TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1861.
EXTRACT FROM THE LAST SPEECH OF
STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS.—“ The conspiracy
to break up the Union is a fact now known to
all. Armies are being raised, and war levied
to accomplish it* There can be but two sides
to llie controTprsy. Every man mast be on tlie
Side ©1 the United States or against it, There
can be no neutrals in this war* There can be
none but patriots and traitors."
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The Action of the Government.
Those who have imagined they had de
tected errors and delinquencies on the part of
the Administration in suppressing the rebel
lion, con scarcely fail to have been impressed
with the wonderful readiness and alacrity with
which such supposed deficiencies have been re
medied. It is not in the power of any nation sud
denly awaking from the profound slumber of a
protracted peace, to instantly prepare itself
for efficient war. Errors and abuses of some
kinds are inevitable. Even in those countries
which have constantly kept immense standing
armies in the field, it appears impossible at
the outbreak of an extensive war to have every
thing in proper order. Our own Government,
considering all the embarrassments and com
plications which surrounded it, the treason
able proclivities of a large number of the
army officers, and of Floyd and Davis, the
Old Secretaries of Mar, lias done perhaps in
finitely better up to this time than any other
rulers, in a similar period. There have been
complaints about inefficient officers, but alrea
dy this evil has been as fully guarded against
as possible. Our whole country does not con
tain more than a small portion of tho
number of thoroughly educated and scientific
officers who would be necessary to command
the large army we are now raising, if the pro
ficiency attained at West Point were required
in every case; but provision has been made for
an examination of the new officers, which will
prevent the admission into the service of all
who are plainly incapable, and unwilling or
unable to properly qualify themselves. There
liave been complaints of the treatment of our
soldiers; but Congress, at its last session, in
creased the rations of the army and the pay' of
the men; and there is now an infinitely more
ample and generous provision made for the
wants of our troops than for those of any other
army in the world. Complaints have been
made of the inefficiency of the Navy Depart
ment ; but, in the midst of this din, an immense
list of the vessels contracted for, and now
being fitted out, is published, and a brilliant vic
tory at natteras Inlet Is achieved, which will
strike terror and consternation into the ranks
of the foe, and plainly teach them that they
will shortly find ample employment for their
energies in the defence of their own sea-coast
and chief cities. Complaints have been made
of the organization of the army' in and around
"Washington ; but there was probably never a
body of new troops who were more rapidly'
instructed in the art of war, and more speedily
qualified for every emergency'; than those who
now defend the Capital. It must be plain to
all who are not wilfully blind, that the Go
vernment is competent and willing to dis
charge its full duty- if the people do not with
hold from it the men and money necessary to
conduct with sufficient vigor the operations
it lias in contemplation. The greatest ne
cessity of the hour is the supply of more
troops, and every good citizen should be awake
to the importance of increasing the enlistments
for the war. It is desirable that only those
who are so situated as to bo willing and anxious
to go should entor the service ; but if a suffi
cient number of men are not obtained in this
manner, it may become necessary, eventually,
to resort to other means. Pennsylvania has
even now furnished nearly enough mon to
supply her full quota, according to the popu
lation of the loyal States of the Union, of
an army of five hundred thousand men, and it
will require but a little exertion, and the in
fusion of a proper spirit, to swell the list of
volunteers within her boundaries to a number
Lor loqol . - ... .Tf. Lor
citizens are duly impressed with the import
ance of constant exertions to swell the ranks
of the national army, much good may result
from their labors, and the triumph of tho Go
vernment, the suppression of the rebellion, and
the restoration of peace may be much hastened
by tbe speedy increase of the national forces.
England and the Rebellion of 1745.
The London Times and its correspondent,
Mr. Kisseij,, took great delight in exag
gerating the importance of the result Of the
battle of Manassas, in ridiculing and de
nouncing the conduct of our troops, and
in predicting that, after such a demonstra
tion. it was extremely doubtful whether wo
would ever be able to subdue the traitors.
They seem to have utterly forgotten that an
incident somewhat similar occurred in the
conflict between the authorities of England
and those engaged in the rebellion of 174-5
without, however, inflicting any other damage
upon what was then the canso of the estab
lished Government in that country, than a
short postponement of its final and complete
triumph. The whole story is so well told in
the following extract from a speech delivered
by Dr. Jonx TYitherspoon, in the Conti
nental Congress, shortly after the battle at
Long Island, during the revolutionary war,
that we need not refer to it at greater length
here. That ardent patriot said:
“ Lord Howe speaks of a decisive blow not being
yet struck, as if this cause depended upon one
battle lint could not be avoided. Sir, this is a
prodigious mistake. We may fight no battle at
all for a long time, or we may lose some battles, as
was the ease with the British themselves in the
Scotch rebellion of 1745, and the cause, notwith
standing, be the same. X wish it were considered
that neither loss nor disgrace worth mentioning
has befallen us in the late engagement, nor com
parable lo what the British troops have often suf
fered. At the battle of Preston, sir, they broke to
pieces and ran away like sheep, before a few
Highlanders. I myself saw them do the same
thing at Falkirk, with very little difference, a
small part only of the army making a stand, and
in a few hours the whole retreating with precipita
tion before their enemies. Did that make any
difference in the cause? Hot in the least—so long :
as the body of the nation were determined on prin- i
ciple, against the rebels. Nor would it have made
any other difference, but in time, though they had
got possession of London , which they might
have easily done, if they had understood their
business, for the militia in England, there gathered
together, behaved fifty times worse than that of
America has done lately. They generally dis
banded and ran off wholly as soon as the rebels
came uifklu leu or twenty miles of them I”
Yet, notwithstanding this cowardly conduct
of the rate militia of the nation which Mr.
Kcssell and the Times seem to think is so
vastly superior to our own, the great body of
the English people still possessed a dauntless
spirit and an unbending will, which enabled
them to triumph over all obstacles and to
protect their system of government against
ail the attacks of its foes. A similar result
will doubtless occur in our country, despite the
sneers and criticisms of our foreign assailants.
The Arrest of Faithless Officers.
Among the minor results of the success
of the expedition against Ilattcras Inlet, it
is peculiarly gratifying to know that some
of the officers of the army and navy who
deserted their national standard at the out
break of hostilities, and entered the rebel ser
vice, were captured. Commodore Barron,
we believe, wore, at the time of his arrest,
the uniform of the United States; and, among
the vessels concerned in the expedition, were
one or two which he had formerly commanded,
as well as some of the officers with whom he
had onee been associated. Mo one can envy
him, and those of his fellow-prisoners who
were similarly situated, the feelings which
must have animated them when they found
themselves prisoners of war under a flag they
had basely betrayed, and in the presence of
former companions, whom they had ignobly
deserted to join a conspiracy against a Go
vernment they had sworn to support, and
which a sense of honor, duty, patriotism, and
gratitude alike required them to bravely and
faithfully support and maintain against all its
foreign and domestic foes. It is painful enough
for the commander of a post to surrender un
der any circumstances, but it must have been
doubly so to those who were compelled to
make such a submission.
Generai. McClellan. —A finely-executed litho
graphed portrait of General McClellan, published
at Boston, has been sent to us by Messrs. T. B.
Peterson A Brothers, and the likeness Is very good.
The size is small 4to—the handiest and cheapest
to frame, without descending to the comparative
insignificance of a miniature engraving.
The Philadelphia and Erie Railroad
Lease.
To-morrow, it is understood, we believe,
that the Directors of the Pennsylvania Itailroad
Company will take definitive action on the
contract to lease the Philadelphia and Eric
Railroad. Since 181fi, when the application
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
for the right of way to Pittsburg, aroused this
community into one bold and successful effort
to build the Pennsylvania Railroad, thereby at
tbe same time offsetting the rival commercial
scheme of a neighboring eity and giving to
our city a direct communication with the
West, there has been before the people of
Philadelphia no measure of so much commer
cial significance and import as the completion
and use of the route to tho Lakes, to a port in
this State, as a Philadelphia work.
The Philadelphia and Erie Railroad is the
key to commercial domination in at least nine
teen of the north and northwestern counties of
the State, a territory larger, and richer, and
more productive, in crops and minerals, than
any one of the New England States, except
Maine, which simply contains more square
miles. The diversion of the Philadelphia and
Erie Railroad from Philadelphia control to the
ownership of interests centering in another
State, would end in the virtual transfer of the
trade of the counties bounding upon, and tri
butary to it, from this city to a city outside of
the State, and which city is already dominant
in the northeast corner of Pennsylvania.
There is no use in blinking this fact; but, on
the contrary, there are good reasons for press
ing it upon the public attention in this critical
juncture ; for the directors of the Pennsylva
nia Railroad Company have the opportunity,
and the power, and the means to make the
rail line to Erie as much a Philadelphia work
as their own railline to Pittsburg. Hence, it
is for the board of directors of the Pennsylva
nia Railroad Company to so act to-morrow, as
will leave a record showing that they did then
part towards consummating the designs of the
Philadelphia merchants of the olden time, who
urged and aided the State to acquire, by pur
chase, a harbor on tbe lakes, when the lake
country was a wilderness, but, nevertheless, of
whose future importance, as the scone of
busy trade, they had a foreknowledge derived
from unerring signs.
