Eljt Vrtss. THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1864. • TWARMS OF THE PRES& To City Subscribers $lO per annum, payable in ad vance ; OF I:3venty Ciente per week,:payable to the carrier: Nailed to Subscribers out of the city lo per annum; $450 for elx months ; $2.25 for three months—in- Variably in advance for the time ordered, THE TRI•WEEYLY PRESS. 'Nailed to Subscribers $5 per annum; $2.50 for SIX mouths ; $1.25 for three months. . We can take no notice of anonymous 00mrau.- , nientiois. We do not return rejected manuscripts. •: Itio-yeluntary correspondence is solicited from all • perte•of the world, and esociallyfrom our different 1011tary and naval departments. When used, it will :he paid for. • Mr. W. W. ...arras', ,PTo. 504 Vinth street, Mil:, . deers south of • Finmsyliailia avenue, Washington .3Uy, is the Washington agent of Toe Punse. garrazi. receive sabsorlptlons for Tag PRESS in Washington, see that subscribers are regularly served at their residences, and attend to advertising. FORNEY'S WAR PRESS, EDE THE 'WEEK ENDING .4TIGIN9T 13, 1864. ENGRAVING. —Siege of Charleatoo--Shelling Se oesslonvil to' from Fort Strong, 11. POETRY. -"A Dirge for McPherson When am .Dead • The Love Cheat"-From Tennyson's :Enoch Arden-" The Stxndard- bearer of-Goinpany K." in ABOUT A L'AZY, IDLE BOY, by Thackerai. ,IV. EDITORIALS.-The Message of Governor Catlin -An Attack on Mobile-The Operations before Peters burg-=The recent Unfortunate Assault-A Change in the Character of the War-Poor Pennaylvvta.7•The Metro polis of Death-Welcome, LEttletana,-Prora Bermuda to Wilmington-Imperial Troubles in•egferlactilapo leon's Congrear ea-Genernl Scott's Afttoblegtaphi. V. THE GOVERNOR'S raasegs.-4.l'lau for Mill. Ca Organization. VI. THE 'REBEL INVAgION.-Cireillar of rieneral Conch-Proclamation of die Governor-Our Corresoott dence-Leiters from Cho inbeisbitrg-Retraat of the Re bale from Maryland -General Averill's Viet sry-Large Capture of Prisonera-Ekirmieh near Aldie. - VII. THE WA E--Parragat's Attack on Mobile-Our nest Advancing TrOmphaotiv-The Capture of Dan- Phine Island-The Siege of Atlanta-Sherman in Post-- lion to Flank the 1 . 0 . 713 -I , rearA from Oh 4rleston-Arrt Val of the Tinton Officers lately under Flre-How they we're Treated. • VIII. THE BEFEO - ED REBEL CITIES.-Affairs be fore Pefersbug.dAtlanta, and Charleston. • IX. INOIOEVS -OF THE WAR.-Scenea in the Cra• ter at Peterebutg-Incidents of the Battles before At lanta, &c. X. GENERAL NEWS. -Life in some Southern Prise is -The Funeral of Colonel Mulligan-A. Trip from Chat • tanooga to-Atlanta-The Death of General McPaer non, &a. XI. - MTV INTELLIGENCE. -Meeting to Relieve the Mt ainberebnt g -Snffererc-National Fast-day-Shat there be a Draft? &c. XII. SCRAPS OF SINGED SENSE.-Jean Valjean- A Coming 'home-Ir. in Church Reverie. . XIII, CHESS.-DEPARTMENT.- Chess Poems-Pro blem-End Game-Chess in Philadelphia, in brussels, in Germany. • 47 • • XIV. SCIENCE AND ART, XV. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Aar Specimen's of the " WAR Paces" will be for warded when requested. The subscription rate fqr sin g% coMes is $2 per ➢ear. A deduction from these terms Will be allowed when clubs are formed. Single copies. rut up In wrappers,. 'YE ady.for ruaillng,may be obtained at the counter. Pree.aveuence.. VT, 'Ditty of the Legislature. 'The special session of the Legislature of this Stat_e;whieh. has just been 'convened ,by the Governor, has' one' great object to - which to direct its exclusive and earnest at tention. The proclamation calling the body together; and the message of the Executive, botb-set.out that fact in the plainest terms : " The taking of some action for the defenee of the State." It is important that the - members should boar this in mind is enter .lllg-upon their duties, and not allow other ObjeCtS of an entirely irrelevant nature to. -creep in and occupy the time which should 'be spent in delibefgting over the special bu siness of the session. • We are led to make these remarks from noticing how' quickly a variety of miseel meous.bills are threatening an avalanche of civil business upon the heads of the law makers, who should be occupied in delibe rations upon military affairs. In the Se nate a move was made in the right direc tion by the resolution of 31r. LOWRY, " that the Senate will not proceed during this ses sion to the consideration of any private bill ;" but then follows a proviso, " that this shall not :refer, to _any . ..bill:ln the • ilirtfre — G r oVer requiring artion.drirciit," which does much to spoil the good effect of the resolution itself. In the House almost the first busitiesS -done was the recalling of some forty bills in the Governor's hands for the purpose of amending them. This-step, it appears, ryas the subject of considerable debate, but the resolution was passed on the ground that the amendments required were only trivial. Now it may happen that but little time will be devoted to these civil questions, but as the Bank bill was included in the num ber so recalled, it, looks very much as if a wide field of operations was opening before the real business of the session had bee . n reached, We all know how easy it is for a legislative body to be led away from the main objects which should engross its attention, and we merely suggest that the members should beware of side issues, and recollect that the people of the State are looking to them for but one thing, a well constructed militia law. A Great Man's Friends Deserting Him. The New York Herald, which has striven more persistently than any other paper in the land to puff General McCLELLari Into notoriety, with the view of getting him .a few complimentary ballots at the Chicago Convention, has begun to discover that he is not the "available candidate" it has labored so earnestly to prove him, .and.bas consequently made anotherof those changes of base - for which it is so celebrated. In its issue of Tuesday, after attacking the World for its glorification of the General, it pro ceedsto speak of him in the following dis respectful manner : "It will be Stated as a fact, however, which cannot be denied, that General Mee LELL liiehrnond cam :paign was a failure, and positively fearful J' think of, from his terrible losses in men and all the materials of war. It will be further said that Gen. MoCLEvaii, in his movements against .the enemy, betrayed too much of the confidence of the inexpe rienced leader in his promises to his army of 'no more defeats and no more retreats,' and in such - despatches as this : that We AV drive the enemy to the wall.' It will be said, too, that from the unbounded con fidence of the country in these promises of Gan..IIIcCaELLAN the revulsion in the public mird from his subsequent-misfortunes Was -infinitely more distressing arearAp toJear than any.other dise.Ppointments•of ate war". What cause could have produced this sud den cooling-off of enthusiasm for the fore most niartyr of Abolitionism ?' Last fall, the'dy before our gubernatorial election, General MoCLEmaxwrote a public letter, deelariug his political sentiments to be in peffect accord with Mr. Justice WOOD VAMD, the candidate of the Peace faction for Governor. This summer the same Geperal -McCLELLAN in a classical but slightly ungrammatical oration at West, Point, expresses himself in favor of a con tintitnee of the war. Perhaps this slight apparent inconsistency has been remem-. bored to his prejudice, and explains the Rerald's latest feat in acrobatics I The Rebels Not Anxious for Peace;' .. • A great many of our disloyal eichangeS are making a great to-do about an Insignifi cant goiele recently printed in the Rich mond Septin4. The Sentinel is the reputed orgin Of JEirritnson Davxs, and in the ar ticleleferred to makes a suggestion for the attainment of peace, in the following half. earnest, half.buntering language : 4 i Let peace commissioners be appointed by either section, and, invested with plenary powers of nego tiation, meet on• neutral territory, and discuss the terms of poitco.. Let all eu_bjecte be open to foe discussion and negotiation; We of the South con alder independence as this great and first object of the war, and that geparation is essential Cu inde pendence ; yet we shall De willing to listen to what you have to se/ and propose on the other eta; You may oiler UB something that will secure our equal rights - within the 'Union; you may propose to glee the alaveholding and _free States equnlity of votes in Congress and In the election of president; and partly to effect this you may throw all New Eng land into one State, or give her to England; or, if England won't have her let her secede. 