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THE EVENING STAR. —$—<—— $< — W. D. WALLACH, Editor and Proprietor. a WASHINGTON CITY: MONDAY............... AUGUST 15, 1864, feanbthtinotertndh nestled cheaeasbesabess ‘risa Te dahl —————— NOTICE .—The proprietors of the Evenine Stax and National REPUBLICAN, compelled by the unprecedented rise in the cost of pub- lishing newspspers, 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 bas incréased 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 change of rates, we have but followed in the footsteps of nearly every other publisher’ id the country, and trust that the course of mili- tary events will soon enable us to return to the good eld standard of prices tbat ruled before the war. ‘W. D. Watraca, Proprietor of the Evening Star. W. J. MurTacH & Co, Proprietors of the National Republican. ———_ 20 > FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, ——_—__—__—_— General Burnside Relieved — Reported Movements of the Enemy—Heavy Firing On James River—Rebel Attack on a Working Party. {Correspondence of the Associated Press.} HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoTOMAGC, August 11-7 A. M—General Burnside was relieved yesterday, and left his command last evening: his division officers and a number of friends being present to bid him farewell. General Wilcox is temporarily in command of the 9th corps. It was reported last week that the enemy Were moving toward our left, with the inten. tion of making a flank attack early this morn- 45g; but as there has been no demonstration mp to this hour, the report is believed to be ‘unfounded. Ample preparation is, however, Made to meet them, should they attempt such & movement. [ Everything at headquarters is perfectly quiet. Considerable firing has been kept up all | Might between the pickets on the centre and right. Yesterday morning about daylight heavy Miring was heard in the direction of James river, which lasted for about two honrs. It is reported to have beey an attack by some | Tebel rams on a working party of Gen. Batler, Who are cutting a canal ecross a small penin- Sul& 02 the James river. A dozen deserters came in yesterday, two of ‘whom were cayalrymen, with all their ac- coutrements. SEBEL DESERTERS. The tcllowing named rebel deserters have reached here from the office of the Provost Marshal General ef the armies operating against Richmond, viz: Lt. R. S. Mix, ist S. ©. Battalion; Privates Charles Kirk, 16th Miss.; Edw. Carroll, 24 Md.; Aaron Daniels, 8th Fla; J. J. Cook, J.H. Mansfield, W. Edwards, E. W. Golmillian, J. Andrews, W. Alexandria, and A.O. Kendricks, tist Confederate States Battalion; W. Mason, 9th Fla; Henry Weeks Sih Ala; Archibald Lightsey, 5th Fia.: A. | Wadsworth, Ist S. C. Battalion; and S. Hares, | 10th Fla. They all took the oath af allegiance, | and were furnished with transportation north. ' REFUGEES. i Charles Gibbin, Peter Doyle, Mich’l Roach, | Michael Conway, Edward Powers and John | Morris, refugees from Richmond, were betore | the Provost Marshal on Saturday. They took | the oath of allegiance and were sent north. | fRUM THE FLEET OFF MOBILE. | pies oS eS Letters from Aboard the Monitor Winne- | bego, and the Gunboat Port Koyal—The | Situation of the Forts—The Forts are | Passed—The Ram Tennessee and a/ Kebel Gunboat Ours—Buchanan a Pris- | er—The Técumseh Blown up—Fort | wtb en Less Tite Hundred | orty — Mobile elieved to be Doomed. | {From the N. O. Times, Sunday, August 7.) Wst Guiry BLocKaDiIna SquADRON, OFF Fort Morcay, Aug. 3.—To the Editor of the Times—The fleet for the reduction of Mobile, commanded by Aiimiral Farragut, and com- posed of the Winnebago, Chickasaw, Manhat- tan and Tecumseh, of the monitor fleet, and the Hartford, (flag-ship,) Brooklyn, Onedia, Itasca, Tennessee and Metacomet, of the wood- en fleet, will commence to-morrow morning to pour their iron hail into the Rebel Fort Morgan. The ball was opened this afternoon by the monitor Winrebago, who steamed defiantly up to the fort and threw iu ashellor twoto give the rebels a taste of our quality, She is a eplendid specimen of monitor naval architec- ture, and is as buoyant as a cork. On her your correspondent is located, and we expect io be first into the fight to-morrow. Her offi- cers are every one of them gentlemen, and have afforded and will afford me every opportunity to witness the fight. . Captain Thomas Stevens is well known as an officer ‘‘chock full of A and he is ably seconded by Vol. Lieut. W. F. Shankland, Pay- master Girard, Ohief Engineer Simon Shultes, 1st Assistant Engineer John Purdy, Ehsigns Morrisey, Murphy and Whitworth, Acting Master Megatblin, and Robert Sherman, gun- mer. To this latter gentleman I am iade»ted for favors to be remembered hereafter. Of the fighting qualities of this noble vessel 1 ehell speak more fully at some future time. ‘The guns in her torward turret are worked by steam, and that they are terrible in execution the rebs will bear me witness. Ow Boarp STEAMSHIP WINNEBAGO, Angust 4, 15644.—This morning opened beautifully. Contrary to expectations, the land torce ander General Granger failing to co-operate, we did Dot attempt the reduction of the forts to-day. But Captain Stevens, determined not to be balked of his chare of the fight, steamed up in front of Fort Gaines, and at half past eleven o'clock this morning threw his first shell at the trans- port Natchez, which was unloading troops and ammunition at the landing in front of the fort. You should have seen her leave’ In less than & minute after the shell burst in her neighbor- hood, the smoke of burning bacon and rosin was plainly visible. We gave and received about a dozen shots, but nobody was hurt on our side. That you may fully understand the position of affairs, let me explain: As we lay, head up the bay, Fort Morgan stands on our right, by and areund the light-house, well-known to many of your readers. Immediately opposite, and about five miles off, on the northeast end of Dauphin Island, is Fort Gaines. Ranning across from Mogan to Gaines is driven a tier of piles, fastened together by a net work of chains. Opposite each fort & channel is left open of about fifteen hundred yardsin width, for the use of blockade-runners. In the chan- nel, in front of Fort Morgan, were pieced alot of buoys, on which the guns of her water bat- | tery are trained. I say were, forour boys de- | stroyed abouthalf of them last night. Outside the piles are placed the torpedoes. Just inside of the obstructions 1s lying the rebels’ pride anc hope—the ram Tennessee— | and ihree gunboats. Neither of these have t dared to show themselves outside, while we ‘were firing into their transports, but contented | themselves with throwing a shotat us at long | range, say “bout five miles, when they could | bave no hope of hitting us. | LatTEB.