- FLBSOLTTTIONS Of the Democratic State Convention, hold at Harris burg, July 4, 1862. WHEREAS, The American Constitution was or dained and established by our fathers, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to posterity ; therefore, Ist, RESOLVED, Thai the only object of the Dem ocratic party is the restoration of the Union as it teas, the preservation of the Constitution as it is. 2d. RESOLVED, That to the end that ike Union be restored, and the Constitution and Laws enforced throughout its whole extent, we pledge our hearty and unqualified support to'the Federal Government in the energetic prosecution of the existing war. 'id. RESOLVED, That the true and oidy object of the war is to restore the Union and enforce the laws. Such O'purpose alone is worthy the awful sacrifice ■which it costs us of life and of treasure; loith such a purpose alone can we hope for success And those who from sectional feeling or party or private mo tives would give any other direction to the efforts of our armies are unjust and unworthy to be entrusted with power, and would cause all oar exertions, ex traordinary and unparalleled us they are, to prose futile in the end. 4th. RESOLVED, That we justly view with alarm the reckless extravagance which pervades soire of the departments of the Federal Government, and that a return to rigid economy and accountability is indis pensable to arrest the systematic plunder of the pub lic treasury byfavored parti2ans, and that in view of the recent startling developments of frauds and corruptions at the Federal metropolis and through out the country that we hold an entire change of ad ministration to be imperatively demanded. sth. RESOLVED, That the party fanaticism or crime, whichever it may be called, that seeks lo turn the slaves of Southern States loose to overrun the North and enter into competition icilh the white la boring masses, thus degrading and insulting their manhood, by placing them on an equality with ne groes in their occupation, is insulting to our race, and merits our most emphatic and unqualified con demnation. 6th. RESOLVED, That we denounce Northern Ab olitionism and Southern Secession as the co-operat ing sources of our present calamities—alike treason able to the Constitution and inimicablcto the Union. The only way to a restored Union and a respected . Constitution with returning peace and prosperity is through the overthrow of both. 7th. RESOLVED, That the Democracy of Pennsyl vania is equally opposed to all sectional legislation and geographical parlies, which base their hope for continued partisan success on the agrarianism of emancipation and hypercritical phiianlhrojry-abo .ition : because neither is known to the Constitution, and both are intended to aid disunion and subvert the Constituiion, and to prevent the restoration, unity, peace and concord among Stales and people. Bth." RESOLVED, Th it the Constitution and the I laws are sufficient for any emergency, and that the suppression of the freedom of speech and of the press, ana the unlawful arrest of citizens, and the suspen sion of the writ of habeas corpus in violation of the Constitution in Stateswhere the civil authorities are unimpeded, is most dangerous to civil liberty, and should be resisted at the ballot-box by every freeman in the land. Bth. RESOLVED, That this is a Government of white men, and was established exclusively for the white race; that the negro race are not entitled to and ought not to be admitted to political or social •quality with the white race, but that it is our duty to treat them with kindness and consideration, as an inferior and dependent race; that the right of the several Slates to determine the position and duties of the race is a sovereign right, and the pledges of the Constitution requires us, as loyal citizens, not to in terfere therewith. T 10/A. RESOLVED, That Congress has no power to deprive any person of his property for any criminal offence, unless that person has been first duly convic ted of the offence by the verdict of a jury ; and that all acts of Congress like those lately passed by the House of Representatives, which assume to Jorfeit or confiscate the estates of men for offences of which they have not been convicted upon due trial by jury, are unconctitutional, and lead lo oppression and ty ranny. It is no justification for such acts that the crimes committed in the prosecution of the rebellion ore of unexampled atrocity; nor is there any such justification as State necessity known to our Govern ment or lawB. LLDT. RESOLVED, That the Constitution and Un ion and the Laws must be preserved and maintained in all their proper and rightful supremacy, and that the rebellion now in arms against them must be sup pressed and put down, and