MONDAY, SEPT. 10, 1861.
EXTRAC T FROM THE EAST SPEECH OF
STErifElt A. douglas.-“ The conspiracy
<o break np 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 the controversy* Every man mast be on the
side of 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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417 Chestnut street, Philadelphia.
The Naval Retiring Board.
It is known that authority was given by a
special enactment of Congress, at its called
session, for the creation of two boards, mili
tary and naval, in order to provide an honora
ble retirement for old and disabled officers.
That of the army has been in session for some
weeks, and has, in part, completed its work. A
number of superannuated officers, worn out in
the service of the country, gallant, patriotic,
and loyal, have been retired, and somo of them,
with infinite credit to themselves, have volun
teered to be placed upon the list. The Naval
Board meets at Brooklyn this day. The law
under which these two boards are constituted
does not contain one of the obnoxious features
of the. act of 1855, which inaugurated the
celebrated Naval Boards of Inquiry. The
present boards are merely empowered to ex
amine into tile physical condition of the officers
summoned before them, and into their profes
sional ability to discharge the duties assigned
to their respective ranks, but with no power
to impeach private character or moral fitness.
Their object is to secure an honorable retire
ment for such old and disabled officers as,
l>y_renson of their infirmities, cannot enter
nty.
upon ai
In the fierce
very existence, the officers 01
called upon to perform a most imp 1
All of cm' men-of-war, with a fen' exec”
have been recalled to the defence of our own
coast. The blockade, to be efficient, must be
controlled by officers of youth, vigor, and
daring courage. They will be stationed upon
a coast swept, during the winter months, by
the most terrific gales—gales beginning in
September Along
this untiWß\jm immense
line the operations t ) lc effi _
free must be conducted, and ti
raencv of this instrnmcnt of war the country is
looking with confidence to bring unscrupulous ;
traitors to terms. We arc sorry to perceive j
that, unlike the army, there are indications of j
an indisposition, on the part of the Naval j
Board, to effect a thorough reform in the spirit
of the act of Congress.
It is intimated that there is no material in'tlie
navi' requiring the retirement of certain offi
cers. It is alleged, although some of them
are very old, yet that they arc generally hale,
hearty, and ready for orders; and further,
that in the increased demand upon the navy,
growing out of the necessities of the blockade,
none of its gallant sons can be spared. But
we ought to recollect that a readiness or anxic- j
ty to go to sea is by no means a test of compe- |
tency. Nor is a veteran of 70, who believes j
that he has the vigor of 40, and is inspired with j
a loyal disposition, the best judge of his own j
case. The navy requires, even more than the j
army, athletic and resolute young men, and we j
think that Mr. TTeixes, the Secretary of the j
Navy, so energetically supported by Capt. Fox, ;
the assistant secretary, has determined to act ;
upon the theory which animates the Secretary of ;
War, and all the branches of that department j
of the public service. As an evidence of this, i
we hagfeopiy to state that the officer, who has i
of the Southern blockading
fleetfqpsfneen recalled, and a y-ounger man ,
substituted—doubtless, because of greater ;
powe« of endurance, and a more vigorous
physical ftsw, The Navy Department should
employ the liight-nc order of naval talent in
this crisis. It should overw. JD all precedents,
and rid itself of the restrictions w tapt.
Nor need it go low dow n upon the list of eo®,
tains for competent men. Available talent
for leading commands can he found among
officers of long service, tried character, and
established ability. It is clear that many of
the old officers upon the naval list are unequal
to the active duties of the existing war.
Young men'must be put forward. The coun
try demands that they should be promoted,
not for themselves, but for itself, and we think
it would be a fine exhibition of patriotism to
ece veneraoie ana"veteran officers of tile navy,
who know, by reason of tbeir advanced years,
that they are unequal to the l-igors of a win
ter’s blockade of a long coast, handsomely
following the example set them by aged offi
cers of the army, and asking to be honorably
retired from the active list.
The Navy Board, which meets to-d**“ve
composed of meu, who, undn.Jj' at heart;
■md intWMt fame--v'rcalize the expecta
tious" ° Should they fail to do
at its next session will execute
the work which it committed to them.
Colonel James W. Wall,
A correspondent, who signs himself “ A
Douglas Man,” writing from Burlington, New
Jersey, denies the statement in our local co
lumns that Colonel James W. Wall, who was
recently arrested for treason, was a Douglas
man in the late Presidential contest. He clearly
shows, by a copy of a letter written to a politi
cal committee on the 22d ©f September, 1800,
by Colonel Wale, that he was a warm advo
cate of what was termed the “ fusion ticket -”
at that period, and a bitter antagonist of the
views expressed by Mr. Douglas himself, and
aU his faithful friends, in favor of straight-out
electoral tickets. Colonel Wall voted for Mr.
Douglas on every ballot, at Baltimore, but
after his nomination pursued the course we
have described, and bitterly denounced those
who did not agree with him. We therefore
make this correction, particularly as our cor
respondent says : “ I consider "the notice in
your columns a libel upon the Douglas men
who so consistently battle lor the preservation
of our beloved Union. I doubt, sir, if you
can point to an illustration of a < Douglas man ’
and a traitor beneath the same skin.”
A highly respected correspondent com
plains because the Government arrests certain
suspected individuals without let ting the world
know the offences of which they are supposed
to be guilty. lie ought to recollect that Mr.
Lincoln and his Cabinet are in charge of a
great trust, and are expected to rescue the Re
public from overthrow. The duty confided to
them is novel, startling, and grave, and the
bolder the measure they resort to, the more
complete will be their compensation. The man
who assails the American Union in this exi
gency should either leave the country or be
sent where he can do no more mischief.
We notice that the Hon. John Cessna, of
Bedford, Pa., has been nominated for the As
cept as a Democrat, When, in order ta sub
serve the purposes of party, as high toned a
gentleman as Mr. Cessna agrees to such a de
gradation as this, wc can only deplore the
example. The man who will not fling behind
him all mere political ties in this dark hour
cannot be a trne representative of tlie people.
A private letter recently received in this
city, from Winchester, Ta., says that terrible
distress has existed there for a long period,
caused r.ot only by the generally distracted
condition ofaflairs iu Virginia, but by the fact
that more than L’,ooo sick soldiers have been
quartered in the town, converting nearly every
house into a hospital, and not only requiring
great attention from the inhabitants, but caus
ing, in turn, much sickness among them.
Horrors seem to he rapidly accumulating !
among the people of the South. They are
suffering not only from the rigors of tlie block- ,
ode, the prospect of successful attacks upon j
their seaboard, along tlie line of the Missis- j
sippi, and possibly in other quarters, but in j
many sections the season has been particularly i
unfavorable to their crops. Great ravages 1
have been inflicted by the « army worm” upon j
tlie plantations of Louisiana, and the heavy [
rains have made some districts extremely un
healthv.
Loyal Southern Officers of the Navy.
There are now in the United States Navy 9 '
captains, 14 commanders, and 37 lieutenants :
from the seceded States. They are loyal to :
the core. Eleven captains, 30 commanders, i
and 61 lieutenants have gone over to the trai- j
tors since the rebellion began* i
Tl.c-r? lias been a slight change in the pro
gramme of the traitors in nearly every State
m which they have commenced their infa
mous labors for the destruction of the Govern
ment. They have endeavored to turn the
whole nation into a school for treason, modi
fying tlieir lessons in each community. It is
curious to notice how many ingenious pre
texts they have devised to precipitate State
after State into an attitude of rebellion, but
wherever they gain the ascendency, by fair or
foul means, they exhibit remorseless cruelty
and unrelenting tyranny in their efforts to
consolidate their power, to crush out opposi
tion, and to silence or destroy all Union men.
Where they are in a minority they plead for
toleration, and whine about imaginary perse
cutions ; hut wherever they have cajoled or
terrified the majority of the people into an
acquiescence with tlieir schemes, they at once
become the most remorseless and vindictive
of persecutors.
At present, Kentucky is the scene of one
of the most important acts of the Secession
drama. The arts by which other States have
been lured from their allegiance have, lip to
this time, been plied in vain against her loyal
people. Her treacherous Senator, Breckin
ridge, and her traitorous Governor, Magoffin,
have been unable to mislead and control those
whose generous confidence they have en
deavored to reward by luring them on to ruin.
Appeal after appeal has been made to the bal
lot-box, only to find the majorities for the
Union cause increased at each new test of
public opinion. Failing in all such ctforts,
forcible means have been resorted to. The
State has been invaded by the insurgent troops,
nominally because camps of the Union forces
had been established within its borders, but
really for the reason that the leaders of the
conspiracy are determined to domineer over
Kentucky if they can. The Memphis Jlrgu;,
one of tlicir organs, boldly proclaims their
policy when it says that “no such idea has
ever, for one moment, entered the mind of the
Southern people as that Kentucky shall remain
under the iron rule of the Yankee despotism.
The South needs her territory, and must hare
Z r Mood, and conquest.”
