Evening Star Newspaper, August 13, 1864, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIO NEWS. ——>—— . LATEST FROM HARPER'S FERRY. burg—Moseby's Guerrillas Operating enour Rear—Rebels te be Pushed Back with Vigor. Harrer’s FERRY, August 12.—Five hundred | of the enemy’s cavalry were seen at Summit Point, and for a few moments our cavaity employed them. There were prospects of a considerable fight, but the rebels retired pre- cipitately without firing a shot. « uers differ as to Early’s probable movi ments, but the spree font one is a 8 will not make a stand at Winchester, but fall back to Strasburg, or possibly make a stand before giving battle, if indeed he does it at all. In that c: the fight or foot-race hinted at some days ago degenerates into a foot-race. Our forces, however, are being handled with admirable vigor and skill, and a portion of the | rebel force may be brought to bay and b: e Moseby’s guerrillas are hanging on the rear o* our columns, ane snnoving sss fomemhoat. by icking up stragglers, and picking up infor- Nzw York, August | ne following dis- | Seaton, and have picked up nearly one huno- patch was received by the steamer Evening | dred ofourmen. One rebel officer boasted that Star from New Orleans: | he had counted every man, gun, and horse, N ORLE. A P. | and by saying that he would Dave it at head. zw ORLEANS, August 6, 1664.—Mrs. N. P. | quarters at Winchester betore night, unwil- Baake, on the st-amship Evening Star: The | Hogly informed me that Early is still at that following has just been received from Fort Pike: : ———— W. D. WALLACH, Editer and Prepricter- ——— re WASHINGTON CITY: SATURDAY. AUGUST 13, 1864, nt EXTRA. Important from Mobile. See al Repert frem General Banks of an Successet—Fourtecs Ganbeats and | Three Monitors Pass the Forts at Mo- bile—One jown up by a Terpe- | de—The Re ‘epnessee Ci with Admiral B Virt Pe joint. : niibeee, enerritas Noe eee yesterday, r. Shelby, of the New York Tribune, goi: The steamer Clyde arrived here from the | to the front, and robbed him in a most ane fleet this morning. | proved style; and, giving him what they called She reports that 14 gunboats and 3 monitors | a parole, let him go. x passed the Forts at Mobile yesterday, at 3a. m. cairaay s small scouting party, under Ser- | geant Jas. White, Ist Va. cavalry, proceeded i Ones sanlien wee owner opposite the Forts | towards Martinsburg, and ran upon The rebels y @ torpedo. | at Ounningham’s woods, near that poiiit, and The Rebel Ram Tennessee was captured. mere driven = Sarae White ora wound- Admiral Bachanan lost a leg in the fight. | ed was captured, and report says he was im- | mediately hung by the rebels. hite was one This gives us possession. I have no ether | of our oldest and most valued scouts, and fis particulars. N. P. Barks, loss is severely felt. Altogether the campaign Maj. General commanding. in the valley has opened auspiciously for us, and the rebels will be pushed back with vigor. Latest from Up River. aes Heavy Skir: Ez Ear Pursued by Sheridan. THE STONEMAN RAID. | ing Between Sheridan and | Circumstances and Detailsof the Expedi- Ketreating up the Valley, tio: NASHVILLE, August 11.—Information from Marietta, 6th inst., gives the particulars of Stoneman’sraid. On July 27the 5th and 6th Indiana cavalry, and two sections ef the 2ith Indiana battery, setout for Macon to relieve the Union officers imprisoned there. The expedition arrived too late; the Rebels had Se the officers to a place of greater safety. Gen. McCook’s force started at the same time to effect a junction with Gen. Stoneman, but were overtaken by an overpowering force, and obliged to let Stoneman’s command cut its ‘way out. The rebels attacked them on Saturday, July 30, and the engagement lasted all that day, until late at night. Sanday morping found them completely surrounded. Colonel Adams, finding resistance hopeless, escaped to Marietta. Colonel Capron, with his command, escaped once, but was again surrounded, and his men cut to pieces. The 6th Indiana also cut through the enemy’s ranks, but were again attacked. Their fate is unknown to our informant. General Stoneman, Uolonels Biddle and But- ler, Majors Thompson and Soper, Oapts. Whit- man, Elliot and Finney, and Lieuts. Anderson, Stanton, Angell, Lindsay, John Hubbard, Mil- ler, Simmone and Clegg, are prisoners. Lieut. Chittenden was killed. Company I, Fifth Indiana, lost fearfally. Soldiers who escaped report that the rebels surprised Colonel Capron’s camp, shooting his men and braining them with their guns while asleep. The Fifth Indiana lost about 400 men. _ Three bundred and eighty prisoners of war, including fifteen commissioned officers, arrived here to-day. Maj. General Paimer reached here this eve- | Ding, en route for Washington. It is reported he has been relieved of the command of the Fourteenth Corps. Later information is to the effect that Colonel Capron, with several squads of his men, is in Marietta. This will reduce Gen’l Stonemun’s loss to less than 1,000. —_——_ +29 -____ Tue Fartnt HOAX aT THE FALLS.—As we anticipated, the Farini hoax at the Falls came to anend yesterday. As a speculation, it was & lamentable failure—the whole thing having been bunglingly managed. The Island on which be was “discovered” is called « Robin- son’s Island,” and is about 150 feet across by 200 feet in length, thickly wooded with pines, the lowerend being about 100 feet from the verge of the cataract The story that Farini ‘cwaded from the American side” is & most prosperous one. He might as well attempt to walk up the Horse Shoe Fall. A venturesome man could reach the Island without much dif- ficulty, however, by following the edge of rocks on the opposite side, and swimming a short distance. Yesterday morning a man who passes for Farini’s brother, waded out to some recks ly- ing within a few feet of Robinson’s Island, and floated the end of a rope to the “untortu- nate man.”’ Making this fast to the trunk of a tree—the other end being +belayed” to the rocks—he, at about 4 o’clock: yesterday atter- noon, while as many as twenty-five people were looking on, “rescued” himself. The whole thing was ridiculously fiat. Not @ cheer was heard—not a hand raised. The next time any little game of this kind is at- tempted, for the purpose of drawing people to the Falls, let there be some ingenuity dis- played in getting up the “sell,” and it may be aoe with more success.— Buffalo Express, Aug. 11. 7 The people of Colorado will vote in a few days upon the question of accepting a State government in pursuance of the enabling act assed by Congress atits Jast session. A letter rom the Territory intimates that the constitu- tion will be rejected by a large majority. The opulation of Colorado is estimated at 25,(100. be vote cast at the last general election was 6700. The aggregate cast for members of the Constitutional Convention was less than 800. It is declared that 2,000 votes cannot be obtained for a State government. The matter, however, Will soon be decided. s7-Hon. H. 8. Bundy has been nominated in the 11th, and Hon. Columbus Delanoin the 13th District of Ohio, for Congress. &7-Gen. Canby has ordered an enrollment of the militia within the lines of his department. The disloyal don't like it. S7 Parson Brownlow advocates the pro priety of negro suffrage in the Border States. =e New York, Aug. 13.—A special dispatch from Winchester, to the Herald, dated August 12, 10 p. m., says the last of Early’s rebel forces left there Tharsaay morning, with a train over three miles long. Our cavalry charged into the train as the rebel rear guard went ont. Early established his headquarters last night at Newtown. Yesterday morning heavy skirmishing took place between our forces and a portion of the rebels, on the Whilford and Front Royal roads ‘We drove the rebels. Early is well protect. ing his front and rear, and making up the Val- ley as fast as possible. FIGHTING IN WICOMICO RIVER. Capture of a Boats Crew of the Steamer RKeliance—C: « Dungan ef the Steamer Reliance Kalied BaLtimornE, Aug. 13.—While the Uni2d States steamer Retiance, of the Revenue ser- vice, Capt. Thos. M. Dungan, was in the Great Wycomico River, Northumberland county, yesterday afiernoon for the purpose of taking off the family of a refugee, who were repres- ented as being there in a etarying condition, one of her boats was attackea py a large party of guerillas on shore, armed with rifles. The Reliance opened upon them with small arms, in the hope of driving them from the Woods. Aftera few rounds the gallant Captain aeeee fell mortally wounded, and died in an ‘TheCaptain of the pivot gun, Thomas Roberts, ‘Was also severely weunded. The firing was kept up until the Rebels were silenced, but not having sufficient force to land, the Reliance was compelled to turn down the river with the loss cf her boat's crew, Coxswain G. W. Ayres and four colored men. ‘The body of Captain Dungan arrived here this moraing. 0 -_____ NOTICE —The proprietors of the EYENING STAR and National REPUBLICAN, compelled by the unprecedented rise in the cost of pub- lishing newspapers, have to announce that on and after Monday next, the 15th of August, inst., the charge for their journals served from their offices to subscribers will be 12% cents per week; to newsboys to sell again, and to persons served over their counters, three cents per copy. The cost of paper has increased 250 | per centum since the commencement of the war, and all the other expenses of their offices have increased from one to three hundred per centum in the same time. In making this obange of rates, we have but followed in the footsteps of nearly every other publisher in the country, and trast that the course of mili- tary events will soon enable us to return to the good eld standard of prices that ruled before the war. W. D. Watracs, Proprietor of the Evening Star. W. J. MurntacH & Co, Proprietors of the National Republican. New Publications. ‘Tax Battle FIetps or our FaTHErs. By Virginia F. Townsend. New York. Jehn Bradbarn. For sdle in this city by Hudson Taylor. A well-told story, founded on events in the war of the Revolution. Those whodo not find sufficient war reading in the current literature of the day will find in this story quite an en- largement to their stock. Buweany’s ReaDy RECKONER is the name of avery useful little publication by Dick & Fitzgerald, New York. For sale in this city by Jos. Shillington. Tux Fincsr Post To Pustic Businzss. By an ex-member of the Philadelphia Bar. New York: Dick & Fitzgerald. For sale in this city by J. Shillington. ‘This book is a curious omnium gatherathum, affording information not only how to transact all corta of business, public and private, but also ag to the rules of games for exercise, amusements &c. It must be a “good thing to bave inthe house” for those who need to be Posted upon such matters. Also from Shillington we have Pierce Egan's Jatest novel, “IMOGENE, OR THE MARBLE Heakt,” published by Dick & Fitzgerald. “THE COWAED,” & novel of society, and th usic stand, Capitol grounds Addresses b: Vite ra 1363. by Henry Worieed anther of Bev. Dr. Marks, Dr. Jeseph Walsh and othere, “Shoulder Straps,” &c., Philadelphia, T. B. | The friends of the cause are respectfully invited Peterson & Bros. For sale in this city by J. | toattemd. 