8(10 In number, were seeking the aid of the Potawato mies and Attoes. : Some political contentions have ooonrred in Southern Nebraska. Tbe Secessionists have been in-constant com* munioation with the Indians of that section, and the Attoes acknowledge to having been seleoted to aid the Southern Conlederaoy. A majority of the warriors were at one time in favor of rendering the rebels assistance; but they had been dissuaded from doing so 'The settlers in the Big Bone are in great alarm, and many of them have moved away with their families and stook Soonttng parties have been sent ont from Kansas and some of; the eastsnr counties of Nebraska, to assist the Union men, and prevent the commission of ont>ages by tbe Seeassiohists and Indians Three wagon loads of anas and ammnnition are reported to have crossed the Big Bene some days ago, for parties in the interest of tbe Southern Confederacy. From Cairo. ' Cairo, July 31.—Two- steamers -arrived at New Madrid yesteidsy, with a large number of rebel troops, wagons, guns, and ammunition. The force at that point (i reported to be about 15.000. TBIBTT-SEVBSTH COSfiRBSS. jfeXTKA SESSION. Washibgiob,. July SENATE. A oommuriioation Was reoeivod from _the ?rt>Bl dant, in answer to a resolution, tranraUting a re port of all tbe instraotions given to foreign minis tera with reference to the rebellion. Laid on the table and ordered to be printed. ... A , , h „ The bill in referenoe to annerintendents of the navy y«d. permitting the President to appoint superintendents from th. rank of oommandera as well as captains, was takennp aDd rr f l ™ a, *^ n * considerable length by Messrs t Grimes, and otbera. It was finally laid a . Oo motion of Mr. WmsoK, of Massachusetts, the bill supplementary to the act to military establishment Of the United States was l9 M° of tt lndiana, offered a resolution Sail ing on tit President to inform the Senate Whethor Hoa James H. Lane, of Kansas, had been ap pointed a brigadier general, and if he has ao oepted of that position. Adopted- _ . . , Mr. Powsll, of Kentucky, Introdnoed a bill to repeal all bounties allowed to fishing vessels. Re ferred to the Committee on Commerce. The bill relative to superintendents of navy yards was then passed. ; . On motion of Mr- CnAHM.au, of Miobigan, the bill to increase tbe consular representation of the United States, during the-rebellion,- was taken, up and passed. ', , Tbe report of the committee of oonferenoe on tbe bill to provide iron-olad ships was taken up as unfinished business from yesterday. The report of the oommlttee was rejeoted. Mr Thojisoh, of New Jersey, moved to post pone the bill indt fiMtely Lost. Mr Ham; of New Hampshire, moved that the Senate agree'to all the amendments of the House, save the one whioh includes vessels not com pleted within tho provisions of toebill. Agreed to. - - A now oommlttee of oonferenoe Was appointed on that amendment. The bill to suppress insurrection was then taken np. ■ Mr. Ham moved to. postpone its consideration till to morrow. Agreed to. The Senate then went into executive session, and subsequently adjourned. ‘ HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Bihohah, of Ohio, from the Committee on the Ju iolary, reported bank the Senate bill, transferring the control over United States district attorneys and marshals from the Secretary of the Interior to the Attorney General. Mr., Bpair, of Missouri, from the Committee on Military Afflire, reported a bill providing for the monthly payment of troops. Passed. Mr Valx-ahmobaii, of O.bio, offered the follow ing resolution, whioh was objected to by Messrs. Low jot and Washburns : : Whereas, James. Harvey, minister to Portugal, did, In the months of March and April last, con vey confidential and Important intormation from time to time to the rebel authorities of South Caro lina, in regard to the movement of tho Govern ment of the United States for the suppression of the rebellion in the said State: And whereas, The said James E Harvey has subsequently deolared in a public oommunication that ail of the despatches by him sen t to the rebels in Booth Carolina were first shown to the members of the Administration : therefore, Resolved, That the President of the United States bo requested to ascertain what members of the Administration were thus concerned in aiding