The generation who acquired Erie harbor
because of a commercial neoessily to Phila
delphia, then foreseen, of having an outlet on
the lakes, and a route from her own docks to
the lakes on Pennsylvania soil, put all suc
ceeding generations under obligations, resting
on duty aud Interest, to persevere in efforts
for direct communication between the seaport
and the lakeport of the State, till the end shall
have been attained.
In 184 G, when Philadelphia was menaced
With the right-of-way scheme of Baltimore, her
citizens did not stand idle, notwithstanding
that their ancestors bad, years before, built a
turnpike to Pittsburg, which was succeeded by
the main line of public works, built to Pitts
burg, by the State, No! They saw that the
exigency which then threatened the interests
of Philadelphia at the head of the Ohio river,
rendered it imperative that immediately a lino
of rail must be made continuous between Phi
ladelphia and Pittsburg. Tims the Pennsyl
vania Railroad was planned as a commercial
necessity, and was hurried on to completion
for a commercial purpose. And there it is
to-day—the commercial arm of the city—a
success in all respects. Over it the Pliiladel-
pliian travels, with a home feeling, to Pitts-
burg, and can there diverge over friendly linos
-into neighbor States, brought near to us in
j time, and made to shave with us in the rela
| tions of seaboad and inland trade.
The history of the Pennsylvania Railroad
is a proud record for its builders, whilst the few
who sought to thwart it would gladly forget
that they ever arrayed themselves in opposi
tion . Had the minority that opposed the mea
sures which were essential to compass the
construction of the Pennsylvania Railroad been
victorious in their hostility—the effect of their
opposition being the success of the right-of-way
scheme of Baltimore—how deep would have
been tho execration of this community, and
liow grave the loss of trade, and the diversion
of business consequent upon their blind folly !
But SO it ever is. History is made tip @f the
good deeds and the bad deeds of individuals and
aggregates. And cities grow and prosper ac
cording to the size and resources of the area
penetrated with tlieir routes for the distribu
tion of traffic. A seaport that in
commercial influence" in a large State has in
her the seeds of growth, and around her the
sources of prosperity. So, too, States that
contain large cities, likewise derive advantages
from the aggregation of property within their
bounds, serving as a basis for taxation and a
groundwork for credit, in critical public junc
tures.
For these reasons, in the wake of which
others will suggest themselves to the reader,
our citizens wifi expect sneli final action in the
lease contract, to-morrow, as will make the
Philadelphia and Eric Railroad to Philadelphia
a second edition of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
If the lease be rejected, and the road pass
away into a new ownership, then will the par
ties causing such rejection forever frustrate
the long-cherished scheme of a direct commu
nication with Lake Erie from this city j they
will, moreover, defeat the aim and purpose of
the purchase of the triangle on Lake Erie; for,
unless the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad be
finished by loan of the credit of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad Company, and worked by them
unde? lease, it is hazarding little to say that
the road may soon have new owners, when it
may be governed by a policy that will favor a
city outside the State, and make the Philadel
phia and Erie line potential for mischief in
competition against the Pennsylvania Railroad
for the trade of the IVest, rather than against
the two New York roads for the trade of the
Lakes.
The question, therefore, is girt round with
commercial as well as with financial consider
ations, and those who are in office to act upon
it, must view it in its comprehensiveness and
paramount importance, now and evermore, to
this city, to Erie city, and to the aggregated
Commonwealth.
The public await a favorable decision; one
which will put doubt forever at rest, and give
Philadelphia her own route to the Lakes.
Secession Sympathies in the Pulpit.
We are not anxious to see any. of our
preachers, who feel called upon by n sense of
Christian duty to devote their chief attention
in the pulpit to a discussion or elucidation of
Bible truths, without reference to the exciting
topics of the day, allude to the present contest
in their sermons, however-glad we may be
when tlie powers of the Chnreh n.rc exerted
in conjunction with those of the State to crush
an infamous rebellion, that lias rendered itself
doubly odious by its complicity with every
species of crime. But there seems to be a
limit to which silence on such a subject should
be confined. It will be remembered that
at the outbreak of onr present difficulties
Bishop Potter wrote for the use of the
Episcopal Church of this diocese two prayers,
which he requested the clergymen, with whom
lie was officially connected, to incorporate into
their regular services. They arc so singu
larly beautiful, temperate, well written, and
appropriate, that it is scarcely conceiva
ble that any man, who is not intensely at
tached to the cause of the conspirators,
would dishonor himself, and pain the hearts
of a loyal congregation, by stubbornly
refusing to comply with such a wish!
and yet, we have been informed (but we ear
nestly hope the statement is incorrect) that one
of-tlie Episcopal ministers in this city has only,
after considerable difficulty, been induced to
use one of these collects—“ The prayer for
those exposed to danger ” —and that another
has pertinaciously refused to read either that
or “ The prayer during our present national
troubles.” That our readers, of all denomi
nations, may see the character of these col
lects, we publish them entire. It will, of
course, be evident to every intelligent mind
that a clerical evidence of hostility to Secession
would not for an instant be tolerated in any of
tlie districts which are under the control of
the leaders of the rebel cause, and wc are not
surprised to learn that considerable indigna
tion has been awakened here by reports of the
strange course to which wo have referred. Tlie
prayers written by Bishop Potter arc as fol
lows :
rRAVEn during our present nation at. troubi.es.
0, Almighty God, who art a strong tower of
defence to those who put their trust in Tnoe, whose
power no creature is able to resist, we make our
humble cry to Thee in this hour of our country’s
need, Thy property is always to havo mercy.
Deal not with us according to our sins, neither re
ward ns according to our iniquities; but stretch
forth the right hnnd of Thy Mujesty, and bo onr
defonce for Thy name’s sake. Have pity upon
our brethren who are in arms against the constituted
authorities of the land, and show them the error of
their way. Shed upon tbe counsels of our rulers
the spirit of wisdom, and moderation, and firmness,
and unite tlio hearts of our people ns the heart of
one man in upholding tho supremacy of law, and
the cause of justice and peace. Abate the yiolonco
of passion ; banish pride and projudico from every
heart, and incline us alt to trust in Thy righteous
Providence, and to be ready for every duty. And
oh, that in Thy grent mercy Thou wouldest lmsien
tbe return of unity and concord to our borders,
and so order all things that poaee and happiness,
truth and justice, religion and piety, may bo es
tablished among us for all generations. Thcso
things, and whatevor else Thou shalt see to be
necessity and convenient for us. wo humbly bog,
through the merits and mediation of Josus Christ,
our Lord and Saviour. Amen.
FBAYER FOlt THOSE EXI'OSF.D TO DAXGF.R
Almighty God, the Saviour of all mon, we humbly
commend to Thy tender care and sure protection
these Thy servants who have corno forth at tho call
of their country, to defend its government and to
protect its people in their property and homes.
Let Thy fatherly hand, we beseech Thee, be over
us; let Thy Holy Spirit be with us ; let Thy good
Angels hnvo charge of us; with Thy loving kind
ness defend us as with a shield, and-either bring us
cut of our peril in safety, with a heart to show forth
Thy praises forever, or clso sustain us with that
glorious hope, by which alone Thy servants can
have victory in suffering and death; through the
sole merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Public Amusements.
ConitECTiNB A VannAL Mistake. —Before saying
a word upon last night's theatricals, we hasten to cor
rect a mistake which wo foil into, we know not how,
in yesterday’s Press, when noticing the performance
of “ The School for Scnndal ” at Mrs. John Drew's
thontro. Alluding to the character of Joseph Sur
face, and its rendition by Mr. Lear, we concluded
with a slight allusion to an anachronism in dress
and the anomaly of wearing moustaches in au
English comedy of the time of 1752, for which wo
meant to censuro Mr. Lear. Unfortunately, we
named Mr. Mortimer as the gentleman who had
thus violated good taste. Happily, however, any
reader of the critique would immediately have
noticed that it was a mistake, the two names having
awkwardly got mingled together. Mr. Mortimer's
representation of Charles Surface , though he did
not wear a powdered peruke of the period, was,
we repeat, most finished and satisfactory. There
has not been so good a Charles Surface in this
city for a very long time. If his future acting
equals this, Mrs. Drew may be congratulated upon
having engaged one of the best light comedians of
the day.
Not having the faculty, so much envied by the
late Sir Boyle Roche, of " being in two places at
one time, like a bird,” and being unwilling to
criticiso by proxy, we were unable to visit Arch
stieet Theatre last night, and are therefore unable
to report, except on hearsay, how Miss Charlotte
Thompson, the newlending young lady, performed.
Tho report to us was, u Very well, and the boose
crowded.” Frank Drew and Mrs. Shewoll also
played last night. This evening the performances
will consist of Bulwer’s celebrated comedy of
“Money.” and tho farce of 11 My Aunt Charlotte s
Maid,” '
V a lx ut-street Theatre.— Mrs, Garrettson re
opened her theatre last night. The principal play
was "The Willow Copse,” in which Mr. Couldock
performs the character of Lvl. e Fielding with a
curious but- not unnatural blending of brusqueness,
force, and tenderness, Literally, he eannot de
velop the striking action of the play until far in
the piece, but then he is powerful His three
great scenes are those in which he discovers that
his daughter has been betrayed; that in which his
mind loses its balance: and tho last, where he re
covers at once his mind and his daughter. Mr.
