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TUESDAY, JULY, 14, 1863.
THE SITUATION.
The news we publish this morning,seems
Ifco conclusively establish one very important
Tact —that the rebel army will not cross the
'Potomac without giving or receiving battle ;
will not, perhaps, because it cannot; but,
however this may be, a battle near Wil
liamsport is apparently unavoidable. All
the known facts indicate that Lee is forced
to fight this battle ; that he accepts the offer
of Meade only because he is unable to
refuse it. The Potomac is his enemy. We
have good reason to believe that he is desti
tute of means to cross the river. On the
contrary, the supposition that he has volun
tarily chosen his present position for the
purpose of making it the ground of a
greater battle than has yet been fought is
•sustained by other suppositions only: that
his want of ammunition has been supplied ;
that he has received reinforcements; that
his army is as strong as that which recently
defeated it; these are but conjectures. We
have much better reason to infer that he is
obliged by weakness, rather than enabled
by strength, to submit the fate of his army
tb the chances of a decisive battle. This
inference is drawn from all the pro
babilities of. the situation, and is con
tradicted by none of the certainties, We
have, therefore, cause to rejoice that the
rumors of -his escape into Virginia are ..false,
for, apparently, on Maryland soil all the
advantages are ours. It would be harder
to extract, victory from a situation in Vir
ginia. The torrent of the rain-swelled Po
tomac is no unimportant ally.
General Lee, however, we infer from the
cautious advance of the Army of the Po
tomac; does not command a demoralized
force, but is still at the head of troops able,
-at least, to defy attack with some hope of
success. Had the reports of demoralization
been true, General Meade would have ad
vanced more swiftly, and by this time the
rebel army would have been scattered
through the mountains. A defeated and
-weakened army is not incapable of resist
ance, though for offence it may be im
potent. When the Army of the Potomac
was forced from the Chickahominy to
Harrison’s Landing, it was able to
repel the rebel force which presumed
to follow its retreat, and General Lee
may have reason to believe that the next
’battle, though it may not prevent him
from disaster, may save him from destruc
tion. We discredit the opinion that his re
cent defeat decided the fate of ids army,
though we know that it decided the fate of
the invasion. It is difficult to annihilate the
■fighting power of fifty thousand veteran
■soldiers, even though their communications
■are cut off, though their ammunition is
short, and though an unbridged river makes
their retreat impossible. , We discourage
unreasonable expectations. The people
have a right to anticipate victory; they have
reason to hope for a victory which'mill sur
pass .all other victories of the war; but they
have no cause to expect such a result as cer
tairi. On Sunday the two armies were in
sight of each other, and the enemy was be
lieved to be entrenched from St. James’
College to Williamsport. The battle then
impending may have been begun yesterday;
but that it cannot long.be delayed, we
know, or iff; delayed at all, will be because
delay will be advantageous to General
Meade.
Elsewhere, the situatiou is not materially
cLivnaprL. exceot possibly in South' Carolina. .
for it is affirmed tmn,ir’eommnecrattack by
land an' l W“- tOT i sp oll Charleston, was to
■Dc begun on the Pth instant. -
j 7, The Biot in New York.
f ffhis is terrible news from tlie city of New
A mob of citizens have taken up
•rms and made an kttack upon the provost
farshal’s office of the Third Congressional
{'strict. The attach' seems to have been
iter the fashion of nobs, and was to pre
vint the operation/f the draft. We can
n|t, liov?ovcr, fait'to see that there was
more than a usutl degree of preparation
and discipline. Yhe outbreak could scarely
have been anticipated, for there were no signs
of apprehended difficulty in the New York
journals of yeste day morning. Tlie Herald
speaks of “ the j ood feeling that has every
where marked tlie first drawings under the
conscription,” while in the city department
a reporter, in giving a rumor that there was
ah organized' movement to resist the draft
among the laborers in the Twentieth ward,
states that “the feeling throughout the en
tire city in relation to the draft is certainly
of a very excited nature.” In the World
and the IVews/articles appear calculated to
stimulate resistance to the authorities,
and were evidently written with that in
tention. Whether under the influence of
these newspapers, or of had men who op
pose the Government, it is certain that a
body of men, numbering five thousand, made
an-assault upon the office of the provost
marshal, on the Third avenue, breaking the
windows'with stones and bricks, and : setting
tie building on fire.-, No resistance seems
to have been made,- for the whole block was
in flames at eleven o’clock in the morning.
Nor were they hasty or imprudent about
their work. With a deliberation that re
minds us of the discipline of soldiers in ac
tive service, they took possession of the
railroads, destroyed the telegraph wires,
and would not allow the bells to ring. The
trains were stopped, and passengers. pre
vented from going to Boston. The soldiers
were called out, and it is said that the regu
lar troops from Governor’s Island were sent
to the. scene. Men were pursued and
«lain, -women applauding the deeds. * Of
■course,' those who suffered were among
the innocent. The men who began the
mob are said to be “ Railroad employees,
four.drymen, and others,” in all probability
a part of that large class we see in great
cities who depend upon their labor for sup
port, and who, by the necessity of their
lard condition, have no time for instruction
and improvement, and are liable to be de
ceived into crime and violence.
The elements that composed this mob re
call Paris and the worst days of the French
-revolution. The most degraded inhabi
tants of the great city—the refuse popula
tion of the Five Points, adventurers, thieves,
the ignorant classes of tlie foreign popula
tion, laboring men without labor, abandoned
women, prize-fighters, traitors and sympa
thizers with the South—all headed by a few
adventurous politicians, combined together
to create these disturbances. A venal press
was not wanting. The New York World,
in its issue of yesterday, contains an article
on the draft calculated to arouse the worst
passions of the people. After denouncing
the Administration as weak and reckless,
.speaking of the draft as “a measure that
■could hot be ventured on in England,” and
'Charging the. authorities with taking from
New York “ largely more than its due pro
portion of men,” it calls the conscription “a
dangerous experiment to insult the popular
will at once in the policy of their rulers and
in the means by which that policy is sought
to he enforced.” The News is more bitter
-and virulent, while the Express shows how
easy it would be to array New York against
■the United States, and thus provoke civile
war. These journalists seem to have writ
ten with a strange inspiration, and it is hard
to resist the conclusion that they wereipaut
ners to the plot the; so boldly prophesied.
The rioters were aided by the 'unscrupulous
politicians of New York city who have ruled
that great metropolis as pirates and plun
derers, growing fat and lusty on its vast
revenues. By words of open defiance, such
men as Fernando Wood and the leaders
of the peace party have long familiarized
the people of New York with this idea of
forcible resistance. The thousands who
applauded wildly at peace meetings and
meetings against the Administration, and
in sympathy with traitors like Vallandio
ham, are the men now in arms against the
Government. The same cries rally them.
The same prejudices and hatreds animate
them. They pursue an unoffending citizen
with the cry of Abolitionist, and beat him
almost to death. Theymurder unarmed sol
diers, massacre the officers of the municipal
police, and hunt the poor negroes to death
with appalling ferocity. It is the old cry of
“aristocrat” and “to the lantern.” We
hear it, however, - from the drinkers of
whisky in New York, and not from the
drinkers of wine in Paris,
The city of New York owes it to itself to
atone , for this great shame/ The Govern
ment has been kind to it—pouring the
resources of the country into its vaults—
nourishing and strengthening it, and making
it a metropolis, commanding on the seas and
mighty among the nations. This act of
conscription is a necessary measure. It
must be enforced to save us from plunder
and devastation, to protect the property of
the loyal men, and secure their safety.
Every oppressive feature has been taken
away from it, and the Government has so
amended and charged its provisions that it
is no longer a burden. New York has been
asked to furnish but a small quota; and she
should do it gladly. All such demonstra
tions as those to which we have been accus
tomed, and this particularly to which we
refer this morning, will be quelled/ The
Government will maintain the law at every
hazard; and if armed men in New York, or
elsewhere, array themselves against it, they
must he punished even to destruction. We
cannot stop to argue with men 1 ‘ armed with
revolvers and every available style of wea
pon.” They have gone beyond argument,
and invite the stem and unrelenting justice
that the morrow will bring.
Intervention and Recognition.
Wo cannot resist the conclusion that a
strenuous effort is being made to force the
great European Powers to recognize the re
bellion as. the Southern Confederacy, and
thus intervene in the war for the Union.
There has evidently been a general under
standing among the friends of the rebellion
every where—in the North and in the South,
the military and naval forces, the diplomatic
agents in Europe, and their writers for the
foreign press. The plan seems to have been
ingeniously arranged. General Lee was to
move his army into Pennsylvania about the
middle of June, threatening Harrisburg,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington,
creating a panic throughout the North, and
presenting to the European world the spec
tacle of the insurrectionary forces invading
the loyal States. About the latter part of
June, or rather about the time that the news
of Lee’s invasion reached England, Mr.
Roebuck’s motion in the House of
Commons in favor of a recognition of
the Southern Confederacy would be
brought up and debated. In the mean
time, we see that the writers for the
English papers, in the interest of the South,
have commenced to discuss intervention,,
and to insist upon the recognition of the
Confederacy. Mr. Spence, the Southern
financial agent and the ablest of the pro
slavery English writers, resumes his contri
butions to the Times , in which he aTgues
that the war. is to destroy Southern inde
pendence, and that “ recognitionbeing com
patible w T ith neutrality, ”it could not lead to
war, and would be “ a true and effective
measure of peace.” Mr. Slide i.i/is closet
ed with the Emperor of the French, and the
French journals are dwelling upon the natu
ral sympathy existing between the French
in Mexico and the rebels in the cotton
States. Proposals are made to Spain to en
ter with France into the work of recogni
tion. In the meantime, Lee advances, the
panic increases, and in the midst of the
gloom, and anxiety, and dread, and deso
lation that the invasion would be supposed
to produce in the North, Mr. Stephens
knocks at the door of Washington with his
. . p ™P.?- t MM“a?-S§eh- arr a nge a wittr a'clegree'
of care and detail and a familiarity with
stage effect, which the “persistent manager
of the company that had played at Stras
burg and Boulogne,” as Mr. Kinglake
calls Louis Napoleon, would enjoy. We
' can imagine an orator like Mr. Roebuck, or
a writer like Mr. Spence, with the invasion
of Pennsylvania for a theme. The House
of Commons would ring with hostile cheers,
and the columns of the Times would glisten
with earnest and rounded sentences. The
refusal to meet Mr. Stephens, who came
with his olive branch by way of Fortress
Monroe, while Lee carried the sword by
way of Harper’s Ferry, would be regarded
as an act of madness, justifying the interfe
rence of other nations to save the people
from the insane course of their rulers, and
the South being the invader, recognition
would be an act of humanity to the North,
and foreign public opinion, intensified
and carried away, would sustain the
act. Viewed in this way, we can
easily see how earnestly and elabo
rately the plan for intervention has been
prepared. If Lee had succeeded in hold
ing Pennsylvania, our position would be
difficult and embarrassing, and we might
have been at the mercy of the nations. In
tervention would have been a more serious
matter than we may now imagine, and the
cause of the Republic would have passed
from war to diplomacy. Gettysburg and
Vicksburg have ended these dangers. "With
the swiftness of retribution, the victory of
the Army of the Potomac came upon the
plans of these scheming gentlemen, and all
their splendid combinations—their speeches,
proclamations, peace embassies, and news-,
paper articles—have been blown to the
winds. Mr. Bright may answer Mr. Roe
buck with the news of these two victories'
when the debate on recognition is again
commenced, and the friends of the Republic
can ask.no better argument than the pa
tient, persistent, and undaunted valor that
has crowned our arms with triumph.