'NOW, that would be a tempting ba it. We don't say it would Satiety us, but the subject is worthy of consideratLOA - .If We cannot attach the importance to this extract which the New York Larala and journals of similar . sentiments have ee,_ corded it. can ,matter very little what .Mr. DATIq' papers may say of a pacific Stature as long as we know• Mr. DAVIS' . sel f "We are not lighting Tor to halm. quiid : • olarky; we are fighting for indepencleneal and that oi. latiOnixe will. have." -•T English, French, anti American Turrets. However opinions may differ concerning the best 'plan for the construction of iron plated ships of war in their general fea tures, there would seem to be unanimity upon one point, at least, in this perplexing question, viz: the correctness of the turret principle—a principle which, we are proud t o sa y, Owed its first application to A.meri can enterprise, and,inventive genius. Eng land, in the person - of one Captain Comm, R. N., (the designer of the Royal Sove reign), has, as a matter of course, attempt ed to share the honor of this great disco veiy . with us, but our monopoly is not to be disputed. It is rather remarkable that the three great Powers of the world—England, Fiance, and America—should be simulta neously building iron-clad batteries upon the turret system; and it is likewise remarkable that each nation has a peculiar' plan of turret, of its own de vising, which,it fancies to be better than any other plan. In the 4nglish iron-clads the turrets, instead of resting on brass rings on the upper deck, from which they are raided by' means of a screw-wedge, in time of action, have their base and working por tion on the lower deck. Less height-sur face is thus presented to an enemy's gune. The Royal Sovereign's turrets distribute their weight over a large spate, while the turret revolves on bevelled wheels, much in the same manner as a railroad turn-table. In our own monitors, on the contrary, the turrets revolve, about a central spindle, which rests upon the keelson, standing out "like boys' peg-tops.*hen spinning," as the 'London Times describes it. Upon what principle the French turrets are constructed, or whether they are intended to revolve, - we cannot say. A Bordeaux journal gives a description of a new vessel now in course of construction at that port for the French navy, called the Sphynx. It appears to be a sort of compromise betweeh our moni tors ,and such heavy floating batteries as the Magenta and the Warrior. We are told that the bow, which dips at a very sharp angle, is armed with a powerful spur of cast steel, which is attached to a plating, but whoSe' salient point is placed one meter lower than the point. to which the plating descends. This position is given to her spur, in order that she may strike other plated vessels in their vital parts beneath their line of defence. .From this it will be seen that she would be very apt to prove a formidable adversary to the English light draught iron-clad Research, which is tot armed with a heavy prow, and is furnished with no armor-plating for a foot above water line. The Bordeaux paper, which does not descend to the minuteness of de tail, characteristic of our own and English local reports, tells hs unsatisfactbrily of the Sphynx, that her deck, Which is itself plated with sheets of iron placed between the beams and the planking, is surmounted by two plated towers, which present a for midable means of resistance. In the fore • tower will be placed a, pivot gun of the enormous calibre of three hundred pounds, destined to produ6e, at short range, the most terrible effects, and in fact capable of destroying any iron plating. In the tower art will be placed two long-range pivot guns of seventy, for fighting at a greater distance. The principle of this armament is to replace by a small number of heavy pieces the ordinary armament, whose force has hitherto been judged by the number of guns of much less formidable calibre." This principle of armament is undoubtedly the correct one, as was proven in the case of our own monitors, as recently as in the engagement at Mobile. As to the turrets, each has doubtless its own advantages and its own advocates, and all are necessa rily still in the nature of experiments. In our own case, at least, the experiment" has so far proved a ,success. Semmes. CARfilin pirate, eddipared with whom' Captain irm, the buccaneer, was a virtuous, character, has come to grief. A. Richinond journal announces that he (Saisthiss) will probably be reprimanded by the rebel Government for having lost the Alabama, the grounds for blame being thit he ought not have risked the vessel, and the special lament being that -it will be nearly impossible ever to replace her. SEMMES is too thick-skinned, we suspect, to be mach, if at all, annoyed by any censure which his fellow-traitors at Rich mond may cast upon him. Like them, he is a rebel in heart and in action, but he is a shade worse than some of them, inas much as he deliberately violitted the oath of allegiance which, as a naval officer, he had taken when entrusted with a naval .command. This SENGLES could not say that he had been ill-treated or in any way neglected by the United States Govern ment. He had attained the high rank of Commander in the Navy, and was also a member of the Lighthouse Board. Nor did he belong to a seceded State, seeing that his native Maryland, whatever her proclivities at one time, never went out of the Union. He followed the example of his friend M.AI3RY, a man whom his court_ try, delighted to honor and advance; and, not content with simple treason, added to it the seasoning of perjury and ingratitude. Why "the so-called Southern Confede ration" should call SEMmEa over the coals for the loss of the Alabama remains to be seen., That vessel , most probably, did not belong to the rebels, as the Sumpter did, which SEMIES first Commanded. The Alabama, as we have heard and believe, was the property of a set of British sym pathizers in Liverpool and London—of LAIRD, the N. P. who built her ; of LIND SAY, the M. P. who supplied her provi sions ; of JAMES SPENDE, who put on board her cannon, small arms, and ammu nition:, of RoEsuck, the.M. P. who re joiced in her evil successes ; of GREGORY and FERGUSON, the N. Ps. who constantly, championed the 'revolt. These; we be lieve, owned the vessel, and must have made "a good thing" out of SEMIES' piracy with her—proyeed always that Samsms divided the booty fairly. His col lecting sixty chronometers at Cherbourg. before the battle showed him to have a penchant for that sort of plunder, and would indicate - that he had especial Care of his own interests. No one, can call the Alabama a Southern vessel. The rebel flag was rarely seen on her, and though more than two years at sea, this vessel never once entered a Southern port. The. Alabama obviously was British-built, supplied, and almost wholly officered in and from Great Britain, No wonder that the .rebel press Should condemn SEItiIIES for putting the Alabama in the way ,of being destroyed. The whole. of this scoundrel's policy had been to bully and maltreat the weak, and to avoid collision with the strong. The mo ment he saw a vessel larger than his own approaching him, he retired with the least delay, not caring to encounter a ship that might bear the U.S. flag. Who knows— but perhaps the ruffian had a conscience, and did not choose to look upon the glori ous flag which he had abandoned and be- - trayed The Alabama fought the Kearsarge be cause Smarr-shad no alternative. Captain WrrusLow had taken his vessel full in front of the port into which SEMMES liad ran, and would there have blockaded the Ala bama until he had forced her into the ac tion. Seldom ihave vessels been so Well matched, but the Alabama had no 'chance from the first. The Kearsarge had a good cause, and that counts for much in all contests. The end is, Salnans has taken from Cherbourg the spoil which he deposited there ere he steamed out in the Channel. Not a ward more is said of that sword which, under the auspices of Commander Prat, was to have been subscribed for and publicly presented to him. The dinner which the Junior 'United Service Oftib talked of giving him is never heard of now. • SEAMUS, when last heard of, was walking on the quays of Liverpool,,stelly out of spirits, for LINDSAY, LALND, & COM pany have not made up their