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THE PRESS
FUBLIBHXD DAILY, (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED,)
BY JOHN W. FORNEY,
OFFICE No. .417 CHESTNUT STREET.
DAILY PRESS,
Twelve Ousts Pkr Week, payable to the Carrier.
Mailed to Subscribers out of the City at Six Dollars
Per Annum, Four Dollars for Eight Mosths, Three
Dollars, for Six Months— invariaby in advance for
the time-ordered.
..THE TRI-WEEKLY PRESS,
Haded to Subscribers out of the City at Three Dol
lars PxitAjpcuM, in advance
SEA BATHING.
gEA BATHING.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
TWO AND THREE-QUARTER HOURS EROM
PHILADELPHIA.
ATLANTIC CITY is now conceded to be one of the
Knost delightful Sea-side Be sorts in the world. Its Bath
ing is unsurpassed; its beautiful unbroken Beach (nine
miles in length) is unequalled by any on the continent,
Rave that of Galveston; its air is remarkable for its dry
ness; itfl sailing and fishing facilities are perfect; its
hotels are well furnished, and as well kept as those of
Newport or Saratoga, while Its avenues and walks are
cleaner and broader than those of any other Sea-Bathing
Jlace in the country.
Trains of the CAMDEN) AND ATLANTIC RAIL
ROAD leave VINE-STREET WHARF, Philadelphia,
daily, at 7# A. M. and 4P. M. Returning, reach Phila
delphia at 9A. M. and 7.45 P. U. Fare, $l.BO.
Round-Trip Tickets, good for Three Days, $2.50. Dis
tance, 60 miles. A telegraph extends the whole length of
the Road. jylO-tf
FOS THE SEA
SHORE.—CAMDEN AND AT
LANTIC RAILROAD On and after MONDAY, Juno
17th, trains will leave VINE-STREET FERRY daily,
(Sundays excepted):
Mail train 7.30 A. M.
Express train.. 4.00 P. M.
Accommodation ~5.00 P. M.
RETURNING, LEAVES ATLANTIC:
Mail train 4.45 P. M.
Express train 6.15 A. M.
Accommodation 3.18 A. M.
Fare to Atlantic, $1.80; Round Trip tickets, good for
three days, $2.50.
Freight mu«t l>e delivered at COOPER’S POINT by
BP. M. The Company will not bo responsible for any
goods until received and receipted for, by their Agent,
»t the Point. JOHN G. BRYANT,
jels-tf Agent.
FOR CAPE MAY.—The
and comfortable Bay atcamor
“GEORGE WASHINGTON,” Captain W. Wkilldin,
leaves Arch-street wharf, for Cape May, every Mon
day, Wednesday, and Friday morning at 9*£ o’clock.
Returning, leaves the landing every Tuesday, Thurs
day, and Saturday morning at 8 o'clock.
Fare, carriage hire included .$1.50
“ servants, carriage hire included 1.25
Freight taken at the usual low rates.
Stopping at New Castle going and returning.
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SUMMER RESORTS.
EAGLE HOTEL, ATLANTIC CITY,
is now open with a
LARGE ADDITION OF ROOMS.
Board $7 per week: Bathing dresses included.
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SEA BATHING,
BRIGANTINE HOUSE,
BRIGANTINE BEACII, N. J.
Now open for the season. The Bathing, Fishiug, Gun*
Bing, and Yachting being very superior.
Boats will await guests at the inlet on arrival of trains.
Board per week $B, P. O. Address, Atlantic City.
H. D. SMITH,
Proprietor.
« rTYHE ALHAMBBA,”
JL ATLANTIC CITT, N. J.
A SPLENDID NEW HOUSE,
B. E. Corner of Atlantic and Massachusetts Avenues,
JSOwopen for the reception of Boarders.
The Booms ami Table of “ THE ALHAMBBA” are
Unsurpassed by any on the Island.
There is a spacious Ice Cream and Refresment Saloon
fttt&ched to the House. Terms Moderate.
C. DUBOIS & S. J. YOUNG,
Proprietors.
/CONGRESS HALL,
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
This spacious Honse, situated At Atlantic City, will bo
ftpened on the 2Qth June, with every Accommodation for
visitors. The House fronts the bench 120 feet, giving a
gpiendid view of the ocean, and is near the Fishing and
paiting point. Ho pains will be spared to secure the
comfort and convenience of guests.
Boarding reduced to $lO per week.
je24-tsel THOMAS C. GARRETT.
Light house cottage, at-
I LANTIC CITY, the nearest House to the safest
part of the beach, is now open for the Season.
TERMS MODERATE.
KO LIQUORS SOLD OX THE PREMISES.
JONAH WOOTTON,
Proprietor.
Tammany house, north ca-
BOLINA AVENUE, near tilt) Depot, ATLANTIC
«ITY,
The subscriber takes pleasure In informing his former
patrons and the public that ho has reopened the above
House, where he will be happy to please all who may
favor him with a call.
je23-3m ELIAS CLEAVER, Proprietor.
SEA - BATHING.—THE .UNITED
STATES HOTEL, ATLANTIC, N. J., is now open
for visitors. This is the largest and beat-furnished Ho
tel on the Island, and beiug convenient to the beach,
Bad surrounded by extensive and well-shaded grounds,
is & desirable house for families. It is lighted with gas,
find well supplied with pure water. The Germania So
ciety will furnish the music for the season. The cars
Stop at the door of the Hotel for the convenience of
guests. JEREMIAH McKIBBIN,
je 20-tf Proprietor.
CABINET FURNITURE.
C~~ABINET FURNITURE AND BIL
LIAKD TABLES.
MOORE & CAMPION,
No. 261 Sonth SECOND Street,
In connection with their extensive Cabinet Business are
Slow manufacturing a superior article of
BILLIARD TABLES,
And have now on hand a full supply, finished with tho
MOORE A CAMPION’S IMPROVED CUSHIONS,
which are pronounced, by all who have used them, to be
fmperior to all others.
For the. quality and finish of these Tables the manu
facturers refer to their numerous patrons throughout the
Union, who are familiar with the character of their work.
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LOOKING GLASSES.
"IMMENSE REDUCTION
A ra
LOOKING GLASSES,
OIL PAINTINGS, ENGRAVINGS,
FICTUBE AND PHOTOGBAPH FBAMES,
JAMES S. EARLE & SON,
816 CHESTNUT STBEET,
£amotmce the reduction of 25 per cent, in the prices of all
thej Manufactured Stock of Looking Glasses; also, in
Engravings, Picture and Photograph Frames, Oil Paint
ings. The largest and most elegant assortment in the
country. A rare opportunity is now offered to make purd
chases in this line For Cash, at remarkably Low Prices
EARLE’S GALLERIES,
jy9-tf 816 CHESTNUT Street.
BUSINESS NOTICES.
A CARD.—THE UNDERSIGNED,
late of the GIRARD HOUSE, Philadelphia, have
leased, for a term of years, WILLARD’S HOTEL, in
Washington. They take this occasion to return to their
old friends and customers many thanks for past favors,
end beg to assure them that they will be most happy to
Bee them in their new quarters.
SYKES, CHADWICK, & CO.
Washington, July ig, 1801. au2d-ly
JOHN 11. FRICK, NOTARY PUB
lie, Commiririioner for all tho State?, Real Estate
find Pension Aur-nt, 223 DOCK Street. PASSPORTS
procured. PROTESTS noted and extended. au23-Gt&
JOHN WELSH, Practical SLATE
ROOFER, THIRD Street and GERMANTOWN
Xtoad, ia prepared to put on any amount of ROOFING,
en the most MODERATE TERMS.. Will guaranty to
piak© erery Building perfectly Water-tight.
tGF Orders promptly attended to.
THIILE MANUFACTORY,
d? _ _ 211 NEW STREET.
Files and Rasps of every description, and good Quality,
OUtdo to order, at the above establishment.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
fet manufacturer’b prices.
Becutting done in a superior manner.
&pl«d6m J. B. SMITH.
Ease and comfort.
A. THEOBALD asks, Who can please or suit
everybody 1
Snch a person probably never was born. But those
trho know when they are suited in BOOTS or SHOES
fure invited to give him a call, and those who never were
imited before may bo suited now* He is at his Old Place,
608 COATES Street j*ls-3in
JBa EYANS & WATSON’S
MSI SALAMANDER SAFES.
' ' STORE,
804 CHESTNUT STREET,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
A large variety of ELBE-PROOF SAFES always
Dn band.
F:ne shirt manufactory.—
J. W. SCOTT, 814 CHESTNUT Street, a few
doora below the “ Continental.” The attention of the
Wholesale Dealers is invited to his IMPROVED CUT
UF SHIRTS, of superior fit, make, and material, on
fcand and made to order at shortest notice. jeB-tf
fiOTTON SAIL PUCK and CAN-
V/ TAS, of all numbers and brands.
Karen's Buck Awning Twills, of all descriptions, for
jTents, Awnings, Trunks, and Wagon Covers.
Also, Paper Manufacturers* Drier Felts, from 1 to 8
feet wide. Tarpauling, Belting, Sail Twine, Ac.
JOHN W. EVEKMAN & CO.,
103 JONES Alley.
Philadelphia terra-cotta
WOBKS.
Office and Warerooma, 1010 CHESTNUT Street,
Ornamental Chimney Topa.
Garden Vases and Statuary.
Encaustic Flooring Tile.
Architectural Ornaments.
Ventilating and Smoke Flues.
Bidge Tile and Sanitary Ware.
Steam-pressed Drain Pipe,
i Water Pipe, warranted to stand pressure,
cheap and durable.
The Trade supplied, on Liberal Terms*
Illustrated Catalogues sent by mail, on
applicatiou by letter.
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Tl/TACKEREL, HERRING, SHAD,
IYI SALMON, Ac.—3,000 bbls. Mesa Nos. 1, % and 3
BIACKEREL, large, medium, and small, in assorted
packages of choice, late-caught, fat fish.
6,000 bbls. New Halifax, Kastport, and Labrador Her*
rings, of choice Qualities.
0,000 boxes extra new scaled Herrings.
3,000 boxes extra new No. 1 Herrings.
8,000 boxes large Magdaline Herrings.
260 bbls. Mackinac White Fish.
60 bbls. new Economy Hess Shad.
