rrHR PRESS, rttti VKIhY (SFNDATS KXOKPTSD,) w. FORNE-k. r *l' 1U novra FOURTH STREET, „ . baiit press, 1 „VM WB*K, payable to ‘he Carrier. BbßC ri!'o« out of the City at Six Dou-ahS w jf OBE Dou-ABS y°a Ewirr Months, M x n MR SIX MOSTHS— invariably in ad tri-weekly press, , c SabaeribeM out or the City at Ihbbs W»- Aaswjtttovanfle. NOTICES. —'LiwrifW! —TO THE L'OJTAL ", AND TEE BBiYfi. Tl ! S id Committee appointed to procure Funds fie Ci»'” 11 ‘nd Bounty to 'all who may join our gal ;It rrW ' 9 ‘ l , nu REGIME NTS IN THE FIELD, Kitii®*, fallow.citl»eo 8 to be alive t 0 the Present « rll lfflp'retivdy needed. The wasted ranks li. !!o maluiouts— the heroes or Dranesvllle, Itt B lorJ “j“| r oU>i of the Ohlokahomlny, Malvern ‘ ®]u r o r succor as she never called before. at: us. and we must bo equal to It. Gene l,L of Wvisioas," and the Oommander-ln 5, of Jars tliat one recruit for a regiment in the V 1,1 hi* country, at the present time, several » They urge, and the War De ‘ o ew ws , >l,O Instantaneous reinforcement or the utßieet mP ' 0(t before the enemy to their original rtfe ref w "' .dement. Ouxtathera, our brothers, and illBR htiP8 ,S.«re«lmrnts9ny— AND JOIN MB.« h , rroiu the armies In the field have been’do- Tried r ?“ t6i and appeal to us to fill up their to U' c “‘ premium and bounty, auoh as ntvor w tni9t«l .re ready for distribution, but ifjte were P“ iL l* “7 E 0 F OOtTNTBY ■ : = to (he Flag that has waved In glory from ind d ' , j° l 6 0 p “ r M»rt hour, are the inosntlves that are relied, 'kT „ aSD BOUNTY ABE GIVEN FBBELY >gSlUe» "* , B part, the citizen Tor the Immediate jo wmiW'sej iu leaving his business, his family, -clflcos «“ 1 t jd, country’s oall, in this her hour of i ML Mntolousuoss of having done their duty, and (lot. ‘"LLtn’s praise, rewarded the American pa (rtkfj 1 ,? Bovclutlon—their deecendants ef this day ol* f f -ride the sacrifices and devotion of their r» noirnsa HAS BEEK ORDERED. J morl) men ere to be put Into the field, in order irked rebellion, against the best Government i*' .iwefed to men may be speedily crushed and.ex wrf(";ei B|l , our ijrave Generals must have 100,000 W . men now—at once. The true patriot lias yet 1/ tbw ,". „r h listening, voluntarily, to his country’s V being enrolled In tlio battle-stained regiments of '“HmiLAMI.PHIA CALLS OK HUB SOKB km fair fame, Fathers, Bonn, and Brothers, ilcooe to their aid ivithout delay. Let us do it. *j “ “ MP bright our city’s glory, and do our best for iiSffDEB 'bENBY, Chairman, THo’mAB WEBSTER, Vies Ohalrman. LOBIH BLODGBT, Secretary. . -.US’! OF OFFIOERB DETAILED FOR. BE*' 'JSStIEG SKIiYIOK, LOCATION OF EENDEK rSi TliomM J. Town, Lieutenant Patriot Egan, Dock etreot, above Second. s ££&,ant O H' Crrtfflth, A. J. Knorr, Slat XSk M. 1 Sohuh, 99tU E1 0. N pWn BMcDramwh, Lieutenant John Curley,24 Q Matthew lie illy, noth Beglment, 1919 Market 'owtaln Wm. IYllbqu, 81rt Beglment, 1118 Market aLln Stholi, Slat Regiment, Lieutenant Thomas K. Boggs, 33d Eeglment, northeast MGrSiift «ni Chestnut, third story. Lieutenant George W. Wilson, 81st Eeglment, No. 8 Mih Fifth street. William M. Duncan, 81st Begtment. Lientonsnt Sawnel Larkin, Lieutenant John Stanton, \ Boerm, nontenant Charles Boon, Lieutenant Edward Hough, ills Rfsinunt, &S 2 North Third street, Lieutenant J amea B. Hadley, 28th Eeglment, 419 o*l - H, Winter, 76th Bogimont, 488 ' OeptelnW llUans Jatho, Lieutenant Walter S. Briggs, MwtooMt'William tetford, 29thBegtaent, Tl 6 Market Lieutenant John Bocho,lBth Oatalry, 104 South Sixth ,tt Ueotonßnt Daniel B, Meany, 13th Cavalry, 44 South '"iedte'autJ' A. Gregory, Wat Eeglment, 620 Obestnnt Captain H. A, Sheets, of Pennsylvania Resortes, 620 Steiner Uol. 13. It. flood, Major James Brody, ill PeoiuJlrsnia Artillery. . Ueotenant Daniel P. Linn, 58th Regiment, lieutenant Joseph M. Abhey, 112lh. C,plain Jolm S. Darts, 90th Regiment, N. V. corner SjEth ani Chestnut atreeta. . Captain JelmT. Dureng, 90th Regiment, Armory of VariocaJ Guards, Race street bel iw Sixth. BesUea a pr irate from eaoh company of each regl nent. BU2O-10t NOTICE.—THE SUBSCRIBERS TO . THE CITIZENS’ BOUNTY FUND, to aid Be juitluj, are hereby notified that the Treasurer of the J'uod, BINQLKTON A. MERCER, Eb)„ vrtll receive 4be mounts of their subscriptions, dally, at the Farm in' usd Mechanics’ Bank, and furnish them with printed ■ecelpts (or the same j or their subscriptions may be paid b the member of the Committee to whom they subscribed, id the Treasurer's receipt will be sent to the donor. By order of the Committee. . ’ ~ j126-t£ THOMAS WEBSTER, Chairman. OUR COUNTRY i TO ARMS I—PA- TBIOTIO OltijsoM who desire to dubsoribe to the fOHIZEKS' BOD STY FOND, toaldthe reoruitiDgof [the PhUadtlphls quota of the President’s cull for three ItmnJied thousand men, aroreapectfnlly Informod that «he OommUtoewiU sit dolly to reooive subscriptions from fee A, if. to tvo P- At.» at HALL, jiutte-'riptionj taay itkewiie be «ent to either of the un ilerrigncd: ALEXANDER HEKBY, Mayor’a Office. OHABLKS OIBUONJ, Secretary. 262 South Third CHABLES D. ITRSBMANi Becretaryi 601 Bannam /4H13 McOLINTOOK, City Treaaurer, Girard HEKBY D. MOOBB, State Treasurer, 664 North ilsTMith Btreet. SISOLKTON A. MERGES, Treasnror of land, 'imert' and Mechanic)’ Bask. - ' IBOSIAS WEBSTER, 14 North Delaware ayonna. VrlliLliM VTkLStI, 218 South Delaware arenas. 3. BOSS BNOWD3IN, IndenandenM Hall. ADOLPH E. BOMB, 1(3 Dock street. 8. W DE OOHRBEY, 631 Oheataut street. OKOBOE H STUART, 13 Bank street. HIOHAKL V. HAKES, Independence Hall. QBOBGE WHITNEY, office of A. Whitney & Sons. BIOH&BD 0. DALE, 621 Market street. LOBIB BLODOET, Board of Trade Booms. • SOHH E. ADDICKS, Indepeadeuce HaU. Jouk d. WATSON, office of North Amerioan. JAM*B MILLIKEN, HQ Walnut street. Ward ccmmiftees will be appointed to proonro sub* fcriptioMto every ward in the city s due notice of wluoh VrttiibotUy AU lafescriptloiia will be acknowledged daily in the irnloa! otherwise reaueeted. By ord«r of the Committee, i?S9 THOMAS WEBST3SB, Chairman. COPARTNERSHIPS, TV'OTIOE.—It is hereby certified: that XI th* tmdanlfmed have formed a Limited Parluar ohlp, igreeabl?' to tlio prorlrtons of theacts of A»»embljr' ot the Commonwealth of Psnniylvania. npon the terms tertinafter eet forth, to wtt: 1. The name or firm under which the said partnership *1 to be conducted la BUSH &KUBTZ, - 2. The general nature of the hnetuesa Intended to he traniacted 1b lhe Imeortlng and Jobbing of Dry Goods in the City ot Philadelphia. ... . 3. The general .partners In the said firm are VAN CAHP BUSH and WILLIAM WESLET KUBTZ,' Both reading at No. 1937 VINB Street, In Said Otty or PhUadetphia; and the special partner iaTHEODOBE W BAKER, roaidiog at Ho. 22T North TWENTIETH Street, in said cttr 4. The amount of caplttd contributed by the satd spe* ,l > B common stock Is the snm of POETS' THOUSAND DOLLABS, In cash. ' 5. Tho said partnership la to commence on the NINE* pKNTH DAY OF AUGUST, A, D. 1882, and wiU terminate on the FIRST DAT OP JANUARY, A, D, JBC4. Bad* sod severally signed by the said partners, at tbs City of Philadelphia, the Nineteenth day of August, A. D. One Thousand light Hundred and Blxty-two. YAH SAMP BU9H, WILLIAM WESLEY KURTZ, General Partners. THEODORS W. BAKER, - Special Partner. ILLVMI»ATIH« OILS. 4{ T UOIFER,” OIL WORKS. , -U 100 bbl* « Imolfer” Bnrning OU on hand. We guarantee the oil to be non-explosive, to bora all. she oil la the lamp with a steady, brilliant flame, without onuttng the wick, and bnt slowly. Barrels lined with oui enamel, WEIGHT, SMITH, * PHABBALL, fsStt-tf Office EIS MABKKT Street tjrri "EXCELSIOR” HAMS ARE THE BIST IN THE WORLD. J. H. MICHENER & 00., GENKBA.L PBOYIBION DHALEBB, And carers of the celebrated “EXCELSIOR” SUGAR -0 UR ED HAM S, Nos. 14S and 144 North FBONT Street, Nsheesn Arch and Sacs street*, Philadelphia, As jtutlf.celebrated “KXCELSIOB" HAMS are eared by J. H. M. A 00,, (In a stylo peculiar to them *lt«o expressly for FAMILY BSE; are of dellolotu ■J»Tor; free from the nnpleasant taste of salt; and are Woaoanced by epicure* superior 'to'any how offered for ?"• ' I jy2E-lm OAUTION* *5? wsß-esraed repntetlon of Fairbanks* scales «Zr “dated the makers of Imperfect balances to offer ««> « "TAIBBANKB’ SOALIB,” and purchasers t*T* “dwhy. In many instances, been snbjeoted to fraud "Mltßpodtlon. FAIBBANKSI BOAIiKS aremanafao oalf by the original Inventors, K. A T. FAIB ®"«S8 ft 00., and are adapted to every branch of the •Moeu, where aoorreot and durable Scale* Is reanlred. FAIRBANKS A SWING, MASONIC HALL, TH OHKSTBTOT BT jHAUTiON.— Having seen a spurious ,V‘rtloleor OH branded “J, ifttonr,” we oanUoa the f"™ 8 HMnet rarotuudni thesame, M the genuine J. A *wnr Oil oen be erooured only from n*. JABEUTOH* * IjAVIBGHI, SOS end 304 Bonth TBOHT Street. B. PHANK. PALMEB. Arttat to ths Gorerniienl Inatitntion*, W»ah- to #H of Hie Medical OoUsjm and Hog "PALMEE I.IMB8," «dojt*d br th« Anar 0 «*»r Burgoona. Fampbleta lent gratia. Addreoe. l, . ' B. IT K AHA, PAIiHKB, -ife* B HOMBO9 OHBBTHPT BtraeL Phlled’A CHAMPAGNE WINE? An invoice 1«m rtl-StS 0 ™ 7 ft* 3 ?,’’ J 3o *** OhMßiwgna Wine, «cetm pet ibip George*, naA tot sale by JAiraiTOH* iTiAVKHami, 20a and aO4 85nth FRONT Street S** BUM.—AN INVOICE OF SS?J ta W*t« cuka, jua* —1 138 WAtiHOT aod Ml SBASIII Btreeia. Anti-friotion metal, rat W 6 br Superior (iWlty, Cllx Bft&Bn ■ JAMIB TOOOM, Jt., * roB * *»* SocoadjßMe nod Arch sit. r? -f.- .- -7 .. ..-. ■ .-t 7 ~ ~ ■ - -:- ..>:■■ ... . . , . , , 7J ’ 7 ' ' J •-- •*-•'-** -• *’ • ‘ -.-M...'., .7.:. 7.-. ...7... ! - ■.-■“■'• .■ “ ...; .7 .. ' ' VOL. 6.-NO.' 23. SEA BATHING. fiE-LM— FOB. THE. BEA» MMiM-Smyiawbedbb!- summeb ab- BANQEHBNT.