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PBESS,
((tl'BUafS KXOEPTED,)
? cc .Jv JOBS w FORSBY ' w „_
*y o lU SOUTH FOURTH STREET.
,ff,( „ dTTTv PRESS,
T ll *■ pKR wgmt payable to the Carrier.
01ty at 9,x Df,U ' ARa
„!!pl 10 SU ma IWI-MRS FOR BtOIIT MONTHS,
ASSII!I ' fob Sib Mosths—lS variably In ai
(ge** .loeoidei® 1 '
3 f,,tr ' ,y T nl-'VEEKr,V PRESS, /
1 i.orlboT.ontof the OHyat Thrbh Doi.-
•'iT- j;ptJCATIONAL.
AN M A.LEOQ LLBQ-E,
„ D() |»vr»ro i
tf lLS$If | ’^Q N »a, President.
lOflN Yii hnarrt of Profsastaß and Teaahors. <
&"' 1 wHI PomuionoH on MONDAY, the Ist
J!,* c ini months. > ■ • - -■
, .fitATK INSTITUTE < POft
iOl'k „ T inIES, 1530 Arch Htreiet.Bev.CharlM
1 v „HK'O The eitilth year will begin
t,„illi, Rj;’ P a“,(„ 99 Post- office BOX 1889.
mi LI T A EY
itN- ? ~,v West (Ihoater, (for boarders only).
be opened on raDBSOAY, Bop-.
T!il» Ar, ‘ I ',£ I Jo m capacious bulidmgs are a r .
.mlfH' 1 " ..ilaMaliest order f,,r tb« comfortable quar
£ fnne hundred end tlfty cadets. :
S t sts „mnrtent end experienced teaoherß wltt
\rort> o! .Mrtfd «tt nHoo to the educational depart
udr oiidWiD"' |h|(|r ,„ Htrnotloll ihnr.mgh and
taarttnmt of studies embraces the fol
ilicsl. I 1 * 0 4 primary. Oonimerclal, and Scientific,
Military. The uiorul training of oadeta
JKtl* 1 "*, «; attended to. tfor olronlars, apply to
(II | r rsfrfpdfu n> 626 flhestqut street, or at tbe
Philadelphia, or to .
HYiTT, President P. M, A.
„ BtiTcrtißCfl that this Academy would be
f. lul bat a sudden and severe elckneßß
■•el *>*£ MloeiUK* waß .vWJ®4 compelled a post-,
By‘he blessing ot God he
r'"' 11 ' 1 ./'.Vo hesltb and fitness (or active duties.
1 uSmi for circulars or for Information con
rre»mpjJ' j eßy were ueanswtred, the neglect Is
aul-fit THEO HYATT
■ril IAGE-GtBEKiV seminar?.—
r *» n laot BOARDING 80HQ0D, near MEDU >f
I Thnronah omirsaln
' BooU.kaatilng fttSfl OWU Bn
a«*M in Military Tactics.' v
v* if': v:.:;:.6.oo
for taformntlnni ry BABTOfT, A. M.,
MT , -valiAOß 9BBTO, Penn'a.
WISTOL BOARDING 80H00L
1*0 lri.*m«peniw Poll Bssslon on SBacnil day,
‘ a lb tniti Ist' . Mott, Philadelphia; Anno
Brforwccß : nf'tVot, Philadelphia; •0. N.
jirelimnn, 008 TcaaWa >« pt,ii,delt>Wtt; Hoary
!TO, 601 Sotih Bewntii screai, j rl3onm ,
.BM S war,Oto i ««» 1 Bpp |y to BOTH
fjff
fll, WIN THU OP TAPPaN’S
|j Boarding and Day itaboo! No.
~ ii'BDOi Btreel, will rooteu on WJiU«lu»ua.*i
aelw il 37U ' 3m
10LMB6BURG SEMINARY FOR
El V(l) N g la DIES. located on the Bristol Turn*
1 tm<e§ from Philadelphia and 2 from Tacony. The
f‘ 6 ' the ecbolaetlo fear begins the first KON
j.September; second term the Ist day of Feb-
ftircuiw, containing ter mu, references, &0., can b«
“nsru* “ W ' l " >tio M^sS e f!H* PMVN. Principals.
SOMMER RESORTS.
OfFhOUBI, ATLANTIC 01TY.
Comfortable Bnom» o«n now be bud at this we1t
,7,1 reuremently-locatbd hoaae, aa there are a aum-
Mj. H _ JTOBOH,' Proprietor.
u B&.THLNG. A FAVORITE
1 aDMI ’THB “WHITBHOtJSS,” ’
Avenue, ATLA.tfnO CITY, N. J,
ri, s nopular house is open. Its situation is quite near
• beupJ ■ b»s g»«* rooms, all opening' upon the ocean,
4 irrnli&Md vltb spring Qiattreaapß. I'B reputation to
« » #iifc*«-h«tt.-r..Ptotttjtol jWe.
attention give" to KtWßt*. and terms moderate.
n “ ffM WBITBHOUSB, Proprietor.
• So Bor at Ota « Whitelmnae.’’ ans-lm
ATLANTIC
CITY, New Jersey. ' .
M< LAWfcOB, Proprietor.
aa atoTO cew house U now open for Boarders. Booms
fo any on Ihe beach, well- ventilated, high oeiling*,
brunts aUenUve and polite. Approxcm*te to the
itisiug grounds. &as«im#
EA BATHING.
oi;ns HOUSE, CAPE [St,ASH, ft. 3.,
It now oten for th« rroodtlon of vial tori.
fSMw* tSBA B£, I«AMtHQ, Proprietor.
EA BATHING-
LONG BB&NOH, MONMOUTH 00., N. J.
MffiEßOPOnil A.H HOTEL,
MOW OPES.
J. Hi 4 I. W, OOOPBB,
Proprietori.
!TaH HOTEL, . .
j (Seat!? oppoiite the United states Hotel))
ATJbASTIO OIKT, N. J.
6AMUEL ADAM.B, Proprietor.
...» cents.
Ui'o, Corrlsgea to Hire. -
Boarders accommodated on the most roatouftow
je2o*3m
lOLUMBIA HOUSE!.
I ATLANTIC OITT,
BITCATBD ON KENTUCKY AYBNUB,
Opposite the Surf Home.
ar 'torms to suit the times „ „ ,
itiJni EDWARD DOYLE, Proj)ri«tor
[Ea-BIDI HOUSE,, ATiiANTIO
0111,11,1.
BY DAVID SOATTIBSOOD.
I Flf PBIYATE BOABDING HOUSE, beautlful
tUuated u the foot of Pennsylvania Avenue.
So* open !or visitora for themmaon. ie2o-2m
ajnsiqn house,
iTIi&NTiO OITY, '
E. LEB, Proprietor.
«ls Home haring been thoroughly; renovated and en
[ed, !b n*w opon for permanent ovd iranaiout boarders.
IM iN bIOH HOUSE laconvenieut to depot, churches,
iiertolHce. The bathing grounds are tumrpassed
the Used. The B»r Is oooduoted by hlr. HSRIEL, of
Badrijbta, who will keep superior wines, liattora, and
|ce breeds of cigars. j«2O-2m
A QLE HOTEL, ATLANTIC
CITY, I< now opeu, with a
larch; addition or booms.
art ?I per week, bathing dresses tnolnded, jo2o-2m
lOTTAGB RMRBAT, ATLANTIC
f CITY, k now open and ready for Boarders. A few
m E-eras can be obtained by applying soon. The
kristcr famishes ills table . witb fresh 'milk from ills
rs, and freah vegetables from his farm,
llso., aiirmt four hundred desirable Cottage and Hotel
Is for sale by . 51, SIcOLEES,
®-2m Proprietor. ;
|fP3E ALHAMBRA. 'ATLANTIC.
X CIT,Y,’' N. J. t a splendid naw honae, southwest
set of ATLANTIOaod B ASBiOHUSBTTS AveuHaa,
- keopea tor visitors on and after June 29th. The rooms
1 table ef « Tbo Alhambra 11 are unsurpassed by any
itbe Island, There la a spacious Ice Oroam and -Be
ihmout Saloon attached to the houße. Terms moderate.
0. DUBOIS & B. 3. YOUNG,
Proorletors.
HOTEL, ATLANTIC
•> CITY, N, J—At the tennlnus of the railroad, on
1 left, boy ind the depot This House is now open for
jwderj dud Transient Visitors, and offera aoomnmoda-
M oinsl to any Hotel in Atlantlo Olty. Charges mo
hja Children and servants halt price.
F* Parties should keep their seats until the cars ar
il in front of the hotel, , je2Q-2m
IHEBTBB COUNTY BOUSE.—This
frtvate Boarding Bouse, corner of YORK and
tCIFJO Avenue* Atlantic Oity* convenient td the
with a beautiful view of the Ocean* is now open
[tton&Mon. The accommodationi* are eanal to any
cm the Island. Prices moderate, i t
J. Proprietor.
iEA BATHING. —“ The Clarendon,”
* (formerly Virginia Honse,) VIBGINIA. AVHSNUB,
fUKTIO OITT, ianow open for the accommodation
Boarteii. This Eoaae iB aitnated Immediately on the
hci, and from every room affords a. floe view of tho
t»2O-2m] . JAMBS JBN KINS, M, B.
.EA BATHING.- UNITED STATES
) HOTEL, LONG BRANCH, N J () la now own,
lutal only fifty yardß from the eeaehore, central of the
Wi home fronting the ocean 600 feetj two hoar*
m New York. Steamer leaves Hurray street twice
A. M, and 4 P.M.: thence by the R. and D, B.
I»ai. Address B. A BHJIt MAKER,
-snumication from Philadelphia is by the Camden
Amboy Railroad, by the 6 A. H, and 8 P. M. trains.
jel9-2m*
ummer boarding.—broad
' TOP MOUNTAIN HOUSE.—A romantlospot for a
■w.li BBSIDENOE on one of the Mountain Tope
rwittsilrania, reached daily by the Pennsylvania
e&d the Broad Top Mountain Bailroad from
iticgdon, The Home ta one of the fittest In the in-
Arcf the State, handsomely faruiehed, with all the re
;™( for comfort ami oonvenieuce—pure air, deli
-7 spring water, romantto scenery, and everything to
™ n and invigorate health. Telegraph station and a
m so that daily communication may be had with
“Myitis. , . -
tits Pennsylvania Bailroad will furnish excursion
seu through the season. ; Persona tearing Phtladel
* 'a the morning can take tea at the Mountain Houst
tatr.6 evening.
"«e whsoriber has kindly been allowed to refer to Hie
’nog gentlemen, residents of Philadelphia, who hare
! Wrens of the Mountain flours :
a. Otmtmlngs, Esq., , David P. Moore, Esq.,
! M Oaetner, ESq., Thoa. aarstalrs. Esq.,
Henry D. Moore, Lewie T. Wattion, Esq.,
I™® McOanles, Esq., ' Q. Albert Lewis, Esq.,
'etn Hartman, Esq., Blchard D. Wood, Esq.
l, »xs EonaaiTs, • For farther'lnformation, address
!#I „JOSEPH MOBBISON, Proprietor.
Broad-Top Olty, Huntingdon county, Pa. ,
stationery & fancy goods.
A.RTXN & QUAYLES .
BTATIONBBY, 'TOY, AMD FANCY GOODS
IBPO B 1 tJ B,
80. KOfi WAIiKOT BTBBBTi
BBLOW HLBYHBfII, .
* > PHtIiADBWHIA.
