E4e Vrtss
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1864
TO TEE FRIENDS OF THE SOLDIER IN
EVERY COUNTY ,
UNION STATE 'CENTRAL COMMITTER ROOMS, No. 11015
Chestnut Street.—Our friends in every county and die-:
t r i c t in PectoeylVanift should immediately, without one
day's delay, send to the State Committee a correct copy'
of their whole ticket, giving plainly the name of each
candidate for every office. All this'must be done to ena•
ble the tickets to be prepared to send to the several regi
ments of the State.
County Committees should also prepare and send
with the Commissions their several coianty tickets, or
send a, special agent With the Commissions to carry
them.
The Victory in the Shenandoah Valley.
All .victories and defeats are in the first
reports exaggerated, but there is unlikelY
to be any unwelcome correction: of the de
tailed account of Srtn.rnAtv's 'great success
which we print to-day. Xis More probable
that the glory of the victory <will- brighten
with the fuller statement of the battle.'
Already enough is known to -warrant us in
claiming for General SHERIDAN one of the
most decisive victories of the war. The
• - _
battle was splendidly fought, and the ene
my.
- completely overwhelmed. Ms loss
could not have been less than seven or
eight th'ousand in killed, wounded, and
Prisoners, and his whole army has been
shattered and demoralized by a defeatAllich
will make the rebellion shudder from Re
tersburg to Mobile.
The moral effect of the success musi
be permanent and universal. The posses.
sion of the Shenandoah :Valley, the great
loss inflicted on the ''enemy ; the en
thusiasm it will kindle throughout all
our armies, are invaluable results, yet
.
the victory is even more important, as an
other proof of the growing strength of
the Union, and the increasing weakness
of its foes, At every point the - Union
armies outnumber the enemy; •in every
battle and every campaign since that
. of
the Red river they have been triumphant.
GRANT drove LEE from the Rapidan to
the James ; Snintxxx pursued 'Jonivsrorr
through C4eorgia, and forced lloon out of
Atlanta ; FARRAGIIT conquered - at Mobile
and.now, to complete the circle of 'victory,
S.HERIDAN sends EARLY "whirling through
Winchester." On every side the Union
arms are successful, and almost every -day
vindicates with some new conquest the
policy of the people, and makes good the
promise of the Government that it will
crush the rebellion by the power of war.
Triumphs such as this of . SHERIDAN show
that GRANT made no boast when he
Said that with one hundred thousand more
men he would end the war this fall.
Scarcely,had the Convention of malcon
tents, office-seekers, cowards, and semi
rebels, which met at Chicago, declared the
war to be a failure, before SHERMAN turned
the falsehood into .ridictile at Atlanta, If
it needed further refutation SHERIDAs's
victory Would give it. The war is
crowned - With victories, and those which are
dawning, sending, like the unrisen sun,
their glories before them as they rise, will
eclipse all other splendors. If the Ameri
can people should now abandon a work to
which, for three years, they have been
sworn, and which is so near its
they'should elect a defeated soldier, and
consent to step the war—they would, be
guilty of ft cowardice unexampled in Mate
:ry. It would be the suicide of a nation.
Old .Democracy of Pennsylvania.
The act of the Ist of March, 1780, for the
gradual abolition of slavery in Pennsyl
vania, was drafted by GEORGE BRYAN,
'who, in the same peal', 'Was appointed a
Judge of the Supreme Court. The measure
had been proposed' by him when Vice Pre
sident, and warmly recommended to the
Assembly in his message of the 9th. No
vernber, 1778. In 1779 President REED
called their
,attention to.it in the following
expressive hinguage: 4 ' He would also again
bring into your view a plan for the gradual
abolition of slavery, so disgraceful to
any people, and more especially to those
who have been contending in the great
cause of liberty themselves, and upon
- whom Providence has bestowed such emi
nent marks of its favor and protection.
We think we are loudly called on to
evince our gratitude in making our
fellow-Inm joint heirs with us of the
same inestimable blessings, under such
restrictions and regulations as will not in
jure the community, and will imperceptibly
enable them to relish and improve the sta
tion, to which they will be advanced.
Honored will that State be in the annals
of history which shall - first abolish this vio
lation of the rights of mankind, and the
memories of those will be held in grateful
and everlasting remembrance who shall
pass the law to restore and establish the
rights of human nature in Pennsylvania.
'We feel ourselves so interested on this
point as to go beyond what may be deemed
by some the proper_ line of our duty,
and acquaint you that we have re
dueed this, plan to the form of a law,
which, if acceptable, we shall in a few
days communicate to you." This pro
duced a controversy between the
Council and the Assembly, which is well
described by Mr. REED in the 2d volume
of the life of his grandfather. On the sth
September, 1779, President REED again
urged them to action. " Our anxiety,"
Says the message, "to perpetuate and ex
tend the blessings of freedom, and enlarge
the circle of humanity, induces us to remind
you of the bill emancipating the children
of negro and mulatto parents. We wish
to see you give the complete sanction of
law to this noble and generous purpose,
and . adorn the annals of Pennsylvania with
their bright display of justice and public
virtue."- The appeal was in vain ; but the
succeeding Assembly, under the lead of
GEORGE BRYAN, passed this most wise,
humane, and expedient act, which, with
the act of 1847, made Pennsylvania a really
free State, with her soil uncontaminated
hy the curse of slavery.
" The preamble" to the • act, says Mr.
REED, " has received and deserves for its
loquence and extreme beauty of expres
f ion great praise." "My own best judg
ment on the subject is that GEORGE BRYAN
was the author of the preamble. lam in
possession of no evidence which authorizes
ane to claim the honor for President REED.
It may not be inopportune to recall public
attention in this place to another legisla
tive measure of kindred interest—the re
solutions of the Senate and House of Re
presentatives of Pennsylvania, of 22d De
ct. mber, 1819, on the Missouri, Question.
'I hey were written by Winnroar :
oi Philadelphia. They breathe in eloquent
`.! nguage the Pennsylvania sentiment of
1780,—(" Reed's Laws,Vol. VII., p. 674. 34 )
r. BRYAN'S tombstone, in the Arch-street
p!esbyterian Iburying-ground, records the
Piet that he was the framer of the act of
A bolition
The principle of free territory and free
;Mates was unanimously inserted by the
old Congress in the ordinance of 1787, and
14 as adopted and recognized as a. part of
our constitutional system by the act of 7th
August, 1789. From the first Congress to
tlat of 1820 this system was consistently
pursued, but the application of Ilissouri for
ttdmission as a State with slavery gave rise
to a 'discussion, in which the three great
!States of New York, - Pennsylvania and
mOulo took the strongest constitutional and-
=oral ground against her admission, except
tts a free State. The people of Pennsyl-
-vs nia were unanimous ; meetings were held
1. qyry , part of the State, prominent men
of all parties and , of every walk of life took
Tart in them. In - Philadelphia, Mr. JARED
INGERSOLL, ROBERT RALSTON, HORACE
I'INNE7, THOMAS LEITER, JOHN CoNNEL_
Is, ROBERTS VABX, JAMES N. BAroczn,
-Jones GOODMAN, JOSIT&A ~RAYI3OLD, and
ItTcuAnn PALmE,B, the standard ;
of freedom. In Lancaster, Judge :WAL-'
TER FRANKLIN and Mr. :BUCHANAN :led
the way, and in Chester County General
ISAAto D: BARNARD. As correctly stated
by Mr: REED, the resolutions of De
cember, 1819, were written and offered . by.
Mr. WILLIAM J. .DUANE, a Democratic
member from the city, and they were se
conded by Mr. TRADKARA, another Demo
cratic, city member, and passed both }rouses
unanimously, upon a vote of 94 In the:
House and 30 in the Senate, and were
signed by Wimalos FINDLAY, the Demo
cratic Governor of.the State.
Among its supporters in the Legislature
VRTC Judges COULTER, ROGERS, and Wu , -
Kixs, lan, JOSIAH RANDALL, DANIEL STUR
GEON, REEK HILL, and Governor PoniEn.
• These resolutions used this strong lan
guage : The Senate and House of Repre
sentatives of Pemmylvania, therefore, can
not but deprecate any departure from the
humane and enlightened policy pursued,
not only by the illustrious Congres§, of
seventeen hundred and eighty-seven, but
by their successors without exception. They
are persuaded that to • open the fertile re
gions of the West to a servile iliCe would
tend to increase their numbers beyond all
past example ; Would open a now and steady
market for the lawless vendors of Mohan flesh,
and would render all schemes forobliterat
big this most foul blot upon the A97lol,can
character useless and unavailing."
They therefore requested their Senators
and Representatives in Congress ‘•-! to vote
against the admission of any Territoaw as
a State into the Union unless the further
introduction of slavery or involuntary ser
vitude, except for the punishment of crimes
whereof the party shall have been, duly
convicted, shall be prohibited, and all chil
dren born within the said Territory, after
its admission> into the Union as a State,
shall be free, but may be held to service un
til the age of twenty-five years." If De
mocratic Pennsylvania had been listened
to, and her voice of warning had been at
tended to, Kiisouri, which then had a' few
slaves, would have been a glorious free
State before tlds causeless, unnatural, and
cruel rebellion broke out, and she would
have been saved from all the invasions,
burnings, robberies, murders, and internal
war from which she has suffered in this
contest, from traitors, thieves, and assas
sins.
