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l6c« '“' J’S/country's call. In thie her hoi
loess of having done their duty,
I rewarded the Amerioan
tifsi f descendantsOf this
si lb ?, h jjjde the sacrifices and,devotion of t.
ivr m HAS BKISN OKDUBE'D,
11 .men are to bo pnt Into the field, in oi
).0 »;f K f reboilioß against the best Governtr
dr men may be speedily crashed and
Generals, mnst have 100
iis9i‘ J ®“ ®,l (mee. Tbs true patriot baa
ktr ®>" fhastenlng, voluntarily, to hlsconni
4ln th ° battle ’ Btainod regimai
fib .. mPfiPfiTA OAIiTiS ON JOSH SONS
Fll fame. Vathers, Sons, and Broth
ii«»' iMr aid without delay. Bet us do
“fStigW oar city’s glory, and do onr best I
ii'fi'S ensotry' ,
’j ffirf c' l!, *£ c a ”®deb ' HBNB V, Ohairman,
Tnoaia WBBSTHB, Vice Chairman.
bOBIH BhOBGBT, Seoretary.
I , nPUIOKBS DBTAItBD FOB BH
temfc gEBVMH?XiOOATIOH Of
VOFZ, Ac. , T __ nontenant Patrick Egan,
r)P wtt.®M J. 9boV o Secoud:
IjScpmw*.*' 0 tb Lieutenant A J.Knorr, 31st
ti t ttl(.uaßtO. B.WW“' h 8t j e6t-! ...
Mtosji Osptatn Adam Schuh, 99th
•sinitnt. \ imbM, Lieutenant George W.®w»i ;
and owse “ t6r > Bnd
PlfcPoMugh, limtenant John Onrley, 2d
isttiwr Mih l»‘ h Begiment, 1219 Market
Kpffiia ffm. Wilson, Slat Regiment, 1118 Market
fiSa-'t'TtooM K S toggs, 23d Regiment, northeaßt
1 <„ih uni Ulieiinnt, third story.'
Sl«t George W. Wilson, 61st Regiment, 80. 8
iSju,™'s'dmcoii, Slat Regiment.
tMteosnt Samuel Larkin, Lieutenant John Stanton,
'SS Charles Bom, Lieutenant Edward Hough,
teuSSlsS' Bsdley, 28th Regiment, 419 Oal-
Christian H. Winter, 7oth. Regiment, 488
Walter S.Briggs,
UeuSi WllHasn Delford, 29th Regiment, 718 Market
'SteMut Jehu Boche, ISth Cavalry, 104 South Sixth
tttaisti! Daniel B, Meany, 13th Cavalry, 44 South
LifiuS J. A. Gregory, 01st Regiment, 620 Ohestnnt
Suss H. A, Sbeete, el Pennsylvania Reserves, 620
E. H. Flood, Major James Brady,
«fKM)IT«nia Artillery.
Urnieeaut Daniel P. l*tan, 68th Regiment.
UfßitiiauUoseph M. Abbey, 112th.
Cittern John 8. Davis, 90th Regiment, N. W. corner
iiinpJOwetnnt streets.
Cftsin John T. Durang, 90th .Regiment, Armory of
iteosl Ouariia, Base street bel ,w Sixth. _
B«in a private from each company or each regi
an2o-10t
«, SOTICE.-THE SUBSCRIBERS TO
T IBS CITIZENS’ BOUNTY FUND, to aid Bo-
Jjij. are hereby notified that the Treasurer of the
w, SISfILETON A. ME SOUR, Eej., will receive
pumat. of their subscriptions, daily, at tho Farm
s' ltd Mechanics’Banfc, and furnish them with printed
iur the same; or their subscriptions may be paid
’fttniHiibarof the Committee to when they subscribed,
nilseTieMuror’a t«e«lot will be sent te the donor.
>! order ol the Oeuunlttee.
* THOMAS WEBSTER, Chairman.
OFFICE OF CITIZENS’ COMMITTEE
3 OS BOUNTY FUND, No. 605 CHESTNUT
lie blibaistag Committee, to whom-was referred the
itjectol striding recrniflca station! for the old Phila
(iphisrfeimffitsio the held, recommend that tho com
itw fciufeh each recruiting station with a Flag, and
»! the erpe me of a Crammer and Flfer for this week,
taer (he same are desired by a Beorniting Officer,
litre SOT FUBNIBHED by the United States Go
wotal.
Mini. That John E. Addicks be appointed a com
(,oh to fnrnish each station with a Flag, and also to
athj t Drummer and Flfer for' this week, where the
lEMHftt desired by the Beotuitlng Officer.
U; 3«ralting Officers above rtferred to will please
set the Committee DAILY, at the Board of Trade
■xi. 506 CHESTNUT street, at 10 o’clock. Pnnotu
irare-twittd.
JOHN E. ADDIOKS, Committee.
Paatsantti, Angnst27,lB62. an2S-3t
p« OUR COUNTRY! TO ARMS!—PA-
J TfiIOTIO Oittons who desire to subscribe to the
ItIZKNS 1 BOUNTY FUND, to aid the recruiting of
ki Philadelphia quota of the President's call for three
icedted thousand men, are respectfully informed that
itCcmmltteesriil sit daily to receive subscriptions from
“A. N to two F. M„ at INDEPENDENCE HALL,
cbscriptloiifl may likewise bs sent to either of the un
indgnedt
AWxaNDEEHENBYi Mayor’s Offloe,
CHARLES GIBBONS, Secretary, 262 Bonth Third
hat V-.
CHABLES D. FBEEJIAN, Secretary, 601 Hansom
beet.
JAMI 3 BcCLINIOOK, City Treasurer, Girard
JftDli,
BSA'Blf B. AIOOBE, State Treasurer, 664 North
Jrostt eifsei, ■
iWISm A. MSROKB, Treasurer of Fund,
i mwi'mu) Hechanios' BaHk, ..
i???A 9 WEBSTER, 14 North Delaware avenne.
t*11“1'51.5’1L3H,218 South Delaware avenue.
Independence Hall.
AMLPH I. BOBIE, 153 Dock street.
LI 2* COURSE Y, 631 Chestnut street.
H STUART, 13 Bask street. •
“‘CBAEL V, BAKER, ludepeßdeuce Hall.
ffipOF WHITNEY, office of A. Whitney & Bon*.
J- DALE, 621 Market street.
iP-lU BbODGET, Board of Trade Boom*.
S f ■ ADDIOKS, -Independence Hall. :
°® oe of North Amerioan.
AHU MIDLIKEN,4IO Walnut street.
J?*™ committees will be appointed to procure sub
-5W 0 1c every ward in the city , dne notice of which
WLshoctiy oppeat, , :
iJI auWriptkma will be acknowledged daily la the
f*Krs, QQioag otherwise requested.
dt order of the Committee,
THOMAS WBBBTKB, Ohairman.
(^PARTNERSHIPS.
\ OTICE.—It is hereby certified that
At J,'°^ 6 ! a1,! , nal Firmed a Limited Partner
'd lLr MBb, 01 '? 0 Provisions of the acts of Assembly
fetertbX?- nnay!v,iala ' uponthe ter,na
Baid
tho business Intended to be
and JobblDg ° r Dry Gooas in
Cilip^nTtott tbsrtners In the Bald firm are VAN
hlbLis- “ D , d WILLIAM WESLEY KURTZ,
huS'"S»‘ No, 1937 YINE Street, in said Olty of
tf n. Jii’ “ Bd ‘be special partner is THEODORE
C®: residing at Ho. 227 North TWENTIETH
i ,aii c| ‘f-
Ib« amountOt capliaFcontributed by tho said spa
tlrfffun 0 ‘he common stock -is the sum of FORTY
I ” AK U DOLLARS, In cash.
?rrilin Sa l: wrtnarship Is to commence on the NINE
iiJ, BAY ON AUGUST, A. D. 1882, and will
Is™* D « ‘be FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, A. D.
IbS •&?!*“* B te ne<i by tbs said partners, at the
I,'h the Nineteenth day of August,
but Thonssnd Sight Hundred and Sixty-two.
VAN OAMP BOSH,
WILLIAM WESIiBY KTJBTZ,
General Partners.
THKODOBH W. BAKES,
Special Partner.
& fancy goods.
'WiIGHBBY, TOY, AND FANCY GOODB
111 POEIIIH,
«0.1034 WALNUT BTBBBT,
*»0» BLITH3TH,
PHILADBLFHIA.
and provisions.
r F SuiaTßiiiDiNar~™
n iEi .
w f U HAL DISTRICTS.
ciM,,'° Wce<l > m heretofore, to sapply Families at
1 with every description of
fINs 9BOOSEIBB, TEAS, *0„ Ad,
a ROBERTS.
EIiBVBKT-H AKD TIOT BTS.
a iSpS AND FAHNESTOCK’S
coMtantlrrMolTedrreßh by ■
S!L BHODHS & WILLIAMS,
"«• MT Sonth WATER Street.
k **S? AND RMSINB-50
acti ßunch t C ?. Mw and old Zante Currant*; also, Va
n»; 6r a and Keg Bairin*, for «ate by
BHODBB & WILLIAMS,
107 South WATEB Street.
& flre wbs e «"rf llnonds > Cream Nuts,
F#Ma K,S’ Bordeau* Walnuts, Pea Hats, Pil
“ftnts, in store and for sale by
™ BHODEB * WILLI AMB,
107 South WATBIt Street
u&2$3Z La iP
MCBPHY * toOHB,
So. 146 Hotth WHABVJSS.
fS BEL > ™UIING,~ SHAD,
8 MMke ” l>
Sjjjjjk ”** Tortone Bay, and TT^tfa
,te '»«Mto t W Xb oonntT 0h ' 16W ’ **•
hl * U * MDBPHY & KOOHB,
Ho. 146 North /WHABVM.
WINK, An invoice
6C,| ’«M/^ip oo GL a “i oo ® e ‘ Ob«n*»gne Win.,
?r^, r S^>„ Rnd f °f »»!e by . '
1 BM^!^£ H 0 B * lavebgnb,
*w wa m South FBONT Street
VOL. 6—NO. 25.
SUMMER RESORTS.
pOXGRKSS HALL,
\J ATLANTIC CITY.
REDUCTION OF FABB.
On and after Monday,August 26th, the boarding at
Congress Hall will be greatly reduced. Persons intending
to visit the 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 the beach,
and every comfort of the guests is promptly attended to.
I hope, by reducing the prloe of board, to meet with
such encouragement as will enable me to Keep the house
open' until the first of October, guaranteeing that the
.honßO shall be kept as well la every tespect as it has
been heretofore under the management of the present
proprietor.
STOP AT CONGRESS HALL.I
a022-tf G. W. HINKLE.
SEA BATHING-,
BBIGANTINH HOUBB,
BRIGANTINE BEACH, N. J.
Now open for. the eoason. The Bathing, Pishing,JGun
ning, and Yachting being very superior. ;
Boats will await guests at the Inlet on arrival of trains.
Board per week, 88. F. 0. Address, Atlantic City.
. . H. D. SMITH,
Jy4-fmw2m • Proprietor.
SUEF HOUSE, ATLANTIC CITY.
—H. -It. BENSON, Proprietor.—This admirably
kept house.is the best located on the Island. It wIU 'be
kept open until late in September. The present is the
most pleasant season. The company is still large. au26- tf
UNITED STATES HOTEL,
ATLANTIC CITY, Auqdst 18,1862.
Desirable Booms can now be had at this popular first
class Hotel, as there are a number of departures daily.