ACTION.
well-earned reputation or
Fairbanks* scales
Educed the makera of imperfect balance* to offer
*• “ FiIBBANKS' 80 ALII 8»” and pnroliaaeH
mi,. r6,>71 * n man 7 lnatance*|been mbjeoted to bunt
“topoultlon. IAIBBApntfI'SOAIiSS ireinannrio.
™ onlj by theoflgined lnyeDtora, *. AT. f ALB*
S 00., end are Adapted to eyery braocb of to*
M *> * oorrect aad durable Soalea la required.
Fairbanks & bwing,
General Agentt,
-iT* UABOBIO HAIIII, »li GHHSTHW*, B*
J^p.^lON.—Owing to the popularity
mcoe* which onr PATENT'BELP
OLOTHKa-WBINOSSE hae met with,
“win wS “5 endeavoring :to eell their Inferior ma
-1 ‘ Qwm ,„ 0 5 an ? our , n “ ne ° r “ B* L »-4WUSIISa”
tb M "„ Mor *' »ve notice that onr name will be plainly
4 none otk ac ' l Machine manufactured and Bold by mr,
ii's »in »« genuine. Any on* nalng our trade
[»r. I according to law. :
'“h Phiu?9Yj «»n« oMTPIH and OHBBTmjK
M« I* ottr BOIiB AGENT for Penn
. EAL3T, M0B8«, * BOIXHUJ,
VOL. 6 —NO, 6.
RETAIL DRY GOODS.
■DABGAINB IN DRY GOODS.
JJ The following lots wIU be sold at ft great saorlfioo
to close them ont—vii: :t
Two kite Black Silk.ana'Wool Ctiallioa at worth
87Xo. ' i,- ■>,. ■
Five pieces Barege Anglh at 40, worth 100.. .
Five pieces plain Barege at 12X o-■ ;
Also, a large lot of Shetland Shawls, at very low prices,
Bplendicl'fdr travelling or at watering places. :
At JOHN 11. STOKES*,
782 ABO 3 Street!
Tweeds an d o a,ssime ass.
1,600 yardß heavy Oagßimcrog, juat opened.
A150,,1,000 yards all wool Tweeds, 62 to 76 cents.
Bummer and Fall Cassimeres, a full slock.
Men’s and Boys’ wear, onr stock is complete.
' - DOMESTICS
Bleached and Brown Shirtings.
Bleaoht d and Brown Sheetings.
Cotton Flannels, Domet. all wool, and Booms do.
Cotton Goods, aflowest market rates.
HONEY-COMB QUILTS.
Marseilles and Lancaster Quilts.
Bathing Flannels, Mosquito Nets.
Linen Table Damasks and Napkins.
Cheap lots of 4 4 heavy Irish Linens.
CLOSING OUT. .
Bilk Mantles, Thin Dusters, Lace Goods.
Boys’ Snmmer Clothing,
Thin Drees'.Goods, Black Tamartines.
Ohallies, Mohairs, Mozambique*, &o.
COdPBB & noNABD,
jySl-tr ! RE. corner NINTH and MARKET sts.
SUMMER STOCK.
Daring July and August we will sell Summer Drew
Goods, such as Lawns, Organdies, Bareges, and their
fabrles, at very low prices t, clear the stock.
Toe assortments are still fair, and the goods of this
season’s purchase.
SHARPLESS BBOTHERS,
CHESTNUT and EIGHTH Streets.
10a 4 OHKB IB HI BTBE B T.
E. M. NEED
Invites'the special attention of "Ladles who In
tend spending the summer out of town to a very
large assortment of MADE-UP GOODS just re
ceived, in '
SLEEVES. SETS, HANDKERCHIEFS,
<£c., t» every variety of material.
Also, a large assortment of MUSLINS, suitable
for GARIBALDIS, &c., together with every va
riety‘of WHITE GOODS, LINENS, LAGES,
EMBROIDERIES, HANDKBBOH’FS, VEILS,
&o
dust oponed per latest arrivals from Europe
an Invoice of very beantiful. and entirely new
styles i'
PUFFED FRENCH CAMBRIC, for
GARIBALDI’S, MODE GRENADINE: VEILS,
and SWISS COLLARETTE RUFFLING for
trimming thin Dresses, etc—a new and very de
sirable article, Algo, nn Invoice of -
PURE WHITE FRENCH PLAID
ORGANDIES.
I 0 3 4 OH*ST N TJ T STB E E T
TAS. B. CAMPBE LL On Go..
U 787 CHESTNUT STREET,
07FHH AT
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
Very ohoice Goode of recent importation. >
Black Bilk Checked Grenadine, extra quality.
Foulard Bilks, elegant stylos and fine quality.
Black Silks, best brands..
Brocho Barege, Hemanis and Mozamblquea.
8-4 Paris Ftl d’Ohevro.
Poll d’Cbevro, all wool filling.
Grenadine Veils, in mode and other shades.
WHITE GOODS AND LINENS
In groat variety, at extremely low prices.
HOOD MUBLINB BY THE PIECE.
VJT How York Mill* Shirting.
Wamsnttae, WiUiamsriUe, Whitorocks.
Sheeting, Muslins, first Quality'.
KYBE&LANDBLL,
FOOKTti and \KOH.
jyia
POOD FLANNELS,UNSHRINKA.*
BUl.—Wolsb anil BaxonT Flnunels.
■Ballard Yale FlannoK
Magenta Colored Sackings.
KYB® * liANBELL,
jjM. ITOUBTH; and ASOH,
■JVTEW SPRING PRINTS,
JLI CHOICE BTSIiUS.
- MMHKIMAOS,
' BPBAGUB,
PACIFIC,
AT.T, TWELVE AND A HALT OUSTS.
A large lot best styles and fast colors at 10c.
OOWPEBTHWAITA 00.,
mhis-tf HV W. cor. EIGHTH and MARKET Sts.
p OOD BLACK DRESS SILKS.
V3T Heavy-corded Dress Silks.
Glossy Black Dross Bilks.
Widows’Silks, without gloss.
. EYES & LANDBIL,
jyl2 FOURTH and ARCH.
COPARTNERSHIPS.
The undersigned, shocks-
BOBS to OHAFFIEB, STOUT, A 00 , have THU
DAY formed a copartnenshle, under the firm of STOUT
A ATKINSON, for the purpose of conducting the
Wholesale Dry Goods business, and hare taken the store,
Ho. 623 MARKET Street. ‘ .
J. W. STOUT,
v-! , F. T. ATKINSON...
; PhilApslphU, July 21,1852. so Jy22-lm#
THE 'COPARTNERSHIP heretofore
existing between the undersigned, under the firm of
A. T. LANK A 00., was this day dissolved by Its own
limitation. 1 The business will be settled liy either of the
undersigned, at Ne. 419 MABKET Street.
ALEX T LANE,
WM. F. HANSELL,
8. F. HANSELL,
> B. HANSELL.
Fhii.adbt.fhia, July 1,1862. jyl-tnth2m
THE [COPARTNERSHIP heretofore
existing under the firm of BIEGEL, BAIBD, A
00., is this day dissolved. ’
PETER BTEGER, ' D. B, BBVTN,
JACOB BIEGEL, H.B.FISTER,
•WM. S. BAIBD, JOSIAH SIEGEL,
, JOHN WIEST.
Jons 30. . ■ jyl-Bw
■vrOTICE OP LIMITED PARTNIR
SHIP. —The subscribers hereby give notice that
they bare entered into a limited partnership, agreeably
to the provisions of the'’several laws of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania relating to limited partnerships.
That the name of the firm under which said partner
ship is to be oonduoted 1* BIEGEL, WIEST, A EB
VIN.
That the general nature of the business Intended to be
transacted is the Importing and Jobbing of Dry Goods.
That the names of the General and Special Partners,
all of whom reside in the city of Philadelphia, are
JACOB* BIEGEL; General Partner, residing at 62T
North Sixth street; JOHN WIEST, General Partner,
residing at 322 New street ; D. B. ERVIN, General,
Partner, residing at 1616 Girard avenue; HENBY 8.
FIBTEB, General Partner, residing at 416 North Third
street: JOSIAH BIEGEL, General. Partner, residing,
at 4ld North Third street; PETEB SIEGER, Special
Partner, residing at 717 North Eighth street; WM. S.,
BAIBD, Speeded Partner, residing at the Continental
H That the aggregate amoimt of the capital contributed
by the Special Partners to the common stock is One
Hundred Thousand Dollars, of which, Fifty Thousand
’ Dollars in oasb has been so contributed by Peter Sieger,
Special Psirtner, and Fifty Thousand Dollars in cash has
been so contributed by Wm S. Baird; Special Partner.
That the said partnership is to oommonoe on the first
day of July, A. D. 1862, and is to terminate on the first
day or Januaryjl.B6sy
1 JACOB BIEGEL, 1
JOHN WIEST,
■ D. B. ERVIN,
. HENBY B. FI9TEB, I
JOSIAH BIEGEL,
PETEB SIEGEB, j
Jyl-fiw WM. B BaIRD. S °
HOTELS.
pOWE B S ’ H 0 TIL,
NoB. IT and 19 PABK BOW,
(OPTOBITB ra» AStOB BOUSB,)
NEW YOBK.
TXBMB *1.60 PXB DAY.
This popular Hotel has lately been thoroughly reno
rated and refurnished, and now possesses all the mut
ilteeof a
FIBST-CLABS HOTEL.
The patronage of Philadelphians and the travelling
|Ubllo, desiring the best accomodations and moderate
charges, is raspectTnlly solicited.
jejuni H. L. POWEBS, Proprietor,
PVING HOUSE,
HEW YORK, t : *
BBOADWAY AND TWELFTH STREET,
EBMAHOB OH TWHWrH STBBET, f
Oondacted on the
EUROPEAN PLAN.
YbM house 1b now open for the, accommodation of
Famitiei and transient Guehtt.
GEO. W. HUNT, )
Late of the Brevoort House, > Proprietors.
' OHAS. W. NASH, V
jyl7.thstu6m
A CARD.—THE UNDERSIGNED,
late of the GIBABD HOUSE, Philadelphia, hays
leased, for a term of - years, W ILL ARD’B HOTEL, In
Washington. They take this oocaalon to return to their
old friends and customers many thanks for past favors,
and beg to assure them that they will be most happy to
see them to their new quarters. ■
SYKES, CHADWICK, A 00.
WARBTHOTOH. July 18, 1861. an2S-ly
CABINET FURNITURE.
PABINET FURNITURE AND BIL
LIABP TABLES. ? 1
MOORE & CAMPION,
. No. 261 South SEOOND Street,
in connection with their ext' naive Cabinet Boaineae, are
ndw manufacturing a superior article of
BILLIARD TABLES,
And have now on hand a foil supply, finished with the
MOOBB A CAMPION’S IMPBOYKD CUSHIONS,
whCdk ©re pronounced by all who have used them to he
_ Buwrior to aU others. ‘ v«* -a- " •-
For th© duality and finish of these Tables the taanu*
ractarera refer to their numeral patrons tbroughont
the Union* who are familiar with the oliaracter of their
work. fe2B - Bai
COAL,— THE ONDEKSIGNED
, beg leave to- Inform their frlendaand the public
that they have mnovedtheir LEHIGH COAL DEPOT*
from NOBLE-STREET WHABF, on the Delaware,'to
their Yard, northwest corner of EIGHTH and WILLOW
Street*,'where they intend to keep the beat qdality of
LEHIGH COAL, from the' moat' approved mines, at the ■
lowest prices.>Your patronage Is respectfully aellelted. :
v-'. ■*. JOB. WALTON AtOO.,
; Office,ll2South SEOOND Street.