This is doubtless the real motive of General
Polk in taking possession of Columbus. It is
true he proclaims that he will withdraw his
troops provided a guarantee is given to him
that the soldiers of the Union shall all be with
drawn and that they shall not be allowed in
future to enter or occupy any point in the
State. Of course iio such promise can be
given without a virtual secession from the
' 1 ’ 's^atcjto^
waging for our
4hu navy arc
lart.
yonfTWWWWWWWTuse it is fully ioiTtr's»^ lw
talk of belonging to a Union whoso soldiers it
will lint permit to march over its soil. As the
Louisville Democrat well remarks, Ills demand
virtually amounts to this •• “ Secede, from the
Union, overthrow your government, and I will
leave you!'" Polk evidently desires to draw
around his banner the misguided young men
of the Commonwealth who sympathize 1 with
the traitors, and to make Kentucky, like > ir
ginia and Missouri, a great battle ground.
The Union men, fully understanding this
scheme, passed by a very decided
vote a resolution directing tire Governor to
call out the military force “ to expel and drive
out the invaders,” and also to appeal to the
United States Government for assistance and
for the protection against invasion guarantied
by the Federal Constitution. This act was
vetoed by Magoifin, notwithstanding his pro
mise to obey the wishes of the Legislature,
but the resolution was at once adopted by
botli houses in spite of his veto. He has since
requested the insurgent troops to re
tire from the State, and a spirit of
indignation against the traitors who have
sought to draw Kentucky into the vortex
of Secession lias been aroused, which will, we
trust, render the great majority of her citizens
not only willing but anxious to assist the Go
vernment of the United States in every possi
ble wav, to the extent, of their power, in the
i present great struggle between patriots and
' trauois.
| It will be seen by the letter of the President
i to Gen. Flit.host, that he has directed him
! '■'> modify the provisions of the important pro-
J clamatm,, i, e recently issued. The clause
i which is to he vv>i ls changed, stated that “ the
. property, real and pwonal, of all persons m
the State of Missouri, who shall take up arms
; against the United States, who shall be direct
; ly proven to have taken an active part with the
| enemies in the field, is declared to be confis
’ catcd to the public use, and their slaves, if
, they have any, declared free men.” -
| The act of Congress, relating to
I of rebels, which the Fresident dire'
| Fremont to respect, is as mat wnen
i Sec. 4. And be it present insurrection
! ever hereafter. d".-" the United States, any
i the Go- 1 00 hel<llo labor or *cnnoe under
: State shall be required or permitted
; the Person to whom such labor or service is
i,.aimed to be due, or by the lawful agent of such
person, to take up arms against the United States;
or shull be required or permitted by the person to
whom such labor or service is claimed to be duo, or
his lawful agent, to work or to be employed in or
upon any fort, navy yard, dock, armory, ship, en
trenchment, or in any military or naval service
whatsoever, against the Government and lawful
authority* of the United States, then, and in every
such case, the person to whom sueh labor or servicc
is claimed to be due shall forfeit his claim to such
labor, any law of the State or of the United States
to the contrary notwithstanding. And whenever
thereafter the person claiming such labor or service
shall seek to enforce his claim, itshall be a full and
sufficient answer to such claim that the person
whose service or labor is claimed had been cm
ployed in hostile service against the Government
of. the United States, contrary to the provisions of
this act.
It will be readily seen that there is an im
portant difference between these two orders.
General Fremont’s original proclamation di
rected that the slaves of all persons in the
State of Missouri who had taken up arms
against the Government should bo << declared
free men.” The act of Congress referred to
only makes those slaves free who have been
employed in hostile service against the Go
vernment.
General Lvov, who lost his life in the battle
near Springfield, had previousl}’ willed his
whole property, valued at $30,000, to the
United States Government. This sum was
the pecuniary expression of all his self-denial,
hard toil, and great military talents. These he
devoted to the Republic, and having offered
his life upon its altar, crowned his career by
refunding to the same Great Master the mo
neys it had given him. Does not his example
exhibit more glaringly the infamy of hundreds
.who, like him, derived wealth and renown
from the Government, and who now lead the
amiies of its enemies to menace tlie capital
and overwhelm its defenders ? Let the boast
ed “ chivalry” of Virginia learn a lesson from
the noble soldier of Connecticut!
Colonel Boiilex’s Regiment. —The fine
regiment under command of Colonel Boiilen
is rapidly being filled. The experience he
has gained by his service in the Mexican war,
and the close attention he has paid to military
afliiirs in Europe, render him peculiarly well
ftllolifiAfl - fnr o 1
attention he is paying to everything that ap
pertains to the equipment, discipline, and
character of his men, leads us to believe that
he will form one of the best regiments in tlie
field. Lieutenant Colonel Maculek, who is
associated with him, was a classmate of Gene
ral Sieger, in one of the military schools of
Germany, and will doubtless distinguish him.
self during the campaign.
Publications Received.—From S. C. Upturn,
Hill Chestnut street, newspaper agent, the Conthill.
J\l(igazine and Temple Ear, London magazines,
fur .September, with continuations of Philip,by
Thackeray, and “ The Seven Sons of Mammon.-’
by Sala; Illustrated News of the World, with
steel portrait of Murchison, the Geologist; Illus
trated London A r ews, with pictorial supplement;
Punch, the Wrehly Times, Reynold's Miscel
lany, and London Journal, all of August 31st.
Mr. Upham has brought out some new patriotic
envelopes. One of these, “ The Soldier’s Dream
of Home,” is beautiful in design and execution.
Large Attractive Sale or French DRV
Goons. Ribbons, Embroideries, axu Fancy Ar
ticles, Ac. — The early attention of purchasers is
requested to the large and attractive assortment of
Ircnch, German, Swiss, and British dry goods, bon
net ribbons, silks, shawls, dress goods, embroideries,
and French fancy goods, comprising about 775 lots
Of choice articles, in silk, worsted, woollen, cotton,
and linen fabrics, to bo peremptorily sold, by cata
logue, for cash, commencing this morniDg, at 10
o’clock, and to be continued the greater part of the
day, without intermission, by Myers, Claghorn, A
Co., auctioneers, Nos. 233 and 234 Market street.
Two Hundred Carriages at Auction. Mr.
Herknese’ fall trade sale of carriages will take
place on next Wednesday morning, 18th instant, at
the bazaar, Ninth and Saneom streets. The car
riage; are dow open for examination,
Secession in Kentucky
Gen. Fremont’s Proclamation.
A Noble Example.
LEXTER FROM “ OCCASIONAL."
TVAfliuvaiOH, .September 15,18G1
It would be a patent absurdity to compare
the present strugglo on this continent with
any other that has taken place since the begin
ning of civilisation. It stands alone. The
principles and issues involved arc so sharp and
so well defined as to be beyond misrepresenta
tion, The American people of the loyal States
are not only contending for the existence of a
happy and equal Government, but,as the Hon.
David Tod, the veteran Democrat now run
ning for Governor of Ohio on the Union
ticket, expresses it, they are contending for
the right of self-government. This is in fact
a struggle between freedom and slavery. I
use these words in their broadest significance.
Men of tender nerves may be shocked at the
expression, but it is right for us fearlessly to
contemplate our duty and our destiny. When
I say a struggle between freedom and slavery,
I do not mean the abstract question of negro
slavery, but of white slavery, because, if this
movement fails, the free whites of the loyal
States will become the abject slaves of the
worst aristocracy in human annals. Much as
statesmen have protested against black ser
vitude in the Southern States, the condition,
to-day, of the white people iu that section of
the country is far more lamentable. They
are subject to a despotism whicli deprives
them of the liberty of speech, and of the
liberty of action, which destroys their busi
ness, forces them into the army, and compels
them to submit to inconceivable humiliation
and suffering. Cut loose from all intercourse
with their brethren in the North and the
West, SCt upon by spies, they are driven into
an approval of the most excessive tyrannies,
and, in order to rescue themselves from per
secution, forced to proclaim, every hour of
their lives, the monstrous lie that they sanc
tion that which is heaping upon them un
imaginable wrong.
If this conspiracy shall triumph, what will
be the condition of the intelligent producing
classes of the free States ? Contemplate, for
a moment, the capture of tile city of Wash
ington by the slavery banditti under Beaure
gard and Davis. Try, if you can, to realize
the results that would flow from the secession
of Maryland, the loss to the Union column of
Delaware, of Kentucky, Missouri, and, by
consequence, tlie seizure and monopoly of the
navigation of the Mississippi river. If you
submit to this catastrophe, you will be re
garded by the civilized world, not only as
having lost your manhood, not only as having
parted with all claim to the respect of otliof
self-constituted nobility; and who, having suc
ceeded in overthrowing the regular Govern
ment of the United States, substituted for it
what must be neither more nor less than a
monarchy—making of yourself, as I have said,
the merest dependents, and attaching all your
great interests to tlieir own peculiar institu
tions. The consideration of negro slavery
becomes a matter of measureless insignificance
compared with the danger of converting tills
country into a theatre, upon which the great
tragedy of turning the whole white population
into the abject followers and inferiors of a
cabal of reckless tyrants is to be enacted.
