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MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1863
The Impending Battle.
Perhaps at no time since the commence
ment of the war have the rebel leaders and
rebel newspapers felt more concerned for
the safety of the only two great strongholds
which remain to the Confederacy in the
East—Charleston and Richmond. The so
licitude ts not without cause, and it is en.
banced the ill success which-'-has lately
attended the operations . of the rebel armies
elsewhere throughout:the South.- Since the
4th of July they have sustained nine serious
reverses, and have lost an aggregate of one
hundred thousand men. The sweeping con
scription which the rebel Government has
just put in force will not -be able to repair.
this loss, and is evidently the last resort of
desperation. The proclamation of JEFFER
SON DAVIS, Rpliointing the 21st of thepre
sent month a day of humiliation, is there
fore issued in all sincerity. It is not the mock .
humility of triah Heep, but the genuine
virtue, and never was it more appropriately
expressed than in the pronunciamiento de
treeing sack-cloth and ashes upon the so
called eoutheni Confederacy. The situation
of the enemy was never before so desperate;
and the asses lion of the Wilmington (N. C.)
Journal that " It:was neitlier weakness, de
feat, disaster, rior demoralization on the part
of LEE' s army that led to its withdrawal from
the enemy's country," is disproved in the
same paragraph by this , admission, which is
significant, "LEE had to fall back behind the
Potomac, and may have to fall back to the
line of the Rappahannock., in order that
other menaced and most vital points may be
-
succored." What better evidence of "weak
ness" could, we have than the
. confession
that by the absence of LEE, vital points
were left undefended ? Certainly, the vital
points are those, which are to be first attended
to. The fear that LEE may have to fall back
behind the Paippaliannock pretty clearly in- •
dicates that Richmond cannot be held by
any material garrison.
However, it is plain that General LEE has
not fallen back behind the Rappahannock,
and he will not easily be induced to abandon
such an advantageens line of defence. We
have a despatch from Washington,. bidding
us prepare for important news. The silence
and secrecy which have invested military
movements in Virginia since the recrossing
of the Potomac by LEE, at length begin to
give place to the significant .rumors that
generally precede •-a heavy battle. LEE'S
army, it would appear, is concentrated at
Culpeper, the, point at which it rendczvoused
preparatory-to starting upon its march of in
vasion. The Rappahannock, aCcording to
our despatch, is guarded only by a single
rebel regiment frotn. Fredericksburg to
.
Ely's Ford. Geneal - MEADE, however,
will not - -advance upon Fredericksburg
at present ; in fact, lie cannot do so while
LEE remains at Culpeper, unless he has an
army sufficiently large not only to hold the
latter in check, but to posseas the Fredericks
burg heights beside. It may be doubted
whether his army is thus large ; the cau
tiousness with-- which it moves would, in
deed, seem to disprOVe the suggestion, and
even if it were, General MEADE is tooTru
dent a commander to undertake too much
at once. Ifhe defeats LEE Fredericksburg,
will fall into his hands without further
trouble, whereas, should LEE gain any de
cided advantage, - and our forces were sepa
rated, with the Rappahannock flowing be
tween, the result might be of a most serious
character.
A battle, therefore, may soon be antici
pated in the vicinity of Culpeper. It eau
not be postponed many clays, if it is to occur
at a]l in that vicinity. Both armies'are con
centrated ; 'favorable positions have been
chosen by each, and each antagonist is bM
cing himself for a fearful conflict. The fate .
of Richmond may now be said to tremble in'
the balance. The fortunes of the rebellion,
indeed, were never in a more critical and
desperate condition. The - army under LEE
IS now the forlorn hope of the - South; and
unless it has been reinforced by BRAGG,
which is possible, but not probable, it can
not now number more than fifty thousand
men. Nevertheless, this is ho insignifi
cant force, and skilfully handled, it is
equivalent to a much larger army. Be
sides, we must expect that it will fight
desperately now—more desperately than it
has ever done before. Hitherto, the salva
tion of Richmond has been its incentive and
idaspiration. Now, its own salvation and the
salvation of the Confederacy are questions
for its consideration. If it is defeated now,
and there seems to be a very encouraging
prospect of such an event, where shall the
scattered remnants of its once proud legions
hope to find refuge? They cannot escape
southward, for by the time the decisive
battle conies off in Virginia, Charleston will
most likely be in our poSsession, and com
munication with the South and West will
thus be destroyed. They cannot hope to
escape throug . h Staunton and East Tennes
see, for with Cumberland Gap in our pos-
session, this avenue ,of escape is closed.
They can do nothing, therefore, but, separate
into guerilla parties, and when that shall be
the case; we may regard the war as brought
to a close, so far at least as the State of Vir
ginia is concerned.
Our. Progress, East and West.
With the glorious termination of General
GRANT'S brilliant campaign in the South.-
west, the public interest in "the situation"
in this section of the Union has by no means
died away. While nearly all of us believe
that Genertil GRANT has fought his heaviest
battles, that the rebellion is virtually crushed
in the theatre which has been assigned to
his army, and that the operations hereafter
to take place must seem to be of minor sig
nificance, compared with those which have
already resulted' o grandly, the movements
of the hero- of Vicksburg and Donelson
are nevertheless.. still ,Invested with pe
culiar interest,: scarcely to be surpassed
by that which attends the operations of
our armies in Virginia. The fall of Vicks
burg has— undoubtedly ' done more to
hasten tha_ dissolution of -"-the so-called
Southern Confederacy" than the capture of
Richmond , could have done iond it may be
safely assumed that in the Scalthwest, where:
we have never met with any serious reverse;
and where we have achieved many of the
most valuable and glorious victories of the
war, the rebellion has .received its -fatal
wound. It sprang to - life in the East, but in
the West it has met its deathblow. -It may
seem strange that 'this should be so ; it may
seem strange that Richmond and Charles
ton, the head and heart of the rebellion, So
to speak, should so long enjoy immunity
from the avenging sword of justice ; it may
seem strange, and to foreign critics has, in
deed, appeared unaccountable, that we can
prosecute war successfally:everkwhere, ex
cept upon the threshold. of , our own homes,
and undeftha'Shadow of our , national capi
tal. Such, however,-has been the case from
the very commencement of hoitilities, and
probably will,he the case until the end.
To those whb have reflected upon the sub.
ject, the reason Will be readily apparenW
All the most important water-courses within
the territory of the United States now being
contested by opposing armies traverse our
western and southwestern territory. The
territory of the rebellious States, which
would be almost impenetrable to an inva
ding army, were it entire, is here - dissected,
by various rivers into so many parts as to be
extremely adapted for defensive purposes.
But for the assistance it has derived from
the navy, the army might have been twenty
years in reaching the Gulf of Mexico. With
the aid of the squadrons of. POnmss, and
FOOTE, and FAREAGITT, and ELLE; and
DAVIS, hoivever, the army has been enabled
to penetrate to the innermost corners of
the rebellion, and to demonstrate that
it is " a mere shell, with nothing in,
it." It has been enabled to march from
victory to victory . With a rapidity that
astonished our, expectations, and set at
nought all the labored preparations of the
enemy for yesistarice t .The, Mississippi is,
naturally,7the the- weak' o.t , the rebellion,
because it is naturally the great bond of
Union between the North and South. With
the commencement of hoStilities, the r6volt-.
rn states made every exertion to hold it,
and Island No. 10 became a famous strong
hold ; but; like all the other strongholds
which the enemy have built up laborious
,ly and fortified by months of toil,
with all the appliances, which art and
nature could furnish to increase - its ap
proximate impregnability,' it fell as Vicks
burg has fallen. The mightiest river in the
world thereupon became the great natural
line of operations for our advancing forces ;
it was •the grand highway to success, to
peace; to reunion. Indeed, it might almost
be said that " the father of waters" was our
basis of operations in the West. It was
thence that our armies drew their supplies
of food and ammunition to a great extent ;
• it was thence that they were reinforced ; and
if, at any time, the Minotaur rebellion be
came too powerful for either of them, and
they found themselves too closely beset for
safety, , the Mississippi was the charmed
string of Ariadne that rescued them from
their labYrinth of dangers. In fact, with
out the Mississippi and its tributaries-the
record of the war in the Southwest would
have beeri anything else than the brilliant.
summary of continual successes it has-been,
and too many of our battles might have
been but repetitions of Pittsburg Landing—
costing hosts of precious lives and gaining
only the shadow, not- the substance, of vic
tory.
It is because the natural features of our
Western territory best adapt it for ad—
vantageous offensive war, that we have
always believed the Army of the West will
have the • proud honor of virtually, if not
actually, bringingthe war to a successful
close. In Virginia we seem to have made
little progress; and in so mountainous a
country, watered by no extensive streams
sufficient to admit the passage of gunboats;
an invading army_has immense obstacles to
overcome. It can never fight - a battle ex
cept at a disadvantage, and it must be com
manded by a skilful general indeed, if it
can force its antagonist to give battle at all.
With every mile that it advances from its
-base, - the difficulties it must encounter, the
dangers to which it must be exposed, in
crease tenfold. It must take its supplies
with it, and to guard the wagon trains alone,
requires what would have been considered -
in the Mexican war quite a respectable
sized. army. Raids mint be continually
guarded against, and inthe woods and moun
tainous districts (which, with the exception
of the swamps, constitute the whole State
of Virginia,) constant reconnoissances are
requiSite to .prevent surprises and the con
struction of Masked batteries. Furthermore,
the choice of routes for an invading army is
very limited. It cannot move as it would.
like to move, but as the map says it shall
move ; and, after the map has been con
sulted, the opinions of the opposing army
upon- the subject- remain to be ascertained.
