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B ix Uostus— Invariably tn ad- Tnl-WISEKLV PRESS, ,Sb*«*»"*of ■«- «* THttSK B0! - sit $ nan., v D ..mft AuapgT 11, 1862. • oM MEMPHIS , Pinnate State of Affairs-Six Corn el uuf° , "" |) Eiß ht Weeks—Gen Slier- Hgißistfation Passes Abolished ins' 1 ' 8 " . t injurious— I Threatened At -Tl>e ,(,e City—All the Municipal Of i#ck °!', leen lly E'ected through an In flects .-The Potiee entirely Seces of their Outrages—Seizure ! iol „negroes—The Scare on the of Esc h ? 0 „d Ohio Railroad—Deserted jleroP” stofy of Escaped Contraband • f w “i‘ £ ,he negroes Ordered to be Burned Brogg-The Modus Operand!. „ „ t Oorre*POn*nc6 ofThePr«B».J • BpM Mbmpris, Term,, Aug. 2,1862. ; tstc „f affairs in this oily is most unfortu -18 Not only Secessionists but Union men are BBl# !tlv at a loss, The Seoosalonists complain tSv of their treatment, and with some reason, r Onion men are fast verging over towards So-. 1 , '.m an d without reason. A Secessionist *-B to me to-day that all Union feeling (08, L02 destroyed by the course now pursued by r, B uilli«fy authorities, My only reply was, that Unlon sentiment, which oouid be turned into %.« f lon sympathy by a few days or weeks of mal- ' tfflSnistration or mismanagement was not worth * a log The'fast is, ail the bona fide Union men, !I! men whose their love for the Union was ainat !r of principle and oonviotion, left for the North ‘L they found they oouid no longer hold and .less their sentiments with safety. Those who ‘ La arfl . with a few notable exceptions, men of L principle at a\l, except to save their property, !rd keep a whole skin | they are men whohavem s hundred ways recognised and aided and"abetted 1 Southern Confederaoy-men who simply went .long about their own business, taking only such ■lt in politics as seemed at the time to be neces sary to the preservation of their property. These men bold in their sacred bosoms all the Union feel ing there is in (he South, and not only are they nryfewin number, but their Union feeling is of that excessively diluted sort that would be stamped' i o the North a# rank Seeesslonhm. Now, pray, irhat is the object in endeavoring to oonoiiiate such men, and make them advocates of the Govern: menti You can never make zealous Union men of them, wy tors than the Confederates could make them’teaious Secessionists. There is none of that stuff In them of whioh patriots, or, in fact, enthu siasts in any cause except their own, are made. IP, waste our lime in trying to secure them, and when secured they are hardly worth having at any wiCB' Bat still, it must be remembered that they con ,-itate a portion of the population, and that having never fought against os, they are entitled to a oer tiin amount of p'oteation for their lives and pro perty. The people of the South may be divided into two classes; those who are to be subdued, either by an cffeetuai thrashing, or by extermina ; tion, and the class above mentioned, who aresitnply 1 valuable as they oontributo to the material wealth of the nation. A firm, consistent administration of Juatloe will do for both these classes just what should bs done. It will punish the guilty and pro* Mt the ionooent, while it rewards the'meritorious. Sow it is complained by many, who have a right to "omplaia if anything goes wrong, that justice is sot administered, and that there has been no con latent polioy, from the beginning of the Federal, ■eenpation to the present time. I have endeavored o arrive at a conclusion in regard to the founda icnof these complaints, and I will give yen the unit of my Investigations. I have paid no atten- iouto the outcries of Secessionists, or to the cant meat “conciliating” Union sentiment. I have ouiisd myself solely with facts. One, and perhaps the radical difficulty in the administration of the affairs of this department, has been, that in eight weeks there have been six dif ferent commanding officers to the post. First came Col. Fitch, who is universally commended for his conciliatory policy, and who, from his antecedents, might reasonably have been expeoted to be accepta- ble to the Seoesh But he had not the foroe neces sary ioback up any very sweeping or severe mea sures, even if he had been minded to take them. Tben came Col. Slack, who got his name so fre quently Into the papers, and who is now running for Congress in some place in Indiana. Then came lew Wallace, who stated but a short time, but is jeaerslly said to have done very well while he did Stay. He started a paper, and then went to Wash iagton and made a speech, I hear. he ia noramg back in a few days, I have every reason to be lieve that be will he a good substitute for General Sherman. Time will show. Then eame General Grant, who, as soon as he had got things to working ' -smoothly, was ordered to Corinth, His departure left Gen. Hovey in command, who spread himself In Order Ho. 1, his fitst and last official act. I have already written you of its effect. Boat of all came S herman, also. How let us see what General Sherman has done. First, he abolishes passes. Result, everybody . passes to and fro without difficulty, and the very Secessionists who were afraid, after Order Ho. 1, to stay in the city, are coming baok every day and vslking our streets. Every obanoe is allowed for ipiescocome and go, and do their work. The Granada Appeal comes into town every day, The correspondent of the Chicago keeps his lit tle underground railroad going every day, and has constant communication with his Sooesh brethren, whoTlmish the Southern news for that patriotic sheet. Sometimes he goes to them and sometimes they come to him, I fear we shall soon see evil results from this loose policy. Fearful rumors are flying about, and I heard to-day, from a man who is generally well informed, that there were bodies of troops all about us, whloh might, at any time, concentrate in sufficient force to attack the city. But let that pass, I have written you, also, about Gen. Sherman’s letter to the Mayor and Common Council, request ing them to appoint a police force and agreeing to aid them in collecting the taxes to support them, I have stated what appeared to me to be the in consistency and the illegality of the measure, but I forgot to state what is really the cream of the joke, that, owing to sundry intormalittes, this Mayor and Beard are generally believed to have been illegally elected, and that this view of the case w«3 admit ted by Gen. Sherman when he speaks of ’their in ability to collect the State and County taxes. So these men are simply an irresponsible, unofficial assemblage of citizens. I now propose.to state its practical results, “so far aB we have got.” In the tot place, “John Park, mayor,” is one of those " lilinqua Trojani,” who felt themselves com- pelled to take the oath to the Southern Confede racy, and to do all they could to promote its ob jects, until the Federal fleet arrived, when they immediately felt themselves called upon to take the oath to the Federal Government, and do all they could to support that. The support of- these interesting and ingenuous patriots consisted, in both instances, in filling all the offices they could get, prodded there were emoluments attached to them. To the hands of the Mayor and a Police Committee, of the same political tribe as the Mayor, was com mitted the task of nominating the policemen. The list numbers sixty-eight, with scarcely an excep tion Irish, and nesr/y all members of the-police force under the Confederate Government. The old Ohief of Police, the right-hand man of the Con federate Provost Marshal, is a member of this pro- Olous body of scoundrels, and all the notorious de tectives, who hunted down Union man, imprisoned them, levied black mail on them, searched out their cotton and Bugnr, sold it, and then stole it again and then burned it; Impressed men into the army, wreaked their private revenge on their own ene mies, and lent themselves ready tools to the private malice of others, broke into Union houses and plun dered them; in short, men who did all the spying accusing, imprisoning, impressing, and perpetrated all the arbitrary oruaittes and wanton outrages of the Confederate authorities, together with; oooa. sionslly a little private business of their own, are now, under the authority, and with the implied sanction of the military authorities here, repeating their aots. These men used to tnkAhe oottoa and sugar belonging to Union men without the color of authority, and, in fact, without the pretence of any, eaoept their own motion, and parry it to the; levee Ostensibly to be burned. They would then go to the provost marshal and represent that they had some ootton on the levee whioh they had add, and carry away on their drays twice or even tea times as much as they had a permit for, and sell it; after Whioh they would often seize it again and carry it down to bo burned. Of oourse this is now stepped, I say they are repeating these acts', I; of course, mean with the limitations and additions whioh naturoUy l ’arißa from the ohanged condition ■of things. The insoienoe, the petty ..outrages, the black mail, and such things are repeated, and the ■profits formerly made in ootton and sugar,;are more than replaced by a very lucrative trade in negroes, Whioh they have instituted for their own benefit. Under the Confederates ho polioeman was allowed. *° *° u °h a negro. The*' enlisted soldiers attended; r? everything pertaining to the inevitable Sambo, fho same precaution ought to be observed* here, j f hope, will be, as Soon as tbe enormities whieh 1 am about to relate are fairly placed before the in h, ol^6B ' These policemen seize upon negroes j streets, and' oonvey them to some plaoe as Z *“' lJi »oovered, bide them until night, and then; ™ them out of. our lines and sell them, or get a' rd for bringing them baok. Great numbers of VOL. 6.—NO. 9. fugitives are daily coming to our lines. The sol diers pass them in, and before they oan get to the fortifications, whore they would be safe, some of themrare sure to be gobbled by these policemen, who are always on the watoh. They are held un- til, in some of the Memphis papers, ad advertise ment appears which suits the case pretty well, and then they are run through the linos in the night, and Mr. Policeman gets his reward of ten, twenty,. or a hundred dollars. If the negro has a pass, they tear it up. If he has free papers, they tear them up. They give him, of course, no opportunity to idontify himself. Negroes who are regularly em ployed on tho wharf-boat Eolipse, employed and paid by the Government, have been thus seized on their way to dinner, and having no pass, as Gen. Sherman has abolished passes, are taken on the very corners of our public streots, and hurried off to the secret place 6f confinement. I saw the other day wbat I now suppose was one of these oases; a vile-looking Irishman, about five feet high, with a club in his hand, leading along by the collar a fine, intelligent looking, stalwart negro, Bix feet high, and big enough to eat his tyrant at a single meal. Now, what do you think of all this? I suppose it is one of the “ inevitable results of a state of civil war,” isn’t it? Oh, yes, of course! I have some reason to believe that these matters are-at- < tiaoting attention in quarters where they can be set right, Memphis is the centre of a very impor- tant section of country, and should have a firm, consistent, vigilant, military government. Some one should have been sent here in the very first place who would initiate a policy and carry it out, as General Butler has done in New Orleans. Even if it were hot, in all respects, the best that could have been devised, it would have a character of permanence and consistency, with some certain theory, that would he worth a great deal in this panic-stricken, distraoted country. Gov. Johnson ought to have come here at the first occupation by the Federal fleet, and staid until matters were worked into some recoganizable shape. But even his visit seems to be indefinitely postponed. The grand scare on the Memphis and Ohio railroad and the towns along the line, proves to have been in great part unfounded. No bridges were burned that cost more than six hours’ labor to repair them, and there was no fighting of any great account. A military commission, composed of three officers, is now in session in this city. They are to examine ail the cases of prisoners now confined for military or civil offences, and have power to