25 bbls. new Halifax Salmon.
1,000 quintals Grand Bank Codfish.
600 boxes Herkimer County Cheese.
In store and landing, for sale by
MUBPHT A KOONS,
toft Ho. Uft HOSTS WHABYES.
S. A. HARRISON,
1010 CHESTNUT Street
YOL 5.-N0.124.
PROPOSALS.
Proposals for army baggage
WAGONS.
QUARTEMUSTER GENERAL'S OrF.’OB, }
Washington, Juno 21,1861. {
Proposals are invited for tho furnishing of Army Bag
gage Wagons.
Proposals should Btate the prices at which they can be
furnished at the place of manufacture, or at New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, or Cincinnati, as
preferred by the bitlJers.
The number which can bo made by any bidder within
One month after receipt of tho order, also the nutaiber
which he can deliver within one week.
The Wagons must exactly conform to the following
Specifications, And to tho established patterns.
Six-mule (covered) wagons, of the size and description
As follows, to wit:
The front wheels to he three feet ten inches high, Imbs
ten inches in diameter, and fourteen and n quarter inches
long; hind wheels four feet ten inclieshigh, hubs ten and
a quarter inches in diameter, and fourteen and a quar
ter inches long; fellies two and a half inches wide
and two and three-quarter inches deep; cast iron pipe
boxes twelve inches long, two and a half inches at tho
large cud and one and ecvcn-cightha inch at small end;
tire two and a half inches wide by five-eighths of an inch
thick, fastened with one screw bolt and nut in each feHie;
hubs made of gum, the spokes and fellio of the best white
onk, free from defects: each wheel to have a sand band and
linchpin band two and three-quarter inches wide, of No. 8
band iron, and two driving bands—outside band one and
a quarter inch by one-quarter inch thick, inside baud ono
inch by throe-sixteenths in tliickness; the hind wheels to
be made nnd boxed so that they will measure from the in
side of the tire to the large end of tho box six and a half
inches, and front wheels six and one-eighth inches in a
parallel line, and each axle to bo three feet eleven and
three-eighth inches from the outside of one shoulder
washer to the outside of the other, so as to have the
WfISOIIS nil to track five feet from centre to centre of tho
Wheels. Axlotroos to be made of the beat quality refined
American iron, two nnd a half inches square at the
Shoulder, tapering down to one ami a half inch in the
middle, with a seven-eighths inch king-bolt holo in each
axlctree; washers and linchpins for each axletree; size of
linchpins one inch wide, three-eighths of an iuch thick,
with a hole in each end; a wooden stock four and three
quarter inches wide and four inches deep fastened sub
stantially to the axletree with clips on the ends and with
two bolts, six inches from tho middle, nnd fastened to the
houuds and bob-tor, (the bolster to be four feet five inches
long, five inches wide, and three aud a half deep,) with
four half-inch bolts.
The tongue to be ton feet eight inche3 long, four inches
wide and three inches thick at front end of the hounds,
and two and a quarter inches wide by two and three
quarter inches deep at tho front end, and so arranged as
to lift up, the front end of it to hang within two feet of
the ground when the wagon is standing at rest ou a level
surface.
Tlie front hounds to be six feet two inches long,
three inches thick, nml four inches wide over axletree,
and to retain that width to the back end of the tongue ;
jaws of ,the hounds one foot eight inches long and three
inches square at tho front end, with a plate of iron two
and a lmlf Inches wide by three eighths of an inch
thick, fastened on top of the hounds over the back end
of the tongue with one half-inch screw bolt in each
end, and a plate of iron of the same size turned up at
each end one and a half inches to clamp the frout
hounds together, and fastened on the under side, and at
front end of hounds, with half inch screw bolt through
each hound, a seven-eighth inch bolt through tongue
and hounds in tho centre of jaws, to secure the tonguo
in the hounds; a plate of iron three inches wide, one
quarter inch thick, and one foot eight inches long,
secured on til© inside of jaws of hounds with two riv*»t*,
and a Pint© of tho same dimensions on each side of the
tongue, where tho tongue and hounds run together,
secured in like manner : a brace of seven-eighths of an
inch round iron to extend from under the front axle
tree, and take two bolts in front part of the liouuds,
same brace three-quarters of an inch round to continue
to the back part of the hounds, and to l»e fastened with
two bolts, one near tho buck end of tho bounds, nnd
one through tho slider and hounds; a brace over front
Itolstcr one and a half inch wide, one-quarter of an inch
thick, with a bolt in each end to fasten it to the hounds;
♦he opening between the jaws of the hounds, to receive
the tongue, and four and three-quarter iuches in front,
and four and a half inches at the back part of the jaws.
The hind hounds four feet two inches long, two and
three quarter inches thick, nnd three inches wide; jaws
one foot long where they clasp the coupling pole; the
bolster four feet five inches long, and five inches wide,
by three inches deep, with steady iron two and a half
inches wide, l>y one-half iuch thick, turned up two and
a half inches nnd faslencd on each eud with three rivets;
the bolster stocks nnd hounds to be secured with four
balf-inch screw bolts, and one half-inch screw bolt
through the coupling pole.
The coupling pole nine feet eight inches long, three
inches deep, and four and a half inches wide at front
end, and two and three-quarter inches wide at back end;
distance from the centre of king bolt hole to the centre
of tlie back axletree six feet one inch, and from the cen
tre of king bolt bole to the centre of the mortice in the
hind end of tho pole eight feet nine inches; king bolt one
and a quarter inches diameter, of best refined iron, drawn
down to seven-eighths of an inch where it passes through
the iron axletree; iron plate six inches long, three inches
wide, and one-eighth of an inch thick on the doubletree
and tongue whore they rub together; iron plate one and
a half by one-quarter of an inch on the sliding bar, fas
tened at each end by a screw bolt through the hounds;
front bolster to have plates above and below eleven
inches long, three and a half inches wide, and three
eighths of an inch thick, corners drawn out and turned
down on the sides of the bolster, with a nail in each cor
ner, and four countersunk nails on top; two bands oa
the hind hounds, two and two and a half inches wide, of
No. 1.0 band iron; the rub plate on the coupling pole to
be eight inches long, one and three-quarters inches wide,
and one quarter of an inch thick. Doubletree three feet
ten inches loner, two feet eight indies lons, all
well made of hickory, with an iron ring and clip at each
end, the Centre dip to be well secured; lead bar and
stretcher to be three feet two inches long, two nnd a
quarter indies wide, and ono and a quarter inch thick.
Lead bars, stretchers, and singletrees for six-mulo team;
the two singletrees for the lead mules to have hooks in
the middle to hook to the end of the fifth chain, the wheel
and middle pairs with open rings to attach them to the
doubletree and lead bar
The fifth chain to he ten feet long to the fork: tho fork
One foot ten inches loner, with the stretcher attached to
spread tho forks apart: the links of the doubletree, stay,
and tongue chains, tlireo-cighths of an inch in diame
ter; the forked chain BCTcn-sixteentli inch in diameter ;
the fifth chain to be seven-sixteenth inch diameter to
the fork; the fork to be five-sixteenth inch diameter; the
links of these and of the lock chains to be not more than
two and a quarter incites long.
The body to be straight, three feet six Inches wide, two
feet deep, tenfoet long at the bottom, and ten feet six
inches at the top, sloping equally at each end nil in the
clear or inside; the bed pieces to be two and a half inches
wide, and three inches deep j front, pieces two inches deep
by two and a half inches wide; tail piece two and a half
inches wide nnd tlirco inches deep; and four inches deep
in the middle to rcst on the coupling pole; top rail one
and a half inch thick by one and seven-eighth Inch wide;
lower rails one inch thick by ono and seven-eighth inch
wide; three studs nnd one rail in front, with a seat on
Btrap hinges to close it np as high as the sides; a box
three feet four inches long, the bottom five inches wide
front side, nine and a lmlf inches deep, and eight and a
half inches at the top in parallel line to the body all in
the clear, to be substantially fastened to the front end of
the body, to have an iron strap passing round each end,
secured to the head piece and front rail by a rivet in
each end of it passing through them, the lid to be
fastened to the front rail with two good strap hinges, a
strap of five-eighth iron nround the box a half inch from
the top edge, and two straps same size on tlie lid near
tho front edge, to prevent the mules from eating the
boxes; to have a joint hasp fastened to the middle of
tho lia, with » good wooden cleat on the inside, a strap
of iron on tho centre of the box with a staple passing
through it, to fasten the lid to; eight studs and two
rails on each side; one bolster fastened to the body,
Bix inches deep and four inches wide at king bolt hole,
iron rod in front and centre, of cleven-sixteentli3 of an
inch round iron, with a head on the top of rail and nut
on lower end; iron rod and brace behind, with shoulders
on top of tail piece, and nuts on the under side, and a
nut on top of rail; a plate two and a half inches wide,
of No. 10 band iron on tail piece, across the body; two
mortices in tail piece, and hind bar two and a quarter
inches wide and ono inch thick, to receive pieces three
feet four Inches-long, to bo used ah harness bearers;
four rivets through each side stud, and two rivets
through each front stnd, to secure tho lining boards, to
be of the best quality iron, and riveted on a good bur;
one rivet through each end of the rails; floor five
eighths of an inch oak boards; sides five-eighths of
an inch white pine, tail board three-quarters of an
inch thick, of white pine, to be well cleatcd with five
oak cleats riveted at each end through the tail-board;
an iron plnte three feet eight inches long, two and
a quarter inches wide, nnd three-eighths of an inch
thick on the nnrlcr ekle of the Led-piecc, to extend from
tho bind end of the body to eight inches in front of the
bind bolsters, to be fastened by tho rod at the end of
the body, by the lateral rod and two three-eighths
of on inch screw bolt?, one at the forward end of the
plate, and the other about eqni-distant betecn it and
tlie lateral rod. A half-inch round iron rod or bolt
to pass diagonally through tho rails, between the two
bind studs to and through tlie bed-piece and plate under
it, with a good head on the top and nut and screw at
the bottom, to be at tlie top one foot six inches from
inside of tail-board, and on the bottom ten inches from
tlie hind rod. An iron clamp two inches wide, one
quarter of an inch thick around the bed-piece, the cen
tre bolt to which tlie lock chain is attached passing
through it> to extend eeven inches on the inside of the
body, the eml?, top, nnd bottom to be secured by two
three-eighths inch screw bolts, tho middle bar at the
ends to be flush with the bed-piece on the lower Bide.
