Vtobßterian Niumer. PITTSBURGH, AUGUST 1(i, 1802 The War. The war horizon has brightened consid erably since our last—we say horizon, be cause the sun has not yet fairly risen. The spirit of the nation has revived, and our stout men are responding to the call for volunteers. Quite a number of the States report their quota of the 800,000, raised and preparing to march. Some recruits fur the old regiments have also been ob tained ; and arrangements are in progress for the drafting of the additional ,300,000. We need every man of them: They should be already in the field. And when the draft now ordered shall have been fully, organized and advanced to the seat of war, another draft at least equally large, should be ordered, organized and trained, as a re serve. It is utter folly to advance into an enemy's country with an inferior forc . e. new instance or this we have in the check administered to Gen. Pope. The army of Virginia started out with quite too much of a flourish of trumpets .Gen, Pope himself spoke too boastfully, and too disparagingly of the use of caution. The General who will not see to his basis of operations, and the keeping up of his connexiops, needs another Geueruf over him. Army letter writers and home poli ticians are not the men whom the com mander of an army should permit to stim ulate his movements. Let him rather estimate' with wisdom whether he has a force adequate to advance. If Hallo* had possessed an adequate force befoie Corinth be would not have consumed two months in cautious approaches. If Mc- Clellan had had men enough at Yorktown he would have passed through the enemy's lines the first week. There would have been no "ditching" there; neither would be have delayed in the swamps of the C hickahominy. Well, we trust the country has learned wisdom, and that now the war will be waged in earnest, But by earnestness we do not mean savageism, nor yet cruelty. Christianity and civilization have greatly ameliorated warfare. This being a war against a rebellion, our people are strongly tempted to undue severity against prisoners and non-combatants, and against private property. To allow our men to plunder, would destroy discipline. For our own sake it must not be permitted. Guards over resi dences are often indispensable for our own good. And sometimes gratitude demands. it. We may give an instance. Some writers have abounded in their censures because Mr. Carter's house, near Malvern Hill, was protected. Now, it is credibly (stated that several hundred of our wounded soldiers-were carried into that house, and that the ladies, to the utmost of' their power, administered to their comfort. They brought forth napkins, table'dloths, sheets, everything which could be used for a bandage,, to be tor.) up and applied. Well, while the army was passing, a guard was posted to protect the women and chil dren. Our horses and cattle are grazed on his farm, and his negroes are working on our fortifioations, The General who would not protect that house and those females, would deserve not the name of an Amer- 10 n. Let us not become savages. Though war is waged against a rebellion, let it be con ducted on theVint.iples recognif4 by C h r is ti iautil„Alfe' enemy stall be subdued i Our fathers of the Walden rush alai ineil, ts tMs 4 ,4,4ly let ha s tert cruel tr; i $f Nve:resort:to,erualtbr,A,Weuth will retaliate, ,and.the civilized t :lstenhistwiV condom tali Witilstiatain , them. * war shill be-overrthmr , let thatonspirators, and the perjured , meny and the depeivers, of the people, stttfei r tEn:or uiN , 1 ran crimes. 'This prinmp)e cobdu ung tfi% war will not:it;'tp,rfeid c With the Au'e enforce- , ment of tlio confiscetion.act, provided only that as lir as we advance we will hold the country firmly.' 4twass,previonely,**and is ours by the i . igli l t,:ofeminent,, domain, and thus we reacquhier t i tle antat and may put in foreethe laws aglirtst - nur subjects, both as to their persons and property. The orders of Gen. Popn, as,to this treat ment of persons in his ar, are substan tially just. And yet their administration may lead to trouble, as is evident from the retaliatory order of the enemy: To meet that, Gen. Pope; instead of sending beyond his lines such persons as will not take, the oath of allegiance; can send them into con fineraent and hold them as hostages ; and let it be, known that for every one of his officers taken,prisoner and executed, three of these hontages'must suffer. ft,' would be pUttipg down barbaitism in a terrible way, but sometimes; barbarians can only thus— restrained. It becomes us to be just, and merciful, while we are most firm in the punishment of crime. Guerrilla bands still disturb Missouri, KentuckY,and Tenneisee . . These are" re ally robhers and murderers, and should be dealt with' most sternly.. Our position at Hilton Head is in great danger from rebel iron-clad Steamers, which are being built at Charleston and. Savannah. Our own Navy Department itiintting forth all its, vigor, to finish the Heio Troneides, a most powerful iron.olad frigate, and three new Monitors, which are in a favoiable state Of forwardnes". A few weeks more will put 'them an the ocean) to be followed shortly by several others. - Tii3 AMY Oi'' ' TElß POTOMAC not quite inactive. A few days ago a recon noissance in force was made to Malvern Hill. A few prisoners were taken. The display was such as to" bring out from kid/- mond a large part of the rebel army. Gen. McClellan has also takeapessession oe the : South, bank of ,the James, river, oppasite, his ci. !ampuient, where helicas planted some g• Innen, and hap been pushing daily reeoni: , issances toward Petereurz. S Las in hied / the enemy to and t 0 'Peteis burg -age reinforcements. In this way the en Any is kept from sending as many men as he would desire, to Gordonsville and Rappidan, to operate against Pope. THE ARMY OF VIRGINIA (Gen. Pope's) has got into action. On Saturday, the 9th a . seyere battle wa.s fought,..at . ,,Ceday Creek, near Culpepper Court House. The loss was (-mat ou both sides. It was inde cisive. • No official report is