Vr)ft•t)rtss. FRIDAY, JUNE-26, 1863. MrWe can take no notice of anonymouo comma• pleatione. We do not return rejeoted manuserifita. 'Ai-Voluntary correspondence solicited from all Parts of the World, and especially fromour different military and naval .departments. : When used, it 47111 be paid for. THE SEWS. TEE . excitement`of :the _satiation in Pennsyl vania does not abate A crisis seems fast approach ing in which a general battle must take place on free soil. Our troops 'at Carlisle, in considerable force, were drawn.up in line of battle momentarily expecting attack, and General Milroy, at McCort nellsburg, had retreated, after a skirmish with the enemy, determining to renew the fight at oppor tunity. Work on the defences at Harrisburg goes busily forward. The military authorities are din- . tributing forces to harass and check the advance of. the enemy, who is now too near the State capital to render the situation else than very serious and urgent. It seems confirmed that General Lee has crossed the Potomac, and that the whole rebel army, is pledged to the invasion of the North or West. Tartan appears to be a dispute among the Mexi can leaders as to the responsibility of the surrender of Puebla. Comonfort saddles it upon the Govern ment in his official report ; the Government, in turn, shifts the responsibility to the shoulders of Conlon: fort, as he` did not introduce into the .belea.uered city provisions, as he.was instructed and expected to do. The Havana correspondent of, the Herald stig matizes the surrender as a piece of-.badly-disguised treachery from beginning to end, and regards the story of the suicide ofaeneral Regules as a fable. General and ex-President Comonfort did so little as to be almost beyond the reach of military , criticism. PEDRO MONTALDO, an eminent publicist, exiled from. Spain on ,account of his liberal opinions, was' crippled at Murfreesboro,' where he fought' as a pri- Vete, in the tth Ohio Regiment. His old friends in SPain.send him greeting- that the party of democracy in thattountry which has just Bent to Mr. Lincoln a congratulatory message signed by hundreds, is proud of your sacrifice, because it sees in the pool cripple of the Ee,deral army one who worthily repre. gents in America Spanish democracy. CarTArzi HALLEOB MANN, of the 4th New York Cavalry, positively asserts that hie severe wound through the breast was inflicted after he was dis mounted by a sabre blow in the face, and after he Was on the ground. The proof is abundant that hi the recent cavalry fights the rebels sabrad and shot niany,of our men after they were captured. In no. previous collision have they manifested such 1111- pr/1 - Cable hate. 1 - zosi the Department of the Ohio we have news . of a very important raid in East Tennessee, by Col, S. H. Saunders. It occurred in the neighbor: hood of Knoxville. Three extensive bridges were tiestroled, - and five liundred prisoners, and one thousand stand of arms, together with, considerable artillerv,'ammunition, and provisions, captured.! THE removal of General. - Hunter from the coot-. niand of the Department of the South was in no sense intended as a censure on his course. The A.d ministration has no doubt of his energy, executive ability, or patriotism. , THE rank of major general has beenlronferred on General Pleasanton. Bla. O. S. Hals^....so, known in relation to General Kearny's letters, has published a card bitterly cha racterizing the falsehood•of the statement that he, was recently spit upon by an army officer at Wash. ington for speaking disrespectfully of General Mc. Clellan. COL. RICHARD THOMAS ZARONA, who passedffor a much-talked.of "French lady," and graduated from Fort Lafayette, has arrived in Richmond. ills insanity has suddenly and entirely dissipated. He 'will sail to Europe, and take command of a new rebel pirate. MORE than 10,000 people are employed on the for tifications of Pittsburg. - SAMIIRL HousTow threatens to take arms against the Confederacy, unless he is treated better. Appa rently, the rebels respect him as little as the loyal ists. Gov. Ton-announces to the people of Ohio the extreme danger of invasion from our Eastern and 'southern borders, and calls for a prompt answer to the President's requisition. _ A colored rcgiment is being formed, along with many other'recruitments, which the Governor is organizing rapidly. MAJ. GEN. JOHN A . . M,OCLENNAND has been re -moved by Gem Grant from command of a corps in the Army of the Mississippi.. 'General MoOlernand ranked next to General Grant in that army, his major general's commission dating from the battle of Fort Donelson. He was blamed for the failure beforiVicksburg on the 22d of May, and retorted in a congratulatory order, in which- there were ob servations susceptable of an unmilitary construc tion. A COMMITTEE from the Democratic party in Ohio, beaded by Pendleton, of Congress, have gone to Washington to ask the return of Mr. 'Vallandig ham. The Invasion. We have still great-difficulty in arriving at a correct idea of the situation of the rebel armies in the lower part of. Pennsylvania. We have a hundred rumors from as many aources, and all attempts to translate them are unsatisfactory- and bewildering. The rebel newspapers, are. silent. We see an Oc casional paragraph giving a vague idealaf an intention to invade the North' ; but beyond this we hear less of LEE and his movements than we, do of the rebellion in China. Some 'writers contend that LEE'S aim is Washing 'ton. General SCHENCK certainly thinks that the great rebel would not dislike visiting Baltimore, and he is training his guns on Federal Hill and building barricades in the streets.with the idea of giving him an appro priate reception. In Pennsylvania, the dread of an invasion extends from - Columbia to Pittsburg, and the peaceful valleys of our grand old State are being measured by shrewd engineers, while forests fall to give range to heavy guns, wheat fields rise into fortifications, and the spear and pruning-hook give way to the gun and bayo net. As LEE cannot very well strike in all directions at once, we find our, duty to be to fortify in every direction, so that if the enemy should come, we may meet him with the courage and strength of freemen. At the same time, we cannot think that General LEX, intends a serious and prolonged invasion of the State at this time. Such a movement could only be prompted by despe ration or the desire to carry the war into the Northern States. In the first case, he would run the risk of annihilation ; while, in the second case, he could not think of making the invasion successful without defeating General HOOKER.' Where General HOOKER is we do not know ; but we can form some idea of the position of LEE, and it is reason , able to presnme that the Federal commander is =not far distant. A statement printed in the Republican newspaper of Washington, and sent to us by the Associated Press, alleges that Bw.ara,'s whole corps passed through Hagerstown, Maryland, and is now in the vicinity of dhambersburg. The news seems.to be confirmed by our advices from Harrisburg ; for, although the corre spondents send us more speculation than fact, and 'seem to have some mysterious Cause of alarm which they dread giving to the public, they agree in estimating the ganger as serious. And this very feeling seems to he?olldication that, those in, authority, irdiit'air" as well aksivil, arab antietpatine_ We —danger and endeavoring to meet it. cannotbut feel humiliated that 'theserebels should be permitted to hold undisturbed possession of one of the fairest portions , of Pennsylvania. As we have • said, it really makes no difference whether they come' for plunder or-war, their presence is .a disgrace, , and we.trust in a few: days to read of their ignominious expulsion from our soil. Lee's Aggressive Movements. The intelligence derived fronf military au thorities at Baltimore by our special corres pondent, and published yesterday, that .LEE'S entire army had crossed the Poto mac, :is possibly true, but awaits definite • confiimation at, the, present writing. We have, however, by telegraph, a synopsis of , what professes to be "the rebel progroMme, according to which it would appear : firstly, Ana 13nAcci has reinforced Richmond with wenty th,ousand, as we feared a week ago might be the case ;`secondly, that Lan's en tire - army, about Gale himdred and twenty _thousand strong,•is now. in upper Virginia or Maryland ; and thirdly, that Glen. LEE • Will attempt to take Harrisburg, Phila 'delphia,' and Washington. We . are told itailit he feels confident of his ability to cap `tire these points ; and that he, will detach - HILL to hold the Army of the Potomac in 'clieck, while EWELL and LONGSTRBET fengage in the aggressive movement. WeiAaie net told how it is that: his plans are so fully known , to the'Ma •.ryland sympathizers, nor why it is that the ',latter should