.Vicksburg and Gettysburg ! Mr. Spence
may write, and Mr. Roebuck may shout,
and the silent Emperor may twirl his sly
mustache and smile upon Mr. Slidell—
Ws corn them all. Lee huddling under the
banks of the Upper Potomac, and the pa
roled Pembekton plodding his solemn way
from Vicksburg.to Talladega, show to what
a strait the Southern cause is reduced. In
the Southwest, the Confederacy is rent
asunder; in the East, it is reeling and
bleeding. England and Frau ce will hardly
recognize these remnants of a desperate and
causeless rebellion. If any danger .existed,
our own good swords have destroyed it; and
so long as we continue to prosecute the war
with the vigor and suecess now everywhere
seen, we may despise the enmity of foreign
Powers, and laugh at their schemes for our
overthrow. ' .
Engllsh Theories of the Invasion.
The unconcealed delight with which the
friends of the rebellion, in England hailed
the news of the invasion of Pennsylvania
would have been provoking had the inva
sion succeeded ; - but is simply amusing,
now that it has failed. From the London
Times we expected something more than its
usual exultation over our national misfor
tunes.; hut the extravagance and exaggera
tions of its joy is really extraordinary. It
is not creditable to its sagacity that it should
permit its judgment to be sacrificed to its
hopes, and build up terrible predictions of
disaster to the North—not upon facts; but
merely upon desireß. We are reminded of
the late premature rejoicings in Richmond
over the destruction of the-Army of the Po
tomac, and the raising of the siege- of Vicks
burg, when we read the editorials and the
correspondence in the Times of the 39th ult.
In each case the wish was father to the
-thought, but so very distantly related to the
trtfth that the relationship cannot be dis
coyfejed. It is the old story of theory based
■ upon hypothesis, and hypothesis based upon
air. The [Times very justly observes that it
ias “ no information hut isolated and fright
ened telegrams;” yet |upon-these frail au
thorities it argues the speody establishment
of the Confederacy, desolation and ruin for
the North, glory and sliame, barbario tri
umph and National defeat. The feverish
anxiety to believe Southern successes had
never more forcible illustration, The Times
is resolved that its frequent predictions shall
Lave seeming fulfilment, at least, and with
charming confidence in its pet rebellion, en
trusts to Confederate armies the embarrass
ing duty of establishing its prophetical repu
tation. There is something pathetic in this
childlike faith.
After an elaborate statement of the pro
bable plans of General Lee, the theory is
elaborately applied to an imaginary condi
tion of American affairs. “The danger,”
so the world is informed,does not consist fex
ist ?) so much in the extent of the Confede
rate force, as in the fact that, there ’is abso
lutely no Federal force at present in The field
to resist it.’" “Mark how absolute the'
knave.” The Times continues: “It is ad
mitted that the President can spare no
troops from Washington, and the- Penn
sylvanians must defend themselves;” but
by whom this astonishing fact was admitted
it does not condescend to say. The world
is also assured that while the President is
talking of negro troops, the trained soldiers
of the South are surrounding him and’ the
most flom-ishing cities ofthe North. We-re
member reading a descriptive essay in which
a-house was said to be “ entirely surrounded l
on one side by a gardenand we presume ,
the , gentleman who wrote that essay must
have secured a position on the editorial staff
of the Times , with special instructions to re
form the English language upon principles
agreeable to Southern expectations. What
flourishing city was surrounded while Mr.
Lincoln was talking of negro troops, we
cannot imagine. Gettysburg cannot be
meant, for the Times evidently had not
dreamed of that now famous city, in its
prophetic soul. How fortunate for the Pre
sident . that he could. not receive this im
portant, in time to use it, and
that he is probably ignorant to this day that
“he has only a beaten army to depend' upon
to save his own country from the miseries
which his policy has inflicted on another.”
Dr. Charles Mackay, the apostate poet,
whose servility to the pro-slavery cause has
proved how little he believed in his own bad
verses, which, superficially, at. least, were
written for the good of freedom, should, in
New York, know more of America than the
writers in the Times, in London, but really
seems to know less. In his letters to • the
Thunderer, he paints the danger of the
Northern States, and the fear of the people,
in hues of earthquake and eclipse, and ac
tually anticipates the improbability of Mr.
Lincoln’s escape from impeachment and
punishment! At the opportune moment,
says the author of “ A good time coming,”
when Lee has decoyed Hooker to-some
fitting "place, he will fall upon [him with
; overwhelming force, and either annihilate
the Army of the Potomac, or oblige it to
surrender. MAckay evidently had a glim
mering sense of Gettysburg, and the 3d
of July; for there most certainly was the
fitting place, and that the opportune mo
ment—only place and moment were not
used exactly as the Doctor predicted. His
fate should be a warning to all prophets,
and the Times especially should learn that
“isolated and frightened telegrams” are
very slight reasons for affirming the ruin of
a nation. That element of the situation
which puzzled the journal most w;as the
position of Lee. “Of that, ” it adds, “we
know unfortunately next to nothing.” In
a short time it will be aware that Lee was
recently at Gettysburg.
The lecture of Mr. Foksey, on “ The
Duties and Obligations of the Hour,” post
poned on account of the general excitement,
will be delivered on next Tuesday evening,
July 22d.
Gape Mat,— The Columbia House, a first-class
establishment at this popular watering place, will
receive visitors. The season at the Cape will be
unusually enjoyable this year.
WASHINGTON-
Special Despatch®* to “ The Press.”
Washington, July 13, 1863.
Draft Exempts and Substitutes.
. The following circular was issued from the War
Department to- ■ -- " T . ....
VVAKUEPAItTMIMT, FnovosT MTARSHAT.’S Oe-
EICE, July 12, 1863.—To'answer inquiries made to
this office, it is announced.
First. Any drafted person paying under
section 13th of the enrolment act, is thereby exempt
from further liability under that draft, but not from
any subsequent draft.
. Second. Any drafted person furnishing an accept
able substitute is exempt from military service for
the period for which said'substitute is mustered into
-the service. .
Third. A substitute once mustered into the ser
vice cannot be drafted while in the service.
Fourth. A drafted man cannot pay commutation
money or present a substitute after he has re
ported himself to the Board of Enrolment for exami
nation.
Fifth. Men who, on the third of Mqrch, 1863, were
in the military service of the United States as sub
stitutes under the draft of 1862, and whose terms of
service have since expired, are not liable to the pre
sent draft, but the persons for. whom they were sub
stitutes are liable to draft, the same as though they
had been drafted and furnißhed substitutes under the
draft of last year.
Sixth. In serving the notice as required by cir
cular No. 42, from this office, a reasonable time to
report shall in each case be granted by the Bqqrd of
Earolment to men in the State service who have
been or may be drafted, JAMES B. FRY,
Provost Marshal General.
Consuls.
The President has recognized Henry Praeit as
vice consul of Denmark, for the States of New York,
Connecticut, and places in New Jersey nearest to
New York, to reside at the city oFNew York.
Also, Otto Ountz, as; consul of the Duchy, of
Nassau, for the State ot Massachusetts, to reside nt
Boston; and Heinrich Otto Sismund Chntz,
consul for the Grand Dnchy of Oldenburg, at Boston.
The Navy.
A few acting-masters’ mates. are wanted for the
navy. ■ The applicant must be between twenty and
thirty years of age, and seen three years’ service,
and forward to the Navy Department suitable testi
monials. An examination will be ordered at either
the Boston or New York yard.
FORTRESS MONROE.
Fortress Monroe, July 12,1*63.—Yesterday af
ternoon At 4 o’clock, Lieutenant Sanborn, who was
drilling a colored military company in front of An
drew Foster's dry goods Btore on Main street, Nor
folk) was shot, one ball passing in at the mputh and
out behind the ear, and another ball through his
body, entering the left shoulder and , coming out at
the,right, from the effects of which he died in fifteen
minutes*
Docter Wright, of Norfolk, is charged with the
murder, and had a preliminary examination last
evening before the Provost Marshal, Major Bovey.
. The first.witness called was Lieutenant Colonel
Guyon, 14$th New. York Regiment, who testifies
that Lieutenant Sanborn had drawn up his company
on Main street, in. front of Andrew Foster’s store,
and was in front of his men drilling them, when
Doctor Wright, who was in the store, addressed
some remarks to Lieutenant Sanborn, who replied
if he was further interfered with in that way he
would arrest him.
The Doctor thereupon advanced and shot Lieut.
.S. in the head. The Lieutenant then turned upon
the Doctor with sword uplifted, when the Doctor
fired a second time, hitting the Lieutenant first in
the hand and passing through from his left to right
shoulder. The Lieutenant seized the Doctor and
endeavored to wrench the pistol from his hand, and
while thus struggling they entered the store, a
great crowd following them. They continued strug
gling for several minutes, when the witness took
the pistol from Dr, Wright and arrested him. Lieut.
S. died in about fifteen minutes.
Six other witnesses were examined, whose testi
mony was in substance the same as the above.
The Doctor was committed to jail.
Lieut. Sanborn was recently from the Quarter
master Department at Washington, and a native of
Vermont.
Col. Spears, lith Pennsylvania Cavalry, arrived
at Fortress Monroe to* day.
