THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1863. PROCLAMATION 111' THE PRESIDENT. A Day of Thanksgiving amt Prayer. Washington, July 15. 3By thb President op the United States op America : A PROCIiAItfATION' It hftß pleated Almighty God to hearken to the supplications and prayers of an afflicted people, and to vouchsafe to the Army and the Navy of.the Uni ted States \istories on land and on the sea, so sig nal and so Effective as to furnish reasonable grounds for augmented confidence that the Union of these gtates will be sustained, their Constitution pre served, and their peace and prosperity permanently restored. But these victories have been accorded not with out sacrifices of life, limb, health, and liberty, in curred by brave, loyal, and patriotic citizens. Do mestic afflictions in every part of the country follow in the train of these fearful bereavements. It is meet and light to recognize and confess the presence of the Almighty Father, and the power of His baud equally in these triumphs and these Borrows. Now, therefore , be it known, That I do set apart Thursday, the 6th day of August next, to be ob served as a day of national thanksgiving, praise, and praj er, and I invite the people of the United States to assemble on that occasion in their cus tomary places of worship, and in the formß approved by their own conscience, and render the homage due to the Divine.Majcety for the]wonderful things lie has done in the nation’s behalf, and - invoke the influence of His holy spirit to subdue the anger which, has produced and bo long sustained a needless and cruel rebellion j to change the hearts of the insurgents; to guide the counsels of the Government with Wisdom ade quate to so gTeat a national emergency, and to visit with tender care and consolation throughout the length and breadth of our land all those who, through the vicissitudes of marches, voyages, bat tles, and sieges, have been br'oughtto suffer in mind, body, or estate, and finally to lead the whole na tion, through the paths of repentance and submis sion to the Divine will, back to the perfect enjoy ment of Union and fraternal peace. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington, thiß, the 15th day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-fhree, and of the Independence of the United Stales of America the eighty-eighty ■ [l. s.] ABRAHAM DINOOIiN. Wm. H. Sewahd, Secretary of State. The Fall of Port Hudson. 13}- tlie fall of Port Hudson the Mississippi river is freed from the power of the rebel lion, and by the freedom of the Mississippi the Confederacy is cut in two parts, from Kentucky to the Gulf. There is no longer any doubt that the Government has achieved that great task to which it applied the whole strength of our armies in the Southwest. Gen. Banks has announced the uncondi tional surrender of Port Hudson, and the whole nation knows this triumph to he the blow which strikes to the very heart of the rebellion. It would be almost impossible'to over-estimate the value of the recent great victories on the,Missis sippi. The Army of Northern Virginia may he the hold advanced right arm of the rebel lion, but it is' paralyzed now, not only by the blow struck by Meade, but by the wounds the great body has received. The real power of the South was derived from the possession of the mighty river, and while the river was held, no coast-blockade, however effective, could starve it into sub mission. From the vast territory west of the ‘ Alississippi the rebellion was- fed, and under the protection of Vicksburg and Port Hudson immense' quantities of military stores, ammunition, and arms, were brought from Europe. This contraband trade is now peremptorily, stopped. Rich mond looks in vain to the West, and sees no longer akVcoming from the sunset. An impenetrable wall has suddenly been up built along that vast frontier; the doors of the prison-house are shut. The rebellion is locked up in a land which is not'sell-sus taining, and must rapidly fail in conse quence of its inherent weakness. On one side it is pressed by the whole power of .the loyal North; on another it is threatened by the great armies of Grant and Banks, and elsewhere “ compassed by the inviolate sea.” It has neither succor nor escape. The capture of Port Hudson, and the brilliant events which immediately preceded it, are final victories, w-liich cannot he un done. The advantage the rebellion has lost it cannot possibly regain. Never again will it possess a stronghold on the Mississippi river, and from : New Orleans to St. Louis the flag of the United States waves without fear of any foe. We know the importance of our triumph, for Jefferson Dayis in cautiously admitted in his appeal to the peo ple of the South, that the decisive battles of the w-ar would he those fought for the pos session of Vicksburg and Port Hud son. But it needed not his assurance to inform us that with their fall the rebellion has fallen to the position of an insurrection merely. All the States west of the river are virtually at the feet of the Government, and there they must remain. While the Confederacy maintained its western frontier, it could boast, at least, of its unbroken power. It can boast no longer. The opening,of the Mississippi is, beyond a shadow of doubt, the ruin of the great rebellion, and history will record the 10th of July as the day on which the blow of death was dealt. The Kiot in New York. The proclamation of his Honor the Mayor of New York leads us to suppose that the difficulties in that city haye abated, but we do not find the confirmation of these suppo sitions in the news we print this morning. The mob still continues to burn and de stroy, and to manifest that fierce hatred of the Government and of all men sustaining or serving the Government that character ized the beginning of their outrages. If there is any change at all, it is in the in tensity with winch they pursue and assail the negro. These unfortunate creatures are murdered if they appear on the, streets; their homes are plundered; their wives and little ones driven into the street. There are shouts of execration heard against Massa chusetts, and we are told that the announce ment of : the arrival of a Boston regiment had increased their fury in a tenfold degree. A New York regiment had been recalled from the Army of the Potomac, and Gov. Seymouii has actually issued a proclama tion that a Governor of New York should not he ashamed to sign. By reason of the military preparations, or it may he by reason of the announcement that the draft would he poslponed, or because the villains composing the mob have succeeded in satis fying their vengeance—it is evident that the alarm and the danger are passing away. We are glad that such is the case, as our greatest anxiety is to put a stop to the effu sion of blood. But we trust that the people will not permit this occasion to pass with out vindicating their own dignity and the majesty of the law. Let the drait be re sumed, and let it be enforced. Let the leaders of the mob be tried speedily, and subjected to a most exemplary punishment. Let law and order prevail. And then let the people set their mark upon'the men who, by false and disloyal teachings, stimu lated these ignorant multitudes to deeds of anarchy and shame. The leaders’of these assaults upon the Administration, and who deserve to ho severely punished—we may not reach them by the operation of the law, hut by the scorn and reprobation of a free and loyal nation. This they have earned, and this they should receive. ; The Justice and Necessity of the Draft. That the rioters of New York were gene rally men of the lowest and most brutal condition, whose chief object was plunder, their deeds sufficiently show, and yet among them may have been a few who really be lieved that in resisting the draft they were resisting tyrannical and unconstitutional ac tion of the Government. This they believed, because, by men in whom they trusted, and journals they thought to be truthful, they were systematically taught that the Government had no right to force an American citizen to fight against his will. They had also been persuaded that the terms by which a man could purchase exemption were intended for the good of the rich, and while their judg ment was warped by false statements of the nature of the draft, their passions were ex cited by highly colored pictures of the mise ries it would w-ork. These men were betrayed by ignorance into crime, and when we con demn them it must not be with the unquali fied loathing with which w-e condemn the robbers and murderers of helpless men, the burners of orphan asylums, with whom they •were associated. Though in the eye of the law they are alike guilty, and have well earned a terrible punishment which it would he weakness to spare them, w-e cannot moral]}- class the ignorant men who were deceived into the belief that they were fighting for their rights, with those who knew they were committing the -worst out rages upon law and order. Had' it been pos sible for the calm voice of reason to have reached these-misguided men, it could not have failed to impress even had it not con vinced them. What reason is there to oppose-the draft? In what does its injustice exist ? It can not be tyrannical, because it was authorized by the people, as all other laws are authorized, by the action of their representatives. It is not unjust, because all able-bodied men are its subjects ; and the clause permitting the purchase of exemption,-is simply a measure to protect the poor man from the exorbitant price which otherwise would have been de manded for substitutes. It is not unconsti tutional. On the contrary, it is a legal mea sure, just, and necessary for the good of the whole people. Its provisions have been carefully adapted to the wishes and Interests of the people, and every possible step taken by the Government to' soften all the hard ships' I which must necessarily result from its enforcement. It waft postponed until fur ther postponement w-as impossible. We grant that the draft will prove a stern and hard event to many of us ; but do we ex pect to crush the rebellion and rebuild the olden peace and prosperity by any'mea sures which are not stern and hard ? The path of war is-not a path of roses, but of thorns. Sacrifice upon sacrifice , has been made in the past, and these sacrifices must be renewed again and again before the enemy is conquered. When volunteering ceases, the conscrip tion must begin. But the cessation of en listments by no means implies the decrease of that patriotic ardor which, without the -aid, of a draft, created onr magnificent .ar mies. It must be remembered that these armies have exhausted the detached element of the population, the men who had no rea sons to prevent them from enlisting, and that those who remain are by a thousand ties bound to their homes. And of these, no one man. feels it to be his special duty to enlist, and yet all are anxious that the war shall he vigorously prosecuted. When this condition is reached, the safety and honor of the nation -imperatively demand that chance shall select those who shall defend the , rights and execute the will of all. Were the draft unwelcome to the majority of, the people, it would be undoubtedly op posed to the spirit of the Republic; hut we know-that it is the expression of their ear nest desire, and that many of those who have the greatest personal reason to fear its enforcement will readily acquiesce in its necessity and justice. Love implores one man to