JEFFERSON Davis was probably sincere,
therefore, when he declared that he could
carry on the war in - Virginia alone for twenty
years ; and certainly, if his propensities, are
belligerent, he can have no better fighting
ground. However, while we concede that
the difficulties which the Army of the Po
tomac has had to contend with, and must
hereafter contend with, are great and em
barrassing, we are far from believing that
they are insuperable, or that they are such
as will enable the rebel President to pro
leng ,the struggle in the manner he antici
pates. - -Even after his army is- captured,
broken up, or destroyed, there will undoubt
edly be numerous guerilla gangs infesting
the State, and for a'time their operations
may meet with success, 'Mit these operations
can have no influence whatever in deter
mining the length to which the war shall
proceed, or the terms upon which a- peace
inav be concluded.
Adjutant General Thomas on the Employ
went of Colored Troops.
On Saturday last the new building erected
for the use of the Daily Morning Chronicle,
(Washington, D. C,) was formally opened.
President LINCOLN, Secretaries SEWAIW
and WELLES, Generals HEINTZLEMAN and
MARTINDALE, besides many other distin
guished civilians -.and military men, were
present on _the occasion. The building is
in all respects admirably adapted to the pur
poses for which it was erected, and promises
to be a new era in the history - of the newspa
per press in Washington city; a city which,
- under the changes brought about by the
war, is rapidly exhibiting the spirit and en
terprise of the Northern people.
The principal feature on the occasion, in
addition to a speech from Col. FORNEY, was
a speech from Adjutant General THOMAS, in
which, in reply to a toast, he related his ex
perience on the subject of the employment
of colored, troops. It is known to our
readers that some two or three months ago
General TrromAs was sent West by the Ad
ministration, clothed with plenary powers,
foi the purpose of inaugurating the employ
ment of negroes. Notwithstanding he is a
Southern man and a slaveholder, he was
entrusted with this most important and deli
cate duty—important because of its vast
interest to the country, and delicate on ac=
- ..,ount of the bitter opposition to it, particu
larly on the part of sympathizers with the
rebellion—thus showing the confidence of
President LINCOLN in the ability and loyalty
of the man whom he had chosen for the
work.'
General Tn - om..as, at considerable length,
spoke of his mission West, of the powers vest
ed in him by the Administration, of the preju
dices he had to combat, of the discourage
ments at - first thrown in his way, even by some
of the most loyal men in the army ; but he was
happy to say that he had been most success
ful, and that before hereturned home, which
be was obliged to do on account of a severe
spell of sickness, he had fully organized
twenty thousand contrabands. One leading
general in the West, whom he did not name,
was at first opposed to the policy ; but be
fore General THOMAS left, he heartily en
dorsed it, and scarcely a man in the army
can now be found who does not believe that
an important part is yet to be taken by the
contrabands in the work of suppressing the
rebellion. At one" place, it was given as
the opinion of the general in command,
that one regiment might possibly be raised.
Before he left that place, three full regiments
were organized. On one point the testimony
of General TnomAs was emphatic, and that
was the fighting qualities of the negro. He
had witnessed them at Milliken's Bend and
other places, where they had exhibited a
degree of determination, bravery, and
heroism, which he ventured to say had not
been surpassed anywhere in the histdry of
the war. General Trlmus, in concluding,
said-he intended to start to the West to-day,
to finish •the work he had commenced on
his first 'Visit, and he had strong hope
that before the close of the yeat he would
have fully organized, equipped, and drilled,
one hundred thousand contrabands, who,
with the conscience of the fight in them,
would render valuable service in the final
overthrow of„one of theinost causeless and
wicked rebellions known in the history of
the world.
Mr. Dougherty's. Address.
However men may differ n. regard to the,
argument of the addressb4 . Mr. DANIEL
Do tronBRTY, there can be but one intelligent
opinion of 'its earnestness, sincerity, and
poWer., Simply as a literary work, the ad
dress•deserves not passing praise, but the
higher compliment of severe and search
ing criticism. Such a compliment it could
well sustain, for we have rarely . read
so beautiful an expression of bold and'
startling ' thought. MT. DOUGHERTY'S loy
alty to the Government is unquestiona
ble, and those who would truly under
stand the meaning of his earnest words
must give them the noblest, most pa
triotic interpretation. For all the evils
whfch have come upon the nation he
accuses the American people. He speaksPf
them as ingrates, and paints in darker
colors than we believe are right the condi-,
tion of the country; yet he appeals to the
people to remedy the evils for which he de
clares them resPonsible, and this very ap
peal implies faith in their -real virtue and in
telligence. Men may differ with much of this
address, but all mnst understand its high and
upright purpose. It should be thoughtfully
read as the honest opinion of a citizen who
has spoken all his: mind,.and must, there=
fore, obtain respect even from:`those who
'entirely diglgree with its conclusions.
A Bankrupt Rebellion.
Mr. JEFFERSON DAVIS is not only .per-.
plexed• by a very uncertain future, bUt%ein
barrassed by a too positive_ past. 1t
never be forgotten that the Mississippi 'Re
pudiator and the leader 'of the rebellion are
one. On European memories it is immortal,
for in England the victims of that great
swindle are many. Recently the odious fact
was revived, and excited so much comment;
that Mr. SLTDELI, knowing how injurious
its circulation would be to the reputation of
the Confederacy, wrote a letter to
. the
London Times denying that JEFFERSON
DAVIS was the repudiator, and endeavor
..
ing to place upon Mr. REUBEN DAVIS the
responsibility of the shameful act. Mr.
SLIDELL'S 'letter has resulted unfortinntely
for his client. A pamphlet by the Han.
ROBERT J. WALIIEn, published in London,
reviews the entire matter, and, beyond
question, provei that Mr. JEFFERSON Davis
has been a repudiator, that he "was promi
nently concerned . in the disgraceful action
of the Legislature of Mississippi in 1842,
and that he subsequently attempted to jus
tify that action before -the world. This he
did in a letter to the Washington. -Union, in
4849. Commenting on that notorious docu
ment; the Times, in July of the same'-year,
thus branded JEFFERSON DAVIS in terms
of just contempt and indignation :
"Let it circulate throughout Europe that a member
of the United States Senate in 1849 has openly pro.
claimed that at a recent period the Governor and
Legislative Assemblies of his own State deliberately,
issued fraudulent bonds -for five millions of dollars
to 'sustain the credit of a rickety bank;' that the
bonds in question, having been hypothecated abroad
to innocent holders, such holders have not only no
claim against the community by whose executive
and representatives this act was '
committed, but that
they are to he taunted for appealing to the verdict of
the civilized world; rather than to the judgment of
the legal officers of the State by whose functionaries
they have been already robbed;. and that the ruin
of toilworn men, of women, of widows, and of
children, and the crocodile tears' which that ruin
has occasioned, is a subject of jest on the part of
those by whom it has been accomplished, and then
let it be asked if any-foreigner ever penned a libel
on the American character equal to that against the
people of Mississippi by their own senator.
With this record in its own columns, the
Amps could not give. Mr. SmoELL's state
ment the slightest credit, and we have not
seen an English paper which, however
friendly to the rebellion, dares to deny the
truth of Mr. WArikun's history of the affair,
or to apologize_for the shameful part taken
in it by the present head of the rebellion.
" Is President JEFF DAvis an honest man ?"
inquires the'LiverpOol Post, and, after care
fully examining the proofs, of his dishonesty,
seems to think it scarcely worth while to
make formal answer. But it very shrewd
ly remarks that " the history of the transac
tion bears a further reference to be appre
ciated with care at this moment" It is a re
ference which the European holders of Con
federate bonds cannot easily overlook.
The man who aided in the deliberate issue
of fraudulent bonds for five millions of dol
lars In 1838, and urged their repudiation in
1842, now calls himself the President of an
unrecognized confederacy which has issued
bonds to an amount to which five millions
of dollars is the merest trifle. When
the -rebellion is subdued these bonds are
worse than worthless ; but, even supposing
it could• succeed, what value could they
have ? " The Mississippi case proves that
the richest State in the cotton-growing_dis,
tricts has. been unable to pay its debts ;"
how, then, could the wretched South, ex
hausted by a mighty war, meet the tremen
'dons liabilities it has assumed ? "You must
pay your debts," said RECHELIEII to DE
MATIPRAT. " With all my heart, my lord,"
he replied ; " where, then, shall I borrow the
money ?" This bon mot might issue despair
ingly from the lips of the`great Repudiator,
even could his wildest dreams of victory
prove true. The Post takes the most favor
able view of the case for the creditors of
the rebeflion, and says : " How the South,
when independent, is to pay the debts in
curred in this war, offers for consideration a
question which, we suspect, Mr. GLADSTONE
would be hardly able to solve. Repudiation,
of course, will set the people up again; but; in
the present instance, private debts and pub
lic debts keep .a tolerably parallel course."
This is a fine prospect for the English capi
talists. The rebellion in which they have
invested so many millions of dollars is rapid
ly approdching its ruin, and, could it be
successful, would even then be ruin to all
but the political bankrupts who created it.
Credit to Pennsylvania.
The intelligent portion-of the New York,
press is now as prompt to, praise the people
of Philadelphia for the manly and patriotic
manner in which they have submitted to the
operation of the, conscription, as it was be-,
fore ready to 'condemn what was regarded
at the time as a tardy and qualified willing
ness of our people to rise for the defence of
their State. If, as has been said, New
York in the latter case taught Philadelphia
a lesson, certainly Philadelphia; in the
former,case, has returned the compliment
with compound interest. The New. York
Post makes this frank admission : "If, as
we believe, a regard for law and order is a
`metropolitan' virtue, we of New York
have to own that in this Philadelphia has
on the present occasion shown itself our
superior, and has set us an example which,:
if we have a in:oper regard for the good
name and, the interests of our city, we must
endeavor to imitate." We accept this
credit as our due, and submit, that if it is
intended to mean anything more than a
formal compliment, it must be taken in re
buttal of the aspersions which so many of
the journals of the " metropolis" have de
lighted to fling against our fame as a loyal
and 'zealous-community. It will not be
generally believed that a city which has
submitted with such perfect good order to
the draft, and which has thus evinced so
nobly a proper appreciation of its duties to
the National Government, could ever have
been recreant in its duty to itself. What
the instinct, of loyalty has successfully
counselled our people to do, certainly they,
could not have refused to do, when the in
stincts of loyalty and self-preservation, to
say nothing of honor combined to plead
with them. '
But granting, for argument's sake, what
we should not otherwise grant, that we
were tardy in rising to repel the late inva
sion of our Commonwealth,- other reasons
than lack of patriotism may be found to ac
count for the anomaly. In a military sense,
so far as any organizatibn was concerned,
we were wholly, unprepared for the danger.