and abetting t.reasonablo communication with the rebels, and, if not incompatible with the public in terests, to forthwith remove said persons from au thority under him, and to recall the said James K. ■'Harvey- ■ On motion of Mr Lovbjoy, of Illinois, it was Resolved, That the thanks of this Hoa»e are due and are hereby presented to'the Eighth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers for their alacritv and patriotism in responding to the call, of the Presi dent, and in surmounting all obstacles by sea and by land whioh traitorshad interposed to thoir pro gress to the defence of the Notional Capital _ Mr. Julian, of Indiana, offered a resolution, whtoh was adopted, declaring that the retention in office here, or throughout the country, of men who are well known to enttttaia Secession Eenti. ments, merits the reprobation of all loyal citizens, and hereby receives tbe reprobation of this House. Mr. Pendleton, of Ohio, offered a resolution, instructing the Committee of Military Affairs to Inquire into the expediency of providing by law that officers and soldiers of volunteers be paid, subjtot to the same rules as soldiers and officers of I ke rank in the regular service. Mr. May, of Maryland, asked leave to introduce a preamble, setting forth the olroumßtanosa attend ing the arrest and imprisonment of the Baltimore polioe commissioners, asserting that the writ of habeas corpus has been treated with contempt and a military despotism established in Baltimore, and ooaoluding. with a resolution that their .arrest and imprisonment were without warrant, and flagrant ly unconstitutional and illegal, and that they should be released, or their oaso remitted to tho judicial tribunals for determination Mr Binohak raised the point of order, that this resolution was excluded under the rule for the go vernment of the business of the session. The Speaker decided that the point.was well taken, Mr, Pendleton asked leave to introduce a pre. amble oonomding with a joint resolution deolaring that hostilities against tho so called Confederate States should be prosoonted only so far as may be necessary to enforoe obedianoo to the Constitution and tbe laws, and should not be so conducted as to reduce the States to tbe condition of inferiors, or interfere with their rights of property, or destroy their equality. This was deolared put of order under the rule. Mr. Coj-fax, of Indiana, gave notice of a bill to be offered at the opening of the next session, grant ing to the soldiers of the present war bounty laud warrants on Government lands, subject to entry at $1 50 per cere, and granting homestoads to ac tual settlers on the alternate sections of land re serves from railroad grants, and subject to entry at $2 50 per acre- Mr Vallandmotam, from the select oommittee appointed at the iast session, reported a bill re stricting the franking privilege. The House then adjourned. SANDY Hook, July SR—The Camps are q.u.e. uuu orderly to-day. There-are* no indications of any rebel troops in this vicinity.. , (General Banks and his staff are busily occupied its forming the army into brigades Their present position was chosen with a great deal of engineer ing skill by Captains Newton and Simpson. It commands Harper’s Ferry, and is easily and quickly made almost impregnable. Oar batteries are in position : Some attention has been directed to Leesburg, in oonarquonoe of the rumors of the approach of Johnson with a large foroa. Scouting an s reoon noisaanoes are actively kept up, The Harper’s Ferry Railroad bridge will bo immediately re built. Frnm Fortress Monroe. _ Fortbess- Mokros, July 30 —Captain Kilpat rick, formerly of Colonel Duryea’a regiment, ar rived this morning from New York, with a com pany of one hundred mounted riflemen Cavalry has been greatly needed in this vicinity, and it is to be hoped that this branoh of the service will be strengthened. The term of the First Regiment of Vermont will expire on the 221 of Augnßt They will jpcobably take passage to Boston in the eteamer Spaulding. \ Colonel Allen’s court-martial has to day been brought to a close. The case will be referred to the War Department at Washington. It is thought by many that the charges- preferred against him will not be sustained, especially those of breaking bis parole “ General Butler, it is said, is abont to make a hasty visit to Washington. From Northern Missouri. Mexico, Mo., Jnly 30.