DAILY POST• . . ... _ "." . .:•.7.44:,::,?:F.,7‘ - e+ .4, s 4 Nali , ' • ' "7 - 1 5 1'9...!. ._,...,.... 1 \ V-... - ......,...,- -...... 1, 1 7- " . •.. The Union as it was; The C,euetthellon as it is! Democratic State Ticket. AUDITOR GENERAL, ISA &C OILENKES. Cotton County. SURVEYOR GENERAL, .11AXES P. BARR, Allegheny County. MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE. A Meeting of the DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE Is hereby called, pursuant to a resolution adopted on the 2liktk ult., to meet at the BUEHLER HOUSE, IN THE CITY OF HARRISBURG The meeting will take place on THURSDAY. AUGUST 28th INST., AT 8 O'CLOCK P. M. OF THAT DAY. A full attendance of all sho members of the Committee is urgently and most earnestly re quested. F. W. HUGHES. Chairman. PIIILADICLPHIA. August 9.1802. WEDNESDAY MORNING. AUG. 1. Sir Reading matter on every page THE CONVENTION TO-DAY The Democratic County Convention as sembles'et the Court House this morning at 11 o'clock to nominate candidates for Congress. State Senate. Legislature and county offices. DANGEROUS TEACHINGS. A greater calamity than even the monster treason with which our government is now struggling is that of division and violence here among ourselves. Mobs, mob laws and their consequences, are to be dreaded at all times; but when they assume the plausible pretexts of party and patriotism, their danger cannot be over estimated. Any tyrranny . preferable to that perpe trated under the mask of zeal for coun try; when the necessities of a great party become so desperate as to counsel a resort to violence to keep itself in power, then we may indeed anticipate a state of ttor lora in. comparison to which our present troubles would seem innocent and harm less. We have already had, in several locali ties, labor-riots, which have occurred be tween some white and colored people, be cause of the latter having supplanted the other in some branches of employment. Instead of these cases being examined upon their merits, we perceive that in sev eral very respectable quarters an effort is making to turn them to partizan account, and that, too, under that most villainous of all pretenses—philanthropy. The extreme Abolition press are, of course, the leaders this dangerous undertaking. No one, we presume, denies that every human be ing has a right to live, and to labor for his living; but our Abolitionists would fain make it appear that in the late riots refer red to an attempt was being made to pre vent negroes from receiving employment by others than those with whose labor they came in conflict. This is not true, and the publishing of it can onlyhave the effect of making the aggressors in the acts of. violence complained of only more lawless and defiant hereafter. There is no question about a black man having a right to labor, but when he reduces the wages by voluntary action, thereby d;priving others of the means of subsistence, it is not to be wondered at that discontent and sudden violence are the consequences. We have had many such exhibitions here not between white people and black, but among the former exclnsive;y. But, to be consistent abolitionists must champion the cause of the negro under all such circum stances. They are clamoring for their freedom from Southern masters, and' when they arrive here and jostle white labor in their efforts to obtain employ ment, they must be encouraged, even if the white competitor runs idle. This is the practical effect of that philanthrophy which has done its share-in plunging this government into a civil war, the magni tude of which is not yet apparent. In Madison, Wisconsin, this spirit of mob violence has gone so far as to compel the Governor of the State to notice it. There the Republican politicians have formed themselves into __committee to investigate men's loyalty, and have, in several instances, committed most violent outrages upon the most loyal and honora ble citizens of the State. The Governor, in his proclamation to these conspirators, lays "I need-hardly say to persons of your intelligence that such proceedings are en tirely unauthorized and extra judicial. In my judgment , such proceedings are preju dicial to the interests of the country, tend to exasperate the feelings of many citizens —unnecessary and uncalled for, and, as the Executive of the State, I feel it my duty to urge and insist that all proceedings un der contemplation of the meeting referred to be immetely abandoned.' Here in Pennsylvania, but especially in Philadelphia, there is a Similar desire for mob violence and inquisitorial committees. The Philadelphia North Amerisan, here tofore one of the most staid and conserva tive journals in the country, has for the past ten days teemed with the most atro cious sentiments and suggestions. It can not be that the highly respectable head of that establishment is writng the inflated, absurd • and most dangerous articles in question. He must be absent, and in his place some irresponsible and..dangereue demagogue has taken the liberty of pros tituting the respectable columns of the North, Antetican to the publication of the impOd,ntlY jefleleal sentiments we ever lien in iabildelphis^ topic NO HOPE FOR FOREIGN IN TERVENTION. The Southern journals are beginning to despair of intervention on the part of Eng land in our present civil war. We have been under the impression from the coin niencement -of hostilities that England's policy and interest were to let us go on as we are, and we perceive that some of the Southern papers are coming to that con clusion also. The Richmond Examiner of the sthinst., in a sober article upon the subject, retitarkg: "It is the interest of Great Britain that this war shall go on until the North is overwhelmed with debt and taxation, and thoroughly exhausted of men, capital and materials for conducting a successful rival ry in manufactures and