0 Shilington, Odeon Building. OF Jot tbe city e the Bows Plasterers and others e mW YORK AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN ‘oclock, It* S' JOSEPH A, DERBLE. (Gy aPrean —Temperance Meeting, SUNDAY e M AFTERNOON, commencing at 4 o’clock, at ft i f Washington, D.O: The battle scenes are depicted with consid- SO ab dell ihe erable spirit and there are nere and there bits rashes @4 per diem onand after TUBBDAY, of tolerable character painting, but as a whole oF big g A®ociati the book is a terrible perplexing hodge-podge | _ay iz sit G-1H PADDON, Reo. Sec, pro tem. ©! r sensation: 5 = However the “interest is kept up,” and that we WATER. FRGl TRAB'S OFFICE, June the léth suppose is the main parpote of the writer. Ba ly closed for several egaries. the resent From Franck Taylor we have“*A ManvaL ba] + the time for receipt of water rente ines. ti after which 4: th: FOR CAVALRY, &0.,” by Brig. Gen. W. L. El- | Water will teciet og eee ett Dremieen apts, he lott. fhe water rent is unpaid. No forther ont will Also, from Franck Taylor, we have four | "5°94" hermit Fi numbers of “LADRErT’s CLassio MODELS oF |. the company for a new certificate. OFFICIAL. DEPARTMENT OF STATS, ) Wasuineron, Angust 12, 1561. § It will be seen from.the tollowing commuai- catiop address@@eto thig Department by Mr. Brown, Acting Gharge @A fraires of the United States at Constantinople, that a new fiag has been adopted. for Ottoman merchant Vessels, and thét the old one (red ground with a white cfescadt) will im fatare be used only by Tark- ish vessels of war: F Lecation or THRU. S. or AMERICA, = CONSTANTINOPLE), June 16, 1864, Eon. William #. ard, Secretary of ee v. S. of America—Sir: I have the honor to 6nclese tothe Department the tfanslation of a 2: munication received from the Sublime Porte making known to foreign Governments A new fiag which has been adopted for Ottoman mer- chant vessels in place of the old one, hereafter om hs aid Le ont oS 3 bs we servant, ith muth re: our o! ‘vant, Lett Jounx P. Brown. {Translation} D bees oan ag i epartmen ‘oreign Affairs, No. 10 198 17. June 9, 1964. Srm: I have the honor to inform you that ac- cording to the decicion ecard by the Imperi- al Marine Department, and sanctioned by his Majesty the Sultan, all of the vessels of the merchant national marine, as well as the steamers of the privileged Ottoman companies, will hereafter hoists red flag with a half-moon in the centre aad a border of green around it; the red flag with & white crescent being exclu- sively reserved for ships of war of the Govern- ment. For more exactness I senc you hereen- closed a model of this new flag: * Begging you,'sir, to be €0 good ‘Bs to the proceedings known whenever it may be nec- essary, I embrace'this opportunity to offer you assurance of my perfect consideration. JouN P. Brown, Esq. AALL. Charge d’Affaires ad interim U.S. of America. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WaAsHINGTON, Augnat 11, 1861. It has been officially announced to this De- partment that, in censequence of the concla- sion of a suspension of hostilities between Denmark and the German Powers, the block- ade of the Prussian ports of Volberg, Cammin, Swinemunde, Wolgast, Greifswalde, Stral- sund, Barth, Danzig, and Pillan, as well as that of the ports and inlets on the east coast ef the Duchies of Schieswig and Holstein, was ordered to be raised on the 29th of last month, (July) at noon. PFoProsats FOR LOAN, Truasvey DerantMEntT, July 25, 1864, Notice is hereby given that subscriptions will be received by the Treasurer of the United States. the several Assistant Treasurers and Designated Depositories and by the National Banks designated and qusilified as Depositories and Financial Agents, for Treasury Notes payable three years frum August 15, 1864, bearing interest at the rate of seven and three-tenths per cent. per annum, with semi annual coupons attached, payable in lawful money, These notes will be convertible at the option of the bolder at maturity. into six per cent. gold bearing bonds, redeemable after five and payable twenty years from August 15, 1867, The Notes will be issued in the denominations of fifty, one hundred, five hundred, one thousand and five thousand dollars, and will be issued in blank, or payable to order, as may be directed by the sub- scribers. All subscription must be for fifty dollars, or some multiple of fifty dollars. Duplicate certificates will be issued for all depos- ites. The party depositing must endorse upon the original certificate thedenomination of notes re- quired, and whether they are to be issued in blank or payable to order. When-so endorsed it must be left with the officer receiving the deposit, te be forwarded to this Department. The notes will be transmitted to the owners free of transportation charges as soon after the receipt of the original Certificatesof Deposit as they can be prepared. Interest will be allowed to August 15 on all deposits made prior to that date, and will be paid by the Department upon receipt of the Original certificates. As the notes draw interest from August 15, par- fons making deposits subsequent to that date must pay the interest accrued from date of note to date of deposit. Parties depositing twenty-five thousand dollars and upwards for these notes at any one time will be allowed a commission of one-quarter Of one per cent., which will be paid by this Department upon the receipt of a bill for the amount, certified to by the officer with whom the deposit was made. No deductions for commissions must be made from the deposits. Officers receiving deposits will see that the proper endorsements are made upon the original certificates, All officers authorized to receive deposits are requested to give to applicants all desired informa- tion, and afford every facility for making sub- scriptio: W.P. FESSENDEN, ly 28-t£ Beer. of the T: AS EY LOST AND FOUND. $2 REWARD.—Lost, on 12th inst., @ small D hunting case GOLD WALCH, with chain attached. No 1724. Any one leaving it at No. 126 Frederick street, Georgetown, will receive the above reward. au 13-3t* OST—Au, it 32th, a little BOY, about three years old, black eyes and dark hair. He hed ona green gingham frock, s dark hat and little = pers. Ang infor ion onic ernie Be — ully receive 's parents, at 043 O street, oi rut) A. WORLRY. fi of 7th, $2. REWARD.—Strayed or stolen. on the lath inst.,a black COLT.4 years old, long tail, white spot in the forehead The above r wa will be given if returned to JOEL WISE, at Peter Van Esson’s Livery Stable, on Congress street, Georgetown, D.C. au 33 e03t* rPAREN UP ESTRAY—On Monday, 8th instant, adun MARB; had on saddle and bridle. The oenee is reaue’ a +] pime toe ward, prove prop- erty, rges and ta) rs rty, pay charges a: oe hen ewer, | TAME, aul32t" No. 126 Frederick st., Georgetown, Lo8t a3 Tharstay, August Wi, 1364, a RBG! 4 TERED LETTER, addressed’ to Mr. Tobi care ef Lewis Rice, 225 Pennsylvania, avenue, The finder will be fi NE warded by leavin, itat the Star Omer, vorauy Fewarded Oy Weenie $20 REWARD.