%\ t f rip. THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1862. THE WAR, The first news to lie announoe'l to-day to every loyal AmerSoan heart is more important than the details of any field operators, however brilliant— because it Is that cn which all our future military manoeuvres must depend for success. It is the' triumphant response whioh the country is mating to the President’s recent call for new troops—clear, Clarion tones ringing out full, and. firm, and free from every Northern State. It sweeps down from the Qreen Mountains—a sirong, steady wind of patriotism, pure and bracing as the air whose home is rugged peaks and inaccessible forests. It floats in. from the West—as vast in its reaoh, as generous in its utteranoe, as befits a spirit bom of tbe prairies. It pours out from tho East with Puritan sturdiness; Pennsyl vania swells the chorus with its mighty voice; from every quarter comes tho answer on bugle-calls and drum beats. At first, an inexpli cable lethargy muffled the national voice; bat this is shaken off now, and the people, reoognizing the momentous crisis which recent events have suddenly hurled upon them, put forth thoir might to meet it. Wo are in the midst of the second grand uprising of tho greatest nation on earth, and It exceeds the first as orach as tremendous energies slowly culminating exceed the riotous tumult of enthusiasm engendered by special excitement. We are not driven by impulse, but knowingly guided by willand every man who hereafter shall enroll his name among the country’s defenders will perfectly understand the is sue presented to him, and the oause for which ho risks his life. An army of patriots, banded together by suoh high and holy purposes, can never be beaten. Heaven K»- botween the States to send forth the most men and in the shortest time! let Pennsylvania vin dicate her old fame'by taking that lead in future whioh she always has held in tho past. Wo can not afford to leg or retard operations by undue deliberation. Every ehief city, East and West, has appropriated largo sums to aid in recruiting ; shall Philadelphia be the only exception, and thus hold out bounties to her citizens to join regiments organized elsewhere ? The new recruiting regulations issuod by tho War Department will be read with interest. They are intended both to expedite and to regulate en listments—being admirably adapted to supply old defioiencies and remedy old defects. Under them, the recruiting officer is held severely responsible for the bodily qualifications of his mon; wo shaU send out no'more weak or half-sick regiments. The news fromJTennessee is highly important, and abundantly confirms the. views recently sot forth in this paper in regard to rebel raids. The guerillas, finding that their foray had stirred up a spirit which, resulting in a general arming, would overwhelm them, have retired toward McHinns ville.. Their purpose has been but ill accomplished. Their loss has exceeded that which they have in flicted upon us, and thoir future chances are ruined by the alarm raised by their raid. The Tennes seans will not be caught [napping again, and this wiholo subject of guerilla warfare is set in the right light before tho oountry. The dismemberment of an army as large as that assembled at Corinth ne-, OCSBitates a division into separate hordes, distinct in organization, and each pursuing the plan which its individual position makes feasible! 1 These bands must continue to exist till they are cut off from their bases of supplies or thoir efforts are made futile by pertinacious vigilance. A special de spatch to us quotes a statement; of: the Atlanta In telligencer that evidently alludes to the- Tennessee raid. ' Its tone is jubilant and defiant in advance, showing the importance which the rebels attach to this kind of warfare. It is, therefore, doubly necessary for- the Border States to be prepared, though tho prompt check just given to the raid will probably discourage any immediate renewal of such attempts. The intelligence from McClellan’s lines Is not of much moment. The tone of the rebels Is elevated by their recent disasters : they must preserve the balance; if they experience material reverses, they whistle and desperately pretend to be happy. .This forced bravado is seen in their refusal to ne gotiate,any exchange of prisoners that does not include General Buckner. This is a new style of rebel braggadocio, and movements are now on foot' that will soon reduce : the inflation of both their military parleys and their very uninilitary pro clamations and messages. Tho idea of blocking General MoOiellan’ssuppHes is equally absurd—the James river can always he kept open as our high way. The rumor whioh puts Gon. Halleck in com mand of all the Virginia armies we cannot gua rantee. For the sake of avoiding farther distur bance of commands and plans, we trust that it ha 3 no foundation. If the generals now in-the field are not competent for their respective posts, we may despair. Conskess has passed such an amendment to the confiscation bill as removes the President’s objec tions to that measure. The new provision makes tho act still more lenient, and is characteristic of the President’s Christian forbearance. Philadelphia adds another name to her long list of honored braves in the promotion of Captain William Painter to a majorship, for gallantry at Dranesvillo and efficiency as assistant, quarter master. Wo still hold the medal. All honor to Captain Pointer and the roll on which his name is blazoned! And honor to that other .roll draped and shrouded lay a people’s sorrow ! We have to number ir. it another gallant spirit nurtured in our , midst. Colonel Thomas A. Ziegler, of tho lOTth P, I'.'s, died suddenly, yesterday, at Balti more. Au able officer and a oourteous gentleman Is gone ; but his influence lives, and will raise up a fit successor.: THE NEWS. The comuionsement of the guerilla warfare in Tennessee, Kentuoky, and ia portions of Virginia, although attended with lamentable loss of life and great destruction of property, is nevertheless, in one sense, a oheeriDg Bign of the times. We accept It as an.aoisßowledgmeat that the rebel armies are lOßing their cohesiveness, and are content, hence forth, to burn bridges and harass unimportant Union towns and villages, rather than incur the perils of pitohed battles. Oar correspondent with General Pope’s division is confident that in a very-few weeks it will be impossible to find a guerilla camp in all the Shenandoah valley, so much has the eon-, dition of affairs changed since that officer took command. In Tennessee and Kentucky we hope to be able to record as great an improvement in the “ situation,’’ before maDy weeks have elapsed. Colonel William B. Stokes, a prominent Union man in the former State, ex-member of the United States Congress, is raising a battalion of cavalry to operate against the rebel guerillas in 'that State. The newa from General McClellan is favorable. By the correspondence of the New fork Express, to the 11th inst., we have the intelligence that the rebel army .has fallen back’ten miles toward Rich mond. It may go furthor, or content itself with throwing up obstructions against the advance of McClellan. The army, in its present position and condition, cap defy the whole force of the entire Confederacy.' Thoir flank is protected by the gunboats, and the ground slopes up from the river and culminates in a or.*st some four miles back from the river. To and on this crest our army is ' encamped, and it is the highest ground in the vi cinity. The army is in admirable condition, in excellent spirits, with the most unbounded confi dence in its General, and looking forward to an early advance. The Secessionists of Rush oouaty, Indiana, to file number of forty or fifty, attempted to oelebrate the Fourth of July in Washington township, as sembling for the purpose in a school-house. The Declaration of Independence was read by a certain Dr. Hall, who added some comments of his own, in Which ho compared the condition of the rebel States of the South with that of tho revolted colonies da ting the Revolution. He thought the oases pre cisely parallel, and our “Southern brethren” en titled to the active sympathy of all true ''Demo crats." A number of Union men, who' had-heard Of the traitorous : proceedings, interfered, one named Steele, from Ogden, knocking the orator down. Several of the rebels were severely pun ished, and the conclave was broken up. The foreign intelligence by the Persia, which arrived at Now York yesterday, with advices to the 6th inst., is largely made up of London preju dices against the United’ States. - The Tinies has an outrageous article, attempting to oast ridicule upon our celebration of the Fourth, of July, for Which malignant breach of deoonoy the Times is called to’account by the jMemi'ii" ,S7/„v 'and Daily News, and berated in effective stylo, i . ADMIRAL Jcriwt. to Mexico in July, on the Fronotf ironiplated jfrfgate Normandie. The Grand Duke Constantino Was snot at in Warsaw, and is said, to; have boon slightly wounded. ; Sixtv patriots, who Heft Norway for Canada to escape a draft; were terribly frightened by the conductor of the train on which the fugitives wero “skedaddling,” by reading aloud a pretended tele gram, ordering him to stop his train at the next station, long enough for officers to arrest the party- As sobn as the train reached the ..next, station the fugitives seized their carpet-bags and took to their heels in tho direction of the woods, r '"' ■ /.. Indian affairs in Colorado Territory are in any thing else hut a desirable state, just at this time. A growing animosity to the white settlors is mani fest in the disposition of the Arapahoesand Cheyen nes, and the recent raid of the former, in conjunc tion with,a band off the Sioux, against tho Utahs, will, we fear, oause trouble in tbe 'Western settle ments. Colorado has raised nearly two thousand volunteers for the war, besides having sentto her a fine battery, and one hundred and fifty men, but no sooner aro they in a condition to do serviae, Gian they are called to Mexico, so that to-day thore is not a squad of ten soldiers who can ho called out to defend the lives, homes, and property of the citi zens of Colorado, in case of an Indian war. Our Nashville correspondent writes that Beau regard is at Chattanooga with 40,000 troops. The nows from Vicksburg is as unimportant as tho siege of that stronghold has been tedious. Our Memphis correspondent is of opinion that Vicksburg is a second “ Island No. 10,” and oannot: be taken without tbo 00-operation of the land forces. A despatch dated Kinderhook, July 14th, says ; “ Ex-President Martin Van Boren is very low to day, from his Sufferings under throat affection. His physicians say that he cannot long survivo. He s insensible, and unable to recognize friends and relatives." Tuc Railway Journal estimates the .value of railway inventions in the last forty years in Ithis oountry alone to be twelve hundred million dollars. Vet the career of improvement seems as far as ever. from having reached a limit. The Department of'State has boon informed by our consul-at San Juan, Porto Rico, that tho regu. laiions regarding the custom houses of that island have been modified as follows: Either national or foreign vessels entering them with cargo, of whatever nature it may be, will, have topay, besides the port charges, tonnage dues on tbe measurement expressed in their register, as de signated in the tariff. The Turk’s Island Standard, of the 28th of June, says: “About 58,000 bushels of salt, have been shipped from the different ports of this colony Since our last report, the greater portion of.it heijw .ehprterra..