—Orders bave just come aboard for | ‘Us to go into the fight to-morrow, and from the | the Winnebago, and of the Reel gence Ene 0, an e feet ae youwe shall see fun. ee eTeUy F can | verything now betokenus success to) part, and betore this reaches you Mobile: I as | convinced, will have fallen. WEDNESDAY, August 5.—The gl is ours! The victory is with us! I have on’ ly time to say that we have passed anchored in the bay.’ °f! Morgan, and are The rebel ram Tennessee is ours, ani one of their gunboats. Buchanan,’ the rena i commodore, is wounded, and I hear is dying. ‘The monitor Tecumseh was run on a torpedo | opposite the obstructions and sunk immedi- | ly. All but eighteen of the oMcers and | crew went down with her. Capt. Cravens, I | believe, was her commander. _ } The Ohickasaw is shelling Fort Powell. In | the action to-day we have lost about 150 killed | and wounded. Yours, signally. C. | The bearer of the above letter informs us ; that Fort Powell was blown up, and Fort | Gaines taken. We learn from another source Unat the fleet which passed the forts consisted | of fourteen gunboats and four monitors. Another Account. ‘The following account is furnished us by A. ©, Sterrett, who was on board the gunboat Port Royal at ——— < fight: IpAY, Aug. 7.—The fleet, consisting of the Hartford, Brooklyn, Richmond, ‘Lackawanna, | Qssipee, Bonceusnem? Oneida, Galena, Port | ctorora, Seminole, itasca, the monitors Tecumseh, Manhattan, | ry as .¥ Chickasaw and Winnebago, and the Admiral’® steam barge Loyal, got under weigh at the an~ chorage off the entrance to Mobile Bay at suns | rise, the monitors in advance and the wooded, vessels going together in pairs, the flag-shi taking the lead. When within point bilan range of Fort Morgan ‘the vessels ahead were slowed down to enable theline to close up, an at this time ‘he fort and rebel vessels open fire on ne —_ bare we Teturmed from the 100-pounder Parrot jaced on bows of Pescels in the advance: P : e Admiral waited until directly abreast of Fort Morgan, when he delivered a succession | of broadsides trom the nine-inch'guns of the | Hartford with such precision and galling effect | the rebels were driven away from their guns, | and the water battery and fort were silenced. At this time the monitors engaged the rebel iron- { elad ram Tennessee, which was discovered | laying in position to advance on our noble Ad- | ~ At this moment the monitor Tecumseh étruck a torpedo and was feen to rise and disappear | beneath the wateralmostinstantly. The firing | now became terrific, and the fleet, although steaming ahead at @ full rate of Speed. was \-eompletely envel in ‘flame and smoke. | The revel ram made several attempts to rnn | our passing vessels down, but failed to do so, } and in the midst of all this’a boat lowered | trom the Metacomet to pick up the survivors | ot our ill-fated monitor. It was a beautiful ) and appaling sight to witness this boat rowing tifal flag flowing | to the breeze, and the missiles of death and de- | struction striking and ficocheting all around | it. But the gallamt officer (an ensign whose | name I forget) heedlessiy kepton his way and succeeded in rescuing the pilot, one of theof- | ficers, and three men belonging to the Tecum- sen. With the exception of the monitor our fleet had by this time succeed in passing Fort Mor- | gan, only to be subject to a galling, raking fire | from-the three rebel gunboats—Selma, Morgan and Gaines. | Our vessels, which were secured together in | pairs, were now cast off and the engagement | ame general, which in a short time resulted in driving the ramand two gunboats under the | guns of Fort Morgan, while the Selma steamed | up the a with the evident intention of es- | caping to Mobile. After a chase of about forty | minutes the Selma hauled down her flag to | Capt. Druett, of the Metacomet. On boarding | her the cause of her surrender was soon ap- | parent—their decks were covered with the dead | and dying, and her scuppers were running | With their blood. Among others I recognized Lieut. Comstock, with his bowels torn out, and | laying across the breach of agun which he Was engaged in sighting at the time of his death. He once belonged to ournary. Lan- | guage is not adequate to describe the soul- | stirring cheers which went up from the throats | of our gallant tars, and was re-echoed from one yessel to another all through this terrible | ordeal, and our brave, noble admiral has ex emplified, in this fight, that his theory, of «Iron hearts und wooden ships,” is a correct | one. At this time, while our fleet, with a few ex- | ceptions, had collected tegether on the west side of the bay, in the direction of Fort Powell, and out of the range of Morgan’s guns, theram Tennessee was discovered steaming in the di- | rection. | The monitors closed with her when in range, | and one of the most interesting naval engage- ments of the war succeeded, and we inthe smaller wooden vessels were the spectators. A fight of some minutes ensued. when Ad- | miral Farragut, anxious to close the engage- | ment in a summary manner, started toward the Tennessee at full speed: at the same time | Capt. Strong, in the Monongahela, struck the Tennessee amidships, and withdrew in time to | give room to our Admiral to grapple bis an- tagonist, Buchanan. When the smoke cleared away from thetwo vessels,2 white flag was | seen lo wave from the Tennessee’s pilot-house, in token of submissicn, and Capt. Jeraud, who wentinas a yolunteer on the Ossippee asa | representative of Admiral Farragut, received ; the sword of Admiral Buchanan, and that terrible engine of destruction was ours, al- though gained at a great loss of life. Our loss in this fight is about 210 killed and | wounded, including the brave Capt. Craven, of the monitor, and 100 of his crew who went down with him. Admiral Buchanan, of the ‘Tennessee, was shot through the leg below ee knee, and the leg will have to be amputa- Fort Powell, in Grant’s Pass, was blown up last night atter dark, and Fort Gaines will soon follow. The rebel gunboats, which sought protection under the guns of Morgan, will be destroyed or captured by our monitors to-day, | and the investment and capture of Morgan must follow. We have, by this great victory, effectually closed the port of Mobile, and its capture is only a question of time; ana Admiral Farra- gut and the gallant officers and men under his