rEit Vuss. 'THURSDAY, 3ULY 14, 1884. FORNEY'S WAR PRESS, • Fon THIS,,WV.I4III. 1111311113 JULY 16,1864. I. ENGRAVlNG.—Lieutenant General Grant in a Council of War at filaseaponax Church, Va. IL POSTRY.—" Fort Pillow," a Southern Hymn of Praise. " ' ' ZENOBIA TEMPLE, ESQ.—By Mrs. Lillie Dove roux ihnstead. Conclusion. IT. EDITORIALS.—The Invasion—The Action of Philadelphia — The Mooting on TueadaySerempg an d the Alabama—Tim Little Triumph' of the Florida—The new Financial Leader—The Hon. Eiward JOT Morris— The Right of the Soldier to Vote—Tha Naval Victory over England—The Tour of Maximillau7The Situation Abroad — A National Guard—The Sunken Alabama—En glish influence upon the Danish Question—History V. IBS REBEL INVASION.—Our Special Despatches —The Excitement in Baltimore—The Cutting of the Communications—The Capture and Recapture of Freda• rick—Contradictory Statements as to the Capture or General Franklin—The` Battle at afonocacy Bridge— Letter from the Cumberland Valley—A Cali to Arms from Governor Curtin . . VI. THE PIRATE FLOUT:U. — Capture of Mx vessels llelow Cape May—Arrival of the Crews in Philadel phia. VII. THE GREAT NAVAL BATTLE.—Semmes'-Of ficial Report—Accounts of the Battle—Graphic Descrip tion by en Officer of the Reemerge. - VIII. TUE WAlL—Army of the Potomac—Oar Special Correspondence—The Weather—Desertere—Fourth of July in the Army—Arrivals of Contrabands—Artillery Duels—Affaire in Richmond—The:War in Georgia—Let ter from the Field near KPILOSMV Mountain. . IX. ADDRESS OF THE UNION STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE. . X. CITY INTELLIGENCE. —Patriotic Demottain tion in Independence Square—Full report of the pro. ceedings — A strange case of death—City mortality, &c. XL TILE CROPS. -Prospects of a good harvest—Re- Ports from the several States. XII. GENERAL NEWS.—Prociamations by the Pre sident—Ann-eat from. Governor Curtin for our sick and. wounded soldiers—Military orders, Ac.-European. news. XIII. CII MS DEPART SlENT.—Lessons for learners, No. S—Problora — ChesS in Philadelphia, in England, in Brussels. XIV. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. - Ea! SPecimona of the " WAR. PRESS" wilt be for yarded when requested. The snbicription rate for stn. gie copies is per year. A deduction from these terms will be allowed when clubs are formed.' Single copies, put nit in wrappers, ready for mailing, may be obtained at the counter. Price Eve cents. TI IE; INVASION. Testerday was a very anxious day, and although we did not give way to the de sponding feeling generally prevalent, we still think that, -although the danger is not as g;eat as before, the duty still remains. One or two things, are becoming plain The raid of the rebels has been a serious attempt to annoy Maryland, and, if possible, capture Washington. It has been anticipated by the Government, and, as we now know, every prepera tion has been made to Secure the safety of the capital. Ottr own Government has kept its counsels with admirable . prudence. For .many days the Copper heads have been repeating again and again that the fall of Washington was imminent ; that the "imbecility" of the Administra tion'? had brought it into grievous peril ; that ,Lre had out-generalled. GnAicer and ended theßichniond campaign. Of course, when our only tidings were tidings of rebel raids; when we had no news butnew - s of the capture of railway trains, and communi- * cation with the capital became impossible, it was natural for loyal men to be down cast and sad. Our lines with the South are ;again, Open, and we now see what the -situation around Washington has heen The .burden of their force is in the vicinity of the capital. An attempt .has been made to surprise - Washing ton by an attack on the avenue leading into Seventh street. If the defences of Washington have any weak point we should suppose it to be this same Seventh-street road. A. cOlumn might make an assault by the way of the Bladensburg road o but this Would be a hazardous undertaking, as the forts on this road could be sup ported by the gunboats n the Ana- Wale. Tim intolliganep,,..tllat...ouck'un at. tack has been repulsed is the intelligence tlrat :Washington is safe. In fact, the only danger Washington has ever encountered is a -comparative one There was a-possi bility that an enterprising rebel commander, with a strong force, marehing, rapidly from; Rockville or .Edward's Ferry, might have surprised Washington by suddenly attacking one of the forts and obtaining possession of the city. This clanger alone we dreaded, and none other. -While the rebels would find a great deal of triumph and plunder in the capture of Washington, we must not suppose that this alone has been the object of their mission. The whole rebel plan, as it apPears to us, has been audacious and well-timed. They were hungry: Their commissary stores were scanty. An arduous campaign had made them lean and haggard. GRANT had destroyed the harvests of the Rapidan and Rappahannock, -and, in investing. Peters burg, cut off the rebel supply from the Cotton State& The Shenandoah Valley alone had escaped the channelling plough share of war. The Cumberland Valley was full of luscious memories to those whose recollections of the Pennsylvania campaign could escape the menace . tions . of Gettysburg. To gather these hareests was the principal object of the rebel invasion. If other purposes could have been accomplished, well and good. If GRANT could be induced to release his hold on the neck of the rebellion, by creating a false impression of Washington's dan ger, it would be of more value than many harvest& It was known that there were many-railroads leading from Washing ton,_ that Baltimore was a rich * city, - and that in Maryland there were many excellent Union men, whose devotion . to the Union should meet with summa ry vengeance. Above all, there were pockets to be picked. So we have seen this invading army causing great terror on the passenger railroads, and, disturbing the peace of our good people rifong the borders. The most illustrious exploit it has perform ed is the attack on Magnolia Station. Ma jor GILMORE, with his captured watches and pursea, will rival the fame of theae doubtable SE3BIRS and his captured chronometer& BRADFORD'S iIbUSS has been - burned. This was a magnifi cent exploit A'squad of men came, early in the morning, before daybreak, captured the ladies—no gentleman was present—and deliberately burned the mansion; apolo gizing to the ladies for: the inconvenience they bad caused, pleading the usages of war as their necessity, and " Carrying off valuable papers." We read of such "war" in the Relegate Calendar, and find na Major' Gthmons ,the counterpart of he roes AS renowned as Jack Sheppard and Dick .I. l nrpin. This, indeed; has been the kind of war we have had in Maryland. The rebels have attacked. Washington, it appears, and are t repulsed. GRANT still keeps his hanelon the throat of the re • bellion at, Petersburg. We do not see that he has relaxed a single finger. We have' not had those unseemly exhibitions of fear and despair that our Copperhead contem poraries professed to feel. We have not had the Administration weeping and wailing anti wringing its hands, and calling upon GRANT ICI ' hurry home, and undo the work of this past sum mer, in order that certain large marble buildings on the banks of the Potomac might be saved from destruction. GRANT understandethat his duty in this war is not With buildings, or the inanimate things called "cities." His business is with Imes army, and he would as willing . ly destroy it on the banks of the. Po. tomac as on the banks of the Runes. At the same time, while we present this view as our judgment of the pre sent invasion, we cannot neglect the great duty it commands. This rebel army has .entered Maryland ; it must not bo permitted to return. These men who came here to plunder our homes and deso late our fields must be slain or captured, The first rebel invasion ended with An tietam. , That was good. The second rebel invasion ended with Gettysburg. That was better. Flow shall this third rebel in vasion end ? Fellow-citizens, the question is with you. - Your honor—the future safety of your homes—the honor .of the nation, are all involved in this. We must . teach this third army a lesson more terrible than Antietam or Gettysburg. Every, man should lay aside kis own personal business, and take up arms for this. emergency. In twenty days the work can be done. Telegrams from Washington'received at two o'clock this morning establish beyond question the fact that the enemy is in Inn retreat. Thus ends the third hivasion of Maryland, ingloriously, and now the only fear we can reasonably entertain is the fear that the rebels may escape the punishment they have dared. THE SITUATION. The importance of the military problem now about being solved at Richmond must be our excusefor occupying so much of the time of . our readers in giving all the light which a careful analysis of the facts in our possession will enable us to do. Never before in the history of huma nity have so many interests of civilization been staked upon the issue of a Campaign; never before