that it is our duty to use ail constitutional measures necessary and proper to that end. 1 2th. RESOLVED, Thai the soldiers composing our armies merit the warmest thanks of the nation Their country called, and nobly did they respond Living, they shall know a nation's gratitude ; wound ed, a nation'scare, and dying, they shall live in our memories, and monuments shall he raised to teach posterity to honor the patrio's and heroes who offered their lives at their country's altar. Their widows and orphans shall be adopted by the nation, to be watched over, and cared fur as the objects truly worthy, a nation's guardianship. H E S OL.UTIONS Adopted at the late Democratic County Convention, held at Tunkhannock- IF. RESOLVED, That we unanimously endorse the Resolutions of the Democratic State Convention held at Harrisburg on the 4th of July last. 2d. RESOLVED, That the "unnecessary and injur ious civil war," that is now desolating the country and threatening the permanency of our government ceased to be a political question from the time that Congress Ttfused lo adopt any measures of honorable corn pro mise of the difficulties that had grown out of North ern and Southern sectionalism, and the consequent commencement of hostilities in the bombardment of Fort Sumter—that from that time there has been but one proper mode of dealing with the question, name ly, by keeping it distinct and separate, from politics, to unite the whole North in the effort to bring the re bellion to an end by force; and this end, all conserva tive men are called upon to unite with us in a deter mined effort to create a United North, by putting down and driving'Jo the wall that misguided and mis chievous faction, whose sol* aim is to impair northern unity of purpose, and paralyze northern effort, by forever intrudixg'the most unfortunate, fatal, and 'disasterous of all political issues, (the issue of Negro emancipationl upon the peoples counsels; by persist ently striving to coerce the President into the adop tion of a policy that must prove fatal to the Union by seeking to impair public confidence in the integrity of the Administration ; and by creating in the ranks qf our armies suspicion and distrust of the fidelity and loyalty of their leaders. 3d. RESOLVED, That the "suspension of political parties until the close of the war." is only 'advocated by the party in power , and because it is in power that the utter hollowness and hypocrisy of the advo cates of this policy is shown by the fact that they are scrupulously careful to keep up their own political organ ization, and to keep all their political machinery in full operation, as well as by the fact that in the multitude of civil appointmente made and being made under Republican authority, none but Repub licans "of the straight est sect," or renegade Dcmo ocrats, are recognized. 4th. RESOLVED, That in all free governments there have always been, and must of necessity be at least two political parties—that the integrity, permanoncv, and fidelity of such governments to constitutional au thority, imperatively demand an oppositi >n party— that without such party, there would be no accounta bility, and without accountability no government can be trusted. "No Party," therefore, simply means "let there be no opposition to the plundering of tho government by government officials and favored par tisans " It means, " let the party in power remain in power, without question as to the mode in which power may he exercised." It means "no criticism of the conduct of government officials, whatever disaster or ruin may lollow." It means "no discussion of measures of governmental policy." It means " silence, acquiescence, or imprisonment." sth. RESOLVED, That in sustaining the President under the tremendous pressure to which he has been subjected by the Radical wing, of his own party, the Democratic party has aflvrchsd ample and conclusive evidence of its desire to give all its strength to the suppress son of the rebellion and the restoration of the Union; and that the responsibility for that absence of unity of purpose in the North which is essential" to success, rests solely with that party whose whole aim has been to convert the war into a miserable crusade, against the domestic institutions of the Southern States, and in doing so, to overthrow the Constitution, and render disunion perpetual. Therelore, 6ih. RESOLVED, That the arrest and imprisonment of loyal Democrats by order of an administration that ignores the open and avowed treason of a large body of the membersot its own party, is a monstrous exer cise of despotic power that the Democratic party of the North ts called upon to resist by all lawful and constitutional means at its command—that it is no port of the