pnnish by fine' or imprisonment’ or death. Their records are secret, and their decisions also.. They allew the accused the benefit of oounsei to cross-examine wit nesses, and of prooess to compel the attendance of witnesses in their behalf. After they shall have made a general jail delivery, they are to try such oases as may be brought before them. Besides this body, there is another, composed also of military men; called tho Commissioners of Confiscated Property. They are very busily en gaged in ascertaining what houses and other pro perty there are in the oity belonging to parties now within the enemy’s lines. Up to last night the number reported by their ward agents amounted to three hundred and twenty-five. The commission ers, in the name of Capt. Henry S. Fitch, quarter master of the post, lease these premises to appli cants for periods varying frem one to twelve months. It is required that the rent be paid monthly in ad vance, the first month being paid at the time of making the lease. The lease is conditioned 11 upon the continued loyalty and good oonduot” of the tenant. There are many persons in this city living in houses for which they are not paying rent; these will all he brought under the order of Gen. Sher man regarding “all vacant, abandoned, and con fiscated buildings in the oity of Memphis. ” The amount of rent charged is based upon an estimate of the value of the property made by the oommis-. sioners. morning some twenty negroes, who had escaped from the rebel army South; entered our lines at about eight o’clock, having travelled all night. They report, as the reason of their ran- ning away, that General Bragg has ordered all the negroes to be burned. A batoh of ten or twenty are driven into, a sort of corral or pen, ten feet square, fonned of dry rails, bushes,; and other highly combustible material, and these are fired and the negroes roasted alive, a guard being set around the pen to shoot all who attempt to escape. All these negroes have heard of these things, and one, an old m an, had actually seen his own son driven into one of these pens and roasted to death, in company with several others. He fled from the horrid scene home to his wife and family, and told them that he could not stand it any longer; they might Btay and keep out of harm’s way if they could, but he was going to make a break for the North, and trust to God to see them some happier day. It Is probable that somebody down there has discovered a mare’s nest —an attempted revolt—a secret oonspiraoy, or eomethingofthe sort; and the CTOro® *£-SiMipl* flo ‘* B fwortwl-io-it-'t-rtelii*. a wholesome terror into the blacks.” Verily, great and beneficent is the patriarchal system T “ But this is an exceptional case !" Not so. It is the logical result of the theory and doctrine of human slavery; and ever since the beginning of the world the history of slavery has recorded similar barbari ties in similar bases. There is no exception about It—it is a rule. The fleet has left Vicksburg—the opening of the Mississippi is still in esse. When they passed Greensville they.found the. batteries increased to fourteen guns, which they dismounted and sllenoed. The Confederates now have ail the liberty they wish for crossing men and supplies into Arkansas and Texas. Casco. FROM THE ARMY OF VIRGINIA. [Special Correspondence of The Press.] HBADQtTABTBRS GEN. GeARY’S BRICAI>E, Near Little Washington, Va., Aug. 3d, 1862, The most important event that has transpired Since I last wrote you has been the arrival at head quarters of Major General Pope, commander-in chief of the Army of Virginia. Bor many days his arrival at any moment was looked for, but it was reserved for Friday, August 1, 1862, to chronicle the distinguished arrival upon the field of action. Great delight was manifested by the troops when it became known that their leader was in their very midst, and on Sunday morning following (yester day) would , presfent himself to them at grand review. The looked-for morning arrived, and with it came the hum of busy preparation going forward throughout the length and breadth of the camp. The hour fixed for the review was 71 A. M., and at the time named the various divisions and brigades might be seen, with colors flying and music play- - ing, marching into the field selected as the place for the grand review. I could scarcely bring myself to believe that it was the :Holy Sab bath day. The peaceful -stillness of the morning | was broken in Upon by the noisy otangor of martial music, the loud commands of the offioers, the heavy movements of the troops, the loud rumbling of the ! artillery, guns and oaissons; columns, divisions, and regiments wheeling, marching, and counter marching in every direction. Mounted orderlies (a la J. Gilpin, Esq.) galloping hither and thither, as though the issue of life or death depended on their speed ; field, staff, and line officers go dashing by, swelliing with' all the importance of sword and (epaulets; noise, hustle, and confusion dis turb the holy stillness and sanctity of the day, and were it not that a little apart from this scene a wanderer might deteot a more quiet stillness in the air, perhaps a brighter blue upon the sky, and all over the face of ‘ nature a peaceful calmness, indicative of a day of rest, it would never occur to the mind that this was the one day in seven set apart for rost and the worship of our Father who art in Heaven. At 71 o’clock Major General Banks and staff made their appearance upon the field. At 820 the signs gave indication of the approach of the com mander in-chief of the Army of Virginia, whose appearance was attended by all the customary honors paid to a distinguished arrival. General Pope, after exchanging courtesies with the various generals present, at esee began the review. Biding slowly along the lines, he closely examined each regiment as ho passed, and in no single instance did he" acknowledge, in any, the slightest degree, the regimental honors paid him in dipping the State i and National flags. I'have always questioned the propriety of this dipping or lowering the flag as a mark of honor to any man; but it strikes mo that whenever such an honor is extended to any one, Borne slight acknowledgment at least isdue from the party thus honored ; Having passed in revie w heforo the various di vi sions, returning to the front of the troops, General Pope, in acknowledgment of the order “present arms," slightly raised his cap, bowed, and turning to General Banks, exchanged a few words with him, and calling to bis chief of staff, rodo from the field. Immediately after the departure of General Pope, the troops were formed in columns, and thon or dered by column to oloSe in mass, which order hav ing been executed, Divine services were held by .theßev. Messrs. Quint, of the 2d 'Massachusetts, and,Winslow, of the sth Connecticut. I confess 'that I'do not-understand by what logic it is expect ed to receivo a Divine blessing in the face of a bold and,flagrant violation of Divine law. To my mind, I can discover no .good and sufficient reason why a grand review should be Exod for a Sibhith day.* We are instructed to regard the (lav as sa credly set apart < s a day of rest, on wbiohall unnt cssary labor is to he suspended, and bo h rational and irrational, beings may raoruit exhausted entrgits, and man, in pious exercises, gaia one day’s march neartr his et'rnal home. 'lt may ba a military necessity that calls for'h a body of troops, compelling them to* atasd for four hours in the hot sun, in drdrr that they may ha viewed by a newly-arrived major general, but I very much utstion wbe'her, If t.sted by the magnst of th# moral hw, or iv n by the strict letter of military lay,any necessity oan ev,r, b'i found for violati g God’s laws, at the same time we violate th > laws of man. As agen-ral thing, mili ary neo.-ssiti s ar: but little more -baa mili ary excuses for doi g unlawful a d forbidden acts. It is a significa: t fact in the history of na io s, th-.t whsuev r mili* tary nec jsity has ii duced command-rs of armies to < Dgag- in acts and mov meats in violation of the laws of God, the party taking he initi -.!ory step generally finds iha- God will cot hold him guff less who bids d. fis?os to his holy epmm-ridmeuto. One incident of the service yesterday I cannot pass unnoticed. It was a soene, once beheld, oan never be forgotten. Grouped together around a “caisson,’' upon whioh stood the servant of God, were gathered many thousand men, soldiers of the grand army of the United Stateß—men with weather beaten countenances hut warm hearts, standing there, in the heat of the day, with upturned faoes, and, in more than one instance, with moistened eyes, listening to the words of eternal life as they fell from the lips of the servant of God. The address was brief, and listened to with -marked attention. At the close of the exercises the regimental bands struck up that good old tune, Old Hundred. Theiffeot w s sublim ly bstu iful. Pic ure to th; mil d’s eye a soete like th: followi-g: A vast, g. ntl>-sloping plain, outstr tebidg fiar and wid * noompßSsed, on every Bid -> by grad, old hills, whose wooded brows touch the very. h avens; fields of wavi ggrain, as far as the eye oairiach; the xoisy olamor of ths adjaotnt camps for a mo m»iti3 ixcba gcd for the sofi stillness of r -pose; and, indeed, for the time, tv ry hing breathes ihe solemn qui-« ude of a day of rest. The hoart na turally yields o the fillingscaused by sh s see ns around, and turning backward tbs pag s of ths book of life for a while, it is lost in the sweet occur pa ion of ... ’ “ Walking with ffcot or youth The sonny of yore." Then hark What sound of marvellous sweetness ia that which comes so gently stealing upon the.en raplured sensei It swells and swolls upon the light air waves, upon which it is oarried forward to the wooded aisles of Nature's templesjTrom whose, leafy Chambers it is echoed ’back with a double sweetness, and, rising upward through the azure vault above, it floats, circling at length a sweet in cense around the throne of God iu Heaven. Many times and oft have I. listened to the musio of iOld Hundred in the house of God, where, Through long- drawn aisle and fretted vault, • The pealing anthem Bwells the note of praise, but never before I have so deeply |elt the effect of that musio as on this Sabbath morn in camp. And as I listened to the concord of sweet sounds, the sense of sight for a moment.was suspended. I be held no longer the face of grim-visaged war, but by the sense of Eoundl fancied I again heard the angel proclaiming to an unhappy people those words of love and mercy, “ Peace on earth and good-wilLto man.’’ Amen. It will be very gratifying to the numerous friends of Lieut. Thos. XI. Elliot to learn that on Saturday last be was the recipient of a commission from the War Department as adjutant general, with the rank of Captain. Oapt. Elliot has long been acting as adjutant general to Gen. GePpy, is perfectly Co nversant with the duties of the position, and, in his advancement, receives the congratulations of both men and officers of the 28th Regiment P. V,, as well as the other regiments, comprising the Ist Bri gade, 2d Division Army of Virginia. The Captain made his appearance yesterday, at the grand re view, for the first time, with the double bar on his shoulder, and was the observed of all observers, as he went dashing by, bearing orders, or exhibited his splendid equestrianism, as with graceful ease he controlled his mettled steed! i- The brigade, composed exclusively of Ohio troops, formerly commanded by General Tyler, of General Shields’ division, has been assigned to Gen Geary’s oommand. This brigade (Tyler’s) is famous for heroism displayed at the first battle of Winchester. As may be remembered, this brigade made several teriifio oharges'upon the stone wall behind’ whieh the enemy were ensconced, driving themjfrom their portion, and into a field beyond, capturing in their course two guns. More recently they have dis tinguished themselves in the valley of the Shenan doah, under Gens Bankß and McDowell; and now, since they have been assigned to this brigade, they will have still other opportunities to aohieve fresh laurels ny the ride of men who have already wont and now wear, the Imperishable laurels ofmany a hard-contested field. lam glad thus to be able to communicate that Gen. Geary at last has assigned to him a command commensurate’ with his merit and rank as an officer. On Saturday last, that dashing yet cautious offi eer, Gen. Crawford, with a small force of cavalry, made a Jjritliant raid on Orange 0. 