JAMES K. ROBISON,
H. A. B. BRO WN,
aulB-12t# Snperintendents
SEA BATHING. —A FAVORITE
HOME. :
THE “WHITEHOUBB,”
MASSACHUSETTS Avenue, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
This popular house is open. Its situation Is unite near
the beach: has good rooms, all opening npenthe ocean,
and furnished with spring mattresses. Its
well established as a first-class home. Plentiful table,
livery attention given to guests, and terms moderate.
WM. WHITEHOUSE, Proprietor.
No Bar at the Whitehouae,” auS-lm
fXENTEAL HOUSE, ATLANTIC
AJ CITY, New Jersey. -
M. LAWLOB, Proprietor.
The above new house is now open for Boarders. Booms
equal to any on the beaoh, well-ventilated, high ceilings,
&o. Servants attentive and polite. Approximate to the
Bathing grounds. an6-lm*
OTAR HOTEL,
U (Nearly opposite the United Btatea Hotel,}
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
SAMUEL ADAMS, Proprietor.
Dinner..,.........a...,..,...,....,.......... £0 oonts.
Also, Carriages to Hire.
ISP* Boarders accommodated on the most reasonable
terms, je23-Sm
HOTELS.
pOWIBS’ HOTEL,
Hoe. IT and 19 PARK BOW,
(OPPOBITE'THI ABTOX H0D61,)
NEW YORK.
TEEMS *1.60 PEB DAT.
This popular Hotel has lately been thoroughly reno
vated, and refurnished, and now possesses all the reqnl
dies of a
FIRST-CLASS HOTEL.
The patronage of Philadelphians and the travelling
public, desiring the best accomodations' and moderate
tharges, is respectfully solicited.
je2-3m H. L. POWERS, Proprietor.
TRYING HOUSE,
1 HEW YORK,
BROADWAY AND TWELFTH STREET,
RSTBANOB 08 TWBLFTH'SIKRgI,
Conducted on the
EUROPEAN PLAN.
This house is now open for the accommodation of
Families and transient Guests.
GEO. W. HUNT, )
Late of the Brevoort House, > Proprietors,
CHAS. W. NASH, S
jyl7-thstaBm
A CARD.—THE UNDERSIGNED,
XX late of the GIBABD HOUSE, Philadelphia, have
laasedrfor a term of years, WILLARD’S HOTEL, In
Washington. They take this occasion to return to their
old Mends and cnatomerg many thanks for past favors,
and beg to assure them that they will be -most happy to
tee them fn their new quarters.
SYKES, CHADWICK. A 00.
WASHINGTON, July 16,1861. »uBO-ly
LOOKING GLASSES.
JAMES S. EARLE * SON,
MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS
JLOOKINC3 0 GLASSES,
OIL PAINTINGS,
FINE ENGRAVINGS,
PICTURE AND PORTRAIT FRAMES,
PHOTOGRAPH FBAMEB,
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS,
OABTES-DE-YISITB PORTRAITS.
EARLE’S GALLERIES^
810 CHESTNUT STREET, :
JsM rHILAEILPHU.
SEWING MACHINES.
& WILSON,
SEWING MACHINES,
628 OHESTNUT STUBET,
JelB-8m
WATCHES AND JEWELRY.
jgj WATCHES,
GOLD AND SILVER OASES.
JOS H. WATSON,
JyBl-6m No. 336 CHESTNUT street
WOTOHES, JEWE^
A FRESH ASSORTMENT, at LESS
AX THAN FORMER PRICES.
FARR St BROTHER,
Importers, 824 CHESTNUT Street, below Fourth
mh2o-tf
CABINET FURNITURE.
riABINET FURNITURE AND BIL
LIARD TABLES.
MOORE & CAMPION,
No. 261 South SECOND Street,
in connection with their extensive Cabinet Business, are
now manufacturing a superior article of
BILLIARD TABLES,
And have now on band a full supply, finished with the
MOORE & CAMPION’S IMPROVED CUSHIONS,
which are pronounced by all who have need them to be
superior to all others.
For the Quality and finish of these Tables the manu
facturers refer to their numerous patrons throughout
the Union, who are familiar with the oharacter of their
work. ' au27-6m.
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS.
ROBERT SHOEMAKER
& CO.,
Northeast Cornel FOURTH and RACE Streets,
PHILADELPHIA,
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS,
IMPOBTEBS AND DEALEBB
IS
F 0 REION AN D DO M ESTIO
WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS,
hanufaotprb&s or
WHITE LEAD AND ZINC PAINTS, PUTTY, &o.
AOBHTS rom THB OBMIBRATBD
FRENCH ZINC PAINTS.
Dealers end consumers supplied et
VERY LOW PRICES FOR CASH.
mbSO-tse! ■- ■
rpH e
“EXCELSIOR” HAMS
ARE THE BEST IN THE WORLD.
3 . H. MICHENER & CO.,
GENEBAL PBOYIBION DEALEBB,
And curera of the celebrated
“EXCELSIOR”
SUGAR- CUR ED HAMS,
Nos. 142 and 144 North FBQHT Street,
Between Arch and Race street/, Philadelphia.
The jastir-celebrated “ EXOBLSIOB ’’ HAMS are
oared by J. B. M. & 00., (In a style peculiar to them.
selves,) expressly for FAMILY USB; are of deliciotui
flavor; free from the unpleasant taste of salt, and are
pronounced by epionree superior fo any now offered for
sale. IySO-Im
OAUT I O N .
Tbe 'wen-earned reputation of
FAIRBANKS* SCALES
Has Indubed'tiie makers'ofimperfect baluoee to bite,
them a# *<FAIRBANKS' BOALB8,” and rirrhinnri
Save thereby, In many Instanoes, been subjected tofrand
and imposition. PAIBBANKB’ fIOALBB ara mannfaa
: hired only by the orisiiial lnTmtors, *. a t.fAIB
BANKBA CO.,and are adapted to every branch of the
bnstneae, where a correot and dnrabla Beatoa is required,
FAIRBANKS * EWING,
. ' ’ General Ayenta, ■
•plO-tf MASONIC HALL. Tl» OHBBTMUT BT
PURE BOURBON WHISKY.—A
small lot of « Pore Old Bourbon,” made by Oolone
Leonidas Metcalfe, now Colonel of 7th Kentucky Oaval
ry, and warranted made from best duality Kentucky
Com and Bye, in the old-fashioned, copper.distilled man
ner, in store, and for sale by '
tfILLBB St BBOTHEB,
au26-6t* 244 North THlBDfltreet.
Deputy quartermaster
GENEBAL’S OFFICE.
PROPOSALS will be leceived at this Office until SA
TURDAY next, 30ih inst , at 12 o’clock M., for Five
Hundred (500) sets of Six Mute Wagon Harness, and
Two Hundred (200) sets of Two-Horse Ambulance Har
ness, to be made according to sample to be seen in this
office. ....
The whole to bo completed and delivered in this city,
subject to inspection, on or before the Ist of October
next G. H. OBOSMAN,
nu 27-130 Deputy Qr. Master General U. 8. A.
"VrOTIOE.—PROPOSALS from Deal-
JJI era and Millers are invited till the sth day of Sep
tember, 1862, for famishing Flour to the Subsistence
Department, known as No. 2 Extra.
Samples of this Floor can be seen at the Capitol Bakery
in Washington.
It is desirous to make a contract for 20,000 barrels.
Should, however, any person desire’ to furnish a- less
quantity, he will state the precise number of barrels in
his bid. . ....... .
The contractor will be required to furnish about 500
barrels daily, until the contract is filled.
No Flour will be received whiob. does not; come up to
the standard, at the Government inspection, made just
before the purchase.
The Flour to be delivered at the Railroad Depot in
Washington, or any of- the warehouses in Georgetown,
D.C.
The Flour to be put lu new barrels and head lined. : .
Government reserves the right to reject any bid for any
proper cause.
He bids will be received from contractors who have
previously failed to comply with their contract.
Bidders must be present in person to respond to their
-bid. .
The oath of allegiance must accompany each bid.
Firms making bids should state the names of the par
ties interested. ‘
Payment to be made in Treasury notes, and the bids
to be directed to GOL. A. BEOKWITH, A. D. C., and
O. 8., U S. A., Washington, D. 0., and endorsed “Pro
posals for Flour.” au2sdtse4
pBOPOSALS IDH LTIMBEB.
Dbpot Quartkbmastkr’s opnoE, )
.215 G, corner EIGHTEENTH Street, f
Washington, D. 0., August 20,1882.)
BEADED PBOPOSALS will be received at this office
until SATURDAY, August the 30th, at 12 o’clock M.,
for delivering in the city of Waßhington, at suoh a point
as the Depot Quartermaster may direct, five hundred
thousand (500,000) feet of Lumber, of the following kinds
and description, viz::
800,000 feet 4 4 (1-inch) common Callings (White
: PIDO ) ‘ .„
68,670 feet 6-4 (IX-inoh) common Onllings (White
Pine).
41.666 feet Joist, 3 4 by 6,16 feet long (Hemlock.)
16.666 teet Joist, 3by 6,14 feet long (Hemlock.)
16,666 feet Joist, 3by 6,12 feet long (Hemlock.)
33,333 feet Scantling, 3by 4,16 feet long (do.)
16,666 feet Scantling, 8 by 4,14 feet long (do.)
8,833 feet Scantling, 3by 4,12 feet long (do.)
All the above described to be good merchantable lum •
her, aui ject to the inspection or an agent, appointed on
the part ot the Government.
All the lumber to be delivered within twenty-five days
after signing the contract.
Proposals from disloyalparties will not he considered.
An oath of allegiance to the United Stales Government
must accompany each proposition. .
The ability of the bidder to fill the contract, should it
be awarded to him, must be guarantied by two respon
sible persons, whose signatures are,to be appended to the,
guarantee. . ' -
The responsibility of the guarantors mast be shown by
the official certificate of the clerk of the nearest district
court, or of the United States District 'Attorney. •;
Bidders must be present in person when the bids are
opened, or their proposals will not bo considered.
. The full name and post-office address of the bidders
must appear in the proposal, -
If the bid is made in the name of a firm, the names of
all'the parties must appear, or the hid will be considered
as the individual proposal of the partner signing it. ,
Bonds in the sum of five thousand dollars, signed by
the contractor and both his guarantors,-will be. required
of .the successful bidder upon signing the contract. -
The right to reject any or all bids that may be deemed
too high is reserved by the Depot Quartermaster.
Informal proposals will be rejected.
Proposals must be addressed to Captain EDWARD L.
HABTZ, Assistant Quartermaster, U. 8. Army, Wash
ington, D. 0., and should be plainly marked “Proposals
for Lumber.” . ,
PHILADELPHIA.
PROPOSALS.
Philadelphia, 27th August, 1862.
PBOPOSALS will be received at thie office until
SATUBBAY NEXT, 30th inst, at 12 o’clock M., for
the immediate delivery in this city of ONE THOUSAND
(1,000) WAGON COVERS, Samples of Duck to accom
pany each bid. A. BOYD,
an2B-8t Captain and A. Q. M., U S. A.
Deputy . quartermaster
GENERAL’S OFFICE.
Philadelphia, 27th August, 1862.
PBOPOSALS will be received at this office until
BATUBDAY NEXT, 30th fast., at 12 o’clock M., for
the delivery on board of vessels lying at this port, and
hound for Key West, Florida, of FIVE HUNDBED
TONS ANTHRACITE STBAMEB GOAL per month,
until otherwise ordered. A. BOYD,
au2B.St Captain and A. Q. SI., U. S. A.
tyeputy quartermaster ge-
U NEKAL’S OFFICE,
PuiLADBLPHtA, August 26,1862.
