SATURDAY, J ULY 5, 1862. WB UNDBE9TAHD THAT GovEltNOa CcSTIX has issued a proclamation iu response to the •call of the President for more troops. Tlio Go vernor urge's upon all loyal men to rally around the Administration, in the effort to speedily crush the rebellion, and we hare no doubt that this demand will be gloriously responded to by tbe people. Fennsylrania has done much to strengthen the power of the Eepub iie; her people have sacrificed blood, and -treasure, and life. The bones of her sons •cover every battle-field from Ball’s Bluff to the Chick-hominy; in the'West and in the East, their latriotism needs no renewed as surance. We are satisfied that in this crisis our people will manifest the noble spirit which has hitheito cl aracterized them. It is with great pleasure wo announce that Lieutenant William M. Wat.mouoh, of Ge neral Meade’s staff, who is published in the list of killed, has not been fatally injured. The Lieutenant arrived in the city last night, and csllud at our office at 12 o’clock, to report himself alive. He has a flesh wound through the right arm, but otherwise is in good health and spirits, and reports that tlio condition of the army is not nearly so desponding as the accounts have made it; that the men arc all io.fine spirits and confident of main)aining tin ir position. The non-arrival of the train at the usual time prevented the li ;u -tc-nont from reaching his home at Chestnut Hill last night. Lieut. Watmobob also gives the melancholy intelligence that the body of Lieut. J. Bamiltox Kuhn, of Gen. Meads’s staff, was seen rrctchcd on the battle-field. Celt readers will be glad to know that Cap tain William McificitAEL, of this city, who was captnr, d at the buttle of Pittsburg Land ing, while acting ns a st iff officer, has been re leased from imprisonment and is now on his way to this city. There- was a rumor that he had hesn reca; tured on his way to Memphis, but this is do’ true. Captain McMioiiael is a rjourg mini, and was hut recently admitted to the degree of Master of Arts by the Uaiversity of Fetmsyivan'a , In the Western- campaign he did nobly, aud has established his reputa tion as an accomplished soldier. The miny .lrieids of. this git ted young, man trill be glad to |tnow that be has borne himself so bravely through so many perils, and has escaped the fad fide which hits befallen so many of ottr gallant oilierrs. .; - . Bbioadlek, General Geohoe G. Meade, commanding a brigade in the -Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, lias arrived in this city from the baltle-ii-kl before Richmond. He has been severely woundid, but his injuries are not of a serous-nature; The General is now in this city,V his home, and ijgn good spirits. He fought with great brave™and skill, and added greatly to his reputation as a soldier. On a latest advices from New Orleans and Memphis s- ens to indicate a gradual growth of "Union sentiment in those cities. In the for mer piece, indeed, new regulations have had to be adopted aud ntw arrangements made, in order to. give full opportunity for the expres sion of practical loyalty. At Memphis, also, to judge from tbe increasing records of Union oaths, a determination to support tbs Federal Gi vei nmetit was steadily developing. . But: with all this cheering iestimovy comes evi dence, equally indubitable, to the effect that, away from largo cities, Secession hostility has net abated an iota ofits intensity; that even in ci’ies whoso financial interests are not overwhelmingly commercial, there is preva lent a hate of the Union and its defenders, whose viruh nee is equalled only by its perti jmcity ; that, in fact, the great bulk of every State in Secesskmdom confirms to-day, and is ic—.to. confirm forever, th’e rebellions op position inaugniafect-u.. y e a.r ago. We have not the least douhtof the fairness oflbil'Staie*-- ment, even when put in so uncompromising a term ; arrattentive perusal of the best letters from ..points already capt ured by us will con vince any'jnina-ynaß-tacjrot (ietncriLin.ctl.'tp.l mainly militarytbat-thonghwe'fevo g'r^^a- Ihe snrtaoe of its society in the hand of our power, and arc insisting upon bending it into the foim -of our will, we’ are but spend ing our strength on a formalism. Even while om heel is on the breast of the monster, we can feel its heart throbbing undis turbed, certainly unweakened; we must feel assured, from the genera! tone of affairs at the South, that we have not probed this matter to the bottom, nor caught at the life of that vague but bitter hostility which is lurking and thriv ing somewhere and somehow beneath the su peificial phase that our physical force has enabled us to touch. It is vain to na-rate in ■dividuat cases of capitalists who have volunta illy phdged their wealth in support ot the ■Union flag, or of planters and owners of large slave estates who have heartily cheered when the flag has been flung over their cotton. In cemmunities as laTge as those now guarded by our troops very many sui h instances must occur j but ihey havo not yet been witnessed in such number or under such circumstances as to wairant their being indicative and not contradictory ot the general sentiment. Our own mode of greeting them proves this ; wo hail them with a shout; we record them in italics; we have leisure to vote to each one special honor.; we roll each as a sweet morsel under our ti ngues, and try to make our hopes cheat us in'othe belief that we have a real mouthful. ■ If there is one question yrhichihore seriously than any-other engages to day’the earnest thought of every man north of Mason and Dixon’s 1 ne, it is, where dies the difficulty ? What is the reason of this smothered and in tangible, yet passionate and persistent, obsti nacy in adhering to a dying cause ? ¥e have made every offer of kindness; tve have demon strated every' possession of power; where ar gument would not convince nor forbearance mollify, we have made force compal; why is it, then, that, after every resource has been exhausted, we still feel, if we do not distinctly find, a latent rebellions antagonism checking and thwarting all our endeavors ? Let the iflieial record answer. Eun over it again and take note of what classes of men are - witling to. return to their allegiance, and what classes rarely find a loyal representative. Composing the first are, first— espacid y at Mew Orleans—foreigners ; these, by b.rth and natural sympathy, either have no ailiaities with either ptrty, and are, therefore, eager to seek the protaction of whatever power hap pens to be dominant, or by their retro-. ' iutienary cwperienoo' -abroad are 'inclined' number is so limited that Urey ° cannot seriously affect the bias of the mass. Second ly, there is the band of Northern men, who, though compelled to disguise their loyal pro clivities, have kept them clear and strong un der every vieissitudeof tyranny and tyranny begotten suiiering, But these men—all honor to them—have never become coalesced with the South, maintaining in it nothing more than a commercial status;.and they-cannot be reckoned as an integral part of Southern society. Thirdly, there is that portion of the “poor, white trash,” who have escaped con scription only to fail upon starvation; these i have had their eyes, or at least their mouths, i opened by sore experience, and are now con vinced that the party which fills their stomachs is that to which they ought to pledge their valuable influence. Fourthly, there is that largo class of on-tfie-fence men—mostly mer chants, not by any means confined to the .South, but wba, happening to be there, j thought a mild adherence to Secession the ' least of the evils presented to their choice; ; it was, With them, neck or nothing—a slight risk of neck, or an indubitable certainty of nothing—and the choice was made by the toss of a dollar. Jeff Davis’ bead seemed bound to come uppermost, so Jeff’s head they affirmed by. ; Now, these divisions will not, perhaps, make the sum total of those who are returning to the Federal oath j. but they are sufficiently in clusive to comprise the great majority. Yet, add what .other class or classes you choose; enumerate what quantities of conversions the most sanguine expectations date imagine; wo ! will only be too glid to believe you, to rejoice ; with yon. But we must remind you that you j will not find in your catalogue the class that ! holds the reins of power, tin moulding in- j. llnence of the South, the basis of whatever U > “ peculiar” in its institutions—the very class which is of more importance than ten thou sand • tiroes all other classes. Wnere have you made an entry of slaveholders returning to allegiance ? • • We do not speak of honorable exceptions; we are discussing tbe shifting of aggregates; and we ask again of him who is the most hopeful ot a restoration of « the Union as it was,” where is the record ot- extensive slaveholders voluntarily enrolling -themselves under the Old Flag ? It cannot be found, and this iact alone is answer enough to tho ques tion ol What caused this rebellion ? Tbis fact alone must set at rest forever all doubts as to the animus that underlies the rebellion aud tbe aims that give it strength. Will it indicate as well the vital part where the deadliest blow can be struck ? Hit. AnthoW Trollops is a genuine son of his mother, and inherits her genuine hatred o( everything American. His book on North America, just published, is an elaboration and repetition of her own judgment printed thirty years ago. It is able, witty, sarcastic, and un just. We trace in it the intellect and genius, the imagination and force, that made his « Dr. Thorne” so profitable and popular, and have read it with none the less interest because it Is the outpouring of a vituperation which refutes itself, and the exhibition of a spirit which fully confirms the general belief that England is the unforgiving enemy of the United States. ' Mr. Trollope was a sort of lion in social and Secession circles. Hd acknowledges the civili ties he received, but does not withhold the cautery, oven from the diseases of the sympa thizers with treason with whom he associated. He was, of course, the guest of our pro slave ry dilettanti. These gentry have a weak ness for English celebrities,. They invite them to their houses and their clubs, dine them and wine them, and when their feet min gle together under a common mahogany, it is natural enough that their hearts and souls Should molt together, like the ice which c >ola their champagne, as the latter warms and vi vifies the blood in their vein*. Mr. Trollope draws a picture o! his Philadelphia .entertain ers in the following piquant passage: “ In Philadelphia, I for tho first time came across live Secessionists; Secessionists who pronoiiuoed themselves to ho such, I will not say that I had met in other cities men who falsely declared them setveatrue to tho Union ; but I had fancied in re gard to some, that their words were a tittle stronger: then their feelings/ Wbrn a man’s bread, and much more, when tho bread of his .wife and ohildreo. de pends on bis professing a certain line of political conviction, it is very hard tor him to deny his as sent to the truth of tbo argument One feels tb it a man under such eircumatanoes is bound to be convinced, unless he be in a position which may make a staunch adherence to opposite p ditios a matter of grave public importance. Tn the North I had fancied that I could sometimes read a Seces sionist tendency under acloud of Unionist protes ts tiens, But in Philadelphia, men did net seem to think it necessary to have recourse to such a cloud. I generally found in mixed society, even there, that the discussion of SeoessioD was not permitted ; butin society that wbs not mixed I heard very stnrag opinions expressed on each aide. With the Union ists nothing was so stroDg as the necessity of keep ing Slidell and Mason. When I suggested that the.' English Government wouid prohably require their surrender, I was talked down and ridiculed. ‘Nevor that, come what may, ’ Then, within half an hour, I would he told by a Secessionist that England must demand reparation if she meant to retain any place, among the grrat nations of the world; but be also Would declare that the men would not bo surren dered. ‘She must make tbo demand,’ the Seces sionist would say, ‘ and then there with be war, and then wo shall sbc whose ports will be block aded,’ The Southerner has ever looked to England fur sonno breach of the blockade, quite as strongly, as the North has looked to England for sympathy and aid in keeping it.” Now there has been a good deal of denial of Secession proclivities in certain quarters in this our goodly city, and some pa'-ns have been taken, to'show that cruel injustice has been done to the men so accused ; hut here is a witness who says that in Philadelphia he « fer tile first lime came across live Secessionists— Secessionists who pronownced themselves to be such,”. He had been in Boston, in New York, in Buffalo, in the towns on the upper Missis sippi, and had carefully watched the actions and opinions of others, butit was reserved for Phi ladolj If,a, for the city of American Independ ence, for the city in which the Constitution was framed, to supply him with “ live! Secession ists.” Here he saw themforthe “first time.” They' pronounced themselves to be such. Elsewhere, Hr. Trollope found a Seces sionist* tendency under a cloud of Unionist protestations,”, “.but in PhiUdelphia, men did not seem to think it necessary to have re- course to«ucli a He was tlie honored -ido] of their.soclety. Bering his visitJ^iTiDELh .