Cincinnati Threatened by Morgan—Mar-
tial law Declared#
Cincinnati, July 13. —Gen. HurnsKtehas issued
an order declaring martial law in the cities of Cin
cinnati, Covington, and Newport. Buotness is sus
pended until further orders, and all citizens are re
quired to organize in accordance with the direction
of the State and municipal authorities.
There is no definite information regarding Mor
gan’s whereabouts, but it is supposed that he will
move around the city and cross the river between
here and Maysyille.
The militia are concentrating at this point in obe
dience to the orders of Got. Todw
. LATEST. '
Cincinnati, July 13.—Morgan- left IVloore’s Hill,
on the Ohio and Mississippi; Railroad, at 1 o’clock
this morning, and passed over the Indianapolis and
Cincinnati Railroad at a point thirty-five miles
from here. He reached Harrison, in-Hamilton coun
ty, Ohio, at about noon to-day.
: At s>£ o’clock he was within sixteen miles of
adjoining the county of Butler, and
moving slowly on that place.
f General Hobson, with a strong force, was five hours
behind him.
The damage done to the Ohio and MinlHippißall
road wae three.bridgee dectroycd, a water atatlon
destroyed, and aoaae of the track removed. The dv
mage done to the Indianapolli and Uinolnnatl Rail
road waa very little, only one of the water tanka be
ing removed,
, THE PRESS.—PIIIIADELPHIA7 TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1863.
The Biter Bridged by the Rebels*
OtrK SIECHE (GUNS *» command* op
THE CROSSING.
WE? THE REBELS HEOCCSRPIED’
HAGERSTOWN.
MK MOSTir-K .IRMIES WlTlil# A
FEW march;
Ttt*- latest from General Mead^'Amyi
HEADQUARTERS OFTHE AKHT OP THE F’OTOMAC,
July A. IVI,~A meaaenger fro m. (tremor
Curtin, arrived this morning, states that General,
Couch has formed a junction with our
rests northeast of Hagerstown, and that poinfris se-’
cure against*an attack by General' Lee. Healso
repots that General Lee has a brfdge 'composed of’
thirteen boats'across the centre o# the-river, con
tinued thence to both shores by a tiestlework oup
poiting long timbers. >
Our siege and Other heavy guns have been sent f Jo '
the front, and planted in the best possible positions
commanding the bridges. •
Capetown, Md.; July 12, via Hagerstown, July
13.—Hagerstown was occupied at about 9 o'clock ’
this morning by General Kilpatrick's cavalry,
after a slight resistance. The object of the enemy
in reoccupying the town for so short a space of time,'
iB partially explained from the fact that they re
moved from that vicinity a large amount of [rails,
which it is supposed are to.be used for erecting,
fortifications between that place and Williamßport.
The rebels are in large force near the town on the '
Williamßport and Olear Spring roads. Keeonnois- ;
sances made to-day by our cavalry forces under
Colonel Wynkoop and Captain Boyd, show that the
Tebels r have strong picket guards north and west of
the town.
The armies of Meade and Couch are within a few
hours’ march of Lee’s army. Lee’s intention will
probably be more fully developed to-morrow.
NearHaoerstowit, July 12.— [Special despatch
to the Baltimore American.]-- Early this morning it
was discovered that the rebels had fallen hack from
Fankstown. Areconnoißsance from our right wing
was thrown out, and discovered the rebelshad with
drawn their left wing toward the river,’and had
formed a line of battle in a semi-circle covering Wil
liamsport. r
Kilpatrick’s cavalry then pushed forward and oc
cupied Hagerstown. Our whole right wing was im
mediately put in motion, and swept around in the
line of the rebel retreat. We entered Funkstown
one hour after the rebels left. They had fortified
the bridge over Antietam, at Funkstown, but aban
doned it without contest. Strong rifie-pits enfiladed
the bridge, and embrasures for cannon.had been
knocked in the stone wall above and on the hills.
The rebel line of battle covers , the Williamsport
pike. Longstreet holds the centre, Ewell the right,
and Hill the left. The country people were not al
lowed to p&bb through the rebel lines, and knew
little of their strength or-movements,; "
When falling back the rebels reported that they
were falling back behind entrenchments. A rebel
captain and lieutenant, who were captured with
forty men, also report that Lee has entrenched. The
growing belief is that the mass of the rebel army
has crossed the river, and that we are now pressing
back the rear guard. Beyond slight skirmishing,
there has been no fighting to-day. The rebels have
swept everything from the country around Hagers
town. I
Scarcely V serviceable horse is left in ten miles.
The grain cropß are trampled down, and flour, corn,
and hay carried off. To-morrow will probably de
termine whether there is to be another battle in
Maryland. The people of Hagerstown received the
Union troops witii great joy, and a [display of flags.
A large number of-refugees followed the army into
Hagerstown. - • ‘ • I
The Battle-field of Gettysburg—Aid to the
Sick and Wounded;
Harrisburg, July 13.— Gov. Curtin is still in the
neighborhood of the late great battU of Gettysburg,
where he is busily engaged in attending to the cares
and wants of the wounded Pennsylvajdans. Major
Sees, of bis staff, has proceeded to Gettysburg and
opened an office of transportation, under the super
intendence of W. Wills, Esq.., whom; he has autho
rized to issue transportation from that pointto such
sick and wounded'soldiers as have been properly
discharged from the hospitals. In the case of
corpses, Mr. Wills is also authorized to issue trans
portation for one person to accompany the remains
from the battle-field to the former flnce of'resi
dence. Parties proceeding to the battlefield for the
corpses of their friends, should applyjat the trans
portation department at Harrisburg f<r transporta
tion to Gettysburg. v /
Gettysburg, Pa., July 13.— HuriSijds of people,
from all quarters of the State, are rusting hither for
the remains of their relatives and frends. lam
officially informed that none can be taken until the
wounded are removed, which will takellace in about
'ten days. Persons contemplating a put /or this
purpose would do well to postpone it fir ten days at
least. ‘ _ \-f.
Freshet on the Washington JBrjlnch Rail-
‘ • road—Browning of Da
mage Repaired* l
; Baltimore, -July 13.—There was a reshet to-day
on the Washington Branch Railroad. Abridge was
swept away at Laurel, twenty-dvro mies from Bal
timore. The embankment was * wep! a way , _an d
five, of-thew Tori wf’re drowned.
The damages were repaired during -to-day, and.
travel resumed. The main BtemA)fv the road was
uninjured. • - /A. -.-K
Washington, July 13.—The heavy^rain of last
night and to-day has so flooded the track
as to temporarily prevent travel, andas a. conse
quence, no mails were sent from onreceived in
Washington to day. Eight bodies in rpel uniforms
were caught this morning at’ Edwara’ Ferry, and
others were seen floating down the lver. Much
damage has been done by the flood. I
Piratical Cruisers oh the Coast,
Baltimore, July 13.—The Bhip Ma&ie V. Hugg,
which has arrived at'this port from in forty
six days, reports that on the night of J ly Ist, when
in lat. 41°, long. 63° SCF, she waaboarde from a boat
of the United States bark Ethan Alle , which was
then in chase of a bark whioh she dee ed of a sus
picious character. At about two o’ qok in, the
morniDg she saw the flashes of half a di:en guns in
the direction of the chase.
On July 6th, in lat. 38° 50', long. 71°
chased by a bark with deck full of men
that she outsailed her considerably, si
after dark and started in the direction <
the leeward that had squared away bel
some time previously. “ ■
Boston, July 13.—Ah armed atean
Portland harbor yesterday. She refuse
any signals, and as she burnt soft coal i 1
that she was a pirate.
New York, July 13.—The steamer Sil
at this port from Liverpool this eveninj
vices have been anticipated. ' 1
Reported Capture of General
New York, July 13,—A special des]
Washington reports that the rebel Gen
was captured on Friday night by our cav
An Encouraging Voice from Nei
The following letter has just been rf
Montgomery, Ala., from one of the most)
citizens of New. York. It is dated June j
The raid into Pennsylvania is a glorious one, and
there is nothing to hinder pushing to PMadelphia.
The Dutchmen are “ Beared,” and think ttattheday
of judgment is fast coming. 20,000 good iifantry can
whip 100.000 raw militia, or more. Theflarger the
number of the militia, the less likely succeed.
The “ Confederate Navy” is doing a goodlwork, and.
the insurance offices have lost a “pile.” Give Cap
tain Semmesa war vessel, and the powcferwillfly.
Can Ibe of any service to you or your frimdsl Let
me know in what way. I can raise jjregiment
among my own acquaintances and employees to aid
the good Southern cause. 1 ,•
A PRIVATE’S DEATH.—A private If the Bth
Illinois was shot through the lungs, and Drought .to
the hospital for. surgical treatment. Hlsuwound
wasafatal one, and he, Buffered intensely, L asked'
him for his name, andit was Dussold; and inquiring
aB to the nature of his wound, he replied thalit was
mortal, anffhe did not exnect;to recoyerj bicTnav
he GSred not if we could only prevent theeselpe of
Lee.across the. Potomac. I gazed upon the hero
with veneration, and as I gazed his lips grew eolor
less, and the death dew hung in trembling drops
upon his brow. I aßked the surgeon if he could save
him, but he replied:that he must die. ; It- will,be a
source of gratification and pride to his friends to
know that he died sublimely, and with hi* love
for the Union undimmed by long and arduous? ser
vice in his country’s cause;— Cor, Tribune, l ;
THE BANKING OFFICER.—The JrOTy anltfavy
Gazette containsjhe whole correspondence and pro
ceedings with respect to,'the claim of Major Gen.
Butler- to outrank other major generals. Among
the papers submitted are the arguments of Generals
Halleck, McClellan, Dix, and Wool, as well as those
of General Fremont and General Sutler, hitherto
published. ,T
General Halleck 5 * arguments are in conformity
with the finding of the board. General McClellan
declines to make comment* on General Butler’s ar
guments, but endeavors to correot his miatatements
as to duties, &c.~ He add* the following para
graph:
“By referring to the history of the present war it
will be found that, prior to the date, upon which
General Butler erroneously says that I was appoint
ed,.! had, as major general of'the regular army,
organized an army, and conducted a successful cam
paign, by which Western Virginia was restored to
the General Government, and an army of the enemy
destroyed. I had supposed that every general
officer knew that I held a command during that
campaign.” . . v
A MONUMENT TO “ STONEWALL” JACK
SON.—It is understood that the distinguished gen
tlemen who head the movement for expressing In a
suitable form the admiration in this country for the
memory of “ Sdonewall” Jackson, have nearly com-;
pletcd their pfynt. A statue in marble, of heroic
size, seven feetl a height, by Foley, is to be presented
to the native State of Jackson, Virginia, to be
placed in the capitol, or state-house, at Richmond.