(v>- XT—<-- s e«u auppry of excellent salt ; “puce seven cents.” : The small-change difficulty is daily be coming more embarrassing, and will until measures are adopted to cheek it. There is really no good reason for its. existence, unless mere speculation may be assigned as such. There Is as much silver coin, of all denomi nations, in the country now as there has ever been. The high price of gold finds some ex cuse in the draughts that have been made upon it from abroad ; but this does not apply to silver change and the nickel cent, both of which are now at premiums of from ten to twelve per cent. Almost every merchant or trader, whose business renders the changing of money at his counter necessary, is now obliged to pay these premiums, or suffer damage in not being able to supply the wants of his customers.. We have heard a number of. remedies: for this evil suggested, the meanest of which is the proposition to issue corporation « shinplasters.” . A . much better way than flooding the community with this wretched sort of currency would be the adoption of some effectual plan for bringing the silver of the country from its hiding places. Can such a plan be devised and executed? Yes, providing the people, will take the patter in hands and demand it. If we can give the premiums a, down ward tendency, the change trouble will speedily work its [own cure. As the in crease of the current value of coin neces sarily, drives it into: the hands of speculators, a decline in- its value must inevitably be fol lowed by a relaxation in this respect. It is, ef course, net presumed, while gold continues at Its present rates, that the “ change diffi culty can be entirely overcome; but if it can be sufficiently modified to obviate a resort to fractional notes, the public will have cause to be thankful. Our own opinion is, that the trouble complained of is vastly more attribu table to the actions of corporations than individuals, and it is to the latter, therefore, that we look, mainly, for relief. We have, for example, institutions in, Philadelphia, the receipts of which in silver change, daily, if put iu circulation instead of beilg sold to the brokers, would measurably ease our difficulties in less than three days. Let us take, for example, our city passenger railroads, of which we have some fifteen in active operation in this city. The daily re ceipts on each of these roads will average two hundred dollars, or three' thousand doliars per diem on the whole fifteen. Of this amount, at least seven-eigliths is specie—small silver and cents—or a weekly aggregate of $15,750 (fifteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dol lars): This specie, we are informed, is sold. by the companies and their employees, and all other expenses are paid in notes. The ex penses of the roads wilt average one hun dred dollars per day each, or nine thou sand dollars per week; and, as the bulk of this sum would go into the bauds of per sons who live upon their immediate earn ings, it would at once find its way into general circulation. The temptation for large, money making corporations to take advantige of popular necessity, is of course a strong one, although it is hardly magnanimous, especialJy : on the part ol those whose existence and pros perity are diie to the good-will of the people. We have always been, and are still, the friends and advocates of city passenger railroads, but in times like the present, when the high and the low, the rich and,the poor, the prosperous and the needy, are forgetting self in the common cause of the good of all, we have felt it our duty to call their attention to this subject, and in the name of the people to ask their power ful assistance in relieving the public from a very serious inconvenience. It is io he hoped that Secretary Chase’s or some equivalent suggestion for relieving the public, at this time much aurioyefl and in convenienced by the scarcity of change, may, speedily bo carried into effect. Stamps are portable, and also represent value, which is a great point. Above all things, shinpiastors must be discountenanced, and Mr. Chase pro poses a penalty of $5,000 for issuing them. There really is no scarcity of silver. Any quantity of silver coin may be had at the bioilers—bypaying for it. The banks have abundance,-if they would only disburse it to the public, in exchange for their own notes. A correspondent of the Now Yoik Tuns puts this shiuplaster question in a plain man ner. IHesays; .;. ; - ■ ! “ What will be the result of this shiuplaster epi demy? A loss of millions to the people, and the enrichment of knaves. You doubt this ? Listen: The classes of business men who issue shinpiasters are principally, restaurants, bar-rooms, beer sa loons, grocers, bakers and barbers, and the city of New I'ojk alone has more than ten thousand of them. I know of a restaurant, doing .only a mid dling business, who, a few days ago, made twenty five-cent shinpiasters to the amount of §2,000 1 Now, if bn an average, every one of the above named business men issues mily $3OO worth.of shin plasters, we will Save in this city alone sh inplas ters to the amount of 53,000,000- But this epide my will, if not stopped. We, immediately spread like wildfire all over the country. Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Ac., will follow, and 1 in less than no time the country will bo flooded with at least from fifteen to twenty millions of shinpiasters. Thors can be no doubt that among those issuing shinpias ters, there are plenty of honest men, who are will ing to redeem their issues (if not counterfeited;) but rest assured that many of those who now hasten .to make sbmplasters.will not be.anxious to redeem them, and many of them will abscond after having pocketed some hundreds of dollars; then, after a little while, the people will have been swindled out of millions. ’And who will be the losers of these millions? —who hut the innecent?” This is the truth. Respectable persons! will not issue these small promises to pay, es pecially as they would violate the law if they did, but people who have nothing to lose, in the way of .character, will strike out into the business largely, if.thoy dare, cheat extensive ly, and, clearing away with the spoil, liugh at their dupes. Tiie last European news is of as late a date as ibc Oih inst.. It is not important, except that Ru-sia, as has been anticipated for soma time, has acknowledged the Kingdom of Italy, and that the French preparations for carrying on the war in Mexico were in progress. The mailed war-steamer Normandie was to proceed to Yera Cruz this month, and the military re inforcements, commanded by General Forey, will be despatched in September. - i , Tbo celebration of the Fourth of July, by loyal Americans in London, appears to have provoked the ire and stirred up the bile of the eccentric hirelings whose stock in trade chiefly consists of abuse, in the Times, of this coun try, its institutions and its Con sidering with what cordiality Queen Yio tobia’s health has always been drank, ttf Ame rican cities, on St. George’s day, at the annual festivals of the Anglo-American charitable Societies, there is ingratitude as well as l bad teste in this attack on our Fourth of July. LETTER FROM “OCCASIONAL.” ■Washington, July IG, 18G2, . Congress will leave, a large discretion in the kandij. of President Lincoln, during tlie recess”bctwecn its adjournment and its meeting in December next, The People have put confidence in him, and the politicians need not distrust him. AH that the Presi dent has done bn his own responsibility has been, well done. He acted boldly and promptly after Sumpter fell, and before the called ses sion of the present Congress; and in this saved the Republic. He saw the national danger, and he grappled with it. If he had not done so ■the rebellion would have triumphed. The same Congress which approved his course in this emergency, and indemnified him by solemn legislation, will gladly repeat this expressed and legalized confidence in the coming recess* should he be equally bold and sagacious. The members have indeed given him their ideas and instructions in tho various statutes they have passed and he has signed, hut there will remain a mass of duties incidental to a state of protracted rebellion and stubborn war, not anticipated or provided for. He must dispose of these with few other counsels than his own judgment and reason. It may be, that in view of the strong opinions of Congress and the public wishes of the people, ho may adopt a stern and pervading policy.as to the war and its enemies, armed and unarmed; as to the rebels themselves, and those who sympathize with them. Undoubtedly the President is strong enough to crush out treason wherever it appears. He can do nothing more popular than to strike. boldly. The sympathizers with Secession will demand his early and vigilant attention. They grow reckless in-the: immunity and impunity with whicb.they may and do enact their trea son. They are at once the best auxiliaries of the traitors and the worst foes of the Re : public, for they labor without injury to them selves*.ao<l.'K.>j-IV(!jt?:''i'rai‘every)leioat that be falls the Republic, and sorrow only over our triumphs. As long as they arc permitted to exult in their ingratitude and Bhame, so, long will our armies be weakened and our Govern ment embarrassed: President Lincoln check mated this class before, and will not fear to do it again. Occasional. FE OM WA SHI EG TO S’, Special Despatches to “The Press.” ” 'WASniNOTON, July 16,1882 Late Southern News. -I liavs received a copy of the Petersburg Express of day before yeßterday. 'lt '-.contains'significant state ment from the Atlanta Intelligencer, stating that, a daring guerilla chief is now out on an important expedi tion, and may be soon heard ef at Nashville or Memphis, TMb probably refers to the Kentucky raid. The Express gives an account of planting eight guns on the James river, and firing on our transports,; and says .that they have about- two hundred and fifty sharpshooters lining the banks—they fire on our gnnboats, who reply, they add, but do no damage. It says: “The present position of McOi.ei.lax can in this way be ren dered wholly untenable. No river in the South offers more superior advantages for this peculiar mode of war fare, and' we are pleased tbatonr authorities are deter mined not to let such advantages go unimproved. Out off McClellan's supplies .and check tho advance of his reinforcemevtß, and he will soon discover that Berkeley is so place, for him,” A local item mentions the arrival of a large amount of Yankee touts, blankets, and o ver coats, captured at the late battles. '' ‘ The Express contains; a proclamation from General I*eb, in which, after rendering thanks to Providence for the signal success with which He has blessed their arms, he congratulates their army on Vito splendid re sults by- driving the powerful and splendidly-enuipped army of the enemy, entrenched in works of vast extent, from within sight of the capital to thirty; miles beiowit on the James river, where he seeks to recover, under protection of his gnnboats, from his series of disastrous' ttefeats. The immediate result of cur successes, be adds, are the relief of Richmond from its state ef siege, the rout of the grand army that so long menaced its safety, many thousand prisoners, including officers of high rank, and the capture or destruction of thousands of arms, and fifty one pieces of superior, artillery. These b'rmiant results have cost us many brave men,' but while wo mourn their loss, let us not forget thatthey died in defence of their country. . ' , , A despatch, dated Jackson, Miss., says: Van Does declared martial law in fifteen counties around Vicks burg, declaring that iie will punish disloyalty; that the credit of the Government must .be sustained, and that papa s publishing movements of troops will be suppressed, A despatch dated Mobile, 10th instant, says : “The Yankees are vigorously shelling, Vicksburg, doing little damage, however. The Yankees aropillaging the,plan tations; on the river of horses, mules, &iff, and that ne groes are at work on the canal across tho river bend.’’ Passengers from Memphiß, July 12, say Hindu an has captured Cruris’ army. „ New Recruiting Regulations. The following is the substance of a general order that has just been issued from the War Department': In organizing new regiments of volunteers, the Gover nors of Slates are authorized to appoint, in addition -to the staff’ officers heretofore authorized, one second lieu*; tenant for each company, who shail.be mastered into .the service at; the comtaencement of the organization, with authority to muster in recruits as they are enlisted. If any recruit shall be enlisted, who shall afterwards, bn medical inspection, prove to have been obviously unfit for the service at the time of his enlistment, all the expenses Caused thereby shall be paid to such officer, to be stopped against him from any payment that may be coming to him from the Government thereafter. Any officer thus appointed and mustered, shall only be entitled to be paid on tho muster and .pay-roll of his company, and should he fail to secure an organized company" within such leasenoble time as the Government may designate,' his men may be transferred to some other; company, his appoin'imentbe'revoked, and :heho discharged without pay, unless the Governor shall think ii proper to give him a position in the : consolidated company to which his men have been transferred. Becrnits wilt be sent, to the regimental rendezvous at .least SB often as once a week, when they will bo imme diately examined by the surgeon of tho regiment, and If found unfit for duty, by- reason of permanent disability, will be discharged from the service forthwith by the sur geon, who will report such di-charges to ths Adjutant General of tho State, and also to the adjalant of the re giment, noting particularly those cases where the dlsa-. bility was obvious at the time of enlistment. As soon as the organization of a regiment ia completed, it. will be caiefully inspected by tha mustering officer for the State, who will see that at least the minimum num ber of each'company is.m'eEent. No absentees, except the sick, in the hospital, will be counted. He will also compere the muster in the rolls, and if found, correct, will 3’gn the roil certifying to .the muster of each man at the date ofliis enlistment.A Officers will be mnstered into the service only on the anlliority rf tbo Governor, of tho Stale to which their regiments belong., Until regiments are organized and their muster-rolls completed, they will , bs under the ex-', clusive control of the Governors of the States, and all re quisitions for quartermaster's, medical, and ordnance stores, and contracts for subsistence, will, If approved by them, be allowed, and not otherwise. . . . . Where. it is desired by the Governors of the States, tbo United States officers of the Quarter nasterV, Medi cal, and Ordnance Departments may turn over stores to the State authorities, to be issued by them in accordance with the regulations, and accounted for to tha proper bureau of the War Department.. ' ~ Persons travelling under the order of the Governor of any State, on .business ’ connected with the recruiting’ service, .will be allowed the actual cost of transportation,- to.be paid by the mustering. add disbursing officer on' the presentation of the accouutvaccompauiea'by propor vouchers, and the order under which the journey was' performed. Flag of Triice. - A flag of trace to McClellas to-day brings down letter s from all the prisocers.in Richmond,'which will be speedily forwarded North to their respective destine, tions. The rtbele refuse to agree to any exchange of pritoners that does not-include Buonson. They say they will make r.o conditions. The Anticipated Message on Confiscation. It was generally anticipated,- to day, that tffij Presi dent would EO.d in his message soliciting a modification of the confiscation bill which': had been submitted to him for approval. This course,-however, was rendered unnecessary by tho introduction of an amendment in. each House, to-day| covering the objections of tbo Presi dent.- It is well understood that the message had been written and waa in the hands of the President at the Capitol, this morning, ready for delivery had not such prompt action been taken. ! The amendment of a bill not really in the possession of’Oongresa, was regarded, by the strict parliamentarians, as a strange proceeding. . It is probable that the President signed the bill to day in its modified form, which only forfeits the real estate of a rebel for a life-time instead of’.forever, a 3 originally! drawn up* ,• ■■ ■. Pennsylvania Sick and Wounded Soldiers. ; Hon. Jons Coyoue, of Pennsylvania, has had an ln terview with the Prudent relative to his approval of a recent order of the War Department for the remover of the sick and wounded soldiers to hospitals within the States to which they belong. The President states that Ihe proposition meets hie approval, so far as it does not conflict with the reiiuiremeats of the public service. He does not deem it necessary to remove to the Bfcates those soldiers who are slightly injared, or are afliicfced with an illness from which they may recover in a few days; .but he giveß his assent to the transfer of the most serious class of cases, where it is evident that a soldier ia so af flicted as to be unable to jjin bis command for some time. Those will be sentto hospitals la the States; whore their friends and the benevoienfc can take care of them. Sentences of Court-Martial. The proceedings and'eentences of the general co art martial, at Fort Columbus, of which General Brown was the president, have been officially approved. . : Capt. E. C. Jones, of the 7th lefantry, for beiogdrunk. while os duty, as officer of.tbo day, has been cashiered, and therefore ceases to be an officer of the army. T Private Peter Fav, guilty of absenting himself from his post one week, without leave, has ; beehVgentenced to be confined at' hard labor for four, mouths, and to forfeit 810 jm r month of his pay for tho same period. The Amendment to the Confiscation Bill. The following is the bill which passed both Houses to-day. and which removes the President’s objection to the confiscation act: ■ Resolved, <oc., That the provisions of; the third clause of the fifth section of an act to suppress insurrection, to punish treason and rebellion, to seiKa and confiscate the property, of rebels, and for other purposes, shall be so construed as not to apply to any act or acta done prior to the passage thereof, nor to iuclade any member s of a f tate Legislature or judge of any State court, who has nothin accepting or entering upon his office, taken an oath tq support the Constitution of the bo* called Con federate States of America, nor shall any punishment or proceeding, under the sa»d r acc, be so construed as to woik a forldtureof the real estate of the oltouderbeyond bis natural life. i THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY. JULY 17. 1862. The Confiscation Bill Signed. The President signed the Confiscation bill to-night. The Militia BUI. The House to day passed the bill calling onttbomili tia of the several States* just as It came from the Senate, and published in The Press this morning. Hon. Fnwix H. Webster, Representative fron Mary land, has been appointed a brigadier general of volun teers. The Navy Department will receive proposals for build ing doable-bowed aide-wheel gnnboats until the 39th inst.» from shipbuilders actually engaged in the construc tion of vessels. . A rumor was freely circulated at the Gapltoi to-day that Gen. B llleck had been ordered to the command of all the armies in Virginia, Gea. McClbllax - and Gan. Pope, however, retaining their present commands under Gen. Halleck. It is of course impossible to vouch for the truth of this, though those who gave it currency,- as usual, “bad it on good authority.” ; . Miscellaneous. The promotions and appointments in (ho army, since tbe publication of the 10th of June, embrace those of thirty non-commissioned officers and privates to second lieutenancies in the regular service, thus placing them in tbe line of advancement. Captain William Painter, formerly of Philadelphia, has been promoted to major, for gallantry at DranesviUe and efficiency as assistant quartermaster* and detailed to General Bicketts 5 division, Actirg Master’s Mato lUvm T. Potter has been dis missed the service, ho having offered to pay John B. Murray, of New York, §5O, to retain tho appointment of acting master. The following officers have been, ordered to the United States iron-clad steamer New Ironsides: Lieutenant Kobert Boyd, Jr, \ Master H. B. Robeson ; Acting Master George W. Dorsktt ; Paymaster A. W. Bus sell.. ... Brigade Surgeon Adam Hammer is ordered to report to the medical director at St. Louis for . duty, in charge of one of tbe general hospitals, in that city . Assistant Surgeon Harrison Allen, Medical Cadet F. G. 11. BkaVdfor, and ’Hospital Stewards McManus and Austen, will report in person to Surgeon Lettekman, medical director of the Army of the Potomac, for duty. Samuel F. Miller, of lowa, was to-night confirmed by the Senate as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of tho United States. . Washington, Jnlyl7— A.M.--Tho confirmations cannot be obtained till morning. Chicago, July 16 —A special despatch from Memphis to the Tribune says: 200 ot Col. Fitch’s; command had an engagement with the rebels numbering 4.000, on' the morning of the 6th. Tho Federal toes was 22 killed and wounded, and that oftho rebels 84 killed, wounded, and missing. Another engagement took place on tbe night of the ?th, in which Col. Fitch captured mil the enemy’s camp equipage and prisoners; Both .fights aro sail to have taken place within ton miles of BuvaU’s Bluff, whore a largo force of rebels aro said to be stationed. The Escape or Gen. Curtis’Army. Msmohis, July 14.—-Gen. Curtis’: entire command ar rived at Helena on tho 11th. His army loft Batesville on Jnne 24, and arrived at Jacksanport on tho 26th. On July 2 they started across tho country. On the 4th, when the ISth Illinois Eegimentiwas coming down White river with a load of cotton, they were fired on by. guerillas, seven mileß below Grand Glasse.. The fire was returned, and the rebels fled, A. contraband who was taken on hoard the next day says he saw nineteen dead rebels near the scene of action. On tho 7th Gen. Curtis’ advance, consisting of the Ist Indiana Cavalry, nth Wisconsin, and 3Sd Illinois, were attacked by two regiments of Texan Cavalry and a large force of infantry. Onr troops had four mounted howitzers, which were brought to bear on the rebels with terrible effect, causing their cavalry,to break, in disorder, ride over the infan try, and throw, them into confusion.: The affair termi nated in the utter rout of the rebels. They were pur sued by onr force, and a largo number of prisoners were captured, who were afterwards paroled. After the battle onr troops buried 110 rebels on the field. Our loss was eight killed; among them, Capt. Sloan, of tbe 11th Wisconsin, and 32 wounded. Major Glendon, of the Ist Indiana Cavalry, was severely wounded; . ■ Tho rebelß had no artillery, which accounts for their heavy loss, as compared with ours. Notwithstanding the long foreed marches and short rations, Gon..Curtis’ army ia.in good condition.'-'-When it arrived at Helene, Ark., bat three days’ supplies were left. ' LATEST FIOM TEMESSEE, The Rebels Reported to have Evacuated • Murfreesboro. [Special Despatch to the Nee- York Herald.] , Nashvills, July 16.—The rebels are reported to have evacuated Murfreesboro’. The killed on- both sides wore not over 50. Gen. Dnilield is severely if not mortally wounded; but he is now under good care.. The citizens buried the dead of both the Federal and rebel troops. No privato residences were destroyed du ring the late engagements. Enlistments here are going on moderately. The city of Nashville is now.beyond danger. ' Nashville, July 16.—The rebel guerillas have fallen beck toward McMinnsville. They number about two thousand in all. Our officers have been taken along by them, but . the men have been released on : parole. . . ; Our loss was 33 killed and 62 iwohnded,; The rebels lost 50-killed'and HO wounded. The citizens are taking good,care ef the wounded, and have buried the dead loft by the rebels. . : The citizens are actively enlisting in the Hom 6 Guards; and yeinforcenunts are arriving. No danger is how. ap. pretended to the city, - The Charges Against General Mitchell. Louisville, July 26.-—The Journal, in,replying to a despatch from General Mitchell, says that Mitchell’s answer acquits Colonel .J. T. Morton, of , the 21sfc Ohio Volunteers, The Journal speaks highly oE the character of Colonel Morton, who says ho does not.want to rely oh his own personal character entirely to substantiatethe charges of crime against Mitchell. He left ton oh tho 9tb, tolay the partleulars of the case before the military authorities. The iTo«ntal, In conclusion, says: All onr prepoa seEsions were in favor of Gen. Mitchell, and. being thus, prepared, we withheld hie dishonor until we felt that we cohld no longer either doubt without dissembling or for bear without faithlessness. The duty we performed was not a welcome one. 1 ’ Death of col. Thos. A. Ziegle, of the 107th Penßsylvania Regiment. : , Baltimohe, July 16.