minds to giye him a new pirate vessel to command. If he, get a rap over the knuckles from his Minds at Richmond,. thelpoor wretch may take it as best he can. There may be truth in the rumor that he purposes abandoning the profession of piracy, and living among his British friends upon the fruits of his various robberies at sea. Who knows ?., WASHINGTON. • - WAmErsemorr, AuguHt 10. !MGR OP PRTRRBRURO--NOTRIRO NNW OR IMPORTANT. A letter from the Army of the Potomac, dated on Tuesday evening, reports all quiet there with the exception of picket fixing, which is still kept up, but mot so continuously as heretofore. Upon the recommendation of the Medical Direc tor the disintermekt of bodies is prohibited within the limits of the Army of the Potomac until further BAXTERIS FIRE ZOITAVES BAXTBIt'S Zonavea will break camp to-morrow (Thursday) morning, at six o'elook. Chief Engineer Dicirsoar, of the United States Steam Fire Bri gade, and , the members of the same, a committee Of Philadelphians residing here, a band of music, and a proper military escort, will meet them at Long Bridge. They will proceed direct to the house of the Hibernia Engine, where they will partake of a eollation. They will leave for Baltimore at o'clock noon, in a slow train, and expect to arrive in Philadelphia about Friday at 2 o'clock. There' have been a great many telegraphic inquiries made here to-day, and also personal requests, to kaow the intended route home, and the hour °flaming% This ie authentic, as your correspondent has been one of a committee to make the arrangements. REBEL REPORT FROM MOBILE. The Navy Department to-night received a de spatch containing the following from the Richmond Examiner of the 9th "A despatch fros Mobile, dated August 7th, two days later than our previous &drifts, states that the Situation 'hid not materially. changed since the enenif , SNictiny.,ever the iron-clads on Friday last. TherNrifipepartment received a telegram yestin , day morning_ that L the Morgan, the only gunboat which was not eithereunh, beached, or captured, has succeeded in getting over the bar and has reached A REPORT OW' A 6-20 LOAN CONTRADICTED. There is authority for stating the report that the Secretary.-of: the Treasury contemplates putting upon the market at ati early day a 6-20 loan, the In terest to be paid in geld, ie entirely without founda tion. The loansauthorized by various acts of Con gress,and yet available,are Under the act of Atarch 3d, 1863, bonds at 6 per cent. for $33.245.800, Tender act :of _March 3d, 1864, bonds 10:40s, 5 per cent., $.125,471.650. Under the act of . June 30th, 1864, bonds redeemable in not less than five nor more than thirty years, or If expedient made payable at not more than forty years from date, and bearing interest not exceeding 6 per cent., payable in coin, four hundred millions, or in lieu an equal amount of the bonds last named, not exceeding $200,000 in Treasury notes, payable not exceeding three years from date, or if expedient at any time after three years limn date, and bearing interest not exceeding 7 3 10 per cent., payable In lawful money at Matu rity or semi-annually. Under the act of February 25, 1812, bonds 5 20s In Europe, $},000,000; total, $562,717,350. Under the aot of June SOUL, Mt, in substitution of 5 per cent. legal-Lender notes heretofore issued, now withdrawn to,be destroyed, there may be Issued notes, as above described, 037,539,897, malting a total of t1;630,357,247. The 5 per cent. Interest-bearing notes were Issued under tte act of March 3, 1863, as follows : One-year interest, payable at maturity at 5 per cent., $ , 16,040,000; twoo-year's interest, payable at maturity at 5 per cent., $17,960. Two-par coupon interest, payable semi-annually at 5 per tent., $150,009,000. Total, $214,009,000. Of the latter $67,039,697 have been withdrawn, as above stated. Tinder the act of ?larch 3d, 1803, there have been delivered to the Treasurer coupons bearing Interest at 0 per cent., notes amounting to $30,143,000. The loani not closed and offered at the treasury and agencies am the 8 per cent . . bonds redeemable at the pleasure of the Government after ten and payable atter forty years, hence called 10.40 s; cer tificates of indebtedness, which are issuable in dis charge of current claims upon the Government; three-year 'sin per cent. compound-Interest notes; the BM-per-cent: loan provided for the exchange or the 1-30 three year notes, maturing on the 19th of August and Ist of October, 1804, and a new loan of three-year notes, under the act of Congress of Jane 80,1864, bearing interest at the rate of seven•thirty per Cent, per annum, or one cent per diem upon every fifty dollars of the principal, interest payable semi-annually in lawful 'money, or convertible at maturity . into 5-20 siz-per-cent, bonds, interest in The official statement of the public debt up to yesterday shows the amount outstanding $1,822,650, - 000, and the interest $74,872,000. Over 00,ot:03,000 of the Interest is payable in coin. The unpand re. quisitions are $79,723,000, and the amount in the treasury $13,623,000. The statement is signed by Acting Secretary of the Treasury HARRINGTON. INSPECTION OF CIGARS The Internal Revenue bureau has issued regula tions concerning — the inspection iiiid_atc_w,lee-et, _olgroza_ThalospeotorAn malting his valuation, is I required to act upon his own knowledge of the mar ket value of the Inspected article, exclusive of the tax. No other person than an Inspector duly ap pointed by the .secretary of the Treasury is autho rized to affix stamps. - Regulations are also issued concerning the as. sessment of tobacco, snuff t and cigars, In whioh it is said that considerable sales have been made, and taxes paid ' according ,to the rates under the former acts, with the view of avoiding the additional tax required by the act of June, i. 864. • The Commissioner remance.: 4, Sales made by a manufacturer - to his foreman, or to some convenient friend or man of straw, with the view of are -transfer to the manufacturer, or of a sale afterwards to his though possession may have been delivered to such foreman or other person, will not affect the right of the Government to the Increased tax. :Such sale is fraudulent, so far as the Government Is con cerned, whatever it may bebetween the parties, and ought not to be recognized as valid by the officers of internal revenue. Upon the sale for consumption, or removal for consumption, orsale or removal from the place of 'manufacture of such articles, after the Ist of July, the tax thereon became due, and must be paid at the increased rates, pursuant to the last act." DEATH OF AN EDITOR The Southern papers ooniain the news of the wounding, probably mortally, of Captain Mrostant. W. CLustray, late editor of the Memphis ivalanehe, and a few years since postmaster of the House of Representatives. Captain Car - sue.y is a son of Mr. CZUSILEY, the welllmown engineer and architect of this city. TOBACCO YLaLD IN MARYLAND. A well• known planter of Prince George's county, Maryland, who was in the city yesterday, states that the yield of tobacco in that famous tobacco-growing region will not this year exceed a thousand hogs heads. The usual crop in the county is two thou sand hogsheads, or one•fourth of the entire product of the State of Maryland. THE REPORTED CABINET ORANGES. There are in this city no rumors, as elsewhere, of Cabinet changes. As 'to the reported resignation of the Secretary of War, the National Republican says, "Mr. STA.NTON denies the report, and so does the President.,, TEE 7-30 LOAN The subscriptions to the 7-30 loan, as reported at the Treasury Department to-day, amounted to $660,000, ILISCELLAIMOUS Many of our officers have fallen .beneath the are Of the sharpshootere,but our Sharpshooters are quite as efficient as those of tho rebels. The Petersburg correspondent of the Mobile Register says thatour Men kill theirartillerists sometimes a mile distant. no states that, the day before he wrote, a spent ball struck the ground in front of General Lan, and glancing Arnett his heel, and a few minutes after a young officer, standing near Lee, Wasi shot through the lungs, A lot of rebel prittonertiarrived liereyesterday after noon. They were not Si destitatkloOking as the common run of rebel prisoniiis. Captain Fox, of the Navy Department, left bat evening , for the North, to ppenn glow days. Our forees 'captured rebel train ortvienty-tive 'wagons, loaded — Wlthipliiii; Matie,:alate's Gap,,on Sunday.. Thß rebel guerillas are- getting very bold. They approach within aefew nines of our defences, and havecemmenced gobbling up oar straggling sal- . • Derenees'of tins Northeastern Frontier. POICTLAHD, August iii —The Congressional com mittee on the Belo as of the Northeastern Boundary are Inspecting the fortitioatione here to-day. The Coast•Defence Excursion Party. Powrmsain, August 10.