business of Democrats to discourage enlist ments and that this is not the true motive ot their ar- Test, is abundantly shown by the fact that those rnern ■l here of the Republican party who have constantly and Wm S rsistently labored to diseoasage enlistments because the warhas not been prosecuted to an unlawful and ru inous purpose, (thatof negro emancipation) have been allowed to oontinue theirlabors withouteven a word of Ansure from the government. N, T 1 w ,Ji ®)!je fleiMtrai HARVEY SICKEER, Editor. TUN KHAN NOCK, j PA. Wednesday, Sept. 10, 1862. STATE, DISTRICT & COUNTY TICKET. FOR AUDITOR-GENERAL, ISAAC SLENKER, of Union County. FOR SURVEYOR-GENERAL, JAMES P. BARR, of Allegheny Co. i FOR PRESIDENT JUDGE, lIOX. WM. EL WELL, of Bradford County. FOR REPRESENTATIVES, GEORGE D. JACKSON, of Sullivan County. JOHN C. ELLIS, of Montour County. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, THERON VAUGHN, of Mehoopany. FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, HARVEY SICKLER, of Tunkhannock Bur. FOR COUNTY TREASURER JAMES R. MULLISON, of Tunkbanr.ock Tp. FOR CORONER, J. M. CAREY, of Northmoreland. j FOR COUNTY AUDITOR, JOHN G. SPAULDING, of Forkston. DEMOCRATIC .MASS MEETING. Pursuant to Resolution of the Democratic State Central Committee, a MASS MEETING will be held at TUNKHANKOCK BOROUGH on WEDNESDAY, THE 17th DAY OF S .PT, INST., to celebrate that day as the ANNIVERSARY of the da}* of the adoption of the CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. Democrats and all other loj-al citizens of Wyoming County, are respectfully invited to meet at the time and place aforesaid, to com memorate the adoption of the constitution of the United States of America. EMINENT SPEAKERS are expected to par- ; ticipatc in the celebration. JOHN V. SMITH, Tunkhannock Borough. D.D. DEWITT, Tunkhannock Township. NICHOLAS OVER FIELD, Mcshoppen. WM. BENEDICT, Eaton. ZIBA BILLINGS, Monroe. E. N. BACON, Eaton. S. D. INGHAM, Mehoopany. WM. WELLES, Fails. HENRY W. FASSETT, Windham. Democratic Standing Committee. ... THE STAMP ACT. A new era in the commercial and business affairs of this county, will commence on the (irst of next month, that being the time fixed by law for the commencement of that por tion of the United States tax law, relating to Stamp duties. "On and after the Ist of Oc tober, there shall be levied, collected and paid," reads the act " Stamp duties, therein specified, on all agreements, contracts, checks, drafts, bills of exchange, conveyances, deeds, mortgages, leases, contracts for hire or use of land, powers of attorney, ware house re ceipts, legal documents, writs, summonses, 4c. &c., excepting those Issued by Justices of the Peace, and in criminal suits." This is a mode of taxation entirely new to the people of this Country. The attempt by England to impose what is known as the " Stamp act" upon the curries, just previous to the breaking out oi the Revolution in 177G, was determinedly resisited by them, and was one of the prime causes of separation from the mother country. After the lapse of near ly a century, this, one of the most odious of all methods of raising revenue, is to be re stored, to remain, a check, and trammel up on the commercial prosperity of the angle American race, in all probability, for a long er period than they have been fr e Irom that incubus. To a people so long accustomed, as ours have been, to fiee and untrammeled commercial intercourse, this restriction, will at all times, seem burthensome and oppies sive ; its adoption with all classes, and espe cially the plain farmers of our country at first, will no doubt be difficult by reason of its novelty. That a man cannot rent a room in his house, or a cabbage patch upon his farm, to a neighbor without having the contract or memorandum of it, upon stamped paper, at a cost of a half dollar or a dollar, as the case may be, will indeed seem strange to many. That such instrument if written on unstamp ed paper, will be absolutely void, and subject the person making it, to heavy penalties, will seein to many oppressive, if not unjust. That an agreement to pay for, or return a bushel of corn, borrowed or bought by a man of his neighbor, has also to be on stamped paper, and will, if written on any other, be such an offence as will subject the maker to a fine of fifty dollars, will, to many, seem to be an in fringement of the natural rights of man. In the course of time, when our people shall have become accustomed to the workings of this law, iauiiliar with its details, and ÜBUT ed to its burthens, the " Stamp act," once so odious to our fathers, may be looked upon by their posterity, as a necessary and proper method of raising revenue for the support of the Government, and the payment of its debts. It