—Cel. Thos. A. Zlegls, of the lOTih Begiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers,' died after a few hours’ illness, at "Warrenton, Va., on Friday last. Col. Ziegle was a native of York, Fa., where ho recruited his regiment. - > ' , . The First of the New Cali for Troops. THE VEEMONT NINTH EEGIMENT AT NEW YORK. New York, July 16.—Tho Vermont 9th Begimeat ar rived hero this morning, and were received by the ” Sods of Vermont,” who gave them a fitting reception, including a diDuer .to the officers at the Fifth-avenup Hotel. The regiment marched down Broadway this af ternoon, paying a .marching salute to the wife of the Prdeideht at the Metropolitan Hotel, and .embarked oh the Amboy boat at six o’clock. They were the recipi ents of manifestations of great enthusiasm; on their march from immense crowds. Salutes were fired at dif ferent points, including the New England Booms,; the windows of which were filled with the daughters of New England, who. waved their Vermont brothers farewell and Godspeed. [Speciol Despatch to the Chicago Times.]; Vicksburg, July S, via Cairo, July 14.—The weather continues excessively hot, and. no movements' are - going on, nor are any even rumored. It is too hot to spread rumors. The steamship Rhode Island came up from New' Or leans last night, with dates to the 9th-;ult. Hers was a slow passages and hence the news she brings is scarcely worth repetition. - . ... : ... -.' ..TbeKhede Island had to fight her way by Grand Gulf,- in doing which she was hit fifteen times. No one, hotv ever t .was killed. Commoac-re E'arraguthas'seht up for river pilots, the better to enable liim to dear the river of all annoyances below Yick&bu v g. Tlie Tennessee went down last • eve ning. . The rebels exlubit an intention of annoying us by making a fight here and there with light artillery -and guerilla parties, as the recent transactions at Greenville and below plainly attest, and stringent ..measures will need to be adopted to prevent the continuance of‘the evE. Late last evening the tug Jessie Benton ran dowa to vare tbe rebel batteries, and was permitted to go Within half a mile of tbem before a shot was fired. The shot mlaied her widely, and she returned. r - 9 o’clock P. M;—Our pickets below Vicksburg ad vanced a small distance last night toward-the, enemy’s line. Up (q the hQur .of writing not a shot has been fired by our fleet below or above the city. '. ■■■, . . The lgbeU have fired a few stray shoti at pickets on the point. All is Sabbath like stillness. - > Skirmishing takes place nightly between our own and the rebel pickets. . .. Last night a rebel captain and one private were killed. To-day ten privates were token prisoners. Vicksburg, July 10 . (via Cairo, July 13).—This morning the rebels opened with their rifle guna in fine sljle. but finding theii shots ineffectual soou ceased . The weather this morning is more bearable, there being a slight northern breeze ■> - • Firing vas nulfe rapid this evening. The enemy re plied with their rifled guuß. No great damage waa done on tiiber side. ? c ' - .- , Capt. Edward G. Baird.— This officer, to whom allusion was recently made by one of our corre spondents with the army of the Potomac, in noticing the gallant part performed by the “ Reserves,” as having, in a charge, “led the 7fch Regiment to triumph and glory amidst a shower of bullets and shells,” in the battle of Monday, June 30lb, neat’ IVbite Oak Swamp, is a native of Pennsylvania, and a son of.ihe late Gapt. T. I. Baird, United States ' army, an officer of the war of IS 12. Capt. Edward Baird has been in the servioe almost con tinuously since April, 1861, and was appointed an assistant adjutant general of volunteers in Septem ber last, and at once detailed for General Meade’s brigade. Chestnut-Street Theatre.— We are informed that the intention of erecting a theatre,, on .the space near Concert -Hall, will speedily be carried into execution by the gentleinan who owns the lota which were partially cleared, for .that-purpose, some time ago. The owner's title to the property is.unexceptionable, and the speculation ought to have success, in such an excellent locality. : Sale op Dry Goods ; also', Stock of Spool Cotton, Notions, ,&c m by order ;of Administra tor. — The attention of purchasers is invited to the large and general assortment of foreign and domes tic dry goods, white goods, emdroideries, kid gloves, army shirts and drawers, fans, &c ; also, stock of dry goods, to dose a concern, and, by order of ad* ministrator, a stock of s;ool cotton (4,000 dozen), threads, notions, Ac.; also, jewelry, watches, &e, } to be peremptorily sold, by catalogue, on four mouths’ credit, commend'g this morning at 10 o’clock, by‘John B, Myers & Co., auctioneer, Nos. 232 and 234 Market street. * Another Brigadier General. Proposals for Gunboats. Change in Command. THE WAR IN ARKANSAS. Col. Fitch has Two Fights. Important from Tennessee. From; Vicksborß. imnn coisn-raft sism Washinoton, Jtdy 16,1862, S K Pf ATE. Protection of Kentucky.- Mr. WILSON (Bep.h of Massachusetts,from tha Mili tary Committee, reported back tbe bill authorizing a vohmteer force for the belter protection of Kentucky, and asked to he discharged from its further considera tion. Mr. DAVIS (U.)j of Kentucky, called the bill up and urged Its passage. Messrs. WILSON and COLLAMER (Bep.), or Ver mont, opposed its passage. Mr, CLARK (Rep.), of New Hampshire, thought that Kentucky should not be allowed to raise troops simply to fighi on her own 8011. He said there were sixteen men from a rural town in New Hampshire in one regiment of tbo Army of the Potomac, and. he was informed that not one of them was alive. Yet not one of them had perished by the bullet, sabre, or bayonet of the eaeaay, but they had all died in the trenches of Virginia. How could ho afk fais own people' to go fight, and die, and rot by the way side in Virginia, when Kentucky was allowed to have troops paid only to fight -in her own State, and do easy ; strvice at her own doors'! Th# bill was then laid aside informally. ; , The Confiscation Act* B|r. CLARK (Bop.), of New Hamp3hlre, called up thoi resolution from'the House explanatory of the con fiscation act. - He offered an amendment that no punish ment under the bill should work forfeiture of real estate befond natural life. ttr. TRUMBULL (Bep.), of Illinois, opposed the annulment, as the life forfeiture of real estate in the W/st would amount to nothing. KLr. SHERMAN (Bep), of Ohio, said if the Senator cchld say that it was likely the President would veto the bit uolees this amendment was adopted, he (Mr. Sher« mfe) was willing to voto for it, but ho wanted the Prosi- teke the responsibility. Mr. CLARK. I think I may say that lam autho riz«) to state that this will remove one of tho objections' of fle President to the bill, and one of the objects of thi3 ( amendment was the inducement to obtain the Presi dents signature. He should offer. another amendment: that the words “ granting” and 11 amnesty” ehall be cotiirued so as to authorize the President to restore any property taken under the bill if he thinks it necessary. Mr. LANE (Bep.), of Indiana, said he was not willing to legislate under any duress, acd amend a bill which is noitet alaw. He would notaurrenderthe independence oftle Senate to tte dictation of any President, however luS.njight trust in him. Let the President, If he does hot like the bill, send ii-hack with bis veto, and then be (Mr. Line),w® B willing to m«ke isBUo between confiscation and m confiscation. He was not willing to have his handjtiedby tho Executive, or any other power tills side of Hfftven. : Mi CLARK thought we might as well look at the queipn practically, and not stop at little points of eti- Quetb. rif tUere were honest objections, we might as well tryy.o harmonize them. . A " K ° v oLjlXode_ot ~ (Rep.), of .Now York, thought this was ea tirelrvncw mode of JegislaUen. ; If the: President has objectors, it is has business to send the bill , back with tbtm j /It was time that we met the enemies of the coun try frtrly ami not with timid policy. We ratrat defend the country from its enemies, and from any timidity on ’ tbe s*rt of those whose duty it is to take care of the counry. We must meet the question boldly, and not by this bek-door legislation. He thought’it a monstrous to establish. Mr HARRIS (Rep.) thought there was nothing so moxsroua in this proposition. If the Presliout had coLS|tutional scruples, proper respect should be paid to them.and if we can pass this resolution, and avoid a veto of tbibill, he thought it best to do so. MriWAHS (Rep.), of Ohio, thought this was an entirwy novel Question. This way of coming in here was utegitimate and unknown co‘the Constitution. He who was authorized to speak for the Presi dent ipd present his views. If this was the way wo are to jesnlate, we ought to have a committee to wait on the PxesSenfc when wo pass a bill and ask what his royal please is, and bow much we shall altorofitto escape his is and a total surrender of the right of tbitbody. The only constitutional way is for the Presi dent, f he has objections* to state them In his veto, and no other way, without a total surrenderor the: Constitution and afi tbe dignity of the Senate. This way of coming in with back-door vetoes, cannot be tolerated. Ifcseems that fifuie gentlemen have been to see the President and learnhis opinions- These gentlemen are very fortunate. Most gentlemen when they go to see the President are de baned his presence, and only those are admitted who are ebargedwith the care of his constitutional: conscience'! He should be very sorry if the President should veto this impoitsnt niecsmo, and it would be the saddest news that ever wpntout of this Capitol j but if such be the case, ho wantee the President to; fake ail the responsibility of his acta,.apd he (Mr. Wade) was willing to take all the re sponsibility of his own actions.' Rathe wanted no baek kitchea way of doing business. •Mr. WILSON (Rep-), of Massachusetts, said ha nad been engaged here for months trying to pass a confisca tion bill of some sort, and finally passed one to which there were.Btrong objections made by some Senators. Ho regarded the present reso ution as of little consequence, aiid if its passage would in any way satisfy anybody's constitutional scruples, ho w»3 perfecHy, witling to vote -fear.it. He admitted that there was something which seemed improper iii this proceeding, but he believed the importance ol this great measure far above all these little irregularities,'and if he could secure the passage of this great measuro he would do so. i Mr. FESSENDEN (Bep ), of Maine, said he could see no impropriety in any Senator asking the President about his views of any bill. Such impropriety, if any, could nob le charged strongly agaiust him, for he had done it now fer the first time In his life. He had been solicited by toany gentlemen to inquire of the President as to his opinions on this bill, considering that it would be very unfortunate if there was any difference between the Presi dent and Gongrcss on so important a measure. It must .be remembered that the President is an important branch ofllila Government, and without his signature no bill can become a law without a vote ot two-thirds. The people are very much interested ia this measure, and he felt a deep interest in had voted for it, though with some hesitation as to its constitutional bearing He believed that whatever opinion the President expressed he ex pressed honestly, and what is the part of common sense : if we can retain all tho es ential features of the meaaure, or have no bill at all ? Is it not best to dothebest wo can under such circumstances t Is there any loss of dignity or character in pacing Buch a resolution as this, oris it bettor that no bill should be passed?