command haye established another claim to the admiration and respect of their country- men and those who love liberty. The True Delta of the 7th says: Still Later from Mobile. The telegraph wires broke yesterday during the transmission of a dispatch addressed to Admiral Palmer. The author says that he passed through Grant's Pass in a ship’s boat; that he witnessed the explosion of the maga- zine ot Fort Powell, which had first been evacuated; that he spent two hours on board the Hartford, with Admiral Farragut, who was in good health and eyes, &nd that our loss in ‘veesels was confined to the Tecumseh. It is very provoking to have the wires break at the moment when such happy news is coming over them. The Very Latest. Since the above was intype, Admiral Paimer bas kindly read to us such portions of an offi- clal dispatch and private letter from Admiral Farragut as he deems proper to make public. At an early hour on Friday, our fleet, lashed two and two, sailed into the Pass close. under the guns of Fort Morgan, pouri broadside after broadside ot grape and can ter—thus driving the gunners of the fort from their pieces, and Jeaving our vessels exposed only to the fire of Forts Gaines and Powell, which were, of course, less effective on ac- count of distance. Atthe same time General Granger’s land batteries enfiladed Gaines and caused the evacuation and blowing up of Powell In passing the forts, the Oneida re- ceiyed a shot which temporarily disabled her machinery, but she was safely towed throngh the fire by her consort. Our monitor Tecumseh was one of the fore- most. A torpedo exploding beneath her bottom, she sunk almost instantaneously, carrying down all her officers, only ten of her crew es- caping. She was commanded by Capt. Lewis Craven. Our loss on this vessel was about one hundred. Thegunboats having passed the forts, and being out of their reach, were pur- sued by the formidable ram Tennessee and three iron-clad gunbosts—the Selma, Gaines and Morgan. Our vessels immediately at- tacked the ram, and battered him so effectu- ally that he surrendered in a few minutes by hanging out the white flag. Admiral Buchan- an, the commander, lost a leg, and with all his crew, are prisoners in ourhands. There were only three killed on the Tennessee. She was butslightly damaged, and it is probable that Farragut has her fitfor action by this time. We also captured the Selma, of which Capt. Murphy was the commander. ‘Lieut. Pren- tiss, of the Monongahela, lost both legs. He is & gallant officer, and has a young wife in this city. Captain Malaney, of the Oneida, lost an arm. All the wounded will be sent to Pensacola. Onur loss is 240 killed and wounded. The two remaining rebel gunboats fled under the guns of Fort Morgan for protection; one of them is aground, and the Admiral is confident that he can destroy them to-day. He has not the slightest doubt of his ability to reduce the forts. But this capture will not give us command of the city, whichis extensively forti- fied at Dog river and elsewhere The Hartford, Farragut’s flag-ship, was heavily engaged, lesing one officer, Higginbot- tom, Secretary to the Fleet Captain, Killed, together with 20-f her crew, and 26 wounded. All our yessels were wooden except three. ImrortTaNT IN RELATION TO RecRvITING.—- General Hays, of New York, has received the following order from Washington : «“Wasurtncton, August 12, 1861.—Brigadier General Hays: The Secretary of War has for- bidden the recruiting of men in one State to be credited to another, except as provided in the act of July ith, 1561, for recruiting in States in rebellion. He directs that you see to the exe- cution of this order in your State, and if neces- sary arrest recruiting officers and agents who may be found violating it. Make this known to the Governor. Jas. B. Fry.” GUEERILLA RECONNOTSSANCES.— A large arty of guerrillas made a tour of observation hrough Accotink on Wednesday night last. They offered no violence to the inhabitants, and made no halt. They were evidently re- ~ eonnoitering to ascertain if there were any Union forces in the vicinity.—Alecantria Jour- nal, August 13. &2 Charles 'H. Pitts, a prominent Baltimore lawyer and former member of the Maryland Lesislature, died yesterday of acute consump- ion. KiLLep.Captain A. O. P. Nicholson, Jr., Son of U.S. Senator Nicholson, of Tennessee, was killed in Georgia lately during the ad- vance of Sherman. He was inthe rebel army. pene pig ae rege wa James McCall, dead. it New York merchant, is i ATTENTION, Bi Tora mba wet eee be ESDAY EVENT . the 17th o'clock, at Lorch’s Restaurant, corner of 8th that every one _ By osder of the ~ COMMIT: Si ‘las- md "Ou TRE. | | : OF F102 S DEPARTMENT OF STATE, ~ WAgHinoTon, August 13, 1964, Offic fotces of the United States will be reéumed. War ms oy Sete djutant General's Office, ) > a: agian D. C., August 8, 1861. } The following officers, having “been reported at the headquarters of the army foPthe offences hereinafter specified, are hereby notified that they will stand dismissed the service “of the United States, unless, within fifteen days from this date, they appear before the Military Commission, in session in this city, of which Brig.Gen. John U. Oaldwell, United States volunteers, is president, and. make satisfactory defence to the charges against them: Absence without leave. i First Lieutenant Herman Steinieker, 50th Ll- linois volunteers. 2 Second Lieutenant G: A. Rogers, 5th Massa- ehusetts cavairy. First Lientenart James W. Oréwford, 2d battalion Veteran Reserve Oorps, Captain Edward Winne, 77th New York yol- unteers. First Lieutenant Hubert Ambruster, 3d New Jersey cavalry. First Lientenant Patrick S. Early, 13th Penn- sylvania cavalry. Absence from hospital at Annapolis, Md., without proper authority, and conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman. First Lieutenant Thomas P. Norman, 69th Pennsylvania volunteers. Captain George B. Chalmer, 63d Pennsylva- nia volunteers. First Lieutenant Thomas A. McLanghlin, 102d Pennsylvania yolanteers. First Lieutenant William A. Kennedy, ist Pennsylvania cavalry. First Lieutenant James O'Connell, 170th New York volunteers. E. D. Townsenn, Assistant Adjutant General. NOTICE TO TAX-PAYERS.—Ootrrcror’s Orrice, City Hall, August 13, 1354.