The New York Herald Newspaper, August 17, 1861, Page 2

2 NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1861. : ; , 7% <i Sgererttpeeeeeneeciseeeineecewemenemmsene * THE BATTLE AT BULL RUN. GENERAL BURNSIDE AT MANASSAS. CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN GENERAT, BURNSIDE AND HONORABLE HENRY W Ne GKNERAK BURNADE’S LRTTRR ADJUTANT GuNERAL'S OFFI mber a ¢ at Centreville, th voll, during that ne as if you .. Hon. Hanry Wison-—You will r tion that T had with General MePowe yeference to the move upon Manassas. conversation I imagined tbat you looked thought I was inclined to be ov Toast; and in the course of some re other day, I unwisely alluded to to my courage. In conversation to r ‘Anthony I learned that you were first to urge my confirmation as Brigadier General, which convinces mo that you never could have entertained the thoughts 1 at- tributed to you; andas Tam always anxious to repair a wrong, I | to repair that done you, and to thank you for your kind support. A8 T may'haye been under- Stood to imply that you were urging tho forward move at looks of distrust as ay with Governor I beg to Say that, with the above exception, I heard anything from you that tended that have stated, I was mistaken in that ine at liberty to make this itis ficient importance. pking you for your kindness , I am as evor Newport sp its receipt, ead in the public prints the report ‘am gratified that you have discovered y rightod, so far as You can, the wrong you did me ‘Your remarks tended to fix the conviction iu the pal mind that I was at Centreville urging on the fc movement of the army, but you admit in your note that, With the exception of a look which you thought expressed @ distrust of your courage,you neve ay thing from mo of the kind. you could 1 while 1 ai m content Scott and the But you ¢ General MeDowell you were either © fry, I shared with of the war 8 of General misintery) you" in tent. Icertainly ‘autious or acoward. Ou the contra you most painful approhensious of the ult of the coming battle, Iknew fears woro entertained ‘when T left Washing Johnston had 1 Patterson and thrown portions of his command into M was, T knew the Secretary of War had returaed in hi Washington to harry forward more troops. I knew rein forcements had arrived during the two preceding days in Large numbers from Johnston and from Richmond, I kuew something of the st Knew what were our Yorce enough to wring victory from the f position. Anxiety for the result, not idle curio: ried me there, Knowing the position of affairs, pressed with anxiety for the result. It was no time me to advise men upon whom rested such great responsi Dilitios; but to some of my intimate friends, to General Keyes, Voun Piatt, aid-of General ck, and others, L y and doubt. Tithe ‘s for the battle, the same feeling of a pubt that oppressed’ me: but T mi: their feelings did mine, 1 was a civillin at Centreville who urge ment. You say that Gov, Anthony informe the first (o uyge your confirmation as Afew anomouts’ before the adjournment, sent for me to come immed to the Presider dn the Capital. I promptly obeyed his summons, and the President expressed his desire that I should, if possible, Ket through your coniirmation. Neither the Presi mt, Mr. Seward nor my 80 Lhastened to the elf could recall your Christian ate, learned your name of Anthony, hurried back tothe President's room; your | nomination was hastily weil and Ltook it inti the Senate, placed it in the hand of’ the Presidont's Secretary, then on the floor delivering signed | as soon as it was 1 dT moved its confirmation without d I reference. Such, sir, was my ards yo! would not have’ acted thus towards one Thad thought cowardly. But while Twas thus acting towards you in Washing ton, you were uttering words in New Ei {which igno- rance or malignity could use to injure Jot that pass; Thave no memory for a wrong your own sense of justice has righted, Jean assure you, however, that I should have I did towards you if your Newyo: 1 fore me. We are eng: ence, a contest in which I believe we give our toil, treasul In thi. should know no pai i sd Une apport who bave eyer bitter! ty in its support personal snounced me, men with whom T have not spoken for y and I have warmly commended thoir conduct, while | ave opposed the appointmentof less efficient personal and \political friends. Oilicers who tenderly care for thelr nen, supply their wants and discipline them for the stern cu- ties of the fleld should receive support and commendation. 1 had watched your course from the 24th of April, when we first met met in Gencral Butler's room at Annapolis, to the day of your return home, and I saw how carefully ‘you watched over your noble regiment, and Low well y nLof political fitted those braye men to do their duty on the fielil of battle. I was glad of an opportunity to aid in placing You in a position where you would contr 8 country, HENRY WILSON, COL, BURNSID! SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT. The following report is supplementary to the one which we have receutly published. It will be found in teresting :— Provipence, August 3, 1861. Col. Axprew Porter, commanding Second Division, &e.:— Coronki—You will observe that my report of the move: ments of my brigade at Bull run, ou the 2ist ult., is ¢ July 24, but thr fter the battle. It was made out in the rongh on ¢ orders came to m Rhode Island regimes on th t to moving a regiment, with it ane that I had no time to re gage, so occupied ise my report, but sent it in as it was, intending, at my leisure, to make a supplemen ‘tary one. It w. ge that many omie: and some inaccuracies should have occurred, which I now hope to corr I stated that after Col. Hunter was wounded he directed me to ‘take charge of the formation of the division in the presence of the enemy,” when I should have said ‘that part of the division in presence of 1 of course knew that you commanded the y virtue of your superior rank; but you were as you will remember, in command of your ottier part of the field, ort Imention the arrival of R Wision on our left. It was Sherman's brigade, with the Sixty-ninth New York Militia in ad- vanee, that arrived at about half-past twelve o’¢lock, an yamost deadly fire assisted in breaking the enewy’s fines, and soon after one o'clock the woods on our front, which had been so obstinately held, was cleared of the guemy. My brigade bad now been engaged sigce about half-past ten o'clock. In my first report I moationed the opportune arrival of Major ara battalion, 4 itis not necessary to repeat what I then said of their gallant support of my brigade. I bes to again mention the bravery and steadiness manifest. by Col. Martin and his entire regiment (Seventy-first), on the field and during the retreat. Col. Marston, f the Second New Hampshire, was badiy wounded in the Shoulder, but notwithstanding that he remained in the ‘gaddie under fire after his wound was dressed, his horse ‘doing led by his orderiy. The regiment, under charge of Lieut. Col, Fiske, conducted itself most ‘gallantly. Both olticers and men’ deserve great praise. Of the two Rhode Island regiments I have already spoken more fully, but cannot close this without again at- esting to the admirabic conduct of Licutenant Colonel Wheaton, of the Second regiment, and Majors Balch aud Goddard, of the First, with the staffand company officers and men of both regiments. havod better under fire. By an omission in copying my first report the name of Captain Wm, 1. Bowers, Quarter- master First Rhode Island regiment, who is reported miss- ing, was not mentioned. He was a brave and efficicut officer, whom I could ill afford to lose. 1 have good rea- g0n to hope that he is alive in the hands of the enemy and ‘well cared for. Since my original report