—CAMDEN AND ATLANTIC BAIL BOAD. ' • ' Three train! dally to Atlantic City and return, (Bns-i days exoopted), Trains leave YINK-Street Ferry ai follows: Hail A. K. Express Train... M.; Freight and Accommodation .6-00 r. H. BETUBNING: Leaves, Atlantic Hail Train ..4 40 P. Bu . ii n Express Train...... 016 A. It. ,ii >■ Freight and Accommodation.3.lB A. Mi FABX $l.BO. Bound-trip Tickets, good only for Ite day and train on which they are if rued, 82.80. Excur sion Tickets, good for three days, $B. Hotels are now open, JOHN G. BBYANT, jeU-tf Agent. ; SUMMER RESORTS^ /CONGRESS HALL, AJ ATLANTIC CITY. BEDOOTION OF FARE. On and after Monday, August 26th, the boarding at Congreee Hall will be greatly reduced. Persons intending to visit tbo sea shore in the latter part of the season, (September being the most pleasant m«nth,) should stop at Congress Hall, as It is conveniently near to tboboach, and every comfort of the guosts Is promptly attended to, I hope, by rednolng the price of board, to meet with such encouragomsnt as will onable me to hoop the house open until the first of October, guaranteeing that the house shall be kept as well In every respeol; as It has been heretofore under tho management of the present proprietor. STOP AT OONGBESS HALL.' au22-tf G. W. HINKLE. : QXJRff HOUSE, ATLANTIC CITY. (O —H. L. BENSON, Proprietor.—This admirably kept house Is the best located on the Island.. It will be kept open until late in September. The present is the most pleasant season. The company Is s«U large. au2B-tf SEA BATHING-, BRIGANTINE HOUBX, BRIGANTINE BHAOH, N. J. Now open for the season. Tho Bathing, nlng, anil Yachting being very superior. Boats will await guests at the Inlet on arrival or trains. Board per week, 88. P. .0. Address, Atlantio Olty. H. D. SMITH, Proprietor. < jy4-fmw2m TTNITED STATES HOTEL, U ATLANTIC OITY, AudtTST 18,1*62. Desirable Booms can now bo had at tbts popular flrst- Class Hotel, as there are a number or departures daily. JAMES K. BOBISON. H.A.B.BBOWN, Superintendents- aulB-12t# SEA BATHING. —A FAVORITE HOME. THE “WHITEHOTJSH,” MASS AOHUSBTTB Avenue, ATLANTIC OITY, N. J. This popular houße ia open. Ita situation is unite near the beach: haa good rooms, all opening npen the ocean, and furnished with spring mattresses. Its reputation ia well established as a .first- class homo. Plentiful table. Byers attention given 'to guests, and terms moderate. WM. WHITEHOUSK, Propiietor. ! ■ST So Bar at the “ Whitehonse." auB-lm fIENTBAL HOUSE, ATLANTIC Kj CITY, New Jersey. M, LAW LOB, Proprietor. . The above new honse is now open for Boarders. Booms eanal to any on the beach, well ventilated, high ceilings, &o. Servants attentive and polite. Approximate to the Bathing grounds. auß-lm* QTAB HOTEL, 0 .(Nearly, opposite the United State* Hotel,) ATLANTIC.OITT, N. J. SAMUEL ADAMS, Proprietor. Dinner 60 eeni*. Also, Carriages to Hire. ■7* Boarders aocommodated on the most reasonable terms. je33-3m HOTELS. pOWE BS’ HOT EL, Nos. IT and 19 PABBI BOW, ' (oryOßiT* th* Aaron aonsa,) NEW XOBK. TEEMS 51.60 FEB DAY. This popular Hotel has lately been thoroughly reno. rated.and refnrnlshed, and now possesses aE the raitU tftcsof a ■■. ■ YIBBT-OL ASS HOTEL. Thb patronage of Philadelphians and the travelling pubUo, dealring the best accomodations and moderate charges, Is respectfully solicited. Je3-8m : ' H. L. POWEBS, Proprietor. A CARD,—THE UNDERSIGNED, ZV- late of the GXBABD HOUSE, Philadelphia, havs teased, for a term of years, WILLABD’S HOTEL, to .Washington. They take this occasion to return to their old friends and cnstomera many thanks for past favor*, and beg to assure them that they will be most bappy to tee them to their new ijnartera. SYKES, OH AD WICK, A 00. Wispixoios, July 16,1861. snSO-ly DRUGS AND CHEMICALS. ROBERT SHOEMAKER & G 0.," Northeast .Corner FOURTH and EACH Streets, PHILADELPHIA, # WHOLESALE DBUGGISTS, IMPOBTEBS AND DEALEBS ‘ “ m FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS, ; manufAotubkbb or WHITE LEAD AND ZINC PAINTS, PUTTY, &0. AOBSTB rCI 181 OKLHBBATBD FRENCH ZINC PAINTS. Dealers and consumers supplied at VERY LOW PRICES FOR CASH. mh29-tsel ‘ .- ■ . LOOKING GLASSES. JAMBS S. BABIaB & SON, MANUS'AOTUBERS AND mPOBTIBB IaOOKINQ GLASSES. OIL PAINTINGS) PINS'BHGBAVINGB, ' PIOTUBS AND PORTRAIT PBAMSB, PHOTOGRAPH PBAMXS, .PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, OABTES-DB-VISITS PORTRAITS. EAELE’S GALLERIES. . . 816 . CHESTNUT STREET, . j*U FHinADSLFHU. SEWING MACHINES. & WILSON, - 628 OHESTNUT STREET, ieia-3m PHH.ADHLPHIA. WATCHES AND JEWELRY. GOLD AND SILVER CASES. JOS. H. WATSON. jyBl-8m Ho. 326 CHESTNUT street. WATCHES, JEWELRY, &oJ Afresh assortment, at miss THAB TOBMKB PBIOBS. JTABB * BBOTHBB, Importers! 824 OHBSTHTJT Street, below Foartli. ' mMO-tf ■ . STATIONERY & FANCY GOODS. ft/TARTIN ft QUAYLEB IfA BTATIOHIBT, TOT, AND PASOT GOODS BMPOBIB M, 80. 18St WALNUT STRUT, ■BLOW ULITBIJ, Wl-ftfljr PHH.ADBI.PBOUL GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS. QIO FAMILIES BISIDING ■ '. - a m RURAL DISTiIIGTSt We are prepared, m heretofore, to irapply Familial at their country residence* with every deiortptton of FERE GBOOEBIEB, TEAS, *O., Ad. O. ROBERTS, JeZl-tf GOBHBB BLBYBHTJB AHD YIHB BTB. HICKEB’S AND FAHNESTOCK’S FABINA constantly received freih by BHODBB & WILLIAMS, ]yia Ho. 107 South WATER Street fIURRANTS AND RAISINS—SO Vj bbls choice new and old Zante oarrant#; also,Ya lencla Bonch Lajera and Keg B Maine, for gale by BHODEB A WILLIAMS, »021 ; 107 Sonth WATER Btreet XT UTS. Almonds, Cream Nuts, AN Grenoble Hnte, BordeMut Walnnti FeaHtttiljM. bertt, Pecan Huta, to store and for sale by T\TEW mackerel. JLt lio BbluNew Large Ho. 3 Mackerel. 180 Half Bbl* - “ « Initore and and tor »ale bT m MBBPHT A KOOHS, _ r Ho. I*o Horth WHABTEB. TWTACKEBEL, HERBING, SHAD, XTJL A a., &o*, _ * '* , , B 2,50 C BMr Baa*. Ko*. 1,3, and 8 Maokwel.UW- Mvgbt m ft*, In aaaorted paokagoa. . _ , iaL 2,000 BbliHaw Baatpert, fortnna Bar, and Halliu Herring. : _ *,, , 2,600 BoxeeXnbee, Bealad,and Ho. 1 Herrin*. So BbUHewHeas Shad.' . ; 260 Bokea Herkimer County Ohooa*, *O. In atore and for aale by, , . _____ *, HBBPHY AKOOHB, J»U-{f HO.-1M Bortb WHABTBfI. KHWDBS A WILLIAMS, 107 Bonth WATEB Btreet ®|e friss. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27,1862. FROM MEMPHIS. [Special Correspondence of The Press.] • Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 20, 1802. Since I left Memphis nothing of great import ance has occurred. T find that I was not strictly oorreot in stating that a military commission had been appointed to' sequester and confiscate the. property of rebels. The houses which hare been taken by the military authorities have boon taken under the rules and laws of war. Memphis is con sidered a conquered oity, and this property ia oap tured property. It is held by a sort of military oo oupanoy,’ and that occupation may be at any mo ment abandoned.'' The whole business is under the control of the quartermaster,' and not a military 'commission. ■ The •• injustice, therefore, of' whioh I complained in taking-oharge of the property of Union men, who happen to be absent, does sot exist, for it will be immediately restored to them on proof of their loyalty. :It is necessary that some one should take charge of abandoned pro-; perty to prevent its being wasted and plundered. The following letter on this subjeot, from Gene ral Sherman, is interesting, as it ■ raises some ques tions which will frequently occur hereafter. His elucidation of these points is not entirely to my mind. I think he is mistaken in hiß answer to the fourth question—that there is no such thing as a lien upon rent except in favor of a party in pos session of the premises. It may be military law, but it is oertainly no other kind. Bat the letter throws light on many points of interest: Headquarters Fifth Division, Mbhphis. August 7, 1862. , Captain 11. S. Fitch, A. Q. M. : Sir—The du ties devolving on the quartermaster .of this post, in addition to his legitimate functions, are very im portant and onerous, and I am fully awaro that the task is more than should devolve on one man. I will endeavor to get you help.in the person of some commissioned officer, and, if possible, one under bonds, as he must handle large amounts of money, in trust, but for'the present we must exeoube the duties failing to our share as well as possible.'* On the subject of vaoant housoB,&en. Graht’s ordors are : “ Take possession of ail . vaoant. stores and houses in the oity, and. have them rented at season able rates, and to be paid monthly, in advance.* Those buildings, with their tenants, oan bo turned over to proprietor on proof of loyalty; also take charge of such as have been leased by disloyal own ers.” I understand that General Grant takes the rents and profits of this'olass of real property under the rules and laws of war, and not under the confisca tion act of Congress; Therefore, the question of title does not involve simply the possession; and* the rents and profits of houses belonging to oar enemies which are vacant are held in trust for them by the Government, according to the future decisions of the proper tribunals. Mr. McDonald, year chief agent in renting and managing tbo business, called on me last evening and left with mo written questions, which it would take a volume to answer, and a Webster to eluoi ■ date. But as we can only attempt plain, substan tial justice, I will answer these questions as wolhas I oan briefly, to the point.