That the end of this struggle will be the abo
lition of slavery requires no prophet to tell;
and those who will deserve the credit, if credit
it be, of producing such an issue, are not the
anti-slavery fanatics of the North, but the
pro-slavery fanatics of the South. Wliat is
to become of the so-called servile population
when emancipated is a problem that may
well be postponed to a future day—a lega
cy that may well be left to our posteri
ty, upon whose shoulders we are about to
place inconceivable burdens. It is for the
white race that our armies are fighting. It is
for Iranian liberty in its highest and broadest
aspect that the “ fierce debate” is now being
conducted on the banks of the Potomac, the
Ohio, and the Mississippi. It is for a common
religion, an unmutiiated church, an open Bi
ble, a general and generous popular educa
tion, a liberal system of emigration laws, an
untrammelled press, an uncorrupted and in
corruptible judiciary, an equality among men,
fair competition for the best honors of the Re
public, an unrestricted commerce, a healthy
and derated industry, a comprehensive and
unquestioned toleration to men of ah creeds
°nrt countries —sot these that we are to
day co.uending. What madness, what folly,
wliat iveakness, to attempt to compare such a
contest with the struggles that have taken
place in other nations, with the petty wars be
tv-en foreign principalities, even with that
which Cromwell led, and, lower than ail, with
that bloody drama which took place in France
fi£ffons'aritt hurled more than one
tyrant from a guilty throne!
Is it possible that England, who boasts of her
own liberal laws, and who has made more than
one pompous declaration of sympathy with
every movement looking to the amelioration
of the condition of those masses that have
been crushed under the heel of tyranny, can
successfully set herself up against the immor
tal doctrines involved in the unparalleled con
test now going on tipon these shores ? Base
and degraded as many of her statesmen have
already become by their hesitation hi this
crisis, they will be forced to retrace their steps,
or else to submit to the most fearful conse
quences. They should remember that sympathy
with liberty cannot be circumscribed, and that
the same influences which drove the Bourbons
from France, and rocked Great Britain itself
with tnmultuous and turbulent emotions, may,
at this day, produce a revolt such as has had
no parallel in history. The British statesmen
are now panic-stricken at the prospect of the
loss of the cotton trade. They anticipate with
terror the spectacle of millions of their popu
lation turned out of employment, and, in order
to save themselves from that which it were
better to accept as inexorable destiny, they
sink the grand moral question at stako in the
war between freedom and slavery in this
country, and attempt to put forward their
commercial necessities as a shield behind
which to conceal their sympathies with trea
son. TYhen multitudes of Englishmen find
themselves without work, and arc forced to
look upon the causes that have led to their dis
tress, they may probably follow the example
presented by the experience of other nations,
and take possession of a Government which,
had it thrown itself on the side of the Ameri
can Union, might have contributed to a speedy
termination of this conflict, and, by so doing,
have rescued England from ttie horrors which
are now impending above her head.
Public Amusements.
Walnut-street Theatre. —An original play,
written expressly for this theatre, will be produced
here this evening. For the first time on any stage,
a dramatic adaptation of “ Great Expectations,”
Charles Dickens’ new and powerful story, will be
played. The authoress is Madame Julie dc Mar
guerittes, who ie by no meauß inexperienced in
stage-writing, and stands high as a critic upon
stage-acting. Dramatic as are most of Dickens’
works, and “ Great Expectations” not the least so,
it will require no common skill wad tact to make
this a go«i acting-play. One charm of the story is
its gradual development of the life and character of
Pip. This is provided for, in the play, by a Pro
logue, in which Pip, as a boy. will be played by
little Miss C. Jefferson. In the play itself, consist
ing of four acts, Pip, as a young man, will be per
sonated by Mr. Bascomb, who is capable of playing
it sufficiently well) and who, without any brilliant
talent, invariably is "letter-perfect” in the au
thor’s text, speaks the dialogue distinctly and pro
perly, and pays suitable attention to costume. We
know nothing whatever of this play except from
the bill of this evening, which tells us that Mrs.
Anna Cowell will play Estella, the capricious and
beautiful young lady who makes such havoc in
Pip's heart; that Miss Grey will be Miss Havi
sham, the rich lady who has been crazed by a
heart-quake in her youth; that Mr. Hemple, whose
figure seems specially built for the part, will be
honest Joe Gargary; that Mr. George Johnston,
one of the most effective general actors in
the company, will represent Wemmici, the
lawyer, and that Abel Magwitch, the real hero
of the piece, will be represented by Mr. Adams. As
Compey figures in both parts of the play, we pre
sume the dramatist brings him out more strongly
than the novelist has done. Mr. John McCullough,
who Is becoming a favorite here, plays that part.
As the house-bill tells us that Mrs. Joe Garga
ry will be played by Mr. Thayer, while the news
paper advertisements put itfr*. T. iu the part, we
can only say that, if it be the gentleman, we hope
he will have the dialogue by heart—by way of no
velty. It may be necessary to mention that the
curtain will rise at 7t o’clock, instead of a quarter
to 8, as before. The orchestra will perform some
fine operatic music, arranged by Dr. Cunnington,
the leader.
Arch-street Theatre.—Up to the present
time, this theatre has been more sueoessful than
any other in this city. Mrs. Drew has an excellent
company—not inferior, we do believe, to that which
has made Wallack’e theatre distinguished over all
its competitors in New York. The additions to the
THE PEESS-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1861.
Occasional.
Company arc numerous and good. There is Char
lotte Thompson, ns talented as she is pretty; Mrs.
Charles Henri, good in familiar comedy and farce;
Mr. Mortimer, in a- fair way of boooming the best
light comedian in America; Mr. Frank Drew, Mr.
Scallan, and Mr. Henri, arc acquisitions also—and
Gilbert —"glorious JohnI’—is 1 ’ —is ndccided gain to ttao
managemont nnd the public; Miss Emma Taylor
—though we dislike her intonation, with its sharp
ascending and descending points. Mr. Shewcll
and'Mr. Wallis are to beremembered, nnd, each in
her own line, yet with the p>wer of doing well in
any other, are Mrs. Drew, admirable as a come
ditnve , and Miss Wells, who plays eccentric parts
with an ability whicli stamps her—a great actress.
As the youngest lady in this company, Miss Charlotte
Thompson ought to receive special notice here. She
hiisdeeidod talents, and a few seasons at this theatre
will mature them. Already she has become a fa
vorite. " The Clandestine Marriage” will be re
vived here, this evening, with a very good oast.
John Gilbert ns Lord Ogleby —the part which the
late William Farrcn thought his best, and which
no one con now give half so well as Mr. Gilbert,
Mrs. Heidelberg by Miss Wells—more exactly in
her peculiar line than any character she has played
this season, and Miss Sterling by Mrs. Drew.
“ The Loan of a Lover” ns the afterpiece, with
Gertrude and Peter Spite by Mrs. C. Henri, and
Frank Drew. To-morrow evening another new play.
It is announced os from the French, bears the title of
“Jeannette; or, Lo Cretin dc la Montagne,” and
has been several months in preparation.
Continental Tiieatbe.— The unfortunate acci
dent at the Continental Theatre, on Saturday eve
ning. much as it is to be lamented, does not appear
to have originated from any cause over which the
management had any control. The gauze or tissuo
dress of a danseuse caught fire from a gas-light.
Instead of lying down on the floor and rolling
about, literally to crush out the flames, the poor
girl rushed on the stage, the fire increased by her
action. What followed to the others was the result
of a stampede, caused by a general panic. Mr.
Wheatley's coolness nnd good sense prevented the
audience from being needlessly alarmed, and they
retired without crush, confusion, or accident. Par
ticulars of the disaster will be found in our local
department. We shall only mention here, that if
poor Miss Gale had exhibited the slightest presence
of miud, she would probably have escaped with
slight injury. Theatrical people should especially
be aware, that when the flame has caught their
dress, (he very worst thing they can do is to re
main in an erect posture, or to move farther than
to lie down, and, if possible, roll a carpet or a
table-cloth around them, and so extinguish the
flnme. Moreover, it is well known that if muslins
and guuzes. which generally constitute a main por
tion of the costume of stage-dancers, be steeped in
a solution of common alCm, after having been
washed, and before they nre “ made up.” it is inn-
I’jtfSihff 'ivf to put them in flames. If
§ie strikes them, the tissue merely smoulders away,
'stage-managers ought to make and rigidly enforce
a rule that theatrical dresses should be rendered
un-inflammable.
The Continental will be closed this evening, out
of respect to the deceased; but "The Tempest”
will be repeated to-morrow evening, and all through
the week. Wednesday evening will be devoted to
a benefit for the sufforers.
Wc regret that a very HH-Shakspearian version of
one of the noblest dramas ever written should have
been adopted here ; but the play is well put on the
etage. and the personation of CuUban is wonderfully
good, standing out, among the other characters, as
peculiar and effective. The dancing is good, nnd
the scenery fine, culminating in the most beautiful
finale, of moclianical and artistical combination, we
have ever looked at.
LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
FROM WASHINGTON.
An Important Letter from the
President.
General Fremont’s Proclamation to be Modified,
Transfer iDf Union Prisoners from
Richmond to Charleston.
THE NATIONAL LOAN.
ARREST OF SPIES AT FORT TOBACCO.
Important from Hatteras Inlet.
Capture of Four Teasels under English Colors.
FROM MISSOURI.
A BATTLE NEAR BOONEVILLE.
THE HOME GUARDS VICTORIOUS
A Skirmish at Glasgow.
Special Despatches to “The Press."