I have learned Ahat some others of our missing are in Richmond, among them, Lieut. Knight and Dr. Harris, of the First Rhode Island regiment. I beg to supply an important omission in my first report by attesting to the courage and efficiency of my personal staff, Chaplain Woodbury, of the First Rhode Island regi- paul, Alde-de camp Adjutant Merriman, First Rhode sland regiment, A. A. A.G., and Lieutenant Beaumont, United States Cavalry, aide-de-camp, who were all active 3 their assistanc» on the fleld. Lieutenant Beaumont being in the regular service, I beg to recommend him to Lhe notice of the commanding general ag a most gallant aad deserving young officer. Captain Curson , Seventy-first New York, Division Quar- ermaster, and Captain Goodhue, Second New Hampshire, Vivision Commissary, rendered most efficient service in heir departments. ‘Capt Pee battery did such good Pervice in so many paris of the eld that it bas a place in several reports, Which renders it unnecescary for me to further thention of it, I haye the honor to be onel, very respectfully, your obedient servant, i A. E. BURNSIDE, Colonel Command’g Secoud Brigade, BROOKLYN NAVY YARD. The steamer Monticello was ready for sea yesterday, with the exception of some trifing adjustment of her ma. whinery, which, it was expected, would be ready Inst might. She is expected to leave to-day. Considerable re. Bret is expressed by the officers on board at the refusal pf the yard authorities to place a rifled cannon on board, Where is a fecling that one of these weapons would be of amore service than the whole of lier heavy armament. A large quantity of stores and provisions were taken ‘on board the Connec ed to leave on the 2 with the blockading squadron south well as with the blockading squad bay requested to state th nese squadrons United States gum, Navy Y to expectation, the frigate Potomac was not put in commission yestord ‘The National Guard has! Of the blockading squadron, The following are the nar in the Navy Yard and of t Monticell—Cornmander J. to join the Florida division rge W Engine Brown, ambus Griffin; ‘S Hustace and mas; Third Lewis A @ugustus Stebbing, A pilot for the Harriet and Mr. Winchester, late ‘Master's Mato, promoted to Master, to report to Commo- \ @ore Stringham, fo out as passengers, National Guard.—Acting Master commanding, J. lodgeon | Acting Assistant Surgeon, Archibald K FY j Acting Paymuster aud Clerk, George A. Radfield; | as well also bo unde and Chief Mate, 0. Cassidy; Master’s Mates, John Thomp- son and Thomas Stothard. Pampero.—Acting Master commanding, Charles ¥: Sampson; Acting Assistant Surgeon, Franklin Hinklo; Acting Assistant Paymaster and Clerk, Allen E. Pancoast; Pilot and Chief Mate, Nathan £. Atkinson; Master's Mates, John 0, Ormond and Walter McFarland. Nightingale.—Acting Master commanding, David B, Home; Acting Assistant Surgeon, Arthur Ricketson; Act- ing Paymaster, Henry 2. Kimberly; Pilot and Chief Mate, Yn Cline; Master's Mates, H. DeWolf, John Harring- ton, Jr. J. C. Kuhn.—Acting Master Commanding, Robort G. Lee; Acting Assistant Surgeon, Ira C, Waitehead; Assist- ant’ Paymaster and Clerk, H. LeRoy James; Pilot and Chief Mate, Levi L. Jumps; Master's Mates, Edward Killer, Jr.;’Adolphus B. Spe NEWS FROM GENERAL BANKS. OUR BERLIN CORRESPONDENCE. Beau, Md., August 15, 1861. An Invasion of the State by the Rebels Imminen!—Prepara- tions of General Banks—Movements of the -Rebel General Tohnston—Necessity of More Troops, &c. ‘The ball is beginning to open on this line, and Tam for- tunate in being here to take a part in the Grst set. It has been known for some time past that a strong force of the nemy have been lining the Virginia side of the Potomac, all tho way from Edward’s Ferry to the vicinity of Har- per’s Ferry, somewhat in tho rear of the line of direct operations on the banks of the river. General Banks has taken every pre aution to protect the eanal and railway, and his pickets have in some instances advanced Several miles into the interior of the enemy's coun try. In but two instances, however, have any actions worthy 0° note occurred, viz.:—The affair of the 4th inst.» op Voint of Rocks, in which detachments of the ineteenth New York regimentkilled and captured anum™ ber of the enemy, and the skirmish a few days ago, in which the Union troops met with a similar success. Embol- dened , probably, by their late successes on a grand seale— 8 rout at Bull run in particular—the rebels have con tinued to grow more and more bold on the opposite side of the river, and on Wednesday night a party, estimated at between thirty and forty, approached the river bank, and fired into our pickets on this side, without, however, doing any damage. The alarm was given, and two com- panies of the Nineteenth despatched to the aid of the Union troops. They advanced at double quick about three miles» but were unable to encounter the enemy, who had dis it was impossible to tell where, It was ascer ed, however, with a good desree of certainty from various indications, that a large rebel cavalry force was not far distant, somewhere in the neighborhood of Lovetts vilie. It was also conjectured that a large rebel infantry fores was gathered there; and these, with other reasons not necessary to mention, induced Major Sed} ing the Nineteenth New York regiment, to ® eral Banks for reinforcements, ‘They w rr and consisted of Colonel Geary ‘Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania regiment and th Island battery. They’ are demonstration is made th w here, and if auy further rebels may expect a warm re ception, From ail accounts from the other side it is evident the rebels are deoply mortifled at not having pursued their victory at Bull run even to the capital. Reasoning from Union accounts of the bate, aud the comments of the Northern papers upon it, the imbecility of officers and the panic that pervaded tho ranks, they they could have carved thoir wa: placed the dome of th omers recently jcHenry. 7 there is no pus to dostroy re the and nothing that object obstractit to the White House and derate States upon the Tobtain this trom the lips of pris- tured and sent from this live to Fort sneral Ranks’ column is m-naced by the enemy pt. General Job i communication betw lines on the upper can — more effectually than by tearing up "or railway communication at this point, Union e It may od that Johnston bas an eye at this moment even upon the city of Baltimore, and afew more Bull runs and Dug Spring runs will exhilarate Davis, Johnston, Beauregard” & Co. to such an extent as to impel them to the wildest military extravagances. INTELLIGENCE FROM JAMAIGA, Arrival of the Cleator. THE KEYSTONK STATE LOAVES PORT ROYAL IN SERRCH OF THE PRIVATEER SUMPER. The steamor Cleator, Captain Lord, arrived yesterday morning from Kingston, Jamaica, which port she left on the 6th inst, By this arrival we bave Kingston papers to the 5th of August, inclusive. The United States steamer Keystone State, Com, Scott loft Kingston on the Ist inst., on a cruise. THE REV! E. The Kingston Guardian of tho Sth has the Receiver General's return for the quarter ending on the 30th of June, The following is a summary of the return:— Inport duty « Import dut cation Customs’ tonnage, W047 15 Transient poor tax 3420 Health officer’s fee 49 10 100 0 Governor's proportion of seizures. 711 ve registry in Chancery 219 forfeited redognizances. 1416 licen f 13 ses 8 a8 registration, iT Dealers? lie 147 5 Post office revenut 2,705 14 emlacctccencccosia a® Total Less duties refunded Balance........0.