The statue will reßt on apedeetalof granite designed
by the same artißt, and on one . side it is proposed
to inscribe that this is a testimony/ of
England’s admiration for a truly, noble cha
racter; on the other side, Gen. Lee’s order of'the
day, informing the army of its sad loss. It is esti
mated that the statue, without the pedestal, will
cost XI,000; the pedestal and incidental expenses;
about X5OO more,;.in all, X1.600.*' The sum is, to be
raised by subscriptions. The committee which' has
this matter in hand consists, at present, of the fol
lowing names: Sir James FergusaoiL.M. P.; Mr.
A. Beresford Hope;- Sir Edward Kerriaon, M.*
P.; Mr. Gregory, M. P.; Sir Coutts Lindsay;
Lord Campbell; Mr. Lindsay, M. P.; Mr. G. E.
Seymour, Mr. Spence, and Mr. G. Peacocks, M. P.
Index,
* DEATH OF SIR JOSHUA JEBB.—Sir Joshua
Jebb, founder of the new system of prison di*- :
cipline in Bagland, died suddenly on the 26th uit.,
while on bis way.in an omnibus from his residence
in Fulha» to his office in London. His age was
seventy years. - He was educated,for the'army, and.
saw.service Canada and the West Indies. Jn
1838 be entered the civil service of the Grown, and
wasseketed by Lord Russell to. supervise the system
o£ military punishment, - He was also appointed to
the post of surveyor .general of olyil prisons, and
was thus brought into clow relationship with that
system of prison discipline with whioh, for good or
ill, his name has become indissolubly associated, .
THE SEAT OF WAR.
The .Rebel Manoeuvre*
The Rebel Privateers,
Arrival of the Steamer Sij
THE DBOT RIOT IN HEW YORK.
THE OFFICE OF THE PROVOST
MARSHAL DESTROYED.
HIS DEPUTY PROBABLY MURDERED.
A BLOCK OF BUILDINGS BURNED.
Nrw York, July 13.—This morning thra'esidence
of the provost marshal, No. 677 Thira avenue,
was attacked by a mob eons posed of railroad lem
pl©yee», foundrymen, and others.
The attack was first made By throwing brickbats
and stones at the windows. The officers wererthua
driven out of the building, anfftbe latter was atfr-on
fire. The conscription list watf dtartsoyed. :
The rioters Bad their work for sfothing, 'as *dupf&-
eatfe lists are in the bands of the sheriff.
The necessary steps are being* taken for putting?
dbwn the ridt and punishing the rioters.
fSECCmD DESPATCH.}’
I'rßW Yoiuc', July 13—2 P. M.—& gffcrct crowd col
lected about t3e office of the Third 7 Congressional
distrust this morning, where the draft was in pro
gress; and stated that? it would no longer be allowed
t 6 proceed in NeW'York city.
The rMers-seized the books and draft wheel, and
scattered them ab'ouYfclie street.
The pnyvostniarsh'arfled from the office*
The crowd then tooki'poseession, and immediately
set fire to the building;
An alarm* was 0 sounded', and the engines turned
out, but were hot'allowed’tc'approaoh the building,
Being kept back’ by the crowd, while it was entirely
consumed.
:fctThe crowd was- so' dens? that it prevented the
Third-street cars ffom running.
After.tfie building wsb burned the crowd increased
to the number of'6;000, armed’vrifch clubs, pitchforks,
and revolvers, and every available style of weapon.
The-mob' then- proceededltr the Eighth Congres
sional district with' the intentfon of destroying the
building occupied by the provostrmarshal.
Up to this hour the riotesa- are still in large force
in that district.
It is said that the Government has sent up five
thousand troops to quell the disturbance..
PAKTICUDAftS OFTHE RIOT.
[From the Evening Post;];
This morning some of'the laborers employed by
two or tbreeof the railroad companiea and in some
of the foundries, assisted* by a-gang of desperate
men; went- to different' establishments in the upper
wards where large numbers-of workmen are em
ployed, and compelled them, by threats, in some in
stances, to cease their work; Therioteri thus gained
large accessions of strength, and marched through
the streets yelling and'tlifeatening, and brandishing
their clubs and other weapons.-
At twenty minutes'past ten* o?<ylock the crowd
marched down Third avenue and’ congregated oppo
site the enrolling office.
Meanwhile, the draft was • proceediog \ - though,
when the rioters had taken theirposition in front.of
thebuilding.’the operations of the officers were inter
rupted by the noise and'theloud* threats of ruffians
inside of the building, who soon afterwards took
their positions with the principal rioters in the
street.
The first demonstration-of violence was made im
mediately thereafter. 'A- volley of stones crashed
through the open doors and large-windows of the en
rolling office (which had Been constructed for a store
on the first floor of the building); One or two persons
inside the offioe were struck by Btones, and other
persons—among whom were the. provost marshal,
who had maintained hiis position-on the table where
the wheel Btood, and the commissioner, surgeon,
and other officers of the draft,, including Deputy
Provost Marshal Yanderpoel and the reporters for
the newspapers—at once made their escape from
the room to other parts of the building and to the
rear. The provoßt marshal, who would probably
have been murdered if caught, was assisted over the
wall of the back yard.
THE DEMONSTRATION ON THE BUILDING.
When the room had been cleared the rioters ap
proached, with their clubs, and with their hands full
of stones aDd bricks,.and began to destroy the win
dows whioh had escaped the previous volley.
When, however, some of the more excited persons
in the crowd had entered the office and begun the
work of demolishing the machinery of the draft and
the furniture in the room, the building was occupied
by very large numbers, who seized upon the lists,
records, blanks, and the great books in which the
names of the drafted men were to be engrossed,
bore them into the street with loud demonstrations,
tore them into fragments, and scattered them over
the neighborhood. For many rods above and below
the building, and in Forty-sixth street, the ground
was almost covered with the blanks and the other
papers.
Everything in. the enrolling office was utterly de
stroyed except the large safe, which was understood*
to contain the record of the men drafted on Satur
day, and which the mob could not open. The men
were excited beyond description, and endeavored to
pound down the supports of the building with sticks
of timber. ••
Shortly after this destruction smoke issued from
the rear of the room, and a great shout was raised
by the crowd when they saw that the building was
on fire.
They then shook hands with each other, and gave
various indications of unbounded delight.
The fire burned slowly, but when it reached the
second story the demonstrations of the crowd were
renewed with greater intensity, and violence was
freely threatened against the enrolling officers and
all persons connected in any manner with the draft.
It was understood that Borne of the enrolling offi
cers were in the upper part of the building, and
though several families of women and children occu
pied that part, stones and other xnißßiles were thrown
through the windows.
ATTEMPT TO SACK THE BUILDING.
While the building was burning the crowd disco
vered the side door, and attempted to enter. Those
at the door called vociferously to their companions
to follow, and rußhed up the stairs. But few, how
ever, were permitted to ascend, the police assuring
them thet none but women and children were there.
THE POLICE AND THE MILITARY.
The police force, then ready for duty, consisted of
only About twenty men, and nearly all were drawn
up in Forty*Bixth street, a few rods from the burn
ing building. They made no effort whatever to stop
tbe operations of the mob, and would have-.been
unable,to act effectively, in any event, on account of
their small numbers. '
. It; is said that, details of policemen have been
ordered from the different wards of the city, and
that about two hundred were on their way at eleven
o’clock to the scene of the disturbance. -
Orders were also given to the military, and shortly
after eleven o’clock a small force was marching up
Third .avenue.
Mayor Opdylce, on receiving information of the
riot, communicated with General Sandford, and
preparations were at once made to send a sufficient
force to quell the distubance.
In the meantime, however, the rioters acted with
out the slightest restraint,from the authorities.
A BLOCK OP BUILDINGS ON FIRE.
During all this time the fire in the enrolling office
spread to the upper part of the building and to the
adjoining buildings, and we hear that the entire
block was in flames at 12 o’olock..
The families in the upper part of the building oh
the corner of Forty-sixth street threw out a small
part of their property, and escaped with their lives.
THE TELEGRAPH DESTROYED.
Two or three men with axes attacked the tele
graph poles 'in Third avenue, and at 11 o’clock two
of them had been cut down and the wires destroyed*
W. Bhe was
Ibut finding
hauled off
a vessel to
:e the wind
When the crowd attempted to enter the upper part
of the building. Deputy Provost Marshal Edward S.
Yahderpoel boldly stepped to the front and, assuring
the rioters that they already had possession of 'Yr
the drafting paraphernalia, asked them to withdraw
. to P re y?at rae" deatruotion of the
J*e Upper part of the building. :
otisplecung from hi* uniform that he was one of
the drafting officers, one of the rioters seized him
and struck him. Mr. Vanderpoel merely shook off
his assailant, and in a pacific manner renewed his
request, when the act of the first rioter attracted
the attention of the remainder, and a number of
them surrounded him.
r.was off
to answer
s supposed
They struck him with theifharidsand with stones,
and, seeing that he could not resist them, he with
drew to the place where the police were posted.
The rioteTS followed him with great clubs, and the
men, who were desperate, beat him upon the body
and head. His head was sp badly bruised that blood
flowed profusely, when he was thrown down and
kicked, '
[on arrived
Her ad-
;uart
atch from
ial Stuart
He afterwards escaped by the aid of the police
and one or two of his friends; but the rioters fol
lowed him, striking him with clubs.
He is so badly injured that there is but little pro
bability of his recovery.
f York,
(ceived in
prominent
Several persons were injured by stones, and there
are rumors that men have since been killed.
MEASURES FOR SUPPRESSING THE RIOT.
General Woolandthe authorities at the Brooklyn
navy yard have been notified of the disturbance,
and a large force of United States marines, besides
a considerable number of soldiers of the regular
army; have been ordered into instant service; Gen.
Sandford has called upon the officers of the militia.
. The latest movements reported (up to 2 o’clock)
are to the effect that the mob has increased to some
thousands, and is wandering about the city. Ap
parently, the rioters have no concerted plan of ope
rations, but the city authorities are actively at work
to preserve the peace of the city.
