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THE SITU A TION.
The military • situation in Virginia has
never been so complicated as it now is.
The campaign which. began in May with
the advance of our great army upon the
concentrated forces of the enemy, which
had for its object an immediate attack upon
Richmond, and which resulted in the in
vestment of that city and the imprison
ment of the entire rebel force within its
entrenchments, was pushed forward to the
versr limit of prudence. Suddenly, in June,
GRANT changed his plan, crossed the James
river, forced the rebel army into Peters
burg, and threatened the destruction of nil
the railroads south and west of the two
cities. The advantages thus obtained are
too well known now to repeat, but the dif
ference in the situation is remarkable.
When GRANT first crossed the Rapidan he
forced the whole rebel army before Min,
leaving scarcely a guerilla in his rear
now there is a formidable rebel army in
the Shenandoah Valley, - "Opposed by a
corresponding force under SHERIDAN.
There are in fact, two leading points of in
terest in the Virginia campaign, Peters
burg and lite Shenandoah.
Row far this change-is radical is not to
be predicted, while the results of-SrrEar-
DAN's aclvande are unknown. A ithislie
victory gained by him , would unquestioml...
bly restore the simplicity.of the situation
a decisive defeat would add to its com
plexity, by embarrassing GRANtr. But it is
evident that the Lieutenant General has
never abandoned his original intention, to -
fight the main forces of LEE for the posses
sion of Petersburg and Richmond. The
invasions of Pennsylvania, the supposed
danger of Washington. and Baltimore, the
-rebel victories over HUNTER and WALLACE,
failed to make him 'relax his hold upon
these two cities. These superficial and
fruitless successes of the enemy were fol
lowed—by what ? By an attack upon the
entrenchments of Petersburg, which, but
for an accident or a blunder, would have
ended in one of the greatest victories of the
war. Precisely in the same way EARLY'S
movements in the Shenandoah valley have
not compelled GRANT to weaken his at-
tack by detaching melt to' meet the rebel
general.. On the contrary, this distribu
tion of the enemy's 'limn enables"hlin to
move with greater freedom on-the line- 'be
tween Richmond and Petersburg, and the
activity of the past week has been empha
tic and important. WARRRIst -has seized
the Weldon road ; Thaszeocx, with a strong
force, is again north . of the James, and
within seven miles , of Richmond. It is
plain that EARLY'S operaiions in the She
nandoah, though their success might be of
great value to the enemy, are a present
and positiVe advantage to GRANT. The
past week has shown that he is strbitg
-enough to maintain the siege of Peters
burg, repulsing any attack upon his lines,
and to simultaneously move upon Rich
.
mond. He bolds both of these cities with
one hand,. and -baffles EARLY easily with
the other. He is now, as he has
been from' the first, master of a d,ifecult
situation; and while the fury with which
the campaign begun, the sufferings and
toils which both armies have endured since
May, have bad decided effect, the enemy__
has bad the worst of the long struggle.
GRANT may carry this campaign, without
Interruption, far into the fall, but we are
convinced that before winter a great and
overwhelining success will crown his
patience and persverance in Virginia. OF
Atlanta and MobUe we need not speak; for
it is conceded that the great military ditifi 7
culty is the Virginia Situation, and acit, We
have shown, is not discouraging hecauselt
is complex.
Armistice.
Benator WILSON finds it necessary to
deny reports circulated by the enemies of
the Government, to the effect that Mr.
LINCOLN and his friends are endeavoring
to prepare the country for-an armistice.• His
remarks are useful in sealing the condem
nation of the pitiful story lately trumped
up by the New York World. He says :
"No public man, connected with the Administra•
Von, is in favor of an armiEtlce. I personally know
that President Lincoln and all the members of his
Cabinet have undoubted faith in the success of our
armies, and, the complete triumph of our cause.
With this belief they will pursue the most vigorous
measures to raise money and men to carry on the
war."
The faa- greater portion of the country
will acquiesce in Senator WlLsow's testi
mony, and in the patriotic faith and in
tegrity of the President, We trust that it is
settled; even to the satisfaction of the
World, that the President will not surren
der the moral and military advantages of
the situation, and deliver up the honor of
the country, bound hand and foot, by pro
posing an armistice that will - virtually de
stroy the power and purpose of the war.
Bit we must yet inquire into the motive
Of the charge made against the President
and his supporters. The mere whisper of
an armistice by proposal of the President
has thrown half of the Peace party into a
panic of protests and denunciation. The
Administration is accused of perfidious
complicity with the rebellion, and the
idea of an armistice is scouted, as if
it were not the leading aim and almost
the predestined platform of the party
which is' to hold its Convention at
Chicago. Woon, VALLANDIGHAM, LONG,
and the majority of significant and leading
men of the Chicago party, have preached
this policy for years. Can the World in
form us to the contrary? That Democrat
must either be exceedingly innocent or
audacious who pretends to be shocked at
what is so generally received among his
own partisans as the manifest design and
mission of the' Chicago Peace party.
If the World does not intend to becomes
hopeless profligate as regardnhe morals of
opinion, that journal owes it to its mysti
fied readers to extricate itself, and declare
plainly where it stands. Are we to under
stand that, t after . three years 'of persistent
opposition to every war measure, is is op- „ ,
posed to the ontrltiethod of p'eaC - e gel' ad-
Tocated by the,leaders of its party ? 'gust
we believe, after all, that the World is- the
indignant ineinYofevery proposition ema
nating frlini l iis'own. party to dishonor the
country ? "Inlfluch's cast,' we shall hail its
secession from. Chicago - With pleastire.
Why the Wei ghtiiild Progress.
Gen. Sttuota, one of the Union gene
rals who was placed !miler fire; at Wades
ton, has written a letter which, for its
highly respectable statement of -the condi
-I loin of the South, should, be generally read.
'We commend
. it . particularly to, those' who
throw doubt' upun the war and the Govern
ment. Gen. SEYmoina, it , is well knowo,
passed many., ye,ars of his military life in
the old regular service, in friendly inter
-conree anioni the Sduthern people; and, to
within a very short time, has been reckoned
by opposition journals with those unfriendly.
to the Aclintriistraticin. Without saying
a word in favor of Mr. LINCOLN on per-
Sonal grounds, ' Gengral SEYMOUR clearly
shows, from the convictions of an experi
ence in the rebel State; that his re-elei
tion would be the worst blow which it is
possible for the- North to administer as a
people against the Pm - Ith. Ti e i s
as the Government is also convinced, that
the 66 Confederacy "'le in its worst straits;
and now Alice chiefly upon. Northerk syraT
pathy to *burette inclependelifle bYlSetray.
big the pacific liZnion pentiment. A rebel
letter in hill poaseisidiCblveiglis bitterly
ageinst of the Southern leaders;
and not a stiportion of the Southern
people favor atlheart the progress of our
arms: Th e 10311 , 4 ' . tr.ft7:-htts but to make a-
vigorous effort worthy of its power and its
cause, and the purpose 'of the war is
achieved. Though Gen. Siminun has
passed though the most terrible vicissi
tudes of the war, he declares that it
/S " weakness to think that we cannot
Conquer the south." Nevertheless, "the
South will fight as long as the struggle
is equal." " What folly," be exclaims,
" to struggle on, in this way, when we can
send to the field five times the force already
there." He sees but one courge consistent
with the Northern safety and honor. "Let
the people awake to a sense of their dignity
and strength, and a few months of compa
ratively trifling exertion - of such effort as
alone is worthy of the great North, and the
rebellion will crumble before us."
The result of Gerte,ral SEYMOUR'S observa
tion, as a prisoner of war, is the same as
Colonel jAcqtras' experience as a mis
sionary of peace. The former finds the
people of the South in a State of exhaus
tion, many earnestly praying for the tri
umph of the Union, and many.more pray
ing for peace. The latter ascertains that
the rebel President will accept no terms
but independence or extermination. Both
are convinced that the war must go on, for
there can be no peace until the authority of
the rebelleaders is shattered, and the South
ern people are emancipated.
Blockade•Lßtanners.
There is something sublime in the superb
audacity of the open violators of the law in
England, particularly in Liverpool—a town
which GEORGE FREDERIC COORE, the. actor,
publicly told its inhabitants, more than fifty
years ago, that every brick in its ware
houses was cemented with the blood oP'an
African. These were the days when most'
respectable firms, usually making the
loudest professions of piety, owned a fleet
of slavers, and so plied the trade in flesh
and blood that if only one-third of the hu
m.= cargo survived the horrors and mor
tality of "the middle •passage," the slave-
traffickers made largely by the voyage. The
Tonnes and the GLADSTONES were chief in
that abominable trade, and, with no small
consistency, we find a GLADSTONE, one of
the British. Government, still sympathizing
with the South—his father's old sale
ground—and rejoicingly telling the world
that JEIFF.:DAVIS, the traitor,. had convert
ed that South into "a great nation.
The Liverpool Mercury, which used to
twaddle about spinning tops, and swim
ming, and the philosophy of the boome
rang, in the halcyon days when EGERTON
SMITH, (whom COBBETT nicknamed " Bat"
SMITH,) sympathizes very decidedly, now;
with "the sunny. South." That eminent
rebel-agent, SPENCE, who writes prosing
and lying letters in the Times, is believed
to supply • much of its anti-Union scur
rility. We think we can recognize his
band in an exultant paragraph describing
the first trial trip of the new blockade-run
ning paddle-steamer Bat, on the first day of
August. The trip was from Liverpool,
down the Mersey, by the Welsh coast, and'
back. She is one of a fleet built, or being
built, by JoNEs, QIITOGIN, Liver'-
pool firm, to which fleet, al - ready including
the Badger, Lynx, Fox, &c., will imme
diately be added the Owl, nearly ready,
and this Bat, nearly fit for sea.
The Bat, of 700 tons burthen and 400 tons
register, and able to run 14 knots an hour,
without being fully loaded or ballasted, is
to run the blockade between Bermuda,
Nassau, and Wilmington. Being 230 feet
long and 23 feet in the beam, perhaps the Bat
may be promoted to act in concert with the
Tallahassee and other British pirates ; her
speed would be of value in that connection,
for these buccaneers know the value of a
light piiir of heels.
The particulars of the Bat—her construc
tion, speed, size, capabilities, deftination,
owners, and builders—have been detailed
in the Liverpool papers. We shall look
out to notice and report what Lord Bus;
sELL's action in the premises may be.
