V)rtss FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1864, ar We can take no notice or anonymous comma• Stoitionn We do not return releoted manuepripte. ifili - Voluntary correspondenoe Is solloited from all puts of the world, and espeolallyfrom our different 'military and naval departMentii, When need, it will lee paid for. Mr. W. W. ItinTant, No. 504 Ninth street, two doors north Of Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington Olty, is the Washington agent of Tun PRIM!. M.T. RETZTX• pill receive subscriptions for Tun Fusee in Washington, see that subscribers are regularly - Hived at their residences, and attend to advertising. The Letter of General McClellan. General McCLELLAIT's letter is an and a rebuke—an apology to the people for accepting the nomination of the• Chicago Convention, and a rebuke to that body for connecting him with a platform tainted with the suspicion of disloyalty. It is a protestation of his own loyalty ; an argu ment intended to reconcile his own opinions - with the principles of his *party ; a codicil to supply the deficiencies in its adopted creed. General McCLELLAR has, under protest, accepted a nomination which - was accompanied with stipulations which he rejects. The great measure which the Convention recommended was immediate peace. This radical principle of the' Convention its candidate repudiates, and, in so doing, presents the singular spectacle of a man who would accept Wilco at the hands of a party which he opposes. So far as General Mc- CLELLAN differs with his party he is right, but he .cannot he absolved from the charge of tampering with his Own faith in treating with those who deny it. Nor will the Convention which declared for home= •diate peace consider that he has kept faith with it, in accepting a nomination and, re . - jecting a platform which-were, tendered him as an indivisible gift There is much in this letter which de. serves comment, but at the moment before printing this paper we can only emphasize lue 'fact that the candidate of the Chicago Convention is not willing to accept the shameful position of its representative. Notes on the Chicago Convention. Mr. Meninx, of the New York World, writes what is called " an editorial letter " to that newspaper, in which he gives his readers a Democratic idea of what was done at the Chicago Convention. Mr. MARBLE is an ingenious man, and knows exceedingly well that the latitude of New York is different from the latitude of Illi nois, and that many things said and dOne in that Convention would not do to be told to the more cautious conservative and en terprising Democrats of the East. From all we know of that Convention (and our opportunities for judging were very little inferior to those, of Mr. MARBLE), we feel assured that the friends of the cause can desire no better evidence of the truth of their own position and the utter falsity and deceit of their enemies than the plain re cord of what was done at Chicago. Mr. Ittensva's letter is rather too long and un interesting to print in full, but he will ex ,cuse our adding a few notes : "This one purpose has ruled every mind—how best to save the Union. You hearil it in every speech, that teas approved. Every plan was bent to this. It rang in every cheer. The Union, and the peace which Union gives.” The one purpose that ruled the Conven tion was how best_to secure a dishonorable peace, and at the same time avoid the po litical consequences of an open avowal of this purpose. The speeches most loudly ap ...roved were those of such men as WILLOW; and Mr. Powßvn, which demanded an un qualified peace : "Therefore, it never entered into the mind of any speaker to catch the attention of this audience with a joke." Did Mr. MARBLE hear the speech of Mr. ALLEN, of Ohio, with its ribald wit and the many coarse allusions to the President of the - United States? "But the Convention had a very summary way of dealing with these ettremists which does not wholly appear in the published proceedings, although, to be sure, these are explicit enough." It is known that no men were more po pular in this Convention than "these ex tremists ;" that no one man received a te'nth part of the attention shown to Mr. 'PAU DANDToTIAM ; that no resolutions were more: rapturously applauded than those threaten ing civil war, and holding the Convention together for that purpose ; and that the men who surrounded the Convention were intemperate, violent, and extreme in their denunciations of the Government and the. Administration. Tkere were declarations made by the Speakers at the hotels and written on the lanterns of those who walked in procession that made the blood 'of the loyal man run cold. There were men in the Chicago Convention, like DEAN RICHMOND and Mr. BELMONT, who were shrewd enough to know that un less this,spirit was repressed and masked, the Democratic party would scarcely form an electoral ticket in the Middle States. That spirit existed, however, and it was so powerful and aggressive that it kept the Convention waiting two days for the plat form, forced the cowardly armistice resolu • tiOn into it, and compelled the nomination •of Mr. PENDLETON. Read over the reports of the Convention, and it will be found that Peace men had everything their own way. Gen. McOnumsx's own friend and cham pion, ex. General MORGAN, who "knew him from bOyhood," is a well-known Peace man, and even VALI% &NORMAN himself did not find it inconsistent to move the motion that made the nomination unanimous. We do not propose to do any injustice to the Chicago Convention. Its plainest and most truthful history is our best argument, het we do not care to have the doings of this body of discontented and hungry aspi rants fir office intruded upon the country as rivalling_or recalling the labors of the first Constitutional Convention. The men who shaped the Democratic platform and placed IdeCLELLAri upon it are making a deceitful campaign, and they know it. Ifere in the East they are pretending to be what they know they are not. After sur rendering their whole contrivance into the hands of the rebel emissaries and sympa thizers; after courting and conciliating' every noted enemy of the country, taking men from prison and exile and infamy to be their champions and friends ; after ma king a platform which is an awkwardora promise with treason, containing' nothing sincere that is not cowardly, they deny their own deeds, and boldly claini the con fidence and support of loyal men. When ilrabarnx,x, therefore, writes from Chicago that "abut one purpose ruled every mind— hoW beat to save the Union," he states 'a consoling sentimentality, but what can •only lie regarded as a meaningless piece of rhetoric. It is not true. There were not twenty men in the Chicago Convention who sincerely believed rin the Union, or who made any demonstiatious of regard for the Union that were not intended to swindle and deceive the people. When the cowardly resolution proposing an ar mistice was read, the enthusiasm rose to a pitch that the deliberations of the Conven tion bad not known before. The members rose, and the delight was so intense that the...secretary was compelled to read it over again. This is a fact—a mere reference to what is written as a part of the Conven tion's history ; and yet the men who thus howled and screamed over the prospect of a cowardly peace are boldly paraded as the •defenders of the Union I Let our opponents be frank, and fair, and we shall make a frank and fair fight. We 410 not object to the opinions of the Cl:deago Convention ;.but we do object to its leaders 'declaring one set of opinions at Chicago aid, preaching other opinion& at home. ate have had enough of this. Two years Age HORATIO . SEntoun was elected Go - yornorof New York because he was be- Moved to be In favor of a more itigorous tniseeution of the war than Aput ,'That assumptionwastawindle, ;but it served its purpose ; and bitterly, yea, vixen in - tears, and blood, and death have thOleople of New York repented their 'tolifigrente. 'lot us profit by the lesson, And , do not :let, the - people of the 'United *dig compelled ,by • the 'e/eethen of lirckliszto' perform even a more tart-, Ve peilMce than, the people of New Ivrkt Dealing with Pirates. The pirates and blockade-runners, which have done so much injury to our commerce and our cause, have been almost exclu sively built in the Mersey and the Clyde, paid for with British money, manned and navigated by British sailors, and chiefly employed for the pecuniary benefit of Bri tish merchants, including several members of Parliament. Blame has been cast upon Lords PALMERSTON' and' RUSSELL because they have not used the'law to prevent and punish such breaches of neutrality. In fact, however, they endeavored to do so, rather tardily, but found (as in the case of the Alexandra) that the law was ineffec tive. Saving made this discovery; it surely was their duty, and it was de manded from them by the comity. of na tions, that .they would not have allowed the recent Parliamentary session :to close without amending the ineffective law, or introducing anew statute adequate to meet the present exigency. They neglected this just and necessary action, and the Foreign Enlistment act of 1819, passed to prevent British subjects assisting the South Ameri can RePnblics, just then starting into spat modic existence, remains a monument of feeble legislation. As a general eleetion is at hainl, perhaps Lord PAnmamsrort wished to avoid unpleasant or difficult subjects of discussion. Various schemes were resorted to, by the sympathizing pirate-builders, to throw dust in the eyes_of the authorities at Liverpool and Glasgow. .Two pirate-Vessels, mlled the San Francisco and the Shanghae, were built in-the Mersey, (at Birkenhead, which is to Liverpool - what Camden is to Phila delphia or Brooklyn to New York,) and when official inquiry was made, as to their owners and destination, the reply was they were being cionstructecl for the Emperor of China, and would speedily depart for Can ton. Of course, this de . ceived nobody, but the vessels were entered in Mr. Lianu's books as built for the Chinese: Government: This same• Laran, it will be remembered, who is M. P. for Birkenhead, built the in famous " and said she was to be only a trader, but she ran out to sea, got RA.