have the friends and enemies of liberty been so keenly alive to the im portance of the struggle, and never before have the contending forces of true progress and false conservatism, of democracy and aristocracy, been so firmly purposed to set tle the great problem of the future destiny of this great people. Should we, as we trust we will, - ultimately succeed, then for ever is the great question of self-govern ment settled. Henceforth, progress, free- don.of thought and action; equality of .rights, and the improvement of tan, intel lectually and Physically, will be the order of history. If we fail, despotism, slavery, and oppression 7411 triumph, and the world's clock be put back a century. The friends of humanity _may congratu late themselves that the chances all appear in their favor. Two objects have presented themselves to the minds of our rulers in order to se- care the' crushing out of ,the rebellion: Firl,t, the occupation of the line of the 'James river ; second, the destruction- or capture of the rebel armies and the mili tary resources that maintain them. The latter of these is the most important of the two ; in fact, the first is only important as it affords means of accomplishing the second: During the campaign we have had two principal armies. All others have been secondary to these. They are the Army of the Potbmac, under General 3NA - in; and the Army of the Cumberland, under General SiTERAIAN. Although separated by thousands of miles, they have, never theless, one commanding object in view, and are in the general outlines of the cam paign directed by a single mind. Of these two armies the principal one is that, ape-' rating against Richmond. Starting from the Rapidan, by a series of skilful marches, after numerous combats with various re sults, it has at length established itself on the south side of the James river, and -is now, as a preliminary movement, besieging A careful study of the several movements has convinced us that General GRANT has bad, during the whole of the campaign, two grand objects in view. First, to bring on a general action in such a position as would enable bim to - WU - et - serious disaster on the adverstuy. Second, to constantly pre.ss him back on Richmond, restricting the line of his operations, and •destroying his military resources:' The rebels claim, in their foreign correspondence, to have been - so far completely successful. If we may credit their accounts, in every partial engagement their forces have been vic torious, and, the falling back to Richmond is only a 'skilful, movement on the part of LEE " to get his adversary where he wants him." It is poisible, that the writers be lieve this, but it is impossible for men of the military ability of Davis and LEE to think so for one moment. They may avow themselves of this belief, in hopes of pro ducing an effect abroad, or with the view of keeping up the spirits of their followers, but they are too astute to permit them selves to be deceived by such ideas. They know well enough that in abandoning Northern Virginia they have lost all possi ble chance of striking a serious offe,nsive blow at the North. Raids, doing much damage, destroying,much private property, are possible, but a serious offensive cam paign against the North, until the re-estab lishment of the railroad system in Northern Virginia, is henceforth impossible. In Op several rencontres of the campaign we willingly concede that the rebels have sometimes been successful ; they are well trained, brave, and are skilfully led ; in these respects equal to our own army;.but I in the< grand success of the campaign, all has heen in our favor. Tactically, the enemy may have on a single occasion been successful,hut all the strategical success has been with us, and it reflects no slight credit on our military authorities, then, that the choice of their base and the general dircrtion of their line of operations has enabled us constantly to march forward towards the attainment of our object. At rnofit, the cheeks have only postponed, they have never, endangered the _ultimate success, We deem it probable that in en • deavoring to bring General LEE to a deci sive action, General GRANT may have somewhat delayed his final march- on Richmond. Several circumstances have convinced us "rot only that the views above put forth are correct, but also that the enemy has been greatly weakened, and that very soon he - will .be necessitated either to risk a general' action, or adopt sonic other equally deci sive course, to escape from the toils by • which he is surrounded. Foremost among these is the change that has plainly taken place in the tactics of the enemy since the opening of the ,campaign, and that of his former campaigns in the same region. On - every other occasion, and even during the earliest movements of the present cam paign, LEE has always adopted that sys tem of defence classed by writers on the military art as the offerisive-defensive, the leading featire of which is, that while your general object is to cover your own resources,' to maintain your communica tions, Ltc., you seize every opportunity to attack your adversary, to separate his co lumns, to drive him back to his own'soil. Such was the policy of FREDERICK, in lA'S great campaign of Robeek, and of NAPO LEON in the immortal campaign : of 1814 and 'l5. Contrast the course pursued by LEE at Fredericksburg, at Chaneellorsville, and during the first week in the Wilder- Mea with the course now pursued. Mark the boldness, promptness, and decision, in the one case, and then consider the timidity, the irresolution and pure ly defensive system of- the present, and say if a change has not come over the spirit of his dream ? In the first case, the initiative was in his favor, his adversaries were compelled to follow his movements; now he tamely awaits the developments of his adversary's plans, and opposes to them the inertia of material resistance. One is a body full of life and vigor; the other is a galvanized corpse. The most obvious and rational method to account for this inert ness is to suppose that it is owing solely to his weakness and the exhaustion of his re sources. That his army is bravo, and that he is skilful, we candidly admit, but that it is inert is manifest, and we consequently infer that it is weak. In a former article, we sketched what 'we believed to be the- essence of the mi litary problem about being solved at Richmond. Before making any conjec tures as to the probable 'solution. of that problem it would be desirable to know TO sitively the strength' of the contending forces. Did we know this Oactly, it would be improper for us to stateit at pre sent. We must confine ourselves to simply stating-that the advantage of numbers is greatly on our side. Having, this adieu tage, we deem it morally certain that Gcn, GRANT will endeavor to bring on a decisive action; that he will spare no means to de stroy the enemy's communications,' to pre vent his receiving any reinforcements or supplies, and thus compel him either to abandon Richmond ot bring on a general engagemeht He has'no intention that LEE shall leave Richmond except with a defeat routed; and dispirited army: With this object HUNTER Las 'been destroying the roads in Westetn Virginia, and hadho suc ceeded' in 'his attempt on Lynchburg: it would have been of immensc,importanec to us., 'With this same object, too, the' recent raids were undertaken against the Danville railroad—at preaent the prominent railroad communication between -Richmend and the South; as:well as between that point and Lynchburg; , are destroyed. No other mead of couimunication•than plank roadi, old pikes,' and ordinary roads, at present exist between Richmond and - the. South. These may serve to march troops ppm!, but we doubt whether the rebels have.the requisite means of transportation to con vey over them the necessary military sup plies.• TO procure them is, We, take it, the ,Object of 'the present raid into Maryland and Pennaylvania. ' " There are three main routes of commu nication. between Richmond and Lynch burg : 'By railroad via - Gordonsville, dis tance about 100. miles ; by railroad via 13urtzesvifie, distance 110 miles ; and the James-river Canal, along ; the-banks of the James, about no miles. For the move ment of heavy supplies,"tbis last is the only one not temporarily inte,rrupted. Burkesville, the junction of the railroad from Richmond to Lynchburg and the Danville Railroad, is a point of great "stra tegic - importance for the present military' operations. It is about fifty miles south west from Richmond, and about the same distance from Lynchburg -and Danville. This last point is almost dtic. south from Lynchburg, distant by common roads about one hundred miles. Could .we only en trench a considerable force at this point, so as Permanently to holdAt, LEE would have to abandon Richmond-or remain there Until famine and defeat would compel him to surrender. Holding, as we do,Knoxvllle, LEE cannot retreat by way of Lynchburg, and he must, as a matter of necessity, hold the Danville road. AA' the possnrssion of this road is of vital iniportance, it is to be presumed .