the p kkscs, jipßhlflHßD D'l l f I s NU,V.HKXG B PTHD,, by JDDN w • i ’ oIINBY ' j'ffOE, No. HI sOOfll >OCK STREKT. •g* 21 K D A M< V I' R. II 8S j LTg osnts Pgr Wkkk onyaMe ta the Oarrfflr. !lcd to StxtMcrifeers out of the Oity at Six Dollars FHaB ** ,w,4l,s pos KjO,IT Worths, *‘* ee Dol iab» roit Nix Must ns—lnvariably tn' ftd }or tin) llm« ' THE TIM.WEEKLY PRESS, 1° Subscribers uut o< tbe (lUy at ThrER Dot' 211 I’bu Atf.ygM, tn advance ' educational. COLLEGE, w bobbkntown, n. J. wnH-eatnMiaMd and flnurithlug Institution Is * ’ located 011 ibi* CNmdou amt Mnboy Railroad) T,oli r'ra’rido from l*‘,dn<letp: la Special attention is J 'Vo, the common aod higher branches of English, and .paw ” „^ ren t»gea fandslicnl In Vnoal and Instrumental * lir< iC° irrcnch is r»oghr. bv a native and spohonlnthe J, Far catalogues, addres* ■familf' *« r jjot.johN H. BRAKE LET, A. M, President. W-"'EFLEYA!\ FRMa le college, WILMINGTON, Delaware „ JOHN WIUBON, A *1 I President. i..i«!«i by a full board of Pro enema and Teachers. _ C ,| nesaloo will romioeuoo no MONDAY, iho Ist ra'ntfjiiN'fi aoll contimiß ton monthe. iiwUtutlon offers to Youug Ladles superior ad* r,,r nciiiirin u a ttummab nud complete ednca flTsroUinWoexwma ' nP * f Htldn a» th** PraatfUnt* /iHKhINUT STREET FEMALE I i qtfglNAllY; Princltal-*, ai'ss BONNKY and !>' T)?JjLiAYT3. Thn 2&th N«mi- annual Senalon will iVfilncwiaJ'i Baptombn* 10. Partlunlnrs from olr -1616 CHESTNUT Street, c " n ™ , s el& Philadelphia. fIOLIJfIGIATG INSTITUTES FOR 'w TOONG 1iM)TE3,1630 Arch street, Rev. Charles . 'The auihth year will begin ‘iiriembiT 15th. A*dress Post-office Box 1839. ■ - V , ' -- PENNSYLVANIA MILITARY X ACADEMY ftt West (master, (for boarders only)* ffljja Academy wIU be opened ouffiUlt3DAY, Sep -■'ember iffii In its capacious buildings are nr .-Hngfnienifl of the highest order f or rheoncnfurtabie quar tering and subsisting one hundred and fifty cadets. A corps e! competent, and experienced teachers will <Hts their'Undivided »tt> ntion 'o the educational depart u,oTit, and aim lo make their induction thorough,and vftc-Hcfll. The department of studies embraces the fol '■‘owing course*: Primary, < l uamieroial, And Scientific, •■'jollpglste and Military, The moral training of cadets ,’Aill be carefully attended to. ffor circulars, apply to Tamfß U.’Ornr, Esq., No, 626 Oheatrmt street, or at the ’onnk etftud of Continental HoH, Philadelphia or to Bul-40t Ooi. THBO RYaTT President P. iff. A. TTILLAGE- green SEMINARY.— V taeleet BOARDING 80N00L, near MEDIA, '>nnnylvfujl»- Thorough online io Mathematics, OUb- Sogllnli Btudlea. Ao Boofe-kiwplug and Civil En . ’ißeerlog taught. Exmuaea lu Military Taotioa. Seventh year begins September Ist, Boarding, her weak $2 25 Tuition, Ptr quarter 6.00 Tor information, address Bov, J. HERVKT BARTON, A. M., VILLAGE GREEN, PsDn’a. BRISTOL BOAK.DING- SCHOOL for Girls will upon its Full session on Seocnd dap, ISlntli BiQ.,'3st. References; James Mott, Philadelphia; Anno ‘Olinrcbrasn, 90S Franklin street, Philadelphia; 0, 21. •!’circa,SOl North Seventh street, Philadelphia: Henry ",V, Bidgway.OroßSwicks, New Jersey; David J Griscom, ■Woodbury, New Jersey. For circulars, apllly to BUTH ANSA FEIBOB, Principal, Bristol, Pa. jy23-2m* MR. WINTHROP TAPP AN’S Boarding and pay School for Young liadlM, No, SBl6 EPBDOK Street, will reopen on WEDNESDAY, tleptginbtr Utb; Jyl9-Bm TTOLMieBURG SEMINARY FOB .CL YOUNG LADIES, located on the Bristol Tnrn -ilke, 8 mllesfrom Philadelphia and 3 from Tacony. The .]rat tens of the scholastic year begins the flrat MON OAT in September; second term the Ist day of Feb. ■:.-afU7. " " A circular, containing terms, references, &0,, can be obtained by application to the Misses OH A PM AN, Principals. SUMMER RESORTS. SUKF HOUSE, ATLANTIC CITY. -Comfortable Bocmv o»n now be bad at this well is>pt and convenient! 7.located house, as there are a num • £>«r of departure! daily, ano-lit* H. S BENSON, Proprietor, t <Q£A BATHING. —A EaVORITE ID HOME. frnjK u WTX't'WttfYnaw »* MASSACHUSETTS Avenue, ATLANTIC CITY, N J. This popular houßelß open. Its situation is quitenear *4b« hesci J has goodrooms, all opening upon the ocean, end Inmlßbtthwitta spring mattresses. Its reputation la -.tell eslabliehed as a first-class home. Plentiful table. 2rcr) attention given to guests, and terms moderate. WH WBITBHOUSE, Proprietor. - HP* No Bar at ihe a Whitehouse.” aus>lm jfjBNTRAL HOUSE, ATLANTIC HJ OITSyNew Jersey. M, LAW LOU, Proprietor* The above newhouse is now open for Boarders, Booms tome! to any on the beach* well ventilated* high ceilings* ic Servants attentive and polite. Approximate to the «3afhing grouoda, aas-im# SEA BATHING. OCEAN Btraais, OAPE ISLAND, N. X, isiid-ew* 00 " f jQEkA BATHING LONO BBANOH, MONMOUTH 00..N.X METBOPOOri AN HOTEL, NOW OPEN. Addreee J. H. A X. W. OOQPBB, 1710.1m* Proprietors. STAB HOTEL, /Nearly opposite the United States Hotel,) _ ' ATLANTIC OITT, N. J. SAMUEL ADAMS, Proprietor. ■ ■ .Sinner,.. .1...60 cents. Alio, Gsrriagoeto Hire, ■ ■■ ■„ , jeqp BoMderi accommodated on the most reasonable •darn.. }e%i-3m eHOLUMBIA HOUSE. '\J ■ ATLANTIC OITT, SITUATED ON KENTUCKY AVENUE, Opposite the Surf House. . W Terms to suit the times. - , je2o-Sm BPWABP DOYLE, Proprietor, CJEA-BIDE HOUSE, ATLAN TlO OITT, N. I. BT BAYID BQATTBBQOOD. A NEW PBIVATE BOABDING HOUSE, beautiful ly situated st the foot of Penneylrania Avenue. . Now open for vieitore for the season. ieiw-2m TWTANBION HOUSE, AWL ATLANTIC OITT, E. LEE, Proprietor. This Honse havhig been thoroughly renovated and en larged, is new open for permanent and transient boarders. The MiiVBIQN HQ0833 is convenient to depot* churches* end test office, The bathing gronuds are unsurpassed on the Island. The Bar is conducted by Mr, XBIBL, of Phllsdelphia, who will keep superior wines, liquors, and choice brands of cigars. jeZMm mAG L E HOTEL, ATLANTIC .sCj OITT, Is now open, with a LABGE ADDITION OF BOOMS. Board 87 per week, bathing dresses included. jeHO-Zm jfIOTTAGE RETREAT, ATLANTIC HJ CITY, is now open and ready for Boarders. A few choice Stouts can be obtained by applying soon. The Proprietor furnlsbes his table with fresh milk from his oows, and fresh vegetables from his farm. Also, about tour hundred destrablo Cottage and Hotel .Lots for sole by H, McGLHES, je2o-2m Proprietor, «mHE ALHAMBRA,” ATLANTIC JL OITY," N. J,, a splendid new honae, southwest fioraer of ATIcANTIOand MASSACHUSETTS Avenues, , •trill be open for visitors on and after Jand 2&th. The rooms ■end table ef The Alhambra ” are nnanrpaaaed by any on the Island. There la a spaolona Ice Oream and Ee beahment Saloon attached-to the honae. Terms moderate. 0. DUBOIS A 6. J. YOUNG, Proprietors. OTDLOE’S HOTEL, ATLANTIC 'AJ CITY, N. J—At the terminus of the railroad, on (me left, beyrnd the depot 'this House Is now open for ‘Hoarders and Transient Visitors, and offers acoommoda ticne equal to any Hotel in Atlantic City.' Charges mo derate, Children and servants hair price. y -19* Parties should keep their seats until the cars ar rive in front of the hotel. ie2o-2m fIHESTEB COUNTY HOUSE.—This private Boarding House, comer of YOBK and SAdIFIO Avenue, Atlantic City, convenient to the beach, with a beautiful view of the Ocean, is now open &r the season. Tb® accommodations are equal to any others on the Island. Prices moderate. je2o.2m J. KEIM, Proprietor. SEA BATHING.—“The Clarendon,” (formerly Virginia Houee,) VIBGJMIA AVENUE, ATLANTIC CITY, is now open for the accommodation of Boarders. This House is situated immediately on the ffieaoh, and from every room affords a fine view of the •Pea, [je2o-2m] JAMES JENKINS, M.D. •SEA BATHING.'—UNITED STATES HOTEL, LONS BRANCH, N. J., is now open, aituated only fifty yards from the seashore, central of the ■Slace; house fronting the ocean 800 feet; two hours , Stout New York,: Steamer leaves Murray street twice daily, OA. M. and 4P. M.: thence by the B. and D, B. ‘Ssllroad. Address B. A. SHOEMAKEB. Oommunicatiou from Philadelphia is by the Oamden And Amboy BaUroad, by the 6 A. M. and 3 P. M. trains. ’ jel9-2m* Forest grove house— BOHOOLEY’S MOUNTAIN BPBINGS, NEW JIIBSEY._The above popular Hotel is now ready for the BUMMEB BEABON, having been thoroughly set in oroor for the accommodation of visitors to Schooley’s Mountain Springs. The FOBEBT GBOYH is a most capacious House, de sishtfully located, with wide-spreading lawns, and com -1 Banding a view of scenery unsurpassed iu attraction and beauty; and offers to visitors a quiet retreat from the turmoil and bustle of city life. • ' ._**aring no exorbitant rent to pay, the proprietor of the .FOREST GBOVE HOUSE will accommodate families and visitors at as low a rate as a atriot regard'to the re spectability of the House will, afford. The moderate ouarges of this House, as compared with the neighboring boarding houses, is a feature which must commend itself to the attention of families who do not desire to pay ex .“•jaganffy for a few weeks’ recreation. TERMS— SEVEN DOLLABB PEK WEEK. k Visitors to the FOBEST GBOVE HOUSE will enjoy pure air, pleasant drives,'finest scenery, and the purest of •chalybeate waters, whilst its accessibility to the oities tenders it among the most desirable of Inlaud resorts. All communications addressed to the undersigned will 'hieet with prompt attention. )f26-smlm P. MATHEWS, Proprietor. OUMMIR BOARDING.— BRQAD- W TOP MOUNTAIN HOUSE.—A romantio spot for • BUMMEB BEBIDENOB on one of , the Mountain Tops Jf Pennsylvania, reached dally by the Pennsylvania ventral, and the Broad Top Mountain BaUroad from Huntingdon. The House Is one of the flueet In,the in (crior of the State, handsomely furnished, with all the re- UUialtes for comfort and convenience—pure air, deli wous spring water, romantio ecenery, and everything to restore and invigorate health. Telegraph station and a Sfff p mll > lo that daily communication may be had with Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania BaUroad wUI furnish excursion Bwets through the, seaeon. Persons leaving Philadel phia to the morning can take tea af the Mountain muu same evening. . The subscriber has kindly bees allowed to refer to the “mowing gentlemen, residents of Philadelphia, who have Seen patrons of the Mountain Bouse : Wm. Cummings, Esq,, David P. Moore, Esq., fiaml, Castner, Esq,, Thos. Oarstairs, Esq., Hon. Henry D. Moore, lewis T. Wattson, Esq., John McOanles, Esq., G. Albert Lewis,'Esq., John Hartman, Esq ~ Biohard D. Wood, Esq, Mode* AM. For further information* addreifl lel2.tr t, J . 0 S® P Il® 0 J? BI80H > PntHetor. “ Broad-Top City, Huntingdon oounty, Pa. mEEN GINGER.- 35 TjWs. choioo by GI NGEB, received direct from (Juba, and tot sale SUE BHODES ft WILLIAMS, , m 107 South WATER Street. VOL. 6.— NO. 8. RETAIL DRY GOODS. rjIHE NEW TRAIL SKIRT. Jfafit received another lot of theire beautiful SPUING SKIRTS, BOTH MEDIUM AND EXTRA LENGTH. ALSO, A GENERAL ASSORTMENT FOB MISSES, BBBPPABD, TAN HABLINGEN, & ARBISON, ans-lSt ■ jIOOS CHESTNUT Street. A LLWOOL FRENCH FLANNELS, 4*-,.' Fancy stylOß, for Gants’ Shirts. ■ ' BY BE A LANDFILL, ■ 1,118 1 - v ■ FOUKTII and ABOH. Fall he laines, all nest PATTERKSv-—Hamilton De Laines Pad Ho Da Lames. Manchester Da Lainos. EYBffi A LaNDKIT., - ■ " FOCTBTH and ABO T?NGLIBH PRINTS, FALL STALES, 44 Opening of British Prints. , 4*4 French stiles. „„ a HYBE-& LANDELL, ® nif FOURTH and ABOH. T INENS, WHITHi GOODS, HOsIE- J-4 BY, EMBROIDERIES.