Washington, September 15,
The Rumors;-To-day.
The city is aU excitement to-day, caused by a
rumor that 60,060 rebel troops crossed the Potomac
at Foolsville, thirtj- fiw miles above Washington,
and that they are advancing towards the city,
There are no facts, however, in the city to confirm
the story, and the War Department is without, any
communication on tho subject.
Vlljr quci (o-flay,
With the exception of one or two rumors', which
have caused some anxious inquiry, the city is very
quiet. The Fresident and Mrs. LmcOLX attended
Divine service in Dr. (idhlev's church. Lieut.
Gen. Scott, Col. Townsend, and other members
of the General’s staff, attended Dr. Pvne’s church.
The day was fine, and the churches generally were
well filled.
All Quiet Along the Virginia Line
There has been more than the usual quiet pre
vailing on the Virginia side of the river throughout
to-day. The recent order for the better observance
of tho Sabbath was everywhere respected. The
religious services in the various camps were nu
merously attendod.
A Narrow Escape.
Capt, Ingalls, of the Quartermaster's Depart
ment, nnd Second Comptroller Cltts came near
being killed, wounded, or taken prisoners to-day,
by approaching too near the rebel lines. They Bad
passed Ball’s Roads in an open carriage, our pick
ets informing them that everything was safe for
half a mile beyond, when, in fact, we have no sen
tinels on the road beyond ’the crossing. The party
had approached within a of the Loudoun
and Hampshire Railroad, when they were fired
upon by the rebel pickets concealed in the bushes.
The excursionists immediately retreated, and suc
ceeded in reaching our lines safely. Notwithstand
ing the dangers attending travelling outside our
pickets, it is unnccountable that civilians persist in
it, contrary to tho advice of the military autho
rities.
The Situation.
General McClellan left on Saturday, and paid
a visit to the column under General Banks. He
returned late last night. He was received with
great enthusiasm, and, although he passed very
rapidly through the lines, made many most im
portant suggestions, and was exceedingly gratified
with his visit. It is the opinion here that the
attack, if made at all. will be made within the
next three days, and that it will commence in the
division under General Banks.
Arrest of Spies at Fort Tobacco.
A detachment of Col. Young’s cavalry, under
Captain White, arrested three spies yesterday,
near Port Tobacco, Maryland, and brought them
to Washington. On their persons were found topo
graphical and other information designed for trans
mission to the enemy from that neighborhood so
contiguous to tlie Virginia shore, and of which the
rebels have long availed themselves, I’. W. Wal
ker, of Brooklyn, the Washington correspondent
of the New York Express, went thither on Friday
afternoon with a detachment of Young’s cavalry
on a scouting tour, and aided-by a guard of two
soldiers, captured an active Secessionist, whp
was placed in confinement at a house near the
place of arrest.
The guard having necessarily to absent them
selves from the premises to attend to their horses
and other business, the prisoner, while Mr. WALKER
was taking minutes of the conversation with him,
suddenly drew his knife, plunged it into the latter’s
body, and rushing from the house, made his escape
before one of the guards, who was outside, could
have a fair shot at him. The neighborhood was
afterwards searched for the fugitive, but without
success. The pursuit is not, however, abandoned.
Mr. Walker is lying in a dangerous condition, and
receiving proper attention. He had, it is related
by the offioer who communicated the above fact,
gathered much valuable information.
Late and Important News from England.
Advices by the last steamer, just received here,
prove conclusively that the English Government
are determined to open cotton fields wherever the
cultivation of that staple is at all practicable.
They have, at last, made up their minds to the
fact that this war is to go on until the rebellion is
conquered,—thnt no peace will be tolerated except
upon the basts of surrender and submission to the
Constitntion and the laws; and that, therefore, the
blockade will be made more efficient than any that
has ever been known. This may be tailed the end
of the cotton monopoly in the Southern and
slaveholding States. My informant, an Ameri
can gentleman, now resident in Paris, of high dis
tinction, assures me that, in five years, the end of
the cotton monopoly in the Southern States will
have been reached.
Southern Traitors iu Europe.
Quite a ovmbev ot'Southerners in Paris uad Gun-
don have moderated their tone since the news of
the arrest of Faulkner has reached there. Thoy
have come to the conclusion that they cannot re
turn with safety, and will, therefore, remain
abroad, or consont to take the oath of allegiance on
their return. The arrest of Faulkner has boen
reoeived with great joy by the loyal men living in
Paris. AmODg others set down as heartily sympa
thizing with tho Secessionist;: is the late consul at
Paris, Mr. Spencer, appointed under Mr. Bu
chanan, charged to New York although taken
from Pennsylvania, and selected under tho auspices
of the illustrious Bob Tvler.
Letter of the President to Gen. Fremont—
The Late Proclamation Modified.
The following letter from the President to Gen,
Fremont was transmitted on the 12th inst. :
Washington, D. C., Sept. 11,1801
To Major General John C. Fremont:
Sir : Yours of the Bth inst., in answer to mine of
the 20th inst., has just boen received.
Assuming that you. being upon the ground, could
better judge of the necessities of your position than
I could at this distance, on seeing your proclama
tion of August BOtb, _I perceived no general objec
tion to it. The particular clause, however, in rela
tion to the confiscation of property and the libera
tion of slaves appeared to me to be objectionable in
its non-conformity to the act of Congress, passed
tho 6th of last August, upon tho same subject, and
hence I wrote to you, expressing my wish that that
clausa should be modified accordingly.
Your answer, just received, expresses the pre
ference, on your part, that I should make nn open
order for the modification, which I very cheer
fully do. It is, therefore, ordered that the said
clause of said proclamation be so modified, held,
and construed as to conform to, and not to transcend
the provisions on the same subject contained in tho
act of Congress, entitled “ An net to confiscate the
property used for insurrectionary purposes.” ap
proved August 6th, 1801, and that the said act be
published at length, with this order.
Y’our obedient servant, A. Lincoln.
Two Rebels Shot.
About 1 o’clock this afternoon two of tho rebel
pickets stationed at Munson's Hill ventured be
yond their usual picket line, when they were fired
on by our sharp-shooters. As they were both seen
to fall, it is supposed that they were killed.
Our Troops Under Arms.
Nearly all the regiments in the neighborhood of
Arlington Heights and Chnin Bridge were out
under arms during all last night. The artillery
practice is daily continued at the forts, The Lin
coln Cavalry, composed of two companies from
Pennsylvania, one from Michigan, and nine from
New York, is now thoroughly organized, the Jell!"
nnd staff officers having boen swqywo a* follows:
Col. Mcltcynvldr; Lieut, Col, Van Schikfuss,
formerly of tho Prussian army; Major C. 11. Ogle,
late of the regular army dragoons; It. W. Adams,
who raised two of the companies in New Y'ork ;
and Auguste Hourland. formerly of the Prussiam
army; Adjutant Battersly, of New York: Quarter
master, E. H. Bailey, formerly of Michigan;
Chaplain, Ilev. Raleigh Latterly, of Newark, N.
J., an old and intimate friend of Colonel Mcßcy
nolds.
The Admission of the Rebel Flag into
Havana.
M 1 TassAro, the Spanish minister, has called to
assure the Secretary of State that the report from
Charleston ,that the Captain General of Cuba has
issued a proclamation recognizing the rebel flag, is
untrue. What has happened is, that vessels from
any point in tho United States, in possession of the
rebels, coming into a port with irregular papers,
are admitted ex necessitate , without notice of their
irregularity, just as they have been admitted in all
other ports since the rebels obtained possession of
the custom houses in the insurgent States. It is
needless to .say that no Euch vessels can be abroad,
without escaping the blockading force. There is no
recognition of a rebel flag in the Spanish ports or
any other port*.
Munson’s Ilill—Skirmish at Ball’s Cross
Roads.
The position of nffairs at Munson's Hill remains
unchanged. No large force is visiblo from this
side of the entrenchments. In a skirmish last
night, near Ball's Cross Roads, it is fonxed that a
lieutenant in the Third Vermont Regiment, and
three privates in the Ninth Massachusetts Regi
ment, whose names could not be ascertained, were
taken prisoners, as they are missing. One of our
men was wounded.
The rebels are burning the woods around their
fortifications at Fairfax Court House.
From the North Carolina Blockade—Cap«
ture of Prizes—lmportant Disclosures.
The following despatches have been received at
the Navy Department:
U. S. Steamer Pawnee, I
Hatteras Inlet, Sept. 10,1861. j
Sir : I have "to state for tho information of the
Department, that I have taken a valuable prize this
morning, now called the “ Susan Jane, of Nevis,
West Indies.” This schooner was called the
Charles McCless, when she cleared at Newborn,
North Carolina, two days before the blockade went
into effect on this coast. She took n cargo of spirits
of turpentine to the West Indies, and at. Charleston,
Nevis Island, obtained an English register, hut
without a bill of sale or an endorsement of any
kind on the part of the master or agent, and with
out any other paper required under the English
law. She sailed from Nevis to Halifax. N. S.. and
there took on board an assorted cargo, consisting
of blankets, cloth, iron, steel, brogans, axes, Ac.,
all of which were purchased in Now York and
Boston, os Is abon;n hr the blits of lading from dif
ferent houses in those cities. , - -.