take so much pains to . divulge them ; and as we have had frequent proof heretofore of LEE'S, ability to keep his;own counsel perfectly, when, on the =eve; of important movements, we prefer'to with-i hold our "belief.in the, probability of. the statements referred to until they are better authenticated—as they must be speedily, and with startling effect, if they are Artie. The Baltimore corresPondent of the New York .Theraki likewise professes to have some ac quaintance with'the plans and intentions of ihe rebel general& He tells us that LEE'S' , army, when reinforced , is to number one hundred and:fifty thousand men 'that thirty thousand, accompanied by artillery.and4opn toons, have started for 'Thimfriea,'andWll cross the Potomac atthat •40 march against the capital via - Bladensburg;` that an-equal force has.been sent toward Dranes vile, and will cross the Potomac at Cow's Ford ; and' that the balance remains near Harper's Ferry, and only await reinforce ments, when a eornbinedracivepient against Washington via Rookville 'will commence. Each-of:these theories is ingenious and plausible,.but neither seems to stand the test of scrutiny. Both are doubtless correct in crediting' General LEE with a very large army, and both may be correct-in assigning to . him the design of attempting to take Washington. The first-mentioned theory; however, seems. to take it for granted-that Harrisburg and Philadelphia could be readily taken whenever EWELL and I;dicostnEnz were prepared to advance. The =fact IS, that both cities could be so well fortified 'as to be comparatively impregnable ; and nei ther would be given up, except after such a desperate contest as would' place the rebels hors de combat for a considerable time. We continue, therefore, to incline to the belief that, beyond the hope of obtaining plunder, in unguarded sectrons of the State, the rebel movement in Pennsylvania is nothing mere than a feint. It is possible we may be in error, but of this fact we may rest assured, that so long as we are prepared to resist invasion we shall be safe against invasion. The im perative duty; therefore, rests upon our citi zens of preparing for the defence of their honies. Home Guards should be organized immediately; the defences of the city should be attended to ; business should be 'suspend-- ed during certain hours of each day, that all men might have an opportunity of acquiring an acquaintance with the drill and manual. Even. should the rebels fail to pay us a Visit at present, the experience and confidence acquired would not be altogether valueless, .but might prove, of infinite Avice hereafter. It is impossible to foretell what _ contingen cies may occur, or what destiny the future of the war may have in store for us ; but, to a considerable extent, the shaping of that destiny is in our own hands, and we can, at least, rough-hew it for our best advantage. The theory that general LEE is moving upon our capital, via Dumfries and Cow's lord, it- seems to us cannot possibly have a foundation of truth: Firstly, because of the disposition of Gen: Hook En's army ;. and, secondly, because we have too' high an opinion of LEE'S strtiregic abilities to pre-' sume that he would break up his powerful army into three corps, in the manner indi cated. The uncertainty attending the co operation of separate army corps, spread over a great extent of country, and with no certain, means of communication, is Pro- - verbial ; - and, again, supposing that thirty thousand men should proceed either against Rockville or Bladensburg, it is plain that they would be liable to be attacked and de stroyed by the Army of the Potomac before reinforcements could reach them. While we attach no credit to either of these stories ; While we':,believe that LEE entertains no serious designs against Harrisburg or Phila delphia-;,but will be amply satisfied if. his present campaign shojild result in the cap ture of Washington ; while we believe, in fact,' that he is too shrewd to undertake three campaigns at once, nevertheless, we would counsel our people to be prepared for any emergency. We. have the time, the men, the arms, and ammunition, to orga nize some system of defence, but how long the opportunity may endure the wisest of us cannot say. _ Rights of Free Negroes under the Home- - stead Law. An interesting case, involving the ques _ tion as to the right of a free negro to hold land under the provisions of the Homestead Lai . , passed May 20, 1802, has arisen in California, and besides furnishing the news papers of that region with a flesh tdpic for discussion, has led to a considerable - amount of ofglal correspondence. As the case is likely to have as enduring a memory in Our political history as that which immortalized DRED' SCOTT, it may be well briefly to nar rate the facts. „A slave named BENJAMIN BERRY, born in Kentucky, and now sixty: seven ; years of age, was brought to Califor nia about the year 1850, by a Missouri mas ter, to whom he had been sold. Having purchased his freedom by years of toil, he settled on a quarter section of unoccupied public land, long prior to the survey. A short time since certain parties, presuming on his supposed incapacity to acquire a title to the land, have endeavored to oust him, under ti State grant, and threaten him with au action of ejectment in the California courts. The Register'of the United States Land Office, Marysville, California, on being made aware of these facts; referred the case, with a re quest for the protection of BERRY, to the Land Commissioner having jurisdidion in the matter. The acting Commissioner re plied that the Attorney General of the United States had declared freemen of color, if born in the United States; citizens of the United States, and pro ceeded to say : "The administration of the business of this Department will conform to the above opinion, and you will, therefore, have no difficulty in disposing of the case in hand. The man BERRY, upon making proper proof of his •being a free mark, and born in the United States will be entitled. to the benefit of the pre-emption laws, as also of the homestead law." This would, seem to dispose of the question, so far as the rights of BERRY are concerned. But it should be borne in •mind that the Dred Scott decision has never been reversed ; and if the case should happen to be brought up before the Su preme Court of • the United States, Chief Justice TANEY, in accordance with his pre conceived notions of the fitness of things, would most probably reiterate the dogma plat " the negro has no rights that the white man is bound to respect," and ac: cordingly refuse to affirin the decision or rather opinion, of Attorney General BATES. But it;is unlikely that the present case will be pushed thus far. In future the subject must lead to much difficulty and conten tion ;`but there can be very little doubt that the cause of right_andjustiee_will final _ The Reason Why. Many good men have been asking why it is that Mr. Justice WoonwAnn retains his place upon the Supreme - Bench arid' at the same time takeS part in what promises to be an exciting - political canvass: OUr. first idea :Was That the Dernocratic candidate, feeling certain that he must be overwhelm ingly defeated in the next election, did not care about risking an office that he already had, in the vain attempt to gain an office that .he wished to have; or, to use a quaint phrase,• he believed "a bird in hand worth two in the bush." The Easton Argus gives us the reason of Judge WoonwAßD's singular conduct in the following frank words : "It may be said that we. will lose his services upon the Supreme Bench. That is Arne, but 1 e can appoint his own successor, and we will have him in a much more im portant and responsible position, where he may yet be' called upon to save the civil liberties and property of the people of this great State." We can readily imagine that the Democratic Convention would wish to degrade the Judiciary of our State by the unfair proceeding here attributed to Mr. Justice WOODWARD ; but we trust that that gentleman has too much respect for his fame• to become a party to any such arrangement. A More Appropriate Se!itiment. The Easton Argus, speaking, of-Judge WOOD\ ARD, says : , . “ We have placed his name at the head of our pa. per, together with a sentiment uttered by him in a speech delivered on the lath of December, 1860, in Independence Square, Philadelphia, g when our po litical trouble's were about to begin.” We would suggest to the Argus, however, that ti more appropriate sentiment in connec tiOn with Judge WoonwAno's name would be the following sentence, froth " speech delivered on - the 18th of. Dedember, 1860, in Independence Square : . ,4 It seems to me that there must be a tintfetAen holders may fall bitch on their 'natural rights, and -em- ploy m the "defence of their. slave „property sulsatever means of protection they possess or Can command," ;Anglo-FrenchGyaf _pan . A leading principle among-4, ever since we, have been. a nation, is not to act upon Ihe'aggressive, nor - ,to ainlat obtaining ter ritory belonging to other nations. In the fulness of time, perhaps 'Cube, and the islands in the'Caribbean 4ea may becoine part of our vast empire, for which 'ultimate and fortunate destiny, local position seems to have inevitably prepared them, as natural adjuncts to our American continent. But we shall not obtain them by conquest or by fraud; but, if Providence• wills that they shall be ours, the means employed Will not be unworthy of thee_ncl. European policy, an old-world tradition continuously reduced to action, is that of conquest ; it is eminently aggressive—the law of the strong hand against the weak.