Two lock chains secured to tlie centre bolt of tho body
one and eleven inches, the other two feet six inches
long, to be of three-eighths of an inch round iron; feed
trough to be four feet six inches long from out to out,
the bottom and ends of oak, the sides of yellow pine, to
bo eight inches wide at bottom, twelve inches wide at
top, and eight and a half inches deep all in the clear,
well ironed, with a band of hoop-iron around tho top,
one around each end and three between the ends, strong
and suitablo irons to fasten them on the tonguo when
feeding; good strong chains to be attached to the top
rail of the body, gocurod by a gtaple with ft hook to at
tach it l» tho trough. Six bows of good ftSli, two inches
wide and one-ludf inch thick, with three staplos to
confine tlie ridge pole to its place; two staples on tho
body, to secure each one of tho bows; one ridge pole
twelve feet long, one nnd three-quarters inches wide l»y
five-eighths of nn inch thick: the cover to be of tho
first quality cotton duck No.'—, fifteen feet long and
uino feet eight inches wide, made in the best manner,
with four hemp cords on each side, and one through each
end to close it at both ends; two rings on each end of
tho body, to close and secure the ends of the cover; a
Btnplo in tho lower rail, near the second stud from e;wh
end, to fasten the side cords. The outside of the body
nnd feed trough to have, two good coats of white lend,
colored to a blue lint, the inside of .them to have two
coats of Venetian red paint: the running gear and
wheels to have two good coats'of Venetian rod darkened
of a chocolate color, tho hub and fellies to bo well
pitched, instead of painted, if required.
A tar-pot, an extra king bolt, and two extra single
trees'to be furnished with ouch wagon, tho king bolt
and singletrees similar in all respects to those belonging
to it.
Each side of the body of the wagon to be marked T 7.
8., and numbered as directed; all other parts to be let
tered IT. S.; flic cover, feed lio.v, bolts, linchpins, tar
pot, and harness bearers for "each wagon to be put up
in a strong box, (coopered,) and the contents marked
thereon.
It Is to be distinctly understood that the wagons are
to be BO constructed Unit the several parts of any one
wagon will agree and exactly tit those of any other, so
as to require no numbering or arranging for putting
together, and oil the Materia! used for their construction
to be of the best quality: all the wood thoroughly sea
soned, and the work in all its parts faithfully executed
in the best workmanlike ma nner.
The work may be inspected from time to time as it
progresses by an officer or agent of the Quartermaster’s
Departiueut, and noue of it shall be painted until it shall
have been inspected autl approved by said officer or
agent authorized to inspect it. When finished, painted,
and accepted by an officer or agent of the Quartermas
ter’s Department, and delivered as herein agreed, they
Shall be paid for* H. C. MEIGS,
je2s-tf Quartermaster General U. S.
JUST RECEIVED, per “ Annie Kinv
ball,” from Liverpool, Mundeis Weaver, & Man*
<ler T 0 preparations i
25 lbs. Extract Aconite in 1 lb, jars.
25 lbs. Extract Ilyoscyami, In 1 lb. jars.
60 lbs. Extract Belladonna, in 1 lb. jars.
100 lbs. Extract Taraxnci, in 1 lb. jars.
60 lbs. Yin Ra! Colchicf, in 1 lb. bottles.
100 lbs. 01. Succini Beet., in 1 lb. bottles.
600 lbs. Calomel, in 1 lb. bottles.
600 lbs. Pil Hjrdrarjr., in 1 lb. jars.
WETUERILL & BROTHER,
47 and 49 North SECOND Street.
CHRISTIAN RENTSCHLER’S LA
GEB-BEEB SALOON AND OFFICE, K». 109
CHESTNUT Street.
BBEWEEY, No. 982 Nortli SEVENTH Street, Phi
adelphia. jj26-lm
CLARET WINE —In casks and cases,
of tbe brands of St. Julien, Hargaux, Hout-Brieu
PaxiUae. For sale by _ . _.
UAUBETCHE 4 CABSTAIBS,
jeSO No. 203 South FSONT Street
EDUCATIONAL.
M^MnrwT'HOTraFrouNa
LATHES’ BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL
will reopen on WEDNESDAY, 11th September, at 1525
CHESTNUT Street. au2T-lm
Abeaugureau, teacher of
. French and Drawing, No. 1530 SAN SOM
Street. au27-12t*
The classical institute, 127
North TENTH Street* will reopen SEPTEM
BER 2.
Reference*-Professor Geotick Au.es, Pennsylvania
University. 0. SEIDENSTICKER,
fiu27-12t* Principal.
"INSTITUTE FOR YOUNG LADIES,
A S. E. corner of MARSHALL and SPUING GAB
DEN streets. Duties resumed September 2d.
ENOCH 11. SUPPLER, A. M.,
nu27«l2t Principal.
FRIENDS’ ACADEMY FOR BOYS
ANI) YOUNG MK.V, Kant of 41 North ELF.-
VENTH Street, reopens Ninth month (September) 2d,
All denominations admitted. $l2 per term of 22 weeks.
au27-lm D ■ AVIIITALL.
Germantown female semi
nary, West WALNUT LANE.
This Institution will reopen WEDNESDAY, Septem
ber 4th.
Circulars, setting forth terms, course of instruction,
Ac., Ac., may be obtained of
PROF. WALTER S. FORTESCUE, A. Iff.,
au26-tf Principal.
Thomas Baldwin’s English
Mathematical and Classical School, for Boys, N. E,
corner of BROAD ami ARCH, will reopen September
2d. nu2o-lmo*
Classical institute,
DEAN Street, above SPRUCE.
Tlie CLASSICAL INSTITUTE will resume its duties
on MONDAY, September 2d.
J. W. FAIRES. A. M.,
ftu26-2mn Principal.
MAKGARET ROBINSON WILL
reopen her SCHOOL for GIRLS, corner of RACE
aud FRANKLIN Streets, Ninth Month 9th.
au 4 20-r2t*
Summer-street institute
FOR YOUNG LADIES.—Miss D. B. BURT will
reopen her English mid French Boarding ami Day School
on MONDAY, September 2, «t No. 10-0 SUMMER
Street, PJiilsiclolpliin. au2o-mwft)t*
The college of st. james,
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARYLAND.
The next Annual Session of the College, and of tho
Grammar School, will open regularly on tho last WED
NESDAY (the 25th) of September. Address tho Rev,
Dr. KERFuOT, Rector, Ac., College of St. James P. 0.,
Maryland. au!9-mwl2t
/GEORGETOWN COLLEGE, D.C.,
vJT August, 1301.
The exercises of this Institution will be resumed on
the first MONDAY in September. Terms per annum,
for Board and Tuition. S2OO, payable half yearly, in ad-
ViUlll*.
For further particulars apply to the President,
aul4-wfdmlm JOHN EARLY, 5. J.
Academy of the pkotest-
ANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Locust and Juni
per streets.
Tlie Autumnal Session will opeu on MONDAY, Sep
tember 2d, at 9 o’clock A. M.
Applications for admission may be made at the Aca
demy on and after August 28th, between thehours of 10
aud 12 o'clock in tho morning.
JOHN W. ROBINS, A. M.,
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CENTRAL INSTITUTE, TENTH
and SPRING GARDEN' Streets, will reopen SEP
TEMBER 2d. Boys prepared for Business, College, or
any Division in the Public Grammar Schools. Call at
the school-room between 9 A. M. and 12 M.
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L INWOOD HALL, ON CIIELTEN
AVENUE, near YORK 110 AB STATION, North
Pennsylvania Railroad, seven miles from Philadelphia.
MISS CARR’S BOARDING and DAY SCHOOL lor
YOUNG LADIES will reopen ou MONDAY, Septem
ber 2d.
Circulars may be obtained at the office of Jay Cooke &
Co., Bankers, No. 114 South Third street, or by address
ing the Principal, Shoeinsikertown P. 0., Montgomery
county, Pa. au2o-12t
Education of young ladies.
—The duties of the SPRING GARDEN INSTI
TUTE, No. 611 MARSHALL StreeT, will be resumed
on MONDAY, the 2d of September. Ton pupils may
find a Christian home in the family of the Principal.
GILBERT COMBS, A. M.,
Principal.
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POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, WEST
I'KXN SQUARE.—'The SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL
will begin ou September Oth; the PROFESSIONAL
SCHOOLS for ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, Practi
c'd CHEMISTS, nnd GEOLOGISTS, on September 10.
Tlie Course on MILITARY ENGINEERING will m
ciude Field Fortifications, Siege Operations, Strategy,
and Tactics. A. L. KENNEDY, M. D.,
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THE SELECT CLASSICAL AND
ENGLISH SCHOOL of the subscriber will reopen
at 1230 LOCUST Street, MONDAY, September 9.
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September 12th. au22-lm
PEN N INSTITUT E—Southeast
corner THIRTEENTH and FILBERT St 3., re
opens MONDAY, Sept* V. For catalogue*, »«ltlre*w
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Young ladies’ school— no.
903 CLINTON Street—Established by Prof. C.
D. CLEVELAND in 1834. The duties of tho school
will be resumed by the subscriber, on MONDAY, Sep
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Building, at TWELFTH and CHESTNUT Street*, will
be removed to tho larger Hull, directly over Mr, Haa
sard’s store, in the same building, and will be reopened
on MONDAY, 9th of September.
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BOIiDENTOWN female col-
LKGK, Bordcntovn, N. J., situated on the Camden
and Amboy Railroad, thirty miles north of Philadelphia.
Special attention paid to the common and higher English
branches, and superior advantages furmshod in vocal
and instrumental Music. German and French. Session
commences September 16. Address
Rev. JOHN \Y. BKAKKLEY, A. M.,
President.
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ST. MARK’S EPISCOPAL ACADE
MY, LOCUST Street, west of Sixteenth, reopens ou
MOKDAY, September 2, nt 9 A. M.
J. ANDKEWS HARRIS, A. M.,
Principal.
