expected, to suppose, that this statute of Charles II. enlarged iu a gre.it degree our liberties, and forma a sort of epoch ia their history. But though a very beneficial enactment, and emi Caatlv remedial iu many cares of illegal impris onment, it ineroduced no new principle, nor con ferred any ri-ht upon the subject. From the tii lieat records of the English law, n freeman could be detaiued in prUon, except upon a crim inal charze. or conviction, or fjr a civil debt. In the former cue it was always iu his power to i dernaud of the Court of K.ng's Lench a -writ ot habeas corpus a I subjiciendum directed to the per son detaiuing hiru iu custody, by which he was enjoined to briug up the body of the prisoner with the warrant of commitment that the court might judge of its sufficiency, and remand the party, admit him to bail, or discharge him, ac . cording to the nature of the charge. This writ issued of right, and could not be refused by the court. It was not to beatow an immunity from arbitrary imprisonment, which u abundantly provided for iu Magna Chaita, (if indeed it were not more ancient) that the statute of Charles II. was enacted, but to cut off the abuses by which the government's lust of power, and the servile subtlety of Crown lawyers had impaired so fun damental a privilege." While the value set upon this writ in Lngland Las been so great that the removal of the abuses which embarrassed its enjoyment have been lock ed upoc as almost a new graut of liberty to the subject, it is not to be wondered at that the con tinuance of the writ thus made effective should have been the object of the most jealous care. Accordingly, no power in England short of that of Parliament can suspend or authorize the sus pension of the writ of habeas corpus. I quote again from Blaokstone, (1 Com., 136) : But the happiness of our Constitution is, that it is not left tthe executive power to determine when the danger of the state is so great as to render this measure expedient. It is the Parlia ment only or legislative power, that whenever it sees proper, can authorize the Crown by suspen ding the haleas corpus for a short and limited time, to imprision suspected persons without giv ing any reason for so doing." And if the Presi dent cf the United States may busp end the writ, then the Constitution of the United States has conferred upon him more legal and absolute power over the liberty of the citizen than the people of England have thought it safe to entrust to the Crown a power which the Quean of En gland cannot exercise at this day. and which could not have been lawfully exercised bythe Sovereign even in the reign of Charles the First. But I am not left to form my judgment upon this great question , from analogies between the English Government and our own, or the com mentaries of English Jurists, or the 'decisions of English Courts, although uon this subject they are entitled to the highest rtspect, and are justly regarded and received as authoritative by our Courts of Justice. To guide me to a right con clusion. I have the commentaries on the Consti tution of the United States of the Lite Jlr. Justice Story, not only one of the mo? t eminent jurisU of the age, but for a long time cne of the bright est ornaments of the Supreme Court of the United States, and also the clear ami authoritative deci sion of that Court itself, given more than half a century since, and conclusively establishing the principle.! 1 have above stated. Mr. Justice Story, speaking in Lis Commenta ries of the habeas corpus clause in the Constitu tion, says : " It is obvious that cases of a peculiar emer gency may arise, which may justify, nay, even require, the temporary suspension of any right to the writ. But ts it has frequently happened in foreign countries, and even in England, that the writ has, upon various pretexts and occasions, been suspended , whereby persons apprehended upon suspicion have suffered a long imprison ment, sometimes from design, and sometimes be cause they were fi rgotten , the right to suspend it is expressly confided to cases of rebellion or Invasion, where the public safety may require it. A very just and wholesome restraint, which cuts down at a Mow, a fruitful means of oppression, capable of be-ins abused in bad times to the worst of purposes. Hitherto no suspension of the writ Las eTer been authorize" 1 by Congress since the establishment of the Constitution. It would seem, as the power is given to Congress to suspend the writ of habeas corpus in cases of rebellion or in vasion, that the right to judge whether the exi gency had arisen, must exclusively belong to that body." 3 Stoiy's Com. on the Constitution, sec tion 153. And Chief Justice Marshall, in delivering the opinion of the Supreme Cwrt in the case of ex parte Bollman and Swartwout, uses this decisive language in 4 Cranch, 95 : " It may be worthy of remark, that this act (speaking of the one under which I am proceed ing) was passed by the first Congress of the U. S. sitting under a Constitution which had declar ed ' that the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus should not be suspended, unless, when, in ca.