- .England, with her numerous colonies, has constantly.wriged war to augment her terri tory. What right can she have to her pos sessions all over the world f. In Spain, She has Gibraltar, the key to the Medi terraneari, and Malta, whence she can block up 'the overland route through Egypt, into Asia. In Africa, she has Sierra Leone, Cape Coast Castle, Cape Colony, Port Natal settlement, and Aden, (at the mouth of the Red-Sea,)- and the islands of St. Helena and Ascension. In Asia, the' mighty realm- of. Hindostan, the island of Ceylon, stations in Malaya and Borneo, and Hong-Kong are all in British occupation. Traversing lower down, the whole of Aus tralia, with Van Dieman's Land and New Zealand, are British also. In this continent, besides the vast-north district, stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific, England possesses the greater number of the West India 'ancion --- south America, hae Guiana, as well as the South Shetland .and 'South Orkney Islands, close on the Antartic Circle. Nay, as ifr nothing was too small for her grasp, she seized and holds posses . sion of; with a Governor and miniature army, of Heligoland, in the German Ocean, near the mouth of the -Elbe, an island only 4,lmq yants in circuit, with a population, all told, of only 2,800 inhabitants ! All these Co lonial possessions have been obtained by force, by violence, by the c6mpulsory "an nexation." They are scattered over the world, and, h o idoubt, have mainly built up England's commercial wealth and political power. One by one, they are destined to glide from her grasp. Ere long Australia will proclaim her national independence. Canada is very lightly attached to the mo ther-country.. India, on account of her vast extent, is still more difficult to hold, and, ac cording as education instructs her sons, the adherence to a remote and small island in the' north of Europe must be weakened and finally destroyed. Wherever England sets her foot, the peo ple dread that she purposes to make a settlement. They have no such fear of us, for our non-aggressive principle is well known. lite do not find, or make, a pretext for quarreling with a country, and of exer cising " squatter sovereignty" therein, un der pretence of securing facilities for trade, but really to form the nucleus of future con quest and continued possession. It may be noticed that the policy of France, during the last thirty or forty years, has been in close imitation of that of England, in this. respect. Not Algeria alone,-,but the Como ro Islands, Saigon (in Anarn, Further In dia), the Marquesas, Tahiti, and New Cale donia are acquisitions,made by France with in that reeent period. The present Mexican War is believed to have been undertaken for the purpose of .obtaining Sonora, on the Pacific side, as another French colony. Of late England and France have hunted in, couples. They did so in the • Crimea ; after that in China, 'and are now uniting in a joint expedition against Japan. The cases belli in this case can - easily be placed before • our readers. The Japanese, who are shrewder and stronger than the Chinese, saw that the end of the Anglo-French war with China was the assured. acquisition of Hong-Kong by England, and the throwing open of the trade to all the world, contrary to the here ditary practice and policy of the Empire. The Chinese and the. Japanese hold the strongest distrust of English and French diplomatists, representing nations unscrupu lous in appropriating territory—the ,`very Robert Macaire and Jacques Strop of public life. They have neithir distrust nor dislike of American diplomatists or traders, being well aware that our policy is not to'• covet territory in remote countries. Efence, the American representatives in China and Japan are not interfered with, while the French and English are. England sets up a claim upon Japan of $625,000 for the- murder of one Rroadt.no lox, a British subject, and $50,000 for the families of seventy marines murdered in Japan in June, 1802. Moreover, Lord RUSSELL demands the degradation and se vere punishment of the Damio under whose face these outrages Were committed, and, this demand not being complied with, has ordered Admiral KUPER to employ against Japan t . British fleet consisting of, a war frigate, six sloops and corvettes, and several gunboats. France, having had some of her subjects maltreated in Japan, has directed •one of her fleas to co-operate with the Bri tish AdMiral in the attack upon Japan, and we dare say that, ere this, the belligerents have had at Feast one set-to. Trite it is that Japan is highly populous, that it possesses extensive knowledge of ,mechanics and science, and that it has a large army. Yet, experience has shown how vain are even these when European civilization goes into the field. What a mere handful of men seized Pekin, in the late war 7with China I We do not anticipate tha‘the result will be different in Japan. If necessary, further force will be employed there, and the end may easily be foretold : a few encounters, ;the submission of the Tycoon and his armies ; a new treaty giving " foreign barbit riails" the right to live, without obstruction, in Japan, and the cession of a coupel of rorts, or of a couple of islands, in the vici nity of Niphon, (chief of the Japanese group,) to be occupied by England and France, by way of security for the treaty being -carried out. That will be the intro duction of the ~wedge—le commencement de la fin for the Japan Einpire. On the other hand, it may not be quite so etwy - to-get-the-better-oi-the•Japartese, who are - numerous, brave, and wealthy. But the contrary is more probable. One thing is worth notice, thaVfor. England and Prance to be now engaged in a foreign war will increase the prevailing European compli city, and render yet more; improbable, yet more impossible, the chance of foreign in terference in our affairs. - Our New Director. We find ourselves drawn by Borne' irresis tible fascination towards our magnificent townsman, the Honorable ItrorrAnn li r Atrx. It is so rarely that he makeshis apßearance in the community, that when the spirit moves him we feel ourselves called upon to listen and applaud. We ':believe he had some idea of being nominated as the Democratic candidate for Governor ; but since the meet frig of the Convention, circumstances have prevailed upon him to abandon the hope. Now, by a recent vote of the Councils he fills the responsible position of director of Girard College. Girard College is a delight ful place for any citizen of expansive views—and as. Mr. VAUX, , by various speeches and one great repoit, has shown an ofiginal conmand over language and the laws-of education and social economy, he of all men is fitted for his high station. If • any doubt existed it would , be removed by a perusal of •his speech of Wednesday, de livered on the occasion of , the installa tion of President &writ This. speech -is brief ; but its very brevity will com mend it to those who admire sententious ness and pith. The occasion, as we have said, was the inauguration 'of the newly- elected president of Girard Chilege, and among those presept, were several members of Councils and gentlemen of 'distinction as - politicians. The duty of Mr. VAITX was, simply to introduce Mr. Swan, and an ordinary would have done so in a few, -words. But as Mr. ,Vaux is, an extraorcli ' nary man, he is not to be judged by the rude rules of taste. He bad ,an - occasion and was equal,.to it Tbe.occasion ".h&says "which assembl -" es us to-day points for its THE PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA; FRIDAY, (TUNE 26, 1863: consequences -tetlqifk..future This a dramatic Way ofltifacting the attention of the Councilmen, - and fully, prepiires us for this glorious outburst 4, lie outgrowths will beartheir sw‘et or bitter fruit for coming decades and. generatiSins. Ramer sive and interesting :to-day's ceremonhfs are for us, as they clothe themselves with the r drhpery of pro phetic solemnity. The voices of the part come to us with the language. of experience. These from the, future call on us in the living, singing