Yard, EIGHTH and WILLOW. , mhl-tf
rSB ATN PlPE.—Stone Ware iDrain
pipe from 2to 12-inoh bore. *r ! “ ch P®r
yard: fi-inchboro, 300 per yard; 4-taoh bore, 400 per
raid ; 6-Inch bore, SOoper yard;'fi-inoh wr
fard. Every variety of teapa,
hopper*. We are now preparedto fnrnhihpipe m any
mantity, and on liberal term* to dealera and those par
AMENTALOHIMNBY .TOPS,— ViWfied T<ht»
Ootta Chimney Tops, plain and oraamentffi designs, war*
ranted to stand the action of, coal gas or the weather hi
YABEB.—A great Tariety of ornamente
earden Yases, to Terra Ootta damdcal design*, all tinea,
un warranted to * stand the weather; • . . _
Philadelphla Terra
General Partners.
Ipacial Partners.
COAL.
J) xtn.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1862.
LETTERS FROM MEMPHIS.
Correspondence of The Press.]
r : Memphis, July 30,1862. •
OPERATIONS OF GUERILLAS. 1
Small guerilla parties are busy, ail-about "this
part of the country , burning cotton, and robbing
those. who are endeavoring to buy it. There is a
report of fighting in Bolivar, Tonu., last Sunday,
but'no confirmation has yet been received, and the
account is .doubtless exaggerated, if not , entirely
false. Still, the Confederates are known to have a
peouliar hostility to that plaoe, since there was a
strong manifestation there of Union feeling when
our troops arrived. We were willingly supplied
with whatever the town afforded, and were, treated
with great kindness and cordiality. l At Jackson;
on the contrary, a very wealthy town, and the
centre of a very rich oountry, ail the inhabitants
were Becesh, and a largo loree has-been kept there
to the detriment of Bolivar, whose people have
been comparatively Unprotected. - There is no fur
thor news to-day from down riveri Troops and
supplies continue to be sent, to Helena, and l am
more and more confident that wo aro concentrating
there for an attack on Vicksburg.. ' ,
: , WHAT GBNI'S'HERMAN IS DOING.
General Sherman seems in a fair way to confirm
bis title to the epithet of crazy bestowed upon .him
when be was commanding in’Kontucky. There is
no better officor in.the held than General W.' T.
Sherman. He is skilful, brave, and cool-in danger.
Bnt as an administrative offloer I fear he will be
found wanting. His conduot thus far has been ex
tremely erratic. I wrote you when he first came
of the general line of conduct which he proposed to
himself, to make this a purely military post in the
strictest sense of the word. Two of his hots thus
.far have been unaccountable in that view of the
matter.* iThe first is the entire abolition of the pass.
system, and allowing every one and any one to'
pass South; subject only to the right of examina
tion and search by the picket guard. It is easy to
see to what abuses this may Lead. It will be almost
impossible to lay to any one’s door the fault of
havirig permitted any improper person to pass the
lines. It will he impossible to prevent bribery and
corruption of’the picket guard. We are forty or
fifty miles from any troops of our own east of this
place. The telegraph line, from Memphis to
Corinth has been abandoned. The whole inter
vening space may be filled withrtroops, who may,
under the present arrangement, be accurately in
formed every day of the number and disposition of
our forces.; Who ever heard of occupying a hos
tile city, in the midst of an enemy’s country, and
permitting free ingress and egress through the
lines ? , It may be all right, but it is oertainly a
most extraordinary invention that enables us: to
fight an enemy that swarms about us in every
imaginable disguise, and at the same time throw
open our camps to his inspection.
rklikf op the provost Guard. m -
Last week, during the entry of Sherman’s dm- 7
Bion, and the d eparturo of Wallace’s, the rogimonts.
that have been doing provost guard duty were sent
off, ar.d others, substituted. A short interval, of
nearly a day, occurred, when there was soarcely
any provost guard at all. Of course, all the men
who were going away, and most of them had been
paid . off reoently, were bound to have a big spree,
and they had it. At any hour of the day or night
yon might see, at almost any corner, one or more
inebriated patriots, and no house was safe from
their intrusion. They openly insulted women and
abused men, and, in short, committed all the lower
outrages you might expect under the circumstances.
The morning paper came out with a very temperate
expostulation against the abuses, and exhorted the*
authorities to see that they were not repeated.
When Gen, - Sherman next saw the provost marshal,
he animadverted severely on the conduct of “ that
newspaper man,” and, said he, “ I wish you would
inform him that the military authorities rule hare
now, the people have nothing to say, and the closer
he keeps his mouth shut the better it will he for
him.” Now, there is no particular objection to
this sentiment, exoept that the article in question
was not calculated to deserve snoh a savers retort.
But let us see how General Sherman applies his
rule in practice. ’
LETTER OF GEN. SHERSTAK.
Here is a letter which he has written to the Mayor
and aldermen of Memphis :
Headquarters Fifth Division,.
Memphis, Tens.^ July 27,1862.
John ParP; Esq., Mayor of Memphis ;:
‘ Sib : "Yours of July 241 h is before me, and has
received,: as all similar papers ever will, my careful
BDd moat respeotful consideration. I have the most
unbounded respect for,the civil law courts and au
thorities, and shall do all in my power to, restore
them to their proper use, viz: the protection of life,
liberty, and property. Unfortunately, at this time
civil war prevails in the land, and necessarily the
military, for the time being, must be superior to the
civil authority, but does not, therefore, destroy it.
Civil courts and executive officers should still exist
and perform duties, without which civil and muni
cipal bodies would soon pass into disrespect, an end
to be avoided. lam glad to find in Memphis your
self and municipal authorities not only, in existence
but in the exercise of your important functions, and
I shall endeavor to sustain one or more civil tri-
bubals for the arbitrament of contracts and_ the •'
punishment of crime, which the military authorities
have neitber'time'jnor inclination to interfere with.
Among those first in importance is the maintain-.
ment of order, peace, and quiet within the jurisdic- •
tion of Memphis. To insure this, X, will keep a
strong provost guard in the city, but will limit their
duty to the guarding public property held or claimed
by the United States, and for the arrest and con
finement of State prisoners and soldiers who are
disorderly or improperly away from their regi
ments This guard ought to arrest citizens for dis
order or common crimes—this "should be done by
the city police. I understand that the,city police
is too weak in numbers to accomplish this perfectly, .
, and I therefore recommend that the Gity Council ;
at once take steps to increase thiß foroe to a num
ber which, in their judgment, day and night, ciin
enforce your ordinances as to peace, quiet, and or
der, so that any change in our military dispositions
will not have a tendency to leave your people
unguarded. lam willing to instruct my provost
guard to assist the police force when any combina
tion is made too strong for them to overcome, but
the eitv police should-be strong 1 enough for;Bay :
probable centlngency. ;; The cost of. maintaining
this police force necessarily must fall upon all eiti
zens equitably
X am not willing, nor do X think It good policy
for the city authorities to collect the taxes belong
ing to the State and county, as you recommend, for
these would have to be refunded. Better meet the
expenses at onoe by a new tax on all interested.
Therefore, if you, on consultation with the proper
municipal body; will frame a good bill for the in
crease of your police foroe, and for raising the ne
cessary means for their support and maintenance, I
.will approve it, and aid you in the collection of the
tax. Of course I cannot suggest how this tax
should be laid, but I think that it should be made
uniform on all interests, real estate-and personal
property, including money and merchandise.
All who are protected should share the expenses
in proportion to the interests involved.
■ I am, with respect, ;'
• Your obedient servant,
W. T; Shebhan,
Maj. Gen; Commanding.
Now, if the people do not rule, how is a repre
sentative assembly-to lay and collect taxes?- But
if the people do rule, have they appointed General
Sherman to approve their bills and collect their
taxes for them? If General Sherman rules, has
he any orders, generator specific, which authorize
him to make a forced levy for the purpose of em
ploying and paying si regiment of Home Guards ?
If this Is a militaty post, is it not the business of the
military to superintend the police arrangements?
Has General Sherman opened a recruiting office,
and appointed the mayor and aldermen recruiting
agents? I certainly think this letter one of the
most remarkable documents of the war. Ido not
suppose it will do much harm. It seems from the
following proceedings, the greenhorns have been
simple enough to follow the military dictator’s
lead; but I doubt if they ever collect anything.
Before they get their assessment finished, some
higher authority will interpose, and put a stop
.oit. ■" 1
After the reading of th.e above, the following
ordinance was read and passed upon its first read
ing
Beit Ordained , etc.,That from and after the
■passage of this ordinance, the police force of the
oity shall be uxjreased from thirty-two—tho pre
sent number—to one" hundred, and the compensa
tion of'the 68: policemen hereby added to the po
liceforceof the city, shall be s37.so'each per,,
month. 1 ’■!■■! .
Be it further Ordained , That) .to meet the ex
penses incurred for the execution of the first sec
tion of this ordinance) an _ extra monthly tax on
privileges be ■ levied, which shall be collected
mbnthlyj in advance, by the collector of taxes on
privileges, as follows : , , ■
On each liquor or beer saloon, extra....,. $25 00
sßilliard saloon, each table... 5 00'
'JBaeh'Uvery stable..... •... •• ■ • 10 00
Merchant’s license..... .’. .••• ■ > • 5 00
Extra on the amount of such license on each
market and stall:... * 250
And Boensed hacks or; carriages, each..... 5 00
On each white : male person, in the oity,
over 18-years of age, a polhtax, per an
■ nmn, oft. ■'•• • • • ••: * *• • ■
On each house in theoity which w suspected
of being a bawdy house, or house of ill- ,
fame, per month..•••• v ••••••••••••••• • 50 MO
On each -dog in the -city, a tax of, per
annum
1b not this absurd performance a fit reply to
General Sherman’s letter ?■•- You notice it, is, a tax
on privileges. Now, it may be a great privilege to
, own a hack here, hut I can oertify that it is no pri
vilege to ride in one; and it may be the summit of
humjn happiness. to he a male personin the
city/' of i Memplb,tbnt)'Bo have jgone, :I
* dolmrs a year, .iThea®
PHILADELPHIA,
aldermen are miraculous financiers., What won*
detful foope their system has, and how delicately
and justly they appreciate that fundamental rule
of all taxation, to lay such taxes,as will bring the
most revenue with the least trouble and cost of
oolleoting. “ Fifty dollars on each' house suspected
of befog a house of ill-fame i” Truly a second
Daniel oome to‘judgment! When the soldiers first
came here,,ifthe mayor had taken their judgment -
he.would.have had the basis of a tax sufficient to
pay the expenses of the war. But the most amusing;
thing in the list is that dash after the tax on dogs.
I think that after each-item in this refreshing tax
bill the city fathers must have adjourned to take a
drink, and that, after each bibulous recere, they
felt their ideas expand and their horror of evil
crease. So, after tho'eighth drink, and after having
delivered themselves of that stupendous . proposi
tion in regard, to brothels, tliey felt themselves
e qual to . an assault upon the greatest .‘and moat
crying evil of this Constantinople of the South—
the dogs. With heroio gallantry, with quibs erect;
they dash down that word of painful import—dogs.
But, alas! hoi further can they go.' The mag
nitude of the subject overwhelms, them. Whe
ther they thpught that nobody in Memphis that,
owned a dog was a possible subjaot of collec
tion to.the amount of'even four bits; whether
they stood aghast at the vast avalanche- of wealth
that such a tax, would : pour into their ,coffers to,
tempt their virtue ’ withal, or whether they thought
that, like th¥old woman who had a husband with a
stentorian snore, and when he died, 1 had to' have a ’
coffee mill brought into her bedroom every night to
grind her to sleep, such was the force of habit that
they could not, from long custom, go to sleep with-. <
outthe unearthly pandemonium to which they had
been accustomed from childhood’s days, lam un
able to state. Cortainitis, however, that they were
staggered. They will have to take another drink
and try it again.
