Ctre f tttt WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 18, 1861. * „r«*&r Haas iua. au&sSard Wkera Irwllus its lea but falls ialwt ul With frHS.ai» sell beneath aar feet. Ana Bread am', tanner Streaming e'er «» Fan BAL«.—Th« double cylinder Taylor press on whioh this paper has been printed for the p«' nine months It >sin ezeellent condition, hoeing boon made to order a pear ago, and will be sold at a bargain. For terms apply at this office, or ad dress Jon W. Fomby, 417 Chestnut street, Phi ladupbin. Engagement in Missouri —Death oi General JLyon. Tbe expectations of an engagement in Mis nonri between the Union army, under tha command of General Lyon, and a vastly su perior force of the insurgents, have at length been realized, and, according to the reports that reached here last night from St. Louis and from Washington, our troops in that quar ter have performed new prodigies of valor. It is stated, however, that General Siegel was retiring in good order from Spring field towards Eolla, and the skill which be dis played on a former occasion,-in withdrawing his meii before an army much larger than his own, warrants us iu hoping that he will be equally sn -eesafol in extricating his command from any danger that may have been engen dered by the result of the late battle. By tbe despatch which was received at a late hour last evening by General Scott from Gen. Fremont, it will be seen that the force ot the enemy consisted of 23,000 men, while our own troops numbered but 8,000, including 2,000 Homo Guards. Yet, notwith standing Hub 1 earful disparity of numbers, onr brave soldiers inflicted terrible havoc upon the inaorgents, and won all the substan tial honors of the fight, destroying, as they did, ail the tents and baggage wagons of the enemy, and killing aDd wounding an immense number of their rank and file as well as two of their most renowned generals, Frige and MoOuuooh. The tormer gained an unenvia ble notoriety by tbe reßolt of tbe battle at Boonville, and little respect has subsequently been felt for him ; but the name of McCul zooh has been used ever since the outbreak of hostilities as a ral ying cry for the traitors, and many of them have deemed bin invincible. The death of this renowned Texan Ranger will prove one of tbe most serious blows to the Secession cause that could have been inflicted upon it. Tbe most irreparable loss we have suffered is the death of the brave General Lyon, who had won the admiration and gratitude of bis countrymen by bia daring and military skill. We compile from a sketch we find in a cotem porary the following account of bis iilastrions career. He was born in 1819, and was the son of Akaba Lyon, of Ashford, Windham county, Connecticut, and the descendant, pa ternally and maternally, of families who were distinguished ior intellect and integrity of character. His mother was of the Knowlton family, which produced two of the distin guished officers of the Revolution—one, the famous C .lonel Thomas Knowlton, who, as major, commanded tbe Connecticut boys at the old rail fence on tbe left wing of the Ameri can army at Banker Hill, and was afterwards killed at the battle of Barlem Heights, New York. The two brothers, Thomas and Daniel Knowlton, had both distinguished themselves in the war between tbe Colonists and English against the French from 1755 to 1760. At the commencement of tbe Revolution theße two brothers were among the first to take tbe field in defence of their country, and 8t Ban ker Hill both the historian and the artist have contributed to place the name of Colonel Knowlton among the mOBt prominent of those whom a grateful country will ever delight to honor. The oft-recited deeds of daring and patriot ism among bis ancestors thus falling upon the ears of young Nathaniel Lyon, from a mother’s lipß, may have fired Mb youtbfnl heart and bad much to do with his choice 01 the profession of arms> At an early age, while under the tuition of an experienced teacher, be showed great mathematical talent, and a power of combination and plan in the develop ment of schemes which, added to an iron will end an indomitable perseverance, thus early and unmistakably marked him as one « born to command.” Nathaniel Lyon waß edu cated at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He rose to the rank of captain in the Second Infantry, and at the commence ment of the present war he was selected by the Missouri volunteers to act as their briga dier general. He had great experience in his profession, especially in