I send the prize to PhUadeipuiu or a w York,
at the discretion of the prize master, Ineut. Crosby,
eo (hot b» nifiv he anthomed to enter the most a c
eessiWc harbor at this stormy period of the year.
I send all the papers found on board the prize in
charge of Lieut. Crosby, to be handed to the pro
per admiralty officer, and Capt. Ireland and four
of the crew. I shall detain, for the present, two
passengers, believed to be the supercargo, and also
the mate.
When this duty is completed, I have tq request
that Lieutenant Crosby may be permitted it, return
to his important duties at this Dia-i as
C nta n - (WraP Wool. P °l S
in v on boar d of the prize, because he
r_„ ‘mportant witness of what occurred after we
“Corded the schooner. This vessel, like the three
already captured, steered in under the belief that
Ihc forts were still in the hands of the enemy.
The Pawnee, having no colors, was taken for an
English cruiser, and they were not hoarded until
inside of the bar.
We are beginning to see signs of the enemy On
the southwestern side of the entrance, where, it is
believed, a picket guard frequent to watch our
movements.
I enclose n letter found among the papers of the
so-called Susan Jane, which may give the de
partment some idea of the policy in Nova Sootia.
I have the honor to he, very respectfully, your
obedient servant,
J. O. Rowaj*, Commander U. S. ft,
To Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy.
LIST OF VESSELS CAPTURED AT CAPE HATTERAS
The schooners Susan Jane , Ocean Wave, Har
riet Ryan, and Mary Wave.
Negroes on Gunrd at tke Rebel Pickets.
Major Lemon, of tho 32d N. I'. regiment, com*
Branding the picket post at Bailey’s Cross Roads,
reports to-day that negroes were seen performing
picket duty for the rebels.
Last Friday afterneon, at the time of the burning
of the dwellings of the Unionists, at Ball's Cross
Roads by the rolols, Samuel Bincn, bis wife,
daughter, and three sons, residing two miles to the
right of the forks of tho roads, were captured by
the rebels. It is supposed that their property was
destroyed, though nothing regarding this is posi
tively known.
The above are all the facts that could be gleaned
from a journey from the Chain Bridge to Alexan
dria.
Colonel Kerrigan-, of the New York Thirty
fifth Regiment, arrested to-day, at Ball’s Cross
Roads, a gentleman who was engaged in legitimate
Business, and in possession of a pass from General
McClellan. He was sent, under an escort, a dis
tance of three miles, to the headquarters of Gen.
McDowell, who promptly ordered his release.
The National Loan.
The national loan is succeeding beyond expecta
tion. Several hundred subscription agents were
appointed last wcekin nearly eyeTy loyal State,
including Virginia and Kentucky. A considerable
number have already accepted and sent in their
bonds and the others will all probably be at
work this week. The subscriptions of the
people have exceeded nine millions, and their
patriotic co-operation will doubtless enable
the banks to take the second instalment of fifty
millions and supply all the money needed
for a vigorous but economical prosecution of the
war. The Administration feels the importance of
justifying, by vigor, economy, and integrity, the
confidence manifested by the masses. Wasteful
expenditures and corrupt contracts, by which alone
the security of the working men who invest their
earnings in the loan can be impaired, will be vigor
ously repressed.
Gratifying Intelligence,
The following report of the Sanitary Commission,
now sitting at Washington, will be read with great
pleasure by those who are anxious to hear of the
condition and health of the American army :
Resolved. That the Sanitary Commission, har
ing, from the privileges accorded to it by the War
Department, peculiar advantages for observing the
condition of the troops, congratulates the Govern
ment and the country upon the improvement which
is taking place in the army and in everything re
lating to the army. This improvement includes not
only the more immediate conditions of health, but
the provisioning and supplying of the army, its dis
eipline and morale.
It is now a general rale that the men of the army
of the Potomac are well fed, and in fine health and
spirits. The officers are giving diligent attention
to their duties, and are gaining the confidence of
their men. To this general rule there are not
many exceptions, and the number is lessening.
The Commission testifies of this from the personal
observation of the army of the Potomao of its mem
bers. It has at the same time received generally
satisfactory reports from its agents in the Western
armies.
Tho Commission also wishes to acknowledge
the readiness, heartiness, and courtesv with which
its suggestions have been received fiy the Secre
tary of War, by the generals commanding each
department, and by ail the officers of the volun
teer forces.
The Commission desires further to express its
grateful appreciation of the liberality and prompt
ness of the public response to its call for material
and pecuniary aid, in its efforts to add to the ap
pliances available for the care and comfort of the
sick and wounded
American Commissioners to the World’s
exhibition.
The following is a list of the Commissioners ap
pointed by the President to represent the interests
of tho American exhibitor at the « t- vhihiimn of
the Industry of ell Hattons,’ 1 to bo bold in tbs City
of London, in September, 18B2; Wm\ H. Seward,
Secretary of State; Cai-j.b It. Smith, Secretary of
the Interior; Edward- Ev luett, of Massachusetts;
Josnrn llk.vrv, of tbo Smithsonian Institute;*
Robert I{. Mintl-rx, of New York; J. Daw-sox
Coleman, of Pennsylvania ; John H. KumART,
of Ohio ; Jas It. X'ARTitiiKiE, of Maryland; J>,
P. Johnson, of New York; Riciiaiid Wallacr,
Mayor of Washington ; Wm. IV'. Seaton, of Wash'
ington; Josiirn C. G. Kr.yyr.uv, Superintendent
of the Census.
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
THE REBEL STEAMER YORK! OWN
Demonstration against the Blockading Squadron
THE BALTIMORE PRISONERS AT THE FORTRESS,
Fortress Monhoe. Sept. 14, via Baltimore.—-
There was a prospect of an engagement last night
at Newport New. About 4 o’clock P. M., the
rebel steamer I oritoum ran down within three
miles and opened fire upon the camp and blockad
ing squadron, consisting of the Savannah, Cum
berland, and gunboat Louisiana- She fired
twenty-five shells, one of which exploded near the
Savannah) the othera fell considerably short.
The guns of the Cumberland and Savannah.
could not reach the Yorhtoien, but a couple of
Bhells from the Sawyer gun on the shore exploded
three-fourths of a mile beyond the steamer.
A Frenchman who managed to escape from the
Yorltou-n the day before yesterday, etatea that
she has been watching for some time an opportu
nity to run the blockade, and that the loyalty of
many of her crew was suspected.
About 4 o'clock P. M„ a party sent out to cut
fuel encountered 200 rebel cavalry and an equal
amount of infantry, about three miles from New
port News. The teamsters left their wagons and
galloped in to give the alarm, but no further de
monstration wns made, and tho wagons were after
wards recovered.
The rebel steamer Curtis Peel- made her ap
pearance this morning above Newport News, and
a steamer from Norfolk also made a reoonnois
sance.
Tho steamer Yorhtoien has been cut dawn for
ward and aft by the removal of her upper cabins,
so as to carry,,two large pivot guns. She has in
addition six heavy guns on each side. There are
no indications of her having been iron plated.
The distinguished political prisoners from Balti
more, including Mayor Brown, Boss Winans, Henry
May, and others, arrived at Old Point this Hom
ing. They will be closely confined in the casemates
within the fortress.
FROM BALTIMORE
ALL QUIET.
RIDICULOUS RUMORS AFLOAT.
Suspension of the Baltimore “ Exchange.”
Baltimore, Sept. lo. — The city has been un
usually quiet to-day.
IV. W. Glen, another of the editors of the Ex
change, was nrrested yesterday, and it is an
nounced that the paper will be suspended nfter to
morrow.
The most ridiculous rumors have been in circu
lation with regard to affairs at Frederick and
Washington city, but despatches announce that
quiet prevails in both cities.
The Arrests at Baltimore,
Baltimoue, Sept. 14.— The American of to
day gives the following list of the persons arrested
yesterday by the acting Police Marshal;
George William Brown, Mayor of Baltimore;
Boss Winans, Baltimore, Delegate in the Legis
lature ; Henry M. Warfield, do.; Dr. J. Hanson
Thomas, do.; T. Parkin Scott, do. ; Henry M.
Morfit, do.; Severn Teackle Wallis, do.; Charles
M. Pitts, do.; William G. Harrison, do.; Law
rence Sangston, do.; Thomas W. Hall, editor of
the South newspaper ; Frank Ivey Howard, one of
the editors and proprietors of the Exchange news
paper ; Henry May, member of Congress from Bal
timore city; Dr. A. A. Lynch, State Senator; Leo
nard G. Quinlan, Baltimore county delegate; Mr.
Dennison, do.
In addition to these, it was rumored that Benj. C.
Howard, reporter of the United States Supreme
Court, and the nominee of the “ Peace party ’’ for
Governor of this State, and John C. Brune, of the
House of Delegates, had also been arrested, but we
learn that the report with regard to Gen. Howard
has no foundation.
FROM KENTUCKY,
PROCLAMATION OF GOVERNOR MAGOFFIN.