- plum SrAnutts as commander, and finally was disposed of by the Kearsarge, com manded by Captain Wins Low. The last we heard' of the pseudo-Chinese war-vessels was from the French port of Nantes. They had escaped from Liverpool and went into Nantes to be fitted up and receive their ar mament. A local journal (the-Phare de la Loiee) informs us that they are in the docks there, and "in a mysterious manner being' armed ;" also that, with the aid of Count de Chasseloup-Laubat, Minister of Marine, they were being privately fitted, armed with the chain outside armor which was found so efficacious on the Kearsarge, and an eminent engineer was officially em ployed to watch, test, and report on the process. France, it will be observed, does not even affect to be neutral. Her dock yards are freely thrown open to'the piratical war vessels which buccaneer for the rebels. When - the Alabama required repairs, she was received at Cherbourg with a warm. welcome and fraternization, and it was from that port that she departed, 'hailed with sympathizing cheers, to fight and sink the Kearsarge. It turned out, how ever, that it 'was the - Alabama that was beaten and destroyed. England, let us frankly own,• now treats us much better than France does; her recent order pro hibiting Federal and Confederate war ves sels from entering her ports, European or colonial, will essentially serve us, if her colonial authorities honestly carry it out. But, in Halifax, 'in Bermuda, and in the Bahama Islands, the British Officials, almost to a man, sympathize with the rebellion, and would strain-a pbint against any Union war vessel. Not many months ago, the Duke of Newcastle, then Colonial Secretary of England, was compelled by a sense of duty to reprOve the Governor ,of the Ba hamas for having openly sympathized with " Confederate" pirates and British block ade-runners. It would have been much more effective ,:to have ,ffismisSed the pec cant functionary. • Ihe Emperor of China was named as having ordered war vessels to be built in the Mersey, and so, not to be behind-hand, we suppose, the Tycoon of Japan was re presented as having directed an iron steamer to be built in. the Clyde. ,When completed, she was taken to France, in April, 1863, where her armament '(two Whitworth 63-ponnder pi - vot guns and ten heavy cannon) was put on board, and she was called the Virginia, but was subse quently known as the Georgia. Though a much larger and better vessel than the Alabama, she did less injury to American commerce. Some weeks ago, having gone into Lisbon, she was waited for by the U. S. steam-frigate Niagara, and, incautiously coming out of the Tagus, was boarded-and seized. Her crew and commander were politely conveyed to Dover, where they were landed. When the Georgia was - seized, she bore the British flag, and her commander—who evidently is not well posted in Yattel and Wheaton—haa, there fore, entered a protest against the seizure, as illegal ! He dishonors a neutral .nation by .Sailiarg under her flag, and, we dare say, - will expect to be borne harmless by that nation. The impression in England, we rejoice to learn, was that of great satis faction at the capture, and could a verdict be obtained it would run in the words of the memorable one, "Served her right" The Georgia, placed in charge of a prize crew, has been sent to this country. It is gratifying to, find the destruction of the Alabama so speedily followed by the capture of the Georgia. We have yet: to deal with two other pirates—the Florida and the Tallahassee. They have to be fol lowed, met, encountered, and either sunk or captured. The prestige of, our navy; which has been greatly injured by the re markable facility with which the blockade runners go into and out Of the port of Wil mington, is being restored by the achieve ments of the Kearsarge and the Niagara. We may boast of our navy when it puts an end to . the blockade-running at Wilming ton, into which port immense supplies have constantly been taken by swift British steamers. But for the supplies carried into this one central port the war would' proba bly have collapsed two years ago on the part of the rebels, who have received the bulk of their supplies from England. TIM Union Convention of New York has, with admirable judgment in its choice, nominated the Hon. REUBEN FENTON, for Governor of the Stela. Mr. FENTON is one of the ablest, best-informed, and most ac tive members of Congress, and possesses those qualities which become especially eminent in a good governor. For this rea son, as well as for his earnest patriotism, Mr. FENTON will be,. without doubt, chosen the next Governor of his State. New York owes to its own honor to avenge the defeat of its illustrious and martyred hero, the noble General WADSWORTH, in the election of the MM. Mr. FENTON. WE ARE REQUESTED to state that beer will not be furnished to the low concert saloon Copperheads who meet on Walnut street, as has been customary heretofore. Pretty waiter-girls haVe also been dis pensed with. In the absence of the negro minstrels, the pantomimes, the beer, and the pretty waiter-girls, Colonel Moawn. 'mss and his club hope to present attrac tions enough to justify the pliblic in be. stowing upon the low cOneert-ealoon the patronage that it has hitherto so liberally received. Trm Richmond Examiner finds occasion in the fall of Atlanta to attack JEFF - mum DAVIS for the removal of Gen. Jon:limn. "The abandonment of Atlanta m2der the circurastances, is not a good thing, but so far from being dispirited by it, our people: ought reverently to thank God that it is no worse." This is the dismal - grail:dation of! the rebel papers over the feet that General lloork's army is'not altogether lost. But Gen. ,Tormwrow himself could not have made the situation more or less hopeful TM?. St. Jolui Tdegraik, of New Bruns wick, reporting the arrival. of Hon. J. R HoLcomm, one of the Niagara peace com miasionera, renders the political opinion o that gentleman as follows : " Be thought that if McClellan was nominated at Chicago an armistice would follow, and an ar mistice once secured, there would be no resumption of Bighting, that both sides were too weary of war to take rip arms again. But as to the Democratic talk of 'Peace and Union,' he said that Peace might come, but Union never." Now, wherein does the Chicago plat form differ from all that observant Union men have said of it ? An armistice will secure Peace, but, according to the con fession of Mr. HOLCOMBE, " Union never." It - is plain, therefore, that the platform of VALLANDIORAM and McCram,Arr advocates Peace on any terms and at any price I What shall be said of the political mis demeanor, or rather the moral crime of the men who have conferred with enemies and traitors to bring about such a result ? RECRIII'XING should be pursued with the same widespread . energy as heretofore. The fall of Atlanta has lent a new earnest. ness to the people, and it should give an additional stimulus to the agents of recruit ing. " Credits for volunteers will be al lowed as long as possible," the Secretary of 'War. announces, " but the advantage of filling the armies immediately requires the draft to be speedily made in the defaulting districts." Tam nomination of Hon. THADMUS STNS for Congress is a just compliment to this magnificent old hero. Few men have done more for the country than THADDEUS STEVENS, and he now gives . to its service the closing years of a glorious life with the enthusiasm of a boy and the earnestness of an old Scottish Covenanter. Mr. STEVENS will be t returned to Congress by a largely increased majority. TuE Democratie. onvention,, notwi 't standing its professions''of Union, recog nized disunion, by not admitting delegations from Tennessee, Louisiana, West Virginia, or any of the other- reconquered States of the Union. Such an act would certainly have been disrespectful to the rebels and might have been misconstrued - by General Mcenummes friends." LET THE= n organization everywhere Friends, many days will not: elapse before the day of, election. The enemy is making a'fterce, =remitting, vindictive war. We must meet them.; not precisely with the same weapons, but with earnestness, truth, and energy. Above all, let us have energy in our campaign. Let.these autumn months be Oven to the countrY, and before the leaves have ceased to fall the country will be saved. . Cormraz llicaurnmns heads a call of " soldiers " who desire to take steps to raise Arcermmaa , "beyond reach of the malice of a tyrannical Administration." We think a soldier who threw down his sword in the face of an enemy should be the last person to pretend to represent the sentiment of the defendtra of the flag. VICIIMONT has spoken, and, although the voice of Vermont never gives an uncertain sound, we cannot fail to see that in the present canvass she increases her loyal ma jority. This is a glorious augury of the campaign, and we welcOme it as such. " GENTLEmEn . , this is the little joker ; now you see it, and now you don't see if." This is the style in which we must view the Chicago platform. We may call it peace or call it war, but it it nothing but a fraud. THE Democratic press is getting anxious about the army vote. The Lancaiter ielligencer asks, in large "baps," "how can we secure the soldiers the right to vote as they please ?" A month ago the only question with these Democratic papers was, "how can we not secure the soldiers the right to vote as they please ?" THE Democratic leaders regard the vic tory at Atlanta very much as the great captain in the olden time " Another such victory'woula ruin us." Tn:s Democrats, express wonderful anxi ety to obtain the soldiers' vote. Not many weeks ago their anxiety was to prevent the soldiers from voting. THE Democratic platform means peace with rebels, war with patriots. It recoin mends revolution against Li/100mi and an armistice with DAVIS. The Theatrical Season. This week