—The subscribers, in ad dition to the House Fnruishiug and Gurtaiu Departments of the Dry Good. Bnsiness, givo special attontioa to and have always on hand a fresh stock of the best Sheeting Goods, Hosiery, and Embroideries, to attention of buyers is respscttnhr reanested SH ?^ ABD * TAN harbinger & arrison, 1008 CH HSTN UT Street rpHE LAST CHANCE FOR BAR JL GAINS. _ further beduotion in prices. Wo nro determined to closeont the balance of onr Sum mer Stock before the first of September. In order to do se we will offer etir entire stock of FANOY SILKS. DESIRABLE DRESS GOODS, ‘ LAOE MAbTLES AND POINTKS, . SILK COATS AND BACQUEJ, inth OW< ICy riCCa thBn Ihoa ® of ““y other Betall House OUB BLAOK SILKS {*" VPf ““tohed in prices and qualities, as they were all bought before the last nse, and we are able to sell them , OLD LOW PRIOR 9, One lot choapest Black Figured Silks ever offered. Also, a good aafcrimont of DOMESTIC GOODS. „ ... „ ■ H. STEEL A SON, an4-tf Ho. 718 North TENTH St, aoove Coates. "DARGAINB IN DRY GOO OS. WIU b 0 ““ at a «"« 8 “ „*«»•* Black Silk aDd Wool talliesat Mjjfc, worth rive pieces Barege inglfc at 4c, worth 100. irive pieces plain Barege at I2#c. 10 5,? f Shetland Shawls, at vary low prices, splendid for travelling or at watering places, At John h. .itokeb’, TO2 A ROB Street. fpWEIDS AND CASSIMEtIKS. *i.J ,6 i°^ Rrd9 ? ea , v , y c » B9 >n«i r 6a : jost opened. Also, 1,000 yards all-wool Twee (in, 62 to T 5 cents MenSlnS w '*? Ooeslmerei, . fn ’|, aloc C C6ntß< Men . and Boys wearer stock „ complete. Bleached and Brown Shirtings. Bleached and Brown Sheetings. Cotton Flannels, Domet, all wool, and Saoinedo . Cotton Goods, at lowest market rafos. „ honky-coisb quilts. Mareeilles and Lancaster Quilts. Bathing Flannels, Mosooito Nets. Linen Table Damasks and Napkins. Cheap lots of 4- 4 heavy Irish Linens. „ CLOSING OCT. Silk Mantles, Thin Busters, Lace Goods. Uoya’ Summer Clothing. Thin Drew Goods, Black Tamartines. Challles, Mohairs, Mozambinnes, &c h,ni tr '„ _ . COD PER & OONURD, JyBl-tr S.E. corner NINTH and MAX.KETjta CUMMER STOCK! ~—T~ jDl y »n 4 August we win sen Snmmor Dress Goods* such as XiAfTss. OrrsodiMe Barecmn . n( i *i,,i "TJ ,ow P*i<Sst”the ,to T ’ Bn<l th6lr " e BtiU ,air - “0 the goods of thl, SH\BPLEB9 BROTHERS, frM CHESTNUT and EIGHTH •»tree(s. COPARTNERSHIPS. mHE UNDERSIGNED, SUCCEB - THE COPARTNERSHIP heretofore existing between the tinder-lgned, under the Arm of A. T. LANK A CO., was this, day dissolved by Its own limitation. The business wilt bo settled by either of the undersigned, at Ne. 419 MABKET Street. ALEX T. LANE, TO. F. HANSELL, 8. F. 3ANSKLL, B. HANSELL. Philadelphia, July 1, 1862. jyl-tuth2m THE COPARTNERSHIP heretofore existing under the firm of BIEGEL, BAIBD, ft OO.i is this dev dissolved, PETEB SIEGES, JACOB BIEGEL, WM. S. BAIBD, JOHN WIBST. 3O. Jyl-fiw •VTOTICE OP LIMITED PARTNER- J3I SHIP.—The subscribers hereby give notice that they have 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 conducted is BIEGEL, WIEBT, ft EB VIN. That the general natnre 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 FMladeiphia, are JACOB SIEGEL, General Partner, residing at 527 North Sixth street; JOHN WIBST, General Partner, residing at 822 New street ; D. B. EBVIN, General Partner, residing at 1615 Girard avenne; HENBY 8. PISTES, General Partner, residing at 418 North Third street; JOBIAHBIEGEL, General Partner, residing at 418 North Third street; PETES SIEGES, Special Partner, residing at 717 North Eighth street; WM. 8. BAIBD, Special Partner, residing at the Continental Hr' fotel. That the aggregate amount of the capital contributed by the Special Partners to the common stoch 1b One Hundred Thousand Dollars, of which Fifty Thousand Dollars in cash has been so contributed by Peter Sieger, Special Partner, and Fifty Thousand Dollars in dash has been so contributed by Wm'. S. Baird, Special partner. That the said partnership iB 1o commence on the first day of July, A. D. 1862, and is to terminate on the first day of January, 1865. JACOB SIEGED, y JOHN WIBST, D, B. ERVIN, > General Partners. HBNBT S. FISTBB, f JOBIAH BIEGED, J PETEB SIEGES, > jyl-fiw WM. S. BAIBD, S B ’ ,■■■ HOTELS. pOWERS’ HOTEL, Nos. 17 and 19 PABK BOW, (orrosin thr astox aotmi,) NEW YOBK. TBBMB. 81.60 PEB DAY. This popular Hotel; has lately been thoroughly reno vated and refurnished, and now possesses all the react!- rites of a ' , lIBBT-OLASB HOTEL. The patronage of Philadelphians and the travelling public, desiring the best accomodations and moderate Charges, is reepectfnlly solicited. je2-8a H. L. FOWEBB, Proprietor, TRVING HOUSE, X newyqbk, . BBOADWAY AND TWELFTH BTBEET, BHTHANOB OK TWELFTH BTREBT, Conducted on the EUROPEAN PLAN. This house k now open for -the accommodation of Families and transient Guests. GEO. W. HUNT, ) Late of the Brevoort House, S Proprietors. CHAS. W. NASH, ) jyl7-thstu6m • A CARD.—THE UNDERSIGNED, XX late of the GIBABD HOHBE, Philadelphia, have leased, for a term of years, WILLABD’S HOTEL, in Washington. They tahe this occasion to return to their old friends and customers many thanks for past favors, end beg to assure them that they will be most happy to lee them In their new quarters. SYKES, CHADWICK, * 00. WASBiaoTov, July 16,1861. an2B-ly CABINET rPRNITUKB. PABINET FURNITURE AND BIL- W LIABD TABLES.- MOORE & CAMPION, No. 201 South SECOND Street, : in connection with their exti naive Cabinet Business, are now manufacturing a superior article of BILLIARD TABLES, And have now on hand a full supply, finished with the MOOBE ft CAMPION’S IMPBOVED CUSHIONS, which are' pronounced by all who have used them to be superior to aU others. For the quality and finish of these Tables the manu facturers refer to their numerous patrons throughout the Union, who are familiar with the character of their work. fe26-6m COAX,. pOAL.—THE UNDERSIGNED KJ beg leave to inform their friends and the public that they have removed their LEHIGH GOAL DEPOT from NOBLE-STREET WHABP, on the Delaware, te their Yard, northwest corner of EIGHTH and WILLOW Streets, where they intend to , keep the best quality of LEHIGH COAL, from the most approved mines, at the lowest prices. Your patronage is respectfully solicited. v . JOS, WALTON ft 00., Office, 112 South SECOND Street. Yard, EIGHTH and WILLOW. mhl-tf STATIONERY & FANCY GOODS. LVA STATIONERY toy, AND FANCY GOODS BMPOBIUM, Ho. 1086 walhbt btbebt, BELOW BLavnms, Jell-fply ' PHILADELPHIA. A N TI-FRIOTION METAL, JuL Superior-quallty,. For sale by' _ . JAMES YOOOMv Ja., CITY BKASS FOUNDRY, DEINKEB’S ALLEY, ■'; Between Front and Second, Baca and Arch sts. auB-2m* ... : -■ ' -■ GDONOGHUE, 23 SOUTH WATER • Street, offers for sale 6,000 bbia. of Steam-refined SUGAB, at refiners' reduced cash prices. auB-2t# < ; f. *,:m ’.• * ' I F. ; T 1 H f " r - : l ' ' 1 ■) . i ! i , . " '' ' ' ”' ' " ' D. B. EBYIN, H. 8. FISTEB, JOBIAH BIEGEL, Special Partners, ®|i firm. SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1862. FROM FORTRESS MONROE. A.Day in the Realms of Rebellion. EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS. INFAMOUS TREACHERY OF THE REBELS. Our Officers Detained. [Special Correspondence of Tlis Press ] Fortress Monroe. August 7. 1862. Sundry steamers, with; rebel prisoners from Fort Delaware and Fort Warren,, having sailed from here for Aiken’s Landing, on Sunday last, to be ex changed, leaving sundry disappointed newspaper correspondents, who were unable to obtain permis eion to accompany them, tbe thought struok me . that they might be detained at Harrison's Landin'* and that a chance might there offer itself to asoend i the James river into the dominions of Jeff, and pro cure a quantity of Richmond papers, besides ob tainiDg material for a letter. I left here on Mon day morning, and succeeded in both objects. A peculiarity of James river is a monstrous ah »I low near the mouth, which leaves merely a narrow channel on the western side far vessels to pass. The width of the river, till noar the neighborhood of Harrison’s Landing, eighty miles up, is about two and a half miles. A few miles below that point it deoreases to within two miles. At a dis tance of forty-five miles from the mouth is James Island, upon which is part of the ancient site of Jamestown, founded by the first settlers of Vir | B'uhi, in 1607. A portion stands on the mainland, | near by, Both settlements consist of a few small houses of dark brick, varied by an occasional build ing of wood, upon which tho whitewash has lon<* been dimmed. At the further end of the island stands the front .wall of a ruined brick ohurch, built last oeptury. A little grove of richly foliaged trees, sprung from its site, has amply compensated for the three missing walls. Near it is an earth work, built by rebels, and a range of rebel wooden barracks. Upon the island, also, is the mansion of a Mr. Allen, occupied by an overseer of the noigk beriig estates, the proprietor himself making his headquarters at Clermont, on the west bank of tho river. He there derives large profits from out ting wood on. his immense domains, and ship ping it to various localities. A few minutes of further sailing brought us to a black gunboat, whose decks were cleared for action, and whose Jack tarscrowded to larboard to view us as we sailed side by sido. A man was at the foretop, looking sharply for the enemy on the west bank, and guns wore saucily pointing their noses at various angles ready with a shot at a minute’s warning. Every feature betokened earnest war, and, as an addi tional impression, our captain was hailed, asked his business, and peremptorily ordered to carry his flag at half-mast in honor of the deceased Martin Van Buren. After passing a small fleet of thirty becalmed sohooners, we came up with a gun boat precisely similar to the one we had passed which was to act as convoy, sailing between our selves and thb shore, to readily answer any chance shot from a masked battery. The narrow mouth of the much-talked-of Chickabominy soon ap peared ; and presently were seen the several steamers I sought for, crowded with tho three thou sand rebel prisoners. They had anchored there since daylight, being under orders to pass Har rison’s Landing only at night, that the prisoners might not see the camping ground of General McClellan’s army. Three miles beyond these steamers appeared a small forest of masts rising from two hundred schooners and two dozen steam boats, and the camp of the grand Army of the Po tomac appeared in view. As onr vessel approached fl P !n 8 -. CA i h ” v through ma °r faMdraL ■DOTne < Dy t ffie con\raotors, who, not covering it with canvas, had allowed it to be washed by the sea on the voyage; in others the Government became the loser, as it had lain after delivery and been rained on till mildewed. The Boone at tbe Landing was of tbe liveliest description—sutlers obtaining their goods from steamers, soldiers coming to view our arrival, shouting, altercation, the, examination of passes, and general excitement. On ascending the bank a new scene of activity presented itself. Camps as far as the eye could reach, wagons, and orderlies riding to and fro, flying artillery return ing from drill, contrabands chattering* and hun dreds of cavalry horses kioking incessantly from flies, I would here take occasion to remark upon the false reports circulated respecting the osndition of our arm; and the unhealthiness of the locality. The camp is upon a bluff fifty feet high, has ho marsh land on the James river, and ft,, precisely as healthy as the neighborhood of Philadelphia. All I addressed on the subject laughed'at these stories, and asserted that beyond, a little diarrhoea