cadence of Hope and Triumph. Our duties, like the columns before us, which ancient art has coeseerated, are ennobled by the stoical denims with which they are dedicated to their fulfilled purpose. We are to di rect the accomplishment of a testamentary trust, imposed by confiding benevolence, roiling on the faith of our honor and integrity." - - We - cannot pause to dwell upon the many beauties here enclosed, but we lust direct attention to " the drapery of prophetic so lemnity " and the "stoical sternness" of the marble columns. The " singing cadence of Hope and Triumph" we are aiaid verges upon the poetical, which wise men like Mr. VATTX should be careful to avoid, [particular ly when their theme is res;•onsibility. Having said that the duties of the directors_ was "the accomplishment of a testamentary trust," Mr. VAITX proceeds to define the manner in which it is to be performed : "This is a double responsibility. One is to the purpose ; the other, for thejustiflcation of this con: fidence reposed. Let' us now, and here, consider these responsibilities. .It is fitting, these ceremo nies. It is the inner life of'this demonstration of effort and object. It is elementary in the attestlftion of our determination to perform with fidelity this vitidated duty. Language does not always conceal motive. When words and acts harmonise, She true interpretation of each is attained by this 00. aid.,, :After thus dwelling upon " the-inner-life of this demonstration of effort and object;" the meaning of which everybody will at once, appreciate, Mr. VAux says that "hu man designs, ever .so created; proposed, or deditrecl, contain lurking somewhere within their unfolded results, difficulties in accom-: plishmeut or doubts as to theii true intent: - such is the limited scope and inherent not enoughness in all human predirection." After this he tells the pupili: "It is for you our efforts are to be exhausted; if they exult in truly educating you ; not a showy; taudry, unsubstantial education, but a sound, practical, useful instruction," &c.., which means that Mr. VAux is exhaueting himself to educate the pupils of Girard College, and compels us to regret that the Councils have imposed upon such hith a sacrifice. • Mr.VAUX should save his powers. HC belongs to posterity, and should not rashly "exhaust" himself. He should have lived hereafter, for in this age our tastes are so crude and vitiated and imperfect, that we unfortunately regard such speeches as nonsense, and such orators as Mr. VAtrx professors:of the art called rigmarole. - The Union Convention. A correspondent, complaining of the post ponement of the Hnion Convention, thinks that if the Democratic Convention could meet in Harrisburg in this time of danger, the Union Convention could certainly afford to meet in Pittsburg. Our correspondent forgets that the reason why the Union Con vention is postponed is because most of the deleffates are in the military service ; and we certainkv need not tell him that no such objection existed in the, case tf our Democratic fellow-citizens: Mr. Councilman KAMERLY seems to be very much distressed abqut the prospect of dpartial law being proclaimed in Phila.del- This. We can see no reason for the ex hibition of so much emotion, and accord ingly_ suppose that it is merely* of the Democratic "schemes _to keep.'up an agi tation in the public mind. • wAsiix.N - G-rrow- Special Despatches to "The DresosP WASHINGTON, June 25, 1563 The Pennsylvania Reserves. The Pennsylvania Reserves, under Brigadier Gen. CRAWFORM , have been transferred from the De partment of Washington to the Army of. the Poto mac. Their number has been increased by the re turn to service of many who have been disabled in the many battles through which .they have pasded. Applications have been made by the` officers, and desires expressed' by the men, to be led'againstlhe enemy now invading their_native State. The . ' pros- pect of active service has inspired muchenthusiasm among the Reserves. Oapt. WABEINGTOI4", of FOllllllylVallio . com manded the 18th Regular Infantry at Haines , . Bluff, was not killed, as reported, but was eeverely wound ed. is pn his way to that .State. , WASHI2WTON, Rue iB not.true 1111 stated, that the Adams , Expreini Company was` ,requested to-day to receive any valuables for transmission. Of the 613 rebel prisoners to be sent South for ex change, 61 are severely wounded. Most of them were captured within the past,week. - Harper's Ferry. It is understood that General num= has-been assigned to the command.of Harper's Ferry, A Reconnoissance. A reconnoissance went yesterday within several miles of Culpeper, but found only a few rebel scouts. A large number of sick and wounded were this afternoon transferred to the hospitals in this vici nity, from the Virginia side of the Potomac. THE REBEL ARMY. Lee said to be in Blaryland--Esvell's Corps in Pennsylvania— Chambersburg In. ested by 20,000 mem WASHINGTON, June 25.—The Republican, in an erra published to.day, says : "A gentleman arrived here this morning who left Hagerstown at 6 o'clock on Wednesday morning. He saw Ewell's forces, corn posing the left wing of Lee's army, passed through that place. The head of the column entered Hager& town on Tuesday morning, and moved directly through to Pennsylvania. The rear of the column, understood to belong to Ewell, did not pass through that place until that night. The force was esti mated to be [from 20,000 to 25,000 strong. 'The troops did very little damage besides seizing all the horses they could find. Our informant - says that , , when he left Hagerstown yesterday morning it was understood that Longstreet, in command of the right wing of Lee's army,' was then crossing, the Potomac below Williamsport. The main body of A. P. Hill's forces, comprising the centre of Leeis army, was understood yesterday to be somewhere between Winchester and Miirtinsburg, moVing to wards the river. To-day we have no doubt, from all the information we have gathered, that' the whole of Ewell's column is in Pennsylvania, not far from Chambersburg. The gentleman Who saw EwelPs troops says that they had with them-a very large number of wagons, and from this fact it is supposed that they intend to gather all the sup• plies they can find." [Special Despatch to The Press.] BALTIMORE, June' 25.—It' is reported upon good: authority that Genii* Milroy, has been summoned to appear bcfore a 'CourtfOf inquiry, shortly to convened, to answer certain questions touching the surrender of Winchester. This will enable Gerieial Milroy to explain many of the circumstances Which, not being generally 'underitOod, hatie tended 'to create a hostile feeling towards him. FORTRESS MONROE, June 24.—Steamers Kenne bee and Georgia arrived this morning from Balti more. The revenue cutter Cuyoga, Corn. MCGowan, arrived at Fortress Monroe -to:day, noon. She has been on a cruise' South, and came liere for coal. HAIMISBURG, June 25.—Gen. Couch to-day issued an order appointing Col. Coppde, formerly Professor of Girard College, to collect from official sources all -the information that is not , contraband, and to make up two despatches each day for the use of reporters. No report has been received from him to-day, and consequently there is no news by telegraph to-night from this' Department. We therefore only, know that the .rebels are advancing on Carlisle, and that Gen. Knipe 15 throwing - up entrenchments at that Richmond Reinforced by -Bragg. Ni w YOnx, June 25.—A letter dated Washington, yesterday, says 20,000 of Bragg's army are at Rich mond, doing garrison duty. The letter also says that,Gen. Lee has his whole army of 125,000 men in the immediate 'vicinity of the Potomac. Bragg is to take care of Richmond while Lee takes care of Washington. Richmond Was reinforced on the 19th inst. ti• Ravages of the:Pirate Tacony. HYANNIS, Cape Cod, June 25.—A. schooner be• longing to the We'Meet arrived last night, bringing the crews of the fishing .5-10 P. 111.=[Special to the New York Heraid.j—The enemy i's advancing on Carlisle slowly. Our troops were cutting down trees and barricading the roads. A despatch."from Carlisle states that the rebels charged our cavalry this morning, when they fell back slowly toward Carlisle, the rebels following cautiously. The rebels say they will destroy the crops in the Cumberland Valley, and they have already done so to a great extent. Two rebel officers were taken prisoners today. All the drinking•saloona in Harrisburg were closed today, by order of the Mayor. -.Considerable reinforcements have been sent to General Knipe, who will defend what we now bold of the Cumberland 'Valley. 10, O'CLOCK, P. M.—The rebels appear to have come to- a stand-still. Our troops are advan tageously Posted. There are no reports of fight ing to-night The telegraph is'still open to Carlisle. The rebels are foraging all over the country they occupy. • CARLISLE, June 25-10 o'clock P., DT.