—The Congressional COM. mitteer on Coast Defences held a levee at the City Ball, this evening, and will make an excursion to the Wands to-morrow. . The humps Outward Bound. ST. JOHN'S, F„) August B.—The steamship Europa, ftom Boston for Liverpool, passed Oape Race at six coelock on Sunday evening. Bursting Or the Boiler 'of a Steamboat Loss of Twelve Lives. CHATHAM, 0. W., August JCL—The propellor Ra cine, for Buffalo from Chicago, burst her boiler last :night, off Bondeatt Point, Lake Erie. Twelve of her crew were lost. The Cabin and upper works of the vessel were burned, and all her cargo of flour, pork, and high .wines,, res destroyed. The steamer Avon picked up the survivors, and towed the hull to the beach near Dealtown. The names of the crew that were lost have not been ascertained. LARGE POSITIVE SALE OP 50G PACKAGES Alito LOTS OP BRITISH, FERNOR, GERMAN, ANh A➢la. - MOAN DRY Goons, HOSIERY, &0., &0., THIS DAY.— The early particular attention of dealers is request ed to the valuable and desirable assortment of British, German, French, and American dry goods, embracing about 4500 packages and lots of staple and fancy articles in cottons, linens, woolens, worsteds, and silks, including 5,100 dozen outtore hosiery—to be peremptorily sold, by catalogue, on four months' credit and part-;for cash, commencing this (Thursday) morning, at 10 o'clock, to be con tinued all day, without intermission, by John B. Myers & Co., auctioneers, Nos. 232 and 234 Market street. llfourrrAriv Aovisarreuvo.-3)7avellers in the White Mountain region this summer complain that many 'locum' object§ of interest ore delayed by the advertisements Of Novr York qtraok medlothe men. A. puree is to be made up by tourists to employ , :a house painter tojudielonsly efface the offensive ad vertisements by the application of paint, as near Re possible to the natural color of the objects dia . • ETBZ A.Prilatii.Tl3B POE 01111 .1.--)1 In.liosto n haa recently rent a handsome engine, two hooiroar lieges. and 2,20) feet of hole to Santis& ,o Chill, and hove an order for two more.carriagea. The burning - 91 a catbedralftill of people ale Wight the Sentla gads a lesson. THE PRESS,-PIBLADELPHTA, TEETTRSDAY, AUGUST LL 11, 1864. NODE GOOD NEWS PROir IDEOBILEs FAIItAGUT FOLLOWiNG VP HIS SUCCESSES FORT GAINES SURRENDERED Its Whole ilirrlson Prisoners in our The Stara and Stripes Flying tram its .. Ramparts. f FORT POWELL EVACUATED Atie BLOWN REBEL RETREAT EP THE BREBAABOAR TAO& Gen. Sheridan Overtakes them near winch.ester. SKIRMISHING YESTERDAY AFTERNODN Explosion of an Ordnance Boat= a City Point. - GIEN. SHERMAN'S REPORT OF TIT BATTLE OF THE 221 L A DECIDED VICTORY CLAMED THE REBEL LOW EBTIMATIO AT. 10,000 Return of Part of Stoneman's Raiders WAR DEP ARTIICKIPT, WASIITRISITON, August 10-10,80 P: X. ilejor General Die, New York.: The following report of thezuceess Of our opera tions at Mobile, extracted from the Richmond En quirer of this morning, has just been received by this Department from Major General Butler: "Moan.; lAugust B.—On !Friday night Lieut. Col. Williams., commanding Fort Powell, evacuated and blew up the fort. Yesterday and to-day the enemy are shelling Fort G-aines. The people of Mobile are all ready for the fray. The people are satisfied with the conduct of Lieutenants Buchanan, Maury, and Bennett, of the navy. "MOBILE, August B.—lt ispainfully humiliating to announce the shameful surrender of Fort Gaines at half past nine o'clock this morning, by Colonel Chas. Anderson, of the 21st Alabama Regiolent. This powerful work was provisioned for six , months, and with a garrison of 600 men. He communicated with the enemy's fleet by flag of truce, with the sanction of Gen. Page. "General Page inquired by signal what his ,pur pose was, and received no answer. His attention was attracted by signal guns, General Page repeated ly telegraphed : Hold on to your fort.' "The same night he visited Ft. Gaines and found Anderson on board the Yankee fleet, arranging the terms of capitulation: He left peremptory orders for Anderion, on his return, not to surrender the fort, and - relieved him of hie command. 5 ' Fort - Morgan signalled this morning, but no an sorer 3vas received exqept the hoisting of the Yankee Bag over the ramparts of Fort Gaines. Anderson's conduct is officially pronounced Inexplicable and shameful." Despatches just received from General Sheridan report his forces moving against the enemy up the Shenandoah. At 4 P. W.. they were skirmishing . about ten miles from Winchester. This morning General Grant reported the ek plosion of an ordnance boat yesterday, loaded with ammunition, at City Point whexf: No details have been received. Colonel - Babcock, Of Gen. Grant's staff, was slightly wounded. • No °parallel's before Atlanta of consequence are reported to•day.' Portions of General Stonemates 'command are continuing to arrive, and the total lose will no; ex ceed one thousand. 'Ensvis M. STANTorr, ...IMEMPYR MANLY IN PULL RETREAT UP TIM sußliairioetc Vat.LET-.41.113 PORCH ONLY RIGHTERM THOUSAND, FOUR MILRB SOUTH SIDE OP. THE POTOMAC VA., OpPOSITR WILLIAMSPORT, August 9-43 A. M,—(Special to the Herald,]—Theretrels fall back from the flyer yesterday afternoon, and are now in full retreat up,the valley, In consequence of a heavy 'Union force having got upon Earfy's Bank, thus dangerously threatening his rear and communications with Richmond. The flank movement was made by order of Gen Grant. Those who know Say Early will not make a stand lathe lower part of the valley union's absolutely compelled to do so. It is thought, though, there will be some Bgltlng• in and around the fortiflea tins of InneheSter. Early's force did not at any time during this last raid exceed 18,000. I have facts and figures to prove this, these figures descending even to the strength of brigades and regiments, with the names of their commanding officers. As I close this despatch there is a report that Mar tinsburg was occupied by Union troops last night. The road from here to Martinsburg Is now said to be clear. I hear of no heavy fighting. There are reports of skirmishing, and from all accounts there is every Indication of a general rebel retreat. PARTICULARS OF AVRRILL'S RUPERT vicrony. Feartr, August 9.—[Special to the Tri buraej—Oen. Averill attacked the combined forces of McCausland, Johnson, Gilmer, and 'McNeil, on the morning of the 7th, and, after a spirited light, completely routed their entire command, capturing all of their artillery—four pieces—a vast quantity of small arms, 410 horses and equipments, and 420 pd. Mere, including B field officers and 32 company offi cers. McCausland, with his broken and demoralized command, has fled to the mountains. Our loss wai comparatively small-7 killed and 51 wounded. Among our killed are Major Congress and Ist Lieut. Clark, of the 3d Virginia Cavalry. They were struck down while gallantly leading a charge, Capt. Kerr Was severely wounded while penetrating the ene my's lima. • OFFICIAL, Bar ova . OF ORKICRAI. ISIERI33IIA7f-THI BATTLE OF TEE 22n IWO. BEFORE ATLANTA WASTIINGTON, August ie.—Major. General Sher man, 1n transmitting the following official report of General Logan, says though the number of dead rebels seems to be excessive, he 41 disposed to give full credit to the report; that though our loss is only 3,521 killed, wounded, and missing, the enemy's dead alone on tbe field nearly equaled that number, viz.: 2,200. HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT AND ARMY Or THE TBNNESSEB, BEFORE ATLANTA., 0 . 76017.G1 July 24, 11364.