and foyer incidental to unwhole some' delicacies sold by sutlers and a change of -water, no sickness occurs.. A new description of water, no matter how wholesome it will be, after use always affects some cenatitutions, and' the pen insular water, pleasant as it ft, proves no exception to the rule. All the troops I saw looked hearty and jolly, and perfectly ready for renewed action. No signs of a recent retreat appear, and future victory stands on the hardy brow of every soldier, These were the impressions received from a short sojourn of two hoars among these heroes of future story. At dusk I departed for the vessels on which were the rebel prisoners. There were 3,013, divided between tbesteamers Coatzacoalcos, Knickerbocker, State of Maine, Wilson Small, Catskill, and Georgia. The flag of truce boat Henry Burden followed the next day, carrying up Adjutant General: Thomas, charged with the superintendence of the; exohange, assisted by Capt. Stevenson, of the artillery stationed at Fort Delaware. The expedition was under com mand of Capt. Jones, of Philadelphia, also stationed at Port Delaware, assisted on board the different boats by Lieutenant Paul, Lieutenant Krouse, Lieu tenant Sleek, and others, of Port Delaware, and Lieutenant Pair, of the 11th United States Infantry, who came down in charge of the Port Warren pri soners.' The Coatzacoalcos grounded below City Point through the carelessness of a colored pilot, and after anchoring through the night, the little fleet proceeded on Tuesday, morning on its way, after the Coatzacoalcos had transferred its living cargo. to the Knickerbocker, and to a tug boat,' which opportunely arrived. City Point had been the locality hitherto used for exchanging prisoners, ‘ but as the rebels are now erecting fortifications there, they did not wish our men to see them, and appointed Aiken’s Landing, seven miles further off, for the transaction. It is there that all conferences now take place between the rebel authorities and our own. The property is owned by Mr. A. M. Aiken, who holds 2,500 acres around, 500 only of which is cleared. But 250 of this is eaoh year cultivated, and thirty slaves are ‘used for the purpose. This land would be easily taken care of by ten men at the North. Mr, Aiken is a ' gentleman of fifty, with a plain, farmer like appearance, and though' siding with his section, was most cordial to all of onr expedition who addressed Mm. He deeply regrets the war, and waß opposed to secession at its first Inception. He values his land at $lOO an acre. It is thirteen miles from .Richmond by road, and twenty-four by water! Like manyof his neighbors, he has sent his negroes either far back into the country, or Mred them to the Confederate Government to work on entrenchments. It was my lot to be on board the Knickerbocker, and here were the 210 Port Warren prisoners, included among whom were the rebel Generals Buckner, Tilghman, Maekall, Pet tigrew, and Gantt, with Commodore Barron, Cap tains Mitchell and Kennon, and a host of inferior, officers of both navy and army. The sixty pri . vates in this batch were chiefly educated men, and associated on terms of entire equality with their officers, occupying"* the' same cabin and the same deck. The private soldiers on the other steamers were in an exceedingly filthy state, which was ag gravated in appearance by the brown and gray color of their elothes, and their long, uncombed hair, i The greasy odor that pervaded them' permeated every portion of the vessel; They; were very quiet under the many delayß they experienced in reaching Qie terminus of their voyage, knowing well that, they would not see their homes, but merely be transferred immediately to the ranks. Their time was spent in. eating and sleeping, gazing vacantly upon the surrounding scenery, and* scratching. This .last was ah absorbing occupation, and was varied by their taking off their shirts and studiously examining the inner side. Pifty Union soldiers guarded each steamer. A dozen sick rebels died on the way up, having long been , previously ill with diarrhoea and typhoid As a matter of trifling import, I.will; advert to the personal;appearance> of a few rebels on the Knickerbocker. Buckner is a man of two or three-ani-forty, with a flattenfcd nose, dark'complexion, and heavy chin. He wore his long, prematurely-gray hair crashed behind his ears, and his faoe Bhaven, with the exception of the lip and ohin. His dress was a plain sack anil pan taloons of dark-blue cloth, a gray waistcoat, and a high gray sknll-eap, of indescribable shape, band ed by black Scotch cheeks. His form is mode rately. thick-set./ His face is conceded to laok high polish, but his manners arc cordial and attractive. As he passed each Union sentinel on landing, he bade him adieu, and shook hands with him, much to* the sentinel’s gratification. PHILADELPHIA, SATI He is a politician. Hand-sbakingia cheap and fre quent with him. Every man who takes his hand “»y one use. Tha countenance and gene "ral air of Tilghman and Barron both bear the im press of high breeding,'and both are gentlemen, in the most elegant,'if" not the highest, sense. Tilgh man wore a dark-blue sack, and pantaloons,of most unexceptionable cuti The latter were corded with yellow'. Upon the turned-up flap. of his cream colored, golden-corded, felt hat, were three, gold stars, indicating his rank of brigadier general. His -faoe is florid, his features regular and handsome, ! and his ago not over forty. His curly hair is long and brushed back, and is prematurely touehod with -gray, as are also his beard, and moustache. His height is say five feet nine. Mackall is a erusty lookipg old chap pf fifty—short and thickly sot; and Gantt is—goodness knows and - nobody oares. We have.had enough of the pack. Kot wishing to inpinge the rules with regard; to prisoners; I didt not talk with .these men, but was, addressed by a colonels, whose genuine courtesy enhanced my Regret at their being enemies,-andinso senseless a cause. Their sentiments are not worth'giving. , The public is tired of rebel logic and rebel brag about Confederate resources. The only fact worth 'mentioning is, that , several -felt much; aggrieved at sundry taunts and burses, received from the rabble upon the New York Central, Rail road, while on their way from the field of Fort Do nelson to Fort. Warren. They, had formed an idea from this, that . the North hated.;the. South., All sppke of the war as likely to last long,‘ and soouted the idea of the. Union being;agaih consolidated. They inspected silently, and .with great interest! thp different gunboats that we . passed, and more especially the Monitor and Galena As a chance shot from one screamed over the hills, their excite-" ment to catch a possible glance of their own forces in the distance was,great. Each, new feature on! shore, as they supposed themselves . within their pwn lines, was eagerly' scanned. There are some : of our people,” said one, as he. saw several Union cavalry officers approach the shore to water their horses. “No, those are Yanks,” said another; “don’t you see : their uniform?” “Why did’nt they land us at City Point?” said a third, “there is “ railroad there to take us up.” “We are forti fying around there,” said a fourth. Ou a first view of negroes^one cried out: “ Here are some intell .gent contrabands!” A general! aughthen ensued at this frequent' term used "by -Northern papers. Presently the sight offered' itself ot negro women, whom they knew to be slaves,'and their gratula- Uons were lively. The old South was really reach ed at last! On they came, 'from their distant, houses, trooping to the landing, and were received with waving of handkerchiefs and screeches of delight. Generals vied with their, subordinates in these demonstrations, to which the negro; women heartily responded, “ Dein’s our folks; glad to see you, rnassas! ’’’ “ Dey’r waitin’ for you up dar,” were severally heard among their shouts of welcome; and one old woman, who led the rest, was profound in her curtsies and gesticula tions. “ Did you see her throw hor arms up and then fold them on her breast?’ Hey?" said a de listed colonel; “G— d—n her old heart!” Si milar novel manifestations of sentiment were ox-' pressed on other occasions of that kind that offered themselves; but on a first sight of Seoesh white women, enthusiasm became boundless. They were ladies in the house of Mr. Aiken. They flung open the blinds and waved their handkerchiefs, with a will. No cheers were given in return, but sorecoh followed upon screech, and yell upon yell.; Many danced. “Sweet as , peaches 1 I know they’re pretty !’> said an excited youth. “ Bless em! God bless ’em!” said another, “I’d wave ’em my handkerchief, if it was not so dirty,” said a third * “but, never mind, I’ll give ’em my hat;” aad again hats were waved and ones renewed. Soon the Handing was attained, and all descended to go on shbre. The army officers were required to leave first, in order of rank; then the navy offioers and privateers; afterwards tie privates, and finally the. sailors. The absence of enthusiasm'waa remarka ble. Not a cheer was given as their feet touched shore, nor was any welcome offered them. Not a -wagon was sent from Richmond for the conveyance of officers or baggage, nor was snittaW _ later in’tuo afternoon,' took a pleasure excursion to the - Landing in a buggy. Every one slowly ascended to the summit of the gradually-sloping , bank, find either sat down or stood in groups con versing, in evident expectation of wagons. Finally, the baggage befog placed in Aiken’s warehouse, ; many privates and a few officers concluded to walk, leaving the rest fondly awaiting conveyances. . These latter; in; great'part, set forth during the night, leaving yet a considerable number on the spot in the morning. One of them, an officer, oame on board onr boat, and asked for a little coffee, roundly cursing the rebel Government for its total neglect. *By eight o’clock alt had de parted—3,ol3 in number—and an, equal amount of noble Union soldiers, who had. arrived at two in the morning from Richmond, marched on board. They had .received no food since breakfast on Tuesday morning, until their arrival near the Landing during the night. Rations were then sent; them from our steamers, which they devoured ravenously, and received the officers, who’ distri buted them, with extravagant cheers and congra tulations.; They complained much of the scanty fare the rebels had given them, but looked well and hearty, notwithstanding. Their march theprevious day had been through an intense heat, and several had fallen prostrate on the way. One of these was told to rise by a rebel guard, and on expressing inability, received a blow on the head from the butt of a musket, which drew a stream of blood. Another man, in a similar situation, received a bayo net thrust,-which gave him much pain. Three rebel guards had fallen dead by sunstroke. Our soldiers reported civil treatment daring captivity, and were ‘ assured that their scanty -rations were; the. same ; as those • of rebel soldiers. One of them had seen in the memorandum book of Lt. Turner, the rebel officer ih charge, the names of three deserter's frem among onr soldiers, who took the oath of allegiance to the Confederate Govern ment- These were: C. A. Bowen, private, tj. S. Ar tillery, Frank Sembler, Co. A, 57th Pennsylvania, and A. G. Lawrence, Co. C, 16th Massachusetts, who stated that he was a South Carolinian, and had been pressed into the Federal service. As our men marched past