-that all possible effort will be made by General GRANT to obtain it, at the same time maintaining his hold on -the Weldon road as well as his 'communications with the James. The 'difficulties of Gen. LEE'S position are immense. Richmond is of great, al most vital, importance to the rebel Govern ment. Nearly two-thirds of all the purely military supplies are or.. were manufac tured there ; the prestige of . former suc cess in its defence ; the threatening position it occupies for offensive move ments against 'Washington ; the pride of Virginia, the most important State in the Confederacy, in maintaining her capital—all render it necessary that every possible ef fort should be made for its preservation. In a preceding article. we have stated the three fold problem that Gen. LEH has to solve if he perseveres in the attempt to hold Rich mond. Has he the men and resources suffi cient to justify him in so doing ? This is a question which time . alone can answer. General LEE has always borne the cha racter of a prudent rather than a great sol dier. He has knowledge, and in his judg ment of ground, and its capabilities of de fence, was unsurpassed by any officer of - the-old army. The opinion was that he lacked decision, and was deficient in military administration ; his plans were always superior to his execution. If this be a correct estimate of his character, we may hope for great ultimate success before Richmond. The position in which he is placed is one that minims not oulfknow ledge to devise, but also energy to execute. Ms lieutenants are energetic men, but by no means men of a high order of intellect. They are the hands, not the brains, of the rebel armies. There is one aspect of the campaign we must confess gives us uneasiness when we contemplate it: that is the advance of General SHERMAN on Atlanta. It is laid down by all writers on the military art, and all history attests the soundness of the maxim, that you should never act by double or exterior lines of operation. Every mile; that JonxisToir falls back brings his and LEE'S army nearer to gether ; and it must be borne in mind, that when we speak of the distance between two armies, we mean the length . of time that it will take them to unite, Were JOHNSTON to-day at Augusta, and SHERMAN before that place, we should consider that our position was really less favorable than it is at present. We look upon every foot of advance that SrrEnwex bas made beyond Chattanooga . as a serious military error. If we fail in the present campaign, we believe that history will . trace the failure to that advance. None of the movements made in the pre sent campaign have been unforeseen by the enemy. The fact twit General Gnxter would cross the James was-anticipated at Richmond before it was known at the North. Whether they had positive in formation we know not, but that intelli gent persons in Richmond anticipated it there is not the slightest doubt. None of our successes have been the result of stir -- prises ; each and all have been the neces sary result of our adherence to sound mili tary rules, the zeal of our officers, and the sterling capacity of our troops to receive and give bard knocks. Adhering to these principle's, we doubt not but the energy and determination of General GRANT will ulti mately lead us to a favorable result. The great point of the rebels, the -indispensa ble point to them, is now to unite their two armies under JOHNSTON and LEE, without our being able to .unite those of MEADE and SHERMAN. We think• that General GRANT is manoeuvring to prevent this. Should the' rebels resolve to make one of those great sacrifices which have, when successful, stamped the names of their authors with immortality, it is possi ble that an opportunity may. occur for them to prolong the war ; but to do so the sacrifice must be real and complete, not half-way. Should General LEE determine to abandon Richmond to its fate, restore the Danville road, move all of his forces or the main body of them on Atlanta, the posi tion of General. SHERMAN would be cri tical in the extreme. We deem it possi ble to reinforce JoxiNsTort's army by thirty thousand or forty thousand men from Rich mond. With that force, that able General (for we regard him as the first among the rebels) might inflict a disaster upon Simi- MAN. To recover East Tennessee and Nashville, with the command of the Knox ville road, with Lynchburg and Burkes vine as advanced posts, might well com pensate the rebels for the loss of Richmond. We deem such result possible, but we doubt whether the men at Richmond have the nerve to withstand the clamor that will be raised as soon as that city is abandoned. If we are not mistaken, both Devrs and LEE are of that type of men that arc bold in success, daring when fortune smiles, but lack nerve in desperate circumstances. They may have the capacity of DAN . TON or of CROMWELL, but lack the iron will which gave those men the nameihey will always bear in history. Tnis pathetic_extract is from the Balti more correspondent of the London Tim,es. DAVIS must be in a Tery sad way: A. story is told In Baltimore by a gentleman who was recently in Riohmoncl, that the Southern Presi dent woe asked in his presence how soon ho thought the war would emit Placing. his hand upon the head of a little boy not rive years of age, Mr. Davis replied, "Not till this child is an old man." Mr. Davis' sorrowful anticipation is shared In this city, if not further North. THE PRESS. PHILADELPHIA. THURSDAY. JULY 14. 1864: One of the 'worst results of the downfall of the first NiroLuoN, after " bloody and most bootleSs Waterloo," was tho forma tion of that League of European Sove reigns which was blasphemously called the Holy Alliance. When established, it was denounced byllr. BROUGHAM in the House of Commons as " a convention for enslaving mankind, under the mask of piety and religion." The Czar ALEXAN DER was the author of this scheme---ai ra ther adopted it, on the recommendation of Iflilame,KuuDEnEß—an enthusiastic lady who fancied that she was specially inspired with religion and prophecy, and that the time was near at hand when wars were to cease, and the reign of virtue, peace; ' and the Gospel was 'to commence on earth. The sovereigns who. signed this Treaty were 'ALEXANDER, Emperor of - Russia, FItANCTS, Emperor-of- -Austria, and:FREDE: RIC WILLIAM 111., King of Prussia - Most of the other European Powers acceded to it, except the Papacy and England. The rea son why England held back was one of form ratberlhan of will. The document was signed by the -three sovereigns alone, without the sanction or 'intervention:of. their Ministers, and the Wince Regent, (on the advice of Lord CAS'iLHRE.AGII, then Fo reign Secretary), declaitd that-while he -adhered to the prinelpleof that Alliance, the restraints placod'up - on hini, as a consti tutional monarch, prevented hiS beComing a party to any Convention- which was not countersigned by a responsible minister.: The treaty called the Holy Alliance was signed at Paris, on the 26th of Sep tember, 1815, the very day on which were signed the treaty determining the territorial limits of France. and the amount of the money contribution that country should pay to the Allied Powers, as an indemnity for the expense of their armaments during the Hundred Days in 1815, and another treaty to exclude forever NAPOLEON BITONAPARTE and , lis fhmriy from the throne of France," (particull'ave ment l'exclusion a perpetulte de NAPOLEON BDONADARTE, et de sa famille, du pouVoii supreme en -France),, The avowed pur pose of the Holy Alliance was ,that Eu rope should - be governed on Christian prin ciples, but its actual object was to- form a league. of, sovereigns against the liberties of mankind. Accordingly, with a strong hand, the Holy Alliance put down the revolution in Italy 'in 1820,- and restored -absolutism in Spain in 1823. After. the. Czar ALEXANDER'S death, in December, 1825, the compact virtually fell to pieces. The Freneh Revolution of 1830 wholly nullified it, and the restoration of the Empire under the third IcAroixoN shows how completely the sentence which would have excluded the Buonapitrte family from the throne has become null and;void. It appears that Russia, AuStria, and Frits-, sia have been quietly ~ intiking a new tri partite.Allianee, froth hick England and France have both been excluded. .13y a simultaneous impulse the Czar . ALEXAN DER, the Emperor nuts - pas JOSEPH, and Ring WILLIAM" found it necessary to take chalybeate water'for their health-sake, and met, (accidentally on purpose,) at the little watering-place of Kissengen, in Ettvaria. Once there,. they held several:,seiret mut: ells, and the on dit, gene - mill credited in Europe; is that these rePieSent4l.:*tof the houses of Homanoff, Hapsburg, and Ho henzollern have united, as their predeces sors did in 1815, in a new - League against Freedom and Progress. Especially, of course, theywill agree to maintain, • each for each, the parts of Poland which they possess, to assure Hungary and Venetia to Austria, and to press on agabast unfortu- France, excluded, is said to be angry, and England is kept. out—on sheer con tempt. The great, Powers cannot