-es f rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it. Acting under the immediate influ ence of this injunction, they must have felt, with peculiar force, the obligation of providing efficient means by which this great constitutional privil ege should receive life and activity ; frr if the means be not in existence, the privilege itself would not be lost, although no law for its sus pension should be enacted. Under the impres sion of this obligation they give, to all the Courts the power of awarding writs of liabeas corpus." And again, iu page 101 : "If at any time the public safety should re quire the suspension of the powers vested by this act in the courts of the United States, it is for the Legislature to say m. That question de pends on political considerations, on which the Legislature is to decide. Until the Legislature will be expressed, this court can only do its duty, and must obey the law." I can add uothing to these clear and emphatic word of my great predecessor. But the documents 1 efore rne show that the military authority in this case has gone far be yond the mere suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus. It has. by force of arms, thrust aside the judicial authorities and officers to whom the Constitution has confided the prnvcr and duty of interpreting and administering the laws, and substituted a military government in its place, to be administered and executed by mil itary officeis. Eur at the time these proceedings were had against John Merryman," the District Judge of Maryland the Commissioner appointed under the act of Congress the District Attorney and Marshal all resided in the city of Baltimore a fevv miles only from the home of the prisoner. Up to that time there had never been the slightest resistance or obstruction to the process of any court or judicial officer of the United States in Maryland, except the military authority. And if a military officer, or any other person Lad reason to believe that the piisoner had commit ted any offeuce against the laws of the United States, it was Lis duty to give information cf the act, and the evidence to support it, to the Dis trict Attorney : and it would then Lave become the duty of that officer to bring the matter be fore the District Judge or Commissioner, and if there was sufficient legal evidence to justify Lis arrest, the Judge or Commissioner would have issuad Lis warraut to the Mirshal, to arrest bim ; and upon the bearing of the party would have Lira held to bad or committed him for trial, ac cording to the character of the offence as it ap peaied in the testimony, or would hare discharg ed him immediately, if there was not sufficient evidence to support the accusation. There was n danger of any obstruction, or resistance to the action of the civil authorities, and therefore no reason whatever for the interposition of the mi i'.ary. And yet, under these circumstances a military officer, stationed in Pennsylvania, with out givuig any information to th District Attor y, arnl without any applicitioa t the judicial uth- ritis. assumes to himself the judicial power hi ;.e District of Maryland , uudertakea tg do- j cide what constitutes the crime of treason or rehellion: what evidence ( if. indeed, he required any ) ii sufficient to i-upporr. the accusation and justity tne commitment ; ana commits me ; w ithout having a bearing even before himself, to i close custody in a strung"? garrintd fort, to be f there held, it would seem during tne pleasure oi : those who committed him. . ... ' The Constitution provide, as I have bo ere i .i.- ti .il f rfei.rivcd of life. : vain fciii&i no irxrio'ni - - j - i ViLcitv- or iinfertv- without due process ol law it declares th.it - the right cf the people secure n their persons, houses paers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, saall not be violated, and no warrant shall issue, but upon 0.1 ami the T) provides that the party accused shall be. entitled to a speedy trial, in a court of justice. And these gieat and fundamental laws, which Congress itself could uot susjiend, have lieen dis regarded and suspended, like the writ of habeas I corpus, by a mi.itary order, supported by force ofarius. Such is the case now Detore me, aim i can only say, that if the authority which th? Constitution has confided to the judiciary de pal tment an 1 judicial e-fli-ers, may thns upon any pretext or under any circumstaiees be usurp ed bv the military power at its direction, the people of the United States are no iouger living under a government of laws, but every citizen holds, life, liberty, and property at the wiM and pleasure of the at my officer in win -He military district hemay happen to be found. In such a case my duty was too plain to be