0. He there encountered two regiments of Robinson's Cavalry. Gen. Crawford charged upon-the “rebs,” drove them hack, killed 12, captured 52; wittfa loss oa bur side of two kiUed and several.wounded. .After. 'ylpTfi’ftTlllug Ills»e«»-*•»' fzyeal tICJUIS tired iu good order to Culpeper. The rebels have long boasted of their successes achieved by means of these dashing skirmishes, or raids, as they may be called. They will soon learn that two can play at the same game, and with quite as good success In my journeyings through Virginia and the South, in the capacity of correspondent, I take great pleasure iu chronicling incidents like-the fol lowing : In the village of Little Washington, which is situated about -two and. a half miles from this place, there resided, at the timejthia rebellion broke out, a gentleman and his wife.. The name of the husband is Daw, % profession a physician. At this time the Doctor was the principal of a seminary for young ladies, and with the valuable assistance of 1 his highly-educated and accomplished lady, was rapidly acquiring both fame and fortune. l?fom> the first outbreak of treason the Doctor has stood boldly forward as the champion of loyalty, and 1 fearlessly set his back against the tide of secession and treachery. As a consequence, his traitorous patients and patrons withdraw from-him the light of their countenances. Sustained by an unfaltering trust in the cause of freedom, he was-willing to sacri fice anything for his country. On the approach of Union troops in this vicinity, with commendable zeal and charity, the Doctor opened at once the hospitalities of his house; offering freely, seeking no other recompense than a. consciousness of having; done his duty, and aided in his humble way to crush out the rebellion, that was suoking the life blood of his beloved country. Having heard that considerable sickness prevailed in the camps, he at once thxew open his doors, converted his house into a hospital, gathered there as many sick as he could’ accommodate, and, with his'noble wife, attended’,, nursed, and carefully watched- by the bedside of-’ the Union Boldier. Surely, if the blessings of-’ Heaven ought ever'to descend upon any one, mo thinks a halo of glory will, ever encircle-thy hearth of such a family as Dr. Dow and his devoted'wife instances of this character are exceedingly rare in this portion of our land. Common experience has taught ns to exclaim .v “ Alas, for the rarity Of Christian charity Under the sun.” More noticeable, then, is a oase like that I have mentioned, and it is suggested, that inasmuch as Dr. Dow has declared his firm, undisguised loyalty, and as from long residence in this vicinity, he-is perfectly familiar with the diseases incident to this climate, it would ho a merited reward to tender to him an appointment of surgeon in the army of the United States. At present the Doctor holds the temporary appointment of physician to hospitals in the village of Little Washington. It is but due to him that some reward be made to him for- his loyalty and firmness in this the hour of ourooun try’B greatest trial. Cmp. FROM THE MISSISSIPPI FLEET. Special Correspondence or The Press.] U. 6. Golf Squadkon, bklow Vicksburg, Mississippi Kiver, July 18,1882. Onoe more, through the bustle and noise of war, I salute you. At the time of the unexpected at tack of the rebel iron-clad ram Arkansas, the squadron werp,in no position to defend themselves; no line of battle was formed. Steam-sloops, gun boats, iron- clads, rams, transports—all were mixed together, afraid to fire, lest they might injure each other. Amid the confusion and excitement, the Arkansas made her way through them all—not a gun did she fire until the Carondelet and a number of gunboats, extricating themselves from the mass, gave battle. .The ram fought well, firing grape and shrapnel. Finally, she was successfully driven oft, and obliged to seek protection under the batteries, of Vicksburg, with a loss of eleven killed, including the pilot. Capt, Isaac N. Brown, commanding,.re ceived a Wound over the eye. Our Joss is esti mated , killed and wounded, to be not less than eighty. It is unnecessary for me to say here who, is to blame in allowing the rebel ram to make her esoape without being destroyed. Between the- two. flag offioerß, Farragut and Davis, rests the matter to be settled. Perhaps the Navy Department wilt take a hand—who knows? On- the' night of the 16th of July, Flag Officer Far ragut’s.fleet passed down the river, and passed the batteries under-a most terrific fire (the Arkansas remained close in under the batteries); and; in the intense darkness-of the night,-escaped all dis covery. Our loss I have not fully learned. The. Hartford - lest three ! men killed, and one masterjs 'mate named Lonsberry.; Among the wounded is Capt. John D. Broome, United States marines, slightly, over the! eye aid the baok, with splinters. The gunboat Wyoming’s damages were ■so severe that she had to run ashore.to keep from sinking; her damages have been temporarily patched up,fund, in tow with several of the gunboats, she has been sent to New Orleans for full repairs. ! The gunbeat Soiota had two men wounded, and the gun boat Pinola two killed.* Tlie loss of the Richmond end the remainder of fleet I have not learned. PHILADELPHIA. MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1862, Lirut. Heilsler, second marine of the Hartford, who was sent borne sick, from slight complaint of the ; bowels, contracted in the climate, died as the steam boat reached Memphis. Sinoe the rebel ram has taken; up her position under the batteries of the enemy, the scene re sembles somewhat the fleet that watched at Hamp ton Roads, so attentively, the Merrimao some months ago. The flag officer bad his arrangements all made last night (July 17) to'take the large sloops up, tho Hartford, Brooklyn, and Richmond; under the bat teries and attack the ram; a very absurd, hazard ous project, that, if carried into execution, would recult in the loss-of one or two of the best ships that our navy could boast of, with a great sacrifice of life. I hope he will not attempt it. Every dffioor in the squadron objects to it, excepting a faw rabid men that can hardly see farther than their noses. Captain Wm. Porter, commanding the iron-clad gunboat Essex, with a number of rams, has offered his services to destroy the troublesome rebel. A much more sane idea, the vessels being suited and well adapted for such servioe. I have not heard as yet whether the flag officer gave up.his plan or not. I sincerely hope that he has. Nine of Por ter’s mortar fleet have been ordered to Hampton Hoads,' to report to Flag-officer Ghldsborough, per haps for servioe on James river. \ V A very disgraceful affair has occurred in con lec tion with one of the mortar boats that had |een hard and fast aground for a number of weeks. The commanding officer received orders from Captain William Renshaw, commanding the remaining por tion of the rams, to burn bis boat at the appearance of the ram, as it w,as conjectured that she,would at tack the lower squadron. Either mistaking, the order or doing it intentionally, he set the.m»rtar. boat on fire, blowing the mortar into the middle of the river, and the two 32 pounders Eeaven’knows where, presenting to the enemy, from the dense' clond of smoke issuing from it, th»t «. filing of panic had*seized the.mortar fleet. An investigation ■ should be made into suoh proceedings. ; The United States steam sloop Brooklyn has held' her position, above the rest of the fleet, in range of a number of the batteries. To-day, July 18, the shot becoming too thick, she dropped down, out of reach , of the batteries. Three German deserters made their escape last night, from the .Vicksburg shore, amid volleys of musketry from the rebel infantry. They’ brought information that the- ram had been con siderably damaged, from the attack on the 16 th, and that our mortars frightened the men so that they attempted to leave her, but were driven bac£ at the point of the bayonet. LATER NEWS,' received from the enemy, confirms the statement that the Arkansas’ loss was ten killed and fourteen wounded .No mention is made of Capt. I. N. Brown being injured. The rebel army officers requested him. to attack the fleet. He said to them, “I have attacked, single-handed, one of the greatest squad rons that ever existed, and by luck of fortune escaped being mashed to atoms. If any army offi cer or navy desires to attack the fleet, there lies my vessel, alongside of the hank of your city, take her, she is at your servioe; as for myself, I will not make the attack, if I can prevent it.” Two more iron-clad rams are reported to be up the Yazoo river, one of which is the famous Star of the West, of Fort Sumpter oelebrity, seized at New Orleans at the first outbreak of the war. She is similar in most respects to tho Sumpter. The western, Gulf Squadron below Vicksburg is ar ranged in regular line of battle, and ready at a mo ment to resist the attack of any number of rams. First, in advance, lies the staunoh old Brooklyn; on her port quarter the sloop Oneida, starboard quarter the sloop Iroquois, right astern the flagship Hartford, astern of her the United States steam* sloop Riohmond guarding the point below the lit* tie Sciota. Tho remainder of the squadron' is as' industriously .employed. Eying alongside of the right-hand bank is the captured ram-Sumpter, Lieut. Irving commanding,, undergoing repairs, and also the army transports.; Jolt 20.—As usual, the mortars have opened the ball bright and early, one mortar exploding right over the ram ; if the fuse had lasted a few seconds longer it might have gone down her smoke stack blowing the ram to atoms; how unfortunate! A combined attack of Farragut’s and Davis’ squad rons' is to be made to-night, July 22, to. destroy the Arkansas. When this business is over the Gulf Western Squadron will take their departure from the Mississippi river, leaying.it in the possession, of Flag Officer Davis, and once more, enabling ua to snuff the healthy air of sea breeze. Sickness'still prevails in our midst. Brigadier General Williams remarked that.out of bis three thousand men, only , one thousand of them are ready for active service. Seven died yesterday in one regiment, numbering, four to six hundred men. Dr. Faulty, fleet sur geon, reports that the health of the squadron is,in no way favorable. Masnolia. 1 VERY„JLATC~FROM-~THE-OOUm One Day Later irom Richmond, THE FIGHT AT ORANGE COVET HOUSE. The Rebels Claim, a Victory. INTERESTING FROM, LOUDOUN AND' FAIRFAX COUNTIES. YANKEE OUTRAGES IN NANSEMOND. AND ISLE OF WIGHT. A “Reign or Terror" Prevailing, PEOPLE SECRETING THEMSELVES IN! THE FORESTS. Federal Prisoners Escape from Richmond Order. Concerning Substitutes in the Rebel,Army, THE RETALIATORY ORDER. Bitter Invectives Against General Pope WONDERFUL MAGNANIMITY OF THE RICH MOND ENQUIRER. It.Vindlcates Gen. McClellan Against Senator SKIRMISH NEAR.HAI/YERNHII.L, [From the Bicbmond Examiner, August 6] It was reported In the city yesterday, that the enemy tad attached our advanced forces yesterday morning, and succeeded in taking and holding Malvern Hillbut, from a gentleman who yesterday evening came up from, that neighborhood, we learn there is no trnth in,there port. Our 'lnformant says that an early hour a.smart skirmish was brought on some distance below Turkey creek, by am attempt of the enemy to extend his-lines in. Hie direction of Bichmond;: but that he was atones at tacked and driven baok ia confusion to the cover of his entrenchments. We ars as yet uninformed- of the parti culars- “ ■■ - We have since learned that the Gsskia Bangers of-this city were in the ekirmtih of yesterday, and-suffered se verely. It is reported that several were captured by the enemy. MOVEKBSTS-OB M’diELLAM. Tl» demonstration of the enemy on the south bank of the river on Friday Ibbl,is not thought to look to per manent occupation. .It.was, doubtless, only designed to scour the county of Prince George asaprecautionagainßt another mifinight attack by our artillerists; AM EMEUTK BMWEEM.YANKEE& AND. NEGROES. [From the Bicbmond Examiner, August o.], . Moutlx; August 4,1862;—A. Bpecial despatch to. the Advertiser attd Register from JacksoD, 30th ult. j sayst ** Passengers from 1 Memphis report that ah omente had broken out between the Yankees