Couldock is impressivo In this character—at times
almost painfully so—but there was much truth in
the delineation and little exaggeration.
Two new actresses made their first appearance
here, in this play. One is Miss Alice Grey, from
the Baltimore stage, who will participate with Mrs.
Cowell in the “leading business,” and Miss Her
nardc, from New York. The former took the part
of Rose Fielding, the heroine of tho pioco, and
played it very fairly, —we might say very well in
the principal scenes. But the character is more or
less lachrymose throughout, and that is a disadvan
tage to ayoung actress. Nobody likes to be seen
“like Kiobe, Ell tears,”—especially a protty
woman. Miss Grey is rather petite in stature,
has a good figure, and a pretty face. In ear
nest dialogue we liked her, hut she now and
then had some conventional modes of pronunciation:
several times, for instance, she used the word cliee
ild as a stage substitute for child. In tho pnssion
ate passages she showed much talent. She dresse-j
well.
Miss Hcmarde, who played Lvcy Vanguard,
had scarcely any thing to do in that character, but
her acting is easy and self-possessed, and she is very
pretty —rather more than that, perhaps : she might
be cnlled handsome. In the afterpiece, where She
had something to do, she ployed with spirit and
grace. Miss Grey and Miss Hernarde are positive
acquisitions to a company which has a groat num
ber of pretty women in it.
Miss Cornelia Jefferson, a quaint little mortal
with a great deal of original talent, contributed
considerably to the livelier portions of the play, in
the part of Meg, which, or our memory plays us a
trick, was Miss Woolgor’s original character, first
at- tho Adclphi, and then at tho Haymarkct, in
London, in ISSO. She had a great reception.
Mr. McCullough, who played 111 cl- lliiH'if. 1,1 a
sterling actor—judging from one appearance.
Mr. Yining Bowers (who seems to have wonder
fully improved since he joined this companj-, two
years ago), made a great deal of tho part of Au
gustus, and his pugilistic set-to with Mr. Homplo,
one of our especial favorites—because always a re
liable and able actor—was one of the comic hits of
the piece, which literally convulsed the house with
laughter. Mr. Bascomb played Arthur very fairly,
and we liked Mr. Van Horn's rendition of the
small part of Lynx.
“The Follies of a Night" was the afterpiece,
It may he characterized as a genteel farce. Mrs.
Cowell, on her appearance as The Duchess, was
very warmly received, and Mr. Adams and Mrs.
Thayer came in for their share of applause. Mr.
Vining Bowers and Miss Hernarde were also in
this dramn, which was exceedingly well acted—the
main play being between Mis. Cowell, who looked
very well, was richly and becomingly attired, and
played with grace and spirit, and Mr. Edwin
Adams, who, like Mr. V. Bowers, seems to have
improved in the reoess.
This evening will be played “The Chimney Cor
ner,” in which Mr. Chanfrau will appear as Peter
Probity, (one of his best parts.) and Buckstone’s
comedy of “Married Life.” Wc Congr.atulstc Or.
Cunnington on giving some livelier music than
usual here. The house has been renovated in the
interior, and looks very neat.
Continental Theatre. —On next Monday eve
ning Mr. Wheatley re-opens this theatre, which
is said to have undergone considerable alterations,
with a Shakspenrian drama— 11 The Tempest,” it is
said—which will be handsomely got up.
The New York Albion of Saturday says: “Ano
ther week has given the musical critic no occupa
tion ; nor is any programme for the future announ
ced, with assurance that it will be carried out.
Meantime the Academy is to be opened in a few
days for a performer, attached to no existing com
pany, and whose marvellous feats arc addressed to
the eye rather than the ear- We mean of course
the great Prcstidigitateur , Hermann, for whose
surprising skill wc can vouch, having seen him at a
private exhibition. His fame is lofty; but we in
cline to think he will not fall short of his reputa
tion.”
The same journal, noticing the performance of
“ Leap year,” at the Winter Garden, New York,
gays ! “ The great question of the week rotated to
the relationship existing between, or among the
three principal ladies in this comedy. X havo en
deavored to determine about it, but cannot, I re
gret to say, make up my mind whether Mrs.
Thayer is Mrs. Chanfiau’s daughter, or Mrs.
Alexina Fisher Baker Mrs. Thayer’s grandmother,
or Mrs. Chanfrau Mrs. Alexina Fisher Baker’s
mother. The natural evidence is vague and in
sufficient. Everybody says that nothing could bo
younger and fresher than Mrs. Alexina Fisher
Baker, unless it be Mrs. Thayer when she plays tho
soubrettc. After all, the fact of three generations
looking down upon me from the stage should not be
any more ‘ important, if true,’ than the intelligence
of countless mercantile signs that Smith, Brothers,
<fc Co., or Brown & Sons are carrying on tho busi
ness at the old stand.”
The Little Arrangement. —Mr. Charles Ma
thews has published tho following letter in the New
York Herald:
“ Gore Lodge, Fulham, London, August 10,
1661 .—Sir ; A paragraph has been sent to me ex
tracted from the New York Sunday Courier , (a
somewhat similar one having appeared in the Sun
day D ispateh , and no doubt in a hundred other
papers, which I have not seen, nor am I likely to
sec,) stating that 1 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews
are firing unhappily together, pecuniary matters
being at the bottom of the difficulty;’ the Courier
going so far as to assert tha t ■ they parted for somo
wooks, but wc believe have come together again.’
Now, sir, you /will easily conceive that this gossip
can he of no importance to mo; but it is a report
whioh, in justice to my wife, I cannot allow to pass
unnoticed, as it is calculated to mislead and pain
many of her friends aud well-wishers on your side
of the Atlantic, and has not even the shadow of
truth to excuse it- I therefore ask of you, as an
especial favor, to lend mo tho advantage of your
very wide circulation to givo the most emphatic de
nial to tho ill-natured assertion. My wife and X
have never been separated for an hour since our
marriage, aud a happier collide, in every respect, I
firmly believe, is not to be found in the world. Pe
cuniary difficulties have wholly ceased to annoy
me, and, lam proud to acknowledge, entirely by
her economy, industry, and good management. Her
conduct has boon exemplary in every way, and tho
only debt I now have, is one of sincero and af
fectionate gratitude for her unremitting devotion
to mv interests, and to the comfort and regulation
of my house. No man was ever blest with a bettor
wife, and the only punishment I would wish to be
inflicted upon the base originator of this malicious
libel would be, that he should be forced to witness
the quiet domestic enjoyment nna unalloyed foii
cily in which we live.”
Large Positive Sale of Boots, Shof.s, Bro
gans, Anjiv Shoes, Ac. —The early attention of
purchasers is requested to the large peremptory
sale of boots, shoes, brogans, army and navy canvas
shoes, travelling bags, Ac., embracing samples of
1,000 packages of fresh prime goods, of city and
Eastern manufacture, to be sold this (Tuesday)
morning, by Myers, Clnghorn, A Co., auctioneers.
Nos. 232 and 234 Market street, commencing at 10
o’cleek.
THE PRESS - PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 3, 1861.
LETTER FROM “ OCCASIONAL.”
Washington, September 2,18G1
Is there any doubt that wo have a Govern
ment now? Take the evidences, small and
great, and all loyal men must answer tho ques
tion in the affirmative. Let US begin with the
Baltimore Si in. "What lias induced that veri
table newspaper to substitute for angry invec
tive and studied misrepresentation the subdued
tone of loyalty and of obedience to law ? Look
next at tlie Journal of Commerce, which, from
noisy declamation against the constituted au
thorities, has become so far convinced as to
change its proprietors, expelling the treasonable
editor, and elevating the faithful subordinate.
Look around you, and observe how every
Breckinridge editor in your State that remains
untornout, untarred, and unfeathered, has ac
cepted the great truth that we have a country
to save, and that those who oppose the Ad
ministration of it are incarnate ingrates.
But, rising from small things to great, may
I hot be permitted to ask what lias become
of those who have assailed tlio Secretary of
tbe Navy on account of the alleged inefficiency
of the blockade. Secretary "Welles could not
improvise a great warlike marine. When lie
entered upon the duties of his office he found
our best ships away upon foreign stations,
some under the command of disloyal officers,
and others so miserably distributed as to be
incapable of immediate use. He found that
his immediate predecessor, Isaac Toucoy, of
infamous memory, liad so followed tlio treach
erous course of his ally in tlie Cabinet, John
Buchanan Flovd, as to leave tlie navy 4ll the
hands of enemies, and most of tho bureaus of
liis department under their insidious influence.
And yet, wliat lias this abused Gideon "Welles
done ? His present assistant secretary, Cap
tain Fox, was tlie leader of tlie fine expe
dition that, led to" the successful reinforcement
of Fort Pickens. And when this gallant gen.
tlcman was called to the post he now occupies,
inspired, undoubtedly, bv the suggestions of
liis chief, he also led tlie way in that unequal
combination which, beginning at Hatteras, by
placing three hundred miles of coast under
the surveillance of our ships-of-war, will never
end until every salient seaward position is
menaced by those sentinels of tlie deep carry
ing the flag of the Union. Edward Everett
uttered a great truth when lie declared, a few
weeks ago, in contrasting tlie moan expedients
of tlie Southern Confederacy with tho mag
nificent resources of the regular Government,
that no nation—no civilized nation—had ever
been able to maintain itself without a navy.