mistaken. I have exercised all the power which the Constitution and laws confer on me, but that power has been resisted by a force tio strong for me to overcome. It is possible that the officer who has incurred this graTe responsibility may have misunderstood his instructions, and excee ded the authority intended to be given him. I stiali, therfore order all the proceedings iu this case, with the opinion to be filed and recorded i.i the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Mary laud, and direct the cleik to transmit a copy, under seal, to the President of the United States II will then remain for that high officer, in fulfilment of his constitutional obligation to " take care that the laws be faith ful -y executed," to determine what measures he w iU take to cause the civil process of the United States to be respected and enforced. H. P.. TANEY. Chief Justice Uf the Supreme Curt of the U. S. EDcmotrat Sentinel. C. D. Ml'RRA I', Editor. James $. Todd. Publisher. WEDNESDAY. JULY '24. S. 31. l'etlcugill & Co.. Advertising Agents, 119 Nassau Street. New York, and 10 State street. Boston, are the au thorized Agents for the ' Dkmotrat -v Sexti n ei.," and the most influential and largest circu ating Newspapers in the United States an 1 Canadas. They are empowered to contract for us at our lowest terms. DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET. Assembly CYRUS L. PERSHIXU. of Johnstown. Sheriff JOHN BUCK, of Carroll Tp. Trka-crer THOMAS CALLIN, of Johnstown. Commissioner. P. J LITTLE, of Allegheaj Tp. Asj-ocia'ik Jcdges. G. W. EASLY. of Johnstown. II. C. DKV1NE. of EleLsburg. IVor House Director. GEORGE DELANY, of Allegheny. Auditor 3 years. E. II. DONNEGAN. of CleaifieM Tp. Democratic County Committee. Trvin Ruiledge, Chairman. AlIeifhDy. Patrick Dounegan Cambria, Wm. O'Keefe Carrolltown. Joseph Uehe ('arr.ill tp.. Robert M Combie Chest Springs, li A. liurns Chst tp.. Vm. Noel Clcar fielii, Thomas Durbin Conetrsugh lior., .Ino. Campbell Conemaugh tp., Thomas M'Cale C'ojle. Wm. lindson Ebensbruff, East Ward. Daniel O Evans. Wet Ward. Jno I.loyJ Gallitzin. J. fMniih Jackson, .T'dio Singer Johnstown, First War, Trvin Rut ldge '2r,d Ward, S. Colwei! 3rd Ward. George N Smith 4ih Ward. William P. Patton 5th Ward. Georsre Staffer j0- retto, P. J. Christy Millville, James Dor ney -Monster. C Dever Richland, J R. Stull Summ'-rhill, Thomas M'Connell-Suni mitvi'.le, John (iaH SusquphaTina. John Marrion Taylor, F G. Barnes Washing ton. John Porter Wilmore, George Ran dolph Yoder. Ja:. M'Cov. Tlie great Milt. We publish, this week, the opinion of Judge j Taney, of the U. S. Supreme Court, ia the ecle j brated Merryman habeas corpus ca.-e. Those of j our readers who have not already teru:-d it, will j we are sure, be glad of an opportunity of doing so now. Of course it is not in our power to add anything to the clear, logical and convincing ar j guments of the learned Chief Justice, to prove that the President does not possess the right, uu i dor the Constitution, to suspend the privilege of this writ, lie ask our readers to compare it. with the portion of the Piesideiit's Message on the same subject, and then decide, as to who tc cupies the stronger position i"sition in the con troversy the President or Chief Justice. As we remarked last wetk, it is an astonishing thing to us, to hear the Piesident of the United States claiming the right to do that, which the Monarch of England dare not do. It is said that an overwhelming majirity of the citizens of the loyal States sustain him in usurping this right, in open disregard of the Constitution. This may be so, for it seems that under the pressure of the war excitement, the people of the Northern States, or at least a majority of the members of Congress, now hold that the President can do no wrong, and that it is little less than treason, to doubt the legality or wisdom of any of his acts. This mere ly goes to show the intense excitement of the present hour, but does not prove that the Presi dent was right in disregarding and setting aside an important provision of the Constitution. It is by the letter and spirit of the Coustitution, and not by popular clamor, he should be guided in the discharge of his official duties. lie is sworn to the best of Lis ability to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States,' not to act i n obedience to the behest of pot u?ar clamor. We believe that the sober 6econd tho't of the people is always right, bat they are seldom j probable cause, supported Dy oatn or ainrmauon and particularly describing the place tc be search- . rr" arsons or tniniis to ue sriKu. ii. right, when swayed by intense passioD or preju- dice. -A majority of the people and their repre- mntativts in Congress, may now say, that Fre-si- Lincola WllS right in violating an important " J provision of the Constitution, but they ill not so, wlien tlie excitement oi tue prest shall have spent its force, aud godlike