—The rate of tax for the year 1884 has been fixed at one dollar and ten cents on the one hundred dollars. Under the law a discount of 1 per cent. is allowed upon all taxes paid onor before the last say of Ge ptomiber, next. The abatement therein named will not be allowed upon the taxes on property al- ready in arrears for general purposes until all such srrearagesare paid. WM. DIXON, _8u 15-e02W Collector. NOTICB—To the Boss Plasterers and others of the city of Washington, D. 0: e Journeymen Plasterers of this city will de- mand $4 per diem onand after TUBSDAY, the lth of August. By order of the Association, au iz3t* | G.H_ PADDON, Ree. Sec., pro tem, WATER REGISTRAR’S OFFICE, June 29, 1884.—This office having been necessa- Barily closed for several days during the present month, the time for receipt of water rents is ex- tended to the 8ist August, after which date the water will be shut off from all premises of which the water rent is unpaid. No further notice will be given. RANDOLPH COYLE, dy 30-4 Water Registrar. PRePosats FOR WOOD AND COAL. Navy DerantMeyt, August 15, 1814. SEALED Prorosats, endorsed ** Proposals for Wood ard Coat,” will be received at the D-part- ment until 30’clock; p.m., of WEDNESDAY, the 2th instant, for furnishing 200 cords best Oak Wood. and 8) tons White Ash Furnace Goal [2.21) Ibs, to the ton]. The wood to be delivered in front of the Department, piled for inspection and meas urement—the coal delivered at the building, and also subject to inspection. The whole to be de- livered by the Ist of October next. Bids will be received foreither the wood or coal, eeparately, ‘ The Department reserves to itself the right to reject all bids if deemed excessive as to cost. _su-15-td SEVENTH STREET. 369 CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, FURNITURE, HOUSEFURNISHING GOODS, CUTLERY, PLATED C ASTORBS, SPOONS, &c. Fifty pieces Ingrain, Rag and Hemp Carpets, which we are offering at much less than preseat prices, some as low as 55 centa per yard. in Furnitare and Housefurnisbing Goods we can defy competition. Our stock of Cutlery and Plated Ware we are of- fering at extraordinary bargains. Persons in want of Housefarnishing Goods wi'l find it decidedly to their interest to give usa call, as all of our stock was purchased previous to the last advances, which enables us to ofler greater in- ducements than any house in this Su A discount of ten per cent. allowed on all bills of $ and upwards. ENRY BONTZ, Successor to Bontz & Griffith, au 15-10t 369 7th street, near I. SLEAMER FAIRBANKS HAS ARRIVED—Con- signees will please attend to the reception of their goods at once. This steamer sails for New York! Wednesday, August 17th inst..at3a.m. aul3-3t | MORGAN & RHINEHART, Agents. Frye BRAUTIFUL CHICKERING &-80N8 TA A Just received to-day. tle JOHN F, ELLIS, 306 Penn. avenue, au 13-3t det. 9th and 10th sts. 0 THOSE IN WANT OF A GOOD COOKING STOVE-—Oall at_our store and examine tho ARBITER. E.H.& H.1. GREGORY, 321 Penna. ayenue. ortable RANGES, MONITOR [Pwarrant them to hake weil. E.U.& H 1.GREGORY, 321 Penna. avenue. THE ARBITER COOK 8TOVE. The grant fuel saver. B.H.& H.1. GREGORY. au 13-lw W. SPEOTAL NOTICE. E Call particular attention to the chancery sale by Win. Redin, Eeq., Trastee,of the beautifu residence of the late Gol, Ellet, known as" Olif- ton,” and situated on the Heights of Georgetown, to take piace on the premises n TUESDAY AF- TERNOON, August l6th, at 5 o'clock. The sale will positively take place on the prem- ises at the hour indicated, and we advise al! who wish to eecure a choice suburban residence to be present on this occasion, ‘ Reference is made to the advertisement in another column for full description of this fine Call and see the and BELL, We wi estate, au l3d JAS. C. McGUIRE & CO., Aucts.__ CoBBLER STRAWS. A quantity of COBRLER STRAWS fur sale. Prey fe Ne SD POFISTS- 1 LANGDON, Agent and Commission Merchant. an 12-8t 13 Park Place, New York, AS STOVES! a WETTALLS AIR TIGHT JARS, (the best.) PUTNAM’S CLOTHES WRINGER. For sale at OGDEN'’S Housefurnishing Store, 619 7th street. near Pa. av. an 12-3t* PROPosALS FOR RATIONS, Headquarters Marine Corps, Quartermaster’s Office Washington, August 11, 1854. Sealed Proposals will be received at this office untill2o’clock m,,of the 1th instant, for fur- nishing rations to the United States Marines stationed at Washington city, D, C.,until the 3ist December, 1364. Each ration to consist of three-fourths of a ponnd of pork or bacon, orone anda fourth pound of fresh or salt beef; eighteen ounees of bread or flour, or twelve ounces of hard bread, or one anda fourth aound of corn meal; and at the rate toone hundred rations ofeight quarts of beans; or, in lieu thereof, ten pounds of rice; or, in lieu thereof twice per week,one hundred and fifty ounces of dessicated potatoes, and one hundred ounces of mixed vegetables; ten pound «of coffee; er, in ligu thereof, one and a half poun tea; fifteen pounds . of sugar; four quarts of vin {one pound of sperm catidies, or one att one-fourth pound of ad- amantine candles; or one and a half pound of tal- low, four pounds of soap, and two quarts of salt. The rations to be delivered upon the order ofthe Commanding Officer of each station; the fresh beef, either in bulk or by the single ration, of goad gyality, with an equa! proportion of the fore-and ind quarters, necks and kidney—tallow excla- ded; the pork, No.1 prime’mess pork; the Hour, extra superfine; the ¢offee, good Rio; the sugar, good New Orleans or its equivalent: and the beans. Vinegar, candles, soap, salt, &c., to be of good quality, All subjact to inspection, , All bids must be accompanied by the following guarantee: FORM OF GCARANTY. The undersigned, ——, of in the Stateof sand + 0 , in the State of hereby guarantéce that in case the foregoing bid oF lor vations, a8 above described, be accepted, he or they will, within ten days after the receipt of the contract at the post office named, reaute the eoptract for the same, with good and snfiicient securities; and in case the sai hall fail to enter into contract as aforesaid, we guaranty to make good the difference between the offer oft e said —— and that which aay be accepted. Witness, A, B., Guarantor. a 1 GO, D., Guarantor. J horeby eertify that the above-named — — ere known to meas men.of property, and able to be fpod shale Guarantee, - District sign: y the United States rel Judge, United States District Attorney, or Collec- tor. No proposal will be considered unless accom- panied by the ab antee, s ewspapers aut! to publish the aboye will send the paper cont ing the first insertion to bigs ETP SS Ce tae 4s rowan? ‘roposals to be endorsed * Proposals fot Rations for 1864,” and addressed to the waders ix “qulzdtd __Maor and Quartermaster, TBE SEW FORE NEWSPAPERS FORWARD- intelligence haviag been received at this Departme; at the military forces of the. United p ave been te’ withé drawn wosville, in the exagy. that portwill mot