- Ist. -When ground is owned by parties .who have gone South, and have leased the ground to parties now in the'oity, who own the improvements on the gronnd ? Answer. The United States takes the rents due the owner of the land, does not disturb the owner : of the improvements. " 2d. When parties owning houses have gone South, and the tenant has given his notes for the rent in advance? Answer. Notes are mere evidenoe of-the debt due landlords. The tenant pays the rent to the ‘quartermaster, who gives a bond of indemnity against the very notes representing the debt for the particular rent. . . ; 3d. When .the tenant has expended several . months’rent in repairs on the house ? Answer. Of course allow all suoh credits on reasonable proof. 4th. When the ownor has gone<6outh and parties here hold liens on the property, and are collecting the rents to satisfy the liens ? Answer. The rent of a house can only be mort gaged-to a person in’ possession. If a loyal tenant be in.posseesion, and claims the rent from heirship . aadue te himself on.some other debt, allow it; but if not in actual possession of the ‘property, rents are not good liens.for a debt, but mu3t be paid to tho quartermaster.’ sth. Of parties claiming foreign protection? Answer. Many claim foreign protection who are not entitled to it. If fairly re siding for business in this country, they ure-entitle'd to consideration and protection so long as they obey the laws* of the country. If they occupy houses belonging to absent rebels, they must * pay rent to the quartermaster. If they own- property, thoy .must occupy it by themselves, tenants, or servants. Bth. When houses are occupied and the owner has gone South, leaving an agent to ooliect rent for his benefit ? . .. ” • Answer.- Bont must be paid to the quartermas ter. No agent oan collect and send money South •without subjecting himself to arrest .and trial for • aiding and abetting the publio enemy. ~- - Qih. When houses are owned by loyal citizens, but are unoccupied ? * Answer. S.ch should not be disturbed, but it would be well to advise them to have some ser vant at the house to occupy it. 10th. When parties' who occupy the house are creditors of the owners, who have gone .South ? -- Answer. You only look to the collections of rent. Any porson who transmits; money South is liable to arrest and trial for aiding*and abetting.the Enemy; but I do not think it oar business to. colleot debts other than rents. . llth. When parties who own tho property have left the city under General Hovey’s Order No. 1, but are in the immediate neighborhood on their plantations? • ; Answer. It makes no difference where they are, *so they, are absent. • ‘ • t:. 12th. When movable property is found in stores that are closed ? . - , Answer. The goods are security for the rent. If the owner ef the goods prefers to remove them to paying rent he can do so. 13th. When the owner lives in town and refuses to take the oath of allegiance ? Answer. If the house is occupied it does not fall under the order.- If the.house* be vacant it does. ; The owner oan recover his property by taking the -oath.' ■ *■:■< ■■■**;■■■■■ ;AII persons in Memphis, residing within our mili-' tary lines, are presumed to be loyal citizens, and may at any moment be called; to-serve on, juries, posse comitatns, or other civil service, required by the Gonstitntion and laws.ofour country. Should they be called to do such duty, which would re quire them to acknowledge their allegiance and subordination to the Constitution of the United States, it would then be too late to refuse. So long as they remain quiet and conform to these laws, so long are they entitled to'protection in their property and lives. . s.-C , We. have nothing to do with confiscations. We only deal with possession, and therefore the neces sity for a strict accountability, because the.: United States assumes the place of trustee and will account to the rightful owner for property, rents, and profits. In due season courts will be established to execute the law of the confiscation act included. We will be relieved of this duty. Until that time every op portunity should be given to the wavering and dis loyal to return to their allegiance’ to the Constitu tion of their birth and adoption. I am, etc.,- , W. T. Sherman,, Major General Commanding. • The legitimate-effect of General Sherman's, order,. allowing the City Council to open liqnor shop 3 has. abundantly shown itself in the last week. The city has been full of drunken defenders.' Soldiers are' as muoh like ether people as yon can easily imagine, It may be heretical to make the state ment, bnt I must for the truth of history confess that they are not entirely eomposed of patriotism and the spirit of -self-sacrifice. If you pat liquor in their way, they are very apt to drink it, and if they drink it they arc pretty'sure to become in toxicated. When, intoxicated they are extremely liable to become lawless and noisy, and afflicted with all the unhappy results. that usually accom pany a state of intoxication. Therefore, because the operation of General Sherman’s order, has been . to open the whisky shops, ourso'diers have gained in Memphis a bad name, that will cling to them as long as venomous recollection remains one of- the characteristics of tho Southern mind. To be sure, itis not of the slightest importance what the Secesh think of ns. The effect of a general license among the soldiers is, however, of great consequence con sidered in its relations to the character of the men and the discipline of the army. { General,Sherman hBB been waited on by oitizens who 1 have urged him to pnt a stop to this state of things ; but he has only replied that he has set the Common Council to raising a revenue, and it is none of his business how they do it! Unobstructed, communication with the enemy’s country still continues. Every day some one is arrested for carrying contraband goods through the lines. When arrested, they throw themselves back of General Sherman’s order, and what can you do? They take quinine, gold, salt, gunpowder, percus sion caps, and many other articles of Immense value, and who can stop them ? Certainly not lhe provost marshal, for the order of General Sherman allows them to pass and repass the lines with im punity, subject only to search by the pioket guard.. The captain of the Mound City informed me the otter day that more than one thousand barrels of salt has been landed at a'point above Memphis, consigned to a notorious Secessionist, who openly boas'ed of bis disloyalty, and said he never in tended to take the oath. The salt was permitted by the Boards of Trade of Louisville and Cincin nati. Barely ..we are making great sacrifices for the; sake of. opening trade with our misguided brethren. - The arrest of Isham, correspondent of the Chioago Times! took plaoe .during my absence at Helena'. Some sympathy is felt for this gentleman by his personal friends and by the Secessionists, but little, I apprehend, in any otter quarters. Isham is a Secessionist, and hardly cares to conceal his senti ments. In Memphis he has associated almost ex-, clusively. with. Secessionists, and his room at the Gayoso is their common resort. He has had regu lar communication' with the rebel army ever Binco Gen. Sherman threw open the lines, and gets the Grenada Appeal a day ahead of any one else. All the sensation stuff that keeps the rebels in Memphis PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2T, 1862.. in a continual ferment of excitement findsits way regularly to him, and hie correspondence has been, from the beginning, simply a reproduction of rebel hopes, fears, oolorings, distortions, and views in gene-: ral. Be sees every thing just as his informers do, from a rebel stand-point. There is not a loyal senti ment in all his letters. The editors of the Times try to conceal their disloyalty by noisy professions in very general terms, of attachment to the Union. They have certain stereotyped phrases which they print every day as a'sort of standing advertise ment. But Isham mover did even this: His let ters are a tissue of lies and rebel gossip. When the army was at Pittsburg Landing, Isham used to go to Bavannah to inform the Misses Irwin of the number and disposition of our troops, and this sort of thing was kept up until the evacuation :of Co rinth. These ladies had a brother in Beauregard’s mmy who used to oome over twice or three times a week for his budget, via Isham, and take it back to Beauregard. This was publicly known, and was atated ; by General Halleok, without mentioning the names, but designating tho informant as a newspa per correspondent, as the ground of his order eject ing newspaper correspondents. Yet Isham was not arrested. Long impunity made him hold. He made himself the conduit of Secession rumors and gossip to the North. His paper sold in Memphis at one time more than all the others put together. He was romindod mere than once that - ho was put ting military forbearance to a pretty severe test, but he said he “didn’t care a d—n; ho would write what he chose,” Now- ho, has been arrested on account of his letter announcing tho arrival of ten gunboats in Mobile bay. Before , his arrest he olaimed the letter, and.thought he had done rather a good thing by securing suoh a ohoioo item of news: Since his arrest he denies its authorship,' and wants vevy much to get out of jail; I don’t think he will do it. If our Government is foolish enough to let him run, I shall be surprised. He is a rebel at heart; his newspaper has beenen avowed Secession organ, and is so now, as far as it dares to be. ,The ’editors are all Secessionists; and if Ishai lotto , i.- jin is. go, it won’t be five minutes before he will again be plotting against the Government. He is one of the still sort; has., a mild blue, eye, a- pleasant face; his month always wears a secret, crafty smile, and he always looks very knowing, as though his head were the repository of many and weighty secrets, whioh no one shared. Now that he is'shelved, I hope l thejT’i'«i« will'be suppressed; If it wore in B,Dodge;E,'2 TJ.B.S. B.’ G.Hobnrg, E, 74 Pa. G.W. Blanchard, Q, 2 Wia. 4. Belli*, O, T 4 Pa. M. McCormick, A, 61 Ohio.. John. Bate*, A, 75'0h10, John Whack, B, 74 Pa. J. Zuliut, 47 Pa. P. Cooper. 4, 2 V. 8. S. 8. F. W. Okeley, K, 7 Wla. ; correct a report ol the four- days fight as can he obtained without aii official report.: I colieoted them from aome of the officers engaged in them. The following names, leaving out the names of tbe hilled and wounded during the robot, cavalry raid of Friday night, I collected from Sr. Dodson, of tho Ist - Maryland Cavalry. He only collected a small Portion of , the names of tne wounded: ■ ' MM OF THE NAMES OF THE WOUNDED IN THE FOUR-DAYS FIGHTING, I Patrick McGowen, Hi’lo2d New York) both hands. Goorge W. Fultz, A, 01st Ohio, thigh'. Ord. Sergt. Anthony Hearlig, G, 74th Penna., leg. James Emlth, H, 88th Penna Bide, shell, serious. Michael McCormick, A, Gist Ohio, stomach.. Kavico Marler, B, ,7Bth,Pennsylvania, side. Lieut Hoburg, B, 74th Pennsylvania, side. John Betts, A, 75th’Ohio, amputated at shoulder joint. W\ Bnrtneli, 1, 75th Ohfo, abdomen. Wm. Morgan, B, 61st Ohio, face, slight: John Mitchell, I, Bth Virginia, shoulder. Oorp. M. Langhiln, F, 61st Ohio, hip. Chris Campbell. B, lloth New York, Btomach. Georgo Ogden, G, 251 h Ohio, thigh..amputated. . 'Corp. Win. Collins, A, 2d U. 8. Sharpshooters, thigh amputated. ... a: James Walton, K, 14th New York S. M., leg amp. Oorp. Preston Cooper, A, 2d Regiment Sharpshooters, abrasion.'.'";; - . - : . Isaiah Beal, K, 13lh Mare, forehead, alight. First Lient: T. Phillipson, B, 4th Now York Cavalry, 1< ft baud. ■! Bd. Gehrlin, 68th New York, left hand. John O’Leary, L|lßt New York Artillery, thigh. Oscar Franz, H, 109th Pennsylvania, hand.; Flemming Gaw, H. 90th Pa., wounded slightly by Bhell. Barney Schell,-G,-74th Penna., shoulder, leg, and arm. Baniol Yonkers, B, let Virginia, knee. Daniel H. Oates, G, Ist Penna. Cavalry, ehonldor. Abh’m. Woodward, G, Ist Ya Oav., spine, Bince dead. C. Myner, B, let Virginia Cavalry, missing. Jas. K. X. Smith, B, Ist Virginia Cavalry, prisoner. Jos. Gates, 0, lßt'Pennsylvania, prisoner. Jas. H. Ghintmsn, o,lst Pennsylvania, prisoner. John Bnble, G, Ist Pennsylvania, prisoner. Jas. Scott, H, Ist Pennsylvania, prisoner. Sergt. Wonunderlicb, H, 4th N. Y. Cavalry,wrist. , Win. Tucker, Di 2d U. B. Sharpshooter's, thigh. , : Corp. Stevens, TJ:-S; Sharpshooters." . Before the cavalry left, they rilled the private baggage of General Popej tobk possession 'of the horses and mutes, . und collected together and set fire to everything that was not valuable or too. bulky to carry off. A report is in circulation that they stole $50,000 belonging to General Pope,’ "while, others, say slo,t 00. - Lieutenant - Colonel Kane, whohat recently roturnod from the prisons of "Richmond, is said ito bo captured, as well as several or Ids command.. One of the Bncktails was killed and fif teen wounded., ' • . They destroyed all of General Pope’s baggage, as well as that of bis raids, wbi 125 men,, and: were detached from their regiment as a body-guard to Gens. Pope and McDowell. They were compelled : to : flee to ’thß woods, bnt not before they had emptied their rifles, and, reload ing again and again, fired from their ambuscade, killing several and wounding a'large number.’ Their dead .were left upon the field, as well as one of their men—a cor poral—iwbo was .mortally wounded, and who died .this morning. Five of their dead were buried under a large tree on Catlett’s farm:, ,The two others were not dis covered until this meriting, about 11 o’clock', when they were found dead.in the woods near Ike station, one shot ia the head and the other in the bowels. ATTACK OH,'THE PURNELL LESION. About the same time,a detachment of about 300 strong I attacked a battalfomof the Pnmell Legion, companies i A, B, C, D, and E, .commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin F; Simp,on, Colonel Wm. Leonard, colonel of tho regiment , lying sick at the . time in a house'near by. Onr men had a chain guard out, as well as < pickets i at the bridge. They made a charge into tho midst of the battalion, and commanded them to, surrender. ”,Lient. Col. Simpson, who was in the station, at the time, hear -1 ing the alarm, started’for the door, and while in the act of springing over.a fence to. join his command, lost his belt and revolver, .which he was .at tho time fastening around his body: - • Eis sword was'fortunately in highand, and, running toward his men—companies A, B and D—tie formed them into a eunero. -The robeis were, however, in too great a hurry to attack them, giving their whole atten- . tion to companies B and O. After ordering them to sur render, some.'after firing their pieces, attempted to es cape, while the remainder, seeing- the . overpowering number of the enemyi surrendered themselves as prison ers of war. Two men of company C, named Pollard I. Woilens and Frederick Simons, wore shet dead while at i ■ tempting to escape." Gen. Lee ehot Wollona while the lnt ter was. running."He Commanded him; to.stop, when, | WolicDS not complying,,Gon. Loe fired at him wich hie p revolver, the hall entering his back, killing him Instant ly. The battalion, under command ot Lleut. Colonel Simpson, fired two or three volleys upon the enemy with doadly effect, as some .were seen to fall frem their horses. . . "v • The cavalry then started for ms bridge, a short dis fanco helow, taking with them between forty and fifty of our men as prisoners, including Colonel Leonard, Lieut. Hogarth," Co. B, 2d Lieut. Brooks, Co. B, and Lient. Beiniker, of Co. A. Oapt: Gibson, of Co. A, was misßing but has since returned. Arriving at the railroad bridge, they arrested a number of soldiers wko were guarding : trains, and attempted to set hre to the bridge, bat it was too wet to.burn j when, giviDg up the attempt, they put spurs to their horses, and rode at a rapid rate in tho di rection of Warrenton. A gentleman who left Warrenton this morning, Btates that Stuart’s Cavalry and Lee’s Virginia Bangers were is that village on that Friday,.and.that,on the hooka of tbe Warren Green Hotel were fifty-two names of officers who had pntnp there, and signed their names into the register boot B. Among them were officers of the Ist, 2d, 3d, 4th, Stb.’Otb, 9th. and 12ch Virginia Cavalry. The inhabitants Rtate that the whole of the cavalry to the; i : number of 5,000 or G,OOO left Warrenton on, Friday eve- I Ding, and returned on Saturday morning. ' They had "with them about 300 prisoners,"6oo to 600 horses and . mules, and that two wagons were filled with their own wounded. . _ , -. ■ LATE SOUTHERN NEWS. Great Battle on the Rappahan nock Expected. Less than 300,000 Effective Rebels In the Field. THE INTERNAL TARIFF ON CORN VALUE OF CONFEDERATE STOCK. Preparation of Richmond Hospitals, From onr latest Southern files we obtain the following interesting and important statements: [From the Richmond Examiner, Aug. 18.] - , , In this market Confederate-stock remains : unchanged since the great battles -of June and July. Bnt, from a gentleman recently arrived from abroad, we learn it is, worth eighty inßondon and eighty-five af-Nassau. Tho great impending battle soon to. be: fought beyond Gor-’- donsville will, dohbUess, affect this stpek more abroad than at borne. ' Tberumor that HoOlellan has evacuated - Berke ley : and Westover. ireceived .on,yesterday fresh im petus from the statements of a recently arrived deserter, and the rumors of- countless transports recehtly'seen de scending the James and ascending the Rappahannock and Potomac. . . - . The same paper says: ? The hospitals in Richmond are being prepared for the wounded in the battle or battles which are now daily looked for in the vicinity of Onlpeper Court House, be-- tween the armies of Jackson and Pope. • EXCHANGE or PRISONERS, The Richmond Enquirer remarks: There are, we understand, twenty-eight Federal offi cers, taken at the battle of Manassas, still confined in onr military prisons. Considerable apprehension exists among them relative to President Davis’ late proclamation, and they seem to have little hope of a epoedy restoration to liberty; but they have no c mse for' alarm. . Tho pro visions ot the cartel will be faithfnlly carried out with respect to the prisoners in our hands fit the time of its signature,' however objectionable that instrument may be in view of more recentevents. The redoubtable Oorcoran -remarked shortly before his departure that there was no possibility of a" termination'of the war until the South had been crushed, andthatit was his purpose,?oh reach ing home, to re-enter the Federal service immediately. The threat implied in the latter portion of his remark will create a sensation throughout the South when it be comes generallyknown.? JIARYLANBBBS FLEEING TO SECESH, [From the Richmond Examiner, August IS J '. Numbers of Marylanders fleeing;from the draft to' come are dally crossing the border and harrying on to Bichihond. Thirty reached here yesterday morning, and five hundred more are now on this side the Potomac, making their way on foot. J3n one day, last .week two hundred srized the rteamiarPfltnxeht, and, crossing the Potomac. set her' on Are and homed her to the water’s edge;; Another party -are reported to have seized and similarly disposed of tho Bteaoier Planter. The. latest arrived fugitives report having seen, on the Potomac and Bappahannock rivers'great numbers of transports laden with troops, ,We are glad to be able to state that these refugees are yonog then of high'character and respeeta* htlity, who will prove valuable accessions to onr foroes in the field. HIQH INTERNATIONAL TARIFF ON, COHN, BTC. [Frem the; Richmond Examiner, Aiignst 16 ] General .Winder’s tariff on corn, meal,- and long forage is having the effect thatprevions experience war ranted us in expecting from special and invidious tariffs. Meal cannot be had in this market for love , nor money; and great, in consedhence, is. the'TiuffaHng among the poor and inconvenience to-the" wealthy; ■ The millers have stopped grinding. corn, and -Buch .grocers as had large supplies of meal on hand, for winch they paid two dollars a bushel; are feeding it to their' cows - and horses, in preference to losing half a dollar a bushel by retailing it at the tariff price. There will be no meal in Bichi. mond : until the tariff is repealed or made general; It iB not reasonable to snppose that the farmer can sell oorn’ for onedoliar and forty cents, and the miller bis meal for one dollar and fifty cents, when they have to pay seven ty. five dollars for a sack of talt, and ten dollars for a pair of negro brogans.