—Strayed from the subscriber, : on thenight of the 7th of August, in Wash- ington, one BAY MARE. three white’ feet, two bicd and. one front; lately shod all round; feet pated tolerable close; ssmail ster in forehead; be- tween 7 and 8 years of age; had on at time of leav- ing a McOle'lan saddle By a, searlet blanket. returnining her to meat Camp Barry, D.Q.,1 will’ the ab: ward, Man lzsi" Lieut. JAMES SMITH. Froux> TRESPASSING—On the premises of the subscr ber, a cream colted OOW, with yoke on, The owaee is Peerage fe Sore fo ‘OV + Pay charges. an: # her a Prove property, PAY CPTERCE SHOEMAKE au 11-3t* On Rock Creek. OST—On Wednesday, the 10th inat.. on D atreet between 7th and oth, a CERTIFICATE OF STOCK of the Lake Crome Mineral Company of Raltimore. Application han already keen made to The finder will receive a suitable reward by leavitig it at the Star office. au 31-3t* SUBSTITUTES. EGRUITING AGENTS AND © BROKERS TAK ® NOTION —M bald Apply No O11 oth et wate uray Bonnts Ste .. Oo . Wi neal = mau }s Iw NOH. MILLER & Oo. Fresco Conversation,” drawn from the thors. iY KAMER FAIRBANKS HAS ARRIVED—Con- plays of the best French ai signees will please attend to tne reception of their goods at once. This steamer sails for New York! Wedneséay, August Ith inst. at8a.m. au'l3S8t MORGAN & RHINEHART, Agents. ————— een Five Baagriect RUMOR OF 4 DemonsTRaTioN AGAINST NEW ORLEAMS.—The statements of passengers by the Evening Star, from New Orleans, that a 2 Boe, Grccan sce oT oe len I i ot, we think, entit zi muck consideration. ‘That ship arrived at | Justteceived to-day oo New York yesterday morning, and her news au 13-3t bet. 9th and 10th sts, ‘was published in the afternoon papers of this [9 THOSEIN WANT OF A Goon COOKING 8TOVE-O city. It contains nothing of the sort, and even if Lew passengers had brought such news, it ABBITER. et beh tsa Péwauonr, gughtto have been known before last night. 321 Penns. avenue. ‘We look upon the story as & secessi: ahaa sion canard, Call and see the portable RANGES, MONITOR and designed as an offset to the reported ca: ture of Mobile. a . wil t them to beke well. fe. Dick Taylor has aconsidera- | 894 BELL. We Bi & HT GREGORY, ble force with him, and it is possible that he ; 321 Penna. avenue. might be disposed, in consequence ef bein; unable to reinforce Hood at Atlanta, totry | THE ARBITER COOK STOVE. Th t fael % pay a BTTER COCR ee WT GREGORY bold game at New Orleans, which hi bly imagines defenceiess. The arrival oftrans. ports, with troops from Western Texas, which cate the kof ee Evening Star left, would probab! Sapect operation if it should be ‘attempted. see sh THE PETRRSBURG ASSAULT.—The Military Commiasion to investigate the cause of the failure of the assault on Petersburg was in zeesion on Wednesday at Oy Point. Generat Burnside was t, and was examined, and gave & B of the affair. He claimed pan A OA Tior officers, an: at neither be nor cers of bis corps ‘were to blame for the failure | — Shea Jas. C. McGUIRE & CO., Aucts, Gea. Mede. on the other hend, pats in charges (COSBLER STRAWS. = ————=CS agai oon. aan for fiat disobedience of 4 quantity of Co ER STRAWS for sale. orders. in it , Burnside replies that Bley Siete cent pply to the Importers. W; SPECIAL NOTICE. sale dy Win Media: Eq" Trastee, of the esnih m. *q., Trastee, eo a n bal, Ellet, known ae“ Olit- cy rgetown, TUBSDAY AP: T aguat 16th, at 5 siclosk. The fl positively take place on the Ree: ises at the hour indigated, and we advise all who wish to secure a choice suburban residence to be present - Hetersuce te to the advertisement in guother column for full description of this fine ‘made a H. B. LANGDON pre hy agreed upon. he ‘tumenea General su is-ae_“ Bent and ge Plane New York. eade wou! take ie ¢! tion. mn em nee of the plan into bis own haunts, “fryer en | Leb PROM eae Tome AT RES PORW. : K DAILY, st ly a : Neither Meade nor Burnside was setups ik: se Horalg or tes " ip . 8 tenes ne, $7; Ti 1;_ World, eataad ewe, BP Sweet potatoes are worth wi, areeies, ‘ta: B Harrisburg, Ps. - se cathe 3. ee = Waet Sema, Rees AND 8UBSTITUTES.—DORSEY & COYLE. No. 530 New Jarmey, ave! near the Baltimore Depot, are rane he anighent cash rices for acceptable REORUITS SUBSTI. TES, and are prepared to furnish Substitutes on reasonable terms to parties wishing to secure theirexemption Ladies in want of representa- tiveo #11) nloaea ptvaneacall ani2 Jw* ———— AGENTS FORTHE QUOTA OF THE DISTRICT, SUBSTITUTES! SUBSTITUTES! N. H. MILLER & CO., A No. pe street west, near papnrales nis *°- (25) TWENTY-FIVE men for the army, af S RESENTATIVES for thous liabl. the DRAFL. AT THE MOS REASONABLE PERIGEE” N, B —Runners liberally dealt with. Exemption papers prepared, with eByatcbs by, . A, LER. au 6-Sw* Jraticeet Hee Pehon. SUBSTITUT. Rowers peringing ae Freon office st! pd > 105 good SearmyerNavy eet : : RO. H, CASBLDY, Recruiting Agent for Bi ii ee eent fone mre ‘between au_1-2w* Penn. avenue and'D street, fpUsSTITUTES! : Seeeee OTT ESTITUTES! 11 Having been inted y of asblogton Be our authorised “tecnt inthe umbis to procure substitutes and re- the quota of the District, a uaatal with with good men at once, GkO. H. GARSIPY 446 oth st.. betw: . ou 1-2W* {Ohron. & 1 Hert PLRAES Ft PPFUTES.—Sabsti S"Forolles ctiesun had better oneiy ar 168° Cliewhere, Will be ‘farainae? BES Searest NECOND_EDINON. 4 OWLOCK P. M. GOVERNMENT URITIES. Jay Cooke & Co. furnish the follewing quo- tations of Government securitiést | ASHIN@TON; Aug 13, 1864. U.§: 6's Goupon its: % W7¥ U.S. 5-20'8...