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FOB THE ANENDMENT OF TILE CO?iSTITUTIOS
Catt .C.TTING TER
SOLDIEW RIGHT TO VOTE.
Election Tuesdsiy, Aug. it, 1864.
THE SITUATION.
The fears .we expressed in.. our morning
edition, of the possibility of the escape of the
horse thieves who were raiding in Maryland
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lately, are confirmed by a dispatch 'received
late last night, after we had gone to press. It
now appears that the 'rebels . succeeded in re
tiring from Maryland. carrying with them
large numbers of stolen horses and beef cat
tle, with an incalculable sum of money and
other valuables, besides destroying immense
amounts of property not moveable. These
facts are fteeedingly mortifying. Had we
had in Pennsylvania that local military or
ganization which is possessed'by other States
—had we had also energy and 'Promptness in
those in charge of the military affairs of the
different posts and the department ,within the
State, these marauders might and wou.d have
been captured. We earnestly hope that the les
son learned within thelast fen days will have
its effeot in inducing such organization,of the
military resources of the State as will enable
the State authorities, when involved in another
emergency, such as the one which is just
passing, at once to lay their hands on the.
means of defenoe, and at once operate sue
cessfiAly for the safety of the people. One of
the acts of the approaching session of the
Legislature should,boo secure the imme
diate organizatien if a force to operate in the
name of the State and for the benefit of the
National Government. •
There aro various theories afforded for the
retreat of the rebels from Maryland, nonfatal
tench are so well founded as that which re
lates to their fear for the safety of Peters'
burg during their absence on this expedition
/Rely and Johnson
. both felt that they had
been playing truant too long. ''Doubtless they
had information of the progreeerwhich Grant
was making in the siege of Petersburg, and
felt the,necessity of returning to participate.
in the resistance of those attacks. Another
Sheol is, that the rebels •inay hal% gone to
•attelipt the rescue of the rebel prisoners at
Point Lookout, on the Potomac, 80 utiles
South of Washington. They. went in • the
wrong direction to effect this object. To sc . =
oomplish it, they would be compelled to re
cross the Potomac at Edwards' Ferry, and
then .proceed down that river, in constant
danger of the batteries which line its shores
and the gunboats which float in its waters.
A mere attempt to engage in the rescue of the
rebels at Point Lookont would be worse than
folly. Indeed, the rebels are too smart for
such mimes&
By the accounts which we continue to re
ceive, it would seem that the flying raider
are not as successful in varying off the horses
they ;atoll in Maryland, as they .. doubtlens
hoped to be. Hunter anti his forces surprised
a party of• the highwaymen as they were:
huriying to Petersburg, and c-ptured six
hundred horses. It is highly probable that
others of Ow thieves will be overtaken and
forced to surrender the hotses and cattle in
their , possession, so that ,by the time the
raiders reaoh their entrenchments at Peters
burg, they will be , ttlmoSt se'empty handed as
they were when they left on their expedition,
From Gen. Grant's army we : have d private
letter dated July Bth, from
n widch we learn
that the feeding of confidence in tire coknplete
destruction of Petersburg is as strong among
the soldiers as is -their love of home' and
friends. It is also,stated that our forces and
the rebels are in such close proximity, that in
front of several division lines they have
stopped firing on each other'Fi skirmishers,
and have taken to trading tobacco and news
papers for sugar end coffee. When, the his
tory of the siege of. Petersburg is made
-known, it will , reveal most. consummate
skill and perseverance ever displayed by a
leader or army. The mining operatinns now
going on aree4eT4ily,appxoeching the doomed
city, and before Many days Grant will be in
a position to demend the surrendir of the
eity or blow it "sky high
The Loyal Leagues.
During the crisis which prevaled in Mary
land for a week past, the copperhead organs in
this and other States, seemed to have but two .
objects in view. First, to impress it upon
the minds of their folloxers that "Democrats"
ware ,under no obligations to enlist for the
emergency—that the "loyal leaguers would
be left, .to fight it out on their own line."
&wad, to ridicule the efforts of the "loyal
leaguers" who wire engaged in raising troops. :
Of course we:' do not -essay, in thfe para
graph, to reply to any- of attempts that
made to interfere with the Nigel orieratiOns of
this er'll and military officers of the Govern
ment, my we have cenelnde4 'to let the cop
perheads havn their "good times," satisfied
that the result will prove the policy of our ..
course.' Bui so far as peloyalleagimais Con ,
eetriedove have only to state .that in Phila
delphia the .Loyal 3 ldtaltu, to yesterday
haitorgahired•forir 'fel regiments; while the
filth is now in rapid progress of -being tilled
up. How Irony ihe Jitnhjhte
et the Golden Ortie,t or the . rttemhers . of the
ArigAtglreft. both.of which organizations are
composed entirely of copperhetids, recruited
to repel invorion? Echo answers, How roso7l
Another Outrage by the People or Mar.
rleburg on the . Soldirre.