reasen i .r;limr,l.anl nce more triumphant. If we understand the President rightly, he eo- tends that even if the suspension of the privilege of the writ of haftea cvrpus was an unconstitu tional act, it was justifiable on the grounds of ex pediency and extreme necessity, under the cir cumstances. If a principle like this is sanctioned aud adopted as Constitutional law in this country, where are we to stop in its application ? In a crisis like this, when the people are too much ex cited to reason calmly, or consider measures with regard to the con-equeuees which are to flow from them in the future, there is scarcely a usurpation of power on the part of the President, that can not be justified on the ground of expediency. It will only be necessary for him to tell the people, that for the purpose of doing a great right, he is doing a little wrong, in order to be sustained for the time being at least. But endorsements of this kind amount to but very little. When ar raigned i:i the forum of truth, the President if the United States stands upon an equality with the. humblest citizen in the land, and must ac knowledge obedience to the sa.ne principles of eternal justice, when giving an --account of his stewardship. If we acknowledge the )righf f the President to set aside and annul a niwr 1 Jr ot tlie l tt Ol 1 1 1 Constitution in one case, we cannot deny that he has the right to do it in another, if Lis judgment tells him that the public safety demands thct he should do so. Thus, after suspending tlie privil ege of the writ of habeas corpus, the President might go on. and on the ground of extreme ne cessity, declare himself an absolute dictator, clothed with all the powers vested by the Coii.-ti-tut-on in Congress and the Supreme Court. Was it the intention of the framers of the Constitution that he should have the power to do this 1 What American freeman will hesitate to answer. No ? The Constitution in the tenth article of the amend ments declares that "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohib ited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respcctivly. or the people." This jnust convince even the most s keptical, that this is a Gov ernment of strictly limited powers, which derives all its vitality and v'gor from a plaiuly written instrument, beyond the provisions of which it cannot legally g-j. That instrument clearly de-finc-s the duties and powt rs of each branch of Governmtnt the Legislative, the Executive and the Judiciary. When either branch undrtaks to do that which it is not authoriz -d by the Con stitution to do, it occupies the position of a usurp er, and is tieatir.g with contempt that infru nieut to which it is bound to look for guidance in the discharge of its duties. The Consti'ution nowht re authorizes the President on the ground of expediency, or extreme necessity, to exceed or I go beyond the powers expressly delegated to j him by the Constitution. The section-which we have quoted above, declares that all powers not expre.-sly granted to the Government are with held, and belong lo the people or the States ; con sequently when ether branch of the Government steps reyond the powers delegated to it." it is, as we said U-fore. acting the part of a usurper, and whatever it may do under the plea of extreme necessity, is unconstitutional, and therefor r.ull and void. What is this right, wnich President Lincoln 'claims he may exercise in open disregard to the Constitution ? We will let him answer in his own words -the right to authorize the com manding General, in proper cases, according to his distortion, to suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas cvrjnts, or in other words, to ar rst and detain without resort to the ordinary pr. cesses an 1 forms of law, such individuals as he might deem dangerous to the public safety." How d.R'S this tal y with the clause of the Con stitution which gives the right of suspending the writ to Congrc;s alone, or with that portion of the amendments, which declaies that no person " shall i deprived of iife. Ulaty, or property, without due piocos of law." We think it is iu plain and open disregard of both. It will be perceived that the President not only claims the right to sus-pend the privileges of the writ, but also the right to delegate that power to the Commanding Generals in the army. Under that power a G mmsnding General may go on according lo-his discitiion" and arrest and in ci'rcir.t'c in a jail, crery itidindttal in tie distticl occr which his avilu rily txlnds, whom he mng see pi t per to deem dangerous U lue pvLHc safety. And ail o arrested, are to be k'pt in prison, until it shall jJzaxc Uic Commanding General, who is clothed with dojwtic power, to unbar Vie bolts (J" their duugeii:i, and lead them forth to light and liberty. If ihe President and his sulordinates have the right to do this, w'neto, we ak, is the security for the personal liberty of any man in the community? Ilis own private opinion i all that a Coinuiaitdiug General is rerpiired to Wk to, before ms king an arrest. He may, therefore arrest ami cat into prison. every man he tui!Cts of elisloyalty to the Government. Deem" is the word used Vy the Pie-sident ; that means of course, every enc he thinks i.