‘England must demand reparation if she meant to . retain any place amoDg- the, great nations of the world;” and-then they “ would declare that the men would not be surren tiered.” Our gentle fjiends longed for a war that the blockade might be broken. The question arises, Who were the- generous en tertainers of Mr. Axtiio.vy Taow.OfE during his visit in Philadelphia ? Who were the men that* filled his ears with abuse, of their own country, that desired a war with Eng land that the Union might be overthrown, and that stimulated and increased his natural dislike of the United States?. As they were so free in their communications to him, and as be has been so free in revealing their trea son, it would be but an act of reciprocal, it not of retributive, justice if the world c .uld be enlightened on this interesting subject. Who are the “ live Secessionists ” of Philadel p 1 ia ? Probably that eminent scholar and profound statesmani IV'illiah B. Rbed, can answer thb question ! . The objections which we took, a few days ago, to the New York Tribune’s remarkable assertion that League Island consisted of i 000 acres, ard that'the Schuylkill, not the Dela ware, was the river of Philadelphia, remain unanswered, because unanswerable. We touched upon another point—-namely, our neighbor’s boast of tbe superior navigable ad vantages ot New York over Philadelphia. Let us illustrate this. About three years ago, the ship Cathedral cleared from a foreign port for New York. She drew 27J feet of water when she arrived outside the port of New York. She beat about for a week or so, unable to find a pilot bold enough to undertake the risk of taking her through the Bay, up to the city. She was so deep in the water that all the pilots who saw her or heard of her were of the same opinion, that she never could get over New York bar, nor that any thing drawing over 26 feet pos sibly could get over it. In this dilemma, a Delaware pilot was picked up who told the captain that Ac would tike him, up the Dela ware, to Philadelphia. -This he did, without trouble, and the Cathedral was discharged at Almond-street wharf, and there took in a cargo, with which she sailed from Philadelphia. On this return voyage, we believe, the Cathe dral was burned at sea. LETTER FROM ” OCCASIONAL.” ’WashisgxoNj July -1, 1862, If General McClellan is able to bold his new Woody days, the CTp of his glory will be (nil. But, whether he holds it or not, there'cau no longer bo any question (hat hois a militiry chief of great and commanding ability, and that in .a maze of unparalleled- complications, and against a fanatic and fierce antagonism, he has exhibited patience, piraeverance, genius, and courage. I say this much, not by way of praise, but as an act of simple justice to a man in whom so many great trusts have been reposed, and who has not disappointed public ..confidence;,, It may be'said that in at least two of my former letterg I expressed a differ ent opinion. And it gives me as much pleasure to retract that judgment as it gave me pain to record it. It is un necessary to recall the disputes that have excited politicians amTparties on this subject. Enough for f lie present, that many who were early and determinately against General Mc- Clellan, have. been frank and earnest in re vising their criticisms, and in recanting their censures. As evidence in proof, among a number that might be cited, tire testimony of the fearless correspondent of the New York Tribune, at the head of the column of General McClellan, may be named. That gifted gentleman, after realizing the onerous responsibilities and vexations of General Mc- Clellan, took the first opportunity to do him ample justice in the most public manner. Thousands of others will re echo this" deserved and manly tribute to a gallant and long-snffer. ing soldier. Oocasiosau, C labd.— Will the editor inform the friends of soldiers and officers who are in the army, before Richmond, that a gentleman who go.es there by the mail steamer to-day will make inquiry after such f ersow as may he desired by their friends T He can be seen at the offiee of the War Journal and Wrel-hj Union, in the American. Building, oorner of Fourth and Walnut streets, from ten till three o'clock Saturday. FROM WASHINGTON. Special Despatches to “ The Press.*’ WismsoTos. July 4. Reported Death of Col. Van Wyck. An officer, arrived to-day from the Peninsula, reports the death of Col Pan Wyck. From Wurrenton, Va. Accftutits from Wartenton Btate that tbera in none of (be enamy there tho rebel cavalry seen on Wednesday Imviny dii-appeared. Some of tbo women there throw dishes and other arti cle* from the windows at our roldiors. Celebration of the Day. The Boldiora at Manassas and Catlett’s Station are ce lebrating Indetteiidence day. Front Fredericksburg. Accounts from Fredericksburg represent the greatest possible disaster among the inhabitants. The 30th rebel resilient, raised in that town, is reported there as having b .en cut to pieces in' he recent battles on the Peninsula. Celebration at Alexandria, Senator WrLLKY, of Virgioiftt was orator at the cele bration of the Fourth Inld in Alexandria to-day. Rebel Account of the Battle bn Monday and Tuesday, TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER. 8,000 JLOST IN A SINGLE DIVISION. Ko Fighting on Wednesday or Thursday. Washington, July 4—The Richmond papers, of July 2d, furnish a number of items with-regard to the battle of Monday. It bojb that on- Sunday dens. HIU and Long street, with their divisions, crossed the Ohickaho ininy, and late on Monday afternoon attacked the enemy about Sve miles northeast of Bar town, on the New Market road. The conflict was terrible, and by half pa3t 8 o’clock the enemy had been driven a mile and a half. At half past 9 o’clock, the enemy being heavily reinforced, made another stand. The loss on our (the rebel) side was terri ble. The situation being evidently powerless against such overpowering forces, Gen. Hill slowly retreated, amid the vociferous cheers of the Yan kees. ■■■'•_ The Examiner says it thinks that the division which, went into the fight on Monday 14,900 strong could only muster 0.000, men for duty, and that the loss of life exeeeds ! !MU of! any battle or siege yet fought.’ At 8 o’clock, on Tuesday, Jack son and Huger’s divisions attacked General Mc- Clellan’s left flank on the west bank of the Chicka honriny, 17 miles from Richmond. Later in the. day. General Magruder fell upon his right flank. Fighting Was going on up to 9 o’clock on; Tuesday night. Heavy firing from the gunboats on James river was heard on Tuesday morning. A number of Federal transports arc in the river with reiaforce nitnls from Gen. Burnside, but they have not yet landed. ; . The above extracts from the Examiner relate to Tuesday’s battle, in which, according to General McClellan's despatch, received yesterday, the re bels were badly whipped. . . Advices received, at the WarJDcpartffienfe show that there was no fighting on'the Peninsula on Wednesday or Thursday, up to 5 30 P. M. BATTLE Of WHITE OAK SWAMP. Admirable Behavior of oar Generals and our Pennsylvania Reserves —A Whole Brigade of Rebels Captured, [Com spondcnce of the NeV Y irk Tribune.] Turkey Bribge; James River, ) Nine A. M., Tuesday, July 1, 1.8!)2. } Another tremendoueahattie, more terrible carnage, yesterday. From Wednesday to Monday has this army been fighting—a six-days battle, or, if you please, forty battles. , Early yesterday morning the enemy appeared in force at White Oak Swamp, the position we had assumed during the night previous. In this re treat—why hesitate to use that word?—he has not, in a single instance, long hesitated to attaok-r-he did not noW. By noon the action had commenced— the battle of White Oak Swamp. Musketry had not ceased when I left the field at 10 P. M. It will scarcely rank in magnitude with Gaines’ Rill, and y et we did not suffer more, nor cause to suffer more, at Fair Oaks. - It is impossible for me to give a circumstantial account of this battle, raging, as it did; ten hours, aid extending along aline of two and a half miloa, and fought on.ground such that not one-tenth of the field waa in view from any one point of action. At least three-fifths of what remains of.McClellan’s army was engaged or in immediate reserve. Ilaint zei'msn’s, Sumner’s, and Franklin’s corps; were' thus, and a, portion of each of Keyes’ and Porter’s. More couid scarcely have been brought into an ac tion, rhflir"tbe_f&te;.nf r ‘aw i conntry depended on the one. t Sort. Not so. be brought, into line _ - I “l a ßfflnmy7th hurry on';to the rffig ,of yesterday may be estimated .atfi.OOij, Many of these are prisoners, . The Pennsylvania Reserve were again in the thickest. This morning thoy-do not muster. 