pbjsss, JLvS* kxojsptbd,} JOHN w. roHl l®X» . « 111 SOUTH FOURTH STREET. „« DAI!-* PRESS, * B TB psr ffHHK, p»7able to th« Carrier. I' f * 1 - Ti R „ Mo ribßr» ont of the Olty at Si* Dollars dollars ton Eioki Booths, (it mb Si* Booths—lnvariaMr 1“ **• IRf-WEEKIir PRESS, * gaiaoribSM out of the «tf at THMS VOL- NOTICES l— TO THE LOY All -s* MtfUUl'tO, AND THE BRAVE. ffT T u fLii'Committee appointed to prooaro Fonda C t „f «cd Bounty to all who may join our gal . , p r Hßl< un " m! ptiTA REGIMENTS IN THE FIELD, I'll[liiß* I 'Vji off . d tlrens to bo alive to the pretent $ OO tfarelmperottvely neoded. The wanted rank* jtt SSfcTKJrtS SffiLiWffiKs t *^ !^Mc E °T"aa n n,cifjFOHa!tii. ■ for succor as she noveroalled before, nor coM"' c >nll we must be equal to it. Gene- Ti» eriil* 11 D f Divisions, and the Oommander-ln tth' tB ,! §S!»roU»t onereoruit for a regiment in the <a»fi ** L his country, at the present time, several & M *orsaotestlcn« They urge, and-the War # De i{o( net* ° rg “ ‘ the instantaneous reinforcement of the -oniplement Our fathers, our brothers, and -foilB|W r «h M regimentssay— .«r»»*folh',,fcola AND JOIN US ’r , rrotntbe armies in the field have been do- and appeal to us to Mr up their «ik4 “.V.-L Premium aud bounty, such as Mver ( j«liii»tear«'e , „„ rew) , fny distribution, but lefoto werepMb* op 00tmtRy l 0 (ho Flag that has waved in glory from are the iuoentives that are relied ■UFOS'., mI ,»D boost? ARB GIVEN FREELY ■pggtllwß " ln the citizen for the immediate ijo ocw* v, makes in leaving his business, his family, isaorWf" ’ at his country’s call, ln this her hour of •sue of having done their duty, and gild' , laauntrj’s praise rewarded the American pa a itNNfS, liovolutton—their descendants ef this day w ui, pr (da ihe sacrifices and devotion of their titti- bbAFTINO has been ordered. ... „an more men are to be put into the field, In order nicked rebellion against the best Government ■*'* .!e,,nfod to man may be epeedily crushed and ex- Dot our brave Genirate oust have 100,000 now— at once. The true patriot has yot ri u “ „ 0 [ hastening, voluntarily, to his country’s h# wi Mvft enrolled In the battle-stained regiments of J»' d ' , „ l r I iDE! J PHTA CALLS ON HER SONS h. r fair fame. Fathers, Sons, and Brothers, . OBS |o their aid without delay. Imt us do it. keep brfgnt our city’s glory, and do our best for Ü B^S« ; B EN«T, Dhalrman, THOUAd WEBSTER, Vice Chairman. LORIN BLODGBT, Secretary. OF OFFICERS DETAILED FOR RH ' ohDITIKC SEBVIUB, LOUATION OF BBNDEZ oS Thomas J. Town. Lieutenant Patrick Egan, Schuh, 00th John $, Rlehl, LleutenantGeorge W.Tom .Uaaon, 26th Begiroeut, comer BUth and Carpenter* and •{l4 KwihTftlid street. . . vV A' \ ■ *V Captain P. McDonough, Lieutenant John Ourley, 2d 3 0«ri“u Matthew Belay, 115th Regiment, 1219 Market Wm. Wilson, 51st Regiment, 1118 Market ‘"capisln Stbob.tHetßeglment. : Lieutenant Thomas K Boggs, 23d Regiment,northeast comer Sixth and Übestnut, third story. Uealeoant George W. Wilson, 61st Regiment, No. 3 South Fifth street. WUUam M. Duncan, -61st Regiment lieutenant BamneJ Larkin, Lieutenant John Stanton, 3d BfeorTMs Ueotenaot Charles Been, Lieutenant Edward Hough, Mth Regiment, 632 North Third street, Lieutenant James B, Hadley, 26th Regiment, 419 Oai- H. Winter, 76th Regiment, 483 forth Third street. V- Oaptsln William Jatho, Lieutenant Walter B. Briggs, lilsvtMUUit WiHt ftm Retford, 39 th Bo{iiU6D.t| 716 M&rkct fitrftka ' ■■ Ueotenaot John Roche, 13(h Cavalry, 104 South Sixth Lieutenant Daniel B. Meany, 13th Cavalry, 44 South fieventh street. Ueotenaot J. A. Gregory, 91at Regiment, 620 Ohostout rteet. Captain H, A. Sheets, of Pennsylvania Reserves, 920 Chestnut street . rUestenaut, Col. E. H. Flood, Major James Brady, it Pennsylvania Artillery. Lieutenant Daniel F. Linn, 58th Regiment lieutenant Joseph M Abbey, 112th, Ciptiic John S. Davis, loth Regiment, N. W. corner Still sod Chestnut streets Oaptaio John T. During Doth Regiment, Armory of auional Guards, Race sweet bel ‘W Sixth. Bteldes a private from each company of each regi- au2o-10t Zt=m NOTICE.-THE SUBSCRIBERS TO j TBK OITIZICSB' BOOHtr IPOHD, M aid Be etling, »re liombv tw titled that the Treaetirer of the Fuji, SINQLKTUN A. idEMER, Bsi., will receive (it BnxmnU of their unbscrlptiooa, deiiy, at the Farm on'ted mechanics’ Bank t audfurnish them with printed receipts for the name; or their aubaorlptlona may be paid to Iboniombarof the Committee to whom they subscribed, ted the Treasurer's receipt will be sent to the dou'or. Bj order ol die Committee,. iist-tf THOU a 8 WEBSTER, Chairman. <y=» CUT? BOUNTY YUNB. (Tf TO CHIC VOliUtt/.•MBS' Votiee It hereby given, that this 'o umlaaton appoint ed by the Mayor, under au Ordinance entitled: “An Ordinance to m-tie au appropriation to aid theenllat s," approved July 26th, 1882, will be Ifflce, No. 4W PRONR street, DAIOr, «of 12 o’cloos 111: atitf 3 o’clock P. M,, 1,) for the porpae of receiving appli !r anting certiflcatea to, the Yolmiteer* Bonnty Money from the Oity of Plii said ordinance and the aapplementsi ireeent, applications will be received :c have been collated In the City of recount of lte guota, under the call of have been mustered for service in the the bounty to the reornita for the Old Irom the land raleed by private enb- Icb payment, by a Supplementary Qr -1 Aognst 4th, 18821 exclndee aneh re- Ipaling In the Oity Bonnty Fund, tide to all who have time volnnte, red in lelphta, and have been so mustered into les and Beghaent* raleed (whether reel or elsewhere) since the call of the Pre— lOO additional vnle a to° ro i or wno ah all iteer, auu ce »o mattered under said call, ...................... .820 00 a, .a..**, «*.*. 30 00 >t 60 00 jayaMo trae-half when the Company to at belong! lsfotl, and the captain thereof eerviee, and the remainder when the Ba ited, and the commanding offloer thereof nnsteredinto the aeraice. required for the certificate for the first i; .......... the master roli ofthe oompany, duly llted States mastering officer. eTldt-nce that the applloant was en ' Philadelphia for the purposed afore- ing instalment, it must be shown that II a member of the oompany, and that bi«h the oompany has been attached ilt forms of application will be famished > commission, 41$ Prone street. JOHN 0. KKOX, Chairman, agnrt 11,1882. au12.12t COUNTRY! TO ARMS!—PA- Ciiizeoa who desire to subscribe to the ItiTY PUN D, to aid the reornitiag of mots of th« President's call for three men, are reaeectfully Informed that » lit dally to receive anbaorlotlons from P. M.,at INDE PEN DEHOR HALL. -»y likewise be seattoeither of theun (eerslgned: I ALEXANDER HENRY, Mayor’s Office. CHARLES GIBBONS, Secretary, 252 Sooth Third street. OHABIES D. EBBEttAH, Secretary, 901 SaMom Itreei JAMS HcCLINTOOK, City Treasurer, Girard BBDC. HKKRYD, MOOBB, State Treasurer, 694 North eleventh street. SINGLETON A. MIBOBB, Treasurer of Tuna, Owners’ and Mechanics’ Baak. THOMAS WEBSTHS, 14 North Delaware avenue. *** Bonth Delaware aTenue. iss£ 8 l» B $. 01 X D 81 5 i loOwaaenee. a»U. ADODPH 1. BOBI*, 163 Dock street VOUBHSft 681 Oheetuut street. H STDaBT, 18 Bank street. HIOHABIi V BAKER, Independence Hall. GIOBGB WBITNJBY, office of A. Whitney A Bobs. aJOHABD 0, DALE, 621 Market street. IOBIN BLORG KT, Board of Trade Booms. JOHN B. ADDIOKB, Independence Hall. s JOHH D. WATSON, offloe of North American. JAMES «0 Walnut street. Ward commit tees will be appointed to procure sub talsßons In every ward in the oity, due notice of which TO ihortly appear. A* subscriptions will be acknowledged daily in the HterS) snloM otherwise rsauested. B? order of Die Committee, trffl TEOMAB WBBSTBB, Chairman. IPS* the union pacific railroad UJ COMPANY. SOTIOK or MEETING OF 1 OOMMIBSIONEB3. The undersigned Oommisalonera named in the act of «* Thlnj-seventh Congress ot the United States of America, entitled » An Aot to aid in the Construction of J Beiltoad and Telegraph Line from the Missouri River *? the Pacifio Ocean,'and to Becnre to the Government •he me of the earns for Postal, Military and other Pur in pateuence ef the provisions of said Aot, and of «e Act of tald Thirty.seventh Congress, supplementary “i and emendatory of said ftrst-u eatloned Aot, hereby Bts notice that the first meeting of the Board of Oom- TOWloners mentioned in asld Brat-mentioned Aot will be is, Bryan Hall, in the City of Chicago, and State Of luinoij, on tho first Tnesdsy of September next at 12 o clock at noon. J«M»Dnnntng, John H. Wood, Idwln Hoyes, Jo "W Eston, <jf Maine; Joseph A. Gilmore, Charles W. of New Hampthire; Henry H. Baxter, s*3* Oollamer, Henry Keyes, Thomas H. Canfield, S/Jsrmon(; William H, Swift, Samuel T. Dana, John “Wtram, Franklin 8. Stevens, Edward B. Tinker, of aMMoIBMtd s Walter S Bargees, WilUam P. Biol- S*J*Jfinin H. CheeTer, Charles Fosdiok Fletcher, of d; Aagnstae Brewster, Henry P. Haven, w"~ S. Bnsbnell, Henry Hammond, of Connecticut; l i r 1 0 8h * raw . Dean Richmond, Boyal Phelps, Wil rs® Jerry,Henry A. Paddock, Lewis J Stancllff, , 4' ®e«®r, Satnnel B. Campbell, Alfred E. TUton, Pederson, Azarlah Hoody, John 8. Kennedy, H. CwmJ’ f.eeeph Field, Benjamin F. Camp, OrvUle W. a., a 4' B *ehder J, Bergen, Ben. Holliday, D. S. Bar- Win Blood good. William H. Grant, Thomas B - Buggies, James B. Wilson, of New v “Phritlni Hush. Charles M Barker, of New JoJeVn"J" B Edgar Thompson, Ijenjamln Bay wood, j?*; ll ’'Scranton, Joseph Harrison, George W. Cass, Will"' ® f y»nt« Daniel J. Morall,, Thomaa H. Howe, y, it*® E, Johnson,.Bobert Finney, John A. Green B. irLm I h'Dhatles F. Wells, Junior, ef Penntytvama; Swan, Ohaancey Broeks, Edward Wilkins, of JWMnd; Noah L, Wilson, Aooaaa Stone, William H. fi 'b I*’ Hommedien, John Bcongh. WilUam Den ?&“*!** BHckeusderfeiy of Ohio ; Charles Paine, A- Morris, David 0. Branham, Satnnel Hanna, S Vot * w >Williams, Isaac C. Elston, of William B. Ogden, Charles G. Hammond, i, °!7,Jsrnum, Amos 0. Babcock, W. fleldon Gala, Ne- Bushnell. Lorenzo 8011, of lllinoil; John D. GiS, ’ B * Bice, Charles A. Trowbridge, Bansom I?*™“*. Charles W. Penny, Charles T. Gorham, Wtl- McOonueU, of Michigan; William Bonn, Jr.. John 'Wait t! eT ' Sterling, John Thompson, Elihn L. Philips, m w '*r ». Mclndoe, T, B. Soddard, E H. Brodhead, A. E»ir, °/ WUeonsin; A D. Beward, Henry A. JoiH. “"d.Sht Woodtrary, John MoOnslok, John B. William F. Ooolbangb, Lnclns H. tori Q otthr ' Bngh* T. Beta, Hoyt Sherman, Lyman envL. *“ U6I B. Onrtts, Lewis At Thomas, Platt Smith, { i WilUam H. McPherson,B. W. Wells, WlUaid Friihi.il “"“strong Beatty, John Corby, of Mitiouri ; p/f£» , aor * D| Baban J. Bradford, John T. Levis, Thom?. ,*? * Grimes, JI U. Stone, Chatter dottakm" 1 Kerr > Werter B. Davis,Luther O.Challls, Eoio(« B !J, f ‘ r ;, 0 /,- Kan,a * i Gilbert 0, Monell, Augustus Marqnotte, WilUam H. Taylor, Alvin John i, L?t ; John .Evans, of Colorado ; Jfeea D , Winters, of the Territory of fethTti B ,' 4- Beniley, Peter Donates 0. P. Hunting. Boaner n 4 al1 ’J am f“ sft5 ftU ®y» James T Byan, Charles Marsh, D 0. Hills, Samnel Bell, Lonls ‘iy Dte,’. t oh *ries HoLanghlln, Tlmo- B. J ° h “ B- Bohlnson, of California ; William Hardlng.o/Oropon. pAMPHLET PRINTING, Best End Bostt? BBOWHJB, VOL. 6—NO. 21. SEA BATHING. JSgiKiLuaa VO B THE SEA SHORE! SUMMER AS BANGSMSNT.