the rongner duties, relating to service upon the frontiers—in the Florida, Texas, California, Oregon, Kansas, and other Indian and border wars. He entered the Military Academy aa cadet in Jane, 1837, and graduated in 1841. On graduating trom the Military Academy, he received his commission as lieutenant in the army, and was at once ordered to join the army in Florida, then operating against the Indians. After uncomplainingly passing tbroogh that most disagreeable campaign, among the everglades of Florida, he was sta tioned tor some years st various posts on our Western frontier. Soon afteT the commencement of hostilities between tbe United States and Mexico be was ordered to join General Taylob, and alter reaching Monterey, accompanied the expedi tion against Vera Cruz. In the bombardment and capture of Vera Cruz, and the severely contested battles of Contreras, Cburubusco, and others, which occnrred between that place and tbe city of Mexico, his activity and mili tary skill found full play. He took an active part in each and ail of them, and while fighting in the streets in the city of Mexico, near the Helen gate, on September 18, 1847, received a wound from a musket ball. After the conclusion of peace with Mexico, he was ordered to Jefferson Barracks, Mo., for a contemplated march overland to California. By a change of orders from the War Depart ment his regiment was despatched by ship via Cape Horn, and reached California soon after Its acquisition by the United States. His stay in California was prolonged beyond that oi most of his fellow-officers, and. his time un ceasingly employed in operating among the Indians, subjected to long and tedions marches, constant alarms, and frequent skirmishes, living a large portion of the time In tents, and sub ject to rile fatigues and privations incident to a campaign in that new and hitherto unknown country, so far removed from the comforts of civilization. After being relieved from his long services in California, he was again stationed on our Western frontier, serving most of the time in Kansas and Nebraska. He consequently be came familiar with the men and measures which have so agitated the country for the last few years in that section of the country, and im bibed no special love for the spirit of slavery propagandists. Although he had before acted with the Democratic party, the acts of fraud and violence which he witnessed in Kansas so disgusted him that he threw np his commission and retired to private life, until the recent difficulties again rendered his services im portant to riie country. May 17th, 1881, for the signal service ren dered by the capture of Camp Jackson, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier gene ral by the National Administration. Under his direction, a long series of military opera tions have been conducted in Missouri, which completely overwhelmed the insurgents of that State, and compelled their leaders to flee for safety to Arkansas and Tennessee. Full par ticulars of the late battle have not yet reach ed ns; but it had become so common a prac tice for the traitors to five at the approach of General Ltoh, no matter how great their nu merical superiority, or the advantages of their position, that he probably sought an engage ment in which tearful odds were arrayed against him. The nation will bitterly mourn his loss. A punr, braver, nobler patriot, and a more gallant soldier, never lived. His name will be inscribed high upon the scroll of the martyrs in the cahse of constitutional liberty, and bis memory trill ever he deeply enshrined in the hearts of all who love the American Union. The Kentucky Legislature. Tbe Union men will havo overwhelming majorities in both branches, and will be repre sented by some of tbe most talented gentlemen of the State. Experienced Senators have been elected to seats in tbe lower House, and Old members of Congress have left their retirement to do service in the hour of their country ’h peril. The detest of T. P. Porter, Speaker of the Senate, and ex officio Lieut. Governor since the death of Linn Boyd, by J. Kemp Goodloe, and the triumph of Col. John H. Harvey, the noble editor of the Lonisville Democrat, over ex Governor David Meri wether, the Speaker of the last House, are significant indications of public sentiment. The venerable L. W. Andrews, for many years a member of Congress, Judge R. A. Buckner, ot Fayette, Brutus J. Clay, of Bvnroon, Gen. John B. Huston, oi Clarke, Jobn J. Fnii, of Kenton, Walter G. Whi taker, of Shelby, William B. Read, of Larue, Curtis T. Burn am, of Madison. William C. Anderson, of Boyle, Richard T. Jacob, of Oldham, Nat. Wolfe, of Louisville, Judge Underwood, who so ably represented the State in the Senate of the United Stateß in the days of Senatorial giants, and others we could particular!