I trust you will see the good sense of not allowing,
a copy ,of this letter to go to General Sherman. If
lie Bbould see.it. I should spend my days, for the
balance of the war,' in the guard-house. He is
“ awfully down ” on newspaper men; and well ho
may be', for never was a man so unjustifiably abused
by them. .Tobe.Eure,ho haadonemuch that .de
served censure, but he has never had credit with
, the public for what ho has done well.. In my next
I shalf write you something about an order he has
issued, but of which I have only seen' an abstract,
respecting the Me and buying of cotton —a measure
which, aS it, is completely within his
jurisdiction, and.if carried out faithful'y, will put
a stop to great abuses which have been perpetrated,
under this hollow pretence of buying cotton.
From* Curtis’ Army,
[Special Correspondence of The Ptbbs.J
' , , ;; . Memphis, July 31,1862.
Curtis’- army is going to Little Kook. This seems
to be settled, though I heard last night, from a very
high source, that there"were some doubts about it
even now.' I can only say that it is the 'prevailing
and positive impression in Curtis’ army, amoßg the
privates, sutlers, quartermasters, and officers of
every degree, that they move for Little Bock im
mediately. I was quite surprised, as well as dis
appointed, at hearing of this destination. Jhoped
Tioksburg would next be attacked. The reopening ■
of the Mississippi river cannot bo too strongly
urged. ! Wo have two weapons for the crushing of
this rebellion—our own swords and tho neoessities
of the rebels. But the expedition to Little Rock
has also its'theory. Bo you recollect a book on tho
“ Art of War,” by Emil Schalk, which was point
edly noticed
lumns the last of Juno? Do you recollect his saying
that an enterprising general would take a column
of men from the remains of the dofeatod Western
anny through the country to St. Louis, and cap
ture that city, and though the results on tho cam
paign would not be worth rnuob, tho brilliancy of
-the deed would be sufficient to satisfy the ambition
of most men ? I have no doubt that such a pro
ject has often suggested itself to the fiery Southern
, mind. St. Louis was unquestionably the prise at •
• which Price was aiming when he encountered that
relentless enemy to which the Louisville Journal
' alluded so frequently and so feelingly.
Now : that the plan of the Southern leaders has
been altered from defence to invasion, of course,
the project of an attack on St. Louis is revived, and
the army now being collected under Hindman may ,
■be advantageously used for that purpose. There ■■
will be no iack.of recruits. Every man in Arkansas
will bo a soldier, either from; good-will or force.
Neither will there*be. any lack of forage or food,
for the country is full of it, and it can easily be
found by the, rebels. -Butfor arms andi ammunition*
they will suffer, until they.’get another supply from
England. ;Still, they will make great havoc at St. .
Louis if they should eyer reaoh there. Fremont
guessed at all this a year ago, and wanted to forti
fy. St. Louis; All the world, laughed at him. As
events unfold themselves, it looks as though Fre
mont was the only mac among our early leaders
who even began,to" conceive an adequate idea of
the resources and the intentions of the South, and
of the possibilities of the rebellion.
A grand presentation.
■ I had the pleasure last week,of seeing a very in
teresting presentation, one, the liko of which ha®
not been seen in the whole Ameriean army, The
non. commissioned ‘officers and l privates of the Bth
Missouri gave their old colonel,' Morgan 1 L» Smith,
an elegant sword, costing ope-hundred and’forty
' dollars, a uniform, a complete set of equipments for,
a horse, gloves, spurs, a hat, and a pair of ivory
handled, silver-mounted revolvers. The cost of the
whole was about seven hundred dollars. On'the oc
casion of the presentation: a fine collation was laid
out for a thousand men, and sundry barrels of ale
broached. A very handsome presentation speech
was made by one of the sergeants, and the whole
thing, from beginning to end, was conducted by the
non-commissioned officers and privates. The com
missioned officers were hot allowed to say or do any
thing, nor to contribute to the expenses. After tho
dinner a lbt of jolly and congratulatory speeches
were made, .and one of the speakers related a story ;
which bestows such a weibffrawn oomplimeht oh
both the parties mentioned that I cannot forbear
repeating it herb. When one of the colonels in
Gen. Grant’s army wWurging his promotion to a
bifigadiership, ho,went, among'others, to Secretary
Chase, who told him that if ho would get General
Grant’s recommendation it would be of more usoto
him, than any other, for in looking back over the
results of the war,General Granthad done the only
clean and complete things that .had been done. So, >
■ off he went to Grant and told him of thi3, .and
Grant said ho would cheerfully give hi 3 testimony
i, to the fitness of the applicant,, but that he should:;
make it a condition, precedent that Morgan L. Smith
should he* confirmed before any, one else was ap
pointed by virtue of his recommendation. , , ;
Now, to all, this presentation and .compliment,
this cumulative testimony; from high and low, there!
hangs a tale which other colonels would do well to;
lay to heart.- . Colonel Smith’s regiment is composed
of some of the hardest, specimens in the army,
mostly river men, from all places on the Ohio, Mis
souri,.aDd Mississippi, the most faotious and sedi
tious material,itf the'wbfld^bhtshis?disoipiihe ! 'lias ;
been of the strictest and hardest .sort." He ha
drilled his, men.at the double quiokmore than any.
other commander. in. Grant’s army; and has persist
7ently accustomed them, to long- marches undor
heavy, loads. By these mean* he has improved
their wind and their muscle, the great qualities of
skirmishers, so that their reputation for skirmishing
is Dotexcelled by any: regiment in tho army. At
Donclson this regiment the 11th Indiana, which
were brigaded under Smith, saved the day on the
right, while Paducah Smith gained it on the left,
both by the very qualities I 'speak of. McCier
nandls and Wallaoe’s.dlyisions were danoing up and
down and scattering to the rear, half of them with
out arms and" “ pointing ” for home, when this bri
gade came up in perfect order, passed through the
disordered troops, deployed and charged at a run
up a long steep hill, and were just as fresh when
they reached the when they left the foot of
it. General Smith is the man who was sent into
North Missouri,to “.quiet ’the country. He out
about the country like mad. When he found aSecesh
■who had been shooting Union men he shot him,
when he found guerillas who had been tearing up
the railroad track he hung them. He did not pro
tect rebel property, he destroyed and used it.
Now, these are the reasons why Morgan li., Smith
is beloved by his men, and esteemed by his com
manders" Wehavc not any too many suqh men. ,
' siibbman’s new order.
1 Sherman’s now order, of which I spoke in my
■last, js, it seems to, me, a direct interference with
the business of the Secretary of the Treasury. But
it is such a good thing (and we have so few good
things done out here lately,) that I advocate it
without stint!-. The: question of jurisdiction others
may settle., Igo injfor the measure. But before I,
say any thing, more, about it, let me give you its
substance:
■lst.’The Quartermaster’s Department has been
instructed,,by. Gen. Sherman, to pormit no.mohey,
"gold;''silver, or treasury notes, to pass into the
hands oi Secessionists or Union men for ootton,
oorn, or other produce. • .
2d. The quartermaster is instructed to seize, all
cotton-that may bo purchased after this date,and.
consign the same North for sale, ite-proceeds to be
, held subject,to.the claim of the owners. . >,
• i 3d. Any merchant or trader disbursing money for
the above named ariioles, after’being informed of
. this order,.will-bo arrested andttneebby the Mili
tary Commission for aiding the enemy. . -;
I■* 4,th. Citizens may procure ootton if they get it
bv giving obligations to pay for it at the ,end of the
war, or at the pleasure of the Government; or if
they deposit the-value of it with the quartermaster,
1 to be held in trust for thobenefit of the owner. -
ABUSES OP -THE COTTON TRAFFIC.
Th« abuses grswipgiout of the wholesale traffic in
.cotton aw enormous. . Inj.the first plooe, the South
is supplied with gold sad treasury notes, wj- eyil
which there !ano;calculating, provided thetWngis
allowed to. go on. -Then the offerers, of jour army,
neglect their duties to buy cotton,, and use the
transporifatioji of their divisions ani regiments' to
haul it. They hu'ly SecesriohisU info> Ba ling for
little or nofeig,* and encourage the negroes to steal
the oottoai There are hundreds of'Jews, 1 those
jabkais of Icommeree, following the army to buy
cotton, and they will give anything to get transpor
tation. They ban buy it for ten cents a pound, and' 1
,it is thirty here, and .forty in NerwYork,. whioh
’ leaves quite a respectable margin. But nothing
has stirredray Mle quite so much as tb hear ef two
men; from Indiana, hank and undisguised' Seces
sionists. cohiing here and spouting their 1 ; treason,
•aod making great'show of their sympathies-with
the Southern oause; all 1 for the purpose' of ingsw
.tinting themjelves with-Sosesaionists, and'obtaiufog
the privilege of buying- their; cotton at; a 1 lbww
, price, or in preference to any others. These mem:
took down to Helena $S0;000’or $60,000 in-gold. As
part of it they lost, but moßt ef itthey ■investedin.
cotton at |ttn cents a pound',, and thus: made'2oo'
.per cent. ™ their money4n-,a' week or two.
The ©©federate authorities- now see the,folly of'
; burning iieir oOtton. -They' bought it to keep •if :
out of the hands of the Government, whioh'was
yeryssnuffib, as our venerable- Uncle Sam would
have -taken it,* giving in return-,, if he gave any
thing, bis premise to pay after the war. S: 0/
-.wculd-riave got no good frora’it. Vague receipts
; and premises; to pay would hardiy oo avanautu ia l
Beadoohall" street, and gold is? BUt what do our'
’authoritieff do? They afford;,; every;facility for,'
pbrsons ofeyery description to carry-untold amounts
of gold,(Aduns’ Express.brought a‘milhon dollars'
■ "in.ondioeeh Beyond our linos, simply contenting,
thcmsblves'with issuing an order that none shall be
bought) of Secessionists, but only of Union men.
What ridiculous, infatuated imbecility !'■ The Con
federate aiithWitiea have very properly stopped tho
cotton-burning system, and adopted! as: system of
partnership with such men as theso-wrotehes from
Indiana, by tbeCoafeds point out the cotton
and tie wretfch makes the profit. How, I don’t
care if ; General Sherman’s order w in defiance of
all authorityi human and divine. , I'advocate it,
and am only (sorry that his jurisdiction, does not
extend W Helena, where Curtis is cuttfo'g. up all '
manner (of shines- with cotton and niggers, and
whence our boat brought up last: night eight huh-' :
dred baleß'of cotton,-, two hundred of which be
longed to the wretches from Indiana. If the Se
cretary of the, Treasury doeß interfere with'Sher
’man’s ordor, I hope he will oarry out the-prinoiple
of it*.' There Mas been blundering enough out here,
and a great deal too much down your way, and I
.offer Mr. Chase the benefit of my suggestions
without charge. . Cisco.
OUR ARMY IN CENTRAL TENNESSEE.
[Special Correspondence of The Press.] -
- Sack. Again-
Colombia, Tenn., August 2*'
After travelling a circuitous route from-whore
you last heard from me, 1 find myself again in this
beautiful town.
from general nbgley’s COMMAND:
General Negley, who iB in; command hero, I am
profoundly astonished to learn) has but about five r
hundred men at his disposal, and os there is a body
of rebel cavalry prowling about the neighborhood,
his capture or depredations in his midst must not
oause surprise.