By the bastard Democracy of the present
day the universal Democratic language of
1819 would be characterized as Abolition
blasphemy. Such is the effect of graduat
ing in the college of JEFFERSON DAVIS.
If Maine was not admitted as a State in
the session of 1820, she fell back into the
condition of a Territory of Massachusetts.
The temptation was too strong, and her re
presentatives gave way, which led to the
celebrated Missouri Compromise, render
ing free from slavery all remaining territo
ry north of 30.30.
We shall consider this question hereafter.
Maine gloriously. redeemed herself; and
washed out this stain upon her „escutcloon
by her overwhelming, Union victory on
last Monday week. -
Em•opeau Siummary.
The intelligence from England shows the
increasing commercial difficulties of that
country. These are partly attributed to a
belief in the Peace rumors which have
reached England from this country, the
opinion being if the blockade were re
moved an immense amount of cotton would
be liberated, which would drain off .much
gold to the United States, and cause the
ruin, by filling Lancashire with the raw
material, of brokers and speculators who
have held on for a rise in the price, and of
manufacturers :who have declined to part
- with their stocks, and who are also greedy
for advanced prices. Many mercantile fail
ures are reported, some for large amounts,
and Consols dropped one-half per cent. on
one day, which is an ungsual decline. In
fact, as The Times admits, the quotations
in the London money market are now. only
one per cent. above the lowest•pultn . tin the •
-panic of 1857. In consequence 'the Bank
of England has advanced its rate of dis
count from 8 to 9 per cent.
The Prince and. Princess of Wales have
gone on a visit to the King of Denmark.
There can be no doubt of the Prince being
well received there, for lie was not the high
personage who prevented British interfe
rence against the Austro-Prussian invasion •
and spoliation of Denmark. The Royal
couple are expected, ere their return to
England, also to visit Stockholm, St. Pe
tersburgh, and Paris. The report is re
vived of the intended. betrothal of the
Emperor of Russia's eldest son to the
Princess Dagmar of Denmark, and it is
rumored that her brother ; the King of the
Hellenes, is to marry a Russian princess.
The health of the Emperor of the French
is said to have lately become considerably
impaired. Nevertheless, if ,rumor be cor
rect, his active mind is busily engaged on
a plan for forming a new nobility in France,
as a counterpoise to democracy there. Con
sidering that the present French nobility
consists of Princes, Dukes, Marquises,
Counts, Viscounts, and Barons, it is
cult to imagine what new order can be
introduced still further to extend it. .
The Queen of Spain and the King of
Italy have severally- received a Minister
from Mexico. There is no doubt that
France and Austria will also recognize
illeximiLlArt, and England will follow
their lead; and that, in a short time, all the
European roivers will acknowledge the
new Emperor of Mexico.
It is declared that Austria will speedily
admit that the new Kingdom of Italy is
"a fixed fact." Such a recognition may
be still further deferred, perhaps, unless it
be accompanied, as it ought to be to make
it complete, by the surrender of Venetia to
VICTOR EMMANUEL, whose- dominions re
quire to be rounded off by that most desira
ble province of 'Northern Italy.
VICTOR EMMANUEL, in mercantile phrase,
has been "taking stock" of his extended
dominions. The result of the Census lately
taken by his command is officially given
as follows : . .
"The population of the entire kingdom is now
21,777,334 souls; so that Italy is.the fifth Power in
Europe by the number of its inhabitants, being su
perior to Spain and Prussia, the territory of which
countries is, however, considerably larger. The
average population of a commune in Italy Is 2,821
inhabitants, whilst in France it is only 978, but in a
given extent of country there are twice as many
communes in France as in Italy. The population
is the most dense In the south, and the most scat
tered in the Marches and Emilia. The average
population is more numerous to the square mile in
France and Prussia, but inferior to that of England,
Holland, and Belgium. Lombardy and Sicily are
the provinces in which the greatest increase has
taken place during the last few years, next to which
come Sardinia and Naples. The increase in Pied
mont Las been much slower, which may be partly
accounted for by the wars of 1849 and 1859.,,
A Special Commission is to be sent to
Belfast to investigate the history, cause,
and results of the recent infamous politico
religious riots in that town.
THE laboring man is cautioned not •to
"vote
-for• LINCOLN " under'penalty or
having to pay one dollar a yard for muslin,
thirty cents a pound for sugar, fifty cents
fora pound of coffee, and twelve dollars
for a fon of coal. But if he should elect
Genera IicOLELLA.x, and have some of
our Northern MEInIINGERS, after the pattern
of Mr. WooD, for Secretary of the Treas.
ury, what if muslin should be two dollars
a yard, coffee one dollar per pound, and
coal twenty-five dollars per ton ? These
will be some of the prices of a, second rule
of Buchananism, of anarchy
.and
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THE, ADDRESS to the friends of LINCOLN
and JouxsoN, on our first page, gives fUll
directions for the'polling of the entire vote
of Pennsylvania soldiers, and the friends of
the soldiers should not neglect to observe
them. Every man who has a friend in the
army should read carefully this address,
and Bee that the soldier does not lose his rote
through ignorance or carelessness.
triBRIDAIT got up early last Monday
morning, On Monday morning, two years
ago, the "little Fatality " Was " asleep in.
the cabin of the Galena.':
The (:feat itebl6lliim.
The- _history of- our Great - Rebellion Can
not he .
;written fully and with precision
until some time rafter . it is ended; when,
angry Passions beinginitigated; Calm judg
ment will become "lord of th' ascendant,"
and truth can be elicited from ,conflicting
statements, and may be told. Meanwhile,
many volumes will be published as the re
bellion proceeds, giving its political and
military history. Of two of these, " The
Atherican Conflict ; a History of the Great
Rebellion in the United States of America,
1860-'64," by HORACE GREREDY, and
" The Political History of the United.
States of AMerica during the Great Rebel
lion," by EDWARD MCPHERSON, Clerk of
the House of Representatives of the U. 5.," •
we have already noticed in udvance—the
first in April, and the other in July—con
sequently we have less to say about them
now. •
Of Mr. GREELEY'S work, the first volume
has appeared, published by 0. D. CASE &
Co., Hartford, and GEORGE & C. W. SHER
WOOD, Chicago. It contains 648 octavo
pages, brings the war narrative down to
the close of 1861, (closing with General
McCraw,Ws formal prohibition, in a re
gular Order of the Day, of the 'Hutchinson
Family singing in the camps to the Union
soldiers,) and it concludes with an ex
cellent analytical index. Mr. .GREELEY
sketches American history from 1776 to
1862, more especially with the national
toleration of Slavery. lie traces Secession
to that " peculiar institution," and riffs. nar
rative, while full and decided, is calm and
forbearing. He is more at home in de
seribing the political than the military con
filets. The illustrations of this book are of
a superior order. There are twenty wood
engravings, representing memorable places,
conflicts, maps, and, plans of battle ; and
there are, finely cut on steel, portraits of
the President and his Cabinet, of eminent
opponents of the Slave Power, of Confede
rate Chieftains, of - Union Generals, and of
Union Naval Officers—seventy Portraits in
all. The book is dedicated to Mr. Jorm
BurenT, and is printed with clear type on
good paper. Already, we understand,
fifty thousand copies have been subscribed
for, the mere weight of which exceeds one
hundred tons. It is sold only to sub
scribers, by travelling agents.
Mr. MePßEßsobes book (Bvo. pp. 440)
is a very full record of the Legislation and
of the general History of the United States,
from the election of President LIN - co - lac to
July 4th, 1804. It tells all that occurred,
in relation to, the Rebellion, not only in our
Congress, but in the Legislature of " the
so-called Southern Confederation," and
glves not only the legislative, but the ex
ecutive, judicial, and politico-military facts
of the last eventful four years The com-
piler's position, as an officer of Congress,
gave him singular and ample means of ob
•taining . correct information, and he has
shown not merely industu, but judgment
and ability, in collecting, condensing, and
properly arranging his materials. Without
a copious and exact index, such a work as
this would literally be a maze, through the
intricacies of which the reader might
blindly grope for a fact that he wanted. The
Index here covers 24 pages in small type,
and makes the book invaluable, because
most readily accessible for reference. Mr.
McPuEßsow's "Political Histou of the.
Rebellion" is published by Puna. &
SoLomoNs, Washington, and T. B Puon,
corner Sixth and Chestnut streets, is sole
agent for its sale in this, city.
T4en and Now.
- Ou January 24,1861, just at the outbreak
ing of the rebellion, Mr. EMERSON ETHE
RIDGE rose in the House of Representatives
and made the only part of his record which
is -worth a straw in hiStory. He then de
nounced the threatening revolution as
"the most unauthorized, the most unjusti
fiable, and unpardonable that the world
had ever looked on." More than this, he
even defended the Republican party of the
North from the Southern charges of ag
gression, and showed that the real offence
had been : committed by the South. Mr.