Here is a vessel avowedly built to violate
the proclaimed neutrality of the Queen of
England and the law of nations, by run
ning the blockade, and, of course, if Lord
RUSSELL does not fall into a repose during
the Parliamentary recess, profound as
was that of the Seven Sleepers, he cannot
avoid taking notice of this actual and in
tended outrage against neutrality, which,
so far from being concealed, is ostentatious
ly paraded before the world. Is the Bat to.
be regarded with more favor than the Alex
andra was ? Lord RussELL's neglect or
procedure in this case will be anxiously
looked for. If British neutrality be a fact
end not a mere pretence, the Bat will never
be•allowed a chance of running the block
ade. We shall see.
Captain Semmes, the Pirate.
SEMMES, the infamous, has published -a
book, entitled " The Cruise of the Alabama
and tea . Sumpter," from his private jour
nals. A. notice . of it, from the London
Atheraruna will be found on another page.
The fliltenimm, which hitherto bestowed
its, sympathy upon the rebels, altdrs its
note in this article. It denies the possi
bility of making a. creditable. story of
SEMMES' career. It denies that his conduct
has been that of a gentleman, far less of a
hero. It shows him to be a cowardly,
shuffling, lying braggadocio. It exhibits
him as " a rebel in his own city, a deserter
from the service, a traitor to his country."
It denies, on personal knowledge, his asser
tion that the Searsarge had any armor;
"over a part of her side hang a few com
mon chain cables, affording her engines a
slight protection, not much more than a
man would find in action from having hung
a dozen watch chains round his neck." It
shows how, in the action off Cherbourg, the
Alabama really was " slightly superior to
her rival, having one gun more in battery."
It denies that Smarm could have become a
rebel out of patriotism, and asks " Can it
be an insane hatred of the negro race, as
such, and a monstrous desire to found a
new Slave Empire ?" Such a criminal
scheme, it affirms, would "put the men
who entertained it out of the pale of social
laws."
The Athenaman, is purely a literary and
scientific journal of high character and
very large circulatfon. It is chiefly read
by persons of education and a certain sta
tion. Among its writers are some of the
keenest-intellects in Europe. Here is what
it says, with earnest emphasis, on the true
issue involved in our civil war: "We can
have no toleration of slavery, in any shape,
under any excuse. We can have no friend
ship with slaveholders. We can have no
peace with a slave empire." It affirms
thats , should that empire try to revive the
human beings, it would be the duty
- ancrthe right of England to resist it with all
her force. This remarkable article concludes
with these. words : "It is only on condition
of the Confederate States abandoning the
principle for which Captain SEMMES ap
pears to be an ardent advocate, that Eng
land can ever consent to admit them into
'the fellowship of nations." We firmly be
lieve that this is the opinion of the thinking
portion of the British nation. They can
not submit, having smitten clown Slavery
in.their own colonies, to see it dominarit in
this great country. We commend the
Athenamm-article to the careful attention of
our 7 eaders.
The Primary Elections.
To-raorrow evening (Tuesday) the pri
mary elections for delegates will be held
by the Union party, and the character of
the delegates ehosen.will determine whether
,Philadelphia is to be represented in Con
gress and the State Legislature by good or
bad men. The primarY election is the
apparently insignificant, but really the
till-important, beginning of political action.
When politics pass into more advanced
stages of action they are practically
'beyond the control of citizens who are
-sh:nply voters and not party managers.
When a convention of delegates has
chosen a candidate for office, it is almost
impoisible for voters who believe 'in
the principles which this candidate
is pledged to represent to reject him be
cause of his personal unfitness. The neces
sity of defeating the opposing party is then
paramount to personal considerations, and
it has, not nnfrequently happened that men
known to be unworthy have' been elected
by the suffrages of men who have voted for
them limier protest.
To correct this evil it is indispensable that
the primary elections should be attended by
all good citizens ; that they should not be
abandoned to a few politicians who secure
the election of delegates they are able to
control. We cannot have a good Legisla
ture that is thus chosen. We have had re
peated proof of this fact, and the invasion
of the State, the burning of Chambersburg,
all the alarm, loss, and disgrace of the re
cent movements on the border may be di
rectly traced to the, character of the late
Legislature. That this character was not
bettel., was simply the fault of the respecta
ble citizens who failed to *tend the dele
gate elections last year. •
Next October we shall vote for memberd
of Congress, the State Senate, and the
House. If we desire these to he good men,
we must take the right measures to-morrow
evening. As are the voters at the primary
elections, so will be the delegates ; as are
the delegates, so will be the Congress, the
State Legislature, and the policy of the
nation.
WASI-ELN 4GrTON.
WASIMIGTON, August 21, 1804.
THE NEW LOAN AND THE LAND OFFICE.
There are two distinct popular movements now
progressing, which are barometerized- daily in this
city, though their operation and influence extend
throughout the length and breadth of the Union.
These are the subscriptions to Secretary ruseux.
Duals new loan, and the transactions of the Land
Office. Both have exceeded, for some days past,.the
moat sanguine expectations, and both bespeak a
vitality and a confidence of the Anierican people
and of immigrants in the stability of the Govern
ment and the success of the Union oause which
must be eminently encouraging toall true and re-
flective friends of republican institutions.
ADVANCE IN VIM PRICE OF STAMPED EN
TELOPES
The price at which stamped envelopes are fur
nished to the DosttOffice Department, under a re
cent contract, being largelpn excess of, those here;
tofore made, the Deparirtufriehas- issued a circular
to the various emcee sbnnormiting a corresponding
advance in the -rates at
_which they are to be `fur
Dished to the public. 'The increase in price on the
letter•size three cent stamps is about seventeen per
cent.
EXPORTATION OP 'COAL PROHIBITED
The State Department has been offielally informed
that the Governor of Canada has prohibited the es
portatlen of anthracite coal from that Province In
any mariner or way whatsoever.
T/113 CLEANSING OF wasHiNGITON.
The municipal authorities, being negligent, Of
their duly in guarding the public' heal.th, the mili
tary are now at work, with the aid or a large force
of contrabands, cleansing the city of its disesee-pro•
yoking superfluities.
;• ISE :FLAG STEAKEN DON
The flag .stetirner Don, Commodore PAnfrea,
commanding the Potomac flotilla, Is now completed,
and, with a full complement of a ore w, will pro
bably sail today,
SUBSTITUTE BROKERS
Substitute brokers are as thick ae tiles since late
Orders, and newer restrictions have been pladed upon
them. They havd been shorn - of some of their oppor•
tuntiee for swindles.
SHIPMENT OF REBEL HORSES FROM CANADA
A large number of horses have been purchased on
rebefacemmt in Western Canada., and transported
on the royal n all steamers plying on the St. Law'.
rence, for transhipment to a 111exlcan port, whence
they - are to be taken across to Texas, and finally die.
triblited to points where the Richmond Governrnent
need:them most. ` • -
CON3SIERCIAL DECREE
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The President,by proclamation,luts declared New.
port, Vt, entitled to all the privileges in regard
to the exportation of merchandise in bond to the
British North American Provinces.
THE TREASURY REGIMENT.
- The regiment of Treasury clerks Is uniformed, and
will parade between two and , three o'clock to-day,
upon the grounds south of the White Ro use . -
OATH-OF-ALLEGIANCE-TAKERS
H 321111,1 D. E AYBSENAIID, HUGH SOUTHARD, aia
JOHN ROBERTS, rebel deserters, having taken the
oath of allegiance, were yesterday sent. North.
PROMOTION OF GENERALS SHERMAN AND
HAIZCOCK
General Srmstatior was yesterday made a major
general in the regular army.
General lisamour. bad the honor of a brigadier
generalship conferred upon him in the same army
by the President.
COMMITMENTS. BY THE PROVOST MARSHAL.
Among the, commitments * of yesterday by the
proved marshal were the following : tiniest Fon
nasT and five other Southern sympathizes, for
treasonable language. Also, - Gaoitaa W. BROWN,
citiseni awaiting sentence of court martial.
ARRIVAL OF REBEL OFFICERS.
The following rebel officers, prisoners, have
arrived,: and are quartered here Surgeon S. jt.
Foist a; First Limp. A. J. AitYRES, 2d South Caro
lina; WILLIAM TIMECILE, 44th Alabama;
Engineer OHAlt1;i113 W . ITHILT"'i First Lieut. 3. S.
WILLie 6,tli,lyerthearolitta andE. B. Ilawtarr,-
Ist South Carolina.
PERSON/L,
LieUteDSUlt COl6llOl JOHN' Mansarazn, 2d Wis
consin Regixoent, wounded In the Wilderness ; Maj.
MATI. ay, Ist Massachusetts, and Lieutenant Foca;
12lst New York, have been released by the rebels
on special parole.
General BARTLISTT,OOII3IIIB.MIiIIg the 3d Brigade,
Ist Drib Jon, ath Corps, passed through this city to
day, upon a sick leave of twenty days. He is pros
trated froth one of those malarious fevers incident
to the country in which he has been campaigning.
It is believed that Major General Dourmams.v
hes been assigned to a command in Kentucky, re
lieving Brevet Major General BITEUMIDGE.
Brigadier General Carat , chief of staff to Gen.
BALLECE, hes gone upon a mission to Gen. SHER
MAN'S anny, and la expected to be absent a fort
night.
A Severe Reprimand to a CourtforttraL
NAVY DEPARTMENT, August 5,1804.
Gicioni,al. ORDERS No. 40,—At a naval general
court martial, convened at the navy yard, New
York - , Acting Third Assistant Engineer George W.
Latham, of the navy, was recently tried and found
guilty of the charges of "drunkenness"and "as.
Faulting and abusing an officer,” and was sentenced
In the following terms:
To be suspended from duty for two months from
the date of this sentence, and to be confined during
that time within the limits of the United States
,realving hip at the New York navy yard, and to
be reprimanded by the Honorable the Secretary of
the Navy in general orders.
SAWL L. Balms's, rear admiral and pres't.
W. C. NICHOLSON, commodore.
HENRY EAGLE, commodore.
JAMBS GLYNN, captain.
J. A. DOYL,E lieutenant.
BAYSE N. WESCOTT, lieutenant.
SAMUEL C. PERKINS, judge advocate.
The sentence in this case is disapproved, and will
not be carried into,execntiOn.