Ours is a Government not only eminent for
its martial characteristics, but, by its geo
graphical position and the force of its grand
example, necessarily a maritime power. "We
arc indeed an ocean-bound republic. We are
encircled and permeated by seas and vast na
vigable rivers, of which the Mississippi and the
lakes are noble illustrations. And if tlie trai
tors had been half as successful upon the wa
ter as they have been upon the land, they
would probably long ago have settled the
question of the entirety, if not of tlio exist
ence of the Union.
Thanks, then, to Secretary Welles, and thanks
to Captain Fox. Our reorganized and re
animated navy is doing its appointed work.
Soon the blockade will become as terrible a
retribution to those wearing the blue uniform
of our country, and lingering and revelling in
lazy luxury upon the money of tlie Govern
ment, through long years of indolent peace,
wlio have proved their ingratitude by their
treachery, as to tho desperate politicians who
have seduced them from their allegiance, and
wlio in tlieir turn must suffer all the horrors of
a successful closing of the ports of the seceded
States.
For, after all that has been said in praise of
our army, tbe blockade accomplished by the
navy is that medicine of which the Southern
traitors are most fearful. The Nashville store
keeper who told his customers, a few days
ago, that they must save their corks, or else
lie could send them no more mineral water or
wliiskv, sounded the key-note of Southern
suffering when lie told them that this was a
consequence of tlie Lincoln blockade. A
successful blockade affects every interest of
every inland aud every seaboard community.
In its coastwise relations, it denies to the
Southern States thousands of the indispen
sables of domestic life, while, in its con
nection with foreign traffic, it deprives them
of other indispensable luxuries and necessaries.
Tlie lady is deprived of her needles and fine
fabrics ; the physician of his medicines to euro
the sick inside and outside of the army; the
slaveholder of the pork and bacon necessary
to feed his “ merchandisethe editor of his
paper upon which to print his lies against the
Government of his fathers; tlie scholar of his
books; tho lawyer of his correspondence; and
all classes of that solid circulation, gold and
silver, without which any community, and es
pecially one that aspires to live upon credit,
must run first upon bankruptcy and then upon
credit. The Southern levies, coming from all
portions of the' States, from Louisiana and
Texas, and from South Carolina and Florida,
will be deprived of arms for tlieir infantry,
leather for their saddles, spurs for their horse
men, the lead which they shoot, and the rifled
bore which sends it on its unerring aim.
Beyond this there is a social question which
must enter largely into this contest. The con
nections, the associations, the sympathies, the
long years of friendship and correspondence,
tlieir mutual memories are all ruthlessly se
vered j and to the rebels there can be no future
but one narrowed and stifled in the contracted
limits of their Confederacy.
So, at last, we have a Government. Looking
at the results of the navy alone, ignoring the
extraordinary advantages which must follow
the course of cur magnificent and efficient
army, this very blockade in itself will crush
out this fearful rebellion. TTe have a Govern
ment in all its aspects and proportions—com
petent to and competent to punish—
insuring obedience at home and respect abroad,
in fact, as in name, the United States of Ame
rica. Occasional.
Letter from St. Louis.
[Correspondence of The Press.]
St. Louis, August 28, 1861,
To-day St. Louis has witnessed the grandest
military obsequies ever paid in her limits, and
comparable only to the burial of Colonel Benton,
some years ago. I refer to the honors paid General
Lyon’s body as it passed through the city to go
East.
The procession was led by General Siegel, the
co-hero of Springfield, a man of medium size, ap
parently about 35 or 40 years of ago, thin spare
face, covered with a light red beard and mous
taches, thin lips, with spectacles, looking not unlike
a German scholar, as he is.
On either side of him ■ and behind rode his staff,
then followed the Fifth Missouri Regiment, and a
regiment of Home Guards, both of whom had
fought at Springfield. After these two regiments
came a battery of artillery, and then the hearse
drawn by four black horses, plumed ns usual; his
coffin lay within covered with the American flag.
The pall bearers, with Frank Blair’s commanding
figure and stern countenance in the lead, followed
between the hearse and General Lyon’s war horse
(a black animal covered with a pall from head to
tail), and they were again succeeded by Major
General Fremont and his staff.
Fremont wore a blue army cap, with no orna
ment hut the embroidered U. S.. and was in strong
centres* with the Iftfge figure) of his efficient aid,
Marshal McKinstry, who rode beside him in fall
military regalia. HU beard and moustaches were
gray, and his countenance bore marks of heavy
responsibility.
Behind him rode his bodyguard of some 200
cavalry, commanded by Captain Zagonzi, and a
body of marines, which, with another portion of the
bnttery before mentioned, completed the cortege.
The hearse was token along the levee, where the
boat flags were craped at half-mast, to the Ohio and
Missouri Railroad Ferry, and from there to East St.
Louis, where it was taken in charge by the Ex
press. The crowd gathered, as usual, along tho
route, and at the halting points, hut everything was
quiet. Yours, PuilAdA.
[For The Press.]
Philadelphia, Aug. 30, 1881,
Editor of The Press : As a voter, bound by his
fidelity to our country, to sustain, nt all hazard, the
Constitution and Unton of the Unitod States of
America, I felt justified in directly submitting to
tho Hon. George Sharswood, tho communication in
the Evening Bulletin of yesterday, signed
“Union.”
He replied to me, “I have read that picco—it is,
throughout, unequivocally untrue—and you are
authorized so to state. At first, I was inclined to
deny It publicly over my signature, but to do so, I
concluded, would demean my judicial position, and
he descending into the arena of political newspaper
controversy.”
As a suitable selection of judges at the approach
ing election is of tho most momentous import
ance to our people nt this juncture, X send you ver
batim the report of our interview, together with my
card.
I am, respectfully,
Your most obedient,
Constitution and Union
LATEST NEWS
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PROM WASHINGTON.
ENGLAND AND THE BLOCKADE.
DESPATCH PROM MINISTER ADAMS.
THE PEOYOST GUARD.
Attempt to Rescue Female Prisoners.
IMPORTANT FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA!
BATTLE AT BOOHS COUNTY COURT HOUSE.
THE REBELS ROUTED l
THIRTY KILLED AND A LARGE NUMBER WOUNDED.
NONE KILLED ON OUR SIDE.
OUR TROOPS BURN THE TOWN.
GEN. KOSECRANS’ COMMAND.
INTERESTING FROM WHEELING.
SKIRMISH AT WORTHINGTON!
FROM FORTRESS MONROE AND HATTERAS.
THE HARRIET LANE AFLOAT.
SOUTHERN NEWS, VIA LOUISVILLE.
Rebel Report of the Defeat.
A Peace Meeting in Indiana.
THE PEACE-MAKERS FORCEn TO TAKE THE OATH.
RUMORED CAPTURE OF PENSACOLA NAVY YARD.
THE KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE.
Special Despatches to “The Press.”
Washington, Sept. 2.
The Provost Guard.
The Provost Guard, now under tho command of
Brigadier General Porter, numbers 1,300 men.
The General expects it presently to number 2,500,
including regulars and volunteers. They are de
tailed for the protection of the city. On Saturday
not a policeman was on duty, BeRRET’S men hav
ing been discharged, and their successors not yet
appointed. The Secession rowdies took advantage
of this to fire two buildings, with tho intention, it is
stated, of rescuing Mrs. Greenhow and Mrs.
Phillips in the tumult. They were checkmated,
however, by tlie energy of Provost|Marshal Por
ter, and the flames wero subduod by the soldiers.
The eity was never quieter, safer, or bettor guard
ed. On the new polioe none but loyal men will be
appointed. Aided by this force, and the new Union
Mayor, Mr. Wallach, General Porter will bo
able further to increase the security of this import
ant city.
Fashionable Marriage.
A marriage, which attracted a large and brilliant
audience, took place at Dr. Hall’s church this
morning. Tho blushing bride of “ sweet seven
teen” was Miss Ootavia Ridgely, daughter of
tho late Major Biboely, who fell in the Mexican
war, and the “happy man” was the eminent
lawyer of this city, Mr. Joseph B. Stuart. A
numerous company assembled after the wedding,
at the elegant mansion of the bridegroom, and par
took of a luxurious collation. The happy pair loft
town by the Baltimore train hi route to Niagara.
Gen. Butler with the President.
At nine o’clock yesterday, General Butler, ac
companied by members of the Cabinet, called upon
the President and was cordially received. The
interview lasted nearly two hours, and was im
proved by Gen. Butler to laybeforeMr. LINCOLN
a full and minnte detail of the movements of the
fleet with which he was connected. Future opera
tions were also referred to and detailed.
General Butler proposed to return this morning
to Portress Monroe, but official business prevented
him from getting away in the early train. The
fleet will he increased immediately, and will receire
supplies for an absence of several weeks.
General Butler has had a most cordial reception
here. Ho mode a speech at the serenade given to
him last night. There were thousands present, and
his remarks, brief and appropriate, were received
with great enthusiasm.
The Army Outfit.
Since the middle of July, 9,840 horse 3, 3,687
mules, 2,765 wagons, and 1,100 ambulances, havo
been received here.
