|press. SATUBDAY, AUGUST 9, 1862. - 10* We ran lake no notice of anon* m ini commonica- Honi>. yfe not r omrn rrji-cted nriuunori pta. Wat- Voluntary correspondence solicited from all parti of the *orM, and especially from our different military «cd naval derailments. ’When used, it will be paid for. At the request of the committee on procuring subscriptions to the ci'izens’ bounty fundywe beg leave to announce tbat contribu tions will be received at ihis office. THE WAlt The order of the War Department, that nooiti-' sen liable to military service shall attempt to evade such service by leaving the country, is .designed to prevent, no merely possible consequence. The evil wbioh it proposes to remedy was, we arß sorry to confess, not merely protective or contingent upon' the ill-auooess of volantary enlistments in any of the States. It is a disgraceful fact, wbioh it would be useless to attempt to deny, that for weeks past—even before the order to draft bid been promulgated—scores of so-called citizens of the United States, have been t emigrating to Canada, to ovoid the most sacred obligation that cun be duo any Government from.,its oHseus—the duty-of defending its as sailed integrity, it is an unpleasant bntnn . avoidable reflection that snob a crisis as that whioh - now menaces our-Union should reveal the existence of the moef shameful oowardioe on tbe part of some few of our population. Wo noticed in a Hart ford paper, several days since, a statement that 120 persons bad left that city for the Canadas. A Buffalo paper of yesterday, likewise says: ‘‘We understand that quite an addition to the popula tion at Waterloo, and other frontier Canadian towns, has taken plaee within the past few days.” It is, therefore evident, that the resolution of the War; Department to oheok this exodus, has not been arrived at a moment too soon. While,it may be doubted whether the country would not be the gainer by being freed from the base poltroons, wbof for self-interest, would connive at its ruin, a due regard for our national reputation at 5 the same time demands that such exhibitions of poltroonery be repressed. We have too maujr newspaper detainers of the Union cause abroad, to tole rate tuch practical defamation of the cause at home. Cowarda are akin 'to traitors, and, by every rule of justice, are entitled to as maoh consideration. It is stated, and we hope advisedly, that every man who is drafted and found missing, having left to avoid the draft, will be hunted and, regarded as a deserter, and will bo subject to the penalties imposed by law for that offence. We have confidence that the order relative to the emigration of military subjects, printed in another.column, Will be faithfully and ■ rigid ly enforced, and we be lievo that its results cannot bat,prove satisfactory. 1 The MURDER of General Robkht McCook, near Salem, Alabama, particulars of which we published yesterday, stands out as one of the n.ofct hoirible, because most indefensible;and 4 inhuman transactions of the whole war. When the annals of this unhappy period are writ, this brutal and accursid deed will stand for ever, “festering ’mid the infamy of years.” History rccoids nothing more dark and bloody, except, it m-yy be, the massacre of women and children by Nana Sahib, the monster,'at Lnck T now and Cawnpore,'and the series of brutalities’ perpetrated at the same time by the cruel and bloodthirsty English soldiers and civilians 'during the Hindoo rebellion, which was in duced by British misrule and tyranny. That “ all is fair in war” is a most deniable aphorism. In war, as in ail other mortal ac- ' tions, fair play, commonly called Honor, ought and can be preserved. For example, even savage nations recognize the sacredness of a •white flag or any other emblem of neutrality sent to them in apparent neutrality or amity. "When Captain Cook discovered the clustering more rartly ; he' was received' with doubt and hostility. But whenever hie extended a green bougli, and with only this in his band advanced to the dusky aboriginals in those remote and "strange.lands, opposition acd enmity were at once disarmed, and he was greeted and honored as a messenger of paace. In civilized nations, the white flag of trace has usually been received with respect 'and‘con sideration. Within our recollection of Euro pean wars, during the last hundred years, we do not recollect a single' instance in which a flag of truce was fired upon, except by some regretted accident or mistake, by any of the belligerents. They would as soon have thought of firing upon a clergyman, in full canonicals, when humanely and piously engaged in per forming the funeral service over the brave de parted. In the present civil war, however, the rebels have repeatedly and purposely fired.upon flags of truce, and their having done so places them out of the pale of honorable or humahe emi sideration. They have gone beyond that fio la'ion of humanity. In this journal have been recorded several instances, on sea aud land, where the wretches have even fired upon'our sick and wounded combatants. The ' bloody and treacherous deed of last Tuesday, the cool and deliberately plotted murder of General McCook of Ohio, a sick Union officer, is a culmination of wickedness beyond any known parallel. Being “ very sick,” as our special despatch irom Nashville states, the general was being conveyed in an ambulance to the headquarteis of his brigade. He was set upon by a guerilla party, far outnumbering his own small escort. The leader of that party stopped and upset the ambulance, turned over the sick ofilct r upon the road, and, while thus incapa citated, shot him through the side. In a few hours the wound proved fatal—the gallant vic tim’s last words were in unison with the pa triotic course of his life. “ Tell Amok, (his brother) and (he rest, that I have tried to live like a man and do my duty.” >. Had wen Pan theon for the reception of the mortal remains of those who have done, well for their country, Robert McCook’s mausoleum need bear ; no other epitaph than this memorable sentence, « I HAVE TKfED TO LIVE LIKE A MAN AND, DO MV DOTY.” With a forbearance -for them, the guerilla assassins neither detained nor mutilated the body of their victim. It was received’ at Nashville on Thursday evening, and the intelligence of what had occurred, at once excited horror and indignation through out that city ; all classes, civilians as well as soldiers, sharing in the excite ment. ' Assuredly that fool murder, that cold-blooded butchery, that most inhuman and unwarliko assassination, will be well re membered and; thoroughly avenged. Tennes see is fceset with ruffians who call themselves guerillas, but are common robbers and rogues, rebels and cut-throats, rascals and murderers, and a great, and common effort will be made to root them Out. They did not spare Gene ral McCook, when helpless and sick, and must themselves be smitten down, by the retribu. tion of a righteous revenge, without hesita tion and delay,. The foul deed<upon which we have here commented, ought to act as a trumpet-call all over the land, summoning the brave patriots who can bear arms, to place themselves; in the Army of the Republic, without.delay, and assist, under Providence, in suppressing—in treading down the base Rebellion which substitutes assassination for the honorable action of open and gallant war. If snch’deeds as this do not arouse our stal wart and patriotic citizens, nothing else can. Let them never forget'this murder of General McCook. Too long, as Punch reproached us with, we have made'this “ a very civil war.” Henceforth, the nation will strain every nerve to concludeit. No greater issue was ever de termined by force of arms. The future free dom of the world depends dpon the triumph : of its cause in this strife. For that future we have no dread. Our united efforts are so wholly patriotic and unselfish, that J ‘ 6 ° d abMe°“ r CaUSS to fdend ' thß venture we’ll Hr. E. A. MuhliEkrebo, who presidedTt the great: war meeting in Lancaster, last week, and whose speech excited so much indignation •among is. the only .sur viving brother of the late lamented Henry A. Muhlenberg, of Berks; county. It is'inte resting to note that all the members of the great Muhlenberg family, for many years leaders of.jthf.Democratic party, are among the most active and determined advocates of a vigorous prosecution of the war, and among the most determined opponents of thn Seces sion sympathizers. : ■ • Finnic oriKiON, in revolutionary times, acts rapidly. At no period has it assumed a bolder front than during th« present struggle. The efforts of party leadera .to poison or pervert public sentiment must all fail in consequence of the unity and enthusiasm :qf ihe people. Patriotic Democrats yield to the demands of the Government, and abandouallprejadices ’ before the exactions of the hour. Tne argu ments that appeal to such men are irresistible, and they pity and despise all who refuse to re cognize them. A striking, case in point is found in the lastnpmber.ot'FmoßKALD’s City Item. -That conducted' by an active and influential Democrat, has reached a'ldrge cir culation; through bis energy and enterprise. Heretofore-mainly devoted to literature, it has' now -added' to its other departments;!)Olitical writers'of great ability. The last issue is filled .with eloquent and patriotic appeals. ■ We trust d;hat the editor will be well. rewarded by loyal men for assuming this fearless and indepen dent stand. (The folio,sfiffg Isi&graphSj;espied from the"'last Item, show, that Colonel Fitz oeralbJs in dead earnest, and.is determined to do bis whole duty, regardless of the threats and frowns of party politicians : ... . Our Own Traitors'. —Wo should be more suc cessful in fighting ouar enemieS 'in the South, if we wore more energetio in dealing with their frieuds in the North. Since repulse .before Richmond the Secessionists- in the ‘free'States, the si oret agents of the Confederacy,hUve been active day and.night„in. their traitorous attemptsao ,di»j courage the people; -These'men are not numerous, but-they are influential;'they oornipt the Legisla tore; they poison the press; they disseminate damnsble sentiments of despondency in every pos sible possible way. They must be* silenced, and they shall be,.for the people begin to understand them. : --t -;-b -*r- - “ These traitors are cowardly.' -They say the war is an abolition war. This is a lie. They tell, the, pcopte tbat the Government is hot to be trusted; Another lie. In their-newspaper organs,is never found one word in censure of the rebellion, ;but columns denouncing the Administration,‘which is, in. fact, denunciation of the country. In time of war,- the Government and the nation are one and the same thing; Destroy the Government, and the conn ry goes with it. , \ “ At present these traitors work hard .to prevent enlistments. Thousands of men in Pennsylvania would before this day have enthusiastically enrolled themselves in the boble army of the Republic, had it not been for the lies and advioe of these traitors. In Philadelphia there'are systematic efforts made to keep men away, from, the recruiting offices. Every officer in the hew regiments forming feels that,his energies are chilled- bya soorot and dis loyal influence." ■' ■ Tim latest intelligence from Europe prin cipally consists of ruinoM, with the significant fact that - not England and France 1 alone, hut all the leading Fo wers are increasing, improv ing, and consolidating their, means of attack and defence by sea and land. Bankruptcy in Austria, disaffection in Prussia, revolution- in Russia, and apprehension in 'Turkey,' -with ; ceaseless and costly preparation in England and France, to say nothing of the pains taken by Victor Emmanuel toplace Italy in a con dition for immediate warfare, combine to show a condition 'of affairs ’in ’Europe which the slightest occurrence may rouse into a confla gration, just .its a sibgle: spark'may cause the burning of agreat city. If wemigkt venture -upoh an epipidn, out of so much confusion aiid obscurity,«t is that the. bJo w which may resolve all these elements into War wiil pro bably be struck by Garibaldi. Ho has sworn tbat Venetia shall constitute part of the King dom-of ‘ltaly, and that Rome, shall be that Kingdom’s capital, and he is tho man to fulfil his promise.’ He hus cast down his glove as a challenge to ‘ Napoleon, whom he openly distrusts and denounces. At this moment, a decidedly warlike 1 advance by Gariualdi would speedily lead to a general war. Europe would be too; busy to-intermeddle with our affairs. Under any circumstances Europe will' ' scarcely dare to make the attempt. .The shave; Colonel Joshua T. Owen, of the Pennsylvania Iteserves, is now in this city. Colonel Owen is one of the host of Beraocrats who enlisted for the war, and who hold that the frovcminent is bound to employ every means to put down the rebellion. Ho was atfiong the very first to denounce the ingrati tude and cruelty of the traitors, and to de mand, that as slavery was the cause of the war, so slavery should be gradually abolished. rmnmm teach local politicians that the heat proof of patriotism, and the surest road to success, is ah unfaltering Bupport of the Government in time of war, and an uncompromising opposi tion to every man and to every measure that does not rink loyalty first among'the public virtues. ; . The statue texts of the Breckinridge papers in this dark hour are General Patter sou’s: Continental dinner speech against the Administration that has * honored himself and his family, the sham eful and shameless address of F. W, Hughes, Chairman of the Breckin ridge State Committee, the speech of Dr. Olds of Ohio invoking the people to riot and bloodshed, the last explosion-of treason by Yallandigham, and the denunciation of the Administration by Mr. Wickliffe of Ken tucky. . The Breckinridge papers who have been complimenting Senator Cowan will please read the following notice of one of .the recent speeches of that eloquent statesman to his fellow-citizens of Westmoreland county. We copy from the Greensburg Herald -• “ After whioh the Hon. Edgar Cowan proceeded to address the meeting in a clear, forcible, and truly patriotic speech, in which he showed the dif ficulties the Administration had to contend against when Mr. Lincoln took hold of the reins of Govern ment-bow perfectly powerless it appeared to be to preserve its own 'existence—that at that time there was none apparently so poor as to do it reve rence.. He showed what had been done in the short space of fifteen months, .and how mach catise - we, had to induce ns ‘to thank God and take courage.’ He also urged the absolute necessity of standing shoulder- to shoulder in sustaining the constituted heads of the Government in their ef forts to suppress the rebellion, and by so doing to restore peace.” ° The Secession/sympathizers have a series of arguments carefully borrowed from the traitor vocabulary.. Like the traitors, they abuse the Abolitionists, assail the President, aEd misrepresent the Government. How is it possible for men who harmonize in doctrine to differ in their hopes in regard to the result of the war ? . The very last; woi-ds of Martin Yan Buren, like those of Stephen A. Douglas, weie ut terances of confidence in the President of the United States, and; prayers for the triumph' of our armies. A friend has. been kind enough to send us a copy of a miserable newspaper published every afternoon in this city and devoted, to the interests of the Breckinridge, party. Its editorial columns are filled with abuse of the Union, our brave sol , diers, and the editor of this newspaper. We turn the page, and we find 'at the head of its news co lumns a despatch stolen literally from the columns of 27«< Press .without a word of credit, and over it an announcement to the effect that it had been furnished by its “ own special agents.” This lit tle eiroumstanoe is a suggestive illustration, of the honesty of these treasonable journalists. The de spetoh to i question oame from Nashville, and oost The Press more money than the advertaring and subscription patronage of this insignificant sheet combined. It abuses The Press in one column and steals the result of our enterprise in another. We think we can survive its. calumnies as well as its dishonesty. A Rumor Contradicted.— Mr, u. S Newcomer, proprietor of the “ Ephrata Mountain Springs,” sends us a communication, asking us to contradict the injurious rumor which has been circulated, to the effect that there are a number of Secessionists at his house, who went so far as to tear do wn the U. S. flag from his premises. Mr. N. asserts that the report is without the slightest foundation in fact, and that, on the contrary, hte four hundred and fifty guests have not even been harassed with politi cal conversation, much less with treasonable acts. He is the more solioitous, from the fact that poatrs hayebeen circulated in the oity ef Reading, during the last few days, calling for a hundred Mon to proceed to the “Springs”, immediately, to arrest the Secessionists! We have authority for stating that the company at “Ephrata” is thoroughly loyal, and we hope, therefore, that no suoh demon stration ashas been threatened will be made, Ne vertheless, “Secesh” pleasure .seekers may take warning from this. The day has gone by and the thermometer of patriotism is too high for any such overt expressions of treason in Pennsylvania. The Word “ Belittle.’’— Ur. J. H. MoQuillen states to us, in reply, to our remark on his use of this word, that though it is not used in England) Red not much in this country, it has the sanction of Thomas Jefferson’s authority, whioh he submits (and we ameo) is sufficient to justify even A less' expressive word. Auction Notice—Babe-op Boots and Shoes. —We would call the attention of buyers to the large and attractive sale of 1.000 cases boots, shoes, brogans, ®o., to be seld on Monday morning, by oatalogue, at !0 o’oloek precisely, by Philip. Ford * Co., auctioneers, at their store, Nob. 525 Market and 522 Commerce street. LETTE R FROM “ OCCASION AI.” WASHINOTSN,;AugUBt’B'fIB62. The worst speculation in political-annals will prove to be the attempt of.the' Breckinridge leaders to array, the Democrats against the war. . It would have been monstrous if this attempt had succeeded. That: the leaders - should have made an experiment of.sqch mea . sunless infamy, was the result npt;Bo,:much of their, own luck of tact as of their lack of loyalty and their overweening confidence in their abi lity to mould and master the opinions and ac-( tions of their former followers. They had so' ‘ frequently and so recently misled them, that 1 they presumed it would be an*easy : matter to • repeat the trant action. It'is now evident that? ’ f their whole tcheme is a complete failure, and jihat-ihose’thf'y expected again to deceive will indignantly resent—indent, have indignantly resented—their last intrigue. The cry ,'that Abolition was the cause of tho war, like the effort to create strife in the free States,between the negroes and the whites, has reacted .with: terrible * fleet-, and will always be remembered to the shame, of the men who employ it, • • Wonderful 'is' the affection of the people for - their Government. It is a sentiment that ab sorbs and consumes every other sentiment. No matter howfstrongj their l parly-prejudices or their personal animosities, these feelings pass a,way,,or,are readily postponed before the ',;duW I ftey',OTOf,tq , ;t']hi9Wfcbptttrj;ltt i and'hotliiug is so promptly given up, as the - political leaders,they have followed whenever -these latter attempt to sway them to the side of Treason, ... Meanwhile, the -leaders whine and writho under the lash of their disenchanted followers. ''Failing, to carry them from the loyal path* they resort to complaints of the tyranny that is; practised upon themselves, and piteously bewail the imaginary horrors of a “ reign of terror”- and a .« despotic ’’ Executive. To ‘bear them, one would suppose it was not the country, but the Breckinridge politicians who are in trouble and in torment—who arc be trayed and persecuted. Is it not monstrous . that tho very men who suppor'ed the Disunion candidate for President, in 1860, should now be. permitted to hide theiz deep-seated disap pointment that tbat movement did not suc ceed, and their ardent hope that Treason may yet iriumpb, under false professions of loyalty and complaints that they are oppressed and, perteented by the publie’authorities? Nothing has astounded l these demagogues .more than the way in which v their plans are expo,sed and denounced by the Southern . loyalists. Not only will Mr. F. W. Hughes ; find himself repudiated at home, for daring to reiterate his well-known sympathy with.th'e rebellion, bnt he will be held up to public exe cration by the Andrew Johnsons and John S. Hendersons of the South. Tho late Indiana Bright and Breckinridge Convention, called to endorse precisely such doctrines as those put , forth by Mr. Hughes in his manifesto as the- Chairman of the Breckinridge State Commit tee, has, brought all its participants into con tempt. Andrew Johnson’s Nashville Union, taking up the key-note of the Louisville Jour nal against that wretched cabal, speaks of their Convention as follows: [from the Nashville Union, Aug. I.] We agree with the Louisville Journal that if Mr. Wiokiiffe meant that he was for pausing in the war until he could find out tbat his views on slavery are in no respect to be interfered with by the war, •be jisias good a rebel asanyman North’or South. .The whole tendr of the resolutions pat is factious, bigoted, selfish, and seditious.'