remain; business interests fetter another; gll of us are in some way deterred from voluntarily becoming soldiers. Yet soldiers we must have, and in no other way than that of the draft can they be obtained. The justice and necessity of a conscrip tion being admitted, it follows that all loyal men will look calmly upon its approach, and in Philadelphia we are proud to think the opposition of a brutal riot impossible. An intelligent and patriotic people will sub mit to trials which it has itself imposed, and which all individual and national inte rests necessitate. This draft is the test of the earnestness of the North, and will spare the people the evils of a:.prolonged and doubtful w-ar. Humanity inspires it, and the result w-ili justify the Government in adopting a measure which, however harsh it may seem to a part of the people, is pro foundly kind to the whole. The three hun dred,thousand men thus put into the field will decide the fate of the rebellion; they will-enable the Government to extract from the victories already achieved, the one final victory which will-annihilate armed treason forever. Were it possible that the American people could successfully oppose this necessary measure, 1 they would commit themselves to a suicidal policy, resulting in political and social evils, of which we have now jiut the faintest imagination. Tiie disappointment of the gallant Army of the Potomac in the escape of the enemy is ’natural, and evidence of its ardor and confidence in its own power and the ability of its General. We do not wonder that the troops feel as if they had been deprived of an opportunity of obtaining another victory, glorious as that of Gettysburg. But the impa tience of the soldier is not the guide of the commander, and we may judge from Gene ral Meade's first victory that it was not from want of energy or daring that he has postponed his second. The disappointment of his troops will hut make them more eager for another advance and another triumph. The men who instigated the fearful riots in New York are answerable for the wanton and useless loss of life, not only of innocent, hut of guilty men. The military have in every encounter defeated the mob, and our telegraphic despatches state that the rioters fell in heaps before the fell discharges of musketry. These misguided men have been betrayed into the hands of a power which they cannot resist, and which their secret leaders Icneio would be exerted. These riots are the embodiment of a double crime— the brutality of the infuriated many, and the satanic cruelty of the heartless few. Majob Geeekae Bastes, and the noble army under his command, have won a fore most place in the history of the war. The battles, which resulted in the capture of that almost impregnable fortress, were among the bloodiest of the war, and the skill, bra vely, and determination of the besiegers deserve and receive- the gratitude of every loyal man. The’Draft. To the Editor of The Tress: Sir: Though our citizens have, through the me dium of; various patriotic organizations, accom plished much good, one very important matter re mains untouched. I have not, as yet, heard of any attempt to piovide for the families of those drafted citizens who are too poor to pay three hundred dol lars, or unable to procure substitutes. The families of those who go to the army under Buch cireum stances must endure many privations unless those who stay at home look alter them. It ia the duty of all to see that they are provided tor, and I would timt the Union League, Councils, or any organization commanding public confidence, at.once set about raising a fund for that purpose. I enclose my.mite, which you .will please hand over to the managers of such fund. ' I am. sir, yours truly, * S. A. S. Philadelphia, July 14,1863. [Our correspondent encloses the sum of five dollars, which we acknowledge, and have transmitted to the Treasurer of the Union League. ’ We think the suggestion of “S. A. S.” an excellent one, and trust his example may be generally followed.—Edi tor. The Piiess.] : Positive Sale or Dry Goods, &.C.—The atten tion of dealers is requested to the peremptory sale of dry goods, books, patent thread, Americangoods, portion partially damaged with fresh water, to Tie sold without reserve, by catalogue, part for cash anh on Tour months 1 credit, by John B. Myers & Co., auctioneers, Nos. 232 and 234 Market street. Sale to commence this (Thursday) morning, at 10 o’clock precisely. Extensive Depredations of the Pirate Flo- New York, July 15—The ship Southern Cross was captured on June 6th, in lat. HP 34' s, long. 34° W, and burned. She was from Buena Vista for New York! The ship Bed Gauntlet, of Boston,' for Hong Kong, waß captured on the 14th, in lat. 7° 35'N. long. 35° 40' The pirate kept in her company, taking all she wanted from her, and burned her on the 26th. The ship B. F. Hoxte was captured on the 16th, in lat. 12° N, long. 30°, The pirates took half a mil lion worth of Bilver bars from her, and then sunk her with thirty tons of silver ore on board. She was from Mazatlan for Falmouth. Kb-w York, July 16.— The brig Henrietta has arrived with the crews of the ships B. ,F. Hoxie, Southern Oroßß, and Red Gauntlet, burned by the pirate Florida. The schooner V.H.Hill, of Frovincetown, was cap tured on the 27th ult., in lat 30° N., long. 48° 60", and released on a bond, on condition that Bhe take the prisoners to Bermuda, where she landed on. July 4th, The prisoners were taken care of by the American consul. ' , The captain ofthe Southern Cross was put aboard a French bark bound to Pernambuco, and the cap tain and officers of the Red Gauntlet and B. F. Hoxie aboard an Italian brig bound to England. Some of the crews joined the pirates. AH these depredations-were committed by the pirate Florida* WASHINGTON. Special Despatches to The Press. -Washington, July 15, 18S3. THE POSITION OF TIIE GOVERNMENT. Tlie Draft in N»v YorK Not Suspended— The Mission of Alex. A. Stephens—Peace Only to he Obtained by a Vigorous Pro secution of the Wnr. Contrary to the published statements, the execu tion of the draft in New York was suspended only by the uprising of the mob. Ithaß not been ascer tained here that anV directions have proceeded from this city for prolonging its suspension beyond the period when order shall lie restored, so that It oan be prosecuted. Eecent events strengthen the belief that the object of Alexander H. Stephens, 'some days ago, in asking permission to proceed to Washington, on board a Confederate vessel of war, to deliver an official com munication from .Teff Davis to the President of the United States, was to entrap our Government into an implied recognition of the assumed Southern nationality; hence the refusal. And there is au thority for stating that since that time no question of peace has come before the Cabinet. This Idea, according to those who are presumed to be con versant with executive affairs, is precluded by the fact that no condition of affairs has yet existed rendering it necessary or proper to formally en tertain a proposition of Buch aa important cha racter. There seems,'however, to be no disagree ment among the officers of the Cabinet that the best way to obtain an early peace is to vigorously prose cute the war. • French Mediation. The Secretary of State authorizes a correction of the statement made in the British Parliament, that the British Government showed to him the communi cation made last winter by the French Government to the British Government on the subject of media tion in the United States. The first knowledge which the Government of the United States had of the French proposition was received from the French G overnment itself. ARMT OF THE POTOMAC. Particulars of bee's Retreat—General Petti srerv Killed—Meade’s Council of War— Pennsylvania Militia in Action. Ar.nr of the Potomac, July 14.—The first news of the retreat of Lee and his army into Virginialwas received at Hagerstown at four o’clock this morning, from a citizen who lived within their lines. Gen. Kilpatrick, commanding a cavalry division at that point, soon had his men in the road, and reached Williamsport at seven o’clock, where he found 600 rebel-soldiers who had deserted. The news reached Gen. Meade’s headquarters at five o’clock, when Gen. Buford’s division of cavalry was ordered to Falling Waters, where they engaged and captured a brigade of rebels under Gen. Petti grew, who waH killed. The position of the rebels was naturally a strong one, but. their works were not of much account, con sisting principally of hurriedly-constructed rifle-pits. After Lee had retreated across the river it was ascertained that he commenced to move his artillery to the rear as early as yesterday morning, which was continued during the whole day, depending al most- wholly upon the infantry and cavalry to keep our army in check. Gen. Meade held a council of war on Saturday and Sunday-evenings, consisting of his corps com manders, when the question of attack was freely dißcussed. All the generals assembled were in favor of an immediate attack except Sedgwick, Slocum, Sykes, and French. General Meade himself waß in favor of active operations, but finding his corps commanders equal ly .divided, he hesitated to give the order, and the rebel army was allowed to make its escape. An order was issued on Monday evening fora movement along the whole line at 7 o’clock this morning. Yesterday afternoon about 2,000 of the Pennsyl vania militia, which had arrived in the vicinity of Hagerstown, were taken to the front and put into action, They were immediately ordered to charge the enemy, which was promptly done, but not with out severe loss. Baltimore, July 15.—The American has received the following special despatch: Williamsport, July 14.—1 telegraphed to you from BooDHboro this morning that Lee was retreat ing, and would probably escape across the river. Our army was under, orders to move at daylight this morning. It moved only to find no enemy in front of it. I followed the advance down to this place, and a cleaner clearing out than the rebels have made could not be imagined. The rebels commenced their retreat yesterday morning. Their infantry crossed principally upon a pontoon, bridge at Falling Waters, and their wagons and artillery at the ford at this place. The river iB not so high as was reported. The people of Williamsport say the rebels dreaded an; attack yesterday,.as a part of their force was already across the river. Their fortifications in front of here are mere temporary affairs, and sb their line was long, would .easily have been carried by an assault. We waited just one day too long. There was some artillery ‘firing at Falling Waterß this after noon, and it is reported that some 2,000 prisoners have been captured. THE COUNCIL OF WAB, Washington, July 15.—1 t is understood that the result of Gen. Meade’s council of war opposing his proposed movement against Lee, was not communi cated to the military authorities here until Monday afternoon. Considering the facta now known of the movement of-the enemy on the morning of that day, a larger number of rebelß would have been captured if an earlier, advance had been made by our forces. . . ....• . THE REPORTED CA.PTURE OF GENERAL STUART. Baltimore, July 15. To the Agent of the Associated Press: The statement that I telegraphed a report of the capture of Gen. Stuart on Sunday is untrue. No such capture has taken place, and if my name has been appended to any such despatch it is a forgery. L. L. CROUSE, of New York Times. TO IN THE SOUTHWEST. THE MISSISSIPPI OPENED, OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. OF THE CAPTURE OF PORT HUDSON. CM. BANKS' GREETING TO GEN. GRANT. "Washington, July 15.