commerce; and until, also, the South shall be everywhere overrun, her slaves taken off, her labor system completely overturned, and all the circumstances which gave the South aln 0 • nepoly of the cotton culture shall be de stroyed. The talk about her starving operatives is the silly cant of women and clergymen. England could better afford, and her government would prefer, to see five millions of her operatives starved to death, rather than to see the civil dis• sensious of this country healed and its af fairs embarked again on the career of pros perity in which they were moving two years ago. She has had the cunning, by'. heavy bribes to controlling members of the Republican party of the North, to inau gurate the present troubles, and, despite of the sentimentalism which she is now preaching on the horrors of war, she is the real instigator of the aggressive measures of the North against the South. She had the address to make the North—her rival in manufactures and commerce—do her work upon the South—her suct..,,s4tll com petitor in the cotton culture. ller tv. o rivals in matters touching her vital inter ests are engaged in deadly collision. and 1 she would this day choose rather that mill her starving operatives should perish than that the North and South should he at peace until their work of mutual destruc ttionis completed." WENDELL PHILLIPS We should infer from a leading editori' al article in Monday's Philadelphia Press that the government is beginning to eon eider the propriety oi that fierci agitator, Wendell Phillips, The Press is unsparing in its 1113111;11;iili !OIL" calls him "a traitor in his sonl.'' as vile as Jeff. Davis hims.elf. The following is a specimen para graph, alluding to Phillips' iat lc nunciation of the President and (;en McClellan: "We have no objection to the,:e wild and extreme denunciations in times of peace. They become subjects of jesting and mer riment, and have no other purpose than to create a smile of pity or a sneer or con tempt. But now, when hearts are lacera ted by daily bulletins from 1 , 4)04 fields of battle, and the public mind sensitive en the utterance of every public man, and ex tremely sensitive in relation to our gener als and statesman, are these tierce htlse hoods to lie permittedi There is not a traitor in the land who will not exult over these declarations. In Richmond they will be read with joy ; in unfriendlylondon they will bo greeted with exultation amt mockery. 'What strength, what dignity has the Republic of America, which can permit traitors in Boston to assail it front the forum, while traitors in Richmond as sail it from the battle field: It sends men to Fort Warren for attacking the Govern ment and disowning the oath of allegiance. and yet it uermits men in Boston—men of smooth speech and choice words and elo quent phrases—to glory in the fact that they disdained to owe allegiance to the country of their birth, and at the same time sought to divide and destroy it.' These are the words which these speeches of Wendell Phillips will excite, and we aro very much afraid they will ho truly spoken." John W. Forney.—The Retirement of the Old Rat Said this ingrate at a meeting the night, "Retired from political life, I have devoted myself to the Nation." Precious hypocrite! When Forney re tired front political life it must have been like the old rat in the fable : "My dear children," said the old rat to his ycung ones, "the infirmities of age are pressing so heavy upon me that I have de termined to devote the short remainder o my days to mortification and penance in a narrow and lonely hole which I have lately discovered: but let me nut interfere with your enjoyments : youth is the sea son for pleasure. Ile happy, therefore, and only obey my last injunction—never to come near me in my retreat. God bless you all!" Deeply affected, snivelite audibly, and wiping his paternal eyes with his tail, the old rat withdrew, and was seen no more for several days, when his youngest daughter, moved rather by al fectien than curiosity, stole to his cell of mortification, which tamed out to o hole made by his own t , ,11.05.•,fs Cheshi, a eheesf.. ! The retirement from ,oi tical iifcotJohn W. Forney—ha! ha! ha ! Office or Clerk the Senate, great Contract Broker and Lob by Agent. Here is the Chelhire cheese and the cells of mortification into which the old rat has retired to do penance for his many sins. lie simply asks the prhyei 3o' the faithful. Let them,ii. Vrif,o-h J,ftrwa. Jeff: Davis on Civilized Warfare. The impudence of the rebel leader; knows no limit. Witness the recent order of the Confederate War Department, and the accompanying letter of dell. Davis, complaining of the action or Gm l'ap e is using the property of disloyal citizens in Virginia. Mr. Davis speaks of the "sav age cruelty'' of our soldiers. talks about "outrages on common humanity, — and vi olation of the rules of "civilized warfare," conveniently forgetful of the fact that, the rebel government has outraged all the rules of war, by recognizing, encouraging and employing guerrillas, as they are pleased to call them, but, in reality, mere banditti and vagrant cntthroats who prey upon foes and friends. The greatest gen erals of modern times have rejected the services of this class of troops. Napoleon and Wellington alike repressed them in Spain during the Peninsular war. It re mained for the government of the "Con federacy" to apply usages not recognized by civilized nations; and yet Mr. Davis has the impudence to rebuke our generals because they treat avowed traitors and spies "farmers by day and soldiers by night"—with the stringency which they deserve. The conduct of Albert Pike's savages in the West, who scalped the wounded sol diers ofthe Union army, and the cold blooded murder of General McCook by the guerrillas—the foulest deed that ever stain ed the annals of any war outside