- What State, under such circumstances,
could have made air - impromptu defence
without aid from her sister States? New
York and New Jersey chanced to be better
prepared—their regiments whose terms had
expired, had just returned from the Army
of the Potomie, or were then en route.
This being the case, their promptitude was
more grateful than marvellous. And after
all that has lieen said, upon the subject, the
fact stands undisputed, that the city of Phila
delphia furnished more men to repel the in
vasion of the rebel army than the rest of the
entire North combined ! One other fact
should be remembered in this connection—
that in the efforts made by New York to
forward troops to the defence of the Penzz
sylvania bOrder, her loyalty may possibly
have been quickened by solicitude for her
own safety. We do not think we are un
reasonable when we contend that there is
no State in. the Union more loyal to the Na
tional Government than •Pennsylvania, nor
any State more hospitable to the soldiers of
the Union, nor any State more prodigal of
her strength and means, nor any State
whose soldiery have been more dis
tinguished for their splendid fighting quali
ties in this war. Certainly, it cannot be
complained that hitherto the war has lacked
the earnest, entire, and even generous sup-;
port of our people. We shall not give the
in - stances *here Pennsylvania was her own
severest critic, nor where her chief praise
came from other States. It is sufficient to
say that throughout the war she has been
true, liberal, and devoted, and her own his
tory will Prove her noblest vindication.
Bt the Washington Adininistration, which has
so= often picked the 'pockets' of >the nation's best
friends does not neglect this opportunity," eta., etc.
, .
We will not debase argument by a applying
it to this bold falsehood, quoted from the
Woad of Saturday, nor' shall we waste our
indignation. We only asli, calmly and ear
nestly, is it not sad that - an American news
paper should thus degrade itself? It is not
merely in just anger that we read abuse so
vulgar in thought and exPression, but with
sincere pity.
THE PR ESS.-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1863.
The President's Order ot-Itetaliation.
The President's emphatic order makes fu 7
tile the barbarous threats of the enemy.: , 'The
rebel leaders will not daileto te,Mg - Federal
officers of colored regiments whom they may
Capture, now that they are officially inforined
- that for every man :thus murdered a rebel
officer will be executed. They will not
dare to sell into slavery colored soldiers,
now that they know their own men in
our possession will suffer s.hnilar punish
ment: The United States cannot sell its
prisoners of war, being a civilized power,
but it, can righteously use them as in
struments_ to force upon the enemy the
practical respect for humanity, which for
mally he has scorned: The President has'
taken a firm position in defence of humanity;
he has, sustained the law of nations against
the outrage and brutality of the rebellion.
This simple announcement of counter re
taliation is at once an argument and a de
cree; the one cannot be refuted, the other it
is impossible to revoke. Not a word more
is needed to • make plain to the world the
basis of perfect right upon whiCh the . go
vernment stands. What - matchless effron
tery,: indeed,. 'in the enemy, when he at
,tempted to dictate to us the complexion
of our troops, when he sought by
threat of 'massacre to frighten us-unto
the admission of a code of war hitherto un
heard of in Christendom ! Not alone in
defence of our colored citizens in the .mili
tary service of the country, but in the com
mon interest of all Christian States, is this
order 'made. The cold-blooded system -of
massacre which JEFFERSON DAvis sought
to establish is an insult to the self-respect of
the World. We may not expect that it will
be formally withdrawn, but we need not
fear that it will be acttially , enforced ; for, if
the rebel ailthorities should madly force the
United States to execute these stern but just
just measures of retaliation, they will be'an
swerable not only for. the'death of ourmen in
their hands; it will be a double murder
they will then commit.
FROM Nonmrc CAROLINA we - haVe em
phatic testimony to the deep-seated feeling
of opposition to the tyranny of JEFFERSON
DAVIS which exists among' the people -of
that State. It has found expression in
strong words ; it will. soon ,find stronger .
expression in 'action. JEFFERSON Dorrs
is denounced as unworthy of any confi
dence, and the rebelliim is declared to be a
failure. When a leading journal of a .State
. .
rebellion dares to advise that a delegation
be sent to Washington to offer submission to
the Government. we may know how near
the great conspiracy is to its utter ruin.
North Carolina has spoken boldly, and has
half unloosed her chains, and other "States
will profit by her example. Proof after
.proof is literally thrust upon the nation that
the intelligent people of the Southern StateS
are growing' weary of a war which they
know to be useless, sick of a cause which
has brought them nothing but misery, and
anxious to return to the Union which but
for false leaders they never would have
sought to leave.
COLUMBIA HOUSE, CAPE - ISLAND,—Thin favorite
crod-popubar-hotoLia being rapidly filled with visitors
to this delighful watering -place. Under the manage.
ment of its gentlemanly proprietor, Mr. T. F. Cake,
every conceivable comfort'is provided for its guests.
As noticed iii another column, there are. . a few good
rooms still unoccupied. Those of our readers who
desire a really comfortable hotel should not fail to
apply at once.
'LAEGE SALE OF BOOTS AND SHOES.—The at
tention of buyersis called to the large and attractive
sale of fifteen hundred cases boots, shoes, brogans,
balmorals, &c., to be sold this morning by catalogue,
at 10 o'clock precisely, by Philip Ford & Co., auc
tioneers, at their store, Nos. 626 Market , and 522
Commerce streets.
NITSIg AT. FAII7.MOMIT PARE.—The musical per
formances at the Park, suspended since the 20th of
Tune, "because it was not deemed expedient to di
rect public attention from other and more important
matters," will be resumed this afternoon, at four
o'clock.
Special Despatches to The Press.
WAR DEP'T, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, July 81
TBe folloWingorder of the President is published
fon the information and government of z all con•
earned
It is the duty ol every Goyernment to give
protection to its citizeni, of whatever class,
color,. or condition, and especially to those who
are -,duly organized" as soldiers • the`- pall°
service. The law of nations, and the usages
and customs of war, as carried on by civilized
Powers, permit no distinction as to color in
_the
treatment of prisoners of war as public enemies.
To sell or enslave any captured person on ac
count of hie color, and for no offence against the
lawn of war, is a relapse into barbarism, and .a
crime against the civilization of the age. The
Government - of the United Stites will give the
same protection to all its soldiers, and if the
enemy shall sell or enslave any one because of
his color, the offence shall be punished by retail
ation upon the enemy's prisoners in our pos
session. It is therefore ordered, that for every
soldier of the United States killed in violation
of the law, a rebel soldier shall be executed, and
for every one enslaved by the enemy or sold
into slavery, a rebel soldier shall be placed at hard
labor on the public works, and continued at such
labor until the other shall be released and receive
the-treatment due to a prisoner of war.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN%
By order of the Secretary of War.
E. D. TOWNSEND, Ass't Adi't Gen,
Mails with New Orleans Resumed.
In reply to an inquiry of the Post Office Depart
ment, Special Agent G/ST, at Memphis, says he has
conferred with Captain PATTrson, commandant of
the navy yard, and Captain LEWIS, assistant quar
termaster of transporta.tion, and they both concur
with him that it will be safe and expedient to send
the Washington and New York mails to New Or
leans by way of the Mississippi river. , -
Arrangements have been made for a convoy at
least once a week from Vicksburg toNew Orleans,
and convoys can be more frequent when required by
the necessities of trade or of public interest.
The Postmaster General, however, does_ not feel
himself exactly justified at present in ordering this
service. But if corresPondents wish their letters to
go to New Orleans by way of Cairo, they can make
jheir endorsements upon them accordingly, and they
will be sent at the risk of the writers.
Brigadier General RIPLILY, Chief of the Ordnance
Bureau, has issued an order announcing the death
of General GEORGE 0. STRONG', :an officer of , that
bureau. In noticing hie; death, General I:lapis-a
says, in his order: ".First RENO, and now STRONG,
both so well known to their corps, and so highly
appreciated for the intelligence, zeal, and devotion
which.each brought to the discharge of the particu
lar sphere of duty of his own branch of the service,
no less arduous and important, though less brilliant
and striking, than that of the battle-lield; has each
crowned his career as a patriot and moldier ought, in
giving his life-blood to his country."
Skirmish Near Fairfax Court House.
Information received at headquarters this morn
.
ing announces the recapture, by the 2d - Massachusetts
Cavalry, of all the wagon's, men, goods, horses; Sze.,
taken by Iffosnny in his late raid on Kairfax*Court
House. No particulars are given, but we presume a
skirmish must have taken place, with what casual.;
ties on our side or the' enemy's we, of "course know.
not We argue r however, that Mossny is in rather
a tight place, being in full retreat, with our forcns
hotly pursuing him.
The Sppreme Court. t
D. W. 111.robiorroN, Esq., deputy clerk, is'now in
charge of 'the office of the Supreme Court Of the
United States, and to lbpaineeis communica
tions may be addreSsed:
At the opening, - yesterday, of the spacious new
building of the Daily Chronicle, the Executive De•'
partment was represented by President Lirmo.ty and
Secretaries SEIVARI7 and WELL'Es.' Rear Adeliral
Slirrn Gen. EBUNTZELMAIV, - and other prominent
°dicers of the navy and army, together .With the
heads of bureaus, editors and correspondents,' tele
giaph operators, and clerks of the various depart
ments, comprising a large:mill truly pleasant party,
who were handsomely entertained by Col. FORNICT;
the Proprietor of the Chronicle, at the Waverley
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OF
..
