Eeitgrao,. _.•_ Fotever float that standard sheet Where breathes the foe but falls before us! With Preedetmos soil beneath our feet,' And Freedom's banner streaming 'o'er us! OUR PLATFORM THE UNION—Tkus CONK ITII/10.01-4ND THE gtiFoßblailt•rr OF THE LAW. HARRISBUIW, PA. Wednesday Morning, October 9, 18 TUB-LAST CARD. The Pcdriot and Union attempts a last lie this morning, pee:tiller to its individual editors and its political reputation. The declination of Henry Wein was made m hie own hand writing—while we never spoke a word to Mr. Selker on the subject of declining as a candidate on the mongrel ticket. This brief denial of a bold falsehood is sufficient where the Patriot is known. SORB OP otra LEGAL vuxotroxeunss connected with the government claim that under the con fiscation act of the late session of Congress no slave of a rebel master is set free, but that the ownership is simply transferred from the master, to the government, as in the case of a confis cated vessel. This new doctrine is now in vogue among a class of prominent politicians and l offi cials. According to ttieir interietation of the law, the government. is likely to-become, a gi gantic slaveholder. If tide be the oak, the Congress which passed the confiscation act can and will amend it. But in spite of the ()Pinion of prominent pro-slavery lawyers, the gentle men who drafted the law claim that thereis not' room for a doubt as to its meaning, and that the novel, strained, interpretation was invented for pro-slavery purposes. . COLONIL C. GLans, formerly a resident of this city, and Sheriff of Dauphin county, died` in St. Louis on the 23d of September, in the 82d year of his age. He was asoldierin the war of 1812, and for gallant service at the battle of Baltimore, was made a Paymaster in the 11. S. army,. but gave up that position for the more congenial business of civil pursuits. The St. Louis press speak very highly of Col. Gleim, as a useful and enterprising citizen; and a most exemplary man in %Whit relations: His last illness was severe and'protracted, but at the close, his life passed *An* . and softly away, a fitting con clusion.tosn early career of singular purity and goodness. Ws ream the government gets as much in formation from the south, by way of the Nor folk and Fortress Monroe "flag of truce" packets, as the rebels draw, of our own move ments, by the same source. These flags, we have noticed, grow more numerous whenever there is a rumor of action on our side ; and as our commanders submit to their arrival' and de ,2 parture, and receive and return probably about an equal number of passengers each way, there is every reason to believe that the information conveyed ; in this way by our spies is at least as valuable to Was that of the insurgent's spies is to them. Otherwise flags of truce would be abolished—A least that fashion of them which prevails near Fortress Monroe. Gas. Woor, is expected shortly to proceed to the west on a' tour of inspection. The idea started by several journals that the moment General Wool arrives within the Department of the West he will take command of it because' he outranks Fremont is a great mistake. He does not outrank Fremont Wool is a Major General by brevet, and only draws pay 'as a Brig adier General. Fremont is a Major General in rank and paY, and was made such in the regu. lar army by President Lincoln sometime ago. Gas..Faimoar declines to make any further small ordsolated movements against the rebels in Missouri, and is now engaged in arranging plans for a , grand attack, •in which he intends .to stake the COMM of law and order in Mimonri as well as his own reputation as a man and a sol dier. He,b now' daily in consultation with his Generals of divisions, who unanimously approve his plan for a future great' battle. Ws ' i sms . from ungnestionable authority that Mr. Want late United. States i:liiniatei• China, who has been reported, by some of our journals, as, bearer of despatches for the Confed erate