forgive NAPOLEON for having made the Treaties of 1815 mere pieces of parchment to which arc attached seals and signaturtirof no value; and Austria cannot s forget: that, her Italian losses and defeat 1101850 were caused by the military interference of Prance. It has been determined to treat . NAPOLEON like a parvente—fpowerful it is true, but of very unstable position. The Empire seems secure during his own life, but, at the age of fitly-sib, his chances of longevity are not very great, and his only son, the heir to the purple,-is only eight years old. It is true, a Regency -might govern in his name ; but the EmPress - EUGENIE, however popular, is but a woman and a foreigner, and Prince NA POLEON would probably 'be a dangerous competitor to the young boy. .; Time was when ere such a compact was entered into as that made in Paris in 1815, and said to have just been tnadelii"Kis sengen, England would have received an early invitation to participate. But the general impression throughout-Europe is that England is decjining into a second-rate. Power, and this has been caused -by the emphatic iteration of the new policy of "Peace at auy sacrifice." Besides, Prus sia and Austria think that England ought to have sided with them in setting aside the Treaty of 1852, by virtue of which Prince durum - Art of Glucksburg has become King of Denmark. England has written any number of letters on that subject ; but no body minds one who bullies with big words but sneaks off with a declariticin that he never meant to go to blows. Were there, a war 'between England and Ger many, the latter would issue letters of ruarea, and plenty of privateers would arise to devastate British commerce: Continental Europe speculates,' also,- on the chances of a war between the United States and England, as soon as ever the strife between North and South is ended. By very bad management, England, in that strife, has incurred the enmity of both parties. When the Union is restored, there would be no small Unanimity here on the policy of a' brush with England. • The en tente cordiale which once . was so highly valued by France has latterly become very feeble. It is easy to predict, however, that if Russia, Austria, and Prussia, by an un usual isolation, separate themselves from France and England, there will probably be a drawing together . of the alliance which has latterly been so loosely held. The only possible counterpoise to the new Holy Alli ance is a thorough and friendly under standing between PAIaIkIISTON. and NAPO LEON. The last number of CIIABLES DICKENS' AU the Year Bound contains a very graphic account of the manner in which the Daily Telegraph, a London cheap paper of great circulation, is got up, and tells us a few facts which may be as new to'othei news-, paper men as they certainly were to us. One of these is the introduction ihto the editorial rooms of the electric telegraph. It is thus described: • "I proceeded to a suite of rooms Occupied by the• sub-editor and the principal reporters. In • the out ermost of these rooms Is arranged the electilc tele aph apparatus, three round discs with dnger-stops sticking out from them like concertina keys, and a needle pointing to alphabetio letters on the surface of the dial. One of these dials corresponds with the House of °mamma another with Mr. Router's telegraph office, the third with the private residenee of the conductor of my journal, who Is thus made acquainted with any important news which may transpire before he arrives at, or alter he leaves the office. The electric telegraph, an enormous boon 10 all newspaper men, Is especially beneficial to the sub-editor; by its aid ho can plane before the ex pectant leader writer the summary of the great speech in a debate, or the momentous telegram which is to furnish the theme for triumphant Jubi lee. or virtuous indignation ; by Its aid ho can make up' the paper, that is, see exactly how much com posed matter will .have to be left ' standing over,' for the tinkling of the bell announces a message from the head of the reporting staff In the House, to the effect, 'House up—half a col. to come.' Some times, very rattily, wires get crossed, or otherwise out of gear and strange inetelages relating to rats delivered firkins of butter, or mirrital excuses for not coming home to dinner, arrive at the office of my journal. The sub-editor has a Story how, after having twice given the signal to a West-end taloa which Mr.' Reuter then had, ho received a pa.- thetle remonstrance from some evidently recently awakened maiden, ' Please not to ring again till I sill) on my gown I"' As yet, to our knowledge, no American journal has gone as far as this in its arrange ments. Of course, if tho Daily Telegraph has such aid, The Times is not- without it. We can easily understand how much it must facilitate labor, mechanical as well as mental. The London press is ahead of us in this—but we may console ourselves with the reflection that it was the ingenuity of Dlr. MORSE, an American, that first made the electric telegraph a practiaal i . %working thlng. The - New tidy Alliance. Newspaper Electricity. MERE is great truth in the following paragraph. England and America, united might have defied the world. Now they are cold and distant. Their aristocracy is the friend of slavery, and, sad to say, in England the aristocracy is the nation Tfie mistake England made was In not Seeking the friendship of the great American branch of hor Own race. End she allied herself with the Northern Stales, the second naval power on the globe, she could afford to brave the enmity of any of the conti nental States. Her hands would have been free to go to war with the Germans If olio 'was sure of the good will of the Federal Union. With singular maladroitness, t h e national policy of England has been such as to make the North her hitter enemy, even while at the same time offending the South. England therefore moves In totters of hor own forg ing. GOVERVOR SIWTTOUn has exhibited more forecast and a truer loyalty than any other civil functionary since the outbreak of the war.- In his very first ma. sage he recommended a thorough and ofilidal orga nization of the State militia, and has let slip no suitable opportunity for urging Its Importance. But hov hoe he been rewarded 1 Why, by the ca lumny that he wished to organize a force to fight the Federal Government.—N, Y. World, If Governor SEYMOUR. exhibits so much true "loyalty" in organizing his militia force, why does he have . ,Torm A.. GREEN for a brigadier ge'neral ? This man GREEN is an appointment of Gov. SEYMOUR'S, and yet lie issues a call for his brigade to take up arms to resist the "encroachments' of the Administrid,ion.' thiA commanded would be more apt to find an Onciny in Washington than in Rich mond: • , : Ii Onto, the radical Copperheads and the Micawher Conoprbeads are preparing 'a State tiCket to run against the I:Tnion ticket. It is said that VALTJANDIGITAM, WENDELL PIIELLIPS, S. S. COX, FREDERICK Dou- GLASS, F. Wool), and G. B. CYLEENTER, will stump the State in behalf of the new ticket. ACCORDING i 0 the New Nation, the en thusiasm for FREMONT is unbounded'. We wonder if , this extract, from 'the Herald ) , would be called " enthusiasm :" 4, A meeting, in support of Sohn C. Freinoet for the hext Presidency of the United States was held last evening in Dr. Chemmes Church. • The meeting was by no means a very large or enthusiastic one, only about halt the seats being . occupied, and this plincf pally by the fair sex. The pulpit was plentifully adorned with the patlontil colors, white the whole inside of the churck was thickly decorated with DOath of George Boweryem. • It is with especial pain that we have re ceived) information of the death of Mr. GEORGE. BowERYEM, correspondent of this journal with the Army of the Potomac. For sevbral•weeks he had been sick with the camp fever, and after intervals of ap parent convalescence had relapsed into a condition of extreme. weakness. He was on his way to Philadelltia, when in the delirium of fever he walked offthe steamer near Newport News, and was drowned. 31r. BowEnvEm. was a native of England, liorn on the banks of the AvOn, and at the time of his death was, we believe, in his Thirty-third year. He cause to this country eight or ten years since, and had lived most of the time in New Yorl and Philadel phia., He had been .connected with several leading journals, and immediately prior to Ids engagement with Tur.