Libby’s tobacco warehouse from their prison on Bell Island, they recognized Gen. McCall sitting at a window, who, on being cheered, said he was glad to see them going back, and bade them farewell, - Newspaper writers often speak of the wild cheer ing given by our returned prisoners when once they stand again beneath the stars . and stripes.. l oan safely say that not a. cheer, was given .as these,men filed on board their; several steamers. Their sen timent seemed absorbed-by approaching dinner, as they viewed barrels of beef and onions and piles of, loaves oh the forcdeck. When all had left shore,’ thebattalion -of ragged, coatless rebel soldiers, acting as guard,'whohad during the embarkation ' lounged or slept on the adjoining bank, walked off without exchanging adieus. i Down the river, the Monitor, Galena, and other gunboats e’aeh came in for vigorous’ cheers, and after lying at anchor for several hours off Harri- , son’s Landing, they were marched' off Shore at dusk, and distributed by the Provost Marshal to their several regiments. Those few who belonged to Pope’s or Burnside’s armies; will, speedily be sent’to them. As these men do not now return home, I do not give their names.. - All that were in good health left Richmond, leaving about 1,500 sick and wounded yet behind. RBBKX, TREACHERY. The officers to be exchanged did not leave Rich mond with the privates, and were expected’ last evening at Aiken’s Landing Nows finally came to Adjutant General, Thoinas, that they would not return at present , the Confederate Govern merit having concluded to detain them. And this, after General Thomas had confidingly liberated all their officers, and tenderly sent a number of their’ sick to City Point, by the Georgia, that they might he . taken to Richmond on cars. On the re turn of this boat to Aiken’s Landing, the guard on board under Lieut. Miller, 10th New Jersey Regi ment, were indignant in the extreme, and had they not been restrained by Lieut. Miller, would have re taliated by setting fire to Aiken’s house and all his out-buildings. If any reason had been given for this treachery to Con. Thomas, ho did not commu nicate it to his subordinates. It was generally con sidered by them as a retaliation for Pope’s recent orders. The indignation of the ooimtry on receipt of this news will be great. It will hasten enlist ments HEW HEBEI, DEFENCES Being a civilian, and not being, connected with the expedition, I remained almost entirely on the steamer, and did not venture beyond the landing. My information is thns chiefly at second hand. ; It is, nevertheless, very positive, that just above Aiken’s Banding,.and from there up to Bort Darling, strong entrenchments are being thrown up. from the nearest- of these, a party, from the Bth Alabama Regiment: strolled down to the Landing yesterday afternoon,: ai»d stated that their entire regiment was at work close at hand. "A DASH AT HEWPOET SEWS. A member of onr expedition, while on shore as the rebels landed, overheard an officer remark to another :'“ We, s are going at Newport News.” “llow do you know?” said the other. “I have received two' letters from Biohmond, end they both state the fact,” was the reply. I give this for what it is worth. The rebels might possibly take Newport News, but they would bo immediately shelled out by our gunboats. . , iriLVERH HILL You will ere this have beard of the taking of Ma’.vern Hill, on Tuesday morning, by our troops, -ith about eighty prisoners. The rebel loss is not )AY, AUGUST 9, 1862, •own. Wo lost in killed Lieutenant Colonel Gain 1, of the Bth Illinois Cavalry, Captain Henry ■ mod, 2d United States Artillery, < and four men. ■ wounded we had twelve. ; The force of the > >my consisted of one regiment of infantry, one ■ cavalry, ai>d a battery of artillery. Malvern, , 1 is eight miles from General MoClellan’s front,' L eighteen from Richmond. It is a most, im tant position from whioh 'to push reoonnoissancos,’ 1 is now well fortified and reinforoed by Cook’s : ision and part of Sedgwick’s. Most, important voments are now going forward, which I forbear noniion. The public will not be long without ring news from every department of the army, i have determined men to deal with, but oan lose- to them men equally as bravo. The ihmond papers of yesterday, speak of a speedyl - attempt to retake Malvern Hiili. I,for several days past,- have vigilantly alluded' he various advances of our ft.rees. REBEL DESERTERS. imongour returned prisoners were about two en of the guard who accompanied them’ from ihmond, 'and slyly marched on board our liners. They were tired of Seoesh rations, not-' , hstasding the Confederates boast of abundance, ISETIIRUBH CIVILIAN. iffiong those prisoners returned was a member Ihe Pittsburg Sanitary Commission, Mr. Felix Bninot, who was taken prisoner at -Savage Sta i,while reoently; attending to our wounded. He at Richmond one Samuel Coates, oalling him -1 a correspondent of the London Times , who fiaken at the same time, hut whose liberation rebels have not seen,fit to accord. N. TTERFROM HUNTSVILLE, ALA. 'Description of the City. T-S ATTRACTIONS, [SEAL ROUSSEAU IN COMMAND HERE. Buell and Staff off for East Tennessee. Huntsville, Alabama; August 4, 1882. rrcspondence of The Press.] jluntsville is the most lovely and beautiful city Ihe South, and one of the most flourishing inland joes in the Cotton States. It is the capital of |dison county, and looated about eighteen miles Ith of the Tennessee line. The city is about two es.squaro, and contains between four and five usand inhabitants. It is laid off at right angles, : the streets and alleys graded and macadamized, ile the footwalks are mostly ornamented with de trees. he healthfulness of the place, I am informed, 1 been uninterrupted, being free from epidemics, a for which reason, probably, it has been chosen abe home of many Tetired professional men,.and o: reality planters. The people seem to live here fo'comfort and enjoyment. For the most part, * thr dwellings are elegant mansions, and the style oiichiteoture of the ’most fashionable and ap pwed plan,-while their grounds are richly culti viid and tastefully laid off into walks and squares, phted with, beautiful shrubbery and flowers, ging forth odor and evidencing a refined appre ci|ion of the lovely and beautiful by the citizens otjiis garden-spot of the South. I assure you no on oan visit Huntsville without falling in love vrijL it; and the winds, wafted from the far-off Noth, seem to linger, sportingly amid the ever gr«ns and flowers, as if reluctant to leave their pejume. : - : To country at large opens to the eye an exten sivjplateau, gently undulated, intersected by de tained spurs of the Cumberland mountains, which 100 l down upon the smiling valleys, and are pro minent in constituting numerous magnificent views. Tie principal public buildings are a court house,/ locattd in. a large square, of Boric architecture, and surmounted by a fine dome, It is handsomely fenced in, and surrounded by shade trees. The Northern Bank of Alabama is a tasteful and attrac tive structure, of the lonic order. - The various churches, developing imposing architectural styleß, structure. The nuntsvillo people also support a necessary' institution ealled-a; jail, a firmly-built establishment, two stories- high, and containing’ three rooms for the incarceration of criminals. The market-house is a neat and handsome bnild ling, affording many facilities for marketing. , It contains, a calaboose- and office where iB transacted all the business of. the city polioe. • : The Masonic Hall is . the oldest public building here, and has been in use for a number of years as a place of meeting! for t£e Masonic fraternity. There are three hotels in Huntsville—the Hunts ville House, Johnson House, and Venable’s Hotel, The great natural object of attraction hero is an immense spring;. The : South abounds in springs, the cne at Tuscumbia giving a streani-sufficient to float a vessel of sixteen or eighteen tons' burden. But the giant spring reposes here; and bursts from beneath a high limestone bluff, in the very centre of the city immediately opposite the Huntsville -House. The water is forced,up an elevation of nearly a hundred feet, into a reservoir on a hill on the edge of the city, whence it is disseminated throu ;h the town. This spring was also the source andfieder, many years since, of the Indian Creek canal which connected with , the Tennessee river, and his probably borne upon its waters thousands of col ;on bales, but which has now become anti quate and useless. An iour’s ride from the town lands the,tourist at “ Morte Sano,” a most select spot, indeed, for the v&letidinaiian. , Monte Sano is. a beautiful spur of the flial continuation of the Cumberland mountains. Its elevation is nearly a thousand feet above the city Itvel, and some seven hundred feet above ooean.l There are several summer residences upon the tojjof the mountEdn. The air is at all times cool am bracing, and upon the “top” is a magni ficent of freeßtane water, affording an into restingtheme for geological investigation. A short distant from the spring is the “ Cave.’’ which is a g’reatnatural curiosity, and affords the mineralo gioal stident a rich harvest in limestone formations and foßjil remains. A greater curiosity still is the existence of a na tural wfll, known to be two hundred feet in depth,- but, mrasured by sound, indicating the extraordi nary dith of nine hundred feet. It is perfectly eirculatand regularly formed. The jiducemenis held-out by Monte Sano as a perman nt summer resort, including distance, healthy atmosphere,; a;flue spring of chalybeate water, i n unrivalled , freestone water, a‘ bekutifi I cave, a, natural well, -lovely scenery, and an unsutpassed view of the ,valley.belowifrom dif ferent mints, will yet attract the attention of sorao enterpriing Yankee; a 3 the considerations guaran- extejsive' -patronage, 1 and of that select kind; too, whih never fails to “ pay.” Provijus to the" rebellion there were throe news papers mbliahe&m this city—the Democrat , edit- Er.'s J. W. Clay;: the Southern Advocate, ratio journal, edited by Wm.B. Figures, and the an opposition newspaper, pnblishel and edited by Messrs;; Young& Dew. As xegans military; matters here, the oity is very quiet, ten. Buell and -staff, are at present ittlthe city, but will leave for Stevenson, in a few days. Gen. Roseau is in command of all the forces here, at Athens, and at 'Mooresville. The people of Jluntsvite as yet do not know him, but profess full confidence in. his ability and judgment. Persons leaving Ihe, city, must provide Themselves with passes fre n the provost marshal. No liquor is sold at any of the/hotels.or. restaurants, and as the place is under nartial law, the streets are remarklbly silent by line in the evening. ' A large number of the citizens of Huntsville are Unionists notwithstanding the -gross depredations committe, indiscriminately, by Col; Turchih’s 19th Illinois Ii giment. lam opposed to the milk-and water poloy of Gen. Buell, and believe in a vigor ous ; prosebtiOß of tho war, and the subsisting of our armyipon the jroduots of the rebels; but this must he Bone under the sanction of law, and offi cially, od otherwise we shall seriously injure our cause. Opr men and stock are suffering for proyi- sions, andtbe country abounds in breadstuffs, etc. This is at: wrong. Ido not believe that bur men should sts ro when in the luxuriant country of our enemies.