—Brigadier General Pope has issued a special order assigning Brigadier Go eeral Hurlbut to the command of the United States forces along, the Hannibal and 8t Joseph Railroad Col Grant will oommand at Mexico, Col. Robs will oooopy.Werrenton, anti Col Palmer will post his regiment at Reniek and Sturgeon, making his headquarters at Reniek. These several districts do not exceed seven miles In extent, and tbe com manding officers are entrusted to report to the dis trict head quarters .at Mexioo the names of persons 'suitable to be appointed superintendents and as sistant superintendents, whose doty it shall be to proteot the railroad property in their respective divisions.,:..:. Men of property and respsstabitity, without re gard to political opinions, are to be selected for these positions.’ Ail illegal asstmbiages will be promptly broken up, and all persons taken in arma against the United States will be sent to Mexico, to be disposed of by the commanding ge ”Bsal - arro3ts he made for opinion’s Bake, unless the parties are engaged In open acts of hos tility, or are stimulating others to such sots by inflammatory words or publications. The restora tion of peaoo and safety to a region distracted by civil commotion, and the punishment of tbe infa mous assassins and inoendiaries infesting the .country, is announced to be the mission of the forces in Northern Missouri. The troops are cau tioned against excesses of any kind, and especially of depredations on the possessions and property of any -citizens of Missouri, and any infractions of military discipline and good order will be visited with the greatest severity possible under the arti fllesof war. Rumored Defeat of Governor Wise. CiARksBURO, Va , July 30 —Wo have exoitfog rumors here to-day ot an engagement between Colonel Tyler, of the Seventh Oalo Regiment, at the head of throe thousand; Virginia , troops, and Governor Wise, at the head, of seven thousand rebels, at Bnllstowb, in which six hundred of ’ onr men and one thousand five hundred of the enemy were killed Wise is retreating I give thisfor what it is worth. If the report is true, the campaign in Western Virginia Is vir tually ended.' Rebel Outrages in lowa. BtmMSGTOif, lowa, July 30 —Mr, ThirTston, su perintendent of the Burlington and Missouri Rail road, received a letter this evening from the station agent at Chaooqua, stating that the rebels of Mis souri were within twelve miles of that place, burn ing houses and killing tbe people, and asking assist ance. An extra; train will leave in the morning, with what men and arms can be raised. Frequent reports have been received here from the Missouri line of similar outrages by the rebels dodging aoroes within the last two weeks,’ Four regimoDtß of Vo lunteers are enoamped here, but are without arms or ammunition. , From Kansas. JjßAvbrworth, July 31 —The Conservative htt advices from the Osage, Indian Region that Mr. Sohoexaaoker, the chief missionary of that triba, has been compelled to leave by tbe Becetsionista A force of one hundred men, under Judge Brown, of Humboldt, bas left Allen county for the Ossge oonntry, to disperse the rebels. The Times saye a large body of Pawnees and Cheyennes are in the vicinity of Marysville, Mar shall bounty, Kansas, and it it tbenght they will inaugurate hostilities, hevibg' been tampered with by tbs Beeessioniats in <hat region. , : • After the recant ski-, mish at Harrlsville, Mo., and the dispersal of the rebel forces, Jennison and his men robbed some store* oi clothing, &o , wbioh he distributed among the troops. Jennison k not in the United States service but la the skiimlsh he acted m concert with the Fede ral troops. * Tbe trial of Dr. Anthony, publisher of the Conservative Of this Oily, for killing R. 0 , Sat terlee, tditor of t)t«- Herald dosed yesterday. The jury were ont but twenty minutes, when they returned with a vordiot of acquittal. Sailing or the Asia. N*w Yobk, Jely fit.