*PnEss was a correspondent of the New York Tribune near Charleston. llis abilities as a writer were decidedly superior; his mind was energetic, logical, and imaginative. To him literature was not a business, but an art, and journalism bad no member who - had a higher appreciation of its duties. Too much of his life had been passed in strug gling with the world to permit 11 full ex pression of his powers, but had he lived there is little - doubt that he • would have won an honorable poSition in letters. Mr. BowERTEM had also no ordinary genius as a musical compoger, and his pub lished melodies are not only eharming, but — indicate an original purpose. He had in all things an intellect to be respected, but besides this he was a. man of remarkable independence and conscientiousness. To the Union he was unconditionally loyal, for he had chosen America as his honie. He carried the point of honor to an ex treme•rarc in these days of compromise, - and-was incapable of a mean thought or an ignoble action. With all this fidelity to principle, often severely tested, he had the sensitiveness of a woman. The better he was known, the more thoroughly was he esteemed and trusted. Pr was currently reported in this city last. evening that the pirate Floilda was sunk off Cape May by the frigate Ticon deroga. After diligent inquiry, however, we have been unable to obtain any con firmation of the rumor. A colptirrEn of Boston bankers have gone to New York to consult with Mr. Se cretary FESSENDEN. Governor Curtin in this City. 31Annisanno, July 73.—Governor Curtin, ac companied by the Attorney General of the State, left , this morning for Philadelphia on a special train. The object of this visit Is to confer with Generals Conch and Cadwalader for the purpose of increasing the facilities for organizing and bringing forward the troops now being mustered in at Phila delphia. In answer to an inquiry addressed by Governor Curtin to Provost Marshal Fry on the subject of recruiting In rebellious States, the following has just been received : " Orders to carry out the law in reltion to recruiting in rebellious States are now in press, and•will be brought to completion as loon as possible." Proclamation by the Governor-of New Jersey. I have been expecting a call from the President of the United States, or a request from the Go vernor of the State now invaded by the rebels, for troops to aid in Vying "back the invaders. Not having received such call or request, I assume that the authorities near the scene of action believe they have sufficient force at their command to moot the errfergency. I, however, view the expedition as more serious than an ordinary raid. A battle has been fought within a few miles of Baltimore, and• our forces (composed in part of veteran troops) have been driven back.' Intelligence has been received that the railway between Philadelphia and Balti- more has been cut, and communication between the . Past and Washington interrupted. The national capital is seriously threatened. Although New Jersey has not been officially caned upon for troops, in this emergency, yet re garding the danger as imminent, I call upon tho citizens of this State to organize immediately into companies, and report to the Adjutant General of the State forthirty days' service In Pennsylvania, Maryland, or the Plot, let of Columbia. Given under my hand and privy seal, at Trenton, this twelfth day of July, A. D. eighteen hundred and acct}-four. • .TOEL PARaisa. Attest: S. M. DicarNenor, Private Secretary. The Transportation of Colored Troops. COMM KRADQUARTNES - 011 . THE DEPARTAISNT OP TUB SIISQUZITANNA--Fint. Colored troops raised under circular dated Headquarters of the Department of the Susquehanna, July 12, 1864, will rendezvous at Camp William Penn, near Philadelphia. Second. Colored troops will be commanded by white officers. Third. Upon the application of the commanding officer of a company of colored mon to the agent of any of the railroads in this department transporta tion will be furnished to the camp of rendezvous. Hy command of Major General 00UtH. JOHN -S. SHULTZ, A. A. G. Blockade•BuunerM Arrived at Bermuda. HALIFAX, July 12.—rho steamer Henn hag ar rived from St. Thomas, via Bormuda, on the Bth inst. The blockade-runners Miry Cotestis, Lynx, and Atlanta, had ardrod from Wilmington. . Call for Troops from the Governor of Blaine. AMCIIISTA, Mo., Suly 13.—Govorn9r Corey has is sued an order appealing to the people of 'Maine th volunteer their services for a period of ono hundred days, to aid in defending the national capital. It is hoped his call will be favorably responded to. Morning of a Balliond Depot. Pacivixsaca, R.. 1., July 13.—The depot of the Norfolk County Railroad at Waterford Junction, of the Providence and Worcester Railroad, was Mimed early this morning, with six cars and much freight, including sbo,ooo worth of wool. Great Fire in Maine. Anetnrra,' Me., July . 13.—A destructive fire has been raging on the lino of the railroad between Whltneysville and Maehlasport, damaging tho road to the extent of about $4,0030, and burning over alO,OOO worth 'of valuable timber. A great fire is also raging in Cutler, doing Immense damage. Capture of n Blockade-Runner. N ICNV Yonx, July 13.—The s.teamor Dudley Buck, from Hilton Head on the 9th, reports on the 10th, when twenty miles southwestof Frying Pan Shoals, the steamer Margaret and Jessie, crossing, reported having captured the day previous a blookadeerun ner, and sent her to Boston. The Capital of Blew Itanipithitte. . CoiconD, N. It, .Tuly 13.—TAo House decided the afternoon, by 00 majority, to retain tla capita at Concord. 'AN AT.Lsaxn NUNSIMG.—'rho rdlonsepollS 411 as says: Capt. Fisk's nins-nificent humbug, othorwise termed overland expedition t) Idaho, Formed yoga: , (ivy In our public square, aud toot up Its line ot march for Fort illtigoly. How tho Government could allow Itself to he thus swindled Ont of bete men and money by this expedition is a nitration 'which suggests Itself to Inquiring allot's. Another fesluro of this transaction is. that the poor end g s its got botilv fooled, finding netthor gold nor aught to oat in that L ratBloarr olystain. THE INVASION. COMMUNICATION WITH WASH INGTON REOPENED. Repulse of the Rebels at Fort Stevens. ENTIRE DEFEAT OF THE ENEMY Their Retreat into Virginia. KILLED AND WOUNDED LEFT BEHIND. THE CAPITAL REPORTED SAFE. ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION NOT CAPTURED VIE ESCAPE OF GENERAL FRANKLIN. WASIICINGTON. AFFAIRS IN BALTIMORE—POPULAR SUS PENSE OVER THE FATE OF THE CITY— ARRIVAL OF. CIENERA.T. TYLER-00M MUNICATION WITH WASHINGTON RE ESTABLISHED--THEOAPITAL SAFE—RE PORTS FROM FREDEWOR", Scc. [Special Despatch to The Prose.] Besz.Tistone, July 18.—I mentioned in my de spatch to you last night that all communication, both by rail and telegraph, with Washington had been cut off. From the time then 'mentioned to the present almost all idea. of the state of affairs around the capital was distressingly anxious and vague. Not one word of either, hope or fear could bo whispered of the fate of the city, for Which the finest army of treason had struggled in vain. Many of the faint-hearted believed that it had fallen. Idle rumors, painfully precise in their de tails, filled C;ery loyal - heart with dismal fore bodings. Those hasty in draWing conclusions spoke bitterly of General Grant and the "failure of his campaign." The merits of the preceding generals were etinvessed, and all pro nounced better than he, for though they had never besieged and put in jeopardy the rebel capital, they had at least saved our own, even in the midst of a defeat. A semi-panic seemed 'to seize those who inive heretofore remained calm and impirturbable despite the all-pervading excitement reigning here during the past two. days. The newspaper offices and other centres of public information were in vaded with eager crowds to very late hours of the night and the early hours of the morning. The question was on every lip, "Has Washington been. captured] Do you believe itl" No satisfactory angrier could be given. Everybody had heard the rumor—none knew whence it came—none could con tradict it—yet everybody strove hard to disbelieve it. But gaunt doubts rose up, strengthened by the fact that Washington was " isolated,” and the very un certainty and ignorance of tho hour gave " roar ebacks t! dignity, and absurdities the air of probe,- bility. - It was a miserable night—a night of suspense to most of the people here. But in the glare of the flashing gas-lights, on the pave, in the public par lors, and at other points of popular gathering, there was many a grim smile, and many a secret passage of words of 'Congratulation. These manifestations came from the Secessionists,lwho saw in the cap ture of Washington a rift of sunlight in rebellion's horizon. The call for militia, to which I referred yesterday, had, however, set their sympathies at naught. The Governor's proclamation pointed to them a place in the trenches, where watching, and trembling, and laboring, would mak% smiles and congratulations few and far between, or exceedingly out of place.' But: ' But the night passed with the leaden weight o disaster toWashington, and probable disaster toy Baltimore,' pressing heavily on the spirits of the waiting and hoping ones. The day wore on, and lo ! speeding towards the city from the direction of Washington was a. locomotive and tender, the whis tle merrily sounding as if the harbinger of good news. The weight was lifted when the messengers delivered their news. The road all the way through was uninjured; not a rail displaced; not a bridge destroyed. There were no rebels seen along the whole line ; the rumors of rebels in heavy force being the offspring of the excited imagination of a telegraphic operator; At Washington all was right. There were no rebels, nsi