Itits been the habit o certain interested
pith* to berate the peogt of Harrisburg for
every injury' suffered by the ilioldiers while
quarteredan the State- capital. It onattertd
'dot Aoliii : responeibre for the l iieglect of
duty by which the soldier ereff&W, Harris
burg was blamed, its fair fame tarnished, its
citizens libelled and slandered. 'On the same
principle, we suppose the people of our goodly
city _ will again suffer, aimplybocanse we have
nevei beheld more imbecility, lets energy;
with an apparent disregard for the success of
the aervice in an honr-of-great peril than were
displayed by the officer in
,command at this
pest within the kri, tap days. Walleye here
toforereferiett'Ao v.:;the titter incoragteiny of
Col: Bomford, and loudly called on the War
Department to relieve him from duty here,
beeause he wasf fek*ll of respoptibility and
incapable of effective service. The crisis
from which we are just emerging again Bios
tratee the fruth of lour declarations. In the
midst of the gloontry which we were sur
rounded, and while troops were steadily arriv
ing, Col. Bomford not only displayed his ina
bility :to set in an emergeney, but ,he ac
tually exhibited his want of forethought, en
ergy and promptness to preparefor the recep
tion of the gathering volunteers, so.that these,
as they arrived, were compelled to seek rest on
ibe'bare ground with the broad canopy of
IleaVen for shelter tents, to' dream on empty
stomachs-of . the beautiful characteristics in
the eondilet of a mere , martinet. Notwith
standing men came in squads numbering
from five to twenty, and up to seventy-five,
none were mustered in by the immaculate
Bomford, unless they came precisely as per
regulations, All this time the enemy was
knocking at our doors. But what mattered
the danger to the State, when Bomford's con
struction of regulations was involved. •
--It is time that thelVar Department pate
an end to this trifling. , Scores of good, plain
practical men—men- who love the Govern
ment, and who came here , to,
, defend it, ac
tually returned home disguated and disinayed
by the exhibition of incompetency on the part
of Bomford. These men have their influence
iii their hicalitieS—they are the' solid 'men of
the townships of the State—so that the fact
Of retaining'such an officer as Bomford in po
sition will be . so used eteto reflect little credit
on the Secretary of War; if it does not actually
result in prejudictiq many 'good people
against the Government itself. These are
truths which we 'have frequently brought to
'the itiention, of 'the Governinent sO that , if
those in:i4tority inust,
not A 9 for their own .
oredit, , they:must take, the, responsibility and
suffer the brat of reputatibn.and influence.
Anarchy to be Inauguratedin the North.
A BOLD SCMCME TO DBLVOIC THE
PRICE STATICS IN BLOOD
getiebi in Copell _at ; , Niagara' IfitUs-1116
cage Convention,
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The following article from OS Neli , York
Herald should be read by every patkotic man
in the land, as it truly indicates the intention
and the objects of the copperhead faction in
the coming • political contest. The .lierakl,
perhaps, more than any other journal in the
country, is familiar with the workings of the
copperhead oitinization, and - may fairly be
regarded as, its, central organ. There is no
doubt that the magnitude of the schemes being
concocted by the copperheads to organize re
bellion in the free States, beginto appal even
the jesuitical controllers of; the Herald. Hence
the publication of the following article.: •
George N. Sanders, •with some' twenty or
thirty rebel politicians and Officers, is now at
.Niagara Falls,, plotting and scheming in be
hall of Jeff Davis and liiavillainous cause.
llernaining; -60, they do, on the Canada side,
they ate in 'el-favorable- position to operate
upon the politicians who visit that locality
during the hot 'season. From all accounts
they are making the most Of this advantage.
they have concocted a grand scheme for the
control of the Chicago Convention. ' Their
project "contemphites -fora* a-rupture and
division of the-convention, atter the manner
of the split at Charlestonin 1860.' • This it 3 to
be brought about -in a waithaiwill embitter
the copperhead and
_peace tastionseand, With
them thus maddened, inaugurate a syetem of
riot and insurrection, not only in the West,
but also in this and' other Eastern cities. The ,
split in Charleston in 1860 was aceoniplialied
by tlitiseheming Of Yancey, Slidell; Davis and
other leaders in 'the Southern States, for the
very purpose of bringing about a state of sf-
Atha that would give them a plea 'to inaugu
rate a rebellion. •
A break up in that ' corniention- *lts neces
sary, or rather a"preliminary kali in prepar
ing the public mind of the South tor the rev-
elution which Avas 'already planned by die
leaders. isecomplighing they
were assisted _ tly the •Albany Regency and
other unscrupulous politicians of the ,North.
The events of four years have since' rolled
around; the rebellion, with all its °Nils and
suffering in the South, has been—inaugurated
sod kept up; but they are'at length driven to
desperation, ands are in straitened circum
stances. They are cOmpelled to resort to
some scheme to severe a diversion in the
North or go under. A plot for a Split and
break up at Chicago is `resolved upon, to be
followed by revolution in the NOrth, as the
last hope for their sinking cause.