Attempt to ReSCIto U*o XVmflle Pncouors.
There is strong reason to believe that the fires
here on Sunday morning, at one aud four o’clock,
were tho work of incendiaries, with a view to
rescue the female prisoners. While the fire on I
street was burping <v rush was made by three men
to the door of the house where the prisoners are
confined, and an urgent demand made to open the
door for the escape of the inmates, as the house
was in danger. The guard, however, could not see
the danger, and preferred not to relinquish their
charge. During tho second fire the door was
watched by parties who probably thought tho guard
would bo drawn away to the burning houses.
Treasury Notes in Demand.
The small denominations are going rapidly into
circulation here, and are much in demand. They
are a valuable circulating medium, and Tory con
venient where small remittances by mail are made.
Saturday and to-day thousands of them werejen
closed by our soldiers, and mailed to families at
home.
Philadelphians in the City.
An unusual number of your citizens are now in
Washington. What is up?
Mrs. Lincoln.
Mrs. LINCOLN proposes to return to tier tiomc on
Wednesday ensuing, with her family.
Faying Off.
The first of September brings round the period
for another payment of many of the troops. The
paymasters are receiving the pay-rolls to-day, pre
paratory to drawing upon the Treasury for funds.
Great promptness will, in future, be observed in
the payment of troops, and no delay will occur in
any case, if the pay-rolls are promptly received
from the regiments.
Confederate Prisoners.
This class of our community is increasing on our
hands. A large building, comer of Thirteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue, has beon opened
as a prison, and tho three upper stories are occu
pied by Secession prisoners, among whom Is an edl
tor from Hagerstown. They sit in groups at the
upper windows, and uso “Anderson's solace”
freely. The constant arrivals and marching of
troops up the Avenue before their windows must
tend largely to satisfy them of their own personal
safety.
Navy Yard Matters,
A small sloop was captured by the United States
cutter Dana, near Deal island, on Saturday, after
a chase of fifteen miles. She was nearly loaded
with percussion caps and primers, and other sup
plies for the rebels. She was brought up to tho
yard yesterday by the tug JJ. if. Herbert.
The steamers Mount Vernon, Baltimore, and
Philadelphia are lying at the wharf with Steam
up.
The gunboats Cortes, Underwriter, and Island
Belle are undergoing repairs.
The tags Robert Leslie and J. S. Pusey are oc
cupied in carrying stores and despatches to Alex
andria.
The frames of the new rocket houses are all up,
and the buildings will be completed in a short time.
Piles are being driven near the shell house for
the foundation of a building for another iron foun
dry.
The British Government and the Block-
Minister Adams writes that he does not think
the British Government contemplates any change
of position so long as the blockade is continued.
The Harriet Lane.
The Navy Department has been officially in
formed that the steamer Harriet Lane, which
grounded at Capo Hatteras, floated off on Saturday,
but not until Capt. Faunce had thrown her guns
overboard.
The Cabinet.
Secretaries Seward and Cameron having re
turned, Attorney General Bates is the only mem
ber absent from tho city.
A New Hampshire Regiment,
Gen. Abbott, of Now Hampshire, has received
authority from tho War Department to raise a re
giment of infantry in that State.
General Rosecrans’ Command.
During the week pnst, reports have been preva
lent bCre and elsewhere, based on alleged private
accounts, of disasters to General Rosechavs, bus
it is certain that tho War Department has no such
information.
Colonel Pitman.
Paymaster Col. Pitman, of Detroit, arrived yes
terday in tho city. He paid off one regiinen.l to
day ; will pay anotSwr to morrow, sad a IMsfl os
Wednesday. The boys are sending their funds
home for the use of their families, or to deposit in
the savings hanks. The law preventing the sale
of liquors to soldiers, and the vigorous efforts of
Provost Guard, has improved the morale of our
army here. Intemperance is now unknown among
them, niyi their funds arc all put to useful pur
poses.
Captain I)e Goylor.
Capt. De Goyler, who escaped from Eiohmond,
a nd after nino days’ travel reached Washington in
an emaciated condition, is improving rapidly. Ho
will leave tho city to-day on route to Michigan, to
receive reoruita for the Fourth Michigan Regiment,
of which he is an officer.
Miscellaneous.
Hon. Eliuit B. Washiiurnk has arrived, on
business connected with tho arming of tho troopg
of Illinois, which State has nearly 50,000 men in
service.
Major General BuTr.cn, having obtained a few
days’ leave of absence, will leave Washington for
Boston this afternoon.
The Navy Department has directed the following
appointments to bo made at Brooklyn navy yard :
Daniel Collins, master sparmaker; Joint Mitch
ell, master blockmakor; Wm. Atkinson, foreman
painter; Daniel Lindsat, timber inspector.
Arrivals from Pennsylvania.
At Willard's —W. li. Corse, B. L. Johnston,
Mrs. Stone, J. G. Stewart, J. Painter, Robb. Smith,
Thos. 11. Babe, Jos. M. Hopkins, J. D. Chandler,
G. 0. Evans, A. S. M. Morgan, C. G. Snyder, H.
Gorman, n. Humphries, G. W. Robinson, W.
Mann, JohnMollen, P. A. Hinkle, Chns. H. Ide r
R. Clarkson, J. Myor, W. A. Painter, E. P. Femep,
John Wyeth, L. P. Hewlings, W H. Richardson,
Dr. Dan Egbert, A. K. Rcdricts, J. K. Laurence.
Brown's —Mr. Paxtoa, Miss Stewart, A. Cook,
Capt. E. Bandirk, R. F. Lockwood k lady.
National—' Capt. P- N. Cruse, W. M, Tilghman,
Jos. Mlnchen, A. G. Helfentcn, S. Walton, Capt.
Stellwagen. Thos. Stellwagen, 11. A. Durwage, H.
W. Howe, jas. E. McClay,
Kirkwood's —P. A. Alii, T. 11. Peters, J. G.
Shin, J. A. Warthman, John L. Philips, P. W.
Bradford. A. P.Mooro, D. Y, Ahl, J. 11. McCauley,
Q. 11. Featt, I. P. Wenzel, N. Longman, W. Shaffer,
H. J. White, W. R. Gibson, Jas. B. Smith.
The Star of this evening contains the following
items:
Rebel Force at Manassas.
Pout Ellsworth. Sept. I.—l learn, says a cor
respondent, from a person from the neighborhood of
Bull Run, who left on Wednesday, that the forces
at Manassas are much diminished; that six regi
ments of Disunion troops are at Fairfax Court
House, three at Sangster’s Cross Roads, and three
said to be in close proximity to Accotink. A good
many of the soldiers are sick with the measles and
Other diseases. It is probable that the Seventeenth
Virginia Regimont, in which the Alexandria troop 3
are, including Kemper’s Alexandria Artillery, are
at Munson’s Hill.
A Rebel General Killed.
Fort CofiCOftAS, VA., Sept. 2 —At about five P.
M. on Saturday last, while two companies of our
troops—one a Massachusetts company, and the other
a Pennsylvania company—wore scouting in the di
rection of Bailey’s Cross Roods, they came within
eight of a battalion of tho enemy of about the
same number, accompanied by a very distinguish
ed-looking mounted officer. One of our men, armed
with a Springfield rillo, asked and obtained
leave to fire at him, though tho distance was
thought to be too great for an effective shot, Con
trary to the general expectation, he tumbled him
off his horse at tho first shot- Both bodies of
troops then retired, the enemy bearing their fallen
officer away in their arms. In an hour afterwards
their flags on Munson’s Hill and at Falls Church
were at half mast, nnd remained at half mast all
day yesterday. It is, therefore, judged in our
camps that the officer killed was one of the enemy’s
generals, which we know not.
The Jersey Boys hnvc a Brash.
We hear from tho other side that on Saturday
morning Inst there was a considerable brush be
tween the pickets of tho Jersey brigade and those
of the enemy, at a point about four miles south of
tho Protestant Episcopal Seminary, in Alexandria
county, in which tho Jorscy troops drove the Se
cessionists inside of their lines, though themselves
first attacked. They lost one killed and one wound
cd —leg amputated. Surgeon Bos (of the Jersey
brigade), who had an opportunity of seeing tho
enemy’s dead, reports that he counted six of them.
The Humbug Maury Disposed Of.
That transparent humbug and trickster, Liout.
Maury, who managed to achieve ft foreign reputa
tion by unblushing theft upon the labors of abler
but modester men than himself—Professors Henry,
Bacue, Espy, and others—is likely now to be
estimated at his true value, at least by the Con
federates, who were credulous enough to put faith
in his pretensions to the extent of hclioving that,
by bis wonderful submarine matters and Other
kickshaws, he could blow up sky-high any of Undo
Sam’s vessels that might seek an entrance into Hat
terns Inlet. The result of tho expedition from For
tress Monroe will doubtless set Secesh to cogitating
upon the value of tho Maury “ Harbor Defences.”
more particularly as to that of the similar “ma
dmens ” of his in Elisabeth and James rivers.
Narrow Escape of Prof. Lowe’s Balloon.
Alexandria County, Va., Sept. I.—Yesterday
(Saturday) afternoon, Professor Loive made an as
cension with his balloon from Ball's Cross Roads.