— The Cunerd stoamsbin Asm sailed at uon,:with sixty passengen. r Missonri State Convention, Jbotbbsoh Ci*y, July 30 -The Legislature to day declared vacant the dittoes of Governor, Lieu tenant Governor, and Secretary of State by a vote of 56 to 2», and the seats of the members of th« proaeit Senoral Assembly were vacated by a, rote ef 52 to 2$ The Convention adopted, without material alteration, the baianoo of tits report of the committee of eight as heretofore renorted. Tho Convention will to morrow appoint a .Pro visional Governor, lieutenant Governor and See re tary of State Judge Gamble of St. louis, John B- Henderson and Thomas 1. Reid, are spoken of for Governor— all Union men. The Convention will doubtless adjourn to-mor row. unttcTion or governor. Jbwxßßoh City, Mo., Jaly 31. —The State Convention, this morning, eleotod Hon. Hamilton B Gamble, of St Louis, as Governor of Missouri, by 68 votes; Willard P Hale lieutenant Gover nor, by 81 votes ; and Mordeoai Olivor Secretary of State, by 61 votes. The Opposition wore excused from voting, as they protested against the power of the Conven tion to take this notion, consequently there were no votes oast against any of the candidates. Governor Gamble will be inaagnratod in the presence of the Convention at 3 o'clock this after noon. ; The election of Mr. Gamble was received with loud applause. The Convention will doubtless adjourn this eve ning or in the morning. T _ ~ Governor Gamble, lieutenant Governor W. P. Halil, and Secretary of State, Mordeoai Oliver, wore duly sworn and inaugurated in the Conven tion this afternoon. Each of those gentlemen made a strong Union and patriotic speech amid loud appl&nso* After the transaction of some unimportant bnel ness, and the presentation of an address to the people of the State by the Convention, it ad oumed until the third Monday in December, un less sooner called together by the now Government, or demanded by tho public safety. Three hundred kegs of powder and two pteoes of cannon wore oapmred near Warsaw yesterday, and will be sent to St Louis. Official Order by flea. McCieiian. Wasbi»«toh, July 31.—Tho following order has just boon promulgated:;■■■ Hbadquabtbkb, Division or ran Povosrio, / WaemseTos, July 30 1861. j The General commanding . the Division has' with much regret, observed that large numbers of officers and men stationed in the vicinity of Wash ington are in the habit ef frequenting tho streets and hotels in this oily. This practice is eminently prrjudiolai to good order and military discipline, and must at once bo discontinued. The time ana services of all persons connected with ibis division should be devoted to their ap| ifopriate dutieß with their respective commands, [t is therefore directed that hereafter no officer or soldier be allowed to absent himself from his onsop and visit Washington, except for the performance of some pubiio du J y, or for the transaction; of im portant private business, Jot; which purpose written permits wilt be given by the oonsmanders of bri gades. The permit will Elate tho object of the visit. Brigade commanders will be held responsible for tee strict execution of this order . JBColonel Andrew Porter, of the Sixteenth United etites Infantry, is detailed for temporary duty as p-evost marshal in Washington, and will be obeyed and respeoted accordingly Colonel Por ter will report in person at those headquarters, for in tractions By order of Major-General McClellan, 8 WinutAws, Assistant Adjutant General. Kecraits for Coi, Einstein's Besiment. Wabbisgtoh, July 31 . —Colonel Einstein twill aTrive in FiJiladolphia to-morrow morning. He will aocep’ five hundred recruits to raise his regi ment to 1,500 men The Baltimore State Prisoners, Nbw York, July 31.—The transport-steamer Jos Whilnty has arrived from Baltimore having on board ihe Gears prisoners tefc-n from Fort Mc- Henry, to bo lodged in Fort Hamilton. Affairs in Washington We clip tho following from the Washington Star of last evening : Am"MRS m jai ARsstrs.n —The activity no ticeable in ovory department cf tho arsenal shows that “no step is to bo taken backward ” by Government in the prosecution of the war. The entrance and carriage ways are blocked up wnh army wagons, earts, ana other vehicles, heavily loaded with aims for the regiments, provisions for the army, huge sheila on their way to be filled, »nd all the requisites of war. Splendid parks of rifled cannon, from ten to thirty-two pounders, ornament tho lawns; huge guns iie abeut on lbs wharf and in the shops ready to be mocn-ed, while the tattoo of hammers and buzz of saws bear evidence to the life