/' 1 ; are called to FraukfOTt without reference to their former political leanings, but as devoted friends of the Union, and the Legislature will present the most in telligent body ever assembled in tbe State. Tne Legislature will convene in two weeks from Monday next, and among its first pro ceedings will doubtless be the passage ot re solutions instructing Senators Bbeckinbidoe and Powell, and checking them in their open complicity with treason, while at the same time a vigorous scrutiny will be instituted into the acts of Governor Magoffin, and if half can be proved which has been alleged against him, he will he impeached and removed from the high office be has so shamelessly prosti tuted Tbe dark clond which has cast its bane ful shadow over Kentucky will soon pais away, and in the restored sunshine, “ the light of other days” will beam purely, patriotically, and devotedly to foßter the growth of Union principles, and expel tbe last miasmatic influ ence of Secession from the State. JSxtension of the Capitol. It is satisfactory to find that the President has ordered the work on the extension of the Capitol immediately to be resumed. It will be some time, of coarse, before its completion, bnt tbe progress already mode has been con siderable, —very considerable, indeed, when compared with that of the new Parliament' Bouse in London, the Tebnilding of which was commenced in 1840, and is yet far from being finished. In massive grandeur and simple dignity of design, onr Capitol is unrivalled. So, aIBO, in toe adaptation of all of its parts to the pnr poses for which they are destined. Another great advantage it possesses is-—its superior durability. Already, the New Palace ot West minster (as the Farliament-Hoose is called) exhibits palpable signs of premature decay. Tne stone used has not been able to stand tbe deleterious effects ot the London atmosphere, laden as it is with thick smoke from tbe bitu mmoiis coal used by nearly three million of in habitants, and, also, charged with noxious vapor.- from a'most numberless factories. The beautiful carvings are crumbling away; the fine statnes have already lost their sharpness ot outline; the very frescoes on the walls within are peeling off, from damp and the cor rupt air, Oa the contrary,—partly owing to the dense specific gravity which makes it al most as solid as metal, and partly to the pari ty of the air of Washington,—the white mar ble of which onr Capitol is built iB in as good condition now as when it was first put into use. In foot, so solid is tbe work and so good tbe material, that one might question whether such a gigantic and glorious an edifice can ever sustain decay. Long may it tower, in beauty, pride, and ntility over tbe metropolis of this great Confederation of United States. Tbe t;ny Troop The members of the City Troop are ex pected to arrive here to-day. It will be seen by the orders ot tbeir commanding officers, that they have discharged their duty with great fidelity, and that they have folly main tained the honorable reputation of their an cient organization. They will be cordially welcomed home by tbeir fellow citizens and doubtless so many bright eyes will cast ap proving glances upon them, that they will con sider themselves well repaid for all the dan gers they have enconntered, and all the hard ships and nnaccnstomed privations they have endured. A Touching Case ot Heroism and Snf»- feting—j lewelljn ttume: of the Fonrih Pennsylvania Regiment. The following letter, written by a loyal citi zen of Alexandria, Ya., to Hon. Wm. D. Kelley, will be read with deep interest, and w« trust will lead to active measures tor the relief of the brave hero, Llewellyn Rumer, wbe, wi h one eom pinion, put twenty • five Se cession cavalry to flight, but whose dangerous wound will probably cripple him for life : Lirmr.ti, near ecaa akbhtow.