—OAMDSS AND ATLANTIC BAUp BOAD. ■ . Three trains daily te Atiantio City and return, (Sun days exeepted). Trains ieara VlNl*Btreet Ferry m follows:".' ' '» ' Mill A* M. Sxpree* Train !*2? ?• 5 frrightmd Acc0mm0dati0n.............,.,0.00 7* X. BBTDBNINQ: Leaves, Atiantio Mail Train 4.40 P. K « ii Express Train........ 616 A. M. « << Freight and Aocommodation.B.lB A. IK, FARE *l.BO. Bound-trip Ticket*, pood only for Ilk day and train on soAfoA (Hep ore issued, *2.60. Exonr sion Tiokete, good for three days, *A Hotels are sum open, JOHN G. BBTANT, JeH-tf '■ ■ ■■■- ..r? ~ ■ , ..Agent. , SUMMER RESORTS. TTHITED STATES HOTEL, U ATLANTIC OITV, Auoost 18,1862. Desirable Booms can now be had at this popular flrst ciasa Hotel, as there are a number ofdepartnres dally. JAMES K. BOBIdON, H. A. B. BROWN, an!B-12t* Superintendents. SBAr-' BATHING. —A FAVORITE HOME. ' THB “WHITBHOUBE,” MABSAOHDSBTTS Avenue, ATLANTIC OITT, N. J. This popular house la open. Its el tnation is quite near the beach: has good rooms, ail opening upon the ocean, and furnished with spring mattresses. It* reputation is well established as a first-class' home. Plentiful table. Every attention given to guests, and terms moderate. WM WHITE HOUSE, Proprietor. No Bar at the “ Whltehonee.’’ aufi-lm SEABATHING, BRIGANTINE HOUSE, BRIGANTINE BEACH, N. J. Now open for the Beasen. The Bathing, ning, and Yachting being very superior. Boats will await guests at the inlet on arrival of trains. Board per week, *B. P. O. Address, Atiantio City, H. D. SMITH, Jy4-fmw2m Proprietor. CENTRAL HOUSE, ATLANTIC CITE, New Jersey. M. LAWLOB, Proprietor. The above new house is how open for Boarders. Booms equal to any on the beaoh, well ventilated, high ceilings, Ac. Servants attentive and polite. Approximate to the Bathing grounds, an6-lm# OTAB HOTEL, U (Nearly opposite the United State* Hotel,) ATLANTIC OITT, N. 3. BAMUKL ABAMB, Proprietor.. 80 OO&tBa Also, Carriages to Hire. ■:MSr Boarders socommodattd on the most reasonable terms. je23-Sm Forest grove house— SOHOOLEY’S MOUNTAIN SPRINGS, NEW JEBSEY The above popular Hotel Is now ready for the SUMMER SEASON, haying been thbronghly set in order for the accommodation of visitors to Sohooley’s Mountain Springs. The 10BE8T GBOYE is a most oapaclous House, de- UghtfeHr located, with wide-spreading lawns, and com manding a view of scenery unsurpassed in attraction and beauty; and offers to visitors a quiet retreat from the turmoil and bnstle city life. Having no exorbitant rent to pay, the proprietor of the FOBEST GBOYE HOUSE will accommodate families and visitors at as low a rate as a strict regard to the re spectsbility of the House will afford. The moderate charges of this House, as compared with the neighboring boarding houses, Is a feature which must commend itself to the attention of families who do not desire to pay ex travagantly for a few week*’ recreation. XEBMg— SEVEN DOLIiABS PEB WEEK. Visitors to the FOBEST GROVE HOUSE will enjoy pore air, pleasant drives, finest scenery, and the purest of chalybeate waters, whilst its accessibility to the cities renders it.among the most desirable of Inland.’resorts.” All communications addressed to the undersigned will meet with prompt attention. jyfiS-amlm P. MATHEWS, Proprietor. HOTELS. pOWEBS’ HOT El,, Nos. IT and 19 PABK BOW, (oprosimi *s> isioa houbb,) HEW YORX. TEEMS 91. M PEB SAT. This popular Hotel baa lately been thoroughly reno fatad.aod refurnished, and now possesses aQ the reanl dies of a ■ - PIBST-OLABB HOTEL. The patronage of Philadelphian* and the travelling public,desiring the best accomodations and moderate ehargee, Is respectfully solicited. Je2*3m H. L. POWEBB, Proprietor. A CARD.—THE UNDERSIGNED, X3l late or the BIBAED HOOSE, Philadelphia, have ieaeed, tor a term of years, WILLARD’S HOTEL, in Washington. They take thle occasion to retnm to their old Mends and customers many thanks for past favors, tnd beg to aasnre them that they will be most happy to see them in tholr new Quarters. SYKES, CHADWICK, A 00. WASxmaiOU, July Id, 1861. an3o-lr DRUGS AND CHEMICALS. ROBERT SHOEMAKER & CO., Northeast Comer FOURTH and BAGS Streets, PHILADELPHIA, WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, _ IMPORTKES AND DBALEES YQREIGN AND DOMESTIC WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS, MANUFACTURERS Of ; WBITB LEAD AND ZINC PAINTS, POTTY, Ac. aghnts roK rug oslsbratsb FRENCH ZINC PAINTS. Dealers and consumers (applied at VERY LOW PBICES YOB CASH. ph29-tael • LOOKING GLASSES. JAMES 8. EARLE * SON, MANUPACmiBHEa AND IMPOBTKBB ■ ot. looking glasses. oil paintings, Till ■ HGBATINGB, PIOTDBI AND PORTBAIT FBAKBB, PHOTOOBAPH FBAHBS, PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, OABTES-DB-VISITE POBTBAITB. EARLE’S GALLERIES, 816 CHESTNUT STREET, ]alß fan.Anai.rßrA. SEWING MACHINES. & WILSON. SEWING MACHINES, 628 CHESTNUT BTREET, ielS-8m PHILADELPHIA. WATCHES AND JEWELRY. AMERICAN^WATCHES, GOLD ANP SILVER OASES. JOS. H. WATSON. Jy3l-6m No. 326 CHESTNUT street WATCHES, JEWELRY, &o | A PBEBH ASSORTMENT, at LESS XJL THAN FOBMEB PBIOEB. FABB & BBOTHEB, Importers, 8M CHESTNUT Street, below Fonrth. mh2o-tf STATIONERY & FANCY GOODS. AyfARTIN A QUAYLES 111 STATIONEBT, TOT, AND FANOT GOODS IMF 081 U M, Ho. 1086 WALNUT BTBEET, P*LOW PLIVBin, PHILADELPHIA. Jell-fply ILLUMINATING OILS. ««T UOU’ER” OIL WORKS. XJ 100 bbl» « Lnoifer” Burning Oil on hand. We guarantee the oil to be non-expldeive, to bnrn all the oil in the lamp with a steady, briulant-flame, without cmathig the wick, and bat slowly. Barrels Uned with dass enamel. WBIGHT, SMITH, 3t PEABBALL, nEffl-tf.-.:-' OffIoeSIfiMABKBT Street g FRANK. PALMER, Surgeon Artist to tire Government Institution*, Wash, togton. Abo, to all ot the Medical OoUegea and Hos pital*. The «PALMEB LIMBS,” adopted by- the Army and Navy Surgeon*. Pamphlet* sent gratis. Address, ' . B. FRANK. PALMEB, jya-6m Ho. 1609 CHESTNUT Street, Phliad’a. qaot ion* The well earned reputation el FAIRBANKS’ SOAOBB Ha* induced the makers of Imperfeot balaaoea to oOtt than a* <<FAIBBANKB’ SCALES,” and pnrohasen have thereby, in many instanoo*, been subjected to fraud and imposition. FAIBB ANNS’ SCALES aremanufao tnred only by the original Inventora, E. A T. FAIB BANKS A 00., and are adapted to every biraneh of ths bnsbieai, where a correct end durable Scales Is required. FAIRBANKS A EWING, . fhnorid apio-u MABOHIO HALL, Tie ohebthut bt /CAUTION.— -Having seen a spnriotifl of Oil branded “J. Latour,” we caution the public agalcst purchasing the same, as the genuine J. Latour Oil oas be procured only fr°m ns. _ JABEUTOHE A LA VEBGNB, mylB-tf Moa and 804 Booth FBOHT Street. A NTI-FRIOTION METAL, XJL Superior quality, y For sale by ■ 4 .' JAMES TOOOM, JB., : CITY BBASS FOUNDBY, DBINKEB’B ALLEY, Between Trout and Srcond, Bate and Arch ste. anS-An*.. Jims, MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1862. THE WAR IN TENNESSEE. ’Special Correspondence of The Frees,] Nashville, Tenn., August 12,1862. The Condition of Affairs at Nashville. * It is a sad thought, a gloomy reflection, that peo ple bom and reared under the 'same Government, constituting the same Nation, speaking the same language, professing the same religion, taught in the .same sohools, revering the same political axioms and maxims, claiming the same national origin, boasting the same national fathers, treasuring the same historic memories, glorifying the same battles, Celebrating the same events, should, despite all these ties which should hind them together in the bonds of indissoluble friendship, be engaged, by in evitable necessity, in a war with eaoh other. But the case becomes stronger and more touching when a person knows that if he enlist in the army, it is almost certain he will immediately encounter, in deadly strife, his own son, or his own brother; that he is oompelied to seek the blood of his own relations. . And this is the difference between Ten nesseans and those of most other States. With the former it is a living fact appealing directly to the heart; for Tennesseans must. fight their own kindred, in their own State, in their own county, at their own homes, and in the presence of their mothers, wives, sisters and daughters. Yet every day of the week; the recruiting office at the Capi tol is crowded with our Citizens who have come to Nashville to enlist under the flag which they were taught from their infancy to love and revere. They could not organize companies at home, because the guerillas infest the country, and their own rela tions, if it were attempted secretly, would discover them to the enemy. Through the woods they .come; following by-paths and unfrequented parts of the country, in Indian file; their shoes worn out, their clothes almost in shreds. They had hoard of no such thing as bounty—they never dreamed of it— _ they ask, they dteire no suoh thing. Here there is no fund set apart for them by the State, then'lncreasad by counties, further- increased by corporations, then largely increased: by the contri butions of wealthy citizens. No draft is suspended over the State to drive them into the ranks; But it is a thorough acquaintance with the rebellion, having seen its horrors, having felt its cruelties, having endured its hardships, having learned its aims, and having contrasted their present condition with their former state of happiness and prosperity —it is all this that intensifies and exalts their pa triotism, and makes them resolve that they will sa crifice everything upon the altar of their country; it is tiffs that makes them resigned to the ordeal, however bloody or torturing it may be. Better sol diers, or more suitable for this war never lived. With every natural impulse to drive them forward, they have the’additionai advantage of a familiar acquaintance with the country. Taught from their infancy to travel long distances on foot or on horse back, they do so without fatigue. Schooled in the use of the rifle from boyhood, aoouracy of aim, by force of habit, has become a second nature. Such are the men who are now daily flocking to the Union army. Caring nothing for bounty nor posi tion, they only ask to be allowed to serve their country. . ' SOUTHERN HEWS. £ have recently had an opportunity of conrersing with a rebel offioer from the South, &om whom I learned a few things which I will prooeed to com* munioate. He says that Beauregard has neither the confidence nor esteem of the authorities at Riebmond, nor of the principal and well-informed officers in the army. That Beauregard’s reputa tion Is that of a rain, egotistic military imbecile, who,: nevertheless, possesses the affection of the troops. That the victory at Shiloh would hare been complete and overwhelming had not Albert Sydney Johnston been killed. That the rebels, at one time, approached the gunboats so nearly and so oloso to the Federate that the gunboats had ceased ‘firing beoause the slaughter had become in discriminate of friend of foe, and Beauregard failed to avail himself of this advantage. AFFAIRS AT VICKSBURG. He says that the number of troops at Vicksburg was fifteen thousand, and