andth'anegroee word ing on the fortificationa. The Taakees Ahdt a number of tbenegroes jjvV 5 .' ■ . ‘T SKIRMISH A® ORANGE CO»RT-HORSE. On flaturday morning last a portion of the 7th Virginia Cavaliy, Bobertson’B brigade, under Ooi. W. E. Jones, engaged the let Michigan, 6th New York, and lat Ver. mont Cavalry, at Orange Court House. Our men tonght with desperation, not baying more than 100 at any one time in the fight, whilo the enemy’s force was between 1,200 and 1,600. Ten of the enemy, including a major, and eleven horses, were killed, the dead bodies of the latter remaining in the streets of Orange Court House alter the fight was over. Four carriages were pressed by the Yankees to carry off their wounded. Several piisoners-were captured, six of whom (Sergeant J. & Trowbridge and two ptivates of the Sth New York, and tw o privates of the let Vermont,) were brought to Bich roondby the Central train last evening and committed to the military.prlson, H.mo few of our men werecap luted ,in the skirmish, but none killed. Major Berry, of the 4th Georgia Battalion, who was near the scene of action, informs us that the enemy retreated bywayof Terrill’s Ford across the Bapidan river. Oar troops occupied the town on Saturday night. Conflicting.repot to of this affair were in circulation .ye terday, hut the foregoing statement is .derived Irom a source entitled to'fnll confidence, and may be relied on as corrector :. , Wo understand that our pickets were driven in previ ous to the fight, and that one man was killed - This may have given rise to the report that our men were forced to retire before overwhelming numbers, and that the enemy took possession of V. range Court Bouse. The impression prevails that a general engagement cannot bo long de layed. ' FROM LOUDOUN AND FAIRFAX Tie latest information we have from those counties represents that the Yankees are literally carrying out the recent outrageous orders of General Pope, and that ■ the ’ citisens are being regularly p'undered of negroes, stock, and household effects. In many instances families have been deprived ,of ;, every article of comfort, and of everything in the way o! provisions and supplies. All negroes who have heretofore refused to desert their owners voluntarily are - now being forded to leave, whether willing or uuwlttlng. Seme time since they visited the farm of Mr. Charles F. Berkeley, and compelled one of his negro boys toi accom pany them to the Federal camp, against his earnest declarations that he desired to remain in.the service ,of Ms master. Complaint having been made to .Gen. ’ Abercrombie, the boy was immediately returned. , The 'notorious Geary, hearing of the affair, and resolute In his determination to carry out bis peculiar mode of warfare in regular aud systematic’thieving, sent ia so usd ol men to 'demand -the’ boy, ;Who was : ordered to tske a lavorite mare of Mr. B„ aud forced to ac company those who were robbing- him of bis pro tection end support, and his master of his property. At “.Chantilly,’’ the beauiiful country seat of Tupper . ville Stewart, Esq., in Fairfax county, they soized all the furniture," stock, &c., and a few days ago offered; It at public auction. For the past two weeks parties have been going round to the houses of those who are engaged n the Confederate service, and assessing the household l ~ Chandler, I anil other personal property preparatory to offering it at ] public sate All ,nch effects they designate as “de serted property,” and appropriate to the use of the fe deral aimy. Many of tbo citizens are endeavoring to effect their escape to avoid arrest and imprisonment, or the necessity of taking tho execrable oath of alle giance. The principal force now In Loudoun 1s a band of onion ists, h> aded by an unprincipled scampi named Moans, -whose brolhtr is a gallant soldier in the Confederate ser vice. A short time ago this traitor and his followers ar reated' Messra.Hobeit W Gray and James 8. Barrie, of Leesburg, and carried the n to" Harper’s Ferry, where i they were imprisoned for several days, with nothing to subsist noon but crackers and water. There- being no charge alleged against them, except a warm sympathy ,for the cause of the Senth. they were released by the commandant of that post. Col. DtxonH. Milos, and al low, dto return to-thrir homes. This, however, did not- OBnit Weans, and he made several Bn isiqueht attempts to arrest Mr. Harris, wuo Bucceeoen in evading his vigi lance andtyrauny, and is now safe within our lines. A ftw days after his return from Harper’s Ferry, Mr, Gray - - srnt his tegro man to his farm, a few miles from town, for seme corn When tbe negro arrived attbefarmhefouud -Means and bis party in possession, and- was sent back to Mr.. Gray wilh word that lie could have no more corn from that place. This traitor and his band are kept in Loudoun by tbe Lincoln Government to annoy and ha rass the people, and it is said that ha has been employed: ,to enforce tbe recent order of Pope in that county. On Saturday week he Boutto naTpor’s Ferry for one hun dred Oiao, to aid him in carrying out that orderV Some three weeks ago three companies of Federal ca valry were sent to Leesburg, and their quartermaster -.announced their intention to remain there. They had teen there bnr a few days when a rep rt readied the town that the Oonfederata cavalry were in Soickersyllie, in the npper end of the county, and they left in great' baste. It turned out that the cavalry at Snickersville wos a company of tlieir own. Tbs Bov. Mr. bourse, who, wim Gen. Bogers and others, /was arrested seme time ago, and afterwards ; ex2 changed, hoe been greatly annoyi d by Means and his party,iy ho kin repeatedly'thi eatened his arrest;'Know', ing the vindictive and malignant spirit by which Means vPas actuated, Mr. N., to avoid arreßt, though once regu lar ]y.exchanged, left Leesburg on Saturday week, and is 'now beyond the.tyram’a reach. . ’ r FROM NORFOLK. . A letter from Horfolk, dated tho 29th ult., says that a large number of negroes are coming into that city, hay, ini (run 1 away from their masters' in the surrounding corntry.;, A good many Slav, s are being sent to MeOlel )ari. A gentleman who was running the blockade with ecne letters w*s caught by the; Yankee .pick ’ts and General Ylele.with bis > mail ’’ He was. ielCesea after a short imprisonment on security to bo a eespeable citizen. - . .r -.THE YANKEES IN LOtJDOITN. H** * l! £&P--BiL? n '> nir ® r ’ ® tb ] Brish S wbolhave jnst reached here, having escaped with diffi cult!; the Tankee cavalry sent to arrestthem at their bsus s. T The Yankees whre led, as usual in such expedl. tiorie in that county, by S&mu-l Means,Tan infamous tory, whose residence is in Waterford, Loudann county. Meats has been made a captain by the Federal Govera mert, and declart s that be will carry out Pope’s infamooi orders to the very letter. For this purpose he has called foy more troops, which ho will probably receive. Let oar soldiers and oor people n member that, by the action of oui - Government, Captain Meauß is an outlaw—not a soldiir, but a robber end s murderer—-and that he shou’d be snot down as a wild beast wherever found or taken. This t tbe duty of every soldier or citizen in regard to him, &d one the discharge of which will entitle the actor to thepubllc applause Meins sought to emit the gentlemen, whom we have Veep, ior no other reason than whatfte culls,•‘disloyalty.” For tils they are bunted from their homes, and compelled t to fleets rf they were felons from tho pursuit of a pack of rufliatk : If pipe, as principal, and Mesne, as his tool, do not soon f/el the "bullet or ibe halter of the avenger, wo fear the pdbd people of Loudoun have a gloomy prospect at bard.l /'t... ... - v T -E eg long, oh £ how long, ere wo can chase the foe from onrsoil. - '•l'-'” ■' I AFFAIRS AT FBBDBRICKSBURa. IFrci the hicbmcnd Ananirer, sth ] : from Fredericksburg as- late as to the Slst mU. statti that the citizens of that town have to a mannobly resolved not to take Lincoln's oath of allegiance astro qniitdby Pope’s order, but to submit to compulsory exile, as the alternative of refusal. All honor to eo proud an example! Among then is the venerable Judge Jio maxTono of the purest men that ever lived, and now In extreme ege. The venerable patriot and good maahw, w ithmsny others, his'trunk already packed, prepared to submit to the tyranny- which can drive him from his honi, but cannot pnt a stain upon his honor. May age deal very gently with the noble old man, and may thou eards bf strong arms and brave hearts avenge his foul wrosgs! HOME AS FOUND. Apoor fellow who was among the captured at Port Donelson, hating made hia escape and reached his home near this city, a few daya ago, found that during hia absence, two brothers had been hilled in the battles be fore'Bicbmond, hia mother,-long in bad health, had gone to her laet home, and the .little.-estate, formerly their chief source or support, had been desolated hy the pro aence of ihe invader, - 1 sens 9POIIS. [Prom the Bichmond Enquirer, August 6.J Mr. H. T. Douglas, who haa been employed by the Government to gather up spoils, left by thy enemy, in their late strategic movement in search of a new base, showed hs yesterday about forty pontoon boats' which have been recovered, together with Che anchors, rope e, &o.,in all enough to make a pontoon bridge ot eight hundred to a thousand feet. YANKEE OUTRAGES IS NAKSEMO-SD AND ISt* OB iFrcm the Bichmond Enquirer, Aug. 6.] A* gentleman, who haa just arrived In Petersburg, in forms tbe Express that the Yankees are roaming the counties of Mansemond'and Isle of Wight, stealing ne greos, bacon, and horses, and'aftesting every citizen whose loyalty to the Confederate States is known. Tbe following gentlemen have been arrested, Bomo of them manacled, and dragged off to the Hip Baps: James Dillard, K. Bev. Hunter, Jameß M. Holland, Wm Law rence, Alexander, Ashburn, Kobert B, Pinner, Addison Aehburn, Capt Charles Holland, J. Y. Counoil, M. Nor fleet, Joseph Y Oounoil, tharles Sumner, and David P. Wright. The two latter were placed in irons, and marcht d off nndor a file of Dutch Yankees from Penn sylvania. ■■■ - . ’ .. Mr. Sumner is charged with the murder of a notorious free negro, named David Sawyer,', under the following, circumstances:- ■ . ■ Ihe Yankees have employed for some time past a lot of free negroes who scontibe country, tamper with staves, and use every means- to entice them- from their owners. A lew clave since upon going- into his .field, Mr. Sumner discover! d several! of his slaves in conversation with Bawyer, which greatly enraged him. He ordered his ne groes to retui n to their work, and told Sawyer that he should not speak to hiß slaves under any pretest what ever. Sawyer replied that he had not spoken to them. Mr. Sumner insisted that he bad , anil told him, that he had: seen him talking to them, whereupon Sawyer cited Mr. 8. “ a d—d liar,” at the same time drawing a huge bowie knife, and advancing towards him. Mr. Stunner imme diately seized a fence-rail, and commenced backing, while Sawyer advanced-and brandished his knife in a-most threatening manner. With the rail, Mr. Sumner buo ceeded in' keeping the villain back until a corner of the fence hsd been reached, where bis- gun- lay. He thou onickly seized the weapon, which Sawyer no Booner saw than be started to run. Mr. Snmnor fired, the load taking effect In the negTo’s back, and literally cutting him to pieces. Ths negro died next day in groat agony, and Mr. Sumner's arreotwas effected a few hours subso- Quemly From Mr. Dillard, the Yankees stole some eight or leu thousand pounds of bacon and lard, and then carried him to tlie Bip Baps because be refused 'to take the oath of allegiance to tbe Lincoln Government. Messrs, Ashburn snd Pinner were arrested upon the charge at having pur chased bacon for the Confederate Government. Thoßev. Putnam Owen, of the Baptist Ohuroh, was arrested laßt Sunday at- Windsor, Isle of Wight, and Alexander A Bhbnm, postmaster at Windsor, and Bobert B, Pinner, assistant-postmaster, were arrested- at the same time. In many- instances the Lincoln thieves have swept everything from- Ihe- premises they visited, not- leaving the femalea and children- of the family a pound of meat or a single horse. . ■ A- perfect reign of terror prevails in some portions of Nansomorid and Isle-of Wight counties, and the people are leaving their homes by night, and secreting them selves in tbe forest during the