CM KZ tileOh * ara cter of. t the ' , Order; how would =you regard, if placed as a•jtrror in the jury box on a trial tor murder, the testimony of a witness who was a member of the Order, if the pris oner arraigned was also known by you to be a member of it? A It would hate no influ ence at all. Number of Temples and Councils in Si. Louis. ('.,.Can you state to me the number of tenples in the oity of. St. Louis? A I can not. I believe there are only two of the Ist ddgree and two of the 2d and 3d degrees, and a Cigez.nd Council, . Withdrawal of Grand Commander and Talk ~`,.on the Subject between Deputy Grand Com pander and, grand Secretary. '.Q'fititik on any knowledge of the with dtalattof Ms. Emit from the order before his ameat.L.A.:ol...my—own—knowledge, no. I hi* f ttit aid while in prison that he resigned bit I .Qlive you any knowledge on that subject inikiiiimdi to Mr. Dunn? A While in prison, Ciliarlaii E. Dunn and myself were in consul tltion as to what .course it would be best to pare. He suggested resignation, if it could beminaged: I told him to let the resigna tions go to the devil, and come right down olk• Atte ritual before the Provost Marshal. l- r this 'I meant a full acknowledgment of ot' ' relations to this Order. ' 0. A. K. Steamboats on the Ever. 'Q Have you any recollection of ever hav ing heard among the members of the Order that there was any particular steamboat on the rivet upon which it would be safe to ship contraband goods or to travel on? A Yes, - s i r. * * * * The Main Creed of the Order is, in Substance, that Lincoln - has Usurped Authority, and -that. there 'exists not only a right but it is a da.Ay to resist and expel him by force from power, if necessary. • "Q Is or -is not the universally accepted thelip of the rhembeia of the Order in sub stance this:- that the chosen officers of the Federal Government have usurped authority, and that it is not only' an inherent right, but At imperative duty for all 'who think as the members do, to resist those Federal function- cries and, if need be, expel them from power by force? A That is my understanding. • Q Is it not distinctly claimed by tho mem liell/41' of this Order, and so announced in the Maid, that cinch resistance ie not revolution, bittisob3ly the assertion of right? A Yes, sir, Vbelleve ib is: Q I thifitunderstand that the principles of this . Order; As held by the members thereof, are such that if one of its members should as saisinate Mr. Lincoln, because of his alleged isitrpatiorrof power. such member's conduct would be justified by the entire Order, and that it would be the sworn duty of all to keep worst the act and save him from being brutight tp trial and punishment for it? A Yea, Thtii rebellious principle held cipplicable . to all Officer; aciiiis`, under Lincoln, 9, Is the same principle recognized by them its applicable to officers acting under the au thority of the President and obeying his or ders--such as commanders of departments. army, &c.? AL I think it is. It includes all military officers of the General Government. Memoranda Notes in Pencil Mark of Proceed ings of Councils Identified. Q Is the paper which I hold in my hand, and marked "A" known to you ? A It is, and has been in my possession as secretary of the Second Degree. Q Is it what it purports to be, "The report of the condition of the Richard Montgomery Temple?" A It is. Di the paper in my hands marked. "B," kAcrirw to you,2 A. It is, and is in my hand , i Als this the memoranda of a meeting of tioteflplo held March 14th, 1864 ?. A It is the Memorandum of the proceedings of a meet inof the Second Degree, taken down by self. - Q Do you recognize the paper hi my hand, marked "C ?" A. Yes, sir. Q Is this the memorandum of the proceed ings of . a meeting of the Temple held March 24, 1864? A Yes, sir, and in my own hand writing. Q I observe that there was a committee ap- pointed to raise funds for the piirpose of buy ing arms and ammunition for said Order ? A I have no knowledge that any committee was appointed or funds raised for such a pur pose. Q I observe also that there was a vigilance committee to be appointed. What was to be the duty of said committee ? A I do not know. Q I hold in my hand a paper marked "D," which I suppose to be the proceedings of the meeting of the Temple of the 3d degree ? A 'recognize it as my own handwriting, and a copy by me made from the original, which was in skeleton form. Q I hold another paper in my hand, me ked "E," apparently a aubsoription list of monsy o rnised for the benefit of P. C. Wright, 11ipittme Commander. Am I right? A Yes, Are the figures set opposite the names the number of dollars raised for said purpose? Teo, sir. Q I hold in my hand another taper, mark ed HZ!' Will you explain its imports? A Yes,, Or. It relates to one —, of who it was alleged had made an expose or propos mid to do so. Witims states that his Answers on this exami nation have been of his own free will and ac cord, and from a sense of duty. (1 Mr. Smith, have you of your own free will and accord, from your own sense of duty as ,a citizen, and without the solicitation or influence of any one, answered the foregoing questions, which have been propounded to you, in - the manner you have? A I have. Q Has this examination at this time taken place in consequence of a letter addressed by you to the Postmaster General, requesting it to be made, and stating that it was your de- Ike to answer all questions without equivoca tiim•or mental reservation? A Yes, sir. Witness Desires to Place Himself in the Po , -sition of a Law-abiding Citizen by Taking • the Oath of Allegiance and Renouncing all his Obligations as 0. A. K. Q-Have you done so with a view of plac- Int-yourself as far as possible in the position of a law-abiding citizen, and as I understand, yhu propose now to ta kei the oath of alle giance. A Yes, sir. Qln go doing , you understand yourself and *bah to be understood, to renounce any and - till'ribligation which you assumed as a member of the Order of American Knights, and tolriumme and-perform -all the duties en joined by that oath? A Yes, sir:' G. B. SMITH. Subscribed arid sworn to before me, this 2d turd August, 1864. L O. DODGE. !dent. and Assistant Provost Marshal General. No max tioinims will be paid after the impending draft has been made. AU bounties end with the draft. This is a fact worth know ing:by those who desire to enter the army:and rtlll preserve themselves from peeniary lose. • LrancosroN, the celebrAted English 4iS engaged in efforts which he hopes yetlnteceed, to , stop the slave trade on the ', 4 East"eoast of Africa. kr.e.nat rannber of prorrOnent men of Lciu jorille have been arrested for treasonable eon ghsen in commotion with the 'Order of the OP4 II -qc , - pail g EttepA HARIBIt3BURG, PA. TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 16, INC NATIONAL UNION TICKET. FOR PRESIDENT, Abraham Lincoln, OF ILLINOIB• FOR WOE PRESIDENT. Andrew Johnson, Bounty Brokers. The business of recruiting, and the service of arms, have suffered from no source so much as from what is known as bounty brokerage. The combinations entered into by the bro kers have been of a character far more ras cally, cowardly and mean, than those which the smallest gamblers with the dirtiest sweat cloths resort to to cheat their victims. The whole business is a base fraud. It is worse than stealing, because men are induced to contract for a service involving the chances of death, under circumstances at once fraud ulent and villainous. Hundreds of thou sands of dollars, appropriated by the people, for the use of the soldier and his family, have been seized or stolen by the bounty brokers, and used in turn by them for riotous and vi cious purpose& And what is the most wo- Ifni aspect of this whole affair is the fact that the government doubly suffers from the frauds of these rascals. If a recruit is cheated by a broker, he becomes a dissatisfied soldier, per haps a deserter, and therein the government suffers. When the frauds of the bounty bro kers are made known to the people in the ru ral districts, it is not the individuals who are held responsible by the masses. It is the Administration—the authorities—the gov ernment. Had it not been for the crimes committed by the brokers, volunteering and recruiting would have been as good to-day as it was two years ago in Pennsylvania. Had the liberality of the people been allowed to go wherS it belongs, to the substitute, there would be no want of men. But by some in fluence or other, the whole business has be come a base, dark and.clamnable fraud, full of evil to the State and the nation. Harrisburg presents a fair picture of the crimes enacted by these men. By the rascals who make this city their headquarters, to cheat the soldier, Harrisburg has almost lost a reputation which it took years of honest labor to gain. How long will this business be allowed to flourish ? It has been stopped at other posts, why should it flourish here? Burning to be the Future Warfare of the Rebels. The Richmond papers are devoting a large share of their columns almost daily since they received the news of the burning of Chem. bersburg, to the discussion of the measured . the Yankees will adopt as .a rotollation. rebel editors. claim that the Southern fore ,s captured Chambersburg twice before, resolved each tithe to burn the town. They intended to visit York and Gettysburg with the same fate—and in fact, their first object in attempt ing to invade the North, was to burn, destroy and desolate. These purposes, say the Rich mond editors, were deferred, because the Southern soldiers are essentially chivalrous, brave and christian—and only when the bar barous Northerner had passed the bounds of honorable warfare, did the South light the torch, and henceforth, while the war contin ues, its flames are to be unquenched. All this is very fine talk for: the Richmond edi tors; but when it is remembered that the rebel armies hold no territory but that which is in insurrection, they will have a good time burn ing and desolating the property of their own friends. Yet the threat thus to carry on the War with the torch instead of the sword, shows the desperation of the men with whom we have to deal. What would a peace be worth, procured in any other way but by the victory of Federal bayonets, when we estimate the character of our enemies by their own threatenings ? Not as much as the paper upon whiCh the compact could be written. With the torch as the weapon of our, enemies, the contest resolves itself into one of plain issues and duties. If we do not promptly crush them—if we do not overwhelm them with de feat—they will kill us, burn our homes and en slave our children. Let us be prepared here after, for the new weapon of rebel warfare. Only Traitors Thank Them. We have carefully watched the character of the reception given to the "protest" of Messrs. Ben. Wade and Henry Winter Davis, by the press of the country, and it is now clear that none are so hugely gratified as those which represent parties opposing the cause of the Government. Indeed, we can safely write, that no men of sense or respectability outside the Dernocratie party, are better pleased with the performances of Messrs. Wade and Davis than they are themselves. The day was when Wade and Davis had some influence for good —but that it gone by, and it would now appear that they are only capable of evil. The copperhead press of the country alone approves the " protest." It affords the traitors large capital to work mischief to the Gov ernment, and Wade and Davis have the satis faction of knowing that at the hour when our prospects in the field and on the wave are most propitious of success, they cast a brand into our midst to kindle flames such as the rebels lit at Chambersburg. Hereafter, when peace is restored, if both men survive, Ben Wade and Henry Winter. Davis will be two of the most pitifully fallen statesmen in the land, fair specimens of what ambition C all do when it overleaps itself. REBEL Sotaarms if; GEORGLL —Every male jnhabitant of Georgia, between the ages of seventeen and fifty,is in the Confederate ser .4rice, arid those between sixteen and seven teen,, and between fifty and fifty-five, in the State militia. There are from fifteen to twen ty-five hundred troops about Savannah. Be sides troops, and women and children, there parcely any one in the !AV. Pennsylvania Legislature. Fab THE 'T/CLY4GRAPIL ERPOTEED SENATE MONDAY, August 15, 1864. The Senate met at 8i P. M. BILL IN PLACE. Mr. CLYMER read in place an act to authorize the school commissioners of Berki county, and the school directors and super intendents •in the several townships and boroughs, to levy a tax to pay bounties to volunteers. Hoven AMENDMENTS To the following named House bills were read and concurred in: Bill No. 1281, an act relative to the Reading railroad company. • • Bill No. 1020, an act relative to the Ex celsior coal company. Bill No. 576, a supplement to an act to in corporate the Lee coal company. Bill No. 625, an act to exempt the Penn , asylum of the city of Philadelphia from tax ation. Bill No. 1203, an act to incorporate the En terprise mining company. Bill No. 1197, an act to incorporate the mineral exploring company. Bill No. 864, an act to incorporate the Pittsburg and Philadelphia coal oircompany. Bill No. 1121. an act to anthdrize the bur gess and town council of the borough of York to borrow money, Bill No. 854, an act to incorporate the Na tional oil company. . Bill No. 1373, an act to incorporate the Maxwell oil and mining company. Bill No. 1523, an act to incorporate the Garrick oil and mining company. Bill No. 896, a supplement to an act to in corporate the Thomas iron company. Bill No. 1242, an act to incorporate the In dependent oil company. BILLS =CONSIDERED On motion of Mr. WILSON, the Senale re considered the vote on Senate bill No: 881, an act to amend an act to incorporate the Cen tral coal company. Said bill was amended and passed On motion of Mr. CHAMPNEYS, the Sen ate reconsidered the vote on Senate bill No., 664, an act to authorize the banks of this Com monwealth to become associations for the pur pose of banking under the laws of the 'United' States. Said bill was amended and passed fi nally. On motion of Mr. REILLY, the Senate reconsidered the vote on Senate bill No. 702, a supplement to an act to incorporate the North American coal company. Said bill was amended and 'passed finally. On motion of Mr. SMITH, the Senate re considered the vote on Senate bill No. 976, an act to incorporate the Ernst coal and iron eompany. Said bill was amended and passed finally. _ . On motion of Mr. STARR, the Senate re considered the vote on Senate bill - No. 634, an act to incorporate the Howard coal and iron company. Said bill was amended and passed finally. On motion of Mr. REILLY, the Senate re considered the vote on Senate bill No. 21, an act to repeal the third section of an acp to confer upon the orphans' court of Lancaster county, certain powers in relation to the real estate of John Lindemann, deceased. Said bill was amended and passed finally. BOUNTIES IN BERNS COUNTY Mx. CLYMER moved to discharge the Ju diciary Committee, and proceed to the con sideration of an act to authorize the school commissioners of Berks county and the school directors and superintendents in the several townships, boroughs, ito., to levy a tax to pay a bounty to volunteers. After considerable debate. the a•" 443- aSr a vote of 12 to 14, re i ns wa 4v discharge the com mittee a. On motion, the Senate adjourned. SENATE. THIMSDAI, Aug. 16, 1864. The Senate met at 10 o'clock, 6=! Several petitions were presented in relation to kcal bounties, among which was one by Mr. FLEMING, from the taxable inhabitants of East Hanover, township, Dauphin county, praying for a law to enable the school direct ors of said township to levy a tax to paybOun ties to volunteers. Also, another from the common council of he city of Harrisburg, praying for authority o borrow money and to ley' a tax on incomes o pay bounties to volunteers. BILLS fl PLACE Mr. KINSEY read in place a supplement to an act for the sale of the State' canals, ap proved April 21, 1850. Referred to the Committee on Canals and Inland Navigation. Mr. REILLY, a supplement to an act re lating to the payment of bounties to volun teers, approved March 25, 1864. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. BUCHER, an act relating to the pro test of notes and bills of exchange. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. FLEMING, an act' in relation to the payment of bounties to volunteers in East Hanover township, in Dauphin county. Referred to the Cominittee on the Judiciary. RECALLED BILLS ANENDED The following bills; recalled from the Gov ernor, were amended and repassed : A supplement to an act to incorporate the Locust Gap improvement company. An act to incorporate the Sandy Lick rai road company. BOUNTIES IN 1417TLXII COMITY. The Senate, on motion of Mr. M'CA.ND LESS took up a supplement to an act to provide for the payment of bounties to volun teers in the congty of Butler. The bill was aiscussed by Messrs. Cvalten, CHAMPNICIS and lirOmmoss, and finally re committed to the Committee en the Judici ary. APPORTIONMENT BILL AMENDED On motion of Mr. CONNELL, the act fir ing the number of Senators and Representa tives, and apportioning the State into dis tricts, &c., was taken up, amended by the correction of a clerical error, and repassed. Adjourned till three o'clock this afternoon. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 1864. The House Met at 10 o'clock. Mr. SHARPE, from the special committee on the subject, reported a bill for the relief of Chambersburg. The whole of the morning'session was con sumed in the discussidn of the bill Providing a militia force for State defense. Numerous amendments were offered and debated. One, offered by 'Mr. MYERS, .proposed to strike out the provision for raising the mili tia, when necessary, by draft.. It was not agreed to. Another amendment was offered by Mr. COCHRAN, (Erie,) to strike out the amend 'merits adopted in committee of the whole, au thorizing the election of company officers , by the companies and regimental officers by - the company officers. 'the amendment preiiideff for the appointment of the officers by the Gov ernor, their competency to be ascertained by a hoard of examination: While , thin amend ment was. under dismission, the Reim 'ad journed till this afternoon. dig trdefenrap6. LATEST FROI GRANT'S ARMY. The 2d and 10th Corps only 12 miles from Richmond. Lee's Pontbon. Bridges in Danger of being Captnyed. All Wokking'Well. utting of the - Bridges a Sad Affair for the Ilepels. I=l • ' BALTIMORE, Aug. 16. The American publishes the following: BramtrDi HUNDRED, Attg. 14.—Yesterday the 13th inst., , the 2d corps (Hancock's) were going on board transports at City Point all day, apparently for Washington, and started down the river, the bands playing gaily. Of course rebels were watching from the shore and no doubt felt much interested in the movement. The transports did certainly go down the river for ten miles or more, when, however, they suddenly put about, and under cover of diii.ess returned, coming up by this point under full speed at 10 r: .sr., and proceeded ,up the river. At the same time the 10th corps, with the artillery of the 2d corps,. wese crossing to the .north side of James river, and they were all landed up the river :within 12 miles of Rich mond beforethree o'clock this morning. This, with Gen. Foster's, makes quite a re spectable army. It is understood that their first move will be to destroy, if possible, the rebel pontoon bridge ablive 'Fort Darling. Thus far all works well. Musketry firing was heard in the direction of this movemeilt . tkis morning., If they succeedrin outiing the pOntoons Lee would be unable to cross his army to the north side of the. James river, except by marching by way of Manchester, more than twenty miles. STILL - LAT - ER. Arrival of Wounded at For tress Monroe. IRING KEPT UP ALONG THE NEW LINES. Our Forces Carry Two Lines of Rebel Earthworks. They are Within Nine Miles of Richmond GENE GRANT AND MEADE COMMAND ECG IN PERSQN. ........q,,r.-... Our Losses Very Small. -•- . SEVEN GUNS CAPTURED Five Hundred Rebels Bagged On: 1111-essr --/l'isakii.on is ginscsists: -Ono OUR FORCES ABLE TO HOLD IT Sm.-prise of• the Rebels FORT MONROE, Aug. 15. The Hospital steamer Hero, of New Jersey, Capt. Hancock, arrived from Deep Bottom, on James River, this afternoon with one hun thed men, who. were wounded in the fight yes terday after landing on the north side.— They belong to the Tenth army corps, and the 'following officers, are among the num ber," viz :—Captain W. E. Mapes. 24th New York: Lieutenant Richard Pickinter, 16th Pennsylvania; Lieutenant G. H. Brown ' 10th Connecticut; Captain James M. Munn, 100th New York; Lieutenant E. E. Fairchild, 9th 11. S. Colored, sun stroke; Lieutenant J. S. Mansur, 9th Colored; Lieutenant P. M. David, 24 South Carolina ' rebel prisoner; Major C. P. Baldwin, 11th Maine; Captain Wm. &lure, 11th Maine; Corporal A. M. Fender, 11th Maine. The Hero brought away all the wounded - of the 18th Corps up to 5 o'clock, yesterday af 7 ternoon. Artillery and musketry firing has been kept up all day, and still, continued when our in formant left. Our forces tlio've in the rebel pickets early on Sunday morning, and during the day had succeeded in carrying two lines of the ene my's earthworks, the one lating only,about nine miles from Richmond. The loss in the 20th army corps has 'so far been very small. Gene. Grant and Meade are commanding in person. xaita. The mail boat Sey,sport has arrive( „ from City Point, and _has' on board 100 rebel pri soners, captured' during the 'Skirmishes of yesterday. Besides the earth works captured'by our forces yesterday, we also captured one bat tery, that bore upon our men working on the canal heretofore alluded to. WASHINGTON, August I6.—The Mail boat Keysport, reports the movement of the 2d corps up the James river on Saturday night, resulted in the routing of a large • rebel force at Datch Gap, and the capture of over 500 prisoners and seven guns. . The position occupied by the enemy is said to have been a strong one, and is now held by our troops, who are able to hold it. _ The Beysport took down from Bermuda Hundred to Fort Monroe over one hun dred prisoners from this light, about forty of whom claim, to be deserters. There was but little fighting done - by . Hancock accomplishing his end by skillful maneuver ing and a surprise, and consequently our loss was small, it being estimated.at:lees than one hundred. Previous to the-movement up the river, the troops were placed on trans ports and moved down ostensibly to be low Harrison's Landing, thus completely deceiving the rebels, who alone supposed :the siege of Petersburg and Richmond was being raised. Under cover of the night the troops were turned up the river again, and the result was a complete surprise of the enemy. Our troops have now gained, it is said, an important position within two miles of Fort Darling. Release of Ex-Mayor Parkl of • Memphis. ura% Aug. 15. The Memphis Bulletin says es Mayor Parks has been released from prison,' having written a penitential letter to the military authorities. From NashrHie. Nessvinna, August 15. fielipral 'correspondents of the different news- Rapers have arrived here froin,lielolv t as Ll- 43 , antidioate no early movement er *mortar*, Official Report of the Surrender of Fort Gaines. Unconditional Bounder of all its Troops and Gdns. eenwition of Fort Powell. LATER FROM SHERIDAN. BUTLITTLE PLUNDER TAKEN FROM s MARYLAND BY THE REBELS. GENERAL- EARLY'S TRAIN SMALL AffairS at Petersburg. NOTHING LATER FROM ATLANTA. Official War Gazette. WASHINGTON, Aug. IG-10;30 A. al, TO Major General Dix, „Yew York The following official report of the surren . .f Fort. Gaines, and the abandonment of Fort Powell, dated August 9th at New Orleans, has been received from Major General•Canby: "Fort Gaines, with 56 commissioned offi cers and 818 enlisted men, with the arma ment of 26 guns intact, and provisions for twelve months, has surrendered uncondition ally. It was occupied by our forces at 8 o'clock yesterday morning. 4ort Powell was abandoned, its garrison escaping to Cedar Point. Its armament of 18 guns is in condition for immediate service. "General Granger will immediately invest Fort Morgan, leaving garrisons in Fort Gaines and Powell." A. telegram from General Sheridan's com mand, dated Aug. 14, at Cedar Creek, was re ceived this morning. It states that except Moseby and White's guerrillas, there is no enemy this side of tie Blue Ridge; that Sheri dan's trains are all up, and his army in fine condition. Geri. Sheridan, in a dispatch of the 11th inst., reports that the stories of plunder taken by the rebels from Maryland are all humbug. They have very little, just enough to subsist upon, _and no more, most of which has been taken . from the Shenandoah Valley. In another dispatch, of August 12th, he says Gen. Early's train is a very small one, not exceeding 250 wagons, and the stories about accumulated plunder from Maryland are untrue. The Department has received an unofficial report from Fortress Monroe, that move ments were being made yesterday in front of Petersburg, but owing to the telegraph line being broken, no information has been re ceived from that quarter. The Department is without any recent in telligence from Atlanta. The rebel papers received here say nothing about Mobile, since the capture of Fort Gaines. (Signed,) EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War Grand Raid by McCook. brimense Captures of Wagons, Mules, Com missary and other Stores, Destruction of Railroad and Telegraph Lines. CAPTURE OF 1000 PRISONEIL INCHIDING OFFICERS. 15178SE4VENT LOSS . OF 500 MEN Lowey - Ims, August 15. We learn from an officer of the 2d Indiana Cavalry, that in the late raid M'Cook started out with 2,200 men, entirely independent of Stoneman, captured or destroyed 1,160 wagons, over 3,000 mules and horses, a vast amount of Quartermaster's stores and Commissary stores; destroyed the railroad and telegraph at Pal metto, and both sides of Love Joys station, captured 1,000 prisoners, of which number 72 were commissioned officers, includinct General Ross and most of his Tennessee brigade. M'Cook was surrounded near Newman by Wheeler, Roddy, Jackson and an infantry di vision. He lost about 500 men, and fell loack gradually. Front Louisville. Henderson, Ky., Threatened by the Rebels OUR TROOPS PROTECTED BY GUNBOATS Loursvmrat, Aug. 15. Passengers arriving at New Albany, hid., say that Johnson, with a body of rebel cavalry, is threatening Henderson, Ky. Our, garrison there is composed chiefly of negro soldiers, who are under the protection of our gymbot4s, which are ready to shell the town in case the ..rebels succeed in getting in there. Many of the inhabitants are fleeing north of. the Ohio river. Capt. J. H. Ferry, for a long time an active and efficient member of the Quartermaster's Department 'here, has been appointed and assigned to the office of Quartermaster at this post REBEL DEPREDATIONS Capture of Three Steamers on the Ohio River CATTLE SEIZED. AND DRIVEN OF INDIANkPOI.IB, August 15. The rebels under Col. Johnson, estimated to be 1,500 strong, captured three steamers near Shawneetown, Illinois, on Saturday night. the steamers were loaded with cattle be longing to the Government for the use of the forces stationed along the Ohio river, to pro tect the border of Indiana. The captured boats were compelled to pay several thousand dollars each, to save them from destruction. . At the last account the rebels were ferrying the cattle across the Kentucky river. It is now supposed that they will not attempt to cross to Indiana. A SWEEP BY THE SECOND CORPS Capture of South Carolina Re. bell at Deep Run. . • - WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. A xassenger on the mail boat from City Poin-Yorhich 'arrived tc-day, reports that a detachment of_ the Second Corps on Sunday swept around to Deep Run, and captured a utunberot prisoners. About eighty of them were yesterday landed at Fort Monroe. They are South Carolinians, and belong to Long stmet's corps. -Their.appearance Wiest" tbatlitiraTe InlibAed WWI Mitt The Tallahassee. eserlption of Her Armament TATEMENT AND THREATS OF HER COM ZANDER. e Destroys Fifty Vessels in One Week Bos.rox, Aug. 16'. Captain Reed, of the brig Billow, before re ported captured by the Tallahassee, gives thr following particulars of his interview with the pirate captain : I was two hours and a half on board thp Tallahassee. She has one pivot gun, three forward guns, and one brass rifled grm"ol large calibre on the hugicane deck. Her Captain, John Taylor Wood, was quite free and 'unreserved in his talk with us, and said he could steam sixteen knots an honr, and had crossed the British Channel, twenty one miles, in seventy-two minutes. He would not fight, he said, unless compelled to, and preferred to run, as his veseel was so fast.— He also averred that within one week he had destroyed over fifty vessels, and that within 30 hours of my capture, he said, he had de stroyed sixteen sail, namely, three ships, two barques, and the rest hermaphrodite brigs and schooners. One of the shies was the Adriatic, of \<