-They are the words, not of-patriots, but office-hunters, who would sa crifioe.the nation to win the favor of the rebels. Such infamous conduct meets with bitter and vehe ment condemnation with all loyal Southern men Long aeonstbmed to the insidious audeunning policy of rebels here, they see •‘vividly through the mask worxi'hy the Secessionists of Indianapolis. . Thero is not one word o£ hearty loyalty in -their' whole batch. of resolutions; not one word of sympa thy with.tbe Government; not one declaration in favor; of any thing but the restoration of their damn able and traitorous faction to office. We were stand ing with sever aLof the most distinguished loyalists of tbo- State, men whose names have been the watchword of freedom and patriotism, during onr reign.of terror, men -who have -naked -their ail—- life- property, and home—for the Union, men Who opposed Mr; Lincoln's eleotion’ earnestly, but who now support him as the Commarider-m-Chief of the army ot the Union; and one burst of indignation, and scorn, and abhorrence, issued frm« timir.nna ... ufd ifld iiiltesot rebellion, and, if encouraged, wilt Boonbe open, rebels. Tho Convention of .sympa thizers have made themselves a warm place in tho hearts of Southern traitors. will Infer Ihat the Volunteer State of the West is divided, and; that she holds,an army of traitors in ' her bosom. Patriots of . Indiana!' for God and your country’s 1 sake, stop this infamous work before it reduces In- ; disha 1 to tbecondition of Virginia—a field of ruins and; anarchy; and blood.. Toleration is no longer ,a; virthe to such wretches. Ornsh the viper in the it is in this light that Mr/Hughes and his associates arc also regarded by the Southern patriots. -Our country has a right to demand- the energies of all its citizens ■in the present struggle; Shall it not be defended by those - ' it defends ? It expects neither more nor What it cannot tolerate are the secret stabs of the men it has fostered and fed. The ingrati tude of such a crime is intensified when re-; garded in the light of active sympathy - with an armed rebellion. Is it not marvellous that the malignants who• give their efforts to the ' foe should complain <jf the hardship of the policy that defeats their designs and punishes 1 their treason ? Can they expect the Go vernment to strengthen the arm that strikes at' its existence ? Would not the Govern iinent .be contemptible or • weak if it al lowed them to ’continue in,-this career ? it is a horrible and- novel anomaly that our worst adversaries, after the blood-thirsty traitors themselves, should bo found among the politicians who have lived upon the gene rosity of the Government, and that the bit terest censures of the management of the war and of the public authorities should be the . men who sympathize with the rebellion ? President Lincoln’s speech, east of the Capitol, on Wednesday evening, was not quite ■ as off-hand as it seemed to be. It was a well considered admonition to his friends to cease bickering about -non-essentials. -It was like telling them to close up ranks and give up dis putes;' and to leave bypercriticisms to the sympathizers with Secession. From -the first I have insisted that the, attempt to foment' differences between Stanton and McClellan would produce nothing good, and that their interest, both’ being truly patriotic, was that the good cause should win.', Nobody has been helped by these differences, imagi nary or real, and the principals in the case are now cordially co-operating. The President-, who has the heaviest burdens to, carry, and who , has the righ f t v 'tqVspeak,'has" adjusted- the dispute, and assumed the responsibility. .Hence his speech east of the Capitol, and hence the value of it. It may have been a “joke” to those who did not understand it, but it will prove to he a source of very great comfort to the loyal millions’who have no tpart in the quarrels of politicians, whether military or otherwise. Letter from Fredericksburg, Va. [Special Correspondence of The Press.} ~ . , -Ninth Army. Corps, Fredericksburg, Va., Aug. 6,1862. Burnside’s army corps are in camp just outside of the oity of Fredericksburg. We arrived here on the sth, after-a hurried* trip -from Newport News. The divisions which were here when we arrived have moved on further into the interior. We oame after Jackson, and if we comb across him the' division is expected to give l “ Old Stone wall ’ ’ his quietus. The weather is' very warm, and the ground dry and dusty. Generals Burnside, Reno,‘and Parke accompany the. division, and were greeted, on their arrival here, by General Bohbleday, accompanied with his aids. The health of the corps is very good, provisions plenty, and the troops in high spirits. We shall write you as soon as the bustle of going into camp is over. New Publications. Are we at War ?—We have received the brief of points of argument of Mr. J. Hubley Ashton, (who is actually, because acting, United -States At torney for thia district of the State,) in the matter of the cargo of the “ Meaco.” Reclaimed for thei United States, the condemnation of such part of the cargo of the “ Meaco ” as belonged to a New Or leans firm; on the ground of its being enemies’ pro. perty—virtually, because the' UnitedStafcea is at war with'Louisiana, a seceded State. The points of Mr. Ashton's argument are condensed-into seven pages, Bvo , and the manner in Which he has,put them shows that, when the booasion requires,. an eloquent man can also be singularly lucid and brief in argument. ' The oase, heard in the United States Circuit Court,-before Judge Grier, of the Supreme Court of the United States, and Judge Cadwalador, of terminated, after full argument j in the affirmation- of what Mr* Ashton contended : for— namely, that this ia a;Wilr, with all the righte) powers, and incidents of a public lor national war. : It is anovel decision, webejieve,-by a Judge of the higheet Coort’of the land, but It is a legal and just 'one.' ’ - ■■ The Rebellion Record— PartXX. of this truly valuable publication has just been; published, and has its iusust quota of events, documents, rumors poetry,’ anecdotes, and faoetim, with portraits) en graved} on steel, of General David Hunter and Henry A. Wise. - ■ ■ THE PRESS-PHILADELP PROM WABHlKs*j£ Special Despatohesto* 1 The Press.’ Washington, Augnst B, 186 Ko Ehcapefro'm the. lira ft. , War DftrAßTMßtrr, ■ Washington City,.Dr .0., Aug 8.1892 Order to prevent the evasion of military' d and for the suppression of disloyal practices. First. By direction of the President of , United States,it is^hereby..■ ordered that,.until.; : militia shall be allowed to go to a foreign oouq ‘arid‘all Marshals, Deputy Jlai-shals, .and milic - officers of the'Uhited'States, are directed, and police authorities, . especially at the ports 'of United Slates on'thi sea-hoard and on tho front are? requested to’see that this order’is faithfi carried into:effeot< • And they-'are h'efebiy aiitho -ed and directed to arrost- and detain any persoi persons, about, to depart from the United States .violation of this order, and ‘report to fiTajor. U. Turner, judge Advocate, ait Washington oily, further instruction respecting the person or persi rso arrested and detained. - , Second. Any person liable .to.draft who shall, sent himself from his county or, State before et draff is' made," will be arrested by any , Prog Marshal;’ of other U nlfed ‘ States "or State offic wherever he may; be found' within the joriadioti .of the United States," and: conveyed to the near* .military , post or.depot,;&Qd plaood on military dt "for’theterm of the draft; and .thmexpenaes/of i own arrest and conveyance to such post or dep and also the sum of- five dollars as,a reward to t officer who,shall'make such arrest, shall be dedut ed from bis pay;. ! <,i >.. - Third. The writ of habeas corpus is hereby si penned in respect' to all persons arrested aud d tuined, and in respect tirali persons arrested f disloyal piaotioes. ' . - ' . t - Enwtn U Stanton, Seo’y of War; Order Amhurlzing the A rrestof. Persoi ; . Discouraging Enlistments. Tho following order was issued-this morning: War Dei’aiithbnt, Washington City, Aug. 8, 1862. Ordered— First. Thkt'all United States ma shale; and superintendents and chiefs of polioe BBjtown, oity, or district, bo, und they are hereb anthprised and. direoted to arrest and imprison ai person or persons who may be engaged, by any a of speeoh of writing; in discouraging voluuteer e listmeDts,‘br ln any way giving aid ant! comfort the enemy, or any other disloyal practice again tbe United States... ■ Second. That immediate report be made to May ■ L. C. Turner, judge Ad vocate.-iri order that sue 1 persons may be tried before a. Military Commissio Third.; Thatjhe,expenses bf-’such arrest and in • prisonment will be certified to. tho Chief Cierk i < tho War Department tor settlement and payrnea .Pdwin M Stanton, _ Secretary of War. Locomotive Engineers Exempt. : Numerous applications having been mado to th War Department, by railroad companies, to exotn; their' employees from tha miiiiia, it has been d< cided that none but locomotive engineers in actus employment when,the order.for the draft was mod can he exempted. The . exemption of teiegrap] operators is upon tho ground that, they are prao tising an act necessary to military operations, am which, boing known to comparatively few persons their places cannot be supplied. i, •• I A large number of applications wore to daj mude, at the Slate .Department; for passports, bul refused. ..Notice is officially given by Secretary Seward, that until .tho requisitions of; the ; War De partment on the several States, foritheqriotas of their militia, shall .have boon complied, with,?rib passports shall bo issued from this Department; for any male citizen of the United States, liable to bo drafted, into that,branch of the service. ■■■' Richard Berg, of New York, has been ap pointed brigadier general of. volunteers. His im mediate -field duty wilf be in that State.. He RR Washington to.day in company with Surveyor •Andrews and Alderman Dayton. Some time ago, the New York Smelting Company appealed from the deoiaon of Colleotori.BAENny subjecting to a d uty.of. twenty, per; centum certain lead ore imported by them and classified by the latter, under seotion 20 of the.aot of March 2,1861, as a mineral subßtanoe in a crude state, not other? wise provided for. • ‘The appellants claimed the artiele under section^2ft, which provides, on all raw or manufac tured hrtioles not herein enumeratedi or, provided Jor, a,duty of ton: per, centum ad valorem.i; The Secretary of the Treasury says lead ore must fall under one of these provisions; and, if it is conceded to be a mineral substance, it is-clearly enumerated and provided for in seotion 20. . The. language of science and of- common life would, equally define lead ore -as a mineral sub stance .in a.orude sta.te, and, inmy-opinion, -lit was properly assessed, on the entry with duty at the rate, twenty per centum, fpr furnishing revenue stamps under! the recent act .imposing stamp-duties, was to-day? 'famiiiar with the sea—§uch as. New Eoglandifiahermen—will prefer .to enter the navy, especially as strong inducements !■arepiesented in the .form .of-prize money; of whffih;' recently, large amounts have-been seoured. • Among the latest; captures is the Memphis, worth half a million of dollars, by the Magnolia, with a orew of only seventy men. After deducting three-twentieths for the com manding officers of the- fleet; and of the oapturing vessel, .the: remainder - will- be .-apportioned among the officers.and men.- The law also provides boun ties for the destruction of the„enemy , s vessels in action. The papers'of the Memphis were received at the Navy. Department to-day. Amongdhom is.a note addressed to Capt. Cruik: ‘'.shanks,, oommanding:-that -British steamer, by ' Nathaniel Levin, of Charleston, aicompanied' by thojgift of a chair, whiah the writer says.adom cd tlip_ breakfast ;room ofi George - This- .chair- will, probably be : sold with the other', that vfessehat'tbe port of New York:- '* i The Btomp corrency-for^.change''win l , like otherl United States, notesfb'a'suppliod from the Treasury! Jj},disbjir6ing officers: No commissions will be paid! to intermediate parties.'- - ■ I ? 7' : ‘ - ’ ■- • - ' From -the. Army of the Potomac. Headquarters of the allmy of the Potomac, Friday, Aug. B.