that Breckinridge was there; that all the planters in that vioinity had burned their cotton, and had planted hone this year; that the entire orop of the whole country consisted of corn; that the South would raise this year corn enough to supply them for three years; that there was great soaroity of meat amonz. tha. flitirens only white families—the negroes'eating molasses and bread. I could not induce him to inform me what number of troops were at Chattanooga. He says, however, that it is not as large as we estimate it, but that he learned that the army at Tupelo would reinforce it. TYRANNICAL DISCIPLINE IN THE SOUTHERN ARMY. He says that the discipline of the Confederates is severe even to tyranny, the slightest offence being punished With death. , Military executions, at one time, became so frequent that they nearly lost their effect, and, consequently, had to be, to some extent,, discontinued. An auction and commission mer chant of-Nashville, well known in Philadelphia, M. C. Bruce, was forced into military slavery, having to work on the streets and become the scavenger of the city of Mobile, because he had sold whisky to the soldiers-- Another person, formerly a wholesale merchant of Nashville, is kept in continual confine ment beoause of the same offence. Another well known citizen of Nashville, an offioer of MoNairy’s battalion, of “ bloodhound” notoriety, who passed some broken bank money in the purchase of goods, had his head Shaved; was then drummed out of the servioe, and, resisting the execution, of the sen tence, was ordered to be hung, which order was executed. / SOUTHERN OFFICERS—CONSCRIPTION. The offioersin the Confederate army were elected for twelve months. At the time the conscript law went into operation, these officers being allowed to remain in service or retire, not one in twenty from Tennessee remained. The time has arrived when the choice must be made between the .Union and rebel armies. There is no way of avoiding it. It is with.the South a death Bfcrnggle., Southern resources have been taxed" to their utmost oapaoity. Every description of war material has been brought into, requisition and use by the rebels. Their army is recruited to the last man capable of enduring the service. Their credit has been exerted to a degree which required the enactment of laws to give a compulsory value to the evidences of indebtedness which they issue. Their agricultural resources have been forced into every channel whish could aid them. Their fullest power has been organised; their utmost strength put forth. They are stronger now than they ever have been—stronger than they ever will be again. The same concentration of power, the same exercise and nnion of energies on the part of the Union people will overwhelm, will crush them the moment the effort is made. OFIHIOXS OF TENNESSEE UNIONISTS. The Union men here regard the Administration as the exponent of the : Constitution, the executor of the laws. They oan draw no suoh subtle dis tinotiens as to be in favor of the Constitution and the laws, and to he opposed to the Administration, whose duty as well as whose endeavor it is, to sup port that Constitution and enforce those laws. They rightfully regard the Executive as the Com mander- in-ohief of the Army and N avy, and there fore believe that the mode of proseeating this war should be left with him, and that the people', like Aaron and Hur by Moses, should hold up his hands when they become heavy. They appreciate the fact that it is not now a contest as to who shall be President. That is .Battled in a constitutional manner by a constitutional majority. It is, shall we have a constitutional, shall we have a President at all ? It is not a struggle for party, but for ex istence. If the Administration succeed in crushing ' the rebellion, it is not a triumph of any party, but of the whole country. The Administration is the only power by which the rebellion can be overcome. If it is not sustained, then we are without hope. Hence Tennessee Union men do notpauso to inquire , what were the party principles which induced the eleotion of the President, hut how is that President to be supported. For in his hands is placed the national issue of life and death, and if those parti sans were not simply content to “scent the battle afar off,” like Job’s war-horse, but would come and participate in the struggle, observe ils features, witness its ebb and flow, they could And more; profitable employment tham in protracted discus sions of lengthy resolutions formally introduced into self-styled conservative conventions, whose object it is to favor the war, but oppose its prose cution. C. D. B. Nashville, Tenn., August 13,1862. REBELS DttIVBN OUT OF TENNESSEE. Since my sojourn in this section of the country I have endeavored to give you a oorroet representa tion of the state of affairs at all times. And I can assure you that I take great pleasure in transmit ting the following facts, whioh augur well for the Union. A knowledge of the events which are transpiring in our midst allow me to say Thn.ybsseb IS SAFE ! , - . When the disastrous affair occurred at Murfrees boro’ some weeks since, without any solicitation on the part of any of the authorities of the olty,' im mediately a gathering of Union men took place, and formed themselves into an association, to be known as The Citizens’ Guard. They,called, upon Governor Johnson and informed him of tslieir inten tions, telling him that they appreciated the exer- PHILADELPHIA., MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1862. - Hobb of the Government, and believed it wartime they shonld assistance. The Governor provided them with arms and equipments necessary for home duty, and gave; them permission to ren dezvous at the courthouse. The body oonaists of a large number of the most upright oitizens of Nash ville, who are most enthusiastically in favor of no thing but nnoonditionalloyalty. THE FIRST TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS. : The first Middle Tennessee Regiment; composed entirely of Tennesseans, and commanded by a re sident of this section of the country, is another proof of the healthier condition of things here. The regiment is full, and earnest in their anticipa tions of becoming serviceable. The efforts of the colonel are praiseworthy to render his regiment ef ficient in drill 1 and' discipline. This regiment is now doing provost guard duty, and have already become celebrated for the martial and straightfor ward manner in which they perform their onerous duties. ' ’ ■ -j" ' We shall also sobix have a West Tennessee regi ment in the field. One thousand of the 'loyal men of that portion of the ' State have enrolled them-' selves for the war'under the National flag, and un der Colonel Burch have tendered their services to the Governor. . ANOTHER TENNESSEE REGIMENT. A regiment of loyal East Tennesseans, formerly in Middle Tennessee, is nearly, full, and are en camped at Battle Creek. A;REGIHENT. OF CAVALRY. Colonel Stokes’ cavalry regiment already num bers five hundred men, and are 1 the best mounted body in the Government employ. They have already seen service. Earlyjthis week the colonel returned to this otty from one of the northern counties with fifty recruits, as many, horses, and several prominent prisoners. t The men composing his regiment possess the most sterling abilities, and a national grit 1 very little: like .the milk-and-water policy of some of our Northern fellows. REGIMENT RAISING AT SHELBYVILI.E. Colonel Cooper, a prominent Union, man, of Sbelbyville, is engaged in recruiting a regiment in his locality. Shelbyviiie is the most loyai town in the State. ■■■■ . : . EMPLOYMENT OF CONTRABANDS. I informed you in my last letter that Colonel Miller had given orders to engage one thousand negroes to work upon ’our fortifications. • The fob -lowing is a note received by him this morning, wdffoh you will publish verbatim : LETTER FROM A SOUTHERN SCHOLAR AND’ GKH- TLEMAH. McSpbsdon Bend, ID miles from Nash, August 13th—1862. Provose Marshel Col. John H. Miller I was directed by you to send in 5 able bodied ne gros I havent but 4 boys too of them ron off on Sunday night I have too others is Defioient one his nee out of piase thb other is a disease of the cofu lus my health is so bad A have bin for 5 month I dont feel able to come in and have get Mr Mullin to come in and to attend to it for me this Is a true statment of the matter, your respect - , ; J. W. PBNMNGTOH. This gentleman once held a seatrin the State Le gislature.- , THE LATE AFFAIR AT SPARTA. The following is Colonel Wynkoop’s report Of his: J ate affair near Sparta, Tennessee: Nashville, Tenn., August XI, IBS2. ‘ I left McMinnsville wilhmy command on Sunday, August 3, for reconnoitring; Leaving the army at MoMinnsville, under Gen. Nelson, there were in the ’ command 63 men of the 4th Kentucky and 107 of the ;7 th Indiana. ;We saw nothing .of the rebels on Monday. We crossed the river for Sparta, and within a mile of the river we encountered their jackets., With our advanoe guard drove them over the river and pursued them a quarter of a mile from the bridge. The advance found the rebels too strong, and retired over the bridge. Our men then came up, and we had a skirmish for one hour, finding the enemy too strong—they numbering 700 men , and two pieces of artillery—-the Colonel thought best to withdraw his men towards the main army, which lay enoamped on the river tea miles from where wo had the fight. Had they been up with us, we would have captured the whole . party at'Sparta. Our loss is one main missing, one wounded slightly, and three horses shot. According to the account from the enemy, they had 30 killed and 10 wounded. We took one prisoner. We came back from the river seven miles, Bnd encamped for the night. On the sth, took up the march again for Sparta, and, when within three miles of the .town,. received orders from General Nelson to return to McMinnsville, where /we arrived on the 6th,'at 12 o’clock M., all well. It was one of the hardest marches we ever experienced, as it was night and day, and we had to subsist oh com fields, our wagons being ,in the rear of General Nelson’s army, which did not-keep up with us. I can Safe!? say that, for seven days while on the march, the Bleep did hot average three hours out of twenty-four. The 7th has been worked very bard, and men and horses are nearly all .used up. lam in hopes they will givo the 7th a respite for a while aua let them recruit up. UNION CAUSE IK TENNESSEE. 'The cause of the Union haa, to ..a great extent, been nourishfeir and encouraged by Mr. Samuel Mener, of the Nashville Union. He is severely criticised and reviled by traitors of all classes, whom he occasionally castigates in the most uncom promising maimer. He is a thorongh patriot, and unconditionally in favor of the preservation of the federal Government, and is regarded by his Union friends as one of the most fearless and outspoken gentlemen devoted to the pause. I have seen the editor of the Un ion, but am not intimately ac quainted with him. Physically, he is got np in multmn-in-parvo style, his iatit ensemble highly characteristic of an ostentatious savan. Intellectually, Ms face speaks volumes, a. casual glance interesting, the observer. He is the right man in the right plaoe, and will do more towards promoting a healthy state of affairs, and destroying the nefarious dootrines rife than dozens of,the maudlin newspaper chiefs in the North/ His paper has reached a circulation of nearly five thousand copies daily, most of which are disposed of in. the city. A paper enlisted in the behalf of so great a cause, and so appropriately titled, must neco.