; Until the evaouation of Corinth, General Negley
had the command of abouteight.thousand troops, a
-largo poravß'Uf"tnem Doing-JPennsylvanians. Ho
was complete master •of all- the roads_jn—J
Tennessee, his linos extending to- Sholbyville on
' the east, to Pittsburg Landing on-the west, and to
Decatur Eouth ; and, as is well known, although,
several, of the principal railroads aod- supply routes
were in his command, he lost but three men as pri
soners, no bridges were degtroyedy and but few mi-.
- nor depredations were committed until Gen. Buell
withdrew most of the forces.
THE OATH AMONG THE HBOPLB;'
..Nearly five hundred people of this town and sur
rounding’ localities' have subsoribod to the oath of
allegiance since April 1. .No favors are granted to
any in this department who, will not take the oath,
which is the most stringent instrument of the kind.
I itave soei}, I quote it:
“ I eotoiicily s wear that I will boar true allegiance
to the United States, and, support and sustain the
Constitution »nd laws thereof ;■ that i will maintain
ihe'National sovereignty paramount to that of all
State, county, or corporate powersthat I will dis
courage, discountenance, and fdf ever oppose Se
cession,; rebellion, or disintegration of the Fe
deral Union y; that I disclaim anddenounoe all, faith
1 and fellowship with the sd-oalled‘Confede‘rate States
and- Confederate - armies, aiid pledge my honor,
my property, and my life to the sacred performance
■of tubs my solemn; oath of allegiance. to ..the. Go
yernment ef the United States of America : so help.
Mie God.” ' '" - ’
It is-understood that the violation of this oath, is
. death.' -
ARREST QF; A. SABLE COURIER.
A negro was arrested here this morning, who had
been engaged as a bearer of despatches by General
Pi low, and some valuable information found on his
person. The contraband states that he left Tuleppo,
Missißßippiy seven days ago, and-that there were
about fifteen : thousand rebel soldiers there, under;
Bragg and Price. Pillow was also:there. He also-
States that Beauregard had been to New Orleans in
disguise, Sut that he subsequently went to Chatta
nooga.
STIR AMONG THE REBELS.
-Since the Bichmond battles and the evacuation
of Corinth, there has 'been a ; great flutter here
among the more bold of -the rebels, in which ex-
Senator A. 0. P, Nicholson took an active part.
The following speaks for i taelf;
ORDER BOR TUB ARREST OF EX-SENATOR NICHOL-
SON FOR TREASON.
Headquarters U. S. Forces,
-• Columbia, J uly 28,1862.
Captam Bnnker, Provost Marshal : _
1 bin: Place in close confinement, on soldier’s fare,
Bon. A. 0, B. Nicholson, an avowed traitor to his
country, aid lor using*-the following language:
ii That he had been a sympathizer with the Souih,
and was still a sympathizer with the rebellion; that
he had made’pp his mind to take the consequences
before he would take the oath:”
; ' ..: Jas. S.; NbGpey, Brig. Gen.
GEN. BEGLEY'S -FIRMNESS.
The arresty which immediately took place, caused
‘gieat excitement. -A large: number of gentlemen
'called upon Gen. Negley,; many of them, I regret
'to say,being loyad men, and importuned for his re
leteef” But the General informed them all that he
would transgress his duty should he release so vile
a traitor, and that, as he had deliberately announced
that he was prepared to take all the consequence -s
before he would take the oath, he must extricate
himself honorably and secure liberty in no other
way- - - -
WHAT MRS. NICHOLSON DID.
In the afternoon of the day .of his arrest, the
traitor’s wife called upon Gen. Negley and asked
permission to take her husband a pillow and some
food. •
The General informed her that he would permit
lo such, thin'ilT that her - husband was prepared for
the consequenoeß and must suffer them. ■
“ But,” said the lady, “ whore is he confined ?”
■ <>ln the guard house, madam, with a soldisf,
wbe has Been imprisoned for stealing,” was the
answer. , ■.
This enraged the lady, and she vehemently. In
quired of the offioer if he meant to compare the
crime of her husband to the petty transgressions of
a low blaokgu.ard of a soldier? “ Madam,’'.re
joined tbe-General," 1 ' you ask me a direct question,
ajjJ i am not in the 'least inclined to evade an an
swer;; hut you must•: not consider me indelioate
when-I inform you that your husband ' deserves
hanging;, and that, in my estimation,'-there is no
. crime so enormous as treason to the United States
Government.”
MRS. if. IS ABUSIVE.
She immediately bestowed upon, the General the
vilest of abuse; and exhausted'the vocabulary of
opprobrious epithets in her rage, telling him that
her husband “ was willing to take the .oath with
her consont, but that ho should rot in jail first.
GEH. HEGLBY’B OPBRATIOHS AT CHATTANOOGA.
Gen. Negiey has received from Gens. Buell and
Mitchell the most and thanks for
bis demonstration in June, near Chattanooga. As
I informed you in a letter from Nashville, not long
since, the objeot of the assault was to draw General
Smith to Chattanooga, and thus admit Gan. Morgan
into Cumberland Gap, wbioh was emmentlysuo
cessfnl. I-jearn,,besides, that, had a gunboat ar
rived to aid in the attack, and the failure ,of sup
plies not happened, the town of Chattanooga would
have been taken possession of. _
As no report has been published of the affair, and
a A it was successfully aocomplißhed. aaoording to
the original plans, byPennsylvania .troops and a
Pennsylvania general, I take great * pleasure ■in
sending you the following: -
Headquarters United States Poßcys.
Sweeder’s Cove, E. Tennessoe June 4,lBfta
General O. fll- Mitchell, Huntsville: , .
SIB.!: By making a foiled march of twenty miles,
over a fogged 1 aß&'almoßfcinipafiß&ble mountain ro&d,
and by capturing' ihe enemy’s piokota, we succeeded
in completely surprising General Adams’ oonwhand •
’of rebel cavalry, encamped at the foot'of taemoun
tain. They formed’ in line and fired upon' Colonel
Hambright’s advanoe, whioh we i replied: to from
two pieces of artillery, which had beat plaooa in
-position unobserved.. They retreated through &
narrow lane, towards Jasper, closely pursued by a
portion of Colon»l Haggard Vstb Kentuoky Cavalry
. and Major Wynkoop’s battalion of 7th Pennsylvania
Cavalry. My escort, commanded by Lieutenants
■Wharton and Ptink," led the chairge with reokless
faring, dashing into the midst of the.enemy, using
their eabTes with terrible exooution. lhe narrow
ness of therianpj and very broken ground, alone
prevented tirfC' , being totally destroyed.
:.Th»y fled mi the tSjdest disorder, strewing the
- ground, for miles with guns, .pistols, and swords.
*’ Jh>
We .oaptured tSieir amresnition and commissary
wagons, with supplies. The enemy’s loss, as far as
we could ascertnSa; was twenty killed and about
the same number Wounded, - among whom is Major
Adams, General Adams’ brother. We captured
twelve prisoners, including two- commissioned offi
cers, with !: a ? large number' of horses. Gar loss,
which I regret to say was 'chiefly sustained by my
, escort, is two. killed and seven Wounded, several
seriously. The troops' acted with admirable effi
ciency. Colonel Hambright, -acting brigadier gene
ral,.; with Colonel Haggard, Major Wynkoop, and
lieutenants !Wharton, Funk, Sypber, and Hell, de
serve special notice. ■
: ; Tours, very truly, JAifiss S. ÜBeHUBV,
Brigadier General Commanding.
Headquarters United States-Forces, [
Htfua Miles, bbyokd Jasper, June 5,1882
! Gen. 0. M Mitchell, Huntsville'?
, Sii!«:: ( I have .just captured four men, who- lof
Chattanooga this morning. They report the ar
rival OS a portion of Gen. Adams’ cavalry, who'
reached’ Chattanooga last night. j This, with; , the ;
statements of oitizeno living along the road! proves
the total’rout-and disgraceful flight of the enemy
|to Chattanooga—a diotanoe of 43 mites—without
| stopping.] An attempt was made to rally in Jas
per, but tlftpy cursed ®eni Ada,insj and rushed-on *
with their &amiDg horses. Hundreds of Union
•men have floeked into Jasper from the mountains.
The enemy,, who were,creasing the river at Shell
Mtwmd, retreated to Chattanooga by rait thls
j'awning;;, • y-:;.-.-,
! t Acppearanceipjndicate that they will not defend'
: CBattanooga. There were’hut two regiments? at
: Atiirata, Georgia,: on Tuesday last.- Col. Starns’ ‘
regiment” otfutAUU J-.- aro .
Tnowr, hear, SpaTta-j. we will give them attention cn>
jour return. "I trust you may he able to engageiArar: -
J atteßtioii-of Starns until we caw overtake him. IT
i shall'pfueh on to .Chattanooga to morrow. .
i ■ . JAS: S. HkGLEY, ■
Brigadier General? Commanding.
' Headquarters XT'; &, Forces,
, BspoRB’CHATTANOoaAj June 7,10 A. M.
: i General' oi, M. Mitchell, Huntsville :
I Siß:.?*eßterday morning moved Col. Sill’s com
] maud direct to Shell Mound to, divert the enemy
j opposite that point, also prevent them- from erofls
- ing. Col. SHI found two pieoes of artillery in posi
lion- and opened upon it without reply-. As I ex
pected,' they throw hoavy reinforcements to that.
point lastiright, expecting the attack-to bemadc
’tJferK l Cohmsi; Scott, and Captain, ShaSer’s Ohio i
cavalry were sent from Jasper by a path through
the.mouutain'which resulted in surprising and cap
turing the enemy's pickets at-the ferry and prevent
ing the further reircat, of Adams’ men, over the
river. My main force came by Andersen’s : road.
Cob’Scribnef’s command is occupying: ah import
ant point, which,'l'omit alluding to except’ by say
ing that it isfor.tiie, benefit of Starns and'hfc artii-,
lery, who are now at Altmount. ~
We captured a- large’ number of rebel'cavalry
pickets and scouts also, a large quantity-of con- ;
traband stores: . The Union people; are wild- with
joy, while the rebels-are panic-stricken. Col. Mor
gan is in CbattBEOoga, also General Adams.- The
enemy’s force,there is about' 3,000 with 10 pi-eaes of
artillery: Thegunboat has not beenheard; from ; as
yet; we are looking for it this morning. .Two
-steamboats have deft Chattanooga for Knoxville.'
We shall soon, need - Can, we get' them
from Bellefohtp or-Stevenson ? -Will send you-fur
ther hews this evening. Jas; S Reglky-,
Brigadier General-Commanding:
Headquarters: before Chattanooga,
, June 8,1862-8 A. Ml >
General O.'M. Mitchell-, Huntsville i :
Sir : 1 have-no tidings-of the gunboat; It is al
most impossible to construct sufficient pontoons- to
cross the river in force. I> do not Consider the cap
ture of Chattanooga as-very difficult or hazardous;,
if we were prepared to- do it and? then hold' the
place. But, taking into; consideration the exposed’
condition of both front and', rear of our lines to •
-Pittsburg Banding,-the long lino of oommuDicatiph
over a' hardly possible road, the liability of a rise of
the streams wo have to ford, some of them being;
now three.(3j' feet deep, .with rough bottoms, pur
limited’ supplies* and the fact that our expedition
- has accomplished 1 all we expected to do, hasueter
mined m© to rctir© thd,; lorocs, t&kiog diff©r©&t
’ routes, so to drive Starns to Knoxville. X shall
2jn»lrV*another ■ d emonstration against Chattanooga
this morning,; during, which- time tho trains wiil'be
desccndine_the mountain.
Colonel Turchin’s command'may be expeoted via
Bellefonte.
Tours, very truly,
Jas S. Reolet, Brigadier General.