FORM OF GUARANTKH.
Wo, ——, of the county of -—and State of , and
—»of the county jof|£—r and State of ——, do hereby t
guarantee that -—ia able to fulfil the coateact, in ac
cordance with the _terms of his proposition, and that
should his proposition be accepted, he will at once enter
into a contract in accordance therewith. . r
Should the contract be awarded him we are prepared
to become hia securities. »
[To this guarantee must be appended the certificate
above mentioned ]
EDW’D L. HABTZ,.
Captain and A,Q MU. S. A.
PROPOSALS ffOR ACID, COAL,
,C : AND WOOD.
Mint of TireTJjtiTKD Statss,
Fbh.adxi.phia, August 20, 1862.
SEALED FEOPOSA.LS for supplying the Mint of the
United States, and Branch Mints if required, with Acids,
for one year from the first proximo, will be received by
the undersigned until 12 o’clock, noon, of the 30th lust;
The Mitric, or parting acid, to be of the strength of 39
Beaume, and the Sulphuric Acid 66 Beaume. Said acids
to be delivered in tub carboys, atjsueh times and in such
quantities as may be required. The proposals must be
endorsed, “ Proposals Tor Acids.”
Proposal sealed) for supplying the Mint with Lehigh
and Schuylkill COAL, of the best varieties, from the Ist
September, 1862, to the Ist April, 1863, and for lIIUK
OBY end PINE WOOD, for one year from the Ist Sep
tember, 1862. will also be received np to the Erne above
stated. The Lehigh Coal must be from the Back Moun
tain vein, and of size suitable for the melting furnaces,
and the Schuylkill of sizes settable for boiler.purposes
Each ton to contain 2240 pounds, and the Coal to be de
livered at the Mint at such times and in such quantities
as may be required. Bids to be endorsed ;l Proposals far
Coal.”: The Wood must be of the best quality, and de
livered as required. Proposals therefor to be endorsed,
“ Proposals for Wood.” - -
an2o-10t JAMES POLLOCK, Director.
A EM? CLOTHING AND JfIQUI
JLA. PAGE OFFlCE—FhiladblphiA August 'l6th,
1862.
PBOPOSALS are invited for furnishing Dnirorm Be-'
gnlation Clothing and Camp and Garrison Equipage for
the new levies of volunteers and mititiaof the United
States. The Clothing and Equipage for the different
arm* of the service to correspond in make and material
to that heretofore nsed, and to conform to the patterns In
the Office of Clothing and Equipage in this city, where
specifications and samples may be inspected. Proposals
should estate the article which it is proposed to furnish,
the quantity which can be supplied weekly, the earliest
period at which the delivery will be commenced, the total
quantity offered, and the price for each article. AU ar
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lowing list embraces the principal supplies needed:
AKTIOLKS OP CLOTHING.
Uniform Goats, consisting of Engineers, Ordnance, Ar
tillery, and Infantry.
Uniform Jackets, consisting of Cavalry, Artillery, In
fantry, Zouave, and knit.
Uniform Trowsers, consisting of foetmen, horsemen,
Zouave, and knit
Cation Docks, Overalls.
Drawers, flannel and knit,
t birte, flannel and knit.
GreatOoats, footmen and horsemen.
Straps for Great Coats.
Blankets, Woolen and Bobber. ,
Ponchos and Talmas.
Sack Coats, flannel, lined and unlined.
Boots, Bootees, Leggings, Stockings.
Leather Stocks, Wax npper Leather, Sole Leather and
Briddle Leather, Uniform Hats, trimmed and untrimmed.
Uniform Caps, Light Artillery, Forage.. Caps, Stable
Brocks, Sashes, Haversacks, Knapsacks, Canteens.
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Hospital Tents, Wall Tents, Sibley Tents, oommon
tents, D’Abri Tents.
Hospital Tent Pins, large.
Wall Tent Pins, large and smaU. j
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Oommon Tent Pins.
Mosquito Barg, double and single,
Begimental Colors.
Camp do. . ■ "
National do.
Begimental Standards.
Storm Flagg.
Garrison do.
Becrniting do.
Guidons.
Felling Axes and Handle*.
Spades. '
Hatchets and Handles.
Mess Pans.' :
Gamp Kettles.
Pick Axes and handles.
Bugles.'
Trumpets. -
Drums.
Fifes. '
BOOKB.
Company Order.
Clothing Account.
Descriptive.
Morning Boport.
Begimental General Order.
Letter.
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Index.
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Morning Report^
■ Letter-
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contract. ■ -
All proposals, received by noon of the tenth day from
tbe date of this advertisement, will be opened at noon of
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awarded to the lowest responsible bidders present. ,
Contracts for further supplies will be awarded from
time to time, asfavorable bids are received, always to
tbe lowest responsible bids received, up to tbe timeof
making tbe contract. r ' ,
By order of the Quartermaster General.
G. H. OBOBMAN,
an!B tf . . Pepnty Qpartermaater General.
COAIr.T
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PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1862.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1862.
FROM GLOUCESTER POINT, VA.
General Emory’s Brigade.
[Correspondence of The Press.]
Gloucester Point, Va.,
Opposite Yorktown, August 26,1862,
,on the march.
On Friday, the 15th inst., our division (Peok’s)
left Harrison’s Landing to move down the Penin
sula, but, after inarching a few miles, we wore
stopped, and. ordered back to camp, but instructed
to be ready to move at a moment’s notioe, and, ac
cordingly, on Saturday we trudged along rapidly
all day, 'except when delayed by numberless
wagons, which always seem to i encumber our
retreats and advances. At night the whole corps
(Keyes’) _ encamped in a corn-field, 'which soon
vanished before our men and horses, the former
devouring the ears, and'the latter the green fodder.
It was a fortunate thing that the corn was fit to
eat, for, although we were ordered to have four
days’ rations, wo were only furnished with two,
and.- by the delay in starting, one of these had
been consumed prior to tho march. This speoies of
management, has been common, however, I am
aorry to say, in the quartermaster's department of
the Army of the Potomac. On Sunday we moved
to and across the great 'Pontoon bridge over the
Chiokahominy, through an interminable forest.
This march was a hard one, but the men kept up
wonderfully, although footsore, hungry, thirsty,
and covered with dust, but it was under a promise
that we Bhould soon go into camp. There being no
indications of this, however, the men began to
drop from the ranks by scores, lying down by the
roadside from sheer exhaustion, .This continued
until General Peok found bis command in all would
not make a decent brigade, when he gave orders
to encamp for the night.
PASSING WILLIAMSBURG.
The next day we were again early on the tramp,
passing through the onoo beautiful, but now dilapi
dated, village of Williamsburg, and on towards
Yorktown, near which wo arrived Tuesday, the 19th
instant, and encamped, after having been shifted
around from place to place, and having several
times been sent out on picket duty, where there
was i,o enemy to be found or to be expected.
CROSSING THE YORK RIVER
After the lapse of a few days, we were marohed
to a landing on the York river, across which we
ferried in canal boats and barges. Wo are now
occupying a large earthwork thrown up by the
rebels, and which was mounted with heavy naval
guns; but on the 4th of July tho news of the
retreat of our army caused a panic here, and orders
were given to burst these gups, which work was
most effectually performed by somebody. 1
IMPORTANCE OP OUR POSITION. -
It is very proper that Gloucester should be held
by R respectable force and an able general, as at
present. Our force is amply sufficient to hold this
place at all hazards and against all odds ; and as
we are all the veterans ofWilliamsburg, Bottom’s
Bridge, peven Pinos, and Malvern Hills, we know
our enemy, and are not afraid to meet him . upon
the battle-field at any time. ; In addition to this,
we have a fine gunboat cruising up and down the
river continually.
GENERAL EMORY.
I am pleased to say that this much-neglected but
gallant officer is now in command of this important
post. The orders he has issued, the oare he takes of
his brigade, and his actions generally,! am eonvinced
that he has the head and heart of a true soldier.
The men all like him, aid, are enthusiastic in
their praises, because they feel confident that no
officer in our army is better able to take the place
of the gallant and accomplished Naglee than is
Brig. Gen. Emory. -
THE MEN OP “ OURS”
Are in clover now. Their situation is not a bad
one; we have abundance of/mosquitos and gnats,
but we are often favored with a sea-breeze whioh
braces us up wonderfully. Then wo can take an
occasional salt-water bath, and eat the best salt
oysters in the world, which are furnished by the
contrabands at the rate of fifty cents for a hamper
basket full. .
A CHANGE OF SENTIMENT.
The healthful tone of the newspapers in the
North indicates that a radical change in the senti
ments of the people in regard to the management,
of the war is going on. It has long ago taken place
in soldiers of the Army of the Potomac. Nothing
hut a vigorous aggressive policy is now talked of,
and we can all see success in the powerful reinforce
ment of the Army of Virginia. The rebels, have
determined to make Virginia the battle-ground of
the war, and, although Heintzelman may assist by
a well-managed flank movement,- merging into a
little campaign, the work of the Army of Virginia
will be to overthrow the grand concentrated armies
or the rebels now operating between Richmond and
the Rappahannock. -
FILL lIP THE OLD REGIMENTS.
Let me beg of the peoplo of the United States
that they will make every effort to fill up the old
regiments ; they deserve it; do not let these war.
worn organizations bo disbanded because their
ranks have been thinned by sicknbas and casualties
on the battle field.
When any news transpires tbSt is not contraband
you will hear again from your obedient servant,
Holltbush.
National .Union Convention—F. Carroll
Brewster, Esq.
To the Editor of The Press:
Sir: The name of this eminent gentleman has
been submitted to the Union Convention for nomi
nation as City Solicitor. His modest letter in
to-day’s Press, neither seeking nor declining the
nomination, exhibited excellent taste. The Con
vention has aeted well in re-nominating Mayor
.Henry and the present efficient District Attorney.
Mr. Brewster is one who has never been a party
hack, though possessing deeided political views.
His high professional reputation, his irreproachable
private character, his remarkable accuracy and
system in business matters, and his general talent
arid urbanity, make up a combination of virtues'
which are seldom united in one man. He would
certainly make a formidable candidate if nomi
nated, and, if the Convention in. its wisdom should
select him, he would add strength to the whole
ticket, and receive a hearty support from his Umon
loving fellow-citizens of the whole city, as well as
his more immediate neighbors of the
4). • Twenty-second Ward
August 28,1862.
Major General George Cadwalader.