+000+ tceceeeeee 55451 4 10 The return shows a falling off in the revenue—the amount for the previous quarter being £60,004 18s. 24., and that for the Decomber quarter £63,675 9s. 1d. There is also aslight decrease in tho revenue of this quarter when compared with that of the June quarter in 1860; but the amount is £5,432 in excess of the corresponding quar~ ter of 1859. But notwithstanding the dedrease in the qvarter’s transaction, the amount recejved for the year ending 30th June, is’ £30,889 98. 8d. in éxtess of the re- coipts for the previous year. ‘There has been a great dggrease in the import duties, ‘The receipts under this head are far less than those of any quarter of the year. The amount is exactly the same as that received during the three months ending 80th Juno, 1860—the former boing £38,124 188. 6d. The rum duties have considerably diminished. In March this branch ofthe revenue yieldéd £8,172 15s. 91., which was a decrease on the previous quaster of upwards of £1,200, and it yields thig quarter ae . 6d. bis diminution may with propriet) be ascribed to the r movement. The stamp duties bave produced a larger amount than during any quarter of the two last financial yedrs, ending on the 30th June, except in June, 1861, whep the-amount collected was £5,043 108. 34. ‘Tho AUN ution are get down in the return for £1,177 8s. 6d., Which is £65 8s. 6. lesa than the" sum received during’ the corresponding quarter of 1860. The Post Office has produced a much larger revenue during the Jagt quarter thap jn any pre- vious quarter since the transfer of tné departinent to colonial control. In September, 1860, the Post Office yielded £1,121 28.; in Decembor, £2,422 43. 11d.; in March, 1861, £2,101 118.; in June, £2,795 14s. 6d. We extract the (ollowing from the Guardian:— ‘The United States war steamer Keystone State arrived here yesterday afternoon in nine days from Philadelphia. She was despatched by the government to convoy the steamer Northern Light from Aspinwall to New York, which steamer has over two million dollars in specie from California. The Keystone State left Philadelphia on the 20th inst., and by the evening of the 26th she was off the eastern end of the Island of Cuba. There she remained two days, expecting to intercept the Northern Light on her voyage homewards; but not seeing anything of this steamor—which likely bas taken another route to New York—the Keystone State left for Kingston on Sunday evening, making the passage thence in less than twenty- four hours. She has come hither for a supply of* coal, after taking ig which she will proceed in searchsof the steamer Sum@r, a frivateer, which, having succeeded in escaping the vigilance of the blockading squadron of the federal governmeht, has made several captures off the south of Cuba, some of which she has burnt, and others taken into the port of Cienfuegos. The Keystone State has orders to cruise for this privateer until she finds and captures her. The Keystone State left Port Roya} for the Island of St. ‘Thomas ou the Ist inst. The object was tofall in with the Sumter, which had left Curacoa for the same place on the 26th ult. It is not improbable, therefore, that the two sels have como in collision ere this. The Keystone tate is armed wath eight.eight-inch guns, and the Sumter with four thirty-two pounders and two eight-inch guns! ‘The Sumter, however, is the strongest vessel of the two. have met, it could scarcely have been without a speratorengagement on both sides. The papers announce the death of Mr. Robert Dewar, of Montego Bay, American Vice Consul at that place, Inte. rest was being made for the appointment of Mr. Benjamin Nunes, of the same town, to the vacancy. The planters wel nplaining of too much rain. The public health Wae good. Business was dull as usual. ‘ovival The Wheat Cro; [From the Milwaukee Wisconsin, August 14.] From consiterable observation; and ‘from a careful ex amination of the reports sent us by correspondents, we have come to the conclusion that the crop ofwheat for 1861, in this State, will be about 18,000,000 bushels, and the yield per acre w sixteen bushela, The con- dition of the wheat hary ‘ore Sunday last is excel- Jent in most locali The yield and the crop is a fair age one, and is big’ atisfactory to the farmers. badly ten per cont greater last year, but the yield is not over two-thirds as as that of the wonderful yield of 1860. Even with estimate of the crop, Wisconsin, with stock on hand from 1860, has at least 16,000,060 bushels to sell. This vast amount, if sold at anything like reasonable prices, will give an ample income to our State. Wecannot form any opinion at all satisfactory to ourscives as to the price at' which breadstuffs will rule this autumn. While very high prices are not the most desirable, still Wiscon. sin is interested in fair and remunerative rates for what in Wisconsin. she has to sell If the rest of the country falls as far below the crop of 1860 ats V sin, the entire crop of the country will ot exceed 120,000,000 to 140,000,000 of bushels, against 180,000,000 for 1860. Arguing from this basis we must conclude the suppiy less in proportion to the demand than last year; hence an advancing market, England, our Principal customer, will take nearly as much as last year, 4nd our home market, always the most reliable and im- Portant in its effect upon prices, will be considerably be- yond any previous year, But it must not be forgotten that while we have a smaller crop we have a larger overplus than last year, So it is a question if one will not balance the other.” The main dependence for an improved market we plac: the activity which the large home demand will gi the trade, While we place some reliance upon this view of the matter we do not anticipate high prices. One Bright Spot in England. MR. JOHN BRIGHT, M, P., ON THE WAR IN AMERICA— HE APPEALS TO THE PEOPLE TO RESPECT OUR BLOCKADE. [From the Manchester Guardian, August 2.] Last evoning Mr. John Cheetham, tho liberal candidate for Parliament, addrossed a meoting of electors aud othors in the Public Hall, Rochdale. The Mayor (J. H. Moore, Esq.) was caliod tothe chair, and among those upon the platform was John Bright, Eéq., M. P. Mr, PRicut, who was then called upon’ by (he Mayor, was received with enthusiastic and repeated cheering. He sald:—Mr. Mayor and gentlemen, I come forward with great satisfaction to second the resolution which Mr. Kel- Sall hag just submitted to you in favor of Mr. Cheetham * * * Mr, Cheetham hag referred to another question, as to which I should like to say one or two worts bofore Tsit down: and that is with regard to the perilous posi- tion in which this country is placed in consequence of the unhappy transactions which are now bayponing on the other side of the Atlintic. Mr. Cheetham did not tell you what Tcan tell you. H+ paid me some con ts which, as Lam not a candidate, will not be of much ser- vice to me just now; but, without complimenting Mr. Cheetham, T cin tell you that he is a most act! I believe tho most active—member of an asscittion formed in this district for the purpose of promoting & botter supply of cotton, not from India anne, but from all parts of th» workt where cott n be grown, and although perhaps it would be too much to say that that association had been nble to produce any great results, becanse so short a time has elapsed since its operations began, yet it has now sown the seed as it were of @ production of cotton in very many parts of the world, where that production probably would never have beon heard of, or thought of, if it had not been for the labors of that association. ‘With regard to the supply from India, I may tell you this, that there is no man from Lancashire of late who has been more assiduous in his dance in London whenever anything was to be done with the minister for India, or with the House of Com- mons, with the view to promote the opening out of the industry of that vast country, £0 as to in the pro- duction’ ani 1 think an find a man who ob questions agrees with us,at the same time a deep personal interest in ‘this great cotton question, and haying paid so much attention to it as Mr. Cheetham has, I think there is a double reason why he should receive the yotes and haye the contidence of this division of the county. (Cheers.) Now, 1s this cotton question a great question or not?