THE REBEL TROOPS DIRECTED TO LEAVE THE STATE,
Frankfort, Ky., Sept. 14. —Governor Magoffin
has issued the following proclamation:
In obedience to the subjoined resolutions, adopted
by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Kentucky, the Governments of the Confederate
States, the State of Tennessee, and all others con
cerned, are hereby informed tbaU JvfnhwVy *.£-
tho ParW*—’ ~ troops to be
wififilrawn from her soil unconditionally.
<t In the State Senate, Mr. Whitaker introduced a
resolution authorizing the Military Board to seize"
i the State arms wherever found, and to employ a
[ sufficient police to protect the railroads.
From Missouri,
STATE Of AFFAIRS IN TUB NOlVrnyyESr—A BATTLE
’threatened
St. Loris, Sept. 14.—Advices from Northwest
Missouri state that since the withdrawal of the
Federal troops from St. Joseph’s, the Seeessionists
are arriving again, and some 2,000 had concentrated
in Andrew county, under Major Potter, while about
the same number of Unionists, composed of Mis
sourians and lowans, under Cols. Craner and Ed
wards, were stationed in the same region. Both
sides were preparing for a battle, and a conflict was
shortly expected.
Tom Harris, with 1.000 men, crossed the Mis
souri river at Arrow Rock, on Tuesdav last, bound
for General Price's army. Six hundred Seces
sionists, under Colonel Hull, were marching to
wards Glasgow on Wednesday, to cross the river,
and join Martin Green. The Secession camp at
Lick creek, Monroe county, was broken up by the
Federal troops on Sunday last, and it is reported
that 300 rebels were captured. Another camp at
Spencerburg, Pike county, was broken up on Mon
day, and sixteen Secessionists taken prisoners.
THE BATTLE NEAR BOOXETILLE —A VICTORY FOR
THX HOME GUARDS —A SKIItXISH AT GLASGOW.
Jefferson City, Sept. 14.—The steamer Sioux
City, just arrived from above, brings the intelli
gence that the fight at Booneviile yesterday morn
ing terminated in a victory to the Home Guards,
under Major Epp3tein, who held thoir entrench
ments, and the rebels, 1,000 strong, were driven
back, but were still in the neighborhood when the
Sioux City passed. The Home Guards lost one
man killed, and four wounded. The rebels lost
twelve killed, and thirty wounded. Among the
rebels killed were Colonel Brown and Captain
Brown.
A small detachment of Federal troops on- the
Sioux City had an engagement with Green's
force, at Glasgow, lasting half an hour, when a
battery of three guns was opened on the boat, and
the steamer retired, without loss.
Hannibal, Mo., Sept. 12.—The following ap
pears in the Messenger of this morning: All that
we can hear confirms the previous reports that the
rebels have full possession of St. Joseph, and are
doing pretty much as they please in that city. It
iB represented that they have taken the control of
municipal affairs, and are preventing the egress
and ingress of both the mails and passengers.
They have also levied heavy contributions on
several stores, taking just what they wanted. The
steamer Omaha has been seized and appropriated
to their purposes, and we learn that an effort was
made to send out the mail by hand-cars, but it was
intercepted and taken back; hence a complete
blockade exists, which accounts for our getting no
mail matter. The straightout Union men have
crossed the river to Elwood for safety, and taken
the ferry boat with them. At latan and Weston
it was said that the rebels permitted no one to go
into town, or out of it, witnont passes. From all
we can learn, the Union men and their property in
St. Joseph and the surrounding towns are com
pletely at the mercy of the rebels, and demand the
immediate interposition of the Federal arms to
save them from annihilation.
From Fortress Monroe and Hatteras.
FoitTiiKss Monroe. Sept. 13, (via Baltimore).—
The steamer J. R. Spaulding returned from Hat
teras Inlet this morning. The steamers Susque
hanna and Pawnee still remained. The former
had sustained but little injury by the collision with
the gunboat l ? lag. The SfHtald lag brought hither
the remnant of Col. IVeber's regiment, neatly one
thousand stand of arms captured from the rebels,
and a dozen prisoners, taken from the prizes mado
at the Inlet.
* Four vessels had run into the Inlet with Eng
lish colors, under the supposition that that-place
still belonged to the rebels, the United States flag
having been temporarily hauled down. Pilots
were offered tho vessels, and every facility for
getting in. They did not discover their mistake
until too late. Two of the vessels, the Susan
Jane and Harriet Ryan , were from British Pro
vinces. and had valuable cargoes of molasses, shoes,
and clothing.
Our troops at the Inlet have mounted all the guns
and rendered those active which had been spiked
by the Confederates before their surrender. No
intelligence of importance had been received from
the Sound or the main land. General Reynolds
ha= arrived at Old Point, and witt proceed to-mor
row by the steamer Spaulding to resume the com
mand at Hatteras Inlet.
Naval Affairs.
New York, September 15.—The United States
steamers Richmond and Powhatan, sailed from
Kingston, Jamaica, August 25, for St. Thomas.
The United States steamer Sumpter has arrived
from Loando, Africa, after a voyage of thirty-six
days. The Constellation was to sail August 12,
for Portsmouth, N. H. ; the Maheean, for Boston,
August 12; the San Jacinto and Mystic sailed
for Philadelphia, August 8; the Saratoga was at
Loando August Iff. The health of the fleet woe
good.
The British steamer Clalaramvia , from
Avgust 5.
From Buenos Ayres.
New Yobs, Sept. 15—The bark Convoy, has
arrived from Buenos Ayres, with dates to. July
241 h. The country was in a very unsettled, state.
Martial law had Men proclaimed iu the city, and
it was expected daily that Gen. Lrqmea would
inarch into the oity at the head of his amry.
Produce was scarce and commanding high prices.
Flour $24, Spanish, per barrel.
Three rebel privateers are reported ou the
Equator. «
Spoken on the Ptli, in lat. 35.12, long. ,4.9, eelir.
Revere, in charge of a United States naval officer,
captured by the Cumberland or Bainkriilge.
Southern Ncw».
Louisville, Sept. 14.—The Richmond Exami
ner of the 11 th instant states that one hundred and
fifty-six Yankee prisoners were sent to Castle
Pinckney, South Carolina Among them wore
Colonel Wilcox, Michigan First; Colonel Corcoran,
New York Sixty-ninth; Lieutenant Colonel Neff,
Second Kentucky; Major John W. Potter, Thirty
eighth New York; Rev. ii. W Dodge, chaplain
of the Eleventh New York ; Rev. H. Eddy, chap
lain Second Connecticut; Surgeons Griswold,
Thirty-eighth New York; Grey, United States
army’; Stone, United States army; Connolly, Se
cond New York; Harris, Second Rhode Island;
Captains Donney, Eleventh New York; Fish,
Thirty-second New York; Fairish; Seventy-ninth l
New York; Drew, Second Vermont; Shortliff,
Seventh Ohio; L. Gordon, Eleventh- Massachu
setts; Whittington and Jenkins, and'Lieutenant
Toy, of the Twenty-fifth New York; Lieutenants
Hamblm, (son of the re tor of that name,) of the
Thirty-eighth New York; Underhill; Eleventh
New York; Worcester, Eighty-first New Y'ork;
Dempsey, Second New York; Wilcosc, Seventh
Ohio; Gordon, Second DragoonE, U. S. At; Caleff,
Eleventh Massachusetts; Connolly. Sixty-ninth
New Y'ork, Captain Rickotte.of the UnitetfiStates
army, was to have accompanied the party, but 18
not sufficiently recovered from his woundbto un
dertake the journey.
Serious fears are entertained for the orops-of the
South. The rains of August are reported as the
heaviest and most general ever knowninthe South,
and they have been very disastrous.
The Savannah Republican clnime a fair rice
crop, but admits that the continuous rains- have
damaged it somewhat,
Tho Baton Rouge Advocate states that the cot
ton fields in that vicinity are literally covered l with
the nrmy worm, and that the fate of the crop will
be scaled in a few days, for the rains and the heavy
atmosphere are favorable to the worms.
Governor Rector, of Arkansas, has called an
extra session of the Legislature for the 4th of No
vember.
P. Kelly, claiming to be a Baltimorean, was ar
rested as a spy at Manassas on the 6th inst.
A. F. Bledsoe, Assistant Secretary of War of the
Confederate States, has resigned.
The Richmond shoe merchants urge the discharge
of all the ehoemakers from the army, and their
employment in the manufacture of shoes, composed
principally of canvas.
The Richmond Whig has a bitter article against
speculating contractors for the winter clothing, sup
plies for the army, and urges the impressment of
the cotton and woollen mills into the public Eervice,
to avoid speculating contracts. It states positively
that the War Department has detailed from- the
army operatives to be employed in the cloth fac
tories
Jeff. Thompson has issued a proclamation, in
which, as a retaliatory measure for General Fre
mont’s proclaimed intentions, he threatens for every
one of the Southern forces, citizens or soldiers, of
Missoeri executed, to hang, draw, and quarter a
minion of Abraham Lincoln.
The Charleston Courier says that preparations
are making in that city for manufacturing locomo
tives on a large scale.
Movements of the Rebels.
Iroxtox, Mo.. September IS —A reliable Union
man, just arrived from Greenville, reports that
General Hardee has returned to that place with
800 men, and threatens to march on this point im
mediately.