within the manufactories of ironwheats and oiher appurtenanoes of the batteries. Rifled and round SheUß, grape, oaxmistor, and shrapnel, Mmie and pistol balls, in immense quantities, roll out ready for the missicn of death, under the manipulations of many hands, and bright ghns go up daily upon their wheels, and turn their dark months towards the blue hills of Virginia, while a constant tide of muskets, rifles, and bayonets pourß in and out of the spacious armories. The regulars who formerly guarded the entrances have been assigned other duties, and the responsible Bositioa is now filled by Company A, Captain 51 ffett, of Use Twenty sixth Pennsylvania Regiment. The Arrest of van Wobkkes. —We mentioned, yesterday, tha arrest of a number of workmen at the arsenal, on the charge cf disloyalty. The ar rest was performed by a detachment from the com pany, and the astonishment of the volunteers was bat little lo»s than that of the accused. Ob Mon day Mf.jor Ramsay seat for Captain Moffit, and desired him to detail twenty men, under proper ofiioprs, for special service The men-under Lien tonaat Bruoe and Sergeant Wright, reported them selves, and, on being ordered to load their pieces, every man' began to prepare himself for the lihonla ooveT~minseH-ivfftf’ , !Sfffr„exploit, whioh drawn np ontside the workshops, Ramsay eailed out the names cf the aoonsed parties, who unsnspectingly came out, and, to their nnepeaka* bte .astonishment, were passed over to the atten tion of the Philadelphia boys, who at osoe es corted them to their proreat qneriera,, -. The im pression among the workmen in the shops is, that thero was a mistake with regard to some, and with others not,” and tha} there are other indivi duals who require similar attention, in order to in sure their loyalty. Thu Lbvek at the Executive Mansion last eve ning was well attended, and largely by the mili tary hero. Tho navy was alßo fully represented, 88 well as both branches of Congress and the Ca bines. President Lincoln, though somewhat worn with his harassing duties, appeared hopeful and in good spirits Mrs Lincoln, attended by a oirole of lady friends, weloomed tho guoas with unaf feoted pleasure, as usual. An Elopement MRS EMMA SCOTT BOSS OFF WITH MR NRWTOS ST. JOJ3S—SEW YORK JJBTBCTITEH OVeRHAUI, THEM AT ST 1,0013. ; [From the St. Louis Republican, SSth.3 On the 8;h of July Mrs- Emma Amelia Scott, the wife of a rich merohsnt in New York oitj» elopid with a Mr. Newton St John, one of the fast young men that abound in that metropolis. The husband and parents «f the lady were almost frantio at her disappearance, and New York detectives wero des patched in pursuit of the couple A tew days ago one of the officers arrived in this city, and called on the Chief of Police He stated that he had been over almost ail of the West, where it was proba ble the parties wsnld_eo, but finding no traces, should return home.' He left, however, the rniaia tares of the lovers with Chief McDonough, so that he might recognise and arrest them should tbay come to this oi<y. Saturday the Chief received information that led him to fuspset the octuple were among the passengers oh the steamer Hawk aye Stalt. just arrived from St Paul, and detect ives Welsh and Eagan were despatched with the miniatnreo to find ent At Barnum’B Hotel they learned that a gentle man and lady, answering to the description, had taken .rooms,, with: the intention of starting the next d*y for Chicago Oa farther inquiry they became oonvinosd they had found the parties, and so reported at headquarters. The chief at once ph eeeded to Barnnm’s, knocked at the door of the suspected-toom, and reodgnis'og the person who opmed it sc tho fcnsinating Mr. St. John, si once adcressed him by that name. - . _ The youth was at first disposed to deny his iden tity, bat finding it nseless, confessed to the family .cognomen, and introduced the absconding wife to his: unwelcome visitor Thoy were both at once taken into custody, and Newton spent the balance of the day in a place as the ealabocae When he came forth in tbe evening tomorep!ei aant quarters, his personal appoarance, to say the least, was not as. impressive as when s'-opping at Barnum’a. Mrs. Boott, who is nineteen years of age, and remarkably interesting in app -araaoe, was sent to a private house, where' she will remain