day, so that they may escape the dutches of the invaders, and'reach, if possi ble, tbe Confederate lines, which do not extend beyond- Blackwater. ESaAPE.OSVYANKEE PRISONERS,. [From.the Bichmond Dispatch ] ‘ We learn that by some unexplained negligence of the guard, five of the Yankee officers confined in the officer's prison, Eighteenth street, between Main and-Cary sheets, have escaped—two-on Friday night, and three on Satur day night or yesterday morning. Their names and rank are:-.W.BtHatch,lieutenant colonel;.William Biddle, second lieutenant;;®: M. Oakley, captain F-. A.. M-ur phey, second lieutenant; and H. B, Marsters,.first lieu tenant; ' How-tbe prisoners escaped is a mystery as much to the guard as to the public, but it is enongh-to know that; they are non etti. Yesterday tbe provost marshal detailed a number- of detectives to follow and farret-themout, but nothing bad-been heard of them. We know nothing ef tbe guard about the prison, who,, on conseontive nights, allowed prisoners- to escape in their face ;:bnt that they must have either been aßleep.or treacherous is too palpable to admit of dispute. Yesterday two'women, named Miss Muoher And-Hiss Catherine McCort, were arrested by the assistant provost marthal’s guard,on a charge of beiagan complicity with the escaping Yankees. Others were suspected,.but have not yet been arrested. With regard- to the above affair, the ■Ezdmtnn’ further says:• i ! - S v'-V.'A'.ii ■. Fotr men and .seven women were, on yesterday, ar rested and-examined by the provost marshal, and the fol lowing wew jamanded: for further examination, charged with aiding and abetting tbe escape:: Mrs. Louisa Web ber, Mlbb Lucy Wassgntt, Wm. Frank (proprietor of the Mechanicsvilie-turnpike Tavern), Seely Wigton, and Lewis W ebber, residents of Seventeenth street. SUBSTITUTES IX THE RBBESi. ARMY-—ORBBHi FROM TUB WAR DBSARTMBNT. .. . BiCiiMOKD, August 2,1862. X 0 the Editors of the Enquirer? „ . Gentlemen: Having been frequently called upon by persons wishing to employ substitutes for the army, and my opinion asked as to whether the captains, of. com panies or the Cilonels of regiments possessed the power to reject alljsubstitutes, and not wishing to give opinions upon subjects with which I. am not familiar, I sub mitted the question to the- Secretary of: War,: and re ceived from him the following, which, ho having con sented thereto, I desire you to publish. It gives the geueralruio on the subject. Yspy truly yours, B. L. M.ONTAGOB. One substitute per month is allowed in each company. The substitute must not be liable to ooi scription, aud must be physically aud morally fit to bo a soldier. In de ciding the question of fitness, the colonel baa. the right to overrule the cptaia, hut in Buch. case,:if. ho rejects, the substitute. Bhdnid report his reasons to the department in -order that their sufficiency may be determined. He should confine himself to objections to. the substitute, and not, as some do, state objections to the policy of substi tution. GEO. W. BANOOGPB, f Secretary of War.” SPOILS FROM THE BAUBLE-FIELD. [From theßichmohd Dispatch, Aug. 6.] if The officers attached to.the assistant provost marshal’s office, during the month of July, captured property stolen from the battle-fields of value to the amount of six thousand seven hundred and seventy-three dollars and ninety-seven cents, ($8,775.97.) The articles consisted: of overcoats; cartridge boxes, •blankets, mining and entrenching tools, oil clotta, mus kets, rifles, pietelß, saddles, holsters, bridleß, knapsacks, bayonets, knives, Ac. , ; BELLE ISLAND PRISON DEPOT rKrora the Bichmond Examiner.] ' Belle Island, in tbs James river, heretofore little known and .without any historic, interest, is destined to ‘figure hereafter more conspicuously aslthe depot for the confinement of the several thousand. Yankee prisoners taken in the late battles before Bichmond, and confined for some time afterwards in the Libby and other prisons of the city, but within the last four weeks removed to the island. The island is about one mile in length and a quarter.of a mile in breadth, with two branches in the river that forms, claspingfhe shores'on either side. ' ; On a level portion; near the landing, la’-located" the camp of the prisoners, containing between 400 and 500 tebtß, closely huddled together, with a broad avenue run ning through the centre, which has been named Broad way, after the famous New York thoroughfare. This Yankee settlement now numbers, upwards ,of 4,600 in habitants,^'and in the evening, when'their promenade commences, Broadway on Belle ManArlvals Broadway in New York, certainly in tbe grotcaqucness of costume. . --The encampment of the guard is located on a hill over looking the Yankee , encampment. The guard numbers •' shout three hundred men, including Day’s light artillery ‘ battery, Captain iNorria Montgomery, who superintends .the whole police arrangement. Captain Montgomery and , his officers have their headquarters . in a school-house in the hollow, near the' Yankee settlement. ; A railing sur rounds the camp, and beyond Its confines none of the prisoners are allowed to iatrgds 05ooift guard. A WIGHT. -bathing sgpt bag been selected under the trees in the' river, and tbe prisoners are -conducted out ia squads of ten, and enjoy a bath of a few minutes, which they seem to er-joy very much. The whole day is occupied in this manner until the whole four thousand odd hundreds have, made their ablutions The health of .the prisoners has: improved to a remarkable degree under the influence of the water and fresh air of the island. Only fifteen deathß have occurred since the island was occupied, Inside of the camp enclosure of the Yankees they are allowed to exercise any form of municipal go vernment they please. Many of. them display the usual amount of Yankee ingenuity in the arrangement of their -domestic Quarters. Wells have been sunk in various parts of the camp, from whence excellent water is ob tained. - ... 'But while this people exercise their ingenuity and skill, we are sorry to state that they are practising atnODg themselves the vices which distinguished (hem while en joying the opportunities at large in Virginia. They are the most inveterate thieves, and on every oppoitunity depredate upon one another. *or one to take off his shoes, or a piece of bis garment, and fall to sleep, is to --invite a tbefrfrom bis comrade, and every day complaints' are . made to the commanding officer of the guard of such depredators. . numbers havo lost their shoes -and pieces of their clothing, and go about barefooted, or in their stocking feet, and half naked. One of their own Butlers, oaplured with the prisoners has established a sntterelip and the prisoners make pur chasesfrom him of such articles as are norfurnished'in the daily rations. They loudly complain of his extor tion, however, and threaten to have him sent to thß Bip Baps',when-they get back. Their funds are runolng short, too, and many are compelled to part with what ever they have saleable about them. They are all looking hopefully forward to an exchange, ' and are very persistent in their inquiries concerning the prospect. A few nights Bince five of the prisoners at ti m pted to escape by BWimroing the river.’ One of them succeeded in getting nearly across, but atl were cap tured, aod arc now kept under guard. Everything about tbe island suggests cleanliness, com fort, and strict discipline ; : Tbe'island is accessible by boat from the landing ba low the Tredeger Iron Worke. CONFISCATIONS y j The entire property of Wm. Norfleet, Esq., of Nahse mond county, valued at 8100,000, has been oouftsbated by the* Yankee dynasty. Other prominent eitizehi of the seme county are hourly expecting to be robbed in a simi lar manner. . . f A CANDIDATE FOR THE BENCH. The Texas Republican contains a card from Wm. W, Wallace, formerly a prominent attorney in Warrenton, Va, announcing himself a candidate for the, effice of As sociate Justice oftha Supreme Court of Texas. We ob-, serve that he has four competitors. DEATH OF AN EMINENT DIVINE. We regret to learn that tbe Bov J. H. Thornwell, D C„ oh Fr) monia YANKEE PRISONERS LEAVING AFOOT, Three thousand Yankee prisoners leave to-day, on foot, for Yerina, twelve miles below Bichmond, to j>e ex changed. ', .. . ADDRESS OF GENERAL HILL. Gen. D. H. Hill, of North Carolina, having been as signed lo ihe command of the Confederate forces in tbe territory extending from Drury’s Bluff to Wilmington, N. 0., issued tbe following Address to his late divison on taking hie departure: Hradquahtbrs of Division, July 21,1862. GENEBAL OBDEBS No. —. ! In pursuance of orders from the headquarters of the army, the nhdtrsigned relinquishes the present Oemmand, to enter upon a new field of duty. It is witu unfeigned pain and reluctance he leaves a division which, in ths last two months, has poured out more blood in the sacred cause of tbe South than any division in the army—which, atone end unsupported,drove the enemy from his abattis, fortifications, - and rifle' pits at Seven Pinos, capturing eight guns, tbe camp and stores of the enemy, and which, at Mecbauicsville, Coal Harbor, White Oak Biver, and Malvern Hill exhibited ali those high and herois qualities for which the Southern soldier is so remarkable. May you ever maintain your present proud position; may yon ever rehnke with scorn the wretches who desei t your colors in battle or straggle from your ranks on the march and in the camps; may yonr future deeds be such that when yonr name !b mentioned it miy send a thrill of joy through the heart of him who once had the honor of commanding yon. By order of D. H. Hill, Major General, J. W. TAJLOB, A. A. A. G. ORDERS TO REPORT. "We understand that orders have been leaned for all paroled ■ prisoners :taben. at. Boanohe Island and else* n here to report their names, so that they may be in eluded in the exchange larely agreed on between the Confederate ahd'liincoln Governments. — >Richm,ffn& Utr patchi sth. from theoValley. 'Frdm the Bichmond Dispatch, 6th.] THE RAPPAHANNOCK ONES. There is no material change in affairs along the lines of the Kappahannock since onr last report Our latest - information tends to confirm the impression that a heavy engagement 1b impending, and must occur in a few days at most. .The movements of the contending armies indi cate that the blow must soon be struck. - The train, yesterday afternoon, brought down four ; p ironera from Gordonsville, captured in the cavalry fight at Orange Court Bonse on Saturday. Two of these are members of the 2d Vermont, and the other two of the 6th, Hew York regiments of cavalry. From the statements of these prisoners, it would appear that the fight of Satur- day was much more severe than previous accounts repre sent it. They state that seventeen of their ,men v were killed and a number wounded., Jbieut. Myers, of the Provost Guard, under whose charge they were brought to this city, informs us that eur loss was one killed and e’evsn wounded. The prisoners report their force in the fight at about seven hundred, and.onra from three hun dred to four hundred. Notwithstanding this disparity of numbeiß, the enemy were driven from the town, and the place was occupied by our men. Passengers who arrived in. the city, from Staunton, yesterday afternoon, stare that the road from that town to Winchester is unobstructed, and the Yankees, though occupying the heights jorth of Winchester, have no pickets on the Valley turnpike. A number of the citizens ef Frederick and Clark had left their homes in conse quence of tho order of General Pope requiring them to take the oath, and wore daily arriving at Staunton and other points in the uppir Valley. On Thursday last there was considerable excitement at New Market in consequence of the rumored advance of the enemy on that town by way of the fiuray load. On tho afternoon of that day ,they of Pcw.h’sFott, some ten miles southeast of New Market, and it was seriously apprehended that they would ex tend their advance into the Shenandoah,Valley,,. Hav ing already suffered severely from tho presence and rob bery of the Invaders, the people of the Shenandoah and Boekiugbam justly dread their return. It is hoped that active operations will give them employment in some other quarter before they have an opportunity of again marauding upon that rich section. A SKIRMISH IN PRINCE GEORGE. .