-sa rily partake of a large degree of prosperity. Nashville, Tenn., August 15,186-2. RECENT UNFORTUNATE OCCURRENCES. You have been made aware, by telegraph'and otherwise, probably, of the unfortunate occurrences between this place and Bowling Green. 1 Governor Johnson has begged, and begged, to have placed at his disposal an adequate force, and yet no notice is taken of his solicitations. One thousand cavalry could make a dash into this city and capture .the leading men, and harm the Government to the amount of-several millions of dollars, at any time. Nothing less than a full brigade, with efficient cavalry and artillery, should be stationed here, with a reservedforce of from four to five thousand men. ” A force, not less than two thousand soldiers, should also be stationed at Gallatin and Bowling Green, the two most importaat points on the road,' as it seems evident that the enemy are endeavoring to cut off Buell’s supplies. Would it not be well to send some .of the new re- ! giments down this way ? They can learn to drill here as well as anywhere. THE AFFAIR AT GALLATIN As to the Gallatin affair, it may bo summed up in detail as follows: Not long since, General Buell telegraphed General Nelson to fall bank from Sparta which he did, thns giving the enemy an opportunity to enter upon the Gallatin or other roads via this important point. Monday evening, General Buell telegraphed Colonel Miller that the enemy, some three thousand mounted men, under John Morgan, had entered Sparta, their destination probably being some point upon the Louisville and Nashville Bailroad. This enabled the railroad men to use precautionary measures, although very little confidence was placed in the despatch. But as the up train, on Tuesday morning last, reached Pilot Knob, a small place six miles this side of Gallatin, the engineer perceived in the distance three negro women swinging their - handkerchiefs, which in duced him to stop the locomotive, when they ap proached the conductor and informed him that they belonged to Bailie Peyton; that Morgan had entered town the night before, and that they were sent to apprise Mm of the faot by their master; The conductor, although encountering much op position from the passengers, decided to reverse the' motion of the train, and in a short time returned to Nashville. In the meantime, the telegraphic ope rators had discovered that some new hand was at work at Gallatin, and, putting a test question, failed to elicit a reply.. Notwithstanding, Col. Miller, commandant of this post, could not be induced to believe but that everything was all right, and again started the train. Before arriving at Pilot Knob, however, several citizens informed the railroad officials that John Morgan.had taken possession of the town, whereupon the train again returned to this city. Early Wednesday morning, the 69th Ohio, Col. CassaUie, and 11th Michigan, Col. Stopkney, and a section of artillery, under Col. Miller, started for Gallatin. ‘ The train proceeded slowly until we reached Pilot Knob,V|J»ere we were obliged to stop on account ef a bridge across the creek being burned. It was some time before daylight when we arrived, but the troops were rather Bdw in preparing themselves for marching. Shortly after five o’clock A, M., the 6flth - Ohio arrived in town, one company being thrown out as an advance guard. Approaching the oourt-house some of the enemy were discovered, and the advance guard banged away at them, killing five andLwonnding two, aiyl taking one prisoner. No other firing took place during the; day. Among the ; killed were three officers, twq.saptains, and one lieutenant. It was first believed-that one of the captains was a son of 'Dr. Breckinridge, but such was not the pass. The lieutenant had in Ms pocket an order from Morgan 6 burn' the rail road depot. . -.! As the absence of so large a body of troops jeo? pardized the safety of Nashville, and as Col. Miller acted without orders, it wasjdeemed prudent to re turn before dark. The train rested in a deep out, add was about to start when a large number of the butternuts made their appearance and fired into tie train. The bullets rattled like hail against the o'irs, one bullet grazing the ear of Mr. Trimble, oie of the staunch Union men of Gallatin, who had ta ken passage for Nashville. We lost one man k lied and one wounded. Immediately our men jumped from the oar, and rtshed up the bank and fired at the retreating guerillas, who took refuge behind a stone barn but ashort distance off. We brought a piece of artillery ti.bear upon them, two shells scattering them in all directions. Seven solid shot were thrown at tie barn, but without doing, it any material da niage...,/ - >. I Col. Miller left several men upon the road to % guard the bridges between here and Gallatin, and we arrived in Nashville About -half past nine l o’clock.. . •From the citizens of Gallatin I learned that Mor gan entered town about twelve o’clock the night before, and immediately placed pickets npon all of the roads leading but of the city. The immense freight train wbioh generally,ar rives at Gallatin about daylight was seized by this crowd of marauders. It waa composed of nine teen cars! •; Eighty;five Government hones were on beard, wbioh were “ oonfiscated” by. Morgan and hk men.. -Several.oars were loaded with commissa ry goods, which were also destroyed; The locomo tive, which cost ten. thousand dollars, was blown up, ami the entire train bunted. A bridge at Pi lot Knob was destroyed, and two, bridges between Gallatinand thatunnel also shared the • same fate. The tunnel itself was seriously damaged,land will require some work expended npon it before trains can pass through. Searchwaa made by the guerillas for many of the prominent Union men of Gallatin, who managed to escape. At last aooonnts the enemy were in possession of the city. :* ■ ; The following interesting dooument I obtained from Mr; East, the Secretary of the State. It speaks for itself; . . 'Memphis, Tens, November 29; 1861. Friend Leonard ; I have not forgotten you or your unhappy situation, for I still believe in your innocenoe and your determination to do what is right. I have not written you for a long time.' My silehoe only meant that I had no time to write yon without A motive, or for the purpose of ehoourage ment. X wish to ask you the question that, could you regain jour liberty, would y ou freely and earnestly take up arms for the Southern Confederacy ? An swer me freely and as your oonsoienoe dictates, for you could not make a good soldier without your heart was in the cause you were fighting for. In gaining your liberty at the present time, muohmight depend upon your willingness to fight for the liberty of; others—l mean; the liberty and fights of the Southern people. ' *'*■. ' ,*■ ■- ; I would be glad to hear from you, and as ear nestly as ever desire your liberty. Yours, truly, A. J. Wseki.kr. ■ \ Nashvim.l!, Tenn., December 8, 1881, ; A. J. Wmelbb, Esq.— Honored Sir: On the morhing of the Ist inst. . I was aroused from solilo quy, -by the approach of a fellow-prisoner, whose hand contained a letter addressed to me. Aglanoo at the superscription told me the writer was' the only friend I had during adversity ’s darkest hours. ’lffcad. it eagerly, but with' mingled feelings of ex ultation and anxiety—the former on account of hearing from the friend of my adversity, the latter, : because of the formidable gulf that now ostensibly separated us. In the letter above referredto, you ask me, by regaining my liberty, would I take up arms in support of the Southern Confederacy, adding that, to obtain the former, muoh would 1 de pend on my doing the latter. My answer to this do you now receive, given after the honest convictions of my heart. Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of my heart, ardently and na • luridly as that heart sighs for liberty, still, es teemed sir," if I ban only obtain it by taking up arms against the American Union, 1 shall be forever without it.; I repeat it, sir,-I shall l.be forever,, forever without it. To the great an cfglorious Ame rican Union lam inviolably attached. I love it with an undying love, and did the humble sacrifice of my life preserve and-perpetuate the freedom breathing institutions of; American Union, this day, nay, this moment, would the sacrifice be exnltingly offered- on the sacred altar of American liberty. Oh, my dear friend, the egregious: idea of my taking up arms to aid in destroying the terrestrial labors of the ever-living heroes of the Revolution, is marvellously painful. Did I hold in my hand a weapon to strike down the bearer of Star-spangled Banner—the spotless emblem of oivil and reli gious liberty—uoder whose protecting folds our ho nored and revered Washington so gloriously ostra cised the foes of. freemen; did l hold such, the innate love which I oherish for Amerioan Union, the immutable attachment which my heart owes her pure and: free institutions, the patriotio emotions of my imiriortal soul, would paralyze and- prostrate the , degenerate arm that’ held the rebellioua wea j®n?