-...000 1084 1096 73-10 Treasury Notes 108 109% One Year Certificates 91g 95 Oertificate Checks,, Rie. New Yorx—Frast Board. Coupons, 106%; 5-20’s, 109; Certificates, 917; Gold, 255%, 4 5 FROM THE FRONT. Arrival of Refugees and Deserters—Import- ant from Richmend—Treeps ‘Sent to Re- inferce Early. The mail steamer John Brooks, Uapt. Ben- der, arrived this morning from City Point with the mails and passengers. Affsira before Pe- tersburg remain much the same as at last re- ports, with the exception that during Thurs- day night and yesterday morning heavy firing ‘was going On at Barnside's front. The Brooks also brought up six refagees from Richmond, and twenty-one deserters from the rebel army, among the latter an officer, Lieut, Nix, of Ga., of the 1st Confederate battalion, in charge of Lieut. Thos. Dodge, Ist Pennsylva- nia veteran cavalry. The refugees are’ Edward Pewers, Charles Giblan, John Morris, M. Rosch, M. Conway, and Peter Doyle, and ‘they left Richmond on Thursday nig&t, at 8 o’clotk, in charge of a guide, to whomt ey paid from $300 to $500 each in Confederate scrip for them to the river, and they walked twenty-two miles through the woods to Haxall’s tarm, on the river, and came out to 4 gunboat, from whence they were sent yesterday morning to City Point in time to take the Brooks. They represent that -there are no males, men or boys, in Richmond, except those in govern- mentemploy. The men are nearly aliin the army, even to the old men over 55, who form the militia of the State. On Saturday last, tour trains, of twenty cars each, arrived in Richmond, bringing a body of troops trom Petersburg, said to be a division, And they left immediately on the Central road to reintorce Early in the Valley. A large body of cavalry arrived the same day, coming by Tailroad, and departed for thesame destination. One of this party worked on Belle Island, and states that when he left there were but five Federal prisoners there, the others having all been sent South, to Georgia. There are but few Federal prisoners in Libby, in fact, none buat the sick and wounded are kept there over a few days after reception. tthe time tne Danville railroad was cut, our prisoners were made to walk on foot some70 miles before they took the railroad, and these men heard the guards when they returned say that many gave out and died on the road. Thereare no troopsin or about Richmond, except in the fortifications, those on the south side being fully garrisoned, while those on the north side have barely enough men in them to Neep things in order. One of these retugees ove a baker’s wagon, acd says he sold loaves of bread weighing six ounces at $1, aud bacon had lately fallen in price, it being ow quoted at from $7 to $10 ner pound in- stead of from $8 to $11. They say that the government had been putting everybody into some kind ef service, and they have béen watching fora chance to escape for some time past; and notwithstand- ing that the Confederate detectives haye been alter them, they kept themselves so secluded that they escaped. There area large number of persons in Richmond, some in the service of the government, who are anxious toget away, and willdoso at the first opportunity, those that remain being sick of the war. The deserters irom the army have belonged to different regiments and have left their lines at different times, some as late as Monday night last. . Most of them aretrom Florida, Alabama, and Georgia, and have not generally served over one year, but that year has been enongh. Those from the States named above, say that there is a sort of half mutiny among the treops of those States who aresick of the war and anxious togivein. The officers however, man- age to keep them from deserting by making them believe if they come over toour lines that Grant will put them in the trontranks. They state that for @ long time some of them believed this nonsense and were deterred from coming over, and they are satisfied if the men in the Alabama, Georgia, and Floridaregimenots knew that they would be treated well, desertions would be extensive. ‘They represent the works at Petersburg as very strong, and do not believe that Grant or apy one else can take them by storm, bat say that had our men acted promptly when we blowed up their fort we could have entered the town easily, but that the golden opporta- nity is passed and that we cannot possibly gain another opportunity so favorable. ‘The houses in the-city have'been'pretty well battered and many destroyed, some of them by fire. Nearly all the fire engines belonging to Richmond are in Petersburg, and they have a regularly organized fire department, composed of soldiers, who are ready ata moment's no- tice to go to work and extinguish the fires oc. casioned by Grant’s shells. Business in the city has been entirely suspended, none of the inbabitants remaining except ‘‘hucksters and harlots,” the former of whom, in the language of one of the deserters, are willing at any time ‘to trade a peck of produce for @ peck of scrip.” ost of these deserters have been stationed atthe front, and cannot, they say, form any correct estimate of the strength of the Confed- erate force at Petersburg, but none of them be- lieve that their entire a fap sont 50,000 men, and brigades and divisions are being sent away once or twice every week toother points. Conscripts are constantly being received, how- ever, and theirarmy may be, for some time, kept up by these accessions, PRISONEBS AND REFUGEES, Eighteen prisoners of war and five refugees reached here from Oity Point this forenoon and ‘were committed to the Old Capitol. by. erder of Provost Marshal Jngrabem. Among the pris- oners was a lieutenant who represented him- self as utterly discouraged at the state of af. fairs down South and who expressed himself willing to take any oath however binding that Would insure him the protection of the U. S. Government. He considers the Southern Uon- federacy as about «played out,” and regards the euccees of our arms at Mebile and Atianta worth more to our cause than would-be the taking of Richmond under any circumstances. FOR THE DBY. TORTUGAS; ©. S. Simmons, Hospital Steward, 1st Conn. cavalry; privates H, A, Barnham, Company B, 50th N. ¥. volunteers; Jesse Sheres, 20th N. Y. State milttia: Wm, Doyle, 23d U.S. colored troops; Morgan Griffith and James Reilly, 24 Pa. volunteers: Martin Burke and Charles Tabor, Com pany Ajf3d Pa. volunteers: James B. Savage, Sth U.S. infuntry; James Norman, 125th N. Y. valonteers; Wm. J. Evans, 14th N. Y.8. M; Frank