COMPLIMENT PROM-GEN., MITCHELL. ;
.General; Negley transmitted one other report;,
from Shelbyville, whioh I am- unable to obtain,
and subsequently received 1 the following answer
from General Mitchell:
To Gen. Negley:: Yours of this date.received.
I learn,than General Morgan has entered the Gap.
Thankyou; you have been entirely successful. You
may be proud of y our patriotism, bravery, and good
judgment, and the courage and* fidelity of your
troops. Mitchell..
THE COLUMBIA FOLKS.
*. There are three kind? of people here in Columbia
—the Union people, tho “green-backs,” and the-
Secessionists. The loyal people and the Seces
sionists have fixed ideas, but the “groen-backs”
go for the side where there is the most cash, and
are the authors of more trouble than the Se
cessionists. ‘
General Negley. has pressed- into- the, service a,
large number of the horses, mules,-.'and negroes be
longing to rebels in this vicinity, and is employing;
them in constructing stockades for the protection,
of railroad bridges. B. C. T.
ROM THE JN&IAM EXPEDITION.
. Col. Salomon in Command.
TIiUDOUAitTBRS Inman Expedition,
damp on Ghand Eiveb; July 18,1862:
To the Commissioners of the different corps comprising
the Indian Expedition .- , ,
Bibs : In military as well as civil affairs, greaf arid
violent wrongs need speedy and certain remeatea. The
time had arrived, in my judgment. In tbs history of this
expedition, when the greatest -wrong over perpetrated
upon any troops was about to fall with crushing weight
upon the coble men composing this command, dome one
most act, and that at once, or starvation and capture
w ere the imminent hazards that looked us in the face. As
next in command to Col. Weer, arid upon hie express rsJ
fnßal to move at all for.the salvation of hia troopi, I felt
the responsibility resting upon mo. I have arrested Col.
Weer, and assumed coinmand: The pauses.-leading to
this arrest you all know. I need not reiterate them here.
Suffice it to lay, that we are one hundred and sixty miles
from the base of operation—almost entirely through an
enemy’s com,try—rind without communication being kept
open behind ns. ! . ..
We have- been pushed forward thus far by forced and
fatiguing marches,under the-violent Southern sun, with
out any adequate object. 'By Col. Weeria orders’we were
forced to encamp’ where : our famishing menwere unable ,
to obtain anything but putrid, clinking writer, bur re
ports' of disability arid unfitness for drity weredisregard
ed iiOnr cries for help, aod complaints of unnecessary
hard ship and eufferisg, were received with closed ears.
Yesterday a- council of war, convened by the order of
Col. Weer, decided, that our only. sa f ety lay in falling;
back to some point from which we could re-open coinmu
nication with our ; commissary depot. Coi Weer over
rides and annuls the, decision of that : council, and an
nounces his determination not to move from this point.
. W© have hut three* days* rath ns ou hand, and an order’
is issued by,him putting the commandcn hilf rations.
For nearly two weeks we have no communication!rom
our rear.' We have no; kriowledge'wheri supply trains
will reach us ;■ neither has Colonel Weer... Three. BBts of
conifers, despatched at different times to find these trains
and report, have, so far,-madeno report.: Jtsliable tnfor-..
mation has .been received that large bodieß of the enemy
were irioving to our rear,’and ’yet we lie here idle.’ ’We'
are mow, and ever since our arrival here have*baen, en
tirely without vegetables or healthy food for.onr men. I
- bavd stood,'with arms folded, arid saw my men faint ana
falfawap from inolike.: tbo of sutniun, btcame I
thought myself powerless to save them: I will look upon
this scene no longer I know the responsibility that I
have assumed.: I have acted after, careful thought and
deliberation’. Give me, your,confidence for a few days,
and all that man can do, and with a pure purpose and
a firm faith that he is right,'shail be done for the preser
- valiou of the troops. ' F- SALOHON,
-- d Colonel 9th:Wisconsin Yolnnteers, : ,
. Commanding Indian Expedition.
Negro Regiment- in Rhode Island—lm
portant Order of Gov. Sprague—State
of Rhode'lsland and Providence Plan
tations. '
General Order No. 36.3 -
The 6th Begiment, authorized ,bj:.the.Secretary of
War undtr’ date October 23d; 1881, and orders issued
therefor from this department, No. 103, Dec. 28,:'1861,
■will consist entirety, of colored citizens. Enlistments >
will commence 'immediately. Oamp will be established
under direction of iGeneral Bobbins, who is direoted to
organizetheregiment, - ■ . - ,
The’ quartermaster-general will furnish rations and
equipments on requisite: . . . • ~, .
Our colored fellow* citizens are reminded tbat tbe rogi
ment from ibis State in the Revolution; consisting entirely
of colored persons, was pronounced by; Washington equal,
if not superior, to any in'tbe service. They constitute a
’ part of thc'qnota from this State, and it is expected they
will respond with zeal and spirit to this call.
The commander, in-chief will lead them into the field
end will share: with them; in pommon with the patriotic
Bdldiers of the army oi the Republic,-their trials and dan-
and will participate in the glories of their successes.
By order of the commander-in-chief. ;
EDWARD 0. MAUBAN, Adjntant Gen.
Guerilla SttengUt in Missouri.
An estimate of the guerillas now at large in. Missouri
places the number at about fl vo thousand, subdivided as
follows: ‘ •
Mcßride’s forces from Arkansas. ....1,000
Coleman’s gang, now.with Mc8ride.......... 600
H awiborne’e gang.now wiih Mc8ride............. 500
Porter’s gang, in North Missouri. TOO
Poindexter’s gang, operating with Porter -100
Cobb’s gang, (Cobb was Wiled 1ate1y).......; 100
ttoderwoodis gang, in Balls and Marion connties.., 800
Beeve’s gang, in Southeast Missouri.. v. 600
Qnantrel’s gang.ln Western Missouri, 250
Du Bay’s gang, in Western Missouri.... 100
Other parties irregularly organized TOO
These figures are. derived from official and'unofficial
data. Tbe stampede,amoug Gen. Price’s men and other
rebels into the ranks of guerfflas—recently
will probably add two or thrr 6 thousand to their strength.
It is reported that between three and four hundred have
left Cape Girardeau county alone. They will unite pro
bably with Beeve’s gang in Southeast Missouri. The
bulk of the guerilla reinforcements will be received from
tbe populous counties of Salina, Bafayette, Cole, Bay,
• Calloway, Caldwell, Carroll, : Clinton, Clay, Buchanan,
lirvineetoju Cooper, Boone, Jackson, Howard, Benton,,
Pfttisf Johnson, Oaes, Balls, Marion,' And rain,'and Monia
teau It is said that the Missouri guerillas have obtained
the principal part of tneir ammunition from Illinois,,, An
investigation of tbe'faots has demonstrated tbat several
tons of powder and several millions, of; percussion caps,
have been imported info .North Missouri from Quincy
and otbor points in Illinois, by the Quincy and Palmyra
Hailiuad ferry,’ and by,.Bteamhoats;from ftuiuoy to Han
nibal. Lead "Is landed by steamboats, from Dubnqno,
lowa, and Galena, 111 .i daiiy at libnisiaha, Cape an-Gris,
iagrahge, Alexandria;: andlother, points. By these
means rebel sympathizers have for months been furnish
ed wltk all ihe'ammunition they have desired.
EBENOH INDDSTBY ON" ITS WAY TO MEXI
CO A Trench paper -' announcesthat; as soon as the
Emperor’s wish to dfelnfopce ;the f army of Mexico: and,
' establish’ aprotectorate over that country was known, a
crowd'of appli cants‘riished irito the office of the-Mtoister
W Porelgn Affriift.to obtain the permission rf,establish
ing ceftain artielta.of industries, which arehaid to bo
wanted to that region. ' Several manufacturers have sent
-inquiries to,know. first, the reßoorees ani productions of
Mexico: Second, whether - the' Fienoh Government was
willing to help them in Ibeir.enterprUW.' The answer, to
tbflfdtßiano is not known."
Huntsville, June lOt
ADjnTAHT.GSNBBAI.’S,OPFIOH,
Fbovidkkck, Aug. 4,1832.
4,850
TWO CENTS.
LATE SOUTHERN NEWS.
Bstalls of the Late Artillery' Duel on the
lames River.
Courtland, Ala.. Taken.
.ARGE NBMBEfI OF SUPPLIES AND PRISONERS SEIZED,
Federal Raids and-Slave Stampede in
North Carolina.
REPORTED CAPTURE OP OUR GARRBOB AT
BTJJSMEEBVILI.E, VA.
ALLEGED RECAPTURE OF BROWNSVILLE, TENN.
3.000 Sales of Cotton Burned.
'lMTftfc EffGAGEMEiVT NEAR 1 SATAIf.TAIT.
Dissaiisfaetion at the Result of the Richmond^
Battles.
KNGAGEMEHSr WITH THE ENEMY’S FLEET IN'ji.MfeS'
A 1 large force of artillery, including many heavy guns;
having been placed in position at and below CJoggin’s
Point yesterday and sighted, opened on McCleliau’s fleet'
and camp thiamoming ail o’clock. Thefiring continued'
fie* cel y for two hours. The enemy’s gunboats replied very
feebly, doing no damage/ f At the first' round from our
guns, every light in the fleet was; extinguished. Heavy
damage is supposed to have been inflicted. The enemy
was evidently greatly atermtd. A great crashing was '
heard in the river, whetherTrom our balls orthb vessels;
colliding iß'ubknbwn. Th© entire fleet disappeared this;
morning at dayljgbfr, aud eucb of McOlellaiiVcamp as
was visible seemingly in great commotion. ; jQue man was
killed on our side and six wounded—two. belonging to
the Page Battery, badly—all caused by an accident to our
ownguias. .... .. -f’
Petersburg, 'August!, P. M,—The casualties last
/night were—Wm; F. Dalton, of Louisiana, killed; Thos.
FaxquhMy of Richmond, severely, wounded in the thigh;
Patrick Graham, of Richmond, slightly in ‘the left
Dabney’s battery! / Alao r H. Clacker,‘of
Hanover, both bands mangled aid subsequently ampu
tated, and John Brooks, of liauover, shdckiogly burned
—both of Pago’s battery. Four others were slightly
wounded, .
THE EITOMY DRIVEN-OUT OF ALABAMA. •
*. Tupblo, July 80,1862—Information received athead
quartera stateß that Gen. the cavalry of
the Army.of tbe West, haa taken Oourtland, Alabama,
capturingrohelrahdfed and fifty nine prisoners and six
cars. • Our loaswas two killed; anct eight wouuded. The,
citizen? of Courtlapd are frantic with delight at our ap
pearance. Our next destination's Chattanooga.
Tbree Yaufeee captains and' five lieutenants; captured .
atGourtland, arrived here to night. Gen. Armstrong’s
official report states that on the 28th ho attacked the
entmy at'Courfland, on the Memphis and Charleston
Railroad, and took 13* prisoners, including eight com- r
missioned; officers. The non-commissioned officers and
men were paroled. The enemy’s loss was three killed and
-wounded.. Onr loss* was one. He also captured six
wagons, with'horses and-equipments, a large
number of arms, the. eamp'and' garrison- equipments of
four companies, and a Quantity;©! supplies, including five
hundred bushels of corn, in sacks. The depot, telegraph
line, bridge, and trestle work were destroyed.
Gen/ Armstrong defeated the enemy at Turn creek the
: someday, taking fourteen prisoners* Bosecrans’a divi
sion is at TnßCumbia.
PUNISHMENT FOB THE EAST'THNN-BS SE R - UNIONISTS.