—We do not expect the enemy here to-night. General Ewell's headquarters are at Shippensburg. The rebel force is very strong, and is feeling along very cautiously. His cavalry may annoy us before morning, but it is very doubtfuL The Centreville Races. - Naw Yonx, June 25.—At the Centreville course to.day inthe first race, a four-mile dash, Captain Moore's Idlewild won, beating Clay's Jerome Ed ger three lengths, Morris' Dangerous coming in third. Time 7.264. In the second race, mile heats,' handicap, Seven Oaks won the first heat in 1.463 g g. Bill Davis won the second heat in 1,49, and Gray Don won the third and fourth heats and the race in 1 51 each. Flag :Presenta.tion. Hanursnuno, June 26.—A committee, composed of High Constable Clark and Lieutenants Whit craft and Franks, arrived here to-day and presented to the Henry Guards, Captain John Spear, a mag nificent silk flag in behalf of the police force of Philadelphia. The presentation was made by John D. Watson, and received by George R. Smith, both of= whom made appropriate and patriotic speeches. This company is, without doubt, the finest body of men ever enlisted in the service of the Government. Postponement of, the .lUnion State Con- veution. PITTSBURG-, June 25.—After consultation with as many membersiof the Union State Convention as I have been able to see, it has been deemed advisable, in consequence, of the disturbed condition of the public mind, growing out of the rebel invasion of theTennsylvania border, to postpone the meeting of the State Convention, called to meet at Pittsburg on.the Ist of July, to the sth of August. Vermont Democratic Convention. MONTPELIER (Vt.), June 25. —The Democratic State Convention will be held in this place to-mor row. It is judged that-the nominees of the Conven tion will be for, governor, Hon. Timothy Redfield, of Montpelier ; for lieutenant governor, E. A. Chapin for treasurer, R. M. Ormsby. Kentucky Politics. CINOINNJiT_,I June 25.—Charles A. Wickliffe has accepted the Democratic -nomination for Governor of Kentucky, on the platform adopted at the Yellen digham Convention in Columbus. California. , SAN FRANCISCO, June 25.—Our merchants con tinue to show a disposition to increase their stocks, and there is cansequently a better demand for sta ple goods at old prices, with a small advance in 'a tew aiticles. Candles and coal oil are higher. But ter is a drug. - - Nal al. Naw YORK, June 25.—A British brig has arrived here, which reports on June 21, let. 35 50, long. '74 04, - she was boarded by a "United States steamer, who refused to give her name. A fleet of ,well•armed vessels will sail to-day in chase of- the Tacony. Among others is the Baltic, Captain Nicholson. The United States schooner America returned from a crime to•day. Marine News. HALIFAX, June2s.—The Canada arrived yeeter• day afternoon. - Her advicea were received via Cape Race. in . The steamship Mersey sailed, for New York on Tuesday afternoon. •Nnw Yon's - , June 25.—The steamer. Albany, from Newbern, N. C., has arrived, but brings no news. Nnw YORK, June 25.--The 'passengers by' the steamer G. S. Adams, from Greytown, bring ,$20,000 in gold, taken from the mining district of Choutales. - SAN FRANCISCO,June 25.—Sailed ship Rattler, Captain Almy, for Boston, carrying oils, hides and copper ore. Markets by Telegraph. BALTIMORE, June 2d. Flour firm, and high grades are tending upward. Wheat dull ; red, $1.45@1.48. Corn steady ; supply short. Oats advanced I@2 cents. Whisky dull and drooping. orriliam, June 25.—Flour unchanged; whisky 40% ; provisions unchanged ; exchange on New York steady at .3‘premium; Message,of Governor Boreman. The first message of Governor Boreman to the legislature of the new Btate of West Virginia was received on Tuesday.. Referring to the rebellion, the Governor regards that it should'be crushed, at whatever cost, and says of sympathizers with the rebels "They claim to be in - favor of the preservation 'of the Union, but propose no ' measure or plan for its preservation, and object to everything that is done to accomplish that end. Truly, their position is' most inexplicable. Some of these men propose to stop the war on our part, and withdraw the armies from the States in rebellion ; >others propose a compromise. But would : not ei - her of these result in mertain dissolution 7 Are "these men deluded, or are their professions hollow pretensions, made in. -the interest of the rebellion? Are they not familiar with the history of the last few months? , And do they not know that, the leading speakers and writers in i the rebellious States denounce the Government 'and"sPurn the Union as bringing them into contami -nating.contadt with the North 7 In his speech at ; Richmond, in January last, Mr. Jefferson Davis scouted the idea of 'a restoration -of the Union ' and said he ' he would rather combine with hyenas than with the North r and in his'speech at Jackson'Mis sissippi, he declared that.' under no -' circumstances would he consent to reunion. , The.-,.Rich mond.Enquirer says 'On. no terms- whatever Will the South consent to - political association with the North." We would not consent to hold the 'Northern Stateias provinces') Is it not idle, then, to talk about peace by''withdrawing the armies from the South,'unlese we consent to separation? Must it not be apparent to all candid men, who have the good of their country at heart, that it is now too late for donciliation or compromise? Those in re hellion have chosen the arbitrament of the sword, and by the sword it must be determined. Men and 'money- must be furnished, and war—earnest, un wavering, unequivocal war—must go, on, for one, - ten, Or twenty years. If necessary, till the authori ty of the Government is vindicated), OBJECT OF THE INDIANA ItAID.—A large number of prisoners, it will be recollected, were cap tured, and taken to Indianapolis, a day or two since and while on the train, one of the more intelligent . rs embers of the gang„ developed the whole Secret of the expedition. He said to a reliable man,- a well-known merchant "of this city, who is our informant, that the band con `Meted of picked men, - from Illorgan's brigade, and - tliat they had undertaken the raid almost solely in the hope of Snding sympathizers ready to welcome them, and who would ..ire them supplies and -in formation, at least — Cin cinnati Times. The New Albany Ledger of Indiana, informs us ,that not only did the-rebels get no recruits, but, they said, they did not meet with any countenance whatever film a single - citizen in the district of, country through which. they passed. Everywhere the,; people treated , them as enemies, and were ready to join in down and capturing them; and not only was such the case, but had the gang been taken anywhere in the neighborhoods in which they had been indulging in their horse-stealing, propensities, it would have been a. difficult matter to have prevented the hang ing of the entire band. EXODITS OF CONTRABANDS. — Capt. W. W. Howe, who was sent as a state officer in the march from Grand Gulf to Vicksburg . , in a recent lecture at Clifton, N. Y., said: I will 'not say how many contrabands we met on the road from Grand Gulf to Raymond v perhaps ten thousand—of all-ages, shades, and - sexes—on - foot,. on horseback, on muleback, in wagons, in ox carts.- It was a new exodus, except that the Egyptians were not pursuing, but were discreetly -, running in an opposite direction.' W here are you going?" Was our usual question to these sable squaws. Gwine to the Gull," wiipthe invariable answer. .To Grand Gulf they were.going, the men to enlist, the women to work, the cAildren to tumble in the sun, and inake-the most delicious mud pies on the Thee black babies were carried in curious ways. One old patriarch, Lnoticedchad picked up a pair of soldier's drawers,tied up the bottoms of the legs, ii put .babY in eac, and slung the whole contrivance about his neck. It was impossible .not to be touched by the sight of such> a multitude of human beings struggling through dust and danger towards freedom, as plants in a cellar towards the light. Some orthem sang a song of sacred monotony, as if their pilgrimage was a solemn business. Others, of.more jolly tempera ment, were shouting the song of "Old Shady"—the old darkey, who at last has a chance to run away and join his family at the North: " rye got a wife and Pre got a baby Way up North in Lower Canady,. Wont`they smile when they see Old Shady Coming, coming— - -Hail, mighty day ! .T 3 ood•bye, Massa elf, good-bye, IVVIEI3n Stephen; Excuse die darkey for Lakin' hie Guess bye and bye you'll see Old Aby Coming, coining— Hail, mighty; day "~" ~:~~-IIlinoie~Legiutature. Sm. Loins, June 25. 1 -The Democrat's Springfield despatch says that a seisiOit of the Illinois Legisla ture was held yesterdariwith the view of legalizing the Wabastrfferse Railroad swindle of Chicago, and testing the legality of the Governor's prorogation of the Legislature.