ETHERIDGE then expressed principles en
:tirely at variance with those of the leaders
of his present party, for it is.well known
to the country • that he repeatedly de
nounced the delusion and crime of the
rebellion, and unhesitatingly supported the
war.: " I will throw myself into the
' deadly imminent breach,' " said this
erratic politician, in 1861, as he " washed
his hands of the shame and crime" of
rebellion.
But in. the meeting of Saturday night
Mr. ETHERIDGE enunciated a new idea.
" The character of a rebellion depends on
its svccees," said this consisterit patriot,
and to show that he does not regard
treason in the same light as in 1801 he
told his hearers:
"If, by force or fraud, Abraham Lincoln la re
elected, and he is thereby permitted four years more
of his ruinous policy, fatal to the country, to the Con
sitution, they will know that all Government is gone
forever. When the time comes when it's announced
to them, they will look around for their own safety,
and in these times, in view of rebel pretensions, it
would not be hard to tell where they will go; Ido
not say where they• ought to go; I only tell you
where they will go."
It is infinitely easier to reply to Mr.
ETHERIDGE now thin it was for him to
reply to traitors in 1861. Mr. ETHERIDGE
is nearly as wrong now as his friends at
Richmond were in 1861. To show that he
has a taste for rebellion, despite all his •for
mer protestations, we give another gem
from Saturday evening's speech :
" Why, sirs, a broad acre of men are here before
me to-night, resolved, with strong arms and willing
hearts, to save the Constitution of the country. [En
thusiastic cheers.] On Saturday I heard from the
Tenth Legion ; they send a greeting to the'effect
that they intend to keep the ballot-boxes open for a
week. [Laughter and cheers.] And there was a
message, too, from Northumberland, God bless her!
to the men of Philadelphia, telling them that they
would keep the ballot-boxes open. until they got votes
enough. [Great cheering.] Fellow-citizens, all
that I thus tell you is the truth,,,
Altogether, Mr. ETELERIDGE has a more
favorable idea of tke rebellion than in 1861,
as may be judged by the following :
"" There are some worse things, sirs, than re
bellion, though this is a wicked rebellion against
popular government, against the verdict of the bal
lot-box. I am no apologist of Jeff Davis when I
add that.the sources of my country's misery are not
confined to the South. Abraham Lincoln, Salmon
P. Chase : Charles Sumner, John P. Hale, et id onme
genus, have prated treason and revolution for forty
years. [Cheers.] There are Northern traitors as
well as Southern rebels. [Cries of That's so. , ]
Our Chases, and Sumners, and Bcechers were oon
tent to plot and talk treason, and then sit back in
silken pews, too cowardly to fight for the treason
they preached. The Southern people, the South
ern Congressmen, the Southern leaders were sin
cere in what they said, and on many a battle-field
whiten the bones of some of the most distinguished
of the rebel Congress. They fight sincerely, believ
ing their cause to be just and that of their great
States. In their issue they were as sincere as'great
—I say great because they died in defence of acause
they believed to be right. Our Congressmen came
only to vote. They are found only in company with
Government contractors and—Sambo. [Boisterous
laughter.] They are caught talking with school
masteris of negroeS in a flippant way, offering up
long prayers for the contrabands, and, if called upon,
they will even sing Psalms. (Renewed boisterous
laughter.] They are always invoking God to be on
their side, and, I suppose, when God has no other
business, He may possibly attend to them."
There is more of this trash of , rowdy de
clamation, but it would be tedious to quote
it. It is evident from ETHERIDGE'S inde
cent speech that when he abandoned patri
otism he threw overboard morals. We ap
peal from PHILIP drunk to Prantr sober.
BROWNSVILLE.—The reported capture of
Brownsville by the Mexican CORTINAS
will furnish to the rebels an interesting
complication with which to attempt their
proverbial mischief in France. But there
is no reason to suppose that our own Go
vernment will find it difficult.to make ad
justment, should CORTINAS' strange con
duct lead to still further results.
NAS had as little right to capture Browns
ville as the rebels to conduct cattle sup
plies to the,French. But our own is a le
gitimate Government, while that of the
rebels is not ; and While we might repu
diate the first case, the rebels can - afford to
acknowledge the second. Should CORTINAS
continue to wage mar on the French, after
deplaring himself an American citizen, the
French Government would "of course ob
ject. At pre'sent we avail ourselves of
what amounts to nothing more than an ac
eident---the capture of BroNsinsville.
MIE - PRESS.-PITILMALPITIA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1864:
I desire to mention to the Lieutenant General
commanding of the army the gallant Generals
Wright, Crook, Emory, Torbert, and the officers
and men under their command. Tc, them the coun
try is indebted for this handsome 'victory.
A more detailed report will be forwarded."
P. H. SLM:DAN,
Major General Commanding.
Full details of the casualties will be given when
received by the Department.
nifirrnma FABTR/lILARt3 OY TEB VICTORY--3,000
REBEL WOUNDED LEFT AT WINCHE S TER—POint
WAsurznyrow, Sept. 20.—The following despatch
has just been received, glviiag farther particilars of
Sheridan's great victory.
A salute of one hundred guns has jtuit been given :
HARPHE'S Fannr, Fa., Sept. 20, 11.40 A. M.
To 11071. E. M. Stanton:
'Just received -the following °tibial from General
Sheridan, dated 1 o'clock this morning:
iithwattax, : We fought Early from daylight until
between 6 and 7 Rte,
"We drove him from Opequan creek, through
Winchester, and beyond the town. : :
"We captured from twenty-five hundred to three
thousand prisoners, five pieces of artillery, nine bat
tle-flags, and all the rebel wounded and dead. Their
wounded In Winchester amounts to some three
thousand.
"We lost, in killed, General David Russell, com
manding a division of the 6th Army Corps; wound
ed,penerals Chapman,,blclntosh, and Upton.
"The rebels lost In killed the following general
officers: General Rhodes, General Wharton, gene.
rat Gordon, and General Ramseur.
"We just sent them whirling th.rouglx IWinehtS
er, aril we are after them to•worrow.
VICTORY!
'GLORIOUS NEWS FROM SHERIDAN
A Splendid Victory in the She
nandoab,
A TERRIBLE B iTTLE ON MONDAY.
EARLY'S ARMY TOTALLY
,ROUTED
5,000 Rebels Killed and Wounded,
OVER 3,00 PRISONERS CAPTURED
ARTILLERY AND BATTLE•FLAGS TAKEN
THE DEAD AND WOUNDED LEVI'
IN OUR HANDS.
FOUR REBEL GENERALS KILLED
The . .nelny Sent Whirling throngh-Wikhrstor
THE UNION LOSS ABOUT TWO THOUSAND
General Russell Killed, and Generalk_ypiouNo
: Intosh, and ebanman Wounded.'
A REBEL RAID ON TAKE ERIE
CAPTURE OF TWO SMALL STEAMERS
REBELS NEAR BATON,
TSO TO' SILTRRENDERr7,-
FIRST OFFICIAL GAZETTE
OPPAT PIOTOP.:Y OP CaBN. OIiRRIDAN—TH'S REBELS
TOTALLY 2..OUTED-5,000 KILLED AND WOIINDICD
2,600, CAPTURED-0T M SHERIDAN'S .OBYIOIAL
ICE ORT
w AsnlNGTorr, Sept. 20-0.80 A. id
Gen. Sheridan attacked Early, fought a great
battle, and won a splendid victory. •
Over 2,500 prisoners were captured; nine battle
flags, and five pieces of artillery were also captured,
and the rebel Generals Rhodes and Gordon were
killed. Three other general officers were wounded.
The Department learns with deep regret that we
have lost General Russell, killed.
An the enemy's killed and most of the wounded
have fallen into our hands. Tile details are stated
In the following official telegrams received by this
Department _
liAnPzn's FartitY, 1' Sept.l9-12
Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of Ifs?:
Sheridan moved on the enemy this morning at
Soon after the movement commenced; heavy and
continued firing 'was heard for two hours; then
ceased, apparently receding. It was resumed about
9 o'clock, and has continued to this hour (12 M.),
apparently in the vicinity of Bunker Hill.
Joan* D. STzvnrison, Brig. Gen.
HARPER% FERRY, Sept. 19-3. p.
Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War:
I have just received a report from the signal oil,
Continuous firing between Opequan and near
Winchester. Very heavy since 10 A. M. Z think
the engagement is general.
The line is about five miles long. Aver is
heavily engaged with the enemy near, parksville.
have sent a party of scouts and couriers to the
Shall report promptly all reliable news. -•
JOHN. D. STUVHNSON, Brigadier General
HeapanisPEßaT, Va., Sept. 19-4.30 P. M.
To Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War:'
The Sghting in the direction of Winchester is
much heavier. Our forces near Bunker Hill seem
to be driving the enemy rapidly.
Jorrx D. STEv-Enrir, Brigadier General.
•
HARPEn's FERRY, Sept. 19-7 041
Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War
Jhst lieard,froin the front. Our catralry,iunder
Averill and Merritt, engaged lireckinridge4 corps
at Darksville at daylight, and up to one o'clec:k had
driven him beyond Stevenson's depot, a distance of
several miles, killing and Wounding quite a num
ber, and capturing 200 prisoners from Gordon's
division.