“ I meta spinner to-day—he does not live in Rochdale, though T met him here—and I asked him what he thought about it, and ho said, “Well, I think cotton will come —somohow: (Laughter.) ’ And 1 find that there is that kind of a fri answer to be b three out of four of all the spinners you ask. They know that in past times, when has risen fifty or eighty per cent, or somo extravagant rise, somethitig has come; the rate of interest was raised, or there has been a commercial panic from some cause or other, and down the price has gone, and when every body said “There would be no cotton at Christmas,” there proved a very considerable stock at Christmas.’ And so they say now, T don’t in the least deny that it-will be 80; all Tassert it that this particular case is new; that wo havo never had a war in the United States botween dit- ferent sections of that country, affecting the pro- duction of cotton before; and it is not fair, nor wise, but rather childish than otherwise, to’ argue trom tevents, which were not a bit like this, of the event which is now passing before our eyes. ‘They say, It is qnite trno there {s a civil war in America, but it will blow ; there will be a compromise; or the English government will break the blockade, Now, recollect what breaking the blockade means. It means a wr wilh the United States; and T don’t think myself that it would be cheap to break the blockade, at the cost of a war with the United Sia'es, 1 think that the cost. a war with the United States would give, probably, half wages, for a very considerable time, to those persons in Lancashire, who would be out of’ work if there was no cotion say nothing at all of the manifest injustice wrong against all international law, that a legal and tive blockade should be interfered with by er country. It is not exactly the business of this meeting, but my opinion is that the safety of the products on which this country depends rests far m ve on the success of the Washington government than “upon its failure; and T believe nothing could be more moustrous than for us, who are not very averse to war ourzelyes, to set up for critics—carping, cavilling eritics—of what the Washington government is doing. I saw a letter the other day from an’ Englishman, resident for twenty-five years in Philadelphia, a merchant there, and a very prosperous morchant. He said, ‘I prefer the institutions of this coun- try (the United States) very much to yours in but he says also, “If it be once admitted that hers no coumry aud no government, but that any p those United States can break offfrom the central govern- ment whenever it pleases, then it is time for me to pack up what Ihave, and to go somewhere where there is 1 country anda government. Well, that is the pith of thi question, Do you supp that if Lancashire and York shire thought that they would break off from the United Kingdom that those newspapers who are now preaching every kind of moderation to the government of Washing- ton would advise the government in London to allow these two counties to set up a special government for themselves? When? the people of Ireland avked that they should secede, was it proposed in London that they should be allowed to secede peaceaily? Nothing of the kind. Tam not going to defend what is taking place in a country that is well able to defend. its But T advise y advise the people of England, to abstain from “apply the United States doetrives and principles wi.c »ver apply to our own case. At any rate they have r fought for ‘the balance of power’? in Europe. have never fought to keep up a decaying em They havo mever squandered the money of pire. their people in such phantom expeditions as we. have Deen engaged in, And now at this moment, when you are told that they are going their vast exponditure, why the sum that they are going to raise in the great emergency of this grievous war is no greater than what we raise every year during a time of peace. (Loud cheers.) They say that they are not going to liberate slaves. No; the object of the Washington government is to maintain their own constitution, and to act legally, as it permits and requires. No man ts moro in favor of peace than I am; no man has denounced war more than I have, pro- bably, in this country; few men, in their public life, havo suffered more obloquy—I had almost said more indig- nity—in consequence of it. But I cannot for tho life of me see upon any of those principles upon which States are governed now—I say nothing of the literal word of the New Testament—I cannot sce how the state of affairs in America, with regard to the United States government, could have been different from what it is at this moment. We had aheptarchy in this country, and it was thought to be a good thing to get rid of it and to have a united nation, If the thirty-three or thirty four States of the American Union can break off whenever they lito, T can seo nothing but disaster and confusion throughout the whole of that continent, I say that the war, be it success- Ful or not, be it Christian or not, be it wise or not, is a war to ‘sustain the government and to sustain the authority of a great nation; and that the people of England, if the¥ pro true to their own sympathies, to,thoir own history and {o their own great act of 1834, to which reference hak already been made, will have no sympathy for those who Wish t build up a great empir: on the perpetual bondage of mif- lions of their fellow men. (Loud cheers.) to be ruined by Additional Items from Buenos Ayres. DEQUI AT #CORDOVA—-UNCONSTITUTIONAL PROCEED- 1nGs, ETC. We have dates from the Argentine Confederation to June 30—three days later than previous advices. From what occurred at Cordova it is quite evident that the Governor and people of that city and province weréawed into submission by Derqui’s sudden appearance there at the head of a well organized force of 2, men. That it was so is apparentfrom the fact that Derqui immediately took upon himself the Governorship of the province, and appointed one of hia officers Chief of Pdlicé in the city, thus overriding the federal Gonstitution, _pre- cisely as he had done in the case of San Juan, where Virasoro was apppinted Governor by him right in the teeth ofthe constitution, which guarantees to the people of the various provinces tne right of electing all their provip- cial and municipal officers. Derqui, in addition, de- clared the province of Cordova to Be in astate of siege during thirty days. But it is not improbable that he has only succeeded in sowing the seeds of discontent and re- volutions, and that the moment his back is turned Cordova will break out into open revolt, precisely as happened at San Juan, where Saa’s bloody work in aid of unconstitu- tional usurpation will long be remembered. In fact, Der- qui’s acts in both provinces are go exactly parallel that Governor Mitre, of Buenos Ayres, in his latest despatch to the Minister of War, says’ the attitude of Buenos Ayres isallthe more necessary ‘“‘in-view of the barba- rous attempts at national (government) tnterference in San Juan, and the outrages of whieh’ the province of Cordova is now the theatre’—a plain intimation that Derqui is prepared to impose a Governor on Buenos Ayres, as he has in the other cases, without any regard to po Mr Jar and constitutional rights. It is said that Rosas eee never went 80 far, observing at least the forms of tle constitution in making his despotic charges in the