[From the Bicbmond Bxaminer, July 29 ];
The Confederate States ; Government has pursued a
policy towards malcontents within its own jurisdiction,
which has been generous to weakness* The Union men
.otEast Tennessee never have been subjecte&to restraint,
gunishmen t or on account of. their being Union
men.' The policy of the Government/towards toem has
been mild and conciliatory. We will venture ihe asser
tion that no Government de factOi much less 4e jure %
ever tolerated bo much open, tnrbuleut and contempt*
.qxms resistance The'peoplcof Tennes
i see had declared for* “ separation” from the United States
t. and annexation totbe Confederate States. This Govern
; menthad extended its jurisdiction! its laws and- its pro
tection, over the people of * Tennessee. No* vestige of
the Federal Government remained,and its very name had
been expunged from the laws, forma, oaths, and courts
of Tennessee by the solemn acts of its own Legislature,
Yetj.there weie men 1 in a considerable section’of this
State who boldly advooated the cause of the old Govern
ment,.andtook up arms-in ks cause;, who organised a
oomplete system of espionage for the aid and.* benefit of
the public enemy ; who ’*• busbwhaoked””{ljolBoutberh
soldier in the /lonely woods: who alarmed, excite-1, and
infuriated: thepeople with false statements in relation to
our’ Government{. who depreciated our currency, openly
recruited tor Lincoln’s a* my, burned our railroad bridges
and cut down and destroyed our telegraph lines* A few
of them; and VuPa few of them, have been subjected to
punishment. We repeat, no Union man who has not
acted treason to the Confederate -Sfatesj who- has not in
some form been in open, factious-, rebellion : against its
laws and authority, has beefasuojectedriO’the slightest
inconvenience on account of, his sentiments* In all
communities, even tbe most enlightened and* Christian,
there will be perpetrated individual acts-of violence dur
ing tnrb’nleht times* and especially when, the: State is in
the tbfoes of. ;Odr country in this -respect
has not been more fortunate than others;, but instances
of this violence have been very rare, and generally pro
. yoked. - . ■ ■ -
; . The fact that a political party, styling itself the Unfen
party, still exists in East Tennessee,; intact; dominant
and defiant, which, in the month of May las elected two
circuit judges and one ohancelloras Uk ion men against
competitors who : were run as loyal Southern merit is a
forcible comiuent upon the charge offiperaecation and se
verity ffi the administration of the Confederate Govern-,
meht in Tennessee; Our Gtmeirmmmt oemnot afford to
lose East Tennessee and when it does secure its au
thority there experience may teachit the necessity of a
firmer if not harsher policy to Keep a turbulent and «n
-generouspeople in subjection to the laws. This section
of country is the Jeeystone of the Southern arch It is
now-in great peril. Whether ihe great artery through
which the lifeblood of the South now circulates—the East
Tennessee and Virginia Railroad—is to be surrendered,
whether the only adequate supply of salt ia,to beloat,
whether the only hog crop in the Sonth is to be- surren
dered, whether that army of* undisciplined vengeance and
indiscriminate daughter,: from which so much is hoped
by Brownlow and bis Northern friends, is to be permit
-ted- to burst across the devoted land with the desolation
of, volcanic fire, areqnesii ons of vast and pressing impor
tance.
' YANKEE RAIDS- IN NORTH CAROLINA —ARREST OF
; CITIZENS—STAMPEDE OF NEGROES.
[From th<fßichmond Knquirer, July 31.]
A gentleman, wtoo arrived in this city yesterday from
North Carolina, informs us ; that in the county of Gates
the following prominent citizens, were arrested by a baud
©f Hessian cavalry, last week, and carried to Suffolk :
Messrs. Thomas AT Jordan, James Freeman, . James
Wiggins. Wm Beeman, JamesSperkmai), Thomas' Spark
maxi, Richard- Manning. Thomas Ooiten, and Wm.Cos
ten. The only plea upon which they were arrested was
that they were Secessionists' '
Abouttwo weeks ago, ninety-four slaves and a party
of free negroes, through tbe medium .of Yankee induos*
ment, stampeded from the upper part of Pasquotank and
fled into the Dismal Swamp. They comprised whole
families—old and young, male and female. One of the
free negroes, wbe was, doubled, dictator of the whole
party, was an “raristocrat” at home, and worth soma
four or five thousand dollars; A number of the inhabi
tants of the' county immediately followed in pursuit, and
recovered fifty or sixty of the slaves, and found a con
siderable Quantify of ammuiiiUon in their camp.
REPORTER CAI’TURE Or AN ENTIRE UNION GAR
BISON AT STOMEBBYJIII.E, VIRGINIA.
[Telegram to the Bichmond Bnauirer, July 31 ]
Lvncbiuikb, July 30.—A special despatch to the St
pullican, dated Harrows of New river, July 28, via Dab-'
lin, July 29, says: The gallant Major Bailey, commanding
four companies of cavalry, in all about one hundred and
fifty,men, sent to the rear of the enemy by 001. MoOaus
‘ land, stormed Surnmersville, the, county seat of Nicholas,
, Friday morning at daylight, and killed and captured the
’ entire garrison, including the lieutenant , colonel com
manding, named Starr, three other commissioned officers, :
and 62,n0n-commissioned and privates—hilling a large
irarobeT. f A few prisoners were paroled. ' Not being able
to bring away the large quantities of commissary, quarter
master, and ,ordnance stores:.found at tbe place, Major
Bailey committed them to the fionios. - Major B. brought
to tins place a large number of Bnfield,rifles and mules,
Tire prisoners arrived tbis morning at the Salt Sulphur-
Springs. Tbe notorious, renegade and spy, Dc. William
Bucher, is, among the . prisoners. *The-telegraph office
was destroyed and the Government operator captured.
This affair is regarded as the most brilliant exploit of the
i war in this section.; Its successful execution spread the
wildest'consternation and dismay throughout the Yankee
army, in tbe neighborhood. e ■ri 1 >'■' _•
: MOVEMENTS OP GENERAL M’OEEhhAN’S ARMY.
[From the.Kichmond Examiner,. July 29.] , . : ’
:■ On Thursday last: fourteen-transiorts;- loaded with
Landing, and steamed down James
river .This accordswith.previous rumors we have mea
.tibned,’ to the effect that, having fortified his naturally
utiong. position, McClellan is sending oif ali the men he :
can spare to reinforce the,Yankee;armies on the Bapidan,
and’ Bappabanhbck- rivers. : From a gentleinan who left
tVest Point at one ofclock on,Sunday morning, we have
some interesting hews from the peninsula. There is no
truth! in the Teport: of the appearance of the enemy’s
troops at West Pointon Saturday., At Gloucester Point
there is one Yankee gnhbost and one transport. There
is believed to bo a force of; the enemy at Yorktown, but ;
this is uncertain. At Williamsburg there are five hun
dred’ Y’ankeei, who are said to be aoihuch frightened
that they hold themselves in readiness for immediate,
flight on the first rumor of the approach of the Confede
rates. 'They have piled straw and’dry wood around the
churches and tbe college, to which they will apply the
torch when forced to evacuate.
PANIC AT BTRASBintG.
[From the Blchmond Examiner; July 29 ]
From a gentleman, recently from. Strasburg we, learn ,
there oecurfed'a panic among The'Yankees at that place
'on*last Wednesday week? Adhurrloane-sweeping from
the south raised a great line of, dust in the road leading
from Front BoyaU The Yankees, some two thousand
in number, thought the army of the übiquitous Stonewall:
was certainly upon, them! Setting fire to all their tents
ard stores they fled in confusion, the greater'nnmher of
- them not halting till they arrived at Winchester.; The
amount of property destroyed .by them in this-panic is
j estimated between thirty and forty thousand dollars'.
•" ’■ YICKSBURG AND HEW ORLEANS.
[From the Bicbmond Bnauirer, July 30.]
The enemy’s attempt upon Vicksburg haß proved: a
failure, ditch and all. The preud and gallant city stiU
gloriously etandfc secure as the “father of
waters” rolls by in his accustomed track. It is the
Yankees-that have disappeared—both tho upper and
nether fleets. Most heartily do we congratulate our sister
city on tbisieward other courage and resolution. She
has set an example that will be as inspiring to other cities
aB it will be bdnorable.tp her. -.- ■
The Yankees have probably.gone to look after New
Orleans, lost that should slip their grasp. Such an event
would thrill the heart of every Oonfedera’s with joy, and
we trust it is a delight which shall Be gray ed us before
the summer is over. " ' '
THE RICHMOND BATTLES —A GKOWXi.
■ To ihe Edii<rr of ihe :Exdmintr: :
■Will you allow an old soldier, through the columns. of
jonr to ask two plain anostions of the generals
iwbo lotmed and harried out tho plan .of - the late battles
before Bichmond.l . . ,
i.‘ 'Why waS lt tbat our brave soldiers were needlessly
exposed to the terrible slaughter in attacking in front
these formidable breastworks of the enemy, when our en
tire attacking force coniaj like those "of Jackson, have
1 downthe fianfc of-.tbe enemy andhaT®
hacked thoßebreasiworfes on the flarkkand rearj!
• it.i'Wby was it that the only road by which MJ® i
. on bis retreat, could possibly escape Jj,, ' whilst
: Swamp to the J: mea river was' lett entires
the division of General Huger was within a tew miles of
tberoud ‘l ... . . -• v. -/ ■ : -
BROWFSYU.I.R OCCUPIED BV CUE WBCES---BraNXHa
•OF THE BHBMV’S 'SCPM* I ® 3 AND TRANSPORTS.
/'.li.'Bii'-wtt *29 igas Our guerillas have recap-
Ten° * ttnd Burned 3,000 bales of cot
Memphis report that our guerillas
have huynt several Federal transports on the Tsnnosaeg
river, pear JTaatport. :
NEWS FROM THE'ARMIES IS THE SOUTHWEST.
Tursnoi July 29, 1862.— The enemy msdo a deinon
i sttation on our front to*day with a
supposed that tho movement was made jvi_’a: the intea-
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If t»,.tbe movemeiit has been anticipatej, and the de
signs ;> of; the Yankees frustrated. Our forces extend
north .vf flontown.
CHAT-rASOosA, July 29, 1862.—Buell’s forces aret
marching up the Sequatchie valley towards Pike
ville. -• ‘ ” • : ; . '
ehs&ssmot bear savannah,
Sayanxax, July so, 186&—Five gunboats opened’os
onr batteries at tma'eeis Foiat r :in the Ogsctee river, yes
terdaymorning. Ah' engagement ensued, lasting several
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thought that ene of them was considerably damaged;
The Quartere of the fstfcwere damaged by shells. Ho-’
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FROM 1 fIOKSBOB®
Jaoesox, July 28, ISO2 1 -— Ho attach? apprehended at
Ylcktburg. The. Federate have thrown a-column of four
thousand up the’Amite river. General Wißiatns (Yan
kee) Is reported to be at Baton Bo age. General Brack- ’
inridge,arrived here this morning. Heavy fbrtittcations
are being constrnctedat Memphis by a force cf negroes,'
who are drilled every evening.
PerroßS from the opposite sitie of the river report 806'
new Yankee- graves. The Federate: c*ried elF‘2,ooB'
slaves. They have occupied Madidonville, La.
Astounding Developments Bef6p&
a United States Grand Jury;
SECRET SOCIETY OF TMITORS IST
ikbum.