is to be hoped, however they will always remember the party whose pwlicy made it necessary; and who were the first to impose it upon a people, who, but lor that party and its policy might have lived nn in unitrerrupted prosperity, and in blssful ignorance of the practical workings of a " stamp act " for ages yet to come. NEWS BY THE LATE MAILS. It is itnpossibe in the small compass of & weekly paper, to give anything more than a brief notice of the important and stirring events of the past week. .A defeat more dis astrous than that at Bull Run, of more than a year ago has been suffered by our army at that place. Generals Pope and McDowell are charged, the first with imbecility the latter with treason—Pope has been relieved from his command and assigned to a department in the wes'—Mc Dowell is now being tried by a court martial. The rebels following up their success have crossed the Potomac at three places some forty miles above Washington, they have taken possession of Poolsville, Dornestown, Fredrick Md. The inhabitants of Chambersburg and Hanover of York and Green counties in this state are fleeing in anticipation of an attack on those places. Active preparations are going on to meet the invading army of the rebels all along the bor der counties. i The design of the rebels in thus invading Pennsylvania is said to be the destruction of the Northern central Rail-Road. Fears are entertained that they have designs upon Ilariisburg, Baltimore, and Philadelphia. Their force is said to number one hundred and fifty thousand men, aud two hundred pieces of artillery. Large numbers of men and several .distin guished officers have fallen during the late battles. Among the latter are Generals Kearney, and Fletcher and Webster. Citizens in various parts of the state have closed business and formed themselves into companies for drill under the late proclam ation of the Governor. Our forces have been driven from Nashville Tennessee, and the rebel force are now in Kentucky and threaten Cincinnatti and other towns along the Ohio. i ... REPUBLICAN CONVENTION* The Republican County Convention which met at this place on Monday last, after nomi nating a temporary chairman, retired for se cret consultation in the Grand Jury Room.— After which they came forth with very hon est faces and in the day light went over the ceremony again of electing Jacob Kenney President, and E. Frear and C. 11. Looinis Secretary's, under the admirable (?) manage ment of the Rev. Jakey, the business was commenced at the head, tail, and middle, all at the same time, and was finally gone through with. W? give below the result of the internal labors of this ponderous convention, and of its preponderous president. PRESIDENT J EDGE. Knowing that there was not a shadow of a chance to elect a President Judge by them in this district, they very Patriotically (?) i concurred in the nomination of Wm. Elwell, , the democratic candidate for that office, be ing the same gentleman that Gov. Curtin re fused to appoint last year, " because he was a Democrat." Quecre: If Mr. Elwell had been a candi date for congress, would they have so far " for gotten party," as to have concurred in his nomination ? I CONGRESS. Geo. Landon, had the wires all in his own hands, but as an ingenious political dodge, Peter M. Osterhout Esq. was put up very much as a fanner sets up a " straw man,"— to deceive the crows. The conferees appoint ed for him will no doubt cast their votes for, and place " l'onage tax swindle"—George, in nomination, STATE SENATOR. Bcnj. llull received the nomination as a compliment,—Bradford and Susquehanna Counties having previously arranged that matter between them. Mr Hall will see his name in the papers for a week or two in close proximity to the words " State Senator and there his honors will end. , 1 REPRESENTATIVE. Rev. Jacob Kennedy, a ranting abolition preacher, of long standing, short breath, and round belly, was put iu nomination as a com pliment, for the admirable manner in which . he presided over the Convention. Jakey will scowl and sweat, and fume, and sputter abo litionism a long time before his rotund figure will find a resting place in the house of Rep resentatives. • I COUNTY TICKET. ! The following ticket was placed in nomina- I tion for County offices. | FOR COMMISSIONER, ALLEN JAYNE. . ' FOR TREASURER, PALMER JENKINS. i . FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, | A.F.ELY. FOR CORONER, IL W. FREAK. ► FOR AUDITOR, ! J. L. lIAIIN. We shall probably have occasion to notice _ these men more particularly hereafter ; niean - while we hope they will be content by a sim I pie publication of their names. T THE FINALE. I As a grand finale to their Republican Ab olition pow wow, Tonage Tax Landon made ' an out and out abolition speech, in which his , puppets were told to stand up and declare i themselves for the nigger, the wlsole nigger, f and nothing but the nigger. He argued, it was too late to disguise the fact that they were for that individual, and nobody else.