until her parents or'some officers arrive front New York The lady stated that when they left New York, they took the oars at Jetsey City and went to Philadelphia, stopping at the Continental Hotel. From there they started for, the West, going to Mi.waukee and St. Paul, Where, they stayed six days. They there took passage for this city, intending to go next to Chi cago, where, their money being nearly gone, they would prooare a livelihood as they best might. Previous to starting on their journey, Mrs. Scott drew from a hack, whore she had a deposit, the sum of $3OO Only- $3l of this is now left, Mr. St John having the misfortune to be without funds when commencing the journey, and not haying reooived any since The trnent wife bad jewelry to the value of about $l5OO, and * greet quantity of See clothes in her trunks. These wuild probably have been sacrificed when the money was spent. She state'd that it was useless to.tike her hack to New York and tho‘home of her niss. band: as, added to the ahame of facing those she hsd injured, she loved the man with whom she bad fled, and was determined to live with him. She plead eagerly to be allowed to Ehare his imprison ment when he was first locked up in the calaboose. Chief McDonough telegraphed iho news of the arrest to the lady’s friends, and they will probably arrive on Monday, to take her back to the home which she deserted. What will become of Mr. Newton St John, who has both a moustache and side whiskers, Is uncertain. Prince Napoleon. Prinoe Napoleon has visited, during his stay. High Bridge, Governor’s Island, and several ot the pnblio institutions in the oily Bis dehire that/his visit ehonld: be entirely a private one urs been generally respected He even de clined rcoelving the members of the french Consulate officially, and they visited him nnuni formed. The Prinoe has expressed himself muoh pleased with this his first visit to New York, and speaks particularly of the beauties of the bay and* harbor. He goes, to Washington this evening by the six o’e ook. train, from Jersey City, accompa nied by five dr six gentlemen of his suite. During his stay at the capital he.will.be the guest of the Fronoh minister - , ; The Princess Clotilda and the ladles of the party will remain at the New York Hotel during the very brief tour intended by the Prinoe The ytioht, will remain in the harbor while the Prince makes a rapid run to the West, returning by the way of Niagara His stay in tbe oimntry will probably, not,extend beyond three weeks. —New York Pott, yesterday. . • -. A SEoiKsnr of teachers and students ten oered by President Hovey, of the Illinois Normal wfftwf&Sy* »w»ptW, and. will be j«i»*T THE Cl'i’V;"" Arrival of the Hational &.« , The soldier’s return fc aß b ' Ti ' heme with the artist and the ». t , tag anew of old ties ourf ih. J* V fc "*- tho iteration of danger:. a rd tho V J faiths preserved, thefi-l* “ FBni *>* of for a« weariness ad if and Continental wars of Europe where < “’ a!ar were enlisted by impreeemoct, lif ff l«y m the reunion of iila conscript’s “ f in our day and continent, where |J f ’« belhen has oalled fo.rj. h . . formriauie ahanios, and ih, gentry » .iT 17 ’ tio ro om bears with it the merit offc ff valor. Those whom ho loved forget hi. f his patriotism, and He assurance ia fq „ P .; n 3 man who could risk his head upon tb, w !h<l of his land must feel an abiding home. l ' Ma The past week, necessary to the great imtr- Mood ehed in Virginia, haß wltnosU iff? 1 "* homeward, through BhUe,l*,p hla , of many sand bravo men The servicee of these , ' , regiments have been detailed in The J> r ' eta: most cases at space .far inadequate to thrixf'• yesterday the National Guard returned™" 113 ' They left their homes staid shouts a«d af* 3 1 tiona. Their lot has been cast in a disloyal f’ and the stern monotony of their term of has been borne with patience and funiiif marked by no great deeds, bat a uniform ohedl’ enoe, whioh has answered every expectation or the Government and their friends 01 They hearkened to the appeal of e, Mrsl j. and voluntarily remained in Baltimore when th’ way to return was free. And their Ttetr.nl yras but due to thoir faithfutneao; for it wa j 80 1 less spontaneous than their EEorifioe. whole town rose np to do them honor. * The first intimation of the Gourds’ arrival