—Gen’. Hooker remained at Mal vern Hill until twelve o’clock on Wednesday night, when he, fell back -to his encampment, leaving strong guards atHoxhall’s. “ The rebels moved down from Richmond on three roads, oonoentratiDg their forces 'near MalvernJ They (thought our whole army was advancing towards Riohmond, when this movement was merely a reconnoissance in force. ■ | ! The, gunboat Sarsfleld, which has been agrount for some days above City- Point, was got off thi river yesterday, and reported the enemy as having appeared in considerable force. - They made m further demonstration than to drive our men i short distance. | Fobteesb Monboe, . August 7.— The mail boa from Harrison’s Landing arrived at 4 o’clock, an. reports that .the Union •prisoners'from (Ribhmbni had arrived at Harrisonls Landing; and it is though there are many more beside the three thousan which jvere .espobted.' : The- most of them are ex ■pected. to remain? at Harrison’s Landing for tb present. Our.forces wero in possesion of Malver Hill at last Accounts reoeived from there. A large number of stragglers were found nea Malvern’ Hill when our forces took -possession c' that place l&sl Tuesday. - A Large Rebel Force at Knoxville. Cihcihham, August B.—Special.despatches frou Indianapolis say that a gentleman who has arrive! there from Knoxville,’ Tenn., reports that a forol of 15,009 infantry, with due proportion of artillerj and cavalry, was at that plaoe,.expecting to niaro] into Kentucky at an early day' Louisvillb, Aug. B.— Paymaster Speed has jus arrived from , Corinth, and reports the safety of a the paymasters, stated to have beenreoently caj tured near Humboldt:with $1,800,000. Thestor arose from the destruction of tho trestle work o! the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, on the'2Bth ultiml 10 miles north of Jaokson, by 150 of Baxter’s rebj .guerillas.; Occasional. jMr. Harlton, the senior paymaster, stopped ovi night at H#nboldt, proceeding the day after the r pair of the railroad to Corinth, where ho telegraph* the paymaster destined to Corinth'tooomedoup The remainder of them, who left Louisville with tl former, went in discharge of their duties to Met phis and Nashville. Funeral Honors to General McCook. Cincinnati, Aug. B.—At. a meeting of the Ci( - Councils, this morning, a committee of. three, w. i a’pointed, to. act in conjunction with- other co J< mittees, to pay the' last tribute of? respect to tt) General McCook, with, power to proceed ji > - Louisville and e cert the body to this city. Reu. lutions were adopted that the City Connoils attecl the funeral in a body. The Mayor was request! l * to invite the different miUtary. and, oivic assooi- Uons. The Chamber of. Commeroe also appoints! a committee to prooeed to Louisville and escort tlb remains to Cincinnati. More Anon, The subscriptions to the bounty fund at noon t; day reached |lOO,OOO. i ' Louisville, August B.— The remains of Genet; l Robert McCook arrived this afternoon from Nsk ville, and .were escorted from the depot to the (fait House by a portion of the cavalry and infantrybf the provost, guard. , ■ • > It is reported that McCook’s soldiers hung sei in teen guerillas, and laid waste the country aro nd Salem, ; wliero General MoCook-was murdered;’ i' The Quota of Chester County More tl in Full. “ TVeot Chester, Aug. 8. - The quota of Vohn-' toers under the late oall, for Chester county,’ isi ow fnllj apd;there, are; men to spare. 'Seven enSre companies have reported. They are under cto mwsd of-Cdptains ’Hawley, James, Whitoraft; )t -,l?yi Crosby; Soott,’ and Hinokson. Several ’ol ter' eompaoies have a large numberibf'names on tßeir muster-roUs, and the good work "is gdirig oh. ' Honorably Acquitted. Angv Denny, late Ptw nee Indian agent, arretted by the United States honowbl/acqumed^ B PUbU °' h “ Washington, Items. From Fortress Monroe. Safely oftbe U. S Paymasters. SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1862. THE WAR in MISSOURI.’ ' Sprujofiem), Mo.. Aug. 7 At daylight off th® Interning of tho 2d iuat., 001. Lowther, with 12$ rebels, attacked Capt Biroh’s command of 26' O’. Sitroops at Ozark. Gapt. Birch, having bees ap prised •' of the meditated attack, fired and • aban doned bit tents, and withdrewinto the brush. Shod after the. enemy rode into sight of-the burning camp, and o&ied upon the men to surrender. Birch responded with a veiey of Minie balls and emptied several saddles, when the rebels broke and ran. leaving most of their arros.and a portfolio con taining the muster rolls aiid: correspondence. - . The rebels retreated 40 miles from Forsyth, on the White river, where Birch again attacked.!,hem, at daylight oh the 4th', killing 3, wounding 7, and OBptnritig-2$ horsts, 20‘ guns, most of, the, cloth ing'ahd 'saddles'of tho' nien. About 204 letters were the origioal authority from tile'War Bepartnient of tho C. S. A., authorising Col. 'Lowiher to organize a regitnoot of partisan rangers for service in Missouri, Kansas, lowa, and ' ■Coffee, Hughes,’ and '.Traoy are making strong effortsdo get ! a footing in the State, hut the aotivity of our troops hasio far prevented it.' The citizens are -being'rapidly enrolled in the State militia. Thirty-five companies have boon organized, Gfteou of which'have been armed, and are now chasing the' guerillas arid assisting the troops in maintaining quiet, =" ■ . There is an exoited state of feeling, and death to the .guerillas is the motto. Seven guerillas wore hung in one day by-a party of oitizens who. joined together for a fox chase, The time for aresorf. tolaw has gone by, and the loyal citizens are determined to take tho matter in their own hands' and rid the country of lawless ma randers and,bandits. Porter’s Rebel ! Guerillas Scattered. ' Budbos,’ M0.,-August 7 —Ool, McNeil’s forces caiuonp with Porter’s guerillas,- a few miles north east of Kirksville, Adair county, yesterday morn ing,-and followed him, skirmishing into the town, when 1 a general fight ensuod,-in which the rebels 105t.15 killed; 40 wagons of supplies, and 10 wagon loadß of arms.' Porter’s forces are scattered. ■ The Guerilla War m Missouri. , St. Louis, Aug: B.—General Merrill has com menced active operations against the rebel guerillas in tbe northeast, and will,call all the able-bodied loyal men to his assistance, and subsist his command oif tho Secessionists. The jurisdiction of the Provost Marshal of this State has boon extended over Illinois and lowa. . KccruitiDg in this city is progressing, vory satis factorily, and there is but little doubt that the eight regiments called for, under the President’s first proclamation, will snon.be full. Itecraitßfrnm the country arc coming in .rapidly, and the people are fast placing themselves on one side or the other. Advices from tho Indian expedition;state that Colonel Cross’ rebel forces have retreated, from Port Davis towards Boggy depot, and Port . Gibson is now held by tho Pedorals. THE WAR. IN-TENNESSEE. ’ Chicago, Aug. 8 —The Times' special despatch from "Trenton, Tenn., Btates that Captain Peck, with ‘53 men of the 6th Illinois Cavalry, was sent against Faulkner’s oavalry, who have been com mitting'depredations near Humboldt.. The rebels ’ were”surpriscd while sleeping, five miles from Dy dpsville yesterday, and 35 were killed, and 25 1 horses and a great portion- of their arms oaptured. Most of those who esenped left without their arms, horses, or clothes. Our loss was 7 killed and 2 se riously wounded. . - -.....-tv •• " ■; THE WAR IN ARKANSAS. Memphis,’ Aog. C — -.iol. Hovey's regiment, when twenty - three mdes south of Helena,had a skirmish on gatuiday. ■ They bed one hilled and one wounded. Tlio rebels had Beveral killed.. .... It is reported that a fight took place on Sunday, be- twi en two companies of U. S. troops, acting as an escort to'a provision train of eixty wagons, and a large body of. Toxso Bangcrs, at tbo mouth of the St Francis river. The former were dispersed; many of them captured, and tb.e wagons destroyed. . . The EOtue day 90 U. S. troops, fifteen miles above -'Helena, were surprised-and. all killed'or-captured except 'two. ' 1 5 Col. JDanii Is, of the Ist -Wisconsin Cavalry, has arrived at'Madiscn.. . . The St. Francis detachment of Indiana troops, under Cel Fitch, ban been sent out on the Jaoksooport road, from Helena, to intercept the Texans, bat had notre turned np to last night.' ’■ * . : The Quota ot Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Aug. B.— -It would save applicants • end their friends great trouble if it wasclearly nn de’rßtbod-i-that the War-Department refuses to db> charge any one from the regiments in servioe for -grmTaijti- l in iTOffiiftWfl th.e-fe<}ueßt. .The.reoommbiidat.io7is for military po sitions are filed but answers be return ofs'mail. ,i Trrops are pouring into this city by thousands, and, by'Saturday night, it is thought, enough men will be raised to organize fifteen regiments. Those, . together with those How forming in Philadel ptaia wiJl fill our quota under the.first oall for 300,000 volunteers. Regiments completely,organized, arm ed, and equipped, will leave here for the seat of war early next week. Pennsylvania will again be among the first in the field. Recruiting in Indiana and Ohio. „ _ Cincinnati,. Aug. 8-—All. the -Indiana regi ments but two,are full. Considerable excitement prevails throughout the State. Recruiting ‘ pro gresses with unusual rapidity, and all the Te»i-, ments authorized to bo : raised will be full this week.. - - ■ . ■ -.The.93d Ohio Regiment, commanded- by Colonel? Charles Anderson, a brother.of Fort .Sumpter: An- - • derson, is now full, 1,000 men having baen reoruit ,ed in fifteen days In Montgomery, Butter, and ■Preble oountios. ' ■ The-City - Council, Chamber . of, Commereo, ■ and members of the Bar, held a meeting this morning .to .consider as to what notion was nocossary in rola- ■ tion to the murder of. Gen. McCook. 'The -contributions to the bounty fund *rea6h' $BB,OOO. , The Lehigh Valley Moving. Bethlehem, Pa,., Aug. B.—A company of one nunared and twenty men, under command of Capt. Jonathan Taylor, left here this morning for Harris burg, and about three hundred - men from Ea?tou, ior the.eame destinatioD.pwsed over the Lehigh Valley. Railroad. Col. Philip S; White made a patriotic address a few moments? before the oars left, and r was followed by Caleb Yohe, Esq. Recruiting in Schuylkill County." ' • Pottsville, t Aug. B.—Schuylkill county will furnish one thousand-men, if necessary, in a week up to noon to day at least 800 mon had enlisted! and upwards of 500 have already left for Harris- Volunteering in Michigan. Detboit, Apg.i .has nearly filled her qnqta under the first oall for 300,000'men, and WjU I'urinsh her quota under the,; last call without resorting to a draft,'if a shorfc extension is allowed Eight regiments of infaßtry and'b'na j of cavalry from this State wiili be ready for the field as soon qs the equipments are received: Death of Sir Allen Me Nab. Toronto, .Aug. 8 —rSir Allen MoNab died to-day of gastrio fever, aged 64. J , The captain and steward of the steamer Madison have been held ;to appoar at the Assiee Court, on the; charge of.obtaining reornits for the United States army,' No Escaping the Draft, , Baltimore, ‘August B,—The order ■ aeainst the efforts to evade ; the draft produced much excitement here, .barge numbers of persons were stopped at thovarious depots endeavoring to leave toe city, and compelled to rotnrn to their homes. - •. .... .