It is said that Superintendent Kennedy appeared
at the scene of the disturbance, and was much in
jured.
Qutrages of the Rioters*
[From the fourth edition of the Evening Express.]
, Tbe'armed guard, which came on the ground at 1
o’clock, were set upon by the crowd, who, in less
than it takes to write this, di*armed the soldiers,
taking their cartridge-boxes and bayonets; -
Oh the corner of Forty-second street and Third
avemie, a police officer, in endeavoring to fire into
the crowd, shot a horse, which was standing there,
and killed a woman, who resides some where in
Forty-second'Street, on the Rocks, JThe crowd, oh
seeing this, rudhed in; and taking hold of an officer
who was near,struck him with paving stones, iron
bars, and everything else within their reach. The
poor fellow .rah; across the street, pursued by the
mob, when a ball was fired at him, striking him in
the back ot the head. \
The man-finally got into a brick-yard, where a
number of females beset him and abused .him until
he- dropped down exhausted, and oould only be
rescuetrby the united efforts of several gentlemen,
who took him to St, Luke’s Hospital..
The greatest excitement prevailed at this time,
and the most fierce of all were the women, who,
with crowbars, clubß. and other implements of de
struction, were running about calling on the men to
die at home. Some person heie advised the crowd
to go round Lexington avenue, and look for the po
lice there. But only a few went up, who, on the .
corner of Forty-second street and Lexington ave
iue, came across , a police officer, whose head was
beaten to a jelly, but he got off and escaped.
About this time it was stated that a marine had
escaped into the house on the southwest corner of
Third avenue and Forty-second street. The crowd
at once rushed in and, bursting open the hall door,
ran up stairs into the apartments of Mr. George W.
Yeomans, whose lady had just been confined. On
seeing this, and being assured by the gentleman that
no soldier was concealed in his rooms, the mob re
tired, but some thieves ran up stairs and; breaking
into the rooms, stole a coat, several dresßeß, and
some ten dollars In money, but as the object of their
search could not be found, the crowd withdrew.
£ A comparative quiet ensued for about an hour,
during which many procured bars of iron, etc. At
about two o’clock crowds began to arrive from the
lower wards; and as groups arrived they were
loudly cheered by the populace. Some of the freßh
arrived men brought.heavy: fire-arms with them,
but nearly every one had a pistol or revolver.
At 2 o’elock, Mr. Howard, a gentleman connected
with the city press for many years, was standing on
the corner,of Forty-sixth street and Third avenue,
looking- at the soene, when the cry was raised,
“ Here’s 'a Abolitionist 1 let’s hang him, ;
&c., &c. \ .’-v - . »
He was, immediately-surrounded by a mob, to
whom he made. known hfiovocation.; A voice here
cried out, “He is a Tribune man; hang theson of
a—r—!”
Mr.. Howard was seized by the hair, and taken to
an awning post, but fortunately something else di
verting the attention of.the crowd, be had a chance
to‘escape up Third avenue, but only for ashort
time. for a blow with a-paying stone on the back
of the head and another one in the face stunned
him so that he lost all consciousness, and while in
this state he lost his gold watch and chain, diamond
breastpin,And $33 in<money_ _ • ■ •
Four gentlemen, Messrs. W. W. Ryan, F. McGin
nis, A Hunt, and E.,J. Dunn, here came up, and
taking charge of the wounded man, conveyed him
to the Truck House of Hook and Ladder Company
* Ho. 16, oh the corner of Lexington avenue .and Fif
■ tiethstreet, followed all the time by. the excited
crowd who wanted nothing less than to hang him,
but he finally got in and the doors closed. The
f
A YOLI/EY : OP' STOWES,
THE’BUILDING ON FIRE.
A MURDER ATTEMPTED,
OTHER INJURIES.
crowd in the meantime kept hammering at the doors,
hut they had to give up, as the doors resisted, and
Mr. Howard was finally got a way without further
trouble.
. At about three o’clock a processing of about five
thousand people came up First av'C*ue;- all armed
with bars, pistols,- &c., threatening vengeance 1 on all
persons connected with the draft. Tbey halfed in
front of the Eighteenth-ward statiomhouse; in
Twenty-second street, and eent up yells which were
anything but human.
MORE CASUALTIES AWOtf® THB POLIO®
Two of these officer? were left lying on the pave
ment at the corner of Forty-second street for some
time before the crowd would 1 allow them to be*re
moved.
Several of the polioemenwfere'so fortunate as* to*
procure disguises, and thus made their escape uooo
.ttsed by the crowd. Sergeant; Wad? was struck in
the breast witß' s stone, but scetainetl ao serious ic*-
jury. Sergeant McOredle has aot’ been heard fromv
PlPillip Rubsean, a member of tot Battalion’
InvaSTd Corpß, was attacked by thehiolr, his musket,
bayonrt.and equipments taken ffrofn’ lrßm, and he
Was beaten 1 in a terrible manner aboUt thcbead with
his own musket. lie was finally- rescued by some
humane firemen wbtsa almost exhausted from the
treatment he hadrecefcyed. He to the
21fct precinct station house, and there’attended by
, Dr. Kanney. He wili 1 probably survive*.
Extended Account of* th^Riot*-
■ New YoeS, July o’clock P. 55l—Uplt? this
Sour the rioters appear tc»be increasingfin numbers.
The'following is a brief recumd of theiroperatfoms :
appears that thercTauet have been afconcocted
platf of * resistance* to the conscription, assail Mie
worsen on the different railroads comb.ihed, toge
ther with those of-certain factories, and ntirched to
the F&Jrding; on tl:©'Third avenue, where the"dra3fc*
ing for the Ninth district had’commenced.
At Orbout ■ this- morning the 'crowd!
ruahetTJn and aeize&'the books* and papers, ac.d\iscd‘
great violence towerds the cfiS-cera and reporters*
present, who CQaoaged'td with the exception 1
of AssisS&nt 'Deputy YanderpooJ, who was badly
beaten beyond recovery.
Soon after the■ building r waa J burned, the demons'
meanwhile-atoning the'upper part of the building, -
where some half l a families lived. The ad
joining building caught fife, and was also destroyed,
the ruffians scouting witD frenzied’joy while it was
in flames. Women were'also in'the mob inciting
them on.
All the horee cars were stopped; and the drivers
taken off by the crowd. The police were overpow
ered and terribly 1 beaten. A blacksmith shop near
by was demolished, and its ownemearly killed.
A detachment of seventy-five of the provost guard
arrived at the. scene at'noon, and* dtew up in line
between Forty-fourth f and Fbrty-fiffch streets, on
Third avenue. They wme quickly surrounded by
an . who atoned and jeered
them. The soldiers fired into ther* ruffians, when
they were set upon and driven offhand pursued for
about a mile. One of the Boldierewas caught, and
actually beaten to death *by both* men and women
fiends. Another was nearly tom to*pieceß, thrown
over a precipice, and his body stoned until half
buried.
Soon after a squad of police arrived, but were
driven off—one of their number being torn to pieces
and kicked to a jelly. The stores in the vicinity
were soon closed by the owners, and* the rioters had
: everything their own-* way. The 'firemen were not
allowed to play on the fire. **
The most horrible and beastly outrages have been
perpetrated. Some twelve or thirteen policemen
have been so brutally treated that their recovery Is
almost hopeless. No doubt exists as to the death of
Superintendent Kennedy.-
At about 3 o’clock this afternoon 1 the mob moved
further down town, when the firemen went to work
on the buildings on Third avenue. It was then as
certained that a house had been entered where a lady
had just been suffering the pangs -ox'confinement,
and althougkno violence waß perpetrated, a number
of articles were stolen.
At 2 o’clock, Mr. Howard, late city editor of the
New York Times, was attacked'by the mob, who
cried out “ Here’s an Abolitionist !”"and were about
to hang him to a lamp-post,* when their attention
was diverted, and he«ran for his life.' The crowd
chased him, and struck him on the baok of his head
and in the face with heavy stones, stunning him for
a time. They then robbed him of his watch and
chain, diamond breastpin, and thirty-three dollars
in money. He was with’difficulty* rescued, and
taken to an engine house—the doors* of which re
sisted the efforts of the mob; He was finally taken
to a more secure place of’aafety. His-injuries are
serious.
The mob tore up iron fences- to- arm themselves,
and at about 30-’clock the ruffians^.accompanied by
their female abettors, armed with clubs, pistols, bars
of iron, and other weapons, marched up the First
avenue, threatening all connected*with carrying into
effect the conscription act.
The Arsenal was threatened-, but the- presence- of
a detachment of the 10th Volunteers has prevented
an attack. Howitzers are stationed there-and at the
7th Regiment^Armory, loaded- with canister, whioh
will be used on the first demonstration.
The whole block on Third- avenue was burned. A
person named Andrews, of Virginia, who has lately
harangued the meetings at Cooper Institute, seemed
to be the-leader of. th'&j mob, and addressed ihem
near the ruins, while* the destruction, of th&build
ings was going on. He denounced the President
and advised the people to organize to resist the
draft. The howling devils, after this harangue,
proceeded to the large and beautiful dwelling
at the comer of Forty-seventh street and Lexington
avenue,, and completely sacked it. The library,
glasses, parlor and bedroom furniture, were thrown
into the street. The house was then fired and
burned to the ground.
In the Eighth district, the provost marshal ad
journed the draft till to-morrow.
A detachment of a hundred, regulars arrived at
about three o’clock, and reported to Provost Mar
shal Nugent. They were sent to the arsenal; the
excitement around which is great.
At about four,o’clock some three thousand of the
armed mobmarched down the Fifth avenue, groan
ing the ponecription. Governor Seymour will. pro
bably arrive this evening. -
..Mayor Opdyke has issued a proclamation against
the rioters, and declaring that order shall be pre
served.
Measures are_ being taken by Gen. Wool, which
will probably prove effectual in quelling the rioters.
Every negro who has been seen by the mob has
been either murdered or. horribly beaten. Some
twenty have thus far been killed.
One or two newspaper offices have been threat
ened. -
The citizens are arming.
.The colored orphan asylum has been-burned*by
the mob.
Allerton’s Hotel, at Bull’s Head, has been burned.
.. When the mob was passing down .Second avenue,
somebody in the armory fired on them from a win
dow. They then fired and destroyed the building.
The Temper of* the ffiQti
[Correspondence of The Press.]