-- • The Democrats contend that the" Legislature is still in session. Four members of the House Were •present, and two. ef the Senate. A committe of two was sent to the Governor to ascertain if he had any communication to make. The Governor replied that he bad nothing to say, and did not recognize• the meeting. Governor Yates has offered the. Secretary of - War ten thousand men from Illinois, for six months, to repel invasion. " - • Public Entertainments. NEW CHESTNIIT-STREET THE/TEE.—The prodUC. tion of "Camille" at the New Chestnut-street The atre, was greeted by &large house last evening. The performance was very successful .and satisfactory. Mrs. Bowers, of course, filled the role of the heroine, and gave us a Camille so noble, so. feeling, and so loveable, in spite of the circumstances of her fortune, that our pity would not suffer us to .blame error; atoned for by years of suffering, and sr melancholy death. It was a' thrilling, intense; and yet alto gether natural idealization; and the audience testi fied its appreciation by frequent applause. Mrs Boweriewax thrice called-before theturtain—at the end of the second, third. -and last acts—and was led forward by Mr. Lawrence Barret, who gave us a faithful embodiment of the character of Armand--a young, impetuous, and good-hearted Frenchman. Mani. Duval, his father, (Mr. W. H. Leak,) had com paratively little to do, but * deported _himself with grace and spirit. Mr. Ringgold as , Gorton Riess, was touchingly natural in the last act, when Camille, de serted by all the other friends of youth, is _dying in a miserable chamber. Mr. J. L. Barrett,, as Count De naruille, had rather an ungracious part to perform, but slighted none of its requirements. Mrs, Chas. Henri was quite a vivacious Madame Prudence, and contributed much by the buoyance of her spirits to enliven the opening "supper scene." Missj. Henri, in the part of /Vichetle, won the good opinion of the audience by her subdued and pleasing style. The death scene of Camille was fearfully true to nature, and awakened the sympathy of all present. It is to be regretted that the pray must so soon be with drawn, to give place to the famous "Peep o' Day." ELEVENTH-STREET OPERA Houss.—The highly successful play of " 'Uncle Tom's Cabin," which has been running to crowded and fashionable houses for several weeks past, must be withdrawn after the present week to give place to a new moral military drama in three acts, entitled "The Conscript," and partly founded on'Dumaz , famous novel of the same name, recently published by the. Messrs. Peterson. It is flom the graceful pen of Thomas Li'Becket, Esq., a well-known comedian, whose name will be familiar to theamusement.loving public, although, we believe, he has not appeared upon the stage for some months past. The story of "The Conscript" is likely to be repeated in our own time, and the play should take immensely with the public, as it Iras never before been produced in this country. SALE OR CARPETIN6S, CANTON ISTATTINGS, &C.- The early attention of pnrchasers is requested to the 'desirable assortment of Brussels, Vene tian, ingrain, hat, and hemp carpets, white and check Canton matting's, to be peremptorily sold, by Catalogue, on four months' credit, commencing this morning, at 103! o'clock precisely, by Sohn B. Myers & Co., Nos. 232 - and 234 Market street. TIDE CITY. The The JUNE 25, 1862. 64..x....12m 3 r.at 62... ..... 71 70 . . milometer.• . ...JUNE 25, 1363. 68 80 • 823 NNw.::.NW:...,NNW. THE leraTAßy.—An erroneous impres sion prevails that only 1,179 men have left the city for State defence. _ This is the number who have been mustered into the service by Colonel. Ruff, before taking their departure. Numerous coin panies and one or two regiments from this city were mustered in at Harrisburg, and, of course, will be credited to Philadelphia. We, do not know the exact number that have altogether left the city, but it is much smaller than many imagine. Lieutenant Colonel Ruff; so soon as his duties as mustering officer of the militia are finished, will take the field. He will join his regiment—the 3d' United States Cavalry—which is now in Grant's army, at Vicksburg. Colonel Ruff is a gallant officer. Be greatly distinguished himself in the Mexican war, and we have no - doubt" will give equally as good an account of himself in the present struggle against the rebellion. Since, the outbreak of the war he has been stationed in this city as United States mustering officer, but was relieved from that duty in May last, by Captain William B. Lane, also of the 3d United States Cavalry. Company A, Ist Regiment: Artillery, P. H. G., have been mustered into the United States service, by Lieutenant Green, U. S. A., and have left for Harrisburg. The company is officered as follows : Captain, Henry D. Landis; first lieutenant, Samuel C. Perkins ; becondlientenant, Woodward Jones. Yesterday morning, a company ''of of cavalry, com manded by Captain m. Blackburn, formerly of the Anderson Troop, started for Harrisburg. George D. Stroud, a son, of Judge Stroud, is first lieutenant of the company, and Wm. 3. Smith, second lieute- Captain Scseph R. Smith, of Cot. Robt. M. Lee's .regimen' 3s recruiting his men with great rapidity. Many of the members of his veteran company in the gallant 81st P. V.Akavejoined Captain Smith's com 'nand, haVing confidence in hie experience_ and courage from their knowledge of bis gallantry and daring during the campaigns of the Army - of the Potomac in front of Washington and on the Penin sula. His recruiting station is in Independence Square.. - 'A company belonging to Col. Small's regiment was also mustered in by. Capt. Fletcher. The officers are as follows : Captain, Wm. F. Robinson ; first lieu tenant; W. D. Snow; second lieutenant, - James Murtland. The company started yesterday morning for - Harrisburg. A battalion of the Sprague Light Cavalry, Major X. Hazard, commanding, reached, this - city about half-past two o'clock, yesterday morning, and, after being- entertained at the Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, took the cars and left the city. The 55th Regiment N. Y. S. M. arrived here 'yes terday morning, about five o'clock. This regiment is known as the Garde Lafayette, but only the offi cers; retain the full uniform of the corps. In the ranks of the regiment are a large number of vete rans.- The - men took breakfast at the Volunteer Refreshment Saloons, and then departed from the city. The - officers of "the regiment are: Colonel, Eugene Le Gal; lieutenant colonel, Lonis Thousat ; major, vacant; adjutant, -- Wadsworth; quarter master, P. Provost : surgeon, Dr. Petard ; captains, Goulet, Girandon, Kuntz, Steigner, hloyer,Turban, and Ridinger. We learn, that Frederick R. Keub, formerly let lieutenant of the 3d Pennsylvania Artillery, ias been assigned to duty in nceneral Dix's staff as act it g ordnance officer. The Gray Reserve Regiment is still at Camp Russell, near Harrisburg. The men are all willing and anxious to proceed at onceto the front and fight, asserting that they know how,, and are able, but they ask to be mustered into the United States ser - vice for "one month, or the emergency."- This, it seems Gov. Curtin has acceded-to, conditionally, and if thearrangement is not satisfactory the regi ment will be sent home to this city. The complaints of the inefficiency of the officers - of this regiment seem to be universal,'many of ,the privates having the ability and experience:to teach those who aspire to the positions of commissioned officers. The mem bers of the regiment have honorably paid for, their transportation to Harrisburg, and are now paying for their rations, and offer to pay for their transpor tation to any point named by Gem Couch, at their own expense. They are anxious either to fight or come home. CHARGED WITH. INTERFERING WITH ENROLLING ()FrioEns.