pro- vincial governments. General Urquiza, in order that he may be able to devote all his time and energies to the organization of the army, has temporarily placed the Governorship of his province [tbe Rios) in the hands of Don Manuel Urdinarrain, resident of tho Provincial Assembly. The advocates of constitutional liberty, and conse. quently those who sympathize with Buenos Ayres, San Juan and Cordova, blame the Buenos Ayrean government for not having aided the latter provinces with men and money when their hberties were attacked and trampled on, and predict that Buenos Ayres will sufler considera. bly in consequence—her sister provinces being now u able to help her in the present struggle. But the Spanis! American race is fonder of theories than practical efforts. It is an eminently characteristic fault, radically in- curable, They will stand and moralize over a burning house, rather than dash a few buckets of water over it. To this species of national weakness may be attributed the fact t Buenos Ayres bas not to- day a single native gdnerai paratively immense avail against the practical and ox: end of the war, in the opiniop of iding there, will be another disastrous Coped ved perhaps s similar to those euacted at San Juan by the It was rumored, though not much credited, that Gov- ernor Mitre had sent Genoral Lozica to General Urquiza with peace propositions Tho new appointees of the Uruguayan Cabinet are said to be nobodies, leading some to suppose that President Borro desires to try bis hand at absolutism, FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Frinay, August 16—6 P. M. The successful negotiation of the government loan is the sole topic of conversation in business circles, It is a very brilliant success, and the more remarkable as the absurdly stupid act passed by Congress at the extra session rendered it doubt- ful whether government would get any money at all. Mr, Chase will now proceed at once to appeal to the people for subscriptions to the national loan, offering them 73-10 per cent Treasury notes at par, We presume that the notice will be given to-morrow, and that books of subscription will be forthwith opened at the various sub-treasuries and post offices throughout the country. Whatever amounts may be paid in will be credited to the banks, so as to relieve them of the $50,000,000 they have so nobly subscribed. It is of course impossi- ble to form an accurate idea of the amount which may be subscribed by the people. From present appearances, however, it promises to be large. At this morning’s board 9714 was bid for two year Treasury notes, which bear only six per cent interest, and many applications for 7 3-10 per cent notes were made at the office of the Sub- Treasurer. On reflection, the public cannot fail to perceive that these Treasury notes are the best and safest investment in the market. The income they offer is more than can be obtained by any other safe investment, and their security is un- doubted. If our government is not good for its debts, nothing in the country is good; neither banks, nor mercantile paper, nor bonds and mort- gages, nor any other kind or description of securi- ty. All of these depend for their value upon the maintenance of government, law and order; if our government is to go down, or its credit to be broken, no property in the country is worth own- ing. England, witha Rag st.0hn 000 a0 floats her 3 per cents upon the tharket at 90; surely this country, which is fur richer than England, and owes only $110,000,000, can dispose of 7 3-10 per cent note: par. The general opinion to-day among well informed persons is that the public will perceive the force of these considerations, and will bid the new Treasury notes up toa premium, We trust this may be the case. In the meantime it is satisfactory to know that, besides the gold now in the Treasury, the Secretary has at his disposal $50,000,000, advanced him by our banks, and $50,000,000 of demand notes, which he will use at once in the payment of troops and contractors throughout the country. For the present all dan- ger of financial embarrassments is passed, and the negotiation of the first fifty millions of the new Treasury notes secures the future disposal of the remainder. We subjoin a report of the meeting of banks, pre- pared by the Secretary, Mr. George S. Coe. It will be noticed that some eighteen banks were absont when the final vote was taken. We are gra- tifled to learn that to-day every one of these banks has come into the arrangement, and agreed to ad- vance its proportion of the money. These banks hold to-day about $50,260,000 in specie. The fol- lowing is the report:— PROCEEDINGS OF A MesninG or Bank Orricers Hein Tuyrs- bay, Avaust 15, 1861. - An adjourned moéting of bank officers was held this day at the Ameri vank, at eleven o'clock A. M., J. A. Stevens, Exq., in the chair, and George 8. Coe, Se? cretary, at which the following banks were represented, —Bank of New York, Manhattan Company, Mer- chants’ Bank, Mechanics’ Bank, Union Bank, Bank of America, Phenix Bank, City Bank, Tradesmen’s Bank, Merchants’ Exchange Bank, National-Bank, Butchers’ dnd Drovers’ Bank, Mechanics” and Traders’ ‘Dank, Bank of the State of New York, American Exchange Bank, Bink of Commerce, Ocean Bank, Pacific Bank, Bank of the Re- public, People’s Bank, Bank of North America, Hano¢er Rank, ‘Irving Bank, Metropolitan Bank, Saint Nicholas Bank, Shoe and Leather Bank, Continental Bank, Bank of the Commonwealth, Oriental Bank, Marine Bank, Atlantic Bunk, Importers? and ‘Traders’ Bank, Park Bank, Mechan- ics’ Banking Association, Grocers’ Bank, East River Bank and Manufacturers and Merchants Bank—thirty-seven banks at roll call; subsequently the Citizens Bank and the Market Bank were represented. The following banks, members of tho Clearing House Association, were net represented—viz., Fulton Bank, Chemical Bank, Greenwich Pang, Leather ‘Manufacturers’ Bank, Seventh Ward Bank, Broadway Bank, Mercantile issu Bank, Corn Exchangé Bank, eleven bauks not represented. and approved. Tho chanman called the attention of the meeting to tho second section of the report of the committee as amended, Jopted by the meeting of the precoding day. A ssion of the section as amended followed, parti- cipated in by Messrs. J. E. Williams, W. A. Booth, Caleb Barstow, M. M. Freeman, Shepherd Knapp, éos. M. Price, pmas Tileston, James Punnett, James Gallatin, George : A. Stevens, Messrs. Mercer and Patterson, of phia, and Gray, of Boston. During the discussion unnett offered the following resolution—vin: , Resolved, That it is the senso of this meeting, that the Secretary of the Treasury should only resort to ‘the issue of Treagury notes, payable on demand, as a very last ro- sort, after all other modes of issue shall have been ex- hausted, This resolution was afterwards withdrawn. Mr. Gray, of Boston, presented the following plan, for the consideration of the meeting, viz.:— ‘The banks of New York, Boston and Philadelphia, with such other banks as may be associated with them under regulations to be established by the banks in the three cities named, to take of the United States government, a Joan of one hindred and fifty millions of dollare. ‘The whole amount of the loan to be placed at the credit of the United States on the books of the severai banks, and to draw intorest at the rate of 73-10 per cent per an- num from this date. The Secretary of the Treasury to draw tho sums re- quired from time to time, but not exceeding fifty millions in the aggregate before October 4, 1861, nor exceeding an aati al fifty millions in the aggrgate before November 23, 186]. Provided, That if the Committee of the Associated Banks give notice to the Sectetary of the Treasury, on of before October 1, 1861, that the