As he neared the earth in descending, two shots
were fired at the balloon by the enemy, from a ri
fled gun, which fell fonr or five rods only short of
it. iso damage was done.
A Misapprehension.
Many of the Government teamsters are under
the impression that the oath which will be adminis
tered to them binds thom to throe years’ service.
This is a mistake. The oath is administered to
them, as to clerks and other officers, as a test of
loyalty to the Government—nothing more.
Faying Gold.
All of the hired men in the Quartermaster’s De
partment, including teamsters, hostlers, laborors,
messengers, clerks, &c., one thousand or more in
number, are being paid off “ all in gold.” It is
only Govomment officers at a high salary, we pre
sume, who receive any portion of their pay in
troasury notes.
Another Fight in Western Virginia,
ROUT OF TIIE REBELS !
NONE KILLED ON OUR SIDE
Gincisaati, Sept. 2.—A fight took place yester
day, at Boone county Court Houso, Virginia, be
tween the rebels and a Federal force, resulting in
the total rout of the rebels, with a loss of thirty
killed aiid a large number wounded.
Forty of tht rebels were taken prisoners.
There were none killed on our side, and but six
wonndrd.
Our men burned the town.
INTERESTING FROM WHEELING.
SKIRMISH AT WORTHINGTON.
Wheelin'!}, Va., Sept. 2. —The Secessionists en
oamped at WorthiDgton, in Marion county, 400 in
number, were attacked by Col. Grosman, of Gen.
Kelly’s staff, with two WmpßhUs of United States
troops, a little after daylight this morning, but the
Secessionists were too strong for him, and he was
obliged to fait back with a loss of two men.
The expedition to Fairmount sent from here last
night had not reached the scene of action at our
Inst advices.
Two pieces of artillery were sent to Col. Cros
man’s relief from Clarksburg to-day. He reports
that he can hold the enemy in chock until rein
forced.
Latest from Hatteras Inlet.
Fortress Monroe, September 1, via Baltimore.
—The Steamer Ceorge Peabody arrived frond Hat.
tcras inlet this morning, having in tow the prize
brig H. S. Brooks, captured at the inlet.
The steamer Harriet Lane was gotten off at two
o’clock P. M., on Saturday. Her armament and
coal had been thrown overboard, but the guns
would be recovered.
The rebels had eight killed and twenty-five
wounded in tke late action.
Captain Lamed’s company of the Third Ar
tillery returned on board the Peabody. They
were the first to land, and with the naval brigade
completely cut off the escape of the rebels by land.
Lieutenant Loder was the first man that invaded
the snored soil of North Carolina.
A Rumor from Fort Pickens.
the navy yard said to- be recaptured
New York, September 2 —The Commercial of
this evening states that the frigate Minnesota
spoke a pilot boot which reported having spoken an
unknown vessel, which stated that Coronet Brown,
Of Fort Pickons, hud reoapturod thu Pensacola
navy yard, but gave no particulars.
A Rebel Report of their Defeat
Louisville, Sept. 2—A special despatch to tho
Courier, from Nashville, August 31, says: “The
news of the capture of Forte Hatteras and Clark,
the latter being situated two miles north of Hatte.
ras, is confirmed by advices from. Wilmington. Our
men (the rebels) fought bravely. It is reported
that 500 or 600 of our men were taken prisoners,
and our loss is said to bo 4t> killed- and 20- wounded.
Another report says SO were kitted, and that only
ten or twelve escaped.”
Arrival of the Frigate Minnesota with the
North Carolina Prisoners.
New -York," Sept. 2; —The frigate Minnesota,
with tho prisoners captured at Hatteras Inlet by
the Fortress Monroe Expedition, has arrived here.
Important from Kentucky.
Louisville, Sept. 2. —She Courier says there
is a company of armed Foderals stationed at Horse
Cave Station, on the Nashville Railroad, eighteon
miles south of Louisville.
• Immense amounts of fioights and. a great rush ot
pcoplo are daily going South by the Nashville
route, of which the greatest number of passengers
are arriving. It is thought that the great rush to
the South is eaused by tho edict which lias gone
fcath, that after tho Ist of September, uou-mtor
tjs>urse witli the Soutli will.be rigidly enforced, &iul
ifce nu?k t&tlie North is owing Fo Ddvis 1 pTWlßa
tion. . _ ~ .
The Courier says i: Camp Dick Robinson, is
constantly increasing. . . .
A negro yesterday swain the river at this point,
passing over the Falls, and landing, perfectly naked,
In Camp Joe Holt. He expressed himself as being
the property of Colonel Johnston, of Camp Boone,
Tern, He was this morning returned, under n filo
of eoldUiv, t 6 the Jefferson county jail. CoiehCl
Rousseau has given Colonel JolmdOtt notice of tile
Emerson Etheridge toft for Frankfort this
morning.
Interesting from Missouri.
QtTIRCT, lU., August Sl,—Tho train from St. 3a<
seph arrived all safe this evening, at about half
past ten o'clook. The report of the track being
torn up for mile* west of Palmyra is not true.
There is great excitement in this city to-night,
occasioned by fears of the rebels froia Missouri
coming over to burn and attack us, but it will
probably bo over in n ton hours nnd found ground
loss.
St. Joseph, Ang. 30. —This morning our city
was surprised and thrown into an excitement by
tho arrival of 110 mounted armed rebels, who pa
raded the streets and captured two U. S. Army
reoruiting officers, and then returned to their
camp, which is some oigbt miles distant. It is
rumored that there are 150 more near here. With
tho withdrawal of tho Federal troops from l this
point and vicinity, tho field’ is left open for their
depredations.
St. Louis, Sept. I.—Tho following is appended
to the passports issued by tho provost marshal, and
must bear the signature of each person accepting a
“Itia understood that tho within named, the
subscriber, accepts this pass on his- word of honor,
that he is, and will ever bo, loyal to tho United
States i and if hereafter found in Harms against the 1
Union or any way aiding her enemies, tho penalty
will Bo dear A.”
St. Louis, Sept. 2,—Lexington, which the re
cent skirmish occurred, remained in- tho possession
of the Federal troops as late as Friday last. Rein
forcements have reached there before this, and no
apprehension need now be felt for tho safety of that
position.
Ip tho attack on Thursday several Union troops
were wounded, but none killed.
Gen. Pope leaves for Quincy, 111.,, this evening,
and will immediately take the field in person in
North Missouri.
Southern News via Louisville.
Louisville, Sept. 2. —Tho Journal say 3 two
Secession military companies, ono of infantry and
one of cavalry, arc at Beard’s Station, on-tho Lou
isville and Lexington Railroad, and are armed with
the State Guard arms.
The Courier of this evening says fears aro enter
tained of a collision among the citizens of Now
Castle, Kentucky.
The Opelousas (La.) Courier, of the 24th. says
two schooners ran tho blockade at tho mouth of
Coleasiou river, and landed a cargo of coffee, flour,
salt, Ac.
The correspondent of the Richmond Enquirer
notifies that paper of the arrival at ono of the
Southern ports of two cargoes of sugar, salt, mo
lasses, etc. This is supposed to be the same case as
the above. •
A correspondent of tho Now Orleans Crescent
suggests the seizure of all the blankets ou the steam
boats lying in that port for the army, j
The Mobile Tribune says there is every reason
to believe that the enemy, at Fort Pickens, are re
moving their valuables, prior to the evacuation of
that place,
News from the Rebel States,
Louisville, Sept. I.—Correspondence from
New Orleans to the 28th ult. says the coast of Mis
sissippi is well protected. A number of volunteers
are stationed along the shoro. Quite n number of
gunboats are building. A special despatch to tho
New Orleans Delia, from Richmond, tho 27th ult.,
says Davis was so ill that Congress had adjournod
to await his convalescence.
A bill had been passed by Congress for tho set
tlement of accounts between the Government and
tho States, for advances towards the prosecution of
the war.
Some of the members of Congress wore in favor
of the release of Harris, Magraw, and Ely.
Commander Boutwell had been brought to Rich
mond, charged with being a spy. General Magru
dor was at Richmond.
Rumors received here (at Richmond) confirm tho
news of Rosecranz* surrender to Lee, near Be
verly.
[This cannot be true, as we have newsfromßose
cranz later than the 27th.)
President Davis has been authorized to appoint
aids-de-camp, to be attached to his staff as Com
mander-in-chief.
All the absent officers of the rebel army of the
Potomac wore required to bo at their posts by the
28th ult.
After tho adjournment of Congress, Davi3 will
take command in person of tho army of the Po
tomac.
The Richmond Dispatch reports several arrests
in Loudoun county, Virginia, of old citizens, who are
with treason.
Several deaths of Federal prisoners taken at Ma
nassas had occurred, including Captain Jones, of
the First Maine Regiment, and Lieutenant Bow
doin, of the Eleventh Massachusetts.
The Baptist College at Richmond has been made
an army hospital.
The Knoxville Register of the 25th ult. notices
the arrest of Commander Boutwell, TJ. S. A., by
order of the Confederate Secretary of tho Navy.
The Pensacola correspondent of the Columbus
(Ga.) Sun says there are whispers of a fight soon
to take place. Litters are being made by order of
the quartermaster, and fresh troops are expected.