— ' Fremont had come out, Hunter had come [ out, aud he endorsed and applauded their f course. This abolition harrangue was received j throughout with very decided demonstrations I of approval by his abolition friends. We . shall probably give a more extended notice of f this speech hereafter. A PREDICTION VERIFIED— DanieI Web ster once said r "If the Abolitionists ever get power in their hands, they will override the Constitution, set the Supreme Court at defiance, change and make laws to suit them selves, lay violent harfds on those who differ with them in their opinions or dare to ques tion their infallibility; and finally bankrupt the country and deluge it with blood." How has this prediction been verified 1 PRESIDENTIAL INTERFERENCE IN OUR ELECTIONS INVOKED. One of the standing appeals of the Abor tion faction is in favor of the abandonment of all party ties and designations, in order that the Government may have thtf united support of a united people at this crisis in the history of our country. But while this has been talked about in older, if possible' to deceive the masses, all the acts of that dangerous organization have been of the most marked and offensive parlizan character.— Not only have they removed from office eve ry man who would not vote a full and en tire Abolition ticket, but in the so-called Na tional Union City Convention, which was held in Philadelphia, on the 28th ult., David W. Sellers, Esq., an officer under one of the City Departments, offered tho following res olution, which was adopted amid loud ap plause : Resolved , That the President of this Con vention be instructed to appoint a committee of five, and that the Committee of Superinten dence be requested to select a like number, who are hereby empowered, on behalf of this body, to wait upon the President of the Uni ted States, aud request the removal of any Federal appointee who shall not express, in writing, his willingness to personally and of ficially support the nominees of this Conven tion. A valued Philadelphia correspondent, for merly a resident of this county, in comment ing upon this novel electioneering scheme, uses the following sensible language : The "National Union City Convention," met j'esterday. I enclose a report of its pro ceedings. The resolution, unanimously adop ted before the balloting commenced, is very extraordinary in its character. The propos ed removal from office, by the President of the United States, of every man, however honest and capable he may be, however faith fully he discharges his official duties, who will uot pledgo himself in writing to person ally and officially support the nominees of the convention at the approaching election, is another specimen of abolition arrogance and domineering impudence. It is to be hoped that good men have been put in nomination when such measures to en sure support for them are adopted, for other wise some of the honest office holders inay be troubled to know how to act—they will have either to break their written pledge, vi olate their conscience, or loose their bread and butter. In years gone by I have heard of various means tried by political parties to socure votes—mass meetings, music, tran-parences, a little bribing uow and then, and hutnbug all the time. But the plau now proposed puts all these into the shale. It ignores the old fogy notions of freedom of opinion, and the right of private judgment, aud endorses and adopts the plan so successfully carried out by Napoleon the Third—and if it was ef fective in France, why may it not be here ? Why should any one enjoying the " pat ronage of government" be allowed to think ? To be sore President Lincoln may not want to be dictated to in this matter. He rebuk ed an old friend the other day for telling hi:n "how to do it,"—and he may possibly send the" Convention of five" back with a large flea in their cars. lie may say to them as did Xehemiah to a committee that waited on him': " I have a great work to do and 1 cannot come Do irn"—at least not so low down as to help you in your dirty work. The abolitionists must think their cause and prospects desperate, when they re-sort to such measures to uphold their falling for tunes. They must be conscious that they have been weighed in the balance and found wanting, and that an overwhelming defeat awaits tlicin in the City aud State next Octo ber. The great democratic meeting in Indepen dence Square the other evening, ha? stricken 'error to the souls of the abolitionists, and