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MONDAY. JULY lb, 1863.
The War In Maryland.
There is still some anxiety in reference, to
the situation of affairs in Maryland. Tho
question seems to be whether General Lee
can escape without giving battle, and the
battle must of necessity he fierce and de
cisive. So faj as the Pennsylvania cam
paign is concerned tlere is an end of it.
Lee has been driven out of our State amid
circumstances of the most humiliating cha
racter. He came as an invader, with a
preat army, and the demeanor of a con
queror. He was to free Maryland, redeem
Pennsylvania, save Baltimore, and capture ’
Washington. Terms were to be dictated to
the North in Independence Square, and the
coal mines were to be destroyed as a terrible
example. Our towns were plundered, and
the people were called upon to rise and
drive the oppressors from Washington.
The Richmond papers were demanding
fearful retaliation —measures 11 to make the
blood run cold ” —as a reward for the bar
barities of thelankees; and the soldiers of
Pennsylvania were said to be falliug back
beyond the St. Lawrence. A town of Penn
sylvania was shelled, a bridge was burned,
and attempts were made to cross the, Sus
quehanna. All this took place a few days
ago, and with so much success aud energy
that in’Philadelphia and New York the citi
zens were rapidly arming; in Baltimore
martial law prevailed, and in the capital the
citizens were enrolled as militiamen. This
was not merely a panic on our part, nor a
mere foray for food and provender on the
part of the rebels. They intended to invade
.the Northern States. It was a darling and
las».,*l!aalilud stdi/Kta. tgzti t- kriuy
tire and' tile sw<?rtl ; V<f tej W0l?t? ds"
stroy, and humiliate, if not subjugate the
North. ■ A reader of the English journals
will see, in their comments upon American
affairs, indications that such an invasion was
contemplated, and had been discussed in
circles in England with a probable
view to intervention and recognition. We
know to what extent they succeeded. One
of the most beautiful portions of the State
was under their control for a few days ;
they fought a battle, and' were compelled to
retreSt. Instead of Lee -dictating terms to
'Pennsylvania towns, or endeavoring to find
the fords of the Susquehanna, he is now
hugging the shores of the Upper Potomac,
anxious to escape, and, failing in that, pre
pared to fight a desperate and bloody battle.
Will he fight a battle ? We do not think
so,,unless he should be driven to it as the
alternative of surrender. Lee can hardly
wish to,deliver battle with ariver in his rear,
•a broken and bleeding army, and his
communications with Richmond in danger.
He may live for a few days on his Pennsyl
vania plunder; but the valley of the Shenan
doah is not the fruitful and teeming valley
of the Cumberland. It has subsisted many
aimies, and has been exhausted by the
thousands of armed men that have lived, and
marched, and campaigned in its fields. He
must , maintain liis communications with
Richmond, and any attack upon that line of
communications must be prevented, or fatal
results will follow. His policy is evidently
to escape, carrying kis army back into Vir
ginia to find security and comfort amid the
hills; and streams, and forests, and stone walls
of that intricate and embarrassing State. The
policy of General Meade is to strike at once,
with, energy and might. He has Gen. Lee
in a.position that tlie rebel general never oc ;
cupied before; At Antietam Lee control
lod Mb nwn npmnnininatinna, and boEom ho
Aught a battle be strengthened himself on
the river by taking Harper’s Perry. He
was strong" and exultant, and in the North
there was all the temptation that fresh har
vests'and the abundance of everything could
offer "to eager and hungry' soldiers. So,
when defeated by McClellan, he liad mere
ly to cross the river and entrench himself
at Winchester. He does not now possess
such advantages. He has marched many
miles, and a. victorious army is in his front.
His lines of retreat have either been injured
or destroyed, for- Pleasanton and' our ca
valry are harassing him constantly and ef
fectually. If Meade attacks him now, lie
must either defeat his assailant or be driven
into the river. He must make a jsucc.essfol
_ rep istance..uV-U;-.' ji.rraica. ~
—-—VLUare anxious not to he unreasonable in
our demands upon the Army of the Potomac.
We may expect too much from it, in anticipa
ting a speedy renewal of the battle. We must
remember that it has passed through such
privations as an army has never endured be
'fore. It marched from PalThouth to Gettys
burg, by forced marches, by day and by
" night, without resting ; without preparation;
insufficiently accoutred ; weakened by sick
ness and the expiration of former enlist--
■ luCnts ; with the experiment of a new com
mander ; it threw itself upon the enemy and
fought for three days. The rebels tell us
that those three days witnessed the fiercest
battles of the war, and the large lists of
killed and wounded show that their state
ment is correct. The demoralizing effect of a
battle is great, whether the result be a defeat
or a victory, and the conquerors are almost
as weak and helpless as the conquered. Like
the champions in the prize ring, one is vic
tor, the other-vanquished, both being carried
off bleeding and bruised in a hand-cart. A
victorious army wants nourishment and
rest; time to piece together the shattered
columns, and strengthen the broken lines;
to call the roll and see who are dead and
wounded. The Army of the Potomac jias
done nobly... It has justified the hopes of
its friends and the expectations of the coun
try. It has given a new glory to its his
tory, and while we hope and trust that it
will fall upon Lee and smite him to destruc
tion in' his passage through the waters of
the Upper Potomac, we shall be? satisfied if
what has been done ends the campaign;
thanking our army for the good it has. ac
complished, and preparing to continue a
resolute and earnest prosecuation of the war.
After the Rattle.
Three, weeks ago the rebel array had
crossed the Potomac, and was advancing
into the heart of Pennsylvania. The citizens
Were fleeing panic-stricken at their approach;
storekeepers were being plundered of their
goods; horses and cattle were being stolen
from the farmers ; their fields were being de
vastated; fortifications were being hastily
thrown up at Harrisburg ; armies were be
ing organized., and hurried off by railroad to
the threatened points; merchants were ship
ping their goods to New York, and tire
banks were packing up their treasure; busi
ness was at a stand-still throughout the
State ; the notes of the fife and drum were
heard in every street'; Governor Cprtin
was appealing to Philadelphia for aid, and
the State House bell was thundering out the
danger. “It. was a time of sorrow’’ and of
confusion. All of us feared the fall of Har
risburg, and talked about the -necessity of
fortifying Philadelphia. A universal feeling
of gloom prevailed ; and, to Add to the un
certainty'and anxiety of the hour, it was an
nounced that a change had been made in
the command of the Army of the Potomac.
Then came the news that a battle had !
been fought, and that the invading army
had been driven from the .State. To-day,
although the final contest remains to be
fought, the result of this joyful news is ap
parent in the change which has come over
the face of affairs. The citizens have re
turned to their homes ; the store keepers of
York and Adams counties are laying in
fresh stocks of goods; the wheat crop is
being harvested ; the bank vaults have been
refilled; business is being generally re
.sumed, with a feeling of confidence inexpli
cable, when it is remembered that the great
battle of the war is yet to he fought, and
th at the danger may not have wholly passed
away; the:--State House bell is silent, or
-only, rings a peal of joy and victory. Gloom
and doubt no longer haunt our waking and
sleeping thoughts. Peelings of relief, of
security, of hopefulness, now prevail in their
stead. The change in the command of the ,
ATmy of the Potomac has proved, a wise'
and providential one, and there is no longer
anywhere to he discerned among loyal men
distrust of our resources, or distrust of the
capacity of the Administration rightly to
apply them.
These happy changes have been brought
about with wonderful rapidity. Perhaps
the new order of affairs, the normal condi
tion of peace and security, and prosperity,
Will he enduring. But in case some unfor
secn disaster should overtake' the Army of
the Potomac, in case Bragg, driven from
Tennessee, 1 should reinforce Lee, -what
guarantee of continued security have we ?
Are we to trust to another “ uprising" of
the people ? If so, the reliance may prove
a very costly one. It may not be a plea
sant thought, but unorganized uprisings are
simply mobs. The men who compose thorn
can cheer and wave their liandkefchiefs, but
they cannot fight a battle or withstand a
cavalry charge. The lesson wo have learned
from the rebel invasion lias taught vis the
necessity of having some system wlvorcby,
in time of danger, the Staio may command
the sendees of all its able-bodied citizens.
Such a system lias always heretofore beou
presumed to exist, but the result lias shown
that the presumption was incorrect. Gom
siderhig our almost defenceless condition, U
is; a matter for congratulation that we
escaped so well, but hereafter it. will bo a
reproach to us if wo permit our State to be
-invaded at all.
A New Species of Magnanimity.
Let us imagine tho case of a harmless
old gentlemen, who, intent upon liis own
thoughts, and having no suspicion of danger,
is walking along an unfrequented by-path,
when he is suddenly assailed by a foot-pad,
who with one blow of a cudgel fells him to'
the ground and then proceeds to rob him. :
Collecting his scattered wits just as the
operation has been completed, the old gen
tleman staggers to his feet, and discovers
that the highwayman has taken his well
filled purse, but in liis haste lias neglected to
lafcs bis timfiißisse liberal In amass of
gratitude that life lias hee» spared Mm, the
party of the first part - hastens after his re
treating assailant, benevolently begs of Mm
to accept the ivatch, and parts from him with
a benediction. Perhaps there are a few un
charitable people, who, hearing of the cir
cumstance, would charge the old gentleman
with pusillanimity; and certainly the fe w un
sopMsticated people, who never read the pa
pers, would feel inclined to harbor the same
unjust imputation. Both classes would be in
grievous error. They would be mistaking
magnanimity for cowardice ! It is im
portant that the two qualities, having a
family resemblance, should not he con
founded The loyal- North, taking no
thought of danger, proceeding in the beaten
path of duty, and intent only upon its oWn
concerns, was assailed by ah insidious,
lurking foe. It was stricken to the earth by
the cudgel of treason, and plundered as it
lay insensible and bleeding. But it has
come to its senses; the enemy is moving
away, with such of its treasures as he could
secure, and now it is being urged to hasten
after him, and meekly make him a present
of the remnant, which, in his haste, he had
failed to disturb. The North is beingurged
to do this thing, by disloyal papers, on the
score of Christian magnanimity !
We must really be excused for our .ob
tuseness, if we should fail to discover in
such a confession of cowardice and; infe
riority, anything magnanimous. Magna
nimity, according to the ancient acceptation
of the word, meant something very dif
ferent. It meant forgiveness of error, but
only after there liad been repentance. Is
the treason of the South a crime less hideous
or terrible to jis to-day, with the shouts of
victory ringing in our ears, than it was in
April, 1860, when the booming of Fort
Sumpter’s guns smote heavily, and with a
ftEfhi Esafiisii ?b tbs bsai(§ al twsntj
miliioM of Noiffiem people ? in on? os
cess of joy that we have bruised the head of
the viper, must we, like the foolish Wood
man, restore it to our bosoms, where it may
gather up new warmth and life ? Let vis
not be deluded with this false and fatal no
tion; let us never be led to imagine
that it is magnanimous to tempt'"' too far
that Providence whose favor towards our
cause has just been so strikingly exem
plified. Loyalty to one’s country is the
best and truest form of magnanimity. There
is something sublimely impudent and, ridi
culous in the idea of newspapers, whose
creed has been disloyalty to the Government
and hostility to the war, coming forward at
the present Juncture, with, appeals fora ces
sation of hostilities, and an amnesty to “our
misguided Southern brethren,” upon the
ground of Christian magnanimity ! Surely
the sublime virtue they prate of, and make
their party .cry, has fallen from its high es
tate, if these are to be its oracles ! We had
never suspected until now that all the virtue
in the land was possessed by the men -who
have never concealed their sympathy with
treason. It is, indeed, an anomalous state
of affairs when the spirit of faction changes
men into peace-makers, and peace-makers
into magnanimous Christians. It is „ a
shapely and beautiful pillar, rising from a
rough and unsightly pediment. It is a fra
grant arid exquisite flower, expanding from
a thorny stem. It is Good that is born of
Evil,-hut as we know that the good tree
cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can the
evil, tree bring forth good fruit, we are
forced to conclude with a sigh, that the
Good is rather spurious than genuine ; that
it is the changeling and not the real off
spring, and therefore we shall not fall upon
our knees and worship it. •
The Sanitary Commission.
The fact that the wounded soldiers on the
battle-field of Gettysburg were, relieved by
the agents of the Sanitary Commission,
While the battles were actually being fought,
is such conclusive proof of the value of this
noble enterprise that comment would he un
necessary. Yet, we cannot forbear to renew
our testimony to its national usefulness.
The Sanitary Commission deserves the ear
nest support of every patriotic man, woman,
or child, for there is no one who has a friend
or relative in the army who is not directly
interested in its prosperity. We call atten
tion to the important statement which we
publish lo day.- The Commission is entirely
dependent upon the liberality and loyalty of
the people ; it was established for the good
of the people, and is the expression of their
thoughtful interest in the welfare of their
armies. Never before in the history ot Smy
war did any Government or private charity
work so/thoroughly and hearj£ly as it has
done for the benefit of the moral and
physical condition of soldiers, in tlie camp,
the field, or the hospital.
A correspondent of a Democratic news
paper-states that, during.the last battle, our
soldiers were impressed with the idea that
they were fighting under General McClel
lan. We do not know whether this is in
tended as a’compliment to General McClel
lan or to the intelligence of the Army of
the Potomac.
T nk Invasion of Penn.ylvftnia and Indiana may
turn out to have beau partly cauaed by direst invi
tation., sent by at home to their South
ern'brethren to come and help them put down the
“Lincoln despotism.” Thus in an. address made
last April in Newark, N. J., by Vallandigham—
“ that noble martyr to free speech,” as Franklin
Fierce oalls him—occurs the following passage:
has been said the Confederates had no inten
-95 invading the Northern States; but ir the
be kept up, battles fought, no reientiog
pmtpae* of peace opened, no sounds
esrs ’ t,mj ousMin£uced
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Fortress Monroe-
Fortrk3S Monroe, July 10.—Benjamin Peddle,
or Lambert's Pointj or. Sliz&bclih riverj was iuTGited
yesterday while attempting to run the blockade.
He had in. his possession, when arrested, $4,000
worth of contraband goods.
This is the third or fourth arrest for blockade run
ning. He is now in Fort Norfolk. It is reported
that two others were arrested last night by the
guard, who were engaged in smuggling.
General Corcoran leaves for Washington to-night,
via Baltimore. f
Fortress Monroe, July 11.—The revenue cutter
Cuyahoga arrived at Hampton Roads to day, having
been on a cruiße South and from Port Royal, Bth ihst.
Her officers report thst the Atlanta, captured from
the rebels near Savannah, was at Hilton Head,
and would remain there for guard duty and to defend
that port. '
The captured steamer Neptune was spoken off
Capl Hatterarln charge of a prize crew from the R.
B. Cuyler, which) captured her on the 14th ultimo,
off Mobile.
The Cuy ahoga brought a mail for New York.
The captured steamer Neptune arrived here this
afternoon.
‘ The three turreted monitor Roanoke arrived here
at 2 o'clock.
The rumor that rebel gunboats were at Jamestown
.Island is unfounded.
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WASHINGTON.
Special Despatches to “ The Press."
Washington, July M, . 1863.
Acknowledgments to the Japanese.
In the month of November lost the- American
bark CJhevalie, of New York, while on her voyage
from Hakodadi to Sbanghay, China, struok a sand
knoll, stranded, and became a total wreck, about a
hundred miles northeast of Kanagawa. Information
of the occurrence was promptly communicated to
the Up/ted States consul at that port, and a steam
guirtoat was placed at his disposal by the Japanese
Government, to enable him to proceed to the wreok
for the relief aud resoue of the orew. On arriving at
the aocno of the disaster, tho officers and crew of the
Ohbvallc woro found on ehoro, having been rescued'
from the breakers by tho natives, who treated them
with great kindness. They wore lodged in a temple,
furnished with an nbundanoo of food and. an ample
guard 1o protect thorn.
On receiving intclligonco of this demonstration
on the part of tlio Japanese of their intention to
fulfil every troaty obligation, as well as the obliga
tions of tho moat enlightened humanity, the Presi
dent (lireotod presents to bo sent to the principal
OftloCre of (ho gunboat which carried our consul to
the wreck of tho Ohevallo, and to the authorities
ortho provinoo in which the disaster took place.
These testimonials will shortly be sent to Mr.
Phkyk, our Minister resident in Japan, for distri
bution. They oonaist of a solid silver speaking
trumpet, elegantly anil elaborately oliased, with
marine and'our. own national omblemß, with the
inscription, “from (he President of the United
States of America, in appreciation of courage and
humanity,” two gold chronometers, with Japanese
figures, and a doubio-tube marine glass, of the best
quality, all boaring an inscription Bimilar to that
on the trumpet.
Serious Railroad Accident,
An accident occurred very early this morning on
the "Washington branoh of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, about four miles this side of Annapolis
junction. .One of the trains stopped on the main
track for water, but this fact did not become known
to the engineer of the second train, both from this
city, in time to prevent a collision. The crash was
terrible. The passengers were principally troops.
Thirty or forty, including sixteen officers, were in*.
jured,jmme of them seriously, if not fatally. The
suffererß were brought back to Washington-in the
11 o’clock train.
Tlie Confiscation Act.
Proceedings under the Confiscation Act have been
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.to real estate belonging to persons said to be in tke
rebel service*
Contract.
The contract for the supply of stationery to the
Treasury; Department and Internal Revenue Cur
rency bureaus, for the ensuing fiscal year, has been
awarded to Philp & Solomons of this city.
National Banks.
Thuß far, twenty, five banks have been organized
underjhe national banking law, and only await the
furnishing of notes by the Treasury Department to
go into complete operation. These will be supplied,
it is thought, within the next two months.
The Victory at Helena, Arkansas*
Washington, July 11.—The following has been
received at the headquarters of the army:
Helena, July 6, via Cairo, July 10,1863.
Major General Halteck, General-in-Chief:
Sir: We encountered the enemy, 15,000 strong,
under Generals Holmes, Price, Marmaduke, and
others, on the evening of the 4th of July, and whip
ped them handsomely. We have.oaptured 1,000 priso
ners, 1,200 stand of Arms, and two colors.
Our total loss will not exceed 250. The enemy’s
loss was very severe—not less than 2,500 in killed,
wounded, and prisoners.
B. H. PRENTISS, Major General,
Official Report of Admiral Farragut.
Washington. July H.—-The Navy Department,
this morning, received the following despatch from
Admiral Farragut:
Flagship Pensacola,
New Orleans, June 29, 1663.
Sip.: I have to inform the Department that
while I was at Port Hudson, I received a de
spatch static# that the rebels were in force on
the west bank of the river, threatening Plaque
mine and Donaldsonville. I started imme
diately for the first-named place, but on my
arrival at Baton Rouge, found a despatch from
Lieutenant Commander Weaver, to the effeot
that the rebels (about 160 Texanß) had made - a
raid in Plaquemine some three -hours previous
to his arrival, and had burnt two that were
lying there. Lieutenant Commander Weaver shelled
the place, driving the enemy out of the town, and
followed them down the river to Donaldsonville,
which place he reached in advance of them. By
dark l was also there, and found that the ICinso
had'also been sent up by Commander Morris. The
enemy, finding ub in such strong force of gunboats,
gave, out that they would not attack Donaldsonville,
hut go by the railroad to Brashear City. I therefore
ordered the Winona, Lieutenant Commander Wea
ver, to cruise up and down the river, and he, seeing
the enemy on two occasions, assailed them.
As ! had much to attend to in New Orleans. I
dropped down, placing the gunboats to the beat ad
vantage, Above and below. Lieutenant Commander
TFflltfirn yoluntßCiefl to aDßisttnß Yolnntßfir oncer
remmisnsiiif ybs lan m ym anions ai ma men m
the greet guns. Ipaid them a visit, and,
my advice in case of-attack, which I looked for
aqoner or later. I left Commander Woolsey, of the
Princess Royal, in command at Donaldsonville, or
dered the Winona to Plaquemine, and stationed the
Kineo at a place below, where the railroad run near'
. the river, distant about twenty-three miles from New
Oj leans. '
On the 18fh inst, the enemy reached the Lafouche
crossing, and attacked our pickets, who repulsed
them, caueing them a heavy loss. On the 18th, they
had a second fight, and were again repulsed. On the
23d, the enemy, under Generals Green and Mofeton,
attacked and captured Brashear Oitv. Our. force
there was very small. I had only a small steamer
mounting two twelve-pound howitzers, which I
purchased as a tug; but 1 1 regret to say her com
mander is not represented as having been any more
vigilant than the rest, and backed down the bay.
Mr. Ry.der says, however,-thathe could hot flre into
the enemy without firing into biirownrpeopiej-80-he
withdrew and retired to New. Orleans, leaving Bra
•hftAr City in possession of the enemy.
On the 27th, Commander Woolsey informed me,
by telegraph and Brig. Gen. Emory personally, that
Gen. Green, of Texas, had notified the women and
children to leave Donaldsonville, as he : intended to
make an attack. I immediately ordered the Rover
up to the assistance of the Princess Royal, and Lieu
tenant Commanding Weaver, being ofi the alert, was
also at Donaldsonville in time to take part in the
repulsing of the enemy.
I enclose herewith Commander Woolsey’s report
of the affair:
At 1.20 A. M. of the 26th the enemy made the at
tack, and their storming party got into the fort, but
the gunboats opened a flanking fire above and
below the fort, hurling, destruction into the rebel
ranks, and driving back the-supporting party sp
that they broke and fled, and the one hundred'ana
twenty who entered the fort were captured.
At 4.50 A. MU the rebels (Texans): fell back in a
treat rage, vowing vengeance. I had in the me&n
ime ordered up the Monongahela, Commander
Read, and General Emory first, and then General
Banks sent forward reinforcements. General Stone
1b now in command there, and the place is perfectly
secure. The prisoners arrived from Donoidsonrille
number 124, among whom are one lieutenant co
lonel,' two majors, two captains, and five lieutenants.
Our forces have buried sixty-nine rebel dead, and
are still employed. There arc about one hundred
altogether. Colonel Philips is among the number
of the rebel dead.
. All Of which is respectfully submitted by your
obedient servant,
D. G. FABRAGTJT, Rear Admiral.
Hon. Gigobn Wkllks, Secretary of the Navy.
TBE RAID IN INDIANA.
A HEPULSE TO THE ENEMY.
Cincinnati. July 12.— Morgan’, raid to-night
reached within seven miles of the Ohio line. Some
bridges on the Ohio and Mississippi liailroad, be
tween Cochrane and Mount Vernon, were destroyed
to day. The rebels also approached the Indianapo
lis and Cincinnati Railroad near Sumnans, where
they were met by a regiment of militia and driven
back. This, perhaps, was only a small body. The
main force appears to be making for Aurora ans
Lawrenceburg.
Indianapolis, July.l2.—Morgan’s forces moved
from Vienna yesterday morning eastward, arriving
at Vernon, on the Madison and Indianapolis rail
road at 6 P. Mi, and demanded the surrender of the
town. It was refused by Colonel Buekham, the
commander .of the Federal forces. Half an hour
was given for the removal of the women and chil
dren. At the expiration of that time, Colonel
Bußkham'moved out to meet the enemy, but found
they had retreated. Scouts sent in ptfrsuifc captured
nineteen, with no losb to our side. .
After leaving Vernon they moved southward, tore
up the railroad track, cut the telegraph, and de
stroyed a portion of the Ohio and Mississippi Rail
read west of Vernon. They then moved eastward,
arriving at Versailles at 1 o’clock to-day.
A squad of sixty men moved on Osgood and fired
the bridge on the Ohio and Mississippi railroad, and
took a telegraph operator prisoner. .
Gen. Manson, with a large force of infantry and
artillery, left Jeffersonville last night and arrived at
Carrolton this afternoon. He had a skirmish with
,the enemy near Grassy Flats, and captured one cap
tain and nineteen men. m
Col. Garvin, with a forceof 1000 infantry, marched
out from Sunmans, on the Indianapolis and Cincin
nati railroad, met a portion of Morgan’s forces two
and a half miles from that place. A skirmish en
sued. We lost one man killed. At one to*day, Gen.
Hobson’s forces were only a short distance in the
rear of Morgan. A sufficient'force has also been
*ent from hero in the lent twlnty-four hour, to
drive the*invaders from Indiana or capture them.
From Gettysburg—Stores tor the Wounded.
Gettysburg, July li.—The following ladieshave
arrived from Philadelphia, and are engaged in dis
tributing the stores for the wounded.: Mrs. Bush,
Mrs. E-W. Trotter, Mrs. Sager, MißsTi.E.Clag
horn, Mrs. Turley, Mrs. Chaplain, and Mrs. W. E.
Hutter. There has been, and still is, great suffering
among the wounded whose Injuries are so severe
that they cannot be removed to the Government
hospitals. A further supply of stores would greatly
add to the comforts of those who fell in the late
battle.
Curacoa.
New York, July 12.—The schooner Hannah,
from Curaooa, reports-the schooner .Mary Cage, of
Belfast, Maine, last from Nassau, as in port. She
had been flying the Confederate flag, but the autho
rities compelled the captain to take It down. She
was reported from Boston, bound to Philadelphia.
Cape Haytien.
New York, July 12.—The schooner M. S. Hatha
way brings the crew, guns, and ammunition of the
wrecked U. S. steamer Shepherd Knapp. She left
at Cape Haytien the United States steamer Merci
dita, undergoing survey. The stCAmer Rhode Island
had started to convoy the California steamer. -
The United States steamer Alabama called at Oape
tv*?** 011 June 22d, on her way north with Admiral
The pirate Alabama oli' Kingston, Jam*
r'h?™!* duly. s.—The- Kingston, Jamaica,:
Gleaner, of June 16th says, a vessel Arrived there re
ports meeting .the • pirate Alabama on the 14 th. off
that port, cruising close inland in the track of the
Aspmwall steamers.
A couRKsrONTOiNT of the New Bedford Mercury,-
attached to the Massachusetts 33d, writing after the
battle of Gettysburg, says that our men were granted
permission to take the shoes from the feet of the
dead rebels, as they appeared to be new and but lit
tle worn, prob Ably some that they had confiscated
since they entered the State —very acceptable arti
cles to our men, many of whom had marched over
fifty miles barefooted,
THE PRESS.—PHIL ADELPHI A, MONDAY, JULY 13, 1863.
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
THE REBELS RETREATING TOWARD HANCOCK,
Concentration of Our Forces.
DKBPEBATK CONDITIOITOF LEE’S ARMY.
A Battle near Bharpsbnrg on Friday.
IMPORTANT MILITARY MOVEMENTS,
OUR ADVANTAGES GAINED TO BE USED
ADVANCE OP THE ARMY
HAGERSTOWN OCCUPIED,
THE REBELS ENTRENCHING TWO
THE ENEMY MUST GIVE BATTLE.
REPORTED RETURN OF HILL AND EWELL
Baltimore, July 12.—A special despatch to the
dated Headquarters, Saturday night, says:
The position of the two armies is essentially un
changed.
There has been no fighting to-day.
The enemy ohanged their picket line this morn
ing, giving rise to a report that they had abandoned
Funkstown, which was magnified into a full retreat
and an escape across the river.- They were, how
ever, still in the Bame position, and in full force.
Our pickets are now olose to Funkstown, and all
aloDg the line in immediate proximity to the rebels.
General Meade has his force all in position, and
everything seems ready either to receive or deliver
battle.
The conflict will probably not take plaoe till
Monday. •' :;• ••
Our army is in first-rate spirits, and moved into
position with cheers. V-:. •• - :
The Maryland brigade is at the front, eager to
show their pluck.;
Our cavalry operations continue very active. The
ifibßliUß /liwinmnntiluul tfl n s»is)]
for fona u'S ftwg*.
BOONBUOIo, JUly IQ.-111 ii «UUI IH» morning.
It is reported that the rebels are retreating towards
Hancock. All lookß well.
Yioe President Hamlin and Senator Wilson are
on a visit to the army. f
Netv Youk, July 12.—A despatch fr
*uitK) July 12.—£». jspßt ;'romWashing
ton to' the Herald states that important military
movements are in progress, which indicate the policy
of the Government to follow up our success vigor
ously, and drive the rebellion to the wall.
Our Governmenthas notified the rebels that the
execution of the two officers reoently selected at
Richmond will be retaliated most severely.
New York, July 12.—A despatch from Hagers*
town, dated yesterday, to the Herald says r
A fight commenced near Sharpsburg yesterday,
(Friday,) at daybreak, and continued till 6 o’clock
in the evening, when Longetreet’s division was
thrown into confusion, and our army drove them
back,.pursuing them for several miles.
The engagement was brought on by Kilpatrick,
who, finding the rebels on Thursday too strong,
waited for reinforcements sof infantry. The battle
was fought by only a portion of our army.
■ The rebels fought steadily at first, but wildly at
last, as if their ammunition had expended.
Our cavalry and artillery destroyed the pontoon
bridge, to tbe consternation of the rebels, as they
were about crossing. •
New York, July 12.—A despatch from Middle
town, Md., to the Herald states that information
haß been received from a person who has been with
in the lines at Funkßtown, that the rebelß are tear
ing the houses to pieces to construct pontoons.
The rebel soldier& express little hope of crossing
the Potomac, and were anxious about their supplies,
not having seen their trains for four or.iive days.
They were much disheartened.
A special despatch from Harrisburg states that the
Antietam river is much swollen. This has probably
caused the delay ot Gen. Meade’s army in attacking
tbe rebels. -
Our army is more concentrated than when it was
at Gettysburg. ■
~ A despatch from the headquarters of the army,
dated the 10th, .to the Herald , says our army was
then within a few miles of the enemy.
Aktietam Bridge, 'Williamsport Road, July.
11.—Yesterday the army began to take positions, driv
ing back the enemy’s cavalry to near Funkstown.
- Lee is strongly entrenched, and has a strong natu
ral position. «
Major General Humphrey has received the ap
pointment of Chief of StafT to* Major General
tionj preferring m<?r? dUttM in tUC UCIUi
Fifty additional surgeons and many volunteer
nurses have arrived at the front. y
i HEADCjTTABTBJtS Aemy.oj', July
12.—T0-day our rlght'wiiif pressed forwarAon tl»e
Boonsboro and 'Hagerstown pike, and finally en
tered and occupied Hagerfctown, which we hold.to
night. The enemy’s force, which consisted princi
pally of cavalry and two regiments of infantry, made
ro determined resistance. The enemy fell back
towards ‘Williamsport,jsnd reconnoissances report
that they are throwing up entrenchments within
two miles of Hagerstown. The positions they now
occupy are s&idto be of great strategic 1 strength.
Elsewhere all has been quiet,,, .. .
-Washikgtok, July 12.—A. fro<9 head
quarters,dated,at;B o’clock this evening, says all is
quieT. tnough Botne skirmishing haa taken placc du
ring the day. There doe* not seem to be any fear
that the enemy has crossed the river, nor that he
can or will cross without giving battle. There has
been a heavy rain for three hours.
Greencastle, via Ohambersburg, July 12.—The
rebel corps of Ewell and A. F. HUI returned and oc
cupied Hagerstown, about two o’clock yesterday af
ternoon. They have strong picket guards four miles
thiseide of the town. Hill’s corps passed through
the town, r taking the Leiterstown turnpike. ‘
A negro teamster in the rebel army, who left Wil
liamsport at five o’clock last evening, arrived here
to-day. He atates that .they are building flatboats
at that point, and will have seven finished byto-day,
in which they can crois two wagons at a time.
When he left, not one-third of their transportation
had succeeded in getting'over. : . .
Captain Boyd, yesterday afternoon, with s com
pany of cavalry, got within a mile and a half of Ha
gerstown on the National road, when he discovered
a large body of rebel infantry moving into the town
by the 'Williamsport road. He' endeavored ti make
a circuit north of the town, but their infantry force
was too strong. •[,.
Firing has been heard to-day in the neighborhood
of Clear Spring, also near Eeitersburg, ptbbably
caused by our troops driviDg in the enemas out
posts. ')
. There is no reason known for Lee’s Army evacua
ting Hagerstown, and then reoccupying it within a
few hours with the same troops, unless lie wss dis
appointed in his facilities for crossing the river. If
Xee holds bis present position a- battle canaot be
postponed more than forty-eight hours longer*
A heavy rain set in this morning, with the pros
pect of continuing all day. (
•Antibtam Run, July 12,8 A. M.—Our whole line
is ordered to advance to-day, and unless the enemy
retires* there will be_more or less fighting before
night. There was slight skirmishing yesterday.
The enemy held hiß picket line very tenaciously, as
though concealing some Btrong position behind it. -
There are well-grounded fears that may
become fordable in a day or two. It had fallen con
siderably at Shepherdstown yestefday, and, is still
rapidly receding.
A scout from Winchester yesterday reports the
enemy moving another pontoon train and a train of
ammunition to Williamsport. There is a prospect
of more rain to-day, however. t
Greenoastle, 1 via Chambersnueg, July 12.
Firing has been heard to-day going on between Wil
liamsport and Hagerstown. The rebels occupy Ha
gerstown to-day. • .
Ten rebel deserters came into Geeencastle within
the last few hours.
The rebels are said to have seven boats at Wil
liamsport? each boat being capable of taking two,
teams a time;
Frederick,: July 12.—[Special to New York
World. ]—There has been no general engagement to
day* bub the battle>casnot long be delayed. Itisre
ported that Lee has brought his forces together on
a tongue of land below, near a ford, which, strength
ens the belief of a general and desperate affray to
morrow or on Tuesday. The 16t_ corpß -is. said to
have occupied Hagerstown this afternoon;.?.A?squad
of ninety prisoners, captured at Middletown yester
day, was brought in to-day. +■
SHiRRENSBURti, July 12—The position of the.re
bei force is stated to be as follows : .
Longstre£t’s corps at Shepheriletown, Ewell’s at
Hagerstown; and the hills between Hagerstown and
■Williamsport. They are estimated to have,about
160 pieces of artillery*
The communication between General Couch’s
army and the; Army of the Potomac is only to be.
had by a circuitous route. 1 .
It is rumored that Beauregard has a large force
Dear the Upper PStomac to co-operate with Lee.
Governor Curtin intends being with the army when
it is called to cross the State line. Hewas at Get
tysburg last night. . ‘
General Couch and staff are still at Chambera
burg.
The Prize Steamer Britannia*
Boston, July 11.— The prize steamer Britannia,
captured by the steamer Santiago deCuba, is coming
up the bay in charge of a prize crew.
Boston, July 11.—The steamer R. S. Spaulding,
from Beaufort, N. G., has arrived with 400 invalid
soldiers of the 43d, 46th, and 51st Massachusetts re
giments.
New York. July 11.— A man named Hyland, said
to be An agenfaf the rebel government, was arrested
in Brooklyn to-dav, when en route to Europe.
. San Francisco, July 18.—The ship Midnight
sailed for Hong-Kong to-day, carrying £06,000 in
treasure. .*: The ship Grace. Barling also sailed for
Liveipool. ■ •
New Y obk, July 'll.—A' Provost Guard of 400
regular troops have been instituted in this city under
Col; Buggies, formerly of Gen. Pope’s staff, to carry
into effect the regulations'in regard to drafted men.
It is reported that the wounded soldiers are to be
removed from David’s Island, and the island'to be
made a ddpdt for wounded rebels.
Ship News*
Nkw York, July 12 —Arrived, shipNarragansctt,
from New Orleans;. bark Gazelle, from Mayagues ;
bark Ohas; Brewer, from Trinidad, Cuba ; nark G.
W- Horton, from- Aspinwall; brig Sitka, from Man
sanilla ; brig Lotto, from Grand Turk; brig Mftu
riceo, from Curacoa; suhr. M.S; Hathaway, from
Cai>e Haytien; echr. Anna G. Leverett, from Ship
Island} eohr.Hannah, from Baracoa; schr. David
Faust, from Key West,
WITH ENERGY.
MILES BEYOND.
TO HAGERSTOWN;
From Frederick, Maryland.
From Beaufort, N* €V 9
-A Rebel Agent Arrested.
Specie tor China.
Tlie Draft in New York*
EUROPE.
Five Days Eater.
Oapk Rack, July 10, via Pout Hoot>, July 11.—
The steamship Jura, from Liverpool bn the 2d, via
Londonderry on the 3d inst., was boarded by the
news boat at 4 o’clock this afternoon. Her dates
are five days later than those already at hand.
The steamship Amerioa, from New York, arrived
at Southampton on the istinst.j on route to Bremen.
The steamship. Nova Scotian, from Quebec, ar
rived at Londonderry on the Ist instant.
Consols 92>£. -
GREAT BRITAIN.
The Government has been defeated by an im
mense minority on a vote for the'purchase of the
late Exhibition Building. \
A great fire took place on Water street, Liverpool,
destroying a large quantity of cotton. The loss
which amounted to form £lOO.OOO to £200,000, Is be
lieved to be covered by insurance. '
France;
The Tatric contradicts the assertion that a large
armament is being unteftaken by France with a
view of certain eventualities which may take place
Id North Europe. -
The Confederates are reported to have made pro
posolßto the Spanish Government for recognition,
with the sanction and support of the Emperor Na
poleon.
MADAGASCAR.
A revolution has taken place in Madagascar.
The King was assassinated and his Ministers
banged. The widow of the King was proclaimed
Queen. . >
Commercial Intelligence.
The Liverpool cotton market is unchanged. Sales of
the week, 33. 800 bales. The Breadstuffs market on Fri
day" was dull; Wheat easier and tending down
ward. Provisions dull, with a downward tendenoy to
day.
London Monet Market —Consols, 92@92K; Illinois
Central shares. 27>£@28)£ per cant, discount; Brie Rail
road shares. bl%.
Shipping Intelligence*
Arrived from New York, June 26—ship Arg<j f at Copen
hagen; SOth—ships Harvey Ellis and Atlantic, at Deal;
Constantine.~at Antwerp; Frederick-Scolla,at Flushing:;
29th—'Vivid Light, at —: July 2d—Von Lefferfc.Letitia,
and Christens, at ; Oswego.'at Bristol; N. & Andees,'
at’Plymoutli; Mary Dyer, at Marseilles; Minnehaha, at
Derry.
Arrived from Charleston, June 2Sth—Gustave Jose
phine, at Si. Nazaire, -
Arrived from Callao, June 39th—Chatsworth. at Deal.
Sailed for New York, July 2d— ship John Bright, from
Liverpool. ‘
Arrival of the Great Eastern,
Nrw York, July 12. —The steamer Great Eastern,
from Liverpool June 30, xua Queenßtown July Ist,
arrived in Flushing bay this morning. She brought
one hundred and fifty cabin and eight hundred and'
seventy*four steerage passengers.
The London Morning Post believes that it may
stale that the rumors that Napoleon has proposed
to England to make freßh suggestions to the Ame
rican belligerents are entirely without foundation.
The Post thinks the present'is certainly not a mo
ment when interference of any kind could be urged
with the least prospect of success.
TJit Times bats es nrrnioaal. imßTStta mails liy
Bares ■ares w Btn etissshi vshvt iranremws msv
ponousce the rumors unfounded, but the Paris cor
respond enlof the Aforre lng. Aixfcritser says the nego
tiations are merely brought to a stand on the slavery
question, and that proposals acceptable to Rich
mond and objectionable to Washington, will be made
shortly.
Mr. Maguire gave notice in the House of Com
mons that on Mr. Roebuck’s recognition motion he
will move - an amendment that England invite
Franoeto join in the recommendations for an armis
tice, with a view to peace.
; Mr. Peacook, in the House of Commons, denounc
ed the interruption of the trade with Matamoros by
the Federals.
The Solicitor. General said there was nofaultto
find with the decisions of the prize courts.
'Lord B. Cecil denounced the Federal prejudices of
the Government, and complained of the prize courts.
:MrrOobden reiterated his general objections to
blockades, and thought the ruling of the judges in
the Alexandra case would prove disastrous.
Continental political news is unimportant. 1 Rus
sians reply on the Polish question is anxiously
awaited. It is reported that the reply has been, re
ceived, but it has hot transpired.,
The London Times anticipates hostilities with
Japan.
THE LATEST VIA QUEENSTOWN.
Earl Russell announced in Parliament that Baron
Grog assured him that France had not any intention
of proposing mediation measures to England.
Mr. Layard stated the circumstances under which
a clearance had been refused to the steamer Gibral
tar, late Sumter, but said that the guns on board
were not suitable for arming her, and Bhe is allowed
to so, and it was expected she would sail on the Ist. -
Mr. Roebuck moved hiß resolution in favor of the
recognition of the South.
Lord R. Montague moved an amendment for con
tinued neutrality.
ML .Gladstone opposed the motion, and favored
continued non-intervention. He believed a restora
tion of the. Union was impossible.
Br. Bright bitterly attacked Mr. Roebuck, and re
iterated his argument in favor oftheNorth.
Arrival of the Steamship Kangaroo*
New York, July 11*—-The steamship Kangaroo
has arrived here. She sailed lrom Liverpool June
2Gth.
GREAT BRITAIN,
The Times criticises Bright’s speech on mediation,
and says Bright was formerly favorable to volunteer
embassies.and peace movements; but in his new
character appears as an apologist for war, protests
againßtmediation, and was an advocate of conquest.
• A letter from! Mr. Spence, of Liverpool, appears
in the T/wes/ He asserts that recognition is per
fectly compatible with neutrality. .Those who say
that the Southern States have not earned their in
dependence have not considered that they were held
not as the provinces of some empire, subject to
higher authority, but as sovereign and independent
communities. Hence this is not a" struggle on the
part of the South to create independence, but a
struggle on thepartof the North to destroyit. Rules
that hold good against revolting provinces cannot
appljr to States separation from coetjuals. The ob^
jffctioji h.s been advanced tiat wottW be
iuel by war on ike part of the But none re
fthmAiftßa th& MMStite lh With
other Powers. It is very possible that a war of
words might be declared by a few journals and ora
tors. Recognition is a measure which, so far from
stimulating war, is a solemn notice that the object
has passed beyond the reach of war. However un
palatable at first shock, recognition is the true and
effective measure of peace. , " - :
A Madrid letter states that the Confederates have
'made proposals to the Spanish Government for re
cognition, with the sanction' and support of Napo
-•leon. The Confederates guaranty the independence
oi.Cuba by or other wise, in return for certain
reasonable advantages. The proposition was un
der consideration. - •• ~-
The debate.on Mr. Roebuck’s motion for the re
cognition of ’the Southern Confederacy, has. bees ,
adjourned by the House of Commons until.the 13th.
• FRAKpE.
The Nation publishes a rumor that'negotiations
.arc to take place between England and France, to
settle an agreement between the two Powers and
concert a mode of action, if not impossible, in. case
the Polish question should pass but of its exclusive
ly diplomatic sphere. r
Commercial Intelligence.
London Money Market.— Funds on the Ist Rhowed a
slight.tendency io improve, but were checked-by dull
accounts from Paris. Discount applications were com
paratively moderate. In foreign stocks, renewed: dis
couragement was felt.; Russian improved, under in
creased hopes that Russia would make concessions to
the Poles. The* depression in Paris is attributed to the
deba’e on the mediation qbeition.
Liverpool, July 2. market is ; firmer
but quiet, ■ and quotation* are unchanged. Sales of
three days bales, including 6,C00 to speculators and
exporters.
State of Trade. —The Manchester market is dull, but
prices are steady.
Breadstdffs.— The market is heavy, with a down
ward/tend* ncy. The weather is favorable for the
crops.” Wak*field, Nash, & Co., and Bigland, Athya,
& Co., report Flour tending downward. Wheat very
dull, and a partial decline of 2d is noted. Corn heavy,
and tpndingdownward ; mixed 2ds 6d@27s; whit* 305.,
Provisions.—The same authorities report Beef tending
upward. Pork quiet hut steady. Bacon dull aad un
charged. Lard firmer, but rates unaltered. Butter still
'M/clinine. Tallow steady.
» Produce. -rBugar ; quiet but steady. Coffee inactive,;
rfl-‘es unchanged. Rice steady. Ashes quiet and un
changed. Linseed Oil steady at 325. Cod Oil—small sales
at Rosin no sales, hpiritu Turpentine quiet. Pe
rofenm steady.
: LONDON MARKETS. -—London, July 2.—Breadstuff's
quiet but steady. Iron dull and unchanged. Sugar
'.steady. . Coffee flat. - Tea steady. Tallow .inactive.
Linseed Oil steady.
AMERICAN SECURITIES.—IIIinois Central shares
29@2S discount,
. LATEST VIA GEEENCASTLE.
Liverpool, July ?.—The Brokers’ Oircular reports the
pales of the week at 33,1500 bales, of which 3,500 were to
speculators and 7. fiOO to exporters. The market is re
ported .easier, with little inquiry and prices weak. * The
sales to-day (Friday) are estimated at 4,000 bales, indu
cing 1.500 to speculators and exporters, the market clo
sing dull and unchanged. The a uthorized. quotations
are: -
Fair 0r1ean5..........2-ld, | Middling M0bi1e..... ,2ld.
Midd1ingd0,.........,24Hd. Fair -Up1and5........ 23d. -
F dir-Mobiles v.24Hd. Middling do, 20Kd.
The stock in port is estimated at 352,000ba1e5, of which
49 000 are'American. . '.
Breadstuffs are very dull. Wheat easier, and
tending downward.
Provisions dull, and tending down ward.
* * Compliment to General Couch.
OnAMBBRSbURG. July li.r-A large crowd as
sembled last, night, at General Couch’s headquar
ters, for the purpose of him thieir respects
and having hinrspeak, but the General declined the
honor. Major McVeagh, the only 'member of
neral Couch’s 1 staff who was present: was loudly
. called for, and on beiDg introduced, by Colonel
McClure, said, that “he-had not strength to*hight
to do more than thank them for the compliment
of their presence, and to assure them of the hearty
sympathy of all the loyal men of the
wealth with the robbed and persecuted dwellers in l
the beautiful valley of the Cumberland.” [Cheers.]
“The humiliation of the invasion was bitter, but!
it might have been only a fitting punishment for the
existence among them of the domestic traitors who
piloted the armed rebels to their plunder,'and were,
repaid with iheir scorn and contempt.” He con
gratulated them that at last it seemed the. darkness
was past, and they saw the promise of'the dawn of
peace ::not.such a peace as Wood and Valiandigham
would beg on bended knees from Jefferson Davis,
but such a peace as Rosecrans was .making with
Bragg, as Grant had won at Vicksburg, and the
grand historio Army of the f’otomac had won at
Gettysburg. [Tremendous applause.]. The Repub
lic, thus crowned with victory under the auspices of
liberty, might, if her sons were worthy, leadthe na
tions to the heights of a better civilization, and call
down upon her the very benedictions of God.,[Great
applause.] .
The Rebel Pirates.
Wood’s Hole, Mass., July ll.—The TJ. S. bark
Barger has arrived. She spoke, yesterday, the
schboner Mary; Ann Hayden, with the crew of the
schooner Rienzi on hoard. Captain Avery of the
Bienzi, reports that at about 6 P. M. on the
Bth /he saw a bark-rigged steamer steering for a.
henn. brig, which shortly after hove to. The pi
rate in a few moments came up and set her on tire.
The rebel steamer then steered for us, when we took
to the boats with what effects we could gather, and
started for the land. When two milea&w&y from
our vessel, we saw her on fire, and the pirate steer
ing off E. S; E. *
Portland, July 11.—The schooner Northern
Light, at Bootobay, reports, July 3d, when 25 miles
southwest of Halifax, spoke the United States
steamer-Honduras, who reported there were rebel
cruisers in the vicinity. The next morning, when
nearer land, was chased several hours by a long.,
clipper bark, but finally escaped in a fog. The rebel
bark fired several heavy shots.-
Arrest of an Editor in St. Louis.
St. Louis. July 11.—The evening edition of the
St. Louis Democi at publishes the following :
“William McKee, the senior proprietor of this
paper, was put under arrest last evening, by order of
Gen; Schofield. The grounds for the arrest are, we
learn, the publication of the letter of the President
to Gen. Schofield, explaining the reason for the re.
moval of Gen; Curtis, and for refusing to state in
what manner such letter came into his hands. We
have only at present to Say, underthecircumstances,
that \ve regard this as a most foolish and unwarraa
table procee ding. Mr. McKee reported himself at
headquarters this morning and preferred hie willing
ness to exonerate every officer in the department
from any knowledge in the matter of publication,
believing this to be due to the persons in the depart
meot staff. No further particulars up to this writ
ing have been made in the case. Mr. McKee is at
liberty on his parole.” .
Democratic State Convention of California.
San Francisco, July 10.—Th© California Demo
cratic State Convention has nominated the follow
ing ticket: For/rovemor, John S. Downey; Con
gressmen, John Bigler, John B. Weller, and Joseph
McCorklej for State Printer, Berialv Brown;
The following platform was adopted : The reso
lutions express an unalterable devotion to the Con
st-itution- and the Union, denounce all attempts to
suppress the freedom of the press, and uphold the
right of free speech, oppose secret political societies,
and denounce arbitrary arrest: denounce the Eman
cipation Proclamation, and all laws calculated to
substitute paper currency in California for gold.
They recognize the right of the Government to re
sist by every constitutional means rebellion or in
surrection against its lawful supremacy.
•1 calousy :ai)d Murder.
( New York, July 12.— Charles Norman, late
quartermaster at New Orleans, has shot a woman,
bearing his name. The came of the. act was jealousy,
THE CITY.
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The Draft to Proceed— How it will be
Conducted*
Ab was stated in The Prm of Saturday, the draft
in the Third district will proceed to-day. Although
no public order relative to the commencement of the
draft ha* been ißßued by the General Government,
yet it is understood instructions have been given to
the different Provost Marshals of each district to
immediately proceed with the drawing, and that the
work will commence in all during the present week.
The preparations for this draft have been conducted
in an exceedingly quiet maimer, and until the an
nouncement was made in The Press of Saturday, the
public had no intimation whatever of the precise
time the draft would commence. The facfcof the
matter appears to be, that so long a time has elapsed
since the first rumor of a draft. was wafted from
Washington that the people have become used to its
hitherto somewhat dreaded name, and now look
upon the ordeal as a necessary consequence of the
times and tbe age in which we live.
Each ward of the Third district has been made a
sub'district, and the drafting will be conducted as
follows:- y
For the First sub-distriot (being the Twelfth ward),
on Monday, July 13th, commencing at 10<■ o’clock
A. M. X '
For the Second sub-distriot (being the Thirteenth
ward), on Tuesday. July 14th, commencing at 10
o’clock A. M..
For the Third sub-district (being the Sixteenth
ward), on Wednesday, July lotli, commencing at 10
o’clock A. M.
For the Fourth sub-district (beingthe Seventeenth
ward), on Thursday, July 16th, commencing at 10
o’clock A. M.
For the Fifth sub-district (being the Eighteenth
ward), on Friday, July nth, commencing at 10
o’clock A. M.
For the Sixth Bub-distriot (being the Nineteenth
ward), on Saturday, July 18th, commencing at 10
o’clock A. M.
The drawiDg is conducted as follows: Slips of
paper about Bix inches in length and one inch: in
breadth are provided on. which , the name, occupa
tion, and residence of the- person are written and
placed in a large box, which revolves, bo as to mix
up the nameß together indiscriminately. From this
fesu Ui=
name, tke number of wktcU names-will be deter
mined by ike enrolling board of ike district, accord
ing to the quota and the number of inhabitants in
each ward. The board consists of an assistant pro
voßt marshal, a surgeon, and commissioner. After
the name is drawn the person is notified of the fact,
.and must appear at the provost marshal’s office of
.his district before the expiration of ten days after
the date of said drawing. \
The First district haß also everything in readiness
to commence operations as Boon as orders come
from Washington. A large quantity of clothing
for the drafted men has already been brought to the
city. In making the draft fifty per cent, more
names will be drawn than the numberto meet the
quota, in order to cover exemptions. Thus, if 2,000
are required in a particular diatriot, 3,000 will be
drawn, and, after the exemptions for disability or
the pay ment of the $3OO are ascertained, the 2,000
will be taken in the order they are drawn from the
wheel. By the President’s proclamation of May
Bth no plea of alienage will be allowed to exempt
any person of foreign birth who shall have declared
on oath his intention to become a citizen of the
United States, and who shall be found* within its
limits at any time during the continuance of the
rebellion at or after the expiration of sixty days
from the date of the proclamation. The time thus
specified expiredjyesterday.
The following causes will exempt from being
drafted:
1. Manifest imbecility or insanity.
2. Epilepsy. For this disability the statement of
the draftee man is insufficient; and the fact must be
established by tbe duly attested affidavit of a physi
cian of good standing, who had attended him in a
convulsion.
3. Paralysis, general or of one limb, or chorea:
their existence to be adequately determined.
4. Acute or organic diseases of the braia or spinal
chord; of the heart or lungs; of the kidneys or intes
tines; of the kidneys or bladder, sufficient to have
impaired tbegenefal health, or so well marked as to
leave no reasonable doubt of the man’s incapacity of
military service.
5. Confirmed consumption; oancer; aneurism of the
large arteries.
• 6. Inveterate and extensive diseases of the skin,
which will necessarily impair the efficiency of-a sol
dier.
7. Decided feebleness of constitution, whether
natural or acquired. ;
8. Scrofula or constitutional syphilis, which has
resisted treatment and seriously impaired the gene
ral health. .
9. Habitual of confirmed intemperance, or solitary
vice, in a degree sufficient to have materially enfee
bled the constitution.
10. Chronic rheumatism, unless manifested hy posi
tive change of-'structure, wasting of the affected.
liffiSi sr BuSHfBS er Sistvrtien cf (as jnmti liocn not'
'«?psra sysraswum ana namnnvi
of limbßj alleged to arise lrom ana
in which Ike nulrUloo of the limb is not manifestly
impaired, are to be proved by examination while in
a state of anethesia induced by either only.
11. Pain; whether simulating headache, neuralgia
in any of itß forms, rheumatism, lumbago, or affec
tions of themusdeß, boneß, or joints, ia.a system.of
disease so easily pretended that it is not to be ad
mitted as a cause for exemption unless accompanied
with manifest derangement of the general health,
wasting of a limb, or other positive signs of dis
qualifying local disease. .
. 12. Great injuries or diseases of the skull, occa
sioning impairment of- the intellectual faculties,
epilep&y, or-other manifest nervous or spasmodic
symptoms. -• • i
13. Total loss of sight; loss of sight of righteye,
cataract, loss of crystaline lens of right ev»-— —
14. Other serious'diseases of the eye, affecting its
integrity and use, e. 0., chronic opthalmia, fistula
lachrymalis,,. ptosis (if real), ectropion, entropion,
fce.w.Myqpia, unless very decided or depending upon
some structii- ral change in the eye, kAkot a cause
for exemption. . tm&G
16. Loss of nose; deformity of nose, so great as
seriously to'obatruot respiration; ozena, dependent
upon caries in progress.
16. Complete deafness. This inability must not
be admitted on the mere statement of the drafted
man, but must be proved by the existence of posi
tive disease, or by other satisfactory evidence. Pur
ulient ottorrheea.
17. Caries of the superior or inferior maxilla of
the nasal or palate bones, if in progress; left palate
(boDy); extensive loss of substance of the cheeks, or
Balivary fistula,
IS. Dumbness.; permanent loss of voice ; not to be
admitted without clear and satisfactory proof.
19. TotaL loss of tongue; mutilation or partial
loss of tongue, provided the mutilation be extensive
enough to interfere with the necessary üße of the
organ.
20. Hypertrophy or atrophy of the tongue, suffi
cient in a degree to impair speech or deglutition;
obstinate, chronic ulceration of the tongue.
21. Stammering, if excessive and confirmed; to be
established by satisfactory evidence under oath.
22. Loss of a sufficient number of teeth to pre
vent proper mastication of food and tearing the car
tridge.
23. Incurable deformities or loss of part of either
jaw, hindering biting of the cartridge or proper
mastication, or greatly injuring speech; enchylocis
of lower jaw.
24. Tumors of the neck, impeding respiration or
deglutition; fistula or larynx, or trachea; torticollis,
if of long standing and well marked.
25. Deformity of the chest sufficient to impede re
spiration; or to prevent the carrying of arms and mi
litary equipments ; caries of the ribs. .
26. Deficient amplitude and power of expansion of
chest. A man five feet three inches (minimum
standard height for the regular army) should not
measure less than thirty inches in circumference im
mediately above the nipples, and have an expansive
mobility of not less,than two inches.
2T. Abdomen grossly protuberant; excessive obe
sity ; hernia, either inguinal or femoral.
29. Artificial anus; stricture of the rectum ; pro
lapsus anni. Fistula in ano is not a positive dis
qualification, but may be so if extensive or compli
cated with visceral disease.
29. Old and ulcerated internal hemorrhoids, if in
degree sufficient to impair the man’s efficiency. Ex
ternal hemorrhoids sire no cause for exemption.
30. Total losb or nearly total loss of penis; epis
padia or bypospapia at the middle or near the root
of the penis;
31. Incurable permanent organic stricture of the
uretbia, in which the urine is passed drop bv drop,
or which is complicated by disease of the bladder;
urinary fistula. Recent or spasmodic strictures of
the.uiethra does not exempt.
' 32. Incontinence of urine, being a disease fre
quently feigned and of rare occurrence, is not of it
self a cause for exemption. Stone in the bladder,
.7 ascertained by the introduction of the metallic cea
rtbeler, is a positive disqualification;
•33; Loss or complete .atrophy of both testicles
from any cause, permanent retention of one or both
testicles within the .inguinal canal, but voluntary
retraction does not exempt. ~
34. Confiimed or malignant sarcoaele hydrocele,
if complicated with organic disease of the'testicle.
.Varicocele are not in themselves disqualifying. ■
35. Excessive anterior or posterior curvature of
tbe spine; caiics of the Bpine.
37. Wounds, fractures, tumors, atrophy of a limb,
or cbrcnic diseases of the joints or bones, that would
impede marching or- prevent continuous muscular
exertion.
38. Anohyloeig or irreducible dislocation of the
shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, orankle joint.
- 39. Muscular or cutaneous contraction from
woundßor burns, in a degree sufficient to prevent
useful motion of the limb.
40. Total loss of a thumb: loss of ungual phalanx
of the right thumb.:
41. Totol losb of two fingeri.of. same hand.
42. TotaLloss of index finger of right* hand.
43. Loss of the first and second phalanges of the
fingers of the right hand. !
44. Permanent extension or permanent, contrac
tion of any'finger except the little finger:' all the
fingers adherent or.united. '
45. Total loss of either great toe; losb of any three
toes on the same foot; all the-toes joined together.
46. The great toe crossing the: other tpes, with
great prominence of the articulation of the meta
tarsal bone and first phalanx of the great toe.
47. Overriding, or superposition of all the toes.
48. Permanent retraotion of the last'phalanx-of
one of the toes, so that the free border of the nail
bears upon the ground; or flexion at a right angle
of the first phalanx of a toe upon a second with an
tichlosis of this articulation.
49. Club feet; splay feet, where the arch is so far
effaced that the tuberoßity of the scaphoid bone
touehes'the ground and the line of station runs
along the whole internal border of the foot, with
great prominence of the inner ankle j butr ordinary
)a|ge, ill-shaped, or flat feet do not exempt. •
dO, Yaricoße vcina of inferior extremities, if large
and numerous, with clusters of knots,, and accompa
nied with chronic swelling or ulcerations. 1 ...
01. Chronic ulcers : extensive, deep, and adherent
cicatrices of lower extremities. , .
No certificate of a physician or surgeon is to be
received in support of any point in the claim of
drafted men for exemption from militia service,
unless the facts and statements therein set forth
aie affirmed or sworn to before a civil magistrate
competent to administer paths. ,
67. The exempts under the first provision of
section 2 of the act for enrolling and calling out the
national etc., will 1 generally be sufficiently
well known to the Board to obviate the necessity of
evidence with regard to them* Should, however,
the Board consider, it necessary, in any case, the,
commission or certificate of office of any person
'claiming exemption under the provision mentioned
may be required to be shown.;
£B. To establish exemption under the second, third,.
fourth, fifth, andsnrth provisions of sections of the
act for enrolling and calling out theiiationai forces,
&c;, the Boardshall require the affidavits oi the per-
Bor.s-sfckJEg to be exempt, and of two respeotable
men (heads of families) residing in the district, that
the man in question is “the only son of aged or
infirm parents, or parenta dependent on his labor for
support,” or otherwise, according to the particular
provision of the section under which the exemption
is claimed. These affidavits will be made according
to the forms hereinafter prescribed, and must, in all
pares, be taken before a civil magistrate duly autho
rised to admlnUter oaths. These torma of affidavit
shall be' published by the Board of Enrolment in the
newspaper of the district, for the information of the
public when a draft is ordered.
The following are also exempt: r-
First. The Vice President of tbe United States,
the judges of the various conn g of the United States,
the heftdsnf the various Executive. Departments of
the Government, and the Governors ot the several
States. Second. The only sou liable to military du
ty of a widow dependent upon his labor for support; -
Third* The only sou of aged or iutirna parent or pa
rente dependent upon bis labor for support. Fourth.
Where there are two or more eons of aged and in
firm parents Bubject to draft, the father, or if he be
dead, the mother may eleot whioh eon shall be ex
empt. Fifth. The only' brother of children not
twelve years old having neither father nor mother,
dependent upon hiß labor for their support. Sixth.
The father of motherless children under twelve
years of age dependent upon his labor for their sup
port. Seventh; Where there are a father and sons
in the same family and'household, and two of them
are in the military service of the United States as
non-commissioned officers, musicians, or privates,
the residue of such family and household, not ex
ceeding two, shall be exempt: Provided, however
That no person who has been convicted of felony
shall be enrolled or permitted to serve in said forces.
Military Matters.—At a meeting of ■
the Corn Exchange Association, held on Saturday
morning, Archibald Getty, Esq., President,
' stated that the expense of fitting out their regiment
for the defence ofthe State would exoeed twenty
five thousand dollars, of which sum about twenty
thousand dollars have already been subscribed.
Messrs. Alexander G. Cattell, Chairman of the
Committee on Collection, and Samuel £<. Ward, the
Treasurer, made short addresses, and appealed to
the members to come forth and make up'the defi
ciency. Addresses were then made by Colonel Alex
ander Murphy and Lieutenant Colonel James P.