-t, Mohtoojibbt Co., Penna-, 8 hmo 6 1831 Respected Friend : I loft Alexandria a few days ego on a virit to my friends in Philadelphia and vio-nity, and being here in the oountry near bis residence, I took occasion yesterday, to ride over and visit the y eung man, Llewellyn Rumer, of whom mention was made in our late conversation «t Alexandria He is still confined to his bed, and Although sot apparently suffering mnoh pain at •his time, ii, I fear, destined to he permanently lamed, if indeed he recovers the use of his limb at alt. He was shot in the inner angle of the thigh, and has already submitted to a delicate and pain /ul surgical operation; but from soreness in the foot, and increasing evidences of irritation there, his friends have reason, in my opinion, to appro bend inflammation of tbe tendons of the whole limb terminating in gangrene. Now, it appears to me, the case of this yonng man is one of peoaliar interest, whether we const tier the remarkable eiroumetanoes nnder which be received bis wound, the quiet cheerfulness with which he has endured his sufferings, or tbe culpa ble neglect ot a brave soldier, and loyal son of Pennsylvania, by the authorities at Harrisburg. ' Lst us reour for a moment to the foots: Oq the morning of Sunday, Jnne 30th, I learned the body of a Confederate was lying, unreorgnlasd, at the stive pen near my residence in Alexandria, and fearing it might prove the remains of one of my misguided fellow oitlsens, or late friends, 1 wee prompted by motives of humanity to visit the spot. I did so—the room was filled with soldiers, and although they doubtless supposed me a sympathi ser with him and his oanse, they respectfully made way for me to approach the body, whioh they mr covered fer my inspection; a glance satisfied me he was not an Alexandrian, and I was greatly re lieved to become convinced, upon a oloser exami nation, that he wee not even a resident of the county or neighborhood. It appeared subssqusnt ly, he was named Haines, and wag respectably connected in Richmond, Virginia. The eircum stanoes attending his death were, on the fallow iag day, briefly related in tbe Washington Star, and the whole matter passed over and lost, in tha onrrent of great events, rnshing madly aoross our once happy, and prosperous land. A week or more after this, a gentleman from Pennsylvania, bringing letters of intro duction from friends in Philadelphia, visited my house, and whilst in our oity, expressed a desire to look up some acquaintances in the oamp of the Pennsylvania Fourth. I at onoe procured the ne oesniy passes, and MOompftßied Mm out; it was there, for the first time, we learned the exact par ticulars of the case of Llewellyn Burner, who was then aomfortably eared for, in a frame dtrelling | used as headquarters by the officer in command The Pennsylvania oamp, it will be remembered, vu located just to the north of Fort Ellsworth, while that of the Fire Zrnaves lay to the east of the fort. Piokets were thrown out along the roads, the men being plaoed in groups of three, with orders, ia the event of firing being heard in either direotion, for one man to remain at hie poet, and the other two to push to the relief of the pioket Ared upon. The spot at whioh the oonfiiot occurred was joet across Cameron run, on the linn of the old telegraph road, and near ita intersection with the road leading to Mount Vernon. Ac about sn hour past midnight, a large number of Confederate aavaliy, leaving their horses in the woods beyond, crept cautiously down the Monet Vernon road, and having raaohed the intersection, espied the three men eomprisir.g the pioket below them, and filed; about a doxen balls bnried themselves In a large tree adjoining, but the men esoaped uninjured and retreated towards camp. Hearing the firing within, Llewellyn Baser and his comrade, (whose name I regret not to know,) being stationed next beyond the pioket fi od upon, rushed bravely to the relief or their friends, leaving tbe third man at bis pest ■ They had moved bnt a short diatanee, before they found themselves in the midst of tbs Confederates, who were retreating, and oeoupled eaeh side of the road, in fotoe. The parties disaovered each other simultaneously, and fired. Rainer’s shot killed Haines, a sergeant, and his oomrade’s is bslieved to have mortally wounded aaotaer. Tse volley of the Confederates riddled the two men bat withont awaiting to learn Its results they incontinently fled. —— was killed on the spot; Hamer fell to the ground, dangerously wounded, bleeding profusely, his knapsack and olotbing ou to places by balls, but he himself cnly lamenting his inability to reload and pursue Owing to the distance and want of .Solent arrangements, it was a considerable time before the relief gnerd of Zmaves came np; when they did arrive, how ever, Burner, with Spartan courage, would not permit valuable time to be consumed In oon veying him