- f- n, THE FRENCH TOBACCO CASE. The Eiobmond Enquirer of the 14th says The only case of any importance which will occupy the attention of the Confederate States Court during the ex-, isting tern will be that of; the Govern ment against-. Au gust Belmont, an Austrian agent for the Rothschilds, in which the ownership' of some three hundred thousand dollars’ worth of tobacee is involved. Belmont claims that the - tobacco is tho property of the Franch Govern mont;.while the Confederate States Government claims ttit J it;„ip, or was. .the Rothschilds, pri vate parties at the time of the passage of the.laws affect ing the disposal of alt tobsbco at the South. : i LBIIJKB OFS THE OB LEA NS PBINOES.—It is 88- rorted that,.Gen McClellan,has received by the, late mall . a letter signed by the Count of Paris and the Duke or - Chartres, e'ipressiveor the friendship and esteem of the ' Princes rorhis perton,~end' Of the Interest they take in > the triumph of the Union cause. , They state that aloes their arrival is London, on the Mat of July, test, fhßy have been surrounded by a crowd of visitors anxious to obtain Information on tbeetate of affairs in America ' ' They state also that their uncle, Prince da Joinville, heawritten a pamphleton Gen.HoClellan’s military operatioßS.ln Virginia, from the-time he command of the Potomac army down.to tho seven-days batHe ba.„ fore Blcbmond. That pamphlet wssfirstintended for : the Frenchrnarket • but, as the French Governmentdoea , not allow any work - written* by-the -members of the Or i leans family to circulate in France, be. wifi confine him- I self for the, publication of the .present‘,work ? .to, England 1 and Germany. f, •' ' ' - .... THE DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. •* Hilton Head, S. C., Augnat2o. : The Department of the South is again called upon for troops wherewith to strengthen the force now fighting in Virginia. The transport steamers McClellan and Ericsson —the latter with the Bbfp Planter in t tow—sail from this port to-day. - They have on board a portion of Oolonel Robert Williams'; splendid regiment of cavalry, to bo landed at Fortress Monroe. ~ This army, as one of of fence, ts mueh too Bmali. As an army merely of occupa tion it is as much too largo. Until strongly reinforced we can make no further advances; and so long as the navy can be depended upon to retain the footholds wo have gained there is no need of the unwieldy force now maintained in idleness at Hilton Hood. THE RAMS AT SAVANNAH The ram—the famous Savannah ram—is still looked for;-but, with the minute preparations that have been made for ils reception, thero is nothing of the alarm which existed here a fortnight since. Zt appears that the negroes who brought news of her failure, and whose stories had the effect materially to quiet apprehension in regard to her, were not correct in all their statements. The rebels call tboir engine a 1 ‘ floating battery.” It ia still moving about the Savannah river, and yesterday came down and anchored off St. Augustino creek, thus approaching nearer to Pulaski than it has been before. The steamer Darlington, which arrived yeaterday from Warsaw Sound, had on board fourprißoners who belonged to a Georgian regiment of cavalry, and who came down to the beach and delivered themselves up to the navy on Sunday last. ■ They'say that the floating battery has thirteen guns instead of. fourteen, there being but one IQQ'POUid rifled'pioce on hoard. They also*say that it is not the Scottish steamer Fingoi, as Admiral Dupont’s in formation at first led him to suppose. Work on tho latter vessel, however', Is rapidly and steadily progressing, and she will soon be ready for sea and service. The battery is of immense strength, her Bides being very heavily mailed with railroad iron and her guns of first-class manufacture. - The rebels intend to make their first at tempt with the monster on Pulaski, and are quite confi dent of their ability to broach its walls ai easily, as we breached them from Tybee. This done, they will bave completed ihe.Goorgia (recently theFmgal) and to gether they will make a movement to destroy the fleet at Port Hoy al. .They are inspired by the brief success of their Merrimac and their Arkansas to continue their ef forts at an iron* clad navy ; but their chief hopo is grounded in the idea that they will be able to strikebo fore our navy will be prepared to . : THE CHARLESTON RAMS. ' The Charleston' rams approach completion. Though we have nothing later direct from that . city, r we learn from other sources that these vessels will be prepared for action within two weeks at furthest. They are said to be very formidable, and if they succeed in their intended service of raising the blockade of Charleston, the coun try will have occasion to regret it more than the exploits of the Merrimac in Hampton Roads, or the Arkansas at Yicksburg. Is is at Charleston that the Anglo-Confede rate ateemers land their cargoes, and Buppiy the rebels’ .with the greater part of the material with which they wage this war. The Navy should famish . Admiral Dupont atoncewith another Monitor, Captain Farrell, of the schooner Minerva L. Wod more, who arrived here yesterday from 1 Hamilton, Ber muda, August ,®,! reports-that the English steamers Pe- Jerboff and Phoebe were at St. George, flying the Con federate flag and preparing to run the blockade* Tho i Peterhoff is built after the pattern of the Ladona, cap tured in Ossibaw, a few days since, and is owned by the * same parties. The Phoebe sailed from London, and is a brig-rigged .aidewheol steamer, laden with arms. The steamer Khersonese, with coal, was also at St. George, , with y ellow fever on board. USE TiZE BAYONET. .The following important general orders have been issued. The Hew England colonel alluded to is Louis Bell,. of the 4th Hew Hampshire Volunteers, whose case I narrated some weeks since: Headquarters Department op the South, Hilton Hbad, Poßt Botal, S. C , August 15,1862. The major general commanding desires to call the at tention of all regimental infantry officers in this depart ment to the paramount importance of familiarizing their commands with the manual of the bayonet. oor soldiers should 'be instructed to regard the proper use of this weapon; as> .their greatest , assurance of safety, and most certain means of success in every struggle.- The bayonet ‘should be constantly • placed before themas the decisive v weapon of every battle, not merely as ausefnl accessory .or means of support to artillery, musketry, and the sabres-* of cavalry, but as the chief- and final arm of the service to which all others are subordinate. They should be taught that on the battle-field, whilst irresolution or inactivity will expose, them to decimation by're peated volleys from the rifies and other.firearms of the enemy, s a vigorous charge, promptly executed and in good order, 5 -will ' expose them to but one volley,' with immediate'victory as its result. . It is in bayonet charges that the physical superiority and higher in telligence of our stalwart soldiers over the enemy can btst make themselves felt. They should be taught this troth; that with bayonets, properly handled by obedient ■ regiments, we are invincible; and thoir attention should be btTODgiy drawn to this other foot, that.bayonetters, except in isolated cases, rarely come into actual collision, the side possessing superior weight and discipline, and which rushes forward determined that nothing but death shall stop it, invariably breaking the morale of the enemy before reaching them* and even disordering .the one vol ley which the foo may fire, or attempt to fire, before turn ing in’flight.