%\t f xtii. THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1862. IS" Wo can toko no notice of anonymous communlca- Hona. . We do not return rejected manuscripts. PS" Voluntary correspondence solicited from all parts of the world, oud especially from our different military •nd natal departments. Whon u« 1 ’ t . Governor, Sprague's aeoeplaooe of a colored regiment for tho war.as a, portion ,of the quota of troops from tho State of Rholle' fslahd creates the; tatensest excitement. If this sable regiment should •fight,as bravely as, Choir forefathers,,.did- at -Red Bank; no one will be found to ridicule .them. ■ Our hews from the Southwest by our special cor respondence and ouf Western exchanges indicates the,near approaoh of a crisis In: affairs in that .'re gion. The abandonment of the:siege of Vicksburg, and the falling baok of our troops from Corinth, looks as if on attack was' feared from the rebeld. The foreign trade of New York was never so prosperous'as at'present, to the midst of a great war though it be, in evidence of s which it may be Stated that the exports of domestic produce last week have, been four ‘millions one hundred-and thirty ihous'arid dollars,, and the largest week in the history of the port. " ‘ Is Trance, where conscription lias been largely resorted to in different wars, the practice now is for the Government to accept money from the drafted men instead of substitutes, 1 . The price required in snob .cases is $l3O. We see it stated that it is also the practice,of the, Drench Government to, pay a bounty of 1440 to volunteers; but we' presume this*' is in liou of all other pay. Tho enlistments arc for seven years. s';'; ' . ‘ An infamous proceeding has taken place at Harrisburg. The editors aod proprietors of the Patriot and Union newspaper circulated a number of handbill s, ; calling upon- the colored people of that city to assemble for the purpose tue further sta ted that the meeting would be held under the auspices of Mr. Senator Lane, of Kansas. Ag no such meriting was to take place, as. the use of Senator Lane’s name was a malignant for gery, and as there was an evident motive to excite a riot between the blacks and whites, the authors of tliu outrage were promptly ar rested and committed to Fort Warren. Ac companying this intelligence we have the ac count of a popular tumult which recently took place, in the city of Brooklyn.. A number of the citizens of that city, mostly of ■■'foreign' birth, conceived the idea that certain colored persons were being employed at low wages, and on important labor, while competent white laborers were at tho same. time kept out of employment, or compelled to work at reduced and insufficient salaries. Inspired by the coun sels of had men, and maddened with the idea of such competition, these people attacked the colored laborers in Mr. Lorillard’s tobacco factory, and a riot ensued, which was, only, after much .difficulty,; suppressed by the po lice- The consequence ‘ is, however, that the, operations of tho factory have been virtually interrupted—dismay and terror pervade the colored people of Brooklyn—and the Irish laborers are discontented, angry, and disposed to bo troublesome. \ These two circumstances, at this lime, present more than usual sign, fi nance.’ In Hamsburg, we see the outrage in its inception; in Brooklyn, we see it fuUy developed. .• It is impossible to overlook the lesson which these proceedings teach. We have been led to anticipate similar occuriences by the current ot events here in Philadelphia, and by the. course of mauy disloyal and disaffected per sons throughout the State. For the purpose of, fomenting auareby and dispute, and preci pitating discord upon tbe North, bad men are fomenting the negro agitation, arid endeavor ing to stimulate the prejudices of our fellow citizens of foreign birth. These men are gene rally of lowly fife, ignorant, and compelled to . work bard for their daily bread. They are dis posed to resent anything which looks like in terference and competition in labor, to be cliri nis-h in their tastes and associations, and to look upon the negro with unceasing aversion. Oppressed in the. land of their birth, they too often become oppressors in the land of their. adoption. Tho negro is to them the only ob stacle to their advancement and personal pro sperity, They are weak and innocent enough - to • exaggerate every circumstance affecting their labor and happiness into a wrong on the part of the negro’s friends, and a desire to make them hungry and penniless. These men arid particularly in large cities, are Very often the victims of the ambition and fraud of wicked politicians. The teachings' of religion and the devotion to the church are formidable elements of disaffection. The love of country, at all. times the attribute of a proud and sensi tive people, especially belongs to the Irish, and we find this feeling often doing a dan gerous and important part. , That there is an effort being made to create trouble, by arraying the Irish people against the negroes, we are convinced. It is more extensive and widespread than many will be willing to believe. It has been long in pre paration. Months ago, when a few contra bands arrived from North Carolina, .the-effort was made, but it Jailed by reason of the prompt d«nial.of a leading colored man. The Breck inridge papers throughout; the State, and, in deed, in every part of the country,.printed the most absurd and malicious stories, and the ; prospects of a riot bet ween the negroes and laboring men was anxiously canvassed. The feeling is greater now. We have seen it ex hibited in Brooklyn—-we have seen the infa mous attempt of Democratic politicians to ex cite the same disturbance id Harrisburg. We know that great efforts have been made to excite the same feeling in Philadelphia.' We have heard ,Fernando W oon flippantly recom mend the scattering of Congress by the bayonet; every day we hear violence'recommended arid suggested, as the surest way of advancing a certain political sentiment or repressing" an opposite political opinion. This familiarity, with crime and tyranny, and treason, is in it self a fearful thing, it is the most efficient, and at the same time‘the most terrible, way of stimulating popular excitement, and; directing it against the country. Itmay bring anarchy, and street warfare, blood, death, and arson; bat’ these are secondary matters compared with the ambition and desperation of the dis loyalists in the North. ' The' Irish citizen should read pur local his tory before listening to the counsels of the men who are endeavoring to incite him to deeds of violence. He has reason to know what mob rule is. He has been time and again the victim of a prejudice as ungrounded and’ heartless as that which is? felt towards the negro. Not many years ago the streets of Philadelphia were crowded with an angry and infuriated mob, breathing death and Violence upon the Irishman; mobbing him in the street; murdering him on the highway; burning his churches; desecrating his convents ; and com-, mitting to the flames the emblems and ar chives of his religion. These are things for the Irishman to remember—and we speak of them boldly and frankly, because we stood by the oppressed foreigner when the oppressors were American citizens, and have defended him consistently during ourwhole career. Let the Irishman do nothing to rouse the feeling of 1844; He is in no peril. .No one menaces his labor; no negro has taken a place which a white man held; there are few, if.any, ne groes arriving from the slave States. General Hunter informs us that, although he offers tho negroes passes to go North whenever they are requested, but few apply, the negro natu rally preferring to continue in the State of his birth, amid the associations of his childhood, with the friends he has made among the acres his labor has tilled. , It is, therefore, criminal to do anything to wards embittering the feeling between the ne gro and the foreigner. Any attempt to bring the pike into our cities wffl be terribly pun ished. ; This country is large enough for all men now inhabiting it. We have upon these shores three races, the red, white, and black. They must live here, and humanity would de mand that they be permitted to live as happi ly as possible. The fields of labor are wide enough for all. The honest white man will have an abundant opportunity to earn his dol lar and buy his bread. No negro will inter fere with his prerogatives. In his humbler po sition, the - negro, has, the same advantages; his dollar may be more slowly and more wea rily earned, his bread may be harder, and not bo white, but the right to earn it is as indis putable as the right of any man on the earth. Those who proclaim massacre as a reward for honest ambition and a desire to live are mur derers in thought and deed, while those who go about the community endeavoring to an tagonize or discourage men from enlisting de serve the severest punishment in the hands of the law. It would appear as if England were de termined to I'llow Canada to take care of itself as best it can. Tbe most important news from . the other side of tbe Atlantic was re'ceutad yesterday bytho Arabia, to the 2-7th ultimo, and it, states that when the question of ; Cana dian defence was mooted in the Hous&Mof Commons, Palmerston said that.Englaud had sent ever ait tbe troops she could spare, and that tbupanadiaus must do the rest,j( occa sion demai ded. The impression w-is * thilt Canada -ba'ditoothing to apprehend '.fioai'thV United Slates. Certainly not— unless England attempt jhglaj/ns false. . * Tfio fact ispthe 'BritiSQ. Government are huffed at thb reeetif the Canadians, and Palmerston Caunij'tfkt'ip sho wing it. The better- way would.