to eamp; at hi> urgent rrqneit, they promptly reloaded his piece, and pushed on rapidly in pursuit The Zmaves being on foot, it was, of course, an unequal raoe; never theless, they followed the Mount V. rnon road a long distance but without SCOO'SS. ft afterwards appeared, that the fox like Confederates, in tbeir anxiety to elude pursuit, were not oon'ent to rely upon the fleeineas of tholr horses, but had, after proceeding a oeriafn distance, owed to the other road, and thus made their way off by a different rente. They were estimated to number twenty five men, thoroughly armed, and the whole party, as we sao. were pat to flight by one billed and one wounded man. lo&ving their dead officer upon :he field, together with sundry arms, &o , dropped in their haste to esoape. I saw the rifls ef Haines at Burner's bedside; it Is brseeh loading, and ought certainly to be a formidable weapon in tbe hinds of a brave man. The money (fifteen doi lars) found upon the person of Haines, was. by order of Col. Helntselman, awarded to Rainer; and this leads me to a part of tbe story I gi ievo to re late: This truly brave soldier has renelvrd no pay, and was actually left in Harrisburg, on the .iisbanding of bis regiment, to get forward as best he might, and but for the Hbvvc named sum of money, won by his iadlvidnsl bravery, he would not have possessed tbe means to reach his heme ! As it w&s, the expenses of haok hire, Ac , for him ml:' and nurse, oonoumed very nearly the whole Oaring Llewellyn’s confinement in eamp, near Alexandria, his br. fher Charles, who, like all brave soldiers, is as tender as a woman to tho suffering, came frrquonil; at my request t« my hou-o, anl i, was one of me greatest pleasures my children knew, to anticipate his coming, in order to hear him toil of the hardships endured by the regiment at Perryville, Annapolis, to , and to send him away with his basket replenished with little household oomlorts, not readily obtainable in aainp Llewellyn’s knapssok and contents are a perleot ouriosity—he was fired upon from both side! Ot the road at onos, onu ball Inflisting tbe terrible wound that disabled him, another outting oblquely through the edge of tbe knapsack and grazing his body, while a third and a fourth struok him, point blank, pass ing through about fourteen layers of overooat and blanket, and just reaohing into his skin, without so much as inflicting a soratoh. His Bible, too, in the knapsack, contributed to save his life, it having oeen strnok endwise by one of tho hall!, and pene :rated to a considerable distance. From all I can learn, tbe Fourth Pennsylvania underwent about as mnob hardship and labor as men ought ever to be oalled npon to endue in the servioe of their oountry. They were, at the ontset, mlormed they would receive uniforms at Harris burg, and, of conaeqnsnoe, on leaving their hornet, he men attired themselves Tory indifferently, ex peoting to throw away what they were then Wear ing npon the reoeipt of their now uniforms, sb promised. The nniformß, however, were not forth coming ; so on they went, without any of the re quisites of the soldier savo their own Individual Oonrage If lam rightly informed, the regiment, npon entering on duty, at Perryville, was not merely nntf rilled and ununilormed, bat unfed sod unarmed, for they there lived oa river water and orackers, and carried their cartridges loose in tbeir pookets. or their hands, as b»Bt they might. At Annapolis, too, and on the ronta to Washington, they performed a tssi amount of labor, for which others received the oredit; and so throughout the Whole three months Finally, on odvanoing to the interior of Virginia, they were required to live five daya on throe days’ rations, and were then re turned to camp without a supply of food. Farther than this, ’tis said, a nioe lot of knick naoks and little oomforts, kindlv prepared for them by the ladles ef Norristown, fell into the hands of another regiment. Bat of the regiment it is not my par* pose to speak, I write of the wounded soldier. His father, John Rumor, is a worthy alone mason, whoso residence is at Bine Bell, in this county, and I should hope patriotic individuals in the State would sea that the expenses of his son’s siok ness, and confinement to the bouse, shall not fall npon tha family, bnt npon the State that has rea son to be prond of her brave son. I place the within facts at thy servioe, to be made snob use of as shall best serve the eauso o! our common country WASHINGTON CO KRIiSPON PENCE Letter from “ Occasional.” [Correspondence of The Frem-i WaSHiNOTON, August 13,1861. Charles James Fanlkner, who sines the death of his illustrious predecessor, John Y Mason, as American minister to Franoe. (both Virginians), has been the ooonpant of a palatial Parisian rem donoe, is now contemplating the beauties of Seces Sion aod the moralities of treason through the bars of our common city jail. Mr Fanlkner has eom plated the circle on the Southern quostiou. ARe presentative in the Virginia Leg-siatore and tbe Congress of the United States from tbe Martins bnrg or Harper’s Ferry district for some years he was almost an Abolitionist at one period notil be found that hostility to the Union was m"te profitable, when be became a firs'- class Fire-eater. An aristocrat of the most offmsive type, he was ready to assume any doe trine to secure place, and Be, from a bitter assail ant of the Democratic parry, he became the very slave of the Masons and Hunters, who despised him, and whom he had < ff oted to despise in re-ura When he was nominated for the Frenob mission by Mr Buchanan, whom he courted and ooazed until tbe place was given to him, his confirmation was opposed in the Senate, on aeeount of his known Se cession proclivities. The loyal press of the free States protes ed against his confirmation, but the leaders of tbe pro-slavery oligarchy in that body, recocnizing in him their ready tool, aud anticipating the uses he was ready to lend h d from office, would become paupers. They have, in many oases, been there fifteen or twenty years, and have become gray in the service, while their families reriding here—a wife it may be and several daughters —an entirely dependent npon tbe monthly salary of the husband and father. Yet these pride themselves in being considered, and even olaim to be “ full blooded” F F V’s They go for Union, bnt denounce the war. I know per sonally oases of this description, and am informed that there are very many of them. The Hon. Jakes Cootie, of Maryland, re ceived his commission yesterday as brigadier general. He has largely influenced the iLoreaae of volunteers in Maryland, and through bia in strumentality, some very fine Maryland regiments have been organized. Tbe selection Is said to be a good one, as Mr Cooper is every way qualified for the position granted to him by Mr. Lincoln. The party who figured in the Tribune, in a Washington oorrespondenoe, over these letters, denouncing Gen. Scott, is SBid to be Ihe same Rev. Thioprilus Fibre who has been turned out of the Post Office tor robbing the dead letters The revelations of the Potter Committee, when made, will astonish the pablio, even If no more oesesof disaffection among Government employers oome to tight than have already oome before the committee. The city has been placed under the ohaTge of » provost guard, muoh to the gratification of all law abiding citizens. Navy Yard Matters. The gnn boat Resolute, Capt Budd, arrived up last night. She bronght thirty five “contrabands” whiob were taken from Maehodnock Point. A de tachment of men from the boat went ashore at that pleee when they were fired upon with shot gnus from a house near by, oeeupied by a man named Beauregard, said to be a near relation of the Go nerri. When they got within a short distaDoa o' the house, Buaurigard, with two ladles, flsd to the woods. They weie pursued, bnt succeeded in escaping Not finding any white folks, they bronght off all tho BCgroc! thoy coald find. She will return fo-moMoer evening to her post The steamer Baltimore, Capt. Mitchill, sailfd for Fortress Monroe last night, with despatches and stores. Miscellaneous. J. Lotbbop Motley, recently appointed minis ter to Austria, will nt onto repair to Vienna. Tbe following additional appointments of oon anil have also just been made: AtShanghae. Janas R Partkidub. Leeds Jambs W Mabshall. Leghorn Abdbbw n tsiirg frem some of the New York F’ie Zmaves finrteen negToeß whom they were at tempting to convey to that oity. A Bottle at Sea—Ocean Dri/t. The following note Item the Notional Observe tnry indioaios tho drift in an important part Ol the Atlantic! ; U- 8 National Observatorv, Washington, Angus: 10.1861. Lloyd’s agent for St M-chael’s (Azure Islands) has torwnrded to this offiie a note found at se. July 1- 1361. by one of tbe island traders Tbr bottle con.aining it was picked np in latitude 38 ■leg 34 mlf denia ehieh has prompted them to undergo so many orivationa and hardships iu the service, and lor tha benefit or the'r oonarry. By order of M.