—John Wampole, Charles Hauck, and Henry Grauff were arraigned before United States Commissioner Aubrey H. Smith yes terday afternoon, charged with harboring and con cealing a deserter, and conspiring to resist by force the act of Congress of March 3d, 1863. The accused have been brought to this city by Deputy Marshal Sharkey. It is alleged that they. had concealed Wm. Howe, a deserter, who had shot A. R. Bartlett, the enroll ing officer of Perkiomen township, Montgomery county, in the Sixth district, on Monday last. The first witness called was Mr. Banks, the dis trict attorney of Montgomery county. Mr. Banks sworn:—ls the district attorney of Montgomery county. Mr. Hunsicker, counsel for the accused, interrupted by asking what he knew of the charge against the prisoner: Mr. Ashton teplieff, it was the double one of har boring and concealing' a deserter, knowing him to be such, and conspiring together to -resist by force the act of Congress of the 3d of March, 1863. The witness resuming, stated he was not peisonal jy Acquainted-with the defendants; that, on Mon day last; between the hours of 8 and 9 A., Jacobus, the coroner of the county, called at hisof foe in Norristown and informed him that A.R. Bart lett bad been shot in Frederick township, Montgo mery county; by a man named Howe, who it was alleged was a desertqr, and wished to know. what hie duties, as coroner, were in the matter; he re- ' quested him to go' to the sheriff; Mr. Kyle; witness went to see Captain Findley, provost marshal of the Sixth district, and received from him some of the facts of the case; the witness then informed the provost marshal that Howe was amenable to the laws of Pennsylvania, on the charge of murder and a request— The commissioner, interrupting, asked the wit nese to detail merely the facts of the case. The Witness then said the sheriff and coroner of the county' went with him in one carriage, and the deputy provost marshal, Mr. Johnson, and David Eisen berry, went in another. The object in going there was to assist in holding an inquest upon Bartlett's body, and, if possible, arrest the alleged murderer. Proceeded to Perkiomenville, eighteen miles from Norristown; Ex-Sheriff Rudy there joined them; Wanipole resides there, keeping a store in the ta vern building ; - he volunteered to go with them, and went. A house was pointed eut on the road, by se veral women, as being Howe's house. Reaming on the road they had. come,-Rudy and Wampole got out of the vehicle, and began another search ; Rudy returned alone, and, in response to the inquiries of the partiea, 'said that Howe was consulting: his friends ; if they so advised, he would come to Per kiomenville at 6 o'clock, and deliver himself • uP. Wampole corroborated his statement. The rest of the party wished to take him into custody imme diately.- Wampole and the witness then went to the house where Howe had been Seen, which was occupied by Hauck and Groff, two of the accused; Wampole explained the object of their visit to the inmates of the house ;.a•young man then came into the room and accosted the witness, who suspected it was the murderer, and addressed him - as "Bill," saying he wished to have a conversation with him; going out:of the house to the pump, ear to gether upon the flooring of the well ; the witness endeavored to persuade Howe' to deliver himself up to the sheriff;.Howe proposed, to do so, if his-friends -would' advise him. to do it. Wampole had followed them, and stood against a 'Mee, near the pump, and advised - that - 4Towe have time until a quarter after six, the_witness in sisting he should deliver himself np immediately; Howe asked the witness "if he delivered himself to the court, would the soldiers be able to get him 1" witness replied; he- was - -not - a -military man, and ' could 'not make - any promise of that kind ; Wampole wanted witness to go, saying be was. going; he then left the witness; after a little conversation; both rose and went to the front part of the house; Howe then stopped and said if he went to the sheriff he would have to go along ; he could not get back again, and he.wanted 'to see some friends ; just at that time witness saw the sheriff, ,and pointed him . out to Howe, saying that he Mutate sheriff would go with him to see his friends if be would surrender himself ; and added, come along Bill, let us4-have 'no further trouble about it; the witness started for the - gate, Howe ac companying him ; the gate - was open ; ,tui they were walking out of the gate the witness heard a halloo, ; and heard the word "Bill," and some Dutch words • which he did not .recollect, except the, last word.i " Selbst ;" Howe started back, exclaimbig, there is the sheriff; the witness replied; no,: he 'wears a straw hat ';" Howe sprang from himand ran away, ; `the witness again heard the voice, aukturning,,eaw Wampole standing by the fence, 'looking towards the house ; he had no doubt that Warnpole was the man who halloed ; on returning to, the carriage he accused Wampolevg assisting Howe to escapes and received no , reply ; the party 'tiles returned., The accused were held to bail' to await a further hearing, at eleven o'clock this morning. Captain Jack, of the provostguard of this city, with twenty men, is scorning the .woods in the vicinity of Howes residence, seeking him. He is reported to be fully armed, and determined' not to be` captured alive by the military authorities. PEIISQI4' 'l A .—Major General Butler. is iri town, eadlifitying at the Continental Hotel, WIND ESE.... - . AEArVAL MICE AND w oumar.D.-Over . two hundred sickand wounded have Arrived at the CriliZenis , 'Volunteer; Hospital, where every want wee attended to. Theywere conveyed to West Phila. delpfAa by the following ambulances: Hand-in- Hand Engine, Diligent Engine, United States En gine, Philadelphia Hose, Good Will Hole, Fair. mount Engine,West PhLladelphia Engine, North ern Liberty E n gine , Assistance Engine, Neches& Engine, Independence Hose, Hope Hose, Philadel phia Engine,- Wecceeoe Engine, Northern Liberty Hose. Among them are the following front. Penn eylvania and Hew Jersey : p:.c2FEVIXANCA. .Tno Whickerson. K, 110. Wm Painter, Z, El- White. 1), 137. Jae Mcbonald, Rom Brenner. K, U 9.. E Stafford, D. 95... Chas Odin, C, 1 Art. Sue Sines, E, 17. Lewis J Dunlap.-P, 119. Geo Pittz, G, 17. . Wm Pyrott, A, 119. W Burch, K,Bl. J M Rittenhouse, 119. Jos alsoaoW, 8 4 . Ada.asAmpso.p, A, B (1^ " ,, hra Calahan, /, John Carihan, 1, ii. James Bates, A„ 110. 105.13 Kashner. O. 115. Arch Hutchinson. ME Thomas Young, K. 91. H Mcßae, 11.5. E Lauman, 57. J C Lee, 111. C D Rowan, 119. .1 Binkey r BL. L Colvin, 83. W Cunningham, MI. J Tell. 140: E S Patine, 151. G Wood, 114. ERKEY. James Lowe, - C, 2. P Slocum: 11. P Poet, 5; L Campbell, 9. J 11 Mead, 21. S Coddington, .1 Tyson, 15. J G Colgan, 5. ~,dam Simpson,. Tno Fink, 63. Dexter Adamd, E, 26. .Taa Meloskey, D. .116. I) Adams. E. 25. W D Gilmore. .D, 114. JolimEimmerznan, E, 17. Noel Miller, C, 34. - - Henry Riabel. CI, 74. Evan Evans, B, 62. J Johnson, 34 _ W Wright, 140. R Chatehall, 110, W Fishel, 110. W lrerber, 114. I''Eli" .1 A J Van Riper, C, 13. S Thatcher, G, 15. Fred Cook, E, 11. Se =lel Thomas, 8,1. John Evans, C. 6. W 0 Daniels, B, 6. . P C Peterson, B. 15, Chas B Burris, C, 19. THE _MAUI OP W. T. BENNETT, who has been a inember of the Corn Exchange - for many years past, was announced to the members of that body by Mr. George Allman. Edward D. Potts Samuel Hartranft, and John L. Redner, com mittee appointed for the purpose, submitted the fol lowing preamble and resolutions, whiohwere unani mously agreed to: . Whereaa, It has pleased,an All-wise Providence to suddenly remove from our midst William V. Bennett, who has been connected - with this organization for many years past: therefore,- Resolved, That in his sudden death this association has lost one of-its most esteemed members, who was endeared to us by Ms upright dealings and manly virtues. - • . Ross Ned, That while sorrowing in our loss, we ten der to the family of our deceased member our heartfelt sympathy, trusting.that they will find consolation that he wasa faithful husband andifather, whose friendship all were proud to be honored with, and in whose logs there are many who mourn with them. - Resolved, That as a further testimony of - respect to the memory of the dead, a special committee-of this body be appointed to attend the funeral, and submit a copy of the above preamble and resolutions to" his - be reaved family. NEW PLAN FOR RECRUITING.—It is Said that the Government has determined to adopt a new plan for recruiting the army, which has been long under consideration, and that measures will be im mediately taken to carry it into effect. By this plan it is hoped that a very large proportion of the two years' and nine months' men, Just discharged, may be induced to re-enlist for the war. These vete rans are to be offered, in addition to the $lOO bounty and pay which all the national soldiers receive, a bounty of $3OO, and are to forin a special corps, dis tinguished both from conscripts and from other three years' men. The Government is to be reimbursed, man for num, for this $3OO, from the substitute fund to be raised under the draft, and which by the terms of the act must be devoted to this purpose. These advantages are to be forfeited in case the men to' whom they appeal do not avail themselves of them within a fixed time, which will probably be sizty days. The large bounty offered is to be paid in in. stalments, to suit the convenience of the Govern ment and the wishes of the soldier. COUNTERFEIT POSTAGE 07RRENCY.—The counterfeit fifty-cent postage Currency now -being circulated may be easily detected by observing the following points: 1. The paper is heavier than genuine. 2. The faCes are not similar, the two faces on the left being deeper cut than in the other three. 