New York, July 13,1863.
The of the Copperheads and Peace De
mocrats are at last culminating as I have before
predicted they would; and, even as I write, from
twenty to thirty thousand of their deluded followers
are arrayed in open hostility to the authorities; and
the work of rapine, is being inaugurated- This is
nothing more than should have been rationally ex
pected from the defiant tone of the disloyal
press, and the manner in which it has employed
every means in its power to incite the lower orders
to resistance. Day by day the conscription has
been denounced as unconstitutional, and,as drawing
a despotic and arbitrary line between rich and poor;
day by day the chosen agents of the traitors have
circulated along the docks and in the purlieus of the
city, Btirring up malignity and evil passions against
the Government, declaring that it dare not uphold
its own integrity as against them, or that in the
alternative they were at least assured of success.
And.this is the press which has bellowed so loudly
for Free Speech, and cursed the Administration for
driving V&llandighara from our borders!
Today I have heard more threats of resistance to
the draft than I have ever heard loyal sentiments
expressed in the city. Even at the custom house,
the constant orowds surging in and out were not
free from blatant traitors, who gave vent to their
disloyalty in this maimer. They were gathered on
the street-corners, and in every low tavern.where
courage could be generated at three cents the glass.
Whenever a squad of policemen passed, they were
pointed out, and if not openly insulted, were pri
vately jeered at and held up to execration aa myrmi
dons of a despotism. The excitement is terrible.
Men know hot what to expect from a mob which is
constantly receiving accessions of drunken, furious
dogs, crazed with bad liquor, and ripe for arson,
plunder, and murder. If the authorities hesitate,
so surely New York will speedily present a scene
which we may well tremble to contemplate—a scene
which the frantic orgies of Paris, In its days of revo
lution, could scarcely equal. The only hope is that
this desperate spirit may be crushed in the bud,
though national artillery be forced to sweep the
streets with grape in order to accomplish it.
This morning, drafting commenced in one of our
upper wards. As soon as the doors were opened, an
immense crowd of vagabonds, armed with clubs,
knives, and pistols, filled the hall, and almost as
soon as the drawer had taken, his stand at the wheel
they demanded that the draft should cease, at the
same time declaring that no conscription should
take place in their ward, or in any other throughout
the city. - The provost marshal naturally declined
acceding to this request, and immediately the assault
commenced. The Government employees were
driven out, and the building demolished. Some ac
counts state that fire was applied, and the firemen
prevented by force from extinguishing it; others
that it was tom down by the desperadoes. At the
moment of writing, it is impossible to get at a true
statement of the facts! It is also alleged thatthe
marshal fell under the knives of the rioters; that
the sheriff' of the county, unable to effect anything
through police alone, and in view of the fearful
and incr eaB i?g proportions of the riot, is to
order all able-bodied men under arms. This latter
seems scarcely probable, for the good sheriff himself
having sneaked ingloriously from the Bull Run bat
tle-field, is not exactly the man to head loyAl people i
especially when his life would thereby be endan
gered.
Anticipating some disorder, a provost guard had
been organized, under the command of Col. Ruggtes,
of the regular service. This guard, consisting of 400
regulars, was stationed on Governor’s Island, just
opposite the Battery, instead of being placed within
the city limits, possibly with an eye to the avoidance
of any irritation to the riotously inclined. This
guard, it is hoped, will be at once marched to the
scene of tumult, and ordered to clear the streets at
-the point of the bayonet. Up to this time, however,
I have been unable to ascertain that any steps of
such a nature have been taken; although it 1b cur
rently rumored on the streets that 5,000 troops are
on their way to the scene, in the police steamers.
Whence such » number could be drawn I am not
prepared to state; bot that it is seriously needed
there can be no doubt.. T wenty thousand desperate
men, influenced with liquor, and incited by traitors'
who have unlimited means at their disposal, could
Foon gain.admissiqn to the arsenals, despite all the
efforts of the authorities to the contrary, unless some
such step as this is taken, and speedily, at that.
Speculations as to where the disturbance may end
would be fruitless. If the authorities desire to rule
New. York,* rather than a bloodthirsty mobo£ va«
grants and cut-throats, the proper course will be
adopted long before this letter reaches its destina
tion, and the supremacy of law and order vindioa
tedby the crash of musketry through our streets.,
v STU YVES ANT,*
Slidell’s Interview with Napoleovi*
CFhrib (Jane 28) of London Post. 1
There seems to be no doubt about the Emperor
having lately received the SotftSern envoy, Mr. s».U«
dell. That his Majesty should have done this scr
soon >fter the fall of Puebla gives* rise Jv specula*
tton,. and no doubt to many fafee; cone&jstons;
France has probably, since the ocoupartibn of Mexico;
international reasons to watch with interest* the'
American war. If a Frenoh army its*, to remain
, at Mexico until a new and regular form of Govero
i ment is organized, North and South may mean*
i while make up their quarrels, and become very
patriotic about France possessing so rich a' dis
trict of the transatlantic continent. ' Oh- the
other hand, if the American war ends in the se
paration of North and South, the natural tdhj of 5
France, as long foreseen, will be the latter States.
No one in all likelihood knows the Emperors-
Ireal intentions about Mexico, and perhaps his*
future policy may be entirely guided by events.
I ! know, however, that' s majority of his Cabinet
ate for withdrawing- the expedition as early as*
l-possible. M 7. Dtouyn de XAuysie again for
ih England and Spain,- and, % presume, making
those two Pbwersrin eome' way participate in tb<?
foundation of a' better Government than tha#
Which has hitherto beea- applied to a wild and al
most ungovernable race* In* consulting with Mr.
Slidell the Eroperbr' might have desired to learn
wlfat probabilities Southern-statesmen hold about
the termination of the war;v That'the Emperor de
sires- to see Ja< Americas for political
as W3?l as humanitarian reasons; is beyond a doubt:
thathie Majesty vfttrfd recognhe-the SotsSkif England
did w^there - can be no qheition. Thelßofcated efforts
of French diplomacy have failed. The question
asked here is; “Has-not the-situation/ changedT
"Would not the united action ofEhgland and France
-for peacebe now listened to at Washington ?” The
representatives of th’c'Notth In'lF’krlaTriostrcHatinctly
sd(l decidedly declarS'that the’ Government and
people of the North aramow, as* #Ver| -bent on con
quering tlie;Seuth and x niaintaining j 'the Union, and
that no attempt at mediation could/ possibly succeed
atWashinpgdn: This ictfiedangfiageof Mr. Day
ton, the American Minister, of B2!N Bigelow, the
American Gbnsul, and the- majority of Americana
likely to hcH? Correct views on the sctoect.
THE CAK7URE OF 7?RI MB LE,~—The- captors
of the rebels General Trimble at Gettysburg, seem
to have been-- overlooked b 7 the- printet To-Lieut.
Wm. A. McSfoWeir and Ssrge&nt Gomesy, of the
K6th Pennsylvania Cavalry, belongs the honor of his
.capture, Lieuti McDowellia commissary of the re
igiroent, and desiring to vary the routine of his
official duties,*, proposed to Sergeant- Gtirnesy
an expedition t=e the front some
backs.” After Ending nine they were- informed
that a rebel officer was /lying* wounded in a
house situated about 3 miles' from Gettysburg and
east of the Baltimore turnpike." They immediately
proceeded tortho-houseand found 'General Trimble,
who waß lying in- bed with his lag amputated below
tire knee, with IVrhjorHaU and Lieutenant Grogan,
ofTrlmble’s staff, allof whom lieutenant McDow
ell* paroled, subject to the approval of General
Meade. On asking Trimble-if he was-connected
with families of that name in Baltimore, he replied
in*Hi& affirmative,-and added^ a . u I iam - fromi Quaker
Bto«st T and have no ’business -to -be here fightingl”
He wrote a note to General Meade,’aHudingrtherein
to certain relatione of friendship which had formerly
existed between them,- and an ambu
lance be sent far'him. General M6ade~ promptly
granted his request, remarking that Trimble-and he,
before the-war, were friends.-
Thfe body of Richardson, the spy* hung near Fre
derick, was cut dowsyafter hangiogfor three- dayß,
and yesterday morning lay at the- fbot of the tree
on which he was executed, in an advanced- stage of
decomposition. His body had been entirely stripped
of clothing by soldiers who :• wished.’.to»carry away
mementoes $ and the*tree, a small locust; had been
denuded of its bark from the-roots-to* the lower
branches. A’few more executroßß, under similar
circumstances, will rid our army of the presence of
men of his vocation.— Correspondence-Tribune,
A SACRILEGE.—The new rebel steamer South
erner, intended to form one>of a-line-of steamersbe
tween Liverpool and 'Charleston, was ohrlstened by
a laree assemblage of rebels and their aympathizers
oh shipboard*. Tbe-healthof the-Queen of Eaglaad
wsb the- first toaßt. The- second was that of the
criminal in-chief of the Southern Confederacy. The
Chairman said thetoast.which he proposed to inflict
upon them was one-wbiehr-ho- waß-not disposed to
introduee by any lengthened remarks), neither did it
require any lengthened-introduction athis hands.'
Most of thembeiDg-English. people-understood the
sentiment of loyalty aB they of the*South understood
it. They, respected and; esteemed;; and loved and
venerated,' their- Sovereignand- Southerners re
spected and-- esteemed, and loved! and venerated,
their Chief-Magistrate [cheers]- foe qualities which,
when the history of the events- which they were
now passing-through came to be written impartially,
would place-his- namenext to*that of Washington,
and highest upon the roll of fame. [Cheers’] .He
asked them'to join him-in drinking “the health of
the President of the Confederate Stateß of Ame
rica."
FUNERAL, OF' ARCHBISHOP" KENRICK.—
The funeral of the lata Most' Reverend Archbishop
Franoiß Patriot Kenrich took place on Saturday
morning at the Cathedrel in Baltimore, and waa one
of the moat imposing ceremonies witnessed in that
city since the funeral of Archbishop Eccleston. The
procession, witnessed by an immense crowd, was
very impressive. Arrived in the church, the whole
of the oierky present ohaunted the De Profundis
around the catafalque of the good prelate. The in
terion o£tbe .vast Cathedral was draped in the deep
est mourning, and an imposing cortege bearing
lighted candles, followed the remains to the vaults
below the church. The funeral sermon was preached
by the aged Bishop Timon, of Buffalo, with great
emotion. .Alluding.to the profound prayer of the
late Archbishop, that honorable peace and Union
might be restored to the country, the speaker wap
deeply affected. Archbishops Hughes and Purcell,
with Bishops Wood, Whelan, Dominie, Coughlin,
and a large number of the clergy of the diocese, took
part in the funeral exercises; Major G-en, Schenck
and staff were also present throughout the service.