government to Europe, has, in truth, been called thither by a terrible domestic Calamity: t which iniide it impossible 'for him to I;esitate a aping the effort, at whateverto hiou444 .t° Florence. Tumuli Fianuslimomm, who distinguished himself at: BUB Run, and Who is now engaged in raising a brigatie in New York, is to be tendered the position. of Brigadier General, declined -by Gen. Shields on account of ill ,health. The compliment to Meagher...would nn _act of jus tice to a brave num and a loyal citizen, alike creditable to the country and its glorious cause. Frvs srAtivs hold their elections to - day, , namely: Pennsylvania, Ohio, lowa, Indiana and Minnesota. All thesestates cast their elec toral vptes for Abraham Lincoln, while the in. = ; habitants qf eaCh are ardently engaged in sus-. tabling the administration efforts to suppress the slave-holder's rebellion. Lerma. H. Bowan, of Kentucky, who has recently rbeen appointed a Brigadier-General, has ^ . T.5 5 13' engaged fot soma weeks fat in -,k;‘...'!; "0 8 .40 1 ! iiii4L4 Ciu4 l I siJ:Loit; ANC AN APPEAL 20 TEE PUBLIC. The sanitary commission of Washington city, and the Quarter Moister Gener4 of aro Army, have issued a circular lettei to the people of the United States, which must not be unheeded at this time by the humane, benevo lent and patriotic ladies of the land. The sani tary commission of Washington city have as- Burned a daty such as has never i been digharged by any body of men in this country, and in order that they may succeed in this atupenduous and commendable lal . mr, they must , be aided by the contributions and sustained by the encour agement of the loyal men and women of tie country. It_ is impossible for the government to undertake and provide for the humane treat ment of the sick and wounded soldiers. How ever willing and able it is to do so, the organi zation of the army, its peculiar disposition in camp and on the march, render it impossible for those in command to superintend details with 'which they 'ire unacquainted, and which, in • peaco and in . society, are appropriately left to Of the charge ;the loving hearts and tender bands of women. We quote from the circular of the sanitary committee the following ,DEBUSITION OF sarrmiks mow WNP D.' ' • Blankets fontingle beds. Quilts, of 'cheap material, about seven feet long ,and fifty inches wide.' - Knit woolen socks. Woolen or tanton flannel bed-gowns, wrap pers, .undershirts, and &wirers,' Small hair; ia feather pillows, and cushions for wounded limbs. Slippers. Delicacies fol=the sick--Isuch as farina arrowroot, corn starch, cocoa; condensed milk, and nicely dried fruit—can be i sdvantricatmsly dis tributed by the , commission: Jelliesthe - 4114'1)e carefully prepared to ai+oid-fermentation, and most securely' packed. Many articles of cloth ing have beerrhinjured,: .piteka - ges' fore sent the„„tiommission, by the breaking of jars and bottles. Over every vessel con taining jellz-nstrew White sugar 1 ,03, .the depth of half,an inch, and paste stout paper, (not brandied,) over the mouth. Jellies sent in stone bottleskrrive in the. i?cat cl.:9AditiPls,"s l " there is no difficulty in retrieving the dontente for into. Every bottle, . Sr.c., containing jelly, should be labelled. ATOM4ip spirys and tem ;' light erkiy chairs for'cOrtihilescents i'tiieelY •triade splints for wounded limbs ;-chequer- and backgammonlboards, and like articles for the amusement Of wounded ; men ;'books; fcir desul; tory reading, and magazines,,, especially. .if il lustrated, will be usefuL All articles should be 'closely packed in Wood en boxes, or bi"very strongly wrapped bales, and clearly directed. On the top of the COn tents of each box, under.the co.veri_.a list of what is confab:4d should be placed ; a duplicate of this list shbuld be sent - by raid'. Arrange menti3 for free transportatioAshould, be ,plada, or fright Wain adva*: apress corn panitis will generally Convey goods for this purpose, at a'reduction on the psual rates.)