- But lot ub transact our business of col looting stpplies in: an honorable way, and in the name of ie United States Government. Let us give aid ,nd comfort; and encouragement to the loyal peo 10, and, for our country’s sake, protect no longer fie property of a traitor. 1 must lay a. few short, wards, to the effect that, if Gen. Buell does not \hortly pursue awurfolicy this strife willnev/t end. Makeanoteof what I say: A son (' Mr. Venable, proprietor of one of the hotels hes, has lately arrived from the Confede rate army He has been in Virginia fourteen months. -. ie enlisted in the 4th Alabama-tor one year, butv as compelled te suffer the restriotiohs of the nefaiic is consoription act, but purchased a sub-' stitate for fifteen hundredfdollars. (Hehasre-; ported bin 'elf tb'Gen. Baeli. {Young Venable in form? me t|at be was in the late battle of the Seven Pines, at the battle of Manassas. He is of the opinion that tho Yankees will fight. Infaofc, : he There .isUjbattalion being. formed here of Ala-, bamians., There; are over two hundred names on the roll, aid they.are.being drilled daily by some of onr officers. Wouldn’t it be a'glorious sight to see, fighting for the preservation of the Consti tution, regiinents from most of the Southern States ? I actually. 1 anticipate nothing loss. Already we : have in thejfieldregimonts from all of the Borde States. ThWe are several regiments in the field, of Tennesseeans. Louisiana has two regiments early full. North Carolina has two or three regi t: ments engaged in protecting Government property. Arkansas has nearly a thousand men - doing honor . to the oause, and Alabama will soon be represented ■in the Union ranks. Let the Government pursue :■ the right policy, and who dare croak about a Southern Confederacy ? I shall- start for Stevenson, East Tennessee,, to morrow. When Uarrive I will immediately write you, and give the readers of The Press a brief de soripliomof my travel through u Secessia,” from ' Columbia to Stovenson. .. Before closing, let mo add-that Xam deeply in debted to a distinguished ex editor of this plane for a variety of information.. Aurevoir. B. C.T. = AFFAIRS IN THE SOUTHWEST.” Beauregard to Command at Chattanooga— ' 'From the,Arkansas. Jtxpedition—A Steamer Plundered; by Guerillas—Later from the In . diaii Expedition.' ■ THE .REBEL CONCENTRATION AT CHATTANOOGA— BBAtnUtOABB TO COMMAND. • . [From the Nashville Uaiou.J It seems to be understood that Beauregard will take, command of the troops at; this place on his return from Bledeh Spring, Ala. Gen. Heath is,nowin,oimmand of the'rebels there, who number some i 500". There to said to be 36,000 at hhelmonnd,’ tweulg, miles from Cnatta nooga. We hope to hear of a successful atsault on the town by cur forces very shortly. The “ Grapevine” yes terday evening reported that the tight had commenced. We Bupposc that there is no truth in it. ' FROMTHE ARKANSAS EXPEDITION. [From the Cape'Girardeah (8lo.*) Baglh.J f ■ St feral days having elapsed,without hearing from the; First Wisconsin Cavalry, the greater, portion of which started from Bloomfield oil the Bth July on ah expedition through Aikaneas, a considerable alarm was felt hero with'iegard to them. The last beard from them was shortly after their fight at Scatterville. They were then ‘ known to be leaving Gainsyille.on.the march still farther South. Since then over two weeks , had elapsed and not ' a word bad been heard from them at headquarters in this city. This afternoon, however, about 3 o'clock,; Mr. H. if. Better, one of the editors of thie sheet,, arrived from the regiment,with despatches, he having acoeihpaaied it from Bloomfield to,MadißOD, Arkansas, a small city.on, the St. Francis river, about fifty miles southwest of -Memphis, Tennessee; and about forty miles northwest of J Helena, where General Curtis’army Is at present located. '.Mr. Potter, with Colonel Daniels, and an escort consist ing of Lieut. Comstock and ten moil of Squadron H, left Hadison on'Bnnday, 20th lost., for Memphis, at which place they arrived safely on Monday night, having ex perienced a rough trip on railroad track and through swamps On Wednesday evening, the Coloneidespatched Mr. Potter to this city, himself intending to Btart for the regiment by way,of Helena the tame evening,, : Mr. Potter represents'the regiment in fine condition, notwithstanding the hardships and labor attending the march. '■ The men were ,n« ver. in better health, and seemed to/enjoy the trip exceedingly well. The course of march had been down Crowley’s ridge, the following being the principal places on the route: ScatterviUe,. Gaineville, Greensboro, Jonoßhoro, Harrisburg, Witta burg, and Madison. Quite a number of rebel companies had t een either broken np or driven beyond.the White river; quite a number of the enemy killed and wounded in skirmishes, a considerable amount of arms captured, and a'largo number of prisoners taken, a great portion of whom were conscripts. ' Two companies fled from Jonesboro on the approach cf the regiment, but wore: secured in, part. Two com panies were attacked at Taj lor’a creek, ten miles from Wittsburg, and ihegreaterportion either taken prisoners or scattered to tbeir homeß, a small fragment only eaca- Ping beyond .the White river. A number of notorious rebels who bad fled from beyond our troops, in Missouri weie picked up, and among them Col. Waugh, formerly Jeff Thompson’s adjutant general and inspector general of Missouri. The regiment was, to remain at Madieoa until the Colonel’B return to recruit the men and horses, ■ end then it was supposed would move on to Helena, On , the day that 00l Daniels and escort left for Memphis a smell party started on to Helena to communicate with General Curtis. . A' STEAMER FIRED INTO AND PLUNDERED BV GUERILLAS. .... [From the Leavenworth Inquirer,'Aug. 2 ] As the steamer War Eagle was proceeding on her way from St. Louis to this city and ports above, and when be tween Wayerly and Mobly’s Landing a band of some two hundred men, who, it was subsequently learned, belonged to Hay’s guerilas made their appearance >on the south, bank of the river, and mademotions for the boat to heave to. Captain White, not understanding their signals, paid no afceotion to them, when a volley of market balls and Minie bullets was sent whistling through the pilot- • house and cabin . The pilot escaped unhurt by dropping flat upon the floor, and remaining in that , position until the firing ceased. Fortunately there wss but one man, hurt, a resident of Kansas City, who had his arm shat tered by a mußket ball. : The boat, in. trying to escape, ran aground, and was immediately taken possession of by the guerillas. They then proceeded-to searchifor ordnance supplies, with Which they supposed she was laden ; but on the assurance of the clerk that there was nothing of the sort on hoard, the search was given up, which was a very fortunate cir cumstance, as Cap!, Wliito had some $76,000 worth of ordnance stores and a box containing seventy-flye splen did revolvers on board, which would have been a great haul for the desperadoes, had they got their hands upon them. As it was, they helped themselves td some $2OO *—The HtreiitKi. auiubniieB i iß-urawn~tn~' the necessity offartifying, at the earliest practicable moment; our positions in' the southeastern am) south western corners of our State. If the report be true that • General Pxicehae crossed the Mississippi, we ought to lose; no time in preparing for.lum a hearty reception, at the point wherehe and liis army are sure to turn up again, the battle field of Wilson’s Creek. Our present force in the vicinity.of Springfield is'probably hot very large., '.GeneralPrice is said to'bring an army of at least fifteen thousand men; which he will know how to increase to double the number Irom the new levies of Arkansas. He is’said to be well provided with artillery, and we know that he never neglects to have a proper proportion of cavalry on hand Oar entire southern border can be covered by two positions: the one at Springfield—about 7 the line of Neosho, CassviHe, and Forsyth; the other on a line oi Bird’s Point, Srkestou; and Bloomfield. , ' LATER-FROM THE INDIAN EXPEDITION. (From the Leavenworth Conservative, July 31} Dr. Gilpairick, Brigade Surgeon, arrived here yester day from the Indian Expedition. He left John Boas on Wednesday, the 23d inst., at Park Hill, on the Ulinois ’ river, Eighteen miles from Talteqnah. The threo rogi mentsof loyal Indians are at Grand Saline; on Grand river, thirty-three miles this side of Fort Gibson. The third, or “ impromptu” regiment, is tmder Coi. Wm. A. Phillips, numbers 1,200 men, and consists, sis we have already published, entirely of Indians who have, come over to our side (principally from Col; Stand Waitie’s rebel regiment) with their arms and horses since the ex pedilion leached that country. This advance bscHou of tbe force is short of supplies and may have to fail back, although such a result would be calamitous to ear cause. It is commanded by Col. Furnas, of the Ist Indian Bagi ment. ■ ■■■■■;. ; ' - - * Sixty- three-miles this aide of Fort Gibson is tbe com mand of Lieut. Col. Jewell, which consists of the 6th, lOthi and a part of the 9th Kansas Begiments, and two Editions ef Allen’s Battery., ........ Colonel Salomon's command was eight miles this side of the latter, and consisted of; the 2d Obio Cavalry, 9th Wisconsin, and Babb’s Battery. The commands of Col. Salomon and Lieut Colonel Jewell (all the white troops) ware expected to be at Hudson’s Grossing of - the Neosho : on Buriday latt. Hudson's Crossing is ninety, five, miles north of Fort Gibson, fifty miles south of Fort Scott, and sevenmileß above the month;of Spring river. .Colonel Salomon intends to remain there for the present. At this place Dr, Gilpatrick found Captain Gunther and Lieut. ColemaD, with one company of the; 2d Kansas. Bede-; sires ns to tb»Dk them for the cordial welcome be re? celytd from these officers; The remainder of the 2d Kansas were seven mileß away on a branch of Spring river; where excellent camping ground was found. Col. Cooper is in command of the rebel force—about 3,ooo—at Fort ,Davis, on the south side of the Arkansas,, and about four miles below Fort Gibson; our troops have never been farther Booth than the latter post. Cooper has a Choctaw regiment—nearly all of this tribe are rebels; Mclntosh a Creek regiment, and Bland Wai tie had one of Cherokees. There was, up to the 19th inst, no artillery in Cooper’s command, although it was dally expected from Pike, Pike waß at Boggy Depot, 5 miles north of Bed river, 10 from Fort Wachita, and 140 southwest of Fort'Gibson, and he was, reported to have 30 pieces of artillery, stolen firbm our garrisons at the be ginning of the war. . Our scouts have been through the Creek and Choctaw countries, and report no enemy theto. The Mclntosh faction (rebel) of the Creeks bad votirfd, .with their women and children, to the Choclaw country, fourteen ‘ miles below IVebbor's Falls.' On the 23d test;, a detach ment cf General Brown’s command, from Springfield, Mitsonri, was at Cincinnati,' on the Hlinoia river, hear - the Arkansas line, and thirty miles nsrth ofFort Smith. In pm opinion, nothing important will be done .by the Indian expedition until General Blunt takes tbe field in person, as he will do ere long. . ■ Senator Wilson's Self-Deience. - Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, 1 iii a letter to the iditor of the New York Herald, of yesterday, says: A few days before, tho close of Congress my attention waß called to an article in