To the Editor of The Press: " ' '
Sir : Much anxiety has been felt and univeraally
expressed by our people in reference to General
■Cadwalader’s taking the field with a, proper com
mand. The public mind may now be at rest on
that subject. He is at Corinth Mississippi, with a
proper command, and occupies the headquarters
fate of Sen. Halleck. In certain quarters it was
matter of doubt whether he would again enter
the'service. With a vast fortune and oxtensive
possessions; surrounded by every-inducement to
seek retirement from the toils, dangers, and re
sponsibilities of command; promoting with his vast
resources and active mind many of our most im
portant public institutions; and; enjoying the con
fidence and respect of all, high, Jotv, rich, and poor;
the, latter only,understandinghis position by his
unostentatious munificence—few men enjoy, to suoh
a great extent, the affections of the people by whom
they are surronnded at ,their homes; and no officer
enjoyed to a greaterdegree the confidence and high
regard of his troops in tho field. Oh his return from
Mexico, where be was breveted for distinguished
services, the welcome he received from volunteers
and citizens, was an ovation not soon to be forgot
ten. He has the mantle of three generations 'upon
him; his grandfather, Gen. Gadwaladsr, of the Re--
volution, was the eo-laborer, confidant, and friend-;
of ‘General,Washington; his father, General Cad
walader, of, the war of 1812, like himself, the friend -
and companion of General Soott—muoh is expected
of our General. We close this notice with a,cha
racteristic anecdote. While actively preparing to
' march with his command in the three-months ser
vice, a friend entered his headquarters, and with
some feeling, said; li General, they have destroyed
and burnt your property in Maryland,” (on Max
well’s Point; the mansion cost twenty-five thousand
dollars, surrounded by nearly as many acres.) He
raised bis head, and calmly replied, .« That is.per
sonal, and I have no ;time :to attend ito" personal
matters.” Much is expected from,General Gadwa
lader,- and we feel, .assured none will be disap
pointed.’- The services and patriotism of his ancea
; tors, and his own, are the best guarantee he oan give
his country for his devotion to its best interests.
We hope he will call his friend, Colonel R. M.
Lee, a brave and accomplished gentleman, and one
of the truest of our Democratic citizens, to serve on
his staff. The Colonel was on his staff in Virginia,
and did excellent service,' s ; v Ox vis.
What nave We Gone!
To the Editor of The Press:
Sib : The .taunting cry, often heard from home
traitors,"that “ the Governineht haive donS'nothing,'
and are as far as ever from a conclusion of the'
war,” is income danger of finding a lodgment in
loyal minds. This is for want of a little wholesome .
thought. - Have we done nothing ? : Less than one -
year ago, the rebel army menaced our.whole front,
, from How Orleansto ,Wasbington. .Their ..booming ;
cannon could be heard at Cairo; their treasonable
flagflatmted within, sight of our Capitol; their
iros-elads menaced our navy, and threatened our,
own beautiful city. What is now the state of the
esse’ We have driven them from their Western
Sebastopol at Columbus, taken Forts Henry and
Donelson,with-Some fifteen-thousand prisoners; we
have taken.’Nashville and Meinphis, and tapped the
cotton tariff; have bagged them at Island No.-lO;.
taken New Orleans and Baton -Rouge,-and opened
a ready market for their,sugar, -mtdasses,, and tur
pentine ; we have found a lodgment, at, Hilton
Head asd Beaufort, and are supplying from Sea
Island; the fabric with which to make spool-cotton,
so. valuable to the world; we hare secured a foot
bold in North Carolina; and taken steps towards
''giving' vent to her pent-up loyalty —already she
breathes freer; we have driven them fron Manas
sas and Harper’s Ferry; and are, at this moment,
gathering up our strength for tho final spring at the
heart of the vile monster, which has for long yeans
bee n conspiring to destroy us as a nation. ; , -
The fact is we have done more than could have
reasonably been expected of us in so" short a time,
when we consider that these determined and reck
less oonspirators plotted long and' darkly for this
thing; when we remember that, to seoure the suc
cess of the vile plot, they wormed themselves into
every important Government position below the
President, and even used him as a oat’s paw to
seoure a successful' hand in the dark game, that
they despoiled us of every means of defending our
selves, stealing our arms, and even our best com
manders, and sending to distant stations our whole
navy. But Northern energy has proved itself equal
to the task, and today we present to the world a
grand and startling spectacle—an army and a navy
equal in all respects, and in many important features
surpassing those of the great kingdoms of the Old
World.
The rebels must now yield. The fiat has gone
forth. ": A million armed men will soon b s upon
them; and, if necessary for their subjugation, an
other, and still another- million will spring forth as
the Government , demands it. The rebellion must
be crushed Doubt is not in the question. We have
the power, the means, the will; and though.it be
at the expense of an extermination of the whole
South, still it must and will be done, as Burely as
God liveth. Let ns not despond. We have still a
country, and the old flag shall still wave.
“ O’er tho land of the free and the home ofthe brave.”
Yours, ‘ Faith.
FROM THE ARMY OF VIRGINIA.
The Rappahannock Abandoned,
THE ARMY TEN MILES NEARER
WASHINGTON.
HOW THE GRAND. BATTLE WAS DELAYED.
Another Marvellous Escape of Stonewall
Jaebson.
[From the N. Y. Tribune J ,
- -WASHiNOTOtoAugust 26,1862.
From an officer of Gen. Pope’s staff, who left head
quarters of tha Army of; Virginia this morning, I have
one or two facts not without interest.
THE RAPPAHANNOCK ABANDONED
The .Rappahannock line is. abandoned, and ©ur forces
have fallen back to another position ten miles to the rear.
Gen.;Pope waß not long In discovering; what' it -may > be
presumed the rebels knew alhthe time, that the Rappa
hannock, above its junction with the Bapidan, is forda
ble in many places where there ace no established and
recognized fords. With the river at its ordinary height;
therefore, the rebels might have chosen an unguarded
point—for along a hue of such extent it is obviensly im
possible to defend every point—and crossing by night,
might have established a heavy force on the northern
bank, entting'in two theline of defence and the co-ope
rating forces, and seriously compromising both wings of
the Union army. The attack on oar centre at the rail
way bridge,” moreover, showed strength of that
position bad been overrated, and all circumstances seemed
to unite in suggesting that the Rappahannock, which for
tbe moment had served its so well, both as a barrier and
a alrategic line, had no permanent value as a defensive
front. . -
OUR PRESENT POSITION,
/When the river rose and threatened the safety of the
rail war bridge,it was at first reckoned a misfortune,
but the delay .which It Interposed to the rebel movements
wa's more than a compensating advantage. Profiting by
the condition of the stream, which forbade any effort, to
cross it'with heavy columns,iniich less with artillery or
wagons, Geh. Pope again withdrew his forces in the face
of the enemy, and occupied, without serious loss or
hindrance, the line on which his army now reposes. At
the time of the first retreat the movement would proba
bly have been impossible, for only the river could have
checked the swiff approach of the rebel columns, enraged
by the unexpected escape of their outnumbered, enemy.
'Deliberately adopted now and successfully occupied in
force, it may probably be accepted aB the true line of de
fence as long as defence is onr policy, and ; thy true base
of dffenc'uwhen a forward movement commences.
Bull Bun mountains,' extending southwesterly from
Leesburg, terminate near Warrenton. i Disc mnectod
ridges' guard their western flank at the; southern ex
tremity, and the whole chain forms a barrier, impassable
except through Thoroughfare Gap. It may be pre
sumed that General Pope’s right flank rests near the
foot of these, mountains The railway from Warrenton
to the Jnnotion follows nearly the general course of the
north fork of tbo Rappahannock, and is necessarily
within bhr lines, the centre of which might find the
Junction" itself a' convenient pivot for strategic ope
rations. .Between the railway and Fredericksburg is a
stretch of country rather more than twenty miles broad,
bounded on the east by the Potomac . Fredericksburg,
of course, is retained in our possession, and Acquia
Creek, as well as the rest of the Potomac bank* is to be
defended. - 'r. ■ . ;
If seems to. be considered that the main force of the
rebels passed to the west and north of the original centre
of our lines on the Rappahannock. The cavalry dash on
Catlett’s station by way of Warrenton was only a me
teoftc.dfctacbment from the main:force, and probably in
dicated, as I have before'suggested, the near presence of.
a heavier /forcol / When once, the course of the main
columns was ascertained, Gen. Pope drew in his long
extended line to meet them, sending Sige! again to the
right, from.which he had been withdrawn last Thursday,
and collecting for the same purpose the other rather,
widely separated corps. With the progress, therefore, of
the rebel columns moving on the outer and larger arc of
concentric circles, the whole line of Geh Pope swung
round to. the right, and changing the direction of its
front with rapidity and precision, again awaited the rebel
approach. This is the movement which at the outset I
described by.'saying"that the army had fallen back.
Relatively to the Rappahannock it iB a rearward, march';
b.ut in fact it is a manoauvre rather than a movement; and
consists simply In keeping the face of the army turned
Steadily toward the rebels. . ,
/ HOW THE GRAND BATTLE WAS PREVENTED.
But for the rise of the Rappahannock, a battle weuld
have been fought last week between the two armies.
Jackson, leading the advance as before, crossed the river
with his corps, and the rest.of the army waa to have fol
lowed. Once over, it would have had no /choice but to
fight, and if beaten conld have escaped annihilation only
by surrender, for the swollen river-in its rear barred all
retreat. It may be presumed that the rebels were well
aware of the reinforcements rapidly sent forward to Pope.
It would be difficult to say what faofc /important to the
campaign they may not be presumed to be aware of.
They had, therefore, the elleraatives of immediate battle
or. retreat. Compelled to defer their attack, they are. al
ready retreating, but whether only from their first posi
tion or in search of a defensive line may be still a ques
tion. "
ALL QUIET NOW.
There has.been no fighting of consequenco since the
date of your last letters from the army. The news from
headquarters is simply that all is quiet, and all prospects
favorable. What the Shenandoah'may bring forth is,
perhaps, a question not. to .be ÜBked. without anxiety; but
the answer mußt be speculative purely, and I forbear.
.There 1 is some doubt how completely the rebels have
possessed themselves of Gen. Pope’s papers by the dash
at Catlett’s. Bis adjutant general’s desk is said to have
been untouched, .while his private trunks ware brokta
open—rathor an unlikely story. It is certain that all
papers were in the wagons, and that ths rebels had access
to:every thing unless what they overlooked. Oapt. O. N.
Geulding, assistant quartermaster, who was captured
that night, held at Gen. Pope’s headquarters a place ef
great responsibility and difficulty, not easily filled iu his
absence. He was chief quartermaster in the field nnder
Gen. Fremont, and during the arduous administration of
the mountaindepartmentacqnired a very high reputation
for ability and integrity. Probably he might have escaped
if his first Ibought-had been for his own safety, but his
first care waß for the property in Ms charge.
GENERAL LEE’S PLANS
Alexandria. Ya . August 26, 1862 —Mr. Lincoln said'
during the existence of the’Department of the Kappi
hannock, that a heavy dewcauaod a freshet in the rivers
of Virginia. The smart thunder shower of last Friday
evening probably delayed agreat battle on the north side
of the Rappahannock. From prisoners taken in the late
skirmishes; and from many other sources, I have learned
that it was the intention of General Lee to cross his en
tire army dming Friday night and the day following, and
attack General Pope before the reinforcements from Mc-
OlelianV army, arrived upon, the ground. Before the
Army or Virginia made its masterly retreat before the
eyes of the whole rebel horde, it was Supposed that the
Rappahannock could be passed at'only six or Seven dif
ferent points, bnt it soon became evident that the entire
stream from five miles above Warrenton Springs to the
main body of the river was'one grand ford, and that the j
rebel army coald’almoaf march up to its banks ih line of''
battle, and walk on the bed of the river dry shod.
The old fords of long standing were, closely watched
and strongly guarded, but to the surpriseof our generals,
rebel skirmishing parties were discovered crossing at
Mints supposed to be; impassable, compelling ns to shift
oiir ground constantly to prevent being outflanked.' The
dash of the rebel General Stuart was put, a- preliminary
skirmish' in part to pay off General Pope for some of his
Westernraids; and also to conceal the more extensive
movements of Jackson.
HOW JACKSON NARROWLY ESCAPED BY “ TAKING
TO TBE BUSHES.”