—G-NERBAL : I have the honor to re port the following general summary or the result of the attack of the enemy on this army on the 22d instant: Our total loss of killed, wounded, and missing was 3,521 and ten pieces of artillery. We have burled and deliveretVo the enemy, under fin of truce sent me by them, in front of the Sa Division, 17th Army Corps, 1,000 of their killed. The umber of their dead in front of the 6th divl- ton of the same corps, including those on the ground not now occupied by our troops, General Bltitr re ports, will swell the number of the dead on hie front to 2,000. The number of their dead buried' in front of the 15th Corps, up to this hour, is 360, and the moaa roanding officer reports that at feast as many more are yet unburied, the burying parties being still at work. - The number of dead buried In front of the, 16th Corps Is 422. ' We have ever 1,000 of their wounded in our hands, the larger :number of mounded being Carried off during the night after the engagement by them. We Captured 18 stands of 'colors, and have them now. We also captured 6,000 stands of arms. The attack was made on our lines seven times, and was seven times repulsed. Hood's and Hardee's corps and Wheeler's cavalry engaged us. We have sent to the rear 1,000 prisoners, inclitding thirty-three commissioned officers of high rants. We still occupy the field, and the troops are- in high spirits. A detached and full report-will be forward ed as soon as completed. Recapitulation—Our total loss, 3,521. Enemy's dead thus tar reported burled and de. livered to them, 3,220. , Total number of prisoners sent North, l i my, Total prisoners wounded in our hands, 1,000. Estimated loss of the enemy, at least 10,000. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, JOHN A. LOGAN, Major General.. To Major .General W. T. Siiiilieraer, commanding Military DiViEllOll of the Mississippi. THE GUERILLA WAR IN THE sourn- BORECF-STBALINO - A BEARER OF IMP ATC114.3 FROM A GOBRILLA LEADED. ROT RACOON= ED. LOIIISTILLIC, August D.—This morning twenty guerillas attacked a party of men under W. B. Lanord, Who were driving sixty horsei to Gallatin, from Salt river road, five miles from West Point, The guerillas killed three of our men, and capture forty-two of the horses. The Nashville Union has °Metal anthOrlty for the statement that the loss 1n MeConk'.s raid will not exceed live hundred. J. Walker Taylor, purporting to be a bearer of de spatches, was stopped at New Albany, Indians, last night, bearing letter from Cola A. R. Johnson,' headquarters of the Confederate forces in Union county, Kentucky, addressed to General B urb ridge, asking wile considered the shooting of Confederates in Henderson os accorderKe with hls. order re• eluding guerillas, and deputizing Major. Taylor 40, 'confer with him on thasubject, General Emery directed Colonel Ealrleigh to write to Colonel Johnson, refusing to recognize Major Taylor, as Johnson was hi Ktutuoky, a State not within the Confederate lines, and in 130M mud of but a small force, composed-ohleffiof irrB. sponsible persons ; and as he was acting , . without any authority known to General Emery, he could not Officially transmit his messageteGinitral Bar audrefueed further Intercourse. Ai Major THE WAR. Hands. UP BY THE REBELS. OFFICIAL GAZETTE BROOND DIESPATCH Secretary of .War THE SIEGE OF ATLA:PITAL WEST. Taylor claimed to be a tJoefedera,te eolaiers would send him Into the Confederate' lines. Slaty guerillas were encamped at GarrettMille last night. • assailliWlLNTS ON BNEIEL PAIR°, August 9.—General 'Paine has ordered heavyi.assessments to be made on the disloyal citi zens of Hickman, Groves, Vallard, and McCracken counties, In Kentucky, for the benefit of the families -.ol.pnion soldiers whose property has been destroyed by the rebels. Cayt. Paine has gone to Hickman to collect an assessment of C5O,000". Poultry, Ice, butter, eygs, coal, wood, hay, cattle, sheep, hogs, and furniture are allowed to be shipped within the Federal lines In insurrectionary States. Twang hogsheads of tobacco, from Paducah, arrived to-day, mostly for New York. THE INDIAN WAIT. NEW:- DRP - NSDATIDNES--.ALARN SPREADING DYNE TH lITAIIi PRA I RISS, OMAHA CITY, August 10.—The Indiana are hourly eoniinitting new depredations, stealing stock, burn ing trains, and killing indiscriminately. They were within or.e hundred yards of the pickets of Fort Kearney last night, and fired an arrow at one. A Coach arrived at Fort Kearney this morning. The passengers report passing several trains Which bad been burned, and eleven dead bodies by the wayside. A party of six whites were killed at • Thirty-two.llllile Creek lest night. . The Indians have stolen all the stock at Cotton.; _ wood - station, ninety miles west of Fort Kearney. This morning a phity 'of soldiers started in pursuit. It is well known - that some renegade whites,, sap posed from Quantrell's old band, are associated with the Indians. . Font , I.Auemnt, August 9.—The Indians are get ting very bold, and great alarm prevails through out the country. It is feared that they will attack . this point. Many emigrants have been killed, and much stock stolen. CALTRORNIL surreium,a t iF Acapulco. SAN F . 1i.A.14016C0, August - Golder', City Iles arrived with the passengers that left Newyork July la. Acapulco has been surrendered by the forces of Alvarez. General Braga has declared for the Empire, but only a few hundred of his men followed him. A large Liberal force bolds Colima. The blockade of idanianilia IS not enforced. ,Tbe mining shares are dull, and the translations are linimportant. ' - AnstraliarrdateS to the latof - Tune show a falling oil in the gold recelptg. LARGE AMOUNTS OR GOLD Dvsm—rovr MINES DIS COVERED JA OREGON. • SAN Freepromoo, August 9.—The steamer Ore gon, from British Columbia and Oregon, brings nearly $500,000 in gold dust, mostly from the Idaho and Oregon mines. Thn Victoria papers record the finding of rich mines In Snake and Leeeh rivers, twenty4wo miles from Victoria: There is a great rush in that direction. ' Idaho le decreasing In population. Mining re ports are contradictory. THE UTAH. lEDIAN TROUBLES BELIEVED TO BE-AT MEM! SrA FRANCIf3OO 3 August B.—The Indian troubles in Utah are all supposed to beat an end, General Connor - having sent out troops. An emigrant reports the massacre of several hun dred emigrants by the Snake Indians, in Idaho. The story lacks confirmation, STATE LiGiiiiibiTCßE. Bannteatina, AuguSt 10, 1854. SENATE. The Senate met at 10 oMlock. The-tollowing bills were introduced: One by Mr. RisILLT, repealing a section of the act relative , to the Orphans , Court of Schuylkill county. • , Mr. CorrivuLL, one relative, to a Clerical error in the apportionment bill. . Mr. 1 - 10013, one authorizing the president and di rectors of the Franklin and Allegheny Bridge Com pany to borrow money. NO PRIVATE BILLS TO BS OVUMWED. Mr. LownT offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Senate will not:proceed to the consideration of any private bill during this session: Provided, that the resolution shall not refer to any bill heretofore passed and in the hands of the Go vernor and requiring amendinent ror any bill "givingbounties to volunteeeia. The vote on this resolution was as follows: yeas 23, nays 7. Mr. Colims.m. offered a resolution requesting the Governor to return certain bilis which had been pasted by.the Legislature laEt winter, but needed some amendment before the Governor could sign them. The resolution was passed. • STATE TROOPS 111 11.2.71011#L SwevICTI. Mr. WiLsor offeied the foll Owing Whfreas, Great dissatisfaction exists in the 187th _Regiment P. Y., now attached to the sth Army Corps, in consequence of an alleged violation of good faith towards them on the part of the War Depart. ment,, in ordering them into active service, contrary to the terms of their enlistment, contained in Gene ral Order No. 20, Issued by Major General Couch, en the 24th day of March last; therefore, • Resolved, That the Governor he respectfully -re quested to communicate to the Senate all the facts within his knowledge appertaining to the said regi ment, and the duties for !which. the" lame-was ape -tlarlry-enna-speol-Seally.rebrilited'7B.ld Inilatered Into the 'United States serried. • ' Laid over under the rules for one day. • STATE liOMTTIES. Mr. JOHNSON offered the:following :, .; • Resolved !nit the Committee on, the .Tudiciary. be instructed" to inquire into the expediency of re pealing the General BountrLaw passed at the late session, and substituting in its stead a State Boun ty, in such manner as not to do" injustice to such counties as have availed themselves of the provi sions of said act to till their quotas fbr five hun dred thousand men, under the late call of the Pre sident, and report by bill or otherwise. The Senate refused to proceed to the second read ing of the resolution—ayes 11, nays 18. The Senate • was invited-to- visit- Chambersburg. and accepted the invitation. The Senate then adjourned until 8% o'clock on Thursday evening. HOUSE The House met at 10 A. M Kr. BROWN offered a resolution recalling some forty bills from the Governor. These