—The following despatch has been received: Yickseurg, MiBS., July 10—3 P. M, To Major General H. W. Hallcck, General in Chief: The following despatch has just been received from General Banks: “Before Pout Hudson, July 1t,'1883. “General : The Mississippi is now opened. “I have thehohorto inform you that the garrison of Port Hudson surrendered unconditionally this afternoon. “We shall take formal possession at 7 o’clock in the morning. N. P. BANKS, Major General.” U. S. GRANT, Major General. A Communication from Admiral Porter— Tire near YomigsPoiut—Gallantry of Eliot’s Marine Brigade. 'Washington,: July 15.—The Navy Department to- day received a communication from Rear Admiral Porter, dated the 2d inst., in which he. states that on the 29th of June he received a communication, from General Dennis, commanding the’ post' of Young’s Point, informing him that our black troops had been attacked at Goodrich’s Landing, and that the rebels were getting the upper hand of them.. A gunboat had already been despatched to that point, but another wab sent off without delay. Gen. Ellet was directed to proceed with the Marine Bri gade to the scene of action, and remain there until everything was quiet. The hindmost vessel of the brigade, the John Haines, arrived there as the rebels were setting fire to the so-called government plantations, and sup posing her to be an ordinary transport, they opened fire on her with field pieces. But they, were much surprised to have the fire returned with shrapnel, which fellamoDg them, killing and wounding anum ber. The result was a retreat on the part of the rebels aDd the escape of a number of negroes whom they had imprisoned. The gunboat Romeo also came up the river about this time, aDd hearing the firing, hurried to the scene of action. The commander soon discovered that the rebels were setting fire to the plantations, and com menced shelling them, chasing them along the river bank for a distance of fifteen miles. The rebels set fire to everything as they went along, and the result was an almost total destruc tion of houses and property along the river front in that vicinity. The rebels carried off about 1,200 negroes, who were employed in working upon the Government plantations. General Ellet landed his forces, and in company with a black brigade, proceeded to chase the rebels, who were making a hasty retreat when they found there was a force after them; it was ho part of their system to fight; they only came to plunder and carry off the negroes. Gen. Ellet found the road strewn with broken carts and furniture, which the rebels left in their haste to get away from our forces. He pursued them as far as Tensas river, where they had crossed, burning the bridges and entrenching themselves for a battle. This waß soon offered them, and our ar tillery opened on them and put them to flight, not withstanding it was reported they had twenty field pieces. Gen. Ellet, not knowing the country very well, and having only a small force with him,deemed itpro per not to pursue the rebels much further. He sent 200 infantry across the ; bayou and found that the rebels had retreated to Delphi, leaving all their plunder, comprising splendid furniture, pianos, &c., strewn along the road. ; * The unexpected reinforcement of the brigade and and the gunboats saved the whole of the black troops. It is only a temporary peace, however, for as long as the blacks remain in such small numbers so loDg will they be an-object of attack. . - The party that made this attack on the so-called Government plantations are the same that,attacked Milliken’s Bend some short time since. They are a half-starved, half naked set, and were in hopes of capturing some of the transports with clothing and provisions. They have not done so as yet, and the necessary precautions have been taken, to prevent their doing so at any time. t Gen* Dix Ordered to New York. Washington, July 16.-r Gen» Dix has been or dered to duty in the city of New York. Invasion of Ohio. Cincinnati, July 16.— Morgan reached .George town, Brown county, Ohio, at midnight. He is pretty well hemmed in, and his chances are very slight. Gunboats and a very large force of troops went up the river yesterday to dispute his crossing. The Ohio river is too high to ford. HELP FOR DRAFTED MEN*.—The Governor of Rhode Island has issued a proclamation recom mending all the cities and towns to make immediate provision for the support of the families of the men drafted from that State. THE PRESS—PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1863. The Union Sentiment in North Carolina on the Increase—The Act of Secession to be Repealed* Nkwrkbn (N. C.), July 12.—Hon; Bradford Brown, State senator from Caawell county, N. 0,, has taken upon grounds for a reconstruction of the Union. It is as much is Admitted by the Raleigh Standard —that a majority of the Legislature of North Carolina and the Sovereign Convention concur with Mr. Brown’s sentiments j but it is thought in Raleigh that she cAnnotwith safety to herself throw off the Confederate yoke as long as the Confederate army hold Virginia, there , is a sufficient force here to sustain her in such an 4 efibrt. Hon, John A. Gilmer, and other extensive slave holders in this State, are flaid to be in favor of the gradual emancipation system, which,, it is under stood, North Carolina will be required to accept as a chief condition of a settlement of the difficulties between her and the Federal States. Later intelligence from the Legislature, which is nowin session at Raleigh, confirms the report.that many of its members have come out for the imme* diate repeal of the act of secession passed by the “Sovereign Convention” of this State, and. for the recall home, by Gov. Vance, of- the troops from North Carolina in the Confederate States army at once. Should Lee’s army be annihilated, or pre vented from reaching this State, the repeal of this act may take place at any moment. Otherwise mat ters will remain as above stated. It is said that while the discussion on the repeal qf the act of Secession was going on, a distinguished member suggested a foreign war as the method of cementing the States together, and the sentiment was applauded by all p&rtieß. The following blast from the trumpet of Lieuten ant-General Holmes (writes an army correspondent) was among the spoils of the battle at Helena: Headquarters District op, Arkansas, Little Rock, June 28,1863. Oilmens No.—: Comrades I You.have passed the spring in preparation while our armieß were battling in Virginia and Mississippi, Your time has come to strike a blow in the good cause. You are ready. Your discipline and manhood are confident ly rtlied on. Missourians! You are commanded by your favor ite generals. You have wrongs to redress that should nerve the arms of the feeblest—wrongs so great that they are shocking to humanity. Fiends incarnate, licensed to murder and plunder, have been: turned loose amid your homeß. Your wives and maidens have been insulted and violated; your old men have been butchered or sent to filthy dungeons; your brothers in arms have been ruthlessly murdered in cold blood, because they loved their country and her liberty more than they feared the hireling tools of a despotism that seeks to rule over us. Thus led, in the best cause men ev r er fought for, with great wrongs to redress, and high hopes before you, I know you will do your duty. Arkansians ! Your State was among the first to rush to the defence of the Confederacy, regardless of her own fate. She has sent her sons wherever the enemy was to be met, and on every field they have shown the gallantry and -bravery of true patriots. It is now your proud privilege to defend her soil and protect the homes and dear ones your .brave brothers have left in your charge. You, too, are led by favorite generals, and have grievous wrongs to redress. ' The invaders who seek to subjugate you have been driven from Arkansas save at one point, . Your courage, firmness and patriotism will make you suc ceed, and win for yourselves honor and glory. T. H. HOLMES, Lieut. General. Gen. Prentiss, it seems, wab determined not to be beaten either as a rhetorician or as a warrior, and after the fight issued the following: Headquarters District Eastern Arkansas, Helena, July *7, 1863, Soldiers oi'Tns Army op Eastern Arkansas: On the anniversary of our National Independence you net in arms the enemy, commanded by the Confederate GenerAls Holmes, Price, Marmaduke, Parsons, and others, and though outnumbered four or five to ODe, you withstood their onslaught, and seDt them back ingloriously to tell the traitors that it is dangerous to war against , the Government you are sworn to defend. Victory crowned our ha tional banner on the nation’s birthday. The omen is a happy ODe. Soldiers : Your commanding general commendß you for your valor, and congratulates you upon your success. Your friends at home will dOjthesame, and the annftls of the nation will record the battle of Helena as one of the most noble and successful efforts in maintaining its integrity. That you and your comrades may be permitted to repeat such efforts until treason shall hide its head in shame, is the fervent prayer of your commander. B. M. PRENTISS, Major General. - Helena has be en reinforced, and a Btrong force iB now sent in pursuit of the flying enemy. General Grant and the Administration. A late article of the Chicago Tmes is partially as follows: .• “ We give no credit to the Administration at Washing tion that Vicksburg has fallen. On the contrary, had its designs been earned out, probably the place would never have fatten. -It-is we)l understood that when, several weeks ago, Adjutant: General Thomas left Washington for the region of war on the Mississippi, he bore an order of the President superseding Geneml Grant by the a-ppointment of General McClernand to the command of the army in that quarter , and. that the order teas not executed because Adjutant General Thomas discover ed that its execution would be repugnant to the officers and disheartening and demoralizing to the sol diers, whose attachment to and confidence in Gene ral .Grant-were as gieat as their dislike of General McClernand was confirmed and ineradicable. It is extraordinary that the Administration did not per sist in itß purpose of supersedure, notwithstanding the discovery by Adjutant General Thomas ab to the prospective consequences of persistence, for it is not the habit of the Administration to let any con sideration of success or defeat in military operations stand in the way oflts political operations. • Gene-, ral Grant had not been remisß in his military’du ties ; on the contrary, he had performed them with a shill and energy which had not recently been known in any other military department. But he was sup 2)ascd to be unsound on the negro.” To this the Chronicle of Washington gives authori tative denial: There is not a single allegation in thiß article that is not deliberately and knowingly, false. In the first'place, {t when General Thomas left Washington for the Beat of war on the Mississippi,” he bore no order of the President superseding Gen. Grant by the appointment of Gen. McClernand to the command of the army iirthat quarter,^-; In the second place,: and per Gen.