the realms of the King of Dahomey--remain on record to attest which army has been governed by the dictates of humanity and the usages of civilized warfare. Impartial history . . ll do justice to the armies en geiged-sn tkis struggle upon that question ; but, meantime, we denounce the balderdash of Jeff. Davis about humanity and the honorable usages of war as false and impu dent: The Health of New Orleans, The Secretary . of the Board of Health of New Orleans._ tx his published weekly statement of ;e number of deaths for the r n eelt= immt tliiiiday, July 27. reports one ty-six deaths—man- in crease 9f &Mei over the prelim week. SOUTHERN NEWS The Line., below Richmond. From the Richmond Dispatch. August 5. lieutenant Colonel Z. C. Magruder, commanding the Wth Regiment of Vir ginia Cavalry, now on picket near White Oak Swamp, having learned on Sunday that the enemy was occupying Forge's Bridge, sent towards that point a small scouting party, under command of Lieut. Tichenor, of Richmond. The Lieutenant scouted as far as the bridge, bringing back with him two prisoners. The Yan kees had left the bridge on Friday last. The pickets also captured one prisoner the same day. They were all brought to Richmond yesterday, and handed over to Gen. Winder. From thu Ili linoud Ela miner, August 6, The Petersburg Express says, it is re ported that the enemy landed in a large force on Saturday night on the South side of the dames river, one column disembark ing at Maycoch's and the other at a point a few miles below. Mayeoch's si.out seven mites below City Point. The forces of the enemy comprise infantry, artillery, and cavalry, a.ul are variously estimated at between 6,000 and 10,01)11. The eitir.ens of Prides, Georgia,are leav ing the county in large numbers, and all yesterday afternoon wagons and other vehicles, heavily loaded, were arriving in Petersburg. Escape of Union Prisoners. From ilie Ili,huueui Examiner Aug.:, Resides Lieu! W. It. Masters of one of the Nt:W York regiments, there have es caped from the prison on Lloghteent reo. by o me unexplained ineues, Lieut. \V. II Hatch, Capt. .1. M. Oakley. and Second Lieutenants William diddle and T. Murphy. Four melt and seven women were yesterday arrested and oNailli.lled the Provost Marshal. and the loihr.viag were remanded for further examination. charged with aiding and abetting the es cape: Mu. LouLa Webber, Miss Lucy Winsgett, William Frank, proprietor of the Mechanicsville Turnpike Tavern, Seely Wigton, and Lewis Webber. residents of Seventeenth strec:. The saute paper, of the tali inst., says: "IVe !earn that. Lieut. (701 Hatch and Lieut Masters, - atthee otlivers, who es caped from orison here, were rceapt arca by : cm: ei!i , :eas of Prine, wininm coun ty, A . : bile :uteraptin g :a eras a ftrry, being coutined in the court house, man aged to e 7: .ape again. There was a prns pee: of their recapture... Brig. Celt. Prentiss. U. S. A Th..? ll.ieltrnonil or the Lai say,: "(;t•tieral Prentiss and other Yan kee olliLer.; who had been in Atlanta for r.orne limo. have been sent tii Geori sale Au Atrocious t'atse---Inhttnian it::: of the Rebels. Fr.m tie Nov urte,ths I /win!' to the pc...-eut unhallowed out break mt . :limit the beneficent authority a the Stat4:•s Covernment, the poor. who Lace laid no 1111114 ill it.. inception. have hem: compelled to bear till its fearful hurthentl. aod hart, been driven into testi fying with their blood to the influence and smart hunt of the wealthy men who pos sessed and remorFelessly used their power to drag them helplessly into the vortex of Where the Union flag has ri smiled its wonted sway these fellows have left liar , riedlv and left the mas/es to their tate, whatever it might be. Fortnum:ly, the rnited States found its streng;ll upon the people, and, recognizing the source front welch it has derived its immense power. treated as her own the misgaided men who had been turn to the support of cruel and causeless rebellion. This kindly plan has not suited the pur poses of the desperate oligarehy who have indeed cast their hazard upon a die. have resolved, if they cannot rule. to drag down our CO:111try illtf;/ a e0I111:10II ruin, and in furtherance :if this diabolical scheme have organi/vd their robbt:r goer rilla bands, to ravage and destroy, re specting neither friend nor foe, sex nor age. or even those whom they pretend to call their countrymen. Countrymen! it is false. Sueli nu have no country and no friends. They posses , . nothing hut a resolve to "rubi or to rule the State; We were led into these remarks by the fact that the steamer Empire Parish had been sent by the federal authorities here with a cargo of provisions—the common necessaries of the starvin g poor of Baton Rouge :tad its vicinity.-- Relying upon its errand of mercy, that would command the respect and sympathy even a band or savage Indians, it num ber of planters with their families took ,passage on the boat ti. r their homes. fondly dreaming that they and their little ones were secure against any danger, ex• eepting the elements. They were. how ever, a little mistaken : for when a little off Donaldson they were .tired into by bawl eohber.e qr aneriillas front the bank.; of the ricer, and the unprotected ',out net.; compelled, with its and unarmed (wry', qf women and children, /,/ether with the food. intended ror tics nte poor,. to put, buck. its u•bole errand awl mercy f. ustra led Can human malignity go further'.' Solemn IlighMuss for the Return of Peace. Proem the N. 0. Naticnal Advocate, .114 Ali. A solemn mass trill be celebrated on Saturday morning, August at Bereft o'clock, at the JPSIIRS ' 11:1111I*Ch, on Barone street, to implore of the Ahhighty a resto ration of peace and at terinittation of the eallonities which now desolate the eMIII• try. A Berman Will be preached on the occasion by the Rev. Father .lourdan. tiring the ceremony a