3.000 . men. Add to these 1,000, who are straggling and will yet come in, and the num ber is less than half that they began with at Eeaver Darn. They lost severely there ; they were more than decimated the next day at Gaines’ Milts, and yesterday they shrank to this small measure. Their leader, Gen. McCall, is severely wounded, and in the enemy’a bands. Our brigade oommander, Gen. J. J. Reynolds, is a prisoner at Richmond; an .other, Gen,.George G. Meade, lies in.a tent near ns, scrionsiy wounded. Officers of lower grade they have lost in about the same proportion. Of the Biicktail Regiment, not a hundred respond to iho roll-call. And so with other divisions. For the losses of tbelastfix days cannot be less than 15,000. , It is only honed that they will not reach 20,000. Our generals behaved like Napoleons under his own eagle eye. Gen. McCall was severely wound ed in the shoulder. He refused to leave the field or to dismount. At night, when the enemy had been driven back, his horse was foUDd dead, and this is all that is known of his fate. ! How G enerals Richaidson and Dana, always woil up in the me lee, escaped unhurt, seems miraculous. The same may be said of scores, Gen. Burns and Gen. Brocks were eaoh slightly wounded, but neither, so disabled as to leave the field. Col. Wyman, 16th Massachusetts, was killed late in the day, under what circumstances I cannot say, but in a brave fight it may be warranted, for such was the place he always sought. - Col. Sinks, 19;h Massachusetts, fought his regiment until he had les3 officers than ctmpanies, made two bayonet charges, and fought his men until at length he fell wohnded. Let it be recorded here, that a regiment always fighls precisely like its officers. This fact recurs to me as I speak of the 19ih, since that furnishes one of the most notable instances bearing on the asser tion. - ‘ The varying fortunes of the field are shown by the fact that each side took gnns and large numbers of prisoners. Among those taken from the enemy are Col Lamar, of Georgia, ex-ill. 0., the noted Se cessionist of long'standing, and Cob Pendleton, of a Louisiana regiment, formerly of Cincinnati. A whole brigade was captured by Heintzeimaa—a small brigade, 1,600 strong. Perhaps 3,000 were taken during the day. : That the enemy’s loss of,the last week more than exceeds our own is as nearly certain as anything can be of which there is no direct proof. He has lost fewer by capture than we, but his killed and wounded must • fully; balance the account,. By fighiing the enemy in chosen positions, where the artillery could play havoc with air who should dare to approach, wo find his dead in great num bers. Our superiority in artillery has saved the army from utter annihilation. : And yet the, most tenacious struggles have been over these Very guns. The enemy never fails to attempt their capture, tent of silencing a rebel'battery they had succeed ed in getting into play upon our baggage trains. The salvation of this decimated, exhausted, and depressed army is a question of supplies and; rein forcements, immediate and heavy. . If these weary thousands could get twenty-four hours re3t, their safety would be assured,* but if left alone, any ces sation of attack and repulse until the final cata strophe will not be permitted. 0. A. P, FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. Additional Details of the Battles by an Eye-witness—lmportant from Fortress Monroe. A person arrived in this city lasfc evening from: the field of battle having left there on Tuesday evening, July 1, at 9 P. M. * Atthat time Gen. MoClelian’s advance was three miles northwest of Hardin’s Landing, and within fifteen milcß of Richmond. * The enemy was terribly repuised in the battle of Monday, which was sanguinary in the extreme. We were attacked at four different points, and summarily repulsed the enemy three, when they pressed Hointzleman’s left very hard, but Sumner went to his relief, and they were finally repulsed with great slaughter. Heintzleman captured eight guns, and a whole brigade of rebels, sixteen hun dred, including their oolonels—Pendleton, of Louisi ana, ex-Congressman Lamar,"of Georgia, and Mc- Gowan, of South Carolina. Our transportation was all safely removed but seventy-five wagons, which were burned in camp. The enemy’s attack on Monday was fierce in the extreme. Kearney, Hooker, Richardson, Sedg wick, Smith, and McCall participated. The reserve under McCall suffered severely, and Generals McCall and Reynolds were probably taken prisoners, as they, wore missing Tuesday night. General Meade is severoly wounded, and Gmerals Burns and Brooks slightly. ,* Stonewall Jackson is undoubtedly killed. . Gene ra! .McClellan, after the fullest investigation, credits the report, all the prisoners corroborating it. The rebel General J. R Anderson was mortally THE PRESS—PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY. JULY 5, 1862. wounded ia the actioa at Susday. Ou Monday night eatreßohaents were begun and piof-ecuted as rapidly as poasl 1«. .The first boat of reinforcements arrived juafc s our correspondent left. Supplies were also couai gin ia abunUaoe. Our total loaa in the wholes x days’ terrific fight ing, from Wednesday up to Mißday night, is about twelve seven thousmd five hundred of which were lost in the battle of Friday bn the right. i Coh M-eQuade, of New York; Col. Casa, of Mas sachusetts; Major Patterson, of Pennsylvania, and all the field officers of the Duryea Zouaves hereto fore reported killed or wouadld, and many others, aje alive and well. The loss of the'enemy in filled and wouaded aloDe yesterday (Monday) is said not to have been less than four thousand, but we hearWhing definite of the loss on either side. j Gen. Shields 7 army arrived this, •morning,, and have proceeded up the Janes river. They came in vessels via Annapolis J . / I have jußt been on board thi George Washing ton, which arrived this morning with 821 sick and wounded; among others, Gen. ‘Meade and Brig. Gen. W. A. Gorman, of Sedgwick’s division—the former wounded very severely by the fragment of a shell passing through bis body, and the latter prostrate by sickness/ I have llad a long and in teresting conversation with one of the patients—a Captain of the 23d Pennsylvania, and a intelligence—and I was glad to find, not only in the facts headvanced, bat in the cheerfuV and confident view ho took of the dreadful struggle now going on, afullcorroboration of the opinion so earnesUysus tained by the Times and its correspondents. The whole affair is simply this: As soon as Mc- Clellan discovered—by the bold raid of Stuart near the White House, and other indications—that the enemy had an intent upon that point, f he at once come to the conclusion to turn that to account ; and, by luring them on to a spot that could be of no ulti mate ufo to them, and too far removed from bis own base ot operations, concentrated his forces on the James river, where he could have the aid of our gunboats—the terror of the rebels. For this reason— and long before any descent was made upon For. ter’s right wing—Gen. McClellan had caused to be removed to his centre all the army stores, primsumv ; &o. } from the White House, and. all the rest by transports down the York river, leaving but a small portion there (variously estimated at from §5,000 to §50.000, though probably nearer the first sum) to be destroyed, in the event of the eaomy. approachiog sooner than they could remove it. So certain is this, that many days before there was any demonstration at the White House, loaded vessels were seen coming down the York river ; and up the James, with what intent people did not then know) though they do AU that being arranged, orders woreI*given 1 *given for Porter’s wiesg to fall back, and he was doing so when attacked by the rebels. The result was, that, after grp it slaughter on both sides, McClellan has reached the very spot be intended on the James river, whh all bis equipments, and allowed the rebels to go into tbe.vcry trap he had preparedfor them. Boos this look like defeat? Much excitement prevailed here yesterday (Mon-, day) when news came of the bloody work of the last two days, and the information that,our army was on rations which must soon be exhausted. This fear is now, however, entirely removed. Boats, loaded with provisions, are rajJkUy going up the James river in abundance, and twelve vessels had already unloaded .when my informant left, whwh was at 6 o’clock last evening. I was also, informed that Gen. McClellan is in a strong position, under cover from gunboats, and able to hold his own ■until reinforcements conic. The latter we know .are rapidly on the way to him—though whence and in what Dumber lam not at liberty to say. Well sustained in the position he now holds, there can be no doubling bis success. Some people here are contemplating’uot only the possibility hut the probability of the rebels ven turing down the peninsula as far as Yorktown, aud even farther. It is almost to be hoped they will have the foolhardiness to do so. They might there by gain the glory of shedding more human blood, but they will only be rushing on their own destruc tion. Shut up between the York and James rivers, without a plank afloat to confront our gunboats on them, it is difficult to. see how they could either hold anything or sustain themselves there; while every man taken from their forces to go there is only increasing McClellan’s chances of entering Kicbmond.-—iV’. Y. Times, [Correspondence of tfic Kerr York Tribune.} At the municipal eleotion yesterday seven Bun dled votes were, polled;—rather more than was,ex pected, as every voter was required-to take-the oath of allegiance." About ene-third of the citizens., voted. In .her most palmy days-Memphis polled, nearly five thousand votos,;hnt the r_efa2Bosi.&onr.. .rebel rule, tho soldiers, and the" runaways since •-ww, citizens who acqui m-e-ei.veri'iiily In the restoration of tho Federal authority are not, quite ready tb take tho oath perhaps from ednsiderations of' ebnsisteneyVand pride—but they will soon fall in. You observe that the old municipal ticket Is, re elected. with Mayor John Park at its head. .What ever may he said of oibers, he does not permit aby dread of-falsifying his past profemious to govern iim. He has token the oath of allegiance. In. my next, I will give you some extraots from his official utterances during the past year,, that you may. judge what his record has been.< . The weather, is intensely hot, and the oitizens apparently suffrr under it quite as much as that Northerners At SP. M., yesterday, the mercury iridiented 92 deg. in tbe shade; and at 10 it had not fallen more than two or throe degrees. The departure of Major General Lew. Wallaeo," who has gone home on furlough; is very generally regretted. His brief administration was excellent,, ii! spite of iir firume-a ))))d decision; ■ commandiog the respect of tho people, and was only condemned by those who are determined to be displeased with the Union authority. . " . Major Gen. Grant will make this the permanent headquarters of the District of West Tennessee, which has just, been placed in his charge by Gen. li.'ilh'ck. He has taken possession of the dwelling of a prominent rebel, and will reside in it with his family , who aTe now on the way here from their home in Covington, Ky. Col J. D, Webster, who is appointed command, ant of the post, is also.looking out for a robot resi dence to establish bis quarters in. After General Grant’s arrival, the proprietors of The Argus waited on him and requested that, as a Union organ, The .