-bo for him to eat his lerik in sileucS, digesting .it at leisure. ' Brit he is very impulsive,, as. well as very bni.flcy, and when provoked, will liave his say,'though it injuro him ; will fire off his jesVtb'oogh it offend'an adherent.] In this manner, a] fJw Weeks;,ago,r> he made an opslaught uppn 'Rich *rd Cobden; __ to whom Vhe Whig party owri more—tor he“‘ droye;PEEL intp.E,rae Trade, which broke upf the Tory p.'tty—thatf'fo alLtbW Palme rstons, Russells, Bao.uqnAMS, a>.d> Grets; ihateever. live d.. Cobden took: leave. to’ question ther policy of perpetually sho wing a hostile front to France ;]'of talking peape, and ever prepa- for hostilities.-; and Palmerston, with a jest, told 'him that he brbbled of matters of ■which he^ (Cobden) was jyhplly iguorani; oi. princijjles;\vbich -he lacked the capacity to un derstood. cour- beisig-smprtaiiy offended, aod his indignan t sthan Isimself. - The ci inigeommi tted Byhhe Cjihadian Par- j lianient, nottmipy'weeks ago, was of a two. iii hue—like; a'shot.sjik,; First, it declineS to of rßisii>r; a l^rr'xv—uiinnA o-rco, a stindi ug army, ever on tbe gui vive to repel Anmrieao -jlmnnrin'fTelltog England, in effect, that she ought post her own military for the defence of British North America; aod, secondly, positively refusing what was Palmerston’s express command. He wanted to Have Canada wholly garrigoned by her own soldiers. Ca nada said, if so important a part of the British Empire is to be defended, do : .ityourselves. On the other hand, Palmerston does not see why British North America should call on England to preserve; it against the .chance oft American “annexation.” The whole popu lation of tho British American provinces, i. e., Canada West and East, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfound land, was ascertained, by the census of 1861, to amount t0^5,271,670, of "which the two Canadas c1aim4*2,501,888; Surely here ' are people enough.to defend themselves. But, last year, wht n the affair of tha Trent was most unrighteously taken advantage of by Palmerston, as an excuse to get up , a war excitement; when he sent 14,000 troops, with stores and ammunition accordingly, to defend Canada, well knowing, at the time, That he was: needlessly exciting tho public mind, needles-ly adding ten million dollars to that year’s British expenditure, Canada itself was so lukewarm, that, out of 300,000 volunteer troops txpected to enroll themselves in the provincial army, only 10,000 actually came lorward, who, no doubt, were glad enough when the; pretended hostilities went off' in’ snppke, after Palmerston and Russell, Ba ring and Peabodt, Rothschild and The Times, had respectively made money out of the whole mauceuvro. It Is very improbable,' with England’s financial difficulties, that her Government will repeat the show, fictitious or'' real, of intervention in American affairs. The negligence of Canada shows this. ■ In the House of Commons, on tho 25tn July, when Mr. C. B. Addf.rley, ex-Derbyite Minister, and still the respectable member for North Staffordshire, inquired whether Lord' Palmerston thought Canada was in danger from the United States, not his Lordship only, but members of all parties, eagerly answered in the negative ; General De Lacy Evans arid Sir George Lewis (Secretary of War) strong ly dented tho chance of such -an event/ Lewis, who, as a Cabinet Minister, spoke with authority, added that if the United States did invade Canada, the result must be a war with England, which would then interfere with the Federal .blockade of the Southern ports. •Disraeli, who has: contrived not to commit himself on the question of our civil war, re proached Palmerston with having sent 8,000 (was it not 14,000 V) to Canada last, winter, whereby the ardor of tiio Canadians was damped. .- Palmerston condemned the refusal of the; Canadians to make due provision fur their own defence .in case of invasion”-—he ; should rather have applauded their prudence iri declining the burden of raising arid m vn taining a large aniiy,’all- the time knowing that the United States do not entertain the idea of invasion. Send’ng troops from Eng land to Canadalast year pros “ simply an act of -precaution,” Palmerston says, “to sti mulate Canada to do something for herself.” In the conclusion of Palmerston’s defence, he plainly, almost threateningly, said “ Eng land has now sent all the troops she could to Canada, and H rests with the Canadians to make all further provision requisite to prevent] their .territory being invaded.” ; This is no mere platitude—no rounding off of a parliamentary speech. It means, “ Let Canada out the painter whenever she pleases; England can get on very well without her.” Sir Cornwall Lewis, one of Palmerston’s - colleagues, had given expression to the same thought, in a more decided manner, in the same debate : “Hook forward,” he said, “ without appre bens’on or regret to 1 the period when Canada may become an independent: State, bat I hope that England will not cast Canada loose or send her adrift before she has acquired suffi cient strength to assert her own iridepend ence,” Sir George may make his mind easy. Canada is now able to go “ adrift” from Eng land, her white population at this moment be ing greater now, by a million souls, than that oi the United States at the Declaration of In dependence. At no distant time England may look for the separation or secession of her greatest Colonies. Aus'ralia is even now’ ripe for such] action. Canada also aspires to a like result. India, feeble through its very vast niss, will probably drop back into half a do zen kingdoms ere twenty years have passed. It will depend -upon circumstances : whether the future of Australia and Canada shall be monarchical or republican. England, most probably, would expect to have the privi lege of supplying their future kings. But Aus tralia has shown such decidedly republican principles, that there will be no prospect there for a Guelph, and though Canada has monarchical tendencies, her propinquity. to the. United States may induce her to prefer admittance into that great Federal family.. Prince Alfred, the midshipman, is booked, by family compact, to succeed his childless ÜBele Ernest, as Grand Duke: of Saxe-Co burg-Gotha, but should Australia and Canada go beggtag for kingly rulers of approved descent and propensities, Queen Victoria can spare them a couple of other Princes— Arthur and Leofold. To be sure, their respective ages are only twelve and nine, but the fault of immaturity becomes less, day by day. ]"V' How Canada will take the hint that she may separate from England, when she pleases, is to be seen. Such cavalier treatment would justify taking Palmerston at his word: they may do it, one day ere long. Horace Walpole, the eminent English letter-writer, tehee' commenced an epistle, in July, with the- words, true as doleful, «Our summer has set in—with its usual severity. This, by all accounts, wonld be applicable to the last two .months in England and Prance, where heavy rain has almost generally thrown the farmers into despair” giyipg theinYpresige of a bad cereal harvest. In Portugal, which seldom has occasion to import food, the pro duce of wheat will be so small that the ports will be thrown open for the admission of grain from abroad. In this country, .on the contra ry, Providence has . blessed us , with a most abundant harvest. We shall be able to food out own vast population, and, also to supply the wants of Europe. Already, large ship ments have been made, and in a few weeks abundance of gold must arrive to pay for them. England is not very well able to spare this money,jbute-hiihef it muttjsoim, for her pao ple cannot starve while specie will' purchase. food. 