your journal In whiehitwas stated that I had declared that we had One hundred and » fifty thousand more men'ihan we needed, and that I mast be held -personally responsible for the present want of men. * * * lour readers were not told that the remark which you now condemn w«B; male nearly four months before, when victories by land and .ssa were flashing i upon the country, making ns all hopeful,- and, perhaps, too confident; of the future ; nor were they told that it was based upon the report of Secretary .Oameron, the assurances of Paymaster General Larnard, the esti mates of Quartermaster General Meigs, that we had from seven hundred to eight hundred regiments and seton hundred thousand men. Tour readers, were not told that - when the remark .was made we had more than one hun dred partially organized regiments, scattered over,the country, more than five hundred (recruiting Officers and hundreds of recruiting stations, ail supported at enormous cost, though doing little effective service; nor were they ~ told that'when the i emark was made a plan was pending before Congress,:prepared ,by General. Stoneman, Chief ' of Cavalry, enflorstd by Secretaries Oameron and. Stan ton, and endorsed, too, by General McClellan, to reduce and consolidate the seventy-seven regiments of cavalryi nearly half of which were unmounted—lnto flfty‘regi i ; - ments, thus discharging nearly a thousand Officers and; several thousand ineni , ‘ ; * #,* :* ' , ' I found, sir, on- my returning homo, that the remark that we had one hundred and fifty thousand too many men had been most 'industriously circulated, and was . misapprehended by many, who were made to believe that it was based, not upon the Govensment claim of seven hundred thousand men,.but upon the ’five-hundred and - twenty .thousand men we. actually had:; In April, 1861,. I had advised the Secretary of War to call out a quarter of a million of men. In July, 1861, when the Adminis tration aeked for four hundred thousand men, I gave it half a million. I had maintained that the Government required five hundred and twenty thousand—the number we afterwards ascertained the' Government ad'uaily had in March. This idea that my remarks polled to five hun dred thbussnd.men, the number intended to be authorized, by law, and neafthe actual number ascertained to be on band in March, instead;‘of : seven hundred thousand, was false in fact and unjust to me. To correct this misap prehension X 'explained very; briefly in two or three war meetings <my position." Tbe Herald seized upon a very brief and imperfect report of my . remarks at Newton, and assumed to deny the truthfulness of whalT said, :I am accused of attempting to disown my recorded words. 1 did not deny, disown; modify, qualify, or retract tho words ottered by. me on (the,2Bth .of March. No, sir, I did not deny nor attempt to deny ,it, aud.the imputations you have cast’hpon me on the assumption that I had dene so are wholly .unauthorized by any word ever ut tered by me. Why, sir, I ho 4 referred to that declara tion more'than once’ in the Senate, and my words were recorded, sOn the 7th of May,'in- response to Mr: Grimes, the indefatigable senator fromlowa, I had stated that the Government “estimated that wehad six .hundred and sixty thousand men that if was so reported .to Con ( gress ”— ll that iin: vieW;of that statement I'had said; some time ago, that;l thougbt.we hath one hundred and: fifty thousand too many men that, we had about flye hundred and twenty thousand effective men,’ and “ I had' .thought half "a-million of men, or five hundred’and twenty thdhsand,as many as we. could use to advantage:’’ But it iB mv duty to care for the condition of the Trea sury as well as of lhe army ; it is especially the duty of Mr. Nessenden, Ohairman.of the Commit too on finance, to do so. Tour months ago the military force of the country appeared to he immense; regiments were scat tered around, unemployed, tens of, thousai ds of, men were off onfnrlotigba, .thousands were' sick that might to be discharged. ''Looseness’and extravagance seemed to prevail in the War Department, and the condition of tour’ finances was a source of solicitude with, all. Senators were actuated by the sole desire'of protecting tlie Trea sury without impairing the effectiveness of- the awny. .They may have erred in judgment—they certainly were; mistaken in relying upon the estimated force in tho ser vice—bnt nothing can be more untrue, nothing oan be more unjust, than those accusation* that Senators were : TWO CENTS. actnatedjjby partisan feelings and personal objects to their efforts to correct mistakes and abuses, increase the efficiency and promote tbe ; economy of the War Depart ment. The records of the republic will bsar witness that ■ they were ever prompt in voting men and money, and these accusations; which have not the elements of truth, justice or .fairness in them, may give ,a moment’s pain; .but they mint share the fate of false accusations. ADDITIONAL FROM EUROPE. THE NEWS BY THE ARABIA. Rumored Intention of Russia to Offer Mediation. THE DEFENCES OF CANADA THE ENGLISH TEOOP3 NOT TO BE WITH- DRAWN OB BEHTFOBCED. [From the London Times, 28th.] . The present position of affairs testifies to tho im portance of the iate-battlee. In the first place, Wall street has. settled down frpm ; panio Into : despondency:- Gold is at 17 per cent, premium, silver at 10 per cent., , exchange on London 129 - With respect to general business and the state of tne currency, it it* only ueces safytoread onr correßpondent’s letter to have a notion of ,the pass’to which things have come at New York. Tlien, as. regards military matters, It is now beyond a doubt that a general rising may,be anticipated in all the ■ Southern States which are occupied by Federal troops,; not excepting the hitherto neutral State of Kentucky. The hews of tbe recapture of Baton Bouse by the Con federates seemß to be confirmed. Tbe possession of this town, the seat of tbe Louisiana Legislature, and the place of greatest importance in the neighborhood of Mew Orleans, most enaoie the. Confederates to carry, on the local war with considerable obanoes of success. But it is in Tennessee and Kentucky chat a struggle may be expected, which will call tor all the strength! and energy of the .North. We learn from the last news s that “ the Confederate guerillas are becoming very active in the Border States, destroying property and burning , the bridges.” ; But it is something more than a guerilla warfare that is going on. The capture of Mur freesborough and the advance to the neighborhood of -Nashville show the notion of a numerons and disciplined body.of men; wMle the proclamation of martial law at Lexington, on account of an advance of the Confederates on that town, is a still more portentous sign. If Louis ville, Frankfort, Lexington, and the region about them, he convulsed by a Secessionist warfare, if the Federal power -be attacked up to the very'banks of the Ohio, what.are the chances of a conquestof the country hun dreds of miles'further South 7 , In every line of the des patches which we publish iB to' be seen the effect of the great Cpnltderate victory which has roused the South erners to these hew and extraordinary exertions. We must do thhMew York press tbejnstice to saftbat as far as we have seen, it treats the disasters of the Fe derate wiibsofficient fairness. Though to a certain ex tent echoing the mendacious bulletins of the Govern ment and the pompous addresses of. General McClellan, it is still independent enough; and honest enough to let’ tbe country understand the whole truth. While Falstaff : and Bobadit describe their exploits, tbe newspaper cor respondentsquietly explain matters in a manner tint has filled the Northern cities with consternation. Since these battles hardly a single prediction has been hazarded of ‘ the ultimate conquest of the South. Exhortations to persevere, to send reinforcements, to deliver the Federal army ft om its difficulties, to avenge the dishonor of its flag by a triumphant entry into Richmond, have, of course, been plentiful, but as to any tbing farther tjgsre is a dead, ■ a most portentous sllttice. In fact, it is felt that tbe defeat of McClellan’s army has changed everything. But a fortnight before a vast and well- provided force was in- ‘ vesting the capital city of the South, defended, as it was thought, only by a few starving regiments. All was joy and ignorant confidence. Now the truth is revealed. . ; A ; whole population iB seen to have risen in armß; enthu siasm and devotion have made good all deficiencies; ge nerals of consummate skill are at the head of a soldiery of fanatival courage, and an army equal to'the greatest of those with which European rnlers make war guards the frontier of the Confederacy after having crushed the main force of the invaders. The Northerners though they have shown themselves more liable to delusion than any one could' have believed of such a people,, are not fools; and, in spite of the‘ boasting and lying of their Government, they are receiving the con viction that such a people as tho Confederates can never be subjugated. If it were a. war for a fort ress or a frontier, they would not be discouraged; but When they reflect on the object of the protent invasion, and remember that they have; undertaken not only to defeat the armies of, Lee and Beauregard, but to utterly, destroy them, to occupy the whole Southern territory, and garrison it year after year with a standing army of at least a quarter- of a millionmen, it may well be imagined that they are cooled and sobered by the prospect. We cannot but think that a great change of feeling is likely jto take place at the North. The under- currentsof the po pular miodare at first not visible; it is only when they have gained volume and strength that they can change the course of .the stream. But there is enough to show, that multitudes of the Northern people are becoming weary of this purposeless slaughter. About the temper of the business men there can be little doubt: they have been for many weeks giving to the cause of peace all the influence which their Own timidity and the constitution of American society will allow them. ■W hat is more likely than anything to bring the war to Clellan had, altogether, before Bichmond, on the 25tb of June, not less than .120,000 men, and.that when, the wreck of his armv arrived under cover of his gunboats, there were hardly 60,000 , left Thousands probably came in afterwards, but the toted loss is estimated by the President himself at not loss than 15,000 men. In the many expeditions of the Federal troops the loss has been so severe as to exhaust the great armies with which the campaign commenced in the autumn of last* year. Up to very lately, however,'American society has borne the wasting away of the army with compara 'tive equanimity. Tho explanation probably is that the army is to a very great extent a foreign army, being, composed of German and Irish mercenaries, and that the, -native Americans who have joined it belong 'to no very respectable class. But in any fartherenlistmentreceurse Imnst he had to the real American people—-tho merchants, farmers, tradesmen,‘artisans, and all those who have a settled occupation, and no wish to leave it. As yet the.' loss pf men has been looked upon as little more than the , loss of, so, much material—of so much military stores. ' But now the North will find that men cannot be replaced by money, like siege guns or wagons. Each Northerner mußt come forward in his own person to fight in the swamps and forests of the South, or the scheme of con quest must be abandoned, Foreigners and rowdies are now all but exhausted. . Whether the respectability of the country will take'their place remains to be seen. Faius, July 25.