Asgotiated Banks deaire not to take beyond fifty millions 6f said loan, thé agree- ment is,evtirely at an end for any amount be: rf Afty millions, in ub toate the banks shall hay n ih for interest on any atnount beyond tifty millions bi Origi- nal subscription. The seéond section of the report of the sepnciitee as amended was then adopted by a unanimous Vote. third section of the report was then read. Mr. Barstow moved to amend the section by inserting 90 per cent in place of 75 per cent. The amendment was adupt- ed, twenty-three banks voting in the affirmatiye and nine banks in the negative. Mr. Vermilye moved to strike out the words inclosed in brackets, at the close of the third section, as follows, viz: “except that the interest and proportion of no one Insti- tution shall exceed one-tenth of the whole.” After an explanation of the object proposed by the clause, made by Mr. Vail, the proposed amendment was withdrawn b; Mr. Vermilye. Mr. Gallatin renewed the motion, whic was seconded by Mr. Punnett, Mr. J. E. Willams moved to add the words ‘fifty mil- lions of dollars”” to the clause after the words ‘‘one:tenth of the whole.” Mr. Gallatin then withdrew his motion, and the amendment proposed by Mr. Williams was adopted. Mr. Price proposed the following, as a substitute for part of the third section, viz:— Resolved, That the notes thus purchased as received shall bo held in trust by @ committee appointed for that purpose, for the respective Associated Banks, in the pro- portion that the whole amount of notes bears to the amount of capital, and that they be empowered to dispose of the same in sums tosuit purchasers for their par value and accrued interest to date of sale. . Resolved, That said committee shall apportion to each bank the amount required todmbet the payment of each stated draft of the Secretary of the Treasury, after hav- ing deducted the par of such sales as shall have been made since the payment of the next preceding*drafts of the Secretary, and that thoy deposit the accrued interest received to their own credit, the same to be apportioned monthly after deducting the expenses properly pertaining to the discharge of their duties. On mation the proposed substitute was laid on the table. The third section as amended was then adopted by a unanimous yéte. The fourth section was read, and without alteration adopted unanimously. On motion, the whole of the fifth section, as reported, was withdrawn by the chairman of the committee, and the following substituted, viz:-— Of the sums subscribed by the associates, ten per cent shall be paid forthwith to the Assistant Treasurer at New York, Boston or Philadelphia, and the residue shall be placed to the oredit of the United States on the books of the banks subscribing, and certificates shall be issued to cach subscriber, stating the amount so paid in and de- posited ; and ag fast as the deposits shall be withcrawn or paid into the Treasury, which shall bo, as nearly as may be, in the proportion of the several subscriptions, Trea. sury notes bearing 7 30-100 interest shall be issued in equal amount to the subscribers respectively, sud when the deposites shall be entirely paid to the United States, ‘Teeasury notes for the ten per cent originally paid shall also be issued, and all notes issued to such subscribers shail bear even dates with the certificates and carry in- terest from such date 3 then adopted nmanimously, as were ing, and @ separate vote in each fustance, th, seventh and eighth sections f the report was read and 2 — i the blanks Milled ,as follows, Now York, $30,000,000 Boston... 15,000,000 adelphia. 5,000,000 ‘The sect The » as amended was then adopted 1 8 and nays, the fol lowing banks voting in the attirmative, viz-— Bank of New York Manhattan Company, Merchants? Bank, Mechanics’ Bank, Union Bank, Bank’ of America Phonix Bank, City Bank, ‘Tradesmon’s Bank, Merchants? Exchange Bank, National Bagk, Butchers’ aud Drovers’ Bank, Mechanics’ and Traders’ Now York, American Exchange Bank, Bank of Commerce, Pecan Bunk, Pacife Bank, Bank of the Republic, Peoples! Hank, Bank of North America, Hanover Bank, Irving Bapk, Shoe and Leather Bank, Continental Bank, Orwental Bank, Atantic Bank, Importers? and ‘Traders’ Bank, Park Bank, Mechanics’ Banking Association, Kast River Bauk, Manufacturers? and Morchanes’ nk. Thirty-two banks voting aye, including all the banks repre ited. ‘The following banks, members of the Clearing House, were not pre he call of the ayes and nays, viai— Fulton Bank, Chemical Bank, Grecwich Banke Leather Manufacturers’ Bank, Seventh Ward Bank, Broadway Pavk, Mereantile Papk, Chatham Bank, Metropotitan Rank, Citizens’ Bank, Nassau Bank, Market Bank, st. Nicholas Bank, Corn Exchango Bank, Bank of the Com monwealth, Marine Bank, Grocers’ Bank, North River Bank, Eighteen banks not represcnted.” On motion, the following gentiemen were Appointed a committee to wait upou the banks not represented at this me as Moses Taylor, Shepherd Knapp, W. A. Booth and C. p. Leverich. Mr. Gallatin offered tho following resolution, viz:— Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting be presented to the gentlemen representing the banks of Boston and Philadelphia for thoir prompt response to the invitation to unite with the banks of this city in consideration of the very important subject which has now been acted upon, shed _ valuable aid and assistance which they have dered. Adopted unanimously, ‘The resolution was re son, of Philadelp! Mr. Rt. W. Howes olfered the following resolution , vizi— ‘That the mittee of the association on bebalf of the New York banks shall consist of seven person, to be app. pointed by the Chairman, with the advice and approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, and we recommend that the President of the Bank of Commerce be chairman of that committee, Mr. Vermilye offered the following resolution, vii Resolved, That copies of the plan this day adopted by the banks of New York in aid of the government be sont to the banks of Boston and Phi hia, and their co- operation in the same be urgently solicites At the suggestion of Mr. W. A. Booth, that the chair- man of the Tooting invite the Secretary of the Treasury to be present and hear a report of the proceedings this for in relation to the loan, a committee was appointed to wait upon bim for that purpose. After the action of the meeting had been stated to. Mr, Chase by the Chairman, that gentleman addressed the Association, expressing his entire satisfaction at the re- sult to which they had arrived, and his belief that it would tend to thé greater prosperity of the banks and the highost welfare of the nation. ‘On motion, Resolved, That a committeo be appointed, to whom shall be referred the plan adopted and the various suggestions in respect to details, who shall draft rs. Mercer and , of Boston, them to isting arrangements for the exchanges be- tween the Associated Banks ‘The ¢ au appointed th following gentlemen as that committee, via: James Gallatin, G. S. Coe, H. F. Vail, Jos. M. Prive and J, Punnett. On motion of Mr. A. V. Stout, it was Resolved, That the resolution offered by Mr. Price, and now lying on the table, be referred to the last appointed committee, Mr. Moses Taylor offered the following resolution, viz solved, That the thanks of this meeting are due and are cordially tendered to Hon, 8. P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury, for the patient, clear and forcible manner in which he has presented to us the financial condition of the government and the country, in the several inter- views which he has held with us while in the city; that he bas confirmed the confidence which we had before en- tertained in the wisdom, integrity and efficiency of the administration of his department of