'Not long since it would have been’ paid ior by traffic, but our protective tariff now pre vents that.' How little England can spare thb money’may he judged from two facts—first, that the cotton trade, on which four millions of her inhabitantsjdepend, is almost prostrated, and that the last return of her national income and expenditure, for the year ending June 30, 1862, Bhows the excess of expenditure oyer THE PRESS—PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST T, 1882. revenue to b.- $9,210,395. Bos dcs, the aa nual interest on the British-national, debt is $131,000,000. and, in a'time.of profound peace, her naval and mil.ttry expenses amount to .$l5O 000,000, irrespective of the vast sums annually sank.in-national delencesi England must buy ..grain from u», but she will be hard put to for payment in hard cash. We reorkt to be cilletf'utaun to annous£"e tbe’death of C»ptt TnoMAsEiwra Turner, of - tba RKpimMit.TJniteirStitos Infantry, son 01 GSpt; Thomas, Ttjekjsk, (E-;S.|Ni)) com-' marider TJpilpci .Ste.fCß :ir6n*clad ft eu ni er‘«”The"* IrensidesCaptain T. E. TtRNiiK ditd’of brain fever, on Friday last,at ! Ke-vvporty.'R. I. Jin tbe J 2sth year of his age* Although suffwring trom ahigh fever for three days previous ’to fb'e' battles near Richmond, his patriotism’anti' sense of duty retainod him at. the head of his company during the -sis days’ 'fighting,while the army was retreating from the Chickahominy. ;-.On. .-reaching thq : James riv.er. heyMs takeD, utterly exhausted) ' and in a state- of tUßConscionshess, oh- board > .hospital s' earner;- and un'der 'the care of nuiso of'the Sanitary: Cbmraissiou, broujjl to,bis father’s house,' b&ftbwpott, wherein! withstandirg every caTO and attention,h® dit ontth&lst inst. , Cgpt‘. Turner was a splondu ‘officer, a devoted son and brother, and spt, ardetjttdefenderiOf jthe honor of his country. || He entered, the .army as a second lieutenant on lhfc 20th ot llaj, 1857. - \ . V.; • / • George BEnoiiKny the publisher, and Wiiitii Formes ,■ the editor'6f the FUrrisburg Daily Telegraphy bn a-at' thr: most fearloss and pt trii tic v.'ar journal's in the United States, were pri J ‘Tuesday list hdld to bail for uttering certain alleged’ libels - against Barret & MacDoweiX, the publishers of the Patriot 'wmt~mion, orgin ol lhe naT,-v» —ifirfi-ffiwajirojjiytly entered on Ibecharges preferred, which 1 consisted, in the main, of comments upon the daily mani festations of sympathy with Secession in'the columns of thb latter journal. A somewhat dismal sequel to this threatened prosecution is ihe subsequently-discovered fact that the prosecuting parties in this case are theownsrs of the establishment- in which were priqtad handbills calling for a negro meeting in Hattis burg, at which recruits were-to be raisedlfor: General Lane, of Kansas—the whole proving to be a base canard to deter white men from enlisting in tlie army of the United States!! A beautiful pair, truiy, to bring suit against a loyal paper. for. showing that they are what they - bane thus abundantly proved themselves to be—enemies of their country. Washington, August 6, 1862. ;If the mere promise of a vigorous ’ policy stirred the popular heart to its deepest-deep,, the realization of this promise will , wake that beaft to the -sternest sense of the power of the Government. Words are giving place to works—fancies to facts. General Fppe issues his proclamations a n d acts upon them. The traitors find not, only that the glove has hem taken from the military hand, but that ithe band itself is one of steel, and can draw blood or fire at will. General McClel lan dashes across the James and,.clears the way tor bis advance. General Hal leek ia stiucts bis subordinates to forage upon ihe foe—to make tbe too feel that he is the enemy of a good Government, and to strike hard and rapid Wows. And, more marked than all, the heretofore mi’d and graceful Gov. Sprague, of Rhode Island, so lauded for his conserva tism and for his “ Democracy” by the sym pathizers, in his capacity of commander-in- the Rhode Island roTcns"!SSUßß“ma orders for-a-iagjjgent of the colored citizens of that State! As you "wilt-print the docu ment itself, I need not repeat it. - Rhode Island, during the Revolution, responded to General Washington’s call for colored troops by sending a-splendid regiment into the field, which- rendered immortal service against the Hessians in the battle of Red . Bank, near Philadelphia, in" 1777 j and her -colored sons will; not now-forget the brave deeds of their fathers. When we recollect the model white regiment sent by Rhode Island early in the present war, and the young Governor, as he rode at their headltbrough .-Baltimore,- Wash ington, and Philadelphia, ar.d' New York, msiy prepare for another sensation when, at the head .ot the colored-men of his State, tie marches throngh the same great cities. He took the had in the oneease, and coolly pro poses to do it in the-other. What will become oftbe clamor that roared,so loudly in the in dex against employing this class of our peo ple to fight against these rebels? I predict it will end in a' melancholy whine; Go .vemor Sprague, hold, original, Demo cratic, rich, and ambitious, will / -make the, thing fashionable, and will confound censure by .making his experiment a hit. At this moment, when the wretch ed gamesters who are trying, to .revive the Democratic organization by infusing the poison of treason into its vitals, are also secretly at work to array oar Irish adopted fellow-citizens against the war, on the ground that -the negroes are to be used to put dowq, the rebellion, Governor-Sprag'ue’s order will prove to be a most unwelcome shower bath,- He has been a most generous friend of the Irish people of Rhode -Island, and his libe rality, as .a citizen was, fitly followed by Ills, toleration and .large-heartedness as a sol-tier. The Irishmen of Rhode Island in the regiment so promptly raised,-clothed, and sustained by Governor Sprague himself, worshipped him, and they wili not withdrawtheir affection for him, now that be gives another significant proof of his patriotism. Before these evidences of a vigorous, policy in the prosecution of the waY, oue duty is directly presented to the friends of the Ad ministration. They should rally around the Government like a Spartan; phalanx. They should give no encouragement to:sympathizers with treason, by complaints upon the civil and military authorities. They should ferret out traitofs and brißg them to 7 justice. They should encourage the draft, and repel the calumnies and misrepresentations of all who ■ oppose it; They should, in a word, remember that the Government is in the extremest peril, and that this is no time, when the Govern ment is vigorously pushing the. common foe, for petulant complaints against our friends. Be sure that all wrong will be discovered and chastised by our good President. Let us hold him responsible, and not, to use one of his* homely similes, when the horses attached to the Federal coach are fractious and threaten ing to run away, put out our frantic and feebly hands to confuse the driver and overthrow the coach. ■ Occasion it. " Tub Prases i Skasov ai At£±sno H Onr, oon-. sidering all the circumstances, is an extraordinary Biiecess. Itds.generally supposed that theolimax hasbcen attained. The number of .visitors on the Island on Sunday last was about eight thousand! .wbioh' wAs fully equal to the oapaoity of the bouses, and, as the latter are really all .well kept, there was .little inconvenience experienced from overcrowding. As, however; we are informed upoh good authority that the season has culminated, lipd that the number of departures, now slightly over balance the arrivals, there need be no hesitation on the part of city-surfeited denizens to venture down to the ocean from fear of not finding accommoda tions- Colonel Benson, of the Surf, although over whelmed with patrons, old and new, up to this ! time, publishes a card.this morning that he is pro-' pared to furnish’all >?ho may arrive in future with .comfortable rooms; We may state, in conclusion, that the reoent rains Have dispelled the dust, ind rendered the ride, over, the Camden pni Atlantic • Railroad an agreeable prelude to the delights of. a -dip in the Barf on arriving at Atiantio. ° THB PBitSSirtTAltlA RAILBOAD Oohpanv, with chaTaeteriatid liberality and promptness to acobm-' modate the public, has effected an arrangement for' the summermonths-tbe details df which wiU.be found in aDOther ooiumn—-which we are glad to’ Had is attracting'thousands; of hbalth-and- pleasure seekers to the various resorts of our grand old Stated' By a system of commutation tickets, issued by shis Company for a limited period, the ooat of trove}linW is gTeatly reduced; and the consequence isjlK»t“ suchoelebrated places along,and adjaoentfo, th? line of the Pennsylvania Builroad, as Crosson’ 'Xl toona, Bedford, Doubling Gap, Ephrata Springs, ;ai>d; others, now' present more life, and attraotfoia for ; those who seek reoreation away from the city, than'thpy have done'for years, notwithstanding the-times.’’After all, a liberal policy is a true policy, ho less of railroads than all other great en .. terprises, .