—The latest mediation rumor—one which has obtained considerable credence in well-in formed, circles here, and which; I should be inclined to place some confidence in were it not for the fact that the Paris correspondent of the Independence Btlge (which, ot all other European journals, has usually been the bilndestand most unreliable upon American affairs) says it is trne-e-is,;that the; Cabinet of Bnssia has proposed to France and England to make.ah offer of mediation to the Government of the United States. r The matter was ar ranged, it is said, when M. Thouvenel went to England; and, having been' accepted by the English ministry, ,H. Thouvenel, immediately upon his return to France, pro ceeded to Vichy, where the Emperor gave his aesent also . The proposition is said to be simply that Bussia . shall make to our Government and that of the rebels an offer of mediation upon the principle of a cessation of hostilities, and a subsequent compromise of some descrip tion, which will be the means of putting an end to the war. If this he accepted, France and England will re main, as mere lookerß-on while matters are being ar ranged: but if it is not, then within a month afterward ■ Russia will retire, and an active armed intervention on the part of France and Esgland'ensue. Such is the storyjwhich;:asJtSßy,has;dbtained hare a goad deal of faith.; It is positive that negotiations between the three ; Governments have .been in progress for the purpose of in dneing Bhssia, 1 standing in the a very friendly Power, to offer services which it is well known would never be received from dither England or France. You will donbtieSß hear.more of this by the next mail. . The two emissaries, who were sent by Slidell to,Vichy, immediately afterthe reception of the news of the battle before Bichmond, have returned to Paris, and it is re ported that.lhey had fin interview with hiß Majesty, in which they, urged upon him the propriety of immediately recognizing the independence of tho South, but that they < received no positive answer from the reticent sovereign. Reports came this morning that the Emperor may-have ; another little job in hand nearer home than the United States, which, with his Mexican project, may occupy his attention sufficiently to induce him to give up the idea of interfering with us.' The reckless-spirited,,, im patient Garibaldi is, it is now stated, preparing for an • invasion of the BonSan States, with six thousand men, and it Is very,certain that .yesterday four vessels were fittodontih'bot harte at Toulon to proceed to Civita Yecchia. , If Garibaldi once lights the torch’of revolu-i tion in Italy the European monarchs will ere long haye enough to do to keep down their own people, and" their attention will be for some time, distracted, from, their, be nevoletrt totentioßß of putting an end to our -‘ fratricidal ' .struggle. ” . SUICIDE OP A PHILADELPHIAN. Xißßt Sunday morning ths body of James M. Benners, from Philadelphia—of which city, I have heard itsaid, he was at one time Chief Engineer—was found floating ' in the Seine,' dead, and with hie throat cut from, ear to ear. Bennera, who came to Europe about six months ago, l had recently returned from a trip .through Spain, and was making his arrangements to return to the United States in'the early part of next month. About two weeks, ago he began to i Bhow' signs of mental aberration, and some of his friends remained constantly with him, the physician considering it a mere temporary matter. , A. week; ago last, Wednesday, Benners, bein g in his own room, where' a friend was sleeping with him, rose in thei bight and inflicted three wounds upon him self with a penknife—-two in the neck and one upon the breast. His companion immediately ran for a ; physician, who pronounced the wounds not at all dan gerous, although those upon the neck were in the im mediate vicinity of the jugular vein. Being plastered up, Benners was out the next day, and seemed to be get ting better andmoreeheerfal, when, on Saturday moniing last, he managed to elude the vigilance of his associates, and, escaping; from them, it seems purchased a pair of razors and started for the Bois de Boulogne,' Here he, ■ went down to the edge of the river, just beyond the race track, and* taking off his hat, placed in it Mb watch, studs, and necktie, and a. portemonnaie containing a hundred aid seventy francs, all of which were found on : the bank, where he must have cut his throat and then leaped or fallen into the’water. The body was found on Sunday evening, but was hot recognized by his friends until Tuesday. Yesterday .he was hurled temporarily, 80 that his friends in Philadelphia can remove tho body home for bnrial. ; In the absence of Mr. Bigelow, the vice Consul, Mr. Brooks took charge of the matter, and also tookpossession of the effects of the deceased. THE DEBATE ON THE DEFENCES OF CANADA. In the House of Commons, on the 25th, Mr D’lsraell said: I ihink the present disagreeable state of affairs in Canada has been mainly occasioned by the sending out thereof three thousand troops in the month of June of last year—a ineasire .which at the time I deprecated; while I would express a hope that affairß In the colony may soon wear a more satisfactory aspect. [Hear, hear.] Lord: Palmerston. I think we judged rightly in send ing out the force in question. The garrisons In our North American provinces were At the' time greatly reduced, in consequence ef tbo demands arising out of the Crimean war. They were much lower than they had been before that war, and, looking to the petition of the United States, ; and to the civil todr which itod broken out in that quarter, we, in my opinion, took a wise And, proper - precaution in l sending some amount of reinforcement to those garrisons,' even although there might be no apprehen . sion of immediate danger so far aflUanada was concerned;; So far, however, from the force which we, did send out ‘being calculated to damp the exertions of the colonials, and.to induce them, to-abstain from taking the neces sary measures for their defence, it appears to me to have been precisely of a ehafacter to stimulate and excite them to the adoption of sneb a course. If, Indeed, we had rent out thirty thousand men—or a- force so large-as to be adequate for their defence incase of need—l could un -1 derstand the' argument which the* right honorable gen tleman has advanced.: Tho colonists might,vunder those : circumstances, have said, «We are now amply.provided for ;‘ifc is unnecessary to' do anything for ourselves; toe mother .country has sent an <enormous force to Pfoteci ns, and evident!y ; ineans to put. forth all her energies jor our protection ; and lf that force be not sufficient tor the purpose, we feel assured she will take to h«*df• poly of our defence, and send additional, troops to our aid”. The colonists might, intheeydet wM®SSffl have adbpted that tone; but surely Jt bo said that they w ould be likely to look upon three thousand men as a force sufficient to render snr exerHon on their: part un , necessary. I think we have done neither,too mnoh; nor, too little 1 TYe dfl . not intend either to recall, the troops rirw in Canada dr to send dKy iadditional men there, tor we cannot hut believe that when that faetinui conflipi which has takan place in Canada is .over, and has ire., iitlied in the establishment of some Government likely - o be permanent, the spirit ot the people will urge their 4 epresentatives to make more ample, more satisfactory, ud more woiiby provision for tbe defence of their couu u-y in case qj danger. [Cheers-] THE WAR PRESS, (PUBLISHED WEEKLY.) Th* Wa* Pugg will Be sent to ’ subscribers by mall (per annum in advance) *!,..... ..93.09 jmeeOoideß « ***■'-. S.oo “ “ 8.00 Ten tt tt - ' * 1 A to aa Larger Clubs .will be charted at fche flame rato-*thtis: 20 copies will cost $24; 60 copies will costs6o. and 100 copies $l2O. _ . - * Club of Twenty-one or over, .we- will setaft ant Extra Copy to the getter-up of the Club. •9* Postmasters are requested to act as Agents fM Tub Wu Press. «9* Auvertisementa inserted at the usual rates. Six lines constitute a amare. • •;p ,„ J Archbishop , Hughes on American fairs.. . THE UNITED STATES .ONE' COITHTET STILL— THE IVAK NOT WHOLLY SUPPORTED BY IRISH AHJ> GERMAN BLOOD. The Dublin Freeman's Journal states that on Sunday, July 20th, the first stone of the new Catholic University of Ireland was-laid to Dublin, with impoaing eeremonies. The Catholic Young Men’s Society held a meeting to the Eotnndo, on the evening of Tuesday, July 221, to present an address to the; Archbishop of New York. ■ Bis Grace, to returning thftuks, expressed his satis faction at the orderly appearance of the ■ people oh the Sunday previous, and oi .th-lr ,fidelity in the causa of . ■ education and religion. With'respect to American af fairs, he observed :, “I have, lived in that country' for ' nearly half a century. It was a country united—sub stantially united—but with a margin of a generally op- ‘ proved difference ol opinion, which .would not permit tha ' - human mind to stagnate for. want of eemethiog to agitate ita powers. -A dead ocean would not be healthy. It would require a little breeze to agitate it and disperse all tha - latent humors and vapors! There has been enough of meral and mental activity ,as well as of religious. That country is certainly to-day a sad spectacle to he universe. Seme great .powers of the earth are endeavoring foe the nonce to unite an old country which hereditary traditions, have rendered apparent? incapable of cohesion land who knows—it is God only snows—whether these same extra oramary powers both of mind aodphysical orgaos may • not he.en ployed, in dividing another country that was al ways united. At all events, if you will just have the - kindness to let us alone oh onr Bide, we shall settle onr own affairs,quietly, not quickly, but they will be settied tr you will just keep your hands off. [Cheers.] Thai point is nudeirfood .perfectly ’ well." I have beon now teit ; moDtbs absent from tho country of, my, adoption; .and - aUbongh I had no iinincdlaie, direct; or frequent titer' course with the men who are looked. to‘ as the oracles of public teritiment, I know perfectly well what is the sentiment of that couuiry. When I left, I left with the commission of pfooe to its nauie—OH officer of peace'wliieU- would' be in harmony with niy per. sonai character—still,, more with my 'ecclesiastical character—and I Have endeavored to* discharge ail the duties that were imposed upon’ me, or expected of,me, since Heft that country, and 1 trust not altogether witbont effect. [Cheers ] It is bad enough for a country to bo involved to a civil war—though it is no new thing in the'world—but it is terrible when nations are pro voked to rise up in their strength; and' when advantage is taken of a domestic quarrel to divide, and by iflvi lon to prepare tho way to rule and gov. rn those who never will bs ruled or governed by foreignerg—tio Americans. [Chetrs ] T here is no nee at all in repinteg when things are inevitable—when lhey are passing rapidly into that unchangeable acquisition which the .present always bands over to the past; and I have been sometimes smused, sometimes : saddened; at trituessing the im mense