Trumbower and Jos. Kistler, 5th U. 8. infantry, with some ten or twelve others, leave this afternoon, under guard, for the Dry Tortugas, Fla., in accordance with Sentence of general court-martial. SENTENCE REMITTED. By special order No. 267 of the War Depart- ment the sentence of the general court-martial in the case of Mrs. Mary E. Sawyer, charged with a violation of military‘l@w, has been re- mitted, and Mrs. S, tarded over to,Major Gen. Butler, commanding Department of Virginia and North Carolina, to be placed within the sere! lipes on, the first convenient occasion. segtenceof Mrs. Sawyer—published by us at the time—was that she should be con- fined in the military (female) prison at Fitch- butg, to labor during the war for the benefit of Union soldiers. BaGGED AGAIN, I. Beebush, one of the Western counterfeit- ers, arrested by Col. Baker, who succeeded in escaping while the guard was asleep, but who subsequently gave himself up, reached here Bit ener evening and was commit to the Id Cspitol ‘When’ the escape ‘waa discovered his wife was arrested and held as hostage, the knowledge of which fact it is supposed induced Beebush to voluntarily place himself in the hands of justice. FORTHE ALBANY PENITENTIARY. t. Thos. Dain, com: 1 ennsyl- aes ‘volunteers, tried by & ieeustad coart- Bavior before sae naemny. Sound: pully, 6 to years’ penitentiary at Albany, N. Y., leaves for that it this afternoon, under guard. In addition the sentence of ‘coufinement in the peniten- tiary, the Captain is cashiered the service, losing all pay, allowances, &c. RETURNING HOME; Last night, the 133d Ohio, National Guard, 100 days men, arrived here from Fort Powhatan and Bermuda Hundred, where they have been ir 0 of bush” iculars of the Explesion at filing § Incidents—Bra- very of @ Sentinel—Barrels ef Human Remains. P Up. (Correspondenige of the Associated Press.) HmapQusRTESs ARMY OF THE PoToxac, Anvguét 11, 1964.—The cause of the explosion at City, Point hae not yet been ascertained, and Probably never will bé; ‘as the only persons who could give any Sgeount of the matter ‘were: boat at. ‘time, and not one of cath veer 2 to hi escaped, There were weer six s0idier: guard on the vessel, and they, with a nol r of idlers, were occupied in fishing at the time, and none of them have since been found. Of the large erowd of negro laborers at work on the boat, there wees: about twenty-fve dead found: and allowing for these blown overboard and missing, there were at least fifty killed. The number injured is élisyved to about one hundred, many of whom are scattered in different places, and .whose names cannot be ascertained. One man who had been kept a prisoner at headquarters for six or seven months, who had been tried and convicted for some offence, but had not been sent off to te Dry Tortugas, as ordered, had beem recently pardoned, and his time being up, WAS on his way Dome. He was visiting @ companion on the boat at the time,and must hi been blown into the river, as his body was found on the shore three'miles below Oity Point yesterday afternoon. A numberof instances of hairbreadth escapes are related, many of which seem almost mira- culous, ard when the scene is visited and the large quantities of debris seen which covered the ground in the vicinity, it issarprising that thontands instead of hundreds were not in- valved in the calamity. A soldier of the 4in U.S. Regulars was on tentry on the bank at the time, and some of his comrades seeing the sir filled with missiles told him to run..and hide; but he refused to Jeave his post, and fortunately.escaped injary. This same man had been tried four yours ago for an offence, and sentenced toforfeit all pay. excepting one dollara month during thd re- mainder of his term of service. A few days ago he received notice, through the Adjutant General's office, that the fine had been remitted, tor gallant services in front of theenemy. This act of bravery, in remaining at his post regardless of danger, shows how well be deserved consideration at the hands of the Government. A large forceof laborers are at work clear- ing away the rabbis at the landing. It is said that eeveral barrels of human re- mains were found scattered throughout the mass, none of which can be identified, they being merely fragments. August 12, 6a.m—tThe firing between the pickets yesterday and last night was much sharper than for several days past, and since daylight this morning a regular duel has been going on in front of the 18th and 9th corps. City Poin COMMITTED TO THE OLD CAPITOL. Oney Paine, Q. M. Sergeant, Sth N.Y. Cay. airy; Privates K. Lowell, Geo. H. Farnsworth, and Andrew Kearney, 56th Maas, Volunteers, John Lowrey, 27th N. Y, Battery; and Obris- tian Willis, ist Conn. Cavalry, under sentence of court martial, were committed to the Old Stel es morning, by order of the Provost srsbal. PERSONAL.—Major Hay, Assistant Secretary to the President, lett the city yesterday evening for a visit West. He will be absent some weeks. Ww? From John C. Parker, 379 F street, we have an advance copy of Harper's Magasine for September, a good number. FINANoIAL—The New York Commercial Advertiser of yesterday evening says: The stock market opensdull. A decided stag- nancy has set In after the recent improvement, for which there certainly appears to be no obvious cause in the state of the money market or the value of stocks. It may appear strange that such a remote contingency should affect Wall street £0 far in advance: but it is not to be denied that a floating idea of a comparatively early peace has taken considerable hold upon the ‘speculative leaders, and made them Jess disposed to venture upon any important stock combinations. Governments were strong at the first board. The gold market opened rather stronger, under the improving demand for customs. Toward noon, however, the price was rather weakened by a rumor of the fall of Mobile. Yesterday’s receipts at all points for the new seven-thirty loan were $471,300. The total receipts up to yesterday were $11,272,450. This averages, for the fifteen days the loan