-f disloyal. Niy, more than this, a tyrannical General might ar rest and imprison the most lo3-al citizen in the land, merely because he disliked him, and justify the act on the ground that he suspected him of disloyalty to the Government. Is it not an awful thing to place our personal lilerty at the mercy of President Lincoln and his subordinates? We do not allude to this subject in the spirit of partisan hostility ; but we speak as an American citizen, who knowing his rights, dares maintain them. This is not the cause of faction, or of par ty, or of any indivi lual, buc the common interest of every freeman. We are willing to go as far as any man in the land, in sustaining the Presi dent in all legitimate efforts, to put down the traitorous rebellion, headed by Jeff. Davis, but cannot behold him trampling on an importaLt provision of the Constitution, without raising our voice against the unhallowed act. We are un willing to clothe him and his subordinates, with the right to deprive American freemen, of their personal liberty, and incarcerate them in a dun geon, without due process of law. S3T All should not fail to read the adver iaement of Prof. Wood in to-day's paperr. War Xew, Tlie news of the defeat of enr army in the movement to take Manassas Junction, has spread a vast and sadden gloom over onr country. The trtvtW the news wljetr it came, found us unpre pared1 lo meet it. Confkfem of the justice of our cause, and er.tertaining so doubt that the brarery anid number of our troops were eejual to the emer gency, none of us eutertaiued any doubts that Oer. McDowell would sweeeed in driving the enemy from his fortifications at Manassas, and achieving a complete victory. But we must not be cast down or discouraged at this reverse. 'For ward to Riclinorjdr' must still be the watchword. We trust in- the next action the okl veteran, Gex. Scott, will command in person. With him at their head our troops will be invincible. It is impossible, at present, to eV"e correctly, the loss of either annv. The Confederate's loss eloubtless j was very heavy. Tlie Pit?sbnrgh Divjtatch of to day, says o"r loss in killed w ifl probably not reach, or at lea.t not exceed, 1000. This would make onr total loss in killed and wounded, about 2,500 or 3,000. G1. James Caraeron, a brother of the Secretary of War, has bt-en killed. Amid the confusion and excitement, we have enough to know, that many a l.-eart which a few days ago, beat proudly with hope and amrnati-w. i- now as cold and inanimate as the clods of the valley that cover it. Many a or-cv bright Greside, has been rendered black and desolate, and many a fond mother ia " weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted becanse they are not." It would be a vain task now to undertake to enumerate the hundreds "Of whom each. And one as all, a ghastly gap did make. In his own kind aud kindred, whom to teach Forgetful uess, weie mercy for their sake. The archangel's trump, not glory's, must awake Those whom the3' thirst for ; though the sound of fame May for a moment soothe, it cannot slake, The fever of vain longing, and the name, So honored, but assumes a stronger, bitterer claim." The President and Secretary of War are now engaged in organizing another powerful army, and the advance movement will probably be commenced during the present week. Matters will bo so arrauged this time as to render defeat impossible. Tjie Cambria Guaui s. We seated in an item in another CDlumn, that the "Cambria Guards" had been ordered to report at Camp Curt in, Harrisburg, to morrow. It seems this erder was countermanded, and they were ordered to repair to the al-ove named camp immediately. They passed over the Pennsylvania Railroad yesterday in company with the other soldiers from Camp?? Wilkins and Wright. A numWr of the friends, and relatives of the volunteers, from this place and vicinity, repaired to the station, and as the train remained about fifteen minut'.-s, they had a lull e'pportunity to bid the gallant soldiers farewell. Many aflecting scenes, we learn, oc curred, and " Parting such as press The life from out young hearts, and choking sighs That ne'er might le repeated ; who could guess If ever more should meet tho-e mutual eyes." Our correspondents in the Company will doubt less keep ns fully posted with regard to the future movements cf the Company. Compromise. A friend has hauded us a well written com munication, advocating the adjustment ef our National difficulties, by a compromise between the Northern and Southern States. As we do not think any gl would result from i's publi cation just now, it is respectfully declined. Tin truth is, it is worse than nonsense, to talk aKut compromises at this time. Congros would not pass anything of the kind, and if they did, Jeli Davis and his traitoreus myrmidons, would pay no attention to it We ar as anxious as any man to sec sweet peace reigning or.ee more in our beloved country, but we arc now fully convinced this can only be accomplished by thrashing the rebels soundly. This alone will 1 ring them to their semes, and dispose them to listen to reason. The man who talks about com prom i?