-All portions of She bayonet exercise are im portant—-not'that men: in actual conflict canassume aU the attitudes and perform ail the motions prescribed in the manual, but because tho familiarity with the weapon thus acquired ogives them confidence and mastery in its use. In such hours of drill as the climate will permit, regimental infantry officers will devote their.utmost at tention to this subject, and the proverbial truth will be impressed open the men, in reference to the bayonet - charge; that ‘ 4 from the nettle Danger wo pluck the flower Safety.” In all reviews and inspections of troops here after-to be held, the Major General commanding will scrutinize with Bpecial care the proficiency of all infantry regiments, and regiments acting as infantry, in the ma nual of the bayonet; By command of j Major General D. HUNTER. Chas. G. Halpine, Assistant Adjutant General and Chief of Staff. • < v Hbadquabtxrs, Department of the South, ; Hilton Head, Pout Royal, S. C., August 19.1852. I. The 7th Regiment of Hew Ramp hire Volunteers, Col. Putnam* will be held in readiness to embark for St. Augustine, Florida, of which. place it will hereafter form thegarrison. Lieutenant Oolonel Sleeper, of the 4th Regiment or Hew Hampshire Volunteers,’on being relieved by Colonel Putnam, wilt embark, with the seven companies of his regiment, now at St. Augustine, for this place. . ■ 11. It is with deep regret that the general commanding the department has received several reports against offi cers for returning fugitive slaves, indirect violation of the law of Congress. It will hardly be believed when it is an nounced. that a Hew Englandcolonel is to-day, in the , second year of the rebellion, !n arrest for having'been ‘ engaged 'in the manly "task of turning over a young woman, whose skin was almost as white as - his own, to the cruel lash of her renel master I III: Numerous acts of pilfering from the negroes have in the neighborhood of Beaufort, committed by men wearing the uniform of-the United States; I can not and will not disgrace* the name by calling them sol diers. To enable, General Saxton to have these petty thieves arrested, and sent to this post for punishment, the three companies of the 4th Regiment of New Hamp shire Volunteers, now at Beaufort, will beplaced exclu sively under his command, for service on the planta tions. Major Drew, or the officer commanding these three companies, will be directed by General Brannanto report immediately to. General Saxton for-orders. . IV. AU the furniture left by the rebels on the islands, including that left in the * city of- Beaufort, is hereby placed under the exclusive 'jurisdiction of General Sax ton. By command of . Major General D. HUNTSB. 7 Ed.W. Smith,-Ist lieutenant 15thlnfantry; acting as sistant adjutant general. ■, THE DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF. Gen. Butler and the French Consul. FBESCH CONSCI.iTK AT NEW ORLEANS, ' , HEW OitI.BANS, August 12,1862. : SiH ; The new order of the day, which has been pub lished this morning, and. by which,you require that all add' 'which may he in the possession of the peopleTof this cUymnst he delivered np, has caused the-most serious alarm among the. French subjects of- New Orleans. -I " “ - - : r Foreigners; sir,, and particularly Frenchmen, have," notwithstanding the accusations brought against them by -certain’ persons, sacrificed 'everything to maintain, during-the .actual conflict, theineutrallty imposed upon them. When arms were delivered them by the municipal authorities,'- they only used ’ them' to maintain order and - defend. : personal property, ?and those,, arms, have since.been almoßt all returned. And.it now appears,, according to the * tenor of your order of-to-day, that French subjects, as-well as ■ citizens, are required to surrender .their perisonal arms; which could only be used in reli-defence. For some time past unmistakable signshave manifest ed themselves among Ike servile population of the oily and surrounding country of their intent-top to break the bonds which bind lhem to ,their masters, and memy per sons apprehend an actual revolt. 'lt is these sighs, this prospect df-flnding ourselves completely unarmed, in the presence of a population from which the greatest excesses are feared, that wo arc, above all thing,, jhsdy’alarined; for the resnlt of such a state of things would fall on.all alike' who wara left without the means of self-defence- It is not denied that the protectkmoftLe'Umted States Government would be extended to them in such an event, butthatprotection could not be effective at all times and at all p!aces,-nor provide againat those internal enemies , whose unrestrained language and manners are constant ly increaaing, and .who are butpartielly kept in gubjuga " tibh by the conviction that their masters, are armed! 1 submit .to yon, sir, these observations, with the re quest that yon take them Into consideration.;' Please accept, sir, the assurance of my high esteem. - .. ... The, Consul of France, r ■ , '" i " COUNT MEJAN. Lieut.:Wbitzel, 0. 8. Engineers and Assistant Military Commandant of New Orleans, Headquarters Department or the Gulp, New ObIbANS, Ang-14,1862., Sie -.Tour official note to Lieut. WeitzeV Assistant MlliraryiOommandsnt, has been forwarded to me. 1 see no just came of complaint against the order re quiring the arms of private citizens to be delivered up.. It is the usual course pursued in cities similarly - situ ated to this, even without any exterior force in the neighborhood. -Ton will observe that it will not do to, trnst to mere professions of neutrality. I trnst most of your coun trymen -are 4n good faith neutral; but it’is; unfortu nately true that some of them are not; This causes the good, of necessity, to suffer for the acta of the bad: 1 take leave to call your attention to the fact that thd United States forces gave every immunity to .Monsieur Bbnnegrass, who claimed to he the French consol at Ba ton Bonge; allowed him tofeeep his arms, and relied, up on his leutrality; but his son .was taken prisoner on the battle-field, in arms against us. - - Ton will also do me the favor, to remember that very few of the French Bubjecte here' have takon the oath of nontralityj whichwasoffered foi butnot required of them, by roy.Orderj.No.4l;,although atlsjhe officers of the' French. Legion had, with yonr knowledge and assent, tsken tbeoath to support tho Constitution of the Confe derate Stateß.\ Thus, you see, I have no gnarantee for the good faith of bad icon. .1 do not understand how it iB that arms are altered in their effectiveness by being “personal property,” nor do lEcohovr arms which will serve for personal defence, («g»i ne yrupent -servir/qua: pour leir defetut per loritlle") cannot be as effectually used for offensive war- -■ Of the disquiet which you aay there are signs mani festing themselves among the black population, of a de sire to break their bonds which bind them'to their mas ters, (“ ctrtaint dispositions a rompre lez liens qui let attachent aUuremaitfes ,”) I have been a not inatten tive observer, without wonder, became it would lecm natural, token their matters had set them the example of rebellion against constituted authorities, Oust the ne graes,being an imitative race;should do likewise. But surely the representative of the Emperor, who dooe hot tolerate slaver y In France does not desire his coun trymen to be armed: for the purpose of preventing the negroes fr,m breaking their bonds. Let ms assure you that the protection of the .United Slates against violence, either by negroes orwhite men, whether citizens or foreign, will continue to be as perfect as it has been since ; onr advent here, and by far more manifesting itself at all momenta and everywhere f “ tout les instants ei partout") than any improvised citizens’ organization can do.'. Whenever Ihe inhabitants of this city will, by a public and united act, show both their loyalty and neutrality, I shall be glad of their aid to keep, the peace, and, in -detd.to restore the city to them. ■, TiU that time, how ever, I mhst reqrilw the arms' of all the inhabitants, white andblack, to be under my control. . I have the honor to be, " Yonr obedient servant, ‘ BENJ. F. BUTLBB, . .. - , Major General Commanding. To Ct. Mejan, French Consul. ’ GEN. BUTLBR AND- THB SPANISH CONSUL —THE QUBSTION *OF QUARANTINE. '■ Under date of August 16, the Spanish consul addressed - a note to General BhUer, prdtestinig against the detentiOß - at quarantine for thirty days ; of the Spanish transport . frigate-of-war Plata,; which had* dame to’ New Orleans ■' for a cargo of tobacco which the. Bpanish Government had purchased, - General Butter replied : TWO GENTS. ; Headquarters Department of tub Gulf, NbwOrlbahs, Augmllfi, 1862. Bis: I have this moment, received- the-letter with which you havehonored me. ,' I- am not aware; that ‘ I have i imposed -any different, quarantine upon . Spanish, vesselß. sailing from Havana than from any other nations. “ My orders areimparative to the quarantine officers not to allow ;any vessels from an infected port to pass without the strictest quarantine. Those orders have been obeyed. In one instance, where a vessel did not touch the shore at: Havanai, I be lieve they were relaxed. I beg to assure you arid the Government of Her Most Catholic Majesty that .personally and .officially I enter tain, as l have always entertained, reelings of the utmost cordiality toward that Government, and any vessel run ning from Spain or any portion of Her Majesty’s domin ions hot infected with epidemic yellowfever, which is the ‘ bill of health of tho pints, will be allowed to pass as the most favored nation. r , ; ; It js only a desire to Bave the inhabitants of How Or leans, as well Spanish- as others, from • that deadly scourge, the epidemic,'that makes mo rigid in quarantine. I cannot, therefore, put any weight of tobacco against tho lives of those in-my charge. . With assurances of the utmost respect, I remain, yonr obedient servant, BBNJ.F. BOTDBB, * , ; Major General Commanding. S< ftor Don Oallejo, Spanish Oohsnl. Tho. amount of arms collected astonishes every one. There are good guns enough In one depository, and there were seven opened throughout the city, to efficiently arm a regiment; Hot for action in the field, but for the olese wor kof .firing from windows and housetops, thp only thing demanded when the rebels in the city determined to carry out the threats of destroying the Union men. .Nor is this ail, for it is clearly understood that, not half have yet been brought forward; in fact, it is justly suspected' tkatthereare depositories, of Stßteand Confederate arm*: still concealed, which must, under the following" order, soon be brought’to light: . Headquarters Department of the Gulf, Hew Orleans, August 16,1862. - General Order No. 60.