*-ftibTl-hold ho subh-weapon,.and I tell you, sir, while Jehovah leaves strength in my arm, or sight in mine eye, I never, never shall. "'.Ah, ‘ yes, iny labors shall be to preserve, not to de stroy, the pure and free institutions of model Ame rica. Hove those institutions because of their pu rity and freedom ; when they are sought to be per verted, I will fight against the perversion, and- be he a foreign or domestic recreant, who, fieud-like, seeks to tear down the paragon temple of Amerioan liberty.. I say to him (when lam a freeman), be fore you accomplish your: pernicious and ue^ious purpose, you must first behold and trample the in animate form of this earthly tabernacle of mine. Indeed, sir, if the last drop-of blood in the sacred urn of my heart will: preserve and perpetuate the model institutions of civil ,and religious liberty, founded and consecrated in the blood of those mar tyred heroes of free Amerioa, whose immortal names history delights to chronicle and man loves to idolize, they shall and will live. Be assured, Sir, when I take up arms, (and that is as soon as I am at liberty), it will be with that freedom-loving band who have invariably fought for Überty am. religion. It will be with a people who fightto in struct the ignorant, to Christianize the infidel, to extend the ethereal knowledge of Holy writ; with a people whose mission it is to enlighten, intellectu ally and religiously, the clouded minds of their ’fellow-beings, to ameliorate the condition of God's • earthly but erring creatures, to bast an effulgent and purifying ray of light on the domestic fire side, by the recognition of the soared and heaven ordained rights of matrimony; with a people who delight to see their'fellow creatures of every creed, sect, and color raise in the scale of civilization and in tbeknowledgeof their Maker, and who are now fighting to hand down to posterity, unsullied, the only institutions on this terraqueous globe oal-. ciliated to exalt and ennoble the human family and mete out their unalienable and God-given rights. To oontemplate the deatruotion ’of the edifice of human liberty iu this the: hour of her vernal splen dor, is more than fiendish, and, under a just God, an awful retribution must await the actors, de nuded as they must be of respect for God, or feel ing for their fellow-man. But I cannot accompany those patricides and fratricides, I must return to those gallant spirits—the armed soldiers'of, liberty —who ate immolating their sacred lives for the high and holy cause of liberty, religion, virtue, and: morality; who will prove themselves as invincible as their noble sires, the heroes of ’76, believing that Jehovah and ! his angels are encamped round about them, 'under whose Omnipotent care they will return to tbeir homes and their kindred more than conquerors. Those people, as did their fathers, fear God and love liberty,.and will prove themselves the legitimate offspring of that devoted band who nobly stood by our revered and honored: Washington, defending the violated rights of in fant Amerioa; will prove themselves the legitimate . children of that courageous and virtuous yeomanry wbo upheld him on the high grounds of Boston; who supported him at the painful scenes of Dong Island, York Island, and Hew Jersey, when com batting armies vastly superior in numbers, aided by powerful fleets, and led by chiefs high in the roll of fame. There they stood, the bulwark of ©ursafety, undismayed by disaster, unchanged by change of fortune. Behold their , thinned, worn down, unaided ranks on the pjreearious fields of Trenton, where deep gloom unnerved every arm! Dreadful wasthe night; the Btonn raged) the Dela ware; rolling furiously with floating ice, forbade the ‘approaeb ot man. Those heroes, self- collected, viewed the tremendous scene; their country called; they heard her maternal voice; they passed to the hostile shore; they fought; they conquered. .The morning’s sun cheered the Amerioan world. Oar country rose on the event, and her dauntless and intrepid sons, following up their blow, consummated on the lawns of Trenton what their vast and pa triotic sonls oonoeivedbn the shores of the Delaware. Will you follow that small, but gallant band to the vales of Brandywine, the fields of Germantown, and the plains of Monmouth?—there, too, did they sncoessfully encounter valiant armies; there did those' hosts assuage the sufferings of oppressed Amerioa; there did they limit her privations, and then and there nobly upheld our tottering Republic. Ar.d so will their children, the Amerioan freemen of this day, uphold and transmit to posterity the patrimonial inheritance bequeathed them by their noble sires—the founders and friends of human liberty. So will it be; and so may it be, is the ardent prayer of a true-hearted friend to the American Union. Thiß language may be incon gruous, perhaps pragmatical, from one in my un fortunate situation, and surrounded, as I am, bj those who are at war with this doctrine. But be >6 , so. When asked a question which touches poig nantly the very tendons of my soul, I answer it truthfully, as my heart dictates. Yes, sir, even to regain my liberty, dear as it is, (and to my soul most dear,) I cannot, and will hot, prove recreant to my heart’s highest hopes, by holding out false promises until my liberty was obtained, ■ and then acting the dastardly part of deserter. That part I am, and, I trust, ever will be, unable to'play, Ido that which is congenial within y feel ings, as well hs my. sense of duty. That duty, in this ease, I would march up to, even though the garote looked me in the face. Do you tell me, es teemed sir, that Franco and England will aid you by recognizing your independence, or raising the blockade of Southern ports? If so, I tell you, as a friend who loves your welfare infinitely more than dots sny son of France or England, that you labor under a mistake. Benot my friend. Neither France nor England will recognize nought that has the extension of human bondage for its primary objeot. But another, and by far a more cogent consideration, is,'both those have learned, at the oost of muoh blood and- more trea sure, the science or knowledge of respecting and honoring the rights of a people whose national em blem is tbe Star-Spangled Banner. Perfidious England and supercilious France will : do all th#r insidious influence ban accomplish to weaken their rival.,on this continent. And if they manifest any ostensible sympathy for Seoessia, be lievers it is a bait thrown, that she may consum mate her own> destruction, knowing full well the United States needs ho stimulant, and has no alter native, but to preserve the Union, coat what it may. Heed not those traos-Atlantic ebullitions. They B. C. T. INTEBRSTING DOCUMENT, are at best only the outpourings of thoße ephemeral beings who have Invariably proved themselves the enemies of our free institutions. Those Arrogant 'and self-conceited Englishmen have,'bn more tiian one oeo&sion, been .ingloribully expelled from'free dom’s home. ’ So it is not marvellous they should be still smarting under the exuberant chastisement received. The supercilious Frenchman, with their boasted military knowledge, shared a like fate. The semi-oivilized Mexican; the barbarous; and savage Indian; all felt the potent arm of ; liberty, wielded by a people whom you may sarcastically call Yankees. The term has been unsparingly used by Cornwallis, Burgoyne, and the notorious Proctor.' “ Give the d—d Yankees.no quarter,” was indeed their, watchword., But, strange as, it may appear, the evanescent minions of despots afterwards learn ed those same Yankees furnished their own quar ters, and provided the hirelings of. monarchy with , watery, quarters on the broad Atlantic, aftermarcb ing offthe free soil of America to the tune of Yan kee Boodle. And so will the foes of freemen, oome from where they may. I hope, my dear sir, this letter will nofralienato yon from me, as I must at all times acknowledge myself under many lasting obligations, and shut never oease to consider you in the kindest manner. I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient ser vant, ! William W. Leonard. • * June 3,1862.— 5ir : This letter was returned to me with the reproachful precept that the letter and . its author would ‘be sure to remain within those walls. The letter now goes, but the author re mains, as there is A change in the powers that be or were. - . . - . • Everything is quiet in tiffs city, although we are greatly discommoded' by the lack of mails. Over one thousand negroes are at work upon the fortifications, rigged in all the fantastical styles imaginable. , V ' B. C. T. .. THE WAR IN ARKANSAS. From General Curtis' Army, [Special Correspondence of The Press.] Helena, August 17,1862. RETURN OF GENERAL HOVBY’S DIVISION. To-day the force under General Hovey returned from Clarendon. ’ They accomplished nothing, since there was nothing to Accomplish. They found no enemy to fight. He had ingloriously skedaddled. I reported some deaths from sun-stroke on the march out, but General Curtis says ha hoard no thing of them, and I suppose my information must have been incorrect. The men suffered very, much from the heat on the march out, but pulled through without any deaths. There is, however, considera ble sickness. Colonel Baker, of some Indiana re-' giment, is siok with fever, and Lieutenant Colonel Macaulay, of the 17th Indiana, is sick, threatened with fever. THE NETT COTTOS OHDER. : ‘ The new order from the War Department rela- - live to cotton reached General Grant in due course, and on the 6th inst. he published an order based upon the same, throwing open the trade in cotton and removing all restrictions on the payment for it. How everybody will demand gold for cotton, and the South will be furnished with all the'gold they have cotton to exchange for. It aeeinr Secretary Chase did not follow my advice, so I suppose it is as well that I charged him nothing for it. It was naturally supposed that the same order would be made by'Curtis, and the three or four boats im mediately succeeding the publication of General Grant’s order in the Memphis papers brought down hosts of cottombnycrs. Such another wrangling, chaffering, “ diamond-ont-diamond” set, you never saw. The same lot of ootton would be bought over and over again, a dozen men would claim it as it was lying on the levee, no one had paid any thing on it nor marked -it, and, of course, no one had any right over another, or,, as in some oases occurred, half a dozen men had paid either the whole or a part of the prioe. Who should have the Ootton? There are no writs of replevin here, no conrts —nothing but a provost marshal, who has plenty to do keeping his district straight, and who has little time and less inclination to med dle'with the cotton question. The result may be imagined, particularly when it is remem bered that the new' influx of buyers is mostly ; caused by men of small means, who’ have been kept out of the market by large .operators. To those men a bale of cotton is a great deal larger than the kingdom of heaven, and they' fight and swear enough over it to send them to the other , place, withoutany other cause. Itisimpossible for a white man to buy cotton at all from first bands. That whole business, has slipped into the hands of dews and petty traders, who run about the country as much for a half a dozeh bales as anybody else would for a hundred, and large buyers have to buy from them. This has run the price of ootton up to thirty cents here, : which leaves only margin enough tomake a fair profit on,the investment The big licks” are a thing of the past. , WHAT CURTIS IS DOING. But General Curtis has not received the order from the War Department—at least he has issued no corresponding order—and the cotton business still remains on the same basis as before. All these chaps have, therefore, very large-sized fleas in their ears. They are obliged to sell to some one Who has' a permit to buy, otherwise they ban never ship; unless they oan find {.which is often the case) some " permitted” individual, who will ship their cotton surreptitiously on his permit. But to this General Curtis calls “oheck,”by prohibiting parties having permits to use agents in buying, against wMah all hands remonstrate, because it is impossible to buy any amount without using agents In almost every part of the business.