the government. Ou motion of Mr. W. A. Booth, it was unanimously Resolved, That this meeting, in assuming the grave re- sponsibility of furnishing means to sustain the govern- ment in this important crisis, beg leave respectfully to express to the President of the United States its confident expectation that the government will, without respect to party or personal considerations, so conduct its affairs in every department of administration as to insure vigor, integrity, ecouomy and efticioucy to the triumphant termi- nation of the war. Acopy of the last resolution, signed by the Chairman and Seerctary of this meeting, was directed to be sent to the President of the United States, after which the meet- ing adjourned to meet at twelve o'clock to-morrow at the same place. GEORGE S. COE, Secretary. ‘A copy of tho plan as adopted is herewith presented. Section 1. An immediate issue to be made by the United States Treasury Departinent of Treasury notes, dated August ; 1861, beariige interest. from. that date at 7-90 per cent, 0 ntof flity millions of dollars, 2, The banks of New York, Boston and Philadelphia, associated, to take joiptly this fifly millions at par, with the povilege of taking at par an additional nity millions October 5, by giving their decision to the department October 1; und alto at par tity intilions December 18, by giving their decis- ion December 1, unless said amount shall have been previ- Xt being underatoodand the agreed that no other government stocks, bonds or treasury notes (e te le on demand, and the Oregon be negotiated or paid out by the go- yernment until Febr wary 1, 1862, should the associates avail of both, i vileges, or until Degember 15, 18a, should they avail of the drst only, or until October 15, 1861, if they take but the present ifty millions—except that the government may negotiate 1d urbpe, or through subscriptions to the na- tonal loan, See. 8. An appeal to the perrie for subscriptions to the na- tichal loan to: Be made by the gor taper pr e Bub- criptions for the notes Progresses and the moneys are paid , the same shall be paid over to the government, or depo- sited with bau elected by the Secretary of the Treasury with the concurrence of a committee of the associates; ani so much of the proceeds of said loan as shall be required for the purpose shall be applied in reimbursement of the asso- clates for subscriptions by them paid in and not otherwise reimbursed. The Treasury notes issued to the associates, 80 far as the New York banks are concern ll be received by the Loan Committee of New York banks at 90 per cent, as # basis for issuing Clearing House certificates to any bank desiring, under the existing arrangement (which must neces- earily be continues the subscription of the banks shall be in the proportion capital, except that the interest and proportion of no one institution shall exceed one-tenth of the whole fifty millions. Sec. 4. On the 1st of October, should the associates for any cause decide not to avail of the privilege of taking the second fifty millions, then the balance of notes remaining of the fift millions already taken by them shall be eerie and di. them, pro rata, aud they sball make payment pective proportions. Sec. 5. Of the sums sitbscribed by the associates, ten per cent shall be forthwith to the Assistant Treasurer at New York, Boston or Philadelphia, and the residue shall be placed to the credit of the United States on the books of. the inks subscribing. Certificates shall be issued to each sub- scriber, stating the amount so paid in and deposited; and as the deposits shall be withdrawn or paid into the Treasury (which shall be, as nearly as may be, in proportion of the Several subscriptions), treasury notes, benring 7.30 per cent shall be issued in equal amounts to the subscribers respec- tively, And when the deposits shall be entirely paid to the United States, treasury notes for the ten per cent originally paid shall diso be issued, and all notes isaued to aucl seribers shall bear even date with the certificates and carry Bt rey er such date. f deposits f he fi Atty ec. 6 In part payment of deposits for the first million dollars the Freasury Department will receive. rom the associates any past due treasury notes or sixty days’ trea sury notes. Should the second amount of fifty mililon dol- Jars be taken by the associates, the department will receive ‘on account of deposits any treasury notes outstanding, ex- cept 7.30 per cent notes, Sec. 7, The transaction on the part of the associates may be conducted by a committee in New York, in which the banks of Boston and Philadelphia should be represented, which committee should meet daily for the direction of de: tails, and at least weekly for deliberation and consideration of important business, Sec. 8, Tn addition to the banks of New York, Boston and Philadelphia, {t would be desirable that other parties should me associates—say trust companies, savings banks, 1n- surance companies and private bankers—who, in lieu of pro rata of capital, should when joluing the Associa- en Hon, what amount of interege they dectad to tae Sec. 9. The capital of the banks of New York, Boston and Phiadeiphia, and the respective proportions under a pro rata viston, would be as follows:— Pre thcieroneos ro rata Bank capital. of 8 millions, $70,000,000 000, are making preparations to dewl in government in- stead of mercantile paper, and brokers look for considerable activity in Treasury notes and United States stocks. There is rather more firmness in foreign bills. The leading bankers ask 107% again for sterling and 5.33% for francs. We hear of sales ef bankers’ bills at 10724, and of good mercantile bills at 106% a107. This rather unexpected advance in the rate of exchange will disconcert the plans of those who were looking for a revival of specie imports from Europe. *At present rates it isa losing operation to send for gold from England. Stocks continue dull, without much change from the lowest prices of yesterday. Government secu- rities are an exception to the market, however. The two year treasury notes (six per cents) ad- vanced ¥% per cent tliis morning; the new coupon sixes of 1881 rose to 89, and the fives of 1874 to 81. Itseems to be expected that we shall witness @ general advance in the funded stocks of the United States, as the arrangement with the banks contemplates no further issues of this de- scription. When the sixes touch 91, however, the banks would probably be willing to grant leave to the Secretary to avail himself of the provision in the Supplementary Loan act which permits him to issue sixes at that figure. Tennessees fell off \, and Virginias 4 per cent this morning, with large transactions. The scarcity of these stocks causes them to be maintained, notwithstanding the pros- pect that the Southern rebels will confiscate all of those which are held iv Northern hands. It trans- pires tc-day that the scheme of confiscation which is now passing through the rebel Congress is a shrewd trick intended to relieve the oyerburthened State of Virginia of a large portion of her debt. Quite a large proportion of the debt of Virginia is heldin the name of New York houses for foreign. ers. All of this will be wiped out by the confis- cating bill, Some operators and bankers affect to disbelieve that this bill will become alaw. Just so the people of the North have been incredulous with regard to every step in the pending rebellion, Holders of rebel State stocks will discover, sooner or later, that the rebels are as much in earnest in their schemes of repudiation as they wero in their treason, Toledo, New York Bank of the State of Central and Rook Island were fairly active thie morning at yesterddy’s decline. The other railway stocks were very dull. The decline of traffic om these roads indisposes the public to buy them, while the ease of money and the boldness of bull operators prevent prices from falling. At the close of the first board and between the board? the market was dull, In the afternoon govern- ments were firm, but the genera! market was vi dull and closed heavy, the following being the last juotations:—United States 6's, registered, 1882, 3a 14; do, 6's, coupon, 85% a 89; ‘Tennessee 6's 4334 a 44; Virginia 6's, 65% a 4; Missouri 67s, 49% as Pacific Mail, 72 a %, ex-dividend; New York Cen- tral, 1844 0 84; Brie, 26a 2{; Hudson River, 33 a 3 Harlem, 10% 054; do. preferred, 25 a {; Reading, 26; Michigan Central, 4194 a %; Michigan Southern and Northern indiana, 13 a}; do. guaranteed, 28% a % Panama, 106 0% Mlnois Coutral, 06h; Galena and Chicago, 65 2; Cleveland and Toledo, 29%6 a 4; Chicago and Rock Island, 89 a 43 Chi- cago, Burlington and Quincy, 583% a 59, ‘The business of the Sub-Treasury was as follows to-day:— Total receipts. —For customs., + 182600 0a 861,231 98 Balance....... . 