formally began the dramatic season in Philadelphia, and our three theatres are now at the old rivalry, offering nightly illustration of how one star dif fereth from another in glory. That Phila delphia has but three theatres is probably fortunate for her true theatrical interests, and the comparison frequently made is not altogether in favor of New York. The metropolis has really but three or four first class theatres, and we are better 'satisfied to-be without • the places of amusement on the Bowery and the many badly managed affairs which combine the theatre, the circus, the concert saloon, negro min strelsy, and lager beer saloons, than to count them a@ proof of our prosperity. The play-houses in this city sufficiently amuse and instruct a large public, and though sometimes they are uncomfortably crowded, we do not suffer from the lack of another. All the good artists in America are in turn presented, yearly to their ad miiers, and there is no novelty that is not sought and obtained by our enterprising managers. Philadelphians have reason to be well satisfied with their theatres, and in the long winter nights before us Melpomene will moan and Thalia laugh -to many thou sands of delighted souls. - Ancient comedy, at the Arch-street Theatre, is annually revived, with a plea sant regard to the memory of the witty old fellows who wrote so well that their quaint pictures of an obsolete society are still fresh and life-like. Who is ever tired of " The School for Scandal," or " She Stoops to Conquer ?" Mrs. join; DREW does well to keep green the memories of Srcenroisr, Gonusatrar, and. heir equals.; and does no little to make their comedies delightful, by becoming herself their heroines. Perhaps there is no better Lady Teazle than she. To such a perforananceno ordinary pleasure belongs: At the Chestnut-street Theatre, we have, at present, a style of iilay directly opposip, yet more graiiffing -to many people. The Chestnut is a great theatre for the specta cle; there nightly the Lamp of Aladdin is lit and rubbed, the spirits of mirth and power are summoned, and the enchanted castle is built. Win GRQVER is untiring in his ef forts'to astonish and please, and it is sel dom that he fails. Then, at the Walnut, Mr. EDWIN BOOTH and Shakspeare combine to crowd that spa cious hall. Mr. Boo= brings with him a shadowy train of tragic heroes, shapes that for nearly three hunilred years have haunt ed the stage; but have not often found em bodiment more beautiful than his. Thus, With tragedy that never can grow old, com edy that is young again, and extravaganza Which blends Orient magic with American slang, our three theatres present the ex tremes and almost the whole range of the drama. We shall have much to say of the theatres this fall and winter, we sup pose, if war and politics will give the space, and no doubt it will be our me lancholy duty to arouse the indignation:and freezing contempt of more than one unap predated tragedian, and offend, by our un accountable jealousy, and ignorance, more than one lady, self-registered in the bills as the most dazzling young comedienne on the- American stage. If those of our -readers who differ with our opinions could know what grief we feel, in not being able to assign the highest rank -in the dramatic world to every candidate for its honors, they would understand how conscience may affect an honest critic. That no bad actors, may • came to Phila.. delphia is our earnest wish and we even dare to cherish the, wlld,hope that it may be granted - .:For the present' irewish sue-- cess to the.theatres, and a profitable ending to the mason, oo pleasantly begun. TILE PRESS.-PEMADELPYILL FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1864: The horrors of disunion, now'deliberate ly contemplated by the Vallaudigham De mocracy, can best be realized by reflecting upon what will be the undoubted result of separation. I allude to the immediate re pudiation of the national debt, and, conse quently, the immediate destruction of national securities in the -hands of loyal ci tizens. What an interesting statement it would make to print the names of those who" have invested their means and the product of their labor in United States stocks and bonds ! Not to speak of the corporations, banks, railroads, &T., that have given of their means to the Go vernment, the great number of perbons in moderate circumstances who haveln vested their all in these securities would ShoW their holy confidence is the Union of the States and in the ful termination of the war. Now im agine, for a moment, the overtAw or di vision of the Republic : Every dollar that the industrious man andAvoman had saved and loaned to the Goverrernent would be immediately woradess, spreading 'ruin and devastation into thousands of fathilies. Who has not witnessed the dreadful distress produced by the failure of a single coun try bank or savings institution . ? Poor widows and orphans, and persons of small means, mechanics and farmers, are plunged into immediate poverty ; even the very rich are often made suddenly poor. There is not a county- in Pennsylvania which cannot point to precisely some such experience as thiL It is unnecessary, to describe the appalling'distresses that ensued when the Bank of the United states ex ploded. What these disasters or failures have been to small localities and small communities the.failure of the GoverinOint of the United States would be on &JO : pendous, wide-reaching, and awful scale to the whole nation. Hence, every man and woman who holds a five-twenty bond, or is otherwise interested in the national funds, should feel it to be-a duty not simply in the light of a patriotic obli gation, but as \ a matter involving the safety of their own individual fortunes, and hence of their own children, to prevent the :,,tri umph of an anti-government candidate for President. OCCASIONAL. INSTittreTIONT, TO .ADaentAL ,T,ABOAOUT. Admiral FAURACRIT has been Instructed by'the Navy Department not to exchange his prisoners.ex eeptlng for officers and men belonging to our naval forces, captured a long time since by the rebels, and now Confined in Texas. DEMAND FOR -NAVAL 'OFFICERS. ACting masters) mates are needed by the istavy Department. Recommendations, showing sea der• vice, must accompany all applications. TB UNITED STATES LOANS. • The aubseriptlons to the 740 loan, reported to . the Treasury Department to-day, amount to 3313,000, and to the 10410 loan, $22,300. THE QUOTA OF THE InsTEICT OF COLIIKOLL The quota of the Dititriot of Columbia, by the al lowance of naval credits, has boon reduced to 1,470 men. „ TEE NEW WESTERN - NAVAL DEPOT. Admiral llavrs, Colonel BowsraN of West Point, and Ounsow BrAncr of New York, have been ap pointed a board of commissioners to examine the ground and belen a eite' for the new navy yard and naval depot for the West. The following letter was yesterday received at the Treasury Department, enclosing a flve.hundred• dollar six per cent. bond of 1884 as eon:wenn money : BOSTON, Sept. 5,1864. Hon. Wm. P. Fesseeden, Secretary of the Treasurv , : Sta.: The enclosed United States bond Is for warded by an employee of the United States, in compensation for unfaithfulness in the discharge of duties, for which a salary was received during a series of years. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, se►* Endorsed on the bond was the following : "This bond Is the property of the United States." ARREST. OF COLORED sussimrtrTr. BROKERS. Two colored men were committed to the guard house to-day to await trial by a • military ODD for recruiting in the District:of Columbia, in violation of the order leaned by the Wei Depart ment The men received large sums of Moneyfor procuring substitutes for parties subject to draft In New Hampshire. GEL 111cOLE!ILMS LEVER OF ittuorrocE TILE CHICAGO CONVENTION REBIIKEO THE LETTER OE THE COMMITTEE NEW Tons, Sept. B.—The following is the letter of General McClellan accepting the Chicago nomi nation bitAlfag i N. 3., Sept. 8, 1864. GENTLEMIN I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter informing me of my nomi nation by the Demoorptio National Convention, re cently assembled at Chicago, as their candidate at the next eleotion for President of the United States. It is unnecessary for me to say to you that this no• ruination comes to me unsought. I am happy to know that when the nomination was made the record of my, public life was kept In view. The effect of long and varied service In the army. during war and peace, has-been to strengthen and make indelible In my mind and heart the love and reverence for the Union, Constitution, laws, and flag of our country impressed upon me in early youth. These feelings have thus far guided the course of my life, and must continue to do so to its end. The existence of more than one government over the region which once owned our - flag is incompati ble with the peace, the power, and the happiness of the people. The preservation Of our Union WWI the sole avowed object for which the war was commenced, and it should have been conducted in acoordanee with those principles, which I took occasion to de clare when in active service. . Thus conducted, the work. of :reconciliation would have been easy, and we might have reaped the benefits of our many victories on land and sea. The Union was originally formed by the exercise of a spirit of conciliation and compromise,, and to restore and preserve it the same spirit must prevail in our councils and in the hearts of ihe people. The re-estabithment of the Union in all its integrity Is, and must continue to - be, the indispensable condi tion in any settlement. . . So soon as it clear or even probable that our present adversaries are ready for peace upon the basis of the Union, we should 'exhibit all the re sources of statesmanship practiced by civilized na tions and taught by the traditions of the American people, consistent with the honor and interests of the country, to secure su.6h peace, re-establish the Union, and guarantee for the future the conditional rights of every State. The Union is the one condi tion of peace, and we ask