MOB, WASHINGTON .TRIY 2 8, 1863:—Gi3NERAI,
DENS, N 0.1236.-1. A 'bureau .will be attached to the
War Depaitnient, to bi.deaignated thiOavalry Bu,
2. This bureau will have !charge of the organize
tion and equipment of Abe cavalry forces of the
army, and of the provision for the mounts and re
mounts of the same.
a. The piuchase of all bones for the cavalry gee,
vice will be made by officers of the quartermaster's
department, under the direction of the chief of the
cavalry bureau. tlnapeetion of horses offered for the
cavalry service will be made by cavalry officers.'
4. Depots will be established for the reception, or
ganization, and discipline of cavalry recruits and
new reOmerits, and for the collection, Care and
training of cavalry horses. These ddpdts will be
,underthe general charge, of the cavalry bureau.
_ .
6. Copies of inspection reports of cavalry troops;
and such returns as may at any time be "called for,
will be sent to the bureau established by this order.
6. The enormous expense attending the mainte
nance of the cavalry arm points to the necessity of
greater care and morejedicious management on the
part of cavalry officers, that their horses may be
constantly kept up to the standard of efficiency for
service. Great neglects of duty in this connection
are to be attributed to officers in command of caval
ry troops. It is the design of the War Department
to correct such neglects, by dismissing from service
officers whose inefficiency and inattention result in
the`deterioration and loss of the public animals un
der their charge.
By order of the Secretary of War.
E. a TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General.
,
AVILSI3IENGTON.
WABHIN9TOti, August 2, 1863.
The Order of Retaliation.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 262
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 30, 1863
The. Death of General Strong.
The Daily'Chrpniele,oflice.
A cavalry Buieau.
Payment .of the Troops.
The , Paymaster General has directed the pay
masters - to make up their rolls as rapidly as
poisible, in order that the Army of the Potomac
may be paid up to the first of June. The pre.
paration of the rolls has unavoidably been de
layed, owing to the accent active movements of
the troops.
Naval.
Captain GEORGE F. EMMONS is detached from the
command of- the Monongahela and ordered as fleet
captain of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron.
Commander SAMBEI H. STELONG is ordered to the
command of the Monongahela.
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
GEN. LEE'S DISPOSITIONS NUR CULPEPER.
THE NATIONAL AIM MOVING.
Ni w Yonic, Aug. 2.—The Times , ,Washington de
spatch gives the following :
The statement that Lee's forces are massed at
Oulpeper is not credited here. No doubt he has a
strong rear guard at that point, but the main body
of his army is thought to be on the south bank of the
Rapidan. The exact location of the rebel army will be
ascertained within the next twenty-four hours. The
public .will not be surprised to learn that Gen-
Meade's army is abOut to make an important move.
meat. One thing is certain, that rations for a long
march have been issued, A portion of our cavalry
crossed the Rappahannock, near Beverly Ford, on
Friday, and other forces are already on the move.
Colonel Lewell's expedition in pursuit of the
rebel Moseby returned to Fairfax on Saturday. Al
though most of the stolen property was recovered,
the guerilla chieftain and all his men escaped.
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY OS POTOMAO, August 2,
1863.—General Buford's cavalry, artillery, and a
supporting infantry force crossed the Rappahannock
at the Railroad Station yesterday, and thence with
his cavalrrand artillery; lie proceeded towards Cul
peper, driving Stuart's cavalry force before him.
When near'Culpeper, General Buford encountered a
large rebel forge of infantry and artillery, and 'a
fierce fight ensued, lasting until dark, when hewith
drew to a strong position, east of Brandy Station.
The lose on both sides was considerable,
This reconnoissance confirms the reported concen
tration of Lee's forces near 'Culpeper, and indicates
that his present headquarters are at Steveneburg,
four miles southeast of Culpeper.
The twenty-nine sutlers' wagons captured near
Fairfax on Thursday night, by Moseby and his band,
were recaptured with all their contents on Friday
morning, near Aldie, by the 2d Massachusetts Cav
alry. A skirmish ensued between the gorillas and
our advance'guard, but on the approach, of the main
body, Moseby fled, closely followed by the cavalry.
Several of the enemy are reported killed and
wounded, but 110 report has been received of the
result of the pursuit.
This morning a detachment of our cavalry killed
two and captured two others of Moseby's band near
New Baltimore, and were engaged in ferreting out
others.
The weather yesterday and to-day has been by far
the hottest of the season. All id quiet to-night.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Jefferson Davis Denounced as Un
worthy of Any Confidence.
THE REBELLION DECLARED A FAILURE.
A COUNTER REVOLUTION THREATENED.
A DELEGATION TO WASHINGTON
PROPOSED
FORTRESS MONROE, August 2.—The steamer Es
cort arrived this morning, with Newbern dates to the
Ist instant.
The Raleigh Standard denounces Jeff Davis as a
tepudiator, in whom no confidence should be placed,
and whose efforts to establish a Southern Confede
racy' will be a failure.
The Richmond Enquirer calls upon Jeff Davis to
suppress the Raleigh Standard and wipe out the -Su
preme Court - Of North Carolina.
The 'Standard says : " Governor Vance will stand
by the Supreme Court, and the Standard also, if ne
cessary, and if Jeff Davis attempts to use physical
force to suppress the Standar4 Davie will be met
with physical force and a revolution in, this State
will be the result. John Mitchell, the editor of the
Richmond Enquirer, is an agent of Great Britain,
which has long sought to divide the Northern and
Southern people."
The Raleigh Standard says that "North Carolina
has furnished 95,000 soliliers for this causeless war,
40,000 .of whom are either killed or wounded, and
that• North Carolina should send a delegation to
Washington at once, and see what terms can be ob
tained, and not wait for Jeff Davie."
The recent cavalry raid under Colonel Spear, from
Norfolk to Jackson, N. o.,Sound the enemy strongly
entrenched at Jackson, which commands the ap
proaches to Weldon. -
Major Anderson, on 'the 26th ult., captured the
enemy's pickets, and took possession of an import
ant bridge, thereby defeating the enemy in their in-
CH LEST ON.
General Gilmorei Siege Batteries able to
Breach Fort Sumpter. •
NEW Your, August I.—The steamship Belvidere,
from Port Royal July 29th, arrived here this morn
ing. She brings home the I.l4thPennsylvania Regi
ment, whose term has expired. '
By this arrival, we have news from our forces
near Oharlipton to Wednesday last, the 29th ult., the
Belvidere baring - paned the off bar atil A. M. on
that day. At that time the New Ironsides and two
of the monitors were engaging Fort Wagner.
Ben. Gilmore had succeeded in constructing a long
line of batteries t injthie. , two hundred and fifty yards
of Fort Wagnerfte had'also mounted three heavy
siege guns within': one Mile and a quarter of Fort
Sumpter which were to open on that fort the day the,
steamer left. The. General was confident that when
he got'all his heavy„siege guns mounted he would
coon reduce Sumpter.;
The casualties on our Side lately have been few in
number. '
We have obtained some further particulars of the
news from Charleston harbor, brought by the trans
port Belvidere to-day.
The Ironsides and two monitors, abreast of Fort
Wagner, were occasionally -firing on both Fort
Sumpter and Fort Wagner. No engaged ent of any
account had taken place since the'assault of July
19th upon Wagner. Our losses since that time have
not averaged more than four per day. General
Gilmore has now more than fourteen Parrott guns
and mortars in position on Morris Island.
Poi the present the idea of taking Fort Wagner
has been Abandoned, shells making but a slight im
pression upon the sand of which that work is com
posed—the breach made by one shell being soon filled
up by the eirplosion of another. -
Gen. Gilmore is confident that, with his heavy
siege guns, he can breach Fort Sumpter.
The 10111 Connecticut Regiment occupies the rifle•
pits within two hundred and fifty yards Of Fort
Wagner. Col. Otis, of this regiment, came here
on the Belvidere for the purpose of taking back
drafted men.
00 010430 !NOD a Dierizizies rrimo emu tio(rmlooDtgki
The following is a list of the offleers'of the 174th
Pennsylvania Regiment, who returned by , the Belvi-*
dere
Colonel John Joyce, Lieutenant Colonel Edw. F.
Hess, Major J. M. Bears, Surgeon H. F. Conrad,
Chaplain Rev. L. F. Day, Adjutant Frank Reeder,
Assistant Surgeon Samuel Graham. "A—Capin
J. L. Fackenthall, First Lieutenant H. C. Kearney,
Second Lieutenant A. M. Rise. B—Captain J. H.
Allierbach, First Lieutenant Reuben Stever, Second
Lieutenant John Greenwood. o—Captain F. J.
Geissinger, Second Lieutenant A. U. Taylor. D
Captain George M. Hager, First Lieutenant Henry
Moll. Second Lieutenant Jacob Leister. E—Cap.
tain John S. Bailey, First Lieutenanf^T. S. Ken
derine, Second Lieutenant William IVlcClarden. F
—Captain Thomas W. Harris, First Lieutenant John.
H. Rufe, Second Lieutenant Henry C. Ott. G
Captain James M. Jainisoft, First Lieutenant B. B.
. Goodman, Second Lieutenant William. P. Radford.
H—Captain Z. D. Morris, First Lieutenant C. T.
Hess, Second Lieutenant Moses Pour. I—Captain
Stephen Williamson, Second Lieutenant H. E.
Schwarz. K—Captain Moses O. - Kulp, First Lieu
tenant David Finnan, Second Lieutenant Jacob
Enlisted men—Non• commio mimed officers, lIS ;
privates and musicians, 304. Total enlisted, 417.
FORTRESS MONROE.
FORTIy.ESS Mormon, July 31.—The flag-of-truce
boat New York, Captain Chigolm, arrived earlythis
morning from Fort Delaware, with nearly eight
hundred rebel prisoners, moot of whom are wounded.