■ - , .Auction Notice-—Lar ue Sale Boots, Shoes, Bp.ogans —-The attention of buyers is called; to tho large and desirable'assortment, of 1,000 oases boots, shoes, brogans, gaiters, Balmorals, &o. Also wo men’s, misses’, and children’s wear, to be sold at auction this morning,; hy Catalogue; at 10 p’olock precisely, by Philip Ford & Co , auctioneers, at their store, No. 625 Market, and 522 Commeroe streets. t» ; f . 1 Departure of the Asia. Boston, Aug. 6.—The royal mail Bteam'er Asia sailed to-day with 114 passongers and $16,000 in specie.! , i f LETTISH EHUM “OCCASIONAL.” BATTLE NEAR MEMPHIS,' ’ ' i ' f 1 - ‘ « _. / Jeff Thompson Driven Great Loss. ■ / *' :& REBEL EIEE>OEtTS. " /. CViho, Aug. K—The Memphis Bulleimf Ot the 3d hsst., r* ports a,'tight seven mites from town, on .Sunday, between'/ a force ot 4,000 Federate and thevrobels, under Jeff 1 Thojip sonr The latter wa,The l ,_,reoonnoi6sunco made. -yeijjKirday, under General Hooker, to Malvern Hill, White Oak Swamp Bridge, and in tbo direction of New Market and Richmond, was, in every rospeot, a complete success. The troopß left eatnp about-dark, night be fore last, arriving at Malvorn' Hill at four o’clock, yesterday morning, travelling a distance of ten miles. '? "■■■ Here they encountered two regiments of infan try and a battery, posted behind earthworks. Fire was immediately opened on them by Captain Bon- Bon’s ; battery, and a section of r Captain Robin- 1 son’s. The infantry was not ongaged. I Tbe Bring lasted for about throe hours, when the . rebels inglorioualy fled, by the river road, towards ' Richmond, hotly pursued by oun troops, who suo oeededin taking one hundred of them-prisoners. Tbe loss' on our side at this point was' three killed and eleven wounded. Cept. Benson had bis thigh bone broken by a pieco of shell. Tbo doctors think the leg can be saved. Lieut. Col Gamble, of the SthTUinois Ca valry, was severely wounded in tbo breast, while driving in the enemy’s piokets. f Col. Avcrill, with five hundred cavalry, took the Quaker road to White-Oak Swamp bridge. There they found the.loth Virginia Cavalry drawn up to .receive them. A obargo was immediately ordered, Which broke the rebel lines, wh'en thoy fled. Averill followed them three miles, taking twenty eight prisoners, without losing a man. G eneral Pleasanton, with a force of oavalry, took the New Market road, on whioh a portion of the rebels were retreating. Ho foltowod them to within a short distance of New Market, when, meeting two brigades of.rebels, he fell baek, ; bringing over thirty. _j!i'®iß.ersJ;akßn-on.th«‘-w«3r.^p New Market is ten milea.from Riohmond.' , This ended the operation^. the day, whon the .troops went into camp on Malvern Hill. General McClellan, who went to the scene of action early yesterday morning, has not returned. Three thousand of our prisoners will arrive to - < day from Richmond,’in exchange for a similar number sent np on Monday. Everything iß.quietoh the sido of the river.- ■ t . ~f :FROM HARRISBURG. Airesl of the Fnblit(heis i>nd Editor of tbe ■ ■■ •■P»iriot , 'aii seyere Struggie took place, reßiltibg ib the capitulation of our forces, who wCffi , immediately "paroled. Our loss was four killed and four - wounded. The rebels acknowledged .seventy-three killed, and a large number wounded. Porter’a; gang/carried off the arms and oauap equipage of our troops. On Sunday, the State foroes of Colonel Guitar, and Mejors Clapper’ and Caldwell; passed through* . Newark in -pursuit of Porter. - ' ; On Saturday evening, a band of one hundred and ’.fifty guerilla's look possession of ’Alexandria, Mo. and seized all the arms and'ammnnifcioh they could find, and did* considerable other plundering and left.. About three hundred' rhen Went down on Sunday from Keokuk,'arrested some thirty rebel* simpathizeis/and took them to ICeokuk. From F ortress Monroe. Fobteess Mobiioe, August s.—The transports which conveyed the Tebel prisoners up the JameV liver yesterday were stopped this side of Harrison’s Landing, by an order from General McClellan. These arc the prisoners from Port Delaware, and the cause of thoir being stopped is said to be owing to some difficulty in-tho exahange of prisoners with tho Confederates. - - - ■ > .. jThe.Lbnisiana, * with 317 woundediprisoSers from Richmond, and tho Kennebec, wiili 27[)/kmVe.d ihis-,mbrhin'g,'unddr orders’ to R. H. Gilhert,-medical director of this department; One been sent to Hospltok: . The severe’ cases wilt bo sent to Philadelphia at un early date;; The Kehnebeo, with only slight cases om board, • bris - teen 'sent' to. Point''Lookout, whore they will have every aootSibinodation. ‘ : Fxpm ;T{orthXaroJjjua—A Skirmish with' I' t IheEupniy. ; "New Yoeic, eAug. 6—The steamer Jersey Blue, arrived tprday, fromNewbcrn on the 2d: -/'An ex pedition, under - Col. Heokman, of the'Oth 'Sr.ewt Jeißey Begiment, had proceeded t 9 Yo'unge’Croas Beads, atthe head of White Oak river, wherethey had ,a skirmish with a party 1 ' of rebols, completely routed.'-Csl. Heckman,’ Surgeon-lP&idVv' bill, and three' privates 'were'slightly wound«dvi||*y. Qolopel! not'being disabled from duty .■" - ti » i:ro —V .-&> ;.-0 ;» i7ii The Washington War Meeting. ■\VABinKGTOii. Aog. 6.-7-&.H immense meeting ARsem. Wed afternoon at the east front of the Capitol. It was preceded by the ringing of bells, firing of cannon fted music from the Marino Bond. * The portico and' platform were occupied by many la dies, and military, naval, and civil officers of distinc tion. The, Mayor bV;:WaBhingtofi:presidotl $ assisted by thirty*fdnr vice prcßidente and twenty-two twerotarieg. After o prayer by tbo Bov. John C- Smith, the follow ing resolutions were read by Edward Jordan, the Solici tor ofthoTreasory: v'— ... ■ ■ .’/■ Resolved, Thai;we, the of the District of ;C9lnniWft, but: having »moug cur number citizens of ; evi*ry portion of the coui.try, regard tbe dismemberment of the. Unieii as an event not to be contemplated In any coiitingHio> whatever, it bui»g forbidden alike by our -geographies, conmimcial, fl-citd,and political condition; by onr dome>tic and foreign interests; Vby tbe shame which would attach to ns did we suffer its accomplish ment, and the wdrthlossnuee/of what would remain to us Afterwards; by the mighty interests involve'? in tbo Union, and the vo&t sacrifice which have been m»do tor Its defuiice; by tho hopes of the living and the memories of the dead; and we deliberately aind eotemDiy declare that, rather ihan-wimesp 'its overthrow; We wotild prose cute the present war iin cl I‘our towns a«d cities would be rednccC-lo aehes [applause],.our .titlds ehoald-be deso- Jttteo, «nd wo ard all that are dear to tw should b-ivo periflhfd with our potseseitßS. ; Let th* Union- be pre served, or the cuiuitry be made a desfrfc. [ApoHdse ]• ' Resolved,, l bat wo have not a doubt th-&t ahnojjt the emire popnltitiia of the loyal-Btatea are animated by too same sentiment which we express and that if there Is any (at the present time j hesitation manifested by them ,in deyotfng tlu'zsbelvuß *.r their property to. thecause of the c-untry, it is owing solely to their misgivings aa to tbeproßi-cntiotj of the w»-lr (ftppiause; end cries of }< Qood J, J —to an Cftpprciheo««ion;that there is ot» tbo pari of those who diiect our military rperatiouß, whether in the Ca binet or in the field,' a want of readiness; and 'determina tion to eniploy .at once, decisive y -and crusbingly, the lull power of the nation, which all feel and know to bo orcrwletmihg . ; ' * licsrdvtdThat profoundly convinced as we are that ’ such.in the* true cause of the hesitation, we.deam it the .duty of the President, akdwe therefore most reppeccfuUy bd* earnestly urso up«n him to adopt effectual theatis of assuring tbe p ople that be da resolved to prosecute the .war or»:a scale limited only by the resources of the conn*! try, and,w> bail with joy tbo recent order directing the Immediate draft of aiargfi additional force ai a cheering eviiifT co of such a resolve. [Applause ] = ■lUsolycdil That while there, are among us differences , <>f opinion upon tniuor Q.ne6tions ot policy in tb** proi their aUe-. giance to tl e Unibu, or qaietlysutunitto its laws, weave of opinion that they Bhoutd be regarded and trea-od as . irreclaimable, traitore, wbo are to be atfipped of their poesO'Sionß. bf 'whatever chaT-aoter, and either deprived of life or ex pull'd froai the country. [Applatiae, and cries 0f 44 Good.'