— Packages maY-be directed and sant,' - as' most; economical, from any point, to any of the ad dresses below:-•" For the U. S. Sanitary Com mission :) These in Pennsylvania who are abie and will ing to make c!intributionA of either of . the above articles so ranch needed fis increase the comfort and health of - tthe sick' and wounded soldiers, can' forward - diem to the care of Sania& and Willkun Walsh, No. 218-South Delaware ave nue, Philadelphia, who"will .once transmit such articles to the sanitary eoniniission at Washington. ' The folloViing" appeal' - fibre Quarternuniter Bielge exhibits t.fie Went of the army:#f another particular, which the approaching Seventy o the weather Will reMind-oni readeit dire Mit be neglected "The troops in the Held need blankets. The supply in the country is oxfunistO: den spring,' to arms faster than the Jam can Manufacture, and large cinardzities'Orderett • limn:abroad liaie not yet arrived. ' "To relieve pressing neciifisities;contribiLtiOns are invited from the surplus stores of families. , The- regulation ` ably blanket. ' weighs five pounds, but g&d, 'sound • woolen blankets weighing not less than four pounas4lll' 1)e -gladly received at the offices of the United States Quartermastem in, the pthcipal, tpW/18 of the loyal states, and applied to the use of the troopb. , "To such as have blankets which:they can spare', but cannot afford to give, the full market value of, suitable: blankets, delivered as above, will be paid. . „ • . 1 111. O. Mazes, "Quartetmaster,General United States "NEW Yoax, Oct. 1, 1861." These appeals dare not be disried, ' and while the people of Pennsylvania are ' now en gaged in contributing to the; immediate wants and eomfOrts,of ihe.addiers recruiting and._ or ganising in our own state;' they caniSrurely strafe from, thelfabimilience to aid in promoting 'the comfort and 11 9 4 41ii0f:4 soldier ~n the hosp% . tai and camps around Washington city. Every man and woman in the state should 'Mike it a point to contribute taYVirds' thess great ,(14ectli.` have yek : given. sufficient,. and gin poor can give even moretiiiM theyiliaveidreecly given, for , the:prOmotionrof these objects.' ' ' kniaimsi S:Bnrdeiexr,:Z . S. Sekiatijrite: l # r ., Michigan,, : just ,;deceas d, ivas.. 4illij;fltVo:ftqrc7. most men of : that state: Me was ainenilieT:of Congress (House) for several y*,i:lelniiteniiin Democrat, but always firm 'and '144 re sistance to the ciatension'Of party, and waszehosen governor* it in 11856; 14,18E4-'69 he was elected to the United/4dt* Senate, wherein he has served. foi years. ill4.,Yofla#o4 it,l7 - ;.4irmer, and lty Widely esteemed as a man of. ability and am •• • , Da. Henn, the Arctic explorer,,has not been heard frown since his expa.tion left Upemavic; last fall, though there is a vague. Minor that Green*4o, outposts north of - uperciaAelast wintet saw time white men on the loose ice with dogs and sledges. Tau Taarroa Breckhuidge, it 'apPaars, has succeeded in inakitg gOod escape out of Kentucky and-has turned UP. at Abington, Va. It is atatecl that he intandglo resign his seat in the United States Senate and issue an address to the people, of Kerittay on: the. occasion. Lamm !Box huu:SubsfeCitiguitAlreinain body of . the rebel Gen. Prioe'S army has_posil , tively gonix. south - to Arkansas, and-that Gen. Fremont was determined to follow hun up slowly and foi4ldm"tc; battle. : (I,T. FR111019163 oommbehnisiseued to his aide rIN9gO4OY - Pg4kOimiwlito,l l sid *male cont ‘ , ftad o l Preeidebilbefore they ~ m ayTAI r&";2iet b i ll 41 !ME pennopluania Oatlv teLegrapt), JnottOi, October 9. 