On the centre and left the enemy were driven
about three miles beyond the Opequan into a line of
earthworks, our infantry attacking them in position.
Since then, as the officer left, he could distinctly
hear heavy musketry firing and continuous heavy
artillery firing as he came in.
We have heard here heavy artillery firing, and
still continuing to this hour. Every indication is
most favorable to us.
J. D. STEvExsoN, Brig, Gen.
liAimm , s FERRY, Sept. 20, 7.40 A. M.
Hon, E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War: '
• We have just heard from the front. Sheridan has
defeated the enemy heavily, killing and wounding
5,000 of them, capturing 2,500
.prlsoners, five pieces
of artillery, and nine battle.flags.
The rebel- Generals Gordon and Rhodes were
killed, and York wounded. Our loss is about-two
thousand.
General Russell, of the 6th Corps, was killed
Gen. Mclntosh lost a leg.
(dens. Upton and Chapman are wounded:
The enemy escaped up the valley under, cover of
the night.
Sheridan is in Winchester
J.,1). STEVENSON, Brig. Gon.
Major General Sheridan transmits to General
Grant the following oflicla,l roport, just received by
the Department :
WiNcintsmaa, Va., 7.30 P. M., Sept. 19, 1864:
Lieutenant General U. S. Grant: .
I have the honor to report that I .attacked the
forces of General Early, over the Berryville pike,
at the crossing of Opequan creek, and after a most
desperate engagement, which lasted from early in
the morning until five o'clock in the evening, com
pletely defeated him, driving him through Win;
Chester, and capturing about 2,500 prisoners, IA
pieces of artillery, nine army flags, and most of their
wounded.
The rebel Generals Rhodes and Gordon . were
killed and three other general officers , wounded.
Most of the enemy's wounded and all their killed
fell into our hands.
Our losses are severe ; among them General
A. Russell, commanding a division in the 6thOorps,
who was killed by a cannon ball. Generals - Upton;
Mclntosh, and Chapman were wounded: I cannot
yet tell our losses.
The conduct of the offioers and men . was most
superb. They charged and carried everyposition
taken up by the rebels from Opequan oreek to
Winohester.
The rebels were strong in number; and very ob
'finale in their fighting.
SECOND OFFICIAL GAZETTE.
REBEL GENERALS KILLED
EDWIN M. STANTON,.
Secretary of War.
cc This army beMa*ed.spletidldl7.
am aeuding feiwaid all medical supplies, sub
slstence stores, and all the ambulances.
,Yoltri STIEVRIIa,
• " Brigadier General.
THIRD OFFiCiii, GAZETTE.
THE YEISONERS TAKEN IN THE VALLEY REPORTED
Q•;, • t I 4z. •I EtN A . • • At:
CAPT . (' RIM -.SHERIDAN AT KRA.ItNE3TOWN.-...TT114
REBELS COMPLICTRLY ROITTED-PROMOTION OR
BIOIRIDAV-.ALL WELL AT .4,TL2LIITA--THE DRAFT
WASHINGTON Sept. 20 9 P. M.
The following is the latest Intelligence received
from General Sheridan:
Haar= 7 s FaRRY, Ira., Sept. 20, 8 P. M.
Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War.
The body of Gen. Russel has arrived. As soon as
it is embalmed It will be forwarded to New York.
Gen. Mclntosh, with a leg amputated, has just
come in. He is in good spirits.
Several officers from the front report the number
of prisoners in excess of 3,000. The number of bat;
tie flags captured was fifteen instead of nine.
All concur that it was a CoMplete rout
Our cavalry started in pursuit at daylight this
morning.
Sheridan, when last heard •from, was at. Kearns
I sent forward this morning ample medical sup
plies. subsistence for the entire army goes
forward.
If you do not hear from me often it will be because
of the distance we are from the scene of action, and
because I send you only such information as I esteem
reliable. . JOHN D. STBVIDNSON,
Brigadier General.
The President has appointed General Sheridan a
briradier in the regular army, and assigned hlm to
the permanent command of the Military Middle
Division, •
General Grant has ordered the armies under his
command to fire, a salute of one hundred guns at 7
o?clock tomorrow morning, M honor of Sheridan's
great victory,
A despatch just received jrom Gen. Sherman at
Atlanta saNT: "Everything continues well with
-
, .
The reports of to.day show that the draft Is pro
ceeding quietly in all the States. In most of the
districts vigorous efforts are continued to fill the
quota by volunteers befdre the drafted men. are
mustered In. EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
THE .B&TTLE OF WINCHES FFR
A FULL ACCOI7NT OF TUE GREAT VICTORY—mAs
TERLY STRATEGY OP GENERAL SHERIDAN
BEILLIAIiT EXPLOITS OP THE ARMY.
Barmmona, Sept. 20.—The following is the
American's special report of the great battle in the
Shenandoah Valley:
HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,
WINCHESTER, Va., Sept. 199 P. M.
General Sheridan's army has this day fought one
of the most sanguinary and decisive battles of the
war. Victory has again perched on our banners,
and the rebel army which so recently threatened an
invasion of the loyal North has'been defeated arid
utterly routed, with a loss of at lead 3,000 killed
and wounded, including four generals, viz., Rhodes,
Wharton, Bradley T. Johnson, and Gordon York,
the two first of whom were killed, and the others
badly Wounded ; and we took 2,500 'prisoners, nine
battle-flags, representing nine different regimental
organizations, and five pieces of artillery with
caissons, the recital of which ought to make every
loyal heart in the North glow with admiration for
the brave men and gallant officers who have
achieved so signal a success.
In order to more thoroughly understand the na
ture of the battle, with all the surrounding in
fluences, it will be necessary to briefly refer to the
operations of Sunday.
On Sunday, a diVision of rebel infantry moved
from Bunker Hill, where it had been stationed for
the past fe, days, to drive Averill out of Martins-
Aug and to destroy the bridge on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad over the Opequan river, which
they erroneously thought had been repaired..
`They occupied Martinsburg for a short time with
out doing any damage t 6 the railroad, and were
eventually driven by Averill as far as Darksville.
General Sheridan, learning of theirlmovementS,
ordered his whole command to break camp and pre
pare to march. Accordingly; at 3 o'clock on. Sun
day thitents were all struck and packed in wagons,
and the different divisions were all under arms and
prepared to move , at a moment's notice. They re
mained in thlsaotate for about an hour, when the
order came to go into camp again for the night, and
everything remained perfectly quiet.
About 9 o'clock orders were received froni Gen.
Sheridan for the 6th and 19th Corps to be ready to
start at 3 o'clock, and the Army of Western Vir
ginia, under Gen. Crook, at 6 o'clock the following
morning, the order of march to be as followi : 6th
Corps to move out on the Berryville and Winches.
ter road, and move in two , parallel columns on both
aides of the road with artillery, ammunition, and
supply trains, on the same road ; the 19th Corps to .
follow on the same road, and in similar `
order; the
Army of Western Virginia, under Crook, to move
from its camping ground in the vicinity of Summit
Point, and striking across fluscgautzy.m . a south-.
wdterli direction, was ordered to form a junction
Attlhe'crossing of the Opequan, on the Berryville
and Winchester pike.
'Shortly atter 6 o'clock Wilson's division of caval
ry crossed the Opequan at Berryville, on the Win
chester pike, moving his command rapidly along the
road, and driving the enemy's skirmish:line gallant
ly, charged their works with his first brigade and
carried them at the goint of the sabre, taking thirty
prisoners. • ,
In this charge Col. Brinton, of the 11th Pennsyl
vania. Cavalry, was wounded within a few feet of
the enemy's works, whilst gallantly leading his re
giment.
These field-works were constructed by the rebels
to guard the fords of the Opequan and to prevent
our passage at. this point. It will be seen how sig
nally they failed to accomplish the object for which
they were constructed.
Our cavalry having secured a safe crossing for
the infantry, the 6th Corps was moved over the
Opequan and along the pike towards Winchester,
leaving its train parked, on the opposite side of the
stream, at a point about a mile and a half distant
from the ford, where it formed in line of battle and
throw out a strong skirmish line. At the same
time the artillery opened on the woods into which
the enemy's infantry had retired, and kept up an
incessant. cannonade,-the enemy replying briskly
with parts of two batteries.
There was a delay of at least two hours, caused
by the non-arrival of the 19th Corps, which, through
a misconception of orders, failed -to come up at the
proper time.
'General Emory had moved his column in the
rear of the baggage train of the 6th Corps, instead
of keeping his command closed up in the rear of
the advancing column of the 6th Corps.
Sheridan having learned on Sunday that the main
portion of Early's forces were encamped In the vi
.cinity of Bunker Hill and Stephenson's depot, re-.
solved to mass his forces on the Winchester and
Berryville pike, and, by a rapid movement, hurl
them on Early's rear. No doubt but the enemy
were completely surprised and out-ma.nceuvred by
Sheridan
Whilst his different columns were being marched
to the appointed place of rendezvous, a portion of
the cavalry, under Torbet and Averill, kept up a
strong picket lino along the Opequan, and, by de•
monitrating in force at Burn's ford, kept a. large
portion of the enemy at that fart of the field, which
was twelve miles distant from the' point where it
was intended our infantry should operate, and strike
the blow whichrshould result in the signal defeat of
Early's army.