During tbe night, while Stuart was fumbling in the
tranks of General Pope, and obtaining; clean linen
enough to. last, through the season, Jackson crossed his
whole corps at half a dozen. points above Warrenton
Springs. Jackson, according to the,prpgramme, /was to
engage the right.of General Pope, draw off his. attention
if possible from his left and centre, so as to give the main
body or the rehel army an opportunity to cross at other
fords than those guarded by us, and then when safely
over take the risk of the most desperate conflict of the
war. The programme succeeded so far as Jackson was
concerned He crossed • the river. Stuart performed
his part well, and both; rebel and national army are
to-day enjoying the practical joke he played off upon
General Pope. But Providence in this instance
seemed to be upon our side. A heavy black oloud roke in
the wept, and at about midnight bnrst in a fnrious storm
on both armies. It was too dark to see the fords, evenif
they could have been passed The storm continued all
night. In the worning the river had become impassable.
General Lee could not pass, and Jackson was alone on
this eideof the stream. General Pops could not learn tbe
exact strength of Jackson. and did not feel strong enough
to engage the whole army; therefore he did not take the
offensive. Jackson, iearning.thaf General Lee could not
reinforce'him; kept dose to the river and the bushes, and
as the.river fell reorosaed it and joined the main body of
the army,. Bnt for this thunder-storm, the greatest battle
of the war would have been fouglrt before this, and God
alene knowß with whom would have been the victory.
OUR ARMY AGAIN'ON THE OFFENSIVE.
' The day following, the Army of Virginia fell back from
the line of the Rappahannock, and invited’the enemy to
cross, but he politely declined the invitation.' To-day
yonr correspond ent.nnderstands the National army again
assumes the 1 offensive, to abandon forever, it is to be
hoped, its “lines of retreat.”' • -—^
reception of stuart’s cavalry at warrenton.
Persons who were attached to the staff of General
Pope, and who were taken prieoners by'Stuart, in his
last raid, but who escaped at Warrenton, say that the
joy manifested by the citizens ;of JWarrenton' upon the
return of Stuart’s Cavalry .with their trophies; exceeded,;
.all. bounds The population of the village turned out,
tn masse. ladles ran up to the Boldiers and ,embraced
them,' although many of them were entire strangers. The
only bell left in the village rang but loud and’clear, and
bier dal its music with the cheera of the thronging vil
lagers. , ... ~
- A burly negro, dressed In General Pope’s best uniform,
with, the-stars of the major general glittering upon his
shoulders,,and mounted,open General Pope’B beßt-horse,
rede in front of Stuart, as his famous cavalry brigade
marched through the streetß. -The negro seemed embar
rassed,’ and hardly knew .what to lmeke: of-it ;,; but'the
multitude; enjoyed* that part :of the' spectacle hugely.
Some one' in' the throng, however,'was hot disposed to
treat the new major general with the respect due to his
s Tank, As the cavalcade was 'about ’disappearing down
the road leading to Sperryvilte, the contents or two or
three higblyrperfnmed eggs splashed on the fine doth of
Cuffee, aud soon led hlm to discover that, instead ot being
an object,of respect,' he was one of the, grossest ridicule.
Captaln Goulding, the popular-and effleient guarter
master of General Pope, was the' only officer present to
support the.dignlty of hit major general. But, notwith
standing his assertions, that ho was a quartermaster and
■ fairly entitled-to ride upon a good, horse, he was com
pelled to walk through the dust,.aud act M groom to ; the,
Bable gentleman riding by his side. The staff houses of
General Pope : were decked by the ladles of Warrenton
with rebel colors, taken frem their bonnets and aprons,
and suddenly Improvised into rosettes. The prettiest 1
darkey boys led them, and not a rebel soldier was allowed
to touch their backß until the fair rebels had breathed a
' prayer ttati-Tahkee staff officers wouldjiever agaln rlde
them Into battle. ■ ■■
VERT LATE FROM THE SOUTH.
BEBBL ACCOUNTS OF POPE'S BETBEAT.
The Rebels Hope to "Winter at
Oentreviile Again.
THE IDEA OF ATTACKING WASHIHGTOH
ABMDOffED.
REBEL MOVEMENTS IN TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY.
Professed Ignorance of McClellan’s Position.
Our Troops Surprised at St. Helena Island.
GENS, HUNTER AND PHELPS LIABLE TO
[EXECUTION AS FELONS.
DOINGS OF THE REBEL CONGRESS.
The rebel version of tho recent military movements on
the Rappahannock is as follows ; The rebels regard the
whole affair as a decided suecetoand as a great triumph
of Gen, Leo over Pope. They Hay that, after defeating
McClellan, and compelling him to evacuate the peninsola,
Geni Lee has now defeated Pope, and compelled him to
retreat to.lhe shelter of .the forts at Washington, and that
thus the ;■ Unionists have been foiled in both of their at
tempts to reach Richmond—the one by way of the penln
euia, the other by way of Onlpeper. Their account
states that on the 18th instant Gen. Lee crossed tbe Ra
pid an with a strong detaohment of his army, consisting
entirely of cavalry and artillery, and advanood rapidly
towards Onlpeper, followed by large bodies of infantry,
and indeed by his whole army. During the ensuing six
day? Gen. Poperetreated slowly towards Oentreviile. Gen.,
Lee'pressed him close, and battles took place whenever
the Unionists made a stand, i On the 19thV a aBT ere
engagement took place near the village of Brandy, four
miles south of the Rappahannock, with heavy loss on
both sides , The. Union army crossed the Rappahannock
on tbe2otb, in great disorder mid haste, while the rebel
. artilhry Was firing on those brigades which were pro
tecting the passage of the main body. Two whole divi
sions of the Union army cresßed under a galling fire, and,
suffered heavily; On the 21st a portion of Gen. Lee’s
army, including several squadrons of csvalryand a num
ber of batteries of artillery, crossed the Rappahannock,
and engaged' the' Unionists'at three different points.
These actions were fall very severe, and resulted in the
retreat ofthe Unionists. At Wairrenton, also, a very
hard battle- was fought, at the close or which the
.Unionists retreated in. disorder, leaving their ar
tillery and their dead and wounded on the
field This account states positively that the reb.l
army occupies, in force, both sides of the Rappa
hannock, and that Genera! Pope had retreated to Ma
nassas Junction On Sunday, August 24, the main body
of bis army-was said to be at that point, white General
McClellan was moving up from Acquia Greek towards
the Occcquan*. Itjwas.supposed to be Pope’s intention to
cross Bull Bon, so as to place that stream and the Occo
qnan between his army and the rebels, aiid to fortify the
heights of Oentreviile. General, Lee ;w*s watching his
movemontß closely, with tquadrons of cavalry, but had
not pursued beyond the left bank of the Rappahannock.
The rebel leaders believe that, , with such a force as is
now concentrated for its defence, Washington is entirely
beyond their reach. - They will probably advance on Oen
treyille, and attack General Pope there, with the view of
trying to get the same positions for their army near
Washington as they held last winter. But aßfor attack
ing tbe capital itself, that idea they have been forced te
abandon., v „ : . .-■
The Richmond Whig of the 23d inst, in an editorial
headed “Where is McOiellah7” asks
, Who can answer this interrogatory ? Can the Govern
ment or Gen. Ley? We hope they can. We cannot, nor
con tbe public. '
It is known that-McClellan has again “ changed his -
base by a Hank movement.” In this case, as in that of
the ■ Chiokahominy, the change was effected without the
timely knowledge of those who were set to watch him.
At Berkelevijas iat the White House, large quantities of
valuable military prepi rty were destroyed by the fugitive
general. The devouring fiames from his own camps
served to light him on bis retreat from the Confederate
capital. But where has he gone, and why did he aban
don Ms James river base ? He took up the line of march
in the direction of Williamsburg and Fortress Monroe ;
bat whether he is still on the peninsula, or has gone
up to Fredericksburg or A quia Creek, it -were impossible
yet to say. If Fredericksburg was his destinatioo,
and he went by water, he mnßt have arrived there some
days ago. If ho took tho land route, he is probably still
on the road.
Pope occupies the line of the Rappahannock in the di
rection of Culpeper Court House. McClellan (supposing
he has arrived there) and Burnside hold Fredericksburg
and the lower Rappahannock. The two. Tankee armies
are thus near enough to each to hear our artillery,
should we attack either, and.near enough.to support each
other in the event of’ a protracted struggle. If we should
/drive Popeback, outright flank would be exposed to at
tack by McOielian and Burnside. Sbonldwe give battlo
to the latter, they would have a river and their gunboats
-to foil back behind,while. Pope, might move down upon
onr left flank. '/These statements will be made evident by
a glance at'the'map'and the positions of the enemy . 'V
Whether McClellan abandoned' Berkeley to go to the
assistance of Pope, or because' of the manifest folly of
any attempt to move upon Richmond from that base, or
on account of the nnhealthfulness of the locality, he and
his Government alone'can tell. But, whatever the im
pelling cause may have been, we attach but little im
portance to the idea that an advance will be attempted
upon this city from the lines of the Rappahannock. If
the Federal armies can maintain their present position,'
and thus insure the safety of their capital, they will
probably be content. To this end their present lines are
well chosen. . General Lee might • d«liver battle either
upon the right dr left of their position, but, if success
ful, would it be safe to follow up the advantage without
first disposing of the other wing ? ' o
That the Confederate commander and his brave legions
are equal to the emergency, we have not the least doubt.
Ouronlyobject in alluding to this subject is to give the
reader some ideas of the difficulties of the position and of
the magnitude of the work before us.
GENERAL POPE’S RETIREMENT.
Speak fog of the retirement of General Pope, the Rich
mond Wlng : says: “ If. he continues his retreat,-the
fight will be postponed for several days, unless our men
can succeed in overtaking him. That he will be driven
to the wall now we have no doubt; and we have as little
doubt of the result of the fight, begin when it may.
SKIRMISH ON THE RAPIDAN/
A skirmish took place on Wednesday, 1 near Raccoon
Ford. Our cavalry routed the rear guard of the enemi,
killing about twenty of the Yankeoß, and capturing about
titty prisoners. ' '
CAPTURE OP BARBOURSVIJCnE
Chattanooga. " August 21 —The following dospateh
was received at Knoxville to-day
BABnouaSTii.x.E, August; 18 —Wo took r possession
here to-day . and captured forty.five prisoners, only six of
whom were not in the hospital., The enemy has retreated
towards Cumberland Ford. Scott’s Louisiana Cavalry
have captured Logan. . Particulars of capture dot known 1
yet. dot, J. PEGRAM.
SURPRISE /AT ST. HELENA IS LAND.
Charleston, Angnst 21 —A force of 160 South Caro
linians surprised the enemy at daylight this morning on
St. Helena Island, near Port Royal., Several Yankees,
including the lieutenant commanding, were killed, and
thirty-six taken prisoners. Our loss was six slightly and
two mortally wounded. .•
REBEL DESIGNS IN TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY.
r After the famous seven days before Richmond, General
Beauregard spent a few weeks in retirement at'his home,
but since then ,ha has been actively engaged in organiz
ing the rebel forceß in the Southwest tor a campaign of
great magnitude in Tennessee and Kentucky.' If is un
derstood that the general features of the campaign will
be as follows: To concentrate at Knoxville and at Chat
tanooga alt the treops not required for service elsewhere,
or, in other words, about 150,000 troops at each place.