1861. PENNSYLVANM'S QUOTA OF TROOPS; I::I Siiine of our eastern cotemporaries with those in'the west who take their hints from these jour nalists, appease their own disappointments by assailing Pennsylvania whenever they find that they are failing in their engagements or becoming derelict in their'dtity. So far as the authorities or people of Pennsylvania are concerned; they neither seek to disparage or embarrass the mili tary organization or operations of their loyal sister commonwealths, nor should they be sub jected to the bitter spites which ignorance and envy always engender in the bosom of the dis appointed. Becam Pennsylvaisiahai exhibited the most imprecendented - energy in this crisis is no reason that thoie Who cannot compete with her in the contributionefinenitihotddseek to de stroy her nsefulnessby misrepresenting the facts in regard to her Militarkresourcaand.armed cur pacities. Becarale this ha's been 'dOne, "we are forced to make the statement now, as briefly as possible for reasons centrolled by 'the caution of the departments at the state capital, that the quota of Pennsylvania, demanded by the last prOchuriatiOn frbin the President, is 'eistirily full. We havethe men at 'Washington, in camp in this state ready to Marsh, anel'ort the march by .Ortkrs of the tar DejM4ment, to . Maim up our inn compliment as fixed by the, quota, in the.num ber called by& last piciolimation isf•the President, and these, too, composed of the very beat material, .both in- men, arms. and equiprdents' that have yet been oentributit the; Federal Government. We diem this statement thus briefly made due to the dignitfand loyalty of the people of Pennsylvania. It is a just tribute of fact also to thenneeasing energy and iniloinitable verance of Gov. Curtin, who has devoted him self exclusively to the success:- at least of that part of his dnty in this contest, whichrelates to th,e influence and usefulness Pennsylvania shall wield and extrefie. - . _ ~M:~:~~i~~~l~~~i~~l~~ti1H~~l~J~~~;~~ , ~~:a;~~ Promotions and Appointments The recent death of Conuidsiary General Gib son has been the occasion of important changes in the Siibsintenc,e Departffientof the army ser vice. Colonel 'JOseph P. Taylor, (a brother of .Zachary Taylor,) for many years Lieutenant- Colonel and As s istant Commissary-Cteneral; hav ing: been promoted and ansigraxl to the pihsition of chief of the department, has assumed the ditties of his. ffice at Washington. :His appoin ineAt meetithe:aopxiovellff WI the 'otheeie of this branch of the service. Colonel Tay for was Chief COmmissary to General Taylor in the Meth:an-war, and has since been stationed at Bal.. timore, until about thfee years ago, when •he went to : . Washington to . act as Commiasary: General Geiterittfilbson' ft 'health not permitting UM to perform the duties of his position. Besides these officers there are also six Majors and sixteen caPtainfi,- Sibjoined is a list"of the names,liativity;dataii of eary - into the seridoe, and present station or, locality of all the officers of the department r so:faranscan be ascertained; Major BeckWithimd all the captains have' hien appointed to the'department since this :present War began. =Nearly all of them-- are :graduate's of West:Point, and they"- hails been chosen from among the most accomplished Lieutenants in the artirrisrnetiatintrylirwmilitaryldtteatiOn thought to be to render a man a good officer of tale of the more important staff departments. Lieuteuant Colonel Amos B. Eaton, of this city, whose „ptomotionAL4 appointment as As sist;tnt Ccimpokasiy_GM44 has lieeniatilOed in the Evening Pros 4 and who, it was ;thought, would be'rerneyed to Waihingtii; will proba bly remain in' charge of . the business',here; which, already very large, is constantly increas ing. This is, et present, on account of the im mense amount of subsisteitoe sepplies forwarded hence for'the use Of our artily'at Washington.. , . Joseph-P. 'Taylor, of the state'of Kentucky, entered' the servie4Y in 1813 ; his present station, Washington . ' • . . ena , coakua§err-antiliatAL. Lieidenani-C4971' Amos B. Eaton, of the state of New York, entered the service In 1826 ; his present station; New York. • . A. E L . ' ffilirps, of the itttte or:Puul‘Avgnia; entere4 the service ill 1 ,88 1 4a 1 . 