encouraged the hearts of the law-abiding, constitution loving, Union men. We expect to have a still larger assemblage if possible, on the 17 th of September, when the campaign will be fairly opened—a campaign sure to re sult in a glorious democratic victor}'. — Ez. A FOUL ABOLITION PROGR AMME. The following are among a series of resolu tions adopted at a meeting held in this city on Saturday evening, the 30th of August, lor the purpose of sustaining the war . Resolved, That whereas Hannibal, the greatest soldier that ever lived, commanded an army of negroes, and whereas Napoleon, the greatest soldier of modern times, organ ized or was about to organize, under his brother-in-law, Clark, sixty thousand blacks in St. Domingo, we do not think such mate rial should be thrown away by us ; and we, therefore, go in for arming the blacks. Resolved , That the sj'stcm of military col onies be recommended to the Government, and that the land of rebels conquered by our armies be given to the soldiers as boun'y 'and and they be so organized as to defend their possessions, if necessary, with the bayonet. Resolved, That we will not be deluded by words, such as Constitution, <%-c ; that our Country is the reality and the Constitution the sign, and the one must tally with the other; and we shall look at tlye reality first and the sign afterwards, and if the sign don't answer tho reality, the people who made the sign can alter it. In the name of the loyal and prtriotic citi zens of Philadelphia, we protest against these resolutions being considered as an ex pression of their sentiments or opiuions.— They are a foul Abolition programme, and an insult upon the character and fame of this City. The passage of such resolutions as the above are not calculated to " sustain the war," and the G'overnmeet should see to it that Ab olition fanatics anu scoSers at the Constitu tion are not allowed to discourage enlist pients at this time. This is a war between white men, and is to be conducted by white men on Christion principles, and negro equal ity sympathizers have no right to interfere with their principles, aud thus place obsta cles in the path of tho friends of the Union and the Constitution- 17K7" a,r HNTo"ws OFFICIAL WAR BULLETIN. The Command of the Armies Operating in Virginia. WAR DEPARTMENT, Aug. 30, IBG2 —Gen. Burnside commands his own corps, except' those that have been temporarily detached j and assigned to Gen. Pope. Gen. McClellan commands that portion of the army of the Potomac that has not been sent forward to Gen. Pope's command. Gen. Pope commands the Army of Virgin ia and ail the forces temporarily attached to it. All the forces are under command of Maj- Gen. Ilallcck General-in-Chief. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General. HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, ) ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE. > W ASHINGTON, Sept. 2 1802. ) By direction of the President Major Gen eral McClellan will have command of the for tifications of Washington, and oj all the troops in defense of the Capitol. By order of the Secretary of War. E. D. TOWNSEND, A. A. General. WASHINGTON, Sept. 2. 1802. General McClellan to-day entered upon the duties just assigued to him. PROCLAMATION OF GOV CURTIN. lIARRISBURG, Sept. 4th Gov. Curtin has just issued the following ; Commonwealth oj Pennsylvania, ss. In the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, A. G. Curtin, Governor of the said Commonwealth. PROCLAMATION. * ft her cas, In the present position of affairs it is expedient that measures should be taken to arm and prepare our people for defence ; Now, therefore, I do earnestly reccommend the immediate formation, throughout the Com monwealth, of volunteer companies and regi ments, in conformitj' with the militia act of | 1858. Arms will he distributed to the organi zations so to be formed, agreeably to the pro visions of that act. It is further recommended that, in order to j give the opportunities for drill and instruction, j all places of business be closed daily at three j o'clock, P. M., so that persons employed j therein may after that hour be at liberty to j attend to their millitary duties. The cheerful alacrity with which the men of Pennsylvania have hitherto given them- i selves to the service of the country has pressc 1 1 heavily on her military resources, f am re- j luctant to ask her to assume further burdens; I hut as their safety requ.res that they should ! do so, it is in their behalf that I put forth the recommendations herein contained, and ugc prompt compliance with them. Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the Stale at llarrisburg, this fourth day of September,jm the year e>f our Lordjone thou sand eight hundred and sixty-two, and of the Commonwealth the eighty-seventh. By the Governor : FLI SLIFER, I L.S. J Sec'ry of the Com'th. AN ACCOUN T OF TIIE LATE BATTLES j August 31.