&lße was .willing to take all the responsibility of:going .to the if there was any responsibility at all in the matter. , ’ - - f Another Amendment Proposed. ' Mr. POWELL (Deni.), of Kentucky, .offered an amendment to- the amendment offered by Mr. Clark to strike cut the word “ real,” so as to have tho limitation to lif® forfeiture apply to property. Mr. DOOLITTLE (Bep.) hoped the amondmont wonld not bo adopted. He shonfd have nothing ia this natter, but bis views had been misrepresented-by the press. He-had hern charged with frying to protect the real estate of rebels. No man had labored harder than htest If to secure this vary thing, and get rid of all con slitutional objections. He wanted to take air their real estate and r*people those’ States with new and loyal people. Mr- DANE (Bep ), of Kansas, was willing to etand by the President,-and notsosk oon sclencA.on .account" of-the Senate. : He thought the amendment of the Senator, from New Hampshire better for the people of Kansas, as they wonld "get hold of tho rebel property for life much cheaper than otherwife; and he. was willing to bust his constituents to get hold of the title of forfeiture. ; , Intpertasce of the Confiscation Act. Mr. T I-TJM BD I'.Xi did cot wish to make tlm President Violate his conscience in any way. But is the President in any way connected with legislation except.by veto! The Senate was not coming in conflict with the Execu tive in any way, but the President, in an uncbn stUutionaT manner,. was bringing himself in conflict ■ wilh the Senate. These proceedings were verydan gerona. He did not doubt at all that the Senator from Maine nndßristood the viesra of the President cor rectly, hot on some other bill,, and on some other occa sion, Borne Senators who wero not so accurate might un dertake to state the views oi the President, and maka a mistake, and the vote on entirely erroneous views. This resolution proposes an entirely new prece dent Such a thing was never done before. Theamehd -mtnt proposed by the Senator from Hew Hampshire was snggeßted simply, add solely for the purpose of over coming the objections which he, understood to be made by the. President,' This seems like ,an attempt to coerce Congress. If the President has objections, let him make his constitutional prerogative and veto the bill, and then it will hot follow, as suggested, that we have no bill, for thereto message might be taken up and acted on, ind, if necessary, the kill passed by a two-thirds vote. Ho had felt a great deal of 'interest in. the passage ef the confiscation bill, and beiieved that if one had been passed at the commencement of tiie session, tho rebellion would have ,beta supprosiefl. If would have boon of more value than the taking of the rebel capital. It was just . thedifference between saj tag to the. sieves of rebels: “ Escape from your masters and come within our lines, - and your shackles shall fail off forever,” and saying to them: “If yon coma to oar lines, yon shall bo ■ driven back.” The rebels had confiscated all the property of Union - men they could lay their hands-on,, but, of . course, we protected tho rebels, and when the Union army came, they sot a guard . ana protected rebel property. So there wag erery in ducement for the men to Bide against the Government; for then there was no harm to conxe to them from either side. We should have had plenty of frienda in the South '.if-the confiscation polity had been adopted, and men been told that if they took up arms against the Government their property would be; token. The confiscation bill makeait the duty of the President to take property of rebels toward the expenses of the war ibutthebffl,ifhe understood it, did hot declare tbe forfeiture of real estate of ouy convicted traitor, aad he thought that when the Presi dent camt.lo examine the bill carefully; he would find that there was no such clause in it. He (Mr. Trumbull) did tot believe the veto message would ever reach the Senate, and would not believe it tiU he saw It. J There- he would not passjthis. resolution to obviate any supposed objection. Ho would wait till the President sent his objection in a regular form, and then he (Mr. . Trumbull) wasperfeclly willing to repass the bill with the modifications or not as the Senate may decide. . Mr. BADE (Bep.),did notthinkthePresidenthad done anything wremg, or infringed onthe dignity of the Senate . in any way,-and this was not the time to attempt to stand on trifles. He thought this objection of the Pre sident .was a very great mistake, but as the President . wasi acting honestly about' it,* he thought the • Senate should meet him in the same spirit, v: Mr. Powell’s Amendment Rejected. - Mr. Powell’s amendment was then rejected—yeas 16, nays 21. •' •• Mr. STJHKER fltep.), of Massachusetts, said tho country was never in so great peril as it is now, and in such- a time as this he was willing to forego Uiß individual opinions rather than hazard the passage of the confisca tion.act. Though he did not agree at all with the Presi dent in hie objection, yet we will have a great object in the emancipation of, tho slaves of rebels secured. : Ho Obould; under the circumstances, vote for the resolution, l and for the amendment of the Senator. - v Mr. HOWARD (Rep.), of-Michfgah, said he should vole for the resolution, though ho protested against auy such objection as suggested, but he would not jeopardize, in any way, the confiscation act. Mr. Clark’s Amendment Adopted Mr. dark’s amendment was then adopted ■ ■TEAS. Foster (Kep.) Bale (Bep ) Harris (Bep.)*. . Henderson (U.) Howard (liep.j Howe (Bop.) L'ano (Rep) Kan MorrtU (Itep ) Anthony £Bep.) Browing (Rep.) Chandler {Kep ) Clark (Kep.) Ccll&mer (Bep.) Cowan (Kep.) Doolittle (liep.) Fessenden (Bop.) Foot (Kep.) ..... NATS. Carlile(U) King (Kep.) • Trumbull (BspA Davis (U.) Lane (Rep.), Ind. Wade (Bop ) Gtfoesfßep.) ■ Powell (Lem.) Wilkinson (Pop,) Harlan (Rep.) Saulsbury (Bern,) Wffmot (Bep.) Kennedy (Dem ) JStarke (Bern.) } Wilson (XL). Mo. JFurther Amendment Offered. ,Mr. CLARK offered ft farther amendment that the words ** grant an amnestyfilial! be construed to autho rize the President to restore the property seized under the bill to any person found innocent. Agreed to, and the resolution was then passed. : ' j&Hr. FESSENDEN called up the bill to provide for the more prompt settlement ofthe accounts of disbursing of ficers. -The bill was passed. / Internal Revenue. . Mr. FESSENDEN (£ep.), of Maine, from tbeCom coitlce cn Finance, reported back the resolution amend ing the act to .provide for internal revenue. Passed, Mr. FESSENDEN also reported .back the resolution providing that native employment iu the military service, for rbc.suppression oftbe rebellion, be deemed an excuse for absence fremducy in Congress. < Mr.COLL aMER (Rep ), of Vermont, moved to amend eo that the employment in the military service shad be without pay. ■ ■ Mr.’. SUMNER (Bep.), of Massachusetts, moved to amend that where any member of Congress withdraws from bis sent, ia~antic-pat!on of the adjournment,tin ad- ~ dition to the sum now deducted by. law, there shall be a further deduction, equal to half tho mileage allowed, ua lees the abi-ehre be for sickness or by consent. - > -Agreed to, and tbe.rosolntion.was passed. .- "1 .The bill Cor the discharge of State prisoners, &c.y was taken up. • * Habeas Corpus; The section authorizing the'President to suspend the writ of habeas corpus, was amended so as to limit its ope rations to the time'when Congress is not in session, and to Political offences. : ‘ v Mr. Wileon’s amendment to strike out the first two sections* was rejected—yeas 18,nays 19. '\ r ... The bilk was further amended on motion of Mr. BROWNING- (Bep.), of Illinois, so that prisoners shall not be discharged until they have taken the oath of alle giance to the United tarns. . i ' Mr. GBANDLER (Bep ), of Michigan, referred to the, fact tbattbe uoniraittee oh the. Conductor ,tte War had been engaged in si foil investigation, and- ,htttToollßct&d a great deal of evidence Referring to the battle of Bull linn, he said there was a column of 130.000 under Patter eon and 85 000 under McDowell, with a reserve at Wash ington. He read several despatches showing that Pattor- Bon was ordered either to attack the enemy or else keep him engaged, eo that he could not reinforce at Manassas. Patterson telegraphed that Johnston had a superior force and had received large reinforcements, when the fact was that Johnson bad received no reinforcements, and had leas of a * force than Patterson. The rooaon we lost the battle of Bull Rim was the * delay from Thursday till Sunday, by reason of the quarter* master’s supplies not coming up: •'the delay on Sunday morning, in consequence of Keyes* brigade not getting in position, the arrival of Johnson’s rein forcements, the disaster in placing a battery a thousand yards in advance, mistaking a rebel regiment for a bat* tery support, and failing to bring up the reserve at the critical time. - But the losses at Ball Run were email, and the people raibed till the 10th ot December: the roll was 195,435 mo», with thirteen regiments not reported, and mostly intended for Burnside—all boing under the com mand of Gon. McClellan. He then referred to Ball’s Bluff, leading the orders to Divena and 001. Baker, show ing that Baker supposed that 40,009 men were within twelve miles of him. ' There was no evidence of rashness on tho part of Baker, except in exposing Ida own person. He quoted from the evidence of Major John Dix, who said ihat a very few men In reinforcement would have sufficed to drive off the enemy at Ball’s Bluff, and this gallant officer offered to go if they would let him have a company with a hundred men. The enemy’s batteries were in the woods, and it was difficult to tell what their -strength was. Here tho Senate took a recess tin 7 o’clock. EVENING SESSIOW. ✓ The Conduct of the War—Ball’s Bluff. Mr. CHANDLE B resumed bis remarks on the conduct of the war. He read from the testimony of several offi cers concerning the battle of Ball’s Bluff to the effect that the reinforcements could easily have been sent by the way of Edwards’ Ferry. But Gen. McCall was ordered to fall back at the very time that Col. Baker was sent across the river, and no. men were sent from Ed wards’ Ferry, though the distance was short. General Stone swears that there never were any mounted guns between Edwards’ Ferry and Ball’s Bluff. The man who . issued the orders must answer to God for the daughter of brave men at that fight. After this whole sal o slaughter the whole Army of the Potomac retired except in front of Washington. . . , BTe then read further testimony, showing that the Navy Department applied to the War Department for 4,GConien to hold Mathias’ Point and keep open the Potomac, commencing as early ub Juno, till in October it was agreed to send men. Vessels wstQ gathered there by the Navy Department, but the troops were not sent at the appointed time, and the Navy Department could not find out the reason. The evidence further stated that the President assisted the Navy De partment as touch as it could with thia plan, but Gene ral McClellan objected, because he feared the arrange menta for landing had not been made. Thus the nation was disgraced for months by the blockade of the Po tomac, and the capital was besieged by a force, at no time.half that of the United States. In December the nation began to clamor for a move ment, and; the Committee on the Conduct of the War urged the necessity for such a movement. The Presi dent and Cabinet were in favor of some forward move ond thoy were assured by General Me Ilellan that a move would be mado very soon—that he never intended to go into winter quarters,; And he did not. Oar bravo men spent the winter in canvas tents. At last, in January, the President gave the order, forward’ and those glorious events took place at Forts Bonelson and Henry, Ncwbern, &c. The « ao-nothiuz strategy ”, seemed to giro way, and the weeks and days ofßpattesandplchaxeßtobeoyer. ■ ■ On the S2d of February, the army of the Potomac was ordered to move, but it was not ready. At last, on the 10!h of March, it did move under the protest of its com mander. On the-10th of March, that army numbered 280,000 men by the mnster roll. They marched to Ma nassas, and the wooden gnus of Oentreyilie, and the enemy, less than 40,000, quietly moved away. The generals had voted: not, to advance on Manassas, but to leave tbo enemy there and sneak around by Annapolis. Seven out of eight of theso gene rals, were appointed by the advice of General Mc- Clellan. But ..the President and Secretary of War overruled this, and made the army move on Manassas. Why did not this magnificent army of 230 000 men at onco march on . Richmond 1 No one knows. But at last McClellan divided his army and sailed fer Portress Monroe. The Committee on the Conduct of the War summoned General Wadsworth, who swore that he had only 19,022 men left to defend Washington, with