v?. 5 that they would make their parade over a natod route, starting from tho Bairimore depot ft four o’clock in the afternoon. It appears that tfc Guards took tho oars at Baltimore at lo o’clock .A. M , and were subjected to numerous deisya TO tho way, so that they did not reach Gray'ejw until 7 o’clock, in the evening, being, altegotioj nearly ten hours in travelling about eighty miles' The Committee of Beooption were therefore compelled to materially modify their p t 'o. gramme. ; The -First and .Second Regiment of Reserve Infantry, four camponies of the First Rifle Regiment, and the oompany 0 f cavalry, were in line upon Broad street at seven o’clock. ' All the avenues over which the pami, was expected to ph@- were crowded with c!tiz-ss and a stream of humaii'ty wended its way towards the lower part of the city jn every direction, At the balconies and upper w'Qdows were seated thousands of ladies, elegantly dressed, »ai tho display of bunting wee ani-quEUec! by any occa sion of the kind. The-streets wefe a holiday guise like that of the Fourth of JOI7. The Home Guard, seconded by the nunlwipa police, took care of Broad street from Christian *o Prime. Some difficulty was occasioned eaiiy j a the evening by disorderly parties breaking ty rants of the military, and organizing impromp’o riots. A swor-1 was drawn by an (ffi w 0 f tile Home Guard during this episode, when the notice interfered, and took off tho disorderly partuss. The parents and female friends of the Guards waited long and anxiously for their arrival There were curious speculations as to toy F,-a deriok might look, or whether Fred. And grown vary brown; or relative to, William Mo might hare laid in a stock of chDis and fever, or foH-r. into s decline, &c. <SAtialf psatseven o’alook the whis;le of aloeq. motive was heard, and the whole street was coa vulaed with movements and canons pries. Every body pushed forward to note the arrival of the Guards, but, alas ! the strangers were not of onr Commonwealth, but the Twentieth Nsw Pork Regiment, who passed down Washington Btree*, Shouting and Binging The crowd took the diaay. poiofment in good part, and lustily replied to the greeting of the strange soldiers. A half hour later, some solitary men in light blue uniforms, wearing knapsacks and dusty boots, came ap Washington street, fallowed by crowds 0} Civilians. These, -it appeared, were enthusiastic members of the Guard, who, anxious to avoid the reception, and get homo to their families, pushed ahead of their comrades, and gladly declined the troubles and honors of tho proposed ovation They reported the train as stalled at Gray’s Ferry The waiting people now rushed down Prime street to-' ward Paesyank road, when they were mat by the long expected regiment, and considerable gtEtuSa tibn ensued. ' The Guard dismounted .from the train, and formed on the couth side of. the railroad, at Six teenth street They wore sew uniforms of bin:, of fine material, excellently fitting them, ands’oat, ospabio shoos. They had brown, soldierly visages, somewhat roughened and intensified bysfliinij experience, and the greater portion had atiowmi their beards to grow, giving them a fierce, formida bicappearance Theirknapsae&swersvory different from those , worn when the Guard left the city. In aU-respeota the troops were well provided for, and although some had ugly reminiscences to tell'of bad food and tolerable officers, they still, were in good preservation, end, without exception, in better health than when leaving the city for the disloyal country. It is needless, in this piaoe, to narrate the thousand and one • pr ludicreas, 0.- earnest oharsa nivl.. * nrosdnted taemsoives on ever* xoere •were.paremo greening lH5,r ions ! wivss recognizing thou Uusb»nd3 in the rank:. Qiaint oxolamations, glad saluiations, cheerful interroga tories, bashful reeognitioas, were some of the many features which the imagination of every reader will at once convoy to his thought. Suffice It to say that at no time since tha beginning of this struggle have we been more impressed with the solemnity and tondernoss of war—the varying moods, of feeling , and nature, and the strange gladness of reunion after danger—than when, yes terday evening, these good citizens and defenders came back to sooial life, thsnkfnl for escape from the perils of the war, and more than ever impress ed with the value of pears' and the importance of risking life, libsrty, und comfort, to seours it, and its domain for posterity and the world. The Guard did not get under way until after eight o’clock. Tha original route, owing to the lateness of the hour, was materially curtailed, snd they moved np Broad street to Locust, and thsnoe to Thirteenth. REVIEW OF THE REGIUBST BT SEX. PATTSSSOS. It Was half past eight o’clock in the evening whonjthe.line reached Locust street. The iquere from Broad to Thirteenth and Locust streets, where Geh.