~B.eveil.le. had been established, the two editors appointed for their paper by Gen. Wallace might be relieved. General Grant acqui esced. They asked him if a censorship would be established oyer them. ,“ 0, no,” was his reply. !t Go oil and menage your paper as you please; but the first time anything disloyal appears in it I shall immediately suppress itand place you under arrest ’’ They seem to think that on the whole the former arrangement, which relieved thorn of their respon sibility, was preferable. ’ The Avalanche contiouesto reflect upon military authorities' in daily editorials, censuring every thing which calls severity, and urging, the wis dom and the humanity of a u kindly ” policy. The fear that the severities of war will be visited upon “ citizens ” seems to haunt, it This is all very well theoretically, but it is noteworthy that under the old regime tho tone of the paper was quite dif ferent —in many cases tending to inflame the mili tary authorities to the severest measures toward Union oiiizons. This morning, Col. Hiilyer, the new Provost Marshal, addressed a note to the edi tors of t.be Avalanche, informing. them that some of their recent articles. were inadmissible—that no reflection whatever npon the military authorities would be tolerated. General W. T. Sherman’s division is within twenty-two miles of the city, on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, and isimsving in this di rection. General Grant brought no troops with him. • Fiflg-offioer Foote, whose health is,' still infirm ’ fro™ S »l rf " n fl C t -n Ve aD i tb v lt he has been detached from .the flotilla with three-months leave of ah. sence. / y u . Captain K. M. Stembel, of the Cincinnati, is still at home, out of danger and convalescing slowly. * tho Fleet captain, is con hned -to Ms room m Cairo by rheumatism. The clopasfc attention for many months to his arduous duties is telling upon his health. Capt. Peunook’s position has not permitted him to be with his sul lant brother officers in fighting the ,enemy, but the fidelity and promptness with which he has labored at Cairo to secure and increase the efficiency of the entire fleet are worthy of the highest praise. He has worked by day and by night, in Beason and out of season, as few men work, on .behalf of the Go vernment. “He deserves well of his country.” Hkw Tonic, July 4, There are reports in circulation that one motive of the Government in calling Gen. Pope to Wash ington was to ascertain tho exact basil of Gao Halleok’s despatch, announcing that ho had taken ten thousand prisoners of Beauregard’s retreating army. That despatch -has been the subject of much comment. . After diligent..inquiry among regimental, brigade, and division comman ders, and staff officers, I have been unable to find any body who know anything about ten thousand prisoners, or half that num ber. All the testimony agrees that,'including de serters. stragglers, legitimate prisoners, and a large number of Beauregard’s sick left behind, we did capture two or three thousand men.:- There is evi dently some mistake in the matter. If Gen. Hat leek was misinformed, or the figures of his despatch accidentally changed in transmitting it, it should be promptly corrected! We have denounoed Beau regard eoseverely and so justly, for false bulletins, that every loyal man here feels embarrassed when the rebefs ask hire.: “How about the ten thousand prisoners which Gen. Halieck took south of Corinth ?” ' This is too good to bo lost: Or. Hordesfrom the North: Together with the Iren Heel of Oppression in Memphis since its Occupation by the United States Forces. (From the-Memphis Union Beyeille.} In the first place, the vandals have opened the river, and bacon hams that a few weeks ago we paid 40 to 45 cents a pound for we buy.,nowfor Beauts; salt, (hat coßt us 40 cents a pound we now get for 2 cents; candles, for which we paid 25 cents a piece, we now get for 20 cents a pound, less than 4 cents each ; spnp, that we paid 30 cents a btr for, we now: get for a dime; flour, that wo paid $25 to $3O a iavage’s Station on FortkksS Monroe, July 2. LETTER FROM MEMPHIS. Memmis, Juno 23. THE CITY ELECTION. “JOHN PARK, KAVOB,” INTENSE HBAT. GEN. HEW. WALI.ACK GENERAL GRANT. THE ARGUS WARNER, THE AVALANCHE'ADMONISHED. MORE TROOPS COMING. THE TEN THOUSAND PRISONERS, VANKEB VANDALS J barrel for, we now get for ?T and ?8 a barrel; shoes, for which we used to pay $lO, we now get for $2.50; nails, for which wc paid from 20 to 40 cents a pound, we now get at 4 and 5 cents. These are some of the outrages the vandals are inflicting upon this community. The officers and soldiers behave gentlemanly and courteously to all, and protect the lives and property of the people. But to oap the climax of the “ruthless invader,” they never brought us any whisky, without which Secession must fall to the ground. They have also pulled down or stood quietly by and let General Pillow’s magazines, one of the noblest, structures of the revolution, bo demolished. Fiddlesticks, Mr. Yankee; we ain’t afraid of you, no how. Let them come ! , Southerner. General Thomas .Jefferson (Stonewall) Jackson. This notorious, experienced, and able rebal chief tain fell at the battle of White Oak Swamp on Monday la'st, while leading a charge of two rebel divisions..- He never appeared on the battle field in full uni form, but always led Ms troops into ac tion in person, after forming them and giving in structions to Bubaltern officers. He first practiced tho “rebel relief” system of fighting—relieving those under fire with fresh troops always after ten rounds had boon delivered. In this way he kept his small army fresh. He was opposed to delay in attacking an enemy, and thought men should always be taken immediately into action after marching to the position of the enemy. ■ He obtained the soubriquet of “Stonewall” at the battle of Bull Run. During that affair Gon. Lea asked him “ if his brigade had not batter re tire under the heavy fire they were sustaining ?”- “ No, sir,” said Gen. Jackson; “I will stand hera like a sieve wall His family, though by no means wealthy,' was one of extensive and influential ramifications; so cially and politically their status has al ways: bean high even in aristocratic Virginia, and It was this advantage, perhaps, which saved our hero from neglect when he was turned upon the world a very poor young orphan; for it was by family influence, exerted in behalf of his intellectual and meral promise, .that he was made a West Point cadet at the age of seventeen. It was his own cousin, Judge Jackson, of tbe United States Court, who skedaddled from Winchester last month on the approach, of Thomas Jefferson, recently petrified -info * 1 Stonewall.” His pertinacity in procuring his cadetship shows the man. Being then a resident of Clarksburg, in Western Virginia, be walked from that place to Washington, bear ing! with him letters of recommendation to the Congressional representative of his district, urging tbo claims of Jackson to a cadetship at; West Point academy. After- some delay at the capital, bis application, was successful, and, with his commission in his' pocket, he tra velled on foot all the way from the capital to West Point, there to receive tbo rudiments of the science of Stonewall. He graduated with high honors in the same el a 33 •wish McClellan just as the Mexican war broke out, immediately entered service with Gen; Soott as a brevet lieutenant,rand was made full lieutenant for gallant conduct in the memorable campaign from-Vera Cruz to Mexico. •As for bis outer man, he looks at least seven yearH older than be is—bis height about five feet ten inches; his figure £hick set. square-shouldered, and decidedly clumsy; bis gait , very awkward, stooping, and with long strides. Ho often walks with bis bead somewhat on one side, and his eyes fixed upon the ground, imparting to his.whole ap pearance that abstracted quality which young ladies describe as “abSent-minded.A lady who has known him long vnd well has told me that she never saw him on horseback without laughing—short stir-. rups } knees cramped up, heels stuck out behind, and chin on his breast—a most ummUfcary pheno menon. In socicJv he is quiet, but cheerful; not loquacious; but intelligent and shrewd ; in reli gion the bluest kind of a Presbyterian, and ex tremely strict in bis church observances. In Win chester he took a very active part in revivals, and habitually led the Union prayer-meetiDgs. To illustrate the popularity of the man: Por ' some TeosOn, which bss never been made public, tie expediency of removing himfrom his command was at one tjtne freely discussed in tbo Confederate Cabinet, and all but two ’members favored the mo tion, these two arguing that a man of such ex emplary modesty, and yet of such intense religious enthusiasm and indomitable firmness, must possess those moral elements which, combined with his military education and experience, should consti tute a great general. Their opposition served to postpone a decision, and the motion was held un der .consideration Meantime the people of the valley got wind of the affair, and, with a great cry of indignation and - threats, so assailed the powers at Richraoud that the question wa< dropped “like a hot potato.”. .It was about this time that Jack son sent to Richmond his rebel-famous despatch: “Send me more men and no orders, or more orders and no men.” - Such is the rebel Napoleon, for whom his people venture to claim that in four, weeks he has'mafcbedihree huhdred and fifty miles and won four victories; »hat-he bug crippled or dispersed thevforcfs of Milroy apd Sc&eosk r at Luray, and McDowell and Ranks at- l?ront Royal and Winches ter. Fremont at Cross Keys, and Shields at Port Republic; that he holds McDowell in check to take care of Washington and Maryland, and monopo lizes, fer the amusement of the world; the attention - <sf six distinguished generals. -r Wbefi lately he-fell back to Winchester from ..pursuing Bunks, be said to the people there: 44 When we left you last March, wo promised to re turn—and here we are. KOw r -wttn-xwou- iuore“ oojifl(jg]j(3oj we ’ return again, and soon,'. Only berpTud tnt and patient. ” - L ~S2kffiK- to.iba. women : ‘When the Union troops oeroe M .agmn, as they will, do not forget yoar -ptntfit’ari'am:clos!ngsEirr'ger-a,- T) - B . ll ---ana.^iiF“ terestiug anecdote of this fehtincj-Mer:- - —-A -_ o&i* lba itiuiafDa regiineuts , and fws of/hia brihtrer officers' were captured by •Aebby’s Cavalry and taken before JaOkaon. Imme diately on hearing their names he said : “It was you, gentlemen, who lately saved tho property of a,dear friend of mine in the valley from the fury of your own men. I thank you. Have you any means. of transportation baek to yoar regiment?” ‘■>V'e have not, general.” . ' Ho then gave them: horses, an escort, : and one hundred dollars, and then courteously dismissed . them on their parole. This is authentic. I havelfc from oneof tho cap tured officers, whose name I am not at liberty to mention. ( Arrival of-Sick and Wonnded; • Fortress Monroe, July 3 —The following is a list of rick and wounded soldiers .uanseorted on the steamor. lUiisoig, from Barrison’j Landing, Jamei Hirer, to Fort ras Monroe, and placed in the hospital there: Seth S. Davis, 0,,4th Vermont, hand, - BdWsrd Miller, £, 10th Mas*..Vois;, hand . ;Capt .EawMd ftcMesscr, A; 62i N. Y. Y 01... pile* *ad rlicomwiam, . . John B»gley, G, 4th V- S. Infantry, do. 'a M Woodworth, A, l,t Mass., tenor. " ' ‘ Jsoiah E. Bmrj, I, 6th Tt., njbow. Thwdwe Walch, H; fetß s. Art., farer • Jamts Benson, E, 12ih N. Y. YoL, side ..JosetSi Kto*, H, 4tß It; Y. Art:, ferer ' Dohgtase ?erbes, B, 13th K. i. Yol, side. PhsiiiiiMilttr, H, let Vi S. Art, leg. George Kimbsll, I, Sih H. Car., hand. , Tlioaitio 35, Robb. I,- 7th Me. Yol.V rhtnmatiam. , B-G. England, K,4tn U. S. Art., rheumatism. * GeorgeVoget. D, Bth lU. Oav, hand. IViilijilh Chandler, G, 22ii Mass. Vol., arm. L > G. t Sa»itb, D, 12th U. 8. Infantry, ankle. /William Adams, I, sth Pa. Oar foot. Thomas Daley, D, 10th N. Y,y rheumatism, •' Obarlra Brown, B, 2d R. I Vo!., side. Jobn'iA . Kettier, 1, 49th Pa. Yol., rheumatism. Smi»h?Kei»iif-dy,- B, 49th Pa. Vul, . do. John Greater, C, 49th Vt., debility. . Fierce Karoy. K, 6th?N.T., rheumatism. CharUs Modford, A.l2th N. Y„ band. lst do., debility. ; ; AlbtrtMaiquef, H, 9?U Pa. Reserves, hind. Mich. pbsst'l,. Ist U. 8. Cavalry. hip, Miller, »,.3 oth Mass. Voi., hand. Ri üben pobo, G, 13tfa ,N. Y. Vo!.,' debility. - . . Joseph Booth, N, .Ist Oal , ehMl arooad. Wed. Rt&s, B, 2d Pa. Reserves rheumatism. ' Ccnr-ad Lelmbocb, EC, 55tit 6?. Y- Voi, wound in side. Erwieh Sender,.o,2otb N. Y. Yol» wound in hand. I G. W._ Niton, H, 308'h Pa, genera! debility. . Edward 3rulge, G. 33d N. T„ wound ia back. John hlcivoy, E, 37th Y., hand. 21. V. BfCn.hinp, Ist Mess, light batterr, back. Jas.-2dcEenney, E, 2d Pa Reserves, back, Gto.;Gaikway, G» 95th Pa . foot. v . > A. M. Lrinback, 8,/12tb N. Y , arm. Geo. Adams, Ifi.lfit N. J. wrist. Pat. Better, B, 671 h N. Y., hand.’ \ -. Sand. WJijnsley, G, 57 Mi 2L Y., finger. Bmry C.iAHea.M; Bth Ill.cavalry. finger. . J. A, Keeper, B, sth Ta. Reserves, hand; ,Joa. LebrJ FyOthU. 8 Infantr?, finger. Michael Eendf-rgaat. Ka 95th Pa., head and hand. Beiij 0. Sutton, 0, 95th Pa , arm. ‘ G. HognVt, E, Ist N. J.» head. Chmens Libsli y, G, Ist Pa. artillery, hand, leg and - side.;./, , > 1 /Henry Dudley, A, 12th Pa Beserves, haud. ' Michael Manning, 0, 68tb N. Y. Votsi. tnish. - ~; J E Tyler, £J, 6th Me. Vols , hand. W.anenTurntr, 92d NV Y. Vob.,6ide. ; Geo. 0. Cajsop, K, Ut P*. Reserves, sire, , ;•,Qbt». : PvßSchkTdt»Tt, F. 2d Excelsior, H. Y.,fever. Jam* 0, Reed, A, 9th Pa*, sl otiider, James Reeve I, 8a Mich laf., hand. Bwiry Freiter, B. I*t & Y.i-rheumatiam. : : . Mich. McCibe, B, 50th N. : Y . /' 7 ; Wm LockMOfd, A, , sunstrack. CorivelU'is tf Leary, B, 88th N.'Y.'i head. '• • * Y£»ng. Bj lst N. J Yoia., rheumatism.