THE KNifflHS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE,
The United; Stettr Grand Jury.for the district of lii«‘
; diariayin their presuatmentfor the May term, say : '
I. Arecent act of ! Congressmafa 1
I Jury ta inquire into any combinations or cotispicacieif
Having heard that -
view,-existed in certain localities, witnessed were Bent
for, and brought before the Grand Jury, These witnesses *
came* from many ; countias,'-and lived in various parts of .
the State; After a carefcrf and exatnination of ‘
the ie&timosjy from witneases' well acquainted with the
facta deposed, and kavinp’tZ'perso&al knowledge of the '
matters , said Grand Jury are constrained to say that a \
secret and organization exists,'numbering:
soni & fifteen ttemtccnd' in Indiana, as estimated by the /
members of'their order, commonly known as Knights of'
the Goiden Circle, and ,evenin ibe same localities by
different names. Their lodges, or “Castles,” as they
denominate them, are located in- various parts of the ~ ' m
£tate,jet tbeybave common sigtiß, gripg, and words,
; whereby the. members are : able to distinguish each other,
and-passwords to enable the membtr to enter the castle'
inwhich he was initiated, or any othorwhichsach mem
! her may, choose to' visit/ They have sisals by which 1
they can communicate with eachother in the day or the
night time, all, they have a Bignel or sign •
which may be recognized at’ a great distance from : the
person giving it This last signal, we regret to say, was
invented/(r ike-use of’sucte-members as should, by 1
means of the draft* or otherwise* b‘s compelled to serve
in the ranks $f the * army. In - such- case, members of
the order serving in oppoting armies, receiving the sign,
; are reminded of theirobligation not the mem*
her giving it. ; This signal is-given in every instance r '*•
upon the initiation of a new membfr, and its observance,
is strictly enjoined upon every individual belonging to
the orders By the teachings of the organization, it is
the duty; of its members engaged in the present war, al
though array cd on opposite aides, -cfon the signal being
given, if they shoot at att, “to shoot’over each otter.”
Many members of the order examined ‘ before us admit
the binding force of K dht obligation; and ’pretend to Jus*
t\fy it as correct in principle.
From the evidence introduced before said Grand Jury,
it would seem .that the eider called the Knights of tfca r
Golden Circle had their origin in some of -the Souther®
States, and wasiqtroduced into tbisStatefrom Kentucky.
Its primary object, when it origininated, was to organize
the frieDds of the institution of' African slavery in tb*
Baited States, for the purpose of acquiring more territory
in Mexico and the GentrM American States, and also for
the acquisition of Cuba/ thereby to extend and foster a
great slave empire, even though it should dye those
countries in human blood. Hence the various raids made
upon those countries which have called forth, from time
to time, the proclamations of our former Presidents, de
nouncing such attempts,-aud threatening the exercise, of
tbe power of the Government to put lh*m down. Wick
ed as these .hellish schemes were, said Grand- Jury
would'not have troubled this honorable court with this
presentment, had the machinations of the Knights of the
Golden Circle been confined solely to "their original.de
signs. Finding how useful such an organization was for
the purposes originally iatenced, said Grand Jary believe
that i* not only extends at present through every parfcof
the South, and every department Of the rebel army, but,
during the last winter and spring, was introduced into
the State of Indiana and other Northern States. Siuco
that time it has mode alarming progress In our midst,
wito er tirely new features attached to it, to viewr of the
unnatural’ conflict now desolating bur country. Not only
are the loyal soldiers in the army to be treacherously -
betrayed in the bloody hour of battle, by the signals be
fore referred to, hut said Grand Jury have abundant evi
dence of the membership binding themselves torsstsf the
payment of the Federal tax,and prevent enlistments r
is the armies of the United States.
It Is a fact worthy of note, and conclusively shown,
that In localities where this organization extensively pre
vaila there has been a failure to furnish a fair proportion
of volunteers Paid Grand Jury, after a thorough exa
mination on that point, have been unable -to fid any
ivstance where a member of said organization had vo -
Iwnfeered to fight for tbe Union uncer the late requisi
tion i for volunteers. Said -Grand Jury ‘were informed
that an individual of the Order had proposed to nake up
a company to be called'' Jayhawkers,” composed exclu
sively of “Knights of the Golden Circle.” But:said
Grand Jury believe that at no time was the proposition
seriously entertained, but in fact only intended as a cover.'
,to bide their treasonable purposes when they found they
were about to be discovered.* *
The meetings gf the Order referred to arejholdeh in by- -
places, someiimes in the woods, and at other times in de
serted houses. Its mhmbera frequently attend with arms
in their hands* and in almost-every instance armed',
sentinels ’are posted to keep eft intruders. Youths not
more than sixteen years of age are in man? cases intro
duced' and initiated into its nmteries. The credulous -
and unwary are often allured into the fold of f the Order
upen the pretext that it was instituted for.no other pur
pose than the better organization of their party. Its real
character and teachings are sedulously concealed until
the cath : of secrecy has been in due form administered.
Having taken tbe first degree/ the initiate is familiarized
, with.the obligations and opinions,of bis associates, and is
gradually prepared for the second degree; When he Is
further .taught, and found apt .to learn, and ready to
adopt its principles and teachings, he is obligated in the
higbest degree, and is turned * out upon the country a
thorough traitor, with the wicked .purposes already spe
cified. Said Grand Jury are bnppyto know that, in many
cases, individuals, after their first iofcrodactisn into the
Order, seeing its evil tendencies, have abandoned it;
although unwilling, on account of: their obligations of
secrecy, and for fear of personal-violence are reluctant,
to fully expose its treacherous principles.
Since said,Grand Jury bf-gaosaid inve&tigatioc, it has .
been discovered that the order exists among the prison
ers of war now iif Gamp Morton/ who refose to testify
u jon the groued that it may -implicate the membeisof
their order in Indiana, and thereby injure the cause of;
the Southern-Confederacy. For the purpose of evading
any legal liability, in case-of judicial investigation, it
appears.tbat their signs are to bo used to enable them to
get members of thelr o?der on the jury, in cave of crimi
nal charges being preferred agafDst them, and by change*-
of venue, and appeals from a judge who doer hot belong
to the order, to create judicial delay?, until they can find
a judge or juror belonging to this order, and thus escape
all legal liability. ...
Said Grand Jury have no doubt that the Order of the
“ Knights of the Golden Circle’-* exists in many localities
in Indiana, where their vigilance has not been able to
penetrate. They have labored under many difficulties in
their researches,a*dhave drawn evidence in mostofthe
coses from nnwHUng witnesses!- Judicial oaths hava
bui little biiiding f-rce where individuals once consent to
abandon the allegiance they owe th&ir country. The
general facte, however, so far as they have come to tha
knowledge of the said Grand Jary, have been submitted*
to this honorable court They' feel it their duty to do so.
The safety of the country, in this hour of peril and'civil
Btrife, demands it.at their bands. The power of such an
organization, to do harm, adang as one man, with one
purpose in view, with tbeir influence, may be appreciated
by the honorable court: -It is tbe-place where treason ia
concocted, ifie nest where traitors-are hatched.
The Gr*nd Jury, therefore/respectfully ask this court
that Ibis, their presentment, may be Bpread upon th*
records. ' - - .
1 Win. V. Fishback, foreman; Charleß H. Test, Georg*
Mcon, Wm A. Montgomery, James Blake, T.. 8; Mc-
Carty, Daniel Sigler. Leonidas Sexton/ Benji. G; Stout*.
James Bill, Daniel Sagre, H. D. Scott,.Robert Barrett/
Fred. S. Brown. i
[From the Indianapolis Journal, 4th:]»
The Grand Jury of the Circuit and District Court or
the United States during their three weeks? session, have
performed more labor than any jury ever before- assem
bled at the capital. : >
Near two hundred witnesses-were sworn and examined.
Fixty indictments were written by the attorney for the-.
Government and returned by tho jury, sixteen of which;
were for treason, and against the following persons r -
Jesse Fuller, Solomon,Coker, Nathaoiel Hicks, Theo
dore Applegate, Noah MoAllister, Thomas Cole, An
drew Mefford, William Brownlee, John Hnest, Adam R.
'Johnson, Richard; Lambert, William-Bukens, Andreyr
Huston, Taylor 'Mefford, Bobert Slaughter, James
Thompson, alias James McConnell. . .
There were also eighteen indictments returned against
{persons for couspiracy to take and possess tbe-property;
of the United States, and thirteen for conspiracy to de
feat the operation of this law. The character and ob
jects of a secret organization were inquired’ into and fully ■
exposed, and found to be a hotbed of treason. Tho
r country owes thi s jury a debt of gratitude for their tho
rough investigation. It is deemed impolitic to make--
I jablic the names pf otter j!Mti6B.iii!aictod. until airesto
are made. ..
.NAPOLEON'S PLANS —A Baltimare correspondent
piretendß to be (Xuf ait on this subject. He says : .Other
facts, learned by this arrival* imply jfcbatthe intervention
of Napoleon will take the form of a coup d'etat, and-that:
it will startle tho world like a clap of thunder. :Tho .
theory thns shadowed forth is that, after Napoleon has
massed hlB troopß at Vhra Oruz, and: has assembled hi*
fleet of:-iron-mailed steamers in that harbor, he will then
Issue a'manifesto acknowledging the independence or tho
South, on the ground that they have shown their ability
to maintain their independence, and stating that, in order
to bring the war to :an: Immediate termination, he haa
determined to-give the South fanch aid as, will render
hopeless any further prolongation of the strife on the
part of tho North That he will then at once transport
hiß army to Mobile and bring Mb fleet into the Southerns
waters- That if the war continues, he will, continue to
reinforce the South; both with land and naval forces,
1 nntii'a peace is conquered, on the basis of, a: separation
of the Southern from the Northern Stateß. , , ,
UNDISMAYED ANT) UNDAUNTED.—J. S. Hay.
the publisher of the St. Croix Herald,' at St. Stephens,
N. 8., whose office was mobbed for the second time, a
few days ago. for expressing Union asntimento, is a man
of pluck. He says:’ * ‘ ' ~
"I shall again resume the pen to defend the principles
. and the policy by which the Herald has hitherto been
governtd. Undismayed and undaunted at this malignant
and ' fiendish persecution ttfatfs*bas so unjustly been
: meted out to me, I shall, when re-established, be found,
as hitherto, the uncompromising foe to rebels and trai
torsi both at home and abroad. The paper will r«appear
•abouUhe2oth of August” ; .
PBEBENT FOB JOHN MOBGAN—The DomsviUe
autheritier received such inforaation on Mood
leod-them to believe that one E. B Boss WM nctlv^y
engaged in the contraband Business, in
tracing him to the-residence of *['■ John Oarpenterj
where®hey found a number of “ c i 6a t
John Morgan,' which it *«* ,*“'ention “s? •
Soh'h: There was, among other things, a complete out
flt for a cavalryman, including a b dec did nmform.a,
nai?of nuSv,a “wo*, a saddle, bridle, blanket, Ac.
WHAT oib~VOGmX- COSTS.— An - old fogy, a
fsraier in Fairfield county, Mass., who Booms the idea of
iflkfnv me papers,” recently paid off a mortgage apd
note of *2,009, all in gold, having saved upThe “rooks ”•
though fear of the “confounded-banks:”was not,
nw »re ,of tho .twenty per. cent., premium on,gold, and,,
therefore, lost 8400 for despising the press, which, wowtt,
have kept him up with the times.
THE SOUTHERN. PROGRAMME,— The Toronja.
Leader's “reliable geßtlemftE” frosat.tn© Swimv, .
ffitass&assßaKasfia^
a%«as9« I BSSW3SB'®SS-'
army will mtireh into Marjlaadt.|«^; l(f “B I ?f^^ 11
GBBGOBY^AJfred'tegojY^^^'
poet, has written an explanatory lettewto UmA*****..
listed, not to.eacape Fort Bafayotm, onr vo deolarea ,.
to hiatakine theoathof allegiance. no oecmr«