published, at the time of this writing. Geo. Popegreat ly needs reinforcements. IF be shall be able to hold on for a few weeks, till the new levy can have a full organization, his prospects will be bright. We need Gor donsville. Let the watnhvrord be, ". God. and our- Country." Promptitude, caution, sure ad vances, no mawkish - sensibility, do cruelty —thus may the'vieteri be ours. The Employment of Ne- groes as Soldiers. The President is besieged by a class of men greatly zealous for the effective prosecution of the war, with' applica tions for authority to raise negro regi ments. The wisdom of the policy, pro or c in, depends more on feeling than on prin ciple. It is argued that negroes have a great interest at stake, and that they should be permitted and encouraged to fight for it. This may be principle; but what says feel ing? Will Northern soldiers agree that black men shall be made their equals ? They will not let them vote at: elections, nor sit as jurors,' nor hold civil offices. -Perhaps a few—a very few—might be wil ling for all this. And a few are willing to have them elevated to the rank of soldiers. But what say, the many ? And what would be the effect? How Many tens of thou sands of Northern men' would our armies lose thereby ? And how many Border States men ? And how many men would we thereby drive into the rebel army ? And how much prejudice, both North and South, would be awakened against the Govern ment? All these questiOns can be an swered far more intelligently by the Presi dent than by mere theorists. The question is one of policy, and it may be safely left with the President and his Constitutional advi.ers. It is a settled poliew with the Administration to employ negroes as labor ers. This is the letter of the law, and the indications are that the President will feel himself bound by that letter. And if Con gress, though pressed thereto, declined to go farther, it is just and wise in the Presi dent not to transcend the fixed limit. We must insist on a Government of law. There is now no such stern necesssity upon the nation as to justify a resort to On , structive.powers. Relative Strength of - the North and the South. WHITE MALES IN THE 'UNITED STATES BETWEEN THE AGES OF FIFTEEN AND. FIFTY YEARS IN 1850 AND 1860, ACCORDING TO THE UNITED STATES CENSUS. Loyal States. 1850. 1860. gains 148,279 167,175 New Hampshire 80,547 82,963 Vermont 80,598 81,004 Massachusetts 270,410 336,308. Rhode Island 39,186 46,239 Connecticut 97,886 121,254 NeW-York 827,115 1,033,894 New-Jersey . 117,680 162,260 Pennsylvania , 567,808 715,438 Maryland 109,131 136.664 District of Columbia...-. -6,678 14,319 Northwestern Virginia... '62:624 86.470 Ohio 486,582 613,193 , Indiana ' . 234,926 281,904 Illinois 217,991 434,094 IViconsin 86,805 260,871 Michigan 100,973 191,652 lowa . 48,060 132,692 Minnesota -r2 391 41,596 Delaware ' 9,678 11,713 Total 3,637,912, 4,960,703 The North and West have drawn on this force thus far, for army and navy • 900,000 Left 4,060,703 Seceded States. 1850. 1860. Virginia 2./2,686 151,738 North Carolina - 125,851 146,987 South Carolina 63,753 67,575 Georgia . 120,262 144,314 Florida 12,760 21,165 bi barna 101,756 126,077 Mississippi Tennesiee Louisiana 82,629 144,148 Texas 43,366 121;844 Arkansas 40,351 83,716 Total 1,049,811 1,268,822 The South has drawn Upon this fprce, . far 4s ' ; ' " '500,000 Left 78,822 Border States. 1850, , 1860. Kentucky- 185,720 215.435 Missouri 155,041 272,841 Total The South has the advantage of 3,000,000 of slaves, as heme producers;and can thiii spare nearly all its able bodied Men, at the smile time. The North, as an offset to this advantage, has vastly more of steam power, r.saving machinery, and men, together with the material of war in fir greater abUndance, a powerful naiy, and free mare finite access to all nations. The Govern tient *ith these advantages, should end the war very briefly. For the Preehyterian Banner Tfibute of Respect. A meeting of the old members of the St. Clair Guards was trald at. the house of , D. C. Rower, in tipper St. Clair Township, on the 7th inst. The' meeting was organ ized by calling Lieut. Isaac ,Ilultz to the Chair, and appointing Charles Snyder Vice-President, and Thomas Duncan, Sec retary. The object of the meeting being stated by the Chairman, a committee of three was appointed to draft 'resolutions. The committee then retired, and after a briek abiende returned, and reported the following Preamble and Resolutions which were unanimously adopted : WHEREAS, God, in 'his providence, has seen fit to remove, by death, our highly esteemed and beloved -captain, who fell upon the . field of battle, at Gains' Hill, 'while bravely defending country's flag, her 'liberties .and her institutions; there- ,resolved, That we, the old 'timbale of the St. Olair,Guartia # having heard with r'6. =Ell Bret and deep sorrow of the death of Capt. TRomAs AsPx,, do offer..our tribute of re-, ‘ ,1 spect to his 'Deanery, Resolned, That in his death our country has lost one of her most zealous defenders, one who eagerly and promptly responded to her call, one who thought no sacrifice too great to lay upon his country's altar, one who was ready and willing to suffer and bleed in her behalf and who sealed, with his blood, his devotion to her cause.. Resolved, That in him we ever found a true friend, an agreeable companion, a - brave• commander, always at 'his post, ready nod. willing, to do his duty, and that in his death we have sustained a loss which is ir reparable, and language is inadequate to empress our deep feelings in regard to his untimely fate. Resolved, That we will cherish and revere his memory as long as we live, and that the remembrance of his kind deeds and gen erous actions, will long live in our, grateful and admiring hearts. Resolved, That this community has - lost a most estimable citizen, society a valuable member, the *Church an exemplary Chris tian, 'our 'country a brave and, gallant sol dier. - Resolved, That we deeply sympathize , with his heart-broken family, to whom he was kind and affectionate, , ,a, devoted and exemplary husband, father and , brottier. Resolved, That a copy of these resole- . 