not a single gnu mounted on wheels. A part of this force was newand undisciplined, and some nearly disorganized. He then rend from the testimony of John Tucker, As eistant Secretary of War, who testified that prior to the sth of April, 120,000 men were first sent down lo Mo* Clellan, then Franklin’s division of 12,000 was sent, and on the let of June. McCall’s division of 10,000 more, and about that time 11.000 from Baltimore and Fortress Monroe, and the last of Jane Shields’ division of about o,ooo—mahing a total of 165,000 men sent to General McClellan prior lo the engagements before Rich mond. Mr. Tucker fnrther testified that he did not know of any other troops which could have been sent to •McClellan. Thus, it is shown that ISS,OOO of the best troops that ever stood on God’s footstool had been sent to McClellan, and yet the treasonable press of the country are howling against the Secretary of War because he did not send reinforcements to McClellan. He read further from the testimony of General Meigs, corroborating the statement of Mr. Tucker, and saying that he believed everything that McClelian had asked for had been promptly sent to him by the Government; . Mr, CHANDLER said that McClellan had lost more men in the trenches, five to one, than over fell from the bullets of the enemy since the army went to Yorktown. At last, when a small fraction of the army was whip ped at Williamsburg, Gen. McClellan, at a long distance irom tbe field of battle, wrote a despatch to the Score, tarj of War, stating that he should try to hold the enemy in check. But they were too fast for him. Then the road was open to Richmond, and el! he had to do was to march ont of the swamps and.into Richmond, Bat he found the worst of the swamp he could, settled right down in the middle of it, and went to digging tranches. Ten thensand brave men were lost there by sick. sees. Then, after waiting for eome time, the battle of Fair Oaks was fought, and instead of followin'- the enemy into Richmond, he found another swamp, and ’ again commenced digging trenches, and wailed till the enemy got all the* reinforcements he could raise by itn prestment, and for the army from Corinth to come to his aid; and then the rebels attacked-us, throwing their whole force on our right wing. Bat instead of reinforcing’ -that position, a retreat was .ordered, And this is called “strategy.” We lost temthousand men by digging trenches, and then left those trenches without firing a eun. The army was ordered to advance onourgnn boats instead of on to Richmond. Mr. CHANDLER, in conclusion, said he knew he would be denounced for making these disclosures; bnt he thought , the country ought to know the . facts. Only traitors and foots would denounce him. Mr. SUMNER offered a resolution that the Committee oh the Conduct of the War have leave to sit during the recess of Congress. Laid over. The Senate then went Into executive session, and sub seaneaily adjourned. HOUSE OF REFKESjSNTAXIYES. Mr. Y, ILSON (Rep.), of lowa, from the committee of conference, mede a report, which was concurred in, on tbe bill prohibiting the confinement of-prisoners in the military service in penitentiaries, except on conviction of military desertion, or ah attempt to incite to mntiov, and discharging Jrcm tho penitentiary ef the District of Oo .luinbia.certam convicts confined there by sentence of court martial. Emancipation with Compensation, Mr. WEIGHT (U.), of Indiana, from the select com mittee on gradual emancipation, to whom the President’s recent message and draft of a bill were referred, reported a bill providing that whenever the President shall be satisfied.that Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, or Missouri, baa adopted measures forfemanci pating slaves throughout either or all of these States,, it : shall be the duty of .ihe. President, .assisted .by the Secretary of the Treasury, to procure and deliver to such States 5 per cent. United: States bonds, ’canal to the valuation of the slaves, according to the cen sus of ISBO, provided that no compensation shall be made to any State which has aided the present rebel lion, or to any one .who hag held or accepted any civil or military office under the so-called Confederate States, or any one of them. The whole amount of the bonds to be delivered shall not exceed* in the aggregate,' $lBO,- 000,000. For the purpose of settling the slaves beyond the limits of the United States, $20,000,000 are appro • printed to be expended in colonisation, at the discretion of the President. Tho benefits of this act shall not enure' to any State failing to pass a law of emancipation within five years from the. date of the passage of this act, and providing for an entire and compute emancipation within twenty yeairv : If any State, after having received any bonds as aforesaid, shall recommend or tolerate slavery contrary to the act of emanoipatlon, it shall refund to the United States all tho principal and interest paid on account of such bonds. . Mr.. WEIGHT, of Indiana, briefly explained tho provisions of the bill, and, on his motion, ten thousand ’copies of the bill and report were ordered to be priuted. The bill wsb then referred to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, Resolution to call out One Million Men. Mr. KELLOGG (Bep), of Illinois, offered the fol- Jowirg—namely, to the end that tho Constitution and laws shall be acknowledged and euforcod in the United Statef and Territories thereof, and the present causeless and unnatural rebellion speedily be put down: There fore, Resolved, That the President be, and he is hereby, empowered to callinto the army,by voluntary enlist ments,' or other means, as benny direct, for one Tear, unless sooner discharged, one million men, in addition to the present number. He said the increase of the army shall be organized, equipped, paid, &c, as is now by law provided. Mr. POTTER (Bep.), of "Wisconsin, wished jto make the number two millions. - - ' Sir. BOSCOE CONKLIXG remarked that U liad better be three millions. Mr. LOVEJOY (Bep.). of Illinois, suggested that the men be mustered without regard to color. The House refused to suspend the rules for the recep tion of Mr. Kellogg’s resolution. The House disposed of sundry bills on the Speaker’s table by agreeing to Senate's amendments. ; Admission of West Virginia* a The Senate bill providing for the admission of the State of West Virginia was taken up.jr Mr. SEGAB (U;), of Virginia, moved to lay it on tha table. Disagreed to—yeas 44, nays 70. Mr. BOFCOE CONKLING moved to postpone its con sideration till the 2d Tuesday in December.' Carried— yeas 63, nayß 63. Ihe; House passed the Senate bill authorizing the President to enter into contract with any foreign Go vernment for the reception and colonization of recap tured Africans in the West India islands. Amendment oi the Militia Law. The Senate bill amendatory of the militia act of 1795 wa* taken up. It authorizes the President to call out the milUia for a period not exceediag nine months, and the employment of persons of Afriean descent, etc. ‘ Mr. STEVENS (Rep.), of Pennsylvania, moved the previous question. Mr. BIDDLE (Dem.), of Pennsylvania, earnestly ap pealed to bis colleague not toinsist upon the passage of the bill without affording an opportunity for amendment. Be could vote for Borne things therein, butnot for others. Mr. STEVENS adhered to his motion, aa he wanted the bill to para now. Mr. HOX.MAN (Bern.), of Indiana, moved to table the bill. • • -' '. ~ Not agreed to—-yeas 29, hay* 77. ‘ The bill was then passed under the operation of the previous question. .. Pomeroy (Rep ) Sherman (Bep.) Simmons ( Bep.). Sumner (Bep.) Pen Eyck (Bep.) Willey i( U.) Wilson'(R.) JIa9S. Wright (U.) Mr. SEDGWICK (Bep.), of New York, reported a resolution, which wob passed* tendering the tnanka of Congress to the naval officers Lardner, Davis, Daliigres, Bowan, D D. Poxter, and Stringham, Mr. ELIOT (Bep.), of Massachusetts,.moved that the. Bouse proceed to the business oh the Speaker’s table in' order to reach the bill explanatory of the confiscation act as returned from the Senate with an amendment. Mr. MALLORY (O.), of Kentucky, moved to adjourn: negatived—ytos 21, nays 74. House agreed to Mr, Eliot’s motion—yeas 79, nays Mr. MALLORY again moved to adjourn. Lost—yeas 30, nays 84' \ Finally, without further proceedings, except to. delay action, the Bouse voted on the Senate’s amendment. The vote was 79 yeas to 9 nays. There being no quorum! a result was not reached. -Another vole was-fakeh .on the Senate amendment— namely, “ Nor shall any punishment or proceedings un der the said act oe so construed as to work forfeiture of the real estate.of the offender beyond his natural life,” etc. It .was agreed to—yeas 83, nays *2l, the latter being as:foHows: Nays—Messrs. Ancoua, Binaham, ;Cobb, Cox* Cravens, Davis,. Dunlap,-Holman, Law, Menzios, Mirris, ; Steele. (N. Y.), Steele (N. J), Shiel, Stiles, Steven^;Ward, and Wilson. Ahternal Revenue—Amendment. The House concurred in the Senate proposition, namely, thot all tbe sections of the internal revenue bill" which require anything to be done on and after July and ‘August are amended, so as to mean that such thing 3 shall not be done later than the let of October next, under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall make proclamation of tho date to be fixed by ■him- ■ The House then adjourned. War Meeting at Albany, N. Y, Ai.RAxr, N. Y., July 16.—At an enthusiastic war meeting held here last night, Gov. Morgan presided, anda. reiolut.oa vvaa adopted recommending a call of the Legis lafore to authorize the payment of the State bounty to volunteer?. Alhant, July 36.—Governor Morgan baa determined to take the reppoi&ibility to offer a Slate boanty.of S5O to each, recruit, atd provide a sum sufficient for that purpose, trusting to the next Legislature to endorse hia action,- The amount required will be two or two and ft halt millions. Recruiting in Ohio. • Cleveland, July Id—The City Councils last night appr6pnated's3&',ooo in aid of recruiting Departure of the Steamier Scotia. Nkw.Yomk, July 16—The steamer sailed to day, With 25fi passengers and $760,000 in specie. Colonization* Recruiting in New York, LATER FROM EUROPE. THE PERSIA AT SANDY HOOK. A FRENCH IRON-PLATED FRIGATE FOR MEXICO, Attempted Assassination of the Grand Duke Constantine. The royal mail steamship Persia, Captain Lott, which Bailed from Liverpool at 1 F. M. on the sth, and from Queenstown on the 6th last., arrived at Now York yes terday afternoon. Tbo steamer St. George, from Quebec, arrived at Greenock on tlie 3d, with New York telegrams of the 23d June, picked up at Cap© Race. Tno New York correspondent of the Times says: “The North is looking forward with keen anticipation to the great battle before Richmond. The strength of the two armies is about equal: The Confederate army at Richmond numbers about 150,000 men,' and Jackson’s force in the Shenandoah valley has been sufficient to keep in check three Federal generals. Beauregard re mains a mystery. “So gnat is the perplexity ho causes that no one would be much surprised if he were to; be heard of to morrow in the valley of the Shenandoah, annihilating foe armies of Fremont, Shiolds, and Banks, threatening mar} land, and Bearing Washington for the second time within a month. The conquest of Richmond will, by ail accounts, be one of the most difficult achievements of warfare, but should it be evacuated without afight,or be captured by McClellan, the result will be the same “Behind Richmond, to the West, is a mountainous country, abounding wiik formidable defiles, each of which might be defended against a large army by a hand full of men. The war would; he transferred farther Southland if Federal armies follow, yellow fever or other deleterious agencies of, the climate would then sear their ranks, and render active hostilities impracticable for many months. The truth is, an armißtice and than a set tlement of.this deadly, quarrel, by apeaceFul separation, isthe only solution of this difficulty.” The Army and Navy Gazette observes that it has ever maintained the power of the North to take posses sion of all the principal military points of the South. There has been no time since Bull Rim when their posi tion and ability to do so looked more precarious. The battlo in fiont of Richmond will determine the fate ©f the campaign in Virginia, but