-es now, may l-e very honest and very patriotic, but a moment's reflection, ought t convince him that be is talk ing to the wind, and wasting his fragrance on thede-seit air. The war should be carried on energe-ticallj- and vigorously, and we trust the government will ce-ntinue to eloso. XTT We cad the attention of our readers to the advertisement of li. A. O. Kerr, in another column, agent for Wheeler or Wilson's Sewing Machines. These sewing machines are said by those who Lave had experience, to be the Lot machines now in use, and Mr, Kerr, a'.themgh we do not know him iersonally, we Lave it from reputation that he is au honerable. high minded man, in whom you can place ever 3 confidence; and a a sewinj macLiuc is an indispensible article in a family, we advise such of our readers as have a notion of purchasing an article of this kind, to give him a call, or those who live at a distance can receive full particulars by address ing Mr. Kerr through the mail. 03- The managers of the Indiana County Ag ricultural Society have resolved to hold a fair the coming autumn. This is right, and the managers of the Cambria County S ciety should do likewise. Let us have a fair, by all means. We must not cease cultivating the arts of peace, because there is war in the land. C3- If the author of "An Encounter with a Wolfe," will send us his name, we will insert his communication in the stove, or send it to the N. Y. L&?gtr. Ve have resolved to pay no at tention, hereafter, under any circumstances, to anonymous communications f3- It is said that Gen. Scott recently remark ed to some friends with whom he was conversing This is my last campaign, gentlemen, and it shall be my best." So mote it be, say we, with all our heart. CO- Gen. McClellan, whose recent victories in western Virginia have attracted so much atte-n-tion, is a native of Philadelphia, and a graduate of West Point. He distinguished himself during the Mexican war. L. Forty -one Unite-1 States vessels have al ready been captured by the Southern privateers, or rather pirates. What is our Nvy about 1 Chest Tp Cambria co July 23, 1801 Editor, Democrat & Sentinel: Presu ming your many readers in other parts of our mountain county, are not indifferent to events transpiring in this section Please give place io the eolnntns of your paper to the following. On Saturday the 20th inst a Urge sod beautiful American flag was raisd upon St. Boniface's church, located in the Glosser settlement and as the flag was unfurled to the baeeze hearty cheers were given by the loy al citizens of Clt st, who bad come there in large numbers to witness and assist raising the flag after this was aecom ylwfced the meeting was organwed by elistrng John El der President. Anthony Ataf, Vice Presi dent and Jacob Glosscr, ScercfaTy ; Davi l J Jones was tben called upon to address the meeting, to which he responded in an eloquent and patriotic speech A. A. Darker was then called upon and retpouded in his usual happy style; Mr. Nicholas Ilelfrich then delivered an address in the German language, which done honor to his ttue and loyal beart, and wa well received Great enthusiasm pre vailed, the fpeakers beiog fre-quently interrup ted by iiomence cheering, as patriotic and aod loyal sec'.imets ewre expressed. The honest yeomanry of Chest are for the Union bow abd forever" " it inu-t and shall be prc-erve-J." great attention was given to the speakers and none appeared weary or impa tient 'r ejuito a number on la Jies graced the the niectui with their presence Treason and traitors will find no sytnptby among the hardy pioneers of Chest towi;Lip. Yoors, wi'h respect, Jacob Glo&seh. WAR HEWS, AND OTHER ITEMS. WaUi.nsto:. July 19 Hoik John A. McCiernand. of the IPouea of lVpcvsentatives left Gen. McDoweirs fccad.-juarters at Cen treville this iccrnin, at Ifo'ulock and brought the oSkial report of tbe lxiMle at Bull Kan yesterday He arrived hers titrr rffcrso?n He reports trmt Ust night, after tbe atiot; had ceased. Gen Sebeuck's briga-i proceeded up to tbe Gaiuville road wirh tbe view to flank tbe positions of tbe three roost prominent batteries at the Juuclioti, a-) wdl as to inter cept the downward passage of any trains re inforcements from tbe upper valley. Tbe Confederates who fought our troops at the back from tbe various points between Fairfax Court House and Centreville. in ad dition to a reinforcement of Sve regiment which were brought up from Mana-fas Junc tion during the actjon which c-utinaro ab"iit five hours. Despite tbe various rumors of the erudition of affairs at tbe close of yesterday, it tuay be characterized as a drawu battle, there being no decided result. Tbe Conf dera'e? nowhere showed themselves during the battle, they being altogether concealed by wools, raviues aod entrenchments, from which they directed their fire. The members of the II -use who witne.