1 Lions be sent to the family of the deceased. Resolved, That these resolutions be pub lished in the Pittsburgh,papers. After which the meeting adjourned., ISAAC [ULTZ, Preßident.< Thomas Duncan, Secretary Prof. EMERSON, of Troy, New-York, and his family, sailed for Europe on Wednes day, in the Australasian. Correspond ents will please address him at Paris, care of Dr. McClintock. • • . Church Accommodations.—The United States census, for 1860, contains the fol lowing, among Other important items of in telligence :—A. table, showing the church accommodations of the various denomina tions, puts the Methodist Church at 4,209,- 333 ; the Baptist, 3,130,878; the Presbyte rian, 2,322,202, and the sum total of' all denominations is set down at 13,849,896. The PRESBYTERY OF SUSQUEHANNA. (D. V.) will hold its next stated meeting in Or well, Pa., the fast Tuesday in August, at 7 P. H. Sessional Records are then to be presented. for examination. JULIUS FOSTER, Stated Clerk. The PRESBYTERY OF DUBUQUE will meet in Dubuque the Second Theaday. (9th) of Sep tember, at 7 o'clock P. M. - - JOHN M. BOGGS, Stated Clerk. The PRESBYTERY OF CEDAR will meet is he Summit church, on Tuesday, tile 9th of 'Sep ember, at 7 P. . L. r-BELDEN, Stated Clerk. The PRESBYTERY OF MARION will meet'at Pisgah church, MiddletOwn, 'ort - the - First Tues day (2d).of September next, at 7 .o'clock P. M. Conveyances will be in readiness at. Marion, for the use of those. who may arrive there on the cars at 10 o'clock A. M. The PRESBYTERY OF 01110 will meet. at Fairview church, AlutintoWn, on the Fourth Tuesday of August; (26th,) at 1 o'clock P. M. W. B: AIcILVAINE, Stated Clerk. The PRESBYTERY OF FAIRFIELD will meet in Washington, lowa, MI the First Tuesday in September next, at. 7 o'clock P. M. S. C. M'CUNE Stated Clerk. The PRESBYTERY OF SCHUYLER will Meet in Perry, Pike County, 111., 01V Thursday, Sep tember 4th; 1882, at 2. o'clock P. M. Sixty seven members, due. TIIOS. S. VAILL, Stated Clerk. Vie 'PRESBYTERY OF DES MOINES will hold its next stated meeting in Dee Moines,- on the First Thursday, of September, •at 7 o'clock P. 41.. J. M. BA.TCHELDEE., Stated Clerk. The PRESBYTERY OF WOOSTER will meet in the church of Apple Creek, on the First Tues day of September,at 11 o'clock A. H. JOHN E. CARSON, Stated. Clerk. The PRESBYTERY OF TOLEDO will hold its next stated meeting in Montezuma, Powsheik County, lowa, on Thursday,. September 4th, 1862, at 7 o'clock P. M. LUTHER DODD, Stated Clerk. The" PRESBYTERY OF lOWA will hold its next stated meeting in the Westminster church, Keokuk, on the Second Tuesday of September, (9th day,) at 7 o'cloclt. P. M. GEO. D. STEWART, Stated Clerk: The SYNOD OF' SOUTHERN lOWA will meet in Albia, Monroe• County, lowa, on the last Thursday in September next.'at 7' o'clock P. M. S. C. Ivi'CUNE, Stated Clerk. 73,450 105,669 172,447 196,691 - .The Eclectic Magazine, For August, has twenty-one articles, mostly se lections from foreign journals, with a beautiful' steel engraving of Ericsson. Erierison and the Monitor are associated with our country's glory. Many of the articles are excellent. All of them have value. The twelve numbers of the Eclectic make three volumes of 600 pages each, price $5.00 a, year. For sate by Seery kart:, Pittabiiigh,'Ea. 488,276 840, - 61 PRESBYTERIAN BANNER.---SATURDA V, A UCT UST 16, 1862. ECCLESIASTIUAL PRESBYTERIAL NOTICES. H. A. TRUE, Stated. Clerk. SYNODICAL. RJ Allegheny VotinfY . Aide. For some weeks after, the call for recruits, Al legheny ,Cottuty seemed to be , napping,• ,as though ex,haustel by last year's noble efforts, and not yet recovered. The people„however, were •only thinking, and ,quietly getting ready. The rush to arms is now immense. The County quota of the 800,000 volunteers'in made up; and even doubled. The prospect is that we will have volunteers enough to make up our quota of the second 800,000, so aft to avoid a - draft. Many also of our young men have volunteered to make up losses in our veteran regiments. This is doubly. praiiiworthy. As an instance of the influenotiof ministerial patriotism, we mention, that one evening last week, Rev. J. B. Clark, of the United Presbyte rian Church, addressed a meeting, and urged en listments in the volunteer army. some of his young men at once proposed to go if he would lead them. Re responded promptly, and in 86 hours his company was fq., and overflowing, A second company was filled, in a few days, and a third is ii progress. • 'We trust that Idr: . Clark, Who is an able Mi nister and devoted pastor, will see his way clear to exchange his captaincy for a chaplaincy, and have the spiritual care of a whole regiment. Jackson on the Retreat. HEADR.IIARTEUS ARMY OF VIRGINIA. Cedar Mountain, .Va.—August 12.—T0 Major-General Ilalleck.—The enemy has retreated under the cover of the, night. Ilia rear is now orossing the ittApilaxt i toward Orange Court/if:louse— ,Our cavalry and artillery are in hot purstiit. - Signed, Jolla POPE, MiISOI6OBROMI OClMManding: War Reding in Washington—Speech of ,the 4esident. An immense and enthusiaStic meeting was held in 'Washington.; ou the afternoon of the 6th inst. The resolutions adopted urge the most. strenuous prosecution of the war, and the purify ing of the Citpuid the Departments from traitors and spies. A noticeable featurewas th'e appear ance of the President, who, in response to a call, spoke as follows': FELLOW.CITIZENS :—I believe there is no pre:- cadent for my appearing before you on this occa sion—(applause)—but it is also true there. is no precedent Air you being here yourselves. (Ap plause and laughter.) And I offer in justifica tion of myself and you that, upon examination, I haie fOundnothing in the Constitution against it. (Renewed applause.) I however have an impression that there are younger gentleirien who will entertain you better—(voices " No, no, node can do better than yourself ; go on ")—and bet ter address your understanding than I will or could, and therefore propose but to detain you a' momentaonger. (Cries of go