*]. n Resolved). That in otir judgment wherever our armies go within the rf Itelliow States, mean*' sboijld be taken to test the lojalty of the inhabitants, and that those who refute tboir, upq,nalii]ed adbeßlbntV the cause of the tJuiou, ehould. either,be placed under restraint or com . pulled io go beyond our lines while their effects should ■ be taken Irom them, and, so far &•* available, be convert ed tojho use of tbe army. . Resolved, That tho national capital is eminently the place where (reason should bo Instantly denounced and punifrhed— : [At this pause tbe applause from thousands was deaf ening* anu agafn three cheers were given, with exclama tions of “Head that again !’* ‘‘Good, good, read it again IV Mr. Jordan was about to do so, when he was interrupted by iho heavy and continuous sound of con non, interrolngUd with mnsic from tho baud, for tbe President bad now mode fiia spouarAuce, and was pro cofding' to the Lout of the platform, where a chdr had been provided for him in a. conspicuous place. Three cheorß were given in bia honor, and wbeo this pleasant excitement had somewhat subaided, Mr, Jordan road the entire resolution aefollows:]. . , Reserved, That the national capital is eminently the place wbt-re treason atould be ibstantly donounced and punished, and that the measures should be adopted by the proper authorities, without, delay, to dis cover and urr'Bt the disloyal men and women who infest tbi* Dißirictt and ibat they should be cococeiled eitbpr to estublteli. jnjhe most conclusive manner, their fidelity to the Government, or forfeit Ire protection. [lbis resolution was, throughout, greeted with ap plause.] . Itesolvcd That we heartily approve of tho act of Con gress pasrefiatita recent, session, euhiecttog to conSsoa . tion tht-. property of rohela. and declaring free snob -of tb’eir stovos agfaVo refuge within the lines of our army, ard-that Ko docrn it ins duty of the’President, to the .’utmost of biH ability, to give mompt offeet to tba provi sions of that act, and, especially, that he .take the most efficient means'within his .'.power to cause-foil 'notice' thereof to be given to art persona who may bo affected tbirehy: fApplause] • , Basalvtd) That, ihe Federal Government being the Only iristTODiemaiity through which the will.-of the na tion con be made effective, the' Government must be sustained, whatever, administration.may, for the :tlme being, be in power, and whatever may be the policy with in the limits of the Constitution, ohicli it nny adopt; tbat'be'who refuses to.give.it his support -became of his dMapproval.bf ssme particular measure of its policy is fsb-etoliis obligation to'the country, [applause 1; that this' truth has peculiar force art he present time, when _Jhe Government ia struggling.for; its, very existence, and that, for .ourselves,'.confident as we are in the wisdom and patriotism ot the* President aDd members of the Cabinet, We pledge to them ,onr earr-est, .cordialend .determined; support In the great work of defending and preserving the Tlio'ni', in which are centred'all our 'hopes,'and to the preservation, of which we solemnly devote el! that we have aid are. {Applause j , Httolvcd, That wo pledge ourselves to mate ample pecuniary provisionfor the families of all citizens of this District who.are now:in the,military service of.thecoun try, or who may hereafter enter it during the, continu ance of this war. . * ' ’ The entile' series of resolutions were unanimously and enthusiastically adopted. - ; r 1 ' ' Sir. Obittedden, the Register of the Treasury, made a - stirring opening speech, in the course of which be said , the censes of the quarrel are in the past. Hesitation, ' compromise, negotiation, delay, and timid coun sels, or. words that belong to tho past. The tithe bss come to find out, seize, and. dispose of every traitor in the country, and especially in this city. [“ Good, good.”] We have suffered men whose hearts were fml of treason, to bientiothe same air with us,to sit at our_ table, and to fill'the Offices of the Gov.rnment. amlu-hr, bnve availed tbethseives of the Oppcrtnnity.they; enjoy ! to; give information torbeenemy. [Cries of •*J > ut them out: —bang Ihr tn ”] When the war broke out, every one-of the traitors who bful » speck of honor, removed ‘hence, Imi these whose nature tiualifted them for pimp 3 and spies remained. IVe cannot expect military Governors, or Provost Marshalstt lqok after them pwe niust do it ourselves. He gave as an instance, a mau : who was , timed nut of- office-more than a, year ago. -on the .suspicion of disloyalty. This man- went to ttarr latid, and was there arrested and confined in’ a mi litary prison, but; by ■ a mistaken' policy was released, and is now in a public office herepwhere ho-can-best know the movements oi'.the-army and their sanitary con diuon. [A voice—.“ What’s Ms name ]’’] . Mr. Chitten den replied that be could give it here, hutpreferred to use it .ip such a w»y privately es to have him removed. After some 'escooraging words' as to the prospect of crwphing tho rf hellion, he said that man is a'patriot who - . supports .the Government. and in conclusion paid a high compliment to the President and; the Cabinet, Ho was frequently interrupted by applause.. Three cheers were given for the President, and after the ba,.d'had played “ Hail to the Chief,” the President, in response to impa tient calls, advanced' to the front of the platform and spoke as follows THE PRESIDENT’S SPEECH. - Fellow- Citizens : I believe there is no precedent for my appealing before yog on this occasion [applause]: but it ie'also true that -tberp is, no' precedent for your ; being being bets'yourselves [applause anti laughter], an 1 I offer, in justification of ruyself and of you. that, upon examination;-1 have'found nolbieg in the Cor-atotution against it. [Renewed applause-] -I, however,-have* an .impression that there are younger gentlemen who will entertain you better [voices —r“No, no, none can do better than yourrclf, go ou”],- aed better, address-your .undemanding then I will, or could, and, theresore, pro pose but to detain you a moment longer, [Criesof “Go: on,” Ac.] lam .very litUo inclined,on any occasion, to say atyrtiiug, unless I hope to produce Borne good by it- [A voice-—-- You do that iGo on I”] - The only thing I thick of yuet now, not likely to be better said by eoma one else, is a matter.in which, we have heard some other -person, blamed for what I did myself.