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Boarding and Bay School, Ne. 1703 "WALNUT Street, on
WEDNESDAY, the nth of SKPXKMBEH. tmiO-lm
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IV I open her BOARDING and DAY SCHOOT,, for
Girls, at No. 1030 SPRING GARDEN Street, on the 2d
of SEPTEMBER next. ail2o-24t*
TXTESLEYAN FEMALE COLLEGE,
W 'WILMINGTON, DELAWARE,
The next session of this Institution will begin on
MONDAY, the 2d of SeptAnber.
It possesses the best facilities for thorough instruction
in a complete course of solid and ornamental studies.
Superior accommodations fur boarders.
For full iufomintionj address
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MISS MARY E. THROPP will re
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dies, at 1924 SPRUCE Street, Philadelphia, on MON
DAY, September 9th. Circulars, containing full infor
mation, to be had on application. aul9 dtOctl*
MERCIE E. BROWN will REOPEN
her School for Girls, in the Spring Garden Insti
tute, on the Northeast corner of BROAD and SPRING
GARDEN Streets, on Ninth month (SEPTEMBER) 2d.
Charge for tuition, Ten Dollars for live mouths.
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DAY, September 11, at No. 1615 CHESTNUT Street,
Philadelphia. aul6-lm
BOARDING SCHOOL, near Media,
DKTjAVAHE COUNTY, Vu., for Twelve Buys.
Reopens'September 9.
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will reopen MONDAY, September 2,1861.
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afflicted, whose diseases have baffled tho skitl of the me
dical profession, to their reliable treatment, by Electro
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JD NEOUS, new and old, bought, mid, and ex
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STORE, No. 419 CHESTNUT Street. Libraries at a
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praised by £t*2s-tf] JOHN CAMPBELL.
PHILADELPHIA. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1861.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1861.
Hitherto the Federal Government has chiefly
acted on tlie defensive in the conduct of the
waj. Perhaps the time approaches when
another and bolder course may be necessary.
There is no doubt that, by perseveringly act
ing on the defensive, we can weary out tho
enemy. Tlie coming winter will be a time of
trial and suffering to them, because their
funds will then have given in, and they will
find it difficult to obtain food. But the stag
nation of business, ever since the war began,
warrants the people in desiring, even did no
other cause warrant it, that the contest shall
be concluded as early as possible. The Go
vernment, we doubt not, will continue to do
all it can to effect this. Were expeditions
sent out to operate against Charleston, Savan
nah, New Orleans, and Pensacola, the Hebei
force in Virginia would speedily melt away
like a snow-wreath in the sunshine. The
enemy, assailed on their weakest and most
accessible points, with the war brought to
their very doors, would be weakened, alarmed,
and rendered almost innocuous. Their best
men have left tho cities for the field, and, be
fore they coifld be recalled, the terribhs mis
chief would be done, —their leading jjorts
would be held by the Unionists, and the war
virtually brought to a close. Of course, what
ever would be done, by such attacks, shoifld be
done with so much caution as to leave the ene
my entirely unaware of tlie place where the at
tack or the first blow would be struck. Fore
warned is forearmed, tlie proverb says, —a
danger apprehended is a danger defended, —
and therefore the particular destination of the
troops should be kept in the strictest secrecy.
This is the only country in tlie world, where,
almost as early as determined on, the move
ments of the army, the plans of the command
ers, are bruited forth, as if to put tho enemy
on his guard. It is satisfactory to know that
General McClellan has set Ills face sternly
against this garrulity, and that well-conducted
newspapers arc also discountenancing it. That
public curiosity should bo excited, and at
tempts made to gratify it, is very well, in its
way,—while it can he safely done. But im
prudence may sometimes do almost as much
mischief as treason itself.
There is a great difference between our men
in arms and the mere mercenaries who Con
stitute the armies of Europe. There, .where
soldiers are little bettor than machines, rarely
having any personal feeling in the cause which
they are called upon to aid by their arms, the
masses of the military rarely think of inquiring
into the design or looking forward into the
probable effect of the movements which their
leaders command them to execute. With us,
the soldiers, besides being better educated than
the Europeans, never part with their personali
ty as citizens. Braver men can no whore ho
found,' but they have little of that passive obe
dience which is really tlie ruling principle in
foreign armies. The European soldier blindly
obeys orders, without pausing to think about
them; tho American likes to know the why
and the wherefore of every thing. If it were
known that the loading seaports of the “ so
called Confederate States” were to be operated
against, tlie North, understanding the im- :
portance of the movement, would rise as a man i
to take part in it. IVe believe, so popular
would it be, that a spirit of patriotism and
unanimity even surpassing that winch pro- i
vailed after the fall of Fort Sumpter, would
then be awakened—that there would be an
emulative anxiety to participate in the glory of
such ail expedition. Boston and Portland,
New York and Philadelphia would eagerly
contribute the means of .transport—there
would be a volunteering of vessels commensu
rate with that of men. Whenever the Confe
derate ports are operated against, there wHI
be no difficulty, if needs be, of raising 200.000.
men for that definite ami immediate purpose
which would have the great advantage of being
readily comprehended by tlie masses.
Tlie occupation of ono or more Southern
ports by the Union troops would have im
portant results abroad as well as at home.
Foreign countries look on with curiosity
and anxiety at this civil war of ours. Sup
pose that Savannah were to be captured, and
trade and commerce revived there by the
United States’ authorities declaring it once
more a free and open port, the required supply
of cotton coukl thence be shipped to Europe,
to tho benefit of all parties. What would bo
tlie local effect ? The grass is growing on tho
wharves of Savannah, because its commerce
lias ceased; revive that, restore business and
destroy stagnation, and those citizens who
have been deluded into rebellion, and even
now are lukewarm in it, as well as those who
have remained loyal at heart to the Constitu
tion, would he drawn together by the strong
bond of mutual interest, and thereby give Se
cession a blow as fatal as if we gained a vic
tory over it on tlie battle-field. We have no
doubt that among the rebels in the South are
numbers who have long since repented of the
course into which they were seduced or driven,
who would gladly seize the opportunity of re
turning to tlieir allegiance to the Constitution,
and to the lawful Government of the country.
The operations of a large force upon tho sea
board would most strongly strengthen tlie
blockade. If England and France have any
thought of breaking tho blockade, to procure
cotton or for any other purpose, they would
pause, in the face of such a demonstration, be
fore committing themselves to a hostile course.
They would hesitate, naturally enough—be
cause it would be perilous policy forcibly to
enter ports which, in the course of events,
might probably have the Stars and Stripes
proudly boating over thorn, in a few days, or a
few weeks at the farthest.
B. KENDALL.
Another effect upon the European Powers
would he this—it would prevent any recogni
tion of tlie rebellious States as independent.
"We have no doubt that there are leading
statesmen and wealthy manufacturers, in
Prance as well as in England, who having a
strong desire to give a blow to the United
States, would gladly recognize the Southern
Confederation, if they could only find a plausi
ble pretext for doing it. Whatever the feel
ing of the people of England and France to
tliis country, and we believe it to he tho
roughly friendly, it is not to be conceal
ed that their respective Governments arc
not overfond of this republic—chiefly, per
haps, because it is a republic. Victoria may
personally bo well-disposed towards ns, for she
is an amiable gentlewoman, but Palmerston and
Bussell have the power of acting, and both
have lately shown no great regard for this
country, engaged as it is in putting down a
Rebellion which, if successful, would be the
triumph of as great a tyranny ns ever desolated
mankind. Kapoleon, who has the merit of
keeping his own counsel—a reticence to which
much of his success may he attributed—lias
carefully avoided any expression of opinion,
one way or the other, but M. Thouvenal, his
Minister, has shown his hand on several occa
sions, and the knave is undoubtedly the lead
ing trump in it. The moment we eease to act
on the defensive, we deprive Foreign Powers
of all pretext for recognizing the South.
In the patriotism and in the wisdom of our
Government we have full confidence. It is im
possible to avoid being struck with the devo
tion to the national cause manifested by Mr.
Lincoln and his Cabinet under the trying cir
cumstances by which they have literally been
besot. The gallant veteran General Scott, whose
spirit is as dauntless and as vigorous as it was,
when lie won his spurs half a century ago, is a
power in himself, and aided by such men as
McClellan, Fremont, Banks, Wool, and their
able associates, we have no doubt of the re
sult. It may he a matter of more or less time,
hut it cannot he a matter of doubt. When our
army is of the necessary force and in the ne
cessary discipline, such measures will ho taken
as, with God’s help, will shiver Rebellion into
pieces.
Mr. Russell, correspondent of the London
Times, contradicts the statement that the provost
marshal of Washington refused him a pass to cross
the Potomac. He says he holds one pass from
G eneral Scott and another from the provost marshal
The Future of the War,
Military Reviews.
[Correspondence) of tlie New li'orlt Times.]
Every man, seasoned in war, has learned with
satisfaction that General McClellan holds frequent
reviews of tho troops under his command at Wash
ington. Civilians, especially in countries unaccus
tomed to wars and large armies, are apt to consider
military parades as mere shows for the entertain
ment of the crowd or tho pleasure of the officers on
horseback. This is a mistake. The parade, from
the squad and company parade to that of the regi
mental, and to tho reviews of the brigade and en
tire division, are essential elements of the organic
working of an army. All great captains havo
shown that they thus viewed tho parade—Frede
rick the Great as much so as Napoleon I. The
Emperor always reviewed new troops, so soon as
arrived, and Oldeleben tells us, what we know in
deed from all minute writers on Napoleon’s cam
paigns, that, whenever possible, ho reviewed his
troops before and soon after battle. In one or two
cases lie literally reviewed portions of the reserve
while the advance corps was engaged in full battle.
Bnren Oldelebcn, an officer of tho Saxony army,
was placed on tbo staff of Napoleon in tho momen
tous year of 1813, where he furnished tho latter
with the necessary topographic information of that
Kingdom where the great European battles were
fought. Appointed to bo in constant intercourse
with that remarkable man, Oldelebcn resolved to
write down, day by day, everything he saw and ob
served—the smallest details concerning the Empe
ror’s modes and manners, as well as the more im
portant transactions,so far as they could be observ
ed by an eye-witness. Oldelebcn thus collected
material of high interest, which he published under
the titlo. iSi/'jiolean's -hi Saxony, in
tin' Year 1813. Third Edition . Dresden, 18111,
From this work we learn that Napoleon every day,
nfter having assiduously worked several hours in
the night, generally from 2to 3 o’clock, mounted,
with his staff, and was on horseback until dinner,
to which Jio sat down between 6. and 7 o’clock.