The New York left for City Point this afternOon, in
'charge of Flag:of-truce-offlcel: Mulford.
The Pertsmouth Virginian; of July 30, says On
the 29th General H. ill. Naglee issued 'orders to the
Common Council of-Portsmouth, Va., to revoke
certain acts passed them among which acts were
the revocation of the issue of city scrip and the order
compelling the Secesh to pay their rent into the city
The CityConnell. Met on the evening of the 29th,
and passed the following
Resolved, That we refuse to recognize the authori
tyof Brigadier General H. M. Naglee to decide'any
case of appeal from the action of this. Board..
Reselva; That the Mayor and other officers of the
City Government be required to enforce every act of
this Council, regardless of any orders emanating
from the military authorities;,and that, in the event
of a conflict of authority,'an appeal shall be taken
to his Excellency the Governor to sustain the au
thority of the State, and city.
W. P. PARKER, C. C.
The Portsmouth Virginian aleo says : " Eight re.
her surgeons and chaplains arrived here oil:Thurs. ,
day afternoon, on their way to City Point. They
were taken at Gettysburg:"
A detachment of marines have left the Marine
Barracks, Gosport; for New York, en route for
Port Royal, S. O.
On Tuesday last, Pollee Officers William H. De.
grew and George Johnson, in company with Lieu.
tenant Trumbull, of the patrol guard, entered the
dwelling of Mr. Walker, on Court street, and found
secreted beneath the chamber floor, some fire-arms,
which they removed to the provost marshal's office
for eafe keeping.
The :U. S. Steamer Vanderbilt.
Nnw Your, August 2.—Advioes from Pernam
buco to July Eth state that the United States
steamer Vanderbilt was to , sail ,the same day in
search of pirates.
San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, July al.—The commercial oom
munity was thrown into a state of excitement yes
terday, by the discovery of a system of frauds in the.
Empire Warehouse.. Goods valued at slso,ooo.have
been withdrawn on, fraudulent receipts, or else such
receipts have been used for collateral securities to
borrow money on. • • • .
Launett of a Monitor.
Boa'row, August 1.--The new and powerful monl
tor Canonieus was launched to-day from the marine
tvo;ks of Loring t East Boston. c•
THE WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST.
Despatches from Admiral Porter—The
Yazoo Expedition.
WASHINGTON, August 1.-11 ear Admiral Porter,
after giving a detailed account of the blowing up of
the De Kalb, says :
"We are somewhat compensated for the loss of
the De Kalb by the handsome results of this expedi
tion. Fire of the largest and handsomest boats
that ever ran on this river were destroyed by the
rebels, to prevent their falling into our hands. They
were entirely burnt up, and one smaller one was
captured.
"The rebeli'sustained a great loss in these boats._
Any one of them could have been converted into a
powerful 'ram or gunboat, and the 'loss of them
breaks up their chance of transporting troops.'
Our forces captured five heavy guns, re lighter, and
all the ammunition and stores of the enemy.
This frees the Yazoo river of rebel troops.
The loss of the rebels by this expedition has been
all the guns they.left on'the Yazoo river,. $BOO,OOO
worth of steamers, $600,000 worth-of cotton, and as
much more in other stores necessary for the mainte•
name of an army.
WASHINGTON, August ear Admiral Porter,
in a communication to the Navy Department, says
that he is not sure of raising the De Kalb, and can
not yet ascertain her injuries..
All the guns and everything which could be got
out were removed, including the paymaster , a book
and Government funds.
As the residents of Yazoo City did not take the
trouble to warn him of the torpedoes, which they
had an opportunity of doinz, three thousand. bales
o f cotlon have been seized to pay for the gunboats
THE • SURRENDER OF 13 RASH - EA:It CITY
CONFIRMED
NEW 'ironic, August I.—The New Orleans Era of.
the 25th ult. states that Branhear City surrendered
on the 22d, to .Captain Johnson, of the gunboat
Sachem. No further particulars had been received.
Gen. FrankliMhad gone to Baton Rouge.
FROM VICKSBURG— THE REBEL, CON
SCRIPTION IN WEST TENNESSEE.
Mampnis, July 30.—The steamer Warsaw, from
Vicksburg, has arrived, with Major General Blair
and staff, en route for St. Louis.
All was quiet, at Vicksburg and its vicinity.
Col. Richardson, the rebel guerilla, has issued an
order requiring all the men of West Tennessee, be
tween 18 and 46, to report at his camps, under the
rebel conscription act. The followin. , are the in
structions given for parrying out this order:
If-a man should absent himeelf from home to avoid
this order, burn hie house and all his property ex
cept such as may be useful to this command. If a
man resist this by
.refusing to report, shoot him
down. If a man takes refuge in his house and of.
fere resistance, set his house on fire and guard it so
that he may not get out,
The officers of the steamer Courier, from Helena,
report the arrival of Gen. Davidson, with a large
cavalry force from Pilot Knob, Mo. He captured
about 600 rebels, ten miles from Helena, and
brought them in.
KENTUCKY.
Martial Law Declared by Gen. Burnside.
CINCINNATI, July 11.—General Burnside has is
sued an order declaring the State of Kentucky to be
invaded by a rebel force, with the avowed intention
of overawing the judges of elections, intimidating
loyal voters, keeping them from the polls, - and
forcing the election of disloyal candidates at the
election on the 3d proximo. The military force of
the Government is the only force that can defeat
this attempt, and the State. of Kentucky is therefore
placed under martial law, and all the military offi
cers are commanded to aid, the constituted authori
ties of - the state in the support of the laws and ttie
purity of suffrage. The legally-appoint&l judges at
the polls will be held strictly responsible that no
disloyal person be allowed to.vote, and to this end
the military pewit' is ordered to give them its ut
most support.
STATES IN BEBELLION,
The Paroles of the :Vicksburg Garrison.
{From the Richmond Enquirer.] •
The enemy, on the third of July, when Gen. Lee
was driving back their forces from Gettysburg, cap
turing thousands, and threatening their army with
ruin and annihilation, published a War Gazette,
denying the power of paroling prisoners on the bat
tle-field. .This was done to embarrass General Lee
wit,h'his captures;:it was to - encumber his army
with prisoners, necessitating large details to guard
and convey them to Richmond. Thus the enemy
hoped to sO encumber Lee as to prevent his ad
vance.
Now, - -Vicksburg had no telegraphic communica
tion with Washington, and on the next day General.
Grant captured, according to various accounts, from
18.000 to 27,000 prisoners, and paroled them on the
bitile-fleld, in direct violation of the terms of this
War Gazette. The enemy enforced this War Ga
iette by forcing into the ranks 4.500 prisoners paroled
by General Lee. The captured garrison of Vicks
burg,. by the terms of the enemy's War Gazette,
should be immediately declared exchanged, and
placed as a reinforcement to General Johnston.
There wag no agreement between the commanding
generals of the two armies—General Johnston and
General Grant—which the enemy assert in this War
Gazette to be required by the cartel. General-Pem
berton could capitulate and surrender, but the ex-'
change of the prisoners captured must, according to
this War Gazette, take place either between com
manding generals, or at the appointed place for ex
change, namely, City Point.
Nobody will have the right to complain if this
war gazette be promptly acted unon by our author."
ritiee, and Pemberton and his army be declared no
longer on parole, since, by the terms of the war
gazette, tbey-were- not , exchanged by the general
commanding, nor at the appointed place, but irregu
larly and improperly, arid, if, as soon as armed, they
be turned against the enemy.
If, in eagerness to embarrass General Lee, the
enemy has put forth a war gazette that now ma,
terially aids General Johnston, it would be but right
and proper that our authorities should promptly em
brace the opportunity thue proffered them. This
war gazette is a forced and improper construction of
the cartel 't but as it is the enemy's construction;
they could 'not complain if we adopt it, now that it
acts so charmingly in our favor.
However, though we can see clearly the treacher
ous trap set by our enemies, and though the advan
tage given to us is sufficiently plain, yet the Confed
erates do not by any means govern their conduct by
Yankee example. If we had done so in Pennsylva
nia we should have laid York in ashes,iand stolen
all the pianos. True, we are fighting against an
enemy who, repudiates all obligations ofhonor, as
well as of humanity, but even that does not absolve
us from those obligations. We have certain old
fashioned ideas of good faith and chivalry; and
whether we. can-conquer in this strife or perish, we
must absolutely preserve the reputation of gentle
men and men of honor.
It is for our supreme military authorities to pro
nounce whether Gen. Pemberton and his garrison
are bound by the parole or not, under the circum
stances. We shall abide by their decision, and feel
confident that they will keep our Confederate honor
high and stainless. -
GENERAL BRA.GG'S RETREAT.
[Correspondence of the Mobile Advertiser and Register.)
CAMP ON LOOKOUT IROUNTATN,
Near Chattanooga, Tenn., July 7.
The Army of the Tennessee, Gen. Braxton Bragg
commanding, has arrived thus far on its -retreat
from the advancing army of Rosecrans. After thir
teen days of unparalleled sufferings, consisting of
forced marches, hard work, sleepless nights, drench
ing - rains, barefoot walking over stony roads, hun
ger, famine, heat by day and cold by night, we have
succeeded in escaping from the terrible - Yaifirees,
and put - as a peacemaker between them and us the
surging current of the deep, wide, majestic Tennes
see. Here we rest our broken-down bodies for a
brief season, and hope to recuperate our exhausted
strength, and repair, 'in some degree, our heavy
losses in articies - of clothing and camp equipage.
On the 24th June the - enemy engaged our troops in
front, and dispersed our cavalry. Our infantry met
them, and there was hard fighting that-evening.