collection will be taken up for the benefit of the orphans of die Third District, now greatly in need. awl for whom the charity of the public is earnestly solicited. CASSIUS M. CLAY The Washington correspondent of the New York .llrrabl, alluding to I 7assius.M. Clay, nanarlis: ‘ : There has been much speculation a, to the probable designation of Cassius M. Clay to the eommand of an important military department in the West, where Mr. Clay enjoys particularly a high repu tation for courage and those qualities of head and heart essential to an able mili tary commander; but there is a greater probability that he will not assume any military position. lie has notyet accept. ed the appointment of Major-General since his return from St. Petersburg. He has come to the conclusion that there are al ready at the head of important armies too many generals taken from civil life. He has arrived too late to avail himself' of the experience of :t year's ser vice enjoyed by other officers, and although anxious - •o throw his heart into this contest and prove his patriotism upon the field of battle for his country, he believes he can lie more useful elsewhere. He enjoys the fullest confidence of the Eu ropean powers among whom he has spent ! the last year, and confidently expresses the opinion that there is no need for ap prehension of immediate foreign inter vention front any of them. It is a fact,- too, that Mr. Cameron is' far from popu lar at the Court of Russia, and it is not impossible or even improbable that Clay will resume the position of Minister at St. Petersburg as soon as he shall have gathered all the inforniation here requisite for confirming and perpetuating the kindly feelings of the Emperor and otherilure. pean potentates towards the government of the 'United Staten. First Edition. LATEST SEWS TELEGRAPIL Order from War Department The Marauder Morgan. KENTUCKY TO Hi:: IN .ADD RECRUITINC IN PENNSYLVANIA. FR, 031 13 A. 11.'17 IPI C. ate.. Ace.. ttc.. &e. WAsittxt;ToN, August !I.—Wor Deport ment, Adjutant Getter:ll'F; Onler No. ;oft First —So much of g:nerol order No. ..1 current aeries, as relate , : to the ext-lii - lon of sicli leaveol absence. is licrelo• revoked, and no applientiun for es t• need hereafter ha' ate. Tht• order ot Presi:4nt. dated .11-.!- v - al,t , odneral order M u . folly cap! tnit \dui! may hd i•• .• a good cause for nle-ent-c. Sur geon's cettiticate of disability rt•iairtt , l 1 , . existing orders and regulations, must he forwarded not only to the Ailjutato. 111m eral of the army, but also to the command er of the regiment, or in case of a : , taff of ficer to his commanding gt-herni. Second. Officers absent from with out leave or beyond the limo nf their leave. trill not h e allowed to draw p. : y until a current or cot:tali-sow which he o r doted on their return to t emit mand• shall determine \vltetion• there sufficient cause for his al,- ! nee will accordingly provide 111,n-elves a full ilescrip,:ot, of the u n , ,: ro and ti. ({ll)3l.llity. crrtiti, II I,' 11111 1110(31(1d Wail( y. sts required I y orders and regulations. 'l:bird—Univers of volunteer: , who ale absent front daty on necount contracted before they enter, I th, , -ervne will ho not- , tered out. and ',b. , •- y. h., have Been ah-eat more than nit ai• Vonlit t 1 irollll , s or diseo r. 1 4 .! v.! ill the timeor moor ditty. will he repot-led. to the Adjetant General of the eril,v il,r ois charge. in order that their lo• filled by others lit 1.,t I %AI" 11118 class of officer- Contlro, , , - ilns • Nr.vide . ll pensions. • Fourth—Appliestions for be made to the. Commissioner:4.f who is the ju.h.!:• of the of 4. ci denee in ,upport of 'le!, :th '.‘! c turni,h,s the lLnos a:, , ; luting thcrt-to. 1:11411 11'hr•n au 4 , 111... r 144 Li co:um:And 44144. r 1171V111:_ 1/1:r: u, Tri,..4 martial for llra t 44; ..11; colynnision 0.1 mantling (oilil-or or 1).14 corps or army. its the ea:ielay 1,.. !. I i a vestigate his C•mti andileierniiiie 'nether or Out he was alisent !ruin proper ealt,,, nod if there slionlii irr t;i an d t o 1,, iiroper itaitse he will hi. etilltkil to pii) duriuf sash alpeitte. , The mom eeitititti; sueli eonithiit,iim shall he to the :ottani . (;mieral ;if the army for !lie cal of the Secretary of Vim. ttetelt eien• missions will eonsi,t of mit thrive nor over e.A•loinizziow.-ki Sivii--V;lwro troop , : ar, hp! :in army i-,:rps or an arniy, 11,, , since will be gratittql nn th, ceitilit ate of a Negi,mental Surgeon till the , itlfti• been ai)pro...cd by 111. , . .` , 1•41i1.a! I lirt. ,, or sitelin l my ei,ri.s ur army. awl no 11r litael I)irect 1r will unti,irm. any eer , itl,•;o , until it., ha.: the applicant ur ri.veivol a ravoral,l, purl limn i y hint to mak, per,onal and if 'iron 4,11 p,rson;tl I. found that titc given with.wt peeper I :t0.... of the tnedieal yirii,g it r, porte.i to the :I(ljutant Cenoral of th.• witty. and be distills:4.4l l'irani the Fe . , SOVenth — Vhr n in a division army corps seliarme at , plication:t for leant • male to t Adjutantll.•ni-ral of the army; but, ext....pl in any extraorilimiTv c(i-o no leave et sem. %vill grant..d now:, the applii•a tion lAe aecompaitip.l t .l lbw slum, character as th:a liener:ll ((rders Ni.,. 1:iglii!) -II) :di cation i)1 ;,, \Val. t•N 1 , 11611 , 1 Ly a aa,lit..Ll (driver :t-).igti,ll t , that 11111 Vin eit V. liV tivr 11, til•rreliiry \VIII. E. I). TowN.,, \ Idiuta+ it u g mt. !1' .\ 1:%i:!!• dispatch fedin Gent•ral Mor g an, ttt Cati, berland (lap. says: Ito :td the ilth Kenn:why. on the 61, or tt:b heel i severe en g a g ement with Sh• venstut's division in force : the relief:: out numberin g ms four to one., Th., I . ost, kith,' and Limo. Col. Gordon. of the I I t alien prisoner. fur I,u4s three killed. !