- ThOß’ Pijc6,_/b, Ist Penna. cavalry, ftnaers. Gto. Shaffer, H, 203 d Pehna. vols., oiarrhcca. Henry Soltr. D, 67tli H. V. Toli., fo»er. Jobn Castanier, A, 31st Penoa. rhemnatism. John I.sifh, 1,12 th IS. Y., thumb. : N. E}jne/G,;lat Penia., contusion. Pyle Ostpaj E, Baxter's Zotiares,'foot. J. P. Emerbacker, C749rh Ptnna , hand. 1 - A, H. wjiifield, E, 40th Penna., fever. T.,H. Campbell, F, 31st Pa , debility. 7 : Daniel Helncb, 0, IOSd Pa., diarrhoea. "W.'H. F. B. 55., fever. - Chas. A. May*ard, ; G, lOih M. sa,, fever. . . At.'drepf MiUer, A, 57th H. T., hand. George Boyle, A. 67th N. Y., hand. vAlontc Welch-, B, lltb Mass., shoulder. Blat Pa., side. ■ ; Peter9th Pa., hand. • Jolm GoiJpfr, C, 95th Pa » arm. George y. Dix D, 49th Pa , debility. Samuel Tu*ijr, D, 49:h Pa., rhenmatiara. Itioherdparletou, llOtb N. Y., Wntusion. Bobt. Kmgps, H» 7th Michigan fever. . John Cla|fc, D, 7tb Michigan, fever. . D Boone, D, 3d Penua, fever. - /' " G B. Beisen. K, sth Yermont, leg. Jtsse. W|!Knis, E; IVneeler’a battery, back. D. L Fwnham’, 0, 6ih sla«s., hand.' Thos. fnith. D. 37rh ffow York, side. J. ifoacbtK, 12tb Hew York, rheumatiwfi. S. B. Pefir, F, 85th Kew York. foot. Bcbt. McQuillan, A, 88th N. Y., foot. Daniel Cover t, D, stb Pa , ankle. ; v 0. K. Fisher, I- Ist Minn . diarrhoea. Cl as. Broeft*, D, 15th N. Y , arm. - Clias. H,: D, 27d Mass , arm. /T. H. Brsmer.D, 61st Pa. % back and side.' Corporal John Collins, H, 2d Pa., arm .Clayton Liper, G, 6th Pa, baud. 1 • Edward/Barnes I. 87th H. Y. rheumatism. Cbas. Bsrton, K» 87th N. Y.j generftl debility. Wm. Ford\H, 100th N. Y.vrheum»tisin. . Pat*k Wbluj, G, 95tb Pa., rheumatism. 1 Ebtmezer Cfciaie, F, t2il Pa , fever. First Luut. F. A. Toiber, F, 291 h Mas?., typhoid fever. . ■ • • • I ’Anyufituslibr, FvssthH. Y., leg. Ira VagerjiH, 85th N. Y., debility.. / Newton Tull, JH, 29th Ind.= : Jrbn Neal, IF, sth N Y,, shoulder. Pat..Moran| B, 291 b Mass. haed. . Chas. G :Pahnpf, D 10th Mnss.., band- . . Matthew DAyley. G/S’h W. Y. Excelsior, arm John Tab*, Xj 12th U. S. Infantry, head and side. John Swykefc, A, 38 th Y., forefinger and right hand. Chap. Abbelyj A, Ist Long Island, dysentery. A. D. Culver,,B, 4th Michigan, toot. - Capt Wm. gj. Jono*, L. lflto Mass , fever and ague. John B. Goff, F, 10th Mesa., rheumatism. , L. H Clark,'E, 10th Mass., rhenuiailam.- Wm Pttierson, ICtb Micb., thigh. Horner P Hopkin*, H, Ist Mich, arm. Tbos F. Kt-br, T, 72d P».,injured. Win. H. Lamb, D. 44th N. Y - ., loss of hearing, Owen DoUn, G, Oath N. Y/ leg and foot. M. H.- Sfelnner, G, fiist N.sY. foot. . Aug. (}. EcUold, 0, Ut Mian, leg. THE CLTY. CELEBRATION OF OUR NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE. Scenes at our Military Hospitals. DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS. Hag-Bakings, Parades, Siring of Salutos, Yesterday the eighty-sixth anniversary of our national independence was celebrated in this city with more zeal and spirit by our people than at any time previous. The day was marked by a grand display of bunting from all the public buildings, and many stores and private reti dencea; also, by numerous flag-raisings, parades, the firing of salutes, and a grand display of fireworks. Owing te the proclamation issued by the Mayor, the firing of guns and pistol* was not as frequent as upon former occasions. This was absolutely necessary on account of the large number of sick and wounded in our midst. The use of squibs and crackers, however, was freely indulged in by “Young-America,” who was not interfered with In his harmless sport.' The day was therefore quietly observed—no disorder of any moment having occurred throughout tbe whole city. A ; number of fireß and acoidenta caused.by the reckless use of fire arms and pyrotechnics, as usual, occurred daring tbe day. . r The great centre of attraction seemed to be our military hospitals. The eyes of all were turned towards our sick and wounded, who passed the Fourth &b happily aa could be expected. In fact, some of the brave fellows seemed to enjoy the treats prepared for them more than those at whose expense they had beeo provided. For weeks it has been a study among our benevolent and patriotic citizens as to bow tboy could beßt arrange a programme for the enjoyment of this unfortunate class of sufferers. Our hospitals, during the entire day, were the scenes of mirth and gayety, and som© of them, bad it not been for the presence of the many beds, might have been taken for institutions of a far different character. The buildings were thronged with good and Christian ladies, who came well loaded with many delicacies. Those of our sick who were uutble lo take a seat at the rich tables set out be fore them wore fed at their bed-sides by fair and gentle hands. The sight was one never before witnessed, and was truly touching. Tbe firemen were not at a!! behind in the celebration of this great day. From all Ihe engine and hose houses in the .city, large flags and streamers were suspended. Ia the evening numerous public and private edifices were handsomely illuminated, and fireworks were displayed in all psits of the city. The residents of Frankford turned out in largo numbers to commemorate their national in dependence. The Old Soldiei s held forth in the Supreme Court-room, and never before was their msetlDg attend ed with so muck spirit and enthusiasm.-..lke shcht re verses which occurred to our glorious army in Virginia did not in tbe leaßt dampen the courage and ardor of oar citizens. The day was celebrated in a maimer becoming aloyal and qulet-loviug people. MEETJKG OF THE VBTBTIAKS OT ISI2. Yesterday morning the old soldiers of tbe war of 1812 assembled in the Supreme Court room, Vice President Springer in the chair. The attendance waa quito largc. The roll at present numbers 300, The oldest member is ' Goi. hobertOttfr, who is now 85 years of .ago. 'Ool Carr was at one time an errand hoy inthooilice of Itanjamin Franklin. He was an apprentice—one of the firat.~-.tj Btnjamin Franklin Bache. l)r. Franklin's grandson For t»en*y-five years be was a printer, at the very he*d of the profession, having received tbe firM gold medal from tbo American Association of Booksellers, assemoled at Hew York in 1804, “ for general excellence in print ing.” The work exhibited was the Bible, in Ibur-vo lumes, published by Benj. Johnson. From March, 1812, till the dose of the war, Col. Oarr. was iu the army, act jug as lieutenant colonel of Pike's regiment, 15m U. 3. Infantry. He then canio mro possession of the Bar-tram bot&nicei garden, Leal Gray's Ferry, established by bis wife’s grandfather in 1720. Teis Garden was kuowa aU over the world, and furnialud seeds and plaate to rernoca localities" Sim o 1798 be has not had a day’s sickness, and jb still in the possession of ail bis faculties. During his career he has served one term in the Legislature, and for three year* was Adjutant General of Pennsylvania, besides being justice M" the peace for thirty-eight years in Kingsessing and Bleckley townships. He never, in all that tunc, gout t»ix cases to eourt The office cost him for inorn than it came to. He uover used glasses, and trill reads the smallest print with ease. Tbe lueHiug of yesterday was organized by calling to the chair Tice President Springer, John 11. Frick acting as secretary. The late president, Hon. Joel B Suther land, went to his rest a year ago. The report of the Executive Commbtee was read. Tnoy regret, in come- Qumce of the distracted state of the couotry, they can not-aid thfiruecosiiitonfl brethren aa they desire to do, and that the'expected aid from Cong? ess cannot be ob tained; Since the last annual meeting defuh has made sad havoc in the association, exceeding that of any pre vious year in their existence. The death of their vene rable president is most deeply regretted. The active and indefatigable exertions of this gentleman U behalf of the association, says the report, must always be remembered and appreciated, as also that ol the gallant and mvrito rious officer, Colonel John G. Watmough, as «v*li as the death, during the last year, of the sulcicra of 1812, whose Bufferings during that- fcryirg period entitle them to the WA'iuffit appreciation and remembrance. Since tbo last metting a considerable number of tbo vtterftOß fermed. themselyea into a military company, again to protect the flsg of the Union against iuternal traitors. "Without piecuming upon tue efficitncy of tneir eervicee, the veterans nevertheless considered it their duty as loyal cilizens to make tbo effort, trusting iu the providence ot God and-iu the rectitude of our purposes. On motion, General Winfield Scott abd General John E. Wool, both old sildieig 'of tbe war. ol ISI2, were elected honorary member* of the association. Mr. George Fmcrhß proposed three cheera for those heroes, which were given with a will. .onuiOtien, theDaiueof Old Ironsides, Com. Stewart, 2b* special committee, apprniitecTtotdraft a seriesof :.resolatioi3P, reported $s follows : Tbeaurviviig soldiers of the war of 1812 have met to celebrate theeighty-sixtb anniversary of American in-' -.dependence-. Mingled and sufferings'.of the. statesmen sorrow at: the actual ofthe Union at this day, and the-injurious ef fect of tlife unnatunarebellirn on the down-trodden peo ple ot the old voild, who have been looking to us us their and guide. . We have also to mourn tho loss of' many or our old associates in . arms , Fifty years have naw.etepsed since the decteralirm of war inlBl2. Most of the toMiere engaged in it have long since departed this life ; and the few who yet survive,.must in th« course of naiuie soon follow them. Within the test year, this as* soci&tion has loft more by drath tbanin anyprevtous year. We. have long enjoyed the libertyachieved by the patriots of the revolution; and it is our duty, as it is our fixed deterffiiaation. to transmit this prerioua boon un impaired, to out 'posterity... With that vicar, we.wi.l bus tain tbe G vetnmeut of the Union in its efforts to put down the rebellion and restore all tho States to ti.e full enjoy ment of tbe rights and privileges guard- tied to them by the Constitution of the XLdtfd States. Therefore; Resolved, That wo meet on tho Eiahty-aixth Anniver sary of - tbe Declaration of Independence with increased veneration lor the patriots of 1776, and for the immortal Declai ation, which they then proclaimed to the world, and whilst we lament the wickedness or infatuation of a portion of our citizens in their treasonable efforts to sub vert tbe best and most patera il Government that has ever existed, we are consoled by the reflection that all horran affairs are controlled by a wise and beneficent Providence, and, with unshaken confidence, we truot-that tbia'Union isdesiiied to its inte grity, and will continue,-forages^to be alight and ex ample to the world. ' ; Resolved, That we here renew our pledge to sustain the National Administration, to the utmost of our'ability, In a 1 consMUitional measures intended to bring ihe pre sent unnatural rebellion to a speedy and successful is-ne * and tbat we cannot find language sufficiently emphado to expreae our reprobation of any factious opposition, calculated to embitter the hostility, nerve the arm of the rebels, and thus impair tbe lefiuencb of loyal meu ra the South in ihrir patriotic efforts to restore those Stares to the Union. That, we sincerely hope that Congress will speedily make suttable proyision lor the reliet ot the sick and wonnded aoldicrs of onr army, and of the families of those who ba- o died in the service, aai nol suffer them to linger on neglected. Rtsolv<d, That the ladies of Philadelphia, like the mothers of the Revolutionary war, are entitled to" the lusting gratitude of/the nation for their untiring efforts for months pust. to relirve the sufferings and chetr the hearts of the eiefe and wonnded eoldit-rs in our midst, not ouiy by liberal donaUons of. suitable articles of food and clotbirg, but also by those nameloas acts of kindness and courtesy, which none can perforin so gracefully a 3 women* surpljipg, as far as pofeible, the places of ifond mothers and loviDg sifters, and thus calling down on tbemselvea from many a diglant home and stricken heart Truly, they are ministeriog angels. Besolneff,; That rh. GoTMnoient aid people of the united Slates are fully competent to manage their own affairs, and that wo sternly deprecate any interference, by way of mediation'or otherwise, on the part'of ary for elan nation in our press t domestic troubles. -Besoloeff, That the thanks of the association are emi nently duo and are htreby tendered Gov. Ourtin, for his unwearied energy, ability, and great perseverance to carrying out. ail the constiintional requirements of onr citizens for putting down this wicked rebellion!"' . The following was read-8B the sentiments of the meet •iDg: ■ i Til ® 4,ll 17f6—the'birlh-da'y of American Independence. : We trust, that before its next return, the impending storm will have disappeared, and the sua of liberty shine more respiendentiy than ever. S. The memory of Washington—» fliet in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of bis countrymen.” 