Clayton's brigade, the 18th, 36th, and 38th Alabama,
advanced-that evening in a drenching rain to Beech
Grove, and held a gap there for thirty hours. Here
we confronted the enemy all day on the 25th..--They
had seven regiments and we three. We spent the
day one thousand four hundred yards apart, and
in full view; but the constant rain prevented any en
gagement. -
There Were some artillery duels between the bat
teries on the crestiof the-hills. Bates' brigade, on
our left, skirmished all day.:
On
On the 26th, about nine o'clock; our retreat began.
Our brigade did not seethe sigdal to retreat, and muf f
nearly cut oir, a large force of the enemy being
abreast with us before we retired. We hastened on
to Tullahoma, _and ,offered . a battle there, but the
enemy declined it, and for fear of being flanked, we
retired to Chattanooga.
Our sufferings have been awful beyond descrip
tion. For . seven consecutive days and nights we had
wet feet and wet shoes, which were not once dry
during an entire week. Our clothes, too, were wet
all the time. The roads were horrible. - Without
sleep, without adequate food; often without water,
we marched, worked, stood in line of battle, in mud
and water, stood guard all the night, and suffered
for thirteen days all that humanity can suffer in the
flesh. It is ended now, but it will require weeks to
restore us to-our ibrmef morale, for we are greatly
exasperated and demoralized.
Our loss in baggage, clothing, and camp equipage
can - never he repaired. We have lost everything.
None of us have but one suit of clothes, and many
are almoetnahed. Nearly one:tenth of the army is
barefoot. The single suit of clothes that the luckiest
of-us have arewet and fermenting with the accumu
lated rain and sweat that have soaked them for
thirteeri'daVs.
Ax.reo Of . a Supposed Spy.
BALTIMORE, August I.—This morning, the de
tectives-of Provost Marshal Blumenburg made an
arrest of a young man; named Francis Smith, on
the charge of being a Confederate spy, and as having
been in the Chesapeake Artillery, commanded by
Captain Brown, whcrwas killed at Gettysburg. On
his person was fonnd's tidy, on which was tastefully
workedi.in the usual colors, a Confederate flag, and
around the:edgethe.name of Jefferson Davis, 1861,
With fifteen stars. lie was taken to the office of the
marshal and subjected tea rigid examination, but
he would give' no information with respect to the
Parties from whom he - obtained the tidy, as also a
pocket‘handkerchief-with a flag on it, He is der
.tamed -for the authorities.
• In - addition to a number of- deserters, arrested by
detectives of provost marshal, yesterday and the
previous day, was Thomas Armstrong, Company EI,
6th Maryland Regiment, who deserted on the nth
of March, 1862, and entered the naval service on
board a gunboat, and George Hanna, Company A.,
1 9th Maryland Regimen; who did not go with the
regiment when it left this city. He was arrested
while in citizens) clothing, and stated that - he de
signed staying.here sons to go as a substitute for
some_ one, of those to be drafted under the con
scription act; Sohn Welsh, Company D, 6th
New York Cavalry, who deserted three weeks ago.
He wanted to sell- his cavalry revolver, which cost
$l2, to a person for $lO, .so as to go farther North.
They were all sent to Fort McHenry.
There were also a number of stragglers who were
sent to Camp Bradford.
Over - four thousand wounded rebels still remain
in the hospitals, in and around Gettysburg, who are
kindly cared for by our surgeons. - Many of them,
it is, reported. have asked not to be sent South,
where they will again be compelled to fight against
China and Japan.
SAN FBAreiseo, July 30.-Theahip Black Prince,
from Hong Kong en June 6th, arrived here to-day,
bringing 366 Chinese passengers. -
The American steamer Jamestown arrived at Ma
cao on the 2d,of June. All well.
The ship DOn Quixote arrived at
_Hong Bong on
.the 2d of June.— '
The news from China is unimportant.
The latest news received at Bong Kong, from Ja-
pan, stated that a war with France and England was
certain. The Japanese are reported to be much bet
ter prepared •for the.war than was supposed. Dates
from the Sandwich Islands -to July 4th state that
the American commissioner, Mcßride, had entered
on his official duties. The volcano near Shilo was
again lig action, throiving out immense streams of
molten lava.
Mexico.
SAN FRANCISCO, July st.—The first steam quartz
mill erected 'at Reese dyer mines commenced work
Owing to obatructiong in the roads between the
city of Mexico -and Acapulco, news. has been re
ceived from the - ity of Mexico only to Suns .46th.
General Alvarez, from whom accounta are re
ceived to the 20th instant, was expecting the arrival
at Acapulco of the French fleet, with ten thousand
soldiers. .
~ .qhle force is .to come from the Gulf of Mexico,
acro*Tehuantepec; and from Acapulco will be des
proartctah.ed: fOrgarricona for all the Nexican
MIETROPIO4.
Later by the Stean►ship America—The De
fence of Canada—The Russian Reply Un
satiSfaetory—Defeat of the.-Rnssians—Ad-
ranee in American Seenritiies.
. _
Naw Yonrc, August 2.—The steamship America,
with Southampton dates to the 22d ult., arrived at
noon.
The steamship Canada, from Boston, arrived at
Queenstown on the 19th; the Heola, from New
York, arrived the same day.
GREA.T BRITAIN
In the House of Lords the Duke of. Argyll asked
the Government to give facilities for establishing a
ship canal from Lake Erie to the Ottawa river, for
conveying grain through Canada instead of the
"United States,
Lord Granville regretted that the Canadians had
not provided sufficient militia far its defence In case
of war. Be said it was impossible for England to
defend Canada effectively unless the Canadians
aided.
Mr. }foreman's resolutions in favor of Poland
have been withdrawn.
The Confederate loan was last quoted at 4),@3/4
.diacoun+.
The 'lima' City article says the American news
was received with surprise and disappointment at
the removal (owing to Lee's retreat)- of all prospect
of a termination of the war; with satisfaction in
contemplating England's wisdom in not premature
ly yielding to recent pressure for a Confederate re.
cognition.
The Galway contract (the same as in 1859) has
been approved in the House of Commons. Galway
Win be the port of departure.
In the House of Commons on Monday, Mr. Elora
man moved the following resolution:
Resolved, That the arrangements made with regard
to Poland by the treaty of. Vienna have failed to ,
secure the good government of Poland or the peace
of Europe, and any further attempt to replace Po
land under the conditions of that treaty must cause.
calamities toyoland, and embarrassments and , dan
ger to Europe.
He contended that England was bound to.do.some
thing more than merely write despatches.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer opposed the
resolution.
Mr. Hennessy condemned the conduct of Russia
towards Poland. He defended Austria. He thought
Poland was entitled to independence.
Lord Palmerston said there, was. no. alternative
between remaining passive or insisting upon the es
tablishment of Poland in its "ancient state. The
Powers of Europe were prepared to go to war to
force Russia to relinquish her posiession. This
might be done, but it was clear that it could not be
done by persuasion. The only ground that could
justify our remonstrance with Russia was the treaty
of Vienna. If that was abandoned we should de
liver the Poles, bound hand and foot, to. Russia. Re
hoped that the House would not agree to the mo
tion, or would press the Government to declare the
course they would pursue.
Mr. Horeman then withdrew the motion.
It is expected that Parliament would be prorogued
on the 28th inet.
Lord Clyde is alarmingly ill at the Government
House, Chatham, and his recovery is' considered
altogether hopeless.
The Times says : The Cabinet at Washington are
not &mid tn . their task. Every crisis of affairs
seems to elicit additional proofs that they are in
every respect unfit to deal with the' events 'passing
around them. The gleam of success that has fallen
on the Federal arms in the surrender of Vicksburg,
and the incidents of the second Maryland campaign,
have exhibited the President and his chief ministers
in a manner almost pitiable. With their country
torn asunder, and its soil reeking with blood, they
only find a voice to make poor and flippant election
speeches. „Mr. Seward crowned the wretched dis
play by something that we record, but will not here
repeat, for it was simply blasphemous. That men
in such positions could so express themselves at
such a time is a deplorable illustration of the de
generacy of American rulers.
2rom the London Daily News, July a]
" A °LRAM of success," we are told by a Confe
derate contemporary, " has fallen on the Federal
arms in the surrender or, 'Vicksburg and the in
cidents of the second `Maryland campaign."
The philosophical calmness of this generous and
dignified admission will perhaps be envied by both
parties who are actively engaged in the great
struggle on the other side of the Atlantic. These
trivial incidents, which are insufficient to disturb
tie serenity of Southern sympathizers at a cafe
distance from the scenes of action, have filled the
Federal North with the profoundest gratitude and
exultation, while the South has never attempted
to disguise its settled conviction that the fall of
Vicksburg, by cutting the Confederacy hopelessly
in two, would be a fatal blow to their cause. Bat
the Southern journalist on this side of the water
affects to see in the permanent command of the Mis
sissippi, and the possession of the Western States
by the North, only a transient gleam of success
to the Federal arms. The less philosophic par
tisans of the slave power, even in this country,
will perhaps be disposed to regard this tone at
such a crisis as the very irony of friendship. It is,
however, susceptible of a more generous explana
tion, if we remember the sweeping principle which
our contemporary has for some months past laid
down. It has affirmed over and over again that
lithe North should be defeated at any point the loss
would be irremediable, but if the South were de
feated it would be of no consequence. On the conso
latory hypothesis that defeat is of no consequence to
the South, her most ardent partisans may, of course,
view the rapidly changing features of the campaign
with perfect coolness. Unfortunately, however, this
philosophical theory has not exercised much practi
cal influence on the conduct of those who profess to
hold it. They have been as one-sided and intem
perate as the most unphilosophinal partisan could
possibly be. They have been just as eager to prove
that the South was about to succeed at all points as
though victory had been really an important object.