it will not put an end to the war, which is assuming a more hateful and ferocious character as it goes on. There will be no going into summer quarters for either army. There will bo no chance for tbo smallest intervention or officious good offices. The. Herald says that McClellan had pe remptory instructions to attack Richmond and to cap ture it before the groat anniversary of the Declaration of American Independence. Ihe 4th of July was made the occasion by the London Times for an editorial contrast of the ordinary American style of oration indulged in on that day, and the style which, according to its views, the present position of af fairs would seem to demand, . Tho Times puts a speechinto the month of a sup posed American orator, the burden of which ia that the North liaß not been able to accomplish its purpose j that the complaints, &c., againßt England have been unjust and unfounded, and that it would have been much better at Ihe start to have let the South go. In the Times* city article, it is stated that private tenets from America by tbe last mall, written by persons entirely impartial, and with the best means of in formation, assert that the actual state of the Federal armies is misrepresented to the public, and that they have suffered deplorably from sickness In its worst forms. A fever, similar to the jail fever of past times, has, it ia averred, inflicted terrible havoc, ana the recent urgent call for new levies lends lo confirm the impression as to the correctness of these statements. The Times publishes a letter from . Mr. Edmund Potter, the chairman of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, on the subject ef the cotton supply. The nation, he says, wants cotton. Four millions depend upon its supply for the very necessaries of life, and millions more will suffer who hitherto depended upon the circulation of probably i; 10,000,000 annually now being taken oTit of circulation. The revenue will suffer materially ; the fixation mu3fc be increased, where it can bo borne, to meet the expen diture. Mr. Potter says that to India alone must we lock fora supply for some years to come; but private capitalists will not ran the risk of crippling or ruining themselves by seeking to invest in India schemes for cotton producing. If American affairs are settled, by any chance, soon—and that chance is an extreme one Indian cotton will fall one-half in price in a few weeks, and carry ruin with it to importers, and check for a time, forever, perhapß. any such prices being paid in India for cotton as at the present Mr. Potter comes to tho conclusion that it is the duty of her Majesty’s Go vernment to grapple with the question. On the following day, « An Old Indian” replies to Mr. Potter, end adduces facts to show that the interference oE Government officials io the character of cotton mer chants, would be prejudicial to the future supply o£ cotton from India. It is stated that the Canadian staff will soon have dwindled down to proportions like those whichit possessed beicre the Trent affair caused, such a large accession to its strength. . The Parliamentary proceedings on the 3d instant were, in both Houses, of merely local importance. In the Commons, Mr.'White gave notice of a resolution to the effect thatGovemment should instruct the commanders of-the British naval and military-forces in China to avoid any intervention iu reference to the rebel lion, except for the protection of British subjects. In the House of Lords on the 4th mat., the Earl of Donoughmore moved for copies of correspondence be tween the Colonial Secretary, the governments of Canada and British Columbia, and the Hudson’s Bay Company, respecting the establishment of a means of communica tion between Canada and British Columbia, the license to trade in the Indian territory which expired In 1859, and the withdrawal’ of the Bed river' territories from un der the control of the Hadron Bay Company, and their creation into a colons depending directly upon the Crown. He called attention to the important position which Bri tish Columbia occupied, and impressed upon the Govern ment the necessity of affording increased facilities for its colonization. ‘ / . The Duke of Newcastle had no objection to produce the papers asked for. He thought that both in peace and war it was desirable that there abonld be easy communication between British Columbia and Canada, and he believed tbs two colonics would bs willing to contribute to the formstien of a road, the expenses of which would be about .€lOO,OOO, - "With regard to tbe purchase of the Hudson’s Ray territory, the Government would certainly not ask Par liament to pay a million and a half for such a purpose. He thought the original charter of the company was ill-advised, bnt he would not think of resorting to ex treme measures against the-company bo long as it was possible to come to some arrangement with them. He -trusted the company would meet tbe public half way with reference to the formation of Columbia. Alter some remarks from Lord Taunton j the motion, was agreed to.- . - Iu the House of CommorSj on'ihe same evening, Mr.' LayaTd, in reply to Mr. Maguire, stated that negotia tions were going on between England and the Republic of Paraguay, and he hoped that friendly relations would soon be restored. It was proposed to take siops to as certain Ibe cotton-growing capabilities of a portion of the Rlo Hata, and, when the inspection was completed, a report would be made to tbe Government. : Mr. Layard also* in reply to Mr. J. O. Ewai t,- stated that the French blockade of the porta of Mexico was not intended to interfere with the operations of legitimate commerce, and would not be rigidly enforced in the case : of central vessels.. Mr. ebtheron Eetcort, a distinguished member of Par liament, was dangerously ill, and hia life was despaired of. FRANCE AND MEXICO. Contradictory rumors were afloat as to the designs of -the French Government in regard to Mexico. The Paris paptrs bad been requested to be particularly reserved in regard to Mexican affairs. , ; The Globe's Paris correspondent says: An Impression is gaining ground that warlike measures against Mexico may be superseded by diplomacy.- The expense of the war, a probable coolness with Spain, and a disagreement with England, are not without their influence. The correspondent of the Timer writes in a different strain. He says: Four thousand, men wilt he sentbut at once to make their way to General Lorencez, should he be seriously menaced or cannot keep open his commu nication with the coast. Should there be no pressing de mard, they will stay. at Martinique or Guadaloupe, and be forwarded in successive detachments to Vera Oruz, when the sickly season is over. Not only ten thousand, hut twenty-five thousand troops will go on to Mexico. In fact, there is hardly a limit to the number, for the city must be taken at all cost, and will be occupied for an in definite time. - . It ia stated that Admiral De La Graviere will hoist his flag on board the iron-plated frigate Normandie, and sail for Mexico .at the end of July. .. General Torey.will not leave France for Mexico until September. The eighteen hundred men who were embarking in Algeria were to start on the sth ins!, for Guadaloupe. FRANCE. The Emperor went to Paris on the 3d last., for ihe purpose of presiding at another Gabinet Council. The clerical paper, the Ami de la Religion , had ceased to appear.' The aecounisfrom the French manufacturing districts continue very unfavorable, and the Bank of France is asked to come forward and aid ihe manufacturers by die connliog their paper. The Paris Bouree was firm and advancing. Rentes doeed on the 4th at 68 45. . The walls of Paris were co vered, with placards, announcing that tliere will be shortly given, on the lake at Versailles, a grand nautical fete, representing the combat between the Merrimac and the Monitor, Tho recognition of Italy by Buraia had been commu nicated to Turin by telegraph. ; The official envoy from St Petersburg was on his way to Turin. The Portuguese envoy had remitted a letter to King Victor Emmanuel from the King of Portugal, requesting the band of the Princess Pia in marriage. It is reported that the Austrian Chamber of Deputies had expressed a wißh that the Government should; by: diplomatic, means,, terminate the affairs in Italy, and obviate a greater concentration of troops in Venetia and its neighborhood. SPAIN. The Cortes were dewed on the 2d iush RUSSIA. ' , The Grand Duke mid Ducbess Constantine , arrived at Warsaw on the 2d, and were warmly cheered on their arrival. On the night of the 3d, however, as the Grand Dnhe was Btepping into his carriage on leaving the thea tre, a revolver was fired at him, and he was reported to be slightly.wounded. The perpetrator had been arrested. According to present reports* it does not appear that tie Russian grain hat vest will be large this season. :Iu the South the crops have been, burnt up, and in the North they have had cold and wet. The cold, at the date of the last letter, was described as unprecedented at this season. ;. - - {'■ Tho fear of further seems to have subsided. The insurance companies have lost between £220,000 and £290,000 sterling, but the total destruction was much more, the amount insured: having been comparatively small. It is thought, however, that a million, or a million and a quarter sterling, will cover ail. LONDON MONEY MARKET.—The funds oh the 4th were very' firm. ‘ The favorable bank returns, and the certainty of a continued inttux of gold* contributed to increase the disposition to confidence. Consols closed on the 4th at 91&©92 for both money and account. The money market was without change. The supply was abutdanc. The weekly returns of the Bank of England show aa increase of tie bullion of £811.133: the. amount held, '£16,220,771. I, > . Messrs. Bartog, Bros., & Co. quote Bar Silver at os Id; Eagleg.76#s2#d. : - * : MARKETS.—Livekfool, July 6.lB62.—Cotton.—’The Brokers’ Circular says: u The market has again been greatly agitated throughout the week, and the alarming position of the general stock creates still greater uneasi sees, both here and throughout the manufacturing dis tricts. Important as ;was the advance last week, there is a further rise during the present to about double that' extent. . The demand for American has been .largo each day, especially when the very small stock is taken into consideration, and the,average advance is fully 2d per pound. The transactions in Brazil have been unusually extensive at about a similar:ad vance, with large speculative buying. Egyptian has been in very great request at an advance of 2d to 2)£d lb. Speculators have been eager buyers. The whole atook of East India has jfgain been more than tnrned over during the week, the sales for arrival having been also on an cDGimc-UB scale at daily (almost hourly) advancingprices; quotations are raised Irdm 2)fd to 2)4d W lb, and are quite low enough as given. Speculators have again been buying C very heavily each day. The amount of their purchases reaches no - less than 104,920 bales. The total business, including the- above, and 26,370 bales taken for export, has been 255,170 bales. The business ye&terday (Friday) was about 12,000 bales, fully one half for Biecnlation and export The denned was less urgent, but higher prices were demanded ; The official quotations are: ? . Fair. Middling. Fair 0r1ean5...... ...... 17# 17 “ M0bi1e......... .17)4 16* a UplandSi ....17 16)f ■ Stock on hand, 154.940—0 f which 62,350' bales are Amtricdu. At ses, from Incia, 262,000ba1e5. TRADE AT MANCHESTER.—Bustuets keeps on a limited scale, owing to the exccfsivo prices demanded by producers, which are now from 2d to 3d lb on cloth over last week’s figures. Breadstuffs —The weather has been favorable for the trojs, »x,d the markets were lower. ThU morning, however, there ia more raiu. Messrs. Ricbardeon, Spence, & Co., Wakefield, Noah, & Uo.* ttiid Bigiand, Atliya, & Co , report Flour neglects and 6d W bbi lower. Quotations, 24s 6d€D2Bs6fl. Wheat, owing to the fine wcuthbr and heavy arrivals, cental cheaper; red Western, 9s 10»i; Southern 10s lOd flrlls Id; white Western, 11« 6dolls9d; Southern lls 9d erl‘2s 6d. Corn slow at a decUue of fid 430 lbs; njix«d, 2759 d; yellow, £B i\ white*329®33s6d, ■ PROVISIONS—Beif-Nochangeihdemandor value. Pork unaltered. ; lUcou—More firmness for good quality, tut inferior, still low and irregular. Lard quiet but steady, at 39®425. T&Uow in good dOffiafid and 6d desrer; butchers 1 ,45 s G4«t4os. The following are the estimated stocks in Lirerpooi on 30tU June, 1862 • Wheat,... • Floor, ..228925 barrels, Fleur.., 86,254 sacks. Corn.. 292,960 quarters. 