were bills which bad-been passed by both branches" of the Legislature, and which needed the personal liability or some other amendment before they could be ap proved by the Governor. A. general discussion ensued as to the propriety of recalling the bills. It was contended that by so doing the Legislature would be opening the door to priVate legislation. On the other hand it was argued that the bills to be returned, and perfected were really meritorious, and needed only trivial amend ments. Mr. SMITH, of Chester, moved also to recall from the custody of thb Governor an act enabling State banks to do bithiness under the National law, which the Governbr had refused to sign. Mr. SMITH, of Chester, stated that the objection to the bank bill was that it did not require the State organization, before going under the Nationalism, to surrender the specie certificates which they had ob tained from the poinmonwealth. If this amendment was made the•bill might not be objectionable to the Governor. The majority of the State banks were willing to surrender their certificates, and Penney!. van% would thereby bo relieved from the burden. The amendment of Mr. Smith was agreed to, as was also the resolution recalling the bills. MILITARY TELEGRAPH LINE. Mr." SBARIGHT asked leave to introduce an act appropriating $15,000 to construct a military tele .graph line between*Connellsville and Uniontown, in Fayette connty, a distance of 12.niiles. itt. GLASS argued.. that a good telegraph' line could be put up at $l2O per mile. li SIidRIGHT had been informed that a greater sum:would be 'necessary. SEMELIGET obtiined leave to read his bill by a vote of ayes 60, nays SO. . INVITATION TO CIIAALEBB.SBUItO Mr. SHARPIt presented a communication from committee of the citizens of Ohambersburg,lnviting the Legislature to visit the town and witness the de veatation. The Invitation was accepted. A debate ensued as to the proper time to make the tiip. It was finall9 deolded to leave Harrisburg at S . o'clock on Thursday. A joint committee on- the revision of the betinty ans 'Was authorized. /taILABOBIER7IT OP TRH CAPITOL. The Governor, and otter members of a Committee to Enlarge the Capitol, reported that the plan, as devised by the Legislature last winter, was itorad-, ticalde. 'New plans were submitted. Referred to a committee. Adjourned. until Friday morning at 10 O'clock. IV)LW DIU :O ITT. IsTaw Yozar s Axwttit 10,1884. A WCLELLAN MEETING: The McClellan _meeting to-night was thp largest' one ever held In this city. Fourteenth street from Sixth avenue to east of Union Square was one dense mass of people ; Broadway was crowded from Eigh teenth to Ninth streets; the Bowery and Fourth avenue were filled for blocks, and Union Square it self-was jam Med. A large number of bdildings in the vicinity were 'filled with McClelleadteS. The number present Is roughly estimated at from 60,000 to 100,000. A new metal called langite, a basic sulphate of copper, has been disoovered and exhibited by pro. lessor Mak kelyne. RABBL PRIPORRRS POR RLXITIA. _ . Seven hundred rebisl prisoners poised through here tads's , from Point Lookout s bound to Ehntra. BOSTON AVOIDX!W THE DRAFT. The Post contains a' detailed statement shoWing how Boston has been engaged in importing men from Europe, to go as substitutes and volunteers in the army. Three ship-loads, It appears, have been brought over, mostly from Germany. 3tavonTan CHANGES IN THE CABLNET. The Commercial says that private despatches tin non n ce the resignation of Secretaries Seward, and Wailes. .FEW YORE ITEMS, The Commercial says the Government ha t s re. ceived imfortant official news from Atlanta to-day. General Hooker and Assistant Secretary Fox ar rived here today. An alleged deserter, named George W. Coffin, WAS 'shot by Petective Kingsley to-day. Cot was Wounded Mile shoulder. He asserts that be can produce an honorable discharge from the Scott Life Guards. gram. ifon. EUROPE. The steamship Seals, whisk sailed to-day, took ant $50,000 in gold. 31LA8INIC zurasLitnnson. Arrived, ehip Duisberefatterdate ; brig Isabella Hunter, glace Bay. B NTON. BO Tory August 10, Mk. DRATH OF A. CONSUL. Dr. Reynolds, Consul of the United States at St. Marie, Rapti, died there on the 22d of July. NdßiaJi INVELLICIENCE. Arrived, sehr B. Bard, Port an Prince; Planet, St. Marie. . 'ltobituary BArrilromr, August 10.—Adam Denmead,tsq., well knOwu uxiire.proprietor.ocrholkrouoment /ran Foundry, died tide morning of typhoid-form OBE BESIEGED REBEL DIMES. AFRAllte AT rwrkhantißGl—A LITTLE )1 2 11 1.4` 11 4.. 8 -TUB TUB emus Jeprinettnissztr 'ATL'AftTA— '''Ttil(ConnlTTort or TEE straftotrifnlNG cOtrisrax: —VIM REBEL GREAT OURS. Affairs still continue quiet before Petersburg. The rebels have mounted some additional great guns upon their works, with which they keep up now and then a vigorous shelling of our batteries. The duels are of varying success, but our guns gene. rally have the balance of "ellenelugsn In their favor. It is asserted that the mine, which has here tofore been represented to have exploded forty yards from the earthwork it was to destroy, did explode in the exact spot the rebel engineers Intended. The fort wile Part of the line guarded by Greet. Warren's (the sth) corps. A. few hours before thg explotion deserters came ln 5 Informing our officers of the exact spot in which it was expected to take place. The work—an unimportant one—was abandoned before it vent into the air. This statement is, however, only a statement, and we give it for what it is worth. Id the absence of any war news, the correspondents are turning their attention to the quieter incidents ormilltaiy life. One of them details the following little rogiante, which will afford ground enough for the efforts of half a dozen novelists. Its Interest is heightened by the' social position of one who figures in the story, who is no less than the daughter Of eX-President Tyler": Just before the army crossed the James river, and while our corps was in the vicinity of , Oharles City Court Rouse, private John Rick (not a very romantic name for the hero of my brief romance, but "what's in a name of the 2d New York Rifles, was taken sick, and was left at the house of the late ex- President Tyler.. An aged relative of the family and Misa Tyler. the President's , daughter—a lady young, good looking, and withal strongly rebellious —were the occupants of the mansion, which, I should. say, en peasant. was ransacked to some extent by our soldiers_ before a guard was stationed to protect it. The army, in course of time, passed away, and the sick man languished In the luxurious rooms of his fair young host, in whose breast pity and apnea, thy soon emerged into the stronger passion which rules the camp, the court, the grove." Forgotten was the bated blue of the Federal soldier; forgotten the vandal work which still left its traces behind ; forgotten the anger with which of_yore Virginia's foemen were wont to .inspire all true (I) daughters df.that - State. She loved the. Yankee, and the young rifleman returned her love, as the novels say. Of course, the next proceeding was matrimony. A minister was founii, and they were netted in the bonds of matrimony—more fortunate. la this respect., than the prototypical Romeo and Juliet. .THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON. Whispers come to us that General Foster is pre paring for , a move on Charleston, more formidable than any its defenders have yet had to oppose. What none know, but it excites great expecta tions among our officers and soldiers who have so long lain on Morris Island. The bombardment is still kept up against Sumpter, but with no appre ciable effect, beyond altering the shape of the great pile of ruins. Two-prisoners of war, who escaped from their rebel jaiiers, arrived a week ago within our lines. They are respectively a captain and lieutenant in the 100th Ohio. A correspondent says they tell fearful tales of the treatment of Union prisoners. We have already informed the reader of the fact that all the prisoners were removed from Richmond, the officers to Macon, and the soldiers to Anderson, Georgia; 1,800 officers being confined in the former and 30,000 men in the latter place. The escaped men report that .the Vision soldiers had no barracks, no tents, not even a shade tree. The lot confining.them is about eight acres. At one time it rejoiced In a few trees. Au effort on the part of some of the men to escape brought into requisi tion some limbs of the trees, when rebel magnanimity and