* These little regulations and orders are slightly inconsistent with eaoh other, and with the necessities iff busi ness, but they -make Helena just at the present time one of the most, delightful places to do busi ness in that can be found on the face of the glohe. Everybody who. attempts to do anything becomes perfectly distracted in the first hour, and before his first day is over is pretty sure to give up the whole, thing in disgust. ANOTHER EXPEDITION. You will probably see by the telegraph that an expedition has started down the river to find and capture, if possible, batteries on the banks. The. gunboats Benton and Mound City have gone, and two regiments of infantry, under Col. Wood, of Wisconsin. There is no probability that this army will move fer some time to come. 188 CONTRABANDS-A PROBLEM, About four hundred negroes, mostly women and children, arrived from Mississippi yesterday. What in the world will be done with them ? FEELING OF THE PEOPLE. The feeling of the people of this State is one of sullen indifference and despondency. We have lost everything, they say. We. have only our hands and heads to commenoe with again. Oar negroes have run away, our crops are destroyed, and if wo plant again those will be destroyed. We have nei" tber money nor goods to feed or clothe ourselves with.' We have not even arms to defend ourselves against the beasts of the field. Our country is a desert. But we have sympathies, and we will enjoy the poor luxury of indulging in them. We are for the South and for Southern rights now and forever, but we hope the war- will Boon end. I believe it will take but one season more to make the, peo ple of Arkansas, and, in fact, of ths entire South, wish for the restoration of the Union as the only means of securing life and pr operty and the benefits of a permanent government. Pluck and spirit,: the lofty soul and prond heart,” are very fine, hut under the pressure of hunger, anarohy, and' desti tution they will come down, especially when you add to these continual defeats in the field. Next winter is going to be a terrible time 7 in this State, The suffering among both black and white will be such as was never before known. REBEL SECRET-SERVICE SYSTEM I wonder we have been so successful as we hare. The rebels have a tremendous advantage over us in many things—more especially their spies. We have almost none at all—they have millions. A captain of the #th Illinois cavalry has told me just this moment that his men see every day in their oamp persons that they remember having seen in Jacksouport. They come to our tines perhaps as' soldiers, hide their horses in the woods, and then, dressed in citizens’ clothes, inspect our position at leisure. It is easy to evade our pickets. Yester day I was riding out with two ladies and a gentle man. We came to some pickets on the St.Franois road who would not let us pass. We struck directly into the woodß and there found plenty, of bridle paths leading in every direction, one of wMoh car ried us around the pickets and into the St. Francis road. So we had our ride out, and you ought to have seen how astonished those pickets looked when we came riding back past them. OFF FOR MEMPHIS. T am happy to state that this day winds up my stay at Helena for the present. Iflyonthe wings of the wind at the rate of four miles au hour to the’ comparative paradise of Memphis. Casho. ANOTHER IBON-OLAD IVAIt VESSEL —The Hewburyport (Mass.) Biwold says another Government vessel is to be built on the Merrimac, a side-wheel steamer, to he 240 feet long with her,hull 35 feet wide, and the extreme width over the guards 64 feet; and the depth of hold is to be 12 feet., fibe Is to be 970 tons. Her tipper works are to be covered with iron, rifle-proof, and the pitot-house is to be covered with obmpositloh'-plates, rifle-proof The . carpenter’s .contract ia $BO,OOO, and. she is to be launched in eighteen weeks, and the work completed within flfty days after. TERRIBLE AFFAIR AT HE WTON, H. J.—Miss Clara Vaßsickle died at herfather’s residence in Hen ton, H. J.,'on Friday week, under mysterious circumstances. She had been out riding with a gentleman-friend, named Drake, and was takeuwith convulsions which ended her liTe. - Drake has been arrested. The verdict of the coro ner’s jury was “ that Clara L. Yaiujekle came to her death by come drug or drugs, or powerful irritant, ad', ministered to her by .George M. Drake for the purpose of producing abortion.” THEBBOKENTELEGBAPHCABLE -Thetelegraph cable between Old Point and Cherrystone, on the Eastern Shore, will probably be repaired to-day, and communion, lion between Baltimore and Washington bere-established Binco the accident to the cable, a force of mechanics has been at work night and day upon the machinery: needed to raise it, end yesterday morning a barge was sent down the river (by, Quartermaster Ludlow, containing every thing requisite tor the purpose.— Norfolk Union, 18. TWO GENTS. IMPORTANT SOUTHERN NEWS, Opening of 'the Third Session of the Confederate Congress. SECOND "ANNUAL MESSAGE" OF JEFFERSON DAVIS, Provisions of the Conscript Law to be Extended. TEE BEHEL NAVT CONSTBUCTIHO 11 AT HOME AND ABROAD." THE MESSACE A “ TAME DOCUMENT.” RETALIATORY MEASURES OF THE REBEL CONGRESS, News front the Rapidan. SKIRMISH NEAR RACCOON FORD. JACKSON'S ADVANCE. &c., &c., &c. From Bichmond papers of the 18th and 19 th instant we glean toe following important news: The Confederate Congress ‘ SENATE. ‘ : - Mokbav, August 18,1862. The Senate reassembled, pursuant to adjournment, in the chamber of the Senate of Virginia, and was opened with prayer by the Bey. Mr. Seeley, of the Baptist Church. ; '--i ; V ~ ' ' Present—The President ot the Senate (Hon. A. H. Stephens); and Messrs. Yancey and Clay, of Alabama; Messrs. Maxwell and Baker, of Florida ;-Mr. Hill, of Georgia;Mr. Barnett, of Kentucky ; Mr. Semmes, of lionlsiana; Messrs. Brown and Phelan, of Mississippi; Mr. Clark, of Mlßsonrit Messrs Davis and Dortch, of North Carolina; Mr. Haynes, of Tennessee; Messrs. Wigfall and Oldham, of Texas; and Messrs. Hunter and Preston, of Virginia—l 7. The absentees are—Messrs. Johnson and Mitchell,. of Arkansas ;\Mr.Le»I«, of Georgia; Mr. Simms, of Ken tucky; Mr. Sparrow, of Louisiana; Mr. Peyton, of Missouri [Messrs. Barnwell and Orr, of Sonth Carolina; and Mr. Henry.of Tennessee—9- The President annonnoed the presence of a quorum. Mr. Olay, of. Alabama, offered the following reeolu tion, whit* was adopted: ■" Sesolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communi cate. to the Honse.of Bepreeentatives that the Senate has met pursuant to adjournment, and Is ready to proceed to business. 'VV ■ •Afler a brief intermission the Clerk of the House pre sented a message from the Bouse, announcing the readi ness of that body to proceed jwith the labors before it, and the passage of a resolution appointing a Joint Oom mittee to inform the President that Congress had been duly assembled, and was prepared to receive any commu nication from him. ' - . ' On motion, the Senate concurred in the resolution, and the President appointed on the Joint Committee Messrs. Olay, Semmes, and Dortch. Mr. Yancey gave notice that on to-morrow he should offer the following resolution: Itesolved, That the 43d pule of the Buies of the Senate shall be stricken out, and that the 46th rule be strfokeu out, and the following words inserted ll All legislative sessions Shall be held with open doors, except otherwise ordered by a vote of two-thirda of the members, the said vote to be taken by yeas and nays." ' [The 43d and 45th rules relate especially to the matter of secret sessions ] The Joint Committee, on the part of the Senate, to wait on the President, returning, the Chairman, Ur. Olay, re ported the following MESSAGE Oy JEJTEaSON DAVIS. To the Senate and Bouse of Bepresentafivet of the Confederate States : It la again our fortune to meet for devising measures necessary to the pnbUo welfare, while our country is in volved In a desolating war. The Bufferings endured hr some portion* of the people exeite the deepest solicitude J of the Government; and, the sympathy thus evoked has ; been heightened by: the .patriotic devotion, with which . those sufferings have been borne. .The gallantry and good conduct of our troops, always claiming the grati tude of the concur, have been further illustrated on hard-fought fields, marked by. exhibitions of individual prowess which can find but few parallels in ancient or i modern history. ' Our army has not faltered many of the various trials to which it has been subjected, and the great body of the'people have continued to manifest a . aeal and nnanimity which not only, cheer the battle stained soldier, but gi ves assurance to the friends of con stitutional liberty of our'final triumph in the pending struggle against despotic usurpation. Tho vast army which threatened the : capital of the Confederacy has been defeated and driven from the lines of investment, and the enemy, repeatedly foiied.in hU efforts for its capture, is now seeking to raise new armies on a scale such as modem Btory does not record, to ef fect that subjugation of the South so, often proclaimed as on the eve of accomplishment The perfidy which disregarded rights secured by com pact, the madness which trampled on obligations made sacred by every consideration of honor, have been inten sified by the malignity engendered by defeat. These passions have changed tho character of the hostilities waged by our enemieß, who are becoming daily IeBS re gardful of the usages of civilized war and the dictates of humanity. Bapineand wanton destruction of private property, war upon non-combatants, murder of captives, bloody threats' to avenge the death of invading': soldiery by the slaughter of unarmed citizens, orders of banishment against peaceful farmers engaged in the cultivation of the soil, are some of the means used by bur ruthless invaders to enforce the submission of a free people to foreign sway. Confisca tion hills sf a character so atrocious as to insure, if exe cuted, the utter ruin of the entire population of these States, are passed by their Congress and approved by their Eiecntivo. The moneyed obligations of the Con federate Government are forged by citizens of the United States, and .publicly advertised: for sale in their cities with a notoriety that sufficiently attests the knowledge of their Government, and its complicity in the crime is further evinced by the fact that the soldiers of the in vading armies are found, supplied with large quantiti: s of tbeseforgednotes as a' means of despoiling the country people, by fraud, out of such portions of their property ae armed violence may fail to reach. Two, at least; of the generals of the United States are engaged; unchecked by their Government,: in exciting servile insurrection, and in arming and training slaves for warfare against their masters, citizens of the Confederacy. Another has been found ol instincts so brutal as to Invite, the violence of hie soldiery against the women of a captured city. Tet, the rebuke ol civilized man has failed to evoke from the authorities of the United States one mark of dis approbation of his acts: nor is there any reason to sup pose that the conduct of Benjamin F. Butler has failed to secure from hie Government the sanction and applause with which it Is known to have heen £eeted by public meetings and portions of the press of the United States. To inquiries made of ' the Commander-in-Chief of