no more. Let me add what I doubt not was, although unex pressed, the sentiment of the Convention, as'it is of the people they represent: that when any one State Is willing to return to the Union it should be re. of:Wed at once, with a full guarantee of all its con stitutional rights. If a frank, earnest., and per alstent effort to obtain those objects should Si, the responsibility for ulterior consequences will fah upon those who remain in arms against the Union, but the Union must be preserved at all hazards. * I Could not rbok in the face of my gallant corn redes of the army and navy, who have survived SO many bloody battles, and tell them that their labors and the sacrifice of so many of our slain and wounded brethren had been in vain—that we had abandoned that Union for which we have so often perilled our lives. A vast majority or our people, whethot in the army and navy or at home, would, as I would, hall with unbounded joy the permanent restoration of peace on the basis of the Union under the Constitution, without the effusion of another drop of blood, but no peace can be permanent with out Union. As to the other subjects presented In the reso lutions of the Convention, I' need only say that I should seek In the Constitution of the United States, and the laws framed in accordance therewith, the rule of my duty and the limitations of Executive power, endeavor to restore economy in public ex .penditnre, reestablish the supremacy of law, and by the operation of a more vigorous nationality re• Name our commanding position among the nations of the earth. The condition of our finances, the depreciation of the paper money, and the burdens thereby imposed on labor and capital, show the necessity of a return to a sound financial system; while the rights of 010. sees and the rights of States, and the blifding thorny of law over. the President, the army, and the people, are subjects of not less vital importance in war than in peace. Believing that the views here expressed are those of the Convention and the people you represent, I accept the nomination. I realize the weight of the responsibility to be borne should the people ratify your choice. COIIBOIOUB of my own weakness, I can only seek fervently the guidance of the Ruler of the Universe, and, relying , on Ills all-powerful eid, do my best to restore union and peace to a suffering people, and to establish a guard for their liberties and, rights. I am, gentlemen, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, GEORGIC B. Illcetast.r.ast. Hon. lioneTro SErmoirst and others, committee. The following is the letter of the Committee ap pointed to apprise General McClellan of his nomi nation : Naw lona, Sept. S Major General George B. McClellan : SIR: The untierelgned were appointed & commit tee by the Nitionsi roma:matte conventicle, which met at Ohies,go, on the 214th of Await, to edits, yen of you; gttentflaotie Reszditetto4 by MS body al LITTER FROM "OCCASIONAL:* WAsiutivroN, D. C., Sept. 8, 1864. WA.SIKIWGICOM, WASIONGTOW, Sept. 8,1164 A CASE OP CONSOMME. THE PRESIDENCY. THE LETTER OT THE COMMITTEE President of the United States, and also to present to you a copy of the resolutions of the Convention. It gives us great pleasure to perform this duty and to act as the representatives of that Convention whine deliberations were witnessed by a vast assem blage of citizens who ottooded aid watched fie pro ceedings with Intense interest. Be assured that those for whom we speak were animated with the moat earnest, devoted, and prayerful desire for the salvation of the American Union and the pre servation of the Constitution of the United States, and that the accomplishment of these objects was the guiding and impelling motive in every mind, and, we maybe permitted to add, that the purpose to maintain that Union is manifested in their seleo- Bun as their candidate of one whose We has been devoted to its cause. While it is thelr,earneet hope and confident belief that your election will restore to our country union, peace, and constitutional liberty, we have the honor to be your obedient servants. [Signatures follow.] , MEXICO. Victory of Cortinas near 'Victoria -- Large French force moving on Mats nio os. Othito, Sept. 7.—The New Orleans Dfila has news from the mouth of the Ro Grande that the Mexican General Oortinas met the traitor llzsin ten leagues north of Victoria, and after an obstinati battle of Ave hours, routed him with heavy loss. 'The affair was the most brilliant one that has occurred during the war, and caused great rejoicing among the pee ple.Uortinas is reported to be marohing back to Matamoros to contest the advance of the French up the Rio Grande, and stirring times are expected In the State of Tamaulipas. CAuto, Sept. 9.—The New Orleans Era of the 29th Ultimo has the following; The United States steamer Alabama, from /Hata,. moros,has arrived. Her captain reports that between three and four hundred marines landed froin a French man.of.war off the month of the Rio Grande, and took possession of Bagdad without opposition. It wall reported that a large foroe, numbering ire= twelve to fifteen hundred men, lied landed about twenty miles further dowu the coast, to ope rate against Matamoros. It was believed that Cortlnas was fully prepared to fight them. The captain of the Alabama reports having passed in latitude 28 deg. 44 udn.north, longitude 90 deg. 28 min. 30 see. West, in nine and a half fathoms 'waters, a conical iron butiy, painted In alternate black and *bite stripes. BiLTIIIIOBE. litmantoßE, September 8 TRATOISGIVTIVI VOIC VICTORY. .1311thOp Whittingham half issued a stirring pr4er Of tbsildoigiving for our victories, to be need in the Episcopal churches of this diocese next Sunday. BMITEPOR OP A GITERILLA. Najor Shearer, late of Frederick, has, been sea tenoed to fifteen years at hard, labor at Fort:Dela ware, for distingalsbing himself as 'a rebel g-nerilla. BELEASIE OP 6 ARP= OPIDE Thomas - D. Cookey, who has been in Fort ilio. Henry for piloting the rebels through this State lit their late raid, has been released on his parole of honor, to report weekly until his owe is disposed of. TEM MAT PRNABYLVANIA. The gallant 91st Regiment Pennsylvania Volum. teen is on its way home, Its time having expired. It goes directly to tittsbarg, not coming through Philadelphia. TVA MARE:MTS. Flour dial • sales of 500 barrels at $lB for Rowafd superfine. *heat Steady ; sales of 3,000 bushels of Kentucky white at 82.85,%2.88. Corn quiet at 31.80. Whisky dull at $1.35. Fr visions dull. The Vermont Election—Large 'Union Galax. MONTPELIgiti Vt., Sept. 8.--Sixtpone towns give Smith (Union), for Governor, 12,903; Redfield (Dem.), 4,352. Last year the same towns gave Smith and Redfield 4,26 e. Smith gains on the 'vote of last year 1,903, and Redfield gains 102. These returns indicate that Smith's majority will be from 5,000 to 6,000 greater than last year. Or one hundred. Representatives voted for, it Is reported that only dye Democrats have been elected. A Pirate Cape Sable 7 -A steamer Cliased. HALIFAX, Sept. B.—About two Welookiesterday afternoon the steamer 'Franconia, when ten mUes southeast of Cape Sable, sighted a auspicious look. Mg steamer, apparently under canvas, whloh soon got under steam and endeavored to head the Fran conia off. The latter, however, succeeded in get ting within proper limits of the shore. The priva• teer first hoisted British colors, and afterwards others, whichthose on the Franconia were unable to make out. The supposed pirate was bark-rigged, with fore and main spensers, long lower masts, and one smoke stack. She was painted lead color. The Ohio Denioevatie Convention. CrucartraTz, Sept. B.—The Democratic Convert tion today nominated IL Pugh to Congress from the First district, and Henry C. Lord from the Second district. Democratic COnaressimikal Nomination in lowiu DATAIMORT, lowa, Sept, B . — TheDomooratehave nominated Geer& raster of this city for Con grew. Tennessee Union Convention Adjourned =-Anti•Slavery- Resolutions 'Passed. _ Nirarvnizy Sept. - B.—The vonven tionrhas adjourned sins die after passing resolutienit favoring the call of a State Convention and the im- Mediate abolition of slavery. BBEEvrr of EMT= BOorn.—This evening' Mr. Booth will be the reolpient of a. benefit at the Wal nut-street Theatre. A eplendid bill is presented for the occasion, conststing of the "Merchant or Ve nice," In which the beneficiary will- appear as Shy rock, and the comedy of " The Taming of the Shrew," in which he will perform the oharaotel• of Petruchio, Mrs. 'lamina Fisher Baker enacting the' part of Katharine. Enowtorc Plomonsems.—From J. S. Kromer, 403 Chestnut street, we have the Illustrated London News of Augu.st 27, the Illustrated News of the World of same date, and the London News of the World of August 28.- FAME OF CIA-11PETTN0e, DRITI3GETS, BUGS, &C., mars DAr.—The attention of purchasers is request.. ed to the desirable assortment of superfine ingrain, royal English damask, Venetian, list, cottage, and hemp carpets, crumb cloths, rugs, dic., to be pe• remptorily sold, on four months , credit,by catalogue, commencing this morning, at precisely 11 o'clock, by John B. Myers 3; Co., Nos. 232 and 234 Market street. SALE OF ELEGANT FIIENITIOEL—Mears. Biroh & Son, this morning, will hold their first sale at their elegant new auction store, No. WO Chestnut street. Their catalogue comprises a general assort ment of elegant household fuzniture, mirrors, car pets, pianos, &c. • TUE ThiltrrlNG Orr THE "BsentrYwitra."