Captain Aberncthy, of the Nineteenth Mississippi,
reports on the 20th ult. that more than half of his
brigade were in the hospital.
- A Peace Meeting at Indianapolis, lnd.
THE PEACE-MAKEnS MADE TO TAKE THE OATH,
IsniANAroLis, September I.—A convention of
sympathizers with tho peace party assembled at the
oonrt-house yesterday afternoon. Although there
were but fen participants present, a large crowd of
excited people was assembled. '
Hop. Robert L. Walpole, of this city, was made
chairman, and while addressing the audience in
denunciation of the Administration and its war
policy he was interrupted several timo3, and finally
withdrew from the stand amid great confusion.
A man named McLean then attempted to ha
rangue tho crowd, at- the same time drawing a
pistol, when tlm crowd rushed in, and he was
rather roughly handled.
During the melee, a number of fights occurred,
but with no serious results. Considerable excite
ment was manifested throughout the city ail tho
afternoon; and in the evening a large party visited
the residence of Mr. Walpole, and soveral other
polities! men, whoso loyalty was questioned, and
forced them to take the oath of Allegiance to the
United States Government. This was done without
further disturbance. Among those who took the
oath was the editor of the Seutn/el,
'■ 4.
Important to State Volunteers.
Hakhisdi jib, Sept. 2, —The act of the ISth of
May, 1881, section 12, expressly forbids any volun
teer leaving the State, except he shall be accepted
by the Governor of the State under a requisition
from the President.
It has therefore been decided by the State au
thorities that persons enlisting in independent regi
ments, accepted barely by the War Department,
are not entitled to commissions from the State t
their families are not to receive the benefits of tliC
funds raised by their respective counties, mid in
case of their death the pension of S 3 a month for
five years, allowed by the State, will not be made
to their widows and minor children.
Prentice Condemns Fremont’s Procia*
mation.
Louisville, Ivy., Sept. 2.— Tho Journal of this
morning strongly condemns General Fremont’s re
cent proclamation, and urges tho Legislature of
Kentucky by its action to avoid the contingency of
such action being taken in this State by the Fede
ral authorities. It says we must now decide whether
we will organize a body of local soldiery for State
purposes strong enough to enforce the obligations of
loyal neutrality, or whether we will suffer things to
go oh as they have been going, with tho prospect of
lapsing at no distant day into the condition which,
in so brief a time, has brought on the sway of mar
tial law in Missouri.
Serenade to lion. Andrew Johnson.
Cincinnati, Sept. I.—Uon. Andrew Johnson
was serenaded at tho Burnett House, last evening,
and made a patriotic speech to an immense crowd
of listeners.
General Kobcrt Anderson arrived here this
morning.
Wholesale Seizure of Rebel Vessels at
New York.
New Toni;, Sept. 2.—Surveyor Andrews yester
day seized twenty-fire vessels, owned wholly or in
part by the rebels, including eight ships and seven
barks. Others will be seized to-day. The valuo of
the vessels seized is over two millions of dollars.
The Kentucky State Legislature.
VitANKFOr.T, Ky., Sept-. 2. —The House of Repre
sentatives organized to-day by tho election of R.
H. Buckley for speaker, W. T. Samuels clerk, and
John S. Smedlcy, sorgcant-al-arms. The Senate
has not yet organized.
Senator Johnson, of
Washington, Sept. 2.— Senator Johnson, of
Tennessee, has left here for Kentucky, at the
earnest invitation of loading men of that State,
and will probably deliver an address at Lexington
on the issues of the day.
LATER FROM EUROPE.
IBS NORT2 AMERICA!? AT RATHER POINT.
Montreal, Sept. 2d.—The steamship North
from Liverpool orrthe 22d uJt., arrived
off Father Point at 9 a o’clock: this morning.
The steamer Anglo Saxon arrived out on the
19th, and tho City of Baltimore on the 20th.
The North American has*§l2o,ooo imspeeie.
The political sews is unimportant.
The Emperor of Austria has issued a dtocroo for
tho dissolution of* the Hungarian Piet.
The steamer Bhrus.na arrived out on the 22d ult.
The general usd- political news is without much
interest. * ,
Queen Victoria arrived nt Queenstown, Ireland,
on the 21st, and was to proceed to Dublin on tho
22d.
Commercial Intelligence •
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET
gitlw of Cotton for.' three days,. 50,000 batav-of which
23,000 linles wt-iv to speculators uml for export. Tho
niiirket closed an adntnee of il.
Fuijiav.—Tho wUes of tho week mnonut to 90,000
bales, including '21,000 bales, to speculators oml 1T,500
bales for export, Tire market closes lmoyai*fc,' at an ad
vance of itfd. There* lias been a very active demand
throughout the week for useful d('ncrfptios#,-fche tnvle-
Jmvinjf been large buyer;?. Ti* telWKig tho autho
rized quotations:
Fair.
New Orleans...-, tfcLLlOil
Mobile 9' b «1 S».jd
Upland 'A l . , ..
Th<! stock in port amounts to 913.000 bints, .including
630,000 hales of American. ' ntSinnM
Tho sales of to-day ( 1 inter) are estimated at 20,000
bulo-z, including' 10,000 baku to speculators and tor ox-
I'nrt. Tho steady. __ , ,
STATE OF TRADE.—XIui advices fr»i. W whiter
al J.j I visKroilf. BURAPSWVVS MAAKEl'.—Brcad
still Imre » di-aliniag toiulenry.. i'tour inactive,
'anil ikoliinil (tl. owing fi> the favorable weatlwr. Tho
market dose easier nt ff.Vn'or Ainrriraiii.
Wheat il-ill and dooliued at; rod Western 95; ml
Southern lteells 3d ; white Southern.llb Gdolln 9d.
Coru easier*;.mixed-aatL- yellow 29s 6d©3Gs; white 31®
345.
THE SiATEST-wFuiPAY, —Bronrittiiffa continue to
decline: Hie palesliave beou sma’l. There Kivebeen no
sales of wheat since lust report, and prices are 2d lower.
LIVERPOOL PROVISION M/idIKKT.-Beef quiet.
Pork dull. Lard inactive at 48®*i0s. Tallow tinner, at
4f>®47»i Bacon has a downward tendency. Ashes
quiet. Pots 30s*, pearls 355. _
LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET-— Sugar firm.
Coftifl iiuiot, bu.t steady. Rico quiet. Linseed Oil firm.,
llosiii (ciminmu) is utiotnl lit 7® Odols Oil. Spirits of'
TuepeiditiO firmer At 48®D0s..
LONDON MARKKTA-JlreudHtttffij heavy, with a
slight, decline of all qualities. Sugar steady. Coffee has
an upward tendency ] Tew firm *, Rico sternly *, T*llovr
firmer; Linseed Oil quiet
LONDON MONEY MARKET .--Consol?, for sioney,
91 **©9l)*. American Stocks—lllinois Central Railroad,
39*£©3S>t V cent, discount; Erie Railroad, 2.‘^{®24X»
The famous «Caleb.Lyonj Af I»ywsd»R*,”
was cowhidod by his brother Lyman. In the parlor
of the American Hotel, nt Rome, Oneida county,
Kew York, on Wednesday last.
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
BURNIN# OP THE “WILLIAM Ttttt" — ARRIVAL Of
PRISONERS FROM BATTERAS INLET —CAPTURE Of
A BURGLAR —SECRETARY HOLT TO ADDRESS VS —
PRINCE NAPOLF.ON.
[Correspondence of The Prow.]
New York, Sept, 2, 1361
In How of other topics cf excitement, the de
structive fires which have beon of such froqtont oc
currence, of late, afford an unfailing thome for idlo
gossip. Tho ship William Tell, while lying in
the North river, outward bound, tcufc fire at about
midnight on Sunday, and was burned to tho water’s
edge. She now lies ashore on the Bower Aide Of
Governor’s island, whoTo she was towed and scut
tled. The crew and passengers, only four in-num
ber, were taken off by Captain James Rahman, of
the ferry-boat Montague.
The Wm. Tell was a full-rigged ship of 1,150
tons, and was worth about $40,000. Her owners
include several parties, meet of when* UvA *<tl of
tho city, and what insurance they had on thoir in
terests in her is not known, but it is supposed
that they amounted to at least half her value.
The vessel had on board a full cargo, valued at
988,000, owned by various parties here and abroad,
and probably covered by Insurance.
TUo cause of tho fire is a mystery. It originated
near the foremast, between decks. Suspicion rests
upon the crew, one of whom was somewhat refrac
tory on Sunday, and therefore was kept in irons
for several hours. They are all detained for ex
amination. The wholo loss cannot fall far short of
8125,000.
As might be expected, however, the principal
topic of conversation yesterday and to-day has been
the brilliant victory achieved at Hatteras. It is in
everybody’s mouth, and the smiling faces I have
met on tho street since morning give me assurance
of a growing confidence that it will prove but the
*f more brilliant by m gallant
army and navy.
The United States frigate Minnesota arrived
here this morning with six hundred and seventy
four prisoners captured at Hatteras Inlet. The
Minnesota left Hatteras on yesterday (Sunday)
morning, at which time she left the ship Susque
liajnta, 'sloop Ran-ner, and gunboat MAutlrcU*.