- .Thomas could have discovered no such repugnance to the removal of Gen. Grant as is stated among the officers and soldiers, because he bore no orders fon Gen.. G.rant?fl removal,.;. in the third place, if 'the superßeaure'ot'a general, officerwaa contemplated by the Administration, it waß more the removal of General McCHernand than of General Grant. _ Id the fourth place, General Grant has not been “uDsound upon the negro,” but so far the reverse, that he has co-operated earnestly and constantly with General Thomas in all his recommendations; and when General Thomas returned to this city from the army of the Mississippi, he was unbound ed in his expressions of admiration and confidence in that brave and intrepid officer. These are the facta stated by. authority, and we may add.that if better contradiction than this ample and specific contradiction is required, the editor of the Chicago Times is referred to Gen. Grant him* self, who will probably give him not only a lesson in veracity, but also a lesson in politics; and unless we are widely mistaken, may convince* him that, how ever much of a Democrat he may have been, or con tinues to be, he does not belong to the class who, like the Chicago Times,'use. the name of Democracy as a cloak for treason. The Conscription Excitement in New Jersey. [From the New York Express.] There is great excitement in New Jersey all along the river .bank from Jersey City to Gufcten berg and Fort Dee. Dast night and this morning skiffs and row boats, containing reinforcements for themobinNew York, left the. latter place. Num bers of men with arras also passed over on the Wee fha when ferryboat. Threats were, made last even ing to burn the railroad bridge over the Hackensack river, bo as to prevent the arrival of troops from Washington. A number of men gathered at the foot of Deebrosßes street, intending to seize the ferry boats, but the latter were hauled off, and did not run again during the night. A mob of some five hundred people assembled at the railroad cross ing in Newark avenue about ten o’clock last even ing. Speeches were made by several men, to induce them to tear up the railroad track. Chief of Police Reilly, however, rushed boldly.into the throng, and mounting a barrel addressed the people, advising them to restrain from violence, and not to break the peace. His woids were heeded by a majority of the crowd, who soon after dispersed. Some 50 or 60 boys, however, headed by a man in a red shirt, marched on the Long Dock ddpd*, with the intent of destroying it. Learning, however, that the ferry hands were ready for them, they retired.: : . NEGROES FLUXING- FROM NEW YORK. ; . - , The Jersey City boats on their trips across are crowded with negroes, fleeing from the mob. - Whole families, with their furniture, are gathered in the streets with no place to go. to, the station house being already overcrowded. Some of them have been taken in and provided with food by the inhabi tants. The mob at Princeton, New Jersey, have declared that not a soldier passing through there shall come -jto New York., The excitement is intense. [From the. Post ] A disturbance was apprehended in Newark last evenjpg, threats having been made against one of the newspaper offices of the city; but, owing to the efforts of the ‘Mayor, all violence was prevented, though an immense crowd of people assembled on the principal street, near the building occupied by the obnoxious journal. The Mayor promiaed the crowd that he would use all.his Influence to have the drof{postponed, and under this promise, and persuad ed also by a speech made by General Runyon to the effect that the State authorities would protect the. people in their rights, the mob finally dispersed,'t though not a few seemed disposed to proceed to vio-f lent demonstrations. Duting the night the military of the city occupied their armories, fully armed and equipped for any. emergency. A-large number of special policemen were also enrolled... Pan Franctsco, July 14.—The ship Martha Cobb lins arrived from Boston, and the N. B Palmer from Hong Kong. Advices from Hong Kong to May 30th have been received. A rumor prevailed there that the ship Ring leader, which sailed previously for San Francisco, with a load of Chinese passengers, was lostfon Fore mast hanks early in May. The non-arrival of the : Ringleader at this port renders the correctness of this rumor probable. Shangbae dates, to May 22d, report that Major Gordan was then at Hong Kong, with Gen. Ward’s forces. No aggressive movements against the; Taping s appeared to be contemplated. The British troops at Shanghae were about to de pajt for Japan. ; . Bates from Nagasaki, Japan, to May 14th, report that the Prince of Soutseinac had collected a large force in that vicinity, and it was feared thathe would make an attack on the foreign settlements. , Business was suspended, and the foreign merchants were settling their accounts, and sending their pro perty on shipboard. New York, July lo.—The steamer Evening Star, from Havana on the ; llth, arrived at this port this evening. General Forey had suspended all publi cations in the city of Mexico, and-issued a procla mation offering the co-operation of France to esta blish a government in Mexico. The rebel steamer. Alice Vivien sailed from Ha vana for a Southern port bn the 10th instant. New York, July 15.—The Bteamer Eagle has arrived from Havana with dates to the . 11th. The steamer Evening Star, from New Orleans, which sailed for Havana the same day, is below. The steamer America, with the California passen gers, was to sail from Havana for New York on the 12th. Arrival of the 56th New York Regiment. New York, July 16.—The 66 hh New York Mili tia Regiment arrived, from Buffalo and passed up Broadway this evening, with a battery of; artillery .attached to the Bth Regiment and manned by its artil lery troop. A battery of artillery haß also arrive® from the Carlisle barracks. j Steamer Moses Taylor at Sau Francisci San Francisco, July 13.— The steamer Moi Taylor, with passengers, from New York May. arrived here to-day. The Battle at Helena- GENERAL ORDERS NO. 36. EXCITING FROM PRINCETON. FURTHER EXCITEMENT IN NEWARK, China and Japan* Mexico. Havana. ; THE DRIFT RIOTS. "THIRD DAY OF MOB RULE IN NEW YORK. PARTIAL* SUSPENSION OF THE RIOT PROCLAMATION FROM MAYOR OPDYKE, DESPATCH FROM SECRETARY STAXTOJf. The Riot Renewed in Fury Last Evening. ANOTHER MASSACRE OF TIIE BLACKS. MORE CITIZENS ROBBED AND BEATEN TO DEATH. rioters on housetops ano behind BARRICADES. TUB MOB OPPOSED BY THE MILITARY IN FORCE. iabge numbebs of kioteus MIXED AND WOUNDED. New YJork, July 15.—A negro was met on Twen ty-third street, early Ibis morning, by a Zouave, who advised him io return to his houße. The negro became excited and shot the Zouave dead. A crowd immediately seized the negro and beat him to death, and then hung his body to a tree. Several clothing and hat stores and private resi dences wsre sacked last night. The mob on Staten Island sacked the Lyceum attached {o the Marine Hospital, taking off about five hundred muskets, with ammunition. The same mob hung a negro there. T!he stages commenced running this afternoon. The majority of the stores down town are closed. RIOT AGAIN BREAKING OUT. New Y(piK,.Tuly 15. —Evening.—This atternoon the mob collected in Thirty-second street, near where a negro was hanging. Failing to disperse, a howitzer was trained upon. them with. canister. The first discharge wiped out six of the rioters, and two more Uscharges increased the numberto twenty two, whenthe villains who were left alive ran off. Two were killed this afternoon—one on pier No. I, and the other on Washington street. Harper brothers, and J. A. Gray, printers, and others, bfvje been warned that their establishments will be d&troyed, if their workmen are kept on duty. j The colored people .are fleeing the city in all di rections! 1 Gold Ijis fallen to 127. The markets are all dull arid nomiial. No bußipess of importance was done to-day. The City Councils have unanimously ordi nance appropriating two and a half millions to ex empt pool conscripts. The rio| haß been recommenced on Second avenue, and the nob are burning the buildings between Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth streets. It is reported that several colored persons were killed. A seriousriot is also raging in Third avenue, near Thirty-fifthetreet, and is said to be of a very exten- Bive'cbaracter. The police and military are hotly en gaged withfche mob, the military firing on them and occasionally using the bayonet. They have been re inforced, aid a field piece sent them. At 3 o’clojk this afternoon a mob entered an alley in the rear if Twenty-eighth street and Second ave nue, in fifteen or twenty negro families resided. They burst open the houses and found some unfor tunates, were badly handled. One, named Van Cleff, was biaten to a dying Btate with a crowbar. A lane running from. Twenty*seventh street was also entere4 and Alfred Dudley killed by the fiends. Cruelties oi the worst kind were practised on the poor blacks! Their furniture was broken and their houses set in fire. Colored women, while looking after their poperty, were driven off by the mob and had to run afearful gauntlet. The Hudson River Railroad has commenced to re lay the trade which were torn up. by the mob. They have a gunbjat at the river to protect the road. A crowd sirreunded the gas works at the foot of Fourteenth ptreet, smashed the windows, and severely be & several persons. A detachment of troopß soon took possession of the works, which the mob nov threaten to destroy. They also ex preps a deteri lination to murder every person found in them. The gas company have requested a BpariDg use a gas to-night, owing to their limited supply. General Biown received intelligence that Forts Richmond aijil Columbus would be attacked. The General saidhe hoped they would be, as he thought the mob would get a ,lesson if they did. Two hundrtd of the 33th Volunteers reported for duty to-night Two hundred men have been sent to the Thir teenth .wardto protect the peace there. A terrible onslaught w&b made on the negro .dwell ings in York etreet, last night, and amid the shrieks and groans of mfortunate women and children the whole block w® devoted to destruction. A collision oeurred on Forty-fourth street this morning, in wrich three soldiers are reported to 'have been killd. Report Bays fiat there has been quite an importa tion of rowdiel from Baltimore and Philadelphia, but this is discedited by well-informed personß, The rumor d the seizure of ordnance by the po lice arose fromlhe fact that cannon were found by the police Custom House warehouse, in the Twerity-sevenh precinct. '' • Mayor Opdjke recommends ; an immediate procla mation of martial law, Ijut Governor Seymour op poses it. ■•• \j, • /: , We have ftrne particulars of the riot in Thirty fifth street it appears that another attack on the Sevath-avenue Arsenal was to be A detachmeit of two hundred and fifty infantry and: an artjlery company, with four 13-pound howitzers, proceeded to the corner of Thirty-fifth and Broadway The street, from Thirty-sixth to Thirty-eeventnatreet, was crowded with women and children. -\ Fifteen minujs were given to the crowd to clear, but no one stind, and at the expiration of the time allowed the adllery loaded with canister and fired five rounds. A/mmber of persons were hurt, but it is not many. The street was then cleared. } ■ A negro hfl previously been hung at the corner of Thirty-secon street and Sixth avenue. His body was cut dow by the troops just as life expired. 