UNION MEETING- AT MILWAUKEE.—At
the Union meeting heldin this city, a few days ago,
speeches were made by Gov. Solomon and Senator
Doolittle. Gen. Pope, in response to a very earnest
and general call, thanked the assemblage for the
warm friendliness with which he was greeted. He
had not come to make a speech, hut simply as one
of their number to participate in.the exercises of the
day in a quiet manner. “As for my own views,”
said he, “ none can misunderstand my position. I
know nothing and care nothing about political par
ties. My only desire is to see the rebellion crushed,
and I sympathize with all whose hearts are in this
work. I can only appeal to you as patriots and as
men, to stand by those who are already in the field,
-and to support the Government, no matter . what
may be your views of particular measures.” At
this point, news of Gen. Meade’s victory was re*
ceived amid the wildest enthusiasm'. Gen. Pope,
proposed three hearty cheers.for Meade and hiagaj.-
lantarmy. , ...
MUSICAL PROTECTIVE UNION.—The mu
sicianaof New York cisby have resolved to .form a
“Union a benevolcab and protective Uniop—like
to the Unions which segulate the actions of other
more material trades and The title of
the new association is to be'“ The Musical Mutual
Protective Union,” and the rules laid down, for the
guidance of members are as follows:
No member Is to take an engagement under any
leader or through any agent »ot also a. member of
the Union.
All ope?atic performances are to. be. charged for
the first performance $l5 a head, and ior every sub
sequent performance 3$ a head. -
At all the Broadway theatres, including the Mu
seum, salaries are to be fixed at $l2 a week; and at
the Bowery theatres and concert saloons $lO a week,
with an extra $3 for afternoon and Sundays.
JPplltigal meetings with a precession, wedding par
ties hbd supper parties, $5 a head.; balls at the Aca
demy of Music, Irving Hall, City. Assembly Rooms,
and Niblo’s Saloon, $5 50 a head ; and balls in other
places $4.50 a head, while no ball is to last more than
eight hours.
Serenades of one hour’s duration, $3 a head, with
$1 a head for each extra hour.
Society and political meetings, without proces
sion, $4 a head ; regimental parades, $5 a head
gimental funerals, $5 a head to the cemetery, and $4
to the ferry. A discount of $1 on smaller funerals.
Four per cent, to go to the leader, besides his
lar pay.
AN INTERESTING DOCUMENT.—A corre
spondent sends usacopyof a major general’s oath
of allegiance to.the United States under the articles
of confederation. The original is in possession of a
gentleman in Philadelphia, It is a printed blank,
lied up to read as follows;
I Arthur St Clair M»j‘or General do acknowledge
the United States of America to be Free, Independ
ent, and > Sovereign States,'and- deel&re the ; people
thereof owe no allegiance or obedience to George
the Third, King of Great Britain, and I renounce,
refuse : and abjure any allegiance or obedience to
him; and Ido swear that I will to the utmost of my
power; support, maintain and defend the said
United States gainst the King George the Third, his
heirs and successors, and his their abettors, assist
ants and adherents, and will serve the said United
States in the office of Major General which I now
hold with fidelity, according to the best ofimy skill
and understanding. ;
Art. St Clair Mat, Gun.
Sworn before me, camp .
Valley Forge, May 12,' 1178.
* , Geo. Washington,
The articles of confederation were adopted in
1777. St. Clair was a member of Congress iu 1786,
and the next year was oHosen president of that body.
Tbe National Constitution is dated 17th September,
1787, and’ the- first President was elected under its
provision in 1789. St. Clair was appointed;Go
vernor of the Northwestern Territory in 1788, and
held that office till Ohio became a State in 1802. —
Portland Press,
THE CITY.
The Thermometer.
JULY 13, 1832, | JULY 13,18«3.
8 A. M..‘...3 P. u, 6A. M 12 M 3P. M.
68 86%.. .. ~, .85 76 81 80
■WTMD. WIND.
SW byW..SSW...SSW.'ESE......SE SE.
The Conscription—lts Postponement
ih THE Thihd District.— Public announcement
having been made that the draft in the Third die
trict would be yesterday moroing, at
the headquarters of Captain Jacob A. Stretch, pro
vost marshal of the district, No. 5U Brown street,
a number of citizens collected to hear the result.
Arrangements had been made to institute proceed
ings immediately. The names of the enrolled, with
their residences, were inscribed upon slips of paper,
and these were folded and enclosed in envelopes of
stout paper and the envelopes sealed. A wheel was
on hand in which the packages were to be deposited,
in respect to number with the enroller’s list of the
Twelfth ward—the first sub-district appointed to be
•drawn to-day.
gA number of citizens of the Twelfth wardj repre
senting all political parties, were invited to be pre
sent, and supervise the draft, and, to insure greater
fairness, Mr. Faist, a blind man, was to. draw the
names from the wheel.
Along Brown street, from Fifth to Sixth, groups
of men discussed the probabilities of exemption, the.
necessity of the conscription, and kindred subjects,
While anxiously awaiting the result in which they
were so much interested. Those present conversed
freely and intelligently, N and apparently with a full
appreciation of their duties as citizens and support
ers of thelaw.
About half past ten o’clock, Mr. John L. Shoe
maker, of Ihe Twelfth ward, chief clerk of the
Board of Enrolment, appeared at the front door of
the building, and announced, by direction of the
Board, that the draft had been postponed for the
present, assigning as a reaoon therefor that the
Board of Enrollers, not having been entirely satis
fied with the quota of the district as it had been
assigned, had determined to await instructions from
Washington on the subject.. The proposed post
ponement waspwing to an unexpected delay in the
reception of those instructions, and was wholly una
voidable on the part of the authorities directly
charged with the matter.
The postponement in this case proves beyond all
doubt the determination of the authorities to secure
justice to, our citizens. The delay will be of only a
few days’ duration*
; Drowns©.— A. mail named John Glenn,
aged fifty-three years, Jell into the Delaware* at
Washington'street wharf, yesterday morning, and
was drowned; The body was recovered and taken
to the. late residence of the deceased, No. 12& Prime
street;' ' *• -• v *
; Under Marching Orders.—The. third
regiment raised under the auspices of the Union
League received marching, orders yesterday, and
the regiment will leave for Harrisburg this morning.
The regiment is now encamped on Turner‘'p lane.
Arrival of Wounded Rebels.—Over
one hundred wounded rebel* are now receiving med
ical attention at the United SVtfea rp-.lUtti XT hospital*
in the 24th ward.
Gtjardian's of the peon. — The regular
stated meeting of the Guardians of the Poor was
held yesterday afternoon, AJffitehouse, Presi
dent Maris In the chair.
The census of the house was reported as* follows s
At present. .2.26?
Same time last year. .2,412
Exhibiting a decrease of. i«
’JVhe receipts of the house were $ 177.64, *
l’he out-door agent reported haying collected for
support cases $398.75.
Xhe' resolution adopted at the last meeting, taking
away from the officer of the house of the Medical
Board ttie keys of the cUnioroom, was rescinded.
of five was appointed to advertise
for proposals for furnishing-butcher’s meat for the
nsuiDg ye.ar. Meea?B. Erety r Lowry, Haynes, Wei
dfc3v anu-Taylorwere delegated for that purpose.
'The Board then-proceeded to the election of house
surgeons. Drsr> Gross; Lewis r Kenderdine, and Ag*
new’were elected-
Thy ejection . of the’ medical' staff was then pro*
ceedeS’with'. Dfs; BffCosta* Ludlow, and Tull Were
a bSrak to be Ailed atthernext meet
ing. Several candidWfeff for tieposthave been no l '
minuted.
The election of accOtfcheravrarpoßt'jxined.
The folltfwSnfc connnf7teek*we«*annosinced' by the
president:
Accounts.—JSeasTß. Halxes; aad Wood**
Ward.
Children's - Messrs; • Server, and l
Hospital.—Mezszs.
Insane Taylor, Whitafi; - and'
[nines.
Oz? Wards. —Messer, Brown, Sickinsoc? and
lfepwrtment of Man-tysstures. —lSessiß. HaShesJ Dick
tPon, and Lowry.
Ciaszvfcation and D&?. —Messrs. Xrety, LoWry; and
Farm "and-Carden.— -K£?ssrs.' Server, and 5
Ser&r, Lowry.- Erety, Wood
ward, andißrown.
The Boas>d then adjourned.
CITIZE!*3 7 -'VOIitJNTES»
building, located at the northeast corner of Broad
and Prime Btaeets, Will lODg'be remem among
the great charities of Phil&dfeiphia. It te ‘only by
experience that the great comforts of an institution
of thiß kind caa be realized. Last week, about six
thousand mem arrived "at tho & 'B<imore r ddp'dt; in
lots of from tbsee to nine hundred, who were imme
diately provided' for in-the way of-food, lodging, aod
surgical attendance. They were froax the battle
of Gettysburg, gad had been sert? c?JF as-8000 as the
battle was over r by the wayof iftriederick', through
Baltimore, to thiaeity.. Though shtar wounds were
not likely, as a general thing, to> prove fatal, yet
many of them were very serious ■ and* much aggra
vated by their journey. The ladies* and managers
have to be up day and night to attoad to the com
fortß of the soldieya, by dressing tEteir wounds
preparing meals for them on their &rsrvil.
- The firemen are indefatigable in romoving-the sol
diers to the TJ.S. army hospitals, eVtheir own ex
pense, and too much praise given them
for their noble exertions. Last- wec£>,saany of the
ambulance teams would give out, bufcrwera quickly
supplied by fresh ones. U. S. Surgeon R. S. Ken
aerdine deserves great credit for hi* energy and
promptness in forwarding the nfeif, witto as little de
lay as possible, to* the different hospitais.
The finance committee consists of the following
gentlemen, who earnestly hope the chacifcable and
patriotic will keep the institution in funds*:
.Tobn Williams, No. 6 Willing’s Alleys*
Thos. T. Tasker, Sr, 1622 South Fifth street*. .
Henry M. Watts, Broad and Federal afreets.