be considered pan to for= eign or domestic commerce dur such with- drawal, but the blockade thereof by the naval SECOND EDITION. omode rae. = ax THIRD EDITION, : 5 O'CLOUK P. M. — FROM MOBILE. ia Admiral Farragat’s Official Report 6f Op- erations There—Loss of the Tecumseh— The Rebel Commander, Buchanan, a Prisoner at Pensacola. Admiral Farragut makes a report to the De- partment, under date, ‘Mobile Bay, August5, 1664,” in which he states thaton the morning of that day he entered Mobile Bay with the attacking ficet under his command—passing between Forts Morgan and Gaines, and en- countering the rebe) ram Tennessee and three of the enemy’s gunboats, At atew minutes ‘past-7&. m., Fort Morgan opened, and soon after the action became liye ly. At40 minutes past 7 “the monitor Teeum- seh was struclby a torpedé'and sunk, going down very rapidly, and carrying with her all of her officers and crew, with the ex eption of. the pilot and eight or tenmen, who weré saved by a boat that was sent from the Metacomet. The Hartford had passed the forts beforeS o'clock, and Admiral Farragut finding him- self raked by the rebel gunboats, ordered the Metacomet to cast off and goin pursuit. This was done, and resulted in the capture of one of the gunboats—the Selma. 4 All the vessels had passed the forts by §. o’clock, but the rebel ram Tennessee was still apparently uninjured in the rear of our fleet. Signal was at one made to all the fleet to turn again and attack the ram, not only with guns, but torun her down at full speed, which resulted in her surrender at 10 8. m. The rest of the rebel fleet, viz: Morgan and Gaines, succeeded in getting back under the protection of the gans of Fort Morgan. This terminated the action of the day. Admiral Buchanan sent his sword to Admi- ral Farragut—he being wounded. The wound is a compound fracture of the leg, which, it is supposed, will result in amputation. An arrangement was entered into by Admi- ral Farragut and the commanding officer of Fort Morgan whereby the wounded of both fleets, includjng Admiral Buchanan, were taken to Pensacola. Our loss in the engagement, &s far as heard from, is 41 killed and $8 wounded. On the rebel ram Tennessee was captured 20 officers and say 170 men. FINANCTIAL.—The New York Commercial Ad- vertiser of Satarday evening says: The stock market continues dull. The spec- ulative spirit is fall, and the desire to realise predominates. The movement is very much confined to outside operators, the brokers ap- pearing indisposed to enter upen combinations until the watering places have ceased to mo- nopouse the attention of operators. overnments were irregular, but on the wholestrong. Five-twenties are less in de- mand, and will, apparently, have to wait un- til the other gold-bearing bonds are equalized with them in value. Money remains easy. There is ample supply at7 percent. but no disposition to press tt at lower rates. The supply is largely in excess wants of the stock marketand discounts, it is thought singular that there should be no yielding in the rates. The anomaly is to a large extent explained by the large parchase ot Certificates of Indebtedness, which many capitalists prefer, so long as they can be bought below 05, toa callloan. There arenow $150,000,000 of the certificates afloat, and it is easily seen how, with an interest of Ilal2 per cent, they should take up a large amount of money that would otherwise seek employment in the ordinary channel. Gold opened dull, but slightly improved du- ring the morning. The export for the past week bas been nominal, with the present low rates of exchange, i3 likely to remain so for some time. THE GENERAL SPINOLA Court MARTIAL.— The conrt martial which bas been sitting for the last month for the trial of Gen’ F. B. Spin ola, was suddenly, though mot unexpectedly, brought to a close yesterday. After seyen months preparation to establish a case, and atter a month’s trial, the prosecution complete- ly broke down, At the opening of the court yesterday the Judge Advocate announced that there was no farther evidence, whereupon, without calling upon the accused for his de- fence, the court dismissed itself and the case at one and the same time.—N. Y’. Herald Say y TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. ee Saar e FROM FORTRESS MONROE, Exchange of Prisoners—Canonading Yes- terday Morning. FortTress Monroz, August 13—The Mail steamer, from Bermuda Hundred last evening, brought down 40 rebel prisoners. The fiag-of- truce steamer New York, arrived at 3 o’clock this p. m.ffrom Aiken’s Landing, with 460 prisoners, in chat of Major John E. Mulford, Assistant Agent of Exchange. They are most- ly wounded, and happy to get within the Union lines. Among them Lieut. Col. Mansfield, 2d Wis- consin; Major Motley, ist Massachusetts cav- alry; Lt. Col. Foot, i2ist New York; Lt.Silver, 16th Illinois cavalry, and eight surgeons. Early this morning the rebels .opened fire upon our men engaged on the gana} above City Point, but our gunboats gave thema hot re- ception. The cannonading was going on at $ this a.m. FORTRESS MOWROR, Aug. 11.—Richmond pa- pers of the 12th state that Dr. Mary E. Walker, captured in Georgia upwards of five months ago, has been released from Castle Thurder, and Ss down on the flag of truce boat. { Note.—She was exchanged as a surgeon, and has arrived st Old Point.) ARRIVAL OF GE BURNSIDE. BaLtimonre, August 15.—The Flag-of-truce steamer New York, from Aiken’s Landing, arrived at Annapolis yesterday with 415 ex- changed prisoners, including eleven officers. Gen. Burnside and staff took breakfast at the Entaw House this morning. They are enroute tor Rhode Island. unds. yat P,P. iS Sta 5 onOntnbeteaic antothy aug até OARDING IN A PRIVATE FAMILY is desired bya young gentleman ‘ou ay well if suited. Address B. J. VINTON, Post Office. 