1 The militty having dispersed the mob from the vicinity, tlj firemen checked the flames, so that only three < four buildings were burned. The riotel then proceeded to Thirty second street and erectedk barricade of wagons across Thirty third street nd Sixth avenue. Some, hundreds of colored wor n and but none of the men, were allow* to escape. The buildings occupied by them were i on fire, with the intention of burning the colored jen in them. At the la'accounts the military arrived at the scene, and fight probably occurred. THE RIO PROGRESSING AT 10 O’CLOCK EAST - IGHT —NEGROES KILLED AND BURNEI-A GENERAL SKIRMISH. Nbw Yo July 15—10 o’clock P. M.—Great ex citement i vails to-night in the vicinity of the me arsenal. The rioters are killing negroes ar burning them, and driving back the soldiers. It is aai< bat the firemen interfered and got in between th irtillery and infantry so that they could do ne goot It is thought the arsenal will be at tacked to ?ht, and all the infantry are ordered to the seen )f aotion. A fight I .taken place near the comer of Twen ty-seventh treet and the Sixth avenge. 001. Jordan is Dly wounded, and fifteen of his privates .killed. : Col. Wii the inobv piling the The mo houses ai heard at p The mol and there ■\vich atre< A large i and can Tribune [From th Mayor | proclami M.' ow, of the Duryea Zouaves, opened on i a howitzer. Five rounds were fired, ters in heaps of dead and wounded, ire taking possession of the tops of brick-piles. Guns can be distinctly ent. ixtted a house in Albany street to-night, s been considerable fighting in Green- Wvd is gathered around City Hall Park, are posted in front of the Times and frening Posfcof yesterday.J .' dyke has to-day issued the following is*s .Office, New York, July 15,1863. r v \ ; ritOOLAMATrOJr. To Ihe Cfvtfs of New York: • I amJppy to .announce to you that the riot,' which ftw.o days has disgraced our city, has been in goodeas.ure, subjected to the control of the pub lic autaties. It would not have interrupted your peaces* dpy but for the temporary absence of all our'orgazed local militia. • 'Whatpw'remains of the mob are fragments prowlingbout for plunder; and for the purpose of nac’CTiiJg j ege} an d saving the military and police fronhtbeJbaußtion of continued movements, you are Jnvit to form voluntary associations, under comoeteneadere, to patrol and guard your various districts. | - "Wfth tije exceptions you are again requested to resuhe y<r. accustomed daily avocations. This i 3 as ircessiy to your personal security as to the peaqof tf city. Tip varus lines of omnibuses, railways, and telegaphibust be put in full operation immediate ly. (deque military protection, against their fur therpterrttion will be furnished on application to the nlitarkutborities of the State. Fqow-dizenß, the laws roust and shall be obeyd; pjlic’order shall not be oroken with im pun(iy Or first duty now is to restore the public peacebdjreserve it unbroken, and to pursue and punitfh ejflenders against the majesty of the laws. : f GEORGE OPDYTCB, Mayor. FROM SECRETARY STATTTO3T. : ollqving despatch has been received by )pdrke: I 'i.j Washington, July 14,1363., t Georjc Opdyhe, Mayor:' , iepimentß are under orders to return to New ] Thejreireat of Lee ncm r becomes a rout, |b army broken, And : much heavier lots of led wounded thAn was supposed, will relieve [ force for the restoration of order in New Yorj wits ltilli a laj Yoil Jigence has just reached here of the aus* /commencement of General opera* gAinat Charleston. Ait one fort on Morris Island have been cap .l and (that will speedily be reduced, after Sumpter must follow. . J -EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary War, I \ HOW A HOUSE IS SACKED.' Ting witnessed the proceedings of the rioters )ireral occasions in the destruction of the house* niff'ects oVour citizens, we describe them for the bnt of out readers. On yesterday afternoon, a jt 6 o’cloch, they visited the residence of a gen tpn in Twenty* ninth streets A few stragglers glared on tie scene, consisting mainly of women (Two or three men then demanded and Jed Admittance, while'their number was largely ! reseed on the outside. 'One elderly gentleman /; A found in the house who had liberty to leave. r/en commenced indiscriminate plunder. Thiß was '■/Tried 09 mostly by old men,-women, and children, fhile tbi men of “muscle” stood guard. Every article wafcappropriated, the, carriers often bending burdens. Women and children, hatlesa and shceUßß, marched off having in their possession the xnost.\6&tly fabrics, some of them broken and unfit for / To this wanton destruction of private property L l \ the neighbors and the many visitors drawn to the spot were silent spectators. A word of remon strance cost a life. Two gentlemen, we are in formed, paid the penalty yesterday for expressing their righteous indignation. After the pillage had progressed for an hour a number of soldier And policemen arrived and passed through the street; but no sooner had they gone beyond the house than the work recommenced with increased energy. Hearing of this, the armed force AgAin passed that way, and a number of shots were fired and several wounded on both sides. An hour later, in another visit, we saw the crowd engaged in breaking the Baßhee and carrying off the fragments of wood work. Thus, in two hours’ time, this family were “ moved ” at the good plea sure of the mob, and a fine residence destroyed, in broad daylight, in a populous part of the city. scenes oir the riot. Between Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth streets a party of boyß and men had taken a barrel of beer from the smouldering ruins of a liquor shop, in the block that was burned on Monday night. Tneyhad tapped the corpulent barrel and were helping them selves and others to its contents. It was the fifth barrel that had been mined from the ruins and ap propriated in the same manner: boys and girls, men and women, hack-dnvers and cab-men, halted to taste, and were welcome to all they wished to drink. Crowdß were congregated at every corner, ex citedly, though not loudly, expressing each his de termination to avenge the death of their friends, and urging Borne concerted measures for organi zation and the procurement of arms. One man mounted ari awning, and harangued with much volubility the crowd below, urging vengeance for the murder, as he cftlled it, of the women and children who had been killed. They had not fought aright. They should go upon the house-tops, and hurl bricks from the chimneys upon those who op posed them. “All we want is a leader,” said he, “and then wc will go to victory or the devil.” He was.vehemently cheered by the crowd, and they unanimously affirmed that he was a fit one. for a leader. He consented to apsumc command, and, jumping down, called upon all to follow him and punish the aristocrats of Fifth avenue. He pro ceeded up Twenty-second street, but the crowd were not enthusiastic to follow, and his adherents com prised two or three dozen boys and six or eight men. He stopped, and his lieutenant reproached the halt ing crowd for their want of spirit. Harangues were made to each of the several crowds in the vicinity, and it was finally determined to meet last evening at 9 o’clock and determine their course of Action. A middle-aged Irish woman addressed a large crowd at the .corner of Twenty-first and . Second avenue, expressing in strong terms her contempt of the behavior of the mob when attacked by the po lice. After such an exhibition of cowardliness they ought to be ashamed ever again to show their heads. There were as many of them with carbines in their hands aB there were of the police, she said, but in stead of. bravely defending themselves they threw down their weapons and with abject whines allowed themselves to be pummelled and struck to the ground. Insults to the People. [From the Post-] The World describes the mob of infamous thieves, murderers, and house-burners, who have been riot ing in different parts of the city for the last forty eight hours, as “the laboring population.” The Berald speaks of them as “the people.” The Daily Noes, the organ of Wood, says : “ The -people fired on by United States soldiers.” The World sent out into the city during Monday afternoon, after the riot began, an article which was plainly written to still further, inflame the passions of an ignorant multitude, and which contained such twaddle aa this sentence, about the conscription act: “A measure which could not have been ventured upon in England, even in those dark days when the press-gang filled the English ships of war with slaves, and dimmed the glory of England’s nobleat naval heroes—a measure wholly repugnant to the habitß and the prejudices of our people—was thrust into the statute-book as one might say almost by force. It was not only a conscription, but an act by conscription.” Any reader of moderate intelligence knows that this is the baldest of fußtian; but read, as we have heard this article was, to parties of the excited, half-drunken rioters, Buch kind of rant and sound ing cant Jb effective in the way it was doubtless meant to be. A respectable journalist would be aßhamed toTprint such stuff at any time; alaw reppectingjournalist would never have sacrificed his character by re- printing it while a mob was ravaging a part of the city. Yet thiß was doneby the journal which now charges the riot upon “ the people,” and endeavors to persuade the country that the work ingmen of this city, taken as a whole, are a law defying set of miscreants, capable of the most atro cious and also of the meanest crimes known to the calendar. Does anybody believe this 1 A View of the Riot. [Correspondence of The Press.] New York, July 16,1863. The excitement in the city culminated but shortly after I had mailed my letter yesterday, and the me tropolis exhibited a scene which can never be forgot ten by those whose fortune it was to witness it. To all intents and purposes business was suspended. Jewelers and bankers removed their property to places of safe-keeping, thoroughly -understanding that one of the principal objects of the Irish Revolt was plunder. No omnibuses or cars were to be seen, the mob having warned the proprietors that in case their trips were continued their stables would be burned. The reason of this step was that the vehicles afforded the police and soldiery great ac commodation, enabling them to visit distant por tions of the cify with great celerity. The police, however, seized on many of the omnibuses, thus thwarting in some degree the intention of the mob. It would have been hard for a stranger to have imagined himself in the commercial centre of the Union, if he had so far forgotten personal risk as to walk our Btreets yesterday. The custom house, public stores, and banks' were closed, nearly every restaurant, where colored waiters were employed,- was shut, and Wall street was thronged with mer chants and clerks, hastily enrolling themselves in companies for public defence.' At a late hour in the afternoon, the custom-house inspectors congregated at the barge office, and thence making their way to the custom house, were armed with muskets from Governor’s Island. About midnight, two field pieces were also brought t.o the building. A plentiful Bup ply of 28 and 32-pound hand grenades, with 8-second fuses, were likewise procured. Inside all the banks armed clerks were stationed. At the ferry slip a gunboat was stationed, broadside on. Many of the prominent men of Wall street held a consultation with