-std the fight, were Messrs. McCiernand. Rich ardson. l.ov j y. aud Logan, of lijinri-". Nil. of Missouri, Dunn, of Indiana, au 1 ex U p resentative Howard, of New York. It is Col. McClernand's belief from what he ascertain-!! while at the seat of war. that the confederate had. yesterday, upwards of 50,0'JO m-n at the Junction, or who could be there couce-u- rated. Washington. July 19.- On the earnest repieseotatiou of Senator Latham, the war steamer Keystone State will Lave Philadel phia to morrow to convey tie North- ri Li'lit from Aspiuwall. with ov.t $J.OU0.Oe'U ir specie from California. Thiscfut3' performed the Keystone State is to cruise for ih priva teer Sumter uutil he finds and captures her Tbe S-r-ieant-at-arms of the Hou-e, Mr. Hall, who Las been confined to bis bed for smedays by sickness, is now convalescent The President has transmitted to Corgress the ( Gcial correspondence, containing an in vitation from her JJrifantc Majesty's Govern ment to appoint a joi t commis-ion, with reference to the preset vatiou aud development of the Newfoundland fisheries lie recomouis the necessary legislation on the sal j- ct. Washington. July 19. General Mar.s G-ld has i.-su-d the following orde, dated Headquarters'. Department of Washington ; "Fugitive tlaves will, under no pret-x whatever, be permitted to reside or be in anv way harbored in the quarters and camp of tbe troe ps serving io this department ; neither will such slaves be allowed to accompany th 1 1 oops ou the march. Commanders of troops will be held responsible lor a strict obser vance of this ordr." Cincinati, July 19 The Kanawha cor respondent of the Gazette says that on the niorniug of the ISth, Gciieial Cx ordered the Ohio Twe'fih.two companies of the Twenty-first, two guns of the tlevelan ! Artitery. and the Ironton Cavalry, to reconnoitre f r a supposed milked battery of two puns. Un reaching the creek our men were fired ur-on from the n. asked battery and froyi a lo Lou.-e. Our n.e-u. a!'er firing forty rounds, crossed the crei k and fiiltuced tb battery, but the ammunition giving out we were com p-; ile J to retire ; cne guu of the en etiij's battery was afterwards mounted aud opened fiire ; Captain Allen and Lieutenant Pomeroy. of th(j Tweuty first Ohi., and two others were killed, seventeen wounded aud three misinj; Colonel Morton, of the Twtn-t3-first Ohio, was badly wounded and taken prisoner ; tbe rebels were couimauded by Oedonel Tompkins. Col Woodruff and Lieut Col Neffof the First Kentucky, and Col Villiers. of the Eleventh Ohio, left Gcu. Cox's camp on the 17tn, and nothing had been heard from them at last accounts. It is supposed they were eather killed or taken prisoners. Washington July 19. The following has just been received at Headquarters U. S. A here : Bkveklt. July 19. Col. E. D. Townsend : One of Gen. Cox's reciments, the Second Kentucky, defeated and drove six hundred of Wise's men out cf Rarboursville, Cabell county, on the IGtb iust. (Signed G. 1$ McClellan. Major Geueial Commanding DISASTROUS DEFEAT. mm mm comfetely mm From 2,5CO to 3.000 killed Woumlctl. aud WAsnixGTOs CiTr, July 22. Oar troops after taking three batterie-;. and making a stand, were eventuallv repulsed, and commenced a retreat upon Washington in good order. Our lobs is from 2,500' to 3.000. Fortifications irnnn U..v- . strongly reinforced by fresh troop AftT the latest information l4 r at 7:31 last evening a seti-a of tver tfl r.l-tce of ititercst bevor.! ift...i. .: -'" C"nfu?cr statements are prevaia I ( - ri-ni li l b known fo warrant the tlicf that we suffered iu a degree which bay . 1 4 over the regiments of the srat V-d I Washington. be carnage on rrn- j."CT- reported as frightful. Men in tV- 'X H y seenrel to re reinforced v i mand, when a p&nic atnoDg our troo deLly occurred, and a regular staoi-jl place. It is thought Gen McDowell-,' toeik a stand at Centreville, bat tbe r f was so fearful that the whale anrv b 'B I demoralized And it was impossibfe to t thenr at Centreville or Fi.irfai. .'c "C intended to make another stand at p :''.-.t4 r but our force be ng io full r-treit e-ia;)"1' accomplish the object. The rttn - t ' Kepi up uoiii rney reacoea tri-ir r-r.i carnptnetts and a portron cf our trci-v - T ed to tneui Hut a sfiU lar r r,'; '- ' came iosile of their infr-5cbE--2; i . " : number of their troops it rb-v ?-T., r'' ; the wayside freni exhausti nf iQ j w tered rn the rod from Fj-i-fai. 