The Department hashed occasion more than once,
since the passage of the revised "Act for the better
government of the navy, ,, to direct the attention of
courts martial, by general orders, to that article of
the law which provides that "it shall be the duty of
a court martial, in all cases of conviction, to adjudge
a punishment adequate to the character and nature
of the offence committed; but the members, of a
crurt may recommend the person convicted as de
serving of clemency, and state on .the record their
reasons for so dolt g.”
This sentence appears to the Department, after a
full consideration of the record in the case, to be
even more objectionable and more in disregard of
the law than the sentences which called forth the
general orders referred to. The engineers of a ship
of war should, perhaps, more than any other class
of Meets, be exempt from, the disqualifying vice of
indulgence to excess in intoxicating• liquors. The
safety of the ship, its efficiency, even the honor of
the flag, depend s in a great degree on their sobriety
and vigilant attention to duty. Yet, for the offence
of drunkenness, aggravated, by the assault and
abuse of an officer, and without any palliating olr-
Cumstaneell to authorize a recommendation to
clemency, an engineer is sentenced by tttis court
to
be relieved from duty for twoinonths, without losing
any portion of his pay. The same officer, if he had
committed no offence, could not have obtained per
mission from the Department,,under present circum
stances, to remain Idle for two months, rendering - no
service, yet receiving pay.
If the sentence were approved the Department
would be unable, after, such. approval;to frame a
repilmand which wouldlinpreSs nponthe convicted
officer a proper sense of the gravity of the offence
committed by him. He woulfl,necessarily barer,
from the sentence and, its approval, -that his offence
was or the moat trifling character, and thus be led to
a repetition of it. •
Acting Third Assistant Znginee - Wham is re
lieved from arrest; anrwill be ordered to duty,.
GIDEON WELLIZS, Seoretary of the Navy.
The Cenareestenal axearstonists at St.
Mims.
ST. Josue, N. 8., August 21.—The American re
sidents of this city, and distinguished officials and
provincials, invited the Conitrealonal party to au
excursion to Shediao, ori the Gulf of St. Lawrence,
over the European , and North. American Railway,
that being the terminus thereof. Dinner was pro
vided at Shediac, and the partY visited Point Du
cheese, the jumping-off place of" Way down East."
Returning to St. Johns in time for tea, at the depot
the Hon. Mr. Patterson, of New Hampshire, re
turned thanks for the party, and _three cheers were
given for the Provincial Government, three for the,
European and North 4merloanEailnay Company,
three for the American residente, and three for the
ladles of St. Johns. Hon. S. L. Kelly, Provincial
Secretary, on behalf of St. Johns and the St. Johns
people, proposed three cheers for the Queen, three
for President Lincoln, and three for the guests..
The Congressional party concluded the affair by
singing "God Save the Queen."
Senator 'Wilson on the Proposed Artois.
Bog Tow, August 20 .—Senator Wilson publishes a
note, denying all the reports to the Wed that he is
mixed up with'any proposition for an armistice with
the rebels.
He says: "No public roan, connected ,with the
Administration, le in favor of an armistice. I per.
SrMally know that President Lincoln, and all the
members of his eabluet have undoubted faith in the
alcove of our armies and the complete triumph of
our cause. With this belief they will pursue the
most vigorous measures to raise.money and men to
carry on the war."
Departure of Soldiers.
BosTosr, August 21.—The steamer Constitution
left for the South .to-day with soldiers on board,
mainly Irvin New Hampshire.
Fire 1n New Haven.
NEW Revs's, August 20.—The large four.story
carriage manufactory of Dunham & Borth was de.
stroyed bydre this morning. The lam on the build•
Ing and stock be 040,00 e. ' Insurance $15,000.
M. & Sbott, umehinists, falso'stiaialitisl a WAIT
ices In stook.
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THE PRESS.--PRILADELPHIA, MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1864:
ACME OPERATIONS NEAR I'ETERSBERO.
GE'N. WARREN IN POSSESSION OF
THE WELDON RAILROAD.
THE RIEBECS ROUTED AFTER SE
VERE FICHTIPie.
ATTAOk ON GBN. Biiaiv x= CORPS
THE,ENEHY REFULSHD WITH OHM LOSS.
The Movement on the North Side of the
The Rebel Loss During the Week - 4,000
ADVICES FROIII. TIIE SIIELINDOIR YJILLEY
SHIREDAN FULLY PUBPARED FOB THE UEBRLS.
A•Battle at Cedar 'Creek Reported,
FIVE HUNDRED REBELS CAPTURED.
Ifsrtinsburg Be-Bntered by Gilmer.
Arrival. of a Trabi from ihomm's Army
Several Engagements. Near Graysvillt.
GEN. STEDMAN REPORTED WOUNDED
AND :COL. STREIGHT KILLED.
MARTSVILLE, YAMS, SAORSD BT
WARREN'S coups ACROSS THE WELDON RAILEO4-D
—CONSIDERABLE BIGHTING AND THE rtinaLs
PllLJ,ED—AvEirrnitau FA90.4.8.8LZ WITII SHER-
Zuai—SIIEREDAN QUIET;
WASE/NOTON, August 2E-8.10 P. AL
To Major General Dix, New York:
The operations of General Grant's forees are cle
aned in the following . oftlaial despatches received
by the Department.
CITY POINT, August 18-4 P. K.—General War
ren moved with his corps this morning to and across
the Weldon road, about one mile south of the lead
works, to which point he met nothing but the ene-
my's pickets. He advanced from there towards Pe
tersburg, meeting the enemy early in his advance.:
Be had considerable fighting during the day, suf.
fering some loss, and inflicting lose upon the enemy.
I have no report showing the extent of our losses,
but judge them to benight from the despatches.
Some of the enemy's wounded fell into our hands,
and a few other prisoners. • • -
CITY POINT, August 19-7.30 P. 111.—Our troops
are firmly fixed across the Weldon road. There
has been little or no fighting today either south of
Petersburg or north of the James river. Warren
reports that the enemy's dead, in considerable num
bers, were found in his front unburied.
- General !limey telegraphs to General Butler as
follows ;
HEADQUARTERS lOTIT CORPS, A,ogyst 10.—The
enemy attacked _pay line in heavy force last night,
and were repulsed with great loss. In front of oar
colored regiment elghty,•two dead bodies of the ene=
.my are counted. The colored troops behaved hand
somely, and are In line spirits. The assault was in
coluien, a division strong, and would have carried
works not so well defended. The enemy's loss is at
least one thousand. D. B. Brarrav,
Major General.
We have had a great deal of rain about Peters
burg this week, and a very grateful ohenge lu the
temperature.
Orr POlNT,.August 19-9 P, M.—The enemy
came out this evening to Warren's right, driving in
the picket connecting between him and the•left of
our old line on the, Jerusalem plank-road, and
forcing back the two right divisions of Warren's
Corps. A. heavy fight took place, resulting in the*
establishing of our lines and the captive of a good
many prisoners. The prisoners were from Roth%
Mahone's, and Hoke'S division& We alSo lost con
siderable prisoners.
The last foregoli3g 'despatch was received this
afternoon, and is the latest information received
by the Department. It is estimated that the loss of
the enemy during thin week in killed, wounded, and
captured cannot fall much short of four- thousand,
if it does not exceed that number.
The Department has satisfactory intelllgeAce
from. Gen . Sherman to 830 P. M. yestefday.
Reports at 0 o'clock thin morning from Gm. Sheri
dan's front represent all quiet at that time, and
that Pilmor, with forty or tiny men,,entered Mar
tiatharg last evening. EElMltejg. STASIITOV,
' • Seilefilly'of War.
TIM ARMY BEFORE PETERsnunia.
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TB DRAM OP THE TROOPS.
[Special Despatch to The•Press.] •
YELLOW HOureE, August 19, - A.. X.—About five
miles from Petersburg stands the yellow house.'
The Weldon - Railroad, running directly -north and
south, divides into two semicircles, this beautiful
farm. Our earthworks Ostend along the road a short
distance, and, reeking therebel batteries, turn off to
tbe,rlght; mutilairrig a magnificent field of corn,
destroying the symmetry of well-ctropped hedges,
and joining the timber again far to'the right and
rear. In this field, on an easy rise of ground, oc
curred the conflict. The rebels wished, to preserve
their railroad intact, and our aim was to make them
relinquish all hold upon it
,until such time as we
thought proper. Heth's division of Hill's corps
guarded this point. They perhaps numbered be- ,
tween,three and five thousand men. How-came we
upon, thein so Suddenly 1 Whylves our visit so un
expected, or, they so Mnpreparedfer an attack This
has been a subject of wonder to me. -It would be'to
any 'one wit!, had' ridden, over the ground, torn
up at intervals or ten or fifteen feet to form
shelters for pickets and sharpshooters.: , The
march of the- sth Corps was , arduous. The
distance travelled was not more than five
or six miles, but the effect of the eierciecg and
heat was apparent, and increased the number of
those suffering from sun -stroke,; A short distance
this side of the railroad our cavalry met the enemy's
pickets. That instant they were driven la. Soon
the reserve rallied and a ehttrp skirmish ensued.
Our infantry coming up, ended this amusement by
. driving the rebels back from the railroad. As soon
as our line we s formed, across the track, Griffin's
division began triaring It up. About noon, when the
stragglers had nearly all rejoined their commands,
and the men were regaling themselves upon coffee
and green corn, the enemy opened upon oar skit-,
mishere. Tbe 2d Division, commanded by General
Ayres, WB9 nt that particular moment in a state of
transition, The first battle line was being relieved
by the 2d Division, under General Ayres, when they
became somewhat confused, and the two lines began
to be relied Into one. The rebate, taking advantage
of this slight taken in their favor, began to yell
loudly, and press our right most rigorously, Heth '
soon concentrated his whole divisien at this one
point. Our men began to drop here and there; it
seemed we were being surrounded, for both flanks,
were open, and the was a chance of being sur -
-
rounded and crushed back, when Colonel H.offman
led-up the 2d Brigade of Cutler's division and ,
strengthened General Ayres' line, which was
fast being overpowered. It was .then their
turn to suffer. The Burnell Maryland La.
Finn fired a. very Opportune
,volley into
the swarming rebels. when they were hesitating
whether to retreat or advance. They fell back ter
ribly-repulsed,- Here at this important moment in
the progress of the battle General Warren had his
horse shit In the head. The General had a very
narrow escape. Had his horse lowered his head at
the time Warren would have been shot in the same
Manner as was the heroic and lamented Sedg - wick.