To take possession, fiißt, of Nashville, Fort Henry, Fort
Doneison, and Corinth, and to attack and defeat or expel
General BneU’s forces on the line of the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad, and thus regain possession of Ten
nessee/ To advance then into Kentucky in two columns—
one by way of the Cumberland Gap, Barbourßvilie,
Louden, Richmond, and Lexington, the other by way. of
the valley of the SequatcMe river, in/the direction of
Glasgow; Bowling Green and Mumfordsville. Each one
of these columns is to be 160,000 Btrong. The liltlmate
(present) destination of the first is Cincinnati; of the
.other, Louisville.
The rebel forces, at present In Tennessee and Ken
tucky, are as followß : At Chattanooga, and between
that point and Knoxville, on the railroad, and capable of
almost instant concentration, there are 98,000 treops, the
best in the rebel army, under General Bragg, whose
headquarters are at Chattanoogo. At Knoxville and
vicinity, there are .32,000. General Kirby Smith; has
20,000. near the/.Cumberland Gap, and/on the road be
tween Knoxvilleand that point. At Decatur, at Clarks
ville, at Gallatin; at Harteville; and' at Murfreesboro
there are various bodies cf troops, amounting to 50,000
This makes 200,000 men in arms. It is underatoodin
Richmond,.that as soon.as 60,000 of the troops that
started with General Jackson for Winchester and Lees
burg shall have returned to Staunton, they will be in
stantly sent by raiiroad to Knoxville. With the fortifi
cations around Richmond; and those that the rebeta are
now erecting on the right; bank of the Rappahannock,
they consider their ,Capital -impregnable.,They can
therefore, if they have abandoned their designs oh Wash
ington; well spare these 50,000 troops for service in Ken
tucky, and;indeed; they may send more; but that is al
that Beauregard counts on now. These, with 50,009 new
conscripts, which bo has raised sin the Southwestern
States, which are now in campß of instruction drilling,
and/wbich will he ready for service by the time the rein
forcements from Richmond arrive, will give Beauregard
his3oo,ooomen. . .......
While thus preparing for the military operations of the
Western esmpaign, the rebel leaders are not unmindful
of/the necessity of preparing for the subsistence of their
armies during the winter. On this point also very er
roneous views prevail at the North., It has been re
peatedly stated that the crops of the South have been
short, and that most olthem have been deatroyei by the
armies on both sides. The grain crops throughout the
entire; South are larger than ever before, and have been
gathered and secured in excellent order. The proportion,
of grain destroyed is scarcely, felt in the great aggregate-
Discarding/cotton thiß year, the Southern people have
devoted ’their entire attention’ to the/ raising of wheat,
corn, and oats, and with entire success so far. In parts:
of Tennessee, particularly, the wheat and oats are entirely
/secured. So far..as cattle and hogs are concerned, there
is, as always, ahnndahee of both. A member of the rebel
‘ Congress; from Texas; now in Richmond, says that, com
ing/fronq a cattle raising State, (a State which has raised
this year enbhgfi cattle to supply the whole Confederacy
with beef, )he was surprised to see the immense herds, of cat
tle in Georgia and Kentucky; bdtU'ofwhich'States he visit/
ed on his way to Richmond. He learned, too, in Kentucky,
that the bbgcrop of that State and .Tennessee was felly'
as large as ever this year. The rebel arinios, therefore;
will be at no loss for; subsistenoeffor a year/to come; So
for as ! regards .the .articleof salt (whlch ; heretofore the
.rebels /have needed more than gunpowder,"so scarce has
it been),‘immense quantities have been received at Khox
vl le, Chattanooga, and Atlanta, via Georgia, both from
Ohio and from Memphis.. That , which ; comas from Ohio
and Indians' is smuggled across the Ohio river, .and.wa
yoned /along, the roads that ran south into Tennessee.
That which comes from'Memphis comes from rebel
traders there who profess/to; be Unionists, and to whom
licenses to trade have been given. '
In the rebel Senate, on Friday last, a resolution was
adopted reQuealing' the President to commnnioate os soon
as practicable''all - official reports of engagements*- the
object being to give the Senate opportunity to vote reso-n
lniions of, thanks to officers, who bare distinguished
themselves.
1 The .Committee on Military Affairs reported a-bill pro
hibiting the’,employment' of snbstltntes, except for per- '
sens skilled and actnaily employed in some mechanical;
pursuit important to the public interest, or where the
person iis the only white male., adult on a larm or planta
tion having thereon-not flees than fifty slaves. If the
substitute deserts, .however, the.;person who employed
him is to,serve. The , second section provides that tha.
commaiodera of brigades and divisions, order ce> tain re-.
- Btt lotions, may detail *to any farm or plantation worked'
by elayee, when the owner is stfemme sole, a minor; 1 or ’
a person- In tliepublic service, one enrolled private for
.'duly, i
" The hill was,ordered to bo printed. .
lhe residue-or the session was occupied in the discus-'
sion of;Yancey’s resolution to make secret sessions of
- the Senate the exception rather than the role. .There
. solution was rejected. ' • • 1
In the Honso a voto of thanks was tendered to Colonel
Porrestfor hia recent .victories in Tennessee. , .
That; portion *of Jeff'Bayis’message relating to the
increase of the army teas taken up aha discussed. 'Bona
tor Foote referred to the manner in which the conscrip
tion act bad been ,passed.. Its constitutionality -at the;
time of passage was.abubttd, and if the,plan. deUberated
in it should be allotved to grow into a system, it
would be'subversive-bf State sovereignly and popu
lar freedom. The necessity which was alleged; to
exißt formerly for the.. -present*,,4aw ~na-~longer
existed; and even -. that inecessity? -yeas
bavingt grown c-ut of the failure of the Provisional Go
vernment to provide forexpecteddeSciencleH in tho uruiy
ia ssasoa. Heinsiited that two hundred and fifty thou-
TWO CENTS.
sand men eonld be raised by requisition upon the Slates
sooner than in any; other way, and would'not awaken
distrust or alarm, nor occasion any collision with Btatn
authorities. If the new law recommended’ by the Seere.’
tory of "War Should beadopted,collision with Virginia,
Tennessee, and ail the other States, wonld’be inevitable,
M it would sweep into its vortex all toe militia now or to
be organized, nothing bnt amilitary despotism could be
toe result. Singleton, of Mississippi, and Miles, of South’
Carolina, opposed Mr. Foote’B views
. Mr.jDargan, of Alabama, contrasted toe present condi
tion of the arnoy/witti the past. Ha thought every ntati
Ibould he subject to the call of the President. “We had
on&U sides worsted our vindictive foes. It was useless
to caUthem names. The vilest epithet would not be suf
ficiently severe. They would never become human
beings, unless Aimighty Power.wouH reduce them to ihe
original dust from whence they sphinx, extract the vil--
lainons matter, and make new men of theqi.” -
Mr. Bonham, of South Carolina, was in favor of rais
ing troops as waß done when we resisted Great Britain,
and as we did in 1812. *
. An extract was read, by the clerk, from the Inaugural
Address of Governor Vance, of North Carolina, who was
in the late engagement at Malvern Hill. In it he appeals
to the people of. the State to stand by the Government
until the last vestige of thraldom la driven from our
shores.** .".V
GENERALS HUNTER AND PHELPSPBONOUNCED FE
LONS, AND ORDERED TO BE EXECUTED. ,•
War Department, Adjutant and Inspector Gene
ral’s Office, Richmond, August 21,1862.
. ' GENERAL ORDERS, No. to. - / « ,
1. TTAereas, Major General Hunter, recently in com
mand of the enemy’s forces on the coaat of South Caro
lina, and Brig. Gen. Phelps, a military commander of
the enemy in of Louisiana, have organized and
armed ; negro slaves for• military service against their
masters, citizens of this Confederacy: .
_ Aud. whereas, The Government of the United States
has refused to answer an inquiry .whether Buch conduct
of its officers meets its sanction, and has thus left to this
Government no other means of iepressiQg said crimes
and , outrages than by the adoption of such measures of
retaliation as shall serve to prevent their repetition:
Ordered, That Major General Hunter and Brigadier
General Phelps be no longer held and treated as public
enemies of the Confederate States, but as outlaws : and
that in theeventof the capture of either, of them, or
that of any other, commissioned officer employed in
drilling, organizing or instructing slaves, with' a view
to their armedv service in this war,.he shall not be re
garded as a prisoner of war, but held in close confine
ment for execution as a felon, at such time and place bb
the President may order. By order, •,?
- . __ S. COQPBB, Adj. and Insp, Gen.
FROH THE WEST.; ;
All accounts from Gen. Bragg’s department represent
affairs there as .‘‘bright and brightening ” for our cause.
It would appeat to be certain that Bnell’s position is
highly precarious, and will soon-be untenable; and that,
in.tbe event (now almost certain) of hie being compelled
to retreat, he will have a hard road to travel, and will
not be able to stop short either at Nashville nor any other
point m Tennessee. , . .
~ Gen. Bragg is certainly in good and of the
opinion that ♦• things is workin ’* even more favorable
“than could have been'expected.”
FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
The "Wllmißgton Journal haspositive information of
the enemy’s having evacuated.. Swansboro*, “ going east
ward,” which would indicate a return to Beaufort and
Fort Macon. ••
SCARCITY OF SALT—PROCLAMATION OF GOVERNOR
. LETCHBR,
WAereas, It is represented by many citizens of this
State that it is impossible to obtain supplies of the ne
cessary article of salt, except at fabulous prices, and
even then not in sufficient quantities to supply the de
mand 5 and a portioirof: the salt works of this Common-
from which a large quantity of salt was derived,
being in the possession of the public enemy, and the re
maining works being owned by private persons and car
ried on by. private enterprise, are insufficient to furnish,
the amount necessary for the consumption of our own
people, and yet a large proportion of the. annual product
of tue works is continually exported into the neighboring
States.-
And whereas, The importation or foreign *alt lisa
been presented by the blockade of our porta, and it
is not probable that, the demand can be supplied from
that ' Source : andthe season : is.rapidly .advancing
,when it will be necessary to salt np meats for the en
suing year; to provide onr armies and people with
.suitable provision and the, Legislature " having made:
no appropriation of money to purchase or to manu
facture this essential: article, or to provide a‘remedy.'
Therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in the
Executive by the Gonstituiion, I, John- Letcher, Go
vernor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, do hereby con
vene the General Assembly, to take the subject into con
sideration, and to legislate further for the interest of the
Commonwealth, as they may deem proper, hereby pro
claiming, to the Senators and.Belegates of the General
•Assembly that they are required to assemble at the Capi
tol, in the city of Bichmond, on the 16th day of Septem
ber next, at 12o’clock, '
Given under my hand, as Gevernor, and under the seal
of the Oommonweallh, at Bichmond, this 19 th day of Au
gust. in the year 1862, and in the eighty-seventh year of
the Commonwealth. y
[I- s-] JOHN LBTOHKE.
By the Governor:
Geougb W. Munvord,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
THE DUTY OP COXGRESS.
The grand army which besieged Bichmond has, by the
masterly strategy of Lee, been driven from its position,
and only escaped capture or annihilation by the failure
in the execution ■of details by subordinate commanders.
It has changed its base ; but it Is still intent on the ob
ject forwhich it was;:organized—the capture df Bich
mond. It is to he reinforced by six hundred thousand
men. To meet this new array is the first duty of Con-’
gross.- The enlargement of, the conscription is the obvi
ous remedy; hot with the view of bringing into the field'
as many as the Yankees; that is not possible; ner if it
weie would it he;politic. and wise. Knough men must be
left at home to preducefood to support the army.