—The good old frigate Brandywine is no more. We speak of her now as a thing that is past. Nobly has she assisted in earning a reputation for the gallant navy of her country; nobly has she stood the test of d years ; nobly di she die freighttld with the food for those Who now fight for her banner in other vessels. She was built at the Gosport Navy Yard in 4.821, and was put in commission in the year 1827, by Hon. James Monroe, then .President of the United States, to carry the Marquis de Lafayette from thisconntry to France. She took fire on Saturday morning at three o'clock, and burned slowly untti yesterday. At the time of the outbreak of the flames there were six hunftred men on board of her, all of whom were safely taken to the shore. It is not learned in what manner the frigate took fire, but it is supposed to have been spontaneous combustion. The burning hall on Saturday night presented a most magnifi cent appearance to those who had the good fortune to witness it. All the port-holes were lurid with darting flames, while the blackened wood work be. tWeen them Served to relieve the light, and make it more striking to the beholder. Early on Saturday evening the authorities of the navy yard attempted to scuttle the frigate by firing 30-pounders at her hull, just below the water-line. She, however; re sisted even in her last moments, all attempts at annihilation, and chose rather to die a compare,- tively natural death. It is impossible to estimate the amount of loss suffered by Government by the burning of this vessel. She was full of stores, her freight having been augmented by the addition of three schooner loads on Friday.—Norfolk Old Do minion, Sar. laioa lisimearrrES.—A gentleman who re cently arrived at Leavenworth from New Mexico saw at Fort Lamed a boy of about seventeen years of age, a resident of Osawkee, Jefferson county, Kansas, who , had received seventeen shots mills body. He was also Scalped, and in their endeavors to get the scalp off his head they had torn the skin as tar down as isshoulder blades. After this was accomplished, and in order to ascertain to a cer tainty whether life was oath:lot, they stuck their arrows and knives into the flesh laid bare by the removal of the scalp and skin. The boy en dured this torture without moving a muscle, con scious that if he showed the least signs of life they would kill him. He Is in a fair way of recovery, and has resolved on revenge, and says Indian killing will be his future oocupation.—St. Louis Union. Tun Coors IN WEST VIIIGINIA.—The crops in the counties of Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, and Mar shall commonly known as the Pan-handle of West Virginia, from the best information we can obtain, is as follows : Wheat, one-third less than last year; quality, good. Corn, fifty per pent. better; more, and of superior quality. Oats' _, one-quarter more; quality better than last year. Rye crop and quality good—a full average. Barley same as rye. Hay much better than last year, but not an average crop. Potatoes equal to last year, probably one-fourth more; late onesgood. Applea, the best crop for some years ; quality good. The ;weather In the early part of the summer was dry and warm, but rain fell in sufficient quantities to make corn and potatoes. The same facts will apply to the counties of Jeffer-• son, Belmont, and Monroe, in 0114 across the river. COST Car LIVING IN letter writer saps : "The coat of living is higher in Chicago than in any other city in the country, as far as my infor mation goes. Here, where we slaughter a million and a quarter of hogs In a season, mess pork has ruled higher than in New York. Our prairies ought to produce an abundance of butter; we are. paying *cents a pound. Onions are $4 per bushel; pota toes $2; peaches $4 per basket ; coal $22 per ton; wood from $lO to $l3, with an additional $3 for Saw ing and splitting, and so we go through the whole catalogue of family expenses:, Miss Matt , riarsau's "History of the Peace" from 1815 to 1864, with an introduction comprising the period from 1800 to 1815, is about being published by Walker, Wise, & Co., of Boston. This work was begun in 1846 by Mr. Charles Knight the London publisher, who proposed to write it himself; bat finding he had undertaken too great a task, resigned it to Mr. Clark, the author of a " History of Litera ture," who also relinquished ft at We termination of the first book. At this point Miss Martineau, at 111 r. Knight's solicitation, undertook the labor, and beginning in the autumn of 1843, oompleted the his. , tory (to 1846, its original limit), before the close of 1849. Subsequently Miss Martineau wrote an in troductory volume covering the period.from 1800 to 1816, and has now Written an entire new book, con tinuing the History of the Peace down to the Rus sian war in 1814 ; tusking the work a complete his. tory of England from 1800 to 1854. A GIAIIVTIIuty.--Among the eonspicuous lob. byiiits at the Chicago Convention was ftlcKinstry, Fremont's quartermaster general. He was igno minously expelledTrom the service because of WS propensity for enormous . stealing. There is nit a sWlndler or defaulter who hu been deteoted while In the Government eervlos for the last three years, 'but is to be found to the Demooratio ranks,' mustered for !mother ortelaught upon the public Velour?, THE WAR. DESPATCH FROM GEN. SHERMAN. His Own Account of the Capture of Atlanta AFFAIRS NEAR PETERSBURG. LEE REPORTED MASSING HIS FORCES. EARLY SAID TO HATE REINFORCED RIC A Fight for the Weldon Road Expected. THE WAR IN. THE SHENANDOAH. The .Respective Losses in Saturday's Fight. THE REBEL GENERAL HUMPHREYS MORTALLY WOVIIMED. Al! Our Ambulance Train Recaptured. A BRILLIANT 111XP.LOIT AT MOBILE THE UMW BTLIIIBB NANIKILLB BLOWN VP BY CAPTAIN nwErr. Exeitiug News from Forragut Expected. A REBEL BATTERY ON THE MISSISSIPPL OMME WHIGS GIINBOLZELON WHITE RIVER. aTz.wwirA. OBUREAL SEBRICANIS OWN A6COTIVE PIP THE OAP. TUR OB Lotnevuxi, Sept, 8.--In answert o a request that major General Sherman would give us details of his late operations before Atlanta, in order to silence the cavils of those who, in the absence of particulars, were denying that those operations were on the whole a Federal success, we have re ceived the following ATLANTA, Sept. 7.—On the 25th of A4rust, pur. snant to a plan of whieti the War Department had been fully advb3ed, I left the 20th Oorps at the Cluittahooohie bridge, and with the balance of the army I drew off frourthe siege, and using some con siderable artifice to mislead the enemy, I Marched rapidly south and reached the West Point railroad near Fairborn on the 27th, and broke up twelve miles of it. When moving east my right approached the Macon railroad near Jonesboro, and my left near Rough and Ready. The enemy attacked the right wing of the Army Of the Tennessee and was completely beaten on the Ist, and during the combat I pushed the left of the centre rapidly on the railroad above and between Rough aid Ready and Jonesboro. t On the Ist of September we broke up about eight miles of the Macon road and turned on the enemy at Jonesboro, assaulted him and his lines and ear ried them, capturing . Brigadier General Gorman and about two thouiand prisoners, with- eight grins and much plunder. night alone prevented our capturing all of Har dee% corps, which escaped south that night. The same night, Hood, in Atlanta, finding all his railroads broken and in our possession, blew up his ammunition, seven locomotives, and eighty cars, and evacuated 'Atlanta, which, on the neat day, September 2, was occupied by the corps left for that purpose, Major General Slocum commanding, we following the retreat of the rebel army to near Lovejoy's Station, thirty miles south of Atlanta, where, finding it would not pay to assault, as we bad alrbady the great object of the campaign— viz : Atlanta. Accordingly the army gradually and leisurely returned to Atlanta, and it is now en oaniped eight miles south of the oily, and tomorrow win move to the camps appointed. I am now writing in Atlanta, so I Weld not be unemy in re gard to our position. We have as the result of thh quick, and, as 4 think, well-executed move ment, twenty-seven gims, over 8,000 prisoners, end have buried 400 rebel dead, and left as many wounded who could not be removed. The rebels have lost besides' the important city of Atlanta, stores, at least 500 dead, 2,500 wounded, and 8,000 prisoners, whemas, our aggregate leas will not" foot up 1,600. If that, is riot saccade I don't know what is. Wm. T. Saintrassr, Major General. TILE mum IBRPOilig PETERSBURG,. . . . RUMORED REURPORORMENT OT LEE BY EARLY— REBEL REYORTB — YA/TIO.A_MORO flaw BRORDITS., H.BADQUARTICRE OP THE ARMY OM TEM POT°. ELSO, Sept. 6— .EVelltrig.—Te-day quiethag reigned along .the line, excepting an occasional gun from the centre o; our line. Rain has been falling all day and still ContinueS, with a cold wind-blowing. Rumors have been prevalent for two days past that a part of Early's troops had arrived in our front and were massing on our left flank, necessitat ing another struggle for the possession of the Wel don Railroad. Preparations were' made to reosive them, but thus far, with the exception of a few guerillas, no enemy has appeared in that direction. Last evening the enemy in front of our line, where it crosses the Jeru salem road, were very jubilant - for a time, in dulging% loud cheering, which extended along to the right towards Appomattox. Our pickets hailed theirs and asked the cause of -the commotion, and the answer came, " Atlanta has been retaken by , Rood." Notwithstanding the improbability 'of the story it rapidly gained circulation, and caused some depression for a time. But aeon 'niter a deserter came in, and reported that one of their_ men had tied a canteen to a dog's tail, and started him through their lines, thinking thus to frighten our men ;,but the dog kept , on his own idde, and his frightened cries as he sped along, caused the rebels to cheer and halloo so loud. Thus the matter was explained: Yesterday a party of colored recruits arrived here, and on their way% their regiments got rather near er to_the front than they had calculated. In pass ing along an open space, near Fort Morgan, the enemy obtained a view of them, and threw a shell or two in their midst. Such a scattering was, really ludicrous. Abandoning their guns, knapsacks, &e., they fled toward the fort, in front of which is a ditch, - Six or seven feet wide and as many deep, with Rove. ralinches of water and mud. /nto this they piled, one'on top of another, evidentlythinking they would be safe there, while the men in- the fort rushed out _ and reaped quite a harvest of knaPSaohil, &0., Which lay on the road. The officer In - charge of the party seems to haye first reached the trench, and endeav ored to prevent the me t a from following him, order ing them 4 . to rally." When asked what he was doing there he said he bad not been under fire for some months, and was rather nervous at his close proximity to the enemy. Considerable effort was required to extricate the soldiers from their somewhat unpleasant position, after which they left to join their commands. It is to be hopod that if they are ever charged by the enemy they wlll profit by the lesson they re ceived yesterday, and not "run into a trap in which the rebels would like to catch them, and whore a dozen could keep a thousand without the slightest fear of escaping. • W. D. THE REBELS MASSING FOR AA ATTACK ON TSB WALDON BOAD-GRIf. GRANT PIDEPAItItri. NSW Yoßs, Sopt, B.