To accomplish this the rebel agents, rebel
blowers and rebel plotters haVe been rushing
beck from Europe, and have made Clamed&
their base of operations. The country friss
..Vontreat tss:i Niagara Fails and Windsor, op
posite Detroit,lis filled them, all direct
ing their efforts upisi they Chicago Conven
tion. Vallandigham"was sent back to Ohio
to play his part of the
. game , there. But in
order to aeeomplieh thew ends time was need
ed. AcoOrdingly the postponement. of the
`Ohicago - Convention vas eseential. The peace
faction and their' Orgeho boldly ootael out for
an adjournMeot. Dead Richaiond and the
Regency became' agestitsy in their
hands, and the ante asked for. lay the - rebel ,
conspirators in Oates& leas .blitahi&l. ••Thes
gle &Ott, towarda , blinkingationt a-North
ein-revolittion has been accomplished by the
xici , of the .Regenfiy, 'end the Lime class of
Northems politicians who played into: thd.
,rtandspf the? o 4l2,9ll,ctinsittratoes at Charles: ,
ton. Whay.pow do we See T
BandeFik and his rebel plotters are actively
at - wsOlt pefiectins their scheme. Already the
DeliiPertitic ;Clenfthtidt := of Kentucky has
,weft ed Peaoe' resblittitinsq'snit &Fall: it
es for
the Chicago Convention. Feratattelci Wood
etedy peace ocamaittes aseesabled in his city
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to add its voice and support te-the lot of the
rebels. The Chiaago Times',- • ° h
quircr and lottker peace papers e.
ir'6f the We'
have . enlisted Sanders cause as far as tlfeY,
dare. Audh%waddling journals the New,
and World, of this city, and the . Atlas and
Argus, at Albany, have bee*gradually work
ing themselves into the wank Scheme * and
under the influence of theTsPnepinttork"
Some forty or fifty rebel pelieiciana, :vita
Sanders at their.head, and a fety Colverheads
of the North. met at Windsor, about the' fitli
of this month, and perfected their , arrange.
mutts for' peratiing at Chiew:
-splitin the -oolmption-ia.thatirat-ruove i .
then insurrection, riot and rebellion—thus
using the same means that' were resorted to in
.18.6(k te_foreathe,South to eommence the re-_
bellion to inaugurate a revolntion - at the NOrth,
in thb hope Of by:hatristibta dilerthig attert
litim and bringing abentliaNivision that will
enable theinto daay4hge.ffniti`overthroNi and
open a road for the success of the confederacy.
That Jeff. Davis and the rebel chiefs have
been driven to this as a, last resort is now
apparent. 'lt is their last hope for the success
of the bogus Southern confederacy. It is re
volution at the North or death to their cause.
Hence their determination and the desperate
chances that they are taking.'
But
But they entirely mistake the Northern ele
ment. The peace politicians are equally
blind to the real results of thi4 course. A
copperhead division at Chicago, or attempt at
insurrection and revolution at the North, in
stead of helping the cause of the rebels, *ill
strengthen and intensify the Union feeling
here, and make President Lincoln's re-elec
tion as certain as the sun rises and sets on
election day. It is true that. through the
Regency and other unscrupulous politicians
of the North, the rebels were enabled to bring
about a division at Charleston which led to a
rebellion in the -South. But the stirring
events of this war have-so educated the people
at the North that. With all the assistance of
the Regency, the pence faction; the News and
other organs can give, theyeannetrepeat this
result. The only t effect of these, sellemes, if
they continue, is to bring about the
tion of Abraham Lincoln. This is the natural
moat and logical conclusion of their course.
330 ecr,efeilrapo.
FROM WASHINGTON.
HE REBELS- SKEDADOLINtSiUTHWARD,
THE NATIONAL COITAL OUT OF. DANGER.
Th' Rebels Retreat keroSs the Petoniae.
They Take 1,000 Stolen' Cattle With Them,
No Eiccitenteut:6"Wisidnetiiiii.
Vtastretordri,:hly' 13 L- t gvening: '
Skirmishing has 'been 'Constantly going dn.
Our troops have acted strictly on the defensive
until yesterday evening, when the rebel shdrp
shbotas becoadn annoying, thpy .60*.
mined to disloilke' them frten the front 'OfiFicitl
Stevens. This' wit& '6ffeetuallyt amid
shouts of applause from those who : witnessed
the action. , •
.
- The rebels retired in hot hike; 'leaving
the house of F.:Prßlair; at 'Silver Springs, a
hundred wounded including, eleven officers„
and also left all iheir dead on the field. i•
Aeconiaiislances madelo=day showedi that
the hadl
from the front of our fortifications after Ipnig
a number of bdildino which they had: pre
viously oocuPis4ialrf'sho l lr f9r their 4019-
,
shooters.
Scouts report tiire rebels this morning recroala
ing• the Potomac.nearly opposite Pooles*rae,
driving before them about 2,000 head of cattle,
which they had stolen whilea dispatch re
ceived by Gen. Halleek, frbm,Rockville, says
the retreating rebels piased 'through that
place at 3 o'cloek this morning, and they
were at that time Moving in the direction of
Edward's Ferry.' " •
The rebels near Bladensburg made off be-.
tureen S end' , 9 b'elotk , this , morning, taking
the road mentioned; and carrying with theni
'a large number of horses, cattle. &a., stolen
from that place.'
The
.
The militia and volunteers,. and employees
in the several departments of the Government
were ealleoVeritio-day,AndLimOmftried . the
duty assigned , theiii.