heavy fighting, no heavy firing, Our cavalry had scoured the country.contiguouso the line of the road, but enemies failed to confront them anywhere. This news was as cheering as it was surprising. The reaction from fear for the capital to the glori ous certainty of its safety was speedy, but pleasant and grateful to every heart. Speculation, in view of these facts, is rife here as o the whereabouts of the rebels who were threaten- ing the capital. It is believed by many, who speak on military subjects intelligently, that after their repulse, on Monday, at Fort Stevens, the raiding party retreated into Virginia with the immense plunder they have gathered from Maryland and the ; southern border of Pennsylvania. This is a likely theory if the rebels are not in strong force. Whe ther they are or not it has been impossible to say, in this wild conflict of rumors. Others contend that they have concentrated at Rockville with the intention of marching in another direction on Washington. The intention is im probable, inasmuch as the capital is equally strong on all sides, and a force that has failed in an attack on ono quarter will quite probably fail in another. The tt ird and last speculation is that the raiders have departed to make a grand dash on Point Lookout, with the purpose of freeing the 20,000 rebels confined there. This is entirely improbable. I lean to the belief that the rebels have retreated Into Virginia. If they have gone to Rockville, It is no doubt with the intention of crossing the Potomac at Edwards' Ferry, which Is, perhaps, eighteen miles from the town. Their occupation of the town means retreat back to Virginia with their aggregated plunder, not new offensive demonstrations against Washington. They depart after having created immense excite ment in the North by a skilful distribution of a small force at points where their movements would attract the most attention. The leaders calculated that the alarm naturallPoccasioned by their boldness and audacity would tend to spread exaggerated statements of their numbers. These, rapidly propa gated, would prevent immediate operations against them, inasmuch as the people of the North, with their minds filled with ideas of an "immense rebel force," would lose time In making gigantic prepara tions to crush it. Under cover of the alarm and the exaggerations. their work of plunder could be con summated, and their audacity ollmaxed by a mock attack on Washington, which would afford them food for loud boasting on their return to Lee's army. These opinions are based on the facts. given above, if they are facts, which at the present time there is no reason to doubt. General E. 13. Tyler arrived In town to-day, and was welcomed at headquarters. lie has traveled forty-eight miles across the country from Freda" rick, frequently near to, sometimes surrounded by' the enemy. lie is unhurt. Several officers of the 11th Maryland, who were absent from their commands during the late battles at Monocaoy, have been promptly arrested and disgraced, by order of General Wallace. General Franklin has doubtless escaped, and en route for this city. Several citizens of Annapolis arrived here this morning, who lett that city when the rebels were reported advancing on it. They state that, on the night previous to their departure, the citizens, in conjunction with the soldiers, threw up entrench ments and made every preparation for defence. No gunboat was there when they left, but ono, I hear, has since arrived, insuring the safety of the place. The rebels had not, reached there at latest dates, and, from the recent developments, I am inclined to think they will not for some time to come at least. In pursuance of Governor Bradford's prociama don, there was a general turnout of the enrolled militia this evening. A large number was sent Into the entrenchments, from which they will be•rellovod to-morrow. The city Is now quiet. The Union men are very jubilant over the news, which is considered favora ble—highly excellent. This city Is now secure. I leave for Washington to-night. K. 0,I). A rnot3LAMATION NY THE AfAFOlt OF WILMINGTON —TRoors ARRIVIti(I CONI:TTARTLT (6pealal Despatch to The Press.] evroN, Julyl3.—The excitement here con tinues unabated. Weyer Turner has issued a pro clamation calling on the citizens to close their places of business and arm for the defence of their homes. The eall Is being generally responded to. Troops are aniying from every point almost hourly by companies and detachments. A. regiment of eon; valescents from Phlladeltala readied here tonight, and was sent forward. The rebels engaged In the recent mid boasted that their main force had already obtained over 2,61 X) recruits among the Secessionlets of Maryland, and that they would secure 10,000 before leaving that State. They are not alarmed about their sup plies. . • , There is no truth In the report that the rebels have attached a battery between here and Baltimore, and eent fictitious messages over theiwires, O.L. S. TIIE WAtiLLlNtrrur RAILROAD UNINJURED-NO REBELS ON OR NEAR IT. .13Avrisiona, July 1.3.—A locomotive and tender, which left Washington at .1 o'clock to-day, arrived hero safely. not one rebel was seen on the road, and he was nearly starved to death. There is no enemy In sight, and no fighting of mo ment going on. All looks well, and It Is expected that the road will resume trains to-inorrOW. Tole graphic communication will also be resumed, no doubt, very soon. 711 E RICTRIZAT PROM WABITINGTON. BA LTINORK, 7ulyl3,—The only 1 / I thiligerlCO ga thered from the conductor who brought the engine through was that no tiring had been heard near Washington to-day. All the information we have here. Induces the conviction that the enemy are in full retreat, and that the lighting on Monday and Tuesday was to cover their retreat, and enable them to get their plunder safe across the river at Edward's Ferry. REOPENING OF TUE TELEGRAPR TO WARRINGTON— RErtrLsE OP THE REBELS AT VOIT4 STEVENS— =ill WASHINGTON, July I.l—Evening.—Skirrnishing hod been constantly going on, and our troops had acted strictly on the defensive until yesterday eve ning, when the rebel sharpshooters becoming annoy ing, it was determined to dislodge them from the front of Fort Stevens. This was inost effectually done nniid the shouts of applause of those who witnessed the action. The rebels retired In hot haste, leaving at the house of F. P. Blair at Silver Springs a hundred of their wounded, Including eleven (Mears, and 'also all their dead on the field. Reconnoissances made today showed the rebels had during the night disappeared from the front of our fortipations, after firing a number of, buildings they had previously occupied as a shelter for their sharpshooters. Scouts report that the rebels were this morning recrossing the Potomac nearly opposite Poolsville, driving before them about 2,000 head of cattle, which they had stolen; while a despatch, received by General lialleck from Rockville, says the retreat ing rebels passed through that place at 3 o'clock this morning, and they were, at that time, moving in the direction of Edward's Perry. The rebels near Bladensburg moved off, between 8 and 10 o'clock, this morning, taking the road westward, and carry ing with them a - number of horses, cattle, &e., stolen from that place. The militia and volunteers, and employees in the several departments of the Government, were called out to-day and performed the duty assigned them. There bas been no extraordinary excitement in` Several squads of rebel prisoners ivere brought in to-day. Our killed and wounded yesterday amounted to about 200, among them Major Crosby, Mat Pennsyl vania, left arm amputated ; Lieutenant Colonel Johnson, 49th New. York, killed ; Colonel Visseher, 43d New York, killed ; Lieutenant McLaughlin, 61st Pennsylvania, killed ,• Major Jones, 7th Maine, killed. The bodies of these officers have been em balmed. .~ .. ~. ~ BALTINOnIi, July 13.