- [ Voices—* What is Hl”]/ There baa been a very; widespread attempt to have e quarrel between General Mcßlellaiiand theSscre tary o»-War. New, I occupy a position that enables me to believe, at least, that these two* gentlemen are not nearly so deep in the quarrel as some‘presuming to be their friends, [Cries of “Good!”] General McClellan’s attitude is such that in the very selfishness of his nature lie.cannot but wish to bo successful, and I heps he will, and the Secretary of War is precisely in the same situa tion. If the military commander in tho field cannot be successful, hot only the Secretary of War hut myself, for the lime being the master of them both, cannot but be failures. [Laughter arid 'applause.] * I know Gen. Mc- Clellan wishes to be successful, and T know he does not wish it any more than the Secretary of War for him, . and both of them together no more than I wish it. [Ap plause ] bometimes we have a dispute about how many men- Gen* McClellan baa had, and these .who would dis-‘ parage him cay that he has had a very large number, and - . those who would disparage the Secretary of War insist * ' that Gen. McClellan has bi& a very smart number. The .basis for tbia; is,, that there is always a- very wide differeace, and on this occasion, perhaps, a wider one between the grand total on Gen. McClellan’s roils and the men actually ht for duty; and those who .would- dis parage him talk of grand totals on paper, and those who would disparage the Secretary of War talk of those at present-fit for,ditty. Gen; McOlclli.n has sometimes asked ,hat, k° Becrefary did not give him, and Gen. McOlelißD is not to blame fori asktne for what be wanted and needed, and the Secretary of; War is not to Mama for not giving when he had none to give. [Applause BDd laughter.] And I say here that, as far as I know, the Secretary of War has withheld no one thing, at' any time, in my “power to give him, ! [Wild applause and 1 a volceexclaljned “give him enough now,”] I have no accusation against him. I believe be is a brave and able man, [applause,] and I Btand herwas justice requires me to do, to take upon mysilf what bas been charged upon the Beentary of War, ps witbboWrg ; inen from hgn. -I hove talked longer than I expected to do, [cries of “ No, no! ” “Go on,!’]' and now. I avail myself of my privilege of eaj ing no inbre. . ' " - ' . Ex Governor Boutwell, Commissioner of Internal Be- after announcing that bo came from Massa chusetts, said, that what tbe.people of that State proposed - to, Oo id this war was to carry it oh in sunshine'and in • srerm, against el! - ocid3. oh this sido or the water or the ' other.; They rallied nnder this banner, not lor this gone ration alone, nor for this century, but for art generations ana centurie'B on this Bide of the Atlantic, until our flag ehall float unpolluted from the great Lakes of the North | jaygioo - and they m»aal to the last. &&h Aha the lust dollar" and ihe last houHs labor of the old: Commonwealth ere these men, with treachery, on iheir lips apd treason tb fholf hearts, shall accomplish what they have .undertaken. (Appladse.l If to night hews of dis'gster shoulfl,' come, every heart,* tllodgll 'dis m»y.ed/of themom’ehf, would bß‘nerved for rehewed ef fot(ts in liberty and humanity; .The gentlw** man (Mr. Ohitieudo"] Who preceded him had said that he; proposed to ferret out' the traitors".' He would here ; say, that il it had not been for slavery there would have been no treason; and when- slavery shall- cease to exist, there veil! be ho traitors. [Cries of “ good 1” and ap planre.'] The beginning of Ihls’war is slavery, and free -dom is the end. There will bo no peace until-through- : , ,oiit tip length .and breadth of the republic the cry shall come’ up" that “.Slavery bas ceased.” How .and when!' Tbe-e are - questions that he submitted to the Pretiient inui tbe Chbinef, The faster he and - they march.on, slavery .will cease just to that ,extent.He bad> heard 'rocentiy of riots between the whitoa and' - blacks in Brooklyn, Cincinnati;tand'elsewhere What is ,tbe , difflenliy now to be remedied 1 If South Oarolina snd-Florida were declared free by-the President, the blaoks.*wou!d flock thither from the Norib. Then the competition of labor between tbe white; and the black rnsm in the North would- coase from this;cause. The; '-North J wonWfbefialSne'.;-dn-;i the,.pos»aaeion .at free white men, and tbe - regions of-'ootfininissmltfjttMiij fitted , only .for. the , adored .race,, would become.'tflpir,.. places of abode.,, Borne say,Becdnstruct.ftm oldHuioh,; , But de loh suppose' tbe alaveis arekolngl • toVlmain in the 6oufh? No;, they wfll eseepe.by.mU . lions, and only: to the'-NdS-tfl? 'Dd' -you: kay'yoii vvill re-- tbrn r them ‘do iitif, Humanity is against ,it.‘ Von bave.tefltrtd'i your choice, either to "abolish s!ave«;ii[:W«!pbbeaed..States;sand;invite thither ne ‘ groe* Sortb, nr allow . the North to - be over* a*«n;with fugitives from ffie South', Say to them,. « Hero in,territory jou may kavo gdlcly for yopr own Use,” and give, the wßite men of-tbelNAftii the uoresfrltiWd'enjoy '-mint of their rights-. While.ho,(4lr. Bontwell>woaid, ;;onWthe basis ;of the. JEresident’s. proposition, -e give a • conipeßsatipn jo tfle ;W* l >ief?.lu .the, .loyal States, he ■ .would also*cbmpen|ate. those who’ inigW.be found loyal . In’,the seceded States.' - Bnt never should tiie'treasury of 7 the nation bd Opened tb’ComW)/sate'rebels? " ■ In the course of-his remarks be said'tlrat Soft Davis and his brother conspirators , did not abandon the;Gbt ; s-yprnment until -the- Government was not strong enough • iMayery, i to. wMch infamous, institution efl were chargeable. To save tho Government, must the,board. The,war wilUast as ■ Wtrtesß you take it by the throat. He had* .’bciobgea.td tbe Deffidcrotio party, and now-wished to pay ' '"■» tribute: to it in its ruin and ? disgrace. : It was a party of ccuragejiundismayed in-timesdjf danger, and-now-let tho. > pebpleborjow.itß courage, althougb he knew of noihing they could borrow*;from (t with ’ safety.' If -> oidecia* -with courage that slavery Bkall ceaseylet Uiis be tbu,war-cry. [Applause and lnusio ] Leonard Smith, of Illinois, 'in the coarse of his ' • remarks, ttSka’ef what that great State-has done; and tof her -reedipess tO Btill further conrtibnte of, her im .mense to forever crush the rebellioa. He congratulated his listeners on the earnest'acts of the ' President tod Cabinet, indicating' a Btern purpose with thlsviow. Tbo Scrintores aay, '•’Whoretlio treasnrote there the heart »i)l be atir ?■ But be .wasted toe Qovem- Bie»t to nay to the traitor* to WaaMogtoo, « Where yoar hearts ere tbere your bodies shotiM oe also.’.’ [[.Brighter.] And Whenever a men or a woman to found in tins city whose heart to in bichmund, he wanted.the government to tnrninh the meat B of tranepoMarlon thither, fio plaose and crioa of “Good.’]] Our trust iatojuatice,strong arms, end buckshot. , These will prevail. Toe people of the loyal Slates’have' those elements of anccess. They should hse everything which will eitherbnrt or scare the enemy.. ■ The speaker was frequently interrupted by applause. Gen. Sheploy, Military Governor of tomsißaa said the man who is a friend of the conatry ts his friend, and the mao who is against the conntry bis enemy. We are friends in a common cause. There was ? no ground for' despondency, hut lor hope, confidence, and ultimate tri-. mnpb. h b among other things, alluded to the ,planting -and defenre of : the .Btare atM' etripes in - the 'so- 1 States. “A long, rope and a short shrift,’ 1 tu Hew Orleans, tells the fate of a man who dares to haul down the;American flagj.which, Iti Louisiana, .whs downflurt by men from ths green bills /■ of Vermont, tbo pine* woods of Maine, and the shores ©f Massachusetts bay, and they win carry with them tome lessons which have; been bandeildown from the rock of Pl> month, and from the Declaration of J’ndo pepdeiiCf , and .the articles" ’of Confedoratioc, which came over in the Mayflower—lemons of a permanent character, which the ?men ; Southwest will reed hereafter for their own * good, [Applause mA laughter] He knew of/only oneViesne, aad that was to pot down the rebellion. He would separate the sheep frtmihe goats [laughter], inpersons ard property, and declare everything belctojting to th* enemy to be contra band, to bo used egaitoPi him. If there was one w*ed of treason in this city.; as bas been stated, lotifc be pluckod out. His remarks throughout were hailed with ap plause. . ’ . It bating been announced by General Clark ihatGeno ral Sbeplej wss the hung Mumford for hauling down the American dag in New Ofleaas, the immense assembly gave three cheers; but General Sbepley said ILe houor belonged to General Butler,' and not to him. Geueral Shields said that speeches and resolutions will neveriwhip tbe t'eeessionisis and put down the rebellion. We nmot do more than this. Wo must do away with old party dimension?, aud unite in a great , common cause against the men, women, and children who are smitten vriih the infenal madness of the rebellion. ' U If we can only throw a hundred thousand fresh men into tbo field we can crush' the rebellion now and for* ever. What we want, as b&d Oeen eaia on a memorable occasion during tbo Mexican war. is “a little more grape ” [Excessive laughter and repeated applause.) Bon. Robert J. Walker briefly expressed hia views. The call for an additional 600,000 men was an an nouncement fo patriots and traitors that ta the Union muetaud sbsllbe preserved,”'-/.'He. considered this the brightest day yet for tbo country, because this number" of troops will certainly put down the rebellion. Hon. of