the captain of this vessel, during the afternoon, when it was agreed that in case the mob should in. vade the street they were, to be instantly shelled out, despite the’destruction of-property which would necessarily ensue. From this, it will be Been. that the financial centre of the city was not wholly unprepared for an attack by the robbers and assas sins;: j- Throughout the morning the riot and ravage con tinued with no abatement whatever, and many citi zens removed their families, despairing of authorities who weredevoted alone to blank cartridges. In many instances, carriages containing ladies were stoned by the drunken wretches who wandered here and there, wlnle gentlemen whose misfortune it was to have bathed at some periods of their lives, and -who' wore that-insignia of oppression, a clean collar, were made to stand and deliver in true highway style. Much personal jewelry was thus secured by the aggrieved laboring classes, who ;feel so keenly yet Bprrowfully the unconstitutional aggressions of the Administration. During the day, Governor Sey mour addressed the mob. He called them his friends, which was the truth, and belabored them mildly with Democratic patriotism, entreating them to re turn to their homes. This, however, was ineffectual} the mob remembered only too well the advice-Which he had proffered them in his speeches, and the'work of arson and pillage went or. more fiercely than ever. From his presence they rushed off to murder negroes and women, now and then meeting with the mili tary, who mowed them down whenever their officers would’allow it. It wrb a noticeable feature of the troubles yester day, that in every instance these drunken thieves fled from the sturdy charges of policemen. Co ward ly by nature as they w;ere, filthy in person, they ran like frightened sheep, only to reassemble when in hundreds or thousands they could hunt some poorj weary man of color, and brain him with their bludgeons: not one of their number dared attack a' negro singly. It is told by some, that over a hun dred colored men were slaughtered yesterday, but this is doubtless an exaggeration. ' . THE NEWSPAPER OFFICES. The offices of the Tiibune, Vims i and Evening Post were fully.prepared to resist invasion by means of cannon, hand grenades, and fire-arms, ad libitum i' They were repeatedly hissed by the revolters, while the Copperhead press was greeted only by cheers. The Tribune was the principal object of their hatred, and during the entire day Printing-house Square was thronged by highly intoxicated Irishmen, who spoke volubly and* .ungrammatically upon its political course. Here sensational scenes were of constant- occurrence,, and .at one time an attack seemed-imminent. A heavy fel low offered to lead the way, and being ordered off, struck a policeman with his bludgeon', cutting his head badly. The companions of the wounded man now closed in to punish the assailant, and at the same moment, a fellow who. in height towered high above the mob, sprang forward to aid the assailant. . His days of blood; were, however, past; the municipals smote him with their locusts, and at last, with his skull utterly crushed, he dropped upon the pavement Btone-dead. manner in which the police fought throughout was notice able. From tlfe events of the preceding four-and twenty hours, during which many of their number had been slaughtered in ways most horrible, they had-learned a lesson ; and wherever they charged yeiterday, thev showed no mercy.. Forming in solid columns, they would split the mobs asunder as with wedges, club and shoot on every side, and in .one instance even tossed a rioter from the window of a house in which he had planted himself. It was. a terrible score which those brave men were can celling, and they did it manfully. It is probable that the greater portion of the trou ble is now past; and although wandering bodies of the insurgents may give some trouble to the autho rities, the main bodies have been dispersed and thoroughly cowed. STUYVESANT. THE DRAFT* BOSTON. Boston, July 15.—Quite a disturbance, but hardly amounting to a riot, occurred in the northern part of the city yesterday,Afternoon. It originated in an assault-on David Howe at a bouse in Prince street, where Howe called to serve a notice that a resident had been drafted. Some loafers in the street interfered and beat Howe severely, when he was rescued by a police man. He was wounded, but not seriously. In the meantime the mob rapidly gathered and a strong police force was oalled out. The outbreak was speedily quelled, thoiieh several policemen were injured. Several arrests were made. NEW HAVEN. New Haven, July 15.--The drafting for the First ward in this eity took place to-day, at the State House. Two hundred and twelve men were drafted. Among them three professors and one tutor of Yale College and ninety students were selected. The men took their tiekets with good humor. AID OF THE FAMILIES OF CONSCRIPTS. —Among the laws passed by the Massachusetts Legislature during its last session wab the follow ing, in aid of the families of drafted men : AN ACT IN AID OV THB FAMILIES OF DRAFTED XEN, and for other purposes. Be it enacted, 4*c., as follows: Section 1. Any city < or town may>aise money, by tax or otherwise, in aid of the families and dependants of those persons who may be drafted and serve in the army of the "United States, under the law passed by Congress, entitled “An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes,” and ap proved March the 3d, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, in the same manner and umlrr the same restrictions as money is raised and applied to the aid of families and dependants of vo lunteers, as prescribed in chapter sixty-six of the laws of the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, and chapter seventy-nine of,the laws of the jear‘one thousand eight hundred and sixty three; and the provisions ol said ohapter, in rela tion to reinbursement, from the Commonwealth to the towns, Bball be applicable to the aid thus furnish ed under the provisions of this Act. Sec. 2. This act shall take ctfeot upon Us pamge, E UK OPE. ARRIVAL OP THE PERSIA. The Royal mail steamship Persia, Captain Lott, which left Liverpool at 10.30 on the morning of the 4th, and Queenstown on the evening ol the sth inst.» arrived at New York yesterday. The Glasgow and the City of Limerick arrived at Queenstown at about 3 o’clock on the afternoon of the 3d inst. The Africa arrived at Queenstown about 8 A. M. on the 4th. SPAIN AND THB RECOGNITION QUESTION. The Times Paris correspondent writes: “Private letters from Madrid inform me that proposals of re cognition have been made on behalf of the Southern States of America to the Spanish Government, and that those proposals are made with the cognizance and full sanction of the French Emperor. The pro posals are at this moment under the consideration of the Marquis of Maraflores and his colleagues, who are, of course, aware they are approved by the Em peror, and also aware that if Spain consents, she will have the support of France. The Confederate States are preparing to guarantee the independence of Cuba, either by treaty with her, or by joining ia the treaty with other Powers, in return for certain not unreasonable advantages. The answer of the Spanish Government is not yet given, though, with France by her side, it may not be unfavorable. It is thought at Madrid, that in any case the Emperor of the French will not much longer postpone recogniz ing the Confederacy—if with others, well and good— if not, alone.” PROCEEDINGS OP THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. In the House of Lords, on the 2d inst., the Duke of Newcastle moved the second reading of the British Columbia Boundaries bill. He gave a moat satisfactory report of the progress of the colonies of Vancouver’s Island and British Columbia, and stated that the government of the two colonies would now be separated altogether ; but it was not thought yet time to give the latter representative institu tions, with a population so fluctuating; but it would have a legislative council on the model of that of Ceylon. He also stated that arrangements were nearly completed for a road and a telegraph through' British America, to join the roads in British Colum bia, which now reached practically to the Rocky Mountains. He stated that negotiations had been, entered into for the sale ot the interests of the Hud son’s Bay Company to the International Financial Association, which intended to issue 2,000,000 shares for the establishment of another company. This new company would stand exactly in the position of the Hudson’s Bay Company, the Financial Associa tion only being intermediate agents. Sir E. Head, Mr. C. M. Lampson, and several most influential persons were at the head of the new company. Lord Taunton complained of the mode in which the affairs of the Hudson’s Bay Company had been managed, but expressed a doubt whether the transfer about to be made would be a change for the better. He believed the new company comprised within it the names of gentlemen who were Americans, either by birth or interest; and he should be sorry to see the seat of the direction of the company, changed from England to New York with regard to British Columbia. The bill was read a second time. In the House of Commons, on the same evening, some explanations were asked and given on Polish affairs, and Mr. Layard stated that Government had not received any answer from Russia, nor could he say when an answer was likely to arrive. THE CASE OF THE STEAMER GIBRALTAR (OR SUMPTER.) Lord R. Cecil asked the Home Secretary whether he was willing to lay on the table, without reserve, all communications with regard- to the detention of the vessel Gibraltar, which had passed between any officer or department of Government and the Col lector of Customs at Liverpool 1 Sir George Grey said therewas no objection to lay upon the table, if the noble lord would move for it, a copy of the correspondence between the collector of customs at Liverpool and the Board of Customs. THE RECOGNITION QUESTION, ETC. Sir G. Grey, in reply to Mr. Roebuck, stated that the Government would give up Monday, the 13th, unless any question of public importance Bhould intervene, for the resumption of the debate on the motion for the recognition - of the Southern States of America. - Mr. W. E. Forster asked the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs if be could inform the House whether it was true that a propoßition'waa made sometime ago for a joint mediation between the Federal and Confederate States on the parts of the English and French Governments. Mr. Layard, after considerable interruption from Mr. Roebuck, denied the truth of statements made by Mr. Roebuck on the evening when he made his motion, and said that since November last no com m unication had been received from the French Go vernment proposing mediation between North and South. He also denied the truth of Mr. Roebuck’s assertion on the authority, aB Mr. Roebuck alleged, of the Emperor of the French, that last year Lord Lyons committed a breach of confidence by taking to Mr. Seward a copy of a despatch addressed to her Majesty’s Government by the Governmentof France relative to the affairs of America. FUneHASE OF THE EXHIBITION RUTLT>ING. The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved a vote of .