But he never rode for mere exercise; on the con
trary, these rides were always made for some des
tined purpose. Either he studied the terrain, and
the enemy’s position as far ns possible, or he super
intended some works that were going on; or, after
a victories battle, he examined in the minutest
way all its phases on the spot—for there is no mili
tary student that now studies Napoleon’s battles
with greater attention than ho studied his own—or,
else, the Emperor reviewed some regiments or en
tire army corps. Napoleon was neither a martinet,
nor was there either pipe-clay or red tape about
him. No hero probably ever mixed these elements
of littleness with his character. But the parade
was, in his great system of waging war, one of the
efficient means of assimilating himself with the
army-, and of promoting its character of organic
unity. The parade was one of his means of aguer
rir the soldiers, of seasoning and moulding them
for war, if this expression may be used.
The effects of the properly prepared and con
ducted military reviews arc both of a material and
moral character..
Personal assimilation of the commander with the
commanded is one of the requisites of that mutual
confidence, without which there is no success of war.
The highest phase of this relation is what we call
military friendships between the commander, tbo
officers and men. Soldiers are not figures on tbo
chess board; and one of the means of this personal
assimilation is the parade. Tho soldier likes to see.
and ought to see his commander, and see him as
commander, in tho saddle, showing as far as it is
possible, his fitness to be at the head of the great
body. Does any old soldier—officer or private—
read this remark without recollecting that he felt a
spirited animation when he stood in the line, and
having heard the gallop coming nearer, at length
his great General closely passed and greeted him ■
Frederick, Washington, Napoleon, and Wellington
knew this very well, and their men knew it, too.
It is one of those moments when the men feel their
commanders with their endearing nicknames—ol4
Fritz, Little Corporal, Old Hickory, or whatovor
other name the affectionate impudence of brave
fellows may bestow upon tho general whom they
honor as their hold leader in the field, and of whom
they know that be pays as untiring attention to
their bread as to the powder.
The review imparts to the commander a species
of knowledge of bis men which he cannot obtain
otherwise. The practised general learns to see at
a glance details of bearing, moving and action, as
the shepherd sees at onee the details of his flock
where tho unpractised eye secs nothing but a hud
dled mass of uniform creatures. And if the gene
ral, after the review, gives out tho names of tbo
most meritorious battalions, and those that appear
ed to the least advantage, as be always ought to do,
tho parade serves as a legitimate means of stimu
lating emulation—the more necessary in our army,
as we have no “swords of honor,” no croix d’hon
nenr, indeed, no ways of individualizing; at least,
none whatever of individualizing all those who
have no commission.
A feeling, however, called forth by reviews, and
more important than this emulation, is the feeling
produced in the soldier that he is part of a great
organic body—the consciousness that he belongs to
a large body of individuals pervaded by one or
ganic will—to a great living, willing body. If this
feeling is not evoked and taken along into the bat
tle, the army is raw and comparatively useless—
nay. dangerous. This consciousness of unity it is
that produces or promotes the soldierly combina
tion of pride, confiding calmness, bravery, and im
pulse. which make up the trustworthy man of arms
-on whom his .general and his country may rely,
and everything that interferes with this conscious
ness of unity tends to demoralize and to delapidate
the army. Those two Pennsylvania regiments
which left our army before the fight of Bull Bun
were probably not peculiar cowards; but the-idea
that tlioir three months were up deadened the con
sciousness of army unity within them to such a de
gree' Stahthoy marched from the battle-field by tho
tune of the'enemy’s booms. Marching off! Not
running away in fight, but coolly marching off! It
is unique in history, o'r is merely another instance.
If Herodotus had recorded that on the eve of tho
battle of Marathon the men of some Peloponnesian
city bad coolly walked off, every schoolboy would
have learned to remember them as tho type of mi
litary shame. Our schoolboys, too, may learn to
remember those two regiments with scorn and dis
gust.
The review and the different parades promote
that soldierly cleanliness and trimness which arc
necessary for the soldier’s health as well as self
respect." A dirty soldier is worth little. It is not
the “ pipe-clay” nor the stiff collar that is here
spoken of, but that neatness, trimness, and absence
of slovenliness on the one hand, and of fantastic or
theatrical showiness on the other, to which all
modern captains of well-organized armies have paid
due attention. Napoleon considered the tenne—
tho soldier’s keeping himself tidy and trim—of
sufficient importance, and one of tho notable things
that constitute a good soldier.
A manuscript collector of this city possesses a
sheet containing a report on certain soldiers recom
mended for the Consular Guards (later the Impe
rial Guards.) to General Bonaparte, then First Con
sul of France. He wished to collect the elite of
the whole army, and, by his order, the character of
the recommended men is reported in this interest
ing paper, according to a schedule of five columns.
l’ho first column is headed, Name. Birth, Age; the
second. Time of Service, Bank; How long Uhe in
this rank: the third, In what Campaigns and what
Battles he has been; the fourth, Cqnduct, Wounds,
and Meritorious Actions; and the fifth column has
tho simple heading Tenue, under which aro ex
pressed the different degrees of approval merited
by the respective soldiers’ neatness, bearing, and
trimness—the appearance, as wo might call it, in
contradistinction to the before-mentioned conduct.
The ten tie formed thus one of the four elements
deemed important by Napoleon to constituting a
prime soldier. Tho report was approved of by
scvornl lines in Gen. Bonaparte’s handwriting, and
by his signature. The preparation for a parade, if
the soldier knows that his commander has a keen
and criticising eye. grently promotes this important
tenne.
Frequent parades will doubtless give, or have
already given, a different character to our camps
around 'Washington, which, at the beginning of the
month of July, were dreary and dirty places com
pared to the camps which we recollect from our
youth; These were full of bustle and life. There
was singing, reading, chess playing, cleaning of
guns and bandaliers, washing of clothes, and
soldiers scrubbing themselves with soap, nine-pin
rolling and flute playing, drilling and caricature
performances, military music, gymnastics and
cooking, fun and laughter.
Tho frequent parade promotes cleanliness, and
minute cleanliness is fully as important in the army
as in the naval hygiene, while it has a salutary
moral effect in the forces quite as much as in do
mestic economy. Some day we may offer a few
remarks on the importance of a liberal use of soap
in tho army, and on the bad effect of inero bathing.
A Waterloo Max.
The Rebel Flag Tom to Pieces at Anti
gua, West Indies.
[From the Antigua Register, July 16.]
An occurrence took place in this city on Friday
last which, had the Confederate Government of the
Southern States of America less to do at home than
their late fellow-citizens of the Northern States oc
! easion them, would probably raise their “dander”
not a little against Antigua, and might possibly
lead to the reception of a disagreeable message from
I President Davis, delivered by some “ Southern gen
j'.tlcman,” demanding satisfaction for the outrago
j committed against their national honor by hauling
j down and destroying their flag. On the previous
j day the schooner Pearl. Captain Robins, from "Wil
mington, North Carolina, arrived with a cargo of
pitch pine consigned to Messrs. Samuel B. Johnson
& Son. It being known tho captain had the new
flag adopted by the Southern States on board, a
gentleman in the city expressed a desire to sec it,
and it was brought on shore for the purpose, and
was afterwards sent to Government House, it is
said that the Governor might also have a look at it.
On being returned it was hoisted on the con
signee's flag-staff, for the purpose, it is alleged, of
gratifying the public with a sight of the Southern
ensign; and, after being up about a quarter of an
hour, we are told, it was ordered to bo taken down
by Mr. Johnson, Jr. Rut it seems some Yankee
captains in port had their dander raised at seeing
the rebel flag flying, and they offered ten dollars to
have it pulled down, But the pecuniary reward
being insufficient to induce our people to commit
such an outrage, the Yankees woro clover enough
to excite their indignation by calling the new ar
rangement of colored cotton proudly floating in tho
air the “ slavery flag,” and saying it was a disgrace
to the people to allow it to be hoisted. The bait
| took, and a crowd of persons assembled at the store
| of the consignees to haul down the offending calico,
i The gate leading to the wharf was closed, but it
| was soon burst open; the crowd rushed in, and
, some person cut the halyards, white, in obe
dience to an order previously given, the flag
was being lowered and the wind carried it to the
next wharf, where a party of men seized it, jumped
into a boat with their prize and carried it to a
neighboring wharf, where the United States flag
was flying, and hoisted it under that flag. One of
the Yankee captains is said to have fired a bullet
through the hated but harmless piece of calico;
after which it was taken down, trampled upon, and
afterwards tom into a thousand pieces, and dis
tributed among the crowd, many of whom were
afterwards seen-walking about with pieces of it
attached to thoir clothes, as proud of thoir colors as
a new recruit the first time he Bports the blue and
red ribbonSHita country fair. It is said logal pro
ceedings hare been, or are about to be, taken against
the parties concerned.
It was stated that Captain Robins had another
flag made the following day with the intention of
hoisting it on board his vessel; but if that were tho
ease, bo was prudent enough to refrain from carry
ing his intention into effect.
AFFAIRS IN MISSOURI.
Advantagks or the rebels —rolla threat
ened— FREMONT FORTIFYING THE CITIES
GENERAL SIKUEL’s COMMAND, ETC.
The St. Louis correspondent of the Now York
Times, writing under dato of August 21. says:
Tbo most important military line south of tho
Missouri river and west of Jefferson city, ig now in
the hands of the enemy. A glance at the map of
Missouri will at once show that this line is drawn
by the Osage river, and that its military occupa
tion is of tbc highest importance. This lino is
almost completely in the hands of the enemy.
Bodies of troops' belonging to Jackson's South
western Army, nave taken possession of Warsaw,
Tuscumbia and Osceola. And what makes it worse,
the most important strategical points on the Mis
souri river, north of this line, viz: Kansas city,
Lexington and Booncville. are unoccupied, and the
Inst two places are at present virtually in the hands
of the enemy. Should Kansas city be added to the
list, and General Hardee’s or General Prico's forces
at the same time make an advance from the south,
the western half of the State will be entirely lost
to our forces.