1t* FO RENT—Two ROOMS on the second floor. and one on the first floor, either furnished or unfurnished, near Pennsylvania avenue, No. 349 2th street, au 15-2t" EK URNISHED RUO MS— Neatly farnished ROOMS with a private family within a few minutes walk of caryand departments, Apply 416 6th st., between F and G. au l5-3t XN ADAME MARSILA, the grant Fortune Teller, late from a Northern city.is now prepared to read Gh ae aod fortelt the SEED ee wai ing such information will please a st. between 9th and lth. au 15-3t" OARD, with large, airy ROOMS handsomely furnished, for gentlemen or family. Spacious rounds attached. Also, ROOM, furnished, on ennsylvania avenue to let, Apply corner 21st and II sts., south of Pa. ay. an 15-3t* v4 $50 afternoon, # BLAOK MOROCCO POOKE BOOK, containing a cer gum of money. Who- ever will leave ifat this office shall receive the above reward. au 15 8t* A GENTLEMAN AND WIPE (WITHOUT childgen) can procure Board with furnished room in a private family, where there are xo chil- dren Or Other boarders. Reference require Apply a 403, Sth strect, between Hand I streets. au 15-lw @ Pm REWARD—Strayel or stolen, a dark red tDed COW, with white face and large. horns, and part of the tail white. The above reyward will be given if returned to JOHN PAS OL] 605 Mas- sachusetts avenué, between lst and North Capitol street. aut 15-30" Ww. OFFER FOR SALE, at a great bargain a VV “emall FARM, containing about 65 acres, well improved with new dwelling and all necessary out- houses, This property lies about 4 miles from Center Market, on the Benning’s Bridge roe across Easter Btanch, isina hizh and healthy situation, withran abundance of wood. Terms male known on application to SWEENY & CO. Real Estate Brokers. au J5-Im Cornersthand D streets, INOPTSR the Copartuership of J. ¥. BAILE & BR this day, b; mutual consent, been indobt a wi has thi dissolved. All parties to the said firm will also liquidate the : x Tem? Uauidate, He AHP BAILEY © BHO.” We would also return o4 thanks to our former customers, who have so kindly assisted us in basis ness, and ask the same for oursuccessors, Messra, MARFLET & KNKESSL, au 15-3t* PYM4N6 PATENT. ROM NEW YORK DAILY, at greatly Le SEALING FRUIT ZAG. reduced prices.—Terths, for one ay “payable in ae aa os the akon fie i ind advance:) For the Herald, $7, instead of $1); | fending to put up fruit, to, pee ; sGehaty RBCs” avai ebay atk | Gewioraay ane mre at aah sees i a a s , - _ —_ fdazena A SOVOR, No, C3 went soth strect, New ‘iFauiplecof kerries and teuit put up in:these Jara a 2 last year,. be seen at our si en INOTIOs POR GALE 500 octy or one, two.an “rult ditect ops nego y fash fare for patting four horse second hand Hi. ESS; 800 up ail kinds of fruit, berri Sehak & SON. 4 and6thet., opposite National Gotel, iy is-1m* [eral SFB oo. Papa.av betwpongth and 1c. + e b r. 7 ia epee } REWARD.—Lost in th’s city on Saturday “con the Memrin 2 Boas GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Say Cooke & Oo. furnish the follewing quo- tations of Government securities: WASHINGTON, Aug 15, 1964. Buying. Selling. 0107 1a U. S. 5-208 .eeeerace al 109% 73-10 Treasury Notes 108 109 One Year Certificate o1e 95 Certificate Checks, New Yor Coupons, 1073, : 5-20's, 103; Oertilicates, 91%; Gold, 256. IMPORTANT FROM THE FRONT. A , Fightingon James River.» “The mail steamer Dictator, Capt: Biake- thah, which arrived from City Point yesterday. Xeported that on Saturday moruing before she left heavy firing was heard from up the river, |. and it was supposed that our gunboats were engaging a rebel battery at Dutch Gap, The Charlotte Vanderbilt, Capt. Uarlmody, which arrived this morning with the mats, reports that on Saturday afternoon a body of our troops embarked on transports at City Point, and moved up the river during the night, and it was reported that under cover of the fire of the gunboats, had effected a landing near Dutch Gap. The object of this movement is stated to be the dislodgment of a considerable force of the enemy, who had intrenched themselves on the Tiver, and possibly also as a reconnoissance, to ascertain what troops Lee has before Rich- mond, and if he is sending any considerable reinforcements to Early. Heavy firing was goirg on when the Varderbilt left, both can- nonading and musketry. General Burnside and staff came down on the Vanderbilt and landed at Fortress Mo :roe, from whence he was to take passage to Rhode Island, where he goes, it is stated, on a leave of absence. @UERRILLAS AT WORK IN FAIRFAX COUNTY Captain Fleming, with 60 men, of 16th New York cavalry, who was ont on a scout, was attacked near Fairfax Station, last Thursday, by a body of Moseby’s guerrillas, and Captain Fleming and eight of his men were killed, and mostof the others were taken prisoners. Cap- tain Fleming’s body was found near the road, and taken to kalls Church and buried. Sunday morning several rebel scouts were seen near Fort Schneider. at Anandale. They fired upon our pickets in several directions. Sergeant Linnan, of 16th New York cavalry, who was on picket on the Braddock road, was killed. Onur scouts are on the alert on the hills, yal- leys, and through the dense woods, but are unable to catch these picket-shooting assassins and marauding higtkwaymen. 5 THE CASE OF MRS. HOWAR), Mrs. Wm. Keyes Howard, arrested some months since for a violation of the laws and enustoms of war, and sentenced by court-mar- tial to hard labor for the remainder of the war for the benefit of Union soldiers; has had her sentence commuted to transportation beyond the Federal lines, and will be sent, under a suitable escort, to Fortress Monroe. Mrs. Howard, it will be remembered, was arrested in March of last year, while endaay- coring to run the blockade from the lines of the Confedérate to the lin®s of the Union forces, After her arrest she was released on & parole of honor, and was to report to Col. Fish, Pro- vost Marshal of the State of Maryland, in the city of Baltimore. Instead of going so, how- ever, she remained secreted In Baltimore under an assumed name, until an opportunity pre- sented for her departure tor St. Lonis, which she availed herself of. She is also charged with sending letters from within our lines to within the lines of the enemy. SENTENCE OF NERAL COURT MARTIAL, Henry Seabridge, drummer, Company D, 6th regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps, charged with conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline, and robbery, has been sen. tenced by General Court-martial to ‘forfeitall ay and allowances which are now or may come dune to him, to be confined in any State prison directed'by the Commanding General for the period of two years, and tobe drummed out of the service.” The accused is now a patient in Stone Hospital, and on his recovery will be sent to the Penitentiary at Albany, N. Y., which place has been designated by the authority as the place of confinement THE ATTACK ON MOBILE. Our casualties, as far as heard from, in the late naval attack on Mobile is reported, by Admiral Farragut, as follows: Flag-ship Hartford, 19 killed, 23 wounded; Brooklyn, 9 killed, 22 wounded; Lackawanna, 4 killed, 2 wounded ; Oneida, 7 kitled; 23 wounded: M. nongahela, 6 woundéd; Metacomet, 1 killed, 2 wounded: Ossippee, 1 killed, 7 wonnded; Richmond, 2 wounded; Galena, 1 wounded. Total, 41 killed, SS wounded, MILITARY ARREST. A telegram was received by the