-j >r Gener-i Banks. Robirt Williams, Assis ant Adjuta,.. General. Hbadudartbbs. Finer Bbioads, 1 Doparcmeni of the sshonaneoab, > Camp near handy Hook, Md.. Aug 11,1811. J Special Obdbri, N> 4 —ln compliance with special orders. No 170. of August 10,1881, from >be headquarters of tbe department, the First Troop Pcilsdelpbia City Cavalry la relievs.i from dnty with this brigade, and will, se soon « prsoticable, march -o Hagerstown, Md, and take transportation to Philadelphia, where it wi>t he mustered out of tbe service ot the United States The colonel cnmmsnding the brigade desires to thank the offi ers. non-oommisdoned officers, an t priva'es of the Trcop, for the promptness with which they have dissnarged their respeouve duties wmle under bis oommand. Theeflljionoy and dis cipline of the Troop, as exhibited on alt occasions, dearly shows that the reputation established tor tt by its original founders, embracing among its numbers some of the most distinguished men of toe oonntry, has not been tarnished by a single aot ot naworthiness. The Troop may be assured that its services have been appreciated, and that tbe gentlemanly bear nr of its officers and soldierly oondnot of its mea Will be long remembered by the officers of the rogl ment with whiob it has been assooiatod B r order of Col. Gaoaeu H Tbohab. A. P. Poßran. Acting Assistant Adjutant General. Sawdt Hoox. Aug. 13 —Tbe six prisoners taken at the Point of Rooks were sent henoe to-day, under a guard, supposed for Fort MoHeury. Various reports are in circulation in the camps that tbe rebel militia are oolleoting at numerous points tn Upper Virginia, that a regiment was st vheppberJstown on Sunday, and that the encamp ment was visible from the Maryland Heights. Great activity prevails at tbe headquarters The Maryland Secesrionists continue to be brought In for prowling along the lines, and Borne d the arrests have been important. No actaok is antioipatod at present from the enemy. The work on the Harper’s Ferry bridge is pro gressing, and it will soon be passable. The weather is rainy and the temperature 0001. The general health Is good Interesting from Fortress Monroe. azLiAsn or rKisosaas or war bt iu Raima Fortrrsb Modrob, August 12.—The event of to day has been the arrival of a flag of truoe from N .rfolk, with twenty two released prisoners ef war They comprise the following persons: Snrgecns Edward J. Taylor, of the First New Jersey Volon eers; Jacob A Stewart, First Minnesota; Eugene Porqafit. Seventy first New York; Foster Swift. Eighth New York; 8. O Thunkins, Fonrto Maine ! 8 F Buckstcne, Fifth Maine; W. H. Allen, Be coni Maine; Jas M Lewis, Second Wisooasln; GustavosMuaton, Eghth New York; Charles De Graw, Eighth New York; Dr. Norval, Seventy ninth New York. These surgeons remained at Sudley Church and the stone building, after the oattle attending to the wounded, and were taken prisoners. They remained, some at Bull Bun and others at Manassas Jauction, attending to the wonnded, for two weeks after the battle, and then were sent to R'obmond. Finally, they were released on pa role, aad sent within onr lines via Norfolk. They h.va been oonrteously and kindly treated by the military authorities of the ConiodetalO 8 rates, aad give a most unqualified denial to all the stories of the killing or ill-treatment of the wound ei Mrs. Cnrtis, of New York, who went out a day or two after the battle, and was taken prisoner, it also released. The following men of the different regimes tl were released and sent home, for kind treatment on the fiild of battle to Colonel Gardiner, ot Georgia, and other woneded soldiers: Josiah W. Richardson, First Rhode Island; Sergeant Wat son A Mallory, of the Thirty eighth Nsw York > James flolllnfi, Sixty ninth New York; James Oollinger, beoond Rhode Island; Junes H. El dredge, do ; James McCarty. First Connection!; Frederick Holmes, do; D W. C Sprague, Second Conneotiont; George U. Hinokley, Seventy-ninth New York; and Uhas. Greenwood These men were at first oonfined at Richmond, bat when the oiroumstanoee under whieh they were made pri' Donors became known they wen released and boarded at the hotels. Their release is unconditional, and in aooordar.se with a premise made by Oolonel Gardiner on the field of battle. Tbe surgeons estimate tbe number of Federal prisoners at Richmond, Inoluding th wonnded at irom ten to twelve hundred. They have full lists of the wonnded prisoners and of the wonnded who diod in the hospitals after the bat tle. Colobol Corooran ia well. Captain Rieketts, of the