3. Tfce mtmoiy of the soldiers of the Revolution—they nobly perfoimed their duties—their war is ended—peace to tbeir ashes, - / _4, The memory of .tbe officera and soldiers of 1812 Wo loved tiiom when living—we siucerely mourn their loss—many pleasant recollections circle round their mttr.oiy. .. - 6- The mfirory ofibe itlustrlous Stuteamen who framed the Couatilution of the United States—tboy cheerfully sucrlficed thoir and tHeir local interests bnibe.attftr of *ne Union. May their example not be lost en the feiatostneu of the present day.’■ ■ J--The Uaipn—in the words of the immortal Jackson" • ** It must ULd shall be, p-oserved.” . . 7i 9be Prehsidtut of the United States. ' 8. The Govm or of P.enueylvania/ 9. The army of the United Stateß.—Half a million of men :in anas, without draft or conacripiion—without equals in the wcrld for inteiligonco, discipline, aod offi chncy—the coujtn’s honor is safe in their bands/ 10. T he navy of thn United States,—ln'every' conflict it lias nobly sustained its character for skill and ourage •acquired in the war of 1812. • . 1L Penney vaiiia—Always patriotic,.always, for the Union—she knows no North, iio South. In tbo war of the Re-vcluitop, m 1812, and in the pwont rebellion, al ways foremost io the causo of the Nation. She has now 100,0G9 ineii_ in the field. She has offered on the altar of the counlry Bdiue of her most precious jewels.^ (12. The memory of the brave officers and soldiers who have difd in tfcq service of our country iu tha pre ont contest for the maintenance of our glorious Oonstimtion and Union 13 The Fair Sot—ibo only sovereigns we dcknow'elge. The Aisociatiou then went into an election for officers, which resulted as follows: President—Peter Hay. Vice Presidents—Msjor Benjamin H. Springer, Cant. William T. Elder. 00l Jolin L Warner, C.)pt. John Hel lor.' Hot . James Bt Porter, 001. Robert Carr, Col. Tima. Weller, Col. Lehuiel Psyuter. Correspoulbg S*ert-t»rr —Hiram Ayres.' , Recoiding Secretari —John H. Frick. : ... Assistant Recording Secretary—Capt. Chailes M. Pro vost.'- -- • Treesurer —Janies Benners. ...-Executive (/pjjjmUveo— Capt George Emerick, Col. Jo-» seph P. I/O Cle?c, Capt Jacob H. Fisler, UoL Cephis G. Chaos, Col, ,Toh» Thompson, Charles B. Beg*, Francis Cooper, Mat'hew Ntwbirk; . The Declaration of independence was theu real by Col. Robert Carr, amid great enthusiasm. At the c»n cluaiou, a vote ot thanks was rendered him, and thenieet iug aojounud. •. BROAD STREET HOSPITAL. ; This institulion, at the corner of Broad and Oberry streets, pnsorsUd a beautiful aod gay scene yesterday morning. ' The outside and interior of the ’ building was handsomely decorated with fla?s of all size*. It had been arranged br Mr. Abraham Kilter, assisted by a host of good ladies, to give the t-ick and-wounded a grand en . tertaiiimeLt. .Tbote of the patlenia who were able .as sembled in the large dining-room, where were also con gregated. many invited guests The apartment. wat crowded to its ntmobt capacity, a large mujarity of those preeonJ being, ladies. • A fino band of music was in at tendance, and a number of patrloti-i songs weroaune. . Tbe_ Declaration of Indepern'enca was re«d, and a Write d and rheering. to the invalids was made by Daniel Dongbertjv Esq- Mr. Dougherty, Zin the course of hie remarks, made a beautiful comonri-toa bo •Jween bur soldiers of to-day and those of the Ber rfatton. Be compared the Toriof 1 , or the sympathizers with Eng land at that time, to the sympathizers with treason at the present: day. Bia remarks were full of cheer a'.d hope, and he caibd upon the brave ffltows around him to look up aod not deapomJ, as eventually we must Con . quit,’ We: Jost battle after battle in the Bevolniionary ttmggle, yet we attained oiir end; and so ! we will do now. An adverse must,be looked, for now and then: we cai-rot always expect to win. ■■*'• The address of Mr. Dougherty was listened to with diep attention, and ha was occasionally interrupted with loud and long continued applause. Many of the flick soldiers were unable to leave their beds, aod repair to the dining room where the proceedings took pl*3«; bat wMio Mr. Dougherty was delivering his beautiful ad dreeta, they wou'd rise fn their beds, and, leaning upon their elbows, would anxiously look towards the yu trier win ro they btew the speaker w»a Btatioped. the tbe soldiers wero treated to a splendid repast gotten up by tbe iadiei. Dr. Neili. the surgeon of this hospital, was presented yesterday with a handsome flag, by certain parties con nected with the institution. The exercises altogether were of the tnott pleaa&ot character. THE CHRISTIASf-STREBT HOSPITAL, was alao handsomely set off with flag*. A large number of iadien were present, and au iater*-srtug programme wva carried out. The exercises commenced at 10 o'clock in the morning, nod included a prayer by the chapUio, aud the singing of patriotic tong* by the la-ltos. Au ad dress was also made by Mr. Dougherty at this hospital, and lin'd a thrilling effect upon the brave soldiers con fined there. FIFTH-STREET HOSPITAL, Yesterday afternoon tbe Government hospital at Fifth .aud Buttonwood streets was the scene of a freahiastahee' of the noble genoroßity of our Philadelphia ladiss. Two l»r*e tables were spread iu the mew room oa the first floor and covered with ftney cake, etc., and gaily deco rated with fl were. Tbe services commenced ab>at half past thr*e o'clock by reading the 6 7th Ps*lin, after which every appropriate prayer was offered up. Bev. Mr. Jj-flriegt, of the Baptist church was then introduced, and addressed tbe soldiers. • He had hoped that this day would have celabratod a grand mi itary achievement, but be wtu disappointed, anu we are now brginciug to feel the stern realities of war. To-day we realize that' those of our comrades up stairs, wouuded and dying, are but the type of thousands upon thouaanda who b*ve ralien upon the firld of carnage and perhaps are still lying uu buritd. In thiß cus'i it ia brother against brotuer. The grand fact ia that the stars and stripes of our country have hem assailed and thousands have sworu that the insult shatl be avenged. We look upon you as part of the graud army only to express in form our hearts’ sym pathy wiih you, and our nation's gratitude. You have fought for our our children and tn, and we are ' here to-day to thank you from our hearts, and contri bute to your hsppinees. Bather than eee aur Hag trail in dishonor, our insrhudons. overthrown, our Government a byword and reproach to the nat*om of the earth, we eland ready to lake your places. Though we dread the fight, yot, if need be, it is better for uj to die than, by our cowardice, wo should entail a cars© upon our children. We need to know whit we are fight ing for, it adds strength to the nerve. My praver is, that Gt il, in his providence, will direct bur councils, so tbat when tbe victory ia achieved it is achieved forever. My hope is that you will realize there is a higher battle to be fought in a war with death, from which there is no discharge. If we repent of our sins aud turn aside from the error of our ways, we will conuaer in doaib. My hope and prayer is, tbat yon all may bo I*»d by the grace of Goo to accept of Ohrist, our 8-iviour, and make your peace, your calling, and election sure iu that gnat day when He shall mafiw up bis jewels. The sick and wounded soldi-re listened with rapt attention to the words of the speaker. They then partook of the cakes, ice cre am, &c., which hno been prepared for them by a number of patriotic ladies. ' ; IXUBPENBENCE HOSE COMPAHT. The Fourth was celebrated in a grand style by the members of this company. The bdns*v ia Georgs street, between Second,aud Third, was tastefully deo>rated with flags aud mottoes. windows no less than 51 flags were flying. The steamer and hose carriage ware both well covered with small flags and screamers _ The exercises were opened with tbe reading of tbe Declara tion of Independence; after wbljh an oration was deli vejtd by Mr. John Dolman. ' Tbe speaker commenced by saying that ho had stood in this precise tpot about one yt-nr ago. In that short time what great changes had taken place! An army had sprongluto existence, cieoted, as if by magic, to defend our Gonstitutioa and Union. On this day, of ail others, whoa we gather our selves together to bear asaio that sacred instrument—the Declaration of lulapeodeoce—read, ought we co fuel the inestimable value of that Union. Tr.e speaker briefly tree*d the progress of this country since we bad achieved our independ" nee. He alluded'to tbe present wicked re belH>u as now raging, and of tbe bravery and heroism of our f oops. Ttie orator paid a high tribute of respect to tbe JEnplish maiden, Florouee Nigotiugale. We do not bear of a case here of oue who stauda out so prominently iu our war as did that true-hearted woman in the Crimt an war. And this is because, throuahoat the length atd breadth of the free loyal States every wife, tnotiiej , sister, end daughter of a loyal citizen, wbeu the opportunity offers, is herself a Florence Nightingale. •We corn f tbem by hundreds and thousands—they are all around us, aud we cannot place one a pedestal to" be ftduilretl above another. Mr. Irilmaa was' repeatedly internipttd with loud and enthusiasric applause. Speechi'S were also made by Mesirs. pi. P. Green, A. T. lficksbm and Mrl Head; after which a grand colla tion wan indulged Jo. Iu the eveuteg the house of the Indeptndence ; was brilliantly illmnmated. . UNITED STATES HOSE COMPANy. Tbe building occupied by this company, in ‘Buttod wood street, below York avenue, was tastefully deco* rared with flHige, and had flying thirty-four penua«t?,, upon each one being inscribed the name of a State. A u iuunenho .flag was raised in tbe morning on the cupda. Tliifi company was organized on the Fourth of July, 1820, and j esterday tbe celeb! ation by the membei s was doubly important. JBrck’s baud was in attendance, and dis- C!