6 X6 Office at Wishiritton:'', Chas. L.liolhilin; Nnnaylvania ; 1842 ; tiraore. . . . .. ,_ ' Henryy F. Clarke, Pennsylvania ; 1843 ; Gen. lMClellan's staff. 1 'Mr. D. D. Simpson, New York ; 1846 ; Office at ivashington- Vic Burns, Ohio ; 1847 ; "Amos Beckwith, Vermont ; 1850 ; Subsistence Department, Washington. • ' John Mc L. Taylor, of the District of Colum bia,. entered the service in 1848 ; his present sta tion, Fortress Monroe, Fa._ Beekman Da Barry, of " Nevi Jersey ; 1849 ; Harrisburg, Pa. Robert iicßeely, of Pennsylvania ; 1860 ; Vir ginia, with Gen. Rosecrans. Henry C. Symonds, of Massachusetts ; 1853 ; Kentucky, with Gen. Sherman. H. 1. Haines, of New Hampshire ; 1849 ; Missouri, with Gen. Fremont. John Kellogg, of Maisacitusetts '; 1848 ; San Francisco, CaL . • Geo. Bell, of Maryland ;1863 ; Etlmatedita ,Va: Isla B. Morgan, of Nova k.9:g r otia,'; 1854 ; Long nd, with Gen. Sherman • ''J'ohn P. Hawkim4.-oflndiana ; 1852 ; Wash -1.1gt,01, Jolin - W. fitumer, of New York; 1855; Chicago A. Parker Porter, of Pennsylvania ; 1856. Michel P. Small, of P.ennsylyanist ; 1855. Thos. a Sullivari, - pf.Ohio; 1866. John W. Barringer, of Kentucky ; 1856. Guilford D. Bailey, of New York; 1866.'; - George W. Adams. Sunday and War—Four Great. 'Battles. It is a curious fact that more great battles have been fought on Sunday than on any other day of the weele; and, at our troops edmmenced the fight at Bull's Rim en Sunday, many who are inclined to bd sriperlatitioUs have' Iltersuaded themselves our bad luck was owlog_to our vio lation of the day. If Gen. Patterson, however, tad advanced with his forces, as he should have done, the result would have been very different. The British attacked Gen. Jackson at New Orleans, on Sunday, in the year 1815. They were repulsed with the loss of some three thou sand omen. Our loss was trifling. Our victory was owleg to the fact that we lied oritton bales for &breastwork, and had the best riflemen in the world. The Frencti, under Napolecei Bonaparte at tacked the•Duke`id Wellin&ton,At Waterloo, on. in 18 ; The. Frelicklr agr , entYNap!**A.;., .031*-i-A4414P4t444 AIWA ant agovrth lc it :Thevolk COIGEMARY-GENBIUL OF SW3SISTSHOZ alone& 0011XIS8ARIES OF mnwnwaL • AVeem tvrBeaAetirans; snit wag' one of the most ter rific on record Napoleon would have gained the day,'had lib' Marshal who had been ap pointed to watch the ltrusians, come to his rescue, or had not Blucher come to the aid of Wellington. The great battle of Blenheim was fought on Sunday, in 1704. The Duke of Marlborough, at the head of the British army, and Us brave and powerful ally, " our good Princelingene," commenced the attack on the immeitie forces of the French. The struggle was bletidy and dreadful. The French were defeated with a loss of from thirty to forty thousand men. The tattle'of Blenheim decided the fate of Europe, and placed the Pnifeeihait 'religion in power. The battle. of Waterloo, more than &hun dred years aftervhdd, decided the Me of En rope a second time, and sent Napoleon to St. Helena. The battle of New Orleans decided the fate of America: Will not the superstitious imagine that the battle of Bull's Bun decided our fate a second time I` , • • It will be seen from this above that on Sun day, as well as on - other days, Providence takes the side of the heaviestbodies of infantry, cav alry and. artillery. : By Tim I 1 8. From o'er Evening Edition of-Yesterday FROhtfORTRESMME. t Av_g_t:dirizitiN 4 ENS. RELEASE Og ic tirpitAT! pus --•-- GULL 131471111NGt Tux - SOUTH Georgia Troops Recalled to . Defend the"Sta6. hug; wor4IIIO.I4,I{NDLPILISONNE OF Wilt BY THE REBEL CON( Foams MOlO.Ol, Oct. 7, Via PiltimTv.: The steamer Express met- this morning, by agreementi the rebel steamer Northumberland, with: aflag . of - triteeil2 - laMeri gibei - re — Newport News, and,brought - dOwn fifty4even wounded prisoners ehtased at :Richmond. Thei were captured atßull Ann: They report that there are about 6.000 troops - in Richmond and that the rebel army on the Potomac is supposed to mina:7er 