There has' been 'no extraordinary !excite
ment in Washington.. • Several squadsuf rebel
prisoners were brought in to-dap',
ESCAPE OF GENEkAiFitkNIELIN
His , Sale Arrival:. Baltinites
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PAILTIMILIRS - Of H_
.18 thP,MKANDTICA-PE
• .!..4111tritime;dulY
Major General Frialdra arrived safe in this
city about S o'clbSE this morning,
ticipated froni ifitklifermation - read.Yeeerdig,
and is now it t4iiittnes, hotel restiiiefrilm;hisk
fatigue and exposure: - ' ,
The following'pta brief aCdotint df his mil? !
tare and escape!! is
was seated in 'cm., at
the time of histartiktr,'.alougside"of
ed . lienteninit 'Co Cht#l; -'when ii-rebel officer
came on the dai,= ,, eio as lihnself to
the wounded Miele you Major
General Franklin ?" He "iieplied that be was
not, and gavellieWhis 'Mahe and rhnk. Gen.
Franklin was in"eitizerira (tress, but the rebels
also put the qttestion to: hitn; and he rankly;,i
answered that such was his table and rank.
There was pq doubt in his mind . frdm, the
manner of hie interrogatft . that-he ilia 'been
pointed out by"sdnie of the , painiengeral
The rebel Said: ‘/Getteral;4 aliiltappy tOse c e
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you." The General repluift, "I cannot 'Say
that I am pleased to see you under the cit.-
curaatimces." . 4,!
AboUt ten minutes afterwards Gilinore
came into the cars and addressing himself to
Gen. Franklin Bath "Genera l you wllls eon ,
eider yourself rity-ttrieorier)' <lie *ea then
put into a earriageiand With 'ether prisoners
driven through thefoolintiry, stopping awhile
at Towsontown . and going• itemise to Reisteie
town, where they anived:libtiut 1 o'clock on
Tuesday morning' mid iiiittlediately bivouacked
for the night. -
The Geiieral was put in the custody °leap.
tain Owens and two guards, : Who were charged
with his safe Ifesping. I .Excrisin'g , hiniself ,am
sick and wear'y'heinamediktely laid doNB - mid
feigned sleep. :Somvaftersthectiptaiti Millis
guards haa dowh and it listened 'aimiansly
for indications of 'sleepy on their part.
He had not to wait long before he heard
the guard nearest to him commence to breathe
heavily, momentatily increasing the volume.
and= profundity . until it , bet tune: suilleiently,
loud- td , ivake any ordinary efeepelv
The OaptaitlAud his other guhrd 'had also
in the meantime dotioneueg'd to breathe ratter
heavy, and the (kmeralr continued With his
ears open to feign sleep. ...,Es lay. in.this way,
for sometime fintil.ilkt.htee geve ,. .nrunistakaV
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'ble 'signs of sleep. t Fearipg ithet y were
4iltiying . posit= he.got inprand.walk oarei'
, 4hhsly amtataiettOeleitoibe fear.% wittch,
Mg tbem, lie then coughed lOudly made
'7" r:
considerahle noise, thinking that they wanted
an excuse to shoot at him—each mau:i - ing
- With' his right hand grasping the mute of
his rifle. ti
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. - The indication's Of profound sleep being Se
a l
tounistakat le on the past of all three of the 4
he now thought that 4 would test the alike"
' ity of their almnbets by jturiping Abe
~ ten , ,
'This he did, and on looking back could site
no movement of the dusky lot ms of his guardy,
and off he shot across several fields, jumping
the fences and Beeping straight ahead in the
direction he thought would take him toward
the city. He ran for about three quarters
of . an.. hour, wlieri, ha..entered...a thick
. wood and in his weedily state, being really
broken down by ftttigne, he.sought a place of
concealment. He remained concealed for the
befineecirth - e'riiglit atulall the next day, fie.:
quently seeing from his hiding place the rebel
scouts searching for him, and scouring the
bushes of the roads.
Finally about sunset, almost famished for
water and food, he thought he would venture
out, having come to the conclusion that free
dom was nearly as bad as being a prisoner.
He still kept to the woods, however, and soon
saw two men moving towards him, carrying
large bundles of hay.
He walked up to them and asked them what
they were doing with hay in this wood, when
one of them replied: '•Vire have hid our hors( s
in the woods to keep theiri out of the hands
of the d—n rebels and we are going to feed
them." This reply was si - suffteient indication
of their sentiments and he immediately made
known to them the circumstances of his pres
"erice in the woods and who he was.
They greeted him most kindly and cordially,
dropped their hay and conducted him by a
secluded route to their farm house, where: he
was most kindly and hospitably, received by
the family.
Being in neighborhood surrounded by
'rebel sympathizers, and some of the rebel
se.luts still prowling around apparently
for him, his whereabouts was kept a profound
secret by his loyal host, who, on Wednesday,
set about devising means of getting him to
the city. This he accomplished, and at mid
night a carriage wont out from the city
and returned with the General, he feeling, as
he expressed himself, more tree than he ever
had felt in his life.
The name of the gallant and patriotic
Maryland farmer is at present withheld forithe
reason of fear of rebel retribution should any
more of the highwaymen of Gilmore's band
be still in his neighborhood.