[From the Bichmond Knquirer sth ] A portion of. tho 13th Virginia Cavalry, about fifty strong, commanded by Oapt. Mcliwaine, engaged about eighty Federal cavalry, near Vox’ll Mill, in Prinoe George county, on Sunday forenoon, at 11 o’clock. Oapt, Mcliwaine divided his command, stationing one half on a bill in bis rear, and proceeding with the rest to a creek below. Here they mot the whole force of the enemy, and, unfortunately, their carbines' refused to, fire, on ac count of the dampness of the powder. They resisted the assault gallantly with their sabres, but were at length forced to retire. Singular to say, the twenty,five men stationed on the hill, instead of coming to the assistance of their comrades, retreated, without either a shot or the show of a fight. The casualties to the Confedera'es . were: In Company B {Oapt Mcliwaine), James Phil lips, killed;. Oraig^Biddle, wounded in the left arm; Tbon ae Gilliam, in the thigh; Thompson, in the shoulder. Company C, one missing. Company D, one missing. Company L, all safe The Examiner's- account adds: During the light a railroad train, which was on the point of leaving for Gordonsville whsn the Tankees ap peared, made its escape.' The Yankees did not pursne, but employ d tbemeelves for two hours tearing up the railroad track and breaking into.the storeain the village. They then returned to the north side of the Bspidan, having stopped long enough at Mr. Thomas Scott’s, one mile beyond the court house, to bury ten of their moo who had been killed m the fight, and to pillage the count tryfuramilo or two around. After they had all dis appeared, a heavy force ol our cavalry, with several pieces of artillery, appeared and made pursuit. They went as far as the ford over the Bapidan, and, seeing no enemy, returned.' • Wo learn that Orange Court House remains in onr possession, with a force sufficient to protect it against any similar raid in future. The nine prisoners taken in the fight arrived here yesterday evening in the Central; cars. THE CAVALHY BXELOMJ IN NICHOLAS COUNTY. [From the Bichmond Dispatch, August 4.] The daring attack of Major Bailey, with a small squa dron of cavalry, upon the garrison at Summersville, Ni cholas county, was made in the morning at: daylight, after our troops bad traversed a long distance over the most fugged portion of onr mountain country, and fully : one hundred miles within the enemy’s lines. The Fedo rals were taken by surprise, but fcsjgbt well for about. two hours, when they displayed a white flag, laid down their arms, and surrendered unconditionally. Their loss in killed was eight, wounded twenty-five, and prisoners sixty-two.' ®f Major Bailey’s command, not a man was killed, and only three slightly wounded. Ordnance and commissary '“stores were found in great abundance, all of which were destroyed except five hun dred Enfield rifles, which were placed in wagons and safely brought back to the Salt Sulphur Springs; The notorious Dr. Wm. H. Bucker, who holds a tieutenant colonel’s eemmiaslon in the Yankee aimy, is reported to have committed excesses, such as shooting prisoners in cold blood, burning bridges, &c„ that will l entitle him to more severe treatment then is usually accorded to pri soners of war. On- his arrival at the Salt Sulphur, Gen. Boring had him placed In irons, and then despatched a messenger to Alleghany county for evidence of his for mer crimes. Mis triad was to have taken plate last week. JEtUSorials from tbe Rebel Papers. THE RETALIATORY ORDER. [Prom tbeßicbmond Enquirer, Gth-1 The orders which our Government has issued in re sponse to those which hate appeared from the Federal Secretary of War and from General Pope, haye been re ceived will, an almost universal satisfaction. The abso lute necessity of meeting Federal violence by measures of retaliation was apparent to all. The only problem was so to meet it as to keep ourselves in the right and our enemieß Wholly In the wrong- From the first knowledge received here of the recent courses of the enemy, which was on the 26th of duly, the President and his Cabinet have diligently considered the (location In till its aspects. Their decision is one which may pot gratify the unreflect ing passions of extreme (non, bnt it will command the ap plause of history, and will justify us in the opinion of the impartial world. If, without an effort at repression, we had at once rushed to the very extremity of bloody retaliation, we should have manifested a readiness, which would have looked like a desire, to see the war assume a character justly abhorred among civilized nations. It was due to ourselves, it was demanded by a decent respect for the opinions of the world, to give to'onr first action the cha- a warning as,well as ef retribution. A fierce violence might fan the mere passionß of war; but'a wise moderation will hot only commend us ,to the sympathies and approbation of other communities and nations, but will best satißfy our own citizens and soldiers. will feel an additional pleasure und security with every evi dence that the honor and dignity of the Confederacy are in safe hands, and that eur counsels are'guided by judg ments both cool and clear. The soldier wilt .tight with a better spirit when he feels assured that what was at first' the best of causes, has.not boon injured or stained through the fault of his Government, hut is as honorable, and pure, and worthy of bis life’s blood as ever. The visitfng of the retaliation on the: commissioned officers oi Pbpe’B army addresses the sentiment of strict justice without exciting those regrets which exist when one man suffers for the fault of another. The officers therein theefime, for they can resign if they choose. The President, however, distinctly intimates that if this measure of retaliation Tail of speedily securing the de- Bired end. be will include the whole of Pope’s army uu dertbehan of outlawry. -The anticipation of this will operate in advance upon the privates of: the Yankee army, who will realize how frail the tenure or thelr ira inanity, and that it depends both upon their own decent (Conduct and a proper Bourse on the part of their Presi dent. G2UERAL POPE’S ORDERS , The war has, in fact, on the part of the North, been one of plunder from the beginning. The published or ders of rope only {contain*-an - avowal of what has been disavowed, but practised, by the Yankees throughout thB. war. it the beginning, some of their generals, obeying the better instincts of natures not altogether brutalized by the service in which they are enlisted, commenced : their campaigns in the South with a resolution to con duct them on civilized principles; hut they soon gave up these gc.od intentions under the pressure of opinion from . tbo North, or to invigorate their operations by gratifying the passions "of their soldiers. On the part of the political organization whioh wields the powers of the Northern Government, the wav is kept up for its fat contracts and its hundreds of millions of i patronage, *J,n $9 very n%tu, re qf piggs U were impos- TWO CENTS. Bible to maintain such a war by observing the mild and Ireetrainins precep*s>f modern civilization in its prose cution. The soldier? of a corrupt Government must themselves be corrupt. It has\becorhe as necessary to brine them to steal and activity'in conducting military operations as it was to subsidize tbe Northern people lo the support ot the war br lavish dispensations of patron age. . ; Thus tbe war has at length assumed, both at home and in the field, its true character. It is a war of wholesale plunder, public and private.. Tbe community, at borne are to be taxed to support the immense expenditures re quisite to tbe payment of countless military salaries and infinite army contracts; and the invaded South is to be plundered at will by the Yankee soldiery for the double purpose of enticing additional rocruita into, the service and of, gratifying, in the most acceptable manner, tbe tuling passion of those already enlisted. A WAR OF PLUNPBR AS® RAFIHE—POPE PRO < HOtJNCED “A CRAVEN WRETCH.” [From the Richmond Examiner.] The North is now avowedly embarked in a war of plunder, rapine, and oppression, without shame and without compunction. In tbeir eager desire for booty ihey are blinded to all the heroic features of the contest presented in the attitude of tbeir adversaries. The bravery of our men, attested on every battle-field, makes no impression upon their besotted natures ; it is, in their ejet, but the desperation o! rebels escaping death from tbe baiter. . Tbe beroißm of onr womenfails to excite any expressions of chivalric appreciation. If they defy tha invader by tbeir conduct and manners, their conduct is denounced as the forwardness of prostitutes, and thsy are threatened with the treatment utually accorded to such characters. In a war thus waged it is natural that ibe most infamous characters should attain to tbe highest posts' of command. Bailer, who has succeeded iu winning a reputation' for infamy, at home and in distant lands, greater than attaches to any man who has yet disgraced tbe living generation, is In command at New Orleans; and the new invasion of Virginia is entrusted to Pope, a person who, even in the early years of his manhood, was publicly and ignominiously horsewhipped for brutality to a woman. It is this craven wretch, bearing the scars of the laeh upon bis back, who cenr a boasting to have seen onlj tbe backs of rebels. In big eagerness for plunder, it is a fact that the Yan kceinvader obstinately refußOß to acknowledge the claims of Union citizens to exemption from his rapacity. On the. contrary, the plunder of this classof wretches Is pursued with peculiar avidity, from the, fact that they possess the greatest amount of booty. In general, the Union, man repudiates the cause or the South for the sake of preserving his worldly goods. His better im pulses are patriotic, and incline him to the cause of the South; but avarice proves too Btrong for patriotism, and he espouses the Federal side to Bave his property. He is like the yonng man in Scripture who was commanded to 8e11,,a1l .that; he had.and ,to follow his Saviour, but who went away grieved because be had great possesstona. This unhappy class of people, who sell soul, conscience, oml country for property are ruthlessly stripped of this e very hands whore protection they thought to striking proof of the rapacious temper affirurcTCem lives with which the North ris conducting this war. If there iB a class deserving tfce esteem of that people and the protection of its “ Union*saving” armies, it is certatniy thoeelaithfnl men at the Sonth who, in what they declare to he hotbeds of rebellion, still remain loj a! to the Prncn cause. But these people happen to be rich in the booty whlch it is the object of: tbeir so diery to seize, and, with shameless disregard of every principle of good faith, and of every profession in which they are waging the war, they are made the first and the chief victims of rapacity and outrage. ' " ’ M’CLBMiH IK EUROPE. [From the Richmond Bi«patcb,'sth.] McClellan seems to bo in a fair way to become the laughing stock of the world. It is surprising to see how exactly the English newspapers have taken the measure of btefoot, although in England they receive none bat Yankee journals. The “ strategic movement ” which doubled the right wing up on Us left, and sent the whole, helter-skelter, upon James river, thirty-five miles from its original base, furnishes the London journals with an inexhaustible fund of raillery. The Confederates, the -Post says, must bear their reverses with astonishing philosophy, since they illuminated their capital upon receipt of the intelligence. On the other hand, the Federate gave no such token of exaltation over their victory. The gloom whiote pervaded Washington and New York it considers a very singular mode of celebrating a great triumph. It has a hit at McClellan’s mode of “ changing his base,” or, In other words, of conducting Mb retreat, aid says he does not deserve the praise be-, stowed by Napoleon upon one of his generats—that he “surpassed all othersiogoiganhsing’and conducting ft re .treat.” “However,” says the Post, “whetherprede termined or not, the recent movement has left General McClellan and bis army many miles farther distant from Richmond, on the banks of the James river, with a friendly flotilla of gnnboata in his rear, ready to shell the Confederates should they attempt to foroe him on*e more to put in. practice his novel principles of , stra tegy.” * The Times makes itself merry with poor Mac’s “bayo net charges upon paper,” says that “ the facts of his great strategic victory are fast oozing out,” and asserts that “ even the American Government cannot destroy truth forever.” It gives McClellan great credit for the . skill with which he contrived to “tonedown” hißde feat; but says it most now be plain to the dullest capacity that he was » badly, beaten that he would have been driven into the river had he not been proteoted by his gunboats. “It is rapidly coming to this,” says the Times, “Ibat the greater the victory announced, the more terrible will be the defeat believed in, and the Pretident and his War Ministers may succeed in so mys tifying the public mind that if they really should gain a great victory, the arnouncement of it will pnt New York into mourning, and rain all the speculators for a rise in Government itocks.'’ The severest hit, however, is given by the Olohe, which says that after seven days’ severe fighting and terrible loss, McClellan has achieved the great “ strategic move ment” of: establishing himself in a .position which he might have reached, without fighting, by land or water, any time before the 27th t>f Jnne.- IT om these and other comments of: the English press, McClellan and libcoln might learn a great trnth, which they seem thus far quite unable to comprehend. Candor is always best, in all conceivable cases. The* have no thing so mneh at heart as to deceive the English people, except to deceive the Yankee nation. In ordfit to reach thiß much-coveted end, they have tied until the English people have ceased to place the least confidence in any tbingthey say, and.even the Yankee nation is far from considering their reports of equal authority wtththe Gos pel. They had beßt try the truth, for a short timß, by way of a change.. To tell a lie, which nobody believes, Is to Bell one’s sold to the devil for Irredeemable shin plasfefs. . FATOT-TIMMHG. [From the Charleston. Mercury.] ' A minority of seven dissented from the majority of the Border State Representatives in the Congress of the United StatesJn their.opposition to President Lincoln’s scheme of emancipation. They made a report, in which they state that “ they could not reconcile it to their seme of duty, in this trying hour, to respond to a spirit of fault finding," and believing that his Excellency meant everything for the beet, they could not resist his appeal, and, therefore, will support his policy of emanci pation. ' These Abolition toadies in. Washington have their counterpart all over the Confederate States. .If the Go vernment goes to eleep amidst the’ din and clamor of onr enemy’s preparation to assail us; if It employs inefficient agents, and persists in keeping them in place attar their inefficiency has been proved: if it refuses to employ, or employs with reluctance, ability in the public service, ; after the clearest demonstration of its existence; if per sonal considerations, and not the public good, control appointments to office; if It pnts in jeopardy the came , of the Confederate btates itsrtf, which gives onr enemies the greatest power to harass and injure üb; if in throe great battles we have vanquished the enemy, and for want of generalship have failed in reaping thefrnitthere of, in the achievement of independence and peace—no remonstrance or exposures mast be made, If they are, it is an exhibition “of a spirit of fault-finding!” It is croaking f It is aiding the enemy! His Excellency “ meant everything for the beat,” and, thsrefore, they support hiß policy. Some old dirine has said that “hell is paved with good intentions.” It is no excuse for a lost battle that the general really wished to win it; nor in the conduct of State affairs, affecting the liberties and existence of a people, can good intentions be accepted as a substitute for wisdom and energy; To find fault where fault exists is the duty of the public press, and of all public men. There is net the least danger that.too much fault will be found. The danger is the other way. Fault will not be found where it ought to be exposed, because it does not pay. Patronage and Government favors and officers do not . attend on fault-finders. They are usually pro scribed by Governments. The sort of people they neuhlly love andri'oster are yonr supporters through thick and thin—your Batterers and toadies—your pa triotic and indignant defenders of attacks upon the Go vernment—yohr adorers of S xeeutive wisdom and infal libility—yonr poetic inventors of God-tike attributes to ; dress up power—these are the people who, by their false hoods and servility, intensify tyrannies snd break down republics, 'ihoy abound under all governments; and they abound in the Confederate Ftateg. The natural in : etination of all men, especially in times or trouble, is to support the Government. Where your life, liberty, and property are bonnd up in the conduct of any man, you will be very loath to believe that heis incompetent to piotcct item. Yourvolitious will influence yonr belief, and rothing but the strongest proof will shake yonr con fidence. A mere fanlt-finder will have tittle chance of being listened to. The danger is that yod will be ruined by yonr false confidence rather than by year false sus picions. The time course is to hear everything—weigh every thing—watch everything, and despise official hire lings and sycophants. By these means yon-will be very apt to know the trnth. €HANI>LEX AKD BIS PABiLI»ZJSI.S. [From the Richmond Enquirer, 4th.] In reading tha speech of, Senator Chandler, of Michi gan, which we lately laid before our readers, we were struck with the proof it afforded that the professional fault finder is the same everywhere—dogmatical and de nunciatory to tbe last degree, even where most ignorant. Chandler belongs to a faction in the North that claims all the wisdom, hat yet has hot been able to obtain the rule, for neither the people nor the authorities give credit to their very modest pretension. Soared and chagrined in consequence, they employ themselves in assailing and traducing all who decline to receive their dictation, or to promote, it may he, their porsonal ambition. , , • We have no belief in the infallibility or the perfect wisdom of tiny one; and, therefore, none in that of com manding officers. But we have infinitely less in that of partorV’or newspaper, or Senate- chamber generals We believe that a commanding officer, who is an honeßt man and patriot, of good natural capacity and military expe rience, who knows the strength and position of hia own men, and the strength and position of bis confronting enomy, and who is withal ambitious of fame, is fas-bet tor to be ti trated with making the proper movements than an ignorant critic, howeverself-conceitefi he may be, acid' however confidently he may eharge others with gross Theipeeeh of Chandler, to whioh we have referred, will sustain these remarks. It Is a violent attack upon McClellan ior his alleged errors and omissions.. It de nounces him because he did not, after the great Federal victor y at Williamsburg, (!) march right on, to Rich mond ; for, says-Chandler, “ When that battle was fought and won, all the enemy’s works were cleared away, and we had a» open road to Richmond. * * -All we had to So me to got through those Infernal swamps, march up and take possession oft-Richmond.” Indeed! Of course it was a terrible blunder in McClel lan to lose this perfect opportunity to reap.tho end of all his labors; and Chandler abuses him in. good style for failing to embrace it : Chandler next denounces McClellan with becomingln-_. dignation for not availing himself off .an,equaUy perfect opportunity after his “ victory” of Seven Pines!! Says this Senate-chamber general: “The enemy went back to Bichmond pell mell. I bare been informed, by a man who was there at tbe time, that two brigades of fresh troops' could have Chased the whole Confederate army through the city of Richmond.andi into the James river, so utter was their rout and confusion ” , Senator Chandler is a man whose opinion ought to be entitled to respect. He is one of, the representatives of the great State of Michigan in the Federal Senate—a position whirfe-can always command the willing services of the test minds’and best men of a.CcmoTuiwesdth'. And on matters connected with the war he seemed en titled to much consideration, for is is OBe of the war committee, and,has accesa to every, source of iufjrma 'tion. Yet this man, peaking in character of Senator, •and on tbe Senate floor, under sach- responsibilities ant, with such means of information, maSes aiicgationaand criticisms aa to McClellan which, every Confederate sol *dier, *hd ®very cltinen in this whole region, knows to be 'false, and,'indeed, rldioulouslyabsurd, -• Behold in Chandler a ifiir ; , specimen qf an. amateur general,'\ach as from parlors, or newspaper ' nlatformsror fornms,' enlighten the people, and_ ,laitliless and stupid officers! !Wehavesuchto tMJJWh. Their croakings are suspended in seasons o* viorory, ror then the pnblio'wm not bear them 5 irtnewed; of the which nowllesbefore ue, from a assailing “ the want of proper as at Maitasess and Corinth, so n 0 us the inderendence and peacswaiciieich of those victo nries onght to have sdenred: It says that fi “ prompt and ; advanre .on- Wawaagipn ” would have ; ended tt e war. and adds: iv ; ; v '' . 7 » v- . a.i jt |„ a grievous pity that our troops have never had ! a general to command them; with skill aud> energy “uough to tooke,their, victories decisive of .any result be ’ yond a mere temporary repulse. The inefficiency of our zencrale renders another heostomb of martyrs hebesssry o the establishment of our liberties and independence.” This is % ejecimw fit ta stood beside Oh sudler’e, for it THE WAR PRESS, (PUBLISHED WEEKLY.) 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The instant march from “ Williams burg” and “ HdVen Pinna” right into Richmond, 1b akin to the 11 prompt’and immediate advance on Washington ,r rrgardless'ot fact- abd poasibJities. ’ There is no reason to doubt that onr generals and our Governmentare" as abSiotm to profit by victories, and to win advantages', and, to-close the war, as any of those who deplore- tbefr'incSpacity, and kindly tell them wbat Ihey ought t6'do';' and they certainly understand much better the obstacles' to be overcame, and the means to band. W'ehavb'DO doubt that General Lee would com mit as many and as fatal blunders if he wete to obey his self constituted mentors, as McClellan would have done had Chandler been hisdtiver. He will of course bade nounctd ’aa weak and incompetent and grossly stupid; but he will scarcely allow this to disturb bis eguani mity. Since the losses and the fatigues and- the fastings of the terrible week of fighting around'Biobomnd our gene rate have been recruiting and collecting-together their wearied and gallant soldiers, and makicg-'tbe pro oar dis positions of them for future operations. The evidences c f the zeal and energy with which this has been acoom jibbed have been patent. Itwould have been very de sirable, indeed, if we had bad a force large dnough and fre.h enough to have not only watched McClellan, but to have marched “immediately” on Wmhingron and Baltimore, and Philadelphia . and Now York, and espe cially Boston. But generate in the field labor under a great disadvantage as compared'with theorizera in the newspapers and the parlors— they are compelled to be. practical. They bave to be content to do the JrSSl'ihejl can. Startling News from Hilton H^adl A Monster Bam Completed at Savannah—T-wa More at Charleston—Description of the. Bant' JTingal—tturLand Forces Imperilled—Prepa rations toßeceive the Ram—The Defences Being Strengthened and Ordnance Stores Is sued—A Council of War—llmeltable Contra bands—Debut- of theFingal—Rebels Coneen trating at filuffton. Cx Board the Verkoht,' Port Royal Harbor,B.o, Saturday, aug. 2 -1862; Despite the leesont; given ns by the Hollins Turtle,-tha' Meriiroac, and the Atkinses, our fleet, rb I write, lies ’ compaiatively at the mercy of the hionsterram which the • rebels of Sever nab have jost completed, aud place! under, = command of the renegace, J. Pembroke Jones, formerly •' of the United States navy, and mire lately chief execu tive officer of the exploded Merrimac. Frequent interviews have been had during the past week between. Commodore Dupont and Major General Hunter, their object being, it is supposed, to concert a thorough system of co-operativedefence between 'heiend ' ' and