3. The engravers' name, National Bank Note Com pany, New York, leans to the left in genuine; in the counterfeit it leans td the right. This last is the best and easiest method of detecting them. This counterfeit is the best yet circulated, and well calcu lated to deceive. A PRIZE SCHOONER CONDEMNED.—The prize -schooner Louisa, captured oft Cape Romain, has been condemned. It was argued on behalf of the claimants that she cleared from Nassau, and was bound for Beaufort, N. C., which was in possession of the United States troops, but she did not have the certificate which gave her the right to enter that port, and Judge Cadwalader decided that while the vessel would not have broken the blockade, she would have violated a military regulation, and for that reason ordered her condemnation. S T ATIONAL FINANCES.—Tay- POOke, general subscription agent, reports the sale of $l,- 492,650 five-twenties yesterday by the various agen cies in the loyal States. Bonds are now being de livered to June lst. The uncertainty_which still environs the rebel movements in Pennsylvania and Maryland has the effect of lessening the volume of sales, but the number of local subscriptions is pe culiarly gratifying. A LARGE CARGO.—Yesterday afternoon, at 4 o'clock, the packet ship Wyoming, Captain Burton, sailed from Walnut-street wharf for Liver pool. She had a cargo of 30,800 bushels of wneat,. 1,700 bushels of corn, 76 bales of rags, 16 hogsheads of bark, 27 barrels of flour, and 10 packages of mer chandise. Mr. John F.- Hughes sailed as a cabin passenger, and 45 forward cabin and steerage pas-, sengers also were on board. THE VOLUNTEER REFRESHMENT-SALOON Fa.m.—The fancy and floral fair at the Union Volitn leer Refreshment Saloon still continues, and is daily visited by a large number of persons. A steamboat from Camden will make regular trips two evenings this week to the fair to accommodate the residents of our sister city, and the boat from Gloucester will run to Washington-street -wharf for the benefit of the people of that portion of New Jersey. 2nol AL_LEAGIFLES.—Capt. G. C. Steinbach is now recruiting at the old post. office building, Dock street. They intend enlisting in the United States service for six months. Capt. Steinbach has been in service both in this country and in Europe and has for some months past been engaged in instructing officers and men of , different organizations in a knowledge of the bayonet drill of the Chasseurs de Vincennes. _ SAD CASE OF BURNING.—/DOUt hilll pastii o'clock, on Wednesday night, Anna Grim, aged 16 years, employed as a domestic in the family of Mr. George Herman' ' No. 1011 Noith Second street, was badly burned about the body, in conse quence oilier clothing taking fire accidentally from a candle while she was asleep. The sufferer was conveyed to St. Joseph's Hospital. • TDIE OF -EXECUTION FrxFD.--tioyernoT Curtin has signed the death warrant of Patrick Par ragan, convicted of the murder of Thomas William son, and the day of execution has been fixed for the 14th day of August next. Mary 'Williamson, wife of the deceased, charged with being an accessory to tLe murder, has been released from raison under the two-term rule. NARROW ESCAPE FROM BEING BURNED TO DEATEL—Yesterday morning, shoe . 4 o'clock, some clothing in the second story of the building No. 533 Chestnut street took fire accidentally. For tunately, the flames were speedily extinguished. Two men were asleep in the apartment at the time the fire was discovered. DROWNED BODY HECOVERED.--GOTOlter Conrad held an inquest upon the body of an un known white man, found in the Delaware, at Brides- Mug. The deceased appeared to be. about thirty five years of age, and had dark hair and Ivhiskers. He was dressed in soldier clothes. SOLDIER KILLED.—Upon the arrival of the 55th regiment N. Y. S. M. at Washington street wharf yesterday morning, one of the members, named C. Laner, died from the effects of injuries re ceived by falling from the pl.tform of the cars on the Delaware and Raritan Railroad. ELECTION OF SCHOOL CONTROLLER.— Jonathan Roberts has been elected School Con troller from the Twenty-fifth section. The new Board is now complete. COLORED SOLDIERS.—EIeven colored men. of Camden have enlisted in the 55th (colored) Regi ment of Massachusetts, and have gone on to be mustered in. MORE REBEL PRISONERS TAXING THE OATH --Lieut. Col. Fink, promost marshal'of this city, administered the oath of allegiance to .;about 100 rebel prisoners on Wednesday. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. TUE MONEY MARKET: PRILADELPsit. June 26, 11163 The apparently desperate threat of farther invasion. exhibited Irk the advance of the rebels in our State, cauLe_d the gold market to assume a firmer phaea.. ifp to 4 o'Clock it steadily advanced, until. it reached 145%. closing at MN, with a downward tendency at thelclose. Business was quite active on the street in consequence. Government securities ate without change. The sub scriptions to the new national loan yesterday.amounted, before the close, to over s:xteen. hundred thousand. From the appearance of.`the fignres at 4 o'clock, a like srm will be figured as tlie result of to-day's conversions_ - Money is still plenty at s@6'il cent. The Stock market was somewhat irregular tinder ad verse rumors, but there is not much change in prices to note. . 119 was bid for 1831 sixes; 106:41g107Ps for seven thirties ; Rea:ding sixes (1870) sold at 1(6%; 110 was bid forlESOst 109 for the convertibles; Pennsylvania Railroad. mortgagee were steady; State- fives sold at 1.02%; City sixes were firm; Philadelphia and Brie sixes sold at 105%; Donaldson Improvement sevens at SN. Camden, and Amboy sixes (1859) at 104 ;-111 was, bid for Elmira sevens; 9434 . for North Pennsylvania. sixes,. 110 for the tens; Schuylkill Navigation sixes (ISM) sold.at 86. There was seine excitementin Pennsylvania Railroad shares, 61% being the best offer at the first, 61 at the . second, a small lot selling at 613;—a decline of 2. Cate wissa preferred was steady at TAL ; Heading, declined X: North Pennsylvania was steady at 14; Long Island at 38; 36 was bid for Elmira. 463 i for Little Schuylkill. 1% for Camden and Amb0y,.63,% for Minehill. Scheylkill NaVigation preferred was the only canal stock that exhibited any life. It opened at 2434 x, closed at 25, steady; Morris sold at 72; 138 bid for timpre ferred; 57 was bid for Leigh; 42 for the scrip,. Philadelphia Bank sodl. at MX; Big Mountain coal at ; bid for New Creek. The market 'was steady. but inactive at the close-b 24,000 in bonds and Leoo shares changing bands.. Drexel St Co. quote Government securities, dm, a* follows: United States Bonds.l3Bl Certificates of Indebtedness.... United States 7 3-10 N0te5...... Quartermasters' Vouchers Orders ror Certificatetrof Indebtedness. Gold .Demand Notes Certificates or Indebtedness. new Jay Cooke & Co. quote Government eecarltiles. &c.,. ss follows: United States Sixes..l3Bl United States 7 3-10 notes Certificates of Indobteth.ess New .• Quartermasters' Vouchers Demand Notes Gold S.ales five-twenties yesterday, $1,495i000/. The following shows the amount of goal transported aver.the Lehigh V3IIOY Railroad, for the week ending June 20,1563, and previous since December I.IS. com pared with the- same time last year Week. Previonaly. TotaL ssiims. Tons. Cwt. Tens. Cwt. Tone. Cwt. Hazleton.,, ......... 3,033 14 133,.785. 07 136,802_01. Sugar Eas t tn" lostE 2,726 15 72,051 05 74.708 CO Council ;1.011 . 09 53,132.00 . 64,223 00 Monni Pleasant 907 00 13,653.01 14,56(/ 10 Spring Mouaktain,....... 2.021 15; 66.7 6 9 08 63.790 13 Coleraine-, ....... 1,11116 29,468 17 26,09 13 `Bevan 11431.0 w 57 1.5 ?JIiS 12 2,463 ock Smith's. Swing E 19,13, 28.632 14 19,51212 N. Tina 'Mountain.... 30 78 .60,e80 01 . 63.768 'Ted " .... 2.60 13 *1,158 19' 63,683 ki ,Hanlelirlk s . 1,5501.7 %,096 03 2pan 00 Geresea,Penna 931 06 31,3* CO 32.27 6 M Mbertale: 1005 01 23,614 01 • 21.802 Miteavills 19,813 02 29, 6 366 12 7 Shippers ' - 50 63 21,528 19 225* 02 Totil , 625,370 18 61x,68109 earrespondingweelelast • - year....:..:::....... - 381.916 14 591,926 li 2L28011 143.444 04 264.734 The Delaware, Lackawanna, and Weston' Railroad Company had, their regular monthly anctioa sale of coal yesterday, alga Merchants' Exchange. The attendance of buyers was mimeroas, and the bidding quite spirited. The following - is a memorandum of the sale: 4,600 tons stove : coal. at EU 7666.51X;M05t1y at /06.10: 1.005 tons egg Rise, 47; 2,550 chestnut, d5.1£1306.20. chiefly at the :ewer figure; 6,000 tons lump coal, $6. WO. 57. g. at the inside price; 5,000 tons steamboat coal. 416,2 h, ea& 6, COO tpias 'grate . coal. 818,5 6.40. mainly KM, _.. • .-.n X 1 y . 1 1 1 0 0 a 5 13 3 , a I L. 145. §1451 145 145 —Mi. 98K -•-- 1091 106.0. a 111634 ica e ••. .. .. . .9: c ....... .... 9811.0 98 . ...... ....1.44. C 14.1. 01431(