on, tar and feather the rebels.) lam very little inclined, on any oc casion, to say anything unless I hope to produce some good by it. (A voice—" You do that; go on.") The only thing I think of just now, not likely to be better said by some one else, is a matter in which we have heard some other per son blamed for what I did myself. Voices, what 1.3 it?) There has been a very wide-spread at tempt to have a quarrel between Gen. McClellan end the Secretary of War. Now, I occupy a po sition that enables me to believe, at least, that these two gentlemen are not nearly so 'deep in the quarrel as'some presuming to be their friends. (Cries 0f... , Good."). Gen. McClellan's attitude is such, that in the very selfishness of his nature he cannot but wish to Re successful, and I h o p e ' he will, and the Secretary of War is precisely in the same situation. , „ If the military contrininder tbe field cannot I . be successful, not only the Secretary of War but myself, for the time being the master of them both, cannot but be failures. (Laughter and ap plause.) I know Gen. McClellan wishes to be successful, and I know he does not wish it any more than the Secretary of War for him, and both of them together not more than I wish it. (Applause.) Sometimes we have a dispute about how many men 'Gen. McClellan has had; and those who wish'to disparage him say that be has had a very large number, and those who would disparage the Secretary of War insist that Gen. McClellan has had a very small number. The basis of this is that there is always a very wide difference, and on this °coat ion, perhaps, a wider than usual, between the grand total on ,the rolls of as army and the men ticlualii fit for duly; and those who would disparage Gen. McClellan talk of grand tot ils on paper; and those who would disparage the Secretary of War talk of th , se at pi esent fit for duty. ' Gen. MoUtetlan has sometimes asked for things that the Secretary did not give him; and Gen. McClellan is not to blame for asking for what be wanted and needed, and the Secretary of. War is not to blame for not 'giving when he had not to g've; (" A pplause and laughter,) and I say, lime that, as far as I know, the Secretary of War has withheld no one thing at, any time within my power to givi him. (Wild applause; and a voice ' exclaimed, " Give him enough now.") I have no accusation against him, I believe he is a brave- and able man, (applause,) and I stand here, as justice requires me to do, to take upon ! myself what has been charged upon the Secretary of War as withholding men from biol.. I have talked - longer than I expected to'do, (cries of no, no, go on i ) and now I avail myself of the privi lege of saying no more. , Retaliation. In view of the orders of Gen. Pope, directing that persons in his rear who may violate their oaths of allegiance, or fire upon our soldiers from houses or places of concealment, will be treated as spies, the enemy has issued a decree, part of which is as follows: Seventh—Therefore, it is ordered, that Major- General Pope:Brigadier-GeneraiSteinwehr, and ail commissioned officers serving under th'eir re quo •ive commands, and they are hereby ex pressly and specially dechzred to be riot entitled to be considered as soldiers;. and, therefore, not entitled to the benefit of the cartel for the parole of future prisoners of war. Ordered, Further, that in the event of the cap ture of Major-General Pope, or Brigadier-Gen eral Steinwehr, or 'Lily commissioned officer 'serving under them, the captive so token shall be held in close confinement so long as the or ders aforesaid shall continue in force and unre pealed by the competent military authority of the United States; and that in the event of the murder of any unarmed citizen or inhabitant of this Confederacy, by virtue or under pretext of one of the orders hereinbefore recited, whether with or without trial, whether under pretence of such citizen being a spy or hostage, or any other pretence, it shall be thettiluty of the Comnuendtny- General of the forces of this Confederacy to cause immediate y . to be, hung ,out of the commissio ned offlcira, prisoners as oforeiaid, a aumNrequal to the num/o'er of 'our Cain' citizens- mitiVered 'by the enemy . . ==-. • =By orderi , •9 • • =-= === == = • ti "5. COOPER, - Assistant Adjutant-General." Battle at Cedar Creek, Va. A severe battle has been fought at,Cedar Creek, near Culpepper Va., between Gen. Jackson and a part of Gen. Pope's command; On Friday, Bth, our pickets were driven in by the enemy ; then a skirmish in which our side was successful. On Saturday, Banks' corps was left to sustain the brunt of the battle almost alone, McDoWell, as it appears, not haring got up in time to par ticipate. Banks' small corps was thus left to contend with' the whole force under Jackson, Longstreet and Ewell, estimated at. 20,000. After continuing the fight several hours, they were forced to tall intek, and retired some two miles, where they were met by Sigel's advancing corps. They then .turned and held their ground. This closed Saturday's fight. . , :The loss on our side is said to beebout fifteen htndred. The loss of dithers iidisproportiou ately large. One reginietitidn'fitinlik - eonitnand, had six captains killed. • • It is..underatood that_the..fighting,on Sunday. was mainly confined to skirmishing and feeling the enemy. Our ,forttes are,being rapidly rein ,: orced. The enemy this morning sent in a flag of truce asking for permission'to bury their dead. This shows that - With al[ ilieir - superiority they are too badly cut up to, maintain their position, and their falling back yesterday was from necessity and not from choice.' •Our troops are engaged in bringing of ,onr wounded from the -battlefield and Varying the dead. Murder of Gm McCook. NASIIVIILE,' Aug. 17-Gen. Robert McCook . • . was shot by party_of guerrillas near Salem, Alabama, yesterday, *bile' riding toward, Win chester, Tenn., sick; in an ambulance. Ms 're 11141i/1S reached here this evening. Captain Brooks was captured. Out, force burned the house of the rebel whO led them into this ninbuscade. NASHVILLE, Aug B.