The ball came from the rifle of some vigilant sharp
. shooter. After 'quietly disengaging his feet from
the stirrups, the General coolly ordered MEI orderly
to remove the saddle and trapplngeTrom the dying
animal The position, which is a - very advanta
ges:Ws one, is ours. We are strotagly..entrenehed,
The rebels will undoubtedly bring op reinforce
ments and endeavor to expel us, but their efforts
will prove futile.
L',Tun—Angustl9-19 P. M.—Quiet prevailed till
b o'clock this afternoon. We made sOveral at
tempts during the day to advance our lines, but with
very poor success. The men had their tents and
blankets out to dry. 'With each hour mime fresh
showers ; every one soaked through. All the fields
where our troops were encamped were in a liquid
state, and seemed to have no bottom. Five °Wools
came and rain began to Shower down afresh. In
the night few shots were exchanged. Our
cavalry were attacked and forced back upon
Wilcox's division' of the 9th Corps. The
men seemed glad of the assault. It relieved
them from all thought of discomfort and wretohed-
DM. With a hurrah they ran to meet the advancing
rebels, giving them a volley which admonished them
to beware of closer approach. The gaps were soon
filled up, and every sign of wavering disappeared
from the gray, obscure line of rebels, marching with
determined bravado into the jaws of death. Now
our cannon opened, and the thunder of great guns
added to the fury of the bellowing. The 'Union
troops hurrahed, and were answered by the rebels
with one of their prolonged peculiar yells. From
right to left the fight extended until almost every
portion of our line became enveloped in the smoke of
battle. At every point their fierce assaults were
repelled. In a single night our men had thrown up
substantial breastworks. The rebels ioon learned
t his fact, and, disheartened and defeated, they ceased
all vain endeavors to repossess themselvea of the
Weldon road. Before dark quiet reigned. Water
reined too. The roads are in a fearful oondition.
Wagons, aMbulances, ceissone, horses', mules,
every
thing, can be found Sticking in the mud between
Get eral Meade's headquarters .and the Yellow
House. Never were the indications of aiustesa
brighter than they are at present, nor the confldenee
of the troops in the wisdom of their leaden stronger.
, TEX "MOVEMENT 111 BAIL BIOHN ..
OND ... ASSOCIATBD
PBBBB ACCOUNT.
WAPTIINGTON,!VIA 20.—The following was NM ,
ceived here to night, dated Headquarters Army of
Potomac, August 18, evening:
This morning,, at 4, ololock, the Sth Corps started
on in expediiien to cid the:Weldon,ltailroad. at
Reaints Station, , Put. days!. rations_ Witt:
THE WAR;
James Progressing Favorably.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE:
them. This corps was withdrawn from e left front
"some days ago, and ;have been. in the
ever
since. They reached the railroad about 7 o'clock,
and .the let Division, befog in the advance, had a
skirmish with a force of , theanemy stationed there
to protect the road. They fell back rapidly, how
ever, and the lots _on either side was light. After
placing the troops in line to meet any attack Which
might be made,the work of tearing up the traokwas
commenced and protecuted with vigor for several
hoursibut about noon they were interrupted at their
labor by the appearance of a force of the enemy,
. -who were advancing along the railroad from Peters
burg In' line of battle. They proved to be Hill's,
corps, which had been lying in reserve for the past
few days, and-who were advanced at double quick
as soon as they became aware of our intention and
increments. The 2d Division, General Ayres cam.
mending, held the advance on the. railroad, the 3d
'and 4th supporting on the.right, while the let was
'placed to cover the left and prevent, any surprise
front that direction. -
The attack on the 2d Division was very deter-
Mitred, but our men met ieln gallant style, driiring
the • enemy took with heavy loss. After repeated
attempts to force our line, they finally, after about
two hours , hard fighting, gave up the idea, and fell
back some distance, keeping up a fire all the after.
neon 'from their batViries. and akirmishers- The
15th New York Heavy Artillery particularly distill.
guished itself ' in the engagement, and Cpionel
Weiderick, its commander, was severely wounded
across the back. The prevenient was a eompleie"
surprise to the enemy, the pickets stationed in the
vicinity being so astonished that they had barely
time to escape. Some few prisoners were taken,
several of whom are, wounded. The track is torn
up over a mile, and our troops -are still holdiog the
position at dark to-night, and to-morrow they will
completely destroy the ties and rails, unless the
rebels shall visit the neighborhood in too strong
members.
The loss Mow side is about 300, among whom are
the following-named officers: Col. Pierson, 39th
-Massachusetts, badly wounded; Captain Thomas
H. •Watkint, Company B, Purnell Legion, scalp
- "'sound ; Lieut. Coombs, Purnell Legion, in shoul
der; Lieut. H. H. D. Albinstannery, sth New York
Veterans, wounded ; Lieut. Fay, Bth Maryland,
badly wounded in side; Lieut. W. T. Spear, 39th
Di atettehusette, fatally wounded ; Lieut. Thomas
Henry, Ist Maryland, wounded in head ; 'tett
Edward Williams, do., thigh; Lieut. W. G. Bra
shears do•• thigh • Lieut. A. D. Reynolds, do.,
killed'; Lieut.. Hobart Porseir, 15th New York,
breast ; Lieut. G. Sethemmel, do:, hip ; Lieut. Claa.s.
G.:Kenny, do., leg ; Captain Louis Afahrleln, do.,
• arta '
; Captain Chaa.Declynet, do., ann; Lieut. Ro
bert Miller, do., head, very
_badly. .
laerasx--August 19-6 A. M.—Everything it (Wit
"Ws morning. Some Bring was heard during the
night, in the direction of the sth Corp'.
tresuCcusserm REBEL ASSAULTS—AN ATTACK ON
OUR LEFT ABANDONED. -
„HEADQUARTERS ARMY Pi THE POTOMAC, Au
gust 20-6 A:M.—Yesterday was the quietest dal
we have had in front of Petersburg for a month,
scarcely a shot being heard the entire day.
On the Weldon road,' where General Warren's
cent has taken position, coesiderable skirmishing
with occasional discharges of artillery occurred, but,
nothing resembling an engagement took place.
In the afternoon the enemy moved a force from
near Petersburg towards our left, and made an at
tempt. to force our line, near the Jerusalem road,
but ending the work was not so easy as they antici
pated, they abandoned it. They took a few prisoners
before:they fell back. The number of. casualties in
the sth Corps on Thursday was about 450, nearly all
of whom are In hospital and well cared' fot. About
midnight some batteries opened in front orthe 18th.
Corps, and also on the left, and a sharp cannonading
was kept up for several hours, with the result, as
far as could be ascertained,that nobody was ingured.
At this hour not a gun can be heard.
The few remaining members of the Zouave coue ,
pang which Gen. Banks formerly had for his body
guard were mustered out of service on Thursday,
'their term having expired, and left for their homes.
They belonged to the 114th Pennsylvania Volun
teers, headquarters guard.' Only a dozen remained
of about one hundred.
The roads are becoming bad in eonsequence of the
continued rain which has fallen during the present
week, and which still continues.
Tim MOVEMENTS ON THE WELDON RAILROAD AND
ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THII JAMES.
FORTRESS MONROE, August 20.—From City Point
we have intelligence that the EthOorne had a severe
fight with the enemy, yesterday,on the Weldon
Railroad, but sacceeded in routing the rebels,' and
finally advanced and held a position on the railroad,
and at the last accounts they, still held it.''
.
'On the north side of the Jamas river our lines were
at the last accounts unchanged, notwithstanding
'the repeated efforts of the enemy to dislodge us.
The canal le progressing favorably.
' The hospital steamer Monitor has arrived from
Deep Bottom, with 150 wounded men for Hampton
Hospital.
twirls-4.20 P. M.:—The mail steamer JOhn
BroOker, from City Point, confirms the success of the
movement on the Weldon Railroad. Our troops still
hold it.
Our position on the north side of the James is not
materially changed, but the 2d Corps are making
an Important move.
The steamer John Rice has• arrived from Penn.
cola, with 500 reenlisted meh on furlough. The
steamer Hudson, from Hilton Headibringano news.
FAVORABLE FEOGRESS OR THE JA.24I2B•TtIVBE AD.
VANCE.
WASHINGTON, August 20.—There is no news of
importance from General Grant.
The new. mtvement on, the northern side of the
James river is progressing favorably, and a grati
fying result is confidently anticipated.
I'Reports from •the Shenandoah Valley intimate
that_ General Sheridan is watching the movements
the rebel column. 'Ete is prepared to meet them
tkallEPoillt•
It> is, raining heavily here. The drought, which
'has beePprotracted so long, is now at an end.
PultiMkß PARTICULARS OF TEE LATE FIGHTING
ON MB JAMES—A BRAVE REBEL GENERAL—HOW
A MOVEMENT WAS DISCOVERED, AND MARTIALLY
DEFEATED.
WasamoTorr, Aug 20.—T0. day's Chronicle pub
lishes the following special correspondence :
Crr - r POINT, Va., August 18.—In yesterday'S de
spatch I shoyld haxe mentioned the death of Colonel
Craig, 105th Pennsylvania, commanding the 2d
Brigade, 3d Division, 2d Corps. He was killed while
gallantly leading a charge on Tuesday last. His
fall at the head of the column threw it for a brief
period into disorder, during which time we lost a
number of' our men by their being taken prisoners.
Speedily rallying, however, the enemy were'driven
from their rifle-pits, and it is reported that some of
,our men were recaptured by the 10th Corps.
It is still a debatable point whether we surprised
I the enemy by falling upon him unawares or whether
;be surprised us most by his ample preparations to
receive us. ' Our movements as to our destination"
:were well covered, but rebel shrewdness broke the
'Covering, for, on the day the troops embarked, tvren
ly.four rebel scouts were watching every movement
• from a, large white building, known as the Harri
son Muse, lying. below City Point, north of the
=James: Information of their movements was given,
_and by throWin i eets across the river the party
probably won' ve been captured, but they re
. Drained undisturbed until our fleet of transports
began to move, when, one by one, at intervals of ten
or fifteen minutes, they galloped away towards the
enemy on approach.