(Rees wounded :Ltid !illy Wien pri,:otters. compattiei of the lrdlt ()hilt were rounded by two rebel re g itnents and cut their Iva : : out. \Cc ea l ttured a large lot of fora g e, to!meeo, horses and mules. John .Nlor g att left Knoxvi:lle on :11,, inst. with '2,0(0 casalry, co route for Kin g ston. Kentnelcy is to he invaded. If eporta confirmed n! head, i nart,,s in ilivate g uerrilla raids upon l';:iftenn and Ramsey counties, on Il mon rivt.r, creating considertdde excitement on :Lc odium' holder. 'Hut sic:titter Venan g d. (user Cuntlierland river Ivith settler ern.. :and: to Seitllletown on Sunday. DIED: Almaw. 2 18 , ;', CH Alt LES ALIIEWP. son of James and Annie Cahili, Owed 1:1 month . . . finierit I will Into! plaoo frOttl or paront at I o'diwk IV.•lnesthi.v a fterii6i.ii 01 . 71 11.%111.1 r 1; 1.11.11'11. ..Pa • av at the dawn of 1133 When Charley pawed nwoy: All nature calm 111111111/Slll4l to re:! 'flint pleasant :annovt •:ay: The ivy by trio !nuke waved tier robe of velvet vreen : lie r..oklet by the urb•'r la , ed The chore with silver :bran, 'flva2 ai the dawn of day Wheat Illiarleyelose.l his ey,4, To open them where 'lye the ble , a HeYoud the :mitre shies: Si sweetly Charley inlnt:Pli away As pas our 11 , yams at nigh , : Ile hi• eyes at dawn of day. To open them in light. On Tuesday...in:NA 12111, .1011 N CUSIIINii. The funeral will take place thin day. at four o'clock fr(dit his late residence on Allen street. Lawr.meecille. and proceed to St. NI ary Cemetery. The friend. , of the family are respect fullY invited to a Omni. CONGRESS WATER-3 GROSS. Brnekedon's Soda Pills, mother !.11!•ply (lenient for Fruit .1:i rs Bininger'a London Dock tlin Corks for Fruit Jars Lindsey's blood Searcher, Genuine Coginue Brandy, Very Old Magnolia Balm, Removes Frecicles..kc. Patent Medicines, Largeet As4ortinent in the City. For sale by SEMON .TOIINSTO.N, corner Smithfield and Fourth etreet THIS DAY- Just tmevmd a complete assortment of GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS W. U. UeGEE de . CO., my 9 ICI Federal street. AlleaheaY efts STRAYED OR STOLEN BOW THE PREMISES OF ELIJAH I. Marshall, Inn-Keeper M Clinton. Alleghe rtY uountY. a black mare about five years old. Au tism snd a half bands hi h. She mks under the &WM.,' and trots in harness. A liberal re , word will be given for her recovery. au94td ELIJAH MARSHALL. .I . 4frond Edition TIE VERY LATEST TELEGRAPH. Latest from Culpepper, Va. REGUATIONS FOR DRAFTING, MALVFAM HILL OCCUPIED ROI" TIM REBELS. Independence, Mo., Captured by Guerrillas. ate e.. at e e 121 Lein:Pll:, V. 1., August 11.---The i,r1,4:10 a v:llry under eotnnmnd of Gen. mnde a descent on Madison Court e on Tuc:day. and lonntl that the re- Lek, L!.: 11'1'11 there., hut had left. He r ,,,, er:oissanee in every direction .;:ot int t. robe; pckets. on ' , very road. m the 7[11111., on the road to Stannardi:viile had n skirmish. losing one .1!efl and three wounded. tto the next ,l,:y :I:it:yin:ld had another skir- H, 'e t ti.e tranffe (7. 11. road, in which th-y :;ve Isifled and your wounded and :o , ciu taken prisoners: but being the Firit Michigan, the re w,re driven to the Rapidan. A strong rceonte , i,san'!P W:l4 made on the same ovt•!ting in f I:apidan on the Orange at.d :r skirmish W going on with- When order,: came frotn General Ihtford to return to Madison Court House. The party got hark at six a. in. on theOth, and found everything ready for a retreat Sperryville. as the rebels were : - , , proaching from every direction. TM , rariy reached ‘Voodville in safety :tad there halted. and reached Culpepper on Monday The e::.ettpe t his hrigaile is considered I;tir.te:ilus, as they were surround tta every sic awl ail gave the party up t,t . Buford deser \ es great praise for toe ;Cole inantier in vi-1 ieli he extricated rmmomml rrom su c h perilous posi- ; lay night :(Coat 11 o'clock,while (;yuerals Pore and Hanks were in confer viice in the ru.tir (dour batteries, a body Ilf de-ir cavalry chary e!1 in the most dar ;.., inanner thro;;eh thr woods on our fr,.n: upon ihe L . ronp. The discharge of !• •I,,ketA and whi—,-Ing of the balls r tl.t•in ;.:tvo intly noticeof the rebels' npproach. TLe hor,,es Aver° speedily inonnif..l awl a regiment of' infantry fired N(.l'.t.y, Cht•ciiing the :•httr.:e and proba 'ol.y of our commanders. 'a•nr!al with his cavalry corn :;t Culpepper on Saturday front 31,elutott. l'reviously tokis departure two ho et,l v. reconnoissance to the Rapidan, Avlo•re he founti a force of the ,•.1.11 . .) . 101 tk smith.but noneonthe north • 111= fr,e. Culpepper dated to-day a:i 1 1 1 lie: resin{ last night and :hi- an - l:in:I. Col. Donnelly I,f the Dith reginlen: i.a :,ail alive, but in a. lit. other wounded yenerally doing well. Aut t m,t —Acenunts yt-sh-rtlay, speakiug of tie' Sntunlity. titt so heavy the lire to 'which our comparatively nAn(her exp,al. that the only r that the entire command was tom:ly atmilolated at the end of half nn hour. in , tea(l (d being halt so large a the or an hour n I L.• I ei.e! t.:..ant•rs taken report that v:r;r mo Ned down by .2ra, , . Three times. they Lc • rez.ll regiments and :;t1:1 wheat r troops retired they ma.•l: , er:pt.ied to pursue them in The l.ri r,n,•r til o r..port that the heavy e 1... 1.5...1 hy niady were of recent r... witli I.:figlis4ll field ;. hat Ufa' gnu. which . riaC plke.l. in a ditch.-- having Lees 'tilled, itv..; d expedient to leave the gun, t.i..1 it we.; 1.11.1.1. the tire of the eneluv'si.,..hetuer.s. t '4.1. l'iattoitan.uf the 'Si: Massreltusetts, vas in tin. hreest, and is probably .1. ad. Liem. Stone full with many wont .I=. Make also 1011, and, if are, e. is a pre.eter. k.l::: . lS;ni:h is eitherwounded or ilen;l. of the 211 Massachusetts. is ! s 1.41. NVPiI a< many of anti 1.1,41(ellalltS. 1 3 1'111(1...S ;Anil . , Was • 111.• breast. The :28th . without loss. having ..riy the day to guard a erl,l rn ton miles southwest the 1 , 3111t-Ti,lti. They returned yester lay, ortiuv:iiie si nal olliners, although Ti. 1 , a , .; near the enemy s . 