It may bo impossible to prevent this, since tho
first and most necessary duty of the Western De
partment is to secure St. Louis and Jefferson City.
For this purpose we need all the troop 3 that eau
possibly be spared from other States, until the for
tifications thrown up around these places shall have
been rendered sufficiently strong, to make it possi
ble for a small number of troops to secure their da.
fence, while the great body of tbc army can bo
pushed forward in offensive movements against the
enemy. The most important strategical points for
the defence of the city of St. Louis, and Jefferson
City from an attack from the South, are Rolla,
Ironton, and Cape Girardeau, fronton may be con
sidered safe from, its superb natural advantages, to
which a few judiciously erected batteries have ad
ded material strength. A position at Cape Girar
deau could be much easier secured by tho Confede
rate troops; and in that ease they would have com
plete control of the navigation of tho Mississippi.
Boats might be secured to convey the troops to
within a very short distance of St. Loui3, if that
should be the design; and the late attempt to
erect a battery at Commerce seems to warrant this
conclusion.
Unfortunately. Cape Girardeau is not very
strongly defended, nor is it at present possible to
send down more men. We must simply risk it, and
if we lose the position, try to get our troops in time
back to St. Louis.
The most exposed point at present is Rolla ; and
all the movements of the enemy seem to be di
rected towards that place. The greatest portion of
General Siegel’s army—consisting of the Third and
Fifth Missouri, First and Second Kansas, and First
lowa, all three-months volunteers, whose term of
service had expired long before the battle of
Springfield—Lave returned to St. Louis, to be
mustered out of service, and reorganized for three
years. This leaves little more than six thousand
men at ltolla for the present emergency.
Gen, Siegel is still here, arranging plans for fu
ture operations with Major Gcnerftl Fremont. His
chief want is artillery and cavalry, which the De
partment is at present unable to supply. The only
cavalry we hnve at present is Col. Marshall's
First Regiment II line is Cavalry, now at Jefferson
City.
Jefferson City itself is at present garrisoned by
five thousand troops under the chief command of
Gen. Grant. Fortifications will be erected, and
Home Guards organized in a similar manner as has
been done in St. Louis, with a view to secure a pro
per defenoo for the capital at the least possible ex
pense of men, who will all be needed when tho
proper time arrives for offensive demonstrations.
The forces of McCulloch and Price are slowly ad
vancing towards the north. Both Price and Mc-
Culloch have issued proclamations to the people of
Missouri, inviting them to return to the Government
of their legal Governor, Jackson, and promising
pardon to nil Union men who will so acknowledge
allegiance to his Excellency. McCulloch is espe
cially profuse in protestations of mild treatment, and
to give the devil his due, he has been not only mild
but even kind to our prisoners, who all unite in praise
of his gallantry and courtesy. Most of the prisoners
have been unconditionnliy released, and aro now
on their way home. This mildness has a significant
meaning. Jackson intends probably to stake all on
the election, now so near at hand, and so kindly ar
ranged for his especial benefit by the late State Con
vention. There will be powerful odds to contend
against when the day comes; and unless the most
vigorous measures are resolved upon to clear the
State of the traitors before the Ist of November, he
will be re-elected, and the whole action of the Con
vention declared null and void. This would be a
terrible blow for Missouri, and for the whole Union;
a blow which we must do our utmost to avert.
In Southeast Missouri, matters have been quiet
since the skirmish at Commerce. Gen. Hardee is
at Greenville with about seventy-fire hundred men;
and Jeff, Thompson is in the vicinity of Sikeaton,
with a similar force. Our advance guard in that
direction is Col. Hooker’s regiment. Twenty-fourth
Illinois volunteers, which is at present encamped
on Marble creek.
Troops are still pouring in from Ohio and Indi
ana. There are at present about twenty thousand
troops in the city.
Interesting from Fortress Monroe.
THE NAVAL EXPEDITION—VIGILANCE OF GENERAL
The special correspondent of the Tribune,
writing from Fortress Monroe under date of August
24, says:
The succession of gales for the last six days has
prevented the sailing of the expedition which has
generally been reported as destined for tho coast of
North Carolina.
Yesterday afternoon General "Wool made a
thorough inspection of the troops at Camp Hamilton,
and expressed himself pleased with their appear
ance and condition.
General Butler has not yet removed his quarters
from the fortress to one of tho camps, as he proba
bly will do at an early day. Gen. Wool spends
much of his time in acquiring a perfect knowledge
of all that his predecessor has done, in reading the
orders now in force, and preparing new ones. He
is understood to have views relative to future move
ments that requiro an additional force.
The guerilla bands of Davis are prowling the
country over, and nearly every day make prisoners.
The Monticello, an old favorite, has returned to
the Ronds. She has long had the reputation of be
ing the fighting boat of the squadron, and, so long
as Brain remains tho fighting captain, she will
doubtless rclaiu the name.
Gen. Roscncrauz’s Command.
GUERILLA WARFARE IN WESTERN VIRGINIA,
Weston, Ya., Monday, Aug. 19.
Our men have become so exasperated at the as
sassinations which have been committed upon the
road henee to Sutton and beyond, that it is almost
impossible to hold them within military rules, They
are determined to commence a retaliation which
shall at least interpose some cheek Heretofore
they have been restrained by the officers; but their
comrades have been killed or wounded by con
cealed enemies at almost every rod of the road. It
is not strange, therefore, that they should feel like
avenging them. Two or three days ago, Captain
Gaines’ company. Fifth Regiment, who were en
gaged in guardin'* the telegraph workmen, took an
old man. named Stout, and his two sons prisoners,
They had been the terror of the Union men through
out the neighborhood, and good evidence had been
lodged against them that they belonged to one of
the guerilla bands.
On Saturday, somehow, the guns of some of tho
privates happened to go off; they happened to be
loaded with buck and ball, and the Stouts, unfor
tunately, happened to stand right in the range of
the muzzle, and the old man and one son happened
to bo killed, and the other happened to bo danger
ously wounded! Under what peculiar circum
stances they met their deserts my informant, who
passed their graves while the family were removing
the bodies for burial nearer home, did not ehoose to
relate, but a jury would render a verdict of “justi
fiable homicide” or “visitation of God.”
It is a horrible warfare; but what are we to do !
If we take a ride out into the country, some con
cealed enemy cracks away at our bodies or beads
with a “ squirrel gun,” and if we escape it is be
cause the aim is bad, or the mountain height too
great for fatal execution. Every man who has yet
been killed or wounded ulong the woods beyond us
has been shot from an elevation. The overhanging
rocks and bills afford breastworks more secure than
any which could bo erected by tho band of man,
wliilo our volunteers arc exposed to open roads or
closely-walled passes. Count the bristles upon the
back of a hog, and you may form some idea of the
almost impenetrable liill-sidcs between which our
troops are compelled to march, exposed to a mur
derous fire from both sides. An open foe can al
ways be met with equal weapons, but our brave vo
lunteers, ignorant of the country, fight against odds
through the hills, ravines, and passes of Western
Virginia. They trudge along unmolosting, and are
shot down in their tracks. They seek tho enemy,
and find scarcely a footprint. Call you this “ci
vilized warfare !” It may be; but if so, God end
it, and nerve the aim of the just:
A company of the Twenty-third Regiment went
to Glenville, with a Government train, with orders
to make a detour via Bull town, and scour the coun
try. "When four miles from BulHown, the rear
guard was fired into from an overhanging rock.
The only evidence of tho proximity of an enemy
was the report of thoir guns, tho smoko of the pow
der, and the rattling of the balls. Not a human
being, beyond the Union troops, was to be seen.
Three men were wounded—ono behind the car,
another in the back, and a third in the leg. Every
shot ranged downward. The boys instantly charged
up the hill. The flash of the powder showed where
the shots came from, but a half hour’s search
revealed no enemy. They had fired and fled
through the bridal paths.
The wounded men were brought here for treat
ment, and are in good condition. This afternoon
the company returned, bringing with them one
prisoner—a Captain Keith, notorious "through this
section as commanding a company of mountain
guerillas. Ho looks as though he could shoot a man
down for difference of opinion, and then ask a bless
ing upon his acts. He will, undoubtedly, bo sent
to Columbus, a chief sinner among a thousand.—
Correspondence of Cincinnati Times.
Files from Hamilton, Bermuda, to the 13th
instant, have come to hand. There is no news of
any moment. The committee appointed to make
arrangements for the reception of the Prince of
"Wales, report having expended $3,720 on the re
pairs and embellishments of the Government House.
What a pity his Royal Highness disappointed them!
Weolip the followingfrom the Bermuda Mirror of
August 10: “We take much pleasure in informing
our readers, particularly those who have friends in
Antigua, that the unfortunate report wf a sevoro
earthquake having destroyed much property and
many lives there is not true. A heavy gale had
visitejLthe island, and blown down a few wooden
sheds. ’
The Delaware Gazette, which, until recent
ly, had advocated measures of conciliation and
compromise, in its last issue remarks: But since
tho heads of the Government have chosen a diffe
rent policy, we shall studiously endeavor not to
interpose any obstacle calculated to do any injus
tice, or to distract or divide public sentiment.
TWO CENTS.
GENERAL NEWS.
A Homicide at White Plains, Nf.w York.
—The village of While Plains, West Chester Co.,
New York, was the scene of a justifiable homicide
on Friday night. A prisoner in the jail there,
named Harrison Daniels, had, as it afterwards ap.
peered in the evidence, been bribed by two other
prisoners to obtnin the keys of tho jail for the pur
pose of releasing the whole party. On Thursday,
while Daniels and the turnkey, a Mr. Crawford,
were going along a passage-way in tho prison,
Daniels clutched the turnkey by the throat and
tried to choke him. Hot releasing his hold when
told to do so, Mr. Crawford drew nis revolver and
shot him dead. Tho turnkey surrendered himself,
and was immediately acquitted.
A Singular Place for a “ Bank.”—Tho
Waterbury Amtrican says that an Irish girl in
Watcrbury, found in a stone fence a package of
counterfeit money, amounting to about S2OO, which
is supposed, from the dates on the bills, to have
been deposited there somo forty yours ago The
bills were enclosed in a sheet of lead, and were in a
good state of preservation. They were well exe
cuted, but on inferior paper. They were mostly of
the denomination of s2's, but one was a $5O note on
the Dank of Philadelphia.