8eef..,...,. 12,834 tierces. Perk. . ................. 13,287 barrels. Bacon 52,384 boxes. Hams.... 6,317 packages. Shoulders. 4,084 packages. Produce.—The Brokers* Circular reports Ashes stea dy; Pearls 355. 6d.®365.8d. Pots 355. 0d,0365. Rosin continues excited; the week’s advance is 3s. 6d,®4s.j sates and re-sates 10,000 barrels at 17s. 6d.®S2s. for com mon to good common. Spirits of Turpentine very firm, end 20a. dearer on the week; lateßt price, 1003. Sugar Oat. Coffee inactive. Rice very steady. Sark—Sales at Ba, 3d. for Baltimore. Linseed again rather dearer. Linseed Oil quoted 40s. 6d, to 41s. Fish Oils—Sales un important. LONDON MARKETS.—Messrs. Baring, Bros., & Co. report breadatnffg steady, but quiet Iron—Welsh in rath er more demand; Bara and Rails £5 ss®£slos; Scotch Pig dull at 51s 3d ejsols 4#d. Sugar quiet and unchanged. Tea firm: Congou Is. Coffee steady. Rice unchanged. Spirits of Turpentine greatly excited, and advanced up wards of 20s; sales at 105 s. Tallow steady at 475. Lin seed Oil steady, 39s 3d. Linseed la dearer. Linseed Cakes in good demand. Boston in bags £lO ss. Snorra Oil quoted at £9O. Cod, £42. AMERICAN SECURITIES.—-Messrs. Baring Bros, say: We have to notice a further fall this week in United States stocks. The Federal 6 per cent, bonds are quoted at77f?>79; the fives at 75076; Pennsylvania fives, stock, 700.72, bonds 72®74; Maryland sterling fives 76®77: Massachusetts fives 89<a91; Virginia sixes 45®47, ster. ling fives 42«44; Illinois Central sevens 77®78, sixes 71®73; . New York Central sixes 82a83, sevens 530>85, shares 75®77; Erie sevens 89®91, snares 29®30: Penn sylvania Central 83#©84#. QLASQO W MARKET -—Messrs. John McCall & Co. report Wheat quiet, bnt Bteady {Milwaukee 24s 3d®24» fid. Flour nnehangt d. Mixed Cora 17s 9d 280 lbs. * FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. TEE MOHEY MARKET. Philadelphia, July 15, 1852. The Bpecie market was firm to-day, opening briskly at 18 premium, advancing #, and continuing at the latter figure all day. In view of the unfavorable news from Tennessee and other Border States, the Stock Board has exhibited; considerable depression for some days past. The uncertainly, too, regarding the movements of specie, leads many to suppose that the days of ’76 ate upon us again in all theirgloom and misery. Bnt Ihia view of the matter is not shared by the mass of the people, if we arB to. judge by the manner in which they crowd the brokers* offices to get rid of their specie—tbo only currency they could depend upon in times like those our Revolutionary fathers saw. There is no real danger from this currency depreciation. Gold, like every Other commodity that is in great demand, has merely advanced in price, and as soon as that demand ceases, as it will, when our shippers of grain and other produce are fairly at work, the high rate will fall off, and people will be once more ai their ease. Who does- not remember the air-balloon mada ? and who does not remember how soon the price of them came dewn when they commenced to burst and bora people’s whiskers? Gold itself is safe to keep, but it is not safe to buy at 17 per cent, premium, to store away, in the hope that the rate will soon be fifty. Old demands were very active to-day at,a slight ad vance on yesterday’s figures. Stocks are still much de pressed. United States sixes, 1881, opened at 108, roie # at the Second Board, and declined % at the close. The seven* thirties declined #on the bids. City sixes, new, declined altogether # on yesterday’s figures. No change in the old. Pennsylvania Railroad first mort gage bondß declined #. Lehigh sixes brought 193#. Beading Railroad shares declined X, Long Island#, Catawlssa Consolidated #, Pennsylvania #, Minehill was firm at47#, Beaver Meadow at 54#, Norristown at ‘49#. Susquehanna Canal brought 4#. Schuylkill Navigation -14#. Arch.street Passenger declined #, Second and Third #, Thirteenth and Fifteenth #. Spruce and Pine steady at 12. Bids for the other com panies exhibited a decline. A small lot of Manufactu rers* and Mechanics’Bank sold for 24, with no more bank offerings.. Brexel A Co. quote ‘ New York exchange.,..,.... .....Par to 1-10 pre, Boston exchange...... « to 1-10 pre. Baltimore exchange................... « to # dis. Country funds.. . # to 4-10 dis. G01d....... 16# to 17 pre. Olddemand Treasury n0te5............ 7# to 8 pro. 7 3-10 Treasury notes. ......102 to 103# Peterson's Detector sends us a description of a very excellent altered five- dollar bill on the Exchange Bank of Pittsburg, Pa. The vignette represents three mechanics apparently engaged in conversation. On the right end of the bill is a portrait of Franklin Pierce and figure 5 ; on the left end State arms and five. This is a very smooth and deceptive-looking affair. The following is a statement of the amount of coal transported over the Lehigh Yalley Railroad, for the week ending July 12,1862: Week, Previously. Total. Tom. Cwt. Tons. Cwt. Tons. Owt. Haaleion 1,217 16 63,726 91 64,974 00 East Sugar L0af,,,,.,. 3,146 13 46,513 04 47.660 09 Council Bulge 714 00 01,781 12 35,197 12 Mount Pleasant. 2,209 13 2,260 13 Spring Mountain 221 01 61,969 18 51,581 14 Coleraine 532 02 17,015 12 17,577 14 New Zork and Lehigh.. 229 00 17,213 07 17,292 09 N. Spring Mountain.... 1,623 19 40,225 18 60,819 17 S. Spring Monntain, 810 13 810 13 Jeddo ...... 053 10 41.322 18 42,275 08 Harleigh._. 565 10 27,837 08 28,103 07 German Penna,,., Eberrale.. Hilneeville. Other Shippers..... 638 10 11,761 OS 12,890 01 190 12 13.33 S 18 18,535 10 13,939 19 13,939 19 486 17 486 IT Total.. .. 7,918 15 381,926 14 339.845 09 CorresiKmcHiigweek last Fear......,, ...12,852 07 430,593 18 443,251 OT Decrease... f 33 12 45,672 04 63,405 16 rs the earnioga of the Cleve firßt half of the last two fiscal Tlie following table show land and Pittsburg road the years: ' • 1861. Dec. 1860 Jan- IS6I 863,080 Dec. 1861.., 62-203 JTan. 1862... -59,86* Feb. “ ...... 83,403 March «».... . 80,6*1 April ..... 101,792j May “ ....$470,8631 Tote! Match**..,. April' May T0ta1...... Increase, Tho June earnings have been large, and over all the debt funded a dividend could be made, as tha year’s traffic will reach $1,300,000 against 51,114,940 list year. Under the reorganization, the concern gets its cost down to the actual money it sold its bonds for, and to a sum upon wliich dividends can be made upon average yearly earnings. The New York .Erenwi# Postf gays:- Stocks remain very inactive and pric«o again lower The weakness is traceable partly to the closing of con tracts incident to midsummer; and partly to the nneasi ness with regard to army matters. The money market, if anything, is calculated to develop speculation, but there is iitUe or no disposition to enter into large opera tions, at least till the response of England and France to the check before. Richmond is received. This is due about Monday or Tuesday next. . Tbe market after the board was stagnant at 89%®89 % for New'York Central, 33a33)£ for Erie, 61 for Erie Preferred. Panama is weak and offered at 125%. Pacific Mail was firm at 105#®10G. The feature of the list of State stocks is the firmness in California sevens, with sales at 95#—a rise of W cent, during the past week. Missooris and Tennessew we heavy; North Carolines fell 1 & cent. Governments are weak. The coupon sixes of 1881 dose with sellers at 100. The 730 notes are quoted XG2&®lo2*. The money market Is belter supplied on call, though the bulk of the business is still done at 0 W cent. At 5 ® 5# cent favorite borrowers easily supply them selves. First-class paper is scarce at 6sa6 cent. Silver is quoted to*day 110®112 cent. The latter figure would bo paid for large lots. Dutiable demand notes are weaker, 107®1G7# cent Philadelphia Stock Bxckango Sales, July 16. FBeported by S. E, Slayaiaker, Phila. Exchange.] FIRST BOARD. 1000 City 6s new 101# | J Sec £Th St 8... 61% IS sus<ioaaal,.,.*« 4 2S Korristown R... 49 % 100 Catawissa B 3* 830 ST PonnlstcntScp 72 1100 do new.....101# 1100 do new.... .101# . , 2 Man A: Media Bfe 24 50GO ITS 63 1881 100 6 Pennaß 43# 100 Reading R..,,,, 27"# jIOOO American Gold, .110# J 30 Sprnce & Pine li 12 8500 do 500 Lebigli 6s 50 IxODg Island B 1000 A lie Co 6s (A. He. Talley}.,, .sown 36 BETWEEN 200 City 6a., ........ J>7 BOARDS. [B5O Dong Island 8... 16 50 23th A* >sth St E. 17# 1 Penna R 46# ) BOARD. SQOQ SchHavlmcash 80 2COO d0........b5 80 22,600 US6e Beg 1881100# 16 SnsQ Canal 4# 9 Hmehil! R 47# 6 Beaver Meadow 54# 300 City 6s new...«lor BOARDS. 60C0 U S 6s 1881, GCOO Penna B let mrtlO'2# 50 ArcbStß, fOO Beading B. t5O d 0...... 50 d 0...:.. 150 Sclinyl KavPref. 14# 50 d 0.,...,,.,.,. 14# 100 d 0.... b 5 14# 3 Penua B, CLOSING PBH Bid. Asked.\ US 6s ’51...... 99Jb 100 CT6Tr7 3-10,N.102# 103 Pbilada 6s 97 97# Philada 6s new..lol “ 101# Peana 53....... 86# 87 Beading B 27 50 27% Beadm6sW4S. 99# Beadbdß’7o. 94# 05 Bead mt 6a 3 89.. 84 85 penaaßexdiv. 46# 46# Penna E1m65..102# 103 Peanaß2m 65.. 97 98 ftlorriß Gnl Con.. 43 47 Morris Cal Pref.l2o 125 BcbNav Stock.. 4 5 Sch 27av Pref... 34# 14% Sch N 6a } 82exmt 69 69# Elmira 8...... 11 . 12 [CBS-STEADY. Bid. Agfa itf. Elmira 21 Prf... 21) 22 Elm 7s’73.ex int 84 85 LldaaAß 16# lidi Cl & N.x-Av 49 50 f LeCl&Navscp. 28 30 ,N Penna B 8# 9 K Pali 65...,,, 75 77 NPaßlOa 98 99 Catawß Con... 3# 3j Catawisaa Prf.. 10- 11; Sec & Third St 8.64 6? Bace&Tina-stß 9 Spruce* Pine., 11# Gr*Ctsßestir 28# Arch. St ex dir. 24# Thir* Fift’ntb. 17# Serent’h & N’th 6. Girard Collie.. 21 New York Stocks, Yesterday—Second Bo; 3CGODB S cenp6b’Bl.. 99% 130 K Y Cen Bi. SQCO do bSQ.IOO# 100 Erie 8....,,.0>30. 20000 ' d0.,,..,b30.100 100 d 0..,......... 30COO -do .....300 600 do 10C0O tr S6b ’67 9S 100 Harlem 8........ gCOO IT S coup 6s *68.. 97# 50 Harlem B Prfd.... 25000 IT S 6a 1 yr certf 982* 200 Mick Cen 8...... SCOO d 0.. ........ 9S# 50 do.. bW. . 509 7 3-10 p c T’y N.lQ2# 50 filißb So & NIB . 5000TeDtt 8t65 , 90.. 48# IQO do bIQ. 7000 ..d0,......... 48# IGGMickS&NIga.. . 2COO Missouri St 6b.. 46# 50 do 1000 111 War Loan... 95 5 Panama R.I 4COO E’e E3flinbs ’S3 97 100 Hi Cen B scp 10G0 Mich Cent 8p e 100 do Ist mSPd c ba.IOT 250 do bSO. 1000 Erieß4th mbs S 9 100 d 0...... 6000 Tol & Wab 2d m6l 200 Galatia & Chi 8... 25000 American G01d..117# 150 d 0............ 20000 ■ d0.......b30.H7# 100 Clare & Pol B.bSO. 15 PacMailS S Co.loB 100 d 0...,........ 50 do. .810.105# 200 do. 350 d0...........105# 150 Chi & Bock I 8... 50 -<J0....\.g1G.105# 200 do b 39. 50 N Y Con B 89# 50 Chi,Br& Q8.b30. 360 d 0... S9# 100 do 50 d 0.... ...eSO 89#| 50 do Philadelphia Markets. The Flour Market is inactive, but firm at 'pi Quotations; sales comprise about TOQbbls good 1 extra at $5.25; 500 bbls do family at $5.50, and St fency Ohio bbi. The sales to the trf moderate, within the above range of prices, and Ads at $4.75®5 W bbl, as to Quality. The recel light, and the demand, both for export; and hoi limited. ' itye Flour is selling in a small way at Corn Meal is scarce, and Penna. is wai $2 75 W bbl. Vbeat—There, is not much demand for si and prices are firm; sales of 6<a6oOD bushels are i at 124®128c. for good and choice Pennsylvania tt for ne » Delaware red. and 153©136c. for white, firm, Penns> lvania selling at 88®693. Corn cc slowly,.and .-prime lots are wanted at full prices bushels fellow sold at 670. afloat, and 56c. in stc eluding inferior iota at 53056 c. Oats are unci 4,000 bushels Pennsylvania sold at 39c. afloat. Back.—The receipts and sales are light, and f for Quercitron firm at $33.50 ton for Ist N< Cotton.—There Is vtry little offering, butt continues, firm, and on the advance. Sales email. , Groceries and Provisions —-The market changed but firtn, with a good demand, for the' fuliprices. v _' : Whisky is letter. Bbla are held at 34a35i sales are limited. Hbils at 33c, and drndge gallon, : Markets by Telegraph, Baltixoiis, July 10—Flour steady and.«! Wheat Ann, and advanced 2®3c, Corn Quiet Oat* very firm. Whisky steady at 34j^c, .280,782 quarters. .§113,175 . 99.675 . 78.44 T , 90,565 109,69* 116,978 ~..$599,272 ...8128,409 July'l6—4Ev<
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