The delay in the arrival of the 11th Corps enabled
Early to move Gordon's division at double-quick
from Bunker ~Hlll, distant about ten miles, and
bring it up In time to form in line of battle with
Breckinridge's, Ransom's, and Rhodes' commands.
who had already arrived, and were formed In a belt
of woods skirting the Berryville and Winchester
pike.
As soon as the 19th Corps arrived it was formed
in four lines of battle, about three hundred yards
apart, on the' right of the 6th Corps ; and, every.
• thing being in readiness, the advance was sounded
at about 12 o'clock, and the different lines moved
forward. The two corps advanced in spAndid style,
and just as composedly as though marching at a
review or on parade—drums leading and colors
flying—presenting such an imposing spectacle as
has seldom been witnessed in the present war. In
fact, some of the oldest and most experienced staff
officers declared they had never before witnessed so
truly grand a spectacle.
The first line had not advanced more than two
hundred yards before it became warmly engaged
with the enemy, who were posted in line about six
hundred yards distant. At the same time our ar
tillery opened a furious cannonade, throwing shells
and solid shot into the opposite woods, where the
enemy could be distinctly Eeen moving up rein
forcements.
Our different lines of battle continued to advance
", steadily until they had approached within nearly two
. hundred yards of the enemy's line, when the rebels
: opened a furious cannonade with grape and cannis•
ter from two batteries which they had previoual y kept
secreted, and which ploughed through our advancing
lines, mowing down a largo number of our mon.
The first line was obliged to give way under so
murderous a fire, and in retreating beyond tlie
second line threw it into momentary confusion; and
it vas also obliged to fall back behind the third
line, which had An the meantime been ordered to
jay down, in order to avoid as much as possible the
heeds of the withering fire which the enemy's bat
teries were directing against our advancing lines.
Our artillery was now brought up and poatediin
commanding positions to silence these batteries of
the enemy, which had caused us so much annoy
ance, and our line was reformed and again moved
forward, regaining the advanced position which
they had held when they were obliged 'to fall back.
But this success was not gained without most °bet!•
nate resistance on the part of the enemy.
General Sheridan had previously ridden along the
lines, and was received everywhere by the men with
the greatest enthusiasm, and when they advanced
it was with the terrible determination "to do or die
in the attempt P,
Having regained the advanced position which we
bad previously occupied, different lines of battle
were ordered to lay down and wait the arrival of
Crooles corps, whieliwas held as a reserve on the
eastern aids of the • Opequan. They were ordered
up to take position on the extreme right of line, - in
order to eounterast a movement on the part of the
enemy, who were massing troops on their left dank,
with a view of turning our right. Precisely
at three o'clock, Creek formed on the right of the
ltlth Corps, the first division on the extreme right
of our line, and the second division in thereat, sup
porting a division of the 10th Corps. Cren. Orook
having formed his men, rode along the tines, and
was received with the most voclferoue cheering, the
men promising to "go In and wipe out Winoliee
tei." •
Gen: Torbett, with Merrit and Averlll's division
of .cavalry, having crossed. the Opequan about 0
o'clock, at Burns' and Knox's fords, had boon hard
at work all day, fighting considerable bodies of the
enemy's infantry and cavalry; and having been
successful in steadily driving them before them, had
arrived on our extreme right, and were prepared to
take part in the final struggle which secured us
the victory.
Gen. Sheridan rode out to where Gen. Torbet
was stationed, and after consultation with him as
to the part the cavalry were to take, ordered a - final
charge, which was made with an impetuosity which
nothing could resist. Our line, extending nearly
three miles in length, advanced amid cheers and
yells, which could be distinctly heard far above
the noise made by the thunder of artillery
and continuous roar of musketry, which for its im
petuosity has seldom been excelled in any battle In
this war. Our men had determined to win the day,
and nerved themselves accordingly for the coming
struggle, and as our linei advanced closer andeloser
to those of the enemy the battle became more and
more fierce, until in point of desperate and fierce
Carnage it would compare favorably with any simi
lar contest of the war. The slaughter now was truly
awful, and at every discharge, men were distinctly
seen to drop all around, and the two contending
lines at some points could not have been over two
hundred yards apart.
Just at this critical period, above the roar of ar
tillery and musketry, and the cheers of and fierce
yells of the contending armies, could be distinctly
heard the shrill notes of cavalry bugles sounding a
charge, which was the death-knell of Early's army.
There could be seen the gallant Ouster and Merritt,
each with his headquarter-6g in hand and conspi
cuous among the advancing squadrons, gallantly
leading the charge, which, in connection with the
desperate courage displayed by our infantry, secured
us the victory.
All honor to those gallant chiefs who have done
so nobly.
Those who have never witnessed a cavalry charge
can form no idea of its magnificence, nor of its de
moralizing effects when well executed upon an
enemy.
The stubborn columns of Early's* command were
forced to give way and break before the fierce on
slaught which our cavalry made upon them, who,
with sabre in hand, rode. them down, cutting them
right and left, capturing 721 privates and non-com
missioned officers, with nine battle-flags and two
guns. The broken and demoralized divisions com
prising ;Early's command now fled in confusion,-
throwing away everything which could in any way
impede their flight, and strewing the ground with
their arms.
Some made for the heights, beyond Winchester,
but they were speedily dislodged by Averill, and
forced to 'beat a hasty and ignominious retreat up
the valley, where such of Early's command as are
left him are now scattered. —
Our victory was a glorious ono, and one well cal
culated to thrill the heart of every loyal man with
impulses of unusual joy; but it has been well re
marked that "every joy has its attending amount
of sorrow," and ours was for the gallant dead and
wounded, who poured out their :life's blood freely,
that this great and Iniquitous rebellion should be
put down:
Amongst the killed I regret to announce the gal
lant Russell, of the Ist Division, oth Corps, a com
mander as fearless as it was possible for a man to
be—brave unto rashness, he fell at the post of honor
at the head of his division, while leading a charge.
. -
Gen. Mclntosh, commanding the Ist Brigade •3d
Cavalry Division, was wounded by a pistol ball In
the leg, which necessitated amputation. • He is now
doing very well. .
General Upton, commanding a division of the Gth
Corps, was also wounded, but not dangerously..
Of the field and line officers, I have been • able to
collect a few names who wore killed and wounded.
Amongst them areVolonelßabcock, 75th New York,
wounded ; Colonel E. Bright, 128th Ohio, 3d Divi-
sion, oth Corps, killed ; Captain Wright, of General
Devin's stall; killed; Captain Rodenbaugh; 2d
United Stases Cavalry, wounded in the arin
CaPtain MeGueston, 2d U. S. Cavalry, aid to Gen.
Merit., killed ; Major Vandenburg, 14th N. J., 3d
Division, 6th Corps, killed ; Major Dillingham, 10th
Vermont, 3d Division, 6th :Corps, killed; Lieut.
Col. Brewer, 7th Michigan Cavalry, killed.; Lieut.
Jackson, let Michigan Cavalry, arm shot off; Lieut.
Matthews and John Allen, Ist Michigan Cavalry,
killed.
The Michigan brigade, of General Ouster's com
mand, claim the honor of killing General Rhodes
during the fierce conflict which ensued • when they
charged a portion of his division.- • •
After the battle had been fought and won, and
whilst our troops wore passing through the streets
of Winchester, several citizens, among them some
of the best ladies residing in the town, came out
with Union flags in their hands and bade our soldiers
welcome back to Winchester.
The people of Winchester all agree In stating
that Early's command is fearfully demoralized, and
speak of his defeat as a. disgraceful rout, in which
both men and officers rushed frantibally through
the streets, throwing away everything which would
in any way encumber them in their flight.
The City Hotel and adjacent foundries, together
with many private houses of Winchester, are full of
rebel wounded.
It Is estimated that there are at least 3,000 in
Winchester, and allowing for those who were carried
away in ambulances and who were able to hobble
along, it will be a small estimate to place their
wounded at 4,000 and - killed at 600, which, with the
prisoners already captured, numbering 3,000, will
make their. loss 7,600 in number—equal to one of
theh corps. - - • -•
It is Impossible, at the time of ,writing this de.
spatoh, to form any c - orrect estimate of our killed
and wound;W, but from information at hand, to.
getber with personal observation on the field, I do
not think it will exceed ilvo hundred killed and
twentpfivo hundred wounded, if it amounts to that
number.
. .
Surely I am correct in stating that this has been
one of the most sanguinary and decisive battles of
the war, and reflects great credit on Sheridan, who
was constantly at the front, exposing himself to the
fire of the enemy's sharpshooters and personally di
recting the movements of our army.
ATTACK ON AVERILL AT M-ARTINSBURG BY lIVCAUS•
LAND Ar? *TORNSONEETREAT OF AVERILL TO,
BAINESVILLE-1111 RECEIVES EBINVO.BCKRENTS
AND RE;OCOUPIES - AIA.RtLESEIIRG, DEIVIRO •TRE .