—Ordered, that after Tues day, 19th Inst., there be paid for information, leading to the discovery of weapons not held, under a written per mit from the United States authorities, but retained and concealed by the keepers thereof, the sums following : For each serviceable gun, musket and rifle... SlO For each revolver v. 7 : For each pistol.. 5 For. each sabre or officer’s sword 6 For eaob dirk dagger.................,....... 3 For each bowie knife, sword cane. .v. 3 Said arms to be confiscated, and the keeper so concealing them to be punished by imprisonment. This crime being an overt act of rebellion against the authority of the. United States, whether by a citiesd or an alien, works a forfeiture of the property of the offender, and, therefore, every slave, giving information that shall discover the'cohcealsd arms of Us or her master, shall be bold to be emancipated. , -v, : ,. 2. As the United States authorities hare, disarmed the inhabitants of the parish of New (Means, and as some fearful citizens seem to thlnk.it necessary that they should have arms to protect themselves from violence, it is ordered, . That hereafter the offences of robbery: by violence or aggravated assault, that ought.to be repelled by the use of deadly weapons,'burglaries,rapes,and murders, whe ther committed,by blacks or whites, will be, on convic tion, punished by death, ■ Hr order of .. B. S. Davis, .Captain and A. A. A. Gen ' I haye neglected to give sufficient notice of the volun / leering that bas been going on in theicHj for the last six weeks. There are now fifteen hundred .men under the flag who enrolled here, and, I "am happy to say, Louisiana rolimteerß promise to.he an hmament to 'tb©'service, . 2 THE FIRST (NATIONAL) REGIMENT LOUISIANA VO- LUNTEERS, Headqoartbrs Department op thh Gulp, \ iHaw OEuqASS, August 10,1862.:, Ghnbp.al Obmses/Ho. 69.—1 t ia hereby ordered that tbe following companies of Louißi&na.Volunteers,BbaU constitute tbe Ist Beiiment) viz: The companies of Cap tains BenituS/Beoker/Felton; To tman; Solomon,George, Persons, Kendrick, Parsons and Ingham. The following shall be the regimental organization: ;Y Colonel,’ Bichard E. Holcomb; liout. colonel, Henry H. Elliott; major, William 0. Fiske; adjutant, Charles H. Grosvenor; quartermaster,.lames Leonard, jr.: surgeon, ■William'T. Black; first assistant surgeon; second assist ant surgeonchaplain, Samuel M. Kingston; sergeant major, PeVerenz E. Jones i'anartefmsstersergeanti cotn mltsarp.sergeantj hospital steward; drum m/or, Benja min F. Loomis. ... . .. ~V ...--v ... • Company 'A—Captain, Clement Benaudj first lieu tenant, Martin Jacob; saecond « lieutenant, Boland Second; Company B—Captain, Bernhard Beeker ; first lient., Ohaa. May: second lieut., Wm. Kempton OroßbF. Company C—Captain, Francis Felton';: first lient, Geo. Bcheinensuer; second lieut, Thoa. X,. Scott Company D—Captain, Wn. B. Totman; first lient., Patrick 'H. Sweeney; secondjlieut., George’A, Mayne. Company E—Captain, Louis A. Solomon; .first lieut, Bddolphe Krause ; second lient, Jag. M. Gardner. Company F Captain, William George; first lieut., Henry T. Carter; . second lient.,' Hiram B. Haney. Company G—Captain, ’Alonzo W Persons; first lieut., Alfred T; Munsey; second lient , Leonidas B. Hall. Company;-H—Captain, F. M.; H; Kendrick:.first lieut., M.* 0, B'J Hill; second lient., MarceriaC. Grey. Company I—Captain, John B, Parsons;, first lieut , Ghas„.A. Traey; second; lieut, James T.’Smith. Company K—Captain, H. GMngham; -first lient,v Frederick.Bahnecko; second lieut., Theodore Amelungsen. . .. r, . The appointment of all of the above-named officers shall idate'from the'day of the muster, , Each officer, non-commlEsioned officer, and private, promoted from other’corps of this division into said Ist Begiment Loui siana volunteers, will be dropped from the several rolls of Iheir respective corps as of that data, 4 Every officer, after a proper time to perfect himself in hie duties, will be subjected-to an examination by adnly appointed hoard of officers, and holds his appointment BUbject to the result of said examination. ■ By command of Major General Buller. THE REBEL LOSS AT BATON ROUGE A correspondent of the Grenada (Miss ) Appeal fur nishee that paper with whet he mendaciously calls a re port of the rebel loises in tbe battle of Baton Bouge: Killed.•»■ .....itit,, 37 Wdnnded."......';’. Y.v.V1......164 Missing C Total, Tbe correspondent of the Appeal says the Confederate loss in killed and wounded will hot reach 3tfO; yet, ac cording to the above list, which does not cover one half of tbe force engaged; the loss inkilled, wounded, and missing in that portion cf the force was 207. Of the loss in the 4th Alabama Battalion, 31st Mississippi Begiment, Stratbaoi’s Brigade of Tennessee and Mississippi troops, Cobb’s Kentucky and Hudson’s Mississippi Batterio#, 4th Lonisiana Begiment, Louisiana Battalion, Partisan Hungers, and Semmes’ Battery/all which, according to the correspondent's statement, were engagoti in the ac tion, wehave no account. •• ’ Death of Captain Wainwright, 11. S. N. ' FlacpShip; “Hartford;” ; New Orleans, AugusflO, 1862. Prof .A. D. Bache, Superintendent U. S.'Coast- Sitrvey: ' u . .. ;, - Mr Drab Sir It becomes my painful duty* to; inform yon of the death of my old friend and cap tain, Richard Wftihwright, of this ship. Ho has just breathed his last, and the mail closes immedi ately. ;-V- r’■■■;. •; ,He died of fever contracted.at Vicksburg, after having exhausted his strength by hard labor. In our numerous battles, ho displayed a cool courage and abilities rarely met with; and to him,; more than any othor, was due the salvation ,of the Hartford, when set on fire by the rebel fire-ships under the batteries of Forts Jackson and St. Phi-- lip, on the memorable morning of tRe 2-ith of April. His death is deeply lamented by all on board. Hib body will be sent homo. Respeotfully yours, in harte, ■ • J. M. Foltz, Fleet Surgeon. [The above letter announces the death of an offi cer, whose services the country .'out ill spare at the present crisis, and whose place in the hearts of his familygand friends no time can fill—an officer, whose skill met every emergency, and whose valor shrunk from no peril; a friend, whose affection never failed, and whose loyalty never faltered. The sorrowing hearts of his family can utter their grief alone to that God ,whose providence has taken him away, and to whose grace they must look for strength in their affliction. | Recruiting in [Lancaster, Fa. Lancaster, August 23/ 18G2. TotheJSditorofThePress: !■ Sir; ffhis town;?nsutdly so dull,- is now alive witb the reeruiting business, and is almoßt certain to fill her? quota without resorting to the draft. The county has already nobly done her duty; and. for the last; month; numbers •of able-bodied men have flocked to the etandard raised by the most influential citizens of Larioaster county. » Colonel Rmlen Franklin’s regiment has already gone, fully armed; and: equipped, and a finer body of men, I may safely say, never left this State. .. - . Col. Nathaniel Burt, of this county, a gentleman. who has thrown his whole heart, and, what may go much: further;his’fortune; which is large, into the cause, is about raising a regiment, and will un doubtedly Buoceed in his noble and patriotic offorts. Ret every one at once fall in/and give their ser viccs in support of tho noblest and best Government that ever people were .blessed with. Throw aside everything; let us end the war. We «ii do it, and vre must do it. Fill up the regiments, both old and new, and escape the draft by enrolling your, names at once,, and prove yourselves loyal citizens, willing to bleed foT the old flag. Lancaster county will, I know, do her whole dirty. P. CammsK) August26,lB62. To the Editor of The Press: ■ > Sib : Oh Thursday last I presented a communica tion for 2V/« Press, in refutation of a charge re cently proffered against Col, Siinpson, of the New Jersey 4th, wherein it was made to appear that not only his own but the 11th Pennsylvania Regi ment were both lost through his inefficiency at: the battle of Gaines’ Farm. A portion only of my arti cle was printed, giving the actual occurrences of the day, but omitting that part whioh was most ?pertinent to-the subject, Xam not willing that so. serious a charge against a brave, and, gallant officer —one whose judgment and ' ability have .been ad mitted,'to my knowledge,-by some’ of our ablest generals, and who stood nobly up for three hours against aheavy fire fromthe, enemy on the, very occasion alluded to—should go unrefuted because ho is far distant in the service of his country, where he can have no opportunity of replying. ,The on-, tire statement is unfounded, and, its source can be traced to a party unfriendly to the Colonel. 1 f ' I have oonveraed with returned officers of the re giment, all of whom : seemed greatly surprised at the charge, and expressed intense indignation that a breath of censure' should have attached to their commanding officer, of whom they speak in terms of the highest praise. They also say that the offi cers and men of the llth PennsylTfania are very warm in their expressions of'gratitude for the sup port of the 4th New; Jersey on that day.. Respectfully, yours, ; Vbritas. An Indian Alarm in the Northwest. Governor Salomon received a despatch, last night, from a prominent citisen of thenorthwestern part of the Slat®, selling forth that the Indian outrages In Minnesota h»a oaueed alarm in the northwestern countßai of the people -being apprehensive that the Ohispowas thero dwelling might bestimntated> an outbrMklUm th?t of the Sioux; and application wee made.that a regiment might he stationed In that;, region/, K . The Governor did not deem but wUI forward some State arms and name ammunition, so that the volunteer companies in that section of fee. State may be able to protect the people disturbance. The bitter enmity-wbicb haa existed for generations between the Sioux and the Ghippewas makes it unite as ftet iwlatterwonH side wijh thewhites as.with - their Ttd brethren. It has been only because the strong arm of the Government has Restrained .them that the two tribee have not been constantly at war with each other.