sympathy, the deep emotion entertained at this sideof.tbe ocean; on account of the itnmeuse slaughter, the apparent want of order, and almost everything that ■would toiich the ’ deepest humanity ot our humani tarians., You know: the class to whom I refer! I am, as I said, the friend of peace. - I would be unworthy tbe name of Christian Bishop if I were not, and my peace is not merely the peace of two neighboring townships, not of two nations, but, it I cohld accomplish it, the complete peace of the nations and of the people, throughout the whole world. I fear, however, it is of very tittle use for individuals io philosophise on this topic. When a nation takes up, under the influenoe of passing events, the idea that another nation is either publicly or secretly sapping or undermining the foundations of its ! prosperity, there will be a gradual, accumulation of resentment, which be comes larger and deep« every day, and there is no Bingie voice or single man that can for a moment resist the tor rent of feeling which will pour out from the limits ' that restrain it. I tell you, gentlemen, the matter ' having been alluded to, that even if .peace was re stored to tho whole country of America to-morrow, the people wouid scarcely unbelt themselves until they had put other questions right. [Loud cheetrs ] They feel sore; they feel that their naticnal dignity has been ate tacked; that in a moment of their trial and of their difla cnlty an ungenerous attack was made on them, and they have unfortunately treasured up the ineinory of that . attack with a feeling of revenge. lam sorry.to say it, but it is what I believe in my conscience to be the truth. [Hear, hear ] In the present difficulty it would be en , tirely a waete of time if I should attempt on explanation of bow this is: it is a fact that everybody knows. [Hear, hear.] In that difficulty, the country that was one not more than three years ago is now divided into two; that is, on the battle-field, but not two in the civil order. [Hear, hear 7 Itis one country still, and must and shcdloe one [Great cheering ] Ho matter what may occur, no matter the foreign interferencej whether military or naval, that may destroy the cities round the borders of that country —no matter what may occur , the question must end as I have described, the people shall remain [cheers] • and if the party that is i ominally called rebel’’—the term I don’t rise in respect of them at all [hear, heat]—if that party sit all triumph, then. I will transfer my alle giance to that party, not as a party,- but at the Uni limate Government of the United States, [bond cheers.] The: newspapers on this side, English and , French, and sometimes even - Italian, repeat each other in the sense that the war is carried on' bF tho American Government at; the expense of Irish and German blood. That is a mistake. Eat an end to-it. The writers know it is not a fact. The Irish asd German .mingle in it scarcely to proportion to their Bombers in ciyil tife; but the army, as a body, is com posed of real thorough Americans from generations past, and tbe Irish come in as a sprinkling, and the'Germana .not much more. There is another thing. The Irish, besides discharging what they consider their duty to ,their own legitimate Governmente-and they are ever loyal if you give them the opportunity—[hear, hear, and cheers]—besides that, the Irish have to many instances, as Ibave the strongest reasons for knowing, entered into this warpartlF lo make themselves apprentices, students as it were, finishing their education to this the first op portunity afforded them of becoming thoroughly ac- all the avenues to political and social preform ant wore open to Irishmen in this country. At the conclusion of the Archbishop’s address, Alderman Beynoids and other gentlemen addressed the meeting, which then separated with repeated cheers for tbe Archbishop of New York. The Loss of the Steamer Golden Gate. A t NUMBER OF PASSENGERS SAVED—THE DOSS OF LIFE DOUBTLESS EXAGGERATED—THE SPECIE BELIEVED TO BE FULLY INSURED—COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE ILL-FATED VESSEL, A most intense and painful excitement, was. created in' the city yesterday morning, on the publication of a brief despatch from San Francisco announcing the loss by fire of the steamer Golden Gate, on her passage from that city to Panama. What adds to the general sorrow con sequent on the reported loss of so many- livsu, is the heart-rending suspense into which tha friends of the pas sengers are plunged by the meagre aacounte yet received, an' interruptionrin the telegraph line east of Salt Lake preventing the transmission of the particulars attending the burning of the vessel. That the' relatives and friends of the passengers may hope for more cheering accounts is evident from the statement, in a despatch received, to the effect that the ship was beached. The fact, then, that the ship was run ashore, and not burned to the wa ter’s edge in deep water, must be a source of hope to many a sorrowing heart. Mr. MoLane, president of the Steamship Company, writes to the New York press: I beg to hand you herewith a copy of a despatch re ceived this morning from the company’s San Francisco egents^Announcing the total destruction by fire of the steamship'Golden Gate, with two hundred passengers and crew. . When the particulars alluded to, which will contain a list of passengers, with those lost specified, reach here, they will be promptly furnished to the press for the in formation of interested parties! In the meantime, it is certato thatsomefewpassen gers were saved, as is shown by tha telegram from Mr. Benj. Holladay to bis agent in this city. The steamer was well found, in fire arrangements, life boats, &c , and was officered by experienced and skilfns men, which faotß give further assurance that same lire! have been preserved. Bespectfully, your obedient servant, ; ALLAN McLiNF., President. We have no means of ascertaining who were'on board the steamer at the time of the burning, or of learning the names of the survivors and of thoße who perished, other than that in the latter category Is Mr. Flint, and in the former Mr. Holliday and Captain Whitney. In addition to these we learn that Mr. John P. Bell; of New York, was a passenger by the ill-fated ship; but his fats is still unknown. ; It appears that there was no insurance on the Golden Gate; hut. it is thought that the specie on board was ftiliy insnred; more than one half being insured in England. In the management of the business of the company the rnie is, for the regular shippers of specie to have open polioiee; and hence the consignees here have no means of knowing the amount of insurance until the arrival of the mail. The vessel was worth from *BO,OOO to *90,000. The amount of specie on board was: For Now- York, $1,114,000, and for England, *27o,ooo—making, in both sums. *1384,000. The premium of fenrteen per cent., at which the Pacific Mail Steamship Company's stock rates, added to. these figures, will give the aggregate amount oi *1.577,760. The stock of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company was adversely affected by the intelligence of the: loss of their splendid steamer." In conseahence thereof stock fßll to 108>f on the receipt of the first report of the disaster; but from this it snbsearently rallied, reaching to 110, and ultimately 'doting* at"that flguro. striving a decline of about 2)4 per cent, from yesterday’s prices. The toss to the company will amount to I«bs than five per cent: on,the cepital ftock, but which, it is said, -will hot interfere with the regular Quarterly dividends. The effect on the Pa cific stock influenced to a slight extent the whole market at the first board, and in some few stocks the extrema prices paid before the morning sessiom were not main tained. There, is mo reason to donbt the correctness of the number of passengers reported to have been on board at the Golden Gate, leaving San Francisco. The number given is 230, and of these 180 are reported as lost, which leaves the amount saved bnt 50. First accounts of dis asters, where loss of human life is involved, are stall times more or lesß exaggerated; and it is to be hoped that this case will prove no exception to the rale, d The subjoined is a full and correct description of the ill-fated steamer: Length on dock, 205 feet; breadth of beam, 40 feet; depth of : bold, 22feet-6.inches; depth of hold to spar deck, 30 feet; draft of water at load-line, 15 feet ff inches; tonnage, 2,100 tons; frame of white oak, live oak, locust and eedar, and square fastened with copper and tree flails ; floors moulded 19 inches, sided 15 inches; and herfraflies were 30 incbeß apart at their centres. She -was fitted with an oscillating engine, having two : cylinders 85 inches in .dismeter, ami a stroke of piston of 9feet. Her water-wheels were 32 feet in diameter, Sho was Biso supplied with two tubular boilers, located in her hold. This vessel was built in the year 1850 by .William H. Webb,’of New-York. Her machinery was constructed by the Novelty Iron Works. PROGRESS OF RECRUITING. . JfASSACHUSETTS The 33d Regiment, Colonel Maori, wiil leave for the seat of war on Monday, and the 34th Boglment on Tues day of next week. Both "regiments go with full ranks, and are splendidly equipped. , . Beerniting goes on -very satisfactorily In Fall Biver- A I,at of rccruitß published in The Pall River News, ef Wednesday, shows a happy combination of ropemafcers, farmers, weavers, clergymen, spinners; carpenters, card grinderß, carders, hostlers, masons, harnessmakers, boot makers, machinists, blacksmiths, painters, glassblowers, &e., all bound for the war. . - The Galesburg, Free Democrat says: We learn that on Tuesday evening last thirty-five or our colored citizens enrolled themselves in a company, for the purpose of, offering (bemselvea,to their country formilitary.service in General Lane’s brigade. When it .is considered that the whole colored population of Hales borgnumbers 103 only, 'includingwomfn and children,) such : a manifestation ef loyalty and devotion to the Go vernment should have a tendency.to crimson the cheeks of .white then, who are so tardy in coming.to tho defence of their country. . TDK HABIUSBURS. PRINTERS. About thirty of the profession, or -connected there with, from Harrisburg, have taken Up arms in defence of tbe Union—a fact which speaks volnmeß fer the pa triotism of the craft* , ’ ■:... CONNECTICUT. The Few Haven Palladium, of. the, Bth inst., says t ST ore progress toward filling up our regiments haß been made in the Ilast t wo]days than' in two weeks previous. In all the.towns around us, we learn that the,work goea bravely forwaid, while in otir own city men are enlisting with a readiness unknown bofore. The. action of the town,‘yesterday,,in.voting,®ipO bounty, will do much to facilitate (he .completion of the Lyon Raiment, while •there is little occasion for a man to,hesitate between vo lur tee'ring‘"ind .receiving the bounties, or being dranwt without the bounties. The men who are enlisting are generally, of-an; ex.cellent character. They are men who can endnre toily aiid figlit to Bpnae purpose- * NEW YORK. A cofrcspondent of fhe Rochester Union and Aioer fsser, writing from Savannah, says : . ■ • - Oar town is perfectly, wild with patriotic eutbusi&sni.*. We 'have, already doubled our Quota, and moan to da mtfwbfl a tav““urnerom Ctt OaAuota iaeighteen, and SncKdwekwtV»ft 6 afl^«f V 8 ILLINOIS.
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