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THURSDAY. AUGUST I. 1861.
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Ey our newspaper enters upon
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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.***