150300. ' The apprehensions of attacks on the seaboard creates the: greatest: anxiety. - Powerful batteries have:been erected along _thiaaines river, in anticipation.of arLadruace of the Federal armyin that direction.: The ar mament has been removed from the rebel steainer JainestoWn The:Rristineuf did ;not see the steamer Yorktown; haying probably passed her during the night. The troops at Richmond were composed of North Carolinians and Geor gians. - Gov: Brown, of Georgia; his3 . recalled Ave re giinents tofd - efend: that State.: The 'rebel troops were Suffering griatlY front the want - of : medi cines, clothiug and certain kinds of food. The articles'out off by the blockade were:bringing fabidimic prices..:'The Wainded_ prisoners were released for the reason dist:their wants could not be supplied.-- The . ) , hive been: obliged to sleep_on_tho Gen: Beanregard was at Mnnassas and Jeff. :Davis fanned to Richniond: oh .13atnaday last :in feeble:health: Speculations is:rife 'as to his successor. Setrafteerottheirtokinsi*-Pthlormir'Arigilir, unable to go home, have been sent to the Old Point hospital. Tile others gerimirtb. to-night. Mr. Ely has been declared a prisoner of war by the tebelCongress and is still confined in . Richinond. ' - Col. Deyillierp, of the Obit? Seventh regiment, escaped by stratagem from'llichmond, and was nearly six weeks in making his way, o Norfolk. Commodore Goldsborough went to Washing tbn 'yesterday in the steamer Philadelphia, and i 4 expected to return to Old . Point to-111.01TONV. Brigadier4kuteral Williams arrived at bid Point this morning', and will proceed to ~Old at teras Inlet by the 'first boat, to • aniline' the , command. LATER FROM MISSOURI 1104KMENT6 OF GEN. ISIZONT Slave blurredlon In Jasper County Thirty-five Negroes Killed anda Num. ber to be Hanged. {Special to the &. Louis Repubiiesit.l Jrarsasos Orrri Oct. 7.--Glenerals Fremont and Mainstay left for the west this afterncten: It.is stated here that Gen. Wool is now on - his way to . St. Lou* and is to be tenoned - by fifty thousandlroops, half of whoin are to stop at Cincinnati and go into Kentucky, while , the other half are to enter into active - operations in Missouri, and takilirthe place of Gen. Fremont's 16 11 2 3'. Information has besn received here -that about three weeks ago a slave insurrecticitt was attempted in Jasper county, and thseabout ,thirty-five of the negroes were. - ki ll ed - and a number of others Were twbe hanged. The dis covery e.f.the plot*oved that the insurrection was wide spread and that the slaves - intended to murder their insiders and perpetrate ner of barbarities. A rei3ort.as* crave t bergs that 2,000 rebels are 26 miled from Hamann; marching towards the allecinade river, with,the intention of burning 'll6 railroad bridge Samoa that • stream. -Thetie rebels are said to be headed by Miskel Johnson. It iliatiii:WeinbiktleirtioirbiTelliiiiirriail iipidlyand contiriolisly;, : After leaving Sedalia, he will march from 25 to 40 miles a day, accord ing to the condition of the road, and if nacossa -41 he will enter Arkansas. He says he does riot want any more men, that he has a sufficient lace to go anywhere through the South. .He seems to have entire , confidence in his army and officxxs, and his soldiers repose great trust in him. Information having been receiv ed here that McCulloch's _forces were on The south bank of the Osage river, a few days since, With the design of cutting-off Fremont's com munication with St. Louis,' and then marching on that city. Strong and experienced =Whig parties have been sent out to scour the whole Osage country. ENGAGEMENT ON TM; MTSSISSLETI. Quao Oct. 7. The gun-boats Tyler and Lexington, while reconnoitering down the river to-day,- fell in with the rebel gun-boat Jeff. Davis. They chased her to within two miles of Columbus, when the batteries on the Kentucky shore opened on them. The rebels used some twenty gnus, some of-which-were rifled. cannon. - The engagement lasted an hour.; • i b,Te damage was dope to the boats. _ ;The rebel loss is hot astieriainek AGl= FO mts.tLtoß taltimOKU. LOAM 5- exp - hn , Blien - ithigz H' • ': ti : eitt l li illut ihr Tir ed , i r,... aroi f , a t 1 0' pelalifelltiVtadiezial From Washington. Report of the Cloguminioner of In- TRW - MOMS EXPRESS THEIR FRIEND "`SHIP TO THE UNITED STATES. 