11;:i"r I.i: Alm. A m4list fight pMe.• :it 1 lidepeteletice yesterday morniccr. :loot three o'clock, between Fcdcral f.mces. numbering 1511 men, molvr Col. Buell, and from SM) to 1111111:r the notorious Col. II ugh , resulting in the complete rout und surpmclur of our troops. The loss on 1.1,er ,bl , is unknown. It app,.ars th, town v.:is surprised about m. A ,imultaii,om: movement was mad.• upon th, camp a Buell's headquar h•r.: and tl u Provost Marshal's office, which wore some distance apart. The Provost Marshal's &lice was entered by plor,s. , ,dly loyal citizens, the arms taken Nod used against the Federal troops. The lasted about four hours. Capt. Thomas, of the militia, was taken isoner almost at the outset. They shot Ow captain afterwards. Lieut. Barring. ion and fifty men cut their way throw; iit rAels and escaped. Most oleo pris oners were, paroled. A large amonnt of aims, munitions and other government properly fell into the eneuty•s hands. A large force, from Fort Leavenworth and of tar points, has been concentrated Barri,: and sent, in pursuit. C‘wo, Angu-t I - 2.—The Memphis 14 1 1- let in of the 10th has the rollowing: fin Wednesday, August sixth the rebel rant Arkansas tune on a reconnoitering e:1 edition up the river as far us islands number sixty-seven and sixty-eight, within filly miles of ldelena. A kw days since the Louisville accom panied by the transports White ailed and lama started with the ;;d Wisconsin from ilelena to go up White river. The Lou ran agrol ud, and the expedition abandoned because of insufficiency of wa ter and returned to lielena just in time to ini-5 the ram Arkansas Hail it been a tew hours later a collision must have taken place. Tice Bulletin prints the re port that llreckenridge had attacked and captured Baton lZouge last Wednesday.— TIM.; i eonsalered not improbable. II I A lig. I_,—.John Morgan, with elght . e,n hundred cavalry and four of artillery, entered Callitin, early this morning, and captured Colonel Boone, commanding the post, with about three hundred men of the 2sth Kentucky, and a federal freight train containing sixty hiir , es and a lot of nets and corn. There Ac.t:; no fight. Mor.;:tri was still in pos session at 11001.1 10 dar, Adjutant-General Finuel declines ac cepting the resignation of John . Boyle ! , nephew of the General, as Lieut. Colonel of the Ninth Kentucky cavalry, and order; him to join his regiment. Bowros, 12.—rhe 34th regi , ment, Cot. Wells, leaves for the seat of war this afternoon. The tl.3d regiment will leave to-morrow. ADJUTANT fENERALS OFFICE. %VAR DEPARTMENT, WASIIINCTi*:„ August 11, 1862. GENERAL ORDERS NO,, Regulations for the enrollment and draft of 300,000 militia: In pursuance of an order by the Presi dent of the United States, bearing date of August 4th, 1862, whereby it is provided that a draft of 300,000 militia be immedi ately called into the service of the United States to serve for nine months unless sooner discharged : and that the Secretary of War shall assign the quotas to the States and establish the regulations for the draft. Also, that if any State shall not, by the 15th of August, furnish its quota of t h e a dditi ona l 300,000 volunteers author i7nd by law, the deficiency of volunteers in that State shall also be made up by special draft from the militia, and that the Secretary of War shall establish regula tions for this purpose. It is ordered, First. The Governors of the respective States will proceed forthwith to furnish their respective quotas of the 300,000 militia called for by the orderof the Pres ident, dated the fourth day of August, 1862. which quotas have been furnished to the Governor's respectively by communi cation from this Department, of this date, according to the regulations henceforth. Second. The Governors of the several States are hereby requested forthwith to designate rendezvous for the drafted mili tia of said States, and to appoint com mandants- ' and it is important that the ren dezvous-should be few in number anti located with a view to convenience of transportation. Third. The Governors of the respective States will cause an enrollment to be made forthwith by the assessors of the several comities, or by any other . officers to be .appointed by such - Governors, of all able bodied male citizens between the ages of 18 and 45, within the respective county, giving the name and occupation of each. together with remarks, showing whether he is in the service of the United States and in what capacity, or any other facts which may determine his exemption from military duty. All reasonable and proper expenses of such enrollment of the draft, hereinafter provided, will be reimbursed by the United States upon vouchers show iug the detailed statement of service per formed and expenses incurred, approved by such Governors. Fourth. Where no provision is made by law in any State for carrying into effect the draft hereby ordered, or where such provisions are in any manner defective, such draft shall be conducted as follow:1: Ist. Immediately upon completion of the enrollment, the lots of enrolled per sons shall be filed in the Sheriff 's office of the counties in which such enrolled per sons reside. 