The latest news I hear from Beep Bottotn is
brought by General Barlow, who arrived at 3 P. M.
yesterday. He reports things 'progressing favor
ably—our forces within seven miles of Richmond,
and holding a better position than the rebels. Our
Imes are sornewhatheavy, but do not exceed those
of the enemy. The losses of the 10th Corps -are
ebout 1,000; those of the 2d Corps *lli-reach 2,500.
ate more of the sick and wounded of the 2d Corm,
arrived at City Point yesterday.' When the Sani
tary Commistion tug Governor Curtin left Deep
Bottom, at noon yesterday, the hospitals were filled
to overflowing. Numerous amputations had been
made, and the patients generally were cheerful.
there seemed to be a lack of surgical aid. If so, it
was certainly only temporary, for there is axiabun
dance here. - -
Brig. Gen. Chambliss (rebel),was wounded, and
died within our lines yesterday. He was a brave,
rockiest-fellow, fought hard, and though repeat
edly summoned to ntrrender, stubbornly refuted to
do so, and not until Ike had wounded four men was
he killed. It is generally believed that another
rebel officer of a similar rank (Brigadier-General
Gherardie) fell in the same fight. We have on the
ordnance wharf here one siege gun,' with thirty
boxes of ammunition, taken from the rebels on
Tuesday, all bearingthe Richmond brand, and the
John A. Warner takes dovrn the river to-day three
huge, rudely mounted pieces, 8-inch bore, and a
cross between a mortar and howitter—Micient, I'
should judge, in delivering 'grape and canister at
long raege; these had been spiked,. and Were cap.
tired by our men between Deep Bottom and. Jones'
Landing south of the James. We had a severe
but welcome and refreshing thunder-shower yester
day, lasting from 40 7P. M., and the atmosphere
today is delightful;
NITAR PETERSBURG, VA.-8 o'clock A.. IVE., Aug.
1.8.—1 have this morning returned from the sth
and 9th' Corps, where, in company with Captain
Holloway, of the 4th Divition, sth Corps, I have
been witnessing rather an unusual exhibition.
At [precisely 1 o'clock this morning, the enemy
opened with artillery and mortars An front of
the sth, 9th and 18th Corps. The firing con
tinued rapid for ',early two hours, the rebels
having things about their own way. Very little of
our artillery was brought into action, and bat com
paratively few mortars. Their firing, both from
mortars and artillery, was far superior to any I have
seen from them. What our casualties are T have
not yet learned, but presume they are few. Be.'
frothing thunder-showers visited this section every
day this week, and" welcome visitors they were, too
A race between two hortes from the 9th Corp;
came off yesterday afternoon, a short distance from
Genefal Warren's headquarters. One was the pro
perty of Colonel Thomas, the officer who took a trip
to Petersburg not long since, and, like the Colonel
In his brilliant excursion, came out ahead.
THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY.
EXCITEMENT AMONG THE PEOPLE- - HEPORTS OP A
EMI=
WASHINGTON', August 20,--The Star him the 161-
owiug
HA.GERSTOWN, Md., August 18. Considerable
excitement exists here, owing to conflicting reports
from the valley. A light is saidato have taken plaoe
on Tuesday, at Cedar creek, between Sheridan and a
considerable body of the enemy, in which we ara re
ported to have captured Ave hundred rebels. No
details of the battle have reached here. Aired',
holds Martinsburg yet, and at the latest atittees
the rebels had made no demonstration against him,
and it was believed - that no oonalderable body of the
enemy is moving In that direction, the main rebel
force having. apparently started to gawk of. Sheri
dan,
All Gevernment property" at Martimihurg has
been removed to a safe place, and Aeaistant gutty
terniasters Bream and Wis* have niched here
with their stores and trains, where th‘have estale•
liehed their headquarters-for the present: Thit.ite•
turn of the quarterniasters , teams to this place has
canoed ranch uneasiness among • 'Craton men, and
many are malting preparitions for another skedad-
Tie nap withthe.mip audtialkenefitelirlifei /44
bere this morning at seven o'clock has returned,
keying deemed it prudent not to cross the river at
win!" rosport.
A train of about filly wagons, belonging to the
poet quartermaster at Martinsburg, is now passing
through Hagerstown, and an ambulance load of
wounded from the hospitals at Martinsburg has
also reached here. These were not wounded, how
ever, hi any recent engagement. •
NOTHING DEFINITE PROSE SHERMAN.
BALTimorts, Acigust 20.—We have nothing defi
nite from the Upper Potomac. The rebels are un
derstood to have occupied Martinsburg In small
force. It is not proper to sfieak definitely of our po.
anion, but there is good, reason to hope that Sheri.
dan will prove more than a match for rebel
strategy in that quarter.
REBEL CAVALRY AT HAGERSTOWN-.- - REPORTED
REBEL 0000PATION 08 Tl ARTINBBUSG.
HAGBBEITOWN, August 20.—There was anotner
big scare here last night.
General Averill refired from _Martinsburg on
Thursday evening, with his main force, leaving one
company of Lincoln Cavalry to garrison the town.
Yesterday aftelnoon slaty-five rebel cs.vilrymen,
commanded by Captain Boyd, of Tennessee,entered
the town, and drove our men out in the direction .pr
Hainesville. This caused a general stampede of
parties residing between Williamsburg and Pdar
tinsburg towards this town, who reported that our
troops were retiring in this direction, followed by
the rebels. The merchants here immediatelypacked
their goods and sent them North. The quarterthas.
ter's train, with Government property, was des
patched for Frederick, but, before getting out of the
town, Captain William Browne halted it in the
street and determined not to move till he knew
more upon the subject. It remained until seven
o'clock this morning, whenAt was ordered back to
camp. The stores are all closed. to-day and but few
Citizens are to be found in the street. -
No sick and wounded from the
,hospitals have
been removed to Harrisburg.
Martinsburg is reported to be in possession of the
rebel cavalry, and Early's advance is said to be at
Winchester. •
Every horseman .that enters this town is imme
diately besieged by parties who anxiously inquire as
to the Wheieabonts of the rebels.
To-day the rebel pickets were advanced to Falling
Waters, but were driven in by a detachment of the
3d Virginia. Union Cavalrir. That is the nearest,
point to this place at which they have as yet Made
their appearance.
• : • • 11 .
Bal.Timone, August 21.—As far as ascertained
there has been no _engagement on the Upper Poto•
. _
Tkie:rebele are belloyed4o-be in fore. beyond Ser.
. 7 'ti
rORTIT,E4S. MONROE.,
PROM:ASBIpEkRZ , E, SOUND-DBATHE4 W S'HJS
HOSFITAL.
Fowrunsa Morino; August lg.—Despatch - es from
Ilcamike Island of August 16 state that Captain
Ellis, formerly of the United States nary, is now In
command of the rebel ram Albemarle. Captain
Moffatt, her former commander, is now in commend
of the rebel steamer Coquette, and has just run the
blockade at 'Wilmington, loaded with cotton.
Fifteen thousand pounds- of sugar were recently
received at South Mills, N. C., by the rebel agents,
and conveyed to Weldon via Edenton. -
Theutall-steamer Keyport arrived at Old Point
at 5 P. M. from City. Point, and reportMoary firing
in the direction. of Butlees canal, last night, lasting
from 11 P. M. till 3 A. M., -
Died in Hampton Hospital since last report: L.
Thomas, 85th Pennsylvania; T. liively, sth Penn
sylvania Cavalry.
.OPERATIONS IN SIFERNAN'S REAR.
A TRAIN THROUGH FROM THR FRONT-WILICELGR'S
=EI
New YORK, 'August 21.-L4he Commercial Arlon ,
user has a Nashville despatch stating that the first'
train from the front, since Wheeler's raid, reached
Chattanooga on the 18th. Six heavy trains left
there at once for the front, the last 9f which. is re
ported to have been captured, near Kingston, by a
small force detached from-Walter's command.
Since the occupation of Cleveland Wheeler's
movements have been mysterious, and are probably`
made to avoid Kilpatrick, who, with a force of three
divisions and one brigade of ca,valry, and 10 guns.—'
in all 6,t00 men—is in pursuit.
ALITH RATTLES METH FORREST.
DIKAIPEEIS, Aug. 17,—0n the 13th General Smith's
command, consisting of one brigade of infantry and
two of cavalry, attacked three brigades of Forrest's
command, who held a partially fortiti4posiiion on
Thilliicene creek, Mississippi. After 'a short but
sharp fight the rebels were dislodged, and were
obliged to retreat, leaving fifty dead on the field.
Our loss was not over forty killed and wounded.
General Washburne has issued an order regu
lating the prices of provisions In consequence of the
extortionate prices demanded by the dealers.
•. NEW OINLEANN.
SALUTE ELE THE 310 ELLE VICTORIES.
NEW ORLEAIB, August 19.—A. rfational salute
was fired on the levee at three o'clock yesterday
afternoon, in honor of the victories in and about
Mobile Bay.
The telegraph llne is now working to Fort Pike,
twenty-six miles from New Orleans. Itmllt be ex
tended across Pass Eigotette, thence along the shore
to and across the Bay of St. Louis, thence to' and
across Bay of Biloxi, - thence via Pascagoula to
Grant's Pass. The line from Pascagoula to Xobile
has been worked by the rebels.
General A. L, Lee, now commanding an infantry
brigade at , St. Charles, on Vitae river, has been or
:dared to New Orleans, to take conunand of a cavalry
division:. .
TINE GUERILLA WAS.
A ORRID7.II,A BAND IN KENTIICICY SCATTERED.
'lzonas.: 4 A.Poms, August 19.- T A .despatch to Gen.
carrington from ..Gen...Hovey; commanding the
forces .eentillptlifelitt of -. Adam lohnson , st guerillas;
says he had reached Morpnfield, had eaptured afew
prisoners, and had scattered the balarice . ofthe guerli.
las in all directions. Gen. Hovey'levied an assess•
ment on the disloyal citizens of Union ceunty, }Un
lucky, for $32,000, to "cover damages sustained by
the Government
ORDER of GENREAL, RoescRANN.
Wasnmemorr, AUgUet 20.—Major Genaral.Rose
crans having learned that his order restricting the
purchn,sef and .sale of fire-arms and ammunition is
being practically evaded in Northeast Missouri by
disloyal residents crossing the river and purchasing
in the towns of Illinois, bordering on the river, he
has notified such offenders that active measures are
being taken for their arrest and punishment.
• CAIRO.
A ROME lUARD ORGANIZED
CATE°, August p.—The meeting held here last
night, for tlie•piarpose of oreanizing a Home Guard,
was largely attended, and much enthusiasm was
manifested. Three companies were immediately
organized, and others are forming.
Receipts of cotton for two days, .4.1 bales ; tobacco,
hogsheads, from 'Paducah for New Toil:. There
are 1 ; 000 hogsheads of tobacco at Paducah,'imaiting
shipment.