-Patterson's residence is located, was densely packed with human brings, while the win dows, porticoes, and balconies of the duellings in that vicinity were filled with ladies, who waved their handkerchiefs and clapped their heeds, while the crowd in the etreet rent the sir with vociferous cheers for General Patterson. As the head of the line reached his house, the Goners! ap peared Upon the portico, accompanied by hision. Colonel Prank Patterson, and Colonel Bradlord, of the Home Hoard. The General was diesEed in full regimentals, and stood with head uncovered while the' troops psts-.d in review before him. The orowd congregated on the sidewalk kept up s continual cheering for the Genera!, Colonel Frank, and the National Guard, and the utmost enthu siasm prevailed. After the line had passed General Patterson re tired, but the crowd were so earnest in their de mands, for a speech that he appeared o few mo ments afterwards, and said: - My Painans : I am very much obliged *? ? oa T very much, indeed—for your' ocartesy and kind ness, and for tho manifestation of kind feelings you have’ been pleased to bestow upon me [Cheers J I have endeavored to do nsv duty I have had no fault found with me I have no com plaints to make of anybody My coßEcienea is clear t« God and’man, and I am perfectly oootent with the decision that will bo made of my conduct, belt what it may; Three more cheers were given for General Pst terson and his family, and the crowd dispersed. The following are the leading officers of thsregi ment: . Colonel, Peter Lyla; lieutenant Colonel, D W • C Baxter; Maj .r, J E Pritz; Adjutant,H A B Brown; Surgeon, Jonathan Shreeve; Assistant Surgeon, K. E Handy; Sergeant M*jir, James laws; Quartermaster Sergeant, E W. Fer y ; The whole route of the parade; was a perfect ovation, and this in the face of the enragomsm of '*• the elements. The rain commenced filling before the parade got under way, and vivid flashes of lightning, and rambling thunder, alternated with the successive showers The friends of the volun teers .braved all the.-e to’greet them horns, and at tomes the roST of voices drowned tbo mutter of the storm. ; The lightning revealed the long lines .of men, with waving standards, bright- bayonets, and glad faces, which mirrored glad hearts: And when the thunder was deepest, it seemed that some Titan entered.into the music of the drums,, and the Star Spangled. Banner was voioed, to the night, each sol tier’s heart answering to its well-remembered notes. AT THE HALL Upon arriving at the Hall in Race street, below J Sixth, the Guards marohed. in and there staoked thoir arms. A splendid collation was prepared in the second story, to which only about one-half of the regiment sat down, the remainder retiring to th-tir homes- A large erowd collected on tho onteide of tfc* flail, and dirt cot diverse until a late hour. At the corner of Birth sHe st a Jot of fire works wore set off in bonor of the oooasion. Gtmsast Zouaves;—We call attention to th» emeriaif ni'Bnt of the 8/moast Zouaves, to take •?*. 4® at *omy of Morao this tvemog of-the programme is," of coarse, MotamonßZjnaTo DrM; but beiidrs this, there J?" J™*h>Xoelfent Con-art, Miss Henrietta Shaw, Mr. <± vf , H&selwood, and other artists, wi'.h th* M rannetohor, kindly 'volhnteetiag (heir services „ fonder the entertainment unusnallj interesting. Mrs. John Drew will recite a patriotic credos, and Messrs. Charles W~ Brooke and Bichard Lud lo-w; will.assist'in the presentation of a sword to Captain HUlebrand. .■p“® oojeot of this entertainment (the eqnipping or the Gymnast Z -usyes, as the skirmishers of the Twenty-third Pennsylvania Regiment, under Ool to the patronage of.***
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