• REBELS.
WABILINGTON, Sept. 20.—Gentlemen who have
arrived here from Hagerstown state that on Sun
day the rebels, under McCausland and Johnson,
advanced from Bunker Hill and attacked Averill at
Martinsburg. The latter, after a spirited resist
ance, fell back to Hainesville, a short distance from
Falling Waters, on the Virginia aide of the river,
where he took a position.
During Sunday night Gen. Averill received rein
forcements, and yesterday morning advanced
against the rebels, and drove them back to Bunker
Hill and reoccupied Martintlburg.
On Sunday a body of dismounted cavalry was dir
patched.from the camp at Hagerstown to Williams
port, where they were at the latest accounts, guard,
ing the fords of the river. •
. THE ARMY BEFORE PETERSBURG.
OCCASIONAL, PICKET FIRING AND SILBLL/NG.
WARRINGTON, Sept. PA.—A note from the Army
of the Potomac, dated yesterday, says there is no
thiUg new, and all is quiet, with the exception of an
occasional on the picket line.
Information from City Point repeats that the
rebels continue to throw an occasional shell at our
working parties on the new railroad, but With little
or no effect.
FORTRESS MONROE.
SURPRISE AND CAPTURE OF A SCHOONER BY THE
REBELS...-REBEL PRISONERS TO BE ESCHANOED-
GRNRRAL GRANT ON HIS WAY TO THR FRONT.
FORTRBEIS NOIIIIOE, Sept.l9.—The schooner Jane
F. Durfee, E. G. Davis, master, wag captured on
Saturday evening last, at li o'olock, while at anchor
in Warwick river, near James river, by a party of
five rebels belonging to the C. S. navy.
It was a complete surprise. The first Capt. Davis
knew of it a rebel entered his cabin with a pistol
directed at his head, demanding the surrender of
the schooner, and informing him of his crew having
been overpowered.
The schooner was released by Captain Davis
giving bond to the amount of $7,313, and. Wilbur F.
Stocking, the supercargo, being held as hostage for
payment of the money.
They then robbed the schooner, takings2,7oo from
the captain, clothing from the crew, the small•boat
colors, papers, compasses, nautical instruments, &c.;
bidding the captain politely adieu, left at ono P. M.
The captain of the Durfee arrived and reported
here with his schooner this morning.
Elag•of.truce steamers New York and Dictator,
with one thousand rebel prisoners, destined for ex
change, arrived last night from Philadelphia, and
left at 10 o'clock this morning for .Likens , Landing,
all in charge of Major John E. Mulford, Commis
sioner for Exchange of Prisoners.
Lieutenant General Grant arrived this morning
from Baltimore, and proceeded up the James river,
with Major Mulford, on the New York.
Steamer Koyport ran on to an old wreck in
Hampton Roads, this morning,.making a hole in
her keel. She ran ashore on Old Point,. and sunk
In shoal water. The wreck had recently floated In
and sunk in the channel.
Sloop-of-war Wyoming sailed from Hampton
Roads this afternoon, and went to sea.
A REBEL RAID ON LAKE ERIE.
CAPTURE OF TWO SMALL STEAMERS.
.Brras.Ano, Sept. 20.—Newahaa been received that
a party of rebels from Canada have captured the
little steamers Parsons and Island Queen, near
Bees Island, on Lake Erie, yesterday afternoon, and
have gone down or across the lake, probably for re
inforcements, guns, and ammunition. The captur
ing party numbered thirty men, farmed with revolv
ers and bowie knives. No other arms wore noticed.
The captors took at Middle Bass Island: wood enough
to last two days.
ACCOUNT or TAB REBEL PIRACY—TAB BOAT
ISLAND QUEEN SCUTTLED AN,D• TER PARSONS
BURNED—FORTY UNION SOLDIERS• CAPTURED
AND PAROLED.
Torato, Sept. 2 0.—Capt. Orr, of the steamer
Island Queen, arrived from Detroit river this morn.
lag, and furnishes a statement in regard to the
• piratical operations in the vicinity of Sandusky,
last night.
The Island Queen left Sandusky at 3 P. al. yes
terday, stopped at Kelly's. Island for 30 or 40 sol:
diets, and passed Middle Bass L'land, where she
found the steamer Parsons in possession of pirates,
Who at once seized the Island Queen.
The soldiers were paroled as Confederate pfalon
ers, and the other passengers were sworn to secrecy
for 24 hours. The Island Queen was then lamed to
the Parsons, and the two started for Sandusky
'When out five miles the watercock of eta.lsLand
Queen's pony engine was broken. off,. opening :
al hole in her stile, arid she wsiscast, off and left to•
sink. The Parsons tossed on to the mon tnef Sanduak - y
bay, and 'after hovering about some time, apparent;.
ly signalling to those inside, started for Detroit.
river, arriving at Fighting Island, on the Canada
Side, about 8 o'clock' ills mottling, where Capt.
On, hisicierk and engineer, were *landed, and the
steamer was burned as soon as preparation could be
made for that object.
T " Car titia hag no rlOttbt, tb.ileizure of the United •
StateS steamei'Michigan the 'liberation of the
prisoners at JOhnion's Island were the objects of the
plot. Both steamers were stripped of everything
valuable. _ • •
DEPARTMENT OF THE SMOKER ANNA.
ORDER or OWNER/4.1, COUGH---BALEPTES lIT HONOR or
cIHAMBERSBURG, Sept. 20.—The following gene
ral order has been issued :
HEADQUARTERS OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE SUSQUEHAMNA,
CHAMBEitenuaq, Sept. 20,1864.
GENERAL ORDER, NO. 52.
A national salute will be fired at each military
post in this department, at 12 o'clock M. on the day
following the receipt of this order, in honor of the
brilliant achievement of our troops under command
of General Sheridan, over: the combined forces of
Early and Breckinridge, in the Shenandoah valley,
on the 19th instant.
By command of Major deneral Couch.
Jourr A. Scauvrza,
Assistant Adjutant General.
WILE LOWER MISSLSS/PP.I.
SEIZURE OF A STEAMER. AT MEMPHIS-'ARRESTS
°Arno, Sept. 20.—The Memphis papers of yester
day contain no news.
The steamer Royal Arch has been seized at Mem.
phis, and her captain and officers held in bonds to
answer the charge of smuggling.
THE REBEL TROOPS NEAR BATON nouenc OFFERING
•
Sr. Lours, Sept. 20.—An army officer, just from
belOw, brings a report derived from Gen. Herron's
adjutant, that golonel Scott, commanding the rebel
troops near Baton Rouge, had sent a proposition to
General Herron to surrender, if he would grant an
unconditional pardon to himself and the officers of
his Command.
GIME. STEEL& RILINFORCED-OAPTGRE OF 'A rA.Ttrr
ST. Lours, Sept. 20.—A. gentleman from Duvall's
Bluff, Arkansas, reports the arrival of Gen. Blower
at Little Rock with a portion of the 18th Corps.
With this accession to his force Gen. Steele will be
able to take offensive steps.
Nothing is known of the whereabouts of General
Price.
Between thirty and forty of the 3d Regular Cav
alry were captured fifteen miles from Little Rock
on the 6th.
Return of Gen. DlCDourell—The Overland
Rail to Recommence.
SAw.FnAmasco, Sept. lg.—The steamer Sierra
Nevada has arrived from British Columbia, with
over $200,000 in gold.
General McDowell has returned from a tour of
inspection alaOng the defenCes on the nerthern
coast.
The overland mall service is forthwith to be rer
sumed from this side. The report of the Indian
troubles on the plains are greatly exaggerated. - •
New Orleans Markets.
CAIRO, Sept. 19.-:-The steamer Atlantic has ar
rived, with New Orleans dates of the 14th instant..
Cotten was in good request at full prices, and the
market has nearly recovered from the recent de
cline. Good ordinary, $1.75@1.30; low middling,
$1.823x@1.85 ; middling , $1.87%@1.90.
There is some inquiry for sugar, and 200 boxes of
Havana No. 2 were sold at 210.
Old superfine flour, $l3 ; new choice superfine,
$13.25; extra, $l5; low extra, $13.50. The stook on,
hand is light and the assortment poor. - •
The steamer Emily B. Semler was to leave New
Orleans for New York on the 15th inst.
A: Train to: Fort Smith COpturetth3
LIIAVIDINVOILTIC, Sept. 20.—Advices from Fort
Smith say the train which left here on September
Ist, for Fort Smith, was captured by the rebels at
Cavin Creek. The train consisted of 160 wagons
laden with supplies, 600 mules, 40 artillery horses,
and two sutler trains,
Destructive Fire at - tia.
ST. Louis, Sept. 20.—The loss by the burning of
augiros mill, last night, was $150,000, on which
there was no insurance. Two hundred barrels of
flour and fifteen thousand bushels of wheat were
also destroyed.