—A special despatch to the Post from Washington Bays Advices received this morning from the Army Of the Potomac state that the quiet wtdish has prevailed Since the bombard ment of the - 4th hut., in honor of our victories, is likely to be soon broken, as the enemy is evidently massing troops for the purpose of making another attempt to dislodge Grant from the Weldon Road. General Grant, however, is fully preplired to most and repulse such an attack, whenever made. TIRE smnews.wroosir VALLEY. 01711 MIXT IN POSITION AT SBIIIIPTILLE. likareina , s Pienstr, Sept. 7.—Oar' army h still oco oupying its position, near Berryville, and no fight ing has taken place in the lantforty-eight hours. A reconnoissanoe by our cavalry has been talked of, but nothing definitely fit known of it. The Potomac is rising, and there Is a prospect of a still further rise. THZ . L 08133 8. I 1 BATVRDAVES HIGHT-.THIS RE IM. GE?(. nirmraiuris MORTALLY WOUNDED. RAITIMOIUS, Sept. B.—The American has received the following speolal despatch: HILILDQUARTERS DBPARTMENT OF WEST Vat. GINIA, in the Held, near Berryville, Sept. B.—ln the hurried account which I sent of Saturday's engage. mont at Berryville, I erroneously stated the nuue her of our wounded at Soo. From official returns it appears that our total lop will not exceed 100 seriously wounded and killed. The enemy's loss wag very heavy. They are known to have lost 300 In one brigade, and their total loss cannot fall short of 500. The rebel General Humphreys Was mortally wounded, but escaped. • The . decided repulse and defeat of the enemy by General Crook's command reflects great credit, on Gfeneral Sheridan, General Crook, and the tatter's gallant command, who fought splendidly. • With respect to the lose of the ambulance train, it appears there was a sufficient guard furnished to prevent its capture if a proper disposition had been made of them. The ambulances have, however, all been recaptured with the exception of one. The enemy are believed to he encamped in the vicinity of Winchester. There has been no change in affairs here since my last despatch. DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF. BRILLLUSIT ABIPAIR IN MOBILE HAR.IIOII.-..TIA wasaviuta isLoww Private letters just received in this city Owns Mo bile Bay state that en the 45th ult. Capt...leuett, of ; the United States steamer hietacemet, Succeeded in. blowing up the rebel boat Nashville. The ex pedition went tritostile harbor In the eight, and by the use clone hpegred pounds of powder, some nine•inah ghtly!i oil; turpentine, filiggOte, him., they destroyed:the- ionfard 'Casements whiels ewe' to InUtit MX gnus. The Nashville lay at the time within two hundred yards .0f two rebel iron.cladit. But so well planned was the expedition, that It WU an entire success. The Metacomet, Captain Jouett Commanding, in the late engagement in Mobile Bay, engaged the three rebel gunboats, merger', Gaines, and Selina, at one time, capturing the latter and crippling the two former, so that the captain of the Ghanas ran her under the forts and deetroyed her. The Meta, comet mounts but six guns, while the three rebel boats mount twenty-four guns In all. The engage ment lasted just an hour. EXCITING NEWS, PROM ADMIRAL ,FANDAOITT Ex. X.ECTED—GENERALS HURLBUT AND TOTTEN AT NEW ORLEANS. Ciento, Sept. B.—The New Orleans Era of August 29 says : We have some highly exciting intelligence from the scene of operations at litobile, but pru dence prompts us' to withhold it from publication for the present. Our readers muit wait =till such time as precludes the possibility of injarrto the Union cause by premature announcement. Generals Hurlbut and Totten have arrived at New Orleans. THE LOWER BILISSISSIPEI6 • STRAthIRS HIRED AT BY A EMERY BA.TTIR.Y-•-P LIORAC'S REBEL PORCES AT -RODNEY, NlB5. CAlao, Sept. 7.—The steamer Arthur, from New Orleans on the 31st ult., and the Belle of Memphis, from Memphis on the sth, have arrived. The latter had 250 bales of cotton for St. Louis, which have been seized here on account of alleged irregularities in the shipment. The steamers White Oloud and Henry Ohoteau were fired into on the 29th ultimo by a rebel battery above Bayou Sara. A number of shots took effect In the cabin and hull of the White Oloud, and her steam.pipe was out, disabling her. The gunboat Karin Dinwood came up and towed her out of the reach of the battery. No one was hurt on either boat. A considerable force of rebels under Gen. Polig nee 16 reported to have crossed the Xissisalppl ver from Arkansas to Rodney, Miss. The cotton market at New Orleans was active, but too unsettled for accurate quotations. Pro duce and provisions were also unsettled. FaUy fair sugar brought 240. at auction. BIGHT ABAB BATON ROUGH. Os.rao, Sept. B.—A "fight recently occurred at Redwood, seventeen miles from Baton Rouge, In which eighteen of the 2d Louisiana Cavalry were MM.' A.. 7. SMITH AT ()Arno. Canto, Sept. 8.--Gen. A. S. Smith and staff ar rived here yesterday. ABHaIITBAB. a _ TWO ITRION OIINBOATB • CAPTURED AND ANOTHER BUNK—THE RAID ON DIP7ALL'B Cargo, Sept. B.—Reports reached Memphis on Sunday last that the gunboats Hastings and Hawn keag had been captured below Clarendon, on the. White river; and that Captain Rogers, of the latter boat, was killed. It is also reported that another gunboat, name not given, bad been sunk at St. Charles, and that Duvall's Bluff was threatened by a considerable foree of rebels. These reports are Confirmed through rebel sources from Helena. A cavalry force under General Mower left Pawn- Ws a few days since for the White river, and an infantry force Is understood to ke embarking for Duvall's Bluff. The Little Rook Democrat contains the particu lars of the recent raid from Duvall's Bluff on the Little Rook Railroad. A large (Identity of Govern ment hay was burned, and other property deetroyed. Some damage was inflicted on the railroad. TENNESSEE. ROIIESZAIPS PURSUIT OP WIDMER. NASHVILLE, Sept. 8.-I%e latest intelligence from Rousseau is that he Is driving Wheeler, who is trying to get across the Tennessee river. We have captured many prisoners, and desertions are fre quent. The railroad between Nashville and Chattanooga, will be in running order to-morrow. GEORGta. :! t ~ I ~ .fir :~~ :~:. ~ .~•/1 EIIIM BALTIMORE, Sept. 13.--General 'Winder has been removed from the command of the rebel post at Andersonville, Ga., where a large number or _Penn sylvania soldiers are' confined. His removal, the rebel papers say, is for incapacity and Inhumanity to :the prisoners. His dismissal is glad tidings of great joy to our prisoners and to_ their friends. THEE INDIAN WAR. GIMBAL StILL7 I I3 EXTBIDITIONA BATTLE-150 INDIANS KILLED—SULLY IN PURSUIT POET TRITON ATTAWLED. [Trout the St. Joseph (Mo.) Herald.l The steamer Calypso, one of the Rocky Mountain fleet chartered by the Government, arrived yester day from the .Upper Missouri. She left Fort Rice on the 16th of August. A day. or two beforelhe Calypso left Fort Rice, a messenger had arrived from Gen. Sully's expedition with the following intelligence : The command had reached a point one hundred miles above the mouth of the Yellowstone. Learning that a baud of 1,000 of the hostile Sioux were about thirty miles from the road over which the expedition was travelling General Sully con cluded to attack them '; and leaving a sufficient force to guard his train, with the balance of his command marched to meet the savages. Coming upon them suddenly, a fiercely contested. battle of shours ensued, which resulted in the complete rout of the Indians. Their loss was 160 killed and .I.l.ortt4t number wounded. Our loss was only 20 and2o or no wounded. When the messenger left, Sully was in hot pur suit, and cutting down the red•skins with great slaughter. It was supposed that the foe would make another stand, and that a second battle would ensue. A messenger had also arrived at Fort Rice frond Fort Union with the intoWgence that Fort Union was attacked by Sioux on the 20th oil. They were defeated with a loss of two killed. gentle man who was at the fort when it was at tacked gives the following account: "At a very early hour In the 'Morning we Were. aroused from our slumbers by the cry of Indians t , In a few momenta the forces were oat, bat the Sioux kept at a respectful distance ; they succeeded, how ever, in getting possession of two horses belonging to a small party of Assinnaboines camped near the fort. After a few minutes skirmishing with them, the big gun was brought to bear and &shrapnel shot fired at them, which killed one as it burst, tearing the bowels completely out of him. The Assinna boines, and three or four Mandans and Gros Ventres, with some of the soldiers, Immediately gave chase. "About two miles and a half below they came up with the Sioux, who turned and gave battle. Quite a sharp fire was kept up by both aides for a few minutes, when one of the Mantling succeeded in killing a Sioux and his horse. After some more skirmishing it got too warm for the Sioux, and they retreated, leav in g one warrior and two horses on the field. The Assinnaboines immediately scalped their fallen enemy and cut off his hand, bringing both hand and scalp to the fort as trophies. They also recovered the two horses. The Sioux fought bravely, and made some desperate attempts to re cover the body of their fallen friend,but their efforts were unavailing. They did succeed, however, in carrying the body of the one killed by the shell. Three Aasinnaboines wore wounded by arrows. "The Indians around the fort had a big scalp dance—brandishing their bloody trophies aloft, dan y." cing, drumming , etc., in honor of the great vie tor . On the 25th of July the Reet, consisting of steam ers General Grant, Ohippewa, and Alone, when near Glass Hills, six miles - below the month of Yel lowstone, were fired into by about 100 Indians. The Grant opened on the Indiana with her big gun, and the Indians skedaddled. All accounts agree that the Indians are in large force on the Upper Missouri, with hostile intent, and we may expect to hear of more hard-fighting. ' OUTRAGES MBAR PORT 'ABERCROMBIE'. The St Paul Press, of the 2d, has the following: FormArraisonorsnrs, August 25, 18114.