the armies of the United States, whether the atrocions con duct of some of their military: commandants met the sanction of that Government, answer has'been evaded on the pretext that the inquiry was insulting, and ho method remains for the suppression of these enormities but such retributive justice as it may he found possible to execute , Betatiation in kind, for many of them, Is Impracticable, for I have had occasion to remark In a former message, -that under no excess of provocation could our noble hearted defenders be driven to wreak vengeance on un armed men, or women, or on children: But item and ex emplary punithment can and must he meted out to the murderers and felons, who, disgracing tho protession of arms, seek to make the public war the occasion for the cmnmiasion of the"most monstrous crimes, v " Deeply as we regret the character ot the contest into which we are about to be forced, we must accept it as an alternative which recent manifestations give ustittie hope can be avoided. The exasperation of failure has aroused the wont pas sions of onr enemies ; a large portion of people, even of their clergymen, how engage in urging an* excited populace to the extreme of ferocity, and nothing remains bat to vindicate onr rights and to maintain onr existence by employing against onr foe every energy and every re source at our disposal. > I,append for your Information a copy of tho papers exhibiting the action of the Government, up to the pre sent timejfor the repression of the outrages committed on our people. Other measures, now in progress will be submitted hereafter. In inviting your attention to the legislation which the necessities of our condition require, those connected with the prosecution of the war command almost undivided attention. . * ■ - The acts passed at your last session Intended to secure the public defence by general enrollment, and to render uniform the rules governing troops in the service, have led to some unexpected criticism that is much to be re gretted. >: : . The efficiency of the law hag been thus somewhat im paired, though it is not believed that in any of the States the popular mind has withheld its sanction from either, the necessity or,propriety of your legislation. It is only by harmonione as well as zealous action that a Govern mentasnew as ours, ushered into existence on the very eve of & great.war, and unprovided with the material ne cessary tor conducting hostilities on so vast a soale, can fulfil itg duties. Upon yon, who are fully, informed of the , acta and put poses of the Government," and thoroughly imbued-with the feelings and sentiments of the people, must reiiatice. be placed to secure this great object. Ton can best devise the .means for establishing that entire co-operation of the State and Confederate Go vernments which Is essential to the welt being of both , at all times, but which* is not?' indispensable to their very existence. • And if any legislation shall seem. to yon appropriate for adjusting differences of opinion, it will Be my pleasure, . as well asdnty,to co-operate in:any measure thatmaybe devised for reconciling a just care.for the public defence with a proper deference for the most scrupulous suscep tibilities of the State authorities. Tne report of the Secretary of the Treasury will ex hibit in detail the operations of that department. It will be seen with satisfaction that the credit of the Govern ment securities remains unimpaired, and that this credit is fully justified by the comparatively small amountof accumulated debt, notwithstanding the magnitude of our military operations. The legislation ot the last session provided lor the purchase of supplies with the bonds of the Government, but the preference of the people for Treatury notes has been so marked that legislation is recommended to authorize an increase in the issue of Treasury notes, which the public service seems to re-. quire. Mo grave Inconvenience need be apprehended tern this increased issne, as the provision of law by which these notes are convertible into eight per cent, bonds forms an efficient and permanent safeguard against any serious depreciation sf the currency. Tour attention Is also invited to the means proposed by the Secretary for facilitating the preparation of these notes, and for guarding them against forgery. It is due to our people to state that no manufacture of counterfeit notes exists* within our limits, and that they,are imported all from the Kortbern States. The repoit of the Secretary of War, which Is submit ted, contains numerous suggestions for the legislation deemed desirable in order to add to the efficiency of the service. I invite your favorable consideration especi ally to those recommendations which are intended to se cure the proper execution of the conscript law, and the consolidation of companies, battalions, and regiments, when so reduced in strength as to impair that uniformity , of organization which is necessary in the army, while an nnduobnrden is imposed on the treasury. The necessity for some legislation for controlling military transporta tion on the railroads, and Improving their present defec tive condition, forces itself upon the attention of the Go vernment, and X trust that you will Be able to devise sa tisfactory measures for. attaining this purpose. The le gislation on the subject of general officers involves the service in some difficulties, which are pointed out by the Secretary, and for which the remedy suggested by him seems appropriate. ■ in comectiou with this subject, I am of opinion that, prudence dictates some prcvißionfor. the increase or the. army, in the event of emergencies not how anticipated. The very large increase of forces recently called into: the field try the Urtsideniof the United Stales «ogran der it necessary’ hereafter to extend 1 the 1 provisions of Vte conscript law, solas to embrace person? between the ogtt <f thirty five and forty five years. The vigor and efficiency of our preterit forces, their condition, and the skill and ability which distinguish their leaders, inspire the belief that no further enroUhu.nl will be necessary, bnt a wise foresight requires that if a necessity shonld be suddenly developed during tbs recess of Congress re quiring increased forces for our defence, monos snoum exist for calling such forces into the field, without await ing the reassembling of the legislative department or tne and appointment of *?°‘ visional army, it was to be would be made, and incompetent officers of all grades in troduced into the service. In <* Axperienoe, and with no reliable selection, executive ap pointments, as well as elections, nave been sometimes unfortunate.' The good of the service, the interests of. our country, require, that some means be devised for withdrawing the commissions Ot offloers who are in competent for the duties required by the .position, and I trust that you will find means, for relieving the army of such officers by some mode more prompt and less wounding to their sensibility than judgment of a court martial. .. . THE WAR PRESS. (PUBLISHED WEEKLY.) Tn-WAB Fuss win be lent to subscribers by tneil (per annum In advanoe) «... $3.00 Three Copies « u 6,00 “ “ « .............. 8.00 “ . “ “ Larger Clubs will be charged at the same rate-tons: » copies will COM *34; 60 copies wIS epstfflO, and log copies Sl2O. _ For a Olub of Twenty-one or over, we vriß tend an Extra Copy to toe getter-up or toe Club. W Postmasters are requested to act as »p«<« for Tan Wa» Faasg. Adverttoements Inserted at the usual rate*. Mn Bum. constitute a square. Within a recent period we have effected the objeetsy long deeired, of an estrangement for the exchange ot pri soners, which is now’' being executed by delivery at the points agreed upon,'nndf'Wßlci will, it la hoped, speedily restore our brave and unfortunate countrymen to their ' places in the ranks of toe army, from which, by the for tune of war, they have for a time been separated’. The details of this arrangement wf* be communicated to you in a special report when furtherptogress has been made in their execution; Of other particulars concerning aja'oparations of the’ War Department yon will be informsd<by the Secretary in his report and the accompanying documents. The report or the Secretary of toe Navy embraoes s‘ statement of the operations and present condition of thin* branch of the publio service, both afloat and'atoOre; the - onttrucHon and equipment of armed vertilt'atheme and abroad, the manufacture of ordnance and brdajsaoc r stores, toe establishment of workshops and the* develop-' ment of our resources of Coal and ot iron. Soma legisla tion seems essential for securing crews for vessels; Thej’ difficulties now experienced on this point are fully stated in the Secretary’s report, and I invite your attention to' : providing a remedy. . - , The report of the Postmaster General discloses ths emJ' - barrasaments which resulted in. the postal service froa» J ■ toe occupation by the enemy of the'Mieeiaaippi rivet and’ ‘' portions of the territory of the different States. The : measures taken by the Department for relieving these, embarrassments, as far as practicable, are detailed In thi ' report. It is a subject of congratulation, that, daring , the ten mouths which ended on the 31st of March last, the expenses of the Department were largely decreased, whilst Its revenue was augmented as compared with a corresponding period ending on the SOth June, 1880. wfieS‘‘“ ' - J the postal fernceTor these; States was conducted under the authority delegated to the United States. Sufiloieat time has not yet elapsedco determine whether tha maa- . •' snres, heretofore, devised, by Congress, will accomplish the end of bringing* the expendituresof the Department within the limit of: itt own revenue* by- the first of March next, as reqaired by the Constitution. lam happy-to inform you that, in spite both of bland iebments and threats, used in profusion by toe agents of toe Government of the United States, the Indian nations : within the Confederacy have remained firm .in thakr loyalty,-and steadfast in toe ohßervanoe of their treaty engagements with this Government. Nor has their fidelity been shaken by the fact that, owing to toe va cancies in someef the offices of agents and superintend ents, delay has occurred in toe payments of the annuities . and allowances to. which they are entitled. I would ad vise acme provision authorising payments to be made by ; : other officers, in the absence of those especially changed by law with this duty. We have; never-ceasing cause to bo gratefal for th# favor with which God has protected our infant Confede racy. ’ And it becomes us reverently to return our toahiat and humbly to ask of Hlsbounteousness that wisdom which is heedful lor the performance of the high trusts with which we ere obarged.' JEFFEBSOH DAVIS. Biohmohd, August 18,1882., On motion of Mr. Hunter, the message and accompany ing documents were received and laid on the table, and one thousand extra copies ordered to be printed. The Benate then adjourned. * HOUSE OF* BEFBESENTATIVHg. : The House was called to Order at 12 o’clock by the speaker, Mr. Bocock, or Virginia. Prayer was offered by Bev. Dr. Early, Bishop ot the Methodist Church; 7 " The roll was then called by toe Clerk, when toe follew ing members answered to their names: , Messrs. Ashe, Batson, Bell, Bocock, Boteler, Bridges; E. M. Bruce, Chambliss, Chilton, Olarke, Olopton, Ooi- Her. Conrowj.Currtn, Curry, Dargan, Dupree, Elliott; Farrow, Foote, Foster, Gaither, Gartrell, Goode, Gra ham, Gray. Harly. Harris; Heiskili,' Herbert, Hilton, Holcombe, Holt, Hodge, Johnston, Jones, Kenea, of Georgia; Lender, Lewis,Lyon, of Alabama; Maehen, McDowell, Meßae, Mences, Miles, Perkins, Beid,B«c sell,. Sexton, Smith,-of Alabama'. Btrlokland, Swaa, Trippe, Vest; Welch, Wright, of Georgia; Wright, of Texas.