has been upon the market, $751,496 per day. &# A dispa'ch from Memphis, of the 9th,says: “General Smith’s expedition is well out. Its destination is unknown. Major Gen. Slocum bas been relieved at Vicksburg and ordered to report to Gen. Sherman. The district of Vicke- burg has been assigned to Gen. Washburn, who now controls the river from QOairo. The report from the Gulf Department is that all is quiet there and on the White river. The rebels in the Trans-Mississippi Departmentare trying to cress the Mississippi. Gen. Diek Taylor is at Meridian, and commands in place of Gen. S. D. Lee, who is now at Atlanta. aa The details of the progressmade by Gen. Sully’s expedition to Fuiy il, have i“ re- ceived at St, Paul. At that time the main body of the troops were near Fort Rice, Daco- tah. The expedition reached the month of the Long Lake Creek on the Sth, and part of the Ist brigade was crossed to the west side of the Missouri on the 9th; the remainder was crossed over the next day. The 2d brigade, or Minne- sota division, under Colonel Thomas, was then on the opposite, or eastern bank, but was preparing to cross. ANOTHER EDITOR ARRESTED—Orson C. Cone, editor of the Somerset (N.J.) Messenger, was taken into custody on Wednesday, and conveyed to Newark for examination, on the charge of publishing articles in ’his journal discouraging enlistments. eee STILL 1N Fort LavayerrTs.—The New York Commercial says there 1s no truth in the report that u cueph Owen aces Sather. of the bogus proclamation, has saijle: ir ye (e is still in Fort Lafayette. Pee THE -REAsoN.—Mr. Memminger, the late rebel Secretary ofthe Treasury, in a letter to Jeff Davis, aseigne as the cause for his resigna- tion the dissatisfaction expressed at his mode of managing the rebel finances. Loss BY THE McCook Raip.—We have of- ficial sanction for saying that McCook’s total lose, in his late raid, is less than 500. Other stragglers may yet come in, reducing thenum- ber still farther.— Nashville Union, Aug. 9. TELEGRAPHIO NEWS 8 FROM KENTUCKY, Rebel Proclamation Calling Kéntuckians i to Arms. | ow LOUIaVILLE, Aug. 13— The’ rebel Colonel Adams Johnson has issued a proclamation re- quiring all personsin the rebel department of Southern Kentucky between the ages of eigh- teen and forty-five, not lawfally exempt, to re- port for Contederate service to their courtry towns, or the nearestcamp thereby, on the 13th inet, threatening with conscription afterward those who do not comply. Allis quiet at Bradersburg. FIRE AT TROY, N. Y. Troy, N. Y., August 13.—The car and coach factory of Gilbert Bush & Oo., of this city, was destroyed by fire this morning. Loss, §200,000; insurance, $100,600. Decrees of Distribution in Prize Cases. Boston, August 13.—Since the 25th of June, inclusive, decrees of distributions: have been made in prize cases by the District Qourt, cf the steamer Mary Ann. captured by the steamer Grand Gulf; steamer Sciota, captured by the steamer Connecticut; schooner Alliance, cap- tured by the steamer South Oarolina; and steamer T. A. Ward and steamer Greyhound, captureed by the steamer Connecticut; and the @teamer Young Republic, captured by the steamer Grand ‘Guit—ttal, $1,155,559.96. This is the greatest distribution ever ordered in this country. From Key West. New YorE, Aug. 13.—Arrived—Frigate San- Jacinto, trom Key West, with Admirs! Bailey on board as @ passenger. NEW YORK STOCK LIST. ry Southern, 91%; 122%; weland and Pittsburg, 113: 4 ani Toledo, 135; and Rock Lsland, 113x; Milwaakie du Ohien, 70; Pitts. ‘Terrs Nou, Ohioage snd Nast westerns re pEaiver Be ; LOOAL NEWS. B'™t RI mk | Pw DPR Ee nen. rh hatte Reece” Lifetime, revertable to his brother, "Leary, and the balance of his sate. atter ying the devi. tohie motherand brother, aad jominating the Prother Daniel O'Leary execu tr, was partially proven. The will*of. James Oarrico was falty Troven. Jtbequeaths: Bis house and lotin'the irst Ward to his wife, revertible at her death to his grandson, James Carrico—the latter also receiving a fot on south Capitol street, and the Teeidue of real estate and improvements to his daughter, Eliza Jane Studer, to revert after her death to his grandson, Charles Carrico. Six thonsand dollars in U.S.stock is left to 8 grand-daughter, Sasannah Carrico, to be aid when she attains the age of 25, and the lance of stock, &c., to the grardsons, James and Ohartes, who are not to’ self or assign any part of the real estate or stocks, until 21 years after they shall have attained Jawfal age, The widow is nominated as executor. bow Letters of administration were issued. to * Mary V. Holmes on the estate of Henry, U. Holmes, and letters of gaardianship were issted fp cones ied oe children of pee a ge, an - H. Pad to the orphans 0! James Collins, ssi “s The first and final account of Henrietta Foote, administratrix of Andrew Foote; of W. H. Clagett, guardian to Dorsey Clagett; and Cleophile B. Burr, administratrix of H. A. Burr, were approved and passed. ——>—_— Srcorp WARD STATiIoN Caszs.—J. D. Ew- ell, suspicion of larceny; military. Thomas Martin, dronk; $2. John Copeland, drank; dismissed. John Adams, profanity Woods, drunk; do. Frank Barry, dismissed. a Tue VERpicT.—The body found dead in the Georgetown College grounds yesterday, as stated in the Siar, was identified as that of a man named Martin Connor. Choa i if of in- quest returned a verdict of death from mania- a-potu. ae eee STaTE Oy THE THREMOMETER.—At Frank- lin & Co.’s, opticians, No, 244 Peansylvania avenue, the thermometer stood to-day at 1 O’clock, 95 in the shade; 116 in the sun. pleases SaaS) AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN—<Stabbing.—Last night, abo: o’clock, a man mamed Charles Porter was stabbed by a soldier at the coraer of Jefferson and Water streets. The wound is not supposed to be dangerous. The soldier es- caped. There had been some disturbance in a ipmaber yard near by, which led to the stab- ing. ‘Drowned.—Aboat 6 o'clock, a man, name un- known, supposed to be a soldier, was seen swimming in the Potomac, near the Three Sis- ters. He apparently had a bundle onhis back, supposed to be his clothes. He called for help and sunk, rose to the surface and again called for help, and sunk finally. A number of per- sons, soldiers and others, were looking at him from each shore, but were unable to do any- thingforhim., His body has not been recovered, Port of Georgetown—¥Entered.—Steamer Fair- banks, Hunter, New York. Cleared—Nchooners A. T. Clark, Dize, Annamessex; Advocate, Dasbiel, Saulsbury; Saulsbury, Simmons. do.; Access, Bradiy, Vienna; M. Spicer, Paul, St. Mary’s: Brunett, Johnson, City Point; John Hamilton, Baker, Mattawoman; B. Ann, Car- ter, St. Mary’s; Wild Pigeon, Bagle: Coat Be P. Ivoy, Segar, Nanjemoy. Sloops J. liams, Woodroff, Balt; Edwin, Camberland, Blackstoue’s Island. Long Boats, Pilot, Saunders, Nanjemoy; Jenny Lind, Green, Broad Creek; Alleghany, Ragan, Occoquan. aE ag GEORGETOWN, August 12, 1864, Editor Star:—The slander uttered by a cer- tain member of the Common Council, Corpo- ration of Georgetown, upon our police and po- lice commissioners, 1s contained in the foll ing report of the proceedings of the Council: «« Mr, Clements made a short speech against the bill, and in the course of his remarks said that he would vote against bot pad cee 3 one cent to increase the wages of the Georgetown police, because @ majority of them are unfit to hold the ition, and the men who appointed them are just as unfit.” The people may congratulate themselves, and eay: s+ Diogenes’ lantern needs no more, An hcnest man is found, the search is o’rr.* And I may venture to say that Superinten- dent Webb will feel that he has committed a gtave error in presuming to give his opinions as to the fitness of the jice stationed here, when such & man as Mr. Clements calls in question, not only their fitness, but alee Su- perintendent Webb's fitness, together with the commissioners; and although he (Superin- tendent Webb) may feel humiliated to find himselfin opposition to Mr. Olements, yet a sense of justice compels me ig eben the fol- lowing letter from himeelf to Mayor Addison, dated July 30, 1864: «In reply to your note on this sheet, permit me to say that the police force of this District, of which Georgetown is a precinct, has, since my appointment, immediately after its organi- zation, been under my constant control, and subject tomy daily inspection; that the con- duct of the men assigned to Georgetown, has always been equal, it not superior to that of the men in the other precincts. Taken gener- ally, the Georgetown, JD. C,, officers have al- ‘ways been complimented for their app2arance and efficiency, and whenever anything has been reported against any one of them, charges been ercrerret against him, he has been tried, and if found guilty, punished in the manner marked out by the Manual Regulations. Very respecifally, W.B. Wess, Sup't. To Henry Appisom, Mayor.” JUSTICE. ANTED—By MORGAN & RH{NEHART, at G street Wharf, 5.000 Tons GREEN HOS- PITAL AND CAM NES, for which ths hiah est market price will be paid. au 13-eolm AS STOVES! WHITALL’S AIR TIGHT JARS. (the best.) For sale at OGDEN'S Houselarnishing st ‘or sale at use: . 519 7th street, near Pa. av. % aul Pa PBoPosaLs FOR RATIONS, Headquarters Marine Corps,Quartermaster’s Office fashington, August 11, 1854 Sealed Proposals will be received at this office until 120’cloek m.,of the 16th instant, for far- nishing rations to the United States’ Marines stationed at Washington city, D. C.,until the Slt December, 1864. Each ration to consist of three-fourths of a pound of pork or bacon, orone anda fourth pound of fresh orsalt beef; eighteen ounces of bread or our, or twelve ounces of hard bread, or one and & ‘ourth pound of corn meal; and at the rate to one hundred rations ofeight quarts of beans; or, in lieu thereof, ten pounds of rice; or, in lieu thereof twice per week,one hundred ounces of dessicated potatoes, and one hundred ounces of mixed vegetables; ten pounds of coffee; er, in liew thereof, one and a half pound of tea; fifteen pounds of sugar; four quarts of vinegar; one pound of sperm candles, or one and one-fourth pound of ad- amantine candles; or one anda half pound of tal- low, four pounds of soap, and two quarts of salt. The rations to be delivered upon theorderof the Commanding Officer of each station; the fi either in bulk or by the sin, quality, with an equal, hind quarters, necks and kjdney—' ln ed; the pork, No.1 ptime mess p ty “four extra superfine; the coffee, io; the sugar, good New Orleans or its équivalent; and the beans. Vinpesr. les, 80ap, salt, &c., to be of good SYAII subject to inspection. : All bids must be accompanied by the following jarantec. = FORM OF GUARANTY. The undersigned, ——, of. in the Stateof and io the State of —— the foregoing bid of ri . accepted, 8 after the receipt the contract for pyres rith mee athoiei it ; ew an sien’ in case thesaid-—ahall fail to as aforesaid, we guaranty to 4 reaps: Setwesn the oo the ‘whieh may.de gecepted. A, B., jantor. C. D., Gnerantor. I Rereby tertify that the sbove-named —-— are known en property, and able to make good the said and ness, RLF. To be signed by ti Inited. States District Jadee, United States District Attorney, or Collec- af) proposal will be considered unless accom- niet Dy above guarantee, evapaiies chortxed to lish the above will send the paper containing the first insertion to this offiee for examinatioi Py dot Proposals for We. and padreased ire to the qadera ef au 12-dtd Major and Quartermaster. 10K. YN more YOUNG & CO., No, 469 Ninth street, tween Hand F, have just recelved and selling fast. Goffe ‘tat rit is. ea. Wi fees i Qld Baker Wh ak, t 16, very Gne, All the above goods of best quality, at low cen fc 3 puectual customers. a i woraee Ninth st., bet. Band F, Irano 8s. GREAT BARGAINS IN PIANOS. ree gond nd hand Piage for weereds 5100; two at $60; one for $59; for Rations e at B25. tee Plauos I haxe takronin axchansge from 44. para ate ow . tote ORG A OND See eric Masig Tecsived daily. Brery musical instrument ine —_ LIB. Plano and Music ib6 Ps, av au 12-8t 1. bet, 9th and lth, north side. CHEREM vot