Tim INDIAN WAR.
aikEtTEITTILS, HAWS a% SACKED.
ST. Louis, August 20.—St Josephs papers say
that Marysville, Kansas, ninety miles west of St.
JoB . BpbB, was completely sacked by the Indians on
Sunday last. No particulars are jive's, and the
statement IS regarded as quite doubtful. The route
from Fort Kearney to Omaha is not molested, and
the overland mall is forwarded to St. Josephs as
usual. General Fisk has levied an :assessment of
fifty thousand dollars on the Secessionists of Shelby
county, to repair the recent damages done to the
railroad.
NOTE FROM SIIPERINTEI!DENT LASE-'.01135 FEELING
AT DRTIVKJI
Drowns Orrr, C. T., August 2e.—The following
note from George W. Lane, superintendent in the
Branch Mint, to Senator James H. Lane, expresses
the general feeling bore.
, t The despatches purporting to be from the In
dian Bureau at Washington are an outrage on the
memory of the =armed and unoffending wo
men and children who have been killed and scalped
by those treacherous devils the Indians. Every
band of Indians of -any size on the plains have
united for the purpose of eirterminating and driving
the white men from these mountains and plains.
The only wrongs that I know of are that these
natural enemies to progress and improvement has
been fed, strengthened, and armed under a mix
taken policy, the better to accomplish their hellish
purpose. If Colorado has any friends in the States,
let them prove it now. Those who sympathize with
the wrongs of the Indians had better ant their hair
stort before passing the Missouri Awn' as the In
diana are no respecters of personage or sex.
" G. W. Le.tra."
All the stores here remain closed, and the citizens.
are drilling and working (Atha fottifleatlone.
TUE TALLAMLIVSEE.
Sax-SAILS raom
,LIST OP 117.12 CAP.,
PORTLAND, iUle. , August'' 20.-The British brig
James Crown, from Liverpool, reports that on the•
night of the 28th spoke a yacht or pilot boat, the
prisoners in which madoearnest inquiries if we had
seen a steamer with one toad, giving a full descrip
tion of the Tallahassee. The boat was, no doubt,
the New York pliot-boat James Funk, before re
ported as captured by the pirate Tallahassee.
ILsmakx, August 20.—The pirate Tallahassee
sailed at two o'clock this morning, going eastward.
The gunboat Fontosuc arrived at six o'clock, having
been detained by a heavy fog. She sails imthediate
ly in pursuit. Another American steamer is slirnal.
led to the westWarth
The following le a list of the 'Teasels destroyed by
the pirate Tallahtweee
Slane Atlantio, Adrlatlc l and James Littlefield.
Barks Bay State, Glena.lvon, and P. G. Alexan
der.
Brig Billow
Schooners Sarah Al Boyce, Carrie Estelle, A.
Richards ' ,Spokane, Lamont Dupont, Henry Howe
Howard, Flora, Restless; Caroline, North America,
Pearl, Sarah Louisa, Magenta, Josia Ashore. ,
Pilot-boats James Funk and Virilltum Belt.
The following vessels were bonded: Bark Subtle;
brig Nerl ; schooners Carroll, R. B. Parker, J. B.
Barrios, and Leopard.
STATE LEGISIATFEX—Ritra Session.
Hearatranow, August
- SENATAII
Mr. OLTXBIt called up. the resolution oared by
himself yesterday relative to officers of the ad Penn
sylvania Artillery. The resolution pease&
Mr. JOHNSTON called up the act regulating 'elec
tions by soldier's in actual service: - Psed.-
In Oemmittee.of the Whole thedupplernent to the
general bounty bill passed second 'reading.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The; House niet at 10 o'olook, and was engaged
during the session in consideration of nutierous
10.
cal bounty bibs. Adjourned until. Monday at 10
AraTIMI NOTIOR—SALB 08 1309 Tel A2fro Snow.
—Tbe attention of buyers Ss :United to the lame
and desirable sale of
.1,106 oases of boots and shoes
to be Bold by catalogue, koi cash, this morning, Dim
day, August. 22,- commencing at ten o'clock preolse• '
ly,byFidllp Ford &Co., auctioneers, at their SEM, -
MA Mlirkttlitheti Skeet.
E TIC 0
ho Pernwilan off Farther Point.
PAIXTRBII POINT, L. 0., August 20.—The steamer
Peruvian, from-Liverpool on the 11th, via London
derry on the 12th of August, passed here this eve
ning. The Damaisaus and Kangaroo arrived out on
the Bth, and the Edinburgh on the 10th. The news
by this arrival Is unimportant. The Liverpool 00t
ton market was irregular, and prices had declined.
Breadstuffs quiet and steady. Provisions dull.
Consols 89Va8934.
Three men have been tried in Liverpool for en
listing men for the Confederate steamer Rappahan.
neck. They were found guilty and fined £l5O, and
then liberated On their 'Own recognisance. The
little brig Vision, bound from Now York to Lon
don, was spoken July 20th, lat. 45.10, long. 33 west,
and was supplied with provisions and water. The
Dano.German question continued to excite con
siderable discussion.
At the Liverpool Assizes three men, named Cun
ningham, Buchanan, and Campbell, were tried for
a'breach of the foreign enlistment act, in having
procured men to serve on board the rebel steamer
Rappahannock. The prisoners were found guilty,
but were liberated on their own recognizances, in
the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds sterling
each. The Judge intimated that any men charged
With a breach of the enlistment act asccond time
would, be most severely dealt-with.
The'Nforning Herald believes the Danish minister
at. London has been recalled, and that the vacancy
will not be tilled, the Danish Government thinking
it sufficient to maintain one first-class - mission In
that case the Danish ambassador at Paris will at
tend-to the important business in England.
lir. Bateman, father of the American actress,
NM Bateman, has been brought before a magis
trate in London,.charged.with an assault on a lady,
growing out of a theatrical scandal. The ease was
sent for trial.
TIES DANO-ORECIA6N QIIIIRTION
Animosity. between Prussia and the smaller Ger
man States shows tokens of increase on one hand,
and,itis semi-officially announced that Primate, has
demanded, or is about to demand, of the German
Diet an explanation regardMg the entrance of the
Federal executive troops into Lauenberg. On the
- other hand, the Hanoverian representative is said
to have been instructed to declare, if the Diet does
not 'obtain satisfaction, for the expulsion of the
Federal troops from Rendesburg.
The' Hanoverian forces will be withdrawn from
Holstein to avoid the possibility of a secondifola
tiOn of the Federal right.
It was rumored in Paris that the French Govern.
went bad entered a protest against the extension of
:Prussian territory, except under the consent of the
Powers who originally traced the boundaries.
P.ears, August 11.—The - Bourse 18 Ann; M 311.109;
•
There are fears of apolitical movement in Afladrid.
The Government was taking active measures to
maintain order in the principal cities.
TURKEY. • -
Prince Conan has signalized the settlement of his
difficulties with the Sultan by granting an amnesty
to all political offenders. Foreigners, however, are
required to leaye the country. -
LONDON MONEY MARKET, AttgatitlL—The Balk
rate remains at 8 per cent. discount. The demand
cot tinuns active, but notexceasive, and the market
exhibits rather more ease. Consols yesterday were.
firmer. SatterthwaitOs circular says that, large
amounts of United States bondk have bessattaportpd
from America, and last week's prices depressed
fully 3 per cent., but on news of higherprices from
New York continued the continental demand. the
market rallied, and they elosedtstrong at -41,K042.
We lute more disposition to take these bonds in
England during the Jut week._ Illinoi s s Central is
Ili:good demand, bat atlower prises: . ,
Commercial Intelligence.
LIVERPOOL, August 11.—LprifarooL COTTON
Mseintivr.—The sales of Cotton. for the four. days
add up 21.000 bales. Prices at the opening showed
a downward tendency, but the marketclosed firmer.
The, sales to speculators and exporters were 5,000
bales. ,
SPATS OF TRADE IN NA.NCIESST3B.-.-The ad
:vices from Manchester are unfavorable, the prices,
of goods and yarns clesing with a declining ten
dency.
LivER.FOOL BIZEADSTITIPPB DrikR7CICT.:-146;13818.
Igichardson, Spence, & Cs., and Gordon, Bruce, &-
Co. report : Flour dull but steady. Wheat quiet
and steady at 7s 9d@Ss 4d for red Western. Corn
firmer and advanced 6d6519d, ; sales at 29s 6d@29s 9(1
for mixed.
LIVERPOOL PROVISION MA-RMlET.—Messrs.Wake
field; Nash• & Co. and Bisland, Athya, & Co. re.
port: Beef quiet. Pork quiet 'but steady. Bacon
steady. Butter firm. Lard quiet, with a down
ward tendency. Tallow firmer.
LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARXIST.-Ashes dull. Su
gar Inactive. Coffee quiet but steady. Rice inac
tive. Linseed Oil, a downward tendency. Rosin
dull. Spirits of Turpentine nominal. Petroleum'
firmer ; sales at 2s 1114228 3d for refined.
Lonnon MAnwirrs, August 11.--Wheat dull and
declined I@2s per quarter, the market, however,
°losing steadier. Sugar dull. Coffee easier. Tea
not so firm. Rise Tull. Tallow still advancing.
Linseed Oil dull at Ws id. , •
AMERICAN SEcuarrins.—LotrrKm Aug. 11.-31.
linois Central shares 45@44 discount; Erie shares
40@42.
Consols closed at 58;44189 for money.
(By Telegraph to Londonderry 3 •
Livan.roor.. Aug. 12.--Covrow—The sales for the
week foot up 25,000 bales, the market being- irregu
lat and closing dull at - a decline of Mfpgd. The
sales to speculators were 4,230 bales, and to ex
porters 9,000 bales. The sales to-day amount to
10,000 bales, the market closing firmer, bat at um
changed quotations. Speculators and exporteistook
3.100 bales. The followink 'are the authorized quo
tations :
Middling Or'sang 30X0.
Do. Mobiles 30Xd.
Do. 'Uplands
.3s d.
The stock in port Is 246,000 bales, of which 14,500
are American.
STATE OP TRADE IN MANCICESTEIL—The ad
vices from Manchester today are more favorable,
and the market is better.
Breadstuff's quiet but steady. Corn still ad
vancingsales of mixed at 30s.
Provisions dull with a downward tendency.
LOYDOw. August 12 —Console 89 tiff4B9;; for
money. Illinois Central shares, 4.5@44 discount.
Erie 'shares, 40@42.