2d. The governors of the several States shall appoint a commissioner for each county of their respective States, whose duty it shall be to superintend the drafting and hear and determine excuses of per sons claiming to lie exempt front military . duty. Such commissioners shall receive a compensation of four dollars per diem for each day they may be-actually employed in the discharge of their duties as such commissioners. :Z . The enrolling officer s 11, immedi ately upon the filing of th enrollment lists, notify said cotnmissio r ;hat said lists have been so filed. and ,the eommis :dotter shall thereupon give notieo. handbills posted in each town:4lth) or his county, of' the time and plaee at which claims of exemption will be received arid determined by him. Ile shall fix the time, to be specified in the order aforesaid, with in ten days of the filing of the enrollment. at which the draft shall be made, and all persons claiming to be exempt from mili tary duty shall, before the day fixed for the draft, make proof of such exemption before said commissioner, and if found sufficient, his name shall he stricken from the list by a red line drawn through it. leaving it still legible. The commissioner shall in like manner strike from the list the names of all persons now in the mili tary service of the United States: all tele graph operators and constructors actually engage d o n the sth day of August. Ivan_': , all engineers on locomotives on railroads: the Vice President of' the United :States: the officers .1 udieial and Executive of the Government of the rnited State.;; The members of both Houses of Congress and their respective officers; all Custom House officers and their clerks; all post officers and sta g e drivers who are employed in the care and conveyance of the mail of the Post offices of the United States: all fer rymen who are employed at any ferry on post roads; all pilots and all mariners ac tually employed in the sea service, of any citizens and pilots of registered or licensed steamboats and steamships, and all per sons exempted by the laws of the re spective States from military duty, on suf. 116(40, evidence, or on his personal knowl edge. that said persons belonging to any of these aforesaid classes, whether ex- emption is claimed by them or not: ex emption will not be held for disability, unless it be of such permanent char, aster as to render the person unfit for service for a period of more than thiriy days, and to be certified by a surgeon appointed by the Governor in each county for this purpose. At the time fixed, as before provided by the commis misioner for making the draft, the Sheriff of the county, or in his absence such per son as the commisioner may ati)oint, shall, in the presence of said coin issioner. publicly place in a wheel or box in a like character to such as are used for drawing' jurors, separately folded ballots contain ing the names of all persons remaining on said enrollment lists not stricken off as before provided, and person appointed by the commissioner blindfolded shall there upon draw from said box or wheel, a number of ballots equal to the number of drafted men fixed by the Governor of each State as the proper quota of such county. A printed or written notice of enrollment and draft, and of the place of rendezvous of the drafted militia force shall thereupon be served by a person to he appointed by .the conamissioters upon each person so drafted, either, by delivering the same in person or by leaving it at his last known place of residence. Any person so drafted may offer a sub stitute at the time of the rendezvous of the drafted militia force, and such sub stitute if he shall be an able bodied man between the ages of eighteen and forty live, and shall consent in writing with Ihe consent of his parents or guardian if a minor subject himself to all i tie duties and obligations to which his principal would have been subject' had lie pereoually served, shall be accepted in lieu of such principal. The persons thus drafted shall assemble at the county seat of their respective counties within five days of the time of drafting, whence transportation will be furnished them by the Governors of the several States to the place of rendezvous. As soon as the draft has been made and the names marked on the enrollment lists, the commissioner will send a copy of the same to the Adjutant General of the State, who will immediately organize the drafted men into companies and regiments of in fantry, by assigning one hundred and one men to each company, and ten companies to each regiment, and send a copy of the organization to the commandant of the rendezvous. At the expiration of thfitime allowed for the drafted then to reach the rend,az• roes, the commandant. shall proceed' to complete the orianization ofthe companies and regimentS by . proclaiming the names of the fegimental commissioned officers, which shall be doweled in acconblnce with the laws of the reepeaFire States,' tlp ueinhei ap4 124 e being tbesame as iu the volunteer service ; and an cam the 19* of any State shall provide for an election of officers, they Jail be elected under the direction of one of the commandants of the rende;:vons. and ;•1 ;,rted forthwith to the.Covernor of such ;;:ate, in order that they- ay he commis -• ied: and the non commissioned onkel ; ;my be appointed either before °raft er m ; ; d er, as the Colonel of the regiment shall ;drect. As soon as the offiemi of the companies are designated. the saner rolls be made out under the d re; that of the command ant of the rende:.:vons, and the troops in• apected and nu.si (Ting officers appointed for that purpose. In States where (:nlistments have been made by municipalitie!-nA towns, instead of counties, the Governors of such States arc authori:•ed to apply the foregoing rules of draft to such municipalities and towns, instead of counties. _ Provost Marshals will be appointed by the War I /eparttnent in the several States nn the nomination of the Governors there of, with such assistants as may be neces sary to enforce the nt tend:lnce of all draft ed pt r,otts who shall fail to attend to Ruth places of-rondo:watts. In case of any of the Scales shall not by the l•.th day of August, furnish its ( - Lama of the additional three hundred thousand volunteers called for by the President on toe f.!ti day of :fitly, 386 - 2, all incomplete r,iriments shall then be consolidated, on der the direction of the respective States: and if an additional draft shall be made, as before provided, sufficient to nll up such quota, the number to be drafted from each county of the State to be fixed by t he Governor thereof. L'rom and after the 18th day of August no new te:!.iments of volnnteers will be or the present bounty nod ad vance pay will yontitino to he paid tiro: ( volunteering 1., gc, into old regiments. I:y Ilte- Frvrc nry 01 War. TfloMA, , , Adj . !. Ceti. 'ft , t tlu‘. Tt . t;., A Ittitttt , t - Secretary. Sttutto tsttt:it t•(! tttlt• folitwing front Calm:lit:, It k , • , 111( tt :tit two smftli 4• 01 ,,- iuti(•:; iientucky cavalry, en raureered ill greatly superior numbers FiN i.•:•:1..11111y and last night at various points lu:low \1 illi;tmsporl. dekatit.g the ent.nly each ell'ort with eonsitierubl, ( /::r loss only one '7011: Ili I (iener . nl lA. ugti,t 12.—The follow ti:r l' , :nliFylvania sick :And wounded., who anivcd in the steamer Spanliiing. with their places of residence: Corporal Davis, S Low. co 11, 49th Pa., Wesichester: Jos Aiiller, co I', 49th Pa, ‘Vestchester; Chas Burt, to U. 97,th Pa, Busilelown: Corporal Ilidits Frank, co :411 ca;alry, Elizabeth, Pa: John P Turnor. cn 11. r.th (I:v:dry, Philadelphia; taut < V.'oodward, Vllll.:~:,th.Philadel phia: John •7iinor, to i:th cavalry, Little, co I ),t9h caval ry, woutolod left log. Pitt: urgh: Wm ro st. 4: .1 ! val . :dry, tort 11 , g: Phila delphia: S 11,1divstern. co 1 , , 1;1 It cfivalry. Pittsburgli: C ,, rimral 11 1.1. Fair. vo A, B;.'d Pa, V:trl Bryant, cn k. 103 d Pa, Ncw Castlo: !leo Swartzer, co 11, 1.03 d MO-lin, co C, 934, Leb anon: die: ttihcr. co D, 20th regiment. Philadelphia: Peter Smitter, co E, 434 reaiment, Pittsbr.rgh: P Mclntosh; co 1, i;:;11 regiment. Mci:cesPorti Wilson All - Caniey. co B, regiment, Pittsburgh; S rg't Iran ii S hsGr, co A, C3d regi ment. Pittsburgh; Tho:npson Hoke. co I, cr.Qt• •• -t: Jolni II P .'oor• m en K. ;.l ...IHarrisburg; ditc.ol) Nerhigi.. I i) I). ‘VilkeSbarre; . 1 .18:1:11 CO C., 63d regi ment. Armstrong, l'a; Watson Field, co ..!st regiment, Allegheny co: Wm Campbell. cu V. rail reg . t. Clarion, Serg't \Vitt MeClerry, ,• . reg•t, Mercer; melheati.•l. t•o rdst reg't, Alle gheny City: Solomon (Rider. co C, 57th Win Justice.. c.f . ) K, I 0 d Curpirai Henry. W - ea veT. co E. i;:dh. Mercer: Edward .1 Harri son, co IC . 57% II rep lineni. Crawfotili David Elilrieher. co N. 1 Jelin eo I', 1;::.1 reg•t, Clarion; .1 li 110.1‘... co E. IVestville; James D Miles. co E. .7tlt Teg•t, Mercer. ! Vonritt: Moyno.•:, August* l'l.—.l.tt re gard to the noeupation and evacuation of .M:d..(-rn (rill by demi troops, little has been );11' r(Tonnoitering diVision took inn , ession Incsday, and on that dry ill the of the army went up. I en. M'Clellan tit back for the greater part of iii: army. the messengers took the wrong road, and consequently the troop.. did not reach Malvern until it was it wtoo late and only a portion of those semi arrived at all. and those only in sea o.beat ha , ,ty retreat. This was IVett too inornin and in that day a grerianittle would be fought, hack forces arrivA in season, but as some of them were approaching and in sight of %Liven' I I There was a . very large force of rebels Seen coining from Richmond. tiambvrilT a t least ten thou sand men, tilling :di the roads, passage trays and 1,1 far as the could reach. A retreat urns eom e l nendy made to Har rison's Landing. en. McClellan had planned for a great battle, but the enemy were not asleep and have taken possession of Malvern dill with :in immense army. I- 1 . 11. , ), Aug mit 12.—A disturbance took place yesterday in consequence of a strike among Irish and German laborers, who prevented lu from workiug ip - them places. The Chief or Police attempt ed to intetlere, or he was overpowered and inlayed. Finntiv the riot was quelled by the police using their, revolvers. Two of the rioters were wounded and the ring leader arrested. "I he militia were ordered under arms, hut ;heir services were not required. ‘V.I.zIIIN , ;TON, August 7_.—Last week about one hundred person.; were removed from the old Capitol to the new military l:ri on is tieoruetown. The greater part of them were etaliined for desertion. l'he prisoner.: brought up on the Free- - 7 h am on sonday. if:eluding fifteen negroes eapture,lltith two parties, were sent to tha old l3pito! his morliing. Messrs. 11 se topl Allen, two well known police officers or this city, were arrested' last night by f ;encrA Wadsworth on the charge etkidnapoiog. _ LEX TNI:TON. Mil., August 12.—Inde, pendence was attacked yesterday by 1,500 rebels under (701. Hughes and Qusntrel, and after ihltr hours severe fighting the lederals surrendered. Twenty of our men are reported kilicd. The reinforcements which were sent from here last night to assist our troops at ludependene have4e , turned. There is great excitement and •••eryl . iotly is preparing for the' bonflict. • " lb.:Alm-Atm:RS Or' TOE ARMY OF Vin CINI.I, Cedar i' , lonntain, Vu., August 12. —To Major-General /Judea: The enemy has retreated under cover of the night: His rear is now crossing the Rapidan to wards Orange C.:urt Rouse. Our cavahry are in hot pursuit [SiLrnedl .lonN POPE, (jeti. Commanding - - PHILAIPEI.I . /IPA. August . 12.—The steam er Spaulding arrived with over 300 'aieh and wounded r - oldiers from. Harrisonl Landing. Captain Henry Benson, of the fourth artillery, died during the passage.-- General ]rank Patterson is a passenger on board. I.T 1110 It E., August 12.—The - KnielFer; brici:er, with .1.3113 sick 'and wouniiied *l4-' (Hers, arrived here to-day. Twelve youtig men who fled from,• this 4 . city to ovoid the draft were arrested et: Lycoming county, brought back here to-day:mil sent to Fort Meflenry. E. - ....-''.. , DISTUleir Avroinitsit: ' inf. lifiliticrAistick will ot' s k o ' re ' dia. for nomination 0 tho a bove ogee' .. - _ . East amainstiug kopubliass Conntir ..,.. , .1. S. N Et:l.l:y