—-According to all accounts Gen- Jackson succeeded on the 30th, in cutting his way through the United States troops, and ef fected a junction with the remainder of the rebel forces. This result was not attained without, great loss on b >th sides and the most desperate fijhting. McDowell, Heintzelman and Sigel were engaged—the former the left, the latter the right. The action was com menced by the enemy opening his batteries on our left. Their guns were strongly and advantageously posted upon a ridge, while our baatcries had to fire from the open plain. Riding beynd our left, where the infantry were formed elooe behind our batteries, which were playing upon the enemy, while our troops were cheering vociferously, the cavalry reached a slight eminence, and were sbout to send out a detachment to explore, when the enemy were seen coming up in force along the line of the aljaccnt woods. A battery was observed to wheel into position, and then came shell grape and canister, right into our midst.—Long lines of infantry could plainiy be seen hurrying up into position, and oui cavalry were soon forced to retire. Charge after charge succeeded until finally the left gave witv, and the retreat became general, leaving the enemy in possession of the field. Another account says the battle on Satur day was with artillery down to four o'clock in the afternoon. The scene of the fight was the old field of Bull Run. At four o'clock the enemy having massed his infantry, made a furious and successful attack upon General Porter.—Our informant who witnessed the fighting in front of Richmond, says that none of the musketry firing there was heavier than this of the rebels at Bull Run. When he perceived that his left wing was attacked, General Pope ordered up McDowell's force to support Porter, but it did not arrive in time, but on the contrary became itself involved in the retreat. In short, the divisions of both Porter and McDowell were routed and fell back in disorder across Bull Ruu stream to Centreville. The right wing and centre re maining firm and covering the retreat, and preserving the whole army from serious rout. I lie loss of killed and wounded is supposed to be about the same as Friday. The list of casualties is very great, estima ted by some as high as forty thousand, and by others at ten to fifteen. We shall probably never know the exact number. General Tay lor who was wounded on Friday, is dead.— Generals Towers and Duryea were wounded on Saturday. Generals Kearney and Stevens were killed at the battle of Chatuilly, north of Fairfax, or. Sundry. The Government clerks at Washington are to be armed for the defence of Washington and were detailed on Suuday last as nurses THE DEAD AND WOUNDED- On Sunday morning a ilag of truce was sent I in for permission to bring off the dead and wounded of our army' who had not been reached during the day of battle, which was granted to last from noon till sunset. Some sixty ambulances were sent with a number of physicians and on their arrival at the field, a terrible scene presented itself. The wounded with but few exceptions, had received no at tention. Our doctors all leaving with the troops and the enemy having enough to do to attend to their own. About one half the woun ded were bro't in with their wounds partly dressed. Some amputations were performed and the ambulances filled and brought away. About 200 remained on the field, and now that our army has retreated back 110 chance remains of rendering them succor, and a terri ble resposibility rests on those having charge' of this matter, that the object of the flag 0/ truce was not more successful. Some men were seen whose limbs were commencing to mortify for want of dressing: and who were faint and almost famished 1 from hunger and thirst. Those who visited the field of battle were not allowed to proceed beyond where tht' heaviest part of the fighting took place, and no troops or guns could be seen except a num ber of cavalry, who were scattered ail over the field, and who were all willing to convcrs freely with our soldiers and citizens, who ac companied the ambulance train. They unani mously said they would soon drive us from Virginia, and-even into the free States, and will endeavor to let us feel the war by making a portion of our land resemble that part of Virginia over which the armies have passed and repassed the last six months. ANOTHER BATTLE. On returning to Centreville, it was found that a fight had taken place somewhere in our rear, and everything was in a bustle and excitement. The troops were getting under way for the scene, trains moving,