The bullion in the Bank of England has decreased
£.257.000.
No important news bas been received from.any
quarter today.
AYT/ilit the Heiler.
A SPREOH BY LORD . PALRERSTIMW=THE ERBEL
sliammit GEORGIA. fl THE PORTUOUMMIEER-
NEw 'Torts, August 21.—The steamer Kedar has
arrived with Liverpool and Queenstown dates of
the lOth inst. Her news is mostly anticipated.
Palmerston had made a speech expressing hopes
of an early peace in Anierica, but thought the In
terposition of Dogland at the present time useless.
The Confederate steamer Georgia had left Li
verpool for Lisbon to enter the Portuguese service.
• '46 ,
Arrival of the'Clty or Limerick.
NNW lona, August 21.—Arrived, steamer City of
Limerick, from Liverpool.
EITSPIRIOUS STEAMER.
A vessel arrived here from Cow_Bay reports seeing
a suspicions steamer, with three smoke stacks and
one mast, steering east. -
Farmers Emtl.the High Priem
PaTLADELPHIA, August 20,1864.
To the Editor of The Press : •
SIB: . Will you permit me, through the columns of
your paper, to become the champion of the farmers
in the vicinity Of this city I For several months
past there has been a great deal published in the
papers in regard to the (supposed) extraordinary
high price or butter—recommending . the formation
of bntter•leagnes, people to do without it, &c., but
not one word In regard to the explanation of why the
article in question should be so high in price. Permit
me to explain a few facts, which seem to be lost sight
of, and I think that you'and every one else will look
at the matter In the same light that I do. In the
first place, permit me to say that lam not farming
at present, neither am I in any way connected with
the business ; therefore consider myself free from
prejudice, and proceed to - give you the reasons for
the present high price of butter, and why it ahoald
be so.
We are all aware that our only good butter 18 made
within a circuit of forty - miles of Philadelphia, and .
brought to market every Week hythe farmer,' in per
son. There is not one-half as much butter made
within that circuit now as there was two or three
years ago, owing to the great increase. of the milk
trade, a vast quantity of which is being condensed
and sent to our armies. Three years ago good but
ter averaged 80 cents per pound the year round. At
that time bone duet sold for $3O per ton against $OO
now. Guano s6o against $2llO now. All kinds of
agricultural implements have increased•inprice 50
per cent.; also, live stock. Three years ago the
fanner-could buy good muslin from 10 to lSomits per
yard—he must pay from 40 to 601 sow, and the same
n proportion for all other cotton goods. Three
years ago sugar was worth from 0-to llcents ; now
it is worth - from 24 to 36; coffee 16 to 25 ; now it is
worth from 45 to 70, and all other groceries in nearly
the same proportion. Lumber, and all kinds of
building material, have increased over 200 per
cent. Ship stuff, with which farmers feed their cat
tle, three years ago was worth $lB per ton; against
446 to $55 now.
Now, with these facts staring us in the face—with
the Inevitable knowledge that the farmer Is obliged
to pay three times as much for that which he- con- -
swims nom as he paid three years ago g is it not just
and right that he should receive two or three times
the price that he received three years ago Is not
everything, the necessaries as well as the luoutle4
of life, just &amuck higher in proportion as butter I
These facts are indisputable and conclusive. Then
why such a,ernsade against the buttery
- Again, you say that "the farmer is singularly
exempt from taxation." You surely do not mean
this,. Is It not the Ord wllek has always borne the
greater share of the burthen of taxation' 'Un
doubtedly. Do not the farmers pay a tan upon the
greater portion of their products raised, and a heavy
tax too 1 Undoubtedly. We all know- very well
that the soil we tread upon, and out of which every--
thing that we have and poesess , God glvestril, always
has borne and sleeps will bear the greatest prop or -
tion 'of our taxation. I don't care what butter is
worth in Lewisburg or any other placesa hundred
miles from a good market; we can't get it for that
price here, and we might as -well wage *war against
the price of all other articles as well as blitterplind
It will amount to the acme thing—noritin. •
Yours, respectfully, Zu. its.ncrtr_ve.
Pubite Eitertulausetaist.
THE NEW CensTrrav-sruitar Titskr att.—"Alad
din" was produced for the twenty-second. time on
Saturday, to a crowded house. The play has lost
none of Its popularity t indeed, the efforts of the
manager to give general satisfaction are reaping
the reward which they deserve. There is little
scope for acting in thii play ; indeed, if there were,
but feiv of the members of the present company of
the Chestnut would be able to sustain IL Bliss
Giermon makes an excellent Prince, however; she
is one of the few actresses we have seen who, In al
miming the garb of the other se; retain the mo
desty and grace of their own. ICa.--rees feats and
contortions are, we submit, slightly out of place In
a first-class theatre. They certainly occupy
too prominent a position in the piece. The fountain
of colored waters, recently introduced, Is a amide
rablo attraction. We look foiward with pleasure,
but with hope deLerred,ito the day when the. rear .
drama,
pagers of our theatres shall retitru to the Ifigitgosata
and give to the public renditions oE those
plays whose merit earned for the drains thfiktitle
the highest walk of poetry.
THE W.Atil 8 TREIBT TaIIATRY..--"-The 'Naiad
Queen" was successfully produced at this house on
Saturday night, on the occasion - of the reopening of
the theatre OW the fall season. The lessee has made
some alterations in her contyitsy, a few of the old
xne li mb titeuted. rs having beeit judicAgisly (troppc4 end °atm
stlb
ENGL LIVI)
FRANCE.
seArm.
`fir
THE CITY.
The Thermometer:
AUGUST 20, 11101 0.13G1T6T
11, ...
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71A.
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Le wi - ww• w(br , ......
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AUGUST 21, Mel 2, 1713172 T "
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6 Id sr.IL gA. 11 ‘••••.o.dhi .
88 gni ...... ..... 2
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'E 3 I S 1
en
or - ETCHES FOR COLORED REGLlrgyr i.
The following students of the Free
School for applioants for command or n ., 1 47
troops pass -W a successful examination, ISFC pc
before the Board of Examiners at Washington
were recommended for the positions named : ant en
For Captain—Zenas H. Bliss, sergeant, co n ,
.1, 9th Vermont Regiment, aged 22. Mr; In
' e
For First Lieutenant—Francls Cheadle, c or r.
ral Company H, 2d Ohio Heavy Artillery. one ,-
For Second Lieutenants—Lurerne I'. lla rper ' a - tWm ~ en
;avant, Company R . , 2d Ohio Regiment, o zo ,i
Mullevy, civilian, Ireland, aged 25 ; E we _
r 7 lof
Knowlton, sergeant, 25th Ohio Light A.rultery •
nal
21; George W. Passel, private, Company ~.•
Regiment Ohio N. G., aged 27 ; Charles p,, n ' t E ,
sergeant, Company 1,2 d Pennsylvania ca rall " ,
aged 25.
ARRTVA_L OF SICK AND WOUNDED SOLD; Ezi P.
On Saturday morning the steamer De 31.14 1 4 , " a
rived at Callowhill-street wharf from City p,,, b ,• !ea'
with fifteen wounded officers and 217 colored
diers. The following is a list of the Wafters;'t•
Colonel .1. P. Gould, 69th Massachneetts. -
va Colonel-J. Irving Gregg, 16th Pennsylvani a 01,
Colonel
,
Colonel Danl. Chaplin, let Maine Artillery, Tb
venLietsutenant Colonel Samuel Wilson , this Pomp. ree
Cavalry.
711-1
Mailer W. A. Corle, Bth Pennsylvania Cavalry Th
hlajor H. L. Patten, 20th Massachusetts. " aly
Captain J. W. Haseitine, 2d Pennsylvania as
valry. '- has
Adjutant -Isaiah Frets, 16th Pennsylvania c a
valry. -
Tr99St
Adjutant M. H. Wood, 23d United States coloral
. _
Adjutant E. E. Clough, 20th 'Uniteditate.t. Cs .Pi
lored Troops.
First Lienteliant E. Mattson, Company t t , Ati
Pennsylvania Cavalry woo
First Lieutenant J. E. Andenrled, 0,2 d 2 4 . ilea
Sylvania Lavery. hid
First Lieutenant B. W. Tyler, E, 2d t-1.4 sea
States Signal Service. ' It
First Lieutenant Tames -A. Argnthnot, E.
United States Colored Troops. r ti:
Second LientenantAndrew Nellie , G 4th Pei, reel
spirants Cavalry. Me
Corporal Robert J. Marks, Bth Pennsylvta4
re t
Cavalry.
Ot the colored soldiers on board the foll Owing ' 4 ire
long to the 43d Regiment, raised In this city. er
Isaac Jr. Winters, Wm. Jones, Daniel Tit!. : ,
t Reuben Patera, Richard Banks, Willis Jones, ts t i
Smith, Levi Morton, Robert Miller, Frilk m- 1
' Bnckalow, Wm. Bundy, Morton Burback, Rso,
.
R 4 DM
OB&
The United States steam transport Geo. Lei,
i
'Capt. Dennng, arrived here yesterday ,
',about one 'oclock, from City Point. She had Id 1
'boakd 380 sick and wounded soldiers, who were di:,
embarked at Callowhill-street wharf. a of
lett
DESERTERS.
The following-nained soldiers were reported a.
elr
thii Medical Director's office, on Saturday, a 3 ha-
Ing . deserted from the Chester hospital : "
Joseph Robinson, Co. B, Bth New York Artillery : : i t
Bernard Dacron, Co. A, 6th New York Cavalry. sho
CORRECTION. tee is
John Lyons Company H, 3d New Jersey Cava;-,
was, by mistake, report ed in Friday's Press as ade eg o
sorter from thaCnyler Hospital. He is on a fur-
lough. ten
DEATHS. at
The fbilowlng de,aths or soldiers were reported at o at
the Medical Director's office, on Saturday, from wail
army hospitals ill this department:
Beverly Hospital—Robert Bouther, Co. C, 16th td t
New York A.rtlUery,
t ex'
White Hall Hospital--Earl Young, co I, ou t N ev
York Artillery ; Charles Adams, Co. I, lOoth Pena.
sylvania ; Michael Shaeffer, Co. 8, both Ohio. It is
Chester Hospital—Orin Thompson, Co . F, e th e
Maine. -
Chestnut-Hill Hospital—A. C. Caswell, co, p inls
58th Massachusetts. ' ay ft
TILE 'FIREMEN. ‘it
W e a
e
RECEPTION OP THE TWENTY-THIRD (Dm.