£105,000 for the purchase of the Exhibition Building at Kensington, and for the purpose of commencing certain operations in order to adapt li to the pur poses for which it was intended. After some discussion of a very stormy nature, the vote was rejected by 287 to 121; majority against Government 166. The result was received with loud -cheerißg. THE EXPOET OF CONTRABAND, In the House of Commons, on the 3d, Mr. Carne gie asked whether, in the existing state of affairs in America, it was contrary to international law to consign arms, ammunition or medicines to the ports of Quebec, Nassau, 1 Matamoros, and Havana, and whether a vessel containing such articles and bound to any of the above ports would be liable to con demnation by a prize court! The Solicitor General replied in the negative, but added that the cargo must be bona Jide destined for a neutral port. The: Marquis of Harrington, in reply to Colonel Cumesley, stated that the commissioners, sent; out last year to inquire into the frontier defences of Canada, had made their report; but, until the colo nial Government had taken the matter into con sideration, no steps could be adopted for carrying its recommendation into effect.. Mr. Caird brought under the notice of the House the supply of cotton, and moved f#r a select committee to inquire whether any further measures could be taken within the legitimate functions of the Indian Government, for increasing the supply of cotton from .that country.. He argued, do matter what mightbe the result of the war how raging in America, it would be unrea sonable to expect .from the Southern States any thißglike the supply of cotton which England was formerly in-the habit of obtaining from that part of the world. In India, on the contrary, the field of production was unlimited. • Mr. Beazely seconded the motion. Mr. Cobden ridiculed the effortß which the Go vernment of.lndia had hitherto made to encourage the growth of cotton. He observed that at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, in. the western valley of th„e Mississippi, there was exhaustless field for the production of cotton, and a. 'soil and climate admira bly adapted to the plan, which only required English capital and enterprise for its development. Sir C. Wood spoke in defence of the Government of India. Mr. Bright was of opinion that legislative action was not the means by f which increased supplies could be obtained. He recommended' the sub division of India into different presidencies. Tbe.motion wss finally withdrawn. TheLondori Times sees in the latest American ad vices proof of the report that Lee is resolutely bent upon invading the North and carrying the war into Federal territory, and in an editorial upon the sub ject itsajs : The indifference, carelessness, or un concern of the North at the calamity with which it iB threatened, is most surprising. It argues that if Lee wins, the cause of the; North is loBt; while if he loses, the cause of the South iB not essentially in jured. If Hooker’s array is defeated, Washington occupied, and Pennsylvania overawed by. a Con federate army, says the Times, it is difficult to see how the demand of the South for independence can be any longer refused. Aletterinthe Times recounts the particulars of the firing .upon the blockade-runner Margaret and Jeßßie by the Federal cruiser Rhode Island, and brands it as one of the most unjustifiable outrages to neutral righta—the most barefaced violation of territorial jurisdiction, coupled with the most murderous intent that the annals of civilized war fare has ever chronicled. The writer asserts that the Federal vessel kept up firing within a distance of from 500 to 1,000 yards from the beach of the Island of Eleuthera, until she sunk the Margaret and Jessie. Mr. W. S. Lindsay publishes a letter in the Times deprecating comments on the mission of himself and Mr. Roebuck to Fans, while the debate is pending in Parliament, and asserting that what Mr. Roe buck has stated is quite true, and will be confirmed by Mr. Lindsay when the debate is resumed on the 13th. Mr. Lindsay says the interview with the Em peror was brought about by circumstances which shall in due time be fully made known, and he should have bad no objection to make what then passed known to Lord Cowley when returning from FODtainhleau, had time permitted. The Times re marks that in such a case mere: reassertion is not proof, and prefers the concurrent and positive testi mony of half a dozen official persons to the remini scences of Mr-Roebuck and Mr. Lindsay. The Daily frcics strongly objects to the long post ponement of Mr. Roebuck’s motion, and says the policy of the country in a matter of so much mag nitude as“tbe recognition of the Confederate States ought not to be subject to doubt and uncertainty, and it would be unworthy of the House, as well as the Government, to delay the declaration of its in tentions. ... The Army and Navy Gazette shows the strength of Washington to be beyond a coup de. main s and in some speculations on 'Lee’s designs, confesses that his real object.is not yet apparent. , • The Tiroes has an editorial on the “4tb of July,” and says “a review of the paat must render it a day of: humiliation, and if the present policy of the North has led her so near to ruin, in its reversal must He the only path that can conduct her to safety.” The Daily News, on the same subject, thinks that 'the Americans of the North can honor the day with iribre pride than ever in their country. .Lord Palmerston was still unable to attend to his Parliamentary duties owing to his attack of gout, but he was expected to be able to . take his place again in the House in the course of a few days. The trials of steam fire engines were in progress at Ihe Crystal PAlace. The result on the first two days was decidedly unfavorable to the American engines, but as an accident to the 15 Manhattan” had temporarily prevented that machine from taking pai tin the contest, it was thought that in the later trials, in which the Manhattan would-appear, a different reeult might be arrived at. A Mock of warehouses on the corner of Water street and Covert Garden, in Liverpool, had been destroyed by fire. They were occupied by Messrs. Duckworth &, Rathbone, and contained a large quantity of cotton and other produce, all of which was consumed; The loss is variously estimated at from'*£loo,ooo to £200,000 sterling—the value of the cotton alone being stated at £120.000. n. Mr. Dion Boucicault. the well-known author-actor, has been adjudicated a bankrupt.. FRANCE. The Paris correspondent of the DaeVy News again alludes to the prevalence of warlike rumors. The general impression, it says, is that the eventuality of a war with Russia forms the subject of keen di plomatic discussion at the French Foreign Office. The London Morning Herald talks seriously of preparations in France for war, and says England cannot Bide with her against Russia and Prussia. The Emperor, if rumor has found some sort of excuse for quarrelling with Prussia iu the diceovery of a secret aitide in the Russo-Prussian treaty which compromises the neutrality of King William the Ist. Certainly, says the Herald, there has not heen for a long time so fair an* opportunity sfforded for overrunning and annexing of the Rhe- Diah provinces by France. The Morrdng Pos/, which is likely to be well in formed on the question, remains silent bn the sub ject,. Gen.,Forey is appointed a Marshal of France, and G en. Bazaine receives the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor. . ‘ THE POLISH QUESTION. The Paris Pays says: “We are Already autho rized to consider the acceptance of the propositions of the Three Powers, by Russia, as certain. The project of a conference, and the six points, will serve as The basis of the arrangement.” The Be?'liner Borsen Ziclung says the Prussian Go vernment baa been informed hy Russia that there ply to the note of the three Powers will, in its es sential points, assen.t to their proposals, especially with fefej ence to the assembly of a Congress. The wishes of Austria will be especially regarded, while those of Eneland, whiclf* are of a more*advanced character, will not be conceded. The" insurrection continues active. A Cracow tele gram says: “ The reports of numerous engagements havingtaken place iu Lithuania have been confirmed by Russian accounts. The Russians sustained cou sidei able losses in an engagement near Lewieatyn. News received here in contradiction of the state ment that the insurgent leader Wysocki had been defeated, Bays that the engagement lasted eleven horns, but the result is still unknown. The Rus sians'have suffered severe losses, and the city of Biody is full of wounded.” A telegram from Breslau, of .Tuly 2, aays: “An important engagement has taken place at Worki, in the palatinate of Plock. Many wounded Rus sians have been brought into the suburbs of Warsaw.” TURKEY. Intelligence from Constantinople stales that the Prince of Servia lias demanded the evacuation of the forts upon, the Dwiaa, occupied by Turkish troops, and the removal of the Turkish inhabitants. The Forte has refused to comply with the demand. The Turkish Government had announced its in tention of granting two years’ pay and a free pas sage home to all Polish officers and soldiers leaving the service of the Porte. 'This measure is not in tended to apply to Hungarian troops. MADAGASCAR. The Paris papers state that the ministers of the murdered King Badamar, of Madagascar, the officers of the palace, and the commander of the King’s Guard, were prisoners. La France says that the Queen of Madagascar and her ministers, the insti gators of the revolution, are devoted to the English. PERSIA. The Paris Patric and the Pays assert that Herat la sot yet taken. The chief of the Affghanß has offered a principality to the governor of the town if he would consent to its surrender. The governor is said to have refused the offer. The Persian army is said to be advancing to relieve Herat. A private telegram from Bombay of June 8 re* ports a better demand for cotton goods. Raw cotton had.slightly advanced. Freights had declined 10a. Exchange #d. lower. The' monsoon had com menced. , r ; / AUSTRALIA. The steamer Great feritain, from Melbourne, May 2, had reached Liverpool with 03,728 ounces of gold. The news is unimportant. Commercial Intelligence. LONDON MONEY MARKET.—The funds on the 3d were witt out variation. Consols closed at Jhere as a full average demand for discount at un charged rate*. The weekly hank returns show an increase in the bul lion of 0.64.153. Baring Brothers & Co. quote Bar Silver at 53 Id, Dol lars ss2Afd, Eagles76s 2&a. . The same authorities say: “Americanstocks are very quiet, and we.have no change in prices to advise thin week, nor any business except trifling transactions in Virginia sixes (dollar bonds) at44*£. Liverpool. .July 4, A. M.— Cotton.— The Brokers’ Cir cular says: “The market opened on Saturday last with, rather a better inquiry, but since that day it has been quiet, and although upon the whole tolerably steady, holders have found it diilicnlt to realize the fall quota tions of Friday last. American has been rather more wanted, hut as it has been, freely offered, buyers have bad rather tie advantage. Brazil barely maintains former rates, but for Egyptian full prices have been paid. Surat of fair to good quality are without change, but it is djflicu.lt to obtain the quotations for the common qua lities of Surat, Bengal, ficinde or China. The week’s sales have been 33-7*20 bales, including 3,530 to specula tors and 7.440 to exporters. The sales yesterday (Friday) were about 4,000 bales, including 1,500 for export and speculation—market.dnli but steady. The authorized quotations are: FairOrleam. *24(1 [Middling. 