Jeitkuson Citv. September 13.—The cor
respondent of the St. Louis Democrat furnishes the
following intelligence:
A messenger from Colonel Mulligan, at Lexing
ton, reports thnt General Price’s advance guard
reached Warrensburg on Tuesday, and Governor
Jackson made them a speech,
General Price claims to have 10.000 men, and
bis main body is approaching Lexington.
This messenger brings an official account of a
skirmish between the rebels and General Love's
forces, dated nt Port Bledsoe, near Fort Scott, the
substance of which is as follows :
He says that immediately after leaving Spring
field he despatched General Rains to clear tho
counties bordering on Kansas of the marauding
bands that have been devastating that section of
the country ; thnt he himself advanced to General
Rains' assistance, and their combined force encoun
tered at Big Dry Wood Creek the forces under
Generals Lane, Montgomery, and Jennison, and
after a brisk skirmish of au hour and a quarter the
Federal troeps retreated, and were pursued by his
forces about three miles. He states his loss at three
killed and twenty-seven wounded, and says he
buried three of General Lane's men.
He concludes by saying that the enemy have con
tinued to retreat northward from Fort Scott, which
post they have abandoned, and adds: “This re
lieves me of the necessity of pursuing them to
Kansas, the soil of which I am unwilling to invade,
unless her citizens shall provoke me to do so by
committing renewed outrages on the people of this
State, and in that event I shall not only cross the
border, but will lay waste their farms and utterly
destroy the cities and towns of that State.”
This correspondent adds: “While this shows
that there has been some skirmishing on the bor
ders. it does not prove that the rebels have got any
advantage : but, on the contrary, it would appear
that they have found a force too strong for them,
and given up their plan of Advancing into Kansas,
and turned upon the weaker force at Lexington.
Their design now is evidently first to take Lexing
ton and then bring Governor Jackson here."
LATER FROM EUROPE.
THE STEAMER KANGAROO OFF GAPE RACE.
MORE TROOPS FOR CANADA.
VIGILANC E OF U. S. GOVERNMENT.
Terrible Railroad Accident Near London,
GUiVIMKRCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
COXSOLS 92> + 'a92%
Sr. Johns, N. F., Sept. 14.—The steamship
Kangaroo , from Liverpool on the 4th, Via Queens
town on the sth inst., passed off Cape Race this
afternoon.
England was about to send three more regiments
forthwith to Canada.
Spies in the employ of the Government at Wash
ington were reported to be on board all the trans-
Atlnntio steamers.
Another terrible railroad accident occurred near
London, by which thirteen persons were killed and
fifty wounded.
The steamer Kangaroo has 200 passengers. She
passed the Persia on the 6th inst.
The Nora Scotian arrived at Liverpool 1 OH the
Mb,
GREAT BRITAIN.
The three regiments for Canada start about the
middle of September in the Great Eastern, which
subsequently goes to New York, as advertised. The
London Times, in an editorial, says that the Go
vernment may have private reasons for the move
ment, but that there is none apparent. If it is a
purely defensive movement, and a mere declara
tion of-identity between England and Cavada, it
hopes that Canada will not take it for more than it
means, but hold herself ready if it should be need
ful to protect herself. It is regarded as a wise
guarantee against all complications, and calculated
to strengthen her intercourse.
The Times, in another editorial, says that the
great question with capitalists is this: How will the
Americans endure the burdens of taxation to
which they are, as yet, strangers? It also argues
that the temptation of high prices is almost sure to
set some part of the cotton crop free, especially as
the crop of Texas is not far from the ports of
Mexico.
FRANCE.
The following diplomatic changes are announced:
The Due de Granmont is changed from Rome to
Vienna, and the Marquis Dclvette from Constanti
nople to Rome.
A new pamphlet on the question of Rome had
appeared and was attracting considerable atten
tion. It was regarded as a during imposition ou
the recent manifesto of the Emperor.
The Paris Bourse advanced, but closed dull at
G9f.
ITALY
The resignation of Mingettia, Minister of the In
terior, has been accented, and Baron Ricasoli has
been nominated to the vacancy, with, a change of
the interior to foreign affairs.
Victor Emmanuel has informally received M,
Benedict, the new French minister.
Additional successes are reported-over thw Nea
politan brigands.
It is reported that some collisions have occurred
between the Piedmontese troops and the Papal
gens d’armes.
AUSTRIA.
The draft of an address to the Emperor has ticeni
Adopted ifc the lower House of the Reichfitrath.
The Polish members refrained from voting.
HUNGARY.
In Hungary the situation of affairs continues un
changed
SPAIN.
President Jeffnrd, of Haj’ti, had paid the in*
demnity demanded t>y Spain.
PRUSSIA.
Another amnesty was to bo granted by the King
of Prussia to politioal offenders.
TURKEY.
Omar Pacha was about to commence operations
against the Montenegrin insurgents.
Commercial Intelligence*
Liverpool, Sept. 4. Sales of cotton for two
days 27,090 bales, closing buoyant, prices being
firmly maintained. The sales to speculators ana
exporters were 13,000 bales.
JsntiA7>ssvrrs. —Tho market closes quiet and
firmer, the American advices had no effect. - Flour
firmer at an advance of 6aod. Wheat active, .the
lower qualities having improved most; sales at 9s
4dalos 9<l for red Western wheat; 11s fid for.
white Western, and 12s Gdal3s for white Southern,
Corn firm, and all qualities advanced to a trifling
cxlent. Mixed corn 29s PdafiOs; white corn Olft.'Ms.
Piuwisitwis.—lleef dull; Pork quiet and steady ;
Paeon is declining: Lard steady with a fair de
mand fur lane qualities at previous rates, ItiaiOs;
Tallow quiet at 45sa4Gs 6d.
Produce. —Common rosin 9s 3dalos; Spirits tur
pentine active with an advance for all qualities,
sales at G5:-a67a Od; Sugar quiet and steady: Coffee,
firm ;■ Rice firmer; Ashes dull; Pots 295; Pearls.
34b.
The Latest, via Queenstown.
Liverpool, Sept. s.—The sales of cotton for. two,
days have been IS.OOO bales, cloi-aig; fir m, but* un
changed ; sales to speculators and exporters. 4,000 i
bales.
Breadstuff*: firm, but unchanged:
Provisions dull.
London, Sept. s.—Consols for- money s 923afl2J.
American securities are steady; lllinciu Central
shares, 39J.
Suicide of a Baltimore Keligioug. Edi^ir,
Baltimore, Sept. 14.— 3t»v. E. Yates Ibteee,
3>. 11., editor of the Methodist Protestant newspa
per, committed suicide this morning, by cutting
his throat. The unfortunate man, had suffered
from mental derangement for sours time.
The Daily News Defunct Tenapomriiy.
New York, Sept. 14.— The New York Daily
Neva of this morning, in a lengthy card, bids
fare rf<ll to the public for a time.
Arrival of a Prize Brig.
. New Venn, September 1 f*. —The prize brig H,
] C'. JS rooX-tf captured at Hattcros by the United
' States steamer ISliiir.moia, has arrived,
THE CITY,
Terrible Accident at the Conti
nental Theatre.
Fourteen Persons Dreadfully
Burned,
MATH OF SIX OF THE VICTIMS,
FRIGHTFUL SCENES AND nRSfiXENTS,
An accident of frightful Totality oceuiwsff nt til*
Contintntal Theatre, ta Walrrat street, os Satur
day night. Since the dertnict/wi and accompany
ing casualties of the National Theatre, some-years
ago, we have had no- theatrical matters so tenriMe
to recount; and Rumor, with'lier thousand tonjpws,
has been busy, since the event; spreading far tacit
wide the particulars of the naeident.
The Continental was formerly tine “ Nationaf
Cirrus:” Ito name was changed l some time after
the decease of General Welch, and l state that time<
it has been used for displays ot- negro minstrels,
ring performances, and occasionally- theatrical en
tertainments. A- few weeks age Mr. William
Wheatley, an old-and favorite actor and' manager,
leased and- refitted' the place, At great expense,
he produced the stage edition of- Shafespeore'e
Tempest, and devoted-unusual means to-perfecting
the scenic and mechanical arrangements, The
ballet corps was numerous, and many of-the dancers
beautiful and talented. The rare ingenuity of-an
English machinist was employed to make gorgeous
exhibitions of color and shadow, and theclosingscone
was Eaid to be unparalleled for munificence- end
beauty. During the week the houses were excellent,
and on Saturday night about fifteen hundred'persons
were assembled'to enjoy the entertainment. The
play had proceeded-as far as the close cf the first
act. Prospero had related his misfortunes, and
the pretty Ariel had been instructed as to-bia
master’s behests ; had stirred up the elements, and
the lightning and thunder exhibited to-the de
lighted people the tattered shrouds and-tom- spars
of a doomed ship. The waves were rolling, amt
the vessel began to sway. All eyes watched tho
assumed terror of those on board; the jester Trin -
culo, (Chapman.) who found time for joktagin the
pauses of the storm, and Stephana, the drunken
butler, who swore and rollicked with, seeming
death in his face.