proper de- partment, Saturday, from the headquarters of General Wallace, at Baltimore, directing the arrest of Capt.George E. Paul, of the sthooner Matilda Spicer, now lying at Williams & Jol- ley’s wharf. The arrest was made about noon, and the vessel seized in the name of the Gov- ernment, and a guard placed over it. The cause of the arrest has not yet been developed. SENT TO FORT DELAWARE. Wm. A. Jones and J. Paul Jones, of the firm of J. P. Jones & Co., late sutiers of the isth regiment Massachusetts volunteers, found guilty by special court-martial of uniawfuly obtaining end appropriating Government property, and sentenced to pay a fine of $2,500 and to be imprisoned unti] said fine was paid, were sent this afternoon to Fort Delaware, where they’ will remain for one year, unless the fine is paid before the expiration of that time MORE PRISONERS OF WAR. Four prisoners of war reached here Jast Sat- urday night, and were committed to the Old Capitol by..order-of the Provost Mershal. Among ‘was one captain of enginéers and one lieutenant. The latter had been taken be- fore and released on parole by Gen. Hunter. When ‘captured the last time he had his parole papers in his pocket. REBEL DESERTERS. Seventeen rebel deserters reached here Sat- urday night last trom Harper’s Ferry, and were committed to the Old Capitol by order of Provost Marshal Ingraham. Tney expressed themeelvyes exceedingly anxious to hear from Richmond.and thought when they did so, that they would hear, something decidedly dama- gibg to the, hopes of. the Rebel Confederacy. kg From, J.Shillington, Odeon Building, and from, Hudson Taylor, 331 Pennsylvania ave- nue, we have copies of the excellent Septe ber number of Harper's Magazine. “) TELEGRAPHIO NEWS 1 4 = —»—__—_ \ + NEW YORK STOCK LIST. , [By the People’s Bine—Odice 511 Ninth street.) "York, Aug. 15.—U. S. 1881, coupon 6's, 107%; U. S. 5.20's, 109; Certiticates of Indedt- edness, 95; Gold, 256: N. Y. Central, BE Erie, 117%; Hadson River, Harlem, —; Reading, 136%; Michigan Central, 139; Michi- gan Southern, 92%; Illinois Oentral, ks Cleveland aud Pittsburg, 1134; Clevelagd and Toledo, 131; Chicago and Kock Islana, 114; Milwaukie and Prairie da Chien, 654; Pitts- burg, Fort Wayneand Chicago, 115%; Alton and Terra Haute, 63';; Chicago and Northwestern, 57M: Quicksilver, 804. LOOAL NEW a A “SUNDAY ExcurRsion”— Where are we Drift, ing'?—'The Sundayyof the Washington of 1551 ‘was a vastly difféfent affair from the Sunday of thé Washington of 1564. Recalling the solemn, peaceful quietude of the day then, when the cnly sounds that yexed the air were the church bells and the footfalls of the church-goers, and ynttasiing it with Washington’s carnival Sabbath of 1861. the question arises, where are we rifling, and {s our “progress” in the right ‘We have now Sunday papers, Sunday street cars, Sunday dress parades, Sunday gardens, Sunday displays of cyprian equestrianism and parouche exercises, Sunday suburban ‘free and easys;”’ and latest and fastest of the fast _And furious amusements of our modern Sunday carnival we have the Sunday down-river ) Where the gay and: festive—those sufficiently sober-to stund upon their feet—can trip it‘on the fight famtastic toe fo the music of iu behakt of the Sunday are ueeded toattord means: Be | { = itcan be i . ‘ of access to the eubnrbam hospitals, and slsoto , enable the old and feeble to attend church, who could net otherwise do so. Bat what eball be ia behalf of the Sanday excur- sion, and whasis it like? Twoboats weve ad yvertised to make excursion trips to @lymont yesterday, the Phcrnix and the Faltod. We doubt not that many who went down supposed frém the wording Of the advertisement that the affair was under the control of the officers of the boats and of the proprietors of (Flymont, and baving confidence in these gentlemen, be- lieved that it would, as repreeented, aflord an opportunity for the can't-get-aways ot confined unhealthy weeR-day Jabor to taste a month{ul of fresh gir, and toenjoy a day of recuperatfye rest in Goa's own temple. It terned ont that the boat company and the Glymont company had nothing to do with the management of the thing, which was 8 con- cegn of speculative parties, who doubtless made considerable money by the day’s work, especially from the profits of the bar. The Sito went down early in the morning, and Phenix, whore fortunes we are more especially called upon to follow,—later in the day. Whatever hopes of quiet “family party” enjoyment any portion of the exeursionists may have indulged in on starting mast soon bave been wank dissipated. Two long bars were sgon in full blast, and b: wall per- ambulsted every part of the boat with their trays, awxiliary tothe bars, The flery liqaors dispensed soon began to work and gave sign in a series of rows and disturbances that scat- tered the ladies and family parties to the right and leit, and foreed the Marine Band to 2 masterly retreat, to save their skulls and their big instruments from damage. In Janding at Glymont, a gentleman in step- ping from the boat (Phoenix) was jostled over- board by a gay and happy Sunday sporter, but being a good swimmer, be kept himself afloat until aid reached him. Then there wasa fierce scramble tor dinner; and then the Marine Band mounted to the music stand, and presently struck up some spirited music—cotillon, polka, waltz—which music was improved for dan- cing Porpones by mapy—not ail—for the force of habit is strong, and there were old fashioned people there, not quite accustomed to the new order of things, who looked om in some con- sternation at the scene before them, and sin- cerely promised themselves thatit permitted by 8 merciful Providence to « get ont of that,” safely,never to be found in another such scrape And it did seem later in the day that the Di- vine Wrath was to be visited upon these San- day revelers and those particeps criminis, as it were, by their presénce. Those on the Phenix, on her upward trip, know that they were in deadly poril at one time, but very few of them knew how near eternity they really were. Twenty seconds longer exercise of function by a drunken en- gineer and the country would have been shocked by 4 disaster such & would have put the frightful one at City Point out of sight and out of mind! Below Fort Washington the boat, which had made various eccentrie movements, saddenly came to a dead stand-still. At first it was sap- posed that somebody was overboard, & natural supposition, in view of the condition of things on board, and there was a general rash to the side of the boat. But immediately the sound ot violent contest