>uieed some excellent music during the day. An ad dress was Oeliverea io the morning by iid. G. Gra^ff, In alluding to our flag, be said that it was a be&couligat for.all eternal pleage of uuioa! In the red we found & symbol of the blood U baa cost; in the 'white, and blue an emblem of purity and trucorutnen f . and In the lus«re of bar stare, a tv pe of those bright pla nets in the upper ikies, which will endure tali time shall be no mote. WILLIASr PBNff HOSE COMPANY. . The day was properly celebrated by the members of this company. The exercises were opened.; by reading of the Declaration ol Indepeudence, by Joseph Hacker, Effl. An American flag was theu presented to the com pany by Mr Joseph O Ferguson E<q„ and received by Mr, Joseph Kochtrsptrfcer. A neat and pttrioiiceoeech was then delivered by Amis Briggs; also, by Messrs. Mejeiß ana Zane. A number of patriotic songswere alto feung. A vote of thanks was then rendered to those who had kindly volmiteered in carrying oat the pro gramme. The affair ended with a fine uoiiation, which was participated in by the members of ihe company and invited giu-tte. One of the fUg*, suspended fu the bouse of the company,.hfidvinsenhed upon it, For Aasistant jScgineer of the; SeSoLd; Fire District. Joseph C. Fergu son. } * This nomination wa-i made by*the members of the William Penn Hose Company.. Three salutes were fired during the day by the .members. HOPE HOSE COMPANY. The members of this com pmy assembled at half past nine ©’clock A. M. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Bmjftmin P. Lyndali, who made a few remarks; —i.tr.."' ntuCHtrtw.n.. i - J. Bockius sang the Star-Spaueled Bauneivwitli-a*^ —*— IMr John Maddeni Jr , feail"Wa3hiT!gtou } d Farowell Address; which was followed by Meesra. Gill, Eldridge, and Bockius siu*ing.‘» Hail tA til<> Ghief.” J. FratikHa introduced and read tho-3>r«,ar»Tioaror-inaep'endeocf. At tbo coaelu non of wl ich the companj’ was euiiventd with singing by Messrs Gill, B,dridge, and Booxiae. • Messrs. Newkirk, MstUs. and Martin aba favored the company with several songs. At ihe conclusion of the extrcises the cooipany partook of an elegant coilatiou After the odioleß. bad ,beph disposed of, the company were again -favored with'the vocal powers of the aoove* named gentlemen. Mr. Charles F. Bodgers .also favors the company with the recitation of “ Tne “Biugsu ou the Rhine,” and other favorite poetical conipbairious. . Tbe whole afiWr passed of-in the most aatisfActory manner. ' • A MAGNIFICENT FLA€?FOff THE NEW JERSEY NINTH. Soon after thn battles of Roanoke: and Bewfferu. tbe Legislate)re of , New Jersey voted afiigto be presented to .be 9<b Rtgimcnt of that State for their heroic conduct in those engagt-ruente. The flag was subseQuaudy or- : dcred by tbe Legislature, throrfgh Quartermaster General Pmine, ot. that State..'and?executed from deaigus tar nished by Messrs Evans & Basaalf, the large military furnisiurs of this city, at whose store, No. 418 Arch eireet, this compllmentary.enslen was yesterday, by per mission, exhibited to the public for several buura, at tracting much attention, and eliciing universal ad mit ation.- The palming a?,d general execution of the flag is not oxily tha ch<\f d'ceuvra of this ehter prisir g young hoWj but ia pronoouced, by exoerienced critice, to be tbe finesl specimen of the flag-making art ever executed in- America. No expense or labor was spared to render it sneb. Tbe-artist, one of the best la thw country, Mr. Sbreeve, was steadily engaged for.more than three months in elaborating its dedaiis, and the jnnuotings and trimmings are correspondingly, tasteful and rich. Ob one side of the flag painted, on mag nTficeßt bine silk, the New ,T«rw coa*-of* arms, anti the two battle-Beenes commomoratedj in raed Ullons, with the inscription— t ' "Presented bj New Jersey ' 'Vo HER NINTH BECIMENT, - In remembrance of Roanoke and mwbeTn..” The reverse bears the United States coat-of-arms, the other Bccesaoneb being the same. , . The store of Messra Evans & during yester day w»s profusely decorated with the colors of the Union, trom the pavement to the top of their lofty ii«g- stuff, and pre&enUd a decidedly ornate and attractive appearance. BOOT-BLACK BRIGADE. TbelrriebraGon of the Fourth by the Boot-Black Bri gade came|off N at the rooms of the Young Men’s Ghri itian Ateoci brigade, according to arrangement, met at K 8 South Fo.urth street. They formed in line about 10 o s clock f "and marched up Chestnut street, Mr. David Dickson, tbe secretary. leadingfhe aivance. On tbelr arrival ac the rooms.the Committee of Arrangements had a splendid table Bet with cakes, oranges, ice cream, Ac., decorated faandtromely with American flags. The brigade was addressed by Dr. Kevin, Dr„Kranth, Dr. < ornell, Captain Williams, and Mr. Himmons. Mr. Theodore F. Nevin also delivered a patriotic speech to the lade, referring to our noble soldiers, witb their galliot chieftains, the boys, cheering most heartily. A large number of kind ladies were present, and rendered graat assistance. The bojß behaved weli, and on refciriag re turned a, hearty vote of tbaoks, hoping that the Fourth of July would boob come again. - MEETING FOR THE SICK AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS. The Young Men’s Christian Association celebrated the National Hoi Way by a meeting at Sansom-street Church, at 10)4 A. M. The services were conducted by the Bev. John Chambers, and were qnito interesting. Addresses were, made by tbe Btr. James Oroweil, Rev George Rnngbuißt, ex-Goveroor Pollock, George H. Stuart, Esq., and Bev Dr. Nevin. Subscription-were then* re ceived in aid of our sick and wonnded soldiers. STATE SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI. ‘ The annual stated meeting of tho State Society of the .Cincinnati of Pennsylvania was held at the La Pierre House, yesterday morning. FLAG RAISING. , A large flag, forty-seven by twenty-two feet, was thrown to the bneze yesterday morning, by the Liocolo Union Assouation of the Eighteenth ward, at the corner of Allen' and Pa)m*r streets. Several patriotic speeches were delivered by Messrs. Andrew Zanea, James Logan, Amos Briggs, and others. : Frank;ord presented n gay and attractive appearance yesterday. Ai an early hour the streets, were, thronged, with gaUy-diesard persons. Renting was seen flying in all direciioßß; bills were tolling; salutes were fired, and firemen ftpd citizens were seen hurrying to and fko to wards iheFianbford bridge, where it was announced the procession *ould start from to proceed to tbe stand which bad been erected for tbe proper celebration, of the birth-day of onr National Independence. The procss sion formfd abjnt 9 o’clock, on the Fraokford bridae, in the following order, under the direction of Cant. Edwin Chief Blmsbai, and S. D.Harper, Assistant: The National Brass Band - Resolution Council No.’4, 6. U. A. M., preceded by a splendid banner. • A Chariot containing thirteen young ladies, represent ing the original Confederacy. Rescue Hook and Ladder Company, tostefally adorned with flags, and drawn by four hoisei Washington Engine Company, drawn by four, white boms. Decatur Hose Oomnany, covered with wieath®, with two small boys dressed in Continental uniform seated upon it. , This was preceded by a handsome banner. Decatur Old Hand Enginr, drawn by two horses. : .Decatur Steam-fire Engine, drawn by four iron*gray bosses. . .. Excelsior BoeeCompany, drawn by iho membeTS. : E.xrebior Hook and Ladder Company, drawn by four Hack borse-B. And a large number of citizens on horseback brought up the r* ar; Most of the fire companies were precede! by bands, and the tastefn! manner in wbiebtheirro eptetive cairiafes Vkre decorated, was the cause of general approbation. The proctSfion moved over the following route: Up Frank ford street »o Sellers, out Sellers to Unity, up/ Unity to Hedge, up Hedge to Orthodox, up Orttodox to Pan), up-Pan! to Frankford, countermarched down Fiankiotd to Sellers,*olll Hellers to. Panij dpwn Paul to Tarouy, out Tacony to Orchard, up Orchard to Oharob, up Church to Franktord, up Freokford to the lot on toe cast side of Frankford street, below. Sellers street, where /rite / procession was': diamiffed. *A meeting was then or ganized, and Jos. T./Vod Kirk, Esq., was selected as pre sident. a large number of vice prosidents and four ae-' cresurieß were a'ao’Eelected. Tha band performed a nu iional air, after which the president introduced Mr. Jos. F. Slckt-I, who read* the Declaration of Independence in a rnaMt-rly ixanner. . After which the pupils of thy Mir ebnll-Grammar School, under tbe direction of T. W, WoiTfeU, sang the Star Spangled Biumor with fine ef ■ fiCt. ' ' • ■■ ; v Tbe orator of the day, Col. T. W. Dnffield, wiw then introduced, end was greeted with enthusiastic ap plause. . .. THE ORATION. Fellow-Citizuss: Uiatory,and* experience teach us iliat there are principles which can never ne Bubvert ed-r-tnithtiwhich never, die. The Ohrlsiian era wa* a memorable epoch In the history ot the • world. It was ntberfd i«, not by the tramp of hostile armiea, the roar of artillery; or the stirring airs of nmriia! mndc, but by the fcwtll of tbe same heavenly harmonies which aroused the watching sheeherda ut Bethleboon, proclaiming in thtir dulcet w»rblings,-peace oh earth'and good will to men. Second ouiy in Interest and importance to the reli gion of Him who spake «s never man sjmke, is that sys tem ol political truth which proclaim? the doctrine of Qian’s equality, and elevates him in the scale of being to tbat dignity of stature which Heaven destined him to lilt. For centuries, despotism and king* craft bad »e*or«d dominion over the world’s maisss. But our fathers this day eighty-six foots ago, imoued with a spirit of liberty, and goaded to desperation by tue exactions of oppression, rolled the atone fom the door of the sepulchre where eninrobed Liberty was slumbering, and it arose to light and ltf« to cheer and bless, and give hope to tbe down*trodden humanity of earth. The De claration of lodepeDdeircewtt the magna chart* of hu man rights, and evolvrd the idea *o cheering to the cause of freedom, and >et so startling to m matchy, “thatgo verrmt'Cts derive their just powers from the coosent of tbe governed.” By it our father* were r&ieased from a proud and haughty monarchy, that they might er.j -y a natiwi’a independence. In this, our own city, was inde pendence proclaimed; and it was here, with Washington for k lrad*r, that tbe Federal Con»titu’ior> was firmed. That instrument was no iil-as-ortad .fabric, hastily raised, for leasporary protection, amidfit-the conflict of civil war. It was the mult of matnre and deUb-rate couacii. where each m&bttr mind, emjaged in its construction, brought tho labors of medimtL.m on .the great truth? of civil libett\; and when it was complete Washington retired to meditate on ths momentons work that bad been ac complished after four months’ solemn d liberation in secret session. The Cunstimtion and ihe Uuioo—by sns . taintog unchaoseably the one. we render imperishable the other. Tbe people of tbe Hevstoae State will never agree to disunion. Every principle of patriotism and every consideration of intare-at—veneration for oar father?