—lt is reported that Gen. Buell., has, possession of, , Chattanooga, but% this needs opn,Ormation, The body of Gen. Moeook, was forwarded to Cincinnati this morning. The Ninth Ohio, of which he was formerly the Colonel, inflicted severe chastisement upon the people residing ,near the. scene of the murder. Several dwellings were in flames at one time. Paymaster Speed, who has just arrived froh Corinth, reports the safety iSf all the paymasters seated to have been recently captured near tun boldt. Washington. August 7.-- kdmirat Foote has. arrived here to enter upon his duties as (Thief of the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting. The parties arrested yeeterday in Harrisburg were brought to Washington, and lodged in the Old Capitol prison: " August B.—A large namber of applications were to-day madam the State Department ter passports, but refused. Notice ie officially.given by., Secretary Seward that until i4e . requisitione of the War Depart ment on the several States for theqUotas of their Shall have bben'ocutiplied . with, WO . pass ports shall be issued from ,this departuient for any male citizen of the United States, liable to be drafted into that branch of the service. 7.'he matrael s „fur,f4 , mW'illing revenue - Stamps, under the recent sot imposing stamp duties, was to-day awarded to Ihitler, &Carpenter of The order of Secretary Stanton forbidding persona tc),leave the couutry,4o a.vaid being drafted,'has prodUced much excitement. The War Departmeui has decided to sub divide the ktates into military districts, so that each district may be credited with the numberof volunteers it has raised under the new call, and have them deducted from its quota when a draft is applied. Burning of. the Golden Gate. Sax FRANCISCO, August 8.---The steamer Golden Gate, Capt. Hudson, commander, was burned at sea. She sailed from hence, for Pan ama, on the 21st ult., baying on board ninety five cabin passengers, one hundred and forty seven second cabin and steerage passengers, and ninet.y•five of a crew, and $1,400,000 of treas ure, of which Kirby, Byrne & Co. had $lO,OOO, and:Mcßader & Co., $lO,OOO. On the 27th ult., at 4:45 P. M., when fifteen Miles North of 'Manzanillo. while the passengers were dining, the alarm of fire was heard, and the steamer was promptly headed for the shore, three and a half miles distant, the flames making fear ful headway. 'At 5 o'clock the upper deck fell in. She 'soon after struck the beach, and the passengers .and crew who had not got into the boats, jumped overboard, and endeavored to swim ashore. About one hundred, Ancluding five children, swam or were washed ashore alive. Arms for the Now Troops. In view of the apprehensions of the difficulty of supplying arms for the new troops, it is proper to state that the Government has .three: sources of abundemt. supply : Ist. The National Armories have been for months manufacturing the best of arms; at—the r rate of 40,000 'per month. 2d. Arms captured at Fort Donelson, Island No. 10, and elsewhere in the Weet, are being repaired and converted into good weapons at St:Louis. Some will probably be sent to Cincinnati for the same purpose. The supply 'of old arms, also, at Pittsburgh are available in a similar way., 3d. The Government, in antici pation of the present emergency, sent heavy orders abroad for importations. Fortress Monroe. August B.—By the arrival of the mail boat from Harrison's Landing, at 4 o'cicalt P. M., it is reported that our army has fallen back to the Landing, and left Malvern - Hill for the rebels; after accomplishing the object of its reconnois sance.. The weather is'exceedingly warm, and to-day is considered the hottest of the season. Com. Wilkes went up James River to-clay. There is little doubt that - the rebel city of Ri c h mon d,is in a condition of starvation if not of pestilence. Our returned prisoners represent: the destitution as terrible. Families formerly wealthy are destitute of food save the coarsest and meanest. To ►dd to the horror of the situa tion, disease, almost to the extent of a plague, is sweeping .away hundreds. I Onerrillas.Defeated Sr. Lotus, Aug. 15 To' Major Gen. 1147.1eck Col. McNeill, with one thousand men, whipped Porter's forces, twenty-five hundred strong; ~ at Kirksville, on the 7th, and again, near Stoelton yesterday. Col. Morrill reports Porter's forces as demoralized and broken up. Cobb and Poin dexter are still' to be attended t.o. (Signed,) J. M. SCHOFIELD, Brig. Gen *pedal gotitsei lITCHELOII, I B BAIR DYE:-THE BEST IN Tag WORLD. WILLIAM . A. 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Young risen who expect to pureneth ir studies at this Institution, Whether o , d students or'neW, are.requesttd to be pree•ut at the beginning of the torus.. Considering the stateof the country, our attendance lastiyedr was remark ably good. We hope it will continue. Instruction will be giien daily; by futir Prefessoia; and altar; studies belonging to the College ctiurtss Will be fully attended to. ' ' augl6-2t . JAMES WOOD, President. 4,Tarrieb•, On Thursday, Augast . '7tli, by Rev. John H. Sherrard, Mr. J. Louts Snoop to. Migs SAaAu Haws, both:of Armstrong Oounty,- Pa. On the 3lst ult.; by'Rev. John Eagleson, Mr. JAMES NUES'II,4NNAH-SCOTT, both of Hopewell Township, Washington Co., Pa. • . On July Blst, by Rev.. Wm. A Black, at his reaidence,•Mr. I). S. (JOULTEI2 of Lawrenceburg, Hillier County, Pa., to Miss EIANNAR, daughter of Mr. James Scott, of ,Clinton, Tp., Venango County, Pa... • bititarß'. (ANNOUNCEMENTS; 9 - NAT2B 7, ADDITIONAL RENAMES, Irrrz OEM'S A W m; NINE WORDS 'BEING A. LINE.), DIED—In Franklin, Va., May 26th, Sergeant "Major, W. SILVANUS. STEWART, aged 24 years and 2 days. He was a nativeof Bfairsville, Pa., where his aged mother and three of his sisters still reside. He AU in early childhood deprived-:of his earthly fath'er, by death ; but most wonderfully hall God, in his case, established his claim to be " a Father of the fatherless." lie was carefully trained by his surviving parent in the knowledge of Divine truth, and in habits of