4,576,814 1 ‘The firm of Morse & Welffis dissolved by limita- tion. Mr. Edward Wolff continues the business at 6O Wall street. The earnings of the Erie Railroad for the month of July wer + $373,144 4 7,000 00 $377,902 25 371,266 16 etaeee $6,649 10 ill be of interest to all whe are purposing to invest in government securities. The following prices for United States stocks will yield the same per centage as the six per cent stock of 1881:— 88. 8834. 89. 8034. 90. 7 per c., redeemed in 20 yrs..97.66 98.72 98.73 99.34 99.96 6 per c., due in 1867, 1534 yrs.89.31 89,76 90.21 00.66 9L.1L 5 per c., due in 1806, 34 yrs. 6 93.52 93.85 04.00 5 per c., due in 1874, 12}, yrs.82.90 $3.27 83.64 84.01 84. Being an investment at pore.7.24 7.18 712 707 TOL The above table is made assuming these stocks redeemable on January 1 of the mentioned yeara, The Boston Traveller says:— The Insurance Commissioners have petitioned the @u- preme Court for an injunction to prevent the Traders’ In- surance Company of this city from taking additional ristas. ‘This company was chartered in 1854. Since the Gerrish market fire H has paid about $60,000 for losses by paying promptly while its funds lasted, It is eyes out of money, and has risks to the extent of about $2,000,000. It owes about $10,000 borrowed money, and 4 loss Of $5,000 has not yet been paid. Assessments have been made on policy holders, but they have not heen and there is some difficulty in the way of their collection” = » The affairs of the somes appear to have been conducted honestly, but some of the policy holders say they have had assurances from agents that they should not be called, on to pay the premium notes. The hearing on the injuno- tion will be on Saturday. The Chicago Tribune reports of the fullowing crops:— The weather during the past weck has, for the greater part, been cool. On Sunday last a terrific storm of wind and rain prevailed over 8 large portion of the West, ang in many places much damage has accrued to the grain i the fields. The harvesting of the spring crops proceeds favorably, and the yield of the wheat, though not so targe as last year, will be about an average. The corn o looks well, though in some portions of Southern Central Illinois it had suffered for the want of rain. The following table shows the amount of flour and grain im store in this city on the 12th instant, compared with the statements of the three previous weeks:— August12. August 5. July 29. July 38. 8.425 10,506 9,055 12,144 $3,041 107,350 274,462 260,529 1,771,630 1,676,260 1,345,217 1,302,916 265,112 287,574 252,501 219,187 The quantity of fiour, wheat, corn and barley left at tide water during the second week in Au- gust, in the years 1860 and 1861, is as follows:— Flour, bbls. Wheat,bu. Gorn, bu. Barley, bu. 1860. 9,314 522,778 557,504 _ 1861. 21,723 67,627 218,308 — Incroase.16,349 Dec.465,161 Dec.339,196 Inc... = The aggregate quantity of the same articles left at tide water, from the commencement of naviga- tion to thé 14th of August, inclusive, during the years 1860 and 1861, is as follows:— Wheat, bu. Corn, bu. Barley, tas. 4,490,023 7,642,304 76, 11,811,833 8060,280 187; Increase.150,872 ¥,880,410 417,895 111,608 By reducing the wheat to flour, the quantity of the latter left at tide water this year, compared with the corresponding period of last year, shows a gain of 1,616,954 bbls. of flour. The receipts at tide water of the principal articles of produce, from the opening of the canals to and including the 14th of August, have been as follows :— 1859. 1860. ay Canal hs April 15. il 25. May 1. Flour, bbls. 796 873,080 ‘625,868 Wheat, bushels 696 | 4,480,923 11,811,889 1,302|881 7,642,804 8,060, 147,11 75,913 187, 2,347/931 3,547,727 2,608 99,1468 121/967 B87 . 12,005 4,513, Sah Pork .... 82,179 5,925 4,123 Bacon, lbs. 1,762,870 451,364 432,500 Butter.,... 226,800 139,590 119,415 Lard 3,620,840 571,485 641 Cheese 177,000 162,600 152,880 Woo,.2.0 IIIT 1,851}296 1,424}305 151 The following is a report of the amount of cal transported over the Delaware, Lackawana and Western Railroad for the week ending Saturday, August 10:— me Gi Tone Gut. Shipped North 4,926 18 152,464 4 Shipped South, 007 00 624,404 Total... .eieeeee ee 25,087 18 676,078 14 For corresponding time last year :— J Week. Year. Shipped North rary i230 16 1North, Shipped South, 498'206 18 Total......... 21,200 16 seene nee 626,626 02 The following is a comparative statement of the mports of foreign dry goods at New York for the week and since January 1 :— 1859. 1860. 1861. Fntored at the port....$3,139,138 8,446,119 598, Turown on market...-°3,819,210 9,577,808 850, ‘Since Jan. 1. Rntered at the port. ..$78,762,550 60,436,865 32,648,478 ‘Thrown on market... 78,514,007 09,424,259 30,167,899 At this rate we shall not lose any specie to Europe. Stock Exchang Fru Day, August 16, 186%. $1000 U S 6's, 1862.. 95 2000 Gal & Chic Ist m ‘ 1000 US 6’s,188lreg 88 2000.Gal Py sy 21000 do......... 87% 10.ahs Shoe 82000 US6's,1881,cou 89 58 Del&HudCanalCo. 9000 US5's,1874,cou 81 55 PennCoalCo ex div 9400 Tr’y 6pre't 2 yr 97 10 Pacific Mail 5 500 ‘do. OTK 125 Wisse. 66000 do. 97% 600 Eric RR assdscrip 1000 Til cou bds,1877 82 = 600 dO... . 00.06 75000 Tenn 6’s,'90... 44 10 N ¥ CentRRexdiv 74 5000 do 200 do......860 1 5000 di . 43) 20000 do. 2000 Virginia 8000 = do. 2000 = do. 100 Reading RR. 36} 3000 = do. 100 MichS&NIRR..b30 13! 2000 = do. 100 do... «. 18 6600 do. pet 4 63} 8000 NCarolina6's.s3 66 TClov,Col& Cin RR 94: 1000 BrooklynCW 1. 9976 100Galena & Chic RR 66, 5000 do... 100 1600 Clev &Toledo RR 29) 10000 Missouri 6’ 3 do. . 20 9000 = do. 100 20: 6000 = do. b8 433g 100 FY 5000 Louisiana 6's 64 = 400 1000 N Y Centralé’s. 92 200 29: 2000 Hud RRR 1st m 102% 350 Chic & RI 2000 Harlem Istmbs 9734 100 1000 C,B&QRRSpcebs 924g 100 6000ChicKNWlstmb 39 SECOND $2000 US 6's, 1865.. 86 sexs BOARD. 10 shs Erie RR, pref 50 Hudson RiverRR. 50 do, 200 Reading RR. ‘50 Michigan Cen RR, 200 M So & N Ind BR. 3000 US 6's,1881,cou 1000 Trea 6pe 2 year 173; do... 9000 N Caroling 88 6000 do...+55 5000 California 7's 100 M So &I g stk’ 1000 do... 50 ill Con RR scrip. 10000 Virginia’ 6's... 100 do... 4860 1300) Missouri 6's... 50 Gal & ChicRR.s60 4000 Mé’sTsstH&SV 200 do... 1000 Brie RR ass sc. 200 Cley & Toledo RR. 550 TK Cen RR bs. 100 do......880 6000 C&Tols'gf bi 150 Chie & Rk Iai RR. 1000 shaNYCRexd.s60 100 do. 860 ied 150 do... peo 10 ao, +. 88 do... .0pg. 50 do... .b80 893 60 Erie RR.. : 17 Chic, Bur&QRR. 59 CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT. Fripay, August 16—6 P. M. Asitis.—Sales of 56 bbls. were made at 5c. for pote, and 53¢¢. for pearls. Breavsrurrs,—The reduced supplicg of flour and, tbs ‘ id eee Renee as dane ete BSkeexresess gs aePS “x £8 i