—regard for onrstlvei—lova for our chsidren—the present and tuture welfare of mankind—all j.rin in soiemn protest agaiost the present attempt at the destruction of the Constitution and the Union. We are now suffering the horrors of an intestine, bloody civil war. The timpte which our fathers reared —the altar, around which we worshi pped In infancy, and under whore shadow we have ripen* d Into strength And manhood—he Uiiion of the States—tbe ark of our sal vation—tb« sanctuary of our peace—the tower of our ftrength—the pe-rl if onr pride, coustrucred with ho irmrh labor, glorifltd by so many recobee'Sot e. and frsnebt with so to man—that .nighty Union, which, almost in the memory of man, ba? cla?ped a con tinent iu its embrace, and which w* a'.l fonfly he-, lievtd was destined to live forever—is threatened with destruction. It is no foreign foe that summons ns to Us deliverance. In that direction we know and feel that it can fafeiy defy a world in arms. No; it Is an enemy within our gates, and worse than till, it is a parricidal band tbat Bwings the incendiary torch over our fair fabric. The speaker allndid at length to the present rebellion, and wa? fre quently interropted by loud and enthusiastic cheering, after which the children sang a national anthem, and tbo band discou r sed a number of nairi uic pieces. Tbe whole affair reflects credit on the resMents of Franktord, and on those who wtre instrumental in got ling up the ceiebration. MEETING AT KENSINGTON. A meeting of the citlz-ns of Keneiogtcn way held yes terday morning, in tue First Presbyteries Church, Girard avenue, near Columbia avenue, of which Bev W»o. T. Kva is potter. Prayers were oflered up aad adires-ts delivered in reference to tbe state of the emotry. a ol ledion w»s taken up fur the benefit of the sick and wounded soldiers. ACCIDENTS. The usual number of accidents occurred yesterday from the rfcklsss use of firework? and ponder A Urge nntribi-r of children were ourned, but their injoris? a r a or such flight character that they uro no; worth rec rdiog. Yesterday morning a German, named Herman, (that himself dead, supposed to Do accidentally, in tue neigh borhood of Washington Retteat. The body was removed to the Park Police Station, and the corourr uotifif;d A tout 11 o’clock a man named Frederick Oorry, aged twenty-eijsht years, residing in FI th st eet below <Ja!- lowbill, bad bis hand badly lacerated by the expl »si m of a pistol, during a flag raising at F.iu*th a*td Wrol streets. About two o’clock a boy, named ffm Sykes, aged fourteen s^a r s* bad bis fingers blown off, by the explo sion of a pistol, at Paasvmik road ani Marriot street. He was taken to the Hospital. John Stay, aged eighteeu years, was received at th* same institution, with hi? fore-finger of the I*ft band blown off, caused by the bursting of a pistol at Sixth and 3?ruue Mreete. Ge< tge Hirinan, aeed fourteen years, wa* admitted into the hospital with a lacerated wound of tho left leg, cau*ed by being struck with the wad from a pistol, at Eighth and. South streets. Peter Porrey was also admitted, with Ins face, breast, and Iwnds severely l urried, can-ed by tbe explosion of gunpowder, at Eleventh and Federal streets, oa Thurs day night. . Archibald McNeill, agfd 11 years had one of bis fingers blown off, at Eleventh arid Fitzwater streets, by tbe accidental discharge of a pistol. 3Tl.@st evening, about 9- o’clock, alr.t of fireworks in tho ' window' of a store iu Thirteenth street, above Pine, took fire from the go -light. The flames wer*> confined to the window alone, and damage to the amount of soveaty-fiva dolttw was suhtaioed. About 1 o’clock in the aftercoon au alarm of fire was caupert by the burning of a foul chitnaey at the Market house. The roofs of two houses, ono at 235 Currant alley, and. tie other iu Crease etreet, above Girard avenue, were sliehily damaged by fire. The roof of a h uae in Fine alley tw also eUgktly damaged. Ail the above were caused by fireworks. President Benson in England. — We learn from the American Colonization Society, of this city, that President Benson, of Liberia, continues to be received with gTeat respect and distinction in Eng. land, as will appear from the subjoined commumcrtioa fiom--itrard Baiston, Beq President Benson’s s ‘journ there appears to be a pesfect ovation. As he doubtless toon will reach this country, Bianloa attentions, we un derstand, will be shown, him while - here. Mr. Heuaoa bss eviDcrd unusual capacity as a merchant, senator, judge, general, and as PreaMent of Liberia duriog the last six yearß. He is a native of Maryland, and deserves all the evidences of esteem which it may be deemed wts3 toextend to him, white a liberal policy toward the Chief Mfigietrate of a daughter republic may not be without its bent-ficial nsuits in eecming the crude productions of that rich country, and, in exchange, supplying ihe manu factur'd goods which will be required. The following is - tbe commuQ-carion received by the American Colonization Society from Hr. Ralston: “London, Jane *21,1862. “My Dear Sir: Tbe most extraordinary Mudaess aud courtesy is .Down to President Reason, by the high* f-t ai d lowest of socle!?. X accompmled hi*u in the procession on the grand ceremony of opeuiu? the Inter national Exhibition. He was * the observe 1 of all ob -.JU»rverftJ-‘-rKa.r.T.»»nnire-nf_alL*in»ri—the.only blACfc Oiau preient in the vast assembly of forty tbbiiaand pHrs ma of the best-dreesert pfople that could be assembled. So, also, at Lady Gharintte CLeneaon’s ,*receptiou’ at tha re sidence, in the Parliament Bouses, of her htoband-i-taa bpf afeer of the Hnnse of Oommons—where eight magnifi cent rooms were filled by some twelve hundred latiea and getiti.men, the fifl-e of society of Eoelaul. So, a!«v at Lord -Grmvifie’s “ fete champetre,’* at Chiswick ln conutry, where all the principal nobility aud gealry, and di-tingnfsh* ed foreigners were present.' Also, the convocafloa of the Eoj al Society v (evening party aod concert at the Lord Mayor’s,) aud otber public oiwtings, as well *B privare dinner parti** and eveuiug pa»-tips. wfa-re such men as the Bishop ef Loudon. Sir J->ho Bowring, Sir Roland Dili, aud tue first ladies of ttee land, come up and shako bauds with -the Hr'-sident, aud address soma amiable couversatira to 'him In takiou him t i church to listen to the most omtofent.preacbei-s, I fiud tout ladies acd other re»pectabte'T&rsoa's come u» auu shake haads with b { m* and say gomethlng cornplimeutary 1 1 him. Ia the United Slates, when Mr. Benmn goes one to our country, he will to a “nfsger,»»-'whil-t here he ia rhe “black gentleman,’.’ received everywhere with the dis tinction he deserves from being the chief of a nation of : respectable people on the coast of Africa. I hope I may bp disappointed in regard to our coun try’s reception of Mr. Benson ' I am happy to say that the addteep to him, of which I enclose a copy, which is already signei by several hundred most werthy Eag libhmrn, and will be further signed by many Scotchman, ard Irishmen,' vrill be presented to him at a public b*u- Quet, to be presided over- by that eminent amis des vtoirs. Lord Brougham, address is heautifobv engrossed on vellhoo.. 9he banq.«et will be tiven at WiFlLi’ loomo, on Fridayvthe 27tb ofiJ.wie, 1862, at G# b’chick P. 81. Tickors fbr gemtetoen twenty -'five shilling*.; for ialiea, ten' and a bftlf eliiHir.g?.': There will probahly be one hundred ladies- and two buunred eentiemen pre««mt at this nneting. m»hy coming from Leeds, Halifax, Brad ford, Liverpool, Manchester, and other remote places in. tbe country, It will be altosethvr a most complimentary ©CC&rion for the President_of Liberia, Presidept Jenson. ; |x*Pf?sident Roberts, Johmbu, and t have juat returned from the Admiralt/, where, in an interview of two hours with Admiral /Wasbineton, we have been settling the Liberian bonnda- • ries copterminoua with British posseeaions. Everything noßt aatitfiiciory. "Wfaftt a kind people the British are to little Libei ia! Youw, mtst respectfully and faithfully, .GEBARD RALSTON. Fjrf.woeks at Paibhount.— Last evening, large crowds of people ogsembJed at Fairmouat, and on the b«*uutifnl p-irk to the northward, to witness the display of fireworks that had been publicly noticed Jn the papers to come off. at the time specified. The stone pier of tbe Schuylkill Canal was used a% tbe place on which tbe ,display/ wfts.made. The exhibition com menepd with a flight of rockets, with red, white, and blue stars, and serpents with sold rain. Trees of liberty, and knots, Italian suna. and various other specimens-were exploded. Large transparencies wore exhibited, being lighted with red, white, ana blue Bensal fire. Tbe mottoes thereon read as follows aad in the order named: * . . ‘>B. T,—lB6o—K.’V, ‘/-Honor to the Brave Mc- Clellan.” ‘'The Union and Drake’s Bitters.” “Li berty and the Constitution.'” This may be considered an excellent and pieasiDg way of advertising. Nobody bat a New Yorker would have thought of It. The people cheeied; everybody was pleaded, aud at half p*st tea o’clock the exhibition closed wDh a flight or bsltoona bearing the cabalistic sign S. T—lB6o—X. The fire works were made by Mr. Edge, of Jersey City. A Man Shot.— Hammond Kunze, ftpfd 35 years, a Ge*map, wag shot dead yesterday after noon, on tbe shore of tbe Scbuylftill. just be’ow ihe Co lumbia Bridge He mid a companion had been in a boat, • They bad a cun between them, with which to ,ceh bratei the Fourth of July. Mr. Kutize de s iced to go aebore with ihe gun. He dil so. and the other man pad died around the Schmlkdl by bime-lf. Ha returned in lees than an boor, and found his friend dead Tbe gun wag lying near by. It seemed as if the contents had en tered bis left breast. He was sober. It was not known whether he committed suicide or not, New Counterfeit.— We areiDformed by Mts-fs. Imlay & Bicknell, publishers of the Bank Kote JRtporter, that there is now being circulated In this city » couiiteifeil five-dollar note on tbe Bank New York. Vignette, frame surmounted by an 1 eagle; female on each side of it: on right ead **s,” and male portrait; on left end “6,” and comptrolleris die; canal boat between officers' 1 s-guaturea. Imitation of genuine. A Patriotic Sermon.—Rev. D. L. Gear, late of Boston. •Massachusetts, will preach a ser mon on «»National Safeguards ’ in the First Independ ent Christian Church,. Marlborough street, below F*ank ford road, to-morrow evening. This serraou wh*n last dtlivered was to an audience of over 5,000 oe *ole, am mg whom were a number of military and civil officers, Mr. G* or is now’ Btatioved in our- city, and his efforts to do good are being marked with great success. A Sdrious FaTili. —A map giving tlie name of Patrkk Peopt- s was found, yesterday morning, by Officer Anne, of the Second district, lying in an ln tcnpible condition,'with'a contused wound la thetoiad, at Paspynnk road and Fitzwater'street. Ho is sneposed tp- have received hia injury by a fall, as no disturbance occurred in the neighborhood. Dr. Bruner attended to his wound. Starring! Case. —During a fight, at a hou6© in Monroe street, between Taird and Fourth, on Thursday night, Joseph Riley received a severe stab by n knife in tbe hands of James Rementer. The latter was arrested b> offic»-r Leavitt, and committed to prison by Alderman McMullin. Riley was admitted into tae hos pital. . Found . Relad.—Blargaret Long was found dead by officer Buckley, at Spiff ord and dhlppen Btreetf, on 1 hmaday night A white'man, with one arm, apparently ahoot 35 yeara of age, uhile being brought to the Second-district station house, ditd on the way. Found Drowned.—Yesterday mom inp, »h« Vods of a Iwy named Job 4 McOarty vr-ief >and in the Delaware, at Yine*street wharf. The coroner was notified. A drowned man v.as also found, yesterday, at Spruce-street wharf. Heavy Robbery. —Yesterday mom iDg. Henrietta Turner, colored, was committed, io default of bail, upon the charge of stealing Sib In money, aod deeds to: tho value of ®1,5Q0, the property of John Barfield. - : - ! - ' // - MAJOR BOS3BLL —Maj x Nathan R. RosseP, re ported kilted in the late battle before Bichmond, wm a native of New Jersey, and related by marriage to Gen. McClellan. Ho was not a graduate of West Point, bav icg got an outride appointment as second lieutenant in the sth Infs-utry, in August* IS3S„ He was promoted to a firt-t lieutenancy nine years afterwards, in 1847, and became mftjor on the of last September. / He had a brother, or a cousin, in the 9th Infaotfy. - Major Bossell, was sn accomplished scholar, and a gentleman In every Vense of ttowoidl Hlb, men loved, him, and on more than one occasids showed their preference for him above his mere exalted comrades. He leaves a family to mourn his tiiUtnely death* -
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