humanity ordered them all to be cut down. The tales of the-prison -ships of the Revolution have lost some of their horrors by comparison with this age. All the Union officers have now been removed from Macon to Charleston. On the train from Savannah to Charleston, when near Pocotallgo, the two officers above named leaped from the cars, hid themselves by day, travelled by night, negroes secreted them, blood hounds were put on the track, and some officers were rearrested. Fortunately Capt. Hunt and his officer escaped bloodhounds and rebel pickets, and reached the ferry. The latter was exhausted and could not swim. So the Captain waded the marsh and swam the river, and was greeted by sentinels of the 56th New York Volunteers, Colonel Van Wyek, doing picket d'Uty at that point. The' Captain asked for volunteers to cross the river and get the - exhausted lieutenant. No time could be Lost; it was already daylight. The gallant men of the 58th responded I promptly, jumped into a boat, steered for the mall? land, and, under sight of rebel soldiers, bore away the almost lifeless lieutenant. They go North by this steamer. Their story should be written, and read by all men in the North. AVFA/RS AUOUND ATLANTA. Here, too, our operations hare subsided Into a re gular siege. The roar of cannon goes on all day, and breaks out during the night in great gusts and, stoims. In expectation Of this siege the rebels pie yid ed themselves with two 64-pounders, which a let. ter-writer thus describes : They are the Same kind they used at Vicksburg— at least it throws the same description of shell which I frequently saw there—a missile six and a half inches in, diameter, acorn shaped, with, expansion metal run upon and around the heel, one and a half inches in width, held on by a projecting amigo. The concussion from this gun Is very heavy, shaking the heavens fop miles around, and the noise of the shell In its Eight through the air is like the howl of a de mon: One or two of these "pot-metal concerns," as Quartermaster - Piggott calls them, have dropped In and about Gen. Schofteld's headquarters, and are objects - Of . onriosity.. al siege guns for battering dovjupermanent works they are, no - doubt; formida ble, but for ordinary nerd practice too unwieldy. small rifled. Parrott "a much snore useful, and has equal range.' These huge guns we calculate to cap ture, as, without railroad transportation,ltie enemy cannot remove thertf. They probably be spiked, anis left for Yankee trophies when the "Gate tidy" Is'evaeuated. The latest facts concerning, the siege appear In our telegraphic column. Cfirious Emigration Scheme. ONE BOSTON'S BECILETS--HOW TEM CITY PILLS ITS - .QI7OTA—MEN BNLisTan lli pOrtisioN COUN TRIES—THEIR PASSAGE PAID TO THIS 0017Nray —THREE SHIPLOADS. Al,RnanY SENT TO THE ARMY. The British steamer Bellona, which left this port on Saturday Met, lied a few days before quietly landed on Deer Island, In Boston harbor, between four and live hundred men. She did not touch at any wharf in Boston; but after leaving the men put out of the harbor and sailed directly for. this port, bring ing a few bales of rage, which constituted her entire cargo. Two other similar trips have been , made. The"first veffieel-eame from Ireland, the other from liamburg. Most of the men brought on these three vessels are now in_ the Union army, though the emigrants from Ireland did not enter the ser vice immediately, some of them having been persuaded by their friends that they could do better. They began their voyage to the United States, however, with the intention of entering the service, and their • passage was .taken with that -understanding. The failure to do as they had agreed in Boston involved a heavy loss to persons who bad paid their passage money. The second company, as soon as they arrived at Boston, put on . the - Federal uniform, re ceived their bounty money, and went into the ranksi thus providing exemption from the draft for several hundred .13o8tOulankl, whose business en gagements did nut admit of their personal service in the field. Four hundred of the emigrants who came on the Bellona also entered the service, there by exempting four hundred other Bostonians- A majority of these emigrants had already been trained to the Use of arms, and some of them had been in battle. It is believed that they will do good service in Our army. The secret of this - business, by which Boston ob tained en betitutes, and two or three persons obtained a large amount of money,' was at first well kept, But it finally got out ; a desperate man, a Ser vial/ by, birth, who arrived on board the Bellona, and was afterwards brought to this city, has di vulged the scheme to several unscrupulous indivi duals, who say they are lawyers, but who' possess neither ability nor learning, and are without cha racter or influence—e et they promise him that they will get money for him, and expect to get more for themselves, if he puts the case in their hands. These New York sharpers are unwilling that the gains of the Boston men ehould be so much, and their own so little; and they threaten to put an end to this kind of emigration by going to 'Barone and making representations about it, unless the Bosto nians pay them for keeping silence. A part of the story of this curious emigration scheme is not secret, but It is novel and interesting. The men who came in the Bellona were of different nationalities, but were collected in Belgium wider the direction of Julian Allen, formerly colonel elf the well.known organization called the "Polish Legion," of this city--a regiment which it was pro posed to recruit at the beginning of the war among the Polish refugees in this country; but its ranks were not hiled.ln time, and the men were consolt • dated into other regiments. Mr. Allen went abroad to assist his countrymen in their late struggle for independence, and he is now de- Ing what he can for American interests. Ste hundred men were gathered within three weeks, and Constant accessions were made to their numbers. It was not difficult to collect them. The people of Europe are acquainted with the efforts rualibog here to obtain recruits; and many pereons desiring. Weenie to t his - country frequently make application, to - , bur' consuls, supposing, not unnatn-' rally,,tbat some facilleles'for transportation hither might be afforded by our diplomatic representa tives, but thosleofficere, in accordance with the in structions or our Government, reject the proposals. When, however, it became known at At/twerp, recently, that Mr. Allen would receive portions and send them across the ocean, the tidings were quickly conveyed to the principal cities near the seaboard of the continent; and. immediately men came front all-directions. They walked about at Antwerp in mends. , A part of them were so much elated with the prospect of going to America, that they marched In processions, carrying rags to repre sent banners, on iong sticks like flagstaffs ; mach to the astonishment of some of the townspeople and the amusement of others, who thought a neer eociety had suddenly sprang into existence, and that rag ameflins were the only members. ' The Belgian Government would not permit the embarkation of the emigrants - without a careful ex amination of them, and the signing of a contract by each person, which was to be a certificate that he went by his own desire. This paper (or a copy of it) was to be left with the customs officers, elserthe necessary clearance for the vessel could not be el,- tained. The contract bound the signers, when they should arrive in the 'United' Stetes, to do whatever might be required of them; and all the men were asked by the, ofileers if they, understood what the contract Implied, and If they were willing to abide by it. These questions answered satisfactorily, and - the name attached to the contract, completed the preliminaries. Some of the Belgians were unable to write their names, and tee customs officers made 'the required signatures, sayingto the emigrants as , they did so, that, they were going to America and inuttdd - their duty. The Bellona was ready to sail off the sth of July ; but it appears that a dishonest contractor had sent on board a quantity of bad provisions, which were Served out. to the emigrants, some of whom there upon marched off the vessel, and were followed by more than half their fellows. It le said even that lees than a hundred remained on board. Here was a dilemma. The vessel had been chartered at a high rate. She ; waste carry Seven hundred