Frank Bayle, at M. Thomas & Sons.
Charles P. Perot, Broad and Ohriatiacrßtreetß.
Donations of supplies can be sent toTVL. Gifford,
secretary, at the hospital. Broad and Prime streets.
A Proposed Transfer of Stock.— An
ordinance has been prepaied by a specialcocft mit tee
ol Councils to increase the value and make, produc
tive the investment of the city in the stock of the
North Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The ordi
nance is as follows, and will be presented at the next
meeting of Councils: . •
Section 1. The Select and Common Councils of
-Philadelohia d© ordain that .whenever it shall ap
pear to the satisfaction of the Commissioners of the
Sinking Fund, or a majority of them, that the Le
high and Delawaie Water Gap Railroad* Company
have executed and recorded a first mortgage for the
sum of $200,000, prior to all other upon all
their corporate rights, privileges, franchises, and
estates, to trustees, for the benefit of holders of
bonds under said mortgage, payable ia twenty
years, with six per cent, interest, payable semi
annually, it shall be the duty of the Commission
ers of the Sinking Fund, or a majority of them, to
assign and transfer to A. H. Reeder shares of
the capital stock of the North Pennsylvania Rail
road Company now owned by the city of Philadel
phia, to be held by him in trust, to secure to the said
holders of bonds under the said-mortgage the pay
ment thereof and of the semi*annual interest thereon,
as the same shall fall due; that
heforesuch transfer shall be made, the said A. H.
Reeder shall give security in the sum of $250,000, to
be approved by the Select Councils, thatthe interest
upon the said bonds shall be paid by-the said Lehigh
and Delaware Water Gap Railroad/, Company, until
their said railroad shall be completed and in running
order, and that also the proceeds of the said bonds *
shall be applied to the construction of the said road:
and that alter the said road shall, have been comple
ted, the interest of said bonds shall be paid from tin*
net earniDgs of said road in preference to the sale*
ties of officers; and that the said railroad shall be
completed and in running order within one year.
Sale of a Prize.Cargd.-— Yesterday, by
order of the United States, the cargo of the prize
steamer Calypso was disposed of at public auction.
The cargo consisted of the -following articles :U3
bags St. Domingo coffee ; .99-barrels alcohol $ 65 ease*
olive oil; 155 packages.mackerel; 10,000 poundc-iron
plates; 200 gross playing- cards; 15 cases printing
.paper; 200 gross Liow-’b- Windsor soap; 300 boxes
ex, logwood; 7 bale* A. senna; 5,200 pounds patent
thread; 16,600 yards bleached muslin; 14,400 yards bur
lapsj 51 bags pepper ;6S barrels whisky; 45 barrels
pale ale and stout j 7ft kitt9 salmon; 50 boxes* tin;
17 cases letter paper; 3 caeks cream tartar jjsa bar
rels Epsom salts ; 173 kegs bicarbonate 6 bar
rels bichromate potash; sf'o dozen cotton handker
chiefs; 2,ooo,yards linen; 2,600 yards drilling, shirt
ings, denims* brown Holland, shoe thread, &c. Also,
by order of the Circuit Court of the United States,
there were sold, 18 cases merchandise, comprising
ladi» K boots* felt hats, handkerchiefs., muslins,
drugs, needles, surgical instruments* ; $ cases
merchandise, containing dry goods* playing cards,
buttons, spectacles, &c. ...
The coffee sold at cent&per-lb.
Lbale bleached muslin, 100 pieces, about 2400 yards,
$35&; ] do., 50pieces, about26oo yards, $420; I do.,
33 pieces, about 1320 yards, s2£Q£ do., 34 pieces,,
about 1 G66 yards, $315; 1 case do., 50 pieces, about
2393 yards, $2BO ; I do.', 50 pieces,, about 2400 yards*
$270; 1 do., 49 pieces, about 194&yards, $325; 1 do., 4?'.
pieces, about 1916 yards, $.339,.
1 box, 60 bottles & do. aromatic Bpt f
ammonia} 5 do. kreosote, & do. balsam copaiba, 2.
packs tooth picks, 1 dozen glass syringes, oj-i., do,
cupping glasses, $6O. <4 *
1 box 100 oz. sulp. quipine* 100 oz, re. sub. iodine,
6 fts. sub. nit. bismuth, % bott., 25 fts iodide potas
sium, 5 lbs. powdered cantharides, 5 lbs. extract
colocynth, C, 25 os.: afilp. morphia: in & bo'k„ $520.,
1 box needles, 155,000, $65.
1 box, 1 case instruments, ! do. amputating
instruments, 4 doz. imp. met. bougies, 4- do, sur
geons’ dp., sppnge holders, German silver
handles, 2 do. do., ebony handles, s?£ do. bullet
forceps, & gross French and EDglisk bougies, fi do*
do. do. catheters, 12 doz. glass IM tooth
picks. $9O.
39 dozen cotton handkerchiefs, &L dozen linen and
cotton handkerchiefs, Ips, 7-linen and cotton hand
kerchiefs ; 20 gross cotton shoe laces, 1 gross playing
cards, $125.
5 dozen lawhhandkerqhiefe, 5 dozen eotfcon hand
kerchiefs, 14 great gross agate shirt buttons, 6 dozen
soap,.9 gross lead penails, cwood, 6 dozen playing
cards, $55.
A mixed and assorted lot of agate and bone but
tons, cotton handkerchiefs, lead pencils, and steel
spectacles, $37.50, ...
Pennsylvania Horticultural Socie
ty.—The regular monthly display of the Horticultu
ral Society takes place thiß evening at their hall,
southwest corner of Broad and Walnut. The fol
lowing are the prizes offered for thefollo wing-named
articles: Table design, $3; basket of cut flowers,
$3; band-bouquets, pair, not over eight inches in
diameter, $2; hanging basket* or vase of plants, $1;
gloxinias, six plants’, six Varieties, in pots, $2; glox
inias, six plants, six varieties, in pots, second best,
$1; fuschias, six plants, six varieties, $2; fuschias,
six plants, six varieties, second best, $l; raspber
ries, one quart, $l collection of named
varieties, one pint each, $2; peaches, grown under
glass, twelve specimens, $1; apricots, grown in the
open air, twelve specimens, $1; gooseberries, one
quart, $1; currants, one quart, $1; collection of
vegetables, $2.
Funeral of Colonel Francis Mahler.
—The funeral of Colonel Mahler, of the 75th Regi
ment F. V., took place yesterday afternoon from in
dependence Hall. The body was placed in the hall
yesterday, and a guard of honor stationed around
the coffin. The hall was visited by a number of
persons who wished to pay a last sad tribute of re
spect to this worthy officer; The coffin was placed
upon a bier in the centre of the room, and was co
vered with a large American flag. The face was not
exposed to view, but a photograph of the deceased
Colonel was placed upon the top of the coffin beside
his sword. The deceased was in the 37th year of his
age. Two companies of infantry followed the re
mains to the place of interment.
The Last Chance.—Col. Small’s regi
ment, for three months 1 service, is nearly filled up.
The company of Capt. McNeight have received
their arms : and-proceeded to camp at Powellton.
The whole regiment will be encamped at that place
by to-morrow afternoon. Capt. Wm. E. Scherr,
who commanded a company In the veteran 26th
Regiment, has been elected major. The companies
of Captaina Nadley, O’Donnell, and Sanderson, are
rapidly recruiting. We would remind the young
men of our city disposed to do something for their
country, that this is the last chance for them to enter
the State service.
Dangerously Wounded.—Last evening,
while two boys named John Anderson and Selkirk
were playing with a pistol, it was accidentally dis
charged, the load entering the breast of Selkirk,
dangerously wounding him. He was taken to Dr.
Rohr’s ofllce, Seventeenth and Chestnut streets.
The boys Jived in the neighborhood of the Doctor’s
office.' The wounded lad was afterwards removed
to the hospital.
The William Penn Guards.—At a
meeting of the William Penn Guards, held on
Sunday, the following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
That the thanks of this company are
eminently due, and hereby tendered, to Mr. Josiah
N. Kochersperger, president of the William Penn
Hose Company,.for the uniform, kindness he has
shown to ua, in assisting to recruit and organize this
company, and other aots of especial favor extended 1
to us as men and soldiers.
The First Presbyterian Southwark
Church.— This church, through the contributions
of its many friends, has been completed free of debt.
The site is in German street, above 1 Second, and the
work of finishing the building, inside and out, willt
be pushed rapidly for ward, the front in the Norman
style of architecture. It is to be rough caßt, in iml«
tation of brown stone. The plastering of the main
audience room is nearly completed. It has a gal
lery only along the front of the-building, but as the
edifice is large, about eight hundred persona can be
accommodated in it.
Escaped.— A sailor who■ had deserted
from the United States service was arrested yester
day, and taken to .the. headquarters of the Provost*
Marshal of the Third district; No. 511-Brown streets
During last night the prisoner tore the material
of some-tents in his room in to. strips,, and by this
means succeeded in letting himself down from-the
third Btory into the yard,.from whence- he escaped.
There was a sentry on duty in-trout of-the building,
but none in the back part, and so the deserter got off;.
Whereabouts of- Philadelphia. Sol
piers.—From information received in this.city, we
learn that the Gray Reserves are-now-with tbe=
Army of the Potomac* They have been assigned
to the 6th Army, Corps. .A battle unexpected to--
day, and it is probable that General- Coucht* com**-
mand will take an aotive part in the engagement.
On the 10th inst Philadelphia Battery
was at Waynesbofljt The members were-all well;
and in fine spirits*
; Hay and Straw.— week- 35G ;
loads of hay aad3snfstraw were weighed an&aold.at
the Farmers’ 1 Hay and Straw market, North Seventh,
street. Theaupply was not to the demand*,
and the advanced prices of* the previous* week were
Best qpaftty timothy hay sold, at
$125 and $E3© per 100,1b*: Straw seed readily at
95 cent* and s&> .. •• , - •
! Arrival of a Prize. The scLooucr
Emma, captured off Iflosquita litet, Ftotida, by the
United States schooner Para, arrived .at this port
yesterday, in charge of Prize Waster McDonough,
yhe crew of the Emma made good, their- escape by
running the, schooner ashore. Her cargo conalstg
of salt, liquor, and muskets.
f Fatal Accident. — Mary Gaul, a little
girl, aged three years, was killed at Manavunk on
Sunday morning by being run over bya train,
vats on the Reading Railroad.