Those under eighteen are, as a general rule, too tender
to endure the hardships of camp life; and; as was very
well said by Mr. Davis last year, to call them out would
be like grinding seed corn. Those; between thirty-five
and forty-five are as vigorous and able-bodied as at any
age ; and if the proper energy is employed after they are
enlisted, Wrli . constitute an ample force to . meet all the
powers of the North. Of the six hundred thousand
now Yankee levies, not one from east of Ohio knows
how ,to load a gun or'ride a horse, and six or eight
months wiil.be necessary for.them to learn those indis
pensable qualifications for war. In the meantime they
will be food for panics. Every Southern : man and
boy can ride and shoot,and have only ‘to learn one ®r
two words of command, and a few simnle movements,
to be as good Boldlers as - twenty years? drilling: oouid
make them.
This superiority of our population.was strangely over
looked last year, when we'Suffered'the finest army ever
assembled to rot at Manassas, and gave the enemy time
to drill their new levies. If we pursue the same policy
again, we shall again Bnffer. But if‘Congress will ex lend
the conscription, so as to embrace all between eighteen
end forty-five, and if the war is then pushed—pushed at
once into the enemy’s country—the new: levies of the
1 ankees will avail them nothing; but, on the contrary,
being little better than a rabble ront, will prove an in
valuable aid. to our advancing columns!
It, in, addition, Congress .Could infuse a iitHe of the
ardor of the country.into tho President, and persuade
.him-to disencumber the Departments of. some of the
Yankees. and. Jews with: which they. are-infested, we
might look forward |o better results at no . distant day.
That there fire traitors and spies in the Departments, no
one dr.tibia. General Lee, to delude them, in planning
Ms atiack upon McClellan, on the Ohickahominy, had to
resort to,the extraordinary expedient of Bending 12,000
men to Jackson, by way of Lynchburg and Charlottes
ville, as though Washington were the object aimed at.
Tho ruse succeeded McClellan was instantly informed
of the movement, and -Lincoln made it the ground for re-
Insing to send any more troops to the Peninsula- The
sametraitors are stfll in Bichmond and in office: at least
we have not : heard of any of them being removed.
" The city of Washington itself must: be annihilated:
There can he no peace uniil that nest of Yankees and
traitors is exterminated. It is a bar to any satisfactory
Intervention by foreign Powers, and would forever con
stitute ajbone of contention in the event of a temporary
adjustment. The fare of Carthage must be that of Wash
ington. Let “ Stonewall ’’-have one lick at it, and we
shaUhavono more trouble from that quarter.
FROM THE SOUTHWEST,
Gcneral-B neirsArmy,
[Correspondence of the Cincinnati Gazette.]
Btevbkson, Alabama, August 18.—Prom a source en
titled to entire confidence, I learn that the rebel forces
now lying on the other side of the Tennessee, scattered
from Battle Creek to Chattanooga, number not less than
fifty thousand men. They have, in addition, a goodsup
ply of artillery mounted and posted in commanding posi
tions all along the way, so favorable to them naturally as
to make the route “ a hard road to-travei” for the Union
army, even with a force greatly, superior in numbers.
I learn also that their forces are under the command of
the rebel: Bragg, and that: he proposes to attack us at
Battle creek, by putting a large force in our. rear, and:
advancing on our front lines; while, at the same' time,
their artillery is brought to bear upon us from the oppo
site side of the river. And, this atsaok is not to be long,
deferred, indeed it may occur almost any day.
. It is not proper to state hero what our means of de
fence are, or how well prepared we are to march on to
Chattanooga.
. Alas, we are: not in Chattanooga, but the rebels, are.
We do not occupy those important gateways leading to
the supply fields of : Tennessee and Kentucky,' but: the
rebels do. We hear, to be sure, that Government in
tends to adopt' a stern; warlike, aggressive policy, but it
is hot seen in any order; issningfrom the headquarters of
the Army of the Ohio. ,We, read the ..confiscation act,
.and find that" it provides, ithaer certain circumstances,
for weakening the: power of rebels* by making their
slaves free; but no order comes to enforctfthe law.
To bo sure; contrabands come into our lines, some by
their own choice, and some.under orders of our.officers,
and work on bur fortifications, but in the absence of. any
orders calculated to secure protection aiid freedom to
those who by the plain terms of the confiscation act.and;
orders: from the War Department are entitled thereto.
When the work is done upon which they are engaged;
they are sent back to their claimants? plantations, many,
of whom are in the Confederate army. Wa wait for a
policy, tor orders i coming from the proper authority to
carry out the intention of the confiscation act, ■ How
long shall we wait 1 " ' •• ’ ■
A few days ago 001. Straight brought to onr notice a
men who has been all his life a slave, now sixty-three
years of age, and jet is entirely white. A number of
effleers who were present made a critical examination of
hie pei sob, aiid were'convinced that his claim te being a
white man was well founded. His features; complexion,
eyes, hair, month, nose, and phrenological development
all combine in making him entirely white. Hisown idea
istbnt he wes either a child of misfortune or ol poverty,
and was turned into the negro quarters and left to gro w
up a.slave, aDtl this he argues from the fact that he has
known several similar , cases, His appearance and be-,
bavior impress one Wltfi the belief that he is a faithful
and worthy man: He cannot read a word, has been re
peatedly sold upon, the auction,block, and says his name
is 'iSam.” He "was at; once christened by the officers,
presen; by:the name of " Samuel Straight,?’furnished
with money for: expenses, and under escort sent to Gov.
’ Morton, of Indiana, bb a sample of some of the victims
of that institution Which even in a war for existence a
nation may not touch. ~,,
THE SITUATION AT CUMBERLAND GAP.
Cum uerlaxh Gap, August 19.—1 have mailed several
letters recently. 1 suppose they are in tile Post OElices
between hero and Cincinnati. I have just heard that a
private courier is to leave in a few miDates. We have a
large army, of Seceßh in front,'andteigbt or ten thousand
■in our rear. Last nigbt all ourtrains due came in safely.
We liave no fears. We cab bold at bay unarms- of fifty
ihousand, as l»ng osour provisions last Say to all onr
friends that this fortress shall hot fall into the hands of
the enemy. The moment ah enemy shows himaeUwithin
three miles of ns, a shell whistles at his head. » They are,
cn every'ham], but they are watched.
1 The dnty of Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky 1b to send
forward troops, well armed and equipped,as soon as they
possibly can. There is work and a reward for such.
Keep np a good hearfand fear not; >
THE DEPARTMENT OF ;LOiriSV:lLt.E.
- Hhadquakters Bbpaktmkst of Ohio, .
’ ‘' LWisvn.i,B;,Ky ,’August M, 1882..
- Brigadier General J. T.'Boyle is assigned to’the :'coin
mand of the troops inaedabout Louis viije, Kentucky,
and of such detached forces within theJSiate pf.Kentnckv
-es'are not Tinder the command of major General JVelson j L
and troops arriving in Louisville will be despatched hy
him to their "destinations, übder such instructions as he
may receive fromtheseheadqnarters. He will continue
his headquartere at Louisville, Kentucky.
All mutters liot "purely military, occurring Wlintn the
Mate, and* not: taken 'cognizance off by Major iGeneral'!
< Kehoß* wfll.b# referred* as .heretoforej to Ge
neral Boyle, for E bis action, under etrch Instructions as
have been or may hereafter be fugdrtieobliDi *;-.?•?. ;? v
By command of G.g
' bhilliaht peat at-frankfort; kv. :•< :s
TBiKKPOET,, August 26.i_Ohi8imaay-night.Gaid. Al,.
Chiles. of the Danville Home. Guards, with slxty-.two
men 'overtook and surprised threelmndred armed robots,
who were on their way,to Dixie. - The fight; took place
shoot 12 o’clock at night, on John Shelby’s farm, .about
jive miles south of Danville'. The enemy were completely
~r< uted. loßteg, three; killed, eight mortally-wounded.aud
: hirty bopt% /fto pcbeia were well armed with doublb*
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pXFRMIER abort; THE AFFAIR AT OALl(Atxh<.
The Uinciimati Commercial pnblißhes toe following
private:tetter to a gentleman in that city:
Nashy,\ULß, -August 23, 1862.—We - started from Eey
nolds, TenD., Inly 22, under toe command of Genera!
Johnson, of Kentucky, with about 300 men or the 2‘d‘
Indiana Caval’cy, and tv portion of two other cavalry re
giments; the wMe eommßoii ambonting to about 700'’
msc» ' •'
On the 20th inst we eampsd at Hartsville, Where Mor
gan camped the preVsouenight.- Oh the mOTning of
211 st we bad reveille at two o'clock, and at. daylight w»'’
moved towards Gaflatftr,. 01tf.an railotr distant. I 1 hid
command of companies O ’ and' S’ In 'toe advance. At
about eight o’clock we drove, in the rebel picketa'aome
two miles from CMlwttbf, I iwsnlrSd of s'cltlzen whether
Morganor Forrest was there. He said boffiiweretliefe,' ’
at the same time showing me a safeguard indicating that
be was a loyal'man. ; He advised me'"for Gi&’a 'sake i
don’t attack Morgan unless yon havb 3,500 or4;000
meD.” rthoaght that looked rathe? bhseyl
to General Johnson, and was ordered to move oantionsly, "■
and keep well closed up. Soon afterwards - I’passed a
neat-looking cottage, from which a lady motioned me to
approach, and she warned mo “for God’s gaket-donbt.
attack :-they know yonr force, and are waltlng-for yon.”
Presently we met a boy, mounted, wQO'remarked,'
“ Ton’ll smell h—l down there!”
. s ® on *»' “W. their cavalry mcriAg "on too' *
right and left and in front. I reported toat - they ware '
flanking-ns, hut my orders-were, “ Forwavfl,' doable
qniek.” ; I gave toe command, <* Front into Um.- cairop,
march!” and away we went. We had not gone-three'
hundred yards wh'en we received a destructive firs ffom.'
their infantry, who were concealed in toe woodin W?
now fell back abont three-quarters of a mile, and formed '
a new line ;of battle. Hostilities ceased about an hour,
when we sent in a flag of trace, asking permission to '
bnry our dead ahd-take oare of-onr wbnnded.’ Miirgaa '■
replied they would all- be; cared for, and demanded aav
unconditional surrender, offering to parole the prisoners.'’
Johnson replied, “Catch tW first—paroling• is ptftyed’
out.” , ! .
Morgan said he bad three columns ready to move upon r
us. Johnson said, “ Come ahead,” and ended the! pair'- -
ley. We now moved lowardß Cumberland river through ■
a lane, and proceeded about half’a mile, when our rear .
was , attacked. We Immediately formed to receive too
enemy, end the hardest fighting—lasting till 2 o’clock—-
took place; :My company was dismounted fighting. - At
lsst it was announced that Johnson had surrendered, and 1
I;ordered my men to mount and fall back. While mount
ing my horse, which was excited, ’my saddle turned, and •
threw me upon my head' and shoulders, braising me se
verely. One of the men, whom l did not identify, shouted !
“Here's ahorse!’? I mounted and started to my com-,-
pany, bntthc horse had made but a few jumps when ho
was shot through toe neck, toe blood Bpirting aliover
roe; I saw he could not last,-and the same man who had ‘
befriended roeibefore came up with anetoer horse, which •
I mounted and dashed away with him We bad gone but
a half mile further when an orderly dashed tip,. ordering
me to. halt, as Gen. Johnson, had-surrendered, and wo
must come back. I concluded that if they got us-they
most run for us, and so we “ lit out” crossed thd'
Cumberland, and reached Lebanon at about five o’clock.