—0 n Tues day evening, about aunset, a messenger arrived, post haste, and reported to Major Adams that two mon bad been killed and one mortally wounded, on their way from Georgetown, by Indians. The Major immediately started out with about 60 men, mount ed. A few came back yesterday with the mur dered men's teams and one dead body, a Mr. Dean, a German, of St. Cloud. The.party had started. from Georgetown that. morning (three wagons) and when they came to a placeiwkere the road runs close to the edge of the timber, the In diana ran close up to the wagons and.gred off a vol ley. One man jumped out, and hull& since been heard of. The man who was not hurt whipped up his mules and made his escape. One of the men was burled by the Indians ; but the one who jumped from. the wagon has not been seen since. Mr. Dean lived about one hour and a half after the soldiers reached him: Jle was per fectly rational to the last, and stated that there were about ten Indians. Pnuruirrow.—A correspondent of the Climinnati Commercial gives the following notice of the Demo cratic candidate for_Vlce President: "The opposite of Cox, in all that constitutes a man and a states. man, is George H. Pendleton, of Ohio. Pendleton is a blooded man, being descended from a good famlly, and having not only the edtication and manners of a gentleman, but the natural heredi tary characteristics also. He is a tine-looking man, with dark hair, inclined to earl, dark; ex pressive eyes, a. handsome face, -well-ronnded head generally, and set upon a . well-formed trunk. It would be massive were it not that it is in just proportion to the other parts of the body. He is about five feet nine or ten inches in height, and weighs probably one hundred and seventy pounds. Pendleton's external mamap pears to be In fair correspondence with his internal. The latter . IS all and evenly balanced, and the angles are well rounded off. There is nothing In the mind to offend the taste of the most fastidious. Although Cox has made more noise in Congress and out of It than Pendleton,. thelatter stands higher with the Democracy, and today is the favorite of the Western Democrats for the Presidency. They believe that Pendleton is sincere in his belief, and, therefore, they respect him. He is a peace man in the strongest sense of the term, and he scorns to gain a vote in this Convention, by the abandonment of a principle." The World says "he is principally known tO the country as a distinguished lawyer and a member of Congress." It should say, rather, that he is chiefly known as the man who publicly "thanked God that he had never voted or given a dollar in support of the sear, or in payment of Abolition soldiers." - HRD Timms Canal:Pa.—A. Wisconsin paper says, A on the faith lN of a private letter, that times are awful hard in Canada. No business done, wages not sufficient to pay board, mill almost impossible to get work at anything. The country Is overrun with skedaddlers from the United States and the Confederacy, while thousands of Canadians are leaving for t iro States to procure work. OIL in Erie.—The Erie Dispatch, of the 2d, says : gg The long-erpeoted and long -sought-for treasure has been found. The AlthoToll Company, which has labored so hard and earnestly for two years and more, is now obtaining oil from a depth of about seven hundred feet in qi s sattities of about six barrels per day, and the supp ly is hourly Increasing. The flow of gas and water strong, and if the increase of 011 continues preperty holders in Millereek will go wild In a few days. The Tentiretreet well has ately:l already been leased, and will be tasted Immedi- RELIGIOUS FBSTIVAL A 2 OOLOGIIIIL—The greet fete in Cologne, in honor of the seven hundredth anniversary of the translation of the m 1 1 ,28131 the Three Magi from Milan to Cologne, was a remarka ble affair. Dnringthe week sixty, processions, seve ral of which, such as those from Bonn, pelle, Crefeld, Dusseldorf, oorusisted of from two thousand five hundred to three thousand pers o na J visited se vera l where the relics of th• and of other saints were exposed inti7eW costly shrines. In all more than one hundred thou sand pilgrims visited the'elty, which was splendidly decorated for the solemnity, Naar Rzsar. Prnevz Sams.—The Mare de is Loire states that the San Francisco and the Shang hae, two ships said to be built for the Confederates, beingin uotock of St. Namara, trims they are armed In a mysterious matter, A notice la posted forbidding any stranger tows on board ts . It said that chains are to be suspeaded along their sides, to form a plating such au was used by the Oliptath of the Kearsarge during his action with the Alabama. It is believed that As builder of these ships has received permission to make a trial trip -nth them, but on condition that only 0/10 et them rthan leave the dock at a Cam No tail has yet been made. . . , THO 92 Inerested' in rehellione 'should know that the Arabeneae Bagdad haws reanltell, an4.thnt the Pain% Ileopfinwelteen delimited In thee-tan g& manta with the torargetite and Wove leg, three one, AVM NOTES. TER CHITrICK OrST. BareTrtormirs 07.15 AT.---Thia 1113rch,.situated Wog b,,,1 I'l 6 and the oldest beyond all question the who , 't of London, having been erected nearir . ,, ll ago, is about to be restored to its primitive at the coat of a large sum of money, 1 , 1 ,,fi• 3 1,. reotion of a committee, of whom r,y r . Hope, the Attorney General, Mr. Harderlek e 5 14 • 1 and the Rev. John Abbiss, the Rector, o re •-•1 the principal members. As on edifice or t i ,.;,`"i t Man style of architecture It is said to -‘ • Its solidity has Buffered little from the laps. ;i`..'",q. • and its Wel featnree, after so many eentL4 e ib : w oo unimpaired. The work of restoratice“ fore, has not for its object so much the repai r fabric itself as the removal of a mass of r5t,t,,..0 *blob its stately proportions have boot, of ed to a great extent for centuries• The n : lei I tion and defacement of noble semicircula r ; 11 ;. 1 4 the external accumulation of earth, thedoe r raised nearly three feet above the bases of thil•-: lupins, the exclusion of the asee from. the chip. ; a.decayed and unsightly wall, have all teen., -. 1 mar the beauty and convenience of thee-Im es :V.-, • founder of' the church was ititherir genti,... the Court of Henry 1., and described by er,,4 3 man of singular and pleasant wit, and there!. l l many called the Ring's jester and mits.r e il”,7 1103 the building is said to have been hetnn. March, 1123, the choir was consecrated by of Beauvais, then Bishop of London, the nit 7 having been finished until ten years later. Byzantine princes, whether merchants or 0r,7 does not appear, were present at the cor m , 3 . consecration. Originally the church of a low central tower, with four other two:: one at each of the angles of the ed ifi ce, ' crowned with conical spires. It was a : the church of a community of Augustine f!iart whom Belem was the first prior, and 0 -CI tinned until the dissolution of the monastero... ft. present edifice is the choir of the old mo o . church, given for divine service by Henry alter the dissolution. In the reign of que en ~ • 'the remainder of the fabric was given to the l e y, minican friars, who abandoned it In July, 1353 , it afterwards became a parish church. Th e et : 11 7 . 1 when complete measured 280 feet in length, and . had a nave, which was pulled down at the Refornr, 4 ' tion, and of which the site only now remains, 1 4. , wards of 87 feet long and 60 feet broad. At matt. the building - is 132 feet by 57 feet, and 17 feet hi,' having an open timber roof which is supperea be equal in age to the building Itself. The plo t . brick tower at the end of the south able is 7; high, and was erected in 1628. It contains bells. The six bells belonging originally to edifice were sold at the dissolution of the moun t . to the parish church of St. Sepulchre. On thee", side of the south wing stood a beautiful chapel the time of Edward nL, with a large wale archway, which was destroyed by fire in is Attached to the east end of the, a tt ... was a lady chapel, of Norman style, nos fringe manufactory, the side walls of a, still remain. The prior's house, Infirmary, ro.; tory, dormitory, chapter-house, and cloisters op naily surrounded the building. The walls of t chapter-house. of the time of Henry 111., wo re maiming In 1809, as high as the window sills. it three arched entrances to the cloister, with area on the north and south sides. On the south side e' the church is an oriel window, built by Prior Bolt. early in the sixteenth century, and supposed t o h a; been used, like that at Worcester Cathedral, by a sacristan for the supervision of the lights burnin g , the altar. It is ornamented by the prior's caber, 1 , arrow, or some such thing, Inserted through from which, probably, the inn sign of the Belt.r Ton took its origin. The interior of the ohn v contains several very ancient monuments in preservation; among others, the effigy and tofu Inhere,the first prior, inserted within a screen; t Elizabethan tomb of Sir Walter Mildmay. Cheer for of the Exchequer, and founder of Enro a! „.