In fact, so intense and unscrupulous is this feeling
that it leads not only to the serious distortion, but to
the actual suppression of notorious facts. The Times,
for example, in its comments last Thursday on the
three day's' fighting at Gettysburg, made no refer.
ence whatever to the third and most important day
of-all—that terrible engagement of Friday, which
lasted from dawn till sunset, and was the decisive
battle of the invasion. Accordingly, it very natu
rally concluded that the principal struggle was yet
to come. In like maener e ereferringeto-viakie
burg,whiteairef - keeide rammer with the siege
Operations in active progress knew that the reduc
tion of the place was only a 'question of days, it
continued to report up to Saturday last the flat,
tering assurance that "General Grant had an im
possible task before him." "Gen. Grant's army,"
we were again- told on that day, "persists in the
siege of Vicksburg, but it is difficult to see what
possible hope there can be of reducing the city." In
a lees philosophic critic this ostrich policy of run
ning your nose into' the sand and pretending not to
know what is going on around, would be regarded
as contemptible weakness and folly—the very cli
max of disingenuous puerility.
Recent events have fortunately to a great ex
tent restored the philosophic calm. The salu
tary influence even of such insignificant events as
the fall of Yicks'burg and the defeat of General
Lee is seen in a striking reserve arid moderation
of tone. These trivial successes, though incapable
of disturbing our contemporary's serenity, lead
him ' into a somewhat pensive strain of reflection.
The real lesson to be drawn from these events, we
are told, is "that the issues sought are not to be
gained by war at all." This is a great change
from the fierce and belligerent note of defiance
recently heard in the same quarter. Only a week
ago we were told in a tone of something like vin
dictive triumph that the North was at the mercy
of the South; that General Lee .was certain of
victory at every point; that after destroying the
Northern army, which he would inevitably do as
soon as the Federal commander gave him an
opportunity, he had. simply to choose which he
would take first, Philadelphia, Baltimore, or Wash
ington; and finally, " that unless the Federala pos
sess much higher qualities than they hare yet shown.
to the world, we may expect- to hear in a week or
two that President Davis is at Waabington." Now
all le changed, and the philosophical critic moral
izes with a sigh over the uselessness of the sword.
'• From the first," we are told, "the conflict VTA one
of questions and principles which can only be settled
by statesmanship. National madness has given
them over for decision by the sword." There
is much truth in this ; and it is most un.
fortunate thatijour contemporary, and other ad
visers of the South should not have discovered-it
before. There need then have been -no war at
all. It is, in the truest sense, a war of principles,
which ought to have been waged on.the hustings,
in the Senate and Council-chamber of the nation,
and, decided - by the deliberative voice, of the-com
munity. But the South; madly refusing that legiti
mate-tribunal of appeal, took the law of violence
its own_ hand. At the mere prospect of a
I.political reverse It seized the sword, and those who
thus madly seize-the sword and wantonly plunge
a whOle continent into war must abide the issues
It was an act not only of madness, but of fearful
"guilt. • Who alone are responsible for the madness
and the crime, the Vice President of the Confedet
racy has - told the world. At the Georgian State
Gopverition, held, - in January, 1861, to decide
whether' the State should secede. or not, Mr.
Stephens concluded an unanassierable speech against
secession in very-memorable' words. After de
scribing the Federal Government -as the best and
freest, the most equal in its rights, , the most
just in it decisions, 'the most lenient in its measures,
and the most inspiring' in its principles the world
bad ever eeen, he added : " Now, for you to attempt
to overthrow such a Government as this, under
which we have lived for more than three-quarters
of secentury—in which we have gained our wealth,
our standing as a nation, our domestic safety while
the elements of peril are around us. with peace and
tranquillity . accompanied' with unboended prcia
perity and rights unassailed—is the height of mad
ness, folly, and wickedness."
PRANCE
The Ormstitufirmncl regrets the impatience of
those who demand the immediate publication
of-the Russian replies, and says the replies are
being examined by the three Powers, which posi
tively intend to agree on the means of settling the
question definitively. The Paris journals consider
the Russian reply aft unsatisfactory. The Nation
says the intentions of the French Cabinet regarding
the Polish reply will be made known within three
days.
Rentes are quoted at M. 86c.
A small rifled cannon taken at Puebla is offered
to the Prince Imperial by the army of Mexico.
A battalion of the Imperial Guards Paraded before
the residence of, the Emperor at Vichy on the morn
ing of the 19th. One of the officers of Gen. Forey's
army delivered to his Majesty the flags taken by the
French troops in Mexico. The Emperor summoned
the sukofficers of the Guard and delivered the tro
phies into their charge. with the words, " If you
had been there you would also have taken your
share of flags." The battaliort defiled before the
Emperor amid the acclamations of the crowd.
The Paris correspondent of the Times says : It is
pretty certain that the answer of thellusaian Go
vernment to the noteirof the three - -Rowera is not
considered satisfactory. Among others who are
mortified and disappointed is said to be the Russian
ambassador himself, who had hoped for something
better. _ _ _
RUSSIA
Russia admits the six (6) propositions, but rejects
the armistice, saying the repression of the insurrec
tion is necessary ; an amnesty is offered, and Russia,
meanwhile, is Willing - to accept the principles of a
conference itself, but does not admit the right of all
th 6 eight Powers who signed the final act of the
'treaty of Vienna, to participate in the-conference
Until England, France,'Austria, Prussia, andßussia
:are agreed.
POLAND.
The Russian military officers are invested with
administrative functions.
A Cossack detachment while plimdering Graitewo
were cut to pieces.
The insurrection in Somokitia is increasing.
Eight hundred Russians were-defeated near Lu•
barton and five hundred at Sabots.
The Russian conscription in Wilma, Grain°,
Nowno, Voihynia, Mew, and Podolia, has been
The Russians were beaten twice on the 15th and
once en the 18th.
A despatch from Bucharest, of July lath, says four
hundred Poles and some Englislamenieft Toulchta ,
on boa] d an English steamer, and disembarked on
the 11th between Rein and Ismail: Tho instructions
received,with regard to this expedition, by the Wal
lachian authorities and troops,. were to employ per
suasion, and to avoid a conflict with arms at any.
cost. Their conciliatory efforts, however, not being
attended with-. any result i 's fight took place which
lasted five hours, and terminated in the retreat of
the. Poles, who abandoned their dead and wounded.
The Roumans hadiB killed, and 4d wounded. The
arms used by the Poles were of English manufac
tuie, and of superior nualitY. Two companies of
Boum ans pursued tbe Poles on the 17th ; the latter'
surrendered, _The captives were treated as military
prisonepp, apd supplied ;with rattona. The com
mander was released on parole.. -
A despatch from Warsaw of the lath states that
Wiederabieki has defeated 800 Bileeiane near Lu
bartow.
The Austrian Government is extremely diesatifr
tied with the last Reagan reply.
PRUSSIA
The Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia. have
accepted an invitation to a grand entertainment
which will be given July 19th, by the nobility of the
Province of Ueedorn.
THE POLISH QUESTION.
The Paris Pays sass : The three:Powers still fully
agree in demanding that Ruisia mould adhere to the
programme. Austria: has enerOtioally rejected the
attempts of Russia to disturb. the good tuaderstand
ing of the three Powers,
= Commercial Intelligence.
'LIVERPOOL, July 21.—The sales of Cotton for two days
have been 14,9(30 bales. Prices have advanced 3.4, par
tially aid for American descriptions. The sales to specu
lators and importers were 5.000 bales.
The advicas from Manchester are favorable, with an
upward tendency.
Breadstuffs firm. Messrs. Wakefield, Bigland. Athya
Sr Co., and Gordon's circulars report Dour steady at 2t
ig12.65. Wheat buoyant; red Southern and Western fts
9c@9. Sd; white Southern and Western 10011 a. Corn
firm and unchanged; mixed corn 270@278 3d; white corn
29s 6d@2:4 6d.
PROVISIONS steady and unchanged. Beef buoyant.
Bacon steady. Butter easier. Lard very dull. Tallow
quiet and steady.
PRODUCE.—Asbes Quiet and steady. Sugar inactive.
Coffee steady. Rice inactive: sales small. Linseed OIL
steady'. Common Rosin without sales. Spirits Turpen
tine dull. Petrblenm very duil; 2s 3d 7 # gallon for re,
fined, 17s 6d@lls bbl for' crude.
American securities are active. ignited States Ps had
improved 6. Ede shares'234;lllinois Central 7. Michigan
Central convertible 2. - sinking fund 31, Peansylvania
Railroad first mortg:ge 6, Virginia 6s declined 1, Illi
nois Central bonds declined , •
. .
LONDON MONEY MARKET, July 20.—Consols are
very heavy in consequence of the doubtful state of the
Polish question. They are quoted for money at 9235ffs
92%.
Judge McCunn , U Fourth of July Speech.
Fellow-Citizens of the city of Brooklyn: It Was
not my intention to say anything to you to-day. I
waqinvited but yesterday by your committee to meet
you on this occasion. I had other engagements
but, after hearing your committee, I consented to
be with you to day, and to be simply one of your
selves. But, since listening to the reading of the
Declaration of Independence by Alderman Tier
nan, and hearing the name of - Charles Carroll.
of Carrollton, [cheers,] it made the blood course
through my veins with the speed of electricity.
That name:stands out in bold relief on the pages,
of American history—nay, on the pages of the
history of the world. Ile suffered more as a martyr
of the Revolution than any other man. This se
cond Declaration' of Independence, word for word,
read by our Southern brethren, had tilled their
breasts with the same patriotism that possessed
the patriota of '76. [Great cheering.] I mean
what I say, and I am ready to abide the
responsibility._[lmmense applause.] I say this
is aii_unholy, prtisan war. [That's the talk.] This
is the gloomiest Fourth of July that this country
has ever witnessed. At this moment we bear the
booming of the cannons of destruction (at Gettys
burg) slaughtering our brothers, and our fathers, and
you sweethearts (motioning to the ladies). If we
were fighting for a principle nothing could stand
before us; but we are not. We are fighting for
Et tn ere sentiment in behalf of a race who do not
appreciate our efforts. [Yee—the nigger.] The
Republicans are asking who. fired the first shot at
our flag on Tort Sumpter I say that the first shot
bred at our flag was fired at Bachelor, the United
States officer, whose sweet warm blood went up as
an offering to constitutional liberty. The next shot
that was tired was by Brown, a poor wretch that
was, hung for the offence. [Great cheering.] Two
years since (March 16th, 1661,) I found published
the Southern Constitution. Have you read it? If
you have not, read it. It is the same as your owa
Constitution, with some very important and some
very proper amendments. [ The Judge then read
the amendments.]