Indiana, maintained tl at thfiohUgatJoh-upon every one, second a'ooe to hia duty, to his God, was.to. defend the Constitution andthe Union.Be uttered encouraging'language,’ exhorting his bearers to sink party at least uatif the rebel lon shall be crushed, of which there are cheering prospect*, and all unite, in one great and Glorious effort todefe*t the enemy, who is now. striving to overthrow this r*publi can Government. It was now half-past eight o’clock. Rockets were re peatedly sent up and music performed, and the exer cises were additionally varied by a patriotic song from the glee club of the Second District Regiment. Senator Harlan, of lowa, said he was not here to ad ministri* u; qualified "praise to any man, and to say that McC!tHa r \ ha t the military power .to march • upon Rich mond, at the time'be ordered the retreat to the James rlvpr. He believed, however, that that officer did what he deemed best for the interests of the country. "We have no need in this republic for Napoleons, for the people themselves wanted to do the work. Ho advo cated the employment of negroes to assist in patting down the rebellion. He saw no reason why black men, yrilowmeb, and red men should be exempted from the burdens of -war. Were they the only ‘‘ classes'?” [Cries of HO I and laughter.] Would you re quire the sacrifice of white-men to protect the negro7 The rebels do.DOt use tho negro became they aim afraid to do so, aDd t we do we are toovproud. General Carrinstoni, United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, said the beet speeches were appeals to the young to fchouldfer ; their ihuafeeis and offer their services to lheir conntry, and for the old men to out tb'ir hands into their pockets and contribute money to defray the expenses of tho war. He was oppoaad to the futrodudion of pariy politic- in the present condition of the country. He drew a vivid picture of the Sepubiio, as it was before the rebeiiiop, and spoke of the enormity and wickedness of the rebellion; If we depend upon negroeß to do bur fighting, we lean* upon a broken reodl. He complimm J opnsißt of one hundred, or more good men, to do servicednring this'ergr, The requisite hum-' her of men having been obtained, the,bffieera .Shall he a trial jjf skill at OkA. target, witlr 1 plain sight rifles,' oShandSTbH»m;s>&ciwi nuhi- 5 3 her of shots t6he,det|imm®®'a aS.- fejority ofithe oo%^y. .Tb^party^kmgthl’sTiort-" feat string, meamringirom fees,- . Ist lieutenant, the-’paity making the next shortest shall be |2d Heutenariti and sfllpjtoi until ait tho ofS-. cers, ■ oommisdeied and noh*c6jninUsioned/ : hive ; . vates. iM'ivjfoj goodmarksman whowaf join this company, address .i ", ; .' l A '"- :‘‘?SsKx'&:.!Btmiauuafr ! N0.,800 Cbestout'itr^sPbUadltd^ia,^ The above proposition •vras-'ijiade' soaurdays ago through these eolomnsf Let 1 every rifle marksman respond at ‘oneepaod add his name tct the list,' fdatrunnl»g to'“tia‘a?i«f hundred .■" : I)on’t say busineWjw ill' .not“admit;," v Wa, "who. oan draw d head , hate no business here when the ' country caifs.‘’~-J& • ' I i . - V JQHS. J. ESHIiEKAIf,. j 4 ljo h BW Chestput street, Philadelphia. [FOB ADDITIONAL LOCAL N2WB SEE FOURTH PAajJ.J JHOW T3K OOIOBJEH PjEOPLB LOOK tJPOH THE. WAR.—The colored people generaUy luok upon the present strugg.e as a mean* in the proridenca of God of driving the accom-d uystem of slavery teem the land. They tee] assured to at the strife will not oeaaa till the colored man shall - take ana active part in tnecoQ. tost. The proposition of a distiogaished geuerai in tha army, which appeared in Tht Press a day or two since meets with general approval by tton&i As our readers are so dc übt aware, at the commencement ot this strim gle, a number of colored men were, engaged in the f*n&al tion of two regiments ar the* ATasoutc Hall, in hoath Eleventh Btreet, and hundreds of brawny men were ra«dr to flli up* the racks if the State would accepi their He*. vices. - These regiments were at that time being gotteu up through the Icet/omentality of/Alfrod M.;.Green,ania telljgenfc colored, man, . generally known as Pro?e*, yr Gioen, who rectntiy imbJisbed a pamphlet on the forsta. tion of colored Tegimeutif, ; in which the matter is very fully discuesed. While these two regiments were in pro. cere of: formation, another military org uixacioa was started through fiLessrs. Tbos. J. and John O. Bowery Oba». Gordon, David B. Bowßer r J. and A. Gassy, and }. Gray,; all of whom are prominent colored men, aud well known in this city. They are &1i rcal-BBtate owners aud their ancestors took an active part in the Revolntionry struggle, and these are alike wiiliug to pledge tbeir tivep and uroperty in defence of Jhe Goverumsiit. . While these organizations' were meeting with success from every quarter, ca far aa mon and treasure were considered, an order wew issaed forbidding any colored regiment from leaving or passing through the SUte. Alifaough this order throw: cold water on their military ardor, yet, the companies were kept , together for eome time, and the drill practised. Finally, however, the ranks thinned down, and tbo bodies were broken up. Toe mutter rolls are still in existence, and thoee whose hmzzes are enrolled thereon have, ai different times, sig nified tteir absent to coine together, should their services be demanded. / Even some time after this other colored military com panies were 'started and drilled regularly by white mo a, and at the present time there are muster rolU io this city containing the Dames of at lea<<£ three hundred respaeco blo colored ind;vicuHls,‘ a'nutnber of whom are property owners, who'will,'if ihe Government caUa upou tte»r% and guarantees them certain rights, march forth ih de , fence of tbe*Union. This we have from unduuhtel a«- ibority. The influence exercised by individuals alluded ; to anong their own wou-d be sufficient, it is Baida to place In the fields from this city aloue. at least five thousand able-bodied mea. We flod tbat'the feeing generhliy among-the ignorant class of bUcksf is to sh >ul der the musket and march foah at any momeat taey may be called, w-hile tho more inieUigent of the raee, be fore doing this, wish' to'have certain rights Aiid prlvi >gos which are guarantied to them in some of the other cities. Thf-re is ond thing certain, should the. Gover nment ev*r deemTt expedient or see fit to calffnto this clses of our community, tl ey could, by unng the proper means, do so at 'a very short notice, a&d «1 ,o fled ia ev»ry city white men'of good military discipliae wba have signified their willingness tolead them. PIECOUEAGXNG ENLISTMENTS. —We alluded the vile, attempts now bring mado by t> aitors in our midst to discourage men from existing. 'We.h&ve since learned that numerous Breckinridge De mocrats are actively engaged in this dumpefs, aud have gonesofaras to have .posters stuck upio prominent places along eur wharves, cautioning the working class against fighting, on the ground that .the war id a. Biaok Republicaß one, and solely for the benefit of the colored race,.',.'.'; '.t:"'""''". ; A very severe penalty waa imposed by an enactment of the Legislature.of 1861 upon such perrons, as s&oaid be convicted of giving aid and comfort in any form to the brititorou* rebellion, and against such as should .psrsou- Blly or by combination enddavor to disa v uade any perron or peraonsfrom enllettngin the service of the country, or who should endeavor to prevent eqlistmehta in any, form, either by.’persuasion, intimidation, or bribe, or attempt in any manner whatooever to imiuce any per son or pereofc.S-lo abandon said service, or withdraw from any volunteer corps tkns forming having once enlisted. Tbe penalty is solitary impTisocment in the penifcrnttary fit.hard labor for a term not cxceediae ten years, and a fine not exceeding 85,000 —either or both; at the discre tion of lb e court in which such conviction shall have been obtained- It Istobe hcpfd that this law may be applied, to some ot these traitors. Secessionists at Cape Mat—We pnLlifcbed a communication yesterday, la which the writer stored that the American flag had removed from the roof of a Gape Slay hotel,. out of deference to the wirhea of certain Baltimore Beca?sionis*s who were staling there. We are rince informed oy a gentleman, who left the Cap© yesterday momit.g, that the members of tbeband at tMs hotel were ordered, by the proprietor to cease plarina national airs, and to play the “ .yt-Ar srillaise” instead. Failing to obey them isHtrucfions, they were discharged, and returned to; the city - yester day. - A t atiocher hoa?e oar informant saw: variouj pieces of Seceria muric lyhg.tn ; a yia.no in toe public sjal© ii| Tbeg© ibinga are enough to make the bodies' f Hew Jer sey’s brave sops turn in their graves .before Richmond. Melting op the Republican and PEOPLE’S EXECUTIVE OOMHITTEB,—Last eve- Tiiiiß.' iv addiiiontotbe mooting of the BepnbUcaa Ohy Ccioveßtion, a meeting of tba Peopled »n*- low S. Bfttlfog in the,chair. A resolution aprohittog a committee to draft an address acd nUn to the loyal supporters of the present Administration, to abolish the organizations of the Republican and Peoole’s Party,-and form National TJmon Associations in the vak nous wards, wa«* adopted. The Oo iventiou adjourned to meet on next Friday evening. at the same place, to hear and take action on the report of tho committee. An Accident —Yesterday afternoon a hop named James jGfay, aged eight years, was rntt ov»r bp a car near Fairmotrot Park, and was instantly killed. The .. coroner was notified to hold an inquest at tbo residence of the bop’s parents, in Pagoda street, near Pennsylvania avenue. Camp Meeting A camp-meeting will be held iat Peters 1 Farm, commencing on the 29 sb Inst., by the congregation Attached to the Afrlcam Methodlßt Episcopal Church, Her. John A. Williams, Accedent in a Factory.—^amuel Culbertsons, aged 2S years, was. yesterday, by being caught in tome machinery at the cracker-bakery of Thomas Oarrick.iis Kineteenth.street, ah ore Market. He was taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital. Fire.—A slight fire occurred yeater day afternoon in an unoccupied house, No. 705 Tma street It vsb started by some boys who fired a. pile of r hbbifih'in the building, - "vFSiE.— A fire .occurred last evening In Wyatt’s dreg store. ?n Walnut , street, above Broad. The damage done was trifling. Fatal Accident.—Jacob Hope, the bop who fell from a rose near the Wife Bridge, a few daps since, and injured himself, died on Tuesday evening at the hospital. , Disorderly Bouse.—Dennis Delany was, yesterday, held to answer the charge of keeping a disorderly house in Cabot, near tiixteehsfc street. Destructive Fire in New York; EiyE SUn-DISGS BURKED IN BKEKMiK, 'WILfilUf, AND ANN STREETS—’THE fcaISBOW HOPEI, 6E STROYED—AGGREGATE* LOSSES $l5O 000—TWO MEN, BURKED TO DEATH;—OTHERS INJURED. Readies, Aug. 5 « ... . , -SW Yens Aug. 6,1812. , At half past three o’olock this.morning a fi- e broke out In the basement of the. Rainbow Hotel. 31 and 35 B-o tnan street, and rapidly spread to the' adjoining buildings 351 °* i 9 Deekoian street, and to 163,166, and KG yjlliam; street, and ;to 61 and the rear 01101 Ann street. - v There were some fourteen or fifteen boarders id the house at-tbs time of-tbe hre, and it was only bpUis almost snperhnmau exertions, of the firemen’ that the most of them wete saved,: Bp the use of ladders and topes thi se brave fellows rescue! the women and chil dren, who. were either too mnch frightened or emethered t 0 exert thenjse'vef. Many had to be carried bodily. All were saved with the exception of two, whoso oodias have pot yet been recovered, and one who was bur Ltd lbar he is not exn&med to live.: The name of tbe tottes is;understood to bo Will, and he was conveyed to the hospiraL - The two who are Fnpnosed to have been burned were shur-inyon the third floor. -They were forelgc ere- Hr. McKenzie is an aged man, boir.g eighty years old, and Mr. Strumous, a frult dealer, gome twenty- Fix years of age, - V--. •• ■•So. £9 Beeknian street was occupied by Mr. Charles •« W• Baker, printer* bookbinder, and efatioiisr. .He also occnpii d ibe upper stories of th® Rainbow Hotel (Not. ,3i and 33) as a bindery, printing , establishment, stirag room, etc. , Bis lose is complete, overpthing having been deetrojed. Tbo datnageJ oannot lali short of-Slo.ooB. Be is menred. for about *35 000 ip tbe following insorsnre companies : Bfevoort, *1,006 ; Pbcenix, *2,500: Unity «f : Loß(Sonvf2,|qp ; UYiUiaaisburg i Oity, 1 *l;500 ; Firemen’s r rh st ». i 'N*rrhweBterh* of'Oswego. *3 000; 06 Inmbia.- Lenox,' *2,500f Excbvnse, *2,500; Ktiw.Amsieidom. #3,660; East River, *2 500; Home of § l s&00 \ Hope; : Liverpool and Lou don, 810.000 V ' . Tbe lofb on stoek and fixtures in the Rainbow Hotel hi estimated by Six, Howell, the proprietor, to be between s4,(KK);aud $5,000 Insured for $1,500 in the East River Insurance Company. The Iqbscb of the boarders and servants is tovtr?, thoy having lost, in nearly ever* ca-e, ail mey poaseesed in the way of clothing and psrsonal eflecte. Frcra Beckman street the fire rapidly extended.to the rear of the bwldiDgs N0a.163, 165, and 167 William BlTfcfet. ■ . 80. 165, belonging to the estate of J 0. Brown, de cessed, was almost wholly destroyed The loss’on th* btnloing is estimated at *5,600 to *B,ooo— understood to bojosur.d. ' ■— . . flocr 5J; d bSf w“e»t of iha building was oecn. s S, S! U?D —®? n *?•”?»' upbolatery’ra&teriats. But a sum.- anjonnt of'tbe stock will Sfr S%S‘w f , Bt > 1 T ft V M " , ? sa ?, t 8 - Insured for *6;000, Ses 6f lMe‘’ci^ , “ fW - 6tt6 ’ Itamaeon > 804 <*««»»- comea ‘ T*>« occupied bF B O. White, envelope S. B e ‘ *° SB iBtotol > and ;vrtll not be laes .than fli2,bCo to $15,000; A large stock of paper and manufactured - envelopes . on. hand, as wallas ma* -Sj ill^ ry The amount to ®lo,ooo t in. the Mechanics’ and Trader**,. and other city companies. sJEtL 1068 on thß 165 cannot faU below 825.000. ‘ K.S ,_ 4 v? 2; fire.-and water. AU the ouiiaings gcined inthe ; rear, orwere so nearly contian* |»na that it ja_remarkable,they were, not entirely con ecmcd. firms occupied No. 16T. Thomas jr. Woolcodiß goods to the vaiue of MD i?? ld * Audrie, lithographers, were damaged to their machinery and stock to the amoaot of S30O: no insnraime _ Francis 8.-Asbmy # > sign painter. was da njfiged £2SO worth; josured for S3OO in. the Marks Com ■, n illiam Jlraiiilim, dfsalrr iu. India-rubber goods, lost stock of the value of *250; insured lo the Kings County iDfiuranceUompany for *l,OOO. The stock of A. Weber, cigar dealer, was also Injured: insured for S5OO in tie City Compel y. . 1 - ... ANS STREET. TSe hpjer floors of thebnildinglfo. 63 Ann street ex~ tßnoMl,.orBr some of.the Willisni-strcotstoreVand these tralluiDgg canght fire. The walls'of the hotel extended to within fonr feet of the premisoa ; but only the upper floors were very serfoaily burned. F. B. Wellington, importer and manufacturer of brass Roods, ccccpied the third floor. The loss waspartty by flro.and partly by water, and is estimated at $lO,OOO, Utpngh: possibly not so. large. 'The insurances foot up 525.500, os follows:; Lenox and Howard.'s6[soo each; £*£*■* 1 “»*»> -OttJV 5p.006 each; and thh Germania, The Second and fourth fipors ,contained leather, he* lorgiDg to Charles Banselt, who to insured for 321,000 in comp&nieß. The losa,ia,probaoly less than •wtoOvve A* . i- * . / •to Jchnt ti. tor, upholstery, Occupying the * -?. r .5°? r ! ~, t B 'l vera * hundred doltoni’ worth of, good* Jtored .inf the fonrth floor. There ,was also trifling ;dßoiegeb_ywater A building in thotrear of So. 61 Ann street was totally deeirojed tltohelonged to tho Aator estate, and the loss will v ■ -==r>. - The occupants oi'the building were Eiwood Smith, a carpenter; whose loss., is $5OO to $1,000; without insa* Mr. BHiott, a speculator, who.kept stock of all ktodiwhi’ch he bought cheap for caeh, and sold at a bar gain. He had one moving machine, toss slated at ,l®Skio. Trobably, no, toenrahee. dames Walker, a bil- Uard-iable maker ani repairer, lost his stock, which ednetitiitad his entire property—valued at $5OO. So in surance., [ ’ ■■ ,4,i' 1 ESTIMATE!) AGOHKQATKROSSES. * i ' Tfiiwggregato' iosses in Beekman, William,iand Ann ; statets,.including,.stocked buildings, and damage by jjWfljterV wHI probably reach $150,000. |W-V > - i >. ; The''Few York QnotaipfJVolenteers. ITOBK,'A»g. 6.—General Arthur has re turned fiomAlbany, where hehaabeen consulting i (Jovernojr Morgan j-andhaa nowgoneto "Washing ton. From tbe^reports■ received, tdrd&y, the mili tary authorities. are;confident that no drafting will •be necessary to Bli the quota of three hundred thou sand volunteers required’ by. the 15th inat. < ( . _ . Markets. Baltimokb, August 6. — Floor is scarce; Ohio 85 83K e 6. Wheat active., New, Wheat $1.5501.65; redsl.3S ff 11.40. Corn active; white ? 69a"0o; yellow 64®0Sc. Oats fine at 47c; Groceries doll and inactive. Whiihf aoiet at 82c. ■ - t' <■ ' i ' J ' ■■ • ' ■ ' THE CIT Y . VTH.WAM STREET.