Female Spies in Washington. —It appears
that Mrs. Greenhow carried her operations to such
an extent as to tamper with a gentleman occupying
a responsible position in the War Department, and
when informed that she could not succeed in her
efforts to induce him to betray his trust, she begged
and obtained bis promise that he would not expose
her. Subsequently he informed the chief of his
bureau that He had been thus approached by a
widow lady, resident of Washington, but withheld
her name until Monday.
Investigation of the Naval and War
Contracts.—The committee appointed by the
Speaker at the late extra session of Congress to in
vestigate the contracts entered into by the Secre
taries of the Navy and War Departments, com
menced their session at the St. Nicholas Hotel,
New York, on Monday afternoon. The session is
secret. The following arc the committee : Mr.
Van Wyck, of New York, chairman ; Mr. Steele,
of New Jersey ; Mr. Daws, of Massachusetts, and
Mr. Holman,'of Indiana.
A Family Poisoned by Arsenic.—The Jor
dan (Onondago county, New York) Transcript
says that on last Thursday afternoon, after the
family of Dr. Wilson, of Ethridge, had enjoyed a
good hearty dinner, they were taken suddenly ill.
By his own symptoms the Doetor know that they Were
poisoned, and by prompt treatment suoceeded in
saving all their lives. Arsenic was the cause of the
trouble, as a solution of it in vinegar was by acci
dent used in the meal.
A Dash by Cavalry.— On last Thursday a
foraging party, consisting of a company of cavalry
and two companies of infantry, with a piece of ar
tillery, seized a large quantity of liny, intended for
rebel use, three miles beyond Lewinsburg. drove in
the enemy's pickets, made a dask into the rebel
camp, and returned and formed ready for an at
tack, but were not molested. They brought hack
two prisoners.
The Western Chops and Trade.—A let
ter from Chicago, dated August 21st, says the crops
are immense, the receipts for the past two days
amounting to 800,000 bushels of gram. The sup
plies of bread, beef, pork, and horses that will oe
wonted for the Government must distribute a largo
amount of money in the Northwest.
Singular Accidext. —Last Sunday, a young
servant girl in the employ of John A. Corey, Esq.,
of Saratoga, while engaged in swinging in the
barn, caught her foot in a hook several feet from
tho floor, by which she was drawn out of the swing,
and remained suspended until help arrived, The
hook caught in the side of the foot, inflicting a bad
wound.
Arms for lowa 1,000 Sharp’s carbines,
1.000 Colt’s pistols, and 1.000 cavalry sabres, to
gether with accoutrements and ammunition, have
been ordered to lowa from the United States ar
senal at New York, at as early a day as practica
ble, for the protection of the frontier.
The following vessels are now at the Brook
lyn navy yard : Receiving-ship North Carolina,
84; sailing-frigate Brandywine, 50. in ordinary;
steam-gunboat James Badger; propeller E. r.
Hole; steam-gunboat Satellite, preparing for son;
chartered vessels Pampero and Putnam , under
going an overhauling.
The new steam sloop-of-war Pensacola is to
receive her sailing orders, for a trial trip, in a few
days. Government engineers are detailed to wit
ness the experiment and report upon it.
Mr. James Plunkett, of Brooklyn, has been
appointed acting sailing master in the United States
navy, and ordered to command the steam-gunboat
Satellite, now preparing for sea at tho Brooklyn
navy yard.
Sudden Death of a Physician.— Dr. J. F.
W. Lane, a highly esteemed citizen of Boston, died
on Sunday, after a brief illness. lie was a gradu
ate of Harvard College, and a gentleman of rare
literary and scientific attainments.
Gathering of Black Hawk Horses. —The
second annual “family meeting” of the Black
Hawk race of horses is to be held at Elm Yale
Park, in North Andover. Mass., on the 3d and 4th
of next month.
A False Alarm.—The outer}* about the
ravages of the army worm turns out to have been
a false alarm. They arc not army worms at all,
but “.buckwheat worms," and the first frost will
kill them.
Five mothers of the Worthington family,
of Pawtucket, R. 1., are in the Federal army, and
a son of one of them is a captain in an Ohio regi
ment. A sixth -brother volunteered, but, having
lost one of his fingers, was not accepted.
Arrest for Treason ix "West Chester.—
William Philips, of West Nottingham, Pa., was ar
rested in West Chester on Saturday, for treason,
having joined the rebels some months since, and
been discharged for disability.
Mr. "Wm. TV". Davenport, of Roxbtiry,
Mass., formerly of the firm of Upham, Tuekerard,
& Co., of Boston, has been ordained pastor of the
church in Danielsonville, Conn.
Hon. John P. Half, was assaulted on Satur
day. on his return home, at the depot at Dover,
N. 11., by a drunken man. Mr. Hale was struck
twice by tbe assailant, but without sustaining any
serious injury.
Ox Sunday evening tlie Thirty-seventh New
York regiment had a skirmish with the rebel out
posts. One of the Thirty-seventh was killed, and
Colonel MeCur.n, it is said, killed two and wounded
one of the enemy with his own hand.
Mrs. Emily Ellsworth, wife of Judge Ells
worth, of the Supremo Court of Connecticut, and
daughter of Noah Webster, LL D., died at Hart
ford last Friday.
The Richmond Il7iig extols Beauregard’s
“sleepless vigilance.” Yet, it appears he had a
famous Nap, the other night, on his four-post bed
stead.—Vanity Fair.
Hard Names.— The rebels call the United
States “the rump of the Union, 1 ’ and speak of
the Northern people as “Hessians” and “Jay
hawkers.”
More Troops Called Out in Connecticut.
—Governor Buckingham, of Connecticut, lias issued'
a proclamation for four additional regiments of
infantry.
The New York Times suggests, as a flotilla
is being fitted out at Fortress Monroe to harass tho
(Southern coast, that Beaufort, in South Carolina, is
“ a vital point to strike."
Kit Carson.—Kit Carson, the veteran
hunter and prairie guide, has raised a regiment of
volunteers for the Union on bis old stumping grounds
in New Mexico.
Tiie Fortifications in Boston Harbor
One hundred and twenty-one guns are to be im
mediately mounted at Forts Winthrop, Indepen
dence, and Warren.
Disastrous Fire at Columbia.—Wolf’s
machine shops, and several adjacent buildings, in
Columbia, Lancaster county, were destroyed by
fire last Saturday night.
Hon. William Helmick, of Ohio, Chief
Clerk of the Pension Bureau, has been appointed
Acting Commissioner of Pensions during the ab
sence of the Commissioner.
Vessels for tiie Government.—The fol
lowing vessels woro purchased for tho Government
on Monday: Ship Shepard Knapp, schooners Ra
cer, Sarah, Bruin, and C. P. T Vt/hanis.
The war fever is thoroughly aroused in
Southern Illinois, Recruiting proceeds there vigor
ously, and Egypt will soon have a large army in
the field.
Bad for the Newspaper Correspondents, j
—G eneral McClellan has issued an order that no 1
newspaper correspondents shall hereafter bo fur
nished with passes. |
Death of an Episcopal Clergyman.— I The \
Rev. Stejhen Jewett, D. D., of the Protestant ;
Episcopal Church, died, on Sunday last, at his resi- 1
denco in New Haven, Conn. j
Incendiarism.—The ham of James Painter, !
in East Bradford, Pa., was destroyed by fire last j
week. Tho damage has been estimated at §lO,OOO.
Nomination.—Col. John Collins has been 1
renominated by the Republicans of Fayette county, :
for tbe Legislature. 1
Frank. E. Howe, of New York, lias been
appointed Assistant Quartermaster for tho State of
Massachusetts, by Governor Andrew.
A Man named Tiernan was lately stabbed
in a horrid manner by a companion named Jeffries,
at Cookstown, Pa., in a quarrel about a dog.
A Regiment of mounted riflemen from Co
lorado Territory have been accepted by the Govern
ment.
Mr. Abraham Delano, Jr., of New Bed
ford. has been appointed acting master of the fri
gate Niagara, the flag ship of tho Gulf squadron.
Over one hundred boats wore collected by
the tug which was on duty below Alexandria last
Monday night.
Patriotic Bit from Wai.i. Street.—lt is
but natural that the Bull should support the insti
tution of Gore. —Vanity Fair.
Witiiin three or four days nine “ Secesli ’
prisoners have been received in the barracks at
Camp Chase, Ohio.
llow to Double the Revenues. —For the
tax on incomes substitute a niucum tax.— Vanity
Fair.
Much needed in the; Government offices.
More light than is afforded by red tapers.
Advice to “Peace” Men.—Hold your
peace. —Vanity Fair.
Tiie U. S. gunboat R. B. Forbes sailed
from Boston on tho 25th inst. for thc-Potouiac-
llox. S. R. Curtis, of lowa, lias resigned
bis seat in Congress to become a brigadier general.
Hon. Daniel E. Sickles has been appointed
brigadier general.
_ llon. Joseph Holt, of Kentucky, is stop
ping in Boston.
Mortality of New York Citt.— There
were 522 deaths in New York last week.
In cleaning a gun, cold water loosens the
dirt better than hot water.
Four prisoners made their escape from the
Esses county jail, Newark, ea Sunday.
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Affecting letters of a .Suicide.
Lieutenant F. O West, a young officer lately
connected with the United States coast survey, whj*
committed suicide in Washington a few nights age,
wrote the following letters to his wife just previous
to his death:
to m* wife,
Washington, D. C.. August 19,1381.
My Bsloved Wife : The hour draws near when
I must leave you. to go to another world. Poor,
miserable, broken-hearted being. I am tired and
weary, and I must lay me down to die. In leaving
you, my darling one. my heart la wrung to the ut
most; it is crushed. The world may say that I do
not love you, or I would not dto and thus leava
you alone. You know be-:, don't you sweet fpetty,
it is I who idolize you f 1 would not leave you,
then, dear one, but I- must go. You must be free.
I sever the bonds which hold you as mine this night.