AU at once, those accustomed to witnessing show
pieces saw nn unnecessary light glaring over the top.
of the rear scene, Before they hod time to-speculate
upon it, a number of men in shirt eleeyee (stage
carpenters! ran upon the stage, and, white the con
fusion grew momentarily, a sharp scream, that
seemed to pierce the heart, rang upon the oars of
the people, anil a woman in ballet costume, with
her dress on fire, emerged from tho side scenes,
waving her arms above her head, hi a moment
she fen into the abyss where the ship was riding.
At tho same time a succession of seteams ensued -
Triitevhi suddenly ceased to joke, and dropped
into the waters, while Stephan o forgo: to be drunk,
and became as sober as a judge.
The young woman who had fallen itto the wares,
suddenly reappeared, and the waves til at once as
sumed the guise ofa bit of greencloththatwas folded
arouna the young woman,and while thtpereamswcut
on faster and faster, the curtain dropped upot the
stage and hid the scene from the audience. Sjomo
symptoms of alarm had appeared by this time’, tod
one lad in the gallery cried “fire," whereupont*
was at once choked by a big-fisted man beside hint
Two or three women said “0, Lord!” and endea
vored to edge their way out of the house, but these'
slight manifestations were quelled by Manager ,
Wheatley, who appeared in front of the curtain and
said :
“ Ladies and Gentlemen: Be kind enough to re
main in your seats, and make no unnecessary dis
turbance. If anything has gone wrong, I will re
turn in a moment and state the occurrences. u
The screams were prolonged and thrilling in the
interim., but directly Mr. Wheatley reappeared and
said:
“ Ladies and Gentlemen : The performers are
somewhat excited, and we cannot go on with the
play until wc discover the extent of the accident.
Y'ou will, therefore, go out quietly.” [A voice.
“ Was the young lady whom we saw just now
muchlmrned?”] Mr. Wheatley. “ I cannot tell.
There is a great deal of confusion behind the cur
tain. Please go out 1 ”
The people disbanded quietly, gome one de
scribed their orderly dismissal as resembling a fu
neral. But a scene far otherwise went on upon
the stage.
The girls were dressing for the ballet. The
dressing-rooms adjoin Sansom street, and, in a
dressing-room at the northwest corner of tho build
ing, the Misses Gale—amiable and talented dan
sense-! —were adjusting themselves for the ballet
for Act 11. Miss Zelia Gale, one of the enters,
stood upon a settee to reach her dress, and, when
in the act of handing it down, the Same of gasfrom
an adjacent tube set it on fire ; the flame communi
cated to her underclothes, and she was all ablaze
in an instant. Her sisters rushed up to extinguish
the fire, and they, too, were ignited. The fire
mounted to their arms and breasts, inflicting terri
ble burns, and panic-stricken, they ran from th*
room, through a narrow passage-way, into the next
dressing-room, filled with ballet-ladies. Tbo gauze
dresses of these blazed up directly, and, screaming,
struggling, wrestling, the poor creatures either
turned and leaped from the windows into ftansom
street, or ran hither and thither, calling for as
sistance.
Miss Zelia Gale, with her clothing on fire and
uttering loud screams, ran down stairs and upon
the stage, behind the scenes, falling below thestag*
level, where she was caught in the arms of Mr.
TW.niaa Ttaj-rard, fho carpenter cf the theatre. Mr.
Bayard, in attempting to extinguish the fire with
a “sea-cloth,’’ was himself burned the bands
and arms.
Miss Clara Clifton was caught in the arms of the
bystanders, bating leaped down and escaped un
hurt, her clothing not hating taken fire.
Miss Hannah Gale did not jump from.the window
nntil she was badly burned, nod when she looped
she fell to the ground upon her back, and sustained
severe injuries from the f»U fl? well as front. her
burns, She was carried into Greer's tavern, neaf
by, where she lay in an almost hopelaps condition
at a late hour. On Sunday, at ten o'clock, she
expired at the Hospital, in great agony.'
ili;; Anna Nickels ha i cr fright jumped from a
platform to the stage, P distalWp of about ton feet.
She will not recover.
The burned and wounded young ladies were car
ried into the neighboring houses, where every at
tention that humanity could suggest was bestowed
upon them. Several were carried into the house
of Mr. Robins, nearly opposite the theatre, on Ban
som _ street. Others were taken to a French hotel
adjoining, while Miss Gale was taken to Greer's
tavern. Several of the sufferers were afterward*
taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital. Miss Abby Carr
was burned about the breast and waist. Phoebe
Forbes died in the morning at 9 o'clock, Anna
Mcßride died at six o'clock in the morniig. Misses
Adeline Gale and Ruth Gale are badly burned.
Their eases are not hopeless. Mrs. Mary E. Her
mon will not live. Her husband watcled her up
to a late hour Inst night. Miss Anna Phillip, died
during Sunday afternoon. Kate Harris was burn
ed slightly.
The Misses Gale were young ladies >f prepos
sessing appearance. They were excellent dancers.
They were English by birth, and they first ap
peared professionally in this city in tns Romani
troupe, at the time “ Faust" was brouglt out as a
ballet at the Academy of Music.
Miss Forbes is about twenty years of 45* She
has no relatives in this city, her friends residing at
Bristol, in Bucks county. She has boasted for a
year past in Yanhorn street, aboTe Geimantown
road. The lady with whom she boardet was at
her side during her dying agonies.
When the disaster first occurred the feene was
most harrowing, the sufferers screaming inlgony and
in terror, and there was some delay bo fori medical
aid could be obtained for them.
Several physicians and druggists burred to the
spot, and did all in their power to afiod relief.
Several physicians who were appealed t< refused
to leave their homes. They deserve to Hve their
names exposed to the eommmiity, Wcwero as
sured that at a fashionable hotel in tb vicinity
brandy prescribed by the physicians waerefusad.
Upon the other hand 1 , the folio wing-nomd gentle
men hurried to the spot, and gave the suzrers the
benefit of their professional skill: I
Drs. Wm. Paine, Cyrus Morgan, and Bcon. awl
the surgeon of one of the regiments
brigade! Mr. Blair,druggist, at EighthanjWatnot
streets, and Mr. Taylor, druggist, at Until and
Chestnut streets. A number of citiisns ad police
men rendered efficient service. The offers and
actors attached to .the theatre were also inefatiga
blc. Mr. Wheatley and Mr. Whitton wfe unre
mitting in their attentions. !
The event spread uniform gloom througont the
eity. The place was besieged up to a hour,
and the theme was upon every lip yesterdjr.
Six of these burned women had died. uw» mid
sight last night, and fonr more are not exjeted. to
survive the next twenty-four hours. Alljf them
suffered terribly, calling for wntermost jjeously,
and maintaining their senses unimpaired tahe last.
Mr. and Mrs. Wheatley were in the hospital
throughout, ministering to their neoessies, and
doing nil in their power to make their listnoinenUi
peaceful. Tho matter was purely acoidstal, and
no stigma can in any way be cast upon thenonago
meat.
Destructive Fire ox Saturday Jfctxixa—
S-87rraj. Persons Burned, —About qartet past
9 o'clock on yesterday morning, a firebroke-out
in the coal oil manufactory of Mr. emuol L.
Evans, situated in the rear of Front stmt, below
Used. The building was a long shed, art frame
and part brick, and was filled with valable ma
chinery—Yi?, : a boiler, steam engine, stis, vat,
tanks, ip. There were between two. ad theea
thousand gallons of oil in the structure at he time.
The oil is that taken from the wells in this Sate, and
in this factory goes through the process ofdistilla
tion, that it may be used for lamps. Abort eight
hundred gallons were in the still at the timi of the
fisc.
The fire burned furiously for about threehours.
and the building, as well as its contents, wastotally
destroyed. The property belonged-to Dr David
Jayne. The loss is estimated at between. Jrb.OOd
and 4,(101), upon which there is no .insurance,
Adjoining the factory was an. old. tuptetory
fsame structure, used ns a shop.aod- lumbo,' room
by Mr. Evans. This was partially denwlUlpd.
The flames also extended to.a frame stable on
Reed street, below Front. The- upper potion of
this building was destroyed. The property was
owned by Jame 3 Tolbert, and: occupied by nittiam
C. Monroe.
The origin of the fire is attributed to a Irak in
the main still. (She theory is, that a qunafity of
faseons matter took fire and. an explosion followed.
n an instant th* whole building was enveloped in
flames.
Mr. Evans, the proprietor, his father, Mr. John
Evans, and a workman named Thomas. Marriott,
were around the still at the time ofi the explosion.
Their clothing took Gee, and Mjr. John Evans was
very seriously burned about tho back, nook, and
arms. ll* was conveyed to. a. house rn the neigh
borhood, and Dr. Nebinger attended to his injuries.
Mr. Lemuel Evans was severely hwrned about tho
bands and arms, iud Mr. Marriott was slightly in
jured about hie feet and ankles. There was a full
head of steam on at the time, and the latter had
sufficient presence ef mind to open the valve, and
thereby prevented an explosion of the boiler.
Theodore MeGurk, a member of the Moywaen
eing 11080 Company, and also of MoMullin’s Ran
gers, accidentally fell into a well located near the
main still in the burning factory. Thit well bad
become overflowed with water and hot oil, and Mr
McUnik was severely sonlded about tho feet ana
legs. One or two ether firemen were i&u buried
while battling with the ftomw.