'j tie . t j ? from Bull's R n was strewn with I-r,, ' arms. &c. borne of our trooj dj'irj', threw away their guns, &c. C; f McDowell was ia the rar rf the jr.r.. j exerting himself to rally bis v.f-.n. Iu; . ' ( out effect. The latter part of tLe ar-i v " . ..: i i .. : . . . - , .."-'' r edi'J. Ji'JC us irutii IU nicer, n r,. i ; on ine ueiu uia uoi at all time;" reach i former. Their force was Fuppnsrd t , b aboD ' 000. Sberman's Carlilj-, Griffith .L j V.;. Po nt batteries are all tak-n. Gen M -V field will ?ale command of all the forr-s , the cttrf r?l: ti :bv ri?.r. ' " U Cul. Wiicux. of the MieLian S.-eonj .. Capt. Nugent, of th N-w Vc.,k S. r Ninth, are among the killed " The r.anic was so great that the a-!r-:o jhUj flt-emi ty a st.M,d at Cent-ret i jJ 'v:'t entire!i in-vain. If a Gyq !-ir.! ' - "--i :--n I made there, our tro rs eo-a.J i ... I -- WV k LI I Z . force I and much diater prevt-nt-'i Genral McDowell was t us f.i!e.3 :r-: ia 11 -u . . wei! arrange I pin.s It i suffix, n t!jt a ;L. 1 pr -virion tia-ns t-elotiLg to tl .j ; . , States jrtrMiieiit were sat f s..;.- re ; . . . tal wagons were overtu-r-.i hv ace d-'-t -the wheels can. ff.-atid drov.-s'. f ca't'c w -? saved by beitug dtivcn barr :n t' v,.' of the rct-eat It is .aj f.. s. ,j it ro Gti . M-Hj.-fioM will take Coiu'iinioi of t'je fo-r -j-Mons on the oTh- r side cf tLe river, vUj. Lr; tide, it is said, f.y Military K-.iT r', -. -.. . ,'.; them against, any fire th cie nv y:-:V C-'r large riS d ca-.tx-ii.Tao i -rrar; rapidly eer.t oVer ai i uo.irir. -j. Au sVr jur: from A'a. at ha.lf pst r,.j...r. 7vi l:e road from Cntrevi,L. f.. p .i..:an.. i- trew.. i wish ira?jU rs Tii t- -j.. 3-" r,. Miinif.jr the on-cpati"-) of th-f... tik.-.T-., tutrcne-hn.ents ou the Ime of v.. a i'.jtou.-v. Colouei W-ir.M.o of a Ne H:i;p-li.4' i mctt r-ae-Lt-.i h. re this iu.irt.iij' L- w.-wounde-'. Col. Heutzl.u, Y as h3 n.jUU ti iu the wrist Iu addition to th..-e re;, .-i-yesterday it is sai l iJJit L'oJ nei Wi ; x t. c-.mmuu f. re.f a brigade was k.l.Vd. aUov's. Mcc.k. brother of Colonel McC k, of i) , . The city thb liiori.ie is ia t,c m. .. excitfincnt, grours ar.; evervwhtie ,--: ii- q-iiring the latest a-ws,wil..is arL-cliiu :y arnviug briufing in the d. ad a- J w-uid-e.f s..;j:er are n 'a ig tu gr.-.'v iw--, ile piooaole eve:.:, of ia3: uin a J (.ar, v tf is iii- ,r,mg D,,th tf!egr-.pbic awj cou.ti.uiMCHtioa with Abxatj h .a Lre -j-r-id to-day to the pj.'ic. The .-i i-e--t a1- lii'i-ui-ujcoaiine citv e.-tc-.-iiy the female perti- u of the populat-.Q. SPECiAL NOTiC-Z EVEHV SUMME't th.- di.,'.d f .r u 1 TKTTKit's CeltbrafeJ S:o:nac"n Difers iu.:t- . It is found to be the ou'j ccilnij j r ?vrv-:. of bodily strength during a perioj wh -ti :L atmosphere i-5 calculated to iniuje a w'.irj of Iasitude and iudesestioo. The wert civs of Diarrl.cci. and Dysentery give way to i:s potcnt u;3a.rc-?. Iucctnerble jc rSi.?j. : are now a'.iv ar.d well, tnus thci k ti.e : coverer of t.'.i? prrparatiuii that th y Livai.: In-en sw.-pt away iu the harvest of d-.a.h. The Eiiters is rccoDitr.eu ic 1 l the I .-.-t l'"-J-sicians in the land. This i- tie l-tev.L:c of its real value. 1 ecause. as a cencra ill' C, they will net speak a word iu favor ef aii tised prt paratious. They Lave been cob. li ed to acknowledg- the claims of the B. .: upon the conuiiujiity Sl l by n dru5 Xcrrliater Holland Bftfcrv The Pniladeiplna .ligus, iu pckltl; 'f tli 'ate exhibition held ia that city ly ile Frui-li iin Institute, savs : "In uoticiug medicines, we are aTwats ex tremely cau;iou ar.ie&- atisid e f tbe a.eri'i of the artiede. Am those exLH'.nd, is the celebrated H -liaod i ittcrs. Thisnfli cine Las been cxt n-ivt?v intrexiucel it.'-1 T' ery State in ihf Ue.in. aud it.tvi tbe Ca:".- au Province-;, principally w'uhin tLe hri i years. The exhibition shows tt:iaioi."u'j !lJ every language known in An-erica, wbieh we notice one from the late Ilea. J--L M. Clivton. of D 'Dysp'p?ia. Headache and InJie:"-. by which all persons are more or K-?s tC' ted. can usually be cured by taking niouc- ate evercise, wholesome food, and a ll; !t have's Holland Bitters one boor Uk':i ' each meal." Ua!tit:wre Sttn Pr.OF. Woods Hair IUstokaiite have na l the occa.-i -n to use famous p'?" tion of Prof W.d's, and after tlr."?KT; testing its quali-ies, we find that wfctre '; hair id htu it will tb'"cke-o it, if gray it rej-tore it to its original color; liki"'" :: gives a glossy appearance, as well as kerp the bair fraoi falling off. This inva'Q'j; ingredient is for sale at ChioauiaiiV Ti Siera." south east corner Frederick snl timore srreeti, by Mr J C Given Pu'tf--"' Clipjter Sold by all .vxl Drujiits. eXJ- The lle reimeut, at Camp Wri'-t. -iJ l-een dlundeil, aud its m,ii.lfrs have all r -s:-" csl home. 7- RnEtJMATi.-Sf can le enred bv ' Ttr. ! land's Anti lii.eumatic Und." See a-lv--ri-tnent of Great Cure' in an other coiluau. rr-- . L.- r 1 1 tvattonoc ir r rl m 1 ! t ... - , the enemy towards Manassas JunctieD irl" the enemy seenred to be reinforced v.' "ta
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