„, College, Cambridge, who died in May, 1589; sad • Hymen, the king ' s printer of the Polyglot s ; I Scour, the sculptor, and Milton lived in Bard! , mew-close, hard by, and Hogarth was baptized the church, In November, 1697. A hivierstaz 07 Paars.—The Paris corm." dent* of the London Times contains the (Wilma Amid the organised uproar of Imperial Anti. a Was suddenly uttered by half-a-dozen which rio one that I know can give any sail ty., ; : : ;; empbanation. From midday till sunset, and sunset till far into the of 0.4 the ears were:Cc:a; with a name, shouted by thousands of voices— , _., name was "Lambert." But in what Lemur. ;• ginated by whom or for what purpose it. an Hying through the streets of Paris, how ft malt way to Fbglilen where the Princess resides, and to St. Cloud, where the coar. why it was repeated during the day and the night, and heard even In the piam,,, opened by the generosity of the Emperor the poopiJil—and, above all, what was m et , by if is more than I can tell. One versions Is that an honest farms; whose dress d=rlprovince,at once showed him to be from. • ac paid a visit to Paris, in with his - wife, a. week or two ago. It was !:e time they had ever seen the capital, and thei .17; as people generally do in like circunntauce4—.. is, they lost their way, and got separate! each other in a crowd. Thepoor woman, out of her wits, went about asking every!, , , met if they had seen Lambert fixer name). This may or may not be the cm: It is not improbable ; but the fact is, for a" day or two before the lath you heart Inquiry "As tea vu Lambert 1" at street cor.,, as if persons were even then trying to mate popular Or rehearsing it for Monday. Illabre the explanation, or whatever the cause, it Is et.rai2 that tht persistence of thousands of men and sqt seemin y acting- In concert, and shouting on: zu whole ay and night,. As tuvu Lambert!" "7,11: rt Lambe! , "Viva Lambert !'+ Ohs Lesite-."" was much remarked. The Emperor, Empress, ni I believe, the Prince Imperial, returned to Stalin after witnessing the fireworks, and as their Carrie drove along the Champs Elystma again the cry w raised—. Vire Lambert!" "Viva Madame L 3 bert!" " Vive le petit Lambert!" Soon after an Unhappy person, tail in stilt dressed in white, 1133 d evidently a rranger, and muck diversion to the sandm a n) followel the same torturing cry of "Vo Lambert!" ^ Circumstance is said to have attracted the &act of the police, who are exercising their ingensit ' discover whetter "Lambert" means anythici particular ; if so, what it does mean ; and who t set it afloat among the populace. It it hSE Mystery, but the solution may soon 1?le found at . Prefecture of Pollee, EXTB.AOB.DrNaItr FEAT BY A. WO3LLX.-1 " }Unarm " of the London Star says: "At Alhambra, In Leicester Square, Mrs. Morn Douglas an Australian, is performing cafe Barclayia feat of wanting a thousand miles n noniand hours. I look in last week and sae! go through Lir 39ad round miles. She Is a 101'711: woman, I should think not much under fifty year, age, and dressed In a gaudy costume, with kale, bockers and ankle Was.— ,She walked bra enough, but seemed, I thought, a little shaky gait. A harmed platform runs round the bal audit takes nineteen peregrinations to- eomr. the mile. Of ' course, there are time-keeps who call out the number on the completion of ea round. Of all the strange ways to make money, warm this is one of the shadiest. Fancy pacing ne and round that ghastly betiding every bun asit weeks ! What different phases she see it in—at night filled with noise, and whin smoke, and hundreds of gazers—then empty, .1 reeking with the fumes of the bygone entertil. mint; not a creature awake but the watched at the time-keeper, and the wiry little woman rob „never-ceasing round ! And then the day, who] weak, half-admitted light, and its occasional dr: pere-in ! How she must know every inch walls ! Or does she never look at them, nest.:. them, but walk on mechanically in a kind of ens dreamt" The celebrated Australian peec• sane has Completed nearly 500 miles Ir. as xt hOurs of her herculean undertaking. Everyt.:, dance Is felt that the remaining 500 will be ee.a by her in the specified time, viz., 1,000 heart. 'present she does not appear in the slightest4ye tired or inconvenienced. A great deal of Ilitere - .; felt in pedestrian and other circles as Pi thews ble termination of this extraordinary undertd-Z1 ANOTHER DiSOOVEET :AT tr.l spondent of the London Star writes from Nap:se folloyea : ‘• One of the latest acquisitions to the Xenon; Museum is a Roman ealendsz, disinterred a: pelt, in the neighborhood of the Gate of lee. monument appears in all essential respects V* a close similarity to the calendar discovered fliei years ago either at Pompeii or elsewhere-at:l . presentation Of which is to be found in Most manuals treating of Italian antiquities. It :'s" of a square block of white marble, having .VC of Its four sides the information relating months of the year. First come the sign Zodiac, followed by the number or dap la 1-• month, indication of the norms, distilar-i' 3 .' by the epithets cruinfante or se-prinumr., se to the days of the month on which they ides are not given, as they come always jun ,rf days after the Timms ; but the Lours of 414, •-• • night are carefully marked, the whole rase being represented by Roman figures, the t..:vr the letter S and the quarters by borisontel At the periods of the winter solstice are rat 2 words iteemis fnifium. All the above particulars are drawn up in perpendlcular , : . .::::: There are besides instructions respectins:V::: . elpal agricultural operations to be ends' ss-i each month, with the names of the divickiel:. worshipped, and the religions festivals en ! be observed, with particular injunctions to:ts cultivator not to be remiss in this port of Mr he wish his labors to prosper. On the upper;:: . . of the block is the engraved figure of Apall , the car of the sun, and on the lower surfaet - .- 3 gathering ears of corn in a field." ROYAI.TT EN SRERCH OF A. WIPE —The LC' : parent of Russia, the future master of a more than seven millions of square mlles-1:: - pire comprising one-seventh of the territeris. of the globe, and also one twenty-sista entire surface—is in want of a wife, and essic::. - one. This astounding piece of news is round of the continental papers. Gra: Nicholas, belr-apparent of an the Rustiai. old, tall. good-looking, in splendid uniform log nye fro ages, and with all the acni : , , * merits, IS willing to wed, yet cannot get a 1 "-!: is said that Grand Duke Nicholas has only are; : ; princesses offered for his selection 3 and tunately, of these five high-born ladies I.c.!=e: t . like three, and his imperial father does not rm..; other two. So that, in point of fact, the is.' pcctant of one - seventh of the awl egi no wife at Poor Nicholas Tees a time whin the Czar and his feel:, allowed to pick their partners from sl. - " a whole flora of fair princesses. It i 3 Peter jibe Great, that when he wanted for his son Alexis, he circulate-i a roulg among the five score of reigning families W' ,many, bidding them to send all their roarrise e ': . daughters, deducting the plain ones, to j!,.. , • 5 : inspection. The invitation was responded!' . Tn crowd of fair and illustrious damsels, and : t Chili eat flower from among thefts was pietis t . 2g ; nab] drunken and dissolute heir apparent. SubSS-1 31 ' wofil the business was conducted mainly by ment. A hint given in one of the lElaMbiltni;. beau then considered the organs of the Rosette 07 : greed merit generally brought a lot Of peer - ANN doub perlal Court„ from the Inspection of whiet ai t e 1 further negotiations. Princess Clara, of sen - Ohnebrod, being held the most elil7lb.e matrimonial candidates, was then invited. with some old Ohnebrod aunt, to spend .3.1. - weeks at the Imperial Court, whore she if-finally approved of, or if not, returee,i,i., loving parents at the castle O. D l '; hansem. The Congress °Mona, bY i be , f at lug away of nearly O, h un d re d sroreeir from the held Of royalty, had the sheet . . 1 1 lessening the charmed circle within whic a were wont to rove, and Czar Nicholas, wheat heir -apparent, had to paay. assiduous CO win the tutnd of the King of Prussia' , and his three younger sons experienced. - d ifteititY to got a bride. The youngladia i etinfili," finding that th e y were weft,' !:; 1 , alter, and that, in fact, the demand was 131"; i than the supply, refused , to go to Raul& e jected to the country as too cold • and to 1-r : • as being given to the ugly habit of beatiii- s. . wives, royalty notwithstanding. Thus 1-- :!• narrowed more and more around the army, until it has now become the neoeseitnjo declare that the heir•appalla t ,.;;; sla cannot find a wife at all, It is the g' u 4:l- tory the ladies have achieved in the • century.—London Globe. TEN FBNISOH ENZPICROIt'a ITALIA: 4 i -•• Pasts correspondent of the riots, says : h nage of Prince lizunbettof Italy, with tl e Anna Murat takes. place, it will be 0 1, r g ••,..., good offices of the Em yeas. AU clianee‘fr with the Spanish royal family being at 1, :•;)' Majesty allowed no time to be lost, and ]• ' • • where with a teal and taot of watch .er . • - Madame Montlio,might be proud. turned to Turin after yygg at Mandl' least says- ramor, with eomplete suCer:•. er .: meantime, we 'bear that the Italian... i ,, will nOt be an 'bear to pay to the 0p.0,000 on 7,ooo,o9o.franes on account sues &hag .T.oachimintlme. If this 10 1 9 1. %f be Leo far advasseed as is said, it re pre the Las only, it shooll...! : . I, lied, ME Minister Foreign Affairs - s- -n•`" . .„. • tie Os nothing to do with it. We O rr i. e Fralcia 11. may yet be induced to /sec,. , ;;. a consideration," and that the PoPe ,`..; yeetra to himself with means io„' - • self a tuft his enemies, as the Vic`',; be withdrawn. This- last piece zf• do not venture to vouch for. As have come to pass, and the Emperor come tired of protecting a governmeat tog its own worn enemy. zip- see advaeliemoat ;It %paha meeting of the Twentieth ward, to c.;4 7 ''' aradtpa too drag.
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