A Scull• Boat Race. on the•lindson
Pououx:Facrerg, Sept. 20.—A scull-boat race of
five miles for $5OO took place to-day. Joshua Ward
boat Stevens by six seconds. Time 38 min. 1:35., beat
ing Hamill's time 2 min. 55., and second only to
Pittsburg.
Fire in St. Louis.
ST. Lours, Sept. 20.—The flouring mill of A. W.
Fagan, on Seventh street, was burned last night.
The loss is estimated at $lOO,OOO to $160,000. The
amount of insurance-18 unknown.
Reopening of the Overland Mail Route.
FORT KEARNEY, Sept. 20.—The Superintendent
of the Overland Mail route, with their agents, stock,
Sc., left this morning to reopen the route, A spe
cial mail agent will leave tomorrow to see the mails
through.
Congressional Nomination in New York.
MIDDLETOWN, N. Y., Sept. 20.—The Hon. Chas.
H. Winfield has been renominated for Congress
from the Elovehth district of tide State.
Gen. McClellan Serenaded.
NRWARII, N. J., Sept. 20.—Gen. McClellan was
serenaded here to•night.• .
WAS i oN. "
WASHINGTON ) Sept. 20,1864.
SPEECHES OF EX-SECRETARY CHASE AND
SENATOR-LANE.
After the meeting of the LINCOLN and JOHNSON
Club, at the Union League Rooms, last evening, a
number of the members of' the club, accompanied
by the Finley Hospital band, went to the house of
Secretary CEASE, and serenaded that distinguished
gentleman. Mr. OstAsE addressed them as fol
.
" - Fsr.r.crw-CITIZENS I thank you for the com
pliment of this call. As lam not a man holding
• office, nor a candidate for office, I - may, without
vanity, regard this demonstration as a mark of per
sonal goodwill. and of approval for services which
1 4t has been my fortune to render in tithes past.
"I propose soon LO go to my own great State in
the West, there to advocate the cause so dear to
you: all. I believe you call yourself the Lincoln..
and Johnson Club. • These names represent to us, '
to•day, principles and a • policy, designs and pun.'
poses, by which alone we believe this country can
be saved. Of these principles .I have been an earn
est advocate, to use a legal phrase, for a length of
time whereof the memory of man runneth not to
the contrary.' I shall not be likely now to forget
them, or cease to inculcate them to my fellow citi
zens. If all the voters would take my advice, there
would not be a vote cast except for those two gen
tlemen. A great many, no doubt, and, in myhum
hie judgment, a large majority will be given for
them.
" The Baltimore platform, upon which these no
minees were placed, comprises three great princi
ples : First, Union, one and indivisible. That Union
embraces in its extent the whole country—every
hill, every river, every mouth of every river, every
promontory and cape wherever the flag of the Union
ever floated.
"The next of those principles is, that that Union
has been assaulted by slavery, and slavery must die
the death which it deserves. This principle was
announced by the Convention by, I suppose, a
greater degree. of unanimity than any other there
enunciated. Is there a man here who means to
deny this 7 Is there one who means to suffer this to
be put down ?
"The third principle is, the rights of Americans
:must be respected by all foreign. countries. They
have no idea of allowing princes or potentates of
any country to interfere with anything that of right
* belongs to this country or the people of this coun
• try, or to place any obstructions in the. way of the
institutions and the progress of this country.
"The Union can only be maintained by the•
roughly suppressing - the rebellion, and pre
serving republican institutions, based upon these
principles. .To this end the people propose to
maintain their armies now in the field. We
did not mean to treat them with any hollow or
lip sympathy; we do not mean to give any cold oats,
but Warm, generous sympathy, warm, generous sup
port to the men who are fighting under that obsti
nate fellow, Grant ; the men who have acted so
splendidly in that campaign, consummated by that
glorious victory under Sherman ; the men, who; on
the ocean wave or in the harbors of that ocean,
who, ever .Farragut leads them, with that gallant
commander tied to the mast head. We intend to
give them ample supplies of arms, food, clothing,
everything which they can need. And, while doing
this, we. intend to appeal to them, in the name of
this great Republic, to save our national honor and
our free institutions.
" We want pence, but we want it with a Union
made sacred by freedom, and made permanent by
foundations upon freedom and justice.
" Which of the planks in
want platform do you
want taken out 'I Do you any one shaved a
single particle 7 'No, no ; let it stand as it is.. It is
all good. • Let us maintain it all. Let us maintain
the men who support it. •
"I have talked a little to you tconight, myfriends,
and have said some things which I intend to say to
the people of my .own State. I have always
thought that I could go to the people and tell them
plainly what we need and what is right. I have
never reared to appeal to their sound heads and true .
hearts. I have always found them willing to trust
me whenever I was willing to trust them."
The crowd dispersed after giving hearty cheirs
for the speaker, the army and navy, and Li - molar
and JORIVSON. •
A majority of thosewho had listened to Mr. Orrasil
accompanied the band to the National Hotel, there
to participate in a serenade to Senator - LANE, of
Senator Lane said during the Mexican war the
Democratic party demanded "indemnity for the
past and security for the future." This was just
what •the Union party were now demanding, and
were determined to have. A few months more of
determined, courageous Struggle,-and the whole
country would he restored to peace, prosperity, and
Union. He preferred the present of this GoVern
meat, with ell its trials, with all the expense and
bloodshed, to any former period of its history.
Now we feel that we are men; heretofore we had
been but slaves of a slave oligarchy. [Here the
speaker was interrupted by stentorian cheers for
McClellan, and numerous brutal expressions.] He
bad noticedtheMeOlellan procession on Saturday
evening last, and he wanted now to say to Mr. Lin
coln and to Mr. Stanton that a large proportion of
the crowd was composed of employees in the Quar
termaster's Department, and that all over the.
country very many of the employees of that Depart
ment were Copperheads. Cries of "That's so ;;
help it, if you can."
electoral vote, it would
If eClellan got a single
d be largely owing to the sup
port of such men as these, and to their employment
by the Government.
Mr. K..zrzoGo, of Michigan, followed Mr. Zae.riz
with an admirable, concise, and thoroughly patriotic
Speeek and ho was succeeded by 1112. MoCluicmnoW,
also Of Michigan.
ARRIVAL OF PENI(SYLVANI.4 REGF•:4M.NTS--
RAPID RECRIMING.
Two more Pennsylvania regiments szriveld here
last evening. Macharged veterans retsordng home
in squads of eight, ten, and ffteen, subs that their
ranks are being filled by sokliers whc,,atter a brief
respite at home, have re-enlisted. They stesert,,fo
every soldier now returning, there are ten. fresh
men to take his place. Quite an - amber belonging
to the cavalry arm of the service, arrived yesterday,
most of whom belonged to Pasasylvania orgunixa
tions.
• DESTRUCTION OF REDIAL SALT. WORE&
The Navy Department has received inforMation
of the destruotion of extensive salt works on Bola
Secours 13siy by the United States steamer Pritoniat
of the West .
• Gulf • Blockading- Squadron. , They
Weil capable of znal - dog 20,000. bisiais 9 spy, Two
THIC VICTORY?
FOR. EINITOOLINCI:
TO SURBINDER.
ARKANSAS.
CALIFORNIA.
Rebels.
oaftat
n 1
tumefied sheds were given to the names, .1, 14
works, costing - $60,000, were SO sub
as to require gunpowder to destroy them.
TITE litillatOAD POST—OFFICE BVSTEK
The pew railroad post-office system hetweell,
city. and New York was fairly inaugurat 4s ,
evening. The car from New York, which q ia S,
expected to arrive here by six in the mo rnb :h
under the charge of Dlr. Townsvarn,hetita,allll) ,4
post office. Third Assistant Postmaster Ge nera 7
Sv.v.rov remains in New York a few deqs
the new experiment.
THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CAV,4
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Is agarri to ,
gable order between Cumberland and Wa a t az : l 4 „
all repairs having been made. Canal boats ' r i
passing freely over the canal.
IefOSERY SEVERELY WOUNDEft.
The Alexandria Journal says that ivlosbpr eci , 4
a severe wound in the groin in the light nea r c
treville.
SALUTE FOR SHERIDAN'S VICTORT,
"TA:national salute was Bred to-day i Lops
SHERIDAVs victory. -
TITE FEESIDENT'S PRIVATE SEC RETxr.
DRAFTED.
Messrs. Nrcor.Ay and HAY, the Prestileatva n .
rate seoretaries,
others, in the First ward. were drafted this aftenm a, ,„ s eq•
uo ks
BURIAL - OF A PRiiNSTINANIAN,
Among the burials reported from army h a;ml ,.,
yesterday there is but one from Pennsylvani a,
7 ` 5 1
REHR, Company E, 139th Pennsylvania.
rublicaiions Receive 4.
From T. B. Peterson & Brothers, y o , w
Magazine for October ; among other very read—
ail:
papers it contains additional chapters, compi eN
Book I. of " Our Dlutual Friend." These we sk t
notice to-morroyr.
From J. J. Kromer, 403 Chestnut street—ph :
lustrated London News and Illustrated News of uF
World, of September 3, and News of the Wort , i,
day later. Also, the Coma!! Magazine and Te ns
Bar, for September. These two last - viefreserre, ,
notice.