United States Artillery, is recovering from his woond. Cong-eesuan Ely sends a letter to President Lincoln. It is understood to be deaidodly is la vox it recognising the Southern Confederacy, so far as an exchange of prisoners is oonoerwrd. The Pirate Snmpter at Cnraeoa. Nnw York, Aug IS —The brig Foam from Cu raooa, reports that tbe pirate steamer Sumpter ar rived there on the 17.0 ud., and'wet allowed by the Governor to 00. l up and refit, against tbe pro met ef the United States ooDBUI. BbO left OB (69 34 h nit. Herorew had liberty on shore daring ner detention} and committed many ontrsgoi. - Later from California (Bj Pour Express ] Oute* Itatior 50 miles wen of Fort Kearney, Augur 13 Che p-.ny excrete from -lan Freoclsoo on tbe 5 n Inst passed here ves’erday afee-noon Bar Fbascisco, July 5 Arrived, July SI, ship loOi.iu, trum B.stoo; Annual 3d, berk Lon se from Sydney. Sailed, Blst, ship Andrew Jackson, for New York Tha to al am-ant of treasure shipped during the month of Jaiy was forty oio m Ilians twu hhadNd and s-ven'T thmsand doli .rs Oumkbboial —Firtign brandies aotive Do mestic l q Lira lower. Teas, .ugu,s and coffee steady, a„d implying Provisions slow of aale. Butter sells at 25 i Wheat declined to 11.25, with a downward endaney The poay express arrived at the outer atatiOß lust evening with St, L»uin dates to >be 25 h alt., b inging tbe announcement ».f tbe Bull dun de feat Toe news oast a gluom over onr loyal people Toe Breckinridge candidates for Governor and members or Congress wore to addr-se a meeting at 8 in Francisco on tho night of tbe 31st. They made aevcal attempts to address the meeting, bnt were prevented by groans and hisses and ohearlog for tho “ stars and stripes” and tha Uoiou There is no toleration here for secession 9?ajpatbizvra about toe 10th of October. Tbo lussarura is a dupli cate of the Wyoming She will be schouner rigged, and rank ss a third class screw steamer. She will oarry one .hundred and thirty five men and six guns—four heavy thirty-two’s and two eleven inch guns. The Tußcarora will oost $375,- 000 The Juniata, a ves*el also under way, was de signed by Cbt*f Lanthal, of tha N ,val Bureau. She will cost $435,000 and be of 1 509 tons har den, ranking as a second class screw steamer. She will be launched on tbe first of January. Tbe three gun boats awarded to Fniladelphik builders are upon the stocks, two of them being bnilt in Kensington and one iu Bon hwark They will oost $54 000 eaoh, and be of 500 tens bnrden, owning tbiOO pivot gun and two thirty twos. The Susquehanna, the Albatross, and the Flag are now lying off the navy yard, in the Delaware. The steamer San Jacinto, at the African tquadron, is expeoted deity, and also the frigate Macedo nian. These are receiving repairs, and all will ■ail eouihwffd shortly. Some thirty gun-carriage* are being framed, at a oost to Government of #139 eeoh. The Sntqaehanna carries fifteen guns, the Albatross ionr, and the Flag six Much of tha light and heavy ordnanoo located at the yard has been taken away, and the number of marines in quarters flaotuates daily between fifty and tour hundred. A Dbad Law.—Some time ago the Legisla ture enuoted a bill making the profession of astro logy, divination, and fortune-telling, or the publi cation of announcements of snob nefari.ua trades, punishable with fine and Imprisonment. The ob jeot Of (bo bill ffSf generally commended, end for a time the public prints no longer teemed with th* ridiculous and blasphemous cards. We notice, however, that they have revived, both tbe trade and tha announcement The “ lady with a natural gift” had ten lines in a paper ot yesterday, promis ing to “ tell year very thoughts, and cause speedy marriages,” 19 "give luoky numbers, and onra drunkenness ” The 11 teaeber of all now advertising astrology” is out again, promising to help all in “ sickness, business, matrimony, and trouble ” The plaoe- of residence of tbese people are boldly given, and, if we doub: not, tbe new law ean meet their eases, as the authorities should see that it will Apropos of lortnne tellurs, the late Thomas J. Armstrong, it il said, was extremely oreitnlous, end made these begs frequent visits to reed th* will of the orioles. May not Ms gr*a- crime have been in part suggested by some of these weird sls (ers? 'Watir Rkjits.—Our citizens, desirous of saving farther peumirs nn bills due for water rents, ihonld settle previous » the fire* of Sep tember. The oolienmnn to M* expend $400,089. leaving nearly $lOO,OOO yet to be eolieoted.