The general left this niorning for Philadel
phia to join his family at York, Pa., where he
will spend a few weeks to recuperate his shat
tered health.
Later from Charleston.
COME OF A. BATTERY ON JAMES ISLAND.
41oluisids tsiind Oo'oupied by Our Troops
04811COESSFA ATTACK ON FT. JOHNSON,
Naw "roux, July 14.
Hilton Head ad' ices, report, .a .battery on
James Island captured from the rebels,.
= Johnson's Island was successfully occupied
by' our troops, but an attempt to take Fort
- Johnson by a night attack was a failure, and
_l5O of oar men, including Col. Hoyt, Lt. Col.
.Zunningham and a 'number of• other ofb."cers,
weft taken - :prisoners.::
Further Particulars: •
The following additional news 'has been
received of 'the
S.IPZIOIT/OINT TO JAMBS
.ThLAITD:
On Saturdaymorning, the 2d, as a co.opera
•tive move/bent, General Schimmelfinnig,
commanding the districtof Morris and Fohy
Island, crossed over to James Island from
Folly, with a part of, his force, and drove in
the rebel pickets, after a skirmish. The
troops were then formed into column and ad
vanced toward an old battery, not until re
cently occupied. The, Thirty-third United
States colored infantry, and the One Hundred
and Third New York, were placed in the ad
vance. When they arrived very near the fort
rebels opened with two brass field pieces,
with canister, creating "considerable havoc
and causing some confusion.
The Fifty fifth Massachusetts 'had 'been
formed in line for the purpose of charging on
the fort, and as soon as the tire had been
drawn they advanced at double quick. Theirs
was a delicate duty to perform; for they had
to charge through retreating white and black
troops, in the lace of a murderous fire. But,
they never flinched. The rebel fire wa,s quite
high, and nearly all who were wounded were
hit in the head. With a shout and the infra
,pidity of veterans they rushed over the para
pet, driving the rebel forces before them-into.
thewooda, and capturing the two guns. As
this was the first time this regiment was ever
.nailler-a hot fire; their conduct was especially
praiseworthy. They have nobly sustained
' the 'reputation wort- for the Massachusetts
colored troops by the. Fifty-fourth_at Wagner
, , andet Olnstee. ,
general: Schimmelfinnig held his position
about atday, and then fell back about ionile
and a half, with Itis•two captured rine, tied
*ranched. The reason , of the falling back.
:that the position .was, au inconvenient
one-to hold, tuid was.no more advantageous
than .the 'One now occupiect General Schim
melftnnig has since been joined by (eneral
Birney.iand•hialoree. , , I
ME
'OcOEIMUZ lATT.WI Oft YOBT JOHNSON.
.tOixt , Saturclay night the One 'Hundred and
tweritpseVeuth New York, Colonel Gurney,
and the.Eilty-secOndPennsylvania, Col. H.M.
Hoyt=all wider command of Colonel Gurney
—were. ordered to expos *avatar from Mor,
ris Island, and . endeavor bi surprise Fort
.JOhnson. They 'went over in boats, and .the
.tide: mum not favorable on arriving at the
boaab i and a portion of the boats got aground
on a small bar.
.ploncl HoYt and Lieutenant Colonel Cun
ningham, With a division of their l 'regiment;
sncdeedediii landing, and surprised' Battery
Simpkins, an outwork of Fort Johnsen; .but
by the accident, not being supported, it was
useless to attempt Fort Johnson with its gar,
risen of several.'hundred ipen. The' whole
party ashore was captured. It numberedione
hundred and thirty-seven enlisted -men and
the following offtCers:—Colonel fl:' M. Hoyt,
'Lieut. Colonel Cunningham, Civilian Treat
B. t'amp, First Lieutenants JamesA' Stevens,
Silas A. Bimyan end Thomas F. Emus.
At the time-:of the attack nonenf the guns
of 'krt..Johnson were airned towards the
•beach,-but they have since. been inoved so as
to point in that direction. 'lrhere'lig no doubt
that the'' expedition would 'have :teen cora
pretely sudeessful , but for the unforinitate ac
cident at landing: Oolonglilloyf *arid. Lieut.
tOolonel OtuniinghantAirwspAndid. officers,
and their capture juStrat they hadbmvely and'
skilfully acqomplished,their purpose is very
inVitifying. It is riot proper, howgver, to
biome any, one until., at least, there is Positive
~evidence of misconduct. The failure, I sup-,
pose, should be set down as an ordinary rani-.
fortune of war.
=non nwou'rnm.
On Saturday, while the navy tug Iris was
pontoon boat filled with negroes, in
Et:ono - I.er; it was run tinder in turning sud , ';
p
an.d twlt4tx-one„ . . re drowned. The
jiM4 l triootafOiribitthoil at*. til4ts **.
• a,lbgdiecserani" isat4lre‘c44lqtArts: vow
doge before ell of t4oin wero recoveted and
buried. The sight of the swollen corpses
floating about was not very agreeable to tiaose
who inhabited the transportsd gnjOKNidso on
the river. -.