or elght.hun drectmen. Her owners thought she could carry a thousand. The Belgian antheritieshe.d surveyed her, however, and would not allow more than four-hun dred" and twenty-six to: go on board. Of these three-fourths had abandoned the vessel, and by their representations would deter others from com ing in their places. A summary measure was then resolved on: All the provisions werathrown over board before the faces of some of the discontented men, and they were promised that the best food in the market should be prooared for. them, and that they should have double rations. The new food was bought, and was followdd on board, soon afterwards, by the runaways. The men bad another reason for returning to their places on the ship. Thay were nearly all rough persons eln anticipation of the trip they hid diepobed of everything -they pos sessed, even their Spare clothing,.for liquor, and had had a general "spree." So, 110ef they had neither money nor heel.' of Obtaining any 5 and the want filling th admonished them o o f otrh et hpromreine tw h e o f ful had signed the paper complained to their consuls, say ing that illegal . efforts were -made to detain them, and the ship IVELS, detained till the ()onsets could make an investigation. The complaint was found to be incorrect; the authorities were assured that . all the men on board were at liberty to leave. the vessel if theydesinedto do so; and the objections to her departure were withdrawn. • • On the eth ofJtily. the vessel rolled down the chan nel for antWerp: There were two or three hundred men on the vrharf, lobo, desired to go on board; but, for reasons aireidy given, were.not perthitted. demonstrations taeklae - tax her departure, indicated monk disappointment. Seine of them followed along the banks, wading handkerchiefs, and salting out t the men on deck to have the vessel stopped,and they would come on board In email busts. Of course the request was not heeded; and come of their lum ber were observed to manifest their vexation in trays. Regular thins constituted a, part of the daily ex ercises at sea. A young Pole, who was an officer in our army, but who resigned and engaged with hie countrymen in the recent attempted revolution, presided at there drills, and performed important services from the Bret. Among these emigrants were many Gemane who could sing and play; to the latter were given instruments, and the for mer assisted the musicians with their voices. These men. with the exception already noticed, enlisted on Deer Island. were examined, and after wards went to the military rendezvous in another part of the harbor. In four days from the time of arrival, the business was concluded. Nobody not intereeted wait wiser, while three individuals were much riober, and four hundred men were credited on the quota. of Boston. More or these emigrants are amino . . Another reerel Loaded with them is expected at Boston har bor in a few days. The dicta are known In Europe • and this new matt= of emieretlon , first made prat: ticable through the wants and the enterprise of men of Boston, appears to be successful. No efforts have been made on the Continent, so far as yet appears,. to put a stop to It. Galignoni's Messenger, In announcing the depart ure of the last vessel from Antwerp, R i ves no parti culars hut says that it contained three hundred and filly " ' German recruits for the American Federal army."—New York Post. Barbarous Treatment of Slaves In Hen Many of the good people of the free States are in clined to ho rather incredulous in reference to the I.lr.r.'B.on.heastrrsb'nubser, t_ T e u n t t h, of a s u l er s 7 il ly t t r h v et , r cover up their dark deeds of villainy to keep them from the publicgaze. Bat we propose to give a few instances of the same kind a little nearer home. The nrstinstanoe waarelated in this town a few hours alter Itoccurred,by ayoung man who haaalwaysbeen pro-slavery In his feelings, and a strong sympathizer with the South. The scene occurred in Kentucky— chits/roles Kentucky. - Just across the river frith Newberg, Ind., there lives a man by the name of George Hill, who owns a large farm and a number of negroee. To the latter, however, he has only a thief's title. On of these, negroes expressed a de termination to leave his master and join the Federal army. By some means Hill found out the intention of the man, and at once determined to prevent it. It was Sabbath morning that begot the 119W8,.8814 at 10 o'clock be took the poor fellow, stripped and tied hint, then took a strap of leather about two feet and a half long and an inch and a half broad. Tals he perforated with holes, and out notches like saw teeth on the edges, then dipping it into salt Mtge proceeded to the brutal work of whipping. tn course every stroke with such an instrument would produce a horrible blood.blister. Thus he coatinueo, nerving only at intervals to rest himself, until four o'clock in the afternoon, and how much longer we know not, for our informant, who was In the employ of Hill, grow sick at the frightful scene, and left the place, to return - no more. During these six hours he could not help I evincing strong feelings of Sympathy for the poor, enffering one; and for this Hilt. with bitter oaths, frequently threatened him with similar treat ment A short time previous to this an older bro. ther of Hill's undertook to whip a negro for some trivial offence, and the negrn, thinking that kind of work shout played out. offered resistance, where upon Hill took his rifle and shot him. Fortunately, however, the wound was slight, and the man re covered, and is now in the Union army. Now, these men have talked hard, and cursed - bitterly saainst a certain imaginary party of amatearna tionists in the North, and at the same time they are holding, working, and abusing as slaves their own half-brothers and half-siatera children that their father raised by a black woman after he and hts• wife had separated. This Is slavery as it tr; not as it might be. And a person would supp that such mon as these would be the last ones to say Might against amalgamation: Our second scene was in the same Community, and, if possible, more horrible than the first., and Is equally as well authenticated, being related by an eyewitness 'A man, familiarly known as Oorneel hicOornsiok, an overseer for John McCormick, took a negro woman, stripped and tied her, and then pro ceeded to whip her until he completely exhausted his strength at the fiendish work. Then, after rest ing himself, he took two little boys, tied them with ropes around the wrists, then hung them up two feet above the ground, stripped them, and then whipped the little fellows until they were so near dead they could not cry. These things are done in Ken tucky, where slavery is said to exist In its mild eat form—if so, I pity the worst form. If a man in this community were to tie up his 'horse or ox and wantonly beat him to death, the curses of a justly indignant community would rest upon him. But a demon in human shape can tie ii a man—his brother, his equal, nay, In humanity his superior— and beat him to death and cast aside his carcass as he would that of a hog, and then walk forth into the community as a gentleman of high standing and a clever fellow. And lam sorry to say that there are men in all the free States that are so devoid of all the principles of moral honesty, justice, and his minify, to say nothing of virtue and religion that they can unblushingly advocate the perpetuity of this most abominable of all systems known In the catalogue of infamy. THE CITY. • The Theouesseter. AUGUST Is. MtAI:10178T 10, 1864. A.M 12M BP 9 M. SA. II 12M......2 P.M .1% 77 925( WrlrD. WIRD. NW /3E BbyW W by WS W WSW ARRIVAL OF WOUTMED BOLDIERg. The U. S. steam-traneport Baltic steamed up the river yesterday afternoon, and was anchored below the navy yard. The wounded heroes were taken to Camden on the same night. and were thence trans. ported to the army hospital at Beverly, N. J. ARRIVAL OF THE FIRE ZOUA.VES. ' Chief Engineer Lyle, of the Fire Department, re ceived a telegraphic despatch last evening, that the Fire Zonaves would arrive in Philadelphia at two o'clock tomorrow, Friday. There will be a grand Parade of the department to meet them. , • DESERTERS Tbe following-named so idlelre;rere reported at,the Medical Director's office, yesterday, ae having de serted from army hospitals in this departMent Haddington Hospital—Jacob Anderson, Oomps.ny 11,15 th New York Heavy Artillery ; Oliver E. Bar:. ton, Company 1, let Massa