-.fi Burning of,the Steamer Golden Gate DETAILS OF THE DISASTER. ONE HtTNDRED PASSENGERS SAVED, List of 1 tile Survivors. San Francisco, Aug, B. —The steamer Golden Gate, Capt. Hudson commander, baa been burned at'sea. She sailed hence for Panama on the 21st nit, (having 95 cabin passengers, 147 in the, second cabin and steerage, and a crew; of 95, making a total of 337. She bad on board 81,400,000 in gold, of which Kirby, Byrne, * 00. ship'. ,ped 810,000, and Meador, Holor, 3s 00. shipped tbe same amount. On the 27th nit., at 4.45 F M., when fifteen miles north of Manzanillo, while tbe passengers were dining, an' alarm of lire was given. The Bteamer waa promptly headsd for the shore, S% miles distant, the flames making fearful headway; At a quarter after 6 o’clock the upper deck-fell in, and-scou after the steamer struck the beach; -The passengers and crew who had not got into the boats jonsped overboard and endeavored to swim ashore. About one hundred, including five children, swam or# were washed ashore alive. The ship was burned, to - the water’s edge, and soon disappeared. ' Those on shore made thoir way to near Manzantlla as tbesteamer Bt. up from, Panama. • Somejfcw others escapedjo Manzantlla in the boats. One boat; with thirty persons on hoard, has not been' heard from, and probably made the shore sou th of Han zanilla. . •: ■ ■ ■. - < The Btesmer St. honia arrived here to-night, bringiag seventy, eight of the Golden Gate’s passengers, all that aro known oeitainly to be saved, and a. portion of the crew.. -, Captain Hudson and a part of the crew remained at .Mabzamlla to look after the missing passengers.' The following is a list of the passengers saved and ar rived here: First Cabin.—Bun. H. Holliday, J, Whitley, Jr., Oapt. B. H. Pearson, Abel Gay, A. J. Niehols.Mrs. W.TGragh, J. (i. Jonghann* wife, Mre. W.A.Ohavanne, 0. J. p o x, S. M.'Murphy and wire, A. J.Gtmnlngsen, Hr. McMullen, (his -wife and children lost); B. L. Bohraidt, H. Tdrpolin, -Mhs A. A. Manchester, 8 years old; Miss A. 0; Man- Chester, 6 yeurß; -Frank Manchester, 3 years; G. Given, a boy'2 years Old; and anotberonly 8 weeks old. ' Seeond Cabin—o. Bradley, T. F. Haywood, B. H. Dorsey, P.H Moran,GtT. Bertbantel, Mrs. 0. J Boss* G,orge Fulton (7 years old) ;8. 0. Todd, John or Jonas, a boy. 4 years o!d; Mrs. 8. Francis, Fella Besson. W. Bi -Wilcox, 0,;.C .Thomas,lQerba Walters,'G. Malindo; John Jenhirs, G. W. Cbase, -D. Sober, ,D. P. Bell, Jane O; Forsyth, servant to Mrs. Grech; John H,' Booth, 13 jusars old ;iWm.' Hamilton,'Bent-‘Holliday, servant; Isaac’L. •ear,;,- l ■■■■■■. U Steerage— 0. W. Follanshee, E.. J. Haskoll, J. Bo waids, N. 0. Morrison, K. Perry, li. Leslie, W. Hens can, W. jWoodworth;”John Smith, J.iTlsot. Wm; Henry, J. N. Boverlede, E. 0. Bonker, Jas. Jas. Autome, Philip Olnsß.’J: W. Mitchell, George. Emerson; A. H. Buttes, J. Spencer; P. H. Kearney, John : Dillon, N; Walter, A. : A. Fisher, 4 S. A. Mann (sergeant TT. S; artillery corps), B. Cooper, 8.,,0. Iverace, H. Allen, J. 0. Barber, O. P. Devdlng, John Chart, J. T. Murphy. ; ' . -Officers andCrsio.—N. H, Hudson, oapt sin thew Nolan, first mate; W. Waddell, chief engineer : J. B. Wood, purser; H.McKenmsy, second mate; and fifty-elgbt pthers, the names- of 'whom ■ hare not been yet procured. . Passengers, Known to be Lost— Mr. Flint, of the firm of; Holliday A Flint; Dr. Jones, Mr. aDd Mrs. . Griftm are known to be lost; Fonrchfldrsn’ot the latter weie payed. VERY LATE SOUTHERN NEWS. Important Order from Jeff Davis. RETALIATION TO COMMENCE, Fait Files of Richmond Papers to the sth. TREMENDOUS REBEL CANARDS. ‘5 | Reported Resignation of Seward. Bis Attempt to Effect an Armistice! REFUSAL OF OHIO. PEJWBVLVANIA, AND ' COKBECTICUT TO BEBD MORE TROOPS. North Carolina Election Returns. MORGAN’S OFFICIAL REPORT OF HIS PROWESS. .?• r-," -:r >• • * 20 Towns, 1,200 Prisoners, 'BO,OOO Stand of i Arms, $3,000,000 worth of Property Taken. MILITARY MOYEMEffTSIff THE WEST. . ■&' \ ’ .. Affairs on James River. A Yankee Gunboat Aground, and .Pro bably Destroyed. JEFF DAVIS DEMANDS AN EXPLANATION OF BUTLER'S ORDER. Wo havo received files ofthe Richmond En-. quirer. Exavn-nur, IVfug, ami Di'sp itck of dutes ae bile as August srh, from which wo make the fol lowing extracts of late Southern news : i . i , Important Papers. [From the Kichuvmd Enquirer, 4th ], - / . The subjoined letter from the President to Gen.. ire, with the order from tbo War Deportment in relation to General Pope's army, to which it refers »s podlosed,hns been transmitted to General Mc- Clellan, to be forwnrded to the commanding general of tho United States army : • ; . Bjohmohd, Va„ July SI, 1862. Sir: On the 22d of this month a cartel for a . general exchange of nrisnnera of war was sigaed between tiaior GoneraUD. B. Hill." in behalf of the Uonfodnrrto States, and M ajor General John s A. Dlx, in behalf of tho United Stateß. .a By the terms of that cartel it ia stipulated that all-pri- Boners nf war hereafter taken BhaU ba discharged on parole till exchanged. : • Scarcely had that cartel been Bigned when the military authorities of the Uoiied States commenced a practice changing the character of the war from such as becomes civilized nations into a campaign of indiscriminate rob bery and murder. obe general order issued by the Secretary of War of the United Btaes, in the city of Washington, on the yery day that the cartel was. signed in Virginia, directs tVe miHtary commauders.of r the- United' States to take the private property of our people for the convent.' once and ase of their armies* without compensation. . :i , The general order issued by Major General Pope on the S3d of July* tho dav alter the Eigning of the cartel, * directs the murder of our peaceful inhabitants as spies if . found uuletly tilling the farms in his rear, even outside of Mb-: fines, and oho of hie brigadier generals, Smra webr, haseeized upon innocent and peaceful inhabitants to be held as ho-tagen, to tho end that they may be mur dered in cold, blood if any of, liis soldiers are killed by some unknown persons, wham he designates as bush whackers.” Under this slate of facts this Government has isaued; I the enclcsod general order recognizing General Pope and bis commissioned' officers to be in the position wh J ch they have chosen for tbemselves, that of roffbers and of murderers, and not that of public enemies, entitled, if to he.considerfd as prisoners of war. Yfo find oursi'lvfß driven by our enemies by steady progrois towards a practice which wo abhor and which $e are vainly struggling to avoid., gome of : ,tho military ; Bntborittcs of the Untied States seem to suppose that better ■ success will attend a- savage war, in .which no onaTter is.to be given and no age or sex to be spared, than ban blthorto boon secured by such hostilities as are alone recognized fobs lawful by civilized man in modern tim-s. For the present, we renounce our right of retaliation on tbs innocent, and shall continue to treat the private enlisted addicis of General Pope’s ariny,as.prisonera;of: ior, but if. alter notice to the Government, at .Washing ton of onr" confining repressive) measures to the punish ment ODly°f fi’Dimtssiosed officers who are willing, par* ticipants in .these crimes, these savage practices are con tinued; we shalbreluctantly he forced to the last resort of accepting the war on the terms ohoseh by our foes, until the outraged voice of a common humanity forces a respsot for ibo recognized rubs of war. i < : ■ 'While these facts would justify onr refusal to oxeento the generous cartel, by which wehaye consented to iibe ■ rale an excess of thousands .of prisoners held,. by? us,::. a sacred Tegard 4 mity. .Bor do we desire to extend’to any other forces oT the enemy the punishment merited alono by Gan. Pope, and such commissioned s ofßcers as choose to participate iif the execution of his.infaniens.orderß, You are therefore instructed t» xcommuuicate to the commander, in-chief of the armies of ths United States the contents of this letter and a copy of the enclosed general order,' to the end-tliat lie may bo notified of our . intention'not to consider any officers hereafter captured from General Pope’s army as prisoners of'war. ' Very respectinlly yours, etc;, ‘ ‘ JBFFFR3ON DAVIS. General R. E. Lee, commanding; etc. ADJUTANT. AND INSPECTOR GbNEHAI’sOpKICE, ‘ ' i Richmond, July 31,-1862.. Gbnbrai. Orders, No Si— I, The following orders are published tor tho information and observance of all concerned : / • ••; ■ ; r .. : . . -*>y * general order, dated the 22d July, 1882, istned the Secretary of W.«r oft the .United States,; under the order of the President of the United States the military commanders of that Government within tho States or Virginia, Soulh ..Carolina; ; Georgia, Florida, • Alabama, Mifsissippi, Louisiana, Texas, aod Arttanssi, are. directed to seize audusu any real of per scnsl, belonging tpi the.i ihhabitanta.of this Confederacy: * which may be necessary, or convenient for their several con mauds, and do provision ib made for any compeni^- ?,» TOt6 properts ' *us gefeif and appropmteabythcmiUtary commanders of the enemy: -.n l SOherel order No. 11, issusd on of July, 1362, by .Major General. Pope, command- Of Vhc enemy in Northefn Virginia; it 'is <>roerea,tfaat_su « doitoin&nSSFßTCf any army corps* di visions, brigades* and detached, commands* wiU proceed immediately to ‘ arrest all disloyal male citizens within their lines,.or .within their reach, in rear of their re spective commands. finch as are willing to take! the .fy the United .States,-and willfur nish fufficient security-for its. observance, shall he permitted to remain at their homes aied pursue* in good ;f * K S ir- accustomed avocations. Those, who^refose pickets of ? rn * y * ®?s* be tiotified that if found again anywhere vl'vsiuLSy W-,».l any.point in.rear; they will be cuhjecteii to the extreme rigor of miiltary law. -If any person having taken theoath of allegiance as abovespecified be found to have violated to itepS use*?;' “ 3^^P p « aeized and applied ’ T I VA.? '??> ’by an order ißsued on the 13th of July, 1862, Brigadier General fiteinwehr, Major ‘William 8 ® B l B ? r3 ',. offlcer of kis brigade, has been or .flT® hfttpmoat prominent eitizensaf Page - beU * s f'MfhPSi and to suffer deaih, m.the event of any of the soldiers of said Stein s£?t *>y “bushwhackers,” by which term are meant the citizens of this Confederacy, who hay) taken up arms to defend their homos and families; - ; whe ™ as > it results from the above orders that feme tho military-authorities of the United States, not Content .with the unjust and aggroreive -warfare hitherto’ waged with.savage cruelty against an unoffending peo ple, and_ exasperated by the failure of their efforts to sub. jugate tbem,_bave now determined to violate all tbe'rnlea and usages of war,;atd to convert the hostilities hitherto »™ed forceainto a campaign of robbery of the soil < * BB * n9t fi nar “td citizens and peaceful tillers . yy M^’ Mft^ e <**- r Tlils .Goyfeumt;: bound by the highest obligations of duty to its citizens,* is thus driven' to the necessity *of adopting such just measures,of retri bution and retaliation as shall seem adequate to repress and punish these barbarities ; whereas, the orders ? b ?J? clted b^Ye only been published and made known the signatureof‘a'cartet'forex-‘ wariiwWch cartel; in- so far as it provides, for an exchange, of, prisoners hereafter cap- 1 lured, wonld never have been Sighed or agreed to by, this Government;; if the intention to change the war into a Bysiem of indißcriminate murder and robbery had been made to, it;, and whereas, .a. iust ! regard -to humanity' forbids that the repression ol crime .which this yGovernment ia thus compelled to enforce should be unnecessarily, extended to retaliation on the enlisted men in the army of the United States, ™ *V ay b& ÜBwiiiing instniments of the Bavage cruelty of their long ai there is hope that tlie ex cesees of tho enemy may be checked or-prevented byre- - tribntion on the commissioned oiHcara. who have the power to avoid guilty action by refusing service under a Government which seeks their aid in the perpetration of such infamous barbarities:.. , , ■-TO; Therei«re,- f H bordered that Major General Pope, Brigadier ,General Steihwehri and all commlssiened offl- • cersserving imder their respective commands, be, and* they are hereby expressly and spscially declared to be, not entitled tobe.conslSered sb soldiers, and, theMfdre, not entitled to the benefit of the cartel for the parole of future prisoners of war., > further, That in the eventof the capture of Major General Pope, or Brigadier General Steinwehr, or any commissioned officer ; serving under them, the captive so taken shall be held in. dose confinement, so long as the orders aforesaid shall eontinue in force and unreppaledby the competent military authorities of the united States; and that in the event of the murder of any. unarmed citizen or inhabitant of this Confederacy, by virlue or under pretext of any of the orders herein before recited, whether with or without trial—whether under pretence of such, citizen being a spy or hostage* orany other pretence, it shall be the duty of the com manding.general of; the - this 1 Confederacy to : cause immediately to be hung, out of the commissioned office s prisoners as aforesaid, a number equal to the number of our own citizens thus murdered by the enoiny. By order, 8. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General. It appears from the above, that the orders from the War Department in Washington, and of Genera! Pope and his subaltern fiteinwelir, received of our Government that immediate attention which was due to proceedings so heinous and so broad in theirl application: Nothing ■which has occurred In the praciioal conduct of the .war ■has more deeply offended and 'aroused the indignation and resentment of our people; than the outrages which it is tboobject oi the order from our War Department to redresß. * . The promptness and the resolution with which the case has been met by our excellent President will bo h tiled by our people, as another proof of the vigilance and fidelity with which he watches over their rights and dignity.’ V ?■■' ‘ . • ; The subject was one which demanded a careful const deration under the lightn of .wisdom.and the promptings, of courage. -Itls Very easy to cry out la favor of raising .“_the ; black: flag;’? Shut those who really desire It are: very inconsiderate. War is terrible enough at best, and it especially dbea not become a people looking to the high stand for honor, and chivalry, ahdreflnement.whlch we aspire; to, take; among’the nations, :to ; add to Its < horrors. President .Davis, therefore, expresses a very proper and sincere’regret at being forced to take coghi zence of conduct on the part or the enemy so utterly op-- posed tothe, dictates of humanity andto tho rules oi civilized wari’as to* demand Hw sternest treatment. ' Nothing was left, however, bat to desertour fellow-clti izens, the old men and the ihrant, the matron and the timid, and leave them exposed tu all the atrocities of a piun dering aid murdering soldiery? licensed and' even com manded to plunder and murder under the published or ders of tbefr cbter.Jor else to repress such barbarities by the inlimidaUen and sting «t retaliaHon The discharge: of this painful and solemn duty the President has not' • .shunned . I he people will sustain, nay, even applaud: & ,or ,‘Sf ® was no alremaHvmbut ignominy and ruin. ; The civilized: world will'justify it as absolutely forced upon: us, and will fasten the blame upon our atrocious enemies, to whom it entirely, belongs. The consequences of tbii Btrp ve ara itt to aeo. ’ Wo trust it will bring the madmen at Washington to their senses, and that they will henceforth restrain'' their malice within the conventional honnd?. If however, the result should be otherwise—tf, instead of redress, they eb< old respond by new h Wity to iwj tlwfc quickly tbe roles of war will all be laid aside, and exter mination btcoma tbe watchword »f tbe strife Ifrapl.rr*' ble as this would be, yet we shrink not fro® it if forced upon ns Ve will meet the foul foe on any and on ml terms, resolved in no event to submit, but to wane the war till conquered ptace shall crown our a) d sanction our complete and eternal reparation. Let onr people and our soldiery orepare themselves for the new order of things, and for whatever may follow The terrors of war mar increane noon us; but they will increase upon onr foes in still greater degree. Our sol diers, who may sv»qd Confront the Hues of Pope in battle, are, many of them* the husbands, the sons, the brotoersr of the get;tie wives, the. feeble parents, and; the-teuder slsterß, who now groan under: Po‘p* y <« intolerable oppres p!od. Kofd any one guess bow these will fight when fighting for tbe»resoue? We imagine it hardly needed authority from the War Department $o consider Pope a? forfeit if be shown be met fry one of them V Say, their sympathising comrades from other sections and other. Stales would have shared their vemieance to the full, and ; a. sbted giadiy’in tho righteous retrfowtion. -j; It will be seen that, for the present, the President has withdrawn the protection., due to primers of war only firm those who voluntarily share in Pop«’e enormities. The private soldier is bound by his enlistment. The com rifrsior.ed officer may rimgo-if be bates tea work f by re taining hi# straps be Becomes a party to the' wickedness, and justly forfeit* ail claim to cl-mency. .. ~ • . 5 We take the occasion ‘to say' that the President w also dunandiog redress for the outrages of the en*n»v m Other quarters. Government (..although* captious xritrcs * , seem not to understand it)*bas to* act with dignity, and with certainty as to facts. To obtain these facts, some- occasions what Beems to be delaybut the people niay ret-t io full confidence that whatever la proper to be dbDe, will be attended to by oar Government with-«4l\, tbe cespatch cohMateht wkh tbe nature of the duty; We; beve authority for saying that cbmamaicatibba were:sent.,- to the Lincoln ‘some weeks'slns*, Tespectfnr; Ithe execution of Mamford at Ne w .Orleans,, and oth« - nute ragea ocn»mitt>d.by tbe Yankee general* ] but noreply has- received /Apotberiaemanfl has recently been-! madein f igard-to them and the additional atrocities par-; pet*atediby thetLincolo officials in different parts- of tbe [ Confederate StUes. A short time, has { beenr given to the Feaeral autboritieH witbin whioh to, reply before orders will be issued f,»r the execution of thv measures neces:ary for the rerresrion of these oufragfa also. RESIGNATION OF SEWARD*—HE • ATTEMPTS-' TO* EF FECT All AUMISTICE—BEFtJSAL .OF * STATES TO - SBNDTKOOPS. . ;? ' to the Bichmond Enquirer.] ‘ yv Lyschburg, *ug 4—The following special despatch was received - by; the RepvUlicwn this morning ir*‘m ;<;hBrlotiesvtHe,- dated the 4th : The National TntelU* ‘ ocnccr and .BaUim6re , <y«n- of been . re ceived in fctaußton.y 0 hay fttraouftce the resiguation-.of ttoaarr, and state that tbe Goveni<yr/S ot. Pi nasy Ivlina, 1 Oi'io, and.Connecticutrofuso to send more men into the, "field. * „ a p . Tbe National Intelligencer accuses Seward or having been d for the last sixtv days, through England,, to bring about an armistice. Vallandigbana is stumping Ohio against the war nnd the Administration, a-deeauing immense Audiences with greatfavor and spp’&Use. . THE MOVEMENTS OF THE ENEMY-. Tupelo,j August 2 -—.The enemy in our front are re pairing fbade and bridges, and extending th-ir pickets. It in btlievfd that they intend a“demonBtrattoni . lufor. mation has been received that Curtis has been reinforced, and IS anvancing on Hindman, who has a large force - Mobile, Aueust I.—A special despatch to the'Adestv tiser and Register* dated Jackson, 3tat uik,'Bavs: P&s sengere report thnt General Vilkpeisno advanced,and occupied Lagrange, Terra., but6u6aeqaeatlv=returne{l to Abbeville. Tbo Yankees were advancing >on Holly Springs, and were expected to occupy that place to-day. ■ General Ruegltrs addressed ri stringent remonstrance to* •Boiler relative to two, Partisan-Baugprs,. who. it was said /Busier had .threatened to hang. Gnne.al Buggies tbreatebed ret aiiation. Bu^er' replied that one had been ; paroled, arid that the other would be. ' . COL. MORGAN’S OFFICIAL REPORT. , Mobile, Auvust 2 —A e'pecial despatch to The Adver- User and. dated ICupxville, 31st nit*. sayaj_ “ Morgan’s offical report states that he took twenty towns, captured prisoners, and destroyed property valued at $2,000 000.. ’ Among the spoils taken from the er erny are 20,000 stand; dt arms, arid numbers of■ mules and horses. ?'i Colonel' George St; Legec' Greenfelt,. of tbe British army, distinguished himself, charging-in front on several occasions. He was slightly wounded-.; FROM NASSAU Charleston, Aug 2.—News Irom Kasaau to, July . I 30*b has been re 5 The; Kate arid l | Herald bad arrived at Nassau from; the Confederate .• coast. Herald was attacked off Nassau by a Yaa- | bee war Ft earner, which fired a wh-de broadside info her. 1 but tbe atm of the Yankess beirig too high, the Hera'd j escaped into port with only one shot through her hull, | NOBTU CAROLINA ELECTION FOB-GOVEENOn.; - Balbigu,* August 3.—The; following returns are in by this, evening’s train from; three, different sources : Second j, regiment T Johnaon 175, Yance 47, third— JobQ son 324 Vsnce 60 j. fourth—Johnson 60, Vance 196 ; fifth: —Johnson 115,’Vance 3; twelfth—Johnson 149, Vaac 23; tbiiteentb—Johnson 114, Vance 3i; fourteenth— Johneon 42, Vance 200; twentieth-—Johnson 198 t . Yance I 103; thirtieth—Johnson2ll \Vances4. I ; AFFAIRS ON JAMES RIVEa. [Prom Bicbmond Dispatch, 4tb ] ‘ We have Tecnved but little additional intelUffentse re« l fating to the artillery engagement at OoggraJs Poiut, on I Thursday night. It is; confidently asierfed" that ihe enemy’s fleet suffered conaiderable damage. A report reacheo ub from Peiersbure, last evening, that the l -FedcraUhad landed-a'forse’on the, south side of the rner, near Coggin’s Point, probably with a view to pro- l vent any further demonstration against their fleet from j that quarter. ‘ ~ * *Beavy and rapid artillery firing down the river was distinctly beatd'in: the city yesterday afternoon, cou ‘ tiriuing.tiU Bo’clock. Tho cam** of fcua firing, and the point at which it occurred, was not ascertained. [From the Bicbmond Enquirer, 4th ], It is reported that the^enemy, no Wi have but one-effect ive irori-idad veasel in James river, and that is the Mooi . tor. The' Galena is said to be .kept in sight for appear- I , ances only, sbe having been rendered totally unfit for * service in the figh at Drury’S Bluff. She has not fired a gnu since. The Naugatuck and-Stevena* battery are botb undergoing repair; in the North. t *-> - ! -' v " , V [From the ; ? • Duriog Saturday. arid'yesterday the firing of cannon has been almost constantly beard io the dirt ction o* City. Point. Be\wiriri*five and six o’clock Saturday morning* and Saturday and evenings about, aunset, the | detonations were "particularly distinct and frequent. ; From a gentleman stationed at Drury's Bluff, who came upjyesterday, we loam that the reports, heard here Sa wffjre caused by the enemy’s gunboats, which at ■ rag nbeTbPtwrieH. We presumoltjo Jiriac hoirffye's^ er-” . day is to.be.fcplatned in ths asrao way, This is a blood-"' •' loefl woblo of.flmmwoition, whfch wo hope to'eeokepj up. TITE LINES BELOW RICHMOND. [From the Richmond Dispatch of the sth.J Lieutenant Ootonei Z. S. Magruder,. commanding the lOtii Regiment of Virginia Oarairy, now on White Oak fawamp. having learaed on Sunday that the enemy waa occupying Forge’s Bridge, sent towards that point a fmall scoutins party, under command of Ciieu tenant Tichenor, of : Bichmond. The lieu ten ant scouted v aa far as the bridge, bringing back with him two prison-: : ers. The Yankees had left the bridge.on Friday last. The .pickets also captured oner prisoner the seme day; They were all brought to'Bichmorid'' yesterday, and handed over to General Wfr.ddr, . THE FIRINCt ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. The heavy firing 6o;dishnctly heard in the city, on : Sunday from the enemy’s gunboats shell tog tne woods on the south side' of James river, opeoslte end below Harrison’s Landing. This harmless amn=e ment was indulged in for over au hour and half wilhout any other.result than the unnecessary expenditure of a consider able amount of Yaolceo ammunition. ' > > YANKEE GUNBOATS AGROUND, [Bicbmond Dispatch, Stb ] ‘‘Kinross” states that one of the largo Yankee *3“*? g „ c>t , a ? roll l'‘ l iD tf,e month of the Appomal . hear Cjtj Doint, and, after ffotmderiiig about in every le manner fc get off,shad gufetly roaigoed her ®"*° berfate. Our anthorfties dealring, if posslWe, to: moße . thu number of these piratical cruisers one less, immediately: made such disposiiion of some of our heavy field pieces as would, enable them to destroy the obi noxious craß, From half past six o’clock : until dark • heavy cannonading was heard jn the direction of:Gity Point, and we hope that our efforts have been crowned with success, , \x,ii : - TRS ENEMY ON THE SORTS SIDE. [From the Bicbraond Enquirer, Aug 51- Tbe Petorsbnrg Express says it: ,lb' reported that tlio enemy landed in largo force Saturday night, on the Booth or James river., one column disembarking at May. cock g and the oihcrat a point a fewmiles below. May cock g is about seven miles below City Point. The ■forces of, the enemy comprise infantry; artillery, and c^3f,„ r ;„ 0 „ Dd aro variously estimated at between 6,ODD Ihe citizens of Prince George are leaving the county in large numbers, and all yesterday, afternoon wagons tersbnrg r vobldes * hoavil y loaded, were arriving in Pei [Bicbmond Enquirer sth.] ANOTHER OUTRAGE. Friday evening last, the Yankees infestin'* the waters of James river landed-at “ May cocks,” the elegant resi dence of Sirs Dr. Wm. Cole, and get fire to the dwelling and all the outhouses, whichwere completely destroyed. Mrs. Cole and her children werejibserit at the house of a neighbor, but ber comtorUblo-Borne, and all the fnrni !t contamod, has fallen a prey to Yankee meanness fu The dweiHcg at Maycocfeg was one of tho handsomest specimens of. cottage architecture on JaiD€B river, nearly new» and cost some $15,000. r BUTLER’S ORDER—JEFF DEMANDS AN BXPLANA- TIOH. - [From the BicbmoDd Enquirer, Aug. 6.1 We loam that a communication from onr Government, iromriug whether Butler’s course in .New Orleans was countenanced by Ms Government, not having been re gpraded, to, another communication has been despatched, accompanying-notice, that an explicit ansW will bo expected in a given time, and, that in tho absence or Buch. the silence of the Lincoln Government will be conhiuered as an affirmative reply. THE RETALIATORY ORDER. [From the Bichtnond Enquirer, 6th ]. } /Whether Lincoln-will retreat from the policy lately on nlaib ifcS-r*? <m opinion. 'lt is too plain, from the late Northern papers which have reached bb, that his proclamation of - rapine, murder, and de- • vastation is tat in 1 harmony with tho leaders of the • : S ar .t! pint at the North, and with the ravings of the-mob.- To the mostyiolent.of the most rabid class, Lincoln seems' to have totally surrendered himself. Whether, heretofore, he t-imply offecUd coneervatifin in order to"attach to his standards qhe less inclined among his own people, until, aided by the passions of war, he shonld guide’them little by.uittle into the Abolition camp: or, whether in despair of-.success he has abandoned himself to the most desperate expedients and to the paroxysms of insen-, , r uftT matters not now. He promises to com dnet-the war after a fashion that shall please the most malignant fanatic reckoned among The promise ha&.been granted by the applause of the mob throughout the North. Lincoln is redeeming Ifc7 He has' issued bis proclamation giving the confiscation law- its" force pe has bid . his soldiers con sider themseiveß freeibooters; and to murder all who do not swiftly kiss the dust at their bidding. The war upon: onr armiesds tnrned into a war upon infants, and females, ! and invalids! To the utmost extent in his power,he labors to unsettle our society, and to involve us in servile war.,; • SP s applauds 'Will Lincoln recede 1 Can be? For the sake ot humanity, we hope he can and will/ In like manner/ it will be remembered, when liin colirs Government called our privateersmen pirates, the epithet was re-echoed throughout the North* and the de termination: to liang them wan declared and applauded; ißut when, we showed .them‘ that Corooran ‘ and wilcox and oiheia would hang at the other-end of’ rope, -there, 4 wai a sober second s thought. And -how muchbetter.this was thatfif victims and host-* ageß bad Buffered! We .hope-for a-similar deliverance n » we BtaU present to the world an exam * pie of moderation under enormous provocation, and of a stejn aDd terrible redress, wheavmoderalioa• wili not ¥ Bb°w;-Lincoln*that if he failed of his wicked attempt when empldyihg' the means of civilized war. he shall be flcnbly unsnccessfni and donbly pnnish ed when taking- conniel of the fiends of the bottomless pit. - A WAR OP PLUNDER. ' [From the Bichmond Examiner ] The order of Popei commanding tlie' arrest of all citi aens who refuse to toko the oath of allegiance, is a part or thopoHcy of plunder which the North has now unblush- Ipgly inaugurated and proclaimed.-7 They know that not. one jn almmlred of the:Southern people will accept the oath.jiml their object in exacting It is to force the inhabi .tanlsofjlnvaded districts to flight, in order that the field may be left open lndeed; the policy of ont rage and brutality:which.they have.put in practice everywh'ere is designed more to forward their schemes or . plunder than to forward any other purpose. The Ysn. Itee ie not by nature a' tyrant and oppressor; hut he Is tee most avaricious being iu the human shape. For riches- his .-.race have became a -nation of liars and ■ swindlers; for wUl murder, steal, and com mit every crime.; and. of courBo, it has that, for the. BBke of plundering a great community of wealthy .people like tho3e. of the- South, tile Yankee race’ wiU .eagerly apostatizefrom the.tenets,of,the Bedarationof -Independence; and outfHerod eventhe'Anstriahs'in the relepaew rlgor of the despotism they, victims of their rapacity. Conference of Colored Preachers OF THE _METHODIBT "EPISCOPAL The proceeding of the Annual Conference ot the Colored Preachers of-'the Methodist Episcopal Church was re-' snmed yesterday morniDg, at the Zoar M. N, r Ohnrch,' Fourth and Brown streets.; A large number of presiding wdere, local preachers, and friends, were present We roticea a largerattendance of white persons yesterday than on the previous ocoaeiou. A number of prominent Methodist ministers'an a several Quaker ladies were also in attendance. * BMbopSeott presided. * The meeting was opened with like usual devotional exercises. Conside rable discussion ensued between the members relative to ;the:; appointment of missionaries in different districts. The Conference will remain in session for two or three 'days.: !. ■- . . LATER FROM EffROFE. The Steamer Jaf.a Ofl Cape Bace. Oaf* Baob, Aug. B—The steamer Jura passed here at 4 o clock this afternoon The advices are to tfc? SUt nit., and by telegraph to the let inat. The Hibernian, from Quebec, arrived at Liverpool on tb* 29th ul*:. The Kangaroo arrived out on the let iavt. Tbe United Slates frigate Tunearora had suddenly - Southampton. It was believed she was in chase of the'- steamer <tterrimac, which sailed the day before freer Plymouth, with a large cargo of ammunition, Ac., for the retell, TB« Merrima®, heavily, laden with ammuni tion and stores.for the rebels, wHch had,been lying in Plymouth Bound sfffce the Tth of June, hastily put to sea on the 29rb of July, bound to Nassau*; via Madeira. On the night of the 29tb, tbeU. S. Bteairier Tuecarora suddenly quitted Southampton. Her departure excited considerable interest, under'the belief that ah© wa» in chose of tbe Merrimac: .A, larger amewnt is ioeuredou the Mtrrimac ar; Lloyd’s, and grefit anxiety is felt for thefo*urem»>venjetiteof these vessels. The ]oto£Z&.Telegraph pnbiishfff extracts- from letter* 1 addre&f’d by. Pnrcc de joinviUo to hi® brother, the- Due'd r Anroalej :giviUß aui account, of the. retreat of SfcOlellan’B army to the James ?iver, wrl*t*-w June 27. ahows the cauwa which compelled General McClellan to ÜBderiake the movement Oa the previous day* it was Buddmly ennouccpd that JtKkson was.aboutto act on McCleUan’srear, .and thatr Beauivyard had arrived at Richmond. . ; ' Tbe Prince says that all"tbVs greatly complicated our [ situation, audit was then and determined to take a new base of opera upon the James river under tbe protection of the enohoata. He describes the pert' he took Jn arresting a panic among the Federal troops, and eays your Prince end bi« nt-pto-vra' were under a aiost .violf-nt fire of musketry and artillery for seme rime, < arcd acted with’ distinguished bravery. The London Times* in commenting on the confiscation HI), says: “ Harpily it is certain that no ruler will ever ..dare to put fn force this scandalous law. It’will only f rtmatn a mopument of infamy;t6 r tboae who _ passed it, ; and he hereafter with the -attempted destructiou of Charleston harbor and the savago vagaries of Gene ral Britler. ’ . . 1 ■■■■'. • laifee Bouse of Commons, on tbe 30th, fbe bill pre~. Tiding for raising fririds for rtbe relief, of tho distress. In lbs mrinufftciuring districts, ao amendment was pro . posed, enabling the board* of Union to raise loans oa s the security of the: parfcdi wtes; op * pos*d the motion, but it was carried—9s, to 88, aod. tne billwasrecemmittid. ' ;• .■* 5 ; ~ FBANOE. It is reported that on the 15th of Aueost, tbe Napoleon • fete d»y* the Emperor intends Ur issfie a.manifesto, ia which be~will allude>o”th*» «r-at questions of the day. ? -gi Boucher ha« been entrusted ad interim’ with the • Ministry of Foreign Affalra* < ITALY, Garibaldi* in a epeech'daring his visit to Marsala* several'tftnea made nwe’of the phrase -‘Boaae or death,' to which the people responded, fc< Yea, Boroe ot death. Tie spoke in violent: termsof Napoleon. s audsaid, “We have given bira Nice and Savoy, and be askf for.some-- tningmve. lea, I know he ; has one; prince ready for Borne and another for 'Naples, and so ouy . I koow it. t At a banquet at Palermo. Garibaldi proposed a toast* coDclndibg with the words—“ Borne or'death—bat at Beme withYictor ‘Erotyamiel at our head.”: ■i ; ‘ Commercial. • IilvsB?o&i. July 31.—Messrs Richardson, Spence, & Co , and others, report Flour dell at 25®295.' Wheat qniet : red- Western. 9s 9d®T3e 3d ; red Southern; 10«lOd9 lip 5d * white Western, Its 6fi®l2a; .white Southern, 12a <a»l2s6d. Corn has a downward tendency, with a'de-. ' 3d ; mixed, 29*; white, 32H®33s*d. . - ;V provisions.—The various authorities quote Beef noun- Ml; Pork dull-Bacon firm; Bard steidy at 43»44<i; Tallow firm. • . /' . . Pboditcb —Susarsfinn; Coffee quiet; Bice inactive, Ashes quiet at 33s For Pots and 35s for. Pearls;'Rosin . dull at 2l« 6»1®225.y Sprite Turpentine steady at 110-u Cgttok—The, sales for three days have been 20,WHl * bales, at an ’advance of #®#d ; sales .to speculator* and exporters,;l4,OGObales, closingqniet, withan upward, terdeney, bolders demanding an advance. _ 8 EtßoiTDOif, Job: 31 —Breadstnffs quiet. Coffee im : proving. Tea quiet. -Bice, firmer. Tallow steady at 49p. Linseed .Oil eaeier at 4la 91. v - ; f t ' AMERICAN STOCKS.—The latest sales on Thursday Were Illinois Central 51 J£©so discount; Brie 23)i027#. Consols for money 94, LATEST, Aiig. 1—’The U. 8. frigate'Taacaror* arrivrd'at Qaeeßßtown op the 3l*ifc. __ Another new Htpftncr has left Liverpool for Hassau. The Bishop of Oxford recommended prayers m his diocs.o for peoco in Ao.erica.__ , —. tIVUBFOOIi COTTOK MARKET, Aug. I.—The Sftlre for tho .weefe have been 52,000«b*1e8, includiag 20.00Qt0 spectila f ors and ) 5.000't0 exoor.ers. Thesale* to-day wf xe 10.000 ba'es, including 6.000 to speculators ai»d f-xportery. The market closed firm at the follpmng ■ qiaotatioßS • Fair. MMWos. Orleans..... w. -1;;^-. J® X-J* M0bi1e5.......... -I®'# TJpiantte.,*.......... AV.*........-=,MX®. The slock in port is 161,000 bales, including 31,000 American. . • ■ London Consols; lor money. American Btoehs ?tc»dy. : . . • ~I H E e I TY. [FOB ADDITIONAL LOCAL OTTTS SEE FOUETHM.QK.J Destructive Conflagration—A. Large Nam* lier of Buildings Destroyed-—Doss Near!,» *lOO,OOO. ' yesterday afternoon, about twelve o’clock, a fire broke but in the steam 'saw 5_ and , planing mill of. Dolby * Myers, located between Swanaon street .and the Dela ware/ below almond street. The mill was a large three stors brick,l96 feet front, extending, in .dgPtb 89. feet to Delaware avenue ; there was also a long range oS sheds - connects!! with the building filled with kindling-wood and sawdust. ■ This firmhas a large ; contract with the United States for famishing tent'poles.- The flames originated in the shaving hole in front of the boilers, ! during the temporaly absence of the flreman. and while meist of the workmen were at dinner. .The flames were discovered by two of the wotkmen, who were eat-' irg their dinners in the Second story of the building. They gave the alarm and assistance was soon at .hand, but ihej were nneble to check the progress of the firs till several acres of buildings were totally’destroy el- The -ViCT-or*Ttnmippowncominnnicated with teihense 9u*nti fir'einen of tbedistrict,who werespeedfly^ n 1 ■were unable to check the progress of the flames, atnr* general alarm. was struck* The whole fire department was called to the spot and were soon, in active service. Through their noblß exertions thousands of dollara* •worth of property was saved. Tne heat was intense, and several persons were overcome by it. The mill was one oi the most perfect of its kind in the United States, and was fill*! with Bne machinery, vained. at over 820,000 The second story wai fllied with pack ing' boxes and tent- poles. There were, in addition, some '400.000 feet of lumber in and around the bnilaing, and -450,000 feet on ihe wharf. A portion of the lumber on the whar f was saved by being thrown into the water, whence it was rescued by hundreds of boys/who jumped overboard and spent’ hours in the water at the work. The firm also, occupied,lhe building Ne 723 Swanson sheet for.storing eash, painting, glazing, &c. This building, belonged to the Craig estate: losa'sald to be 81.500. Messrs. Dolby & Myers’ total loss in buildings, machinery, lumber, &r., is '-832,000, on which there iB an insurance of 826,000 in tbe Boyal, "of Liverpool: Urns, of;Hartford;• Home, of New Tort, and other companies. Seventy-five men-were employed in the building, many of whom lost their tools, clothing, and watches.., it tldop,/ belonging to Edward Burns, valued -at 8200. .was covered with lumber, and was entirely- de stroyed;.; loss, 8200. No other damage was done to the shipping, as most of the vetSßia lying in that vicinity were run out into the stream. -The fol! owing is a list of the buildings destroyed or dmuaged, with tbe names of thoir occupants, amounts of insurance, efo. : A one-Btory brick building on Ddawafe avenue, used as an office by Dolby £ Myers, and a stable at the south east corner of the premises, were entirely destroyed No. 725 Swanson Btreet-a.twoi-sory and a half brink bnild ing, occupied gg a dwelling and rag store by John Stan ley, and alhother tenant, a poor woman, whose husband iB at the war. 0 Loss, about .No insurance. The building belonged to the Craig estate, loss, 81,500. In sured. ■y. ‘ ' No. 721 Swanson street, a dfi« Stofy brick bnilding, owned by Mrs Pearson, and occupied by 001. Alfred Day as a_coal office, was damaged to the amount of 8200, which was covered by insurance. A range of coal sheds, . f-caies, and a large amount of coal, were destroyed: the damage amounted to $3,000. 7 K0,T15 Swanson street, a two-story brick dwelling, by Jacob T« Banting, and occupied by James Mcouf»ker, a block and pump maker, escaped with trifling less. The spar shed of Hoffman &McOn3ker was totally destroy ed; loss 82 000, upon which there is no insurance. : - -.On Swanson. street, two blocks of tenement houses, double rour-Btory .bricks, making eight buildings in ail, were.destreyed. They were occupied by Irish and. Ge rman families, who lost moat.of their household goods. Tie buildings belonged to Victor A. Sartori. Mr. Sartori also occupied a three-story brick building ad joining the tenement houses as a store house for pumice stone, rags, marble statuary, and other Italian goods, of which he is an importer. ' Some tools belonging to Con ner & Danderback, spar makers, were kept in this bnild irg- Mr. Serlori’s goods were insured for §1,500 in tbe American Insurance Company, which he thinks will . , co T, er .*hc damage of goods in the building. Several large blocks of Italian marble which were lying on the whaif were cracked by the intense heat and damaged to amount of about 81,000, upon which ’ there was no insurance. The California Hotel, owned by_Mr. Sartori and occupied by .Robert Erwin, was -damaged to the amount of &300. Mr. Sartori’s total loss in tenement tousee, storeß, &c., 5b about $13,000? insured for $5,600, mostly in the Greentree Insurance Company. Tfaeship joimug establishment of Alegars, J.Lauer & Brother, situate on Delaware avenue, made a narrow escape ■ £ of the factory, on Delaware avenue, was a block of*fom>story fire-proof Btores, belonging toJacob T. Bunting, which were filled with salt, sugar,&c.. and which sustained trifling damage. . On the west side of Swanson street, No. 786; occuufed by B. C. Krider, was damaged to the amount of $6OO. • iDßDred in theFlreAseocfatfpn and-other companies. No. 738, a two- story frame,Tßelonging to Mrs.-Fei tfSged El 3 occupied by Mrs. Larouche, slightly ; ,The fronts of all the houseß on Swanson street were more or less injured. - - . No. 734,'a three-story brick building. The first floor was occupied by John McCullough, who kept a ship sraithery. Thß upper stories were rented to teoante, The dsmage done the building was about 8200. It was nsured in the Franklin Insurance Oompahy. Ups. 728,. 730, and; 732 Swanson street—three-story brick dwellings, belonging.to the Ash estate—sustained YyL l , ll ® aamage. All the other buildings Booth suffered trlfllDg damage all the way down to Meal alley. Some ten or fifteen buildings, -including the factory, were totwly destroyed, and about a dozen more slightly dam* aged. It is estimated that the total loss will amount to dearly sloo,ooo—two-thirds of which is covered by in surance. ;> :t I:' • The flames broke out again about It o’clock last evening, causing an alarm to be sounded from the State House. ■ Q® 6 man named Nicholas Biddle, a ship-builder, who boarded in one of the tenement houses, and who had gone across the river on . business -in -the morn- in money and - everything he was While'the fire was raging a disturbance oc coried /between a party of . Collie’ Zouavea and the policemen, when four of the ifarfcy were arrested. Several pefsona were knocked down, but no serious injury reauHeafrom the outbreak. All the steam fire’engines hAthe city were on the spot, and were of great service. The fire yesterday‘proved conclusively that wp, had not too many ; steam rfire engines, bb work couldhave bee® a'dozen more.' We need anumbermore or these firemen labor-saving machines,'in case of a* large to what occurred yesterday. They' mighfsave as much property in obe half day as would pay their expenses for a whole year. v f Gebkan War Meeting.—Last even isg, a large and-enthusiastic meeting of the German citi zens of Philadelphia was held, at Turner-Hail. Third The attendance was-renr large, notwithstanding the extreme heat, i • • , .-> * ■L o’clock,(the.meeting waa' called' to order, and UrearEeichenbaeb, Ese-, was chosen president. A long list of -vice presidents and ■ secretaries was also read and Bp preyed bythe meeting, *.i t v . The following- series of resolutions, were read, amid much applause, wad adopted: ; „ , . THE KSSOMmOSS., . 7. jcesolttea. That (-wo. cordially endorse the resolutions edopted at the rear mooting held in Independence Square. Resolved, Thet'.ell adopted citizens of German birth will-cheat fully tacriflce their lives and fortunes for the preservation of the Union, andlthat we consider those foreigners who have. been, livingland prospering 'for -so many years oodor .the Gvernment of the United Stales, and who now claim the protection of foreign Powers, as ungrateful and selfish, :I _ . ■ ' Rtsoh'ed, That it is'our agreeable duty toacknow ledge, on this; occasion,'.the;patriotisin and tin merits of our bravo countryman;-General R, Sigei, and that we ■ advise and beseech, our.countrymen to join the regiments under bis command.',,'• 7 ‘ ■' •SrloleCd,- That our hearty thanks are doe toithose bt . our-countrymen who are fighting the battles of the Union. . _ ; ~ • ■Herolned, That we confide in the pahriothim of the people, and, therefore,' believe that the required number of soldiers will volunteer, and conßcripUoa will not be . come necessary.* ' . • • • ; * •: That experience and iostioe demand that a conacrlption, if it should become neoesaary, should ba. carried out inclaBBea,Bo that yo-aog men areflrat called “*?, active sarvice, according to the rule observed by all military nations.' » = Resolved, That we urgently .appeal to the wealthy Germans or Philadelphia to contribrite to the recruiting fnnd, and to provide for the families of those who are now fighting the batUaa oUhe Union. Speeches weremade by anumSer ofeentleruen in Oer man, which were loudly applauded, and the ' meeting ud» joumedatalatehoHr. • ;. *
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