H ext morning earlywe reached Nashville
My casualties were two horses shot under me; a severe
fall from another, and a loss of my 840 Baddle, my bridle,'
holsters,; blankets; Ac. That the loss of life’ was con
siderable is shown by the casualties in my company. I "
went into action with twenty, eight' men, of whom 1 lost'
nineteen men, killed, wounded, and misslng,~ana eleven. •
horses—about thirty-three psr cent. Onb two men of
the whole number escaped wholly. -The estimate of our
whole loes is about two hundred and fifty men, among ;
whom were three captains, four lieutenants, and one ad
jutant.’ ■
The Minnesota Massacres.-
[From the St Baul Pioneer, 23d.]
Weleara that Judge Marsh (brother of Oapt MarsS”
who was killed) has returned from the Minnesota river,
and states that scouts have estimated the numbbr of -
whites killed at about five hundred. Their opinions are
based on the nutbbf rof bodies they discovered along the
roads and trails, and on the supposed massacre of alt the
whites at the Agency. It is believed that .al! the-mis
sioners have been killed. Tho civilized or those
who have discarded the blanket and leggins, are said to
have exceeded their savage brethren in atrocities. '
Bidgley iB not a fort, strictly speaking. An area of a
quarter of an acre is enclosed with one or two atone, and ‘
several: wooden buildings and a wo aden fence; which
would offer but little obstruction to a large force. The •
buildings which were burning when the messenger toft
were probably outbuildings, set on fire to prevent their
being occupied by the Indians. We have no fears of
Bidgley being taken.
LATEST NEWS FROM BIDGLISYV
Hkxderson, Thursday, August 21.
Hon. Albxakpbb Bahsby : I send by the bearer, Da
vid Oarruthers; the following facts: •
I left Fort Bidgley to day at 6 o’clock A. M , and *
when I toft there were 2,000 Indians around the fort,
and the wooden .buildings were burning. '
All the men, women, and children at Yellow. Medicine •
are killed except Kennedy and Garvie.: To-day I found '
it impcßßible to get within the fort.
I think the Indians are still collecting Out-Head*
Yanctonnais, and all other Sioux If they taka
the fort they will, in my opinion, come to Hendorßon, Sfc.
Peter, TraTeree, &c.
Very respectfully,
DESPATCHES PROM COLONEL SIBLEY TO GOVERNOR
RAMSEY.
Colonel Sibley, with three companies, arrived at Belle
Plains, after many vexations delays, on Thursday eve
ning. He was to 1 leave'yesterday morning in teams for '
St Peter, aB he had a pressing cat! ill consequence of
later bosttledemonßtrations. He states thatit is certain
that no communication had been had with the fort for
two days, although efforts had been made to do so.
Captain Grant, who was on his way to Glencoe, had been .
ordered s by a special messenger to join Colonel Sibley at-
Bt. Peter, that he might not run the risk of being at
tacked by an overwhelming force When Colonel Sibley
arrived at St. Peter he would bo governed- by the latent <
intelligence in Ms moY.ments. Colonel Sibley slates that -:
Judge Flaudrau had mitten to him from Hew Him, re
questing that assistance might be' sent to that place.
Much complaint is-made of the Austrian rifles, as they .
are considered almost worthless.
■; CHEERING NEWS
From the St. Paul Pioneer, 24th.]
Hr Gocdell, the Superintendent of Farms at th*
Yellow Medicine, arrived in the city last night from
Glencoe, and brings the welcome news thatsixty-two
persons, who were supposed to have been killed, are
safe! The following are the particulars, as related to
us by Mr. Gtedc-11:
On the afternoon of Monday Mr. Goodell was informed -
by a true Indian friend named Am-pa-tu-to-keo-ka,
(Other Hay, In English,) that the people were likely to
be attacked., ,Jnst at night they saw sqnads of Indiana -
councliing on' the hills. A half-breed was sent to talk
with them, but he could learn nothing definite, 1 The first
conclusive evidence .of an attack was from a half-breed,
who came down ahead of the Indians. He said the In
dians told him they were earning down “to oloanus out.” "
Mr. Goodell ; and ethers went to work "to get all tha
families Into the warehouse,. adjoining - Mr. Galbraith's -.
house. Towards night they got news that the solders -
were all killed at Bed Wood, and that no help-could be
expected in that direction. There was only one chance
of escape, and that was as, one to a thousand against
them, ■ ■■■
They went down the bank and forded the river, men,
women aid children. On the other side, Mr, Goodell ■
proposed to go to the Fort below.' “ Other Day >* ob-.
jected, and' said: |f Mr. Qoodell must part ;
from them. - They must go across-the country. toiHahdi
yohi Hakes, and to Glencoe., -They.had a few. carriages
for the women andchildren, and the men walked. 1 They
kept on all night—the next night they stopped with an old - -
Swede, whose family had, ran away, b They went t 0....
Hutchinion, then to Glencoe, and : thence to .Carver.
. During theirip, Mrs. Galbraith and two children, anil a -
Miss Charles, rede inacarriage, Miss Oharles driving..
Mr. Goedell says Miss Charles was the bravest girl he
ever saw, and enlivened v the party by her cheerful de
meanor. In the party were forty-two women and cbil
dren, and.twenty men, sixty-two in ail, whom Mr. Good- .
eli knows are safe. 1 -
Fort Bidgley, August 21,2 p.|M: -
Gov. Alexander Bamsey: We can. hold this place
bnt little longer, unless reinforced. We are being attack
ed almost every hour, and, unless assistance is rendered,
we cannot hold out much longer. Oar little band is be
coming exhausted and decimated. We hadihoped'to be
reinforced to-day. bnt as yet can hear of none coming.
T. J. BHEEHAN,
Co. 0,.5ih Begt. Minnesota Yels., commanding-post.
ANOTHER LETTER- FROAr -A.-J-: VAN YOEHES, -ESQ. ( -
Fort Bidgley, August 21, 3862, A. M.
To the Editors of the Pioneer and Democrat:
1 On Tuesday, Lieutenant T S. Sheehan, of Company '
0, who had left this post on Saturday morning,' for his
post at Fort Bipley, after making a forced march of 42
mileß in nine hours, arrived, and immediately took com
mand, with fifty brave and.well-dißciplined soldiers.
During the same day, Major Galbraith arrivedwith fifty
new menj (Benville Bangers,) who were on their way. to
-Fort Sneliing, ; Upon hearing of the Indian disturbances, '
Maj'or Galbraith turned back with his men after having
reached St Peter, when they succeeded in procuring old
United Btates muskets. After receiving the reinforce
nrienls, thegarriaon felt quite secure against the-attacks
of any number, of the enemy likely to appear.
At three o’clock, yesterday afternoon, the anticipated,
hour arrived. . A-email force of. Indians appeared about
three-fourths of a mile north of the barracks, evidently*.
.with the intentibh of drawing ont the entire force while
the main body were to dash ' upon the'barracks, from .the .* .
east, where they were approaching nnder cover of woods
and ravines In thlsway, after driving.in : onr, pickets,
they were enabled to”approaeh to within musket shot, .
BtillJ under cover of ’trees and. outbuildings. ' At, this .
point they opened a,volley upon a detachment of Com
pany B, stationed at one of the north entrances, bnt v
without serious effect. ; *
It was hut the work of a moment for Lieutenant 1 Sheer ".
ban to bring his company to bear upon them from,one of -
the southern entrances, the smoke of which had-hardly
cleared away wheD one of the 6-pound mountain howit
rers, under the direction of Sergeant -Jones,' sent-. into _
their midst a shell that must have, done glorious.execn- ...
lion. The fire of : the 1 enemy then became scattered and
promiscuous, all sides of tho barracks appearing, to ba
infested, and every secret.hiding place having its wily
foes. After throwing a few ahelisV Sergeant Jones' took .:
command of a 6-ponnd . cannon, and Sergeants Me?
Grew and ,'Whipple of the two howitzers.- ; The‘ fire on -.
both sides was most spirited and persistent Lt. Sheehan
was everywhere present, cheering on the -brave and .■
stoni-hearted, and encouraging the few .wavering; Con
sidering the responsibility of his position, ho was, per-.
: hap?, too reckless of his -personal safety. Time after
time, as. he passed, from postto post giving directions to
the men, whole, volleys of musketry warn-discharged ,
upon him, and the ballets went whizzing over and about
him like hailstoneß. His coolness. inspired all. with
courage, however, and-we thank God thafc.ha is yet.un- ...
harmed. ~
, In this way the fight was continued until dark,,with an
almost continuons discharge of mußketny. and artillery:
As to the strength apd lossof the enemy alt is conjecture..
Picket guards and scouts estimate the number lurking ,
about at one thousand. Of the correctness of , this esti
mate lhave no moans of judging, except that tho enemy
was In strong force, and made the attack with courage
and determination.
A number of citizens’ buildings surrounding the bar
racks were fired by the enemy, but none of the Govern-,
ment buildings were burned, Here was, one of our great- .
nt dangers, but a' timely rain, which*,continued' during ,
the night, andthe vigilance of'the guards, prevented-. A.
few old out-buildings, which-served bb hiding-places for .
the enemy, were burned dnring.the night.by order of the
ermmandant. • • • ■ •
The nigbt was passed in comparative quiet, though...
t very man at his post or sleeping upon his arrng, \VUat _
(he day may bring forth,.none of ns can tell- With a
fair and square fight, we.wpnld havewo great fears;, hub ,
wifhthia lurking, bushwhacking mod**of rwarfareatid, a v .,
mdien dash of legions of savages- upon barracks which ,
effort no real secarity except aa defenaea from doors and,
- windows* and liable at:any£t£me ta-m&niU the position
i f this small force might be exceedingly perilon&.Xt
time for reinforcementa-from-Fort SnelUngj bht yet they
are not here. 0 1 for a regiment; of effective soldiersv ta'
averse the untold outrages.oft the past three days.
In h&te* A! J- VANVOBBfiS.; .
i iBTTBB' BBOMi JBBfiB FLAJfDBEA.ir.
ja a letter-from-hFewUlmi dated August 22 f OharlesJE'i
Fler.dreap, commanding - the post, says to: the- Governor
cf Minnesota: f > . * « ... .\ > # „
I -accompany of citizens. loffe’for." the fort,
this BiornlngfylOO strong,- from ■ Bt.- Petqr. If 'so. my % .'
npiDion ia,-that if' yon make junction,with-yonr detail,-
to if 3BO ihehY which will giVe yos:37s!»
, Mreedy gone^up'will’make 4fs» better..
way,:and'the’ other 2TjB the otiwr sidP
to fort.', J„haye, about ,200. raoh here, bpt
very poorly armed. I wotddlike yery to see
if-you bave any man -you ciai entrust wich tbe ooEjmana .
to the foifc- jl,don’t think ths indians hare taken it, bpt,
rotknowihjg the'extent of tho outbreak, X .qaa.form no,
idea of the fofce a tliefc have- Tt’mfist be considerable*
or ibej would not-attaekithe fort.’l ■ - -
• r-A iUMNS
TO W N.-AAn-American gentleman, who has just arrived
‘ at hbine by theiPeraia, states that theisteraaer Oonnubia-J*
ql. loading with arms and «>»«
use, -at Qneenstown. Onr Informrat went to,see,team
“ Connnhitf atherwharf. ■■ She wiU’fshortlylattempt tomn
’the blockaJeT The , hlo<*adipg squadron should keep %
bright lookout ter her, m hep cargo is very valuable.
A. FBENIEB, Interpreter.