-'-' ■ - Tbe Speaker announced that a quorum was present, Messrs. Baldwin, of Virginia', Barksdale, of Missis sippi ; Wilcox, of Texas, and- Dawkins, of Florida, war* reported as prevented by indisposition from attending. Mr. Baldwin subsequently appeared to his seat, as did also Mr. Lyons, of Virginia. Mr. Collier, of Virginia, successor to General B. A. Pryor, and Mr. Hodges, of Kentucky, took the oath of office at tile hands of the Speaker, the members of tha House standing daring its administration. A message wag received from the Senate stating that quorum of that body was in attendance and had orga nized for busineee. A similar message of courtesy was despatched te the Senate. ’ ■ Mr. Gurry, of Alabama, , moved that a committee at i three be appointed by the House to wait upon the Presi dent, conjointly with a similar committee on the part at the Senate, and inform him of the. organization of th# two Houses, and their readiness to receive any commut cation.he might see,proper to make. Agreed to. Messrs. Curry, Perkins, of Louisiana, and Jones, of Tennessee, were appointed the coommlttoo. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from Mr. A. G Jenkins, of Virginia, stating that he had forwarded t* the Governor of Virginia a resignation of his seat to the House of Bepresentativeß. Also a communication from Bor. Letcher,' announcing the fact of said resignation, and referriag to Congreas th* adoption of some mode for fitting the vacancy, Mr. Jen kins’district being mainly within the enemy VHnes. On motion of Mr. Busßell, ot Virginia, referred t* Committee on Elections. The States were then called to alphabetical order for resolntions, memorials, &o. Alabama, Arkansas; and Florida made no respouM. Mr, Gartreli, of Georgia, bill making trea sury notes a legal tender to payment of debts. Ha ja- Bired prompt action, and moved that the bill be mads tk* special order for Tuesday of next week. Mr. Carry, of Alabama, said the business of the House had been .greatly impeded at its last session by the nu merous special orders. He hoped we would avoid th* evil now. ■ Mr. Gartreli modified his motion so as to refer the bffi to the Committee on the Judiciaryr Mr. Curry assented, and hoped for an early report, far he; too, desired prompt decision,"and also a prompt jection of the bill. Mr. Foote; of Tennessee, joined to a desire for * prompt report, but hoped it would be favorable to ttta bill.. ■ : The motion to refer was agreed to. Mr. Gartreli also offered a resolution instructing tha Committee on Military Affairs to inquire into the expe diency of compelling the Commissary Department to fur nish onr soldiers with more and better food.. [Bom* manifestations of applause to the gallery.]. Agreed to. Mr. Wright, of Georgia, offered a memorial of a Con federate, war tax collector of that State asking for addi tional compensation. He moved to refer it to the Ooat ttitteeof Waj s and Means, saying that he hoped th* committee would decide the question for all similar eases. Motion agreed to.-. •• Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and North Carolina made no response: ' Mr. Miles, of South Carolina, offered a hill to amend the conscript act, [lt extends the application of the law to all citizens fender forty-five year* of age J Alto, a bill to punish slaves taken in arms and th* white men assuming to be their officers, [ft provtea* that the slaves so taken shaU he delivered np to tha au thorities of the State in which captured, to be disposed of by its laws; and the white officers either to tor hung or also:delivered up to the Btate authorities.] Both bills referred to the Committee on Military Af fairs. ■ Mr. Foote, of Tennessee, offered a bill for retaliatory purposes. Referred to Committee on Military'Affaire. [lt recites that the enemy refuse to treat onr partita* soldiers as prisoners, and have also punished innocent private cttUensfor their acts. It provide* that an offi cer who may have ordered such atrocities, to be put "t* death if captured. An equal number of prisoners (offi cers preferred) taken from the enemy to suffer the fat* Inflicted on our captured soldiers or eitisens.J Also, a bill for the treatment'of captives.' [lt provide* that any officer or . private captured by. our army who shall have committed any offence pronounced felonioua by the laws of the Confederacy or any State, shall be de livered up for trial.] Also, a bill to punish traitors in arms. [lt provide* that Federal armies incongruously composed of whit* and black, shall not be held entitled to the privileges ot war, or to be taken prieonere. ■ Of each as may be cap tured, the negroes shall bs returned to their masters on publicly, sold, and their commanders be hung or shot, a* may be most convenient.] Mr. Curry reported that- the committee, of whioh bo wse chairman, had waited on the President, who said that he would communicate a message to the House im mediately. Mr. Foote, reaming, also offered a bill to retaliate for the seizure of citizens by the [enemy. [lt provides that of the prisoners held by ns, a number equal to that of the citizens seized shall he held as hostages for their safety, and subjected io like treatment; any officer, civil or mi litary, concerned to such seizure, shall be imprisoned during tbe war.] All tbe billßof Mr. Foote were, on Us motion, referred to the Military Committee. Mr. Foote also presented an. argumentative preamble: and resolution to favor of .open sessions of Congress, and providing that henceforth a motion to go into secret ses sion shall require a majority vote by yeas and nays. f Mr. Foote enforced hie resolution at some length. On hie motion, it was then laid over. The private secretary of the President was here an nounced, and delivered a" message from the President; which was read. Accompanying the message were re ports from the Secretaries of War and the Navy, and from the Postmaster General; also, the correspondeno*: between Generate Lee and Halleck relative to the enemy’* barbarities. The correspondence and the report of th* Secretory of War were read. A thousand copies of th* message and do contents, except the report of the Secretary of the Navy, were ordered to be printed. The exception, was made upon a suggestion that there might be matters to the report not proper to be made public. -The Speaker presented a report from the Secretory of State containing a Hat of the employees of the department, their salaries, nativities, &c. Ordered to be printed. Mr. Foote, again resuming, offered abill to provide for raising an additional force of 260,000 men. On his own motion', it was, laid on the table. ; Also; a bill providing an export duty of 20 per cent, on cotton and tobacco,'.to aid in indemnifying the losses of citizens by the enemy. ... - , Texas was next called," but made no response.. Mr. Lyons, ol Virginia, presented a memorial of certain, soldiers In reference to the conscription law. Beferred to the Committee on Military Affairs. ' Mr. Bussell, of Virginia, offered a resolution instruct ing the Committee on Military Affairs to inquire whether tho cartel for the exchange of prisoners had. not been violated by the enemy in failing to restore cer tain prisoners, and’administering to them an oath of alle giance to their Government, end retaining them within, their lines; and, also, what legislation is thereby ren dered necessary. • Also, a hill to repress the atrocities of the enemy. Be ferred without readlDg. Mr. Chambliss, "of Virginia, offered a resolution in structing the Committee on Military Affairs to inquire into the expediency of regulating the impressment of slaves by the military authorities, and repoit. Agreed to. • ■■ ■ " The Territory of Arizona was called, but no response made. - ' . On motion of Mr. Wright, of Georgia, the House ad journed, to meet to-day at twelve o’clock. IMPORTANT FROM THE RAPIDAN—THE NEXT BATTL* '"FIRI.D. [From the Bichmond Examiner, August 18.] The conviction pervades all classes that a great battle,. on or beyond the line of the Bapldan, cannot long be de ferred. It will take place whenever our Generals are ready, and not before. Culpeper Court House, [Fairfax,>■ and its vicinity will almost certainly be the scene of ac tion. At that point Pape is now busy throwing up en trenchments, mounting beavy'guns, and making the ususA preparations upon which the generals of bis nation come monly rely for protection from the homespun*clad,.tost peinous legions of the South. 1 Tho sound of osnhon was, for a short time, hoard-.at Gordonaville on Saturday night. 'Whether it proceeded from an artillery skirmish, or what other 'cause, has. not yet been ascertained: ■ Since writing the above we learned from-gentlemen who reached the city yesterday by the Central train, in. charge of General Obarleß Winder’s body, thahthe can nonade heard at Gordonsville, Saturday evening, proceed ed from a sharp artillery skirmish, which: at tiiat time took place at Baccbon Ford, off the Bapldan river, eeversl miles to the east of the Orange and. Alexandria railroad. -.. . . ■ - - .. The enemy, it seems, sent down on reconnoissanoe a heavy body of cavalry and artillery, which, advancing to the Bepidsn without meeting. even with our videttes, were emboldened to attempt to cross to the south bank of ibat stream, at the ford above. mentioned.. All we could ascertain,'definitely, relative to the skirmish was. that while thejYankees were crossing the ford, they were, opened on by our artillery and driven hack. On tegaii>. tog the north bank their batteries were put into position,, and returned our fire. The duel lasted for more, than,an. hour when the enemy retreated. We hear of none,who. were hilled on our side, and bur informant saw hnt.ona. man who had been wounded in thß engagement. He ine* formed them that the enemy had been badly cutup. Between twenty-five and thirty Yankee, prisoners, among whom were six commissioned officers, mpposid to. have been captured in this skirmish, werahwnght In bg the Central train. ANOTHEBBEBEh a letter from Nassau, N. P., we learn that a. new steamer, the Oveta, under the command of Captain Semmes, hadarrivedtheqa from England; and was intended to cruize as a rebel pri vateer. =.Bhe is said to be. aaplondid.vessel. The cap tain. officers, and crew cS the Sumpter, which was con demned ami sold, had arriTjd at Haaaan on the British steamer Keflta. • >' ' "•
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