Perot. The latter gentleman remarked that the N
members of the Association had to do one of two
things, “ Subscribe or fight.”
We understand that the military authorities are
about to take measures to consolidate all troops
mustered in now in this city, into regiments. The
consolidation will probably commence to-day, and
the men will be sent off to Harrisburg immediately.'
The Corn Exchange Regiment is now eomplete,
and the following gentlemen, comprising the staff,
left for Harrisburg on Saturday evening : -
Colonel—Alexander Murphy.
Lieutenant Colonel—James P. Perot,
Major—No appointment.
Adjutant—William Griffiths.
William H. Tiers,
Sergeant Major—Mathey Mcllroy.
Since the invasion of the State by Lee the follow
ing military organizations have left the city for
Harrisburg : . ■
Men.
Reserve Brigade, Ist Regiment 1,010
“ “ 2d Regiment. ~.s B OO
Union League Brigade, Ist Regiment 1,046
tf • ** . 2d Regiment 900
Merchants’ League Regiment.... 800
Coal Trade Ist Regiment...... ; 1,046
11 " » 2d Regiment 800
Corn Exchange Regiment........... ...' 800;
Twentieth Regimenth P. M., Col. Thomaß..,. 1,200
Bridesburg Guards. 900
Washington Infantry, (Small’s Regiment, 3 \
companies,)... 240
Landis’ Battery 118
Mami’s Company 98
First City Troop. 85
Miller’s Battery. 7... .*9O
Starr’s Battery 100
Police Company 100
TMrMutfleglmeiitliflL; 3 ooiwisniei::: m
nWtiOiiiiiimiimiimmim 5B
comr’srff?!? ftaaaiTiiiiiiniiui ?f
Second Keystone Battery. ,-^l4O
Aggregate from Philadelphia 10,633
The United States Christian Com
mission,—A brief statement of the work of the
United States Christian Commission in meeting the
present emergency will show that it is not surpassed
by any other organization in existence, and that,
through the efforts of their voluntary delegates, re
lief has been most promptly and extensively afforded.
At Harrisburg, the kt Union Tabernacle” was set
up in Camp Curtin in the very opening of the cam
paign, has been abundantly manned and supplied,
and bBB served as a Bhelter for five hundred soldiers
in a single night; as a place of supply for thousands;
a base of operations for delegates going on to the
front; a voluntary refreshment saloon and resting
place for the hungry, thirsty, and weary; a plaice for
-writing letters home (stationery furnished gratis),
and a church by the way, where thousands daily
have heard the Gospel and received the Scriptures,
religious papers, and tractß.
At Carlisle the delegates of the Christian Com
mission were the firßt and only voluntary agency
on the ground ; were under fire during the bombard
ment, took the wounded from the field to the hospi
tal, nursed, supplied, and cheered them, and brought
them into Harrißburg.
. At Gettysburg, they, with their stores, were also
first on the ground.
Pastors of churches and others, amongst the first
and best men of the city and country offered to go
some hundreds more than could be sent.
Over two hundred men from many different places
have been cent as delegates to Gettysburg,most of
whom are still on the field at work, day and night,
relieving, cheering,-counseling the suffering and
dying.
Money has been converted into the articles moat
needed, and sent forward, by kindness of the rail
road companies, in- express passenger trains/and
also by express. . >
The authorities have given ample transporta
tion for men and stores, and that with the greatest
courtesy.
The drafts upon thegenerous facilities of railroads
and telegraphs have been most cheerfully met.
Over 1,000 boxes of stores have thus gone promptly
forward to Gettysburg for distribution. One large
lot, under pressure of demand from the battle-field,
has been purchased, packed, and shipped on Sab
bath day. Churches and aid societies in this city,
and all over the country, have sent in stores most
liberally.
Money haß been given also with a generosity un
paralleled. Churches and citizens of Philadelphia
and many other places have done nobly. Amongst'
them the city of Boston deserves special mention.
Tbeir ** voluntary offering ” to the Christian Com
mission, subscribed on the Exchange, already
amounts to twenty*six thousand dollars, and is hot
yet completed. .
In fltores and money together, the contributions
amount to over sixty thousand doltarSy received during
the past week. • • "
AcoiBBBTSi—A tmui immnii w i ilium dimio
ron i frtiMßins to tne 2U Goal Rosciment, and uadei*
stood to belong to Wilmington, Del aware, or vicini
ty, was killed on Friday night by falling from the
cars, while on his way to Harrisburg. Information
is desired in relation to hia family, which can be left
with Hammett, Van Dußen, & Lockman, corner of
Second and Walnut streets.
A lad named Patrick Boyle, aged fourteen yevrs,
was run over by a freight car on the railroad, near
Broad and Market streets, on Saturday afternoon,
by which bis leg was mangled below the knee. The
injured limb, it was thought, would have to be am
putated. : a - - i
John Shist, a lad, had one of his legs broken by
getting.it caught in the spokes off the wheel of am
ash cart, near. Spruce and Third streets. He was
-climbing up on the spokes, when the horse started
rand the.laa met with the injury as stated.
-A boy namefl'.Tohn-Smith, who was employed at
Dobson’s mill, at the Falls orsehuyiitill, was caught
in the belting on Saturday, and had his left arm
broken in two places, besides sustaining other in
juries. •
Sad Case of Drowning'.—George W.
Care, master-joiner at the navy yard, was drowned
at .the Natatorum, on Broad street, below Walnut,
about 4 o’clock on Saturday afternoon, under the
following circumstances: He and a friend or two
were taking a bath. Mr. Care dove off the- steps in
the deepest part of the tub, while hisYriends were at
the other end among the boys, where the water is
shallow. Presently a little boy hastened to them
and said a man was drownedi Mr. Care wab no
where to be seen; the dressing-room was inspected;
he was not there. Search ,was at once made with
poles, aDd the body was found. Life was entirely
extinct. It may be that Mr. Care was rendered in
sensible from congestion of the brain, caused by too
sudden an immersion in the cold water. The little
boy who gave the firßt information of the sad event,
saysthathe came up once after he dove, and then
sunk from sight. The deceased was a married man,
and about thirty-five years of age.
The Pennsylvania Railroad.—Busi
nees on this road has been fully resumed, judging from
the numerous freight trains daily passing through,
and the announcement that freight is taken by the
company for all points West. The trains on the
road have commenced running as usual, on their
old schedule. The road was not damaged at any
place by the rebels, and is in as good running order
as ever. Theonly thing which will dißcommodethe
general business of the road is the want of hands,'
many of them having entered the army since the
invasion, though numbers had enlisted before. The
company are paying five dollars a week to the fami
lies of all their employees «who volunteered for
State defence.
Sword Presentation.— On Saturday
evening. Company A, Minute Men of Ninth and
Tenth Wards, at their armory, Eighteenth and
Market streets, presented. Captain John Doherty,
of Company H, Corn Exchange Regiment, with a
beautiful and elaborately-embellished sword. He
waß formerly attached to Comany A, M. M., as
first lieutenant, and a large number have gone-'
-with him from this company for State service.
The sword was presented in behalf of the company
by Sergeant James H. Bryson.
Captain John Durborow keeps his company in
tact, and has three drills a'week at the armory.
Captain D. was in the campaigns on the Peninsula,
and there received injuries, and was invalid, but
the emergency of the. hour has called him to the
work again, and he has taken Hold like a true
soldier.
Military " Funerals. —Tile bodies of
;Some of the gallant heroes who fell at Gettysburg
while battling for the Union and its flag have been
recovered, and brought to the homes of their friends
in this' city. To-day, from 8 o'clock A. M until 3
o’clock P. M., the remains of Col. Francis; Mahler,
of the 75th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, will
lie in state at Independence Hall. At the hour last
named the funeral of the deceased hero will take
place.
On Saturday afternoon the funeral of Charles H.
Letford, sergeant major of the 29th Regiment Penn
sylvania Volunteers, took place from the residence
of his father, Adjutant William Letford, in West
Philadelphia. The deceased fell at Gettysburg on
the 2d inat. / ‘
, Arrival ofIa.TJ.~S. Vessel.— The? TJ.
S. steamer Arkansas, Lieut. W. H. West command
ing, arrived at the navy yard on Saturday evening,
from the North and South Atlantic Blockading
Squadrons. She brings over one hundred passen
gers. prisoners and invalids. The Arkansas has
been as far south as Port Royal, and supplied about
thirty vessels. On her homeward trip she stopped
at Hampton Roads. The Arkansas (late Tona
wanda) is temporarily supplying the place of the
Massachusetts, (which is now being repaired at this
port,) and will Bail again for the blockading fleets
on Saturday next, < Among her passengers are
Commodore Turner and Commander Almy;
Heayy Robberies. —About nine o’clock
on Saturday evening the house of John Metzgar, in
Front street, below (Thatham, was robbed of $594 in
go(d r $BO in Bilver, s2oo' in United States treasury
notes, and a check for $2OO on the Kensington
A dwelling house, No. 2302 Coates street, was en
tered about ten o’clock en Saturday night, .and
robbed of two gold watches and chains, a breastpin,
and $9OO |n treasury notes. y .
The Guay Reserves. —The members of
Company D, Gray Reserves, in service near Waynes
burg, having had all their clothing (except that in
actual wear) carried away by a swollen stream,, are
much in want of knapsacks, woolen blankets, Bocks,
drawers, Bilk handkerchiefs, gum blankets, and
shoes. Contributions of such articles from friends
of thie company will be thankfully ftceived at the
armory corner Eighteenth., and Chestnut streets,'
during Monday (this day) until'lO/o’clock at night,'
and forwarded immediately, in charge of special
committee. Articles intended for particular mem
bers should be properly tied up and labelled.,
A Safe and Pleasant Trip to Gape
May.—On Saturday morning the swift and safe bay
steamer Manhattan, under the command of an old
and experienced-seaman, Captain Kerby, took her
departure from Areh-street wbarf, bound for Cape
May/ This steamer makes regular trips from this
wharf on every Monday, Wednessday, and'" Friday
mornings, at half past nine o’clock. The veaael is
.fitted up with every accommodation and-improve
ment for the comfort of the passengers, and is the
largest ami most convenient boat that ever went to
Cape May. It contains some fifty state-rooms, and
being in the charge of old and experienced officers, a
safe and pleasant voyage can always be expected-
.. A Valuable Prize.— The proceeds ©f
the sale of the Princess Royal and cargo, were for
warded to Washington Saturday. The net pro*,
heeds amounted to $342,905.32.:. The expenses, $17,-
630.02, being a fraction IeBB than five P* r cent, on.
the whole amount Bales., The Princes* Royal
was captured about four , months‘since, a»®
demned by the United States Court in Philadelphia.
The proceeds ate to be divided between the officers
- and the crew of thevessel that made, the capture.
Demand fob Surgeons and Supplies.—
Adeapatch-received in this, city on Saturday, from
a member of Battery A, Captain Landis, complained
of the great need of Burgeonß. The* following is the"
despatch: ■■■
•* Simu'SKsnußO, July It.—Oanyou send from
Philadelphia one or two arinyveurgeons, with sup-
Sliest <There are none .hcrc l: they are wanted.
rooyß ate comtaghere uA&rge numbers.' 1
The U6th Regiment P. V. —The fol
lowing i. an official u»t of killed, wounded, and
missing, of the 116th Reeimeat P. V*» Irieh
2d corps d’armde, imthe battle of Gettysburg, Tnly
Ist, 2d, and 3d, 1863: 1 .
COMPANY A.
Wounded.— Sergeant Matt. Murray, right arm am*
putated; George Turner, right arm amputated;
William HutohiQßon, flesh wound in leg: William
Morley, hand, slight; Robert Allingham, slight, now
on duty.
Misting.— Lieutenant George Halpin, Corporal
Robert J. Stevenson, Charles Rodarmee, Sebastian
Sacriste. - v
company b.
frowned.—William Porter, left side, slight.
COMPANY C.
Killed.— First Sergeant Francis Malen.
Wounded. Sergeant Thomas Grey, abdomen.
Blight ; Howard Rowland, left leg, slight.
Missing— Captain. John Teed, Corporal Jamei
Stout, John Houpt, Joseph Ginther*
COMP ANT D.
Killed. —Martin. Gatlagher.
. Wounded.— Sergeant Joseph Slinker, wrist, alight X
Sergeant Eugene Brady, slight, now on duty; Wm.
Hathaway, hip, alight; Hugh Dunning, groin, se
vere.
Missing. —Sergeantpßobert Fitzgerald, George Kun
kle, John Murphy.
Arrival of Wounded Soldiers.—Sa
turday and yesterday taxed the industry, care, and
attention of the Refreshment Saloons. Eight hun
dred sick and wounded arrived on Saturday evening.
Shirts, drawers, and bandages were exhausted, and
after having their'wounds dressed, they were re
freshed with a good meal, and once more sent upon
their way rejoicing. Those belonging to the State
SDd neighborhood are to be sent to the hospitals in
the city. About one hundred aud. fifty are at the
Union. About 8 o’clock on Sunday morning the
13th Vermont, seven hundred men, on their way
home, arrived, and 5 o’clock six hundred more
wounded arrived. The large supply of crutches,
canes, and bandages were pearly exhausted. The
news-soon spread, and the old and young flocked by
hundreds with bandages, lint, and many delicacies
to supply their waDts. During the morning three
hundred sick were brought by Bteamer from Wash
ington, North Carolina, who were sent to the hos
pitals. Five had died on the passage.' They were
landed fnd taken, care of Union Volunteer
Committee, bodies interred in
the lot at Lafayette Cemetery- The funeral took
place at half past ten o’clock, attended by-a-detach
ment of Marines, and one from the Corn. Exchange,
and followed by many people. There, were five
hearses, and each coffin was draped with the Ameri
can flag. The committee return their thahka to the
Marine Corps and the Qorn Exchange for their at
tention. • ?
Bobbery.—lnformation was left at the
Central Station yesterday that a man had been
robbed of the sum of sBoo*at a place not far from
Eighth and Chestnut. Another man, it was report
ed, had been robbed at the same place of $3O. .
FATAL little CUM named
Mary Urowlragcfl tnree ycnißt wan nm uvec at
Manayunk, yesterday morning, by the Reading
Railroad train and instantly killed.
Sad Sight.—Five soldiers whose dead
bodies arrived on board the steamer Thomas Colyer,
on Saturday evening, weie buried yesterday after
noon in the Lafayette Cemetery.
Wounded Soldiers.—Twenty-five car
loads of wounded soldiers arrived at Washington,
avenue landing yesterday afternoon. Many of the
soldiers were only Blightly wounded. • .
At the New * Chestnut-street Theatre the
exciting and amusing drama Of the ‘ { Peep
continues its remarkable success, and the manage
inent announces that?it will be played during the
week. It is certainly admirably produced, prith an
attractive ballet, good scenery, and an excellent oast.
IsExb. Bowers is charming as the heroine, and is well
supported by Messrs. Barrett, Wheatleigh and Mc-
Cullough. The steam fan at this theatre finely oools
the airs of July, and adds greatly to the comfort of
visitors.
Volunteers from Mount Holly*
Mount Hollt, N. J., July 10,1363.
To the Editor of The Press:
Sir : Your citizens may, perhaps, form some idea
of the spirit which animates the .sons of New Jer
sey, and how they act in accordance with the
promptings of that spirit, when they are made ao
quainted with the following, facts:
In this town, which has already sent four full
| companies to the war, there was an endeavor to
raise a company for the assistance of Pennsylvania.
It, however, seemed to progress slowly, and recruits
were few, when the Hon. J, C,. Ten Eyck, United
States Senator from this State, took the stand, and
made an eloquent appeal to,the people, and upon
closing placed his name upon the roll as a recruit.
This created such enthusiasm that the ranks were
soon filled, including amongst their numbers Borne of
the best and wealthiest men in the town. They yes
terday proceeded to Trenton, to be mustered in the
Bervice, and at 11 o’clock to-day were marching up
Chestnut fltreet, Philadelphia, armed and equipped,
bound for Harrisburg to swell the army of patriots
already there'asesmbled.
I am, respectfully yours, D.
IfOR THIS WOUNDED,
Frederick City, July 9,1865.
§|p?« Saffis sratf&sSHg ffis Saaiiary 9?a
fiiMlon Mi oittriDniefl to tM link ana romiwlpil la
Ike Army of ike Potomac. aiiAo? tke enemy lyi.ig- in
the hospitals with them, one hundred wagon loads
of hoBplt&l supplies, and have now five rail car loada
on the way to Gettysburg.
The President of the Commission, Dr. AGNEW,
and Dr. DOUGLAS are at Gettysburg:,
The General Secretary, Professor STEINER, Dr.
WINSLO W and Dr. BRINK, with a corps of relief
agents and a wagon train, attend the movements of
the army from this point.
Dr. SWAIN accompanies the column of General
COUCH in the Cumberland Valley.... -
_ Major HARRIS in Harrisburg; Mr. LEWIS'ia
Philadelphia.
Mr. KNAPP and Mr. PANOOAST in Baltimore.
Mr. BELLOWS in Washington.
Mr. CJLAMPITT, at Frederick, superintend the
transmission of supplies.
Each of these gentlemen'has had two years’ex-
perience with the army.
Cars, accompanied by special agents, leave BostoH|
New York, Buffalo, and Philadelphia, for the points
of demand, as often as supplies accumulate in suffi-
cient quantities.
Special arrangements are madeto prevent delay
in their movements with the Railroad Companies
and with the Government.
The supplies are distributed by the experienced
agentß of the Commission. Their zeal in reaching
the pointfi'Where other aid cannot be depended on is
indicated by the fact that in the present campaign
three agents of the. Commission have been .captured
by the enemy’s cavalry inpushing succor to exposed
points. The wagons of the Commission, under the
superintendence of Mr. HOAG, visited the collection
of wounded on the field of Gettysburg while the
battles of the 2d and 3d inst. were in progress, and
hours before supplies reached them from other quar
ters.
The Commission is operating in like manner in
all other fields. One hundred thousand dollars’
worth of goods have been sent to the column of
General BANKS in Louisiana. Much more than
that to . those of General GRANT and General
ROSECRANS. At this moment the Commission
is issuing goods to the value of at least twenty thou
sand dollars (£20,000) a day. A work of this cha
racter and magnitude can. only, be sustained by the
constant, systematic co-operation of a gresrtfnumber
of auxiliary societies, ancfcby frequent contributions
from all who appreciate its beneficence. To such,
the barest statement reminding them of the facts,
and of the well-known policy of the Commission,
can only be required.
It is only asked that thepresent" occasion may be
taken to establish a more complete-adoption of the
system of the Commission by the connection of in
dividuals with existing societies co-operating with
the Commission,' by enforcing more- steady, regular,
and systematic methods of collecting an<\ transmit
ting contributions, and by establishing a conviction
of the folly of'spasmodic efforts--in a wqrk of this
kind. Hundred*will owe their- lives this week to
those who .did hold their, hand when there was
no special public excitement, by which the Commis
sion had stores ready ate-prederick, Baltimore, and
Washington, and • reserves at Philadelphia, New
York, and Boston. V.
Those who wish to cordially co-operate with- the
Commission will now go to work as if we were-just
entering upon a long war, and with no. thought of
its ending/ A momentary enthusiasm is- nob de
sired, but the Commission- offers agency to all
who wish to Bteadily contribute to-’the relief of the
sick and w ounded, and»to the comfort of tho army,
by suen means and methods as experience leads it
to adopt, until the rebels are conquered, 1 and the
volunteer army disbanded, which last,, under no
circumstances, can poseibly occur for a long time to
come. t Let those who have been working steadily
become more steadfast and orderly in their work.
All individual contributions should, when practi
cable, be made to local societies, it is unnecessary
to ask what is especially needed;. cojnmon seme
will And what is useful in the care of the-sick and .
wounded. An excess of. any ordinary class- of arti
cles cannot occur. -j.
* Societies should endeavor* as much as posable to
make regular .shipments to the depots, atwhioh
alone goods can lie-, assorted, arranged, and shipped
in exact accordance with the demand of the army at
(different points.
The number, of these- cannot be increased*
and goods cannot be received otherwise than through
them without causing unnecessary expense and
trouble to the Commission, nor without *a diminu
tion of their value. For instance, those who have
lately sent their goods to Washington, without oi>
Sjers inUnany.cases, may now force the; Commission
to hold them idle,to reassert and repack and re trans
port them northward, when, quite possibly, they
of goods especially called for at this moment
in Boston or New York or Louisville for* transmis
sion to Port Royal, Port Hudson, or Vicksburg.
PHILADBLPH I A O PTICE
TOR THE KECEPriOH OF SUPPLIES.
No. 1 1307 Chestnut Street,
CONTRIBUTIONS MONEY
TO BE 6EXT TO
CAIiEB COPE, TREASURER.
N. E. Corner MINOR and SIXTH Streets.
REV. H. W. BELLOWS, President.
FRED. LAW GLMSTEAD, General Secretary,