I hope you will be happy. Do not grieve for me,
darling, though I know you lovo me dearly,
and would have loved me more if I could
Lave been kinder to you, but my position in life*
would not admit more. What is there that my
true, devoted heart would not have given to secure
your happiness ? But I have done nil I could, and
cun do no more. I have ever strove to make you
happy, have X not, darling ? I have had some pic
tures taken for you. Mr. Crowley, at this hotel,
will got them for you. My effects you may dispose
of, my own sweet wife, as you please, but remem
ber this, my dying request: From this day forth
lead a pure Christian life ; pray God to make and
keep you good and pure, that you may rcaoh Hoa
ven; ask him to forgive me for this act. and the
misdeeds of this life. My darling, go to your sis
ter or uncle Walker; they will care for yen, lam
gone to you soon, you will be alene, and, perhaps,
friendless; remember, go to them—it is my last co
quest.
I pray Almighty God to bless, comfort, protect,
and guard you through this life. Yes, that 110
will bless you with that happiness which will show
you the way to Heaven, and give you faith there
in. Oh, my darling, what did I say one short year
ago; did I not say I w ; ould live for you alone, I
would slave for you. yes. die for you ? This last
I will soon do; I will make that promise faithful
and truo; I have slaved for you, now I will dio
for you. Oh, my darling one, it is a fearful thing
to love ns i love you ; to know that this bright,
beautiful world has no charms for me unless they
arc shared with you. But you know who lores you
best in this wide, dreary, lonely world. Don’t
grieve for me, my darling, but love my memory
true and donr. Forgive my errors, darling; yea,
forgive them all. I must go now ; I must bid you
a last farewell. May the Almighty God who reigns
above have mercy on my soul; may lie bless and
protect you. Farewell, farewell, my darling, be
loved wife, with my dying breath I breathe your
name. Your broken-hearted husband,
TO lIIS FRIEND
Washington, D. C., Aug. 19,1861
My Dear Friend Crowley : Go get those pic
tures at the gallery when my dear wife oomes, and
write on the one she choses: !I To my beloved wife
Josephine, as a parting gift—Frederick.” Then,
dear John, collect together the little effects there
aro in my room, and take care of them until they
are called for by my wife; and, unless she send 3 for
them herself, you keep them, if you wish them, if
no one else will. Dear friend, you will see that
poor Fred is decently buried. Bid all my friends
good-bye. If my dear wife (tomes on here bo as
kind as you can. dear John, to her; comfort and
console her. Pray for me, John; ask Almighty
God to forgive me. Farewell, dear friend; God.
bless you. I die broken-hearted.
Your sincere friend,
Frederick Gifford West.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
THE MONEY MARKET,
Philadelphia, August 27, 1361.
The stock market shows no change in prices, and
no activity.
In the money market there is a little more activi
ty, and more commercial paper is made than far
several months past.
We find about us, in all directions, sure and un
mistakable signs of the Tevival in business about to
take place tbis fall, under the influence of the nut
governmental expenditures. The fifty millions of
the first portion of the chief loan to the Govern
ment have hardly begun to bo paid in as yet, and
already people are laying off their gloomy view 3
of the fall trade, and laying fairly to heart the be
lief that they will have a fair business all round.
The stocks of goods on hand are light, and the im
portations have fallen off to a wondrous ex
tent. The amount of the importations at the
port of New York for July alone, was. within
a small fraction, seventeen millions of dollars less
than the amount entered at that port in July. 1369,
and of dry goods alone, the quantity thrown upon
the market since the first of January, 1881, is
forty-two millions of dollars less than in the same
time in ISGO. With these enormous differences in
the importations, our domestic manufacturers must
find n demand for their productions. At the sams
time, the active movement in breadstuff’s that has.
gone on all through the war excitement, anti
the stagnation of other trade, continues as
strong as ever, and between the foreign de
mand and the quantities that will be needed foe
the feeding of our troops, the furmers of the great
grain fields of the North and West will have A fair
sale for their crops this year also. This breadstuff*’
movement also gives constant and profitable em
ployment to the shipping interests. The Govern
ment disbursements for naval and military store*
are necessarily so liberal as to produce the most
favorable effects on many important branches of
commerce and manufactures, all of which react
upon and impart of their own prosperity to
others.
Tho New York Post of this evening says:
The stock market is dull and heavy to-day. but
there is no pressure, to sell, except on long sellers'
option, which are not ill demand. Differences of
14 per cent, arc made on New York Central for
sixty days contracts. Sales were made as low as
724 in this way.
New York Central closes verv dull at 731. Erio
241. ltoek Island 401, Galena 651. Toledo M 3.
The Southern State bonds are weak and lower.
North Carolines show no recoveries; tbe sales are
principally at 54. Georgias dropped to G6a885,
Louisinnas to 521. Tcnncssccs and Missouri* do
dined 4aJ per cent
Government six per cent, bonds arc steady, but
extremely quiet. Tiie five per cents are one per
cent, lower, with a decided falling off in tha
demand.
The six per cent. Treasury notes are in good
demand at !i7|n97!. These notes are wanted for
custom-house purposes, and no large amount could
be had at these figures.
Exchange on London is quiet but firm at 1071*
107 b The reduction of the Bank of England rato
of discount has had no effect on exchange. Tha
mails of tho City of Washington to the 15th of
August will be delivered in the afternoon.
The Secretary of the Treasury has drawn on tha
banks in favor of Mr. Cisco, the Assistant Trea
surer, for 53,500,000, which is ton per cent, on thoir
subscription. This is being rapidly paid Into tha
Sub-Treasury to-day, making $7,008,000, or 28 per
cent,, which has bceii pnid up.
A committee of bank presidents representing the
New York banks, consisting of Mr. Stevens, of tho
Commerce; Mr. Coe, of tiie American Exchange
Mr. "Williams, of the Metropolitan ; Mr. Jones, of
tho Chemienl: and Mr. Taylor, of the City Bank,
have gone to "Washington, with the view, it is said,
of urging a vigorous prosecution of the war. A
committee of Boston bankers lias been there for a
week or more with the same purpose.
The Boston Post, of yesterday, saj-s that “ the
Boston banks arc now paying in their deposits of Iff
per cent. $270,000 is tbe amount awarded to banks
of one million capital. Some of the institution!
may not be able to take tho whole sum awarded to
them, but other banks stand ready to make up tliq
deficiency. As to Boston, the ten millions taken by
the banks can be distributed in a week by the ex
ertion of bank influence upon capitalists, and
ing proper opportunities for people of moderata
means to subscribe.”
Philadelphia Stock Exchange Sales,
August 27, 1801.
Reported dt S. E. Si.avmak::!;, Philadelphia Exchange.
FIRST BOARD.
500 City G 5....
000 do
1 Fcnna 11...
1 d 0.....
10 d 0......
8 do .....
50 Reading 1!
94
37*
37 ?ji
37*
37*
17*
SECOND
18 Jleav Meadow R.ss 07*
S I’emiii 11.......... 37*
5 Cuindob Si Abtl) 31.111
!! do 11l
1 do ..11l
•J do 11l
CLOSING m
Z?t’d. Ask.
Phila 6s int off. 80* 87
PliilaOsß “ BG* B 7
Pliila 6s N “ 93* 94
Pemift&s 70 70*
Reading It 17* 17*
Heading Rils ’7O 84* ..
ITdgMGa’SO’lG .. 90
ltead MCa ’66.. .. 73
POIUM H,,,,.., 37* 37/c
Pemm it 2d mos so* 6S *
Morris Cl Con.. 35 36
Morris Cl Pnf.loB* 109
Scl» Nav O4 05
Sell Nav Imp 0s 75 ..
Sell Nav Stork. 4 '6*!
SchNuvPref... 11* ..
Philadelphia Markets.
There is very little export demand fur Flour, mid
prices are unchanged; 2,500 Mils Western extra amt
extra family sold to go East, on private terms, ami 300
bids Jenny Lind fancy at 80.50 V bbl; the sale 3 to tht
trade range at from $4.25 to $5 for old stock and fresh*
ground superfine, 84.7565.75 for extra and extra family,
and &6a0,50 dp hbl for fancy lots, as to brand and
auollty. Bye Flour is dull at 5‘2.75«3 bbl; 100 bbU
eold at the latter price. Corn Meal is scarce, and Pomiai
held at 82.75 bbl.
Wiikat. —About 5,000 bus sold at 11561180 for reds,
the latter for choice Southern, und 1286130 c fur white,
mostly prime Kentucky. Rye is held at 58a80c for old,
ami 53656 c for new. Corn is better, and 2,000 buft
Ponnu. yellow brought 50c, artoat.
Oats arc in rather bettor demand, anil 10,000 bushel*
sold at 27628 c for new Southern, and 31®32c for oW
Teimsylvania. B
Bahk.— Quercitron is lower, with Bales of 27 hhds 14
Ko. 1 nt 820.50 ton.
Cotton*.— The market m unchanged, mid wo hear of no
soles worthy of notice. . .. . •
fSaocKiiiKs.—Tho only transaction to notice is tha
miction sale of Coffee, by Dutilli, Cook, & Co.; 2,000 bag!
Rio Coffee* offered; 1,731 bags sold at 10%©15%c; are*
rage $‘>13.95 cu>li, less leS V 1 cent.
Pnovrsioss. —There is very little doing, and no ckangt
in prices.
Wuisky Is steady at 18©18%c for l>bls, tho latter foi*
prime Ohio; and 17 & gallon for drudge.
Gifford.
50 Reading R 17%
5 Union Bank 21 -
5 do 21%
6 do 22
1000 City Cs R 87 .
2000 Pcnnu It Ist mt.. 94%
100 City 6s 87
1000 North Pcmia Cs.. 54%
4 Morris Canal pfil.lo9
500 Ghost Yal 7s 29%
1000 Pemuv U Ist tut so 91%
ICES—DULL.
I Bid. ilh
Elmira R Pref. 9% 10
Elmira 7s ’73... 57 60
Long Island It. 9% 0%
LeliCUfc Nav.. 49% 49%
LehCl&NScrp 34
iKPennaß 4% 6
X I’eunn R 65.. 54 5G
X Pennft R 10s. 72 74
Catawissa Prof. 0% 0V
FrhbU South h M 87%
2d &3dbtsß.3. 41 43
W PUila R ex d 51 53
Spruco & Pine.. 7 A.x
Gram Sc Contra 14 1»
Chestnut Sc Wul 25
Aboosl 27—Evening.