The lute' General Russell.
Brigadier General David A. Russell, who fell l e
the battle near Winchester, was a native of tie,
York. He graduated at West Point in 184..
served in the Mexican war, and was-breveted ' , te r
gallant and meritorious , conduct in several aft*,
with guerilleros at. Paso Ovejas, National Bridg e,
and Cerro Gordo. ,l He has served also with n.
Unction throughout the present war. His rank
the regular army at the time of his death was fiat
of major of the Bth InfantrY. He was emnmissioam
brigadier general of volunteers Nov. 29,186,.
NEW YORK CITY.
Special Correepohdenee of The Prege.3 •
NBW YoBB, Septembar 24,1831
TBTO GREAT FIRMS
have occurred in this citywithin the last forty-ekh t
hours, involving a loss estimated at nearly 13, 30 i,
The first, which was In- Fourth avenue, was some,
what singular; the root of an entire block of
buildings being burned off,-the flames inflicted bat
little damage , beyond. The second involved ,th,
destruction of a vast double building on Broadway,
In one portion were stored the many paintings c a .
stituting the collection of. William Niblo, Esq,, pro.
prietor of Niblo's Garden. Mr. Niblo had grade,
ally accumulated these works of art, during eight
years, at an expense of $30,000, and their loss is
more to be lamented from the fact that amon g
them were several rare works, which, of course,
cannot be replaced.- The armory of the 37th 31111-
tia Regiment was donsnmed in this building, Th e
members, who had become responsible to the State
for their,muskets, will lose about $10,00.....0., without
any divine interposition of an insurance compaay
in mollification.
THE NATIONAL COLOEED CONVENTrOx,
which was to have been held in this city next month,
will be held at Syracuse instead. The colored men in
this, vicinity , are very enthusiastic upon the subloct,
and there will, doabtless, be a temporary draining of
blacks for the occasion—New York sending a large
delegation of visitors. Had the original programms
been retained there was a. possibility of trouble,
The mob element, heated by political discussions,
and ,stlfredup by the orators of the faction, might.
it was feared—not by the blacks, perhaps—attempt
a violent interruption of the Convention, and strive
to Immolate the negroes, as it did in July, 1863, at
the Ehriaie of a very young Juggernaut awl Ids
lesser companions.
WIFE OE NO WIFE.
mention is made of a'somowhat sensational case,
now'in progress at the Surrogate's Court, in East
New York. James Arlington Bennett, dying in
testate, some six months ago, left a property
valued at $lOO,OOO. Now comes Mrs. Margaret Ben
nett, formerly a domestic in Bennett's house, and
who, subsequently to the death of the original Mrs.
8., had lived with him as his wife. She claims let
ters of administration. The relatives object, claim.
ing that she is not his widow. She retorts a mar
riage at Philadelphia. Thus the matter stands.
TEISCELLANICOUS
The entire stafflof compositors, recently employe•l
upon the Times newspaper, have been suddenly
ousted, and their places supplied by men not con.
'tented with the Union.
Wallack's Theatre Inaugurated its soason last
evening with Boucicault's " Fox Chase." Despite
the advance in prices, the house was crowded. The
unfortunate Bedouins of literature who have prs.
phesied min to all managers making the advaarle,
upon the supposition that the rule of inevitaiiii
bankruptcy, which obtained with themselves when
called upon suddenly for an extra "quarter," ap•
plied equally to citizens at large, have at length
-discovered their mistake: The theatres were :raver
more prOsperous than at present
Karl Formes, the great basso, is once more in the
public service. Grover, of the Opeia House. hl3
his ulterior base voice under contract.
TRB OW/MAIM TBLBGRA.PIi LINE TO RUSSIA., Z
The :Western Union Telegrlph Company, who, lii
conjunction with the Russian Government, have
this great enterprise on hand, are' actively engaged
in fitting out an expedition, under the immediate
supervision of Capt. Charles S. Bulkley, U. S. A.,
for Oregon, the coast of Russian America. and the
country beyond Behrings Straits, to survey the
route of the telegraph line, and make other needful
arrangements to put the whole extent of line under
contract the ensuing year, and we understand that
the Projectors of the enterprise are sanguine that
the line will be in successful operation between
New York, San Francisco, and London by the mid
dle of 1866.
Hiram Sibley, Esq . ., president of the Western.
- Union and of the Russian companies, sails in cora
pany with Mr. Collins, the enterprising projector of
the Russian American telegraph line, in the Scotia
to-day. for Liverpool and St. Petersburg, with a
view to complete the arrangements already initiated
for expediting the early completion of the line.
RisjOIOINGS OVER SHERIDAN'S VICTORY,'
Flags were hoisted all over the city, and there 13
general rejoicing over Sheridan , s great victory.
ARRIVAL OP THE CITY OP LONDON.
The City of London" has arrived from Liverpool.
Her advicea are anticipated.
ARRIVAL PROM THE WEST GULP SQUADRON.
The naval supply steamer Aphrodite arrived from
Pensacola on the 12th with a number of naval offi
cers, including Lieut. Com. Bunco, and 225 dis
charged seamen from the West Gulf Squadron.
whose terms had expired.
TDB PRIOR OF GOLD.
Gold closed this evening at $2.221e,@2.M,5.
MARINE.
Arrived, shipLizeie Southard, from Llverpoo
BoSTOI;
Rama . , Sept. 20.
AIt.RIVAI, OF THE BROOHLTN.
The United States sloop-of-war Brooklyn has ar
rived at this port for repairs.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Arrived, brigs Mary Mcßae from 'London, Eliza
Ann, Retedios.
HALIFAX.
Sailing of the Steamer Sidon—The Gas_
boat lases.
HALisax, Sept. 20.—The steamer Sidon salted at
1 &clock, for New York, with SO passengers.
The gunboat lasso was at Piston yesterday.
THE CITY:
ROE ADDITIONAL CITY NEWS NEB vouvrs PAGI.
BIEETING AT THE HALL OF THE UNION
LEAGUE.
The meeting last evening at the union League
(late Concert) Hall, was well attended, though Im
promptu. Through Mr. H. L. Taggart, of tbur Su
pervisory Committee for recruiting colored troops.
the post band of Camp William Penn entertained
the audience throughout the evening with the na
tional aim Speeches were made by Thomas Fitz
gerald, Major Brown, and Thomas M. Coleman,
Esq. A recitation was made by Mr. N. R. Rich
ardson, and two campaign songs sung by Mr. Paul
Berger. The fast song of this gentleman was so
well liked that he was loudly encored. Mr. Fitz
gerald pointed with pride to the victories of our ar
mies, especially that just gained over the rebels in
the Shenandoah valley by Sheridan, and impressed
his hearers with the necessity of preserving the
fruits of these-victories by strenuous and unceasing
exertions to elect Abraham Lincoln in November.
The election to take place in October was the
prelude or overtures, . as it were. If the
Opposition could be defeated then, in No
vember their strength would be so little that
their. adverse influence would not be felt. Maj.
Brown attributed the war and its attendant ruin
and bloodshed to the doctrine of Stites' Rights,
which had. been carried to extremes, and naturally
resulted in division. . He considered that the re
election of the President would be the popular re
affirmation of the*doctrine of the superiority of the
National to the State Governments. - Oar allegi
ance tethe first Was paramount, and this war would
result in the *indication of that principle.
Mr. Thomas M. Coleman, the last speaker, said
he had been a Democrat all his life, but he had
voted in the last Presidential election for Bell and
Everett, became he believed that the election of
Lincoln would cause a revolution. It. did cause a
revolution, but the guilt was not upon.the choice of
the people then—Abraham Lincoln—he who will be
the choice of the people again. lie had supported
John Bell in order to avoid war—which. at all
times was inconvenient and terrible—but since the
had South refused to be ruled by the peoplewhom it
had ruled during the greaterpart of the existence of
the Republie; because it had refused to submit to a
fain decision at the ballot-box: because they had
invited and best levied wa - .; he - would vote, at the
November election, for Abraham Lincoln. (Ap
planse.l Lineoln will, if sustained in. that election
by the people, prosecute the war to a anecessful end.
This war, since it had come upon. us, offered the
people an opportunity CS ridding themselves of an
evil that has retarded greatly the progress of the
country, even though that progress had been unex
=pled. The speaker discussed, the question of
slavery at length '
citing his personal experience of,
it. He was born and had lived in the South for
thirty years, and during that time had uncommon.
opportunities of at...tieing Its werhings, both on the
orking class of whites, on the planters, and on the
negroes themselves. It bratalbed the planters and
degraded the levier classes of whites almost tattle
low level of the slaves. Indolence and apathy In
every concern of life was the result of the system.
and when the Southerners wanted to leant any
thing really valuable, they always came North.
But the war was fast extirpating it. A. few year"
ago Maryland had a law in operation condemning
to servitude all negrotis who had no visible means
of suppert. Thernagistrate making te l eh eondemaa
tions was earned tO 3SI for each. - The result of the
law wa a, therefore, that every free negro, sooner or
later, was doomed to become it slave "unless he was
RAl:mate en9ugh to obtat.74-co4statAtmovngut„