A CEMETERY WASHED AWAY.—A sad inci
dent of the severe rain storm of last Tuesday, which
was felt with.raore:.or less' force over most of the
State, was the washing away of portions of the
graveyard in Moravia,• Cayuga county, N. Y. It
bring runioredin the village that Dry creek, swollen
beyond all precedent, was fast undermining the
western portions of the cemetery, a large crowd
hastened thither, with spades and shovels, in hope
that 'they might exhume the remainder of their
friends ere the waters could reach them. But the
hope was in vain, and coffin after coffin was seen to
be washed from its resting place, mingling promis
cuously with stumps : trees, and drift wood of every
description. About an acre of soil was washed away
to the depth of twenty feet, and as some of the
co.ffins fell out, the rough boxes would strike on end,
burst and leave an axposed coffin, the cover of which
coming off; its contents would pitch headlong into
the torrent. The remains of the late Lieuteasut
Stoyell were washed out before they could be
reached, although very strenuous efforts were made
to save them.. Finally, however, the body was se
cured some distance down the stream. Altogether
sixteen bodies were thus swept away, only eight of
which had been recovered ue to Wednesday noon •
A number of skulls and spinal bones were recovered
next day ; also fragments of grave clothes, coffin lids
and aides were strewn along the banks as carelessly
as the drift wood, and coffins not wholly washed out
protruded a foot or. more from the embankment.—
Albany Areut.
A FOILED PLAN.—We print below, from the
Louisville. Journal of the 28th ult., a positive state
ment of a very important project formed by the
rebels, but crushed beyond all hope of recovery by
the late Union victories :
"In regard to John Morgan's late raid, we are in
possession of interesting and important facts which
we can establish by direct testimony. Before Nor•
gan started upon his expedition, he fully explained
the rebel plan, of which that expedition was a part.
He was to make no attack upon Louisville, but to
go through Indiana and Ohio sweeping everything
before him, attracting the whole of public attention
in that direction, and breaking up all the railroad
communications by which reinforcements for the
defence of Louisville could be sent. Immediately
upon this, Buckner was to dash into Kentucky with
the very considerable force under his command, cap
ture Louisville, and, take and destroy whatever he
pleased, and then the two, Buckner and Morgan,
were to make a simultaneous rush upon Cincinnati.
"To the rebel mind, the plan seemed feasible, but
events occurred to interrupt and defeat it. Vickie.
burg and Port Hudson fell, and General RoSecrans
advanced sooner than the rebels expected, Buckner
couldn't possibly be spared from where fie was. A
courier was despatched post-haste to stop John
Morgan, but he was ;too late ; when he arrived,'
Morgan was across the Ohio. The rest of the story
is history."
MALICE DEFEATING ITS ENDS.—The
Charleston rebels, it appears, buried Colonel Shaw
in the common grave with the black soldiers of his
own regiment, by way of indignity to his remain&
Malice blinded their eyes to the fact, that it could
be no r indikoity for the heroic youth who had delibe
-twtely braved their threatened halter that he might
vindicate the claims of the black man, thus to share
the grave of the true men who had followed him.
When the story is told hereafter, it will be deemed
that be lies in the bed of honor, from which evert
the affection of his kindred could hardly wish to
emote him —Boston Courier.
THE WOMEN OF MEMPHIS. A oorrespon
dent at Memphis says : " The ladies of this city
begin to see a little beauty in the old flag,' and this
beauty will be increased. They now tell you that
they have never, had any positive dislike to the flag
under which their forefathers fought ; but the men
who carry the flag about the streets now are Yars.
kees, and they hate a Yankee from Pennsylvania.
A Massachusetts soldier,. some of them will tell you,
is, a g : ood enough fellow. They are like the man who
despised a fiddler, but was passionately fond of a
AcclDEllT.George Fagan, eight years
old; living hi the vicinity of Cambridge street, near..
Twentieth, was kicked by a horse yesterday after
noon. He had his jswfractured.
THE NATIONAL. FINANCES. —Jay Cooke,
subscription 'agent, reports the sale of $1,100,000 five.
twenties on-Saturday.
DaowNED..—Patrick,Casey was acciden
tally drowned in the Schuylkill; near Coates-street
wharf, yesterday afternoon.
01. - T - Y"
AcnßowinDemnriT.--We 'have been re
quested to publislitlielfollowing acknowledgment of
donations : The managers 'of the Fancy Fruit' and
Floral Fair, held at the Cooper Shop Hospital for
the benefit of the Cooper Shop Soldier's Horde,
return _thanks to the Ladies' Aids, 'West Chester,
Non istown,Bristol, Cheiter county, Conshohocke.n.
Radnor, Delaware.eoruity, Chester, Guthreville,.
Coatsville, and Attleborouat, Pa. Also, Ladies,
Aids,of Salem, Camden,Moore's Town, and Haddon
field, N. S.; to the Young Ladies of Mr. G. Coomb's
Seminary; the High amd Normal School, including
$136 collected from the pupils ; the Monroe Gram
me; Mifflin Secondary, Rockenburg Primary, and
others, for liberal assistance ; to the Morning Star
:Union Daughters of Temperance ; to the Ladies of
Gloucester fora mammoth bouquet, which elicited.
general admiration; . to the Ladies of Charlestown,
Mass. 'far a valuable hex of fancy articles ; to the
Young Misses of satue.plsee, for proceeds of a Tiny
Fair $350; to Ladies' Aid,,of Manayunk, for $100;
to Whitney & Sons, W. Baldwin & Co., E. C.
Knight
& Co. Cornelius & Baker, Walker & Sons,
Sellers & Co., Evans & Hassell, Mr. Mitchell, and
others; to the citizens and friends generally, for
their generous gifts.of fancy articles, fruit,cakee, and
flowers.
JOS. BURNETT ct CO.'S PB.EFARATIONS.—
Most of our readers are doubtless familiar withthe •
celebrated preparations of this well known Om,
They are tinily estatdiahed„as .goods of high order,
and are endorsed by competent judges as possessing,
the merit claimed for them: Cocoaine, so famous,
for the hair ; ICalliston, a fragrant water for the
akin; Florimel, an exquisite perfume, andßurriett , a
Cologne, which is superior to much that is marked
Farina, are all more or leas known among our city",
friends. To these may be added Burnett's Oriental
Tooth 'Wash, which has received the sanction and
patronage of eminent and medical men. At
the present - high rates of exchange, there are good
reasons why, few foreign preparations should be
used, when such excellent. substitutes' can be pro.
cured at home. Burnett & Co. klso manufacture a
variety of flavoring est:recta l : , which possess great,
puritandatrength.
:FM'E GROCERIES 10R THE COUNTRY.—
Messrs. Davis Sr. Richards, dealers in fine family.
Groceries, Arch and Tenth streets, (successors to
the late C. H. Mattson,) deliver goods in all parts of
the city, or peek therecarefully and send them to
ell3r of thed4Tots, for the country, free of charge.
mESSItS. OELk'ItI 4 ES O, , MFORI) 4k SONS, urt-:
der the Continental Hotel, are now ceiling the most
beautiful head-gear fol. misses and children, at and
befow coat.
THE BEST-FITTING ,SHIRT of the age is
made and, sold atilt. George Giant's Gentleinetds
Furnishing establishmentslgo. 610 Chestnut street.
MILI:TARY GOODS of every description,
suitableefor army and navy officers, can be had at
Oftkforct &:Sons', under the" Contbiental Hotel.
LATEST -PROM - UTE' OF THE FOTO
HAOt—[Gorrespondence to the Associated Press.]
August 1,;10 o'slock.P. .X.—General Lee is sup. -
poSedlo be safe;'as is also eneral - Meade ; - theraid,
'however, is going on, though by, which army is not
certainly known. : :-
.
Twelve o'clock, - Blidnight - -Sereral cows are
missing from the Upper Potomac-. They broke loose . -
and floated down the river, They are considered a
great loss, as each one could accommodate about
sixty- men. When-just-below. (lam 6 they turned
hottom,up, and that showed at once how coetractora
swindle the Government.
Two &slack A. 14.1.—1 n nay last,instead of " caws "
read " scows." '
Still Later.—The old flag still waves over Charles
Stokes & (No.'s "one-price, ,, ' under the Continenta,
and Governor Seymour home.
TJ pLVROYEMENTS cL.F , THE • 'AGE.—
Shakspeare, with all his knowledge of matters and
things generally, was behind .the ag4g or perhaps
the age was behind him. Suppose, for instance,
that he had flourished t1..713.1.863,.'h0w ridiculous it'
would havn been for him to have had Richard 111.
talk about employing " a score or two of tailors to
study fashions to adorn his body." Instead of that
speech the ambitiotathike Of Gloater would have
simply. said (had he livid in our age), "I will go to
Rockniu si Wilson, at the Brown Stone Clothing
Ball, N05.',60" MIA'S& Cheittiut street, above Sixth,
and let them do their best, and that will be all•suel.
dent." Sensible Richard the three times.
EvF,B,Y NANia-=or, -- ii. he isn't, he ought
to be—fond of ,being w,ell oiressed, and desirous of
looking, at:all times-and-seasons as well as -Nature
will allow hint telpok. __ln order to attain this end
at the lowest:lioseible cost, he should Mare his
order with 'tfrativille Stokes, the Fashionable
Clothier and lyierchant Tailar,.No. 609 meat:vat
street, where a - cholee aeleckau of. summer gockla
now ha,1:14,