industry,; and after acquiring a practical knowledge of the printing business, he left his home to make his way through life by his own energy and parse- Terence. Several of the last years of hialifewhave been spent in Southern Ohio—principally in Oxford, Hamilton, and Cincinnati. From the latter place lie volunteered for the-service of his coun try, 'in the 76th Ohio Regiment. For merito rious conduct he. was promoted to he Sergeant Major of the Regiment, which position he held at the time of the battle of McDowell. On that bloody field he fell, wounded in the arm .and side. Thence he was carried to Franklin, where, after fourteen'. days of suffering, he fell asleep.: There .died a noble man, a true patriot, and a sincere Christian. • He•had been for enumber of years a m'ember of the Presbyterian Church, a. teacher in the Sabbath School; and a leader of the choir in the church to which he belonged. His religion was not' - merely negative, but positive.; not passive,, but ttative. Re was a man of great amiability and kindness of heart; so much so as to secut•e• Dot the respect only, but the affection of all rsho became 4aquainted with him. Very / ixtEtati. 4 his 'climPanitlas in arms Ittivi i in Chdr priSapa correspondence, borne testimony to the unusual excellence and attractiveness his - character! The Chaplain. of the 73(1 , .. Ohio Regiment - writes : " Suffer me to close by saying, that among the two hundred wounded in the battle at McDowell, in May, Sergeant Major W. S. Stewart., of the 75th Ohio, wasone whose loss is greatly felt. The first introduction we' had was at his dying pillow, about 'ten days before his departure. A more perfect g mtleman than he, I never met. On the subject of religion he was clear, Tears of Christian triumph rolled from his clear, sympathetic eye, while he spoke of his church, his choir, the Sabbath School, &c.. His little family was preeminent in his last hours; but he, like an obedient son, willed them to his heavenly Father." A. few days before he left for the seat of war, he was united:in marriage with, iss . .Li v .zie Mc- Maken, of Dutler Coarity, Ohio. May the God of all grace support and comfort her bleeding, early-widowe I heart, and the hearts of his sor rowing moiher sitters. OLDIER U S, SEE TO YOR OWN P- 7 imolai; do Doc tru , t to the Army supplies Uhnlern, Vever and Rowel complaint midi follow your liultte=t, indis cretion DOLL MAY'S PlbLti AND OINTMENT should be in every to knapsack. Tb. and the !French troops use no other malicines. Only 25 cents per box or pot. augl6-I.t NEW TRACTS For Soldiers and Sailors, JUST ISEULT BY The Presbyterian Board of. Publication, No. 821 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia :, A RECRUITING SONG. Printed on Stiff Cant. Price 60 cents per 100 net. TUE CONVERTED SAILOR. Tract No. 226. Ity the Rey. Charles J. Janes, Pastor of the liarineLs' Chu Leh,. New.. York.. 4 paces. • MINKS AKE THE NINE? Tract No. 239. An. A:ldress to Perious Recovered iron Pickness. 8 pages. . AM I A S JILDI SR? AND EXAMPLES OP CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS. 4"pngte. THE SOLTITERiS POCKET-1300It. In English arid Ger- man. Each 5 cents. JUST AS I AU. On Card. 50 cents per 100. •tAPELVE TRACTS FOR SOLDIERS. 31/ a Package Price 10 cents. . . TIiL SOLDISNS LIBRARY. Seventy Volumes. Price And a vAriety of Tracts, suitable for distribution in the Please address orders to WIN'F'fIRCP SAIIgENT, Business Correspondent, 821 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. cr. For sale in Pittsburgh at the Presbyterian Book Mums, 57 Mind Street. feb2l-tr jr:.# 0,, F I.l'l'll STRE:ET, PITTSkURGII, 7ounded in 1840. incorporated by Legislative Charter, Being the only Commercial College:in the Thilon conduChd by a practical merchant. . OVER. 6 - ,000 STUDENTS have been edumted in the principles and practice' of all the details of a business eduettion from Duff's aystem of lIIERGANTILB BOOW.HTEPINpt, urarleil four Silver iiledals and the sanction of the highest imercantile authorities in the country. Also, Datirs STEBAIDDAT BOOK-KBE:PING, ea A perfect system for such books and accounts." Afro, Duff's new system of RAILROAD BOOK-KEEPING, After the forms of the Ponnaylvania Railroad. Also, Dufl"js new *stem of VILIV ATE 'RANK BOOK-E,BEPING, the only ono in MC in tho city. Ths abov • systems of ne: counts are all taught under the drily supervision of the an taor, and it is believed to a il.4gree of perfection never at tained elsewhere. NINE FIRST PREMIUMS were awarded our penmen by the last Pittsburgh and Mated Atatee Fairs, over ail the beet pantrt n in tit- West, which, with our Mwhele, are ail exhibited in our MlL:a—not like those pretenders who advertise Niedals and Er:pontos which they have never received. Duff's New Engraved. School Copy 'Books, Pine Cap, •21 page.s each, 9.) cut .per dozen—tho Cheapest Copy Book in use. BUSINESS .AND 0117111 EN PAL PENMAN- - i SHIP, an - y with new plates and scales. by WM. KW, illiastrsting all the elements of the Penman's art—the - most eimpleta lastractor known. Elegantly bated. Grown quarto. Price 15, Pug-paid. HARPEIV9 ENLARGED EDITION OF DIME'S BOOK- Price $1.50. Sold by Bookseller+ generally. For full particulars semi for our elegsnt new circular, pp. 41.3, With samples of our Penman's Business and Ornamental Writing, inclosing 2.5 cents, to P. DUFF & SON, Principals. fro- strangers will please Inquire our reputation in the city, where we are best knovra. aue.,l6-1t 1 ,AWRENCEVILLE•I3IPROVED PIDIPHNTI' AND LOU FOR.BALE. A brick dwelling. pleasantly situate! on Belletbne Street, A. brick dwelling: pleasantly situated: -a Prosp , ct Street A brick dwelling, pleasantly situcted on Tinder Street. A brick dwelling; pleasantly situ de& on Water Street." Also: two fiame dwedings. pleasantly sdnatrd on the Green,- burg. Pike, Fait, of the 4. reenal wall. Ths ab , valtrop •rty ie very desirable and will be sold on liberal terins.' 