naval forces in the event of the expected attack. W« have reliable information that the two rams i a Oharleat u ■ r harbor are * early, if nqtquite. ready for service, and will • - be used maraly to protect the harbor, and convoy Vessels'' out and in through the blockading fleet. Thf-y are small, ' however, though formidable, and can hardly bs used to abtance Iron b ‘ iron, mainly sent down from rue meet on the are cosed with railroad railroads v hich the rebels have destroyed in their different ' retreatß through Virginia, j It is a matter of sincere congratulation that the Oru ssder joined ns a couple ot days ago—her gallant com mander, Capt. Bbind, being, of all men in the 1 navy, the very one best suited to such desperate work as w»-. ‘ may shortly have in thesewaters. Tbe.presence of the'" Paul Jones, with her heavy armament, is.also an’ advan* tage; hut it cannot be denied, and should not be con cealtd, that withont the aid of a floating battery of the 1 • Monitor class, Flag Officer.Pupotit’s blocksding sffuad- 1 r ron is in dinger of annihilation, the rime has come in which we must talk plainly or perish, The navy oahnot plead, if sunk or mashed up into match-timber, that it has won a “ strategic victory,” and that it has succeeded in its dearest and most necessary with when driven, And with the destruction of the navy, should such be ' accomplished, the rebels will, in all human probaoihty, be enabled to wrest back from us every foot of ground ’ now under shelter of the Union flag in the States of South = Carolina and Georgia, The small force left with General Hunter, further and largely reduced of late, in order to famish renewed legions to fill the burial trenches and ' choke up the hospitals of the Virginia Peninsula, can scarcely hope, for any length of,lime, to successfully re sist the masses of Secession troons now held in readiness ■ on the mainland oppetito Port Royal and Hilton Head Islands. If once the ram succeeds iu crushing onr gun boats, the Secesb will have obtained an unmolested cross ing for the rafts and barges, which they are known to have been busily building of late in every creek, bayou, and streamlet along the mainland shore; and then, farewell to the gallant soldiers of the department of tin South I • I have talked with many of the most intelligent army officers at Hilton Head (chiefly regulars) on this subject, and all Bgree in regarding as hazardous iu the extreme their positions at that point and at Beaufort, should our navy once lose its present absolnte supremacy over ilia waters and waterways around those islands. What can be done, however, with mere wooden vessels or small gunboats .a few of. them lightly armored on the. bow,) against such a monster as this Savannah ram i Hot a vessel here, bnt the Pan! Jones, carries metal of sufficient weight to injure the railroad plating of ‘such an antago- nist ; and the old and unwieldy storeship Vermont, on which our gallant Commodlre’s flag is now heisted, would be nothing bnt a mere plaything for the tremea. dous rata to butt hither and thither, and make fan of (aa a cat plays with a mouse) before sending it- to the bot :.t im. , Monday, Ang. 4.— TBA excitement prodneed by the expectation of tbe ram-making'her appearance is un abated, and preparations t# 'reoeive her are still vigor- . onsly pushed forward 1 by' both'land and naval forces. Yesterday, three contrabands , came down the river from Savannah in a . boat, reporting‘themselves perfectly familiar with the condition of a floating battery which the rebels have at Savannah in addition- to the Fingal. They state that tbe battery is a complete failure, leakh g, nnseaworthy ; that Us engines will not work; and chat the platfoiTOß for the gnns are so badly made that tha, concussion of a dischargedismounts the pieces. This in formation was regarded as necessary to he taken with a ~ grain of salt, as negroes knowing so much could not barn found it easy to escape, and the r.hels attempted a trick of thiß hind, with reference to the Merrimac, for the pur pose of throwing the Union forces off their guard. Ordnance and ordnance stores are being issued in largo quantities to all the forts and posts in the department, and swarms of soldiers are detailed on fatigue doty at the defences. At thiß post alone two full regiments of white soldierß and a portion of tbe Ist South Carolina Volun teers (colored) are busy completing the defences. I have just seen the negroes whom Ooi. Barton sent here from Fort Pulaski for examination by Gen. Hunter; One of them, the most intelligent, informed me the bat tery was Sheathed with railroad iron, the plates being 13 Inches in thickness. She mounts ten ten-inch colnmbiads, four on. either aide, and one at either end, and a Captain Anderson commands her. The negro said he had been a waiter at the Pn’askl House, and does not.pretend to have worked, as was at first reported, upon the floating battery or the ram. : He picked up his information from the conversation of officers and others frequenting the hotel. Heis fully corroborated by the other two, both of whom have been house servants in Savannah, one of them being a slave of Major Gordon, of that city; and my impiession is that they are honest in what they hava stated. They report the soldiers as living on quarter ra tions, with the exception of corn meal, which is Baid to he abundant. {From another Correspondent.] , Hii,ton Head, S. 0. Aug. 2.—For several days we have noticed a growing boldness on the rebel side We have seen them defiantly coming down the Savannah ri ver, replacing the buoys, taking soundings,’ and making most careful and minute observations. Through the strong glasses of the signal station at Fort Pulaski we have watched the crews of the blockaded ships as they bt nt their sails at the city wharves, and have noticed the unusual activity with which; Jlatboats were multiplied ai d lighters have increased; 1 Word has come to us, too; of the condition of the naval monster, and the fact that it was to be used against ns at an early day has not been unknown.. The new rebel vessel has been constructed from tha British steamer Fingal, which, you will recollect, ran into Savannah early in the spring with a cargo of En field rifles, Blakely cannon, gray uniform cloth, and salt. The Fingal was then a new and staunch craft, just out of the shipyard at Glasgow; and it was understood at tbe time that she had been purchased by parties in Sa vannah, ultimately to b< come a portion of the Confede rate navy. The Secesaionißts at once commenced the work of transforming her into an impregnable irofi-clad —their object at that time being, apparently, the preser vation of Pulaski; and long before the fall of that strong hold an exact picture of her, roifed like the Merrimac, was prepared by the commander of the sloop-of-war Dale, and forwarded by Gen. Hunter to the authorities at Washington The armament of the Fingal is as fo’lows: Two 108-pound rifled guns; four 50-pound rifled gnns j six 10-inch colnmhiads; two 24-pounders for grape and. canißter—all fourteen heavy pieces. In shape she is simi lar to the Merrimac, differing from the latter, however, in her draught of water, which is much IeBS than that of her ill-fated predecessor. She is heavily armored, and her portholes are protected by heavy wrought iron tide, so arranged sb to close at the recall of every gun. She ha* a massive beak at either end, and is, moreover, provided with a scalding apparatus, with which to repel any at tempt to heard her. Her commander is J, Pembroke Jones, formerly of tie United States navy. Day before yesterday she first came under the fire of Pulaski. She was feeling her way, apparently nnmimifnt of the Bhot from our heaviett guns. Of course the intelli gence was not long in reaching Hflton Head. From that. moment, such preparations as we have been able to make; for a proper reception have been in progress. Tiro , heaviest of our transport steamers have been placed under the orders of Admiral Dupont. Gunboats have been stationed at each approach, and new signal lines have placed them in Instant communication with head quarters. . We shall know when the ram passes Pulaski,. what direction Bhetakes, and what her evident purpose is, long before we see her. Meanwhile the rebels sre concentrating, at Bluffton, at Hardeesville, and at Grahamsvilie. It is apparently, their plan first to destroy our fleet, and then to move the. Pineal around to Seahrook, and there cover the landing . of their forces. ■ How the Admiral proposes to meet the Fingal it is not • proper for me to reveal. It is sufficient for me to state that ha believes at once in the impregnable nature of the, craft, ted in the reckless daring of her commander.: Whether—in the event of her advent—he will remain, on.. board the rudderless, .helpless old Yermont, which at, present is his flagship, or betake himself to soma one of: the steamerß in port, 1 do not know. The.prospeot of an encounter with the land force*.. which may operate against ns at Seabrook and other points on the western portion of the island, giveß mno , uneasiness. Our fortifications, always strong, have been materially strengthened within the past three days, and, large fatigue parties are constantly toiling at them. Tha supply of forage at the fort was exhausted some, day*. since, and, as a consequence, the heavy labor of hauling.., ordnance and mounting.cannon has to he performed en-. tirely by the men.: This, however, is cheerfully submitted. to on their part, as the prospect of meeting an enemy ins creases. To-night every transport has its fires lighted' and steam ready; all are lying on Spring cables, ready to. move at a moment’s notice. All civilians, have been, placed on shore, and to each man remaining on board has been given a life preserver. The gunboat Oonemaugh, one of the new “double enders,” lies quietly down,tha channel, lanterns are swinging from the signal station, and from every elevated spot, anxious eyes are,peering through powerful lenses down the bay. Everybody, fa on the rampage at out the ram. Auousi 4 —Tbe latest intelligence from the ram ia or questionable truth. Three negroeß who came directfrom Savannah, report to Col. Barton; ‘at Pulaski, that the Fingal is afailuce. They profess.to have been.on board of her and to know all about her - They, Bay her huU M nnseaworthy; that her. engines will not work, and that her guns cannot be elevated. They represent her as.m overy way an abortion. ’At the very hour them highly intelligent” contrabands were rehearsing their narrative, the Fingal waß In sight of Pulaski, under fall head of steam, plying up and down the Savannah,river, Tha negroes undoubtedly came at tbe bidding of their mas ters, and tbeif story iB beyond quostien Intended as ade-- ; coy to allay defensive preparationson. ourpart. Thesa rumors have had the effect somewhat to alleviate the fe ver of excitement, into which we were suddenly thrown ; but Admiral Dupont still awaits, and atilt expects tha Fingal His own information Is positive and conclusive. From Bluffton we have reports up to the evening of Saturday. Eighteen hundred rebels were fit that time eiscsDiped there. Five days ago the enemy at that point Wi re only 'two hundred andSEty or three hundred strong. Brigadier General, Williams, who is in command of the pet, has beemimaklng a thorough examination and in spection'bf bur tines of fortifications. The work upon them is progressing rapidlyand satisfactorily. .General Brannon snd his staff were at the headquarters ot General Hunter yesterday. The two generals were for some time in council. A eorrespoedent of iho Tribune save: Commodore Dupont haa trustworthy information that .the two rama being constructed,in Charleston harbor are nearly'finished, If nof quite _so; and he <«W?tffith«“ r-bneerted demonstration will be made by the *»® 9 Charleston and Savannah, acting 5? powerful land forces under commaodof Major W. Smith General Hunter entertains no present bensions that he will be unable to hold Ms w^ksa^M pel the attack of the land ferce, but 5““.?® n!n«n‘fftT' 4iift vflflt dfinots of cjmbnßtible Btoros w too combustible sterebonaea of this place. AA 8 ™ n't truly *»hot or tmrsttog shellr, would givens abonftre of ttidy ■ alwming proportions Urgent requ Bitioaa. it ia said, have b!m made with which to rnn down the Tam, and for one or more fcatteries the Monitor daea forMrriceb6ieandatCharlq^B,‘
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