1 0 4: 11 :0:/ 31 : 4F W 1 : u,40::110:41 A li Wi e NARROW ESCAPE OF COL. SHEMIN. Our Defences at Washington. Position and Force of the Rebels. NEARLY 200;000 IN FRONT OF Mr. Dale, the Comthissioner Indkm Albin has returned from his official visit to the Indian tribes in . /Imm' and Nebraska. He was re ceived by them *with' gladness: They sought every opportunltY to' inrfcess to him their friend lynees'to - the troiteitl 'States:- He conversed with returnedMinian officers who took part la the battle 'of 'Springfield; and who informed him that nb intimately Organized Indian forces were with the rebelli on that occasion, but that a com paratively few of the half-breeds only were In the rinks. The -efforts , of the rebels array ing the InclianiegalMit . the .United States, so far as the ddraiiiissiionertcmld learn, were at • - tended with only , partial success. The Indians, as a class,, are dispOsed . too be friendly, but those who are in hostility have been coerced to their' course by the rebels. No doubt is entertained thatit would require no persuasion to raise a large Indian ; farce 'in Kansas and Nebraska to operate against those who may be: brought into the field by the rebels. Reports from our advanctd lines indicate a gradual retiring of the rebel forces toward Ma riaskes Tunctibri: General Spirther, - United' States Treasurer, Colonel Harry Leagwerth, of - Pennsylvania, Colonel Slienium, and a number of ladies, went out to Falls Church yesterday. Advanc ing put the dillage half a Mile to our outer picketk General Spinner eta the ladies halted. Colonel Sherri:ma - went mi till he was !minted with a'volley cirrruisket bullets, some of which whizzed pazt, the horse's head, while others struck the ground at his feet. The Colonel beat a abeldetr-retreat, 'but not before he 1503v ered a very" large °Van. built hi a' field by , the enemy,"which indicated,jroni its size and sive dor structure, an intention to remain there some considerable titne. had not been There are twenty-tine' forts and three lair teries in of Washington, ail of re cent constiuCtion; Our withers - have not been idle. Otheiiare now l courts of construction. The main body of the rebels are at Fairfax Court 11bUSO, wheuttra broad belt of camps al most unbroken,' are seen: from • our balloons, stretching 4orthwardrtoward Ideestvg, *where there ate 30,000 men. On the - Lower Potomatti 4'011%g-force, 12,000 or 15,000 back of Eviuftort. At aid Aear 'Mammas there are compatativelYleat troops. - All information re-' ceived'at headgatatere tends to the conclusion that the (Amity it firedigoysly'stiong, number ing nearly 200,'000, - an d that no offenstve•move meat IS 'pieSent intended. Johnston, how ever favors au active, policy; , as also does, PrAbitbly,'Suilth. - 'illit, Bea - lux:gird; more cau tious; inalistwoiiistataiing on the defensive. lIBITIBR STEWiI BERMUDA. What' Her -Orta.g.o . ()onside& of She is•tehe Pitted hat Tor Pirate Service: Navrand very important inforruatimi has been. received -Teepee:Mpg theEritiah steamer Berninda. ' She is an iron-clad vessel of - about 1,600 tuns burden. Her master's 'n a me is Peck. She sailed from Liverpool on thalBth &Al . :gust; and arrivedat•Savanrulh onthel6th of Septum-, ber, being; 29 , days-onAlie , passage,,toucliin' g at Falmouth and-•Maderia, fbri coal .;ser:.cargo consisted, of •111,rified aiumon; 82s and.42s, and two 168.pounchLanolsbar gang, with- allthe ne cessaryouriagesand equipuumts, powderoiliot and shell; all ready for immediate :use.. Also, 6,600 Enfield .rifilm; between • 200,000 and.-300,- 000 cartridgenfor-the same; 6,000 patraotarmy . shoes, , 20;000