— , Wfecoesi'n State Journal* 2Sd. A GOOD IDEA.—’The people of Dubuoue, lowa, use the deserted lead mlne shafts as shot towers, and And >htmsatisfactory.: . To-day being the time appointed for the presen tation of a handsome sword by the oitisens of .Che*, ter county to Major General George A. MoCaHg crowds of people from all parts of this and neigh, boring counties flocked to the city to witness the * /ceremony.’i'The time appointed for the "presenta tion was four o’clook in the afternoon. Long be fore that time the CGunty Court House, where {the ceremony was to be performed, was filled with an overflowing audiorco. Messrs. David Meoonkey, John Marshall, and Woshington 1 Townsend, the committee appointed -to escort. General McCall to the place of mootings .arrived atthe.time appointed. When the General entered the room, the audience rose cii mass?, and greeted' the gallant soldier with three hearty oheerß. He_was' then esoorted to the speaker'* stand, which'was decorated with the stars -and/stripes. ; Upon arriving, at the stand; fiff. Maj.6en.BI7XT,EB. B. 8. DATIB, Captain and A. A; A. G. THE WAR PRESS. (PUBMBHED WUEKXiY.) Tex Wax Press will be sent to subscribers by mall (per annum in advance) at... ..,,.sB.o# Three Copies « « 6.00 FiTB “ « B.o# Ten « «» . the fight against crimp—the faith in the justice of the equality of our rice. > ' ' ; ' Your trials and sacrifices are for a Government ordained of heaven, and whioh impious men have conspired to destroy. Hour fathers are enshrined in our affections for .establishing our institutions, we will hold in everlasting remembrance, and history will immortalize, those-heroes who, by their valor, shall preserve'its a nation. The'eyes of a world are resting upon you and your companions in arms Tyrants-fear your success, and the down trodden tremble lest your fortune shall be defeat. The greatest interests are in your keeping—the wealth of toll, the'hbnorß of the student, the tri umphs of genius,' the temple, and the home of the wife, the mother, and the child. .We congratulate you upon your early deliy eranea from the bands of the enemies of the country— from the grasp : of those who; only intent upon de struction; have pet all’the usages of civilized war fare at defiance,and added unspeakable barbarian to murder-7-r • More fierce andmore iiexorable far, Than empty tigers on tbe roaring sea.” Bear with you our blessing, for we bless you! Citizen soldier,. you have the prayers of, all goed men, aid the Lord of Hosts is on your side. ' General, an additional duty has been assigned me, the discharge of which is equally -pleasant.' > A number of [the citizens of this county, from conside rations of gratitude and a profound regard, desire you to accept this sword'. It is their hearts’ offer ing to one of their own people—to one who, at the head 'of the. .Pennsylvania Reserves, has demon strated his patriotism in the face of an insolent foe, and ,who is still anxious to do battle for the rights of man. Itis a token from ug—may it prove a defence to you. ... . - - - JfcMr. iiiekman was frequently EterruptedJwitß" bursts of applause during the delivery of his speech. At the conclusion of his speech Gen. Jfa- Call replied as follows: REPLY OP GENERAL JI’CALL. Major Hickman, my unpremeditated return to my home and family, with a view to restoring my health during a temporary cessation of active-ope rations by the Army of the Potomae, has bees ' doubly enhanced by the warm welcome I have met with-from my friends and neighbors. [Appiause.| I did not anticipate a public reception, nor did I, indeed, at this time, desire It; and my meeting you on this occasion is simply in compliance with, the expressed wishes of my friends among you. You have referred, sir, in the kindest terms to my social relations, in years past, with those whom you represent.' .For this I heartily thank you and them, and I assure you I reciprocate those kindly feelings most cordially. You bave also been pleased to refer in terms of commendation to iny services during this wax; and you have assured me that my motives in becoming a volunteer were known to be purely disinterested. This, sir, is most true; for I had no other inoentlve than a desire to do my duty in upholding; the: flag of the Union [applause], and battling for the main tenance of- the Government under, which. It live. And I trust I shall always be found ready, “ to de fend and ’ maintain the supremacy 'of the Constitution to the best of my ability, ’* while health and strength porznit. [Applause.) •More than a year has gone since the Btertling-in telligence Toacbed us of the bombardment 'of [Fort Sumpter—the tocsin which called to arms the loyal citizens of the country. " At this crisis of our affairs I wascalled upon by the Chief Executive of the State to organize .a new corps.of 15,000 men, to be styled the Pennsylvania Volunteer Reserve Corps, and by act of Assembly ordered for tbe defense of the State frontier. Although I had previously re tired from the United States army and bomb among you to pass my days in peace and retirement, £ accepted the office with alacrity, and at onoa/en tered upon the arduous and important .duties assigned me.' It.was hot long before war burst upon us, aud its announcement was disaster. The Reserve . Corps ?was enow called into the ser vice of : the Federal: Government, “and I moved at the head of the column to the capital. What was my surprise and mortification, on’ar riving there, to learn from the General-in-bhlef that; it was his intention to break up and separate this fine corps, whioh I had so zealously labored to perfect! And this measure, in fact, was in part ear ned, out- Notwithstanding this, my efforts to .bring the regiments together again were immedi ately addressed to the War Department/and the most strenuous’ arguments I could advance were brought; to bear;upon the:subject. At lengthimy exertions were crowned with success, and I had the satisfaction to reunite the regiments, much to their own -gratification. This aot I have never had cause to regret. The . oorp3 was now-con verted; into a division, under my command. We joined the Army of the Potomae, and lam proud to say that from that day to this no discredit has ever fallen upon .that division; On the ; eontrary, the battles of Dranesville, Mechanicsville,‘Gaines’ Mill, and New Market Cross-roads, will ever at test the valor of the Pennsylvania Reserves; and the devotion with .which they.shed their.blood to preserve the Union. [Applause.] Suoh lau rels could not be gathered without heavy losses, and we have to lament the many gallant dead; who gloriously fell on those bloody fields. Our sympathy is also due to those whose honorable wounds speak more forcibly than words of their heroic deeds of :arms. Some of these are of out dearest friends and relatives. May the God of Battles re ward their virtue here and hereafter. Permit ine now, sir, to say that the presentation of this elegant sword .by my valued friends and fel low- citizens of .Chester county, in testimony of their approval of my services in command of the Penn sylvania Reserves, is an event in my military, life as unexpected as’it is gratifying, and words cannot hut inadequately express the feelings with which I receive so strong ah evidence of their confidence Gandesteem. 4! : :::■ 4 In conclusion, sir, I desire to offer you my thanks for the "complimentary terms in which you have made’ known , to me the sentiinentsrof my . friends in Chester county. [Applause.] At the conclusion of his speech, General McCall 'descended from the stand and received the congra tulations of his friends. The sword blade is of the finest Damascus steel / on one tide is insoribed U’ S., on the other Is tha American eagle with stars, etc. On the: httt la four carbuncles encircled with pearls. ; On the shield of. the:hilt, injblue enamel, are in scribed in gold'letters the initials of the General's .nemo. t ■ ■ , “ The scabbard is made of a metal of . a peculiar composition that does hot tarnish or corrode. It is covered with a heavy deposit of gold. IJ is ap propriately chased and ornamented, and has tho following inscription engraved upon-it :« From the eUisens of Chester county, befriends.and neighbors,to • General George A. McCall. . " 1862.” - : Thesword knotis madejof bullion, of the best quality! She belt is made of Russia leather, elabo rately wrought, with, three bands of bullion. Tha whole arrangement is neatly enclosed in a hand some morocco case, lined with red satin and velvet. The sword and all the appurtenances cost $350, and the neat and tasteful manner in whioh it is got up reflects peat credit on the persons having the matter in charge; The sword has been on ex ■hibikobfor the past‘two or three days, and has at tracted greatattention. Tub pay of a soldier for one year who enlists in an old regiment will he as follows: , , Regular pay, sl3.por month ............ Rations and clothing.-•••*•* Government bounty,.. oa Enlistment bounty. ••■ • • •••••••••■■ ••■ ■ • * State bounty .«( County bounty ou Total ............539S