~...w . ...., 6 -6.
bank •
4 OA ft. #i 'a• ' lee, 'AM *ilea bank of Stoto
river, a cap k ; ()Crabs o . se abo v e Legar.-
ville, on„grou it . -bYad nectipiectiGest. Wright's
fences atthe time of Gefferal Names expe
dition, is Fort Pringle, a rebel Work of con
siderable Etrength ; and they have another
battery on the James island side, while fur
ther up on John's island, is Pemberton. On
the morning of the Fourth, when our gun
boats, at_ asignal, run up.their holiday deco
rations of signal , flags and bunting, Fort
Pringle,opened on thernirery spitefully. The
first shell exploded between the Pawnee and
the McDraningli, which "wee lying near
together. 'llikeplaiter and a mortar schooner
replied vigorously, pitching many shells into
the enemfs works,.
The Monitors Lhigh and Atontauk, lying
opposite Pringle, near the James Nand
shore, also engaged the fort, and the firing
has been kept up, with occasional intermis
sions, ever since. We have had no casualties
during all this fighting. .
' • GEbrXR,CL FOSTER. .
is very active, going from point to point, and
giving general directions, leaving the details
to his generals. He made ,a flying trip to
Hilton Headlyesterday, but returned immedi
ately to the scene of operations.
Has afforded allAseistance possible to Gen
eral FoSti , r;and will'continie to do so. The
perfect agreement between them is very grat
ifyingito all who wish to see the movements
successful.
What is to be done hi future eannot be
judged at all by what has been done. The
object geinnt- to ba to keep:. the rebels thor
oughly:stirred up a long our front,and that has
been done very effectually. But those who
havei the ;best, knowledge fkor (Avatars' Foster
belicive'therdlS - a chance of hisq(Uding some
weak point in the rebel front where we can do
something niq;vv than merely stir *tam up.
The Losses in the Battle on the
Monocacy.
In the hospitals at Frederick aver four hun
dred of the rebel wounded are now under
care of our surgeons, and the citizens of
Frederick and surgeons of our hospitals state
that every min who was capable of being re
moved without serious injury was carried off
in' ambulances and wagons, they thus en
deavoring tohide their loss. '
Before they retired from the City they burned
down all the Government buildings except
the hospitals:
Dr. Johnson, the Medical. Directcir at Fred
erick, arrived at military headquarters this
morning, and gives the following as the re
sults o;the battle of the klortocacy:,
trNION LOSS.
Igilled'aiia left on' the field '• - • 121
Worinded and taken to 1105p43. 190
Prisoners taken 400
(
Total.. .
Killed, near`.... b> 300
Wounded and in -hospital at Fredepick,
now in our possedlon. t 430
Total • 730
TheLdeetA3r states that the. rebels suffered
Vadi& dfffeers killed and woutulect
Railroad • and Telegraph Com
miihicatton liestoroo-„No Fight
ing I:4:Angus. •
`1", BILTIMOBE, July 13-7 P.
A locomotive and tender, which left Wash
ington at 1 o'cloek to-day, has arrived safely.
But one rebel was seen on the road, and• he
was nearly starved to death. There was no
enemy in sight. No fighting of moment was
going on, and all looks well.
Trains will probably resume running to
morrow. Telegraphic communication will also
be resumed, no doubt, very soon.
Beurnion, July 1.4.--Trains. are running
to and from Washington this morning as
usual. The Washington riape.ra, of to-day
have beEn received.
Arrival of Prizes—Masiachnsirii
NEW 'YORK July 14.
The steamer Little Ada, for Charleston, was
captured on the Bth by the steamer Gettys
burg. She is 'an iron propeller of 120 tons,
with a general cargo.
Boaron, July 14.—The British prize steamer
Boston, from Bermuda, which was enptuted
On the Bth - off Wilmington, by the Fort Jack
son, has arrived. She is a sidewheel steamer
of 350 tone,: and was purchased -at Halifax,
seven months ago, for 835,000. She was cap
tured on here first' trip, with a...cargo of-950
sa4s of salt, 24 barrels copperas and 100
boxes soap.
The captured steamer, Little Ada, has also
arrived here. She hails from Savannah.'
'TWo thousand volunteers went into camp
yesterday, and it is believed that the ligmber
wilVidach five thoust4l:filifing the Preient
week. Astlimois no 3a* of arms this force
iglu speedilybe Yeady.
• • Later from Mexico.
NEW YORE, July 14:
The Star of Liberty from Havana, with
dates to the 9th inst., has arrived. She brings
yera t Cruz dates to the 2d -inst., -and city of
Ildepqo to the 27th tilt. - ' •r• •
The &n . iiilad's.ays that Gan. Trago with his
whole- army .has: given his adhesion to the
empire:. The E'stafettedenies it.
Doblt4lo IS said to likieAlibanded the re
inaina othisarniy aCrqtost, and is on his
way to eonfer:with.the-Emperor. :Elsewhere
it: s statidithitt hb'N at Matemoras • -bonnd to
the U. S.
Ihe Spanish consul at Cajoaca, has been
murdered and the murderer sentenced for
execution. The ambassadors had. leftlto no
tify the European coots of the Bde arrival of
Maximilian at Mexico.-.• •
The sickness is rather increasing at Havana
owing to the heat atia. rahib•
General Franklin's istape Con
brined.
NEW Your., July 14.
. ,
The Herald states, on reliablo information,
that Ggneral Franklin is at Barnum's Hotel,
Baltimore.
Beurinteirs, July 14.—General Franklin has
left the city for. Philadelphia.
BAIZETMOBE; July,l4. , ,qeneriil Franklin ar
rived in , the city this morning,<and took up
Ids quarters at Barntkin'affrotel. He has since
left for Philadelphia - by way of Perryville.
t •/4 Naw YORE; Jib' 14.
• Cottimi•oniet at Vl 6g Figur • declining;
840 q-cotA s oo barrels:stitilf $lO 20®10 65;
for• Ohio $ll 25®10440; for southern $ll 20
®„11 50. Wheat "steady, bat no sales of fin-
Penoitace: CariaLlitead,y; - salei of 18,000 bus.
sl‘4l@l Agiitheiiv. Pork 5100,ot; now
mess $420,42 sb. Lard heavy, ky dnll
and Bice, Flour 4,9244 1 1:#0 3 .
Wholito;p3a.bilkawc' Corn 7,400 b
0,1, ".• • New Norlic'Stock Markett4
~.,..,-;
„.. •
.m.".v.: - 111_, --.: • t.s. ...-. tiFia o 4 7l : 1 4 1 Y /4,:•• , ,i
Ufitooka l bitter. drireapourciskieek lidiekt
1084; Camberlsud preferred sq. 0914 385.
ADMIRAL DAIILGREN,
FUTURE OPERATIONS
BALTIMORE, Jul.* 13
ItBEL LOSS
Enlistments.
Markets by Telegraph.
SEMI
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
FOR SALE,
A BITILISI*G, on Second street, betice, e ,
Broal and coma. *Mr to
JuSIAH IEcFAULAND,
11.14 dlw corter Enzquehanna and Colder btil
VETERANS TO TEE FRONT! $6 , 50 BOE\T'•
1 ,
THE Philadelphia " Citizelas' Volunteer
Sanszttnte committee" is engage I is r vro.t:n:
veterans and a lens not. 'nab! , to di alt. Vetelmes can n. , :e.;
enli.t under the most advantageous conditions and, wnd.
assisting their e , o.ntry at this c his, can seetire anti"_
provision tor their families dot leg their absence.
By applying to this COMMILtee, they be mustere
into the aelvice ac substitutes. They Cali select gi.7
I.,nnsylvan'a regiment, and will receive on the day
muster.
Six hundred and any dollars in cash,
without auy ueductl m for COMMierioll or broke:kis?.
sides the p . unty offered by the Government
Veterans: the country looltil to you fo uphold Ler
against the advan lug armies bf teOrilion.
Daniel et itanoLz. Coaien, John Thompson,
J. U. Roeeegar.en, Treas'r, Clement B. Pen ma,
J. Clerk Hare Henry C. Lee.
Otiloe of the C..mmlttee, No. 422, W.lnot
Jyl4 airs.
$5O REWARD
STOLEN, from a field adjoiniug the r
dente of the subscriber, residing near Shepherdstovi,
Lutaberland county, oa ruceday night, July 12ih, a BAs
MORSE, about. 16 hantlii . bigb. Eiss the letters A E
on one of his from hoots. The above reward will be
on delivery of tho horse to JACOB L. 200 K,
11:3 3t* Limebunwr, Sheptiertisursro, Cunsb. cu., I's
Rixiturrs WAINTED
Dv. 11. W. Miles,
FORMERLY Captain in tbo 84th P. V..
ceived authori y to recruit a company for o:
hundred uays' service. Able-taxi ied3 oung meta ate wit.;
ea to till ip his organization
*4's BOUNTY
win be phi to each recruit as soon sestacru into i. 11.3 h.
vice.
For particulars apply at his headquarters, or N!::
Drug Store, er of North and Third streets, or at :`dl:
Grocery Store, on Ridgo Avenue. •
NOTICE
.130TIN'rIC OF $5O.
The- following resolution was unanimouil:,
adopted at a meeting held by the board ot
county commissioners, viz:
Resolved, That the county of Dauphin will
pay to each private and non-commissioned
officer who may be enlisted for military ser
vice and credited to the quota required from
the county under the late calls et the Presi
dent of the United States, to serve for 100 days,
in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Washington
and its vicinity, the sum of fitty dollars.
Certified from the minutes, j'nly 13, 1361
HENRY HARTMAN,
JACOB J. MILLETS - FN.
ROBERT W. McCLIIRE.
Commissioners
Attest:—J Muais, Clerk.
7913
Proposals for Corn and Oats.
01111,21 ASSINTANT QUARTIIRICISTBE, U. S. A.
IMBRUE% Pasta+, Ju. l 9 13,1664.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
this office until 12.ciiv.look, Saturday, itCy lr.z!..
to furnieh this department 'Fhb
(11.0110) 1. n'thousaud bushels corn and
(10,000) ten•theto and babel' oats,
to be dt livered at Warrtaborg, Penn a.
. Corn to be put up in good stout sacks of about is
bushels seen. The molts tO be famished without e.xt; - ;
charge to the Government.
PrOpokninior any amount, say over(2000) two thounr
buMois will be re. eived.
Proposals ftrr delivering corn and oafs loose an•
&xis party obtaining a contract will be required to eu
ter into bonds with approreit sureties for its taltbrnl
'cation.
The department reserves to Itself the right to rex.:
any or sh bids If not seemed satisfactory.
Proposals will be addressed to Captain B. C. Boel "tink
back, Assistant Quartermaster, Harrtsbar& Pa., and srL
be endorsed "Proposals for Forage." By order of
cAI-T. J. G. JOHNS' IN,
Chia Qr. Mr., Grp% Surquebanna.
E. C. REICHENBACH,
Capt. aul A. Qr. Mr.
.1713-dui
1,000 Horses Wanted!
THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRE
I.
lItMEDIATE [TEE
ONE 'MAD CAVALRY HORSES,
For which CASH will be paid on their ;IP
livery at
HARRIS BU IL G,
At Goveruinent prices for such as bear 1r
spection
etIROTIMSTASOES do not admit of an)
11, j delay, and urdem the number mentioned can be pry
cured at crice by purchase. the TIKW.9iV.C.9 of the C,82-
!nay require that they be PRESSED into rt.rvice wt.;-
ec r
It Is hoped this urplcszant duty may be ay..ided.
Horaim ' , agog promptly brought forward and pa m•
received for them.
Agents for purchase will be fount/ at La/woofer, F t ,
ng. Lewistown, Willismsport 811 , 1 Carlhle.
tty command of Major General Coucm
• J. G. .70110.710 N ,
Caps. and Ch'f Q. IL Depl Susqaahar,.m
Orris Ca'a Q. M., DEP'T SC3gCE.I3-43N-1, )
11.12816,111W,G. .TU3y 12, 1564
TO CARPENTERS AND CAR 'BUILDERS.
WANTED, six or eight good carpenters
olr builders at the Schuylkill and :usquelia•
railroad company's shop, at Ratoh Gap. Highest
paid and constant employmita given.
Apply to George Garverich, Esq , railroad depot, ff.u .
risburg, Mr. John Proud, foreman at the shop. vr th •
dersigned at Pine Grove 11 . K TitAlX,
Pt s Gsoirs, July 9, 1864. jyl2v.ltv
PUBLIC SALE.
WILL be sold at public sale, ou Satttrilei
LAY Nth, 1864, at the reeldence of the taut;
bar in Swaim township, Dauphin county, on the roar
leading from 'Harrisburg to Mi4dletown, at the laukna ,
o Army or Poor lions:: Mill, the foLowlog personal prc
petty, viz:
One excellent family HORSE, 1 SPAN OF MULES,
suitable for any light draft purpose, one two-horse coy
end eprtug wagon with polo or shafts, one light use
horse wagon, one buggy,. one sulky, one sled, on,
sleigh, two doub e setts !tames; two single tett,
harness, one saddle, collars, bridles, barrel,,, scan 6
two beds mid bedding, dour by the bairrel, felt
by the bushel, corn, oats and rye by the hustle:.
bushel and half-bushel measures, one Fairbanks.
analog weighing 800 lbs, one pair ur wales welgtuv
600 los., one big holder, dity to sixty milt picks, 175 t•
200 two busitri bags forty to silty-three bushel bags, 7.
to . loo sacks, about 300 dry best hickory mill cogge, sr/
bag truck wagon shovels, hand shovels, spaces, use _
interest of a river seine forty-five yards in length, •
bait interest a seine thirty ywds in length, oar „,
desk with book case, two ntlos. six good beget If
previously rented private, the Mid for ht nor'
-flu,
August I.t, 1864, to April st, 1865.
Sale to commonce at 10 o'clock ea reVi d
terms will be made known by the tinder* ay'
All sums exceeuing $lO eight naoxiba
pro ve d riecurity., , Five per d fs
eilew. or •
1 for all ca ,„o
manta above $lO,
All pers on knowing tlientaelvie indebted for gel,:
feed will please make netUement kal:fot e the 25th
Jyl:ld•bt
L F.
AUCTION AALE
CONDEMNED ANIMAL'
. , WAR Dr:Juana-vs'.
CANALay Bunear,
Ornez OP CHIEF QUARTS/MAST:T.,
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 7, 1564
.
WILL be sold at Public Auction to tl<
Wpm bidder, on July 19(b.,
Gliemboro Depot, 'near Waist'Thelon., D. C., begirthia;
10 Wok:4k, A. X.,
TWO Hi:NE.IMb CAVALRY HORSES.
These horse* have bees condemned as an tt for the E'•
sky oervice .f the Army.
For read wad form parpcees many good bargaW•q
Horns sold singty. •
Tam: deb, in U. Ilk' currency. •
Lt. Oa At U. Q. - 11..-cem ft resew
*ll:dtd.
FOIL SALJIA.
A: 013814 and LOT, 441411, in Bho: t
' street, Yoneowtpronnocit;on given Iniiney. For
inqfitri on the
#ll4llls a R, ix JiaaGER
a