215£ Fair Mobil* 23j£j Do 21 Fair Uplands..... 2J , | Do.«.< 20K Stock ou hana-.";72.042 hales, including 49, 473 American. At sea from India 209. GCO hales. TRADE AT MANCHESTER. —A much more cheerful tone prevailed yesterday, aud. producers generally were firm. There was more doing in Yarns, and a better in quiry for Cloth. , Brradstufj-'s.— Messrs. Wakefield, Nash, & Co., By land. Aihya, & Co., and Richardson, Spenee, & Co » report Floor dull and easier; extra State 21@225. Wheat slow, and l©3dcental cheaper on the week; red West ern 8s 9d.@9s id; Southern 9s 2d@9s 3d; white Western 9s.9d@lor?; Southern Tos@lGs.9d. Corn in fair demand, at 26s 6d@27s 4SO lbs for mixed, and 29©30s for white. Provisions.— Messrs- Gordon, Bruce. & Co , Boult, English: & Brandon, and others, report—Beef active and rather dearer for fine qualities. Pork unchanged, but an improving tendency. Bacon in more demand at low rates, but fine qualities firm. Butter steady at 4C@d)s, Lard steady at 3Gs@37* 6:i. Tallow in steady demard. Butchers Association 42@4256d. n Pi;oi>cr-E. —The Brokers’ Circular reports: Ashes — Sales of Pots at 39@*29«i, and Pearls 335. Sugars qutefc nut steady. ‘Coffee flat. Rice unaltered Bark —Sale* ot Baltimore at 6s cwt. linseed declined 6d@<)d 3ft quarter. Cloverseed—Old .red American 30s, and new o7s. Jute firm' but qaiet Linseed Oil quiet at 465. fish Oils quiet in tbe absence of arrivals. Cod at 52*. Rosin quiet but steady. Common American in letail 295, • Spirits of Turpentine—Nothing doing in American. Petroleum—Boult, English, & Brandon report the mar ket very ftrm at 2s 2d for refined on the spot, and £l7 for crude. For futnre delivery, sales are made of refined at 2s.3d©2s 4d gallon. rumours,—Messrs. Boult, English. Brandon report Freights dull, and lower rates taken for New York. Passengers less plentiful, LONDON MaßKECS.—Messrs. Baring, 8r03.» &Co., report: Wheat rather easier; .White American, 49@.>Ls; Red, 4G@49s; Flour, 23@2550d. Iron quiet and un changed; Scotch pig, Sugar unaltered. Coffee steady. BiceduU. Spirits'of Turpentine slow; Ameri csnheld atsSa. Petroleum in large speculative demand— Refined advanced to 2s ld@U 2d: Crude £lB Stocks thisdayare: Refined. 19,051-barrels';'Crnde. 3,035 bar rels. Tea dull—common Congow, Is ld<s>ls lKd. : Tal low dull; Y. C., 42s6*d. Spenn Oil almost nominal; American. £SI: Cod, £5310?. Linseed Oil, sellers at 443 9d. Linseed Cakes in moderate demand at. former prices. Groves & Todd report a better demand for Beef, and Pork linn for fine Eastern. Lard without improve ment. Rot in quiet but steady. ... Hayti. [From the Jamaica Guardian, July 2.] By the arrival of the Plantagenet we have late news from Hayti. The.court martial appointed to be held at St. Marc, to try the individuals impli cated iD the attempt at revolt on the sth May last at Dessalines, was opened on Monday, Bth June, and was occupied in hearing the affidavits and deposi tions of the witnesses till the 12th. On the 13th, the pleadingß were commenced, which last ed for six dayß, and the verdict was given on the morning of the 19th, at eight o’clock. Of fifty-nine individuals accused, seventeen have been sentenced to death, viz: Aime Legroa, Mau rice Bucasfle, Etheagene. Yiena, Dossous Blaise, Garcon Boie, Milnay Augustin,-Alexandre Legros, Vigne Vigne. and Yincent Charles, Oelicour Leon Legroß, Gaou Achille, Beaubran Uarant, Li mage Remain, Marcelin Fils, Alexandre Jean, Louis Jean Baptist and Zalisma Donatien. The last eight were condemned for contumacy. The following individuals have been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for refusing to make dis closures : Galant Chevalier, Paul Ooffy, Zamor Aine, Daniel Bonbon; Florelle St. Macary, Deeseln Marcelin, and Eugene Laflotte. The other thirty five accused were acquitted.' - The decree of the court martial was, conformably to-law, immediately executed -against eight of the non-contumacious condemned .to death. The execution 'of Maurice D.ucasse has been sus pended ; the delegation of Government having pre sented his Excellency a petition in his behalf, soli citing hispardon, or a commutaton of sentence. The petition is favored by Gens. Luberisse Barthelemy, commanding the arondissement of St. Marcs. Louis Joseph Alerte, aid*de-camp to the President of Hayti, on mission at St. Marc ; Zurenne Guerrier, president of the court martial, and the military ac cuser to said court. Addresses from all parts of the island were being daily sent to the President of Hayti, expressing the unbounded confidence in which the people held his Government—for the patriotism and energy dis played in the dissolution of the Chamber, of Repre sentatives, »B well as in suppressing late attempts at revolt. _ . * The Reported Riot in Hartford. A leading citizen of Hartford, Conn., who left that place at half-past nine o’clocklasfc evening, in forms us that the report that a riot was in progress there yesterday teas false. A few soldiers were sim ply. Bent to the armories and ars’enals as a precau tionary measure. The report was probably started with a view of encouraging the mob spirit here and elsewhere.— n. y. Post, A Serious Accident. Indianapolis, Ind.j July 14. —A terrible acci dent occurred here this evening. While the 12th. Michigan Battery were marching through the streets, a caisson instantly killing two or three soldiers £nd~ the driver. A boy on the street was mortally wounded, and has since died. A suspicious character, supposed to be one of Mor gan’s spies, was arrested here this evening. Marine, New York, J uly 15.—Arrived Reamers Edinburgh, from Liverpool; Charles Neartel, from Yera Cruz; barks Laconia, from Sara; Gaston, from Barba does; schooner Hanover, from Matamoron, * Our Army in Vicksburg. A correspondent in Grant’s army describes at length the entrde of the national troops into Yicks burg. From this account we extract the following interesting paragraphs: HOW THE REBELS APPEARED. ' intercourse between the two armies was pro hibited until ; the final act of surrender was con summated. but by the courtesy of General Leggett, .who had command of the ceremonies oh our side, your correspondent was permitted to. pass our pickets and get among the rebs before our army passed in, and thus see how they endured the liDal pangs; and he must be faithful to the truth by paying that. the rebels seemed to lay down their, arms very much as though they were glad to get rid of them—very much like Christian getting loosed from his burden. He-could not discern even the faintest ray of that proud regret at not having been permitted to die in the last ditch, which Southern assumption would have led him to look for. In fact, I noticed one company which marched out at a quick march, and marched back at the double-quick, kicking up their heels, and generally enjoying the occasion as much as any of the “ Yanks. And this was not a Tennessee, but a Mississippi company; not a Union man among them, but every one of them heartily tired of the siege, and tired, I think, of the war. PLANTING THE STARS AND STRIPES, As soon as the ceremony of stacking arms was over, Gen. McPherson, simply attended by his divi sion Generals and staff, rode into the city, and took formal possession. No demonstrations of an insult ing character were made by the citizens, as is usually the case when victorious armies: enter conquered rebel towns. I have heard of but one instance of this, kind occurring during the whole day, which I vvill mention hereafter. Gen McPherson proceeded to the Court House, and Col. CoolbaUgh and Lieut. Col. StrODg, of his staff, went up, and at half past eleven planted the Stars and Stripes on the cupola of the building, gave three cheers, which were heartily repeated by the officers below, and then sang “The Battle Cry of Freedom.” All of which was listened to'with due (outward).respßct by the dumb crotvd of gaping aecesh who witnessed the scene. . • PEMRERTOX’g IDEAS OP OIHt FIGHTING. The conference was conducted with good feeling, and General Pemberton was rather disposed to be agreeable to the point of facetiousnesa. He freely criticised the manner in which, we had fought, and made this xemaik: “Grant, vou haven*!; but one division in your army that will fight worth ad—n, and that is this one,” pointing to the front covering Logan’s division. Perhaps I ought not to give this, as it might convey an inrid’ous distinction; but X mention it merely to show that the rebels felt the loss of High Hill Fort, whieh was in Logan’s front, seriously. If the men of the chivalrous and soldier ly John E. Smith, or of the persereringandinfcrepid Ransom, or any others, of the right or of the left, had been placed where Logan’s men were, they would have done just as well. AX IRON MINE AT VICKSttHItG. Vicksburg, or that portion of land enclosed by the fortifications, is almost literally a bed of iron. Pieces of mortar shells and shots of various sizes and shapes, some in pieces, and some not, BOlid shot of many sizes, all in conglomerate-masß, are every where visible. . j saw one pile of shells and solid shot of all sizes, used by cut army, near the door of a fine residence a little back from the river, and estimated to be three hundred in number. The proprietor of the house informed me that they were all gathered up in and about his house. By this statement your readers can form a judgment approaching correctness of the ordeal Vicksburg has passed. A REVEREND REBEL.—The churchmen of the South are beggibg earnestly for a supply of prayer books and church tracts, and permission has been obtained from the Government, by Dr. Dix, rec tor of Trinity Church, N. Y., to - forward them through the lines. We would most heartily second this religious shipment, and pray that the rebels, by a careful and thorough reading of the same, may be brought to an exhaustive-'repentance, and seethe error of their ways before they "are compelled to do so by the cannon’s mouth and the bayonet. In cluded in the request for religious reading was a statement that, among others, Bishop Polk sent kind messages of his undiminished love } as of old, to his brother churchmen of the North, Viewed as a bishop and under his robeß, the message is entirely appropriate. Viewed as a military chieftain, guz 2licg champagne at Columbus, while he ordered ne gro* s at work upon the fortifications to be lashed for their tardy digging, the message is ridiculously gra tuitous.. Letthe reverend general doff his military habit, cease his warfare against the brethren he so affectionately remembers, reduce both his profanity and his potations, and such messages will hear with them some effect. As it now stands, he belongs to a vejy poor class of rebel sinnera.—Cftfcggo Tnbune. TBEEANKING OFFICER.—The Amxy and Navy Gazette contains the 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 Halleclr, McClellan, Dix, and Wool, as well as those of General Fremont ami General Butler, hitherto published. - •- •• / General Halleck’s arguments are in. conformity with the finding of the board. General McClellan declines to make comments on General Butler’s an guments, hut endeavors to correct his mistatementa as to duties, fice. He adds 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, I had, as major general of the regular army, organized an army and conducted a successful cant* 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.”
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