The Minnesota now lies off the Battery, with all
the prisoners aboard.
This morning, at about 1 o'clock, as Officer De
mnrest, of the Ninth ward, was patrolling his beat
in Thirteenth street, near Sixth avenue, he heard a
noise in tho dwelling house at No. 116. .Tho occu
pants being in the country, he made an examina
tion of the basoment, when tho front door was
opened. Running out to head off the person or
persons up stairs, the door was as quickly closed as
it had boon opened. Tho officer now called for and
received assistance, and the whole party proceeded
to take the place by a flank movement. The bur
glar, seeing the strategy by which he was to bo
captured, retreated OTcr some fences to tho street,
and was finally caught by tbv office? M the corner
Of Jane and Greenwich streets.
At the solicitation of tho executive committee of
the Chamber of Commerce, and other citizens, ex-
Secretary Holt has consented to address a public
meeting of our citizens, at Irving Hall, this even
ing.
The pnpers hare it that Prince Napoleon, being
desirous of leaving to the children of Randall's
Island a memorial of his visit, had manufactured
on board of his yacht a splendid French national
flag, which he intends presenting to them through
the Commissioners of Charity.
General Wool’s Accdtlikt 6f the Hatteras
Victory.
Tho following is from a letter written by Major
General Wool to the chairman of tho Union Da
fence Committee:
“ Fortress Monroe, August 31,1861.
“Tou may havo seen in tho papors that nn ex
pedition had been fitted out for North Carolina. la
consultation with Commodoro Stringham, the ex
pedition was fitted out to take the battories at Hat
terns Inlet. I sent to tho Commodore 860 men,
well appointed, under the command of Major Gene
ral Butler. The General returned this morning
and reported tho result: 715 prisoners, including
Commodore Barron and a Cabinet Minister of North
Carolina; one thousand stand of arms and seventy
five kegs of powder, five stand of colors, thirty-ona
Eieces of cannon, including a ten-inch columbiad, a
rig loaded with cotton, a sloop loaded with pre
visions and steres, two light-boats, a schooner im
ballast, one hundred and fifty bags of coffee, &c.
“This Will do for one day. Commodore String
ham has gone with the prisoners (oscept forty
wounded) to New York.
“ Most truly yours,
“ John E. Wool, Ma jor General.
“ Hon. Simeon Draper, Union Defence Commit tee
Fremont’s Proclamation.
)to\Y IT IS ISEOAnDED AT ST. LOUIS HEARTY AF-
rr.ovAL of the people
St. Louis, Soptomborl.—The subjoined extract
from the Republican, the leading Democratic
paper in. this city, is a fair expression of the feeling
with which the proclamation of General Fremont is
regarded by the citizens of St. Louis, many of
whom I have seon to-day, and all of whom declare
that the decided action of the commanding general
is timely and right. The Republican says;
“ The proclamation of Major General Fremont,
which appears in another column, is the most im
portant document which has yet appeared in the
progress of the war. Let it be read with careful
consideration by every citizen. The prompt visit
ing of the extremest penalties of martial law upon
all rebels within the established ffiiiitAey lines—tho
confiscation of the property of persons who shall
take up arms against the Government, and the de
claration of absolute freedom to the slaves of all
such persons; the extreme penalties to be visited
upon bridge burners, railroad and telegraph-de
stroyers, treasonable correspondence and libels,
and peacc-dcstroyws of all kinds—are measures of
the most extraordinary stringency; hut tho wisdom
of their promulgation by the supreme officer in tho
army of the West we are confident will be con
ceded by every just and loyal citizen.
“ There is no longer any middle ground or room
for traitors where the lawful Government has sway.
General Fremont Btrikes boldly and fearlessly.
The consolidated patriotism and the boundless re
sources of the great Northwest are at his back.
Lot every faithful man, by word and deed, give aid
and encouragement to this grand inoremont for tho
re-establishment of the whole people.”
Incidents of Ccncrnl Lyou'^Lifo.
A correspondent of the St. Louis Democrat
furnishes the following account of General Lyon's
life in California:
During seven years he remained most of the time
at the outposts among the Indians. In a skirmish
with the latter, at one time, Lyon’s men became
scattered, and ho became separated from then.
Suddenly three mounted Indians made a charge on
him, and grasped his horse by the bridle. He shot
one dead, and himself became dismounted in the
affair. Lyon then drew his sword, and undertook
to pierce one of his savage antagonists through the
heart, but the toughness of the Indian’s blanket
would not permit of being penetrated. He then
f tasked his opponent by the neck with his left
and. and getting a thrust with the point of his
sword right above the blanket, rt!U him through the
body. Tho remaining Indian fled. During the
whole period of Lyon s stay in California his life
was spent in tents. Gen. Lyon was never married.
Physically he was one of those hardy, wiry men,
that could undergo any amount of fatigue. He
posssessed an iron will, and was a man of indomita
ble persevcrimoe. He never knew what fear was.
He cared little for himself; nil for his Country, At A
timo when it* was asked by some of tll6 press, 1L WIIO
is Gen. Lyon?" a friend wrote to him, requesting
him to give the principal events of his instory, in
Older to answer the inquiry. 11 That is of no coma ■
queuce,” answered Lyon; ‘-for myself I care
nothing; hut if I can be instrumental in putting
down this wicked rebellion, I Shall be satisfied.-'
Prom a letter writton by the General t* his
cousin, dated Springfield, July 31, only ten uays
before the battle, I am permitted to make the fol
lowing extract. It gives his views of the Manassas
retreat, and the deep anxiety which filled his mind
in regard to his own critical situation is indicated.
He says:
t( Wc are deeply grieved over the retreat of our
forces at Manassas. If our people shall learn from
this a little more moderation, and substitute a little
resolution for the overweening confidence (in which)
they have too much indulged, this defeat will have
its benefits.
it I hava been compelled to remain quiet horo for
want of supplies to move, and I fear tho onerny
may become emboldened by our want of activity.
I have constant rumors of a very large force below,
and of threats to attack us with overwhelming num
bers. I should have a much larger force than I
have, and bo much better supplied.”
A Sisaular Case.—The Auburn Mrertiser
States that, on the 14th utt., Pannemo W. Cutler,
of Fleming, enlisted in the L‘, S. service, with
Capt. Stanhope, of that city. The recruit was 18
years old. and obtained the written consent of hu
mother. Oh tho 18th, Willardl T. Cutler appeared
at the recruiting station and demanded the- recruit
of Captain Stanhope, announcing biinseif as llio
father of the newly-enlisted soldier. Bo wns re
fused ; a writ of habeas corpus was served; and
the case was tried before Judge Dwight. The
father testified that he left Caywgft County eighteen
years ago. before the boy was born, an®,.after re
siding in Ohio two years, proeured' a divorce- from
the mother of the boy, on the ground of harsh
treatment.
During the trial the husband met Ins wife, in, the
court room, few the first time in eighteen.years, and
for the first time the child was m the presenoo of
both his parMiij. After hearing tho cuse, Jlldgft
Dwight decided, that the writ must be quashed, and
the boy remanded to the custody of Captain Stan
hope. _
A Cownißitic Case—A young man, resi
dent in the Thirteenth ward, though married, had
been for somo time past paying his attentions to. a
young lady, and was engaged to be mnrried.to ber.
But the young lady discovered his true. eliaraotor,
and informed'his wife. The two women then con
spired to punish him. Oa Saturday evening the
voting women appointed to meet him, in the Four
teenth ward, At the proper tinm he made hia
appearance at the place of appointment but
instead of meeting ono lady ho met two, hU injured
wife and intended victim. The women were* each
armed with a strong Cowhide, find, DA 600 ft as ho
ennic within reach they took him, by tho oolliur,
and administered a Severn castigation. Tho feltow
cried lustily for help, and was finally resziiad Ay
Officer Travis, who took him to the stutim-koose
for safe keeping Y. Tribune.
Drowsed wininj Gunning-— Yesterday af
ternoon, a young man named .’itcob .Swaitzor, and
son of Police Officer Swoitzor, of the Seventeenth
ward, was drownod'near die nwf yard* while gun
ning. llowus in a sailboat, and-bemg, knocked
overboard by .tile boom, be wosdrownedi The body
has nit yet boon recovered.
Goveksaest Clothing —The now arrange
ment for furnishing supplies of Go thing for the
United Stataa-avmy has created a goedi d'eal of dissa,
Refaction among persons employ e&in that depart
w.imt. I;» this «lty a large number or men and wo
men hnv a for years received work direct from the
•jrsenal. It is now proposed to. giyie the work out
by contract to tho luwcet bidder. IVe understand
that, tke rato of prices will be eaneftlerably reduced.
In the article of shoes, the price will be from five to
ten cents per pair lower than heretofore. The sub
ject was disciw-ad at length last evening, at a
icgvj clnicoWkci 1 ,, iol& nl Klevcntk and Sansom
streets.
Thomas & Sons’ Saef.sTuis'Wekk.—Tuesday—
Furniture, 1805 Pine street.
Wednesday—Furniture, 1333 Franklin street;
also, same day, 'Wines, Ac., nt tho auction store.
Thursday—Furniture, at the auction store,
Friday—Furniture, Eighteenth and Wood streets.
See catalogues and advertisements tl the fiv#
sales.