9 Also or sale, from 10 015 acres of fine !ler-Inning Land, 14 miles from Pittsburgh; in Indiana T nvnship; Budding Lots of all and pric m tomtit.. . Per terms, &c., apply at the Rcal Estate and Tnsurance Office of ' G. S. BATES, Thaler St., near Allen. Lawrence Pa , ,e. y LOANS. -PERSONS WISHING' TO obtain l otns upon 6:rnO+ani &I wrvraipit. writ to their interest te.) CAI at this of G. HA rEB, Butler Bt., near Allen, Lawrenceville, Pa. .26- y BEAVER FEMALE SEMINARY. REV. W W. LAVERTY, Principal. (Late under the care of Rev. J. A. hrGill.) This Institution for the reception of Young LadVs, wilt open on MONDAY . . the Ist day of September asst.. Board ers received into the family rif the Principal. EXPrINSD.3—Board, Light, Full and Tnitian, per term of fourteen weeks, 5.P.1.00. Tuition alone. per term, 34.00, so.oe, liceOrdlnu• to branches .itu•lied. For further particulars address the Principal. B EA.VER ACADEMY. This Institutinn will °pan on' M 'WPM!, the ISt day of Septemher. A limited number of pupils can obtain board ing in the family of the Principal. For further intormation, address - : , S. if. MERCER, Principal, ' ang94t* - Eferver, Pa. A A TEACHER, FOR THE LAST TEN years in the employ of the Presbyterian Beard of Foreign Ill'ssions, is desirous of securing employment—a. home for his family. Address - A. .11, awl° 4t* Ilex 50, Winneconne, Witconsin. E DGE WORT H SEMINARY FOR YOUNG Lantl s. Next Shssion opens MONDAY,. SEPTEMLER 15Trt. TERM $7O. 0, in advance: Apply.soon. Address REV. A. WILLIAMS, D.D., Sewienleyvnte, Pa. atigg 6t A LADY, COMPETENT TO IN- S- FRUIT In the English btanciies, Music, and French, deairea a situation, now or in the Fail. Address =MI WANTED -A SITUATION. Air adults of Jefferson College. who has had two years experience in teaching, wishes a situation as Teacher, i., a Select School. Address aug2.4t* F A 31 . 1. L' V , 4GI-31EIL 411 C JIE 3EII3CIE iier Wholesale and Retail. `fit J. D. WILLIAMS, 1214 SIIITHFIRLD 'STREET, Nearly Opposite the puetoelt, gouty PITTSBURGH, PA =I • AWR ENG E VILLE INSURANCE' -j—• lENCY, of the .1..T00M1 NG. CANTY MUTUA L ,' INSURANCe: ("0%11.',5.NY, of• the Borough of Millie)", Va., continue to insure against' loss - 6r tbunago by Ace. Capital, 92,439,339 fn. The I..ades of Ibis Conipany since its organization, 92 years, bas been but 51.100,618. JAS. ItAli KIN, Peoret. : - Joantra. Bawmax, See'y. Capt. James Irvin. Ro, John WilkiiiBOZl, D. S. WiithU ßS , Eßik:l l ):,c .* - Itob't Wightman, Esti, James - z."O - * r. di mes •arney,E,ccy. BATSS,.4I,, maia—eatwr IMO -ALSO Araiy amt Navy KE I, G, F. Care of Wolter.L , mtrio, Mission Booms, 24 CentreSt., New-York TFIACriBR, Whits Trmise. Carsheriawl Co. PR.; AND E s 1 THE ORIGINAI HO WE 4PNIPEN' PZ4k.gi4E.KMXB.ge, Established 1845. Perfected 1862. Mr. IIOW El invites attention to the important improve, meats which lie has recently made in his Sewing Michinee, which enables them t du a larger range of work with less machinery, less noise, less trouble,'and more perfectly than any Machine now before the public. The miso nt? at stitches and breaking of needles, so common and annoying in oner Machines, is entirely dona away with in the Immo - van H -WE. Na trouble in making any garment worn by male or female, haw , vet delicate or heavy. with silk. Calton, or linen threads on the Mims mhine. We ma a straight needle, n a I the stitch is elastic and alike on both sides. For ''hint Makers. Dress Makers, Tailors, shoe ih mess. 0 liter Pitt ,VA, an well as fir every variety of Family Sewing. the Improrenl Howe Machine now stands tar in advance of t h e Macic ties .it the day, and they will be sold at a much less price than any other Machine capable of doing the same , ant: of we- h in ea good a irinre.r. No permn should think of wolfish% a Sewing Machine without first seeing this—the latest an i greatest triumph of the original inventor of the Sewing Machine. pcneins at a distance can order a Alai:bine with the Mann factitrer's patentee that it will reach thorn safely, and prove every way satiNfactory. A few responsible Agents are wanted, whn find our ternts liberal. Send for descriptive Catalogue of styles and prices, and address the "HOWE SEWINO MACHINES," Ju e..., - m READING FOR rim ARMY. Soldier's ,Carrip Library. TILE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY, 150 NASSAU STREET, NEW.YORE, has just issued a beautiful Library, consisting of TWENTY. FIVE VOLUMES, 18mo., inclosed in a box, at the low price of S3M among wineh are "General Havelock," "Capt. fledley Vicars,"; "Capt. Ilammond," BIM Flag," ; Young Man from Home." Pacitages :s s ono pages of select Tracts. at moo, are put .up to accompany the Library, when desired. THE SOLDIER'S POCKET LIBRARY, of twenty-live volumes. in flexible covers, containing. the Soldier', Text-book t Soldier's flynenq, The Soldier, and Jesus, Story of - booboo - % and other appropriate work,. s2.qt). The Am.rican Tract Society has furnished gratu;touslv many hundreds .f thousands of pages of Tracts to the sot - - fliers of Minn Ryl vattitlt, in well es others. The rritll , lB 01 eke soldiers are availing themselves of the opportunity id' putting into their hands these mutt valuable books. And there are not a few instances where most happy results have followed the truth they contain. Books naroully put up, and forwarded as purcliamers may Urea. Addrese T11188ELL; Agent, m r , wit flibioity.lllF"«.....