. m
NET'S ZOHAVES) REGIMENT. uese
The convention of firemen and others interested
in gg a becomingreception to the 23(1 Regiment tilolre
Birney's ZOURAMS, met on Saturday evening last it P er
the Perseverance Hose house, Mr. P. blillsot the .ePal
Western Hose, acting as chairman, and :dr ~m
Todd, of the Shinier Hose, as secretary. c .," arks
munimation was read, dated Middletown, Va..
fna; arks
one of the officers of the regiment, in which it wu milt
;
stated that they expected to arrive here betire n doe the 25th and Pith of the present month. The folios- a l lt.
lag committee of arrangements was appointed ti
make the necessary preparations for the reeepti,m, e ; re
Washington Hone, B. P. Park ; Delaware Engine,
J. Brady ; Moyameniting Hose, T. eleeniKer; ,ter,
Perseverance Hose, Wm. T. Ladner ; Shifter Hoe, aft
et
J. P. Todd - Western Hose , J. Giboney ; Assistant!Engine, T . J. Dagney ; Independence Engine J. r i tes.
Sheron. Mr. McCusker of the Moyamensins. er7
the chairman, an eveningitt will hold thair min d
first meeting this at the Washington de e
Rouse.
Mr. F. A. Wolberti chairman of the Committee [' r PhD
the
of Councils for the reception of returning Yoko. cent
'Leers, Stated that he appeared on behalf of Coun^lis. Lonth
and would ask the secretary to road a letter be ha e srg e
received from Colonel Glenn ; and suggested that a ppm ]
subcommittee be appointed by the ellArtlltiOn 1.4 ment.
confer with the Connell Committee. He also sue- weic
gelded that some public ball should be selectee 1 and
wherein the returning soldiers should be recthel, maps,
as be thought it rather hard that wearied veterns ad sta
should be oismissed in the open air. The city e. j thi
ways paid the necessary expenses, and would tny lewd
for the hall, which, without wishing to dictate, he on al
suggested should be that of the National Gauen, arms
and, if any of the soldiers were, from the costar; - the I
they could be quartered there for the night, it 115. le bo
cessary 7 .
fore
Chief Engineer David M. Lyle-was unanimously o
elected Chief Marshal of the parade. rmer
A remark hiiving been made by a delegate in ra• lance
Bard to the position of the band hoping that it redy
would be placed in front of the regiment, Mr. W,!. obte
bert said that in his official position he had receirol meth
twenty-two different regiments, and had always hal at mi
as much noise made as ooesible at the head of the Audi
line, for the : purpose .of bringing out the mole ntkm
Upon the last reception, the Councils had been led • the
out in the cold, anid they were not invited mud the Meet
last horn was blown. At the reception of Batten
ZOVAVISS, they were simply invited guests, but In
this, on account of the letter.written to him bi wog
Colonel Glenn, they were part and parcel of the
Fire - Department. It was intended to provide Bit.
tees Zonaves with a band, but it was understood W_gl;
that the regiment bad a superior drum corps. He 0110 . 31
also stated that he had a convijesation with Mayor
Henry in regard to the Henry Guardsparticipatins,
and that gentleman bad stated that while he hag no g ant
objection to that organization turning out to receive
&regiment where the escort was entirely military, Tea,
be did have where firemen formed a part of ElEt ?1 71
escort. The Guard, therefore will not parade. 'a .2
The letter from Colonel Glenn, commandtag the sea, a
regiment, was dated Illiddletmirn, Virginia, 7 °Cee (
and was to the following effect : That the term en
of service of the 23d Regiment would expire on the
=d of this month, and that they would leave 6e fah a
Philadelphia as soon after that dale as passible. retlblt
They were cognizant of the fact that other red. ,f;:i t
meats, on their return home, had received some at. • ,
tention from the city, and he hoped the same Crur•
tesy would be accorded to his own war-worn veto-
rats. They wese..the brat to leave Philadelphia hr _tz."'"
the seat of war, after the firing upon Sumpter, for 7:_ eg i
the three months' service, and then reorganizing,
the regiment was again among the first to leave, minus and was one of the two regiments from Penney
m i ct l o
yards which was Riven permission to retain its ord.
ginal number. His men had taken part In ail the ae for
engagements in Virginia, except those of the past id s wi
month, being prevented from participating in thee o — m " — i.;
from being ordered to Washington with the Ch l the!
Corps, to assist in driving the enemy Irma the capi- mertai
tat, Since then they have been constantly •
• '
palpatingpalpatingWithaueltnn untarnished record, thel iii (
,ry
thought a public reception should be given. r lad
ge
Each company represented at the Convention to dkey
assessed two dollars for the payment of necesral7 mei°,
expenses, and the body adjourned to meet to-mar- t b
row evening, at the Washington Rose House. tweed t
NEW AMBITLANCR. e offikeye
On Wednesday next the Western Rose Complyi
will e
ck.
be presented with their new ambulance. whir-
has been constructed for them from funds procured feu
the purpose by some of the ladles In the sonthwer emcee e
char
part of the city. The body of the vehicle is of a lake „ skirl
color, picked with gold, and having upon the panel .. 11 „„ k
'on either side a prairie scene, with a buffalo in the • Be Qi
foreground. On the dasher is a well executed repro- cmm
aentation of the Citizens' Hospital, at Bread ac" wing Prime streets. The running gears are of a hloSsllt np e el
color striped with green, white and geld. The gm• nrinnr o
balance will hold fourteen invalids, and cost abie reel
1600.1600.wi1l be presented by one of the lady PO so
weed Ma ,
chaschasers,lend received by a member of the compaa_,T, it
after which a collation will be served for the °
ration and guests. war ord
PEW ROSE CAltitrAoE.
The Friendship Fire Company, on Thursday is c, Freder
housed a new carriage wlich is a pattern of betuty. gs on 1
The members assembled at the heuse about tow' nat bo
o'clock in the afternoon, and from thence pmeeedel e even
through several of the principal streets for the
per• du rda3
pose of plying- the public an opportunity to slow r2e ee an h
new addition to their property. Upon their return TO Mar
to the house, the members and a number of invite' tenti°/
guests partook of an excellent collation.
• MISCELLANEOUS. On Sat
WILL TRERE BE A DB.AFT ? raignet
This above question , as the time for enforrln eg fe. f akeered tl
drafrapproaches, is frecinently asked, and, when :akstened
look into facts and figures relative thereto, we catv
not but answer the question in the attirmatire bb e d oy •
Much as it has been the desire of many petrisic d attar
foldfer
men to free the city from the calamities consaloent ace gre
upon conscription. their efforts have not own nee ga'
crowned with entire suceesa. Much, howerer • ci e the lug
been done by them, and the quota of the city at ter
the President's last (soli, which exceeded 13.0 e. has ito eas
been reduced a little over 5,000. There - rem lBat
but ftrartee d a ys in which that number may be e rr ornited. To do this will require an overtire of ors'
1150 men per day. The average umber per .14 art=
obtained since the President's ca ll Ls about nicety verere.
men. This . may in part be accounted for by the artaret
(*CC that the warns did not getprornprig to trod( ara the
-after the 'Prenident's call was Issued. Much rains, is not t
Me time was bit while waiting for the Convention abet it
of Delegates from the different wards to mature; tion wa
general plan of action. There is much misunder ;charge
standing with reference to the regiments for one coil
year's service now organizing in this city, & man
Union League Regiment is an undoubted. Phile,tel iday
hi& organizatkm; and the Committee of the Leave pen seal
has a fund with which to pay the volunteer tom& -felt fir
diately after. theuster, instead of re•lntring UT Lis discs
to wait four days for the action of the Bounty Pahl fin
Commissioners. Major Moore's regiment of shar p - d
wan, al)
ta
shooters will have ven companies from- Phintiel- as
phia, and there is no dispute with reference to this d on as
organisation. But the Philadelphia Guard Fad' is forum
scent is represented as a city organization, and yet• Al.
up to Wednesday last, Init . /bur men of this regiment
had applied to the Bounty Fund Commisalorters
their money, thus establishing the fact that fool
men only were credited to Philadelphia. Three
the Eve lieutenants, whose duty it will beto recruit Tarr,
for the wards having the largest quota, hare bees erg fun
appointed. There oftioers.will imminence worst In a Whet
earne.st during the coming week, and thei r °I ' M td ahem
will, to 'some ezteet, lessen the quota of the citY , -
There will stilFrecitain a large deficiency, unleis a sold
there bstitute and - representative system become'rd the in
more Popular with the citizens. structir
. CITY TRRAmiRER AND TIIE somm ato the
During the week ending on Saturday at 3 o'ciwrlt sirbel
the City Treoserer, Mr. /lenry Barnes, paid out the Ifni ma
sum of 405,000. for the different bounties.
rms .
TAX EDITORS AND, RBPORTEns. ,ma and
The United States Assessor,. with truly com med 't ed belle
able patriotism and business activity,lass
that editors and reporters must take out a lie?' tom; tt
States license to carry on their profewleas. T!•', 3 rows
license will cost ten dollars, and the Assessor tO e : MAO del
aportarsy lread' r served notices-uporssoveral editors n l a T ,,, Chose.
to come forward and. take out their lie
awes
amended
is claimed under the 79th &emits t ° wee
amended tax bill which prescribes that "a 11 ' 4'1 1 "'Ulu'
oft ten , dollars shall be. required of every P el l; ' ro-1 0' '
corporation engaged trany isaILISSS, t r4 .;'.;j ateet 1
or profiles - ion whatsoester, for which no other IP: heiLy
le herein required, whose gross annual re . " r„.•
SlereirODl exceed the . sum of ono thousand dug i•
s
BASE DALL. nit At
The return match between the Camden and
atone Clubs took place on Saturday afternoon
A
on the ground of the Olympic Glob, Twenty-"„ Kwarr
and Jeftersonstreets. The playingwas very - t i laws
rited, but a high wind prevailing throw/V ,
.4
game rendesed the fielding somewhat dirii,uti?„ aaa t i
~
tended lowly toward running up the mom
den storod and Keystone 20. ODS
WEIRS. stree
About 3 o'clock yesterday morning a fire ted t,
out on the roof of a two-ston ,
frame loose Tam
We- 712 Baker street. The damage done war a
f a
At 9 oielOcken , Saturday night a slistd
"maned at Whitney & Son's car,whed ficAvei•
apt VOUCTlhni etilt%t
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