was heard below, and presently the passengers were horrified by learning that the acting captain, Haney, (the captain of the Phenix being absent,) finding something going wrong, had visited the engine-room, and dis- covered the engineer in a condition of beastly drunkenness, and the steam np to & point that threatened at any moment to blow the Phirnix into inch pieces. Mr. Haney sprang forward to let off the steam, but was met by asavage blow from the engineer, a giant in physical development, and who, maddened by liquor, defied all attempts totake the control of the engine from hin: This was a pleasant condition of things, th steam at explosion point, and the engine-room in the possession of & liquor-crazy Heenan of an engineer! Women shrieked, criad, and huddled their children by them, while hus- bands and fathers by their side, turned pale under this danger so apalling. % One man took off his coat and boots and pwed himself, ready for & plunge, in tha boat anging by the Meamer’s side, and the sigh Was hot re-assumng to the timid. But by the aid of some resolu.» men and a military guard on board, the crazy engineer was ejected from the engine room, ana marched, forward per force of bayonet persuasion to the bows of the boat where, despite his Crunken outbreaks in the direction of theengine room countenanced by some ot his drunken friends, he was held in durance‘for the rest of the trip. An ex- cellent engineer we are told —“ when he is sober.” What a feelingof relief went through that boat when if was known that the engine was in safe hands! Many a silent prayer ofthanks ‘went np, doubtless from lips im some cases not quite used tothe task. There wasa hnsh, a quiet amongst the crowd in keeping with the peaceful Sabbath evening, and one and all could have well spared the loud blare of the band which stilled lately into awed silence, now cpened at its noisiest as ifto puta brave and swaggering air on the affair. Arrived at the wharf, and at the end of this notable Sunday excursion, another incident diecordant with the day and in harmony with the excursion is learned. Before the Fulton left a colored man was very nearly beaten to a jelly at the Glymont wharf by some of the Sunday sporters. This is a Sunday excursion. Is it a good thing, one to be encouraged! Shall we carry ita little further? Shall there not be Sunday dancing on the boat as well as at the pavilion! To be sure there is Mount Vernon and the bones of Washington to be passed. But what then. Let the dancers pause, let the Marine Band wheel froin the music of Strauss to the solemn dirge, let the bell toll till Mount Vernon is be- hind, then “on with the (Sunday) dance! oe PoLick REPORTS—S¢cond Precinct.—Thomas Kennedy, desertion; military. Emma Johnson, disorderly; workhouse. Anne Smith, Pink Jackson, Louisa Brooks, do.; #5 each. Sonny King, stealing; dismissed. Third Precinet.—Timothy Welch, assanitand battery; dismissed. Dennis Hays, fighting; $3.44." Dennis Foley, do.; $3.44. Hiram Fur- low, Michael Donovan, do.; dismissed. Henry Harris, do.; $4.22. Patrick Mulay, throwing stones; workhouse. Dennis Foley, Thomas Smith, James Smith, disorderly; dismissed. Geo. Kronse, W. J. McGill, do.; $1.41 each. G. Canfield, Fred’k Perry, Samuel Tyson, bath- ing; military. James Harper, larceny; jail for court, J.B, Adams, interfering with officers; dismissed. John Magtz, arrested tor John Jordan; do. Patrick erty, drunk and dis- orderly; $3.41. James Gates and Patrick Con- ner, fighting; #3.44each. James McKay, M. Klire, Daniel McKnight, do.; $10 each. Mich. Muilen, drunk and disorderly; $2.11, Timothy Shea, Daniel Connor, do.; #5.60 each. John Kennedy, encovraging a disturbance and in- terfering with officers; $2.14. Frank Madison, suspicion: dismtssed. Michael O*Connel, Gis- orderly; $11. Also. assaultiag poli¢evian; bail for court. Sutter, assault andibattery: dis Hevniker, disloyalty; military. and A. Balmain, drunk and disorderly, work- hotse. James Jionnelly and Wm: Grover, do: ®2each. Daniel O'Leary, Ellen O'Leary, and Mary O'Leary, d 3 each: Mary Shea, ‘va- grancy; workho’ Sixth Precinct—James Peytcn, disorderly; $5.55. Michael Bennett, do.: military. Join Winn, do; St. Edward Martin, malicious mistidef; for hearing. John Useless, drunk military. John Dorlin, do. and disorderly; do. R. Ballenger, disorderly; dismissed. Martin Smith, doy 5S. C. Hine, sleeping in 8 mar- ket; dismiss: d. Tenth ‘Précinct.—Frederick Transpotes, as- sault; military. Mary Stevens, disorderly; Matilda Light, do.; $3 each. George Light, do.: Wm. Collins, do.; $1 each. Brion Fmer- son, deserter, military. Josephine Miles, srunk, workhouse. Wm. Kenney, mutiny; jail for heating. John Larkins, Thos. Coates, lames Smert, disorderly; $5 each. Marlbury Jackson, eats; bail for peace. Mary A. Wilson, Vicious. mischief; $30. Anne Brown, disorderly; $2. Patrick Dougherty do ; military, Henry Johnson, concealed weapou $25.’ Anne Colbert, drunk and disorderly, $12. ——.—- - Veey Svsriciovs CHARACTER.—About one ovel yesterday morning, officer Wood of the Fourth Ward, arrested & man for loitering about the —- of residents of the square t opposite Metropolitan Hotel, examining the back lots, &c, Upon ing taken to the station house he preyed to bé'Henry McPher- son, formerly of Georgetown, but more recent- ly of the Rebel army. A number of letters were found upon him, {showing a correspond- ence with Rebel prisoners in various forts. One was a letter in reply, to @ prisoner, which appeared to be from wife of McPherson, in which it was stated that although the pris- oner seemed to know. her and her husband, she did not know him, butas she was always ready to do ali she could for prisoners of war, she would attend to his request, and her hus. band wonld see that he got the box asked for. Other letters just suspicious were found upon him, and the officers; upon the order of Sergt. Cronin, delivered the prisoner to the military quthoritie: Rex Messrs. Bishop and R mn BasED.— Messrs. ip Ani eymond, comedians, arrested, 8s will be remembered, on Friday night last, by the mili authori- ties of Baltimore, sent to this city snd confinet in the Old Capitol, were released this morning by order of Provost Marshal Ingraham. This whole case is nothing more than a family qnar- relyresulting in an assault and battery, which is thought by the authorities here to hea civil and military case; hence the release of the ‘parties. SragROF THE THARMOMETER,—At Franx- lin Pane ticlans, No. 244 Peansylvauia avenue, the Mometer stood to-day 8: 1 o’clocy, #7 tn the shade. : + 4

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