-13697rt. MI WE INVITE THE ATTENTION OF WE " the public to the Housekeeping Dry Goods Store, where may be found a large assortment of all kinds of Dry Goods, required in furnishing a house, thus saving tii trouble usually experienced in bunting such article*, in ca duns places. IL manual uence of our giving our attention to this kind of stock, to the exclusion of dress and fancy goods, we can guarantee our prices and styles to be the most favera. ble iwthe market. • IN LINEN GOODS, we are able to give perfect satisfaction, being the Mat Es tablished Lima? Store in the city. and having been for more than tw'-nty. yefirs regular importers from some of t ' • beet manufacturere in Ireland. We offer, also, a large stock of FLANNELS AND NIUSLINS. of the beet qualities to be obtained, and at the very lowest prices. Also, blankets, Quilts, Sheetings, Ticking's, Damask Table Cloths, and Napkins, Towedhags, Diapers. iluckabacks rabic and Piano Covers, Damasks and Moreans, Lace and Muslin Curtains, Dimities, Furniture Chintzes, Window shadings, dm, Sze. JOHN V. COWELL & SON, S. W. corner of Chestnut and Seventh St 4., PhilAtiott.hipa, IMEEI STEUBENVILLE FEMALE -BEN— IN a RY. REV. CHAS. C.. BEATTY, D.D., LL.D., F. , UPERINTE Dt.NT PROF. A. M. REID, A.M., PELINCL PAL. This School has been .in successful operation under the stunts Superintendence for mre than thirty years. tis well sod lavor tlity known.: - .lt was the design of its rounders to establish an institution on Christian principles. whose aitn would be to give lilt. only thorou zit cmture to the intellect, hat the .o.ligion of Christ to the heart. in this aim, (1.4 has greatly blessed them. During it. entire history the favor of the II Spirit has rested upon it Stout, vi Ile is reptarkabl f..r the lYntuty am! heal th ful mess .rt it. situation; ant is easy of ace .ss from every direction by the 011ie River and All roads. A Lirp , Gynnisiulti has re,ently been witted to its oduca, don apparatus. Terms. For Session of Aire Months. Beginning May or November : Boarding, i.tght. do Tuition ' • Washing, Per dozen 3finsie, 'Thug: awl Modern. Laugusg:et. extra. The ehs.ress aro as' low as the nature of the accommeia. duns ncl , tried will adroit. From theee terms a deduction of fifteen per cent. is ntagle for the daudltters.of Clergymen, and for any pupils that are dent by soldiers in the army. For pa tionlare, apply to the Superintendent or Principal. inar&dni ' TWO SEC , IND-HAND, 5 OCTAVE Portable Melodeons, of Carhart & Ne. dhatn and Maaon & Hamlin, For sale by .161 - IN 11. 3IELL•IR, 81 Wood Street iyl3 1 E i DGEHILL SCHOOL, PRINCETON; N. 1. . REV. JAMES P. IMMIX& A. Lot principals. REV. TUGS. IV. CATTELL A. 11 Thi; Institution, (entitled in 182,, is designed to prepore boys thoroughly, for colicgs or for a business Pfc. The buildings are large and commodious. and the grounds em brace more than thirteen tierce. Both of the Principals de vote thcir whole time to tb.. school, sided in the department of tustructidn 14 competent teach TR. Pupik are received at any time and charged only from the date of soludidsion. TEI01 4 : > $12.1.00 per Session of tire niontha. yor eircal4lS, or farther totrtnation, address either of the Princhrtls. Reference is also wade to the Rh V. MR. ILif 'IIILL, littrrisbu.g. Fmk Rev; Dr. !lodge and Rec. Dr. P,•lfessors• in the Thodvicut Serninary, Princeton, N. J. f sev wal years been irtiniately aevainted wit the Itev. Thomas W. 041,41. lie ims had enuargn of two of my K.nts. and 2 can Wets say 1 11£1M, nev.w known any one in whose lidblity 'and evition r have equal. emildepat.. Ste is a gond irh.dar mid a sneers:4M leather. I 'know no one who has %arrester facility in gaining the love of his sehohtri or who exerts over therm a better in tlownee. • t ann awlre of the resp.mstaillty in speakim^ in such terms of odimi-dolatimi of a omolter ; but 1. am.satirfted I am doing nothing but . iiniplejlistiee to ant excellent man, in wing the language which i have here employed. I bare great contidenris in th, Rev. 3 on,. P. Thuir.e, ns tranli i.. b in his apttoss 41 give instrucki.m, and his Vitt in thossuitninispintion or discipline. I have had two sous umb-r ilia :Are, and from them ott c:.rehtl obs-rvation I am free to p•corntro.nd the Ettgrhill Sbh nq Kg no, nt - wafe and thommth instruction. ALEX.% NDSR T. nom,. ly 19-6 ,o SELECT CLAS'ICAL SCHOOL FOR LADLES, Corner Benver Street nod South Common, ALLEOII - ENY CITY, P. 4 MRS. E. A. SMITH, - - Principal. The design of this school is to impart to Young Ladies and Misses dtborou4h, comprehensive. RIO Christitui education, the facilities for accomplishing which being every way ade quate to the end in view. The location is the most desirable for a city' sclexil. rooms large and elegantly furnished, num ber of pupils limited, and everything calculated to advance tie real interest , of the student. it few young ladies will be accommodated with beard in the family, of the Principal. The Fifth Semi4iiiinal Session commences on iiONDAY, Reptemher Bth.• aJ airs. Smith refers, by *permission, to the following gentlemen, most of whom are or hive been her.patrou4. viz.:—Rev. Jahn G. Brown, Rev. U. Kendall, D.D.: Rev. ThimmigSproni. D.D., Rev. James Gni w. liev. W. D. U-isverd,•lLD., Rev. Ja aes. Prestley: RAW.. D. R. Kerr. D D., Rev. Wm. `Preston, D.D., Rev. Unary L. Hitch cock,l).D., President M Westminster Reserve College.' - N.B.—Send for a Circular. jy111:IM SUNNY S DEIFEDIAS.F.SEMEN,A RV, NtiVBIIAG, CUMBe:KLAND, CO., PA. WilanikS AM) li.K.4 l iinelludS. • Terms, Per Session itf Fire Nanths, beghtnitig. Sept'r or Few's": Bearding, Light, &e $lO.OO 'tuition $3 to 1000 Mese - Drawl:4 6.00 For Ancient and Medern Laegosgeri, Grecian and Orieutal Painting. Needle-work: sod Voc d ccc Vetalegue. eastecues can be obtained by s idrediing the Principal, j,rg It REV. D NIEL WILLIAMS. NO. 27 FVFT II STREET, PLITSBUIIGLI, qpwarde of 80,000 Machines SOld in the United States. NOSY 'MAN 20,000 SOLD TIM PAM' YVAR More speedy in movemfot and more durable than any oth er Machine. We give full instructions to,enable the pur. Muller to sew ordinalyifeams., stitch. hem, fell, quilt, gather, bind and tuck, all ou thasame machine, and wairant it for three yotre. CIRCULARS, giving prises. Ise.. will be furnished gratis on applicstion in person or by letter. Or Sowing 31seldoe Needles, Silk, Twist, Cotton, and Oil, constantly on hand, =.• ' WM. 'SUMNER "&. CO.. lta, A T ONJI. OLL. 111 T1 IlarbOil Oil, nianniarluroil by the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company, is entirely free front offru sive odor: is unsurptia=eti in the'briliiatieypf light it iffiods, and will not explode. Consumers ',tumid alwaye for NATRONA OIL. bath on account of quality and cheap. Desk , • orflerg,or , in'tnnv r•- '0Ai0uN,2102,4-44° "KulrY addre o46,l ' a GEORGE GEORGE' -!t"l°'l4-I=rimmltt .1 3 3 , - 431 BROADW AY, BEW-YORI St . $ 0 to In.oo CII lALRS TIODGE