—Railroad communication between Baltimore and the capital, which has been suspended for nearly forty-eight hours, In conse quence of the rebel invasion, was resumed this after noon, and the principal officers of the Baltlinore and Ohio road state that passenger trains will be running probably to-morrow morning. About noon to-day five of the employees of the company, including Prlr. Hipsley, who acted as superintendent, determined upon a trio by rail to Baltimore, and accordingly started in a hand-car, and worked their way along the entire route, ar riving here about one o'clock. They met but three rebel soldiers on the road, ono of whom said he was a native of this State, and was born in Beltsville. No hostilities Occurred, and there were no evi dences of damage to the road. Of the large number of telegraph poles skirting the road, but three were found cut down. At 1 o'clock in the afternoon Mr. George S. Koontz, road agent, and Mr. Wm. T. Walker, solicitor of the company, had a locomotive fired up, and, with a single passenger car, followed the other party, fearing that they might have• met with some dis aster. They reached the Camden Station at 4.45 P. 11., having travelled rather slowly in order to bete er observe the condition of the track and bridges. They report that not a single rail had been re moved, and no damage of any character done to the road-bed or bridges. An attempt had beefs made to burn the bridge at Point Branch, but It was not In jured. Mr. Koontz reports having seen but one rebel on the road, who declared that he was as hungry as 11— itself, and wanted to find his way to the main body. Be appeared to be in a bad plight, but was no doubt a scout of the enemy. NEWS ALONG THE ROAD From conversation which the officers had with parties roeiding aoar the lino of the road; and others who reached the capital just before the engine left, there seems to be no doubt that the rebels who had been occupying ground near Beltsville, to the sup posed number of about 2,000, had left and joined the main body, whohad been attacking Fort Massachsr setts on the Seventh-street road. They state that the attacking force was pot known, especially as they fired under cover of woods, but that hostilities had not been renewed•up to the hour of their depar ture. WA considerable force of troops had arrived at the capital. and although the people were excited, yet they did not feel apprehensive that the enemy could pass the works which surrounded the City. We were unable to obtain any Washington papers from the parties who arrived here. EXCITEMENT AT .ANNLPOLIS On Tuesday the excitement et Annapolis was in tense, the rumor having spread like wild-fire that the enemy was approaching,- with the intention of burning the State Capitol. The rebel sympathizers asserted that their idols would do no such -act, as the Jeff Davis Government had too much raved for the building in which Wasitington resigned his commission. The loyal men of the city did•not give thenicredit for any such good feeling, and made preparations to resist any attack. _ Breastworks were thrown up and ride pits dug at the north end of the town. The president of the Free State Convention, Gen. H. H. Goldsborough, besides many other members of the Convention, the librarian of the State, Mr. Jordan, and several of the officials of the Court of Appealiand other departments of the State, rendered a helping hand in the trenches Many of the Secesh citizens were • taken from cellars and other hiding places and put to work, much against their inclinations. Ex-Governor Thomas G. Pratt, a well known peace man on condition of the recognition of the Southern Confederacy, and several of the head members of the Constitutional Convention, were arrested, but by some means escaped without ren dering the duty Owed to the State. Mg==:I!SM=MMWWF=47M Yesterday morning, when the report was circu lated in this city that the rebels had taken.posses sion of the town of Annapolis, some of the States , - rights members here could fll•conceal their gratin cation. One member, who belongs to no party, a fossilized relic of a past age and past ideas, was cer tain the city was captured, and that the rebels were everywhere. IME=3 To -day, a party of thirty prisoners, alleged to be shecladdlers from military duty under the late call of the Governor, were paraded through the streets of the city to headquarters. They wore arrested at several places, in Anne Arundel county, by a squad of independent scouts under Lieutenant Royer. They were all committed to the military prison for examination; BALTIMORE. STATE OF MARYLAND, • ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OEMS, IIEADQUARTERS, 293 BALTIMORE STREET, BALTIMORE, Julyl2, 1644 GENERAL ORDER No. 28.—The invasion of the State by the public enemy, and their threatened approach to this city, rendering it necessary to ex ercise the power vested in the commander-In-chief of the militia, of calling' them into actual service, and the volunteers offering in response to the pre vious calls failing so far to furnish:the number jequirea, upon consultation with the commanding general of the Bth Army Corps, it has been deter mined that the whole enrolled militia of this city be ordered to prepare for immediate service. This order embraces all the force enrolled by the enrolment of Mx, and as these will not all be re quired for duty at the same time, they will serve In turns in such numbers, not exceeding ten thousand at any ono time, as the exigency for the time may require ; and a system or allotment and relief will ' be adopted and announced as soon as said entire ibree shall assemble. The enrolled men of the city will assemble in their respective wards to-day, 13th Inst., at 5 o'clock P. 31., at some central point in each ward,which will be designated by the morning papers, as well as by an officer charged with that duty In each precinct, and on failure to do so proper meanswill Do adopt ed to enforce their Immediate attendance. When the enrolled men of such ward are thus assembled, those required for immediate service will be assigned to such duties as the commanding general aforesaid may prescribe. They will be offi cered, armed and equipped in pursuance of the re gulations governing the United States service, and for the time they may sores will' be entitled to re ceive from the State the same rates of pay and emoluments as ttro allowed to officers, non•commis sloned officers and privates In the United States army. As In an emergency of this kind many small arti cles required by the soldier cannot be supplied by the proper departments as expeditiously as may be desimi, it Is suggested that his personal comfort would be promoted by each man tarnishing himself with tin cup, blanket, and such other convenience% as may be at hand. By order of the Governor and commander-k -chief : JonN S. BERRY, Adjt. AN IMPORTANT ORDER. The following Important ortlor was Issued yester day evening : • HEADQUAILTER9 EICITITH ARMY CORI'S, • BALTIMORE, Rid., July 12, 1384. lame:am., Outman 1\0.4.—1n connection with the proclamation of the Governor, issued upon con sultation with the general commanding, by which the militia of this olty is called out, I apprise all citizens liable to the call that the proclamation will be rigorously enforced. This notice Is to be understood not as n threat, but to inform all concerned, and all are concerned in the safety of our beautiful city, that the genera) in commend accords entiroly with the Governor as to the necessity for the toll, _ By. order of lidajor General E. 0. 0. Ord. SAMUKI. B. LAWRISNOIt, Assistant Adjutant General ALL QUINT-00NY' DISNINC ULLITOEUtI) BALTIMORU, July 13.—There was a general sus. pension of business this afternoon, and the citizens turned out largely and reported for duty at the various Wards. All the public houses are closed„ and the city is very quiet. Confidence is rmltored, and the only anxiety new Is that the enemy Should not escape from the State without being duly punished. EBCAPE OF GENERAL FRANKLIN CONVIRXED NEW Tonic, July 13.—A epodel despatch to the ncratd from Baltimore says that when General Franklin escaped, Harry Gilmore hearing of it, threatened to shoot the rest of the prisoners if the General was not found. He thought better of it, however. Captains IL M. Hewitt, I4Sth New York, and 0. M. Wood v ioth wisconsin, who were captured with_ . General Franklin, have just come in, having been paroled by Gilmore. They were In the room with Franklin at the time he made his escape. BALTIMORE', July 13.—The Gazette of this eve sling contains the following : Slnee our last report there has been lesj mite ment In this city than for two or three (lays past, We opinion being quite generally entertained that there Is no probability of the enemy making any movement upon Baltimore at present, at least. AN INNANTP.Y FORCE OF TEN NNEMT About seven o'clock yesterday morning . a body of Confederate infantry, said to number four thousand, encamped at Randallstown, in Baltimore county, about seven miles from the city, and breakfasted, after which they took up the line of march toward Washington. The name of their commander was not aecertalned. A gentleman whom they arrested, and subsequently released, came to the city after wards and reported the filet of their presence at that point. TRU 'WASHINGTON RAILROAD Our. At noon yesterday a body of the enemy crossed the Washington Branch Railroad lo the vicinity of Beltsville, Prince George's county, twelve miles from Washington—going to the southward—and tore up a portion of the track and cut the telegraphic wires. It is stated that they marched at a rapid rate, and occupied an hour and a half in crossing the track. Military officers here are of the opinion that, accord ing to this account, there could not have been more than five thousand of them, as troops are obliged to move in very open column in consequence of the dust and heat. THE BURNING OP ISHMAEL DAY'S ROUSE..... The story of the destruction of the house and barn of Ishmael Bay, It now appears, Is correct, and. that he lost, among other things, about $2,300 In GOvernment bonds, and some deeds and other valuable papers. The. Confederate soldier whom he wounded Is said to be named Fields, formerly of Baltimore, and he Is represented'as lying at Damp man's Hotel, fifteen miles from Baltimore, on the .Belalr road. TRAVEL TO PIIILADELPIIIA The Philadelphia Railroad Company have'char tered the steamer Georglane, In conjunction with. Colonel Iffarhiand, agent of the Post Office Depart went, and she left for Perryville, on her first trip, with passengers and mails, at three o'clock yester day atternoon. Efforts will be made to have two boats per day, to commence running to-day. General Ord, yesterday morning, paid a visit of inspection to the various fortifications abept the eity,and he is now assiduously engaged in strength eninLi• thorn, and making such other dispositions as are deemed best'for the reourity of the city in ease the enemy advances to this point. Governor Bradford's proclamation calling out the militia will be found elsewhere. ARREST O C/TIZENS, ETC Mr. Edward Law Rogers was yesterday afterneon arrested, and confined at the provost marshal's office, upon a charge not made public. A large number of persons were arrested 2,l, various points about the picket lines upon the charge of being sus picious characters. They are all detained to await Investigatf on. A good many stragglers from vari ous commands were also picked up and sent to Camp Distribution." PROPERTY SAVED FROM DESTRUCTION On Saturday night last Messrs. Geo. W. Thomp son, Wm. H. .Kelrle, and Adolph Franz, of this city, were walking over the Northern Central Rail way, when taiey discovered an. immense pile of ob structions fixed very securely upon. the track, at the curve, about three miles above Parkton. Suspect ing that the Confederates were in the vicinity, and knowing that half a dozen trains were coining down the road, they set to work and succeeded in re moving the obstructions before the trains came upon them, and thus prevented the damage which other wise must have resulted to the trains. TBE DESTRUCTION ON THE PHILADELPHIA, WIL. NINGTON, AND BALTIMORE nettno/in. In the report yesterday morning of the destruc tion on this road, it was stated that only one train, the express train for New York, with the Washing ton passengers and mail, was captured and de stroyed.• It has been ascertained since that the mail train which left at 8.40 A. M., an hour pre- TiOUS, was seized and burnt at Magnolia Station, where it stopped to alight some passengers. Our account in regard to the tiring of the express irate, andlending it down the grade to the Gunpowder bridge, causing its destruction in part, was to the main correct. The train ran on to the bridge, the rear part covering the draw, which was consumed, the forward part reaching to near the north shore, with the locomotive In front, continued to burn to the water, when the engine fell through and lodged on the bottom of the river, where It now lies with portions of it above the bed of the rails. The removal of the engine will be the mostserious obstacle to the clearing of the track. There has been about four hundred yards of the bridge burned, including the draw. The company will commence this morning to repair damages. A num ber of men have been ordered to the work, and it is expected by the railroad authorities that the road will be opened In the course of two or three days. There was no other injury done to the road, the re port of the burning or other bridges being untrue. Air. Marcus nook, the Government mail agent on the express train, states that when he heard the whistle to put down brakes, near Magnolia Station, he looked out and saw the mail train on the track in flames, and a number of excited people running about it. As soon as his train stopped it was sur rounded by armed men, in number not more than one hundred, some of whom entered the passenger ears, anti two or three others the mall car. They did not question him, or express themselves to any manner, but at once seized a matt pouch and cut it open. 'Several of the letters were broken and partially rend, when, other men coming in, the whole mall was taken out and burned by the side of the track, some of the men, however, previously fill ing their pockets with letters, without taking time to examine their directions or contents. The train wee then fired, aspreviously stated. Mr. Hook made his way to Baltimore, mostly on foot, and arrived here yesterday morning. He thinks the number of men who operated about the train did not amount to over one hundred, but does not. know If ,there were others concealed in the groves in the vicinity. The cars of the two trains which were destroyed belonged to the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Bal timore Railroad Company, and were the most com plete and best constructed in the country. The destruction of Gunpowder bridge will cause interruption to the travel North by rail for several days. The‘company, however. in conjunction with liloore N, Falls, Esq., President of the Norfolk Steamboat Line, have made arrangements for the conveyance of passengers from Baltimore to Perry ville, on the Susquehanna river, opposite Havre-de- Grace, where they can take the cars for Philadel phia. Tho time occupied in travelling from place to place will be about fourhours ; from Perryville to Philadelphia, about two hours. Yesterday after noon about 3 o'clock, the steamer Gcorgiaua lett the foot of Concord street with a large number of passengers and the United States mail. A boat will leave the same wharf this morning at 10 o'clock, arriving at Perryville at 2 P.M., expecting to reach Philadelphia at 5 o'clock. ECIE=3II The report of the burning of the residence of B'Er. Francis S. Corkran, it appears, was incorrect. Mr. 0. contradicts the statement. DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI. Successful Movements of Gen. Sherman. CROSSING Or THE CRATTANNOOCIIIE. LARGE CAPTURES OF REBEL PRISONERS. NEW Your, July 13.—A special despatch to the Herald, from Nashville today, says : Sherman's despatches give all that is known here regarding the passage of the Chattahoockle. It is supposed the enemy will retreat to Atlanta, but it is not believed that he will make any stand at that point. It was rumored here yesterday that Joe Johnston had gone to Richmond, but nothing was positively known with regard to the matter. Since getting into open country south of Kene saw Mountain, Sherman has been reaping the fruits of the campaign, and the great superiority of our troops to the rebels in a fairopen debt has been made plainly manifest. Heretofore the rebels lad alt the advantage of position, and their loss, perhaps, has been light compared with our own, but since we got into the valley of Chattahoochie the rebels lost 5,000 0r6,000, while we lust none. An officer of Gen. Thomas' staff, in a private let ter, states that the itatik movement to the river re sulted in the capture of 3,000 prisoners, besides the recovery Of a number of deserters. Great numbers arc reported falling out of the rebel ranks at each retreat of Joe Johnston. The morale of the rebel army is now almost As bad as when under Bragg, and Johnston Is looked on as a repetition of the "great retreater." His retro grade movement has been criticised by his officers and men, and deserters now within our lines report the existence of a general dissatisfaction in the rebel army. Our correspondent with the 4th Army Corps ar rived here a few days since, and reports the capture of the rebel ordnance report for July 2d, in which document the rebel strength Is given at 47,000 in fantry end cavalry. The city is now full of rebel prisoners. Oapt. Goodwin, provost marshal, reports the arrival of about 1,460 prisoners ; 3,000 were captured south of the ICenesaw Mountain, and 141 deserters. Many of these men are of the better class of Southern soldiers, being from South Carolina and Georgia. The majority, however, ore TenneSseaus and Ken nektons. We have lost only a few men in skirmishing since he Zth of June. There appears to have been some fighting In the movement over the Chattahoochie river, as the rebel General George Ranny, formerly of the Rock Oily Guards, was wounded there. General Milroy has been temporarily relieved of his command. General Rousseau is at present in command or this Department or the Tennessee. FORTRESS MONROE. XOVICVMNTS O➢ OUNBOATS.-CAPTIME FORTRESS Morino; July 12.—N0 has been received from the feat of gu left yesterday In search of the pirate that the bark Greenland and other vessels in d General W. F. Smith arrived to-day Point on his way to New York. Daniel McCloud, 55th Pennsylvania, S. Nichols, 6frth"Pennsylvania, who rect wounds on the 18th of June In front of . Bird to-day in Hampton Hospital. The steanitug Mary left Oberrystom noon for Misplace, and has not yetbeon It believed that. she has been capture( The steamer Anlanda Winants has at Newborn, N. 0., but brings no news. DlioNvivl2 ,7 o Or A 81.E011AL COURESPOI "THE ritESS. ,, - FORTRESS 'MONRos, July 12.—Mr. ryem, correspondent ()ate Philadelphia on board the United States hospital 81 necticut, at City Point, last Thursday, Ilttous. Last evening they started down the 2 A. M., while off Newport News, Mr. overboard and was drowned. Every made to save him, but without avail has his effects. . The steamer Cotton has arrived fri 10410, but brings no news
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers