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PURPOSES OF THE WAR.
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That the present deplorable civil war has been
forced upon the country by the disunionist; of the
Southern States, now in arms against the Constitutional
Government, and in arms around the Capital; that in
mg Rational emergency, Compute, banishing all feel
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any purpose of conquest or subjugation, or purpose of
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instil Wiens of those States t but to defend and maintain
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NOTICE.
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Tuesday, the 11th day of August next, at tour o'clock
p_ in. CHABLIS L. BIDDLE, Chairman.
PitiLIItaLPITIL„ July 1863_
Democratic State Central Committee.
The following is the State Central Committee as ap
pointed by Hon. FINDLAY PATTER/30N, of Washing
ton county, who, as Piesident of the late Democratic
Conventism i was authorized by a resolutions:l the WO
to announce the Committee. It consists ea Chainnar,
and Representatives of the several Senatorial Dis•ricts
Into which the State is divided :
HON. Clisitt.S J. BIDDLE, Chairman.
Ist District—Theodore Cuyler, Philadelphia.
Do Robert J. HemphilL..._ do.
rullerton, jr do.
Do. .• • boss- Leech do.
2d....d0..... John D. Evans, Cheater county.
do.— Win. H. Witte, Montgomery county.
4th...d0..... Wm. T. Rogers, Bucks county.
5th...40 Thomas Heckman: Northampton county.
6th...d0 'nester Clymer, Berks ry _ .
1th...d0
Sth :: : t`llTh - e • flirt, Sullivan county.
_Stephen S Whichester, Luzern county.
11tk...d0 Mortimer B. BMA, Toga county_
32th...d0 John U. Humes, Lycoming county.
13th...d0... William _Elliot, Northumberland county.
14th...d0.....5amuel Hepburn, Cumberland county.
16th...40.....Wi11iarn M. Bristow, Lebanon county.
16th...d0..... George Sanderson, 'Lancaster county. -
D 0..... James Patterson do.
17th...d0....... John F Spangle; York county.
lath__ -do.— -Homy Smith, Fulton county.
111th-...d0 I Simpson Afrlen, linnlinglots county,
2etit.„d0,.... William Bigler, Olearnem county_
215t....d0....... Hugh Weir. Indiana county.
22d.....d0..... Thomas B. Searight, Pavane county.
23d....d0..... W. T H.Pauley, Greene county.
24th...d0 Geo. W. Can, Allegheny county.
Do—. —.tames P. Barr . . do.
25th...d0... —James O. Campbell, Butler county.
26th...d0 David 8. Morris, Lawrence county.
27th___do Thomas W. Grayson. Crawford county.
SEICS:.,..do Kennedy L. Blood, JetrerKoß 991MitY,
NOTICE.
The several County Committees of Superintendence
are requested to communicate the names and postotfice
address of their members to the Chairman of the State
Central Committee. Editors of Democratic papers in
Pennsylvania are requested to forward copied to him.
CHARLES T. BIDDLE, Chairman.
Pormkosznsia, 1863.
Mr. Stable Paroled.
We noticed, some time since, the arrest of
H. J stable, editor of the Gettysburg Compiler.
We learn by that paper of the 27th, that, after
remaining two weeks a prisoner in 'Fort Mc-
Henry and no charge being filed against him,
he was paroled on the 18th, after taking the
oath of allegiance, with directions to report to
headquarters when required. On Saturday last
he received orders to report at Fort MelTenry,
and before this time his ease is probably de
termined. Mr. S. attributes his arrest to the
4, malignity of political opponents."
Tws Telegraph, with characteristic effrontery,
asserts that, 4 , had not swish hypocrites and
slavery sympathizers as Judge Woodward,
Gov. Seymour, Bill Bigler. the Woods, and all
the big and little leaders of the northern
dough-faces—had these wretches not howled
down the Government. denounced the war,
misrepresented and belied the object for which
it was prosecuted, and did all they could short
of overt acts of treason to discourage and pre
vent volunteer enlistments, the necessity of a
draft never would have occurred. This is the
plain truth about the matter."
So far from being plain truth, this is sheer
fabrication, unmitigated falsehood. 'We know
nothing about the Woods, but even in respect
to them believe the statement to be untrue.
As to Judge Woodward, Gov. Seymour and Mr.
Bigler, we know it to be a gross calumny.
Judge Woodward has now two sons in the
army, and he and Gov. Seymour and Mr. Big
ler all exerted themselves faithfully to put
volunteers in the field until the administration,
at the instigation and under the " pressure"
of the radicals, changed the character of the
war from a conflict " to defend and maintain
the supremacy of the Constitution, and to pre
serve the Union," to a contest for the emanci
pation of negro slaves, the overthrow of the
Constitution, and the subversion of the Union.
It ' was only when the war had assumed
this complexion that conscription becarde ne
cessary. Up to the period when emancipation
a nd a stranger government became the policy of
the administration, the army was made up of
volunteers—the,y flocked by thousands from
all quarters at the faintest whisper that their
country needed their services—whole regi
ments that offered were, time and again, re
jected, because there were more in the field
than the administration knew how to dispose
of—but when they found they were wanted to
fight for the negro instead of the supremacy of
the Constitution, to subvert instead of to preserve
the Union, they no longer came forward, and
conscription became a necessity, if the unholy
and traitorous programme of the. administra
tion was to be carried through by force of
arms.
The Telegraph need not try to shift the blame
from the guilty to the innocent. There is not
plausibility enough in the falsehood to make it
successful. The people know where the blame
lies, and the culprits cannot escape the pun
ishment they deserve.
Forneyisnks
Forney has a knack of throwing in an occa
sional truth among a multitude of falsehoods.
A more arrant knave or daregeteus eophist is
not in the confidence of the administration.—
With far less brain than Greeley, or Phillips,
or Beecher, or that rampant radical Senatorial
trio who are supposed to guide the adminis
tration ha its lawless and destructive course—
Sumner, Wade and Chandler—his political
training has been more perfect, and, possessing
in a rare degree the low attributes of cunning,
hypocrisy and recklessness of moral restraint.,
he is capable of more mischief than all the re
ported leaders of the Abolition party combined.
He is, in short, a rascal of vast amplitude,
towering in heigth above Lane, of Kansas, and
surpassing Lovejoy in rotundity. To continue
the figure, in everything that is false, hypo
critical, low, mean, contemptible and villain
one, tie exceeds the stature of the Kentucky
giant and swells beyond the Ohio fat woman
in girth. He revels in excesses of every kind
—lies with the facility and amplitude of Man
chausen—drinks with all the ease, and perhaps
in greater volume, than Chandler or Seward
—and, in short, ont-Tierods Herod in all the
vices of high life in Washington, which, as we
have been taught to believe, include every sin
enumerated in the decalogue, and many more.
This man, having control of two papers—
the Philadelphia Pros and Washington Chron
icle—is honored with official confidence, and
has set himself up as a teacher of the people,
a censor of politics and morals.
When Government accepts such advisers and
comes under the control of such men, it is not
hard to divine in which direction it is drifting.
We have been led into these preliminary re
marks by an article in the Press of the 27th,
on 44 The Popularity of the Draft."
Forney insists that not only is the draft pop
ular, but every measure of the Administration
has been adopted in view of public opinion and
has besu sustained by it. " The President,"
he says, " has repeatedly affirmed that the
popular wish and will should be his guides,
and there is not an instance in which his policy
has contradicted the purpose of the loyal
States." And this statement is made in face
of the fact that his a policy" is repridiat44 by
many of the radical men of his own party, by
a majority of the moderate Republicans, and
by the whole Democratic party of the " loyal
States," which to-day numbers a majority of
all the voters. Whatever the President may
have "affirmed," it is notorious that in no
single instance has he consulted public opinion
jerpfstenepln big
instance respected it when it has been made
known to him. He has violated every conserva
tive pledge he ever gave ; he has trampled upon
the Constitution, violated the laws, and queued
public opinion except as conveyed to him by •
Greeley, Phillips, Sumner, Wade, Chandler,
Forney, and men of that class, who have a pur
pose of their own to work out, and having no
character to lose, have initiated and put in
operation a policy which sets at defiance every
constitutional and legal restraint, and laughs
at public opinion.
We should like to see the evidence upon
which Forney bases his assertion that the con
scription is popular. He says
"The Government ordered the draft, and the
people have sustained the draft * *
and we also affirm that the draft is an ezpression
of their will."
If he had said the people have submitted to
the draft, we should not have questioned
but to allege that they have "sustained" it is
to allege a falsehood. The people are unques
tionably opposed to conscription, and if it were
left to a vote to-morrow, we would see how
weak the foundation of that "public opinion"
is upon which Forney tells us the President
rests. In not one of the loyal States would
the measure. be sustained by the suffrages of
the people—the only supp . ort.it would receive
would be from the scoundrels who are living
upon government plunder and the few thou
sands whom they could influence by money.
If this is dotibted we invite the trial.
" Let it be remembered,"eays this pet scrib
bler of the adlninistration, "that the falsehood
which declares the draft to be unpopular, has
no other authority than the New York riots."
Has Forney traveled through the country 2
Has he talked with the people? Has he taken
any pains to inform himself as to the true
state of public opinion ? If he has not he
should have done so before making so bold au
assertion. Is there in truth "no other au
thority than the New York riots ?" Why, then,
do we hear people of all parties from every
part of the State in&gnantly denouncing the
act and its enforcement ? Why do' we hear of
one thousand men leaving Boston, in conse
pence of the draft, in a single day ? Wby is
it that in the glorious Abolition New England
States not more than one-tenth of the quota of
men will be obtained ? And why—anl this is
serious—do we hear from different sections of
the country that 'men have made up their
minds to die on their own thresholds rather
than be dragged by military power, in defiance
of the Constitution, from their homes ?
If the conscription act were popular, we
ahould hear of none of theo. things. But the
truth is, it is so exceedingly unpopular that
iko effort which the administration can make—
no force which it can apply, will be able so
effectually to carry it out as to answer the pur
pose for which it was passed. Forney knows
this, but will not admit it, beciuts the admis.
sion would compel a relinquishment of the
scheme. In his own language:
gi Admit that the draft is unpopular—and its
nnwisdom is to a certain extent admitted, for
ours is not a government which can justly or
wisely adopt any policy which the people will
not support—all Its power is fpiin Ai People,
and from the people must he'l4lprihelplea,
In this paragraph lies the secret of Forney's
bold and false assertion that the 'draft is an
" expression " of the people's will—that it is
" sustained " by them, end ia " poinlar."
PROM THE ARMY.
Correspondence of the Patriot and Union.
Nsw BALTIMORE, Vail July 24.
Entroa has been some time since
I wrote you, and during that tinge we have
changed quarters. On the 10th of this month
we left Norfolk for Washington, from thence to
Frederick, from Frederick to South Mountain,
from there to Berlin, where we joined the
Eleventh Army Corps, Second Disiaion, First
Brigade, on the 17th. We commented to rross
06 potomen at sa_m. on the 'Mi. On our
march from Berlin we passed over Goose creek,
through Middleburg and White Plains, and
are now encamped at this place. How long
we may remain is bard to tell—bu) the place
we ought to move to would be your city. The
17811 is a drafted nine months' regiment, And
its term of service expired on the 16th of this
month ; but on the 17th we received an official
notice stating that our time would not expire
until the 15th of August, making us serve one
Month over our time. By what rule they made
this decision it is impossible for us to conceive.
I &sense you that all the men were mach dis
appointed when they heard the notice read.—
There is not one man in this regiment. but bad
come to the conclusion that his time would ex
pire on the 16th, or at the farthest the 21st, the
day of appearing. A great many of the com
panies were paid from the 21st of October, and
the discharged men were paid from the day of
draft. A man that did not appear on the 21st
of October, 1862, was liable to be arrested by
the military authorities, showing conclusively
that he was in the military service, or else they
could not have arrested him. All the compa
nies of this regiment were mustered into the
service previous to the 6th of November, 1862,
so that the day of muster is not the day of
reckoning from. The Weft who were drafted
generally have large families, and were torn
from them at a moment's notice. They all
went willingly to serve their country wherever
the fortune of war carried them, but they sup
posed that the day of draft was the beginning
of their time of service—but it seems not to be
so. It is not necessary for me to state that
dissatisfaction exists amongst all the drafted
regiments. This could be remedied by the War
Department mustering these regiments out by
the Ist of August—that being the medium of
the companies' muster—and it is the only way
that will render satisfaction. NO esploontit , n
will satisfy them. Ido hope the government
may see to this, and especially our worthy
Governor, A. G. Curtin. Pennsylvanians are
entitled to their rights. It is very warm here
to-day. There is no fighting going on at this
time, and I do not expect to hear of any in this
vicinity for at least one month—that is, with
with the Army of the Potomac, to which we
now belong. The rebels captured a few of our
wagons and mules coming out here. The
wagons we re-eoptursd_ Yours', &a.,
NEWS OF THE DAY.
BY TELEGRAPH.
FROM LEE'S
• r . zi:rlrEBollGH CHESTER
OAP-LONGSTREET 'AT CULPEPPER, &C
WASHINGTON, July 28.—According to infcr
mation received to-day, the reports are now
fully confirmed that the Third corps of Lee's
army passed through Chester Gap on Thurs
day and Friday, and are now near Culpepper.
Gen. Buford opposed, ineffectually however.
their passage. He captured many prisoners.
Longstreet's corps passed through Culpepper
on Friday, and camped that night south of the
town.
The available rolling stock of the Virginia
railroads was concentrated at Culpepper, and
it was generally supposed Lee was making all
haste to- Richmond ; but Gen. Buford thinks
tha rebels intend to make a stand on the south
side of the Rapidan.
Ewell's wagon trails, with a strong guard,
went south from Strasburg by way of &sun
tot, t 4 avoid eapture by our cavalry, which
has, during the entire late campaign, signal
ized itself by an endurance and daring never
before exhibited. Rebel prisoners cf intelli
gence unite in saying that our cavalry did more
to defeat Lees plans than any other arm of
the service. Stuart's legion now fear to en
counter it, or at least do not court an encoun
ter.
Prisoners and refugees are unanimous in the
statement that the morale of the rebel army in
Virginia is oroken ; and that great desponden
cy prevails in all the South, particularly in the
army. Their defeats in the aouth-west, at
Geltysburg and Morris Island, have at last
convinced the rebel.soldiery of their vulneza
bility —further, that Lee's plans, supported by
the flower of the Southern troops, having
proved failures, by the energy of Gen. Meade
and the bravery and endurance of the Army
of the Potomac, will necessitate a reconstruc
tion of the rebel army of Virginia.
The defection of Joe Johnson and lti3 refusal
Ed , obey Davis's orders, will compel a recon
struction of the rebel army of the Southwest.
Guerillas infest our rear.
An outrage ocourred yesterday which has
aroused feelings of retaliation in the army. A
Lieutenant of the Second Pennsylvania cavalry,
Alfred Biles, went from Warrenton two miles
out on the Salem road. to dine with a lady ac
quaintance from that State. While making his
toilet the house was entered by five or six
guerillas, who demanded his surrender. He
refused, and for this was immediately shot
twice through the head, killing him instantly.
Threats are freely made that on repetition of
such outrage the stock, produce, Ste., in the
vicinity shall be confiscated or burned, and the
perpetrators, if caught, hanged on the nearest
tree.
ARRIVAL OF CAPTURED BLOCKADE
RUNNER
NEW YORK, July 28.—The rebel steamer
Merrimac, built by the British for the rebels
last year, arrived here this morning with a
cargo of cotton, having been captured on the
25th by the gunboat Iroquois, while running
the blockade off Wilmington. North Carolina.
She is over 500 tons burden, side wheel
steamer. She was one of three that left Wil
mington together; two, the Merrimac and
L'zzie Hall, have been captured.
REBEL PRISONERS
WASHINGTON, July 2.8.—0ue hundred and
forty-four rebels, who were recently captured
in Virginia. arrived here to-day. Among them
are eight officers, one of whom, a captain, was
captured at Vicksburg and paroled, but vio
lated his oath, and was again found in service
fully armed and equipped.
Some of these prisoners are anxious to take
the oath of allegiance, and others to be ex
changed.
Two large military prisons are to be imme
diately constructed, one at Point Lookout,
Maryland, and the other at Rock Is land,
TEE LATEST ADTICES BY THE SCOTIA--TEE
New YoRK. July 28.—The following is the
latest news brought by the steamship Scotia,
which has arrived at this port:
WAassw, July 14.—The national govern
nient has issued a proOlamation promising to
pe.Y fifteen roubles and affording perfect lib
erty to•serve or not, to every Mint= soldier
who deserts with arms in his hands. Several
thousand copies of this address, printed in
the Russian language, were distributed yester
day.
The national government has also issued the
following :
Article 1. All citizens traveling abroad or in
the interior must be provided with passports.
Art. 2. The town captain will furnish passes
to the citizens of Warsaw, and the town or
district chief to the inhabitants or provinces.
Art. 3. The passport must state the destiaa
tiOti.
Art. 4. Every person traveling must have a
passport, but one will suffice for a man, his wife
and children.
Art. 5. Passports will be given only to per
sons absolutely obliged to travel. The appli
cations must be accompanied by medical cer
tlfloatee; %ZOOM however may be made in
the ease of mprohants.
Art. 6. Passports to foreign ports will only
be given for four months, and to the interior
not longer than six weeks.
Art. 7. Persons producing false medical cer
tificates will be fined from • hundta tO a thou
sand florins.
Art. 8. Criminal punishments will be in
flicted for forgery.
Art. 9. Citizens now reliding in foreign
countries must return immediately. or demand
permission to make a longer stay atitoad ; the
demand to be made within thirty days. .
Art. 10. Persons not conforming with this
decree shall be temporarily deprived of their
civil rights, and their names be published in
the official papers.
Art. 11. The national authorities are charged
with the execution of this decree.
Given in Warsaw, at the sitting of the Na
tional Government, on the 80th June, 1863.
Buonnunst, July /6,—Four hundred Poles
and some Englishmen left Youohte on board of
an English steamer, and disembarked on the
13th, between Reni and Jomail. Instructions
had been received in regard to this expedition
by the Waßedden authorities. The troops
were to employ persuasion, and to avoid a
conflict with arms at any cost. Their concili
atory efforts, however, were not attended with
any result. A fight took place which lasted
five hours, and terminated in the retreat of the
Poles, who abandoned their dead and woun
ded.
The loss of the Poles 'ass 16 killed, inclu
ding two clingers, and 81 wOntaded, The Rue.
*shins had 18 killed and 46 wounded. Among
the latter were two officers. The arms used
by the Poles were of English make and of su
perior quality.
After burying the dead and transporting the
wounded to Ismail, two companies of Russian
troops started in pursuit.
MARSEILLES, July 8 —Letters from Sicily
state that an eruption of Mount Etna bad oom•
menced.
The ship Patterson was totally lost off Bom
bay, with a full cargo.
LATER FROM CHARLESTON
NEW YORK, July 28.—The schooner A.
Almon, from Port Royal, reports hallog passed
off Charleston on the evening of the 26th, and
heard heavy firing. Our forces were still
battering at Fort Wagner.
JOHN MORGAN AT CINCINNATI
July 28.—John Morgan, Colonel
Cluke and about thirty other rebel officers,
arrived here last night, and they were taken
to the city prison.
S. K. J
By THE MAILS.
A.13/1. , z/z7
WASHINGTON, July 27.—The Washington
Star remarks, and the fact is already known
in Richmond, that Meade is even now in occu
pation of points which will render it impossi
ble for Lee to take choice of position on the
strategical line be occupied prior to his inva
sion of Maryland.
Instead of affairs settling down to the old
line of quietude "along the line of the Rappa
hannock," it would not be surprising if the
next fortnight witnessed some of the most stir
ring events of the war.
A BATTLE AT MANASSAS GAP
GALLANT CONDUCT OF GEN. SPINOLA'S BRIGADE
On Thursday last, while the 3d and sth army
corps of Gen. Meade's army were lying at the
mouth of Manassas Gar, (this side,) informa
tion was received that Gen. Longstreet was
sending a brigade of his corps forward, in
order to possess himself of the gap. General
Spinola, commanding the Excelsior Brigade,
(SOO muskets of that corps,) was at once or
dered forward. The commanding general sup
posed the rebels were only in small force on
and behind the crest of a hill about one mile
from the gap, between it and Front Royal,
'land,therefore, supposed this brigade was.
•
Hauflunent to dislodge the enemy. About a
'quarter of al'mile from the crest of the hill
there was a stone wall, and bebind that also
there was a small rebel force. Gen. Spinola
et once took an observation of the ground, or
clered his gallant brigade forward, and with
fixed bayonets and a yell that betokened their
determination to succeed, they rushed forward,
when the rebels quickly fled and took refuge
behind the stone wall. •Up to this the brigade
;rushed also, when from behind it rose a whole
brigade of Georgians and two regiments of
North Carolina sharpshoters, all under com
mand of Gen. Anderson but our troops heeded
hem not, but, amid a shower of rifle bullets
and artillery, in front and on the flank, pushed
forward, and with the bayonet drove the rebels
rom their pro.ection, and sent them scattering
ver the field.
The rebel loss was not less than 500 killed,
{rounded and missing.
We had no artillery, while the rebels had at
least 17 pieces. That night our soldiers bi
fouacked on the battle ground; and the next
!ay marched into Front Royal. In this fight,
is the opinion of military men, that the re
iels outnumbered us at least six to one, but
tey appeared to be completely fagged out, and
4fter being dislodged from the stone wall, they
uh] not more up a hill in an upright posi
don, but crawled on their hands and knees,
ilus giving our men an opportunity to pour in
effective fire : of which they eagerly availed
t emselves. In this fight General Spinola
re
~ived two very severe wounds, one in the
ht foot, which tore open the heel for two or
Iree inches, and another through the fleshy
.rt of the right side. The first mentioned is
far the most painful and serious, but he is
. ing as well as could be expected.
Our cavalry held the line of the Rappahan.
n
l i
ck on Saturday, between Kelly's Ford and
I terloo.
FROM CHARLESTON.
:EL ACCOUNTS-BOMBARDMENT ON FRIDAY
ND SATURDAY-ARRIVAL OP ANOTHER MONI-
he Richmond Dispatch of the 27th con
s the following :
HARLESTON, July 24, 9 r. M.—The born.
dment was renewed early this morning with
id and continuous firing, until a flag of
o went down at 9 o'clock. The attack was
med this evening, the enemy occasionally
g at Cumming's Point, Fort Sumter reply.
heavily. The firing is still going on.
' e sent down to the fleet to day 105 paroled
°nem and received 40.
physician just from Hilton Head says that
EUROPEAN NEWS.
POLISH INSURRECTION.
GEN. micApp's SITUATION.
54 of our regulars took the oath of allegiance
last Wednesday.
The casualties this morning , were three killed
and six wounded. Those which occurred this
evening have not been heard from.
CHARLESTON, July 25.—Regular firing from
Fort Sumpter and Battery
,Wagner at the Yan
kees on Morris Island was kept up all night
and continued all of to-day.
The Yankees- oeessiouelly responded from
their batteries on Morris Island. The monitors
and the Ironsides were lying outside, and took
no part to-day.
The Yankees have two batteries on Morris
Island, and have strengthened their position.
There are no reported Casualties to-day.
Another monitor arrived to day, making six
in all.
AFFAIRS IN THE SOUTHWEST.
MOVEMENT OF THE REBEL ARMIES IN 51I58I8•
MsmruitS, July '26.—The rebels under Bif
des, Jesse, and Forrest are reportod to have
again crossed the Tennessee river, and gone
towards Jackson, Tennessee. General Dodge
has sent a force to meet them.
One of General Hurlbut's scouts, arrived last
night, reports that Pemberton and his staff
have gone to Richmond. His army has scat
tered in every direction. Pemberton said it
was impitssibie to keep them together.
The rebels are pressing everybody into their
ranks, and the excitement is intense.
The rolling stock on the railroads is all be
ing run towards Mobile ; and large quantities
of cotton are going in the same direction.
The bulk of Johnston's army is reported at,
Martin, thirty miles east of Jackson. His
force is estimated at 30,000.
Generals Hardee and Forrest passed through
Meridian on thelBth, going to Johnston. For
rest Was suffering from a wound, and was not
fit for duty.
FROM VICKSBURG.
CAIRO, July 27.—Passengers arrived from
Vicksburg, which they left on the 24ih, state
that General Herron's division had returned
from the Yazoo river, and was preparing to go
to some point further South.
A dispatch dated Martin, Miss., July 20th,
efates that all the general and field officers ta
ken at Vicksburg had been exchanged, but
their men had straggled so that they were with
out commands.
General Sherman's old corps still occupied
Jackson, Mississippi, but it was understood
would soon fall back this side of Black river.
AU is quiet along the Mississippi river.
ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND
WHAT ROSECRANS IS AFTER-DEATH OF THE CON.
FEDERATE GEL BOWEN
The following is a rebel dispatch
ATLANTA, July 22.—Rosecraneie organizing
a force to attack Atlanta and make raids on the
Northwestern Georgia railroad. Active prepa
rations are being made for the defence of this
city and the railroad to Chattanooga.
General Bowen died on the 16th inst.
NAVAL AFFAIRS.
oFricrAi. DISPATCH FROM REAR ADMIRAL DAHL-
FLAG STEAMER DINSMORE,
Off Norris Island, July 21, 1863.
Hon. Gldeon Welles, Secretary of the Navy :
SIR: I have to inform the Department that
on the night of the 19th instant, a side-wheel
steamer, in trying to run into Charleston, was
chased by the Canandaigua and otber outside
blockaders, and finally headed off and driven
upon the shoals, by Commander Geo. W. Rod
gers, of the Catskill, then anchored abreast of
Fort Wagner on picket duty. The steamer was
fired by her crew, and is now a total wreck.
The chances of success to such enterprises are
materially lessened by outs occupation of the
main ship channel.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully,
your obedient servant,
J. If. DAHLGREN, Rear Admiral,
Comd'g S. A. B. Suadron.
CONTRACT AWARDED
The Navy Department has awarded the con
tract for building the fifteen-knot sloop-of
war to Cramp & Son, of • Philadelphia, ship
builders, for the Sum of $940,000, to be com
pleted in twelve months, the machinery to be
made by Merrick & Son, of Philadelphia, who
have executed for the Navy Department a large
amount of work of this character.
THE SOUTHERN CONSCRIPTION
NEW YORK July 27.—The Post's Washington
special dispatch says the returned prisoners
from Richmond state that in leas than twenty
four hours after the issue of Jefferson Davis'
conscription proclamation, a wholesale con.
scription commenced there.
NEW JERSEY.
A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS TO AVOID A DRAFT.
TRENTON, July 27.—Governor Parker has
just issued a proclamation, stating that no
draft has yet been ordered in New Jersey ;
that thirty days would be allowed fox-the pur
pose of raising the required number of men by
volunteering ; that whatever number may be
raised in that time, will be credited should a
draft be ordered, and that, there will be no
draft for the old deficiency claimed to be due
from the State. The proclamation closes by
calling on the people to aid in raising the quota
for the State so as to avoid any necessity for a
draft.
The Markets
• PHILADELPHIA, July 28.
Flour market drooping; sales extra family
at $5 75®6: superfine at $5 372. Rye flour
firm at $4 50. Corn meal dull. Wheat mar
ket dull; small sales red at $1 30®1 83.;
white $1 40®1 45. Sales of rye at 95 cents
for new and $1 03e41 05 for old. Corn dull;
yellow offered at 78 cents. Sales of oats at
75®76e. Provisions dull; no change in pri
ces. Whisky in steady demand at 47047-Ic.
7 NEW Ironic, July 28.
Flour dull ; sales of 6,500 bbls at $4 10@
4 55 for Slate, $5 63®5 75 for Ohio and $5 75
®1145 for Southern. Wheat; quiet ; sales un
important.. Corn firm; 40,000 tus sold at 69
®7oc. Beef quiet. Pork quiet. Whisky dull
at 45e,c45-1-c.
Stocks are better: Chicago and Rock Island
1011 r, Cumberland Coal 29, Illinois Central
Rai/road 112,Michigan Sonth§En 115+ Read
ing 109. Gold 127 t. One Yrar Certificates
101. Coupon Sixes 107.
BALTIMORE, July 28.
Flour firm ; sales of GOO bbl at $5 75 for
Ohio, and $6 00 extra. Wheat firm and in
good demand—no dry lots offering. Corn
steady ; white 88®90c, yellow 85®88o per
32 pounds. Whisky steady at 450.
New Mucrtisenuutn.
Lo ST .—Two Pass Books with black
covers, somewhere in the Siath ward. The finder
Wiil please leave them at this Oise. juT7-3t*
EXCELSIOR ! ! !-SUGAR CURED
HAMS :—A Delicious Ham, cured ealressly for
family use. They are superior to any solo rn the mar.
ket. [my%) WIC DOCK, Ja., & CO
COFFEES AND SUGARS OF ALL
GRADES, and at reasonable prizes, for sale by
WM. DOCK, Ja., & 00.
GOO P E R'S GELATINE.—The best
article in the toarket,jaet received and for Isle by
atarl4-tf WM. DOCK la.
SKY—LIGHT GALLERY.—The rooms
kJ on the corner of Market square and Market street,
opposite the Jonee House, occupied as a Gallery for
Daguerreotype, Photograph and Ambrotype purposes,
are 808 RENT from the 9th of September next.
Apply to JOHN WYETH.
SAIMED SALMON.---A t choice supply
Fa for Rafe by W. DOCK, Jr.,& Cv.
DEM
OTtury
SHERIFF'S SALES"!
•
Ermine of certain writs of Pendifioni E4ponatt, Lo
ran: Apo:, and Fit.ri Facial, issued ant of the Court of
Common Pleas of Dauphin county. Pa.., and to me di
rected, mil be exposed to Public Sale or -cry, AT rug
COURT HOUSE, in the city of Harrisb rg, Dauphin
Pennsylvania, on THURSDAY, A. 1 ( - 117 ST 20th,
un
Estates,
1863, t a s lro t La ,
vi o' z: c t o P . the following valuable
Real
All the right and title and interest of
Jnsish Bowmen of and in is certain plantation or tract
of land, situated in Wambingten tinoL gthi Dlimpla
county. Pa., containing 175 acres, t.e the same more or
1P513, adjoining lands of D. K. M'Clure on the south,
Jacob Moyer un The east, C. Shoffatall on the north and
Wicon;sco creek on the west; thereon erected two two
story frame houses and kitchen, bank barn, corn crib,
wagon abed, apple orchard, good water, &c., Ac , as the
property of JOSUE( powmAte.
Also, at the same time and place, 411
in
a certain herightitlet, hit o
and
indien,te ofer of Josiah Bowman of' and
ground,
town, Wiconh co township, a
38 feet front on Main street, and extending back 140
pb in situatedc ottnty, i
Pa., a rj
, Y bkeeing
ns
feet to a 0 feet alley, adj dninr lot No. 244 on the east,
and lot No. 248 on the west, and being lot No 246 in the
plan of said town; thereon erected. a two-story frame
house. with other small buildings , &e. ; as the property
ofJOSIh.III3OWMAN,
Also, at the same time and place, all
the right, title and interest of Josiah Bowman of and
In a cert un let or piece of ground, Pi tnated on the cor
neri
n Willt borough
t s
t ree
of Union street and Walnut street,
of Slillersburg , Dauphin cou. ty. Pa., 'raiding on Union
street 66 feet, and extending back aiong
165 feet to Cherry alley, the same being Mt No. 139 In
the plan of said borough of Millersburg; thereon erec
ted a two-story featna Minns and kitchen, frame **Ade,
with other buildings, pump with good water; also, on
the lot are some fruit trees, &c , as the property of JO
SIAH BOWMAN.
Also, at the same time and place, all
that certain tract of land, situate in the township of
Upper Paxton, in the county of Dauphin, Pa , bounded
and deeseihed as followa, viz: Beginning at a corner on
the river Susquehanna, thence down the same by its
several courses 91 perches to a locust, thence by land
of Jacob Seal nerth 60 degrees, east 73 perches to spoilt,
north 43% degrees, east 52 perches to a black oak, north
seventy-seven degrees and a half, east ninety perches
and five tenths of a perch to a post, thence by land of
Henry Battiger, north eighteen degrees, west seventy
nine perobeit and three-tenths of% perch to a chestnut,
north esventy•three and three-fourth degrees, west two
hundred and forty six perches to stones; thence by land
of Henry Ditty, north ten degree., east thirteen perches
to a corner; thence north twenty degrees, east twenty
five perches to a corner, north thirty.five degrees, east
six perches to a corner, north fifty-nine degrees, west
eight perches, to the place of beginning, containing -
eighty-five acres and allowance; thereon erected a two
story frame house and kitchen, stable, saw mill with
good water power, &c., as the property of A. 0. HIES
TIER, administrator of HENRY WALTERS, deceased.
Also, at the same time and place, a cer
tain piece or teae.t of land, situated in tipper Paxton
township. Dauphin county. Pa , containing thirty-one
acres and a half, more or less, adjoining lands of Adam
Snyder on the east and John Snyder on the west, and
others, nearly all clearand under fence, about four acres
of timber land, se the property of JOHN LOWER.
Also, at the same time and place, a cer
tain piece or tract of land, situated in Upper Paxton
to*ii Ship, Dauphin scanty, Pa , containing twentyneix
acres, more or less, adjoining lands of Frederick Sny
der, John Snyder and the Mohantonga creek; thereon
erected a twootory log weatherboarded house and log
staid*, Ac., as the property of JOHN LOWER,
Also, at the same time and place, a cer
tain lot or piece of ground, situated in the town of
Halifax, Dauphin county, Pa., fronting on Market street
26 feet, more or less, and extending back 2.11 feet, more
or less, adjoining lot of Phillip Umberger on the east.
and William Reed on the west; thereon erected a two
story frame house, a one-story frame kitchen, a frame '
stable, a. good well of water with a pump, &c , as the
property of JOHN 11. BICKEL.
Also, at the same time and place, a cer
tain lot or piece of ground, situated in Uniontown,
Mifflin township, Dauphin county, Pa., fronting on
Water street, and adj .fining property of the widow Wiest
on three sides, and containing one acre, more or lees;
thereon erected a two-story log and frame house, and
stable, and a good well of water, dca . it being the same
property which Jonathan Shaeffer sold ant conveyed to
Ellinger, as the property of WILLIAM ELLING
ER.
Also, at the same time and place, a cer
tain piece or tract of land, situated in Jackson town
ship. Dauphin county, Pa , containing one hundred and
thirty acres, more or less, adjoining lands of Joseph
Warfel on the east, Adam Zimmerman on the west, Mi
chael Miller on the north, and Chriecan Trevits on the
south; thereon erected a two-Story log weatherboarded
house, large log weatherboardei barn, apple orchard,
good well of water, Ac., as the property of VALEN
TINE STRAW.
Also, at the same time and place, a cer
tain piece or tract of land, situated in Derry township.
Dauphin county, Pa., containing nineteen aerc s and 100
perches, more or less, adj,,lr ing lands of Henry Help on
the east, John Mashed& on the west, CoTernarFe estate
on the mirth, and Henry Geip on the south; thereon
erected a two-story frame house and frame barn, some
fruit trees, ;rod running water, &c., as the property of
AMOS LUTZ.
Also, at the same time dnd place, the
one undieideu nail part of a certain piece or tract of
land, situated in Jackson township, Dauphin county,
Pa , adjoining hinds of William Hawk, leo and ne.huel
kill and Susquehanna Company, and lands of O'Brien
and others, containing about one thousand acres, more
or less; thereon erected a saw mill and a orte-story log
or frame house and stable, about ten acres of an or
chard. &c., as the property of BENJAMIN CHUBB.
Also, at the same time and place, a cer
tain lot of ground, situated on the west corner of Pine
and Second streets, in the borough of flarrishurg, (now
in the city of Harrisburg.) Daxphin county, containing
one hundred and five feet in front on Second street, and
extending Fame width, one hundred and five feet along
Pine street. being about one quarter sof an acre, (it
being the same lot or piece of ground which John Zinn
'and wife, and George Zinn and wile, by their deed bear
ing even date therewith, granted and conveyed unto
Joseph W. Cake, his heirs and assigns,) as the property
of JOHN lIVLATTGHLIN, Terre Tenant.
Also, will be sold at publio sale at the
public house of Raymond & Kendig, in the borough. of
Middletown, Dauphin county, Pa., on Friday, the 21st
day of Auguit next, at 10 o'clock a. m., the following
valuable real estate, viz :
Pouf* certain adjoining lots of ground, situated
in the borough of Middletown, Dauphin county, Pa
-fronting together 200 feet an Ann street, and extending
back 200 feet to an alley, the same being_ lots
11, 12 and 18 in the plot ofPortsmouth, and recorded in
Deed Book B, vol. 3, page 123, as the property of JACOB
REIMER.
Seized and taken into execution, and to be sold by
JACOB D. BOAS, Sheriff.
SHERIFF'S OFFICE, /
Harrisburg, July 27, 1863, 5
TERMS :—The purchaser will be required to pay po
of the purchase money when the property is struck off,
if under 5500; if over $5OO, ten per cent. of the amount,
and the balance before the coufirmatic not the sale by the
Court. jy294lltw3t
BRANT'S HALL!
Ig - x^ - Airmax.irm - Psa
COMBINATION TROUPE 1
FOR SIX NIGHTS ONLY.
Monday Evening, 'July 271 h, 1863,
And every Evening During the Week.
THE /110NIT9RS OF lIIINISTR ELS
IN AN ENTIRELY NEW PROGRAMME,
PRODUCED IN THEIR INIMITABLE STYLE.
THE GREAT CONGRESS OF TALENT!
MisS Ada Tesman, M'lte Frank La Tolle,
Mies Fielding, Miss Elizs,Florence,
La Pesite ?dim, E Oliffor l / 4 1,
Harry Leslie, Dick Parker,
Bodworth, John Purcell,
James Pilgrim, Jake Watson,
Prof. Chas. Weber, Sig. Winterstein, &c.
THE SUBSTANTIAL ETBIOPEIN CONFEDERACY!
The Great Pantomime Troupe!
The Great Ballet Continuation
The Gres.t Dramatic Com • ary
The Great Concentration of Beauty and Genius! '
The only Show that perform all they advertise !
The most original Troupe in existence!
The best Musicians! The best Dancers!
- The best Singers! The best Quart,tte!
The best Delineators !
Ever witnessed in rue Company.
Dar Change of Prograijarae each night
JAMES PILGRIM Busiacst Manager.
Grand Matinee on Saturday Afternoon,
Commencing at 3 o'clock, for the accommodation of
Ladies and Chi dean.
Admission tickets ler children, 10 cents; Ladies aid
Gentlemen's tickets, 25 cents.
fUm Evening performance, doors open at 7;; . : o'clock;
to commence at 8 o'clock.
INDEPENDENCE ISLAND.
-►Meagre. BECKER & FALK, Proprietors, announce le
the citizens of Harrisburg that this cool and delightfrl
Summer retreat is now open for visitors. Accommoda
tions will be furnished to parties and pie-n!cs at reason
able terms, a dancing platform having been erected f. r
their special use. Season tickets for families, good for
one year, $l